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Given the history of game-to-film adaptions, it's easy to hope the same money-grubbers that pumped out abominations like Alone in the Dark and House of the Dead never get their greedy hands on our other favorite games. However, us gamers should know that history doesn't have to repeat itself. Just because past video game movies have been bad doesn't mean they can never be good.
All it takes is the pairing of the right people.
You need a director and a writer that is willing to take the content seriously and not try to make it into something that it isn't.
You need someone to talk to the producers and sell the idea as is and tell them why it does not need that "HOT Actor" or why it does not need to appeal to "All Audiences" by including Extreme sports.
And most of all either the Writer or the Director needs to have been a fan of the game. This is the (almost) only way to Marry the Video Game Methodology/presentation to Film-Methodology the audience needs a similar feel/thrill that they had while playing the source medium/material.
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Discussion in 'Mac Apps and Mac App Store' started by BRyken, Nov 26, 2012.
Any good Mac apps for keeping two folders in sync constantly?
No like specific folders on an External Hard with internal, but not like Time Machine.
Forklift 2 maybe?
Forklift looks promising. But I think thats a manual way of doing it. I'd like to see if there is something that will run in the background and automatically detect and copy/sync two folders.
Maybe this is something where I should give my programming skills a test...
How about Chronosync?
It does a lot more than syncing two folders though.
I use MacDropAny, but that's for syncing with the mac and the cloud (dropbox, in my case).
If you aren't afraid of the command line, you can use the built in rsync and a cron job
Maybe I'll look into this. Thanks!

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Blake Shelton has taken aim at a TV blogger who poured scorn on teenage The Voice contestant Raelynn following her performance on the U.S. TV talent show this week.
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Posting a link to Sleasman's article on Twitter.com, in which the blogger stated, "RaeLynn has the voice that makes me cringe the hardest," the country star writes, "What kind of person is low enough to write mean things about a 17 year old girl just trying to do her best? This one…"
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Muntplein, Amsterdam
At the end of Rokin, as well as the Kalverstraat shopping street, coming from Dam square, you'll find Muntplein (literally 'Mint square'). It is referred to by Amsterdammers simply as 'De Munt.'
Munt is one of those places you will often pass through during your stay in Amsterdam — either on foot or by tram. Trams 4, 9, 14, 16, 24 and 25 have stops at Rokin, just before Muntplein.
- Both a bridge and a square
- Busy junction from which to explore Flower Market, Kalverstraat, Reguliersbreestraat and more
- Food and Drinks at Muntplein
- Tower once was part of the defense wall around medieval Amsterdam
- Muntplein Photo and Video Tips
- The Bells of Munttoren
- Hotels near Muntplein
Bridge and Square
The Munt is not the type of square where you sit down at a terrace and enjoy the scenery. It is a busy junction sporting a never-ending jumble of cars, trams, bikes and people.
Amsterdammers often use the bridge next to the tower as a place to meet up with friends. Muntplein is a central location from which to explore Kalverstraat — the busy, pedestrians-only shopping street that runs from here to Dam Square.
You can also hop across the street for a movie at the Pathé cinema (though you may want to try the gorgeous Tuschinsky theatre, also run by Pathé, just down Reguliersbreestraat.)
Tourists flocks to the square because the famous floating Flower Market at Singel canal is just across the bridge.
Since the 19th century the bridge underneath the square has been widened several times. Officially named Muntsluis (the terms sluice and bridge were used interchangeably) it is now the widest bridge of Amsterdam.
By the way, the city has numbered all of its 1281 bridges. The Muntsluis bridge, across the point where the river Amstel flows into the Singel canal, is bridge number 1.
The square is overlooked by five-star Hotel de L'Europe as well as the NH Carlton hotel.
Hotel de L'Europe was a gift from beer magnate (and Amsterdammer) Freddy Heineken to his wife. It is now owned by his daughter, Charlene de Carvalho.
Tram Stop: Flower Market, Kalverstraat, Pathé Movie Theatre, and more
Tramlines 4, 9, 14, 16, 24 and 25 stop at de Munt. The tram stop — at the end of Rokin just before the square — is where you get off if you want to visit the floating Flower Market at Singel canal.
This is also a good place to start your walk through Kalverstraat, the busy shopping street between de Munt and Dam square.
Alternatively you can elect to walk along the river Amstel. And while you can take Tram 9 or 14 all the way to the popular Waterlooplein flea market, it is more enjoyable to get off the tram at de Munt, then take the Nieuwe Doelenstraat (to the left of Hotel L'Europe) and Staalstraat.
Trams 4, 9 and 14 continue through Reguliersbreestraat to Rembrandtplein, but you may elect to walk through this narrow street to get some fast food, wonder why there are so many Argentinean Steak Restaurants, or take a look at the iconic Tuschinsky cinema.
The Vijzelstraat is somewhat of a mixed bag with more or less picturesque (or simply run-down) old shops on one side, and for the most part more or less ugly huge buildings on the other side.
