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This week I would like to share the story of one of my patients/clients. She came to me for acupuncture about 6 years ago, struggling with a number of issues. In addition to treating her with acupuncture and neurofeedback, I counseled her on nutrition. She began by engaging in some temporary trial and error with many of my suggestions; as time went on, she began to realize clear and significant differences in her symptoms and how she was feeling. Today she follows the nutritional approach that I introduced her to, sharing with others her incredible journey to the best health of her life.
If you're having digestive issues, mood issues, brain fog, pain, cravings, etc. consider your diet. Increase intake of REAL foods – mostly grass-fed meats and organic vegetables – and *decrease* your intake of processed, artificial, "food" – especially sugar, fake sugars, wheat, food coloring, words you cannot identify, etc. Also consider adding probiotic-rich foods to help repair the damage and promote gut health – which in turn promotes overall digestive health, good mood, focus, satiety (as opposed to cravings), and more.
I personally find that the drinkable kefir helps me a lot. I've taken to adding a few ounces to my post-workout protein shake, as well as after dinner as a way to seal the gut and curb evening cravings. I have found that when I am "craving" something it is usually a clear sign that something is off – and 9 times out of 10, drinking kefir or kombucha tea satisfies and re-balances my system, satisfying the sense of urgency to give in to cravings.
For years I struggled with my health, including intense joint pain, ADHD, depression, anxiety, and an eating disorder. I went through every medication available; I even underwent in-patient treatment. When I came to Steve for acupuncture, I was distraught, nearly hopeless. He began treating me with acupuncture and neurofeedback, as well as counseling me on nutrition. At the time I was eating egg whites and rice cakes much of the time, then having uncontrollable food binges where I consumed just insane amounts of wheat and sugar. My weight fluctuated drastically week to week, and my mood was… Inconsolable. I was depressed, anxious to the point of feeling trapped inside my own body. There were days that I couldn't get out of bed, where I couldn't even speak.
Steve encouraged me to add healthy fats into my diet. I started with a slice of avocado every afternoon. I gradually added egg yolks back in.
He encouraged me to limit sugar, and even consider giving up wheat.
I tried it for 6 weeks. My weight began to stabilize. My mood and focus improved.
The holidays came, and I began eating all of the baked goods and holiday treats that we've come to associate with Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Hannukah.
For the next year I cycled up and down, until my weight climbed from the mid-140s to 178 lbs. Despite all of my efforts, I couldn't get it back down below 165. I felt sick, sluggish, tired, moody, irritable. I was obsessively counting calories, living in the shame of an eating disorder.
I went back to the advice Steve had given me. I took a break from the dieting, from measuring and counting and obsessing. I began eating healthy, whole foods. Eggs and bacon for breakfast, meat and vegetables for lunch and dinner. The fog began to lift. The weight began to melt off. My overall health and state of being began to improve. And it has just gotten better from there.
Steve armed me with the tools necessary to get my health on track. He completely changed my approach to health, he has changed the questions I am asking. Now when I feel a symptom, I ask myself, what is my body trying to tell me? What am I missing, or consuming in excess? What am I doing differently? Have I taken any new medication that could be impacting my gut health? My health is what it is today because (1) I am asking the right questions and (2) I know the right answers.
If I eat unhealthy, i.e. bad oils, sugar, wheat, processed foods, I feel incredibly strong symptoms of depression, anxiety, ADHD, cravings/urges to binge, and an overall brain fog. I even find that I have difficulty with my coordination, dropping things, being clumsy. I suffer from bone pain as well.
If I eat healthy, i.e. healthy fats like coconut oil, grass-fed butter, full fat raw dairy, grass-fed meats, organic vegetables, and probiotic-rich foods like kefir and kombucha tea, with only a small amount of sugar or processed foods, I feel… Healthy. Energetic. Focused. Vibrant. Strong. Satiated. All of my issues resolve.
I would urge you to consider every symptom of your body – mental or physical – as a sign that something is missing or in excess from a nutritional standpoint, then work to bring things back into balance. This has resolved every symptom that has arisen for me, from intense bone and joint pain to feelings of depression, anxiety, OCD, lack of focus, brain fog, fatigue. The things is, the majority of our health concerns, physical and mental, are tied to nutrition. We can resolve many of our symptoms and complaints by cleaning up our diet. Steve is a major proponent of the traditional/ancestral diet, of eating real food, organic, grass-fed, free from chemicals, GMOs, pesticides. His food service Farm Fresh Direct 2U offers just that – he brings the best of the best from farms around the state right here to Orlando, Altamonte Springs, Saint Cloud, Windermere, Oviedo, all around Central Florida. He brings us the opportunity to improve our health from the ground up.
I have never been healthier than I am now. My entire quality of life has changed. I am forever in gratitude to Steve. With every delicious bite of grass-fed brisket and every creamy sip of drinkable kefir I say thank you.
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Functional Medicine Advisor
Minneapolis / St. Paul
As a Doctor of Chiropractic, I know that a state of health and the absence of disease is a result of a balanced body and nervous system.
After my father was mis-medicated (and almost died) in the hospital, my Functional Medicine practice moved to a whole new level. I saw firsthand how adding drug after drug to treat symptoms of the previous drug created a vicious downward spiral. I saw how the right combinations of nutrients healed the body. I saw how our "health care" system is broken and that there's a different way.
I'm passionate about helping others discover the root cause of their symptoms and imbalances instead of merely covering them up. In my functional medicine practice, I work with people suffering from adrenal dysfunction, liver and/or kidney dysfunction, autoimmunity, hormonal imbalances, digestive imbalances, chronic inflammation, MTHFR, and Lyme disease, including a combination of the above, to create comprehensive, individualized nutrient plans to help heal the underlying biochemical imbalances and deficiencies.
I'm thrilled to act as Functional Medicine Advisor to the Healthful Elements team and to support the transformative work they're doing with their clients.
I've had a longstanding relationship with Dr. Carrie. She's my personal, go-to resource for detoxification and optimizing digestive health. And she plays a critical "behind the scenes" role at Healthful Elements, whereby I consult with her privately on complex clients cases with no additional cost to my clients, of course. Depending on the situation, I also offer my clients the opportunity to consult with Dr. Carrie directly, which can greatly complement their Healthful Elements program. – Jill Grunewald

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The last time the Oklahoma City Thunder were in the second round, they were the Seattle SuperSonics. That was back in 2005, when San Antonio wiped them out in six games. The Thunder/Sonics franchise has not advanced past the second round since 1996.
That could change on Friday in Memphis. With Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook leading the way, the young Thunder are one victory away from joining the Dallas Mavericks in the conference finals. Here are five things to watch for as Oklahoma City tries to close out the Grizzlies in Game 6:
"I don't think fatigue was the issue," Grizzlies center Marc Gasol said after Memphis' 99-72 beating in Game 5. Uh, sure looked like it, Marc. After totaling 60 points and 37 rebounds in a whopping 113 minutes in the Game 4 triple-overtime thriller, Gasol and Zach Randolph combined for 24 points and 12 rebounds on Wednesday. Power is the name of the game in Memphis, and if the Grizzlies' potent frontcourt duo isn't at its best, this team will have a hard time finding enough points to match Oklahoma City.
Westbrook (11 points, six assists, three turnovers) wasn't great in Game 5, but he took fewer shots (10) than Durant (14), which is usually a positive for the Thunder. An under control Westbrook is dangerous: He can break down Memphis' first line of defense with ease and can turn a collapsing defense into open shots for his teammates. Where Westbrook goes off the reservation is when he becomes trigger-happy, ignoring his teammates (Durant, in particular) and playing one-on-five basketball. Problem is, there is no telling which Westbrook will show up. A level-headed Westbrook has a major advantage over Mike Conley; a reckless Westbrook could shoot Memphis back into the series.
Oklahoma City has resisted sending double teams to the post for most of the series. But in Game 5, it routinely ran a second defender at Randolph and Gasol, daring the Grizzlies to beat it from the outside. They didn't. The top shooting trio of Conley, Tony Allen and O.J. Mayo shot a combined 10-of-38 from the floor, including 2-of-7 from three-point range. If this defensive strategy continues -- and given how effective it was, there is no reason to think it won't -- Memphis' season could hinge on its ability to knock down perimeter shots. That's not its strength. The Grizzlies ranked 27th in three-point shooting (33.4 percent) during the regular season.
