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Once it may have looked like a crime whose only victims were the manufacturers of overpriced designer clothing and label-conscious consumers greedy for bargains. But counterfeit goods can be a life-and-death matter, and nearly everyone stands to get burned. Two years ago the U.S. International Trade Commission estimated that distribution of product imitations cost U.S. companies between $6 billion and $8 billion a year and contributed to the loss of more than 130,000 American jobs. With counterfeit goods running the gamut from birth control pills to aircraft components, consumers' safety is at stake as well as their cash. James L. Bikoff, 45, first became concerned with the problem while serving as vice-president and general counsel of Cartier jewelers in New York. In 1978, along with representatives of 11 other companies, he helped found the International Anticounterfeiting Coalition. Three years ago he left Cartier to become president of the coalition, which now has 315 members and lobbies for stronger legal sanctions worldwide. Bikoff, who lives in Marin County, Calif., discussed the bogus-goods problem with San Francisco Bureau Chief Nancy Faber.
What products are counterfeited?
Everything from Prince's latest album to Caterpillar farm machinery, Vuitton luggage, Mazola corn oil, Apple computers, Bell Helicopter parts, Chateau Mouton Rothschild wine, Ford transmission parts—there isn't an industry in the world that hasn't been touched by counterfeiting. It has become a multimillion dollar business which in many cases has ties to organized crime. It has the same kind of financial rewards as narcotics smuggling, gambling and prostitution.
When did counterfeiting mushroom?
In the mid-1970s, when designer names became a craze—Vuitton luggage, Cartier watches, Gucci handbags. People wanted to have prestige symbols and the brands associated with success, but often they couldn't afford them. So counterfeiters began to provide these prestige brands at bargain-basement prices. Then the idea spread to the industrial sector. The motive that leads a person to counterfeit a Cartier watch also leads him to counterfeit a Ford voltage regulator. The profit margin is sky high.
Have counterfeit industrial goods caused any serious accidents?
One person died in Napa, Calif. in a 1975 crash that was traced to counterfeit Bell Helicopter parts. In 1980 Kenya's coffee crop was severely damaged by the use of a counterfeit Chevron fungicide that did not protect the plants from disease. In the same year there was evidence that counterfeit air-brake components had been installed in buses in England. Fortunately the bus company discovered the fakes before the vehicles were on the streets. Rockwell International, a prime NASA contractor, discovered suspected counterfeit transistors that were scheduled to be used during a test of NASA's prototype space shuttle, the Enterprise, in 1976. There have also been fake parts made for the pumps used in open-heart surgery. And people have died from taking fake pharmaceutical drugs.
How did more than a million bogus Ovulen-21 birth control pills enter the marketplace last November?
We don't know yet. There's an ongoing investigation by G.D. Searle, Ovulen's manufacturer, the FBI and the FDA. The fakes were called to the firm's attention by druggists who noticed something wrong with the packaging. Searle checked it out, then sent a Mailgram to every pharmacist in the country warning of the fakes and voluntarily recalling pills with the same job-lot numbers that the counterfeiters had used. When their chemists tested the returns, they found 1.26 million of the dangerously low-potency fakes.
Are most of the counterfeit goods sold in America manufactured abroad?
Approximately 75 percent are manufactured outside the U.S., and 25 percent are either made in this country or made elsewhere and then labeled here. The principal counterfeiting countries are in Asia: Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia and South Korea. Fake automobile parts, watches, wearing apparel, dolls, toys, sneakers, books and computer software come from that part of the world. There's plenty of cheap labor there, and the governments are pushing exports. There doesn't seem to be much effort made by those governments to stop the copying.
How is the U.S. fighting counterfeiters?
Last year three important pieces of federal legislation were passed. The Trademark Counterfeiting Act makes faking a trademark a criminal violation. A first-time violator in this country can now get up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines. A first-time corporate offender can be fined up to $1 million. Second, the Tariff and Trade Act gives us leverage we didn't have before. If a developing country continues to export counterfeit products to the U.S., our government now has the power to reduce duty-free imports from that country. A third law provides legal protection against industrial copying for the U.S. semiconductor industry.
How do counterfeit goods get into the U.S. from abroad?
There are various tricks. A container of genuine trademarked toys might have fakes in the middle, or goods are smuggled in containers with false bottoms. Often wearing apparel will come through customs with no labels. That way there is no risk. The illegal labels are put on in this country, in major ports of entry like Miami, Los Angeles and New York. Other goods get in because the U.S. Customs Service does not have the money or the manpower to inspect every commercial shipment from abroad.
What are legitimate manufacturers doing to protect themselves?
Anticounterfeiting technology is big right now. Levi Strauss, for example, uses a light to scan the unique fiber pattern on its labels. The results, as individual as fingerprints, are recorded on a computer and samples are purchased from retailers to see if the products they are selling are authentic. Another protection device is a hologram, a three-dimensional picture now incorporated on credit cards to make them more difficult to counterfeit. A third system features a small piece of embossed silver plastic affixed to the product or its label. When the plastic is tilted to catch the light, it reveals a trademark or symbol to verify authenticity.
How can the consumer protect himself?
The principle of caveat emptor—let the buyer beware—is still the main guideline. You can't assume anything. The rules are: buy from responsible merchants—and this includes many discount stores. Examine a product before buying. Are the buttons sewn on properly? Does the emblem look right? Is the inside finished? When you buy an audio- or videocassette, are the cover photography and the printing sharp? Is the company label clear? Of course, there is no way of protecting yourself against all counterfeits.
What should the buyer watch out for?
If the price seems too good to be true, it probably is counterfeit. If you are offered a Rolex watch for $60, beware, even if it looks good and feels as heavy as the real thing. In fakes, the movement may stop after two days. So look for price discrepancies. And check for warranties that are supposed to come in the packages. Good stores will refund money when confronted with phony items that have not worn well. If you do buy at a flea market or swap meet, get an invoice with the vendor's name, address, phone number and an exact description of what you bought. If the sales slip says "one shirt" and you thought you were buying an Izod, then he might say he sold you a shirt but not a specific brand.
But even the most demanding consumer isn't likely to be able to examine a brake lining. How extensive is that problem and what is being done to combat it?
It is impossible to know how widespread counterfeit automotive and airplane parts are because it is all done sub rosa. The problem is that the fake and genuine parts all look the same and it takes an expert to pick out the fakes. But legitimate manufacturers are waging wars against the counterfeiters every way they can: by having people put in jail, by trying to get more effective legislation and by educating their own distributors.

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A recent attempt to find examples of good Facebook business page interactions highlighted a big problem: There aren't so many. Here's why.
In our workshops and TV show, we highlight best practices and show off great marketing examples. We've shown the world's greatest real estate video, we've shown Facebook photos that push the envelope and we've told many stories of companies using Twitter to their advantage. But when it comes to Facebook business pages, finding great examples is much harder than you'd imagine. There are notable exceptions – Corcoran Group, Tiffany's, Southewest – all of which demonstrate top-notch customer engagement. But many Facebook page operators think that, unless they magically achieve large volumes of fans, they couldn't possibly create the engagement these sites do.
Alas, they've put the cart before the horse.
More fans come from better engagement; not the other way around. So here are some reaonss why Facebook Fan Pages fail to work. How many do you avoid?
- Ghost Town. Who's going to interact with your company if you don't show up daily and post something? Most low-liked pages have so few posts, they're like digital tumbleweeds on the wall.
- You, you, you! Ok already! We get it. You like you. In fact, we like you too – at least enough to possibly "like" your page. But if all you post is about how wonderful, award-glittering, amazing you are, you had better be Lady Gaga. Scratch that: Even she knows it's about the fans.
- Sale! Discount! Yawn. We bet you give out product brochures and coupons at cocktail parties, too? No? Then please stop doing it on your social space. We know what you sell, and we don't need yet another pitch when we come to your Page.
- Talking to the wall. Yes, Facebook uses a wall metaphor, but your fans had better not feel like they're talking to it. Would it really hurt to post a response – or just click like – when a fan comments on your posts? How about checking hourly, in case a fan needs customer service, too?
- Wanted or Welcomed? Especially found on sales organization pages like real estate and mortgage companies, these huge, mug-shot-like images of the newest salesperson is just on the edge of creepy. Is it a social networking site or the most-wanted list at the Post Office?
- All Work and No Play. Look, you're probably not curing cancer or fighting tyranny on your Facebook page, so lighten up, will you? If you can't post a cute kitten or laughing yogi video, you had better be the Internal Revenue Service page.
- Sale! Discount! Yes, we already mentioned that we're sick of seeing your inventory on your Facebook page. We just thought we'd remind you. Once a month, please, is plenty.
- La la la la la! Yes, we know what you have to say, but are you listening to us, too? Or are your fingers in your ears while you talk over us? Take a poll. Ask a question. Start conversations, and don't do all the talking.
- Clean the junk. If you're suffering from #1 or #4, then you probably also have no idea that your page is being spammed by your favorite Nigerian bankers, ruthless competitor or sex kitten. Clean up once in a while (and ban the spammers), if you want people to risk coming back again.
- Timeline-less. Even though 899,999,998 people switched to Facebook Timeline you-don't-like-it so you're holding out until the bitter end, right? Nothing says you're not with it – or your customers – like pining for the old days (or old layouts).
So, those are our top ten reasons why most Facebook fan pages fail to engage their fans and create momentum. Are there others? Let us know in the comments below!


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6. Sandra Gidley (Romsey): If he will make a statement on the sexual health strategy. [26365]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Yvette Cooper): Consultation on the sexual health and HIV strategy ended on 21 December. An action plan is being developed. In addition, we have started to prepare for implementation by asking health authorities to undertake a baseline review, and by seeking expressions of interest in chlamydia screening.
Sandra Gidley: Is not the truth that the long-awaited strategy is little more than an HIV/AIDS strategy with a teenage pregnancy policy added on? Worthy as those matters are, should not the strategy include issues such as sexual dysfunction and endometriosis, which have a huge impact on people's lives? Most damaging, there is little emphasis in the strategy on barrier methods of contraception. I am glad that chlamydia screening has been mentioned because chlamydia rates have doubled in the past five years, along with those for other sexually transmitted diseases. But is it not too little, too late? Is not the Government's record the sexual equivalent of fiddling while Rome burns?
Yvette Cooper: I completely disagree. It is the first time that this country has ever had a comprehensive sexual health strategy. It covers issues around all kinds of sexually transmitted infections, contraception and abortion. It sets clear targets, including on preventing new transmissions of gonorrhoea. It has been widely welcomed across the country for focusing not simply on prevention but on integrating prevention and HIV/AIDS and sexual health services.
Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): Will my hon. Friend join me in congratulating young people in my constituency who have been involved in producing the local sexual health strategy? Does she agree that involving young people in producing such strategies is the best way
Yvette Cooper: I welcome the work to which my hon. Friend refers. It is true that a lot of the work on prevention is effective only when the groups at whom the work is aimed are involved in its development. With teenage pregnancies and preventing teenage pregnancies, it is particularly important to get teenagers involved. We are aware of the broad health impact of teenage pregnancies not simply on teenagers but on their children. That is why it is so important to keep on bringing the rates down.
7. Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham): If he will make a statement on the change in the proportion of babies born by Caesarean section in the last five years. [26366]
The Minister of State, Department of Health (Jacqui Smith): The proportion of babies born by Caesarean section has risen gradually over the past five years. To help set standards on the use of Caesarean sections, the Department commissioned the national Caesarean section audit. The findings will form the basis of clinical guidelines to be issued by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence and the development of the national service framework for children.
Dr. Cable: Does the Minister share the assessment of the Royal College of Midwives that the number of operations at presentapproximately double the level considered safe by the World Health Organisationis unnecessary, unwanted, a major drain on NHS funding and a risk to mothers? If she does share that assessment, why are the Government not moving more urgently to reverse the trend?
Jacqui Smith: I think that I explained that the Government are moving urgently. There is no clinical consensus about the right level of Caesarean sections. Through NICE, we will be able to develop guidelines that mean that instead of focusing on overall levels we are able to ensure that the advice and the service that any individual woman receives, whether a Caesarean section or other forms of delivery, is appropriate. It is right that, building on the work that the Department has already done in gaining information, we now develop guidelines to ensure that the processes are appropriate for each woman. Alongside that, I am sure that the Royal College of Midwives recognises and appreciates the extra investment that the Government are putting into maternity services and into increasing the number of midwives available to support women.