Food and Drinks at Muntplein
Since Muntplein isn't a sit-down-and-relax kind of square there isn't much on offer in terms of restaurants or café's.
You can get a bite to eat at Maoz (famous for its falafels, and serving decent French fries as well), MacDonald's (nah…) or at Il Girasol — an Italian-style eatery and coffee house on the ground floor of the Carlton Hotel (with coffee recommended by the Dutch Amsterdam folks).
If you're on any kind of budget at all — or simply don't enjoy paying exorbitant prices for drinks or snacks — avoid the kiosk on the bridge nearest to the tower. If you absolutely need to eat or drink something on the go, pop into the Reguliersbreestraat. Halfway down the street is a convenience store operated by the Albert Heijn supermarket chain. Not the cheapest either, but certainly less expensive than the kiosk.
Note: if you don't stop at the Kwekkeboom bakery, further down the same street, to sample some pastries or 'kroketten' you haven't visited Amsterdam.
Just inside Kalverstraat you'll find La Place, a bistro-type restaurant with decent food at decent prices. Our only beef is that hot food tends to be not-so-hot once you made it past the register and found yourself a place in the three-story restaurant.
History of Muntplein and the Munt Tower
Originally the tower, Munttoren, was part of of the Regulierspoort — one of the main gates in the defense wall around medieval Amsterdam.
Built in the years 1480-1487, the gate consisted of two towers and a guard house. In 1618 much of the gate was destroyed in a fire that left only the guardhouse and part of the western tower standing.
After the city's expansion, in 1585, the gate and defense wall had already lost its function, and it was decided to only rebuilt the Western tower.
During the rebuilding project (1619-1620) the tower gained its spire, designed by the famous Dutch architect Hendrick de Keyser. It features a clockwork with four clockfaces, as well as a carillon made by Pieter Hemony.
Incidentally, like most towers in Amsterdam the spire is constructed of lead-clad wood with an eye toward the sandy soil on which much of Amsterdam is built.
Until 1877 Muntplein was known as Schapenplein — Sheep's square, likely in reference to a market once held here. Remember, the river Amstel connected the bustling trade city of Amsterdam with — among other things — the farmers' land, so this would have been an excellent spot to buy and sell sheep.
Likewise the name Kalverstraat, the shopping street which runs into Muntplein, is a reminder of the calf market that used to be at Dam Square — at the other end of the street. And the area between Spui — halfway back to Dam Square — and Muntplein was from 1486 through 1629 used as a general cattle market.
In 1877 Schapenplein was renamed Sophiaplein, in honor of Sophie Frederika Mathilde, the first wife of King Willem III, and from 1849 till her death in 1877, Queen of the Netherlands. However, Amsterdammers popularly referred to the square as 'Muntplein' or 'de Munt.'
'Munt' is a reference to the fact that the original guardhouse building adjacent to the tower was, in the 17th century, briefly used as a mint. (Note that the original guardhouse was torn down in 1877 and replaced by the current building, in neo-renaissance style.)
In 1672 a large part of the Dutch Republic was occupied by French troops. During this turbulent time silver and gold could not be safely transported to Dordrecht and Enkhuizen — where coins were normally minted. For that reason its was decided that Amsterdam should have its own mint.
It wasn't until 1917 that the name Muntplein became official.
Incidentally, the passageway between the tower and the guardhouse was added during a renovation project in 1938 when the bridge was, once again, widened.
Muntplein Photo and Video Tips
- Try and photograph the Munttoren (the tower) early on a sunny day. For an unusual perspective capture the tower while standing on nearby Rembrandplein or on the Halvemaanbrug the first bridge you see when you walk along the Amstel.
- The bridge nearest to the tower is a good spot from which to photograph people, as is the area just in front of the entrance of the Kalverstraat.
- Find a spot next to the tower and overlooking the square — or on the bridge across from Hotel de L'Europe — to film an never-ending stream of bicycles.
- Record the carillon while filming the tower and square.
Listen to the Carillon of the Munt Tower
The bells of the Munt Tower chime every 15 minutes, and the carillon is played each Friday between 15:00 and 16:00 (that's 3pm – 4pm).


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A schoolgirl is training to be a football referee thanks to our Make It Happen community fund scheme.
Ragdale Hall put up £10,000 again to help charities and organisations in the Melton borough and some of the cash is being made available to Mia Atherley and Asfordby Amateurs Ladies, Girls and Inclusive Football Club.
Judges recently awarded £200 to pay for 14-year-old Mia's training and kit after the club applied to the scheme earlier this year.
Amateurs officials say it will save them money by having their own qualified match day official instead of having to foot the bill for one for each match.
Club president Sharon Reason said: "We have to pay for referees and they are not cheap.
"There are also not that many referees and not many females ones so by getting Mia qualifed it ticks all the box for us as a club.
"It also keeps the money in the club because we will have our referee for games."