Young legs and home-court advantage certainly helped Oklahoma City overcome its fatigue from Game 4. But a steady bench didn't hurt, either. The Thunder got 53 points from their subs, who outscored the Grizzlies' starting lineup by eight points. Meanwhile, Memphis' bench chipped in just 27 points, an utterly unproductive unit that could not take any pressure off the starters. When Memphis wins, its reserves -- Darrell Arthur on pick-and-pops, Mayo firing threes off drive-and-kicks -- usually play well. They will need to play big on Friday to keep the starters from wearing down late in the game.
This is not the Perkins the Thunder expect to see next year. Recovering from two knee injuries has left Perkins a little overweight and robbed him of much of his mobility. But Perkins is still Oklahoma City's best chance at containing Gasol in the paint and his leadership on defense is a critical part of the team's success. The Thunder needed Perkins for only 23 minutes in the Game 5 blowout. They will likely need him for a lot longer if they want to close out this series in Memphis.


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Haunted house reaction galleries are usually cheesy but this one is gold.
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The Lien Zone Podcast: A Podcast About Construction Law, Contracts, Liens and Bonds
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What Are Your All-Time Favorite xoVain Articles?
It's gonna get sappy up in here.
[We're trying out a new Pretty in the Past format - Allan has teamed up with Mari to do a super-snazzy get the look for each subject as well. I think it looks amazing, but what do you think? --Rebecca]
Like many people my age, I first became aware of Lena Horne through her appearances on Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, where - despite the fact that she was the same age as my grandmother - I immediately determined she was one of the most beautiful woman I had ever seen on my television.
(Note: We are not responsible for the tears that may result upon viewing of the video seen below. That said, if tears do not result from watching this clip, we advise you to go to your nearest doctor and have them perform the necessary tests to determine you're not an emotionless cyborg sent from the future.)
By that time, she already possessed the aura of transcendent resonance that most public figures only earn after they are gone. Without anyone saying it, it was clear that she was special in a way few others are, which is why - when I was older - I was so shocked to discover how little time she had actually spent on movie screens.
I probably shouldn't have been surprised. Her peak performing years came at a time when Hollywood did its best to ignore the existence of black audiences and most often treated African-American performers as novelties at best, racist caricatures at worst. But sometimes they did make an effort to make projects that were at least marginally more progressive.
In the case of Cabin in the Sky, it helped that it had originated as a Broadway musical. It wasn't a big hit - lasting only 156 performances when it premiered in 1940 - but MGM was a studio that depended largely on musicals for its success and adapting a pre-existing production was a lot more cost-effective than creating a new one. But it wasn't without its risks. Cabin would mark the first time a major studio made a big-budget film with an all-black cast in a period where many theatres - especially in the south - would refuse to show it.
The story was about a ne'er-do-well named Little Joe (Eddie Anderson, best known for his work with Jack Benny) who is murdered over gambling debts and told he can't go to Heaven unless he redeems himself on Earth. He's given six months to get it done or else face eternal damnation. He's helped on his mission by the good-hearted Petunia (Ethyl Waters), but Lucifer Junior (Rex Ingram) decides not to play fair and sends the gorgeous Sweet Georgia Brown (Lena) to tempt him away from her and send him on a path straight to Hell.
Then a nightclub star who had started out on the stage of the legendary Cotton Club, Lena was MGM's first (and only) choice to play Georgia and they offered her a long-term contract to make it happen. It was the first time a major studio made such a deal with a black performer and it wasn't uncontroversial.
Except for Cabin, many of Lena's parts were deliberately kept from having anything to do with the film's plot, so her scenes could be easily cut out of the prints sent to southern theatres. Even her role in Cabin wasn't exempt from the censor's scissors. Her solo song, Ain't It the Truth was cut out of the film because her appearance in a bubble bath was deemed too suggestive by people we can now mock for being idiots.
Lena ended up only making five films for MGM before her liberal politics got her in trouble with the studio establishment and got her put on the infamous blacklist. 23 years would pass before she appeared in another movie. But she didn't need movie screens to shine. Her best work was done on the much more intimate nightclub stage, where she truly earned her status as a legend.
Looking back at her performance as Georgia in Cabin, it's interesting to note the slight disconnect between the Lena of legend and the 26 year-old woman in the film. The character is one of a long line of cinematic seductresses and though she plays the part perfectly, she is never quite able to convincingly evince the casual heartlessness of an infernal temptress. Her light is too bright and it's hard to see her as a femme fatale.
But what isn't hard to believe is that a man might be willing to risk Hell for her affection. Her look in Cabin is very much of the '40s, but it hasn't lost any of its power over time. It's both strong and confident and winsome and adorable all at once. It's girlish, yet fully self-aware - combining the playful with the purposeful. Quite appropriately, it's a devilishly effective combination.
I'll now let Mari take the floor and tell you how you can replicate for yourself.
What you will need:
Hair donut
Contouring shade (I used Lise Watier Portfolio Corrector in Beige, but my favourite productfor contouring is Urban Decay's Eyeshadow in Buck).
Red lip pencil (I used MAC's Brick)
Red lipstick (I used Dolce and Gabbana's Iconic)
Brow kit (I used Benefit Brow Zings Brow Shaping kit)
Take the hair donut (which you can usually find at your local pound store) and cut it up so it looks like a smile.
Section off the front bit of your hair – this part will be your fringe. Take the donut and place it behind the hair you just sectioned off (basically, in front of your face). Tucking the ends of your hair towards your face, roll the donut towards you until it's on the top of your head. Say hello to your 40s bangs and pin in place.
Then style your hair however you please - I went with the half up, half down route.
Since Lena's face is all about perfectly chiseled features, and I'm a bit more round and blobular, it's time to cheat, cheat, cheat.
Fake those cheekbones by placing your contour shade just below your own. Slim your nose by using the contour colour down the sides. Blending is key.
Eyes - I used the same contour shade in the crease, and kept the mascara focused on the outer corners of my lashes. Lena's got full, beautiful brows so I got a little help from a brow kit. Using an angled brush and matching brow powder, fill in your natural brows. Add a bit more, if you're feeling particularly bold.
Lips - Use lip liner to create that perfect heart shaped lip. Lisa Eldridge and Charlotte Tilbury have a great video that shows just how to do that, here. I used MAC's lip liner in Brick followed by Dolce & Gabbana lipstick in Iconic.
That's it. Playful and purposeful – summon your inner Lena!


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Capitol Sessions
Enfield is recording basics on our second CD at Capitol Records this weekend. Follow our progress at yetanotherblog
Enfield is recording basics on our second CD at Capitol Records this weekend. Follow our progress at yetanotherblog
I've been listening to the Come Weary Saints album from Sovereign Grace Music, quite a bit lately. Many of the songs have been encouraging, but I keep coming back to 1 in particular. I thought the lyrics might encourage you too…
As Long As You Are Glorified
Mark Altrogge
Shall I take from Your hand Your blessings
Yet not welcome any pain
Shall I thank You for days of sunshine
Yet grumble in days of rain
Shall I love You in times of plenty
Then leave You in days of drought
Shall I trust when I reap a harvest
But when winter winds blow, then doubt
Oh let Your will be done in me
In Your love I will abide
Oh I long for nothing else as long
As You are glorified
Are You good only when I prosper
And true only when I'm filled
Are You King only when I'm carefree
And God only when I'm well
You are good when I'm poor and needy
You are true when I'm parched and dry
You still reign in the deepest valley
You're still God in the darkest night
© 2008 Sovereign Grace Praise (BMI)
John gets to preach for the first time tomorrow! Our fellowship group pastor, Rick Holland, is out of town this weekend, so he asked John to fill the pulpit. I'm so excited for the message! He just did a practice run for me and I'm already convicted. He's chosen Malachi 1 as his text and his title is:
"Three Symptoms of Apathetic Worship"
If you think of it, will you pray for him? - that God would use him to clearly communicate His Word, that he would be humble, that he would be transparent, and that hearts will be moved to repent of apathetic worship.
By the end of the week, you should be able to download the audio HERE. I highly recommend that you do!
It's hard to believe we're already at the end of the first week in September. It seems like I blinked and it turned from Spring to Fall! I suppose, technically, it isn't Fall quite yet which was pretty obvious when I walked outside to 100°F both today and yesterday!
I am looking forward to Fall…crisp mornings and comfortable days, bonfires in the backyard, changing colors, Fall foods and apple cider, Pumpkin Spice Lattes (already available BTW), and of course the new season of The Office.
Summer absolutely flew by! Did it fly by for you? You know from reading johnandlis.com that we filled it up to the brim with all kinds of fun stuff. Our busy Summer season really began in April when we recorded the first Enfield CD, O For That Day. Just as soon as the recording sessions wrapped, we started rehearsing for the Resolved Conference three times a week. Then of course, we led worship for Resolved. Just as soon as we got home, we re-packed our luggage and flew up to Vancouver for our first ever GTY Cruise to Alaska.