Ms Julia Drown (South Swindon): The Minister has spoken of the advice that parents should be given. The pregnancy book given out to parents-to-be says that the Caesarean operation is "safe", rather than pointing out that it is still a major operation and spelling out the risks, as the risks associated with other forms of childbirth would be spelled out. Will the Minister ensure that the guidance
Jacqui Smith: As I told the hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable), I think the information that individual women receive is crucial. Some of it will be given during discussions that they have with their obstetricians, and some will be published. One of the important jobs for the maternity component of the national service framework for children will be ensuring that the information we provide for women is available to them, so that they and their clinicians can make the best choices in each case.
Mr. David Tredinnick (Bosworth): Would not one way of reducing demand for Caesarean operations be to increase the supply of acupuncturists? At Derriford hospital in the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for SouthWest Devon (Mr. Streeter), only 7.5 per cent. of babies are delivered by Caesarean.
The working group on herbal medicines established by the Minister's Department, under Professor Pittilo[Laughter]not my right hon. Friend the Member for Kensington and Chelsea (Mr. Portillo). The working group will be looking at the regulation of acupuncture. Does that change in Government strategy represent original thinking?
Jacqui Smith: We wondered who would get the alternative medicine question todaybut the hon. Gentleman makes an important point about the good work that is going on at Derriford hospital. When I visited a Walsall hospital maternity unit, I saw interesting work going on there as well. Midwives are being trained to use complementary therapies; indeed, more midwives are being trained throughout the country to use such therapies, and use them when appropriate.
The remit of the working group under Professor Michael Pittilothis is not, as some thought, a new job for one of the hon. Gentleman's colleagueswill be to present proposals to make self-regulation statutory for practitioners of herbal medicine, and proposals to revise provisions in the Medicines Act 1986 relating to the administering of such medicine. The group's recommendations will form a basis for wider public consultation before proposals are finalised and put to Parliament. I have no doubt that the hon. Gentleman will follow developments with the assiduity with which he follows all such matters.
8. Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): What steps he is taking to improve the recruitment of nurses to the NHS. [26367]
The Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Alan Milburn): Provisional figures show that 10,000 more nurses were working in the NHS in 2001 than in 2000. That is a consequence of better pay, improved child care and more flexible working.
Mr. Smith: I welcome the good news about nurse recruitment, and congratulate my right hon. Friend and
Mr. Milburn: The news about recruitment is indeed very good. I well remember that when we announced the NHS plan in the House, the Opposition said we would never hit the target of an extra 20,000 nurses by 2004. Now, at the beginning of 2002, there are already 16,000 more. We are not just on target; we are well ahead of target. The RCN has played an important part in that, as have Unison and the other trade unions representing nurses at all levels in the NHS. We work closely together precisely to try to get the policies right, and not just bring nurses into the NHS but ensure that they stay.
As far as internal issues as concerned, I think that they are a matter for the RCN.
Hywel Williams (Caernarfon): There are 750 nursing vacancies in Wales. What steps are the Government taking to ensure that nurse training places are allocated to Wales to meet that need?
Mr. Milburn: It is one of the joys of my life that I am not responsible for all things Welshnot that all things Welsh, as personified by hon. Members of all parties, are not absolutely admirable. There is very good news about nurse training places. I note that the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service reports that the number of people applying for nursing degrees has risen by 18 per cent. in one year. The news is better with regard to applications for nurse diploma courses: they are up by 83 per cent.
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Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 12, 2014
Toil announces today that Conor Collier and Colin Jackson will serve as the shop's new Creative Director team. Together, they will carry on the company's mission to deliver high-end motion design for all digital platforms. This move is a promotion for Collier, formerly a senior animator, who has been an integral member of the Toil team since its inception. In a freelance capacity, Jackson has worked with Toil on numerous occasions and was a natural choice for the owners. About the new creative director team, Toil co-owner Kevin Moore had this to say:
"Both Conor and Colin have worked on dozens of Toil projects over the last four years. They've proven time and time again they are true craftsman and unselfish collaborators that strive to realize a project's full potential."
With a creative eye and understanding of clients' individual needs, both Collier and Jackson have collaborated with multiple agencies on projects for Progressive, Saucony, Volvo and Foxwoods, among others. Toil services clients in the New England area and beyond, weaving artistic visuals through a broad range of branded entertainment.
For additional information, contact Reaghan Puleo at 617.267.5700 or reaghan(at)toilboston(dot)com.
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Why I am doubting is because even though your post appears so full of conviction, there isn't a "because" followed by an unrefutable argument or a difficult one at least just a "since", without explanation of why my path would be blinded.
Originally posted by ThePhysicalExperience
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I would like to write a book about this. Are you interested in contributing some more information towards this project? I have found your posts helpful in arranging some pieces to my own puzzle and think this information can be relayed for more people to understand and comprehend the message.
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I do not claim enlightenment, I only believe that I understand chaos has form, if that makes sense.
I asked you If you come from from light or darkness, you assumed I asked whether you consider yourself good or evil which I did not, only where you come from, (remember, you claim to be an enlightened being).
Your assumption is what blinded you to the simple question of where you came from,
Originally posted by Pervius
The truly enlightened beings grab souls from other planets/realms and place them somewheres on Earth where a specific objective would be done.
Our paths and futures are predetermined before we're even thrown here. We're nothing but mere chess pieces.
Talk to the Buddists who believe in reincarnation and talk about "life regression". Supposedly the best place is a planet with nothing but jellyfish like things...that everyone loves and never wants to leave. I think that place is that ice moon of Jupiter. She's got warm enough water below the ice for some kinda jellyfish life forms.
You make all these assumptions while you are not completely enlightened nor do you have a claim.
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I read several pages of this thread but not the whole thing. So my apologies, OP, if this has already been asked and responded to, but would you link us to a picture of you, with especially your eyes showing? A picture is worth a thousand words, you know. Actually, in this case, probably a whole lot more than a thousand.
I hope you can oblige as this is probably all that is necessary for some of us, as the heart tacitly recognizes true enlightenment as well as delusion.edit on 8-3-2013 by bb23108 because:
Originally posted by Itisnowagain
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Can you tell by looking at these eyes?
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This Saturday, November 15, the Bruins will compete at the NCAA West Regional Championships, hosted by the University of Portland, and held at Blue Lake Park in Portland, OR. The men's 10K race will begin at 11:00 AM, followed by the women's 6K at 12:15 PM.
The Bruins will compete with a six-man team. Representing the Bruins are true freshman Austin Ramos, redshirt freshman Chad Galbreath, sophomore Mohammed Qazi and juniors Ben Aragon, Erik Emilsson and Jon Rankin. At the Pac-10 Championships, Ramos was the No. 1 UCLA runner, placing 22nd in 25:43.4.
'Though we were extremely disappointed with the effort of the team at the Pac-10 Championships, I've been pleased with the way that the guys have turned around their focus and enthusiasm in practice,' said Peterson. 'We are extremely optimistic going into the Regional Championships and have a high expectation for improving from our Pac-10 performance.'
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The Copy of the book The Shadow of the Wind by Julián Carax
Daniel Sempere chooses this object as his responsibility.
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Daniel desired this object from a very young age.
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This was founded by Daniel's grandfather.
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Julián Carax met his childhood friends here.
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This is Jacinta's home.
Montjuïc Castle
This place housed political dissidents.
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The body believed to be Julián's was taken here.
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So Ive been playing this mod for a long long time, and Ive noticed that regardless of how much i improve my computer the game still seems to get really slow after 10 mins of playing a skirmish. Does anyone else experience this issue?
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So Ive been playing this mod for a long long time, and Ive noticed that regardless of how much i improve my computer the game still seems to get really slow after 10 mins of playing a skirmish. Does anyone else experience this issue?
Well There has been issues with the infantry annihilate, so I would wait for that to get fixed. To answer your question about the infantry. The Panther was an amazing tank back in the day, of course its not a Tiger v1orv2 nor a King tiger, but it was still a powerhouse tank. If you put up an infantry squad against most tanks they will get ****** up. Just because the SAS are better trained does not mean they are more invulnerable against bullets and shells. This mod strips away that feature of normal COH, where more expensive infantry took less damage or had more health. So When you attack a tank you have to divide your infantry up so that they dont all get punished. This mod requires alot more micromanagement than the normal COH. It takes awhile to get use to it. Good Luck man.
I mean I would just revert to the original to get a clean desc_strat file, but you can look through medieval 2 total war's forum for a file in one of the threads Twcenter.net
well I wouldn't think that would effect anything, I figure that would make the campaign crash. I think the best thing would be to go back to the original kingdoms.
Have you modded the game at all?
I think you are having essentially the same issue as Jamestc94 (the guy below)'s problem. So make sure you have the right install path that matches your medieval 2 folder.
Make sure when you install it its in your steam folder not the default location the installer loads it to. So change the install path to /steam/steamapps/common/medieval 2 total war. If that does not work you need to delete all traces of both third age and medieval meaning after "delete local content" of medieval 2 you need to go into your common folder and delete the medievel 2 folder. then try it fresh. I hope that works man.
Yes indeed, you can get two mg's mounted.
So can you play as the russians?
Eastern front uses a very clever system to have troops get covered by tanks and move them quickly. Your able to have infantry at least on one tank the T-34, its simmiler to the thank commander being able to garrison a tank. Maybe in the next update the guys could put in something like that.
I think it would be easier if they just made it so you could lock on infantry to a tank to follow behind at a very close distance, and have the tank automatically go slower. It would be far to much micro managing to have adjustable speeds on tanks for a game that already has an insane amount of micro managing.
When you say "you had the extended build menus" it sounds like its an option. This is just my inferring on what you said but I could be wrong. If I were good at coding id try to fix it myself off what you said but i'm not skilled enough.
PROkiller16, well ive reverted back to 4.02b and its very smooth gameplay with almost no lag at all, so id think it has something to do with maybe a new code that was instilled in 4.51. Perhaps the new release of blitzkrieg will have this changed. Anyway i'm assuming you've made this mod and very nice job. I find 4.02b is just as good as 4.51, probably cause I can run it better hahahaha.
Hi, Ive posted a few times about lag while playing this game either multi or solo, I have a beefy gaming computer gtx680, i7 3.08ghz, 8gigs of ram. I've tried many different approaches to fix it such as re install, update graphic drivers, defrag, overclock gpu. Yet the game still lags. Im wondering if there is a way to fix this. I think it might be that COh:Blitz needs more RAM usage or CPU power, cause my GPU seems to only be at 70% usage on high load. Anyone know of a solution? Perhaps a program that lets COH read all mem, or something like that. Thanks.
Corey, do you ever plan to return to the original ships blowing up slowly into small pieces. I found that it gave much more the epic feel compared to the present outright explosion. Very Good Mod by the way.
Can you play the campaign map in multiplayer cause I have 2 other friends who want to do that and there are 3 playable factions?
Stupid Question probably, but I have Thrauns Revenge and it says this is a total conversion mod, so will I lose the ability to play the vanilla EaW and Thrauns revenge?
Ive run the mod just by its self as well as with game booster which closes ram consuming programs and I still get the same problem, Ive got 8 Gigs of ram so I can't see that being the issue. Im still trying to work out what it is. Maybe ill find it or maybe the next update will fix it.
Ive been doing some experimenting with my issue I posted about earlier and have found that my Blitz 4.51 lags even when HD models are off. The 4.02b version ran silky smooth so Im trying to figure out what could be the cause of this lag. The lag is due to the amount of units that are on the map and amount of time the game has gone on for. Im beginning to think this is a coding problem cause as I mentioned before the last version did fine. To whoever made this game, awesome job love this mod to death, however this might be something you want to look into. Thanks.
You can shift click commands however this is more for movement, so if you want your units to go around an MG nest instead right into it you shift click them around. I suggest you start on easy with an ally AI and watch what they do, then master a command tree. Probably figured this out already sorry if this is all old news. Best of luck to you.
I get this sort of jerky lag as the game progresses. This didn't happen with the previous versions I played, they all ran crystal smooth. I tried reinstalling this mod fresh with many defrags to help clean up the disk space but still no luck. I have a Gtx 680 with an i7 so I can't think its my hardware. Does anyone else experience this and or have any solutions? Thank you.
Are there lots of new units like in the empire darth mod?
do you guys have to re due all your work for skyrim?
is there actually going to be stealth in the game?
I enjoy the fact that this mod has more effort and dedication than most skilled professionals put into their work. Honestly I think the signature was the coolest thing, but keep it up!!
The first season was great. But the seasons after that got just way to philosophical.
Well the problem here is that the engine cannot give a room for drastically improved AI so that means that the only way to make it harder is by giving them elite units. Sorry its a common annoyance that most game have.
So is this coming out this year at all?
I would like to see more units for all of the factions but other than that Im looking forward to this next version
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Check out the single artwork for Ke$ha's upcoming single "Die Young"!
"getting closer. get hyped. eternal boners," the 25-year-old singer tweeted along with the artwork.