Mia, who attends John Ferneley College in Melton, plays for the club's under 16s and coaches the younger age group teams at Amateurs.
She has been booked on a referee's course and the club is hoping she will be qualified within six months.
Mrs Reason added: "Mia will be able to referee the younger children's matches. She's been with the club seven years and we're really pleased she has asked to do this."


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EA's Peter Moore Believes the PS4 & Xbox One Will Sell Over 10 Million Units Combined by March 31st
With PS3 and Xbox 360 sales declining now that the PS4 and Xbox One are on the scene, EA has already reported the impact the new console generation has had on them, but EA President and COO Peter Moore believes Sony and Microsoft will still support their previous generation consoles for a couple more years:
I will say this, both Sony and Microsoft recognized, in particular, Sony, have managed their PS2 to PS3 transition very well. Having ran that Xbox business, as you know, I think Microsoft is committed to the Xbox 360 for a number of years. So I would anticipate seeing both Sony and Microsoft get behind their current-gen platforms at least for the next 2 years and bring us to a 10-year cycle as we saw in the previous cycle.
Also during the call, Moore answered about whether or not the 10 million combined units sold forecast for the PS4 and Xbox One by March is still set to happen in EA's eyes:
I don't know if it is 10 million, Arvind [Bhatia of Sterne Agee & Leach], right on the nose. But I stand by my comments.
I think it's going to actually be in excess of that and I'm feeling pretty good about what I'm seeing and hearing and visiting retail and listening to retailers talk about their flow of inventory. I think you can see, you do the store checks. Both Sony and Microsoft seems to be doing a pretty darn good job of flowing inventory in between now and from what I've seen, certainly, by the end of our fiscal quarter on March 31.
I think it's 10 million-plus, Arvind.
The latest sales numbers for the new-gen consoles place the PS4 at 4.2 million sold and the Xbox One at 3.9 million shipped, so Moore's prediction of over 10 million combined units by March 31st seems very likely at this point.


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Q. I am due to have my first child in about five weeks and I'm looking forward to all of the beautiful moments with my baby. I strongly believe in the importance of bonding, for mother, father and child -- from the first moments of life and beyond. Unfortunately, the baby's father is on active military duty. Due to the circumstances of wartime, dad's leave will only be about a week after the baby's due date. Then he'll get the same amount of time another two or three times in the first year of our son's life. It's devastating to me, but we must deal with it. How can we have that bonding experience between the two of them during such a crucial developmental period?
A. Military families adapt to parenting in less than ideal situations. It's yet another aspect of their service that doesn't always receive a lot of recognition. Here are some ways dad can get close to his new baby in the limited time he has at home, and some tips to help him stay in touch from long distance.
Bond in the first week after birth. Since your husband will only have a week or so after baby is born, make the best of it. Within the first hour after birth, babies usually have a quiet alertness stage where their eyes are wide open and they're eager to bond with their parents. Take advantage of this opportunity for all three of you to bond together. If medical complications occur that prevent you from holding the baby right after birth, then father can. Immediately after birth is when babies need to know to whom they belong -- mom and dad. During that first week at home, encourage Dad to do much of the hands-on-care (except for breastfeeding of course). If you're bottle-feeding, do shift work so dad enjoys half the feedings.
Enjoy special father-bonding touches. Here are two methods of cuddling that are great for men: the "neck nestle" and the "warm fuzzy." With the warm fuzzy, baby lays atop dad's chest, so that he can snuggle skin-to-skin and chest-to-chest. In the neck nestle, dad holds baby skin-to-skin against his chest and drapes his chin over baby's head, which nestles snuggly in the crook of dad's neck. Then he sings to the baby. The vibration of the deeper male voice box and the cheekbones against baby's head during singing can lull baby right to sleep. In my experience it's just as enjoyable for dad, too.
Let dad add a finishing touch. Babies usually fall asleep during the end of a feeding. After you have nursed baby almost asleep, encourage dad to sing and rock baby in the neck nestle position until baby is fully asleep and then ease baby down to sleep.
Have father wear the baby. Get a baby carrier -- sling-type carriers are easier for dads to use. Encourage dad to carry, or "wear," his baby around the house most of the day. They'll get some high-touch time with each other, and you'll find it easier to relax knowing dad is taking care of the baby.
Let yourself bond with your husband. After spending all this time with close to your baby, your husband will be hooked on his child. It will also bring out your love for your husband.
Stay connected while apart. Dad should make a tape recording of his voice singing to baby, perhaps the same lullaby they both got used to when he crooned baby off to sleep. Also, encourage him to talk cutely to his baby saying things like, "Hi, baby. This is daddy..." Play the tape daily. Let dad's lullaby soothe baby off to sleep. Place an 8x10 black-and-white photo of dad in your baby's bed and let baby look at it frequently. In the early months babies focus best on contrasting black and white figures.
When dad comes home for leave, he and baby can resume these same father-bonding touches. Because they were imprinted in your baby's mind early on, baby will naturally warm back up to dad much easier. The more dad bonds with baby in those early weeks and keeps the connection going while he's away, the easier they will reconnect once they are reunited.


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Thursday, December 4, 2008
Cleveland City in USL-1: It's Official
Today was the official announcement of City's promotion to the USL First Division. It was a nice press conference that got good media coverage. Chris Economides, USL First Division Senior Director, was on hand. He praised the team, saying that they are the example that all future franchises should follow. He also had high praise for the team's off-the-field work. Before this I never realized just how much work the team did in the community. They are truly dedicated to making the city a better place, as well as putting the highest quality product on the field.
After the meeting I spoke with GM Mark Geissbauer about the upcoming season. Here are the highlights...
-We ARE moving, but not to Byers. The team is considering:
Case Western
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-The team will honor all season tickets purchased up til now. So if you bought your tickets you will not see a price increase.
-They have a shortlist of 4 candidates as of now for the manager. All of the candidates have at least a UEFA "A-License." Mark expects there to be more applicants now that the team is in USL-1. They're looking to Europe for a coach, most likely from the UK or Germany. He also said that he expects there to be more applications now that the team is in the First Division.
-There will be player announcements very soon. The team has already been in contact with players from the past few seasons and are also scouting the world (mostly Europe and Africa) for new players. They also said that they will be signing higher caliber players since we're moving up a league.
-We have a 3-year contract with SportsTime Ohio to air our home games. Last season they got over 25,000 viewers per game. Pretty good for a Division Three team.
The GM also praised the role the Green Army has played in the team's undefeated regular season home record. There's also some more exciting news that I'm not allowed to print at this time. Hopefully it will be announced in the coming weeks.
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Monday, November 24, 2008
What now for the City Stars? (Part I)
I would venture a guess that most people that read this blog know by now that Cleveland City are (supposedly) moving up to the USL First Division for next season. GOALSeattle reported this first on Saturday until the league made them remove the post. The information came from the Seattle Wolves delegation who were in the USL-2 League meeting. Canada.com and Devo's Direct Kicks (soccer blog from Rochester) have also reported that we're moving up.
If we do move up, it will definitely be an exciting season. I think that we've got enough talent to be able to compete, assuming most of our team from last season returns. Also, MLS Commissioner Don Garber announced that MLS rosters will be smaller and that the reserve league has been cut. That should also increase the talent pool for USL. There will be more talented players available and willing to play in the First Division.
With that being said, here's who I would like to see return for next season:
Eric Reed
Mark Schulte
Anthony Stovall
Jeremy Tolleson
Musa Otieno
Godfrey Tenoff
Floyd Franks
Derek Potteiger
Ryan Stewart
Adriano Sella
Sallieu Bundu
Luke Williams
Adam Ruud
Jason Hotchkins
With that being said, who would YOU like to see come back next season?
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
If you haven't seen this video, watch it now
The Success of Cleveland City!
Yet again the video guys for the team put together a class video. And, Sallieu's goal is probably the best (and most important) goal he scored all season.
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Monday, November 17, 2008
Getting back into the swing of things
This blog may seem dead, but I'm bringing it back. I'll start doing some off-season musings in the next couple of days.
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Monday, July 28, 2008
Cleveland vs. Bermuda post-game reaction
Like the picture? I think it's funny. Sallieu had a great game against Bermuda this past weekend, netting two goals. We ended up winning 5-1. Despite this, it was not our best performance of the season. The boys looked really lackadaisical during the first half, especially after they went up 2-0. Now, I know they said differently on the telecast, but at the game, it seemed like we just sat back and let Bermuda control possession. Our marking was absolutely horrid on their goal. There were two men left unguarded in the box. That's unacceptable. Maybe it was the new defensive set up. I wonder why they made the decision to put Stovy at right back and JT at left back. I personally would've switched them; kept Stovy at left and moved JT to right. It makes sense to start Musa and Schulte in the center. They're easily the two best central defenders in the league. Musa also netted his first ever goal from the team, a nice header to put us up 4-1.
The re-arrangement of the defense also had a positive effect on Godfrey. Godfrey looked out of position all season at right back. He's naturally a midfielder and he finally got to play that position against Bermuda. He looked like a good player. He wasn't constantly getting beat. He worked well and put in a beautiful ball to Sallieu on the first goal. It was a great little chip over a defender that Sallieu put away with a "bullet header," as Glen Duerr said on the telecast.
One final note, it's about the telecast. I'm glad they started showing more of the Green Army. We made a lot of noise on Saturday night, especially in the second half. The ref was horrid; he even stared us down after we gave him a ripping for yet another horrendous call. He also missed a blatant red card in the second half. But, there were more shots of us on TV, which was nice. Maybe getting us on the air more will help recruit members. I also liked Glen's comment about us singing "7 Nation Army." I thought it sounded pretty good.
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Saturday, July 26, 2008
I hope he's not drunk
Check out who's refereeing my game against Gimnastic in the Champions League. Someone better keep him away from the vodka.
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7/26 Cleveland vs. Bermuda Match Preview
We face off against Bermuda tomorrow, well, today technically. This is a game we should win easily. Bermuda has scored something like 12 goals all season and conceded over 30. Our misfiring offense should be able to put a couple past them. Still, we face an tough battle to finish 3rd, let alone 2nd. It all depends on how Crystal Palace does. It is still possible for us to finish in the top two, but we really need to win out.
I'd really prefer if Martin would just decide on one goalkeeper. I think that Reed is a little better than Hunter and I'd just stick with Eric. But, that's just my humble opinion. What do YOU think?
I'd really prefer if Martin would just decide on one goalkeeper. I think that Reed is a little better than Hunter and I'd just stick with Eric. But, that's just my humble opinion. What do YOU think?
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Fifty years ago this month, City Lights Books published Allen Ginsberg's Howl and Other Poems–a collection of ranting, ecstatic verses that challenged the conservatism of Eisenhower-era America. Within a year of its publication, Howl had become the focus of an obscenity trial that ultimately redefined the limits of free expression in America. Considered by many to be a triumphant literary precursor to '60s counterculture and youth rebellion, Howl and Other Poems went on to sell more than a million copies and influence a generation of poets.
No doubt Howl will continue to be recognized as an essential twentieth-century poem, but if we aspire this year to recognize the anniversary of a Ginsberg poem that still seems relevant and challenging, we should fast-forward ten years to 1966, when the iconic Beat poet penned "Wichita Vortex Sutra"–an antiwar lament that carries an observational honesty not present in the MTV din of Howl.
"Wichita Vortex Sutra" originated as a kind of proto-podcast that Ginsberg intoned into an Uher tape recorder while traveling across the American heartland in the winter of 1966. In the early verses Ginsberg makes his way south into Kansas from Nebraska, juxtaposing images of the Great Plains landscape with fragmented media reports about the distant war in Vietnam. Reciting the bloodless newspeak that will sound familiar to anyone who has followed the current Iraq War (vague phrases like "tactical bombing" and "limited objectives"), Ginsberg eventually grows impatient, dismissing official military body counts as "the latest quotation in the human meat market."
As Ginsberg continues his southward journey to Wichita, his poem notes the stunted attention span of the mass media, mixing the empty language of war ("Rusk Says Toughness Essential For Peace"; "Vietnam War Brings Prosperity") with the noises of advertising and entertainment ("the honkytonk tinkle/of a city piano/to calm the nerves of taxpaying housewives of a Sunday morn"). Television images, which reduce everything to a shorthand of analogy and synecdoche, gloss over the human suffering ("electric dots on Television–/fuzzy decibels registering/the mammal voiced howl/from the outskirts of Saigon to console model picture tubes").
The poet attempts to use the warmth and sensuality of the human body to make the distant violence urgent and real ("flesh soft as a Kansas girl's/ripped open by metal explosion/…on the other side of the planet"), but he concedes that his very medium–language–has already been "taxed by war":
The war is language, language abused for Advertisement, language used like magic for power on the planet: Black Magic language, formulas for reality– Communism is a 9 letter word used by inferior magicians with the wrong alchemical formula for transforming earth into gold
Just as "terrorism" (another nine-letter word) has become an incantation that aims to blur all manner of failures and lies by "inferior magicians" within the Bush Administration, the word "Communism" was central to the alchemical formula for Johnson-era spin and manipulation–a drab reminder that language could obscure truth as readily as express it.


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DSOGaming writes: "Despite the fact that the latest UE4 tech demo looks amazing, a lot of gamers were disappointed when they witnessed the differences between the GDC2013 trailer of Elemental and its latest version. Global Illumination was nowhere to be found, something that had a huge impact on the demo's visuals. As a result of that, a couple of gamers claimed that UE4 was in fact a step backwards and in order to calm everyone down, Epic's rendering team leader has decided to shed some light."
Not a bad looking engine, but as always there are areas that current tech just can't seem to get right.
For example, the smoke. I've never seen a graphics engine that was able to make smoke look right.
Still, the fact that this demo took place on a single GTX 680 is pretty damn impressive. Speaks well for the card.
UE3 also supports dynamic lighting. Ocean City Racing is one of the games that uses dynamic lighting


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Blake Griffin & Girlfriend Brynn Welcome Their Second Child!
Blake Griffin and his longtime girlfriend Brynn Cameron have welcomed a new baby girl to their family!
The 27-year-old Los Angeles Clippers player's girlfriend gave birth to Finley Elaine on Thursday (September 22), according to E! News.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Blake Griffin
Blake and Brynn are already parents to their three-year-old son, Ford.
Congratulations to the happy couple on the new addition!


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Excerpt from "The Wallygrange High School Blogs." The character is a former USMC Master Gunnery Sergeant now living in a homebuilt iron lung in the loft of a bungalow in the UK owned by a Gay part-time anarchist and his partner...
Attention on deck!
Let me warn you ladies right here and now that I am not addressing a fucking sewing circle. You are going to come across some profanities and you are going to read some things you may not agree with. I have come to tell you people some unpleasant truths about the world you are living in.
I want to begin by showing you this letter. I wrote the fucker shortly after I left the Marine Corps because I was feeling pretty pissed off and I'd decided that I wasn't going to take this shit lying down. Unlike some individuals. When life wants to fuck these yellow-bellied maggots in the ass they just lie there and spread their cheeks. And, if that description fits any of you peckerheads, then you'd better leave now. Because you are in the wrong place at the wrong time. There it is.
Anyway, as I said I was feeling pretty pissed off. They had me locked up in the psychiatric wing of the Bethesda Naval Hospital. Some psychiatrist figured I'd got a screw loose. So I had this great idea. I would write a letter to the Chief of Chaplains at the Navy. Not because I wanted spiritual guidance. But because I wanted to wake the motherfucker up. I wanted to let him know that Milton P. Smith has arrived and that he intends to kick some ass. The letter was addressed to the...
Chief of Chaplains,
Department of the Navy,
2 Navy Annex,
Washington, DC 20370-0400
And it read...
Greetings, Chief!
My name is Milton P. Smith and I'm a Master Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. The reason I'm writing you is the motherfuckers claim I got some kind of combat related stress syndrome fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. So they're gonna discharge my ass. That's a load of crap! Marines are trained for combat. Marines can take any kind of shit Osama bin Laden throws at them. There it is. But it wasn't Osama who fucked me up. Or maybe it was. Hey! Maybe that cocksucker is running the Marine Corps and not the Navy. Why not? He's running rings around the fucking White House and the CIA. Jesus H. Christ! They found Dillinger. So why the fuck can't they find bin Laden? Then it came to me. This is all part of a conspiracy to silence me. Because I have just discovered who I truly am.
The last time I was on earth my name was Jesus Christ. But I made a bad career choice. I was a carpenter. Ask yourself this, Chief. Just who the fuck listens to a carpenter? Every time I gave a sermon some scumbag would shout
"Forget this cocksucker! All he knows about are dovetail joints!"
It's called Distribution of Labour. You wanna know about kitchen units, talk to a carpenter. You want moral guidance talk to a priest. There it is. Here's another, thing, Chief. Last time round they put it out I was the Son of God. That is a negative. God does not need a son. God does not procreate. Why? Because God is not a physical entity. Contrary to popular opinion you are not...I repeat...not made in His image. He is composed of a pure form of energy too simple for you complicated maggots to understand. Consequently, he does not need a dick. Dicks are for inferior human beings and other species. If God did have a dick, then it would be the biggest dick in all of creation. It would span several solar systems.
I guess you're thinking if Christ wasn't the Son of God, then who the fuck was he? That's simple, Chief. We're both manifestations of His Will. Remember that saying, there's a bit of God in all of us? Well some of us have a little bit extra. Just one of the many miracles God can perform. Right now you may be starting to experience some doubt. No problemo. Doubt is good. It's meant to stop you people from becoming too gullible. Trouble is, it doesn't always work. Look what happened last time I delivered God's messages. What did you motherfuckers do? Once I was dead you created a religion around me. Religions are by their very nature sectarian. They cause wars. I told God maybe you people aren't ready for this kind of shit. I mean, look at you. Two thousand years later and there are still priests who try to persuade people that God speaks through them. That their religion is the true one.
God speaks through everyone, numbnuts. There are no favourites. Talking about priests. You know what really drives the Pope? Compassion? Love of humanity? Those qualities certainly exist. No, deep down it's vanity. And the Pope knows it. If the Pope were truly humble he wouldn't need those trappings of office. That stuff about looking good to glorify God? Have you ever heard such a lame fucking excuse? You think God sits up there hoping people are dressing up nice just so they can worship him? Hey! There's some beggar in rags praying to me! What's he doing? He's giving me a bad name. I'll strike the cocksucker down with a bolt of lightning. Zap! Remember, my children. If you wanna pray to God dress good like the Pope.
No, these peckerheads dress the way they do because they want to feel important. We're priests, so show us some respect. Then they give a sermon about the sin of vanity. Yeah, those peckerheads are the High Priests of Hypocrisy. Listen, Your Holiness! There are people out there starving to death! How the fuck do those people in the Vatican sleep at night? I figure they sleep a lot better than the poor and suffering in the world. They've insulated themselves from all that. If the Pope were truly humble he would get rid of all those sycophants who tell him how holy he is. He would go out and mingle with the people. He would get his hands dirty. Like Mahatma Gandhi. This guy was an object lesson in humility and compassion. Gandhi even wove his own fucking clothes. And he didn't need some Goddamn ring on his finger or a gold symbol around his neck to prove how devoted he was. You wanna hear a good joke Chief? That was me...I was Gandhi. I told God I didn't want to come back as a Christian. I wanted to try another religion. How about a Hindu? So you Christians missed the Second Coming because you were looking the wrong way. Only they killed me again. I suppose getting shot is a lot better than hanging on some fucking cross. This time it was a quick death, so I ought to be grateful, right? The problem is I made the same mistake. I preached about love and non-violence. And that really pissed some people off. These are the people who think any religion that preaches love, non-violence, and forgiveness, is a religion that has no balls. They want a religion that gives them a chance to go out and kill people. They want a God that acts like Don Corleone, the Godfather. Hey! Those people down there say they don't believe in me. Go kill the motherfuckers.
There's something strange about this God of theirs. He never does the killing himself. Instead, he's like Hitler. He just gives the orders and lets someone else do his dirty work. The truth is, this God of theirs doesn't exist. He's a figment of their psychopathic imaginations. These people use God as an excuse because they haven't got the balls to admit they love killing their fellow human beings. In fact, they'll kill anything that walks or crawls. What puzzles me is how they explain to themselves and others why their God can't do the job himself. They must really bend logic to get around that fucking paradox! Their God, a Supreme Being who created the universe, needs some imperfect human-fucking-beings to do his killing for him? Are we to believe this God can't kill anyone? Whoa! I'm too fucking far away. I'm stuck up here in heaven billions of light years away. I need some help. Wait a minute! Those fanatics down there are just the people I'm looking for. Of course, there's another explanation. That this is the work of the Prince of Darkness. Beelzebub. Satan himself. It's not beyond the bounds of possibility that Satan, a guy with no fucking scruples at all, would try to pass himself off as God. I'll just talk inside their heads, like He does. Those gullible motherfuckers won't know the difference.
Religion? Don't talk to me about religion. Listen, up. Any religion that does not treat women with the respect they deserve is not worth the fucking paper it's written on. Holy shit! There are some men out there who think women are chattels. That women are property. Like a car or a TV set. Do they feel the same way about their own mothers? Tough shit, Ma. I'm selling you and getting a better model. One that doesn't fucking nag all the time. Without women those peckerheads wouldn't exist. Sure, it's the man who impregnates the woman with the seed. But it's the woman who has to do all the fucking hard work. It's the woman who gives birth. If I was a woman and I thought I was going to give birth to one of those motherfuckers I'd be looking for an abortion. Terminate it, Doc. There's more than enough assholes on this planet.
Hey! Don't worry. Payback is a motherfucker. With my box of magic tricks I'll be making those individuals undergo the pain of childbirth. Then I'm gonna sit back and watch them scream.
"You're a Taliban, right? Some kind of Mullah."
"That is correct."
"Okay, asshole. You'll be giving birth to quads. And you can bet each one of those little fuckers will be nice and plump! Oh, and by the way. They'll all be girls."
Listen up. To make another human being you need both a man and a woman. Just one won't do. Take my word for it. It's not a complicated concept to grasp. You don't need a degree in fucking rocket science. So I decided to ask God what the fuck He was playing at. Why did He allow this sort of inequality to exist?
"You have a point, Gunny," said God. "I'd have thought those males would have got my message. Let's face it, it's gotta be obvious that women are just as important as men. Why else would it take two sexes to ensure the preservation of the species?"
"So why didn't you pick men to give birth?"
"How would you feel if you knew you'd come out of someone's ass. Anyway, I compensated for that by making the women mentally stronger. Next time round I'm going to do it different. I'm going to make less variety."
"Less variety?"
"Yeah, it looks like this time I made too many Forest Gumps."
Know what I'd do? I'd put all those chauvinistic assholes on a desert island with no women and let them become extinct. The world would be a better place without them. And what about those religions that require an animal to be sacrificed in a particular way. Slit its throat and let it bleed to death. You think God wants that? Listen, you cocksuckers. Each time you do that God cries. Because God believes in the sanctity of all life and the alleviation of suffering. God does not, I repeat, not want any of his creatures to suffer. Holy dogshit! That much at least should be obvious to you. And those sacrificial rituals? I figure they were created by sadists.
Anyway, those other religions have their own prophets. So let them worry about it. I got enough with Christianity. The Vicar of Christ? You gotta be kidding. You think Christ would have dressed himself up in those fine robes? You think Christ would have lived in a big palace? You think Christ would have asked people to give him money? Bullshit! Christ didn't need the Catholic Church. But, sure as shit, the Catholic Church needs Christ. They've gotten fat and rich on His aching back. You think those hypocrites in the Vatican would give all that up and do what Mother Teresa did? Negative. Mother Teresa must have made those motherfuckers feel guilty. That's why they wanted to make her a saint. To try and assuage some of that guilt they felt. Because she was doing what those cocksuckers should have been doing, if they'd had the guts. Talking about cocksuckers. While Mother Teresa was working her ass off helping the poor and needy, I bet some of those priests were getting some choirboy to give them a blowjob.
Maybe they figured that's what Christ meant when he said, "Suffer the children to come unto me." That Christ, being a charitable sort of guy, allowed them to use their special status as a priest to satisfy their carnal lust. We were a little worried about our youngest daughter, Monica. She was so precocious. Those short skirts she liked to wear. And the way she emulated those female singers on MTV. With those suggestive movements. Well, we asked Father Cohen for advice and he's giving her some extra religious instruction.
The mother doesn't know it yet, but that extra religious instruction involves going to the priest's bedroom and demonstrating some of that seductive choreography. Boy, she's only eight but she could tempt a saint. And the priest thanks God for the Permissive Society. You like dancing, huh? Have you ever seen those pole dancers? Let me show you on this video. Later, when they're on the bed, he gets ready to give her God's blessing. Relax, my child,' I'm just going to insert the Lord's holy staff into your precious little orifice. It may hurt, but remember that Christ Himself suffered on the Cross for our sins.
Okay, Chief. Let's see if I can help you over this theological hurdle. God performs miracles, right? So it shouldn't tax your faith too much to accept that this is just one of them. A foul-mouthed Gunny in a psychiatric wing who turns out to be the Saviour? That's a pretty rough hair shirt to wear. In that case, just consider it to be another example of God's Mysterious Ways His Wonders to Perform. Actually, God doesn't really give a shit whether you believe any of this or not. Because God can do whatever He likes with or without your cooperation. God thinks it's just common courtesy to keep you people in the picture. He also gave me some advice. He said tell those peckerheads that their mortal souls are on the line. Then ask them if they're willing to take the chance that you aren't Jesus Christ resurrected.
Like I explained at the beginning, Chief. Last time round I fucked up. So this time God has given His Personal Representative some extra help. He chose a master gunnery sergeant in the Marine Corps. I came in soft and went out hard. I became a cold hearted, hot-blooded killer, ready to defend the Western World against those cocksucking terrorists, religious fanatics and left-wing governments who did not subscribe to Democracy and the McDonalds Way of Life. But then I saw the Light. God spoke to me. He promised to give me some slack. But first I had to serve Him. My ass used to belong to the Corps…now it belongs to God.
You have to admit that picking me was a good move, Chief. God knew that a United States Marine NCO is one mean motherfucker. Just the sort of guy to spread his message of love and compassion. I do not take crap and I do not kiss ass. When I say shit, you maggots will squat and strain. It is Payback Time. You scumbags have forgotten the difference between right and wrong. You claim you are the most intelligent species on this planet, yet you have consistently polluted your environment. And what is worse, you cannot do Jack Shit about it. Why? Because you dumb assholes have created a society that depends on the very instruments that have produced this pollution in the first place.
I know what you're thinking, Chief. You're thinking I do not sound like the Sweet Savior because I use profanities. That's a big affirmative. I use profanity because it is the only language you scumbags understand. If you live in the gutter you will talk like the gutter. Listen up, sweetheart. Playtime is over. My job is to give you slimeballs a moral code to live by. And if you think I'm gonna offer you any of that forgiveness shit, tough titty. I am not here to massage your egos. I do not want your excuses. I have heard them all before. Do not fuck with me. Do not tell me about all the good there is in the world. I am not interested in the good. The good can take care of itself. It is not the good that is fucking up this planet.
Check it out, Chief. Take the internal combustion engine. It spews noxious gases into the air, yet you cannot live without it. Hey! Fatbody! Why walk fifty yards to the liquor store when you can drive there, huh? Holy shit! Some of you scumbags have forgotten what your legs are for! God has seen that you maggots are not properly motivated. That you have become complacent. That you have become lazy. Both in mind and body. Because you have got your priorities wrong…because you have not bothered to fight the real evils that threaten your existence…you are now floating in the deep end of a swimming pool filled with shit. And, what is worse, your lifejackets are about to malfunction.
But help is at hand, Chief! And here's how it works: the first time round God gave you people an easy ride. Well, you'd better hold onto your assholes because this time the gloves are off. And here's the first lesson: although I am your Sweet Savoir I am not a Christian. I did not create the Christian religion. It was created by my disciples. In short, they fucked up. But in those days it was hard to get any decent help. Neither am I a Jew, Moslem, Buddhist or a bareassed swinging dick goddamned Aztec sun worshiper.
Affirmative, Chief. I do not belong to any religious group, organized or disorganized. God sent my ass down here because you pieces of shit have truly fucked up this earth. And one of the reasons this earth is so fucked up is because you have too many different religions. Just what the fuck were you scumbags thinking about? Did someone take a shit in your brains and forget to pull the chain? You do not need to be a genius to work out that different religious beliefs will cause conflict. And conflict can be destructive. Any fool could have told you that. Christianity never stopped one war…but it sure as hell caused a few. And what about Scientology? Dianetics? You have got to be shitting me. The fact that Ron L. Hubbard was a fucking science fiction writer must have made you assholes suspect something!
Religion. What a pile of happy horseshit, right, Chief? I hear the Pope calls himself