July was filled with a little resting, a few weddings and more travels. In August, preparations began for the 08-09 school year with Crossroads including the Shepherds' Retreat, a plaza fellowship and band rehearsal kick-off
Wheh, what a great Summer! Now we're ready for September, which brings the kick-off of our Bible Study, Fireside, quite a few family/friend birthdays, some new JLM Creative work and the regular routine of the Fall season.
Speaking of Pumpkin Spice Lattes….that sounds delicious!
Obviously, I didn't keep posting in DC. We filled our days so full that we were simply too tired to post in the evenings. I did, however, put up a quick wrap-up post with pictures over at yetanotherblog check it out HERE


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What Are Your All-Time Favorite xoVain Articles?
It's gonna get sappy up in here.
I opened my inbox last week to a shocking email from a publicist for a Madison Avenue plastic surgeon, hoping I'd do a story about their new "must-have" beauty procedure -- SHAVING DOWN YOUR JAW TO LOOK MORE LIKE A CELEBRITY!
Here's the actual email I received. (I don't want to give this plastic surgeon any free publicity, so for the purposes of this post, I'm going to replace the doctor's real name with Dr. Fartface.)
"Hi Alison,
According to Dr. Fartface, top NYC facial, plastic and reconstructive surgeon, the defined jaw has never been more in vogue.
From the Golden Globes to Sundance, angular jawlines have been ubiquitous on the red carpet as of late, and a surgical procedure to recreate that square jawline has spiked in popularity among Dr. Fartface's patients.
"Many patients are opting for jawline augmentation, which permanently embeds an implant into the rear portion of the jaw to add definition à la Ms. Sandra Bullock," says Dr. Fartface.
"The 'Golden Proportion' explains why we perceive a strong jaw to be attractive," says Dr. Fartface. "This unique ratio is accepted globally as the standard in beauty. It describes the ideal relationship regarding length and proportion within individual facial features or the relationship of different features to one another."
I'd love to work with you on a story about the latest trend in female aesthetics, using Dr. Fartface as an expert.
Best, Dr. Fartface's publicist"
I Googled "golden proportion," and couldn't find anything. I'm assuming Dr. Fartface might be talking about the "golden ratio," this moronic 2009 study about the importance of facial symmetry in beauty.
According to this ridiculous "golden ratio" study, neither Angelina Jolie nor Elizabeth Hurley qualify as beautiful. So maybe don't listen to that study. I'm not sure exactly what the hell Dr. Fartface is going on about here.
A specific shape of jawline is not a "ubiquitous" red-carpet presence. No facial feature (or any other body part, for that matter) is an "aesthetic trend" -- and certainly not a specifically female one. The reasoning for the procedure suggested in this press release is maniacal, vaguely psychotic, and incredibly insulting to anyone with even half of a functioning brain.
There are plenty of reasons why one (male OR female) would get facial surgery, including congenital deficiency or facial trauma. And yes, some people do choose to undergo jaw augmentation surgery for purely aesthetic reasons. Which is totally okay! It's their choice! But let's be clear: absolutely nobody undergoes a $5,000.00 procedure to implant some random plastic into their face thinking they are going to come out looking even remotely like Sandra Bullock. How is this even being presented as a thing? It is not a thing. Nobody is doing this.
What could Dr. Fartface possibly do for an encore? Advocate the complete removal of our necks and the replacement of our eyes with ping pong balls?
It's like we are all collectively being subjected to a real-life version of A Clockwork Orange's Ludovico technique, eyes propped open with tiny specula while wearing a straitjacket, forced to watch endless tape loops telling (and showing) us what's "wrong" with our bodies.
My reaction to all this is the same as Alex's in the film: it makes me want to barf continuously and uncontrollably. It would have been 70% less offensive if Dr. Fartface had come right out and said, "Hey, pig, what's wrong with your gross face?"
For f*ck's sake. Nothing is wrong with your damn jaw. Carry on.
I'm on Twitter: @IveyAlison.
A POSTSCRIPT, 6 p.m. PST: A reader just sent me this insane news story about a Korean doctor who has built "bone towers" in his office, using the removed jawbones of hundreds of patients. Talk about a house of horrors.


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Thursday, December 17, 2009
Dual wielding
Oh, who's the little guy? He's non other than Kid Gore, now cooler than ever! In case anyone's wondering whoever Kid Gore is -- he is the young John Gore. Upgrading Kid Gore is our way of showing gratitude to everyone who's supported us by purchasing his character. In this next picture you see him wielding the grenade launcher and a shotgun. Yes, you can wield them in any combination you like and it's supported by all characters... except Enviro-Bear (since the bear is, well, one-armed and all).
69 comments:
- AnonymousDecember 17, 2009 at 7:19 PM
First:) wow this bamf! So I'm assuming he's not the only character you can duel weild with right? Since your upgrading him what happens to the old model, I'd there a way to switch him back? Thanks guys good job;)ReplyDelete
Yeah, he's not. Updated the text to reflect that.ReplyDelete
The old model will be replaced by this new one.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 17, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Cool Beans gotcha :) I really like the explosion on the second picture Wow so do you plan on submitting it this year or next? sorry jwReplyDelete
- GuilhermoDecember 17, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Wow, awesome.ReplyDelete
- playn (ta beta)December 17, 2009 at 8:38 PM
hey timo whats in the new openfeint? anything goodReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 17, 2009 at 8:49 PM
Dual double barrels? It's a game, I know - but it would make more sense if they were semi-auto instead of breach load.ReplyDelete
Ah well, toss reality to the furrys and let's have some fun! Great game, thanks!
- AnonymousDecember 17, 2009 at 9:01 PM
funny cuz shotgun is double barrel and shoots 3ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 17, 2009 at 9:04 PM
I believe it is OpenFeint 2.5 which is .......Online multiplayer for who knows what ;)
- playn (ta beta)December 17, 2009 at 9:33 PM
ooo yeaaaa.. lets hope a certain dev team takes advantage of that, ey ;) HINT HINT WINK WINK
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2009 at 12:59 AM
This is great, but why the hell there is no more music when you fight with the "boss". It breaks all the Mini Gore atmosphere.ReplyDelete
I hope you fix that in the next release.
@Anon: They are dual barrel semi-autos... I guess. Darn fast anyway.ReplyDelete
@Anon: We had to think of a creative solution to make the low-end devices handle the boss performance-wise. Fading out the music and replacing it with night sounds seemed to do the trick. There is room for optimization in the GPU driver of the iPhone, so I'm looking forward to being able to do more stuff if OS 3.2 (or similar) comes out with optimizations.
Hi there,ReplyDelete
After having a look at the mouth watering sneak peak of Guerilla Bob. I guess it's about time Mountain Sheep started taking their focus away from adding tons of new characters that add nothing much in terms of real value, and started working on making the game more interesting inside out.
Adding characters and all sorta xtras is fun, but the game has stayed the same ever since it's inception.
With no storyline, not many new elements that take the game into a new dimension, Guerilla Bob will blow Minigore away as soon as it get's released.
If you still don't get what I am talking about ... have a look at Guerilla Bob's preview here.
Well, that is some kick ass game that I would buy without a trace of hesitation, and I'm sure millions of others would do too.
I love Minigore, but I just wished it would start going forward instead of staying put and changing costumes all the time.
- playn (ta beta)December 18, 2009 at 3:31 AM
im a beta tester for guerilla bob as well as minigore, and trust me. the two games are COMPLETELY different. the only similarity is the controls, nothing else is even remotely close to the game play of minigore
@nazo the graphics look wierd and cartoonish, the weapons look horrible, and the game looks like its trying too hard to be good. go advertize your game somewhere elseReplyDelete
guys, even though you may feel he's come here to advertise the game...ReplyDelete
well i can just remember an old iphone game named Fieldrunners.
It was kind of the same thing as Minigore, quick updates, nice community, etc...
Then one day the Appstore started to get flooded by other, and "better" tower defence games...
Fieldrunners went in fewer and fewer updates, the fans left the site...
I don't know if it's just coincidence, but Fieldrunners died at that time, it has'nt been updated for almost a year..
What happened was: other devellopers remade what made fieldrunners so popular, and just added the features the fan wanted...
It's kinda happening here... iDracula and Minigore are excellent games, but are limited to one single map (and a snow version) with borders.
There comes a time where playing minigore just becomes the same thing over and over again... even when you choose a different character
And even if the devs want the game to stay this way, the players might just leave...
Why not just make the map like a huge vertical rectangle, where you'd have to go up all the time, because you're chased on the bottom by a HUGE army of furries trying to get to eat you !
And as you go up, you meet furries also coming from around you, you keep the minigore feel. But theres still that huge group coming from the lower part of the screen.
So you continue upwards and get into a closed border zone, you can't go further any more, you're in the boss zone, it appears, and killing it unlocks the borders, you can continue just in time as the huge stampeed of furries down there is always advancing...
You continue, and there, another boss, etc etc... maybe advance in a new zone and discover another character that joins your team and helps you, etc etc
Sorry for the long text...
I guess basically what i mean is minigore should try and get a little more movement, some story to keep us playing for something more than just high scores, because today's public isn't in to high scores anymore... (in majority)
This is basically a reply to "urmom"ReplyDelete
How old are you exactly? Ten?
"the graphics look wierd and cartoonish"?? And what does Minigore's graphics look like? Real life 3D?
It would take a pre-teen who lacks maturity to dismiss that competition is essential for evolution.
I think "Bents" has a very good point here… And no, I'm not affiliated to Guerilla Bob in any way.
You can say whatever you want about Guerilla Bob , but you can't ignore that fact that it has tons of features that Minigore lacks badly. It is something when a very credible website like AppAdvice.com goes as far as calling it "the shooter that would change the landscape of the Appstore".
The gaming community never sleeps. It's a living breathing beast that would not hesitate to jump bandwagons when one game is in standstill.
Only Mountain Sheep(which I adore) and Time have the power to prove me wrong.
But the way things are right now, Minigore would lose out to Guerilla Bob cause it lacks the x factor; re-playability. MS has gotten around that for the short term by pushing us to play to unlock new characters, but that story would get very old very soon.
Here's hoping that Mountain sheep is not hibernating this winter on some cliff.
BTW. If you are an immature narrow minded kid, who can't see beyond his nose, feel free never to respond to this message, cause it's not intended for you.
But If you agree with me, and want to add your voice to mine so that Mountain sheep will lend us an ear, please speak out.
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2009 at 5:31 AM
there is so much content planned for minigore it's insain, its just a matter of TIME.ReplyDelete
@nazo hey I understand your point with minigore having a story line or some sort of campaign. having said that this game is survival-shooter which many of these types of games (except for alive 4 ever which sucks) dont have I would think in the future they will add like a funny storyline like how john got into hardland or something...ReplyDelete
Exactly. They have a story and co op written out everything is ready some features we can't even dream of yet. Gurrila Bob looks awsome but from what I've heard these are tottally differnt games. I do agree that minigore needs more gamemodes and maps but you can't cram them all into one update. Give us time to grow.ReplyDelete
- playn (ta beta)December 18, 2009 at 6:24 AM
you also have to remember that minigore was intended to be a mini game to warm people up for hardgore (which was meant to be THE game. the main game) but due to the popularity and the generosity of the devs, they expanded it dramatically for no extra costReplyDelete
all minigore was meant to be was what it was in episode one
At Mountain Sheep, we play a lot of different games. I understand people like bandwagons. We prefer to be on the good games -bandwagon and stay on board. For any of us, it's totally fine to enjoy and support more than one game in any given genre. People don't get crucified here for liking a game, competitor or not. :)ReplyDelete
@Nazo: We will undoubtedly do some really interesting stuff with the game world involving other game types, but first we want to feel like we have given the survival shooting a run for its money. Oh, and even Enviro-Bear won't be hibernating this winter. We've got some really cool unannounced stuff coming up. That's in addition to the multiplayer.
And I wouldn't so worried about Minigore lacking in features in comparison to Guerrilla Bob. They are different games; if you enjoy scrolling shooters, you will most likely enjoy Guerrilla Bob and if you like survival shooters then Minigore is your best bet and if you like all kinds of shooters, you might as well give yourself the permission to enjoy both.
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2009 at 8:48 AM
Is the Enivro bear thing true ? That would be too bad because he's my fav character and nobody would use him anymore if he couldn't do what all the others canReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2009 at 9:00 AM
If only minigore had a progressive map where you could actually go through the stage like gurilla bob does I would never put it down. I'm not going to like though from what I've seen if minigore doesn't get some sort of story mode I'm most likely going to delete it from my iPod to make room for gurilla bob.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2009 at 12:00 PM
minigore has a better artstyle!ReplyDelete
Guerilla bob doesn't look like it will be backed with updates like minigore is either....
- Vinny554December 18, 2009 at 12:32 PM
One question. Is the dual weilding in 3.5 or 4? And I know you guys dont want to reveal the other "secret character" for 3.5, but do you have to buy him?ReplyDelete
Just wondering. Cant wait for Coop!
Minigore is awesome. I can't wait to see what hardgore is gonna be!ReplyDelete
I love the voices of john & jerry.
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2009 at 3:27 PM
This game is great and only getting better. That would suck if enviro bear couldn't dual wield. Have the second gun hang from his mouth or something. I know you guys aren't worried but you should do something about geurilla bob cause this game would then stop selling. But who knows. This game made a comeback when the third update came and outlasted alive4ever (I have it, it's got boring and monotonous).You should soon add something that will bring minigore to new hights like a story mode, leading people like in a TD game, or an interactive environment. Ya this game really needs an interactive environment instead a trees and bushes you can walk through, something like shooting trees to bring them down and harm enemies or stairs.ReplyDelete
Is this coming out with the characters update? or is it later like early 2010?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2009 at 4:33 PM
Just a guess, but if you look at Minigore's twitter they're following some developers with guest characters in the game. One of them's Secret Exit. We might be seeing the wooden doll dude from Stair Dismount.... just a guess. :PReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2009 at 8:15 PM
You should at least give enviro bear a special weapon or more ammo to cope with one arm.ReplyDelete
Hey Kimmo, I really like the idea of dual wielding, it's awesome! My friend and I love Minigore and were wondering if you could take into account our ideas. Well here goes:ReplyDelete
>A Story mode (campaign): Each update adds another level of campaign (so the players are all waiting for more!) but start with three levels. Also add cut scenes with all John's best one-liners and new sayings. It could kind of go like at the start (it's a bit like a pre-logue) of how John got to Hardgore forest, and as you go on, you add new players to the "team" and new enemies like, Wormwolf and Zombies, get added in on the way.
>Co-Op multiplayer (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and global)*
>A different menu layout; a bit like how you choose the characters with the interactive sliding menu
>Weapons: Mini Uzi, Turret platform that changes place on the map after you've used it, Bazooka and/or Rocket Launcher that you climb up a ladder to get to (which falls after about thirty seconds) that has an intuitive touch format, like a mini map in the corner of John's POV and touch where you want the rocket to go.
Desert map; That you have to get water canteens to survive. Furries/Wormwolves come out of the sand and attack you.
Village map; Has houses and possibly human survivors that John has to save (to a rescue point).
River map; Has a river (possibly infested with crocodile) and has a bridge to cross, where you can either drown in it, or get completely devoured by the crocodiles (to make it more "gorier").
>More characters: Like the Easter Bunny for Easter. Make it he's stuck in an egg (with his legs, arms and bunny ears poking out) and then when he get's three clovers, he explodes out of the egg and has blood shot eyes and with stitches. :D
And you can just have characters to do with the special dates (Easter, Christmas etc.)
>Have "One Week Of Clovers"; Which means for one week, you only have to get one clover to become the beast, and see who can rack up the highest score for the week. Maybe whoever wins can become a Beta Tester.
>Ranks for upgrades (Weapons and the Beast). So, say if you get to "Level 10" you become "Rank 1" and stay on that next time you play. SO you keep on becoming stronger, kind of like a reward for playing the game.
>Pause Menu: The pause menu also has stats, like; How many kills, what upgrade level you're on for shotgun, grenade launcher and beast, How far away Wormwolf is (time), and have a map of where you are (player), where the shotgun/grenade launcher package is and where about the clovers are.
*We think you might already be adding these in the next couple of updates.
We know that you don't want to change the controls so the bazooka may be out of question. But all it is is a suggestion.
We really hope you love our ideas (as we love MiniGore!) and if you do, we are happy for you to email us back and we'll give you some more of our awesome ideas as we have a whole ton of them!
We've emailed you once and commented on your post but we haven't really been able to "communicate" with you.
We really hope you can get back to us,
Angus Symons and Matt Kennedy
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Dude ur ideas are stupid they haven't "communicated" with you because they didn't want to hurt your feelings, and "we think you might already be adding a few of these in the next couple of updates" if they put any of your ideas I would ruin the game only one is stats which someone said before ,One Week of Clovers is probably the most retarded thing since garfield movies ,your map ideas suck , I am gonna stop here Mr.Angus beef and mr.two first names I bet you two date I mean it's like y'all get together to discuss your ideasReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 19, 2009 at 3:08 AM
- AnonymousDecember 19, 2009 at 4:55 AM
Minigore is gonna outlive guerilla bob Coz even though it's exciting and all once you complete the campaign no one will carry on playing it. Where as minigore will keep bringing out new game ideas and characters to unlock making people play minigore for a long while yet. I reckon mountainsheep should introduce guerilla bob as an unlockable character. Then people are likley to play both (I know I wll be). Also i think the 1million points to unlock a rubbish character is daft. Unlocking a cool character for 1million points however would make me wanna play till I unlock them. I reckon you should change sensei Evan or watever he's called to 150,000 points and come up with a cool new character to put in his place to make people wanna play till they reach the million mark.ReplyDelete
- IHopeMyNamePleasesNazoTheNaziDecember 19, 2009 at 5:04 AM
@nazo ok let me rephrease that about Guerella Bob; the color schemes look abnormal, the weapon firing animation looks half assed, and it looks like its a gameloft imitation. there i hope everything is perfect for u i dont want to anger nazo the nazi and start a flame war because we all know that would make us cry and run away. nazo i see where youre coming from but you didnt need to phrase it as an advertizement or be a flamer about a rushed comment. and btw why would you be here if you were not like 10-14( im 13 ) or want business oppertunities ( mr angus beef ) you are giving me the vibe of a 30 year old virgin/lurker/stalker who thinks hes tough and scans the internet for reasons to start a flame war and yea urmom was a gay thing to say so lets run another name by nazo the nazi because we all know his opinion matters most and another thing " this isnt for you so im just posting your name with it on a website u visit and hope you dont see it" jesus thats the stupidest thing i have ever heard go pull you head out of you ass and get a lifeReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 19, 2009 at 5:19 AM
Yeah I was going to say that but someone apparantly beat me to it.....ReplyDelete
Just a thought..... Were you guys high when you were writing this!?
@IHopeMyNamePleasesNazoTheNazi: Dude get a life stfu
"The color scheme looks abnormal" wow that totally makes me want to not buy it now...... That was the stupidest thing i've heard all day congratulations
Gorrilla Bobs going to be a great game but they arnt even competing against each other so chill out....
- playn (ta beta)December 19, 2009 at 6:13 AM
people stop comparing the twoReplyDelete
they are COMPLETELY different.. ive played both, i can say that without a doubt
I love Minigore, but it would be great to one day read a comment thread here where somebody (other than Kimmo) had even the most basic grasp of proper grammar.
I played minigore and i'm a beta tester for Gorrilla Bob and minigore are both great games, but they are different like playn said. I still play minigore and Gorrilla Bob, they are both very fun but for different things. Stop saying Gorrilla Bob is going to be some much better than minigore, one thing tho, i haven't got a build with survival mode so i don't know if that will be like minigore, or better than minigote yet.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 19, 2009 at 8:28 AM
Look you idiots the reason mountain sheep probably has not added campaign yet is because people will stop playing it after they beat it unless they leave the "Survival Mode" it is now , Guerilla Bob is just over hyped IMO its like that Toy Soldier game that came out on Ps2 Army Men :Green Rogue, look it up for yourself , and this is what I think but if Minigore is comparable to Guerilla Bob well you still got Hardgore which is supposed to be Minigore on steroids.ReplyDelete
Everyone knows that John Gore has more character than Guerilla Bob XD!!!ReplyDelete
@A.J Symons I like your ideas. Camping and multiplayer (although not global) are planned. I wish people would stop ripping on others ideas.ReplyDelete
dear kimmo at mountain sheepReplyDelete
i think you should do a cross-over update with pocket god because they would really promote your app and it would be really good to play as a pygmy it your app and to have furries eat pygmys in pocketgod please consider it because it would really help get this app out there and to get more sales
also some pause menu stats (as said in a previous comment) would really help
kind reguards
- AnonymousDecember 19, 2009 at 5:13 PM
- AnonymousDecember 19, 2009 at 5:34 PM
WTF is with all the pg shizit, I have pg too and all the dlc but you can't just put it into everygame known to man... Would you put pygmies in Halo? Pygmies in Call of Duty? Pygmies don't even belong in a game that has gore in the title.... Come on grow up a little stop pretending your 5 stfuReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 19, 2009 at 6:17 PM
hahahaha Thank you sooo much. PG is a good game. But by itself. Why would you include it in some totally different style game?ReplyDelete
- NarcoslothDecember 19, 2009 at 6:38 PM
But you have to agree it would be funny to see a pygmie with a square head!! :DReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2009 at 1:51 AM
It'd be even funnier to see how terrified it looks with only a machine gun to save its sorry arse :D Besides, Enviro-Bear's nothing like Minigore's style, but he manages to fit in nicely. Angry bears with guns could only ever be awesomely funny to watch, so why not a clueless little misfit? I'm not saying chuck a pygmy in for the sake of money and publicity: I'm saying chuck it in because it's another way to torture the poor wee guys, and that fits in with what these two games are like :)ReplyDelete
- playn (ta beta)December 20, 2009 at 2:46 AM
no PG crapReplyDelete
no doodle jumps
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- SirDarkenedDecember 20, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Hi the biggest thing I think this game needs is a community forum where we can discuss things we would like to add to the game as well as a general forum for people to make friends ect.ReplyDelete
I am currently a beta tester and moderator on the Defender Chronicles forum (This is a RPG/TD game so I'm not here trying to sell it I'm trying to make a point)
Here is the link to the site to see how simple it needs to be, but how it helps to build a fanbase.
All you guys need is a Discussion and Support forum for new additions and such
A Strategy forum for people to post how they get such high scores ect.
and of course an off topics for other talk
and lastly a beta forum for the beta testers to discuss flaws with the next beta ect. this should not be for public view as the one on that forum is not for public view
If you need a moderator I am more than happy to help and you can pm me on that site as my user name is SirDarkened I have been a supportive member of that site since late June or July (I don't remember which)
Last thing I'd like to touch upon is the flaw where when you leave the beast mode (when you get 3 clovers) there should be a 3 second invincible period just incase there is a huge mob of enemies around you. I keep dying as it ends while I'm in the middle of a huge mob and I lose a life as soon as the clover time runs out.
I'm sorry for the long ran, but hopefully I will be able to voice myself better eventually ;)
Best regards,
(The official forum would really help)
I just keep an eye on the clover meter, and when it starts flashing, i know it's time to start mowing again.
I just wanted to say that you're awesome!
Bought both of your In-App Characters :p
I just wanted to ask how Dual wielding will work? Picking up both items or what?
Are you going to send the 3.5 Episode before X-mas? Or do you need a new openfeint version for that?
Thanks !
- SirDarkenedDecember 20, 2009 at 10:32 AM
I do that, but occasionally around 20k points it becomes difficult to get out of that type of situation and I am unsure what to do exactly.
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Make pedobear a character...ReplyDelete
@Sir 20K?! wow that's awesome.ReplyDelete
Highest score i have gotten is around 11k.
- SirDarkenedDecember 20, 2009 at 11:34 AM
Yeah my record is like 23k? or 21k I don't remember, but all my highscores are above 15k.
listen i was just recommending having a pygmy in minigore to have an even wider selection of characters and so people can have even more fun playing this appReplyDelete
also having pedobear would be good haha
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2009 at 2:27 PM
@SirDarkened - very nice idea for the forum and stuff I think that's a great idea.... I don't think that's a flaw in the game it adds an extra dimension of challenge you have to watch the meter, ( I personally start to get back on path again before it starts flashing, but that's how I do it so take of it what you wish) The game shouldn't start getting too easy, or it'll erode it's replayability....ReplyDelete
Please take that into consideration, oh and just start going back on your path before the meter stars flashing and it works pretty well for me because my high score is 74962 ranked number 12 :)
I think after 3.5 it's time to stop adding ridiculous amounts of characters and start adding more depth to the game thanks :)
- SirDarkenedDecember 20, 2009 at 2:36 PM
Hey add me on open feint my name is SirDarkened as well and maybe you can explain some sort of strategy because I usually just run around in circles and it seems to work, but one always hits me. Idk that's why I think the forum is an amazing idea, but hey thats just me ;)
Oh yeah if you'd like pm me on defender chronicles on the strategy as well
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2009 at 3:47 PM
Allright I added you we can go over a strategy sometimeReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2009 at 6:04 PM
I love it how everyone is freaking out!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Please just submit it. Excitment doesn't come from openfeintReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 22, 2009 at 3:34 PM
Yea! its been submitted! You said there were 3 characters(Lizzy, Ninja, Zombieville Guy) + 2 secret characters (Does the new kid gore model count as a new character, and is John in the tux the other character?) Allrighty then good job MS:)ReplyDelete
I'd like to thank you for updating Kid Gore's skin. I gladly bought him to support development but also I couldn't help but feel that you should have put a bit more efford into creating the him.ReplyDelete
I guess I'm the only one that notice. Anyway, Macedonian Mercenaries? Why Macedonian? I'm quite puzzled. Please, explain.
Also, I'd like to share other people's thoughts that more drastic updates would be very appreciated. I'm not that worried though - I've always had the feeling that you're cooking something big.
- playn (ta beta)December 22, 2009 at 4:19 PM
well, then you know MS too well
and macedonian mercaneries is supposidly something to do with duel wielding. idk a beta tester thought of it but i dont remember what it meant
It's interesting how Macedonian Merceneries connect to dual wielding. I'm curious. It'd be cool it you could shed some more light on that. I guess there's something funny.
- AnonymousDecember 3, 2010 at 11:06 PM
@The person who said 1 million kills to a rubbish character: YOU ARE CRAZY. Sensei Evens is totally ownage. Duo Grenade launchers at lvl 5 if you play insane? DUO LAUNCHERS. I mean, just stand there and blow the furries' heads off!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 3, 2010 at 11:11 PM
"Pygmies don't even belong in a game that has gore in the title"ReplyDelete
You are stupid. In PG, the aim is to kill the frigging pygmies! If you think Pygmies shouldn't be in Minigore, then what are the Pygmies doing in Doodlejump? (I'm serious, it's true. Type one of the Pygmie's original names as your own name and you get a Pygmie to replace Doodle)


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The Miami Marathon and Half Marathon, approaching another 25,000-runner sellout, will celebrate its 12th anniversary on Feb. 2.
On Friday, the event took a giant stride toward what organizers expect will secure the race for many more years.
Life Time Fitness, Inc., a publicly-owned Chanhassen, Minn.-based "healthy way of life company" that operates fitness centers and running/cycling/triathlon events throughout the nation, acquired ownership Friday of the Miami Marathon and the other events previously owned by US Road Sports & Entertainment Group.
"I don't just think this is a good thing, it's a great thing," said Miami Marathon co-founder Frankie Ruiz, the event's chief running officer. "We've made it to where the marathon needs to be at today, a place we all hoped we'd get to at one point. Life Time Fitness is a company that has the resources across the board – not just financial – to make this race even greater than it already is."
The Miami Marathon, considered the crown jewel of US Road Sports, will go on as usual with the same staff, said Ruiz and Life Time Fitness vice president of athletic events Kimo Seymour. And with the added resources of a new owner that generates $1.2 billion in annual revenue, the marathon is expected to secure a title sponsor for the 2015 Miami Marathon.
"We're not about going out and buying a bunch of stuff that is dying on the vine and about to fall apart if we don't come in and save it,'' said Life Time spokesman Jason Thunstrom. "These are already best-in-class, well regarded, well-run diamonds in the portfolio. So from a change standpoint, the expectations I would set would be to continue to fuel what already is great."
Thunstrom said the purchase price will not be made public.
Miami, which had ING as its title sponsor from 2006 through 2013, lost the lucrative sponsor after last year's marathon.
The New York City Marathon in November was ING's final race in North America.
Seymour said Life Time has "a number of sponsors already very interested" in partnering with the Miami Marathon. "We had to be a little guarded with the discussions because we were under a confidentiality agreement through the acquisition process. There is an appetite out there already for next year's title sponsorships.''
Along with the Miami Marathon, US Road Sports also produced the Palm Beaches Marathon, Salt Lake City Marathon, Georgia Marathon, New Jersey Marathon, the Publix Escape to Miami Triathlon, Baptist Health South Florida Turkey Trot – and several half marathons around the country, including in Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale.
Those races have all been taken over by Life Time Fitness, a company traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
The Chicago Half Marathon, which Life Time Fitness took over in September, was named by Runner's World as one of "The Year's Best Half Marathons.''
US Road Sports & Entertainment Group acquired PR Racing, which formerly produced Miami's marathon, just before the 2008 race.
"We have partnered with PR racing in an effort to further develop the event, as well as develop the running community in South Florida,'' Greg Laird, a lawyer who earned his master's degree in management at Stanford, said at that time. "We don't want the event to be static. We want to help grow it.''
Grow, it did.
About 11,600 competitors had registered when US Road Sports took over in 2008.
Today, that number has been capped to the 25,000, which the race reached for its 10th anniversary in 2012.
Said Ruiz, who has been with the Miami Marathon since its inception in 2003: "I think Miami is on the cusp of being noticed by the rest of the world. Now we've been noticed by one of the leading fitness companies in the world. They definitely have a true sense of the industry. This isn't a group of investors looking to grow something and turn it over.
"This is a company that has a lot to it."


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Hey Blake,
Where was New Orleans' Chinatown of the 1800s-1900s?
Dear reader,
Chinatown was located downtown, mostly at the 1100 block of Tulane Avenue between South Rampart and Saratoga streets near Elk Place. After the Civil War, Louisiana sugar planters hired Chinese laborers as field workers, emulating Cuba and other Caribbean countries. Over time, the workers shifted from agricultural work on the outskirts of the city to jobs within the city.
According to Richard Campanella, a geographer with the Tulane School of Architecture, the reason that particular area of downtown attracted the Chinese was because of the missionary work of Lena Saunders, who moved from Boston to New Orleans in 1881 to teach English, Christianity and the mores of American culture to Chinese immigrants. To support her efforts, the Presbyterian Church bought a building at 215 S. Liberty St., next to the church. The building was known as the Chinese Mission and became very popular among its targeted population. As a result, Chinese businesses and organizations increased in this area.
Due to economic competition and racial tension, strict immigration laws were enacted, including the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which banned Chinese laborers from entering the U.S. Despite the law, The Times-Picayune reported on Nov. 9, 1898 that Chinatown planned to publish its own newspaper focusing on commerce, trade and the advantages of working and living near the Port of New Orleans.
The lack of new immigrants, however, affected the fate of Chinatown, as did assimilation and relocation. A Times-Picayune article in 1920 reported, "The Chinatown of New Orleans is becoming thoroughly Americanized." In 1926, The Presbyterian Church sold the building at 215 S. Liberty St. and moved the Chinese Mission to 223 S. Roman St. Chinese residents became less reliant on Chinatown, and in 1937 that block of Tulane Avenue was scheduled for demolition. Chinatown relocated to the 500 and 600 blocks of Bourbon Street, where it remained in a smaller version for more than 40 years.
In 1952, the Chinese Mission was moved to Mid-City, and four years later it was renamed the Chinese Presbyterian Church. It moved to West Esplanade Avenue in 1997, after most of its members relocated to Kenner. The original location of Chinatown is mostly unused today, but an abandoned building at 1111 Tulane Ave. is available for lease.


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An attorney for 30 years, Karen founded Tenenbaum Law, P.C., providing legal counsel to individuals and businesses facing IRS and New York State tax problems. Karen and her team have successfully represented clients in matters including Federal and State Audits, IRS Appeals and NYS Conciliation Conferences, Federal and NYS Collection Issues, including Liens, Levies, Warrants and Seizures, Offers in Compromise, Installment Agreements, Responsible Officer Assessments, NYS Residency Audits, NYS Driver's License Suspension, and NYS Voluntary Disclosures.
Karen is a frequent speaker on IRS and NYS tax issues for numerous professional groups on topics such as New York State Residency, IRS and NYS Collections, and more. Her knowledge and leadership have established her as a leading tax attorney in the NY area. She has been recognized by many organizations and publications such as Super Lawyers. She was selected by her peers for inclusion in the New York Super Lawyers as a practitioner in Tax Law for the past 3 years. Only 5 percent of the lawyers in each state are named for inclusion in the Super Lawyers list. In addition, she was named in Super Lawyers' Top Women Attorneys in the New York Metro area.
Karen was named a "Top Ten Legal Eagle" by Long Island Pulse Magazine, Most Impressive Case Victory, regarding a residency matter. She was recognized as one of Legal Leaders' Long Island Top Rated Lawyers and was awarded the Leadership in Law Award from Long Island Business News. SmartCEO awarded Karen the Long Island Future 50 Award and named her a finalist for the CPA & ESQ Award. Karen was a recipient of the Achievers' Award from the Long Island Center for Business & Professional Women and named as one of the Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business by Long Island Business News. Karen was named a Long Island Power Women in Business by Long Island Press. She was also selected as a Judge Gail Prudenti Outstanding Women in Law Award recipient.
Rated a Top Tax Law Firm by Long Island Business News and a Top Women-Owned Law Firm in NY by the New York Law Journal
Active in the legal and CPA community, Karen is the past chair of the Nassau County Bar Association Tax Law Committee and a past executive board member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, Nassau Chapter. She is also the recipient of the Samuel B. Traum Achievement Award from the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, Nassau Chapter.
Karen has been quoted in the media in Bloomberg Business News, Money Magazine, Long Island Business News, The Daily News, and more on the topics of NYS Residency and NYS Tax Collection Issues.
Her education includes an LL.M. (Taxation) from New York University School of Law and J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. She is admitted to the State Bar of New York and to the U.S. Tax Court. Karen is also a Certified Public Accountant.
- New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D.
- Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, B.S. in Accounting
In the Press:
- Quoted in "Real Estate Mogul Ducks $22M in Taxes with Corporate Loopholes" The Daily News, April, 18, 2018
- Quoted in "Home is Where the Hurricane Isn't" Long Island Business News, September 2017
- Quoted in "New York Restaurants Among Top 250 Delinquent Taxpayers" Bloomberg BNA, August 2017
- Appeared on Teaching Your Children About Money, Fox 5, April 2017
- Quoted in "Retire: A Snowbird Flight Plan" Money Magazine, October 2016
- Quoted in "The Taxman Taketh," Long Island Business News, September 2016
- Recognized as one of New York Law Journal's Top 100 Women Owned Firms, 2016
- Quoted in "Does New York State Overreach in Its Tax Enforcement? A Comprehensive Look at the State's Policies and Practices" Bloomberg BNA
- Appeared on Business Profits in the Real World radio show with host Michael Kessler, CPA, 103.9FM LI News Radio, NY Residency and Sales Tax and IRS Collection Issues
- Quoted in "How New York Hunts Down Tax Refugees," Bloomberg Business, February 2015
- Appeared on Takin' Care of Business radio show with host Richard Solomon, WCWP 88.1FM, "NYS Residency, NYS & IRS Tax Collections, and Financial Literacy," November 2013
- Appeared on Long Island Money and Business with co-hosts Jeff Silverman and John Panaro, WLIE 540AM, "NYS Residency & IRS-NYS Collection Issues," May 2013
- Appeared on Law You Should Know with host Ken Landau, WHPC 90.3PM, "NYS Residency & IRS-NYS Collection Issues," January 2013
- Recognized as a 2013 Legal Eagle in State and Local Tax by Long Island Pulse Magazine
- Quoted in "Clue Kids in To Family Finances," Long Island Business News, October 2012
- Guest on Bonnie D. Graham's cable TV program "Something to Talk About" on the topic of "Tax Audits: You Live Where? And More…," April 2012
- Appeared on MyLITV/FiOS1's coverage of the Long Island Tax Professionals Symposium (at 4:45), November 2011
- Member Profile interview published in the NYSSCPA, Nassau Chapter Newsletter, April 2011
- Conference Speaker: Determining New York Residency, The Trusted Professional, NYSSCPA, Mar. 2011, Vol. 14, No. 4
- Appeared on News 12 Long Island's special report "Hard Times: LI Survival Guide"
- Financial Literacy Starts at an Early Age, The Trusted Professional, NYSSCPA, Oct. 1, 2006, Vol. 9, No. 17
- Quoted in "Long Island Journal; Opening the World of Business to Children," The New York Times, March 28, 1999
- Guest on WGBB (1240 AM) "The Money Show," Guest on WHPC (90.3 FM) "Law You Should Know", and Guest on Channel 25 Cablevision "Dollars and Sense"
- Past Chair, Financial Literacy Committee, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA), Nassau Chapter
- Past Chair, Tax Law Committee, Nassau County Bar Association
- Past Executive Board Member, NYSSCPA, Nassau Chapter
- Past Chair, Professional Skills Development Conference, NYSSCPA, Nassau Chapter
- Past Chair, IRS Garden City Practitioner Liaison Group
- Past Co-Chair, Joint Committee of Attorneys and Accountants, NYSSCPA, Nassau Chapter
- Past Co-Editor, Nassau Newsletter, NYSSCPA, Nassau Chapter
- Past Chair, Tax Liaison Committee, National Conference of CPA Practitioners (NCCPAP), Nassau/Suffolk Chapter
- Past Chair, State and Local Taxation Committee, NYSSCPA, Nassau Chapter
- NYSSCPA, Nassau Chapter (Taxation Committee)
- American Academy of Attorney-CPAs
- NCCPAP, Nassau/Suffolk Chapter (Federal and New York State Tax Liaison Committees)
- Nassau County (Tax Law Committee), Suffolk County (Tax Law Committee), New York State (Tax Section) and American Bar Associations (Section of Taxation)
- IRS Long Island Practitioner Liaison Group
- Long Island Tax Practitioner Planning Symposium Committee
- Staff Member, Brooklyn Journal of International Law
CPA (Certified Public Accountant) – Certified – August, 1985
Selected Articles:
- Author, "How to Work with Attorneys on Audit and Collections" Accountingweb.com, June 12, 2018
- Co-Author, "NYS Tax Department's Recent Improvements to Powers of Attorney and Online Services" NYSSCPA Nassau Chapter Volume 62 Issue 1, September 2017
- "Don't Lose Your Restaurant Because of Unpaid Taxes: Three Things You Need to Know" New York State Restaurant Association, August 2017
- "Staying One Step Ahead of Multistate Residency Audits" NJCPA, January 27, 2017
- Quoted in "Tips on State and Local Tax Compliance for Taxpayers with Multiple Residences" CPA Practice Advisor, December 2016
- Co-Author, "Updated Audit Guidelines for New York Residency Disputes", NYSSCPA, Nassau Chapter Newsletter
- Co-Author, "Responsible Person Assessments in New York State", 50 Nassau Lawyer 8
- "Planning Prior to Departure of S Corp. Shareholders May Provide Tax Savings", 18 Taxation for Lawyers 4; and 42 Taxation for Accountants 338
- NYU Tax Controversy Forum
- Long Island Tax Professionals Symposium
- Nassau County Bar Association – Tax Law Committee; Dean's Hour
- Suffolk County Bar Association – Tax Law Committee
- New York State Bar Association – Tax Section; Senior Lawyer's Section
- American Bar Association – Section on Taxation
- NYSSCPA – Taxation Committee (Nassau Chapter); Estate Planning Committee (Nassau Chapter); CFO Committee (Nassau Chapter)
- American Academy of Attorney-CPAs
- Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants – Gold Coast and Atlantic Chapters
- Foundation for Accounting Education
- Estate Planning Council of Suffolk County
- Estate Planning Council of Nassau County
- National Conference of CPA Practitioners (Nassau/Suffolk Chapter)
- The Tax and Accounting Institute, School of Professional Accountancy, College of Management, LIU Post Campus, Long Island University
- Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council
- UJA Federation of New York
- Long Island Power Women in Business, Long Island Press
- Outstanding Women In Law, Judge Gail A. Prudenti and Hofstra University School of Law
- Future 50 Awards Recipient, SmartCEO
- New York Metro Super Lawyers
- Top 100 Women Owned Firms, New York Law Journal
- Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business, Long Island Business News
- CPA & ESQ Award Finalist, SmartCEO
- Long Island's Top Rated Lawyers, Legal Leaders
- Top Women Attorneys – New York Metro, Super Lawyers
- New York Super Lawyers, Practitioner in Tax Law
- Top Ten Legal Eagle, Most Impressive Case Victory, Long Island Pulse Magazine
- Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses at LaGuardia Community College
- Count Me In/American Express OPEN Business Competition, Top 10 Pitch Winner
- Leadership In Law Award, Long Island Business News
- Achievers' Award, Long Island Center for Business & Professional Women
- Long Island Legal Eagle, Long Island Pulse Magazine
- Commerce Plaza, Inc., Co-Founder and Board Member, Honoree
- Samuel B. Traum Achievement Award, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, Nassau Chapter


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The Creigh Weyer Scholarship program is a highly-competitive, merit-based scholarship that is offered to Hastings College juniors and seniors who have outstanding leadership potential.
Creigh Weyer Scholars are persons who have the initiative, integrity, intellect and leadership potential to become leaders at the highest levels. These scholars may pursue any field, including academia, the arts, business, entrepreneurship, government, the learned professions and the non-profit sector.
The scholarship offers:
- Recognition of outstanding leadership potential,
- Active mentoring, guidance and support from senior leaders in business, government and academia, and
- Up to $40,000 in grants to support graduate study in the United States or overseas.
The program is highly selective and while we seek to award one scholarship each year, there are years when no qualifying candidate is identified.
Creigh Weyer Scholars are expected to attend one of the top graduate schools in their chosen field. Previous Creigh Weyer Scholars have been accepted by some of the finest graduate schools in the United States, including Columbia, Duke, Emory, Georgetown, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, MIT, NYU, Northwestern, Penn, Purdue, University of California, University of Michigan, University of Texas and Yale.
Recent scholarship recipients:
- Ann Goding Sauer ('06) – American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA. Previously, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. MPH, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
- Keian Kirkegaard ('07) – Raytheon Corporation, Denver, CO. MS, Purdue University
- Dr. Jillian Heiden Fickenscher ('08) – Family Physician, Nebraska Medical Center; Pisacano Scholar. MD/MPH, University of Nebraska Medical Center.
- Starlight Fonseca ('09) – Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies, Omaha, NE. JD, University of Texas School of Law.
- Tyler Keyser ('09) – Ropes & Gray LLP, Chicago, IL. Previously, Fedcap Rehabilitation Services Inc., New York, NY. JD, Harvard Law School.
- Jessica Thompson Elmshaeuser ('10) –Foreign Service Officer, United States Embassy, Barbados; previously Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC. MS, George Washington University.
- Ruth Swift ('11) – Federal Public Defender's Office, Birmingham, AL. JD, Yale Law School.
- April Christensen ('12) – Invenergy LLC, Chicago IL. MEM, Duke University.
- Kevin Wright ('13) – Jennings Policy Strategies, Washington DC. MPH, Johns Hopkins University.
- Emily Johnson ('14) – MPP candidate, Duke University. Previously Belle H. Bennett Hunger Fellow, Community Food Advocates, Nashville, TN.
- Brooke Ballou ('15) – Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, NE.
- Christina Zarek ('16) - Ph.D candidate, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.
- Nick Musgrave ('17) - AB candidate, Hastings College
Selection Criteria
Creigh Weyer Scholars are selected on the following criteria:
- Demonstrated leadership potential,
- High probability of becoming a leader who will have a substantial impact on his or her community,
- Highest ethical standards and integrity,
- Outstanding communication skills, and
- Outstanding academic record with likely acceptance by a first-rate graduate school.
Leadership potential may be demonstrated in a wide variety of ways, including: student government, campus activities, entrepreneurial activity, non-profit and public sector activities, employment, military service or training, internships, community service, religious service and athletics. As long as a candidate demonstrates leadership potential, the manner in which this potential is demonstrated is not important. There is no preference as to any particular field.
Creigh Weyer Scholars will generally be in the top 10 percent of their class. However, demonstrated leadership potential is more important than academic distinction. A mandatory personal interview is a critical aspect of the selection process.
For more information on the program or to receive an application, contact Dr. Liz Frombgen, associate academic dean, at email@example.com.


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Understanding Expressions
Lesson 1 of 15
Objective: SWBAT use variables meaningfully to understand what an expression represents in terms of its context.
Big Idea: Variables can stand for a unknown value or range of values. An expression is given meaning by the value of the variables that it contains.
Warm Up
As the students arrive I will write the following expression on the board: 3x + 4 - 2y - 5x + 2y - 6
Then, I will ask students to work individually to simplify the expression as much as possible. While students are working, I walk around the room to determine where students are in their understanding of simplifying algebraic expressions. I carry a copy of the class roster with me so that I can make notes on what I see. While this particular question is outside of the scope of the lesson, observing how students approach it will give me an indication of students comfort with variables.
When students have completed their work, I will ask, "How many terms do you have in your answer?" Then, I will ask students to hold up either 1, 2, or 3 fingers to signal how many terms. Based on a quick survey of responses of students, I get a lot of information about what needs to be emphasized over the next couple of days. To complete the Warm Up, I will have students Turn-and-Talk to discuss how they arrived at their solution, and, to process the information they may have just gained from the quick, non-verbal survey. They may not know the answer, but they know more about it than they did at the start of class.
As I open today's instruction, I will share Understanding Expressions with my students. On Slide 2, I will ask students to work with a partner to write down the mathematical translations for each of the statements. As they work, I will walk around and take note of the work of individual students. I want to get a sense of how they are working and who might have an interesting idea to share.
If I come across a student who is struggling, I may make the following suggestion, "With any of these expressions a good way to check your work is to plug in a number as the value for the variable." I will be looking carefully to see where students are having the most difficulty. Coming into class, I expect subtraction may be an issue. My students often struggle with the correct order when modeling a statement like "10 less than z". If student plug in a value for z, like 30, asking "What is 10 less than 30?" often helps them to correct their work.
Slide 3 requires students to translate in context to understand a situation. In order to do this they will have to reason about the values abstractly (MP2) because no value is given for x. Students should be writing the meaning of each of the statements in the context of the question. For example:
- Dan has twice as much money in his wallet as I do.
- If found a 5 dollar bill or someone gave me 5 dollars so now I have 5 more dollars.
- I spent 24 dollars at the store so now I have 24 dollars less than I had before.
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Independent Practice
The questions provided for today's Independent Practice are challenging. Students should work with their partner to try to interpret each expression. In order to do this, the students will have to reason in context, which may require them to read the opening paragraph several times. As they get underway, I encourage my students to think critically about the meaning each sentence and to construct a mathematical explanation that makes sense for each of the expressions (MP3, MP6). I will also remind students that each person in the partnership has a role. Students should be reading each other's work and making adjustments to ensure that their explanations make sense in the context of the problem.
If students are having difficulty, then I will use a similar approach as in the opening activity. I will recommend that students substitute numerical values for the variables in order to interpret the meaning of the expressions. Sometimes, concrete numbers help my students to more easily understand what each expression is saying and the meaning that it holds.
Teacher's Note: For the third expression under Question #1, prompt students to use the word "per" to mean division. This can be related to a context that students have heard before such as "miles per gallon" and "miles per hour".
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The closing activity for this lesson is on Page 4 of Understanding Expressions. This Ticket out the Door will give me a baseline on student understanding from the lesson. One of the biggest difficulties with a lesson on translating expressions is student's inconsistent understanding of contextual vocabulary. For example, students can be confused by the fact that "plus", "added to", "sum", "increased by", and "more than" all mean the same thing, as well as have meanings outside of mathematics. This lesson closing will help me to gauge where students are in their use of vocabulary. Students who have weak vocabulary may need some remediation in this particular area during the unit in order to bring their understanding up to where it needs to be.


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University of Ottawa
In 1866, university status was granted by Parliament, making the University of Ottawa the last university to receive its charter prior to the British North America Act, which made education a provincial responsibility.
University of OttawaThe University of Ottawa in OTTAWA, Ont, began as the College of Bytown, founded by the OBLATE fathers in 1848. It was renamed the College of Ottawa in 1861. Its status as the largest bilingual university in North America is one of its key strengths. In keeping with its mandate to promote bilingualism and biculturalism in a multicultural environment, the University of Ottawa offers a mix of teaching and research programs in both of Canada's official languages.
In 1866, university status was granted by Parliament, making the University of Ottawa the last university to receive its charter prior to the British North America Act, which made education a provincial responsibility. In 1965, the University of Ottawa became a publicly funded nondenominational institution, a time in which it experienced rapid growth. The university is federated with St Paul University, which offers degree programs in theology, philosophy and canon law.
The university offers courses through the faculties of administration, arts, education, engineering, health sciences, medicine, law (both common and civil), science and social sciences. There is also a School of Graduate Studies, a Human Rights Research and Education Centre and the Institute for International Development and Co-operation. The University of Ottawa Heart Institute at Ottawa Civic Hospital is a leading cardiology centre and, in 1986, performed Canada's first artificial heart operation. The University of Ottawa is heavily involved with business and government, in research, consulting and co-operative education programs and receives approximately $91 million in research funding each year. The University of Ottawa has approximately 25 000 students and 1500 faculty members.
Links to other sites
University of OttawaThe official website of the University of Ottawa.
University AffairsThe University Affairs magazine takes you inside Canada's universities with the latest news, people on the move, book reviews, provocative opinion, research highlights and in-depth articles on a wide range of topics of interest to faculty, administrators and graduate students.