Ke$ha also tweeted a video of herself singing a snippet of the song on the Subway system of Japan.
"I hear your heartbeat to the beat of the drums. Oh, what a shame that you came here with someone. While you're here in my arms, let's make the most of the night. Like we're gonna die young. We're gonna die young. We're gonna die young," she sings on the track.
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NORRISTOWN >> The Norristown Fire Department is now the first municipal fire department in Montgomery County to carry the anti-opioid drug Narcan.
In 2015, the most current year for which statistics were tabulated, there were 3,383 opioid overdose related deaths in Pennsylvania, with 136 of them occurring in Montgomery County, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency's annual Intelligence Report.
In response to the growing opioid epidemic sweeping the nation and the greater Norristown area, in particular, Fire Chief Thomas O'Donnell reached out to Plymouth Ambulance operations chief Thomas Trojansky to forge a partnership in which full-time, on duty firefighters, have been equipped with the life-saving drug and trained how to use it.
Narcan is a brand name for the drug Naloxone, which acts as a narcotic uptake inhibitor, blocking and thereby reversing the suppressive effects to the respiratory and central nervous system caused by drugs like heroin.
It became more widely accessible after Montgomery County commissioner and then acting director of the Montgomery County Health Department Val Arkoosh issued a county-wide standing order expanding its availability under the auspices of Act 139, a state law allowing for its use by first responders.
Part of the impetus for the program stemmed from an incident last year in which an opioid overdose victim was passed out in a vehicle in the middle of a street firefighters needed to pass in order to respond to a fire call.
Spearheaded by Assistant Fire Chief John Remillard, the program is fully funded by Plymouth Ambulance, whose medics also conducted the training.
"I think Norristown Fire has done a wonderful job trying to help the community," Trojansky said. "Even though there's people that don't want to help themselves. Our job in public safety is to help them."
Trojansky stressed that Narcan is not a "magical cure" and expressed concern that some people feel that since the antidote is widely available, they have a false sense of hope of surviving an overdose.
"The collateral damage is everybody thinks this drug is going to help them. It only helps them if they're alive. It's not going to bring anybody back from the dead," Trojansky said, noting that despite Narcan's widened availability "the exponential rise in deaths from overdoses is unprecedented."
Although Narcan has proven effective at reducing opioid deaths, Trojansky warned that polypharmaceutical overdoses and synthetic narcotics like fentanyl — which is sometimes used to cut heroin — greatly reduce or negate its effectiveness.
"What makes Norristown firefighters unique in Montgomery County is we're staffed 24 hours, seven days a week and we spend a tremendous amount of time out and about in the community," said Remillard, adding that firefighters in the municipality "have a high percentage of encountering someone who may be experiencing an opioid overdose."
"There could be a window of up to four minutes when firefighters are the only first responders on the scene," Remillard said.
Some instances in which firefighters could be called on to administer Narcan include cooking incidents and vehicle crashes in which someone is incapacitated by opioids.
"We are the largest squad in the county, covering 15 to 16 thousand calls a year in over a 74 to 76 square mile area. In a day we average about two to three administrations of Narcan," Trojansky said.
"It's just another tool in our toolbox to help combat this issue," added O'Donnell. "This program would not be possible without Plymouth Ambulance and they're funding and training."
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MAC Volcanic Overview
MAC Volcanic Ash Scrub is by far one of the most interesting facial scrubs on the market. The product is formulated from live volcanic ash from the islands of Vanuatu, and sugar crystals. The products color and consistency are quite contradictory to the products fragrance. While reading product reviews from consumers the most common complaint was MAC's failure to keep the product in stock year round. MAC's Volcanic Ash Scrub is designed for all skin types; oily, dry, normal and combination skin. The MAC cosmetic line contains both makeup and skin care products.
The MAC website was easy to navigate however the lack of information was unfortunate. Especially with a product as unique as Volcanic Ash Scrub. In fact much of what I learned about the product came from third party sources.
MAC Volcanic – Product Description
MAC Volcanic Ash Scrub consist of two key elements, volcanic ash and sugar crystals. The volcanic ash is derived from live volcanoes from the island of Vanuatu. The scrub is considered to be an eco friendly product.
The product consistency is almost like tar. The color of the product is black this combination of strange consistency and color leave the consumer surprised when it comes to fragrance. The most common theme in all the reviews was the surpisingly pleasant scent.
The sugar crystals in the product work as an abrasive. The dead skin that accumulates on the outer layer of the skin is shed when the sugar granules are introduced. Rubbing in a circular motion excess debris is removed, allowing new skin to be exposed to the surface. With the dead skin removed, the new skin is able to absorb the volcanic ash. Volcanic ash contains properties that enhance the complexion. Some examples of these are trace elements and minerals. When using a product like MAC Volcanic Ash Scrub, special precautions should be taken. The new skin is exposed to the sun making it vulnerable to burning and sun damage.
MAC Volcanic Advantage
- The product contains natural ingredients like volcanic ash and sugar crystals
- The product exfoliates dead skin.
- The product contains minerals and trace elements.
- The product is eco friendly
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- The product website neglects to inform the reader of product specifications
- The product is only available seasonally.
- The product appears to show recieve favorable results from people with oily skin.
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There is no argument that the product does scrub face and remove debris. However I am skeptical about how well the product performs compared to it's competitors. There are two things that make this product appealing, the fact that it is made by MAC and it contains the ash of live volcanoes from the Vanuatu Islands. While the product is interesting, this may not be enough to justify purchasing it
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Supermarkets, Kimchi and Tea – Seoul, South Korea, Asia
I have always felt that visiting a supermarket in a new country is a good way to get an initial insight into its culture. Certain things such as yoghurts, washing powders and soft drinks may be much the same worldwide, but a stroll down the meat section in Korea can be different from the meat section in England or America. Pig's heads and types of fish you have not seen before for example, become noticeable. In the fruit and vegetable section, you see types that are unfamiliar and a few vegetables not recognisable, but they are popular and part of the diet in Korea.
Koreans use Chinese medicine a lot. As a result, supermarkets often stack traditional remedies such as deer antlers, thought to give energy and strength. On first seeing them, I thought they looked unappetising, since they were cut into thin bloody slices, but they are common and expensive. I tried a medicine that contained deer antlers extract, ginseng and other herbs. Even though I didn't like the taste, I felt more energetic! Did the fact that I almost jumped out of my skin have something to do with the sudden burst of vitality? I get the same reaction from drinking a full bottle of Soju!
A national treasure
Korean supermarkets offer a great selection of items such as tofu and kimchi. Tofu comes in many different types, usually varying according to the consistency. It tastes great in soups, especially in one of my favourite, Sun-Dubu. I prefer the soft tofu, but I like it cut into slices or diced and fried.
Korea's specialty, found everywhere, is kimchi. I will refer to it many times; it's unavoidable. It is like writing about England without mentioning football, pubs and London; or writing about America and not mentioning Bush or baseball; or writing about the French and not referring to how much they hate visitors speaking English rather than French in their country.
The importance of kimchi became clear as soon as I arrived in Korea. Not only did it come up in conversations in classes, but there are dozens of variations. My students told me that kimchi is more than a food; it is a necessity, a passion, an essential ingredient of Korean culture! Many of them miss it more than anything else when they go abroad. One student misses it more that his family and friends!
After several months I learned there are over 100 different types of kimchi and different types according to the area of the country. Cheju island, for example, has Haemul (seafood) kimchi; Nabak (square cut radish); Kangwon Province has Chanran (fish paste and sliced radish) kimchi and Ojingeo Mu-u (squid radish) kimchi. Ch'ungch'ong Provinces have Gul Ggaktugi (oyster and sliced radishes) and Hobak (pumpkin) kimchi. You get the point.
I like kimchi; I never hesitated to eat it. My favourite is Myeolchi kimchi – made with a dried fish base, has a strong seafood taste. Many English teachers in South Korea like it too. I could not eat it for breakfast, though. People from Anglo countries dislike Myeolchi kimchi, but they like other types of kimchi. The fact that many Koreans eat kimchi at every meal, including breakfast, attests to the depth of their passion for their national treasure.
Ready-made Korean specialties such as Korean pancakes, cold glass noodles, cooked vegetables and sautéed mushrooms can also be found. A warning! Be careful of Korean bread; things are not always as they seem. What looks like a normal Western loaf of bread, leaves you with a mouthful of cream when you bite into it. The centre is often full of cream, nothing wrong with it, but it's surprising when you're not expecting it. It could be because Koreans usually eat rice at every meal; hence the bread is more like a dessert. Maybe it is something new – to keep Westerners on their toes!
For an Englishman, the tea section in a supermarket is important. Green tea and barley tea are common; quality is always good. The problem, though, is that an English person from England likes black tea; in Korea, the only black tea available is Twinings – less than half the strength of black tea in England. I had the same difficulty in the U.S. I usually take tea bags (a good brand of India tea and a travel kettle). I even send tea to my English, Australian and South African friends working in Korea. Tea is as important to the British as kimchi is to Koreans.
Paul Symonds writes for South Korea & Seoul – Korean Travel, Culture and Business.


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" We were heading from south india , along the western coastline on some seriously bendy roads. i was in a vehicle from chickmanglore towards Gokarna. I was sitting right at the back of the vehicle, with the window open. All i could see as the vehicle was moving, were sky high eucalyptus trees stretching and twisting their way up to the top of the mountains...and down in to the valleys.
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This moment was magical, in the state of oneness' gazing out the window, soaking in the beautiful essences of nature slowly
filling up my soul, my breathing and slowly bloodstream....
.................... time went on still driving... .....................................
By now, the motion of the smoke was whirling , with my breathing, rotating in through my veins onwards to my heart and back round my body again... whirling, spinning with love of everything....the sun was high up in the sky, the air was infinite, the trees were infinite, the landscape was infinite , the moment was infinite... and all within my self was infinite...................... and the journey began.....
As the whirling motions took over my inner body, they started effecting the things i was focusing on. I was leaning against the door, with my head near to the window as possible....... still taking in the infinite landscape of eucalyptus trees and coconut trees in the horizon.
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WECU Jamboree Results (24.09.2011.)
The West of England Union's annual pre-season get-together is their Jamboree which was held on Sunday in Taunton. There were three teams of 12 players in the Open Section, Devon, Gloucestershire and Somerset. It has always been a closely contested affair and this time Devon managed to squeeze home, in spite of having had to default one board due to the traffic chaos on the motorway causing long delays. Devon came 1st with 7 points, just ahead of Somerset on 6½ and Gloucestershire on 4½.
There were five teams in the grade-limited section, which Dorset won by a comfortable margin on 8½ points, ahead of East Devon and Somerset 'B' in joint 2nd place on 6 points, Torbay League on 4½ and Somerset 'C' on 4. Somerset are to be congratulated on getting out three strong teams.
Here is a crisp finish from Devon's winning team in the Open.
White: Adam Musson (159 – Glos.). Black: John K. F. Stephens (173 – Devon).
Slav Defence [D30]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 Key move of the Slav Defence. 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.b3 b6 6.Bd3 Bb7 7.Nbd2 dxc4 8.Nxc4 c5 9.0–0 Be7 10.Bb2 Nbd7 11.Nce5 0–0 12.Rc1 Ne4 13.Nxd7 Qxd7 14.Qc2 Qd5 15.Ne5 White has exposed himself to a potential threat on the long diagonal. 15…cxd4 16.Bxd4 The d-file is now clear of pawns and control of it will be central. 16…Nd2 threatening mate on g2 and the nearby rook. 17.Bxh7+ Kh8 18.f3 Nxf1 19.Be4 Hitting the queen and the bishop behind it which cannot be defended. 19…Nxe3 20.Qd3 If 20.Bxd5 Nxc2 21.Bxb7 Nxd4 22.Rc7 (Not 22.Bxa8 Ne2+ 23.Kf1 Nxc1 24.Be4 leaving Black a rook up.) 22…Rae8; 20.Bxe3; if 20.Bxe3 Qxe5 21.Bxb7 Qxe3+ 22.Kh1 Rad8. 20…Qd6 21.Bxb7 Rad8 22.Nc6 Nf5 23.Nxd8 Rxd8 Back to level material. 24.Rc4 Nxd4 25.Qe4 Nf5 Threatening Qd1+ and Rd2mate 26.Qe1 White has an answer this time, but Black's command of the d-file will prove decisive. 26…b5 27.Rc6 Qd4+ 28.Kf1 Ne3+ 29.Ke2 forced 29…Nxg2 Black can force a mate whatever White tries from now on. 30.Qg3 Qd1+ 0-1. Resigned in view of 31.Kf2 Rd2 mate. Another ending where a knight controls possible flight squares for the enemy king.
Other games may be found on the chessdevon website, while full charts and pictures are on keverelchess.com.
Last week's problem shouldn't have taken long to solve; 1.Rc8 threatened the unstoppable 2.Ra8 mate.
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Blame small government for U.S. GDP downer
Weak U.S. economic growth in the first quarter was driven in part by a pullback in business investment — but a sharp decline in government spending also played a role. Gross domestic product grew 2.2 percent, well short of the Reuters consensus forecast of 2.5 percent. Business spending fell 2.1 percent while government expenditures saw a 3 percent drop linked to lower defense spending. Consumer spending proved a bright spot in the report, climbing 2.9 percent. Still, there is concern that this too could fade because an unusually warm winter may have brought some spending forward.
Jay Feldman at Credit Suisse breaks down the numbers:
The big downside surprise from our vantage point was in federal government spending, which contracted 5.6% in the quarter (we expected an increase given the firmer readings in monthly Treasury data). Most of the shortfall was concentrated in defense (-8.1%). Combined with the ongoing contraction in state and local government output (-1.2%), the government sector overall shaved 0.6 percentage point from top line GDP.
Yet this pales in comparison to what might happen if Congress fails to break a budget logjam by the end of this year. If left unaddressed, the resulting spending cuts and expiring tax breaks — the dreaded fiscal cliff — could easily tip the world's largest economy back into recession.
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The parents of an Indiana University student missing for more than 18 months are marking their daughter's 22nd birthday with a nationwide plea for information that might help them find her.
Lauren Spierer went missing about 4:30 a.m. June 3 after a night of partying with friends in downtown Bloomington.
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
DumDum Score - Audio Sheep
Label : Newcastle Media Workshops, UK, 1986
Obscure LP by DumDum Score aka Chris Simpson, from the same town as :zoviet*france:, Newcastle upon Tyne. Covers of other records were used, with a DumDum Score sticker on them. A very great LP, that did not deserve to fall into oblivion...
Tracklist :
A1. Slab (2:16)
A2. Blood Drum Speaks (1:36)
A3. Closer Than A Brother (3:08)
A4. Day Four (2:10)
A5. West (2:20)
A6. Think Out Loud (2:39)
A7. Trench (2:20)
A8. Swells And Flows (3:08)
B1. Cento (1:58)
B2. Luck Love (4:03)
B3. Going Under Again (3:54)
B4. Shore (3:18)
B5. Heads Of Tulips (3:54)
B6. Blinding (1:33)
Libellés : DumDum Score, Label: Newcastle Media Workshops
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Serafuse - Fallen Angel
Label : Charrm, UK, 1996
Ambient techno on :zoviet*france: label.
Tracklist :
1. Initiate (3:19)
2. Glide (6:41)
3. Star (1:02)
4. Flower (9:50)
5. Alone (3:35)
6. Embraced (5:43)
7. Unknown? (8:14)
8. Return (5:58)
9. Free(Emersion) (4:09)
10. Fallen (6:59)
11. Angel (15:49)
Libellés : Label: Charrm, Serafuse
Monday, January 25, 2010
Zoviet France - Shteirlel
Label : Altvinyl, UK, 2008
Limited edition of 150 numbered copies
Those files were downloaded on soulseek, cleaned with Adobe Audition, and encoded in mp3Pro maximum quality by Autodolor.
Tracklist :
A. Part 1 (3:30)
B. Part 2 (7:46)
Libellés : Ben Ponton, Label: Altvinyl, Zoviet France
Friday, January 22, 2010
Zoviet France - Interview On Dutch Radio
Radio Interview, The Netherlands, circa 1996
Interview with Ben Ponton and Mark Warren on a Dutch radio. Anyone more info about that recording ?
Read more interviews by :zoviet*france: co-founder Robin Storey here.
Libellés : Ben Ponton, Mark Warren, Zoviet France
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Zoviet France & Evan Parker - Live At Conway Hall, London, March 8, 1996
Unreleased recording, UK, 1996
Ripped by Tom
That collaboration was recorded live during the LMC's New Aural Series at Conway Hall, London, on March 8, 1996. An excerpt was included in the Resonance Vol.5 N°2 compilation CD.
Tracklist :
1. Live At Conway Hall (59:13)
Libellés : Ben Ponton, Evan Parker, Zoviet France
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Zoviet France - Live In My Livingroom
Label : ZH27, US, 2008
Limited edition of 27 copies
Ripped by Tom
"Joee Conroy had booked Zoviet France to play Snaglewet (the old Tewlegans Tavern) on a Friday night. Later the club books the Flat Duo Jets on the same night without informing Joee or Zoviet France. When Zoviet France arrive to find out this information a hubub ensues and they ask to Joee 'Whose apartment can we play nearby?' I had made up some posters for the show - silkscreened a design on fake wood laminate (which I put on metal telephone poles) and fake ceramic floor tiling (which I put on wood telephone poles) in celebration of their legendary packaging. (Joee's poster was especially bad and this encouraged me to do my own.) So Joee suggests my apartment which was extremely close to Snaglewets. Thus one hot sweaty night in mid-May 1991 Zoviet France played in my livingroom through my stereo & this release is a recording of that show. The air conditioner had to be turned off to avoid adding noise to the show but after the show a few members of Zoviet France remarked they were quite pleasantly surprised to hear planes flying overhead during the show. My apartment was on one of the flight paths of United Parcel Service and the air traffic was an interesting addition to the show".
Zan Hoffman
Additional notes :
- Released without the authorization of the band ;
- Officially limited to 27, but more copies where sold ;
- Zan Hoffman asked Megaupload to remove the link because he had "not given permission for this to be issued online" (LOL).
Tracklist :
1. Live In My Linvingroom (50:49)
Libellés : Andy Eardley, Ben Ponton, Label: ZH27, Robin Storey, Zan Hoffman, Zoviet France
Friday, January 15, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Illusion Of Safety - Live Im C.U.B.A.
Unofficial release, Germany, 2001
Live recording from the Illusion Of Safety concert at C.U.B.A., Münster, Germany, on April 20, 2001.
Listen / download more recent live Illusion Of Safety :
Live On Rare Frequency - October 23, 2008
Live At WFMU Airborne Event - October 26, 2008
Live At The Lab - December 12, 2008
Tracklist :
1. Untitled (48:44)
Libellés : Dan Burke, Illusion Of Safety
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Illusion Of Safety - ...odds
Label : Self-released, US, 2000
Limited edition of 200 numbered copies
CDr created to be sold primarily at live performances. The tracks are live unreleased performances from 2000 + two new studio compositions, and two previously unavailable recordings from 1994.
Track 1 : live improvisation collaboration with Theresa Marin Nakra at RRR Loft, June 21st, 2000 ;
Track 2 : remix (2000) from a live peformance in Rennes, France, 1997 ;
Track 3 : combination of a string/orchestral piece from 1988 and a computer manipulation done in 2001 ;
Track 4 : solo piece by Chris Block, 1994 ;
Track 5 : solo piece by Dan Burke, 1994 ;
Tracks 6 & 7 : solo performance by Dan Burke at Dead Tech gallery, Chicago, 2000.
Tracklist :
1. Live In Lowell (17:41)
2. Rennes Part 1 Mix 2 (3:16)
3. Paradise (Is) Unlivable (19:20)
4. Five Minutes Approving (7:58)
5. Out The Window (8:52)
6. 11-5-00 Dead Tech Part 1 (4:28)
7. 11-5-00 Dead Tech Part 2 (4:55)
Libellés : Chris Block, Dan Burke, Illusion Of Safety, Theresa Marin Nakra
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Illusion Of Safety - Entitled
Label : Auf Abwegen, Germany, 2002
Limited edition of 100 numbered copies
Another amazing Illusion Of Safety release - recent but rare :
"created to celebrate the 10 year existence of aufabwegen magazine
released with aa#32 in a limited edition of 100 copies"
Tracklist :
1. Entitled (40:41)
Libellés : Dan Burke, Illusion Of Safety, Label: Auf Abwegen
Monday, January 4, 2010
Dead Tech - Untitled
Cassette, C90
Label : Complacency, US, 1985
Ripped by rayman
From Dead Tech MySpace : "In 1981, Mitch Enderle was the first collaborator with Dan Burke recording as Psychotic Dub, which later became Illusion Of Safety. In 1985 Mitch released a cassette on Complacency called Dead Tech. This work was Industrial music described as "noise like it used to be", featuring distorted drum machine, loops, samples, synth, guitar, and vocals very similar to early SPK, Nocturnal Emission, and Test Department".
Tracklist :
A1. Got Me On The Run
A2. Desolate-Demolition
A3. Halls Of Shame
A4. Feel The Steal
A5. Pit Of Darkness
A6. Where's God?
A7. Incoming
A8. Rip The Flesh
A9. Sludge Is My Semen
A10. Drown In Fallout
B1. Catalavox
B2. Enemy Of The State
B3. Fear
B4. 7 Horsemen Of The Apocalypse
B5. Temple Offering
B6. Hot Box Of Genocide
B7. Rotting Thoughts
B8. I'm An Angel!
B9. Frustrated By Distortions
Libellés : Dan Burke, Dead Tech, Illusion Of Safety, Label: Complacency, Mitch Enderle
Friday, January 1, 2010
Illusion Of Safety - RVE
Cassette, C46
Label : Complacency, US, 1991
Ripped by caronte
As far as I know, the performers on that obscure Illusion Of Safety release are Dan Burke and Jim O'Rourke. A brilliant cassette of ambient post-industrial music !
Libellés : Dan Burke, Illusion Of Safety, Jim O'Rourke, Label: Complacency
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My name is joey angelone and i am scene
i got cout bring a blade to school and i got sent up to the office and the vice princel asked me if i had a blade and i say ya i do and i gave it to him and he said do i have cut marks i said ya i do but there old.. and he seached my back pack and found a drowing of a rize and it had cut marks and a blade on it and it said emo people and on the back it showed a stick preson smoking and cutting and the vice prinical said im goin to think about pudding you on the bored metting (a bored meetting is win they goin to ask you questions and they will think about pudding you back in school or just expleae you so i left the school on the day i got cout with it and in 5 days i had a small meeting and he said that i was goin to the bored meeting so i went to the bored meeting lik 1 mouth later and i was in it for 1 hour and 30 mins and they said that i will go back to school the next day later But i will be on probashon for 1 hold year and im goin to be off of it on Aug.29.2010
so now i cant cut anymore and the school said i will have to see a therapy and so far it been about 5 mouths sin this happend and im doin good
some people in school say that i am emo but im not ihate life,life is sad and not....happy or mad i got some new emo/scene firends and thar ok and dont get mad at me and im lik the BIGGIEs preve in the world!!!! i love sex and i want to do stuff eailer
lik 3 days ago i egged this yard duddys house cuz her dauter its so anncoying and at school i got a PDA (i PDA is public Dissplay of affichon) and all i was doin was pudding my arms around her and she worte me up so i get a detachon so i got realy mad and egged her house and i went home and i txted my firend wat i did and her mom sall it and told my dad and the yard duddy and the next day in the morring my dad called me and said things lik im goin to watch you and stuff and if i miss up he might kick my #$%@% and the yard Dudy told the cops and they school and my mom works of the city so her talked the out of it cuz she works there so i was send up to the office at 7:55am and i was up ther sitting doin NOTHING untill 10:45am and thin i got a paper and i had to wright wat i did and wat i sall and i did and the vice princel dude said that i wont be in troble at school but idk about the cops soo i told my mom to do somthing about cuz she works for the city so she did and i wont be intorble with them so ya im happy about that lol
this lik just happened lik i wasent txten my mom in class cuz it was snowing and the prinacpal said no calling or txting you parents and i got cout txten and the next day i was sent up to the prinacpals office and the vice prinpal was in ther and they said that i brok a rule on my scholl probashon list and he siad that he wood of expelled me but he did and wow thats a shock cuz he hates me!! lol so i got 2 in schools and i told my mom all of this and she got me out of this and im lik not in trolbe anymore lol
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Teen dies after shooting at father's NC home
Teen dies after shooting at father's NC home
A teen girl has died after a weekend shooting that left her father dead at his home outside Clinton.
Authorities say Larissa Estrada died Sunday at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.
Authorities are waiting on an autopsy report on Estrada and her father, but investigators say they think 51-year-old Edwin Estrada shot his daughter before killing himself. Deputies have not discussed a motive for the shooting.
Larissa Estrada's brother went to his father's Sampson County home on Friday night to find his sister after she didn't return to the home they shared with their mother.
When no one answered the door, authorities say the brother forced his way inside and found Edwin Estrada dead from a gunshot wound and his sister slumped over.