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If you can break through the blockers in the middle you can get candies down onto the conveyor so that you can switch the UFO's and use them to hopefully grow more popcorns.
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Candy Crush Saga level 912
If you can break through the blockers in the middle you can get candies down onto the conveyor so that you can switch the UFO's and use them to hopefully grow more popcorns.
117 comments:
I am very surprised there are no comments here. After a few fun levels this is back to boring, boring, boring!
- 19 April 2015 at 13:51
Very boring level yawnnnnn.. this will make me quit candy crush..
- 19 April 2015 at 14:11
Just once it would be nice to do a whole set of 15 without a dud like this. Hard is OK but this is just plain luck. Many 6-color levels like this are bad as you often only have one or 2 bad ones and then the dreaded "shuffling". Any level where you see "shuffling" is most likely a poorly designed level.
- 19 April 2015 at 20:23
Lol - I just did this easily right after I made the last comment because I was lucky enough to get two color bombs next to each other! That is one way to activate the saucers without going through the popcorn - switch the color bombs and everything is zapped - including the UFO's!
- 19 April 2015 at 20:30
That is twice I passed this level but my score was to low.. that's awful on this boring level
- 20 April 2015 at 10:06
And YET ANOTHER completely BORING level. this is a level where skill of playing doesn't even come into it, it's all going to be getting a good board, and how many games and time will I have to waste to get that board? I used to look forward to playing and challenging friends on who can finish the 15 levels in each game, but due to crap levels like this I'm down to three friends who play on a regular basis, out of about 25 that started. Come on King get a grip, your number one game will be knocked of its pedestal if you carry on like this. please do something to make this level achievable and do it soon.
- 20 April 2015 at 12:07
This looks easy with no chocolate and no bombs, but it's difficult. I'm sure I've played at least 50 times. Got close a few times. Can't get through even with two sprinkle balls together and flying saucers doing their thing. Yes, as others have said, boring.
- 20 April 2015 at 16:38
Got lucky today and got 2 color bombs to switch and this activated the flying saucers which activated 2 more color bombs side by side which I switched and this caused another color bomb and then I used a hammer to clear a candy. Glad to be done with this. I had played many times.
- 21 April 2015 at 12:20
I got lucky. Super boring level. I finally started using a multi-color ball starter booster. Needed several nice combos to blow away the popcorn. Got some really good shots from the saucers. The rest of the games in this episode are ok once you get past this dud.
- 22 April 2015 at 06:39
I played this level at least 50 times, and FINALLY got lucky enough to get (2) color bomb/color bomb combos to clear the board...BUT the score wasn't high enough. That happened TWICE! My laptop almost became a frisbee!
Make SURE your score is high enough BEFORE clearing the board (if you're lucky enough to get 2 of those combos!)
- 22 April 2015 at 08:41
- YERCH said...
I have passed this level numerous times but didn't have enough points, has anyone else had this happen. The way the candies fall you can't plan ahead for points, they fall and game over only to have the notice I didn't get enough points, come on KING
- 22 April 2015 at 15:32
- Jay said...
Seems like the levels have either been easy board but must have high score, or ridiculous board and moderate score. Remember the good old days when this game was fun?
- 23 April 2015 at 16:28
I too have cleared the board, 3 times as a matter of fact but my scores haven't been high enough! WTH?!
- 24 April 2015 at 14:00
I've cleared the board FOUR times and still haven't gotten enough points!
- 24 April 2015 at 16:37
I'v played over 40 games and I can't even make a stripe or wrapped, let alone combine them together. Very difficult level :(
- 24 April 2015 at 17:22
After playing so many times, I was thrilled to finally clear the board - only to find I did not have enough points!!! I am not impressed - not sure I can bring myself to keep playing! I have been short of moves every other time - if you finally clear the board it is just NOT a fair game if you don't then get to move on - these levels where you have to get the points as well as clearing the board are just there to slow us up. This might be it for me - so bored of this level now!! :(
- 25 April 2015 at 04:38
Since my last post on here, I must have played nearly 100 times on this level, in all that time I have never even got close to completing it even using boosters and extra moves is a waste of time. this is now becoming so boring, I'm now getting close to giving this game up altogether. A game is meant to be a challenge but not dam well near impossible, it is also meant to be fun an enjoyable but when you have played a game so many times it becomes frustrating and boring to a point that you want to just launch whatever you are playing on. So surely this then defeats what a game is there for. Come on king stop putting these stupid games in candy crush. I sure you will only pass this level when the logarithm of the board lets you. As it sure isn't by any move the user makes.
- 25 April 2015 at 06:39
Oh boy, here we go again. I think I am being punished for using 5 hammers to win level 902 when I finally had enough points. I did finally clear the board on this one, but only once, and didn't have enough points. BTW, I haven't scored anything more than 2 stars on any level in this episode. Anyone else having trouble getting 3 stars?
- 26 April 2015 at 05:47
I have a friend who has cleared this level and those above it, so I guess it can be done. I've come within one jelly a couple of times, with enough points, but I would have had to add extra moves. Also, I haven't seen a hammer or hand for a booster for ages. I think CC is trying to make money on this level. I suppose we could buy our way out of it, but I'm not buying. I only go in once a day, get my booster, play the five lives and leave. I'm actually doing worthwhile things with my time.
- 26 April 2015 at 23:24
Thank you, Candy Crush. I finally got through this level with three stars. Started out using two boosters from my booster bank: sprinkle ball and fish. Then finished level using one lollipop. Thank goodness I'm passed this level -- I thought I was through with Candy Crush forever.
- 27 April 2015 at 12:04
Can't believe how incredibly boring this level is... just no fun at all... i'm almost falling asleep trying to get past this one....
- 27 April 2015 at 13:56
Finally made it after about 40 tries. Just had enough points. The game started giving me boards where I got close. Must of got the lucky board. It took swapping sprinkles two times, and finally ended it with a stripe sprinkle combo. 1 star, just 2000 points extra. Whew, a tough one.
- 28 April 2015 at 08:26
- didueverdoubtme said...
Came to read comments after 4 attempts. .1st game I tried after I made two sprinkles that fell together and voila...got it out and score was low but went to 300000 and said I passed. Think trick is definitely 2 sprinkles. .I did that twice in game
- 29 April 2015 at 07:02
Finally after three days and unknown number of lives I got this one. I used three boosters--sprinkle ball, fish and stripe/wrap. Also used two sprinkles together. I hated this level and glad to be done.
- 29 April 2015 at 07:31
This level is absolutely impossible to pass. You can get close... But next to impossible to clear every thing on board with moves allotted. Very frustrating. I absolutely hate it ...
- 29 April 2015 at 09:16
Why do people say it's boring when it's challenging. I think if it's too easy it's boring. If you've made it this far I'm sure you won't quit like you've said many times before. Unless of course you are paying to get through these levels.....okay, back to the game!
- 29 April 2015 at 18:09
I finally got this and there wasn't anything special about it. It started out real slow like so many others and after I broke through the bottom the last UFO actually went where it could do some good. The sprinkles never were together, so that didn't help, like others have said. I did use a hammer for the last jelly, but I already had 3 stars and I wasn't letting this one go!!
- 30 April 2015 at 05:20
If you break through the blockers just enough, not the whole way, the next stripe you set up will be able to hit the UFOs. Took about 20 tries to finish the level. Not too bad.
- 30 April 2015 at 06:37
- Jocelyn said...
About 10 tries, no boosters, 1 star. I needed to combine sprinkle+sprinkle twice which helped clear down the board but limited my score.
- 30 April 2015 at 12:25
- Jane said...
Just starting. Comments are discouraging
- 30 April 2015 at 14:45
- Anoniem said...
Another impossible level......I cannot even complete this level!! Very boring now.
Maybe it is time to say goodbye to CC !!
- 30 April 2015 at 15:32
Must have gotten really lucky, fewer than 10 tries. Unlike other crushers, I lost in games where there were adjacent sprinkles (one game had two).
My only suggestions would be to match sprinkles with stripes, but make sure you have at least one candy of the stripe color in the columns where you need them, i.e. usually popcorn columns. If you don't, make moves to get some there before you set off the match. And avoid using a wrap until it's near the blockers, even if it's a wrap/stripe.
- 30 April 2015 at 16:09
Forgot to say reset is my best friend.
- 30 April 2015 at 16:17
Read the comments before I started this level. Ugh. Not looking promising. Played only 5 games and not even coming close at all! Think I'm gonna be here for a long time!
- 30 April 2015 at 16:25
Complain complain complain. Quit complaining or just quit! Obviously you have gotten this far, and have passed many very hard levels, so you know you will get past this too. If you need to cry about how hard this is, DELETE the game! Geezzzz
- 30 April 2015 at 16:35
Super hard level. Haven't even gotten close. Waiting for the lucky board.
- 30 April 2015 at 17:30
- Jane said...
Sometimes it is nice to hear that others are finding the level difficult, it's not just you
- 30 April 2015 at 17:45
Amen!!! People here complain every level, "Thank you CC for making a level that will make me quit". Etc etc. if ya dont like the game or its top hard, or JanC is annoying or whatever your million reasons are, then delete the game... Simple. Its a game!! Relax, enjoy it, laugh or yell at janC, just dont whine and complain, most would rather listen to janC than that nonsense!
Thank you
- 1 May 2015 at 05:48
- Jane said...
What is this new bonus wheel. I spun it once and it took my gold bars for a hand switch. Today it says play 211 so I did, five times and nothing happened. Can someone clue me in?,
- 1 May 2015 at 05:49
Got this one after just a few tries with a good board. Striped/wrapped low help a lot. Just kept blasting at the blockers with them. Got a few chocoballs spontaneously and just exploded them with great results. No problem getting the points needed. JS
- 1 May 2015 at 07:11
- Anoniem said...
Allright Charlotte, I quit ...!!
Goodbye Candy Crush and good luck to all of you!
- 1 May 2015 at 07:29
Thank you Charlotte for backing me up
- 1 May 2015 at 08:08
Managed to get two chocolate balls together 3 times. Still wasn't enough points so I kept making specials til I was at 281 and cleared the last jelly with a sprinkle and a stripe sitting on the board, hoping they would take me over 300K Can't believe I got this. Played about 20 times and was getting very frustrated. Finished with one star and 310K so I'm soooo happy to be through this. Hopefully the next ones aren't so hard.
- 1 May 2015 at 14:39
Bonus wheel. Mine (Ipad) has nothing about playing levels. It's charging gold bars to spin, but I checked periodically yesterday and there was a free spin mixed in, so I'll check later. Time will tell.
- 1 May 2015 at 15:22
Jane, just got the free spin. After that, a pay spin comes up again.
- 1 May 2015 at 17:09
- Jane said...
Thanks, Cat. My message still comes up to play level 211 and you will get a surprise. I have played it five times and nothing. I lost gold bars on that stupid wheel and got a hand switch,
- 1 May 2015 at 17:49
Sorry Jane. I don't get it.
- 1 May 2015 at 18:52
Ten tries, three stars, no boosters. The trick? Get side by side chocolate balls, it gets rid of a lot of jellies and opens up two more to finish it all. Not that hard of a level after all ;)
- 2 May 2015 at 05:38
- Jane said...
I have had side by side sprinkles at least 4 times and still can't beat it. At least 50 tries so far. Ought to be getting my lucky board soon!
- 2 May 2015 at 09:45
- Jane said...
What on earth am I doing wrong? I just had two sprinkles together and then another 2 together plus extra moves from a friend. Still had at least four jellies left!
- 2 May 2015 at 10:14
JanC here. Well, would have taken me a bunch longer if I didnt have all morning to try. So finally after a few frustrating hours and many lives, I did succeed frustratingly! Had the darndest time cracking through the popcorn in order to activate the Ufo's. My winning 2 star game Im not even sure how I did, haha. I know I did receive an early colour bomb which helped immensely, or I may still be pluggin away, jeez..... So I guess luck was on my side after numerous tries. Seems many folks had the equivalent amount or more trouble than myself. Glad tp be past this treacherous level! Yikes!
- 2 May 2015 at 11:00
Booooooring. Luck luck luck level. Haven't been that lucky yet. Wondering why I should even bother spending anymore time on this level or CCS for that matter.
- 2 May 2015 at 13:55
Am so over these rubbish levels that require no skill but rely purely on luck!! Can't even get close, neither on points or clearing the jelly.
Time to kiss Candy Crush goodbye!
- 3 May 2015 at 00:03
Very welcome!
- 3 May 2015 at 05:22
Thanks for clarifying Cat.
- 3 May 2015 at 09:59
Jas I feel your pain. I moreso believe I hit the lucky tree getting it after using only ten lives, haha. Best advice I have is sprinkle and a stripe together. Wish you luck.
- 3 May 2015 at 10:02
That 10:02 was my troll.
- 3 May 2015 at 12:40
- dirty vegas said...
I've been stuck for nearly a week on this level ,not surprised at all by the negative comments here ,there was only a few comments when I first came here to look at the vid but the comments are growing daily ,this is a luck level of which I don't seem to have any , my best chance came when I used my two lollipop hammers at the beginning to free the flying saucers.but even then I didn't get anywhere near to clearing .
- 3 May 2015 at 23:47
Finally after two day I got it, must have taken 40 attempts, I had quite a few wraps. I tried to set them off as low as I could to help with blockers and popcorn. I prefer the two hits than a wrap stripe combo that is largely ineffective due to the popcorn blockers. This exposed two colour bombs and after switching I had two more, more wraps in the right place got me down to two jellies with one move left. A hammer was needed to take out one of them. Thank goodness that is over. Cheers AJ
- 4 May 2015 at 04:13
Anyone else only getting 3 lives now instead of 5?
- 4 May 2015 at 10:52
Just posting for luck. Pretty boring so far. I'm not sure I'd know a good board if I saw it. Not nearly enough moves. Trying to work down as low as much as possible. I've had several sprinkles next to each other and even that didn't help.
- 4 May 2015 at 16:27
Passed but I didn't get 300,000. I was at 257,000+ and used a hammer on my last jelly forgetting all about needing 300,000. Oh well I'll take it.
- 4 May 2015 at 17:00
Why I'm not able to play quest any more on my IPhone. It asking me to by Gold to pass to the next episode all the time. Does anyone have the same problem?
- 5 May 2015 at 04:21
PHEW!!!!! Finallyyyyyy! 1 star but good enough!! This level was the WORST ever!! Extremely boring as said many times above and never enough moves, even when I thought I had a good game going! But finally did it!
- 5 May 2015 at 11:33
Finally! I caved in and used 9 bars for 5 extra moves (from green bonus) and 3 ( yes 3!) hammers from my booster wheel stash. I promised myself I wouldnt, but this level was driving be bonkers. Maybe I'll go back one day... Yeah right!!! Good luck all!
- 5 May 2015 at 15:13
After 100+ tries, I finally got off this board by joining two color bombs twice -- and barely made the points needed. BTW, I got it on the third try on the FB version as opposed to my phone. So maybe that way may be easier. I think the trick (with a lot of luck) is to not explode the bombs once you pop the popcorn and wait until you have two together. Twice, at least.
- 6 May 2015 at 12:54
Wtg Cathy! Xoxo
- 7 May 2015 at 19:03
I too am happy for you, Cathy. Congrats.
- 7 May 2015 at 20:36
Funny because it's weird how someone else called Charlotte has only recently started commenting after hundreds of levels without. Haha, maybe I'm just being silly though.
- 8 May 2015 at 14:20
Blimey! First try! That's a first. Maybe this level is easier on mobile? I'm not sure what everyone else usually plays on. Only just managed to scrape past the points marker though, so just got the one star.
- 8 May 2015 at 14:27
Or maybe you've joined those of us with trolls. Hope not. It's tiresome and very silly. On this site, I don't get why anyone would bother pretending to be someone else, because if they're determined to be nasty they can be anonymous, and if there's no malice intended (as I believe in the case of my troll) it's just dopey, misleading, and with only one exception, not funny.
- 8 May 2015 at 17:04
This is by far the worst level since 500 and possibly the worst level of all time. 9 out of 10 times playing i don't even pop a single popcorn, and 8 out of 10 both saucers go untouched. should be 5 color not 6, so so so so so so so so so so boring and terrible.
- 11 May 2015 at 09:54
No, your right hun! Strange people!
- 12 May 2015 at 05:05
Agree with you. This was a VERY boring and tedious level. Just keep at it sir!
- 12 May 2015 at 05:06
Unlike the troll posts above, I'm not commenting on the level or anyone's strangeness.
Again, what's in it for you to pretend?
- 12 May 2015 at 09:15
Wooo colour bomb combinations rule!!!!!! Pure fluke and lucky break but I passed my dear people. this level can be defeated.
- 15 May 2015 at 12:30
My troll above at 9:15. Not sure whats your point of attempting even to type like myself nor what your gain is but its 2nd grade BS and its old.....
To the normal folks here, hope you all can tell the difference between my troll and me. Thanks
- 16 May 2015 at 03:50
I've not criticized my troll's grammar before, but one way to tell us apart in the 3:50 post above is I would have used the grammatically correct "me", not "myself". As I believe he or she will now work harder to get the grammar right, and I'm as tired of this as I'm sure everyone else must be, I'm going with imitation is the highest form of flattery and that's that. Please ignore any future nastiness with my name attached, as I plan on doing.
Thanks, all.
- 16 May 2015 at 22:00
Day 4 for this level. I got close once, only 1 jelly left but, alas, I was out of hammers. Yesterday, the sugar drops showed up. I played just to see what would happen when 24 were accumulated. I was rewarded with 2 hammers and a coconut wheel.
When I close out the game and reopen it, sugar drops are available. So I will continue on with this boring level and collect sugar drops and spin the wheel once a day. A lucky board will come. Three times in the past it took a month to clear a level; I guess I have patience.
- 19 May 2015 at 07:06
BORING BORING BORING....I cleared the level 4 times and never have enough points to pass...sorry...but Im done...got better things to waste time on this crap game that USED to be fun...its gotten ridiculous..its more luck than skill anymore
- 19 May 2015 at 16:40
Another boring level waiting for the lucky board ...
- 21 May 2015 at 08:50
- Crushed said...
Completed board twice but didn't have enough points.
Not a fan of 6 color boards. To much shuffling or cascading to set up good moves.
Many times I've been forced to middle of the wasting moves
Maybe the lucky board will show up soon so I can move on.
- 21 May 2015 at 13:59
- Brittany Mitchem said...
Stuck for a week!! grrrrrrr
- 25 May 2015 at 07:32
Keep pluggin away sweety! Itll come!
- 27 May 2015 at 04:26
Yawn.....At least I'm collecting sugar drops.
- 27 May 2015 at 05:33
The video here compared to my own experience with level 912 is like one of those "Pinterest fail" photo libraries. This video gets more special candies in the first 8 or 10 moves than I've had in a full board in 2 days of playing 912 on three devices. I'm not sure I will have the patience to wait it out until that lucky board comes along. King, please let us know what is the point of a board like this one other than total frustration.
- 27 May 2015 at 06:24
ARGHHHHHH!! Just got down to only ONE MORE JELLY and had 301K points - then the game froze up and booted me out. WTF!!!
- 27 May 2015 at 18:04
After trying this level for over a week and endless ties I came back to read ALL the comments. The best one I saw worked for me. I used three boosters to start. One choco ball, one stripe/ wrap combo and one flying fish. Perfect. Completed in no time at all with 15 moves left. Phew!!!!!!!
- 3 June 2015 at 06:08
I have been on this level for over 2 weeks now. People who say "it wasn't too bad", and "I got it right away". I call BS. The only way to pass this level is with boosters....and lots of them. I have gotten this far in this game not spending money, and I also was one of these people who critized the ones who said "I Quit" but seriously?? This level is impossible to pass. I haven't even gotten close once. I have had 2 colored choc bombs together several times, doesn't help. I love this game, but I am losing interest because I know I will just play the same old level over and over and over. Very discouraging. And if I was to FINALLY get all the jellies, and then if I didn't have enough points??? That might be the last straw. But, I know I won't quit, I'm just not as anxious to turn on my computer; ipad; laptop; iphone and get into CC. I used to look forward to spare time so I could play this game, but I'm slowly losing interest. I feel so sad :-(
- 8 June 2015 at 10:47
Took a great many attempts very tedious. Found wrapped candies very useful but even after exploding popcorn needed quite a few moves to clear the jelly.
- 12 June 2015 at 05:51
I have played this level many many times, had one to clear and could Not get er done. It is frustrating to
Play and play and not be able to win. Who's kidding who. I play for the extra goodies but what I win does
Not help on this level. I will keep on keeping on, gotta say it is getting tiring..I'm just happy I made it this far..good luck
You all..:)
- 19 June 2015 at 06:19
Popcorn would be a lot more fun if it didn't require so many hits to pop. I wish Cc would change that.
- 26 June 2015 at 07:56
No more wasting money crushing candies. I have cleared the jellies several times without scoring the ridiculous required points. The last game I matched 2 color bombs twice & used 2 lollipops at the end. only to fail by 100 points! Seriously?? Guess it took me 2 weeks to get the message that this has stopped being FUN. Good luck.
- 27 June 2015 at 14:43
- Annie said...
This is ridiculous. Like spinning your wheels in mud...You can make move after move after move (boosters or no boosters) and never get anywhere. Time to call it quits...Guess 912 is a good a place as any.
- 27 June 2015 at 16:32
This level though boring sure teaches a lesson ..try and try till u succeed.
Anyway all the positive comments have a very powerful effect and encourages one to move on.Thanks for the good comments
- 27 June 2015 at 20:42
Ridiculous and frustrating level. Not having any fun!
- 29 June 2015 at 19:51
Hmmm, would like two color bombs together. Not so lucky though. Blah
- 30 June 2015 at 16:59
:) :) :)
- 30 June 2015 at 17:19
I have been on 912 for three weeks...ugh!! I have only come close once....I like this candy crush game but when it seems impossible to win, it ceases to be fun! I checked out different videos for this level, but they really didn't help....frustrated to say the least!!
- 1 July 2015 at 07:40
I did it. I did it! Took me about 40 tries and had to use two hands and one smashy smashy lollipop for the win. Plus it didn't help that when I realized that I was close to winning I realized that my phone battery was deadly low, but I got it done in the nick of time. Thanks for all of you who posted about not getting enough points because I really paid attention to that while playing. I could have cleared the board with 16 moves left, but used up those moves to make sure I had enough points before I made that final smash. Yay I'm so happy. And that's why I love Candy Crush : the feeling of accomplishment once you finished a level like this.
- 3 July 2015 at 14:17
- Jane said...
Love your enthusiasm. It is nice to see!😊
- 3 July 2015 at 14:28
This level is just awful. Only come close once (using two lollypop hammers in the process because I was so desparate)...thought I'd done it then realised the score wasn't quite enough. Nightmare. So boring as well, lots of pointless swapping that doesn't benefit you in anyway.
- 12 July 2015 at 05:46
Having a hard time with this one so I thought I'd check in with you resident experts. Glad I read the comment about the points. That gets me a lot of times. In this case I haven't even come close to clearing the board though. Ugh. I love the flying saucers! Wish I could get close enough to set them off! Back at it....
- 19 July 2015 at 07:58
I just caved and used a fish and color bomb booster. Then I used a hand to move a stripey. FINALLY cleared the board with 298,920 points. I'm not getting any love from the King today. :(
- 19 July 2015 at 08:26
- vicrock said...
Bloody awful level - came close several times only to have it lock up on my - finally used a lollipop hammer on a wrapped candy to finish. Good riddance!
- 19 July 2015 at 10:35
912 is hard & I agree with every one else..... It is very very boring.... They need to fix this level , I'm ready to quit it's so boring
- 28 July 2015 at 07:14
I have not even finished one turn and I am already BORED!!!!! Hardly any special moves and when they are there they don't do anything. Click, click, click - dumb! Grace from DU
- 3 August 2015 at 00:54
JSN: Finally! This has been the toughest level for me. I had to use my red hand and lollypop hammer to create a candy ball line it up with a striped candy with one move to go to take care of the last two jellies. And hope I got enough points while I was at it.
- 7 August 2015 at 16:34
If you're going to quit just quit, don't tell us you're going to quit!!!!!! Zzzzzzzzz. Plus agree with others why are you at this high level and you still all bleat on like sheep about how boring levels are. Quit moaning and just quit. I come here for tips not to hear moan after moan !!!!
- 8 August 2015 at 10:09
Diddo. This was a great blog for tips..lets keep it that way..
- 13 August 2015 at 00:51
How is this level even possible?! I have yet to even bust one single popcorn and I have been playing several days. And besides that can hardly even make vertical stripes. Not fun at all!!
- 17 September 2015 at 19:38
- annie said...
I can't do it! Please tell me any hints or tips, I can't even get close! It's all the popcorn that's the problem, just can't make enough stripes, and as for combos - haha in my dreams...HELP!!!!
- 27 September 2015 at 08:45
- annie said...
Oh NO! I thought I just did it after posting - used extra 3 moves, every booster I had, lots of candy hammers - forgot about the points and did not get enough! Come on give me a break! Why make it so impossible I am ready to give up...
- 27 September 2015 at 08:55
- Violet Morgan-Cumberbach said...
Gosh I feel like I've been on this one FOREVER!! Never even got close, I suppose it's one of those boards you just have to play and play until you get the 'lucky' board, but surely that can't be right.... can it?!
- 18 October 2015 at 14:30
This level is so boring! Have enough of these. Ready to quit!
- 28 November 2015 at 06:24
- Jeffrey Werth said...
Did it on 6th try. Probably was a lucky board, but try using a Fish Booster. Swiped a fish with a strip and it took out a saucer. I thought oh no, but the strip launched the other saucer. From there I got two choc balls next to each other. The fish kept coming helping me clear the board.
Good luck.
- 28 November 2015 at 06:41
I most of the time check the comments when starting a new level.I got this the first time using a fish to start with and over 400,000 points.I do have over 300 hammers and 300 switches at my disposal along with many gold bars and other boosters that I got by collecting candies that takes me less than an hour to collect 180.It fun when you can use the "heavy artillery" to get through a very hard level at time.---charliezap
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Around 1600 hours today, GMail has gone down. Not for me only, the whole world, it seems! And the effect...
#GMail is already trending topic on Twitter. My whole timeline is abuzz with "#FAIL" quotes. People are running around to find some Oxygen. If this isn't up within 15 minutes, it will start flooding with "Is world coming to an end" quotes and you may be able to see people on the street shouting slogans.
Goes on to show, how much we are dependent on GMail! Difficult to survive without GMail it seems. What would creatures like me do, if not for twitter?
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
GMail down -- creates havoc!!
Around 1600 hours today, GMail has gone down. Not for me only, the whole world, it seems! And the effect...
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
American Idol : Anoop Desai
Remember Sanjaya Malakar? Of course you do! Otherwise known as that horrible singer from India. Desis in America got pretty excited too. I remember Arati talking about, how sms voting for Malakar was almost norm of every desi get-together. (Can't find the damn link right now). What with myspace protests and all that, he was, if somewhat infamous, celebrity until he was finally voted out. Phew!!
Desis have a new hero now : Anoop Desai . From whatever little I have seen, he is a decent singer and any day better than Sanjaya. It's just the beginning, so too early to judge or form an opinion about him, so as of now it's wait-and-watch. My friend Neha here, got pretty fumed about the judge, Ryan Seacrest calling him Anoop Dog. She assumed that pseudonym was drawn from Slumdog. But as it turns out, Anoop himself identified as 'Anoop Dog' (On the lines of 'Snoop Dogg' I think) during his audition, which I personally think is pretty lame. May be he just meant it to be one-time-funny and leave it at that.
One thing I believe is that no sensible American will call you terms like dog, at least publicly. Even if not for the sense of equality, they'd be damn afraid of racism controversy that might follow such comments. So unless you are one of those dumb blonde American celebrities, you wouldn't call such terms to African-American or Asian or any other minority. Any way, coming back to Anoop Desai. I am just waiting for the time, when India's 24x7 idiotic media will pick up this story and make big deal out of it. Digging history of Anoop Desai circa 1761 and desis flooding blogosphere with Anoop Desai posts.
Oh, and just in case you were wondering, that 'd' in 'nishitd' stands for 'Desai'.
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Labels: american idol, anoop desai, reality shows, sanjaya malakar, tv
Friday, February 13, 2009
Inglourious Basterds
Quentin Tarantino's much awaited Inglourious Basterds (Inglorious Bastards) is finally ready to hit the theaters on August 21, 2009. This is what QT calls his version of Where Eagles Dare, Guns of Navarone and such like. Here is the first trailer. Can't wait!!
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Labels: Inglourious Basterds, quentin tarantino, trailer
Monday, February 09, 2009
Review : Dev D
An egotistical brat returns from London to meet her childhood love, only to blow her off with his saddistic ways, resulting in love getting married to a widower and brat resorting to liquor and a kothewaali. That's as crisp and accurate summary of Devdas you can do. Still it's surprising to see fascination of bollywood with the character and the story. Three times, three directors made their version with top actors of respective times. Anurag Kashyap definitely does not belong to aforementioned genre. He believes that those movies/story are too melodramatic. He believes that Devdas is nothing but a sore loser. And that's how Devdas takes a big leap of faith, if you will.
Kashyap's Devdas is not totally a biographical of a man of misery. Dev, Paro and Chanda all get their own narrative until they converge. Dev, in the beginning, is no cute child artist who gives a hug or an innocent kiss to his childhood love. Instead he threatens his girlfriend to bite her hand if she doesn't obey him and he does. In one of the rare hilarity of the movie, when asked to leave for London, Dev asks whether he is being sent to London because he was caught smoking or for calling his father 'Sattu'. Shahrukh Khan's passion towards Paro is in expression is with melodramatic Koi tumhe chhue yeh main bardaasht nahi kar sakta, while Dev (Abhay Deol) here, looking at nude picture of his girlfriend,with expressions full of lust, goes Paro, main aa raha hoon. Paro (portrayed beautifully by Mahie Gill) too, on the other hand is no silsila yeh chahat ka girl of yours. She is succumbed to lust as much her man is. I was probably the only one in the whole cinema to laugh out loud when she starts carrying a mattress on her bicycle stand, but that shows the extent she is willing to go to follow her lust and that of her man. When, now cult song, "Emosional Atyaachar" by Patna ke Presleys breaks during her marriage celebrations, uncaring of her surroundings she breaks into a zesty dance, much to shock of her relatively-old husband. When asked by his ex about physical satisfaction from relationship, she not only retorts, she goes on to say, tumhe tumhari aukat dikha rahi hoon. While Sharat Chandra's Chandramukhi does not have much background to identify with, Kashyap's Chanda (Kalki Koechlin) goes through roller-coaster of teenage, scandals, hatred until succumbing to Easy Money for her life. Dev's journey of rise, fall and redemption goes through dark --figuratively and literally-- nights, lots of vodka, mountains of himalayas, grief of the father's death, misery of a criminal and lot more. Even if that meant a little dragged and arbitrary second half of "self discovery" and "epiphany". That's where movie deserves its share of criticism.
Two strongest department to come out of these movies are cinematograpy and music. Kudos to Amit Trivedi and Kashyap for not only creating a surreal music, but also blending it to the film so beautifully that in spite of 18 tracks, it never distracts narrative, but only adds to the effectiveness. For example, after confronting her ex, when Paro leaves hotel, in slow frames, hiding her sorrowful eyes with sunglasses, to the tunes of saavan barse/ chubhan de hazaar/ saavan barse. And it's amazing how much sense Dhol Yaara Dhol or Paayaliya makes after having actually seen the movie. DevD's sojourn through underground pubs and drug bars reminds you of another visually stunning expression of misery, Requiem for a dream. Originally, Abhay Deol himself conceived the idea of Dev.D and he knows his character well. It's sure a challenge to portray someone whose perpetual mood is that of sorrow and masochism. I will go on to say that Devdas is one of the most unidimensional character you'll ever come across in hindi cinema in the ranks of all babujis of Alok Naths and maas of Nirupa Roys and Reema Lagoos. Only for that, if for nothing else, Abhay Deol deserves accolades. Mahie Gill as Paro makes an interesting debut. She does not make a cute or girl-next-door debut, but a role that requires her to shed clothes in first few minutes of movie and not for titillation that one. Challenging and well done! Kalki Koechlin is passable as Canadian-Indian high class prostitute. Chunni here gets more color than Sharat Chandra's counterpart here. He is not just an accomplice of Dev, but a shrewd drug dealer and an accomplished pimp. Kashyap will surely get some of his fans back he lost with "No Smoking".
Thumbs up for beautifully crafted and visually stunning film. I say bring on more.
PS:- Just as I was about to publish this, I got the answer for Special Thanks to Danny Boyle frame at the beginning of the movie.
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Thursday, February 05, 2009
Roger v. Rafa
Although not as big a classic as Wimbledon 2008, but we all can agree upon that we saw a great final in Australian Open 2009. I have so many thoughts about it, so many, that they are so messed up inside my mind. I need divide them up and put it in context to make sense out of past, present and future and significance of this event. Someday I will, hopefully.
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I'm a conventional reader, not usually given to experimental fiction nor styles that make me work too hard. If a prose passage is too dense to penetrate or transitions too confusing my factory-installed monkey mind will wander off on its own for a while. I might try it again, but if it keeps happening, I put it in a special stack of books destined for eternal procrastination. From time to time I glance at that stack and say, "It's not you, it's me."
There are passages that light up my brain in Hawthorn & Child by Keith Ridgway. And I found moments of intense engagement, but I could not stay for the duration. To try to read it is like trying to recall a night of dark dreams, their jagged edges butting against each other. I wake up confused, yet moved. I'd tell you what the book is about, but I can't. Ian Rankin is quoted by the publishers on the back cover:
"Brilliantly weird. The novel that has impressed, mesmerized and bamboozled me most this past year is Hawthorn & Child."
The Times Literary Supplement compares Ridgway to Beckett
The story escaped me, but I love the cover.


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Archive for October 2009
While my faith assures me that I am now fighting cancer, and that I am winning, I currently feel like whining, because I simply do not want to go through this!!
I whined this morning to my husband "I was a good girl. Why did I get cancer?" He replied with something that sounded like "bad things happen to good people."
I know it could be worst, I know there are many, many others suffering around the world much more intensely than I — but the question remains unanswered.
I believe I have it in me to fight when I must, just as I have in the past when it's been necessary – and I believe I will emerge on the other side of this war victorious – even though I don't like to fight! Always been more of a lover than a fighter more likely to smile and hug you than I am to hit you.
But fighting I am and quite frankly, it's wearing me out already and I'm not even halfway through the war.
Chemotherapy begins for me on Friday, October 23rd. This morning I showed up at a doctor's office to have a chemo port surgically placed in my chest, right under my collar bone. He, the doctor, didn't make it into his office after being called to a trauma incident at the county hospital. The appointment was rescheduled for Thursday morning at the local hospital where my breast surgery was performed.
I was in tears this morning because now that I am recovering from surgery, I am not at all looking forward to the rest of my cancer treatment … port placement, chemo, implant expansions, port removal, ovaries removed, final implant surgery, daily meds for the next 5 years, worry over the possibility of a recurrence the remainder of my life.
I'm tired of feeling the aftermath of cancer, waking up in the mornings, the tightness of my chest reminding me I know longer am in possession of my own breasts. I'm weary of talking about cancer every time someone asks me how I'm doing. But I don't want to brush the question off because some days I am not "Fine. Thank you." I am sick of thinking about cancer as I would much, much rather be creating middle-school lesson plans. And yet, I cannot lay down my sword in the middle of battle — I'll get slaughtered!
I just had this urgent need to tell someone that from day-to-day, even from moment-to-moment, fighting cancer is one bitch-of-a-tough-war, and I just ain't lookin' forward to the battles folks!
Florida's Daughter
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month … please schedule your own mammogram, and/or encourage a loved one to schedule one for herself.
Tracks of my Tears
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Any physician will tell you that the only biological purpose for a woman's breasts is to feed her babies. But breasts appear long before a girl is ready to become a mother, and whether or not she eventually gives birth, her breasts and how she presents them make all sorts of statements about her femininity, her self-esteem, her sexiness, and how society judges her attractiveness. Potential partners are very likely to include a woman's breasts when judging her physical charm – perky and petite, full and voluptuous, or somewhere in the middle.
My relationship is not much different. I've always known that my husband, visually oriented gentleman that he is, was quite attracted to my breasts. Within days of my diagnosis one of my many concerns was whether he would still find me attractive without them. The night before surgery, at my urging, he took more pictures of them now marked with incision lines made earlier in the day by the plastic surgeon. Before falling asleep we gently bid them good-bye, caressing and kissing them as we tried to remember how they felt … how they would never feel again. And in those intimate moments he once again assured me that he loved and had married me, not my breasts.
Still, that night I dreamed I was at the hospital's front door and he and my daughter were trying to coax and pull me in. Up until the last minute a part of me wanted to back out, to call a time-out, to ask for more time to re-consider my decision to surgically remove both of my breasts.
We arrived at the hospital at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2009. One of our friends who had promised she would wait and pray with my family was already there. My daughter arrived soon after. Once I had changed clothes and was lying on the gurney, days passed before I was able to stand and walk on my own. After a couple of hours of preparation, they wheeled me into the operating room, and that is literally the last thing I remember until I was fully awake again around 7 p.m. that evening.
Upon waking, my natural instinct was to put my hands to my chest for a chance to feel what the people standing around my bedside could see. Even without touching them, the pain was excruciating. I felt as if I had my 7-year-old granddaughter's training bra on – OMG the stitches and ACE bandages were so tight. And besides that, I had four plastic drain tubes attached to my rib cage – one end of each tube surgically buried into my side, while the outside end had a plastic bulb hanging from it. Every move, but particularly those made on my left side where the cancer was found, was very difficult to make. I woke up in my hospital room to everyone's smiling faces, but inside I felt weak, vulnerable, and totally out of control.
My mother, Florida, died suddenly 35 years ago when I was 15 years old. Beginning with Mother's death, and living with the knowledge of my father's obvious disregard, I've felt forced to accept the belief that in order to survive, I had to learn to live a strong, very independent, self-controlled adult life. Many other women have stepped into that void; loving, nurturing women whose presence makes the heart emptiness left by Mother's absence less difficult to bear. I've gone through all sorts of life experiences with these women holding my hand – teenage wife and mother, graduation from college, divorce, became a grandmother, married again, finished grad school, suffered a heart attack, diagnosed with cancer – all without the benefit of Mother's presence, encouragement, and comfort.
As a consequence of so much "courageous" living, for a very long time my life's theme has been that I have only myself to depend upon. I've believed that I have to present myself to friends and family as some sort of Super Woman who can and does stand on my own two feet; a woman who doesn't need other people to pay her bills, fix her meals, or take care of her. My reasoning: if I'm not always pleasant to be around, always smiling and optimistic, and always brave, those close to me will reject and leave me as Mother left in death, and my father left by choice.
So, here recently when I've felt incredibly sorry for myself, I've wept silently in the night trying not to wake my husband. When cancer makes me feel like a caged, damaged animal, I've hesitated to write in my blog because who wants to hear all about someone else's pain and suffering?
Cancer, however, is teaching me that a certain maturity runs parallel to accepting benevolence gracefully. Growing up, I was taught that to ask for help was a sign of vulnerability, and to lose control was just plain foolishness. From numerous pulpits I was taught that to admit fear was a sign of faithlessness that real Christians aren't fearful because real Christians are faithful enough to believe God will take care of whatever is troubling them.
Cancer is teaching me – again – that just as flowers require rain and darkness in order to bloom brightly in the blazing sunlight, we too in order to grow and become the women and men we were meant to become, also require seasons during which the nights are long and the days are gloomy. Cancer is teaching me that everything that happens to each of us is ultimately for some divine reason about which we may or may not ever realize in this life.
Cancer is teaching me that while I have run into people whose offers of help are nothing more than disguised reasons to make me feel beholding and needy, there are many more people in my life who are genuinely concerned about my health, about how my husband and family are, and how we are managing this current life's challenge.
So, when my friend stopped by the house yesterday to simply and sincerely ask: "How are you doing" my response was to lay my head on her shoulder and to weep long and deeply from a place in my spirit I have repressed for far too long.
What a relief.
Florida's Daughter


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Selling out is not a threat to the market order; selling out is how the market gets its way. Just look at the city in which all these remarks were made. Private-sector Washington is one of the wealthiest places in America. Public-service Washington lags considerably behind. The chance of ditching the one for the other is what accounts for everything from the power of K Street to the infamous "revolving door," by which a public servant takes a cushy corporate job after engineering some extravagant government favor for the corporation in question – or its clients.Frank's piece is, to be honest, not the most coherent you will ever read. There are two arguments I think one might take from it, and it's unclear whether he means to make one or both of them:
The libertarian nonprofits that line the city's streets often serve merely to rationalize this operation after the fact, giving a pious shine to the policies that are made in this unholy manner.
To their credit, the nonprofit libertarians I watched the other night did not ask for sympathy. Their own doctrine won't permit it. Having spent years urging lawmakers to wreck the social order that once made occupations like theirs tenable, they will cling stubbornly to their free-market idol all the way down.
1) The triumph of a libertarian agenda (promoted by non-profit libertarian think tanks) in Washington is creating an environment in which non-profit entities will cease to exist.
2) Said triumph of libertarian agenda results in people making more money in the private sector than they do working for non-profits.
However, leaving aside which of these Frank is actually arguing, there are some interesting windows on the standard critiques of capitalism to be found in this piece. Indeed, this underlines for me that one of the biggest problems in the debate between those who think capitalism is bad for society, and those who don't, is that supporters of capitalism generally do not believe what their critiques believe them to.
Describing pro-capitalist think-tank employees he writes: "He is subsidized, in other words, to hymn the unsubsidized way of life. Rugged individualism may be his creed, but a rugged individual he ain't."
Now perhaps I'm very much mistaken, but my impression is that entities such as the Cato Institute, Heritage Foundation, American Enterprise Institute, etc. are supported by donations, not by government subsidies. Either way, however, what exactly is the different between a "non-profit" and a private company? In both cases, the entity seeks to provide some sort of service (whether a product, a publication or research) which is of sufficient value to others that it receives enough money to keep doing what it's doing. The only different with a non-profit is that it does not, at the end of the year, expect to have a surplus net income to distribute to its owners.
So how is it that free market advocates are wrecking the social order that once made occupations like theirs tenable? If Frank's argument is 1) that I listed, it's very hard to see how this is the case. There's nothing about a capitalist free market economy that prevents people from donating money to support research/advocacy organizations that they like. And so it's not clear to me how the agenda of free market advocacy groups serves to destroy the social order that made them possible.
If, on the other hand, his argument is primarily 2), then perhaps one could argue that increasingly free markets would make professionals of equal skills in the private sector able to make more money than those at non-profits might reasonably expect to make. In other words: free market advocacy might benefit those in the private sector much more than the amount of "trickle down" to the non-profits themselves benefits the advocates.
What I think we're seeing at the root of all this, however, is the worldview of a certain critique of capitalism, in which it is held that capitalism is essentially the deification of "profit" and that profit is simply another word for greed. This explains the comment that supporting capitalism will destroy the social order that makes non-profits possible: In a completely capitalistic order everyone would be so greedy that no one would donate any money to anything -- and they would make themselves feel good about it by insisting that those freeloaders who don't make a profit don't deserve any money anyway.
This characterization is certainly well designed to create feelings of righteousness in the hearts of those who believe that the only way anything good will ever be done is if smart and virtuous central planners do it for us, but it doesn't necessarily correlate well with what most free market advocates actually think and do.
The real people who advocate capitalism do not generally do so out of a belief that profit and the accumulation of wealth are the highest metaphysical and moral values in the universe, but rather out of the much more innocent conviction that generally the best person to decide what to do with resources is the person who created them.
Capitalism, like democracy, is a compromise resulting from our confused and fallen state. We advocate democracy not because there is some inherent value in a decision simply by virtue of a majority of voters approving it -- rather, history is full of wrongs which were lauded by the majority -- but rather because we lack the confidence that most people know what is really the best thing to do in any given situation. Democracy thus has the virtue of providing people with the government they deserve.
If the right thing to do in every situation was obvious and well known, then surely we would do well to support some more efficient form of government, perhaps an oligarchy or benevolent dictatorship.
As with power, so with money. I, for one, have a great skepticism that oligarchs or central planners really know where it would be best for all of society's resources to be allocated, and so it seems to me best that each person in society control the fruits of his labor, and allocate them as he sees best. At least that way we may hope that many people manage to do what is right, and if they fail to, they shall be getting the economy and society they deserve.


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PHOENIX — The monsoon has delivered plenty of rainfall in several Arizona locations over the summer, but a climate expert said it won't end the drought.
Arizona State University professor Randy Cerveny said all the rain still won't end the drought that began in 1997.
Earlier this week New River and Black Canyon City saw several inches of rain; flooding ensued. During this monsoon the National Weather Service said Prescott has had 10.24 inches of rain, twice the norm. Flagstaff at nine inches was almost twice its average.
That may look good on paper, but "It doesn't really soak in because it falls so intensely that it runs off as opposed to general rain that allows it to soak into the soil," Cerveny said. "Snow cover is really the drought busting moisture that we need."
El Nino is expected to bring more snow in the winter.


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If you are here for the Christmas Cards and Cookies Blog Hop you are in the right place but if you want to go to Christmas Card Blog Hop or Jen's Birthday Blog Hop please scroll down ...thanks! :)
Welcome to Round One of the Christmas Cards & Cookies Blog Hop! You should have come from Jennifer's blog . If you are starting here and wish to hop from the beginning of the hop, please visit Dena's blog : http://missdjones.blogspot.com
There was so much response to the Christmas Cards & Cookies Blog Hop that it had to be split between two weekends. This is Round One and begins Saturday, Dec. 3rd, continuing through Sunday, Dec. 4th. Round Two will be held next weekend. We have a talented group of women who love papercrafting and baking. Each of them is sharing a recipe for a yummy Christmas treat along with a Christmas card or tag. Hopefully, you'll pick up some great ideas for your own Christmas gift giving this season. So, grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and enjoy!
Here is the recipe for the tag...I use my favorite sizzix die tag cut out and inked it up with red ink then I stamped it with some swirlys and then I put one of my dollar stamps I have found last year and stamped it with versa mark then embossed it with red embossing powder, then stickled the gems all over with pizzaz and then I also put snowflakes here with the gems and then kinds of ink spot it with my brush and then put red ribbon on it...easy peasy! but pretty...
Thanks so much for stopping by! Please be sure to visit Susan's blog next to see what she has to share with you!
In His Love,


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Advertising is an art as well as a science. It is passion and creativity infused into the business of marketing and communications. It is both creative and strategic; it is both chaos and focus. It's a reflection of who we are, and this week the entire beautiful, messy industry comes to New York City for the tent-pole event called Advertising Week.
Advertising Week: I describe it as Cannes without the beaches, the sun, or the awards. But there are positives, too, starting with the fact that it takes place in the greatest city in the world. New York's backdrop of fascinating architecture, neighborhoods, diversity, lights and action makes it the perfect mosaic for an industry focused on visual delights and social interaction.
Advertising Week offers something for everyone. Celebration of the industry and the profession, check. Focus on the latest innovations and technology, check. Discussions of privacy issues, data mining and what the next "new" media will look like, check. Industry leaders, networking opportunities, music-filled parties -- they're all right here.
I have always considered Advertising Week a time of both introspection and inspection. Although it takes place in the frenetic milieu of New York City, it also gives attendees respite from daily lives filled with work and family, emails and meetings, to think and consider. That's important. We need to spend the necessary time to think -- to conduct the introspection -- to allow ourselves to do better in the new world ahead.
We need to consider some fundamental factors facing advertising and consider how they will change who we are and what we do. Some of the big issues that will be on my mind this week:
- The speed of change: What is the definition of "old" or out of date? How has that concept transformed? How do marketers and agencies stay ahead of the innovation wave (or at least ride it)?
- Technology: Some embrace it, few reject it and many fear it. How do marketers use these facts to its benefit?
- Media: How do consumers digest media today? How do they interact with it? How does that impact the need for content? What content will be successful in this new world order?
These and many other issues cause us to think -- to introspect. And I have found that Advertising Week, for all its stimuli and activity -- perhaps because of it -- is a wonderful time to do some valuable "introspection" about the direction of advertising.
What about inspection? Well, think about buying a car and taking a test drive, or going to a restaurant and ordering a tasting menu -- sampling a variety of delicious foods and wines. At Advertising Week, you can kick the tires, if you will, and sample the food and wine (in the latter case, both literally and figuratively). Just take a look at the Advertising Week Guide and agenda, there is something for anyone and too much for everyone. It's an overwhelming buffet -- an apt metaphor for the industry itself, as well as the host city for its most important week of the year.


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Writer. Dabbler. Seeker. In search of Spirit and its messages.
The Writer
- Beth
- Red Bluff, Northern California, United States
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Self-will run riot
He's sort of gone off the rails lately and seems to be in a rather manic phase, doing things that are likely to lead to devastation and relapse and perhaps even hospitalization, in my inexpert opinion. His past blog posts pretty much bear that out -- this is not new behavior. He is talking all the right stuff, but I'm very skeptical. Guess that's a problem when you've been around for a while -- not much really is new behavior or situations that can't be seen pretty clearly.
It's a classic example of "self-will run riot" -- a description of an alcoholic who wants to deny that "... he is bodily and mentally different from his fellows. Therefore, it is not surprising that our drinking careers have been characterized by countless vain attempts that somehow, someday we will control and enjoy our drinking is the real obsession of every abnormal drinker. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing."
We've used this phrase for years to describe many situations: our daughters' behaviors, for instance, when they go off to do something that, they explain to us, "is something I just have to do for me." And then we watch when the train derails, or at best, loses a couple of cars as it careens around the twisty, wind-y bends. Or situations at work, or in meetings when self-interest prevails over the goals of the group to the point of being damaging.
But we're not picking up as many pieces as we used to in any of the situations, hard as it has been. It's hard not to leap in and save people from themselves, to throw money at something to ease the pain, to smooth out whatever problems have arisen from the individual's self-will rioting.
We've set boundaries for ourselves: beyond this place be dragons. And we don't go there, at least not often, and not with everything we can muster.
We create our own destiny. Our actions will have re-actions, and when -- despite past history, despite the cautions of those who know and love us, despite (perhaps) that tiny voice deep inside us saying "Danger, danger, Will Robinson!" -- we forge ahead anyway, the resulting issues are ours to deal with.
This phrase applies in so many ways! Right now we are trying hard to curtail portion sizes, to limit foods that we know are not good for us (like anything my seriously bad sweet tooth wants), and to lose weight. We are on the edge of diabetes (both of us have immediate relatives who had it), and the way to forestall it is to lose weight and do some kind of regular exercise.
If we don't do all we can now, it IS going to happen. It WILL shorten our lives and cause us other health issues.
I don't want to get there knowing that I could have done something to prevent -- or at least deterred -- the disease.
So when I'm tempted to pick up a box of candies at the store, I remember "self-will run riot" and put it back down. If it's not in the house, I can't eat it. And I can't afford too many more 'just this once -- I deserve it' excuses. It's too easy to slip back into bad habits.
In my blogger friend's case, he has made a bunch of changes in only a few days -- like getting a job after having been on disability for years, like drinking again, like deciding that he doesn't really have an alcoholic problem but it's the stress of dealing with his anxieties (caused, of course, by the pressure his family has put on him) that made him drink.
And it's not that I think some of his decisions aren't good ones in the long run. But positive change occurs with planning and talking and slowly implementing first one thing, then another, then another, and in concert with your doctor and caregivers. That hasn't happened.
To change everything all at once, to leap without considering the effects of your choices on your finances, your body, your loved ones, and your mental state is a sure-fire way to crash land.
Self-will is what it takes to change, for sure. Disciplined, planned, determined self-will got me to California. It got me into healthier lifestyles in years past. But it was planned, and it was not done without regard to consequences.
I hope my blogger friend will be all right. His parents have, from what he writes, picked him up and rescued him many times over the years, and he is incredibly lucky for that, I suppose. I'm sure they will do the same this time, although I think their doing so continues to set up a pattern that will eventually repeat with the same results.
And when you love someone, especially a child, it's very hard to watch the crash landing and do little or nothing. But sometimes that is the best thing one can do: be compassionate and loving, but acknowledging that the choices and consequences are someone else's to deal with.
All we have control over is ourselves: not others, not our children or our friends or our grandchildren or our relatives. They must take responsibility for their own choices and actions even if those choices impact us and our emotions. By rescuing too often, we try to take their lives into our own hands -- and that is not good for anyone.
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- mxtodis123 said...
Oh gosh, someone I can get my frustrations out with. I've been following the same blog and having the same feelings. This is my first time here, and something sent me here today. I not only work with mentally ill clients, I have a stepson with mental illness. Yes, he is definitely in the manic stage. I've wanted to post there, but you know, he doesn't want to hear it so I've been holding it in....and really being upset over those who congratulate him on his every move...when it is so obvious what is going on. Why, the other day, he mentioned a certain type of beer he drinks because of its higher alcohol content, and no one picked up on it. I understand they mean well, but mental illness and alcoholism are both illnesses...and I just don't believe that going along with everything he says is in his best interest, but as you say, we have no control. I feel bad the way the poor dad is being badmouthed by everyone when it's obvious he has always been there for his son; otherwise, he'd be in some state hospital.
Sorry for the rant here on your blog. Not fair to you. Just that I have been holding this in for so long. So sorry, Beth. It's a relief to find someone who is not yessing him and telling him how good he is doing.
awesome blog, do you have twitter or facebook? i will bookmark this page thanks. peace maria


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22 January 2007
Da Bears
Oh it's been too long.
21 Years in fact. That doesn't even seem like a reasonable amount of time to think about, but it's literally how long i've been waiting.
The Bears are going back to the Super Bowl. I don't even know quite how to accept it. There is no team i like quite like i like the Bears. And though they were decent last season, this was the first year in a long time that i've actually expected something out of them (granted, every year in august i predict they will go undefeated, but this was the first season i meant it).
I can't quite imagine who exactly will rap, but the Super Bowl Shuffle is back on. Oh oh oh go Bears!
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- Shane said...
congrats. i was waiting for this post.
- 22 January, 2007 23:41
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The original Royal Shakespeare Company's production of "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby," featuring 39 performers portraying 150 roles and running almost nine hours, is available on a nine-volume set of A&E Home Video.
Shot on the stage of the Old Vic Theatre in London, this dramatic masterpiece captures the classic story by Charles Dickens in all its wickedness and wonder with the use of baronets and beggars, aristocrats and outcasts.
Roger Rees stars in the title role, with Emily Richard as his irrepressible sister, John Woodvine as greedy Uncle Ralph and Jane Downs as Mrs. Nickleby. They portray characters who reveal the injustices of wealth and poverty in Victorian England.
There was clamor to see pirated stage versions of this story in 1838 even before Dickens completed the novel. But it was almost 150 years later when this classic was produced in full glory on London and Broadway stages in a two-night, eight-hour-plus performance that produced four Tony Awards--best play, best director of a play (Trevor Nunn and John Caird), best actor (Rees) and best scenic design.


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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
#nuffnangis6 #NNBB2013 @ LUST, KL
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woooooo. i did not go for it :X. Looks like a lot of fun thereReplyDelete
Nuffnang is 6th this year?? so who are the Top 5?? haha..ReplyDeleteReplies
wahhh.. happening event..ReplyDelete
I forgotten I've been to which birthday bash but I wished them all the best and success for more years to come!
Looks like you had a great time! Cause able to take photos with so many leng luis! ^^ReplyDelete
That's lots of fun pictures. No need to describe coz the pics tell the fun night out really well!ReplyDelete
it was so so fun!!!ReplyDelete
that was a great event hop our nuffnang do something like this tooReplyDelete
anyways there's a lot of sexy and lovely girls around there huh
And again.. I did not make it to the Bday bash this year :'(ReplyDelete
looks so much funReplyDeleteReplies
You are very lucky to be thereDelete
aiyarr next time must show happy face during party ya :DReplyDelete
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So much fun! But me no go D:ReplyDelete
wow, looks so fun~ thanks for sharing~ hahaReplyDelete
U look really cute in those shots! Lots of fun, huh?ReplyDelete
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Category Archives: Government
Letter To Sheriff Hines
Dear Public Servant David Hines, On December 26th, 2011 at approximately 9:15am, one of your deputies, specifically, "L.T Norman" Badge # 0720 used the threat of force to pull me over for running a red light. I am a staunch … Continue reading
Dear Hanover County Tax Collector
Dear Hanover County Tax Collector, It has come to that time of year where ordinary men and women, elected or not, presume they have the right or authority to steal people's money in the form of an involuntary property tax. … Continue reading
The Non-Aggression Principle Explained
The Non-Aggression Principle is hardly complicated and practically applicable in our daily lives. Strive for peace, non-violence and non-aggression. Aggression is incompatible with a free-society. The Non-Aggression Principle explained by Stefan Molyneux, host of "Freedomain Radio": The Non-Aggression Principle explained … Continue reading
The United States of Desensitized America
Many Americans are still complicit, complacent and apathetic to the atrocities going on all around us that is the result of the State. I strongly believe a large reason is because Americans have become desensitized to government's overreaching "authority". Whether … Continue reading
VCU Police Attack Veteran's Freedom of Speech (UPDATED Charge DISMISSED)
(UPDATES CAN BE FOUND IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER ON THIS SAME BLOG POST IF YOU SCROLL DOWN, SEPARATED BY ***ASTRICKS ***) Long and eventful day today. Let me write a quick synopsis, and share some of my philosophical views – as well as do a … Continue reading
Taking a Stand Against the Police State
March 17th, 2011 I had witnessed my second "sobriety check-point" within in matter of 6 days in my town, of Mechanicsville (within Hanover County). The first checkpoint I witnessed, I was leaving work at around 10:30pm on March 11th.. I … Continue reading
Young Americans for Freedom NON-SENSE
There has been way to much talk AND press given to this Young Americans for (limited) Freedom (YAF)… and I'm not sure why. Have we forgotten the warnings we were given? Just last year, Ryan Sorba pulled the stunt on … Continue reading


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Today I lost track of how many hours I spent revising the introduction to my book, but I like what I came out with. And because I kept in mind that I wrote the book I wanted to read, I got out of my own way and wrote without trying too hard, without worrying about what others would think, without worrying about whether it was good or not.
I also realize that I need to stop kavetching when it's not going well. Calling attention to the negative, keeping those thoughts alive and active, only attracts more of them. Begone!!
Writers are such goofy people, yes? I say that lovingly, of course. :)
I considered moving on to another chapter, but I think I'm gonna just enjoy this little bit of momentum and move on to other pleasant things. Low volume, high content. Why stuff yourself with the whole cake when one slice is so satisfying?


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Monday, September 30, 2013
Target: A Thrifty Gal's Madewell
Living in Hoboken & working in NYC provides a lot of visual inspiration from the food to the fashion - I couldn't ask for a better mentor. For the past month or so I saw this girl on my commute into NYC in the mornings. I can't tell you what her face looks like or even what color her hair is but I can tell you I needed/wanted those little taupey-grey booties that would be her identifying factor for me. Then one day a couple of weeks ago I was in Target & there they were. THE BOOTIES. I tried them (Women's Mossimo Supply Co. Kiriana Ankle Boot with Leather Wrap) on & although I tried to reason with myself that I was trying to clean out my closet - my feet were walking me to the register & I've worn them more than I haven't since I got them.
This weekend my girlfriend, who was on the quest for her perfect bootie, emailed me to tell me that I saved myself about $260. That's right, Madewell (a store I love to window shop at & buy from the sale racks) has the almost identical bootie (H by Hudson™ Horrigan Boots) but they sell theirs for $295. So I thanked my friend & patted myself on the back for my victory. Girls these boots are super comfy & they come in two other colors as well. At $34.99 you can buy them all & still have money to spare - which I'm tempted to do myself.
(PS: Target really is the thrifty gal's way to own the most recent trends without breaking the bank, just like in this post!)
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text: For the Feast of Pentecost, I present the collection of slides starting with Holy Trinity picture, followed by the image of dove representing the Holy Spirit and collection of art clips of the Holy Spirit descending on the Apostles and Our Lady gathered in the Upper Room after Our Lord Ascension. The next several images show descend of the Holy Spirit as hand painted in the manuscript of the Holy Scriptures. These are followed by Holy Spirit stained glass collection. The slide show is concluded by the vintage Holy Card of children receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation. The background music is Veni Creator Spiritus and Veni Sancte Spiritus chants by Benedictine Monks of San Domingo Silos Monastery and Come Holy Spirit hymn from the track "God of Loveliness" by Singing Nuns from Spokane, WA.


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Enterprising veteran midfielder GERHARD HOPPE (# 3 in white, center) of G.D.R. outfit FC CARL ZEISS JENA hammers a stunning side-footed shot on target opposite U.S.S.R. side Dinamo Tbilisi during the exciting 1981 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final match at the near-empty Rhinestadion in Duesseldorf, West Germany.
The all-Eastern Bloc final featuring Georgian club DINAMO TBILISI of the Soviet Union and East German outfit FC CARL ZEISS JENA manifested an epic disaster of historic proportions for the box office gate but the football, itself, delivered what turned out to be a delightfully entertaining second half if seen by not very many.
But not before the 1981 UEFA CUP WINNERS' CUP FINAL, which was contested at the Rheinstadion in Duesseldorf, West Germany, established what will forever be the all-time mark for meager attendance. An eye-opening, official figure of only 4,750 fans barely even began to fill the facility by the famous Rhine River which had a capacity for 76,000 at that time. Of course, the harsh reality that travel for ordinary citizens in both the Deutsche Demokratische Republik and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was heavily restricted during this time period had a tremendous impact.
In addition, the closed-nature of the Warsaw Pact societies ensured that football fans in Western Europe were not very familiar with Eastern European star players. This, not surprisingly, also exacted its expected toll on ticket sales for the match in Duesseldorf. Interesting enough, Dinamo Tbilisi, indeed, were fielding three of the last four Soviet Footballers of the Year — David Kipiani, Ramaz Shengelia, Aleksandr Chivadze — while FC Carl Zeiss Jena featured the reigning East German Footballer of the Year in Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin at the Rheinstadion.
After a scoreless first half, FC Carl Zeiss Jena jumped to the lead in the 63rd minute after a very attractive build-up which began in its own defensive third. The movement featured seven astute passes before a most effective cross was put over by aging 38-year-old striker EBERHARD VOGEL, the second-leading goal-scorer in the entire history of the East German national team. 30-year-old veteran midfielder GERHARD HOPPE, who never appeared with the senior national team of of the D.D.R., raced onto the ball after it had bounced into the box and struck a stunning side volley with the outside of his right foot.
Dinamo Tbilisi did not stay down for long, however, and equalized less than five minutes later. Would-be U.S.S.R. World Cup striker RAMAZ SHENGELIA, a two-time Soviet Footballer of the Year who scored four goals for the Georgian side during the 1980-81 campaign in Europe, ran straight at the FC Carl Zeiss Jena defense before releasing U.S.S.R. international midfielder VLADIMIR GUTSAEV on the right. The 28-year-old, who would later in life become a member of the Parliament of a free and independent Georgia, made no mistake and shot past East Germany international goalkeeper HANS-ULRICH GRAPENTHIN low to the short side in the 67th minute.
In doing so, Gutsaev pulled level with Shengelia for the club lead with four goals in Europe that year; with less than five minutes remaining, a masterful moment of individual brilliance produced a memorable match-winner completely worthy of a Cup Final.
Soviet international VITALY DARASELIA of Dinamo Tbilisi accepted a ball in midfield on the left and also ran straight at the heart of the FC Carl Zeiss Jena. The 23-year-old left midfielder dribbled into the box and beat two defenders, the second with a most sharp cut-back move. With a clear line of fire from about ten yards out or so, the youngster smashed a low shot with the outside of his left foot just inside Grapenthin's right hand post.
The match-winning goal for Dinamo Tbilisi at the 1981 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final in Duesseldorf proved to be the high point in the short-lived football career of U.S.S.R. international VITAL DARASELIA (above); the left-sided midfielder, who appeared in four of the Soviet Union's five matches at the FIFA World Cup in Spain, was killed in an automobile accident in December of 1982.
Ironically enough, fellow U.S.S.R. international DAVID KIPIANI — the 1976 Olympic bronze medalist who passed the ball to Daraselia and, thus, prompted the match-winning strike for Dinamo Tbilisi against FC Carl Zeiss Jena — also later perished in an automobile accident, although in 2001, many years after his career ended.


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The city wants a continuously flashing amber beacon atop a railway warning sign on the northbound Transitway, close to the site of last fall's fatal crash between a bus and train. The warning should be installed and working by May 15, according to a report going to Ottawa's transit commission on Wednesday.
Sign, flashing light to warn northbound buses of Transitway rail crossing
OTTAWA — The city wants a continuously flashing amber beacon atop a railway warning sign on the northbound Transitway, close to the site of last fall's fatal crash between a bus and train.
The warning should be installed and working by May 15, according to a report going to Ottawa's transit commission on Wednesday.
Following the crash, which killed six people, the federal Transportation Safety Board began investigating. The probe is ongoing, but after initial findings were released, the city hired engineering firm CIMA+ to look at aspects of Transitway safety, including the feasibility of an advance warning light.
The firm recommended the warning sign and light be installed on the northbound curve toward the tracks, the same direction the bus was travelling before the collision.
As bus drivers leave Fallowfield Station now, they see a railway warning sign about 130 metres before the crossing.
The new sign will be earlier, 210 metres in advance of the railway crossing, which has its own warning system with a safety gate and red warning lights.
The new sign will have a flashing light to get extra attention. "These beacons provide a heightened emphasis to the warning message," the firm said in its report.
Part of the rationale for the enhanced warning was the "uniqueness of the Transitway" and tracks being "immediately after a long curve."
The city's public works department and Via Rail agreed with the firm's recommendations, according to the city report.
The firm is still studying whether there should be a similar warning on the straight, southbound approach to the tracks, and whether there should be a speed limit reduction. After the collision, the city reduced the speed from 60 km/h to 50 km/h.
In the same report, the city said it has now established procedures, including public communication, with Via Rail to ensure safety when there's a railway-crossing malfunction. The city did not release the procedure when requested Monday.
There was no signal malfunction at the time of the fatal crash. But since then there has been a rash of reported signal malfunctions in Barrhaven. However, the flashing beacon is continuous, so it won't need to be connected to the railway's warning system, the consultant's report notes.
The latest recommendation is on top of earlier measures taken by the city, including removing and trimming vegetation to increase visibility.
Other updates related to the crash are going to the same meeting Wednesday, including another consultant's recommendation to keep a policy that buses slow but not stop at railway crossings if a train isn't approaching and warnings aren't activated.
The city is also recommending a bylaw correction to formally require buses stop at crossings when warning signals indicate a train is approaching.


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55 F. high in the Twin Cities Saturday (readings topped 60 south/east of MSP).
53 F. average high on April 6.
61 F. high on April 6, 2012.
.09" rain fell yesterday in the cities.
.85 rain predicted by Monday morning (NAM)
1.4" rain predicted by early Wednesday.
53 F. average high on April 6.
61 F. high on April 6, 2012.
.09" rain fell yesterday in the cities.
.85 rain predicted by Monday morning (NAM)
1.4" rain predicted by early Wednesday.
Melt Baby Melt
"I wish I could be right half the time and still get paid!" No need to get defensive, Paul. Just smile, shake his hand - tell him still you're right more often than politicians, stock brokers and economists. It's a pretty good gig - just not this year.
A year ago lawns were green, flowers were in bloom, boats were in the water, on our way to a 7 month boating season. In Minnesota? How do you top that?
You don't.
Our Slow Motion Spring is aggravating; Mother Nature toying with our mental health. Yesterday I stood by the window, muttering "melt, baby melt.". That's just kind of sad, but I sense I'm not alone.
There's still 15-20 inches of snow on the ground up north. One benefit of our March-like April: slower snow melt, which may help to reduce the flood risk in the Red River Valley a bit. That, and it's too chilly for severe storms & tornadoes. Hey, that's something.
The sun makes a brief cameo appearance today before more rain tonight & Monday. It doesn't look quite as wet this week; a major Plains storm brushes us with a cold rain late Tuesday & Wednesday; maybe mixing with wet snow by Thursday.
Yes, the drought is easing, but summer warm fronts are nowhere in sight.
A Real Storm? The GFS pulls an intense storm northeastward across the Plains, spreading potentially significant rain into Minnesota Tuesday and Wednesday; a clearing trend by late week (with cooler than average temperatures). Again, a significant north-south temperature gradient across the USA is setting the stage for potentially significant rain in the weeks to come.
NOAA Needs Your Help. The local Twin Cities National Weather Service is interested in knowing whether the ground is still frozen in your neighborhood. Why does this matter? The extent and depth of lingering frost in the ground will help to determine rainfall run-off rates next week, when we may see a significant storm. This will impact not only the potential for minor flash flooding in the Twin Cities, but more significant river flooding, especially on the Red River in the weeks to come. Details: "As we head in to Spring, potential flooding is a primary concern across Minnesota and Wisconsin. We could use your help in determining if the ground is still frozen, or if there has been some partial thaw of the ground. As you can see on the map below, we have quite a large area with no data across southern MN and western WI. Visit our Facebook Page or send us a message via Twitter @NWSTwinCities and let us know what the ground condition is like at your location."
- Snow depths range from zero in the
southern one-third of Minnesota to over 20 inches west central
Minnesota, north central Minnesota, and in the Lake Superior highlands.
[see: NWS Snow Depth Estimation Map | Snow Depth Maps]
- The amount of water content in the snow pack
is estimated to be in excess of five inches in some west central and
north central Minnesota counties. The large amount of water on the
landscape, lying upon an impervious frozen surface, has led to a high risk for major flooding in the Red River basin.
[see: NWS Snow Water Equivalent Estimation Map]
- The U.S. Geological Survey and Minnesota DNR report that stream discharge values
vary widely across the state. After the initial flush of snow melt
runoff recedes, stream discharge values will quickly fall below
historical medians unless there is a very wet spring.
[see: USGS Stream Flow Conditions | MNDNR Weekly Stream Flow Maps and Tables]
- Water levels on most Minnesota lakes are low due to the dry summer and autumn of 2012. Lake Superior's water level is approximately one foot lower than its historical average for this time of year.
TODAY: Partly sunny - dry most of the day. Winds: S/SE 5-10. High: near 50
SUNDAY NIGHT: Showers develop again. Low: 41
MONDAY: Showery rains likely. High: 52
TUESDAY: Rain south, some sun up north. Wake-up: 37. High: 47
WEDNESDAY: A cold rain, heaviest south of MSP. Wake-up: 35. High: 42
THURSDAY: Rain may mix with wet snow. Wake-up: 34. High: 41
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy, still dreary. Wake-up: 33. High: 46
SATURDAY: Intervals of sun - showers at night. Wake-up: 31. High: 49
Climate Stories....
- Seek the cheapest price for energy with the implication that environmental consequences should not be tallied as part of the cost.
- Complete a transition to renewable energy as quickly as possible while drastically reducing the burning of fossil fuels.
- Replace all fossil fuel energy with nuclear power..."
Photo credit above: "Sea level rise is swamping coasts. Rodanthe in the Outer Banks of North Carolina is pictured."(Photo: Andrew Kemp, Yale University)
Photo credit above: "The flooded Red River surrounds houses near Fargo, N.D., in 2010. Scientists say climate change will produce more intense storms, increasing the risk of damaging floods." (M. Spencer Green / Assoicated Press / March 21, 2010)
* The Los Angeles Times has another perspective on the potential for more extreme rains here.


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On the 9th June 2011, armed with my already-shelved summer clothes and an eager mind, I jetted off to the town of Antwerp, in Belgium, to attend a Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research course at the world-renowned Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM). The Institute itself boasts an international cohort of students and professional researchers on a quest to respond to domestic and international needs in the field of tropical and import pathology and HIV/AIDS.
The course participants consisted of 14 Medical Doctors and Public Health professionals from all over the world; Swaziland, Nigeria, Cambodia, Philippines, Madagascar, Peru, and Belgium, to name a few. The main focus was to introduce the team to qualitative research methods, investigate ways in which our very quantized way of thinking can shift towards a mixed methods approach, as well as to equip the team with essential high-level research techniques that will enable each of us in our different research spheres to have the capacity to plan, conduct, analyze, report and publish qualitative research. The different cultures represented contributed to a great classroom dynamic, discussion and debate was always the order of the day, and the team was often eager to identify cultural difference that could present key strengths and challenges in conducting qualitative research in Public Health.
As part of the course, we were all assigned a mini research topic as practice in addition to the theory learnt in class. I investigated why almost 80% of people who accessed ITM's HIV testing center were either Men who have sex with Men (MSM) or Sub-Saharan African Migrants (SAM). Apart from the fact that these social groups are inherently at a higher social risk of contracting HIV, what attracts them to this testing center, as opposed to testing at a GP or ordinary clinic? After conducting several in depth interviews, participant observations, and focus group discussions with these two groups, as well as various providers of testing services, I found that the main reasons why MSM and SAM chose this center related to issues of confidentiality, low cost and a preference for "specialist" services. I had a great time meeting and chatting with members from these various social groups!
In my spare time, I made sure I hop on the "tram" for a meager €1.20 with a map in hand, and went sightseeing. I spent much time at "The Meir", one of the largest shopping streets in Europe. I also went on boat rides, sunbathed at a manmade beach, made new friends and tried out the dozens of restaurants lined along the streets, which all had one thing in common – Belgian waffles and chocolate! I can definitely say I had the experience of a lifetime. The research skills I learnt will be of great benefit to Research at FLAS and for INTEGRA. I have grown as a researcher and as a person, and I couldn't have spent that month at any other place but the warm Antwerp!


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These are two dopey hands from a $5/$10NL session at the Rio.
hand #1
9 handed live $5/$10NLHE
- Villain is a vegas local who plays about 20/10/0.8. He likes to slow play to the river. About 10 minutes ago, we were discussing a different player at the table who Villain had commented was playing weak tight (he said so in a mocking way). Last of all, Villain is steaming a little bit just prior to this hand.
- Hero has not been very active in this session with a VPIP < 10%
preflop: muck, Villain limps, Hero raises to 5xbb w AdKh, mucked around to Villain who calls (2 players, pot size 11.5bb)
flop: AhKd4h, Villain checks, Hero makes a weak c-bet of 5xbb, Villain immediately CR to 15xbb, Hero tanks and calls (2 players, pot size 41.5bb)
turn: AhKd4h5c, Villain bets 20xbb, Hero tanks and calls (2 players, pot size 81.5bb)
river: AhKd4h5c2s, Villain instabets 40xbb, and Hero instacalls. Villain shows 8c8s, presumably to see what Hero called him down with. Hero shows, and Villain goes ballistic.
On the flop, I made a weak bet on a coordinated A high board to allow a thinking player, like the Villain, to take the pot away from me. Villain's flop action is consistent with this line (and, of course, with a better hand like 44, but also worse made hands like Ax/A4)
On the turn, I put Villain on 44 or nothing, and call to keep the pot small (and in small part for rope-a-dope reasons)
On the river, Villain fires a THIRD bullet. Granted, I know that Villain is steaming a little bit, and also that Villain knows that I am capable of folding top pair type hands, but I still don't think these Vegas locals are making these multistreet bluffs often enough to call getting 3:1. I don't like my call.
At any rate, in the actual hand: on the river, I would have tanked and possibly mucked if any of 3 things happened:
i) heart comes
ii) significantly bigger bet, say 40bb
iii) any pause before Villain bets the river
On to the next hand....
My postflop actions in this hand related to bet sizing and building a pot are poor. I really hate this hand.
hand #2
9 handed live $5/$10NLHE
- different Villain who is new to the game this orbit (no prior history)
- effective stacks ~120bb
preflop: donkey limps UTG, mucked to Villain in MP+1 who limps, mucked to button who limps, Hero complete in SB w 5h5s, another donkey in the BB checks (5 players, pot size 5bb)
flop: 2s5dJs, checked to Villain who overbets 8xbb, button mucks, Hero calls fairly quickly, everyone else folds (2 players, pot size 21bb)
turn: 2s5dJsAh, Hero checks, Villain bets 15xbb, Hero CR to 40xbb, Villain tanks for ~8 seconds and calls (2 players, pot size 101bb)
river: 2s5dJsAh8s, Hero bets 40xbb, Villain insta calls, Hero shows set, Villain shows smaller set.
I was quite astonished to see his hand give that he didn't push on the turn.
Anyway, this should have been a very simple hand. If I lead on the flop, all the money goes in on either the flop or the turn. Boo me!
This is the most significant notable point of the hand. *** Namely, Hero took a very simple situation and unnecessarily created a potentially difficult situation to handle. ****
Villain commented that he wished I had moved in on the river so he could have mucked. I replied that I had to bet some amount that he could call.
I don't know what I would have done (other than throw up in my mouth) if Villain moves in on the river for ~30bb more. It is a very bad sign in NLHE if you don't know how to respond to a raise.
Hero was very lucky that Villain had just the right hand to call the river bet. I would imagine that for a more standard range for a Villain with this board and the earlier action, the Villain will either muck or raise.
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Infographic of the Decade
Phillip Niemeyer created an infographic of the big subjects of each year of the past decade for the New York Times. This is just a small part of the chart, which you can enlarge at the link. Keep in mind, this is on the opinion page. Link -via Digg


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Handphone (2009)
The Korean thriller Handphone tries to tackle the same territory as it's hollywood and HK counterparts Cellular and Connected.
The problem is that the film isn't quite focued on what it wants to be, a traditional thriller like the other two films, a social satire about the media and our dependency on technology, or an existential thriller about two men on a collision course.
In the end the existential thriller in it wins, but it's no Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance or Old Boy.
That's a shame, because it has some great performances (especially by Uhm Tae Woong who is one of my favorite Korean younger generation star) and fairly decent pacing.
Worth checking out for fans of the star of for die hard fans of dark Korean thrillers, not the best example of the genre though.


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Fostering Insights by Engaging the Whole Brain
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
Here's a fresh look at efforts to bring data to life using sound, motion and graphics. I've posted before on the largely untapped potential to communicate information and ideas in new ways. The images above of brain activity related to processing or speaking words (from the National Institutes of Health) convey how multimedia communication might more fully engage the brain.
Advertisers have known this for ages, of course, surrounding engaging images of powerful pickup trucks or polished luxury cars with familiar rock anthems and soaring classical themes.
But I'm not talking about salesmanship here. I'm talking about the potential to have an idea or observation built around empirical data become more engaging and inspiring. As I've noted, Adam Nieman's depiction of the volume of the world's liquid water as a sphere set against the planet is one such effort.
At a session on building healthy communities at the recent South by Southwest Eco conference, I talked with Howard K. Koh, the assistant secretary of health, and Bob Perciasepe, the deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, about the challenge of conveying the enormous costs — in shortened and impaired lives — of air pollution when that toll is only measurable through statistical analysis. The demand from skeptical politicians, Perciasepe said, is, "Show me the bodies."
I put out the challenge there (and now repeat it here) to young data-visualization wizards to find ways to envision, literally, that vague but vital concept called public health.
There are signs of progress in this area.
When the New England Journal of Medicine uses an animated data set to convey shifting patterns of obesity in a community, you know something's afoot. Now there's a peer-reviewed publication, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, devoted to conveying findings and methods using video.
To learn more about the state of this art, visit visualizing.org, follow David McCandless on Twitter, watch his TED talk, read his Information Is Beautiful blog and check out the contestants in that blog's current contest, including this effort to convey the world's finite stocks of important minerals using both music and graphics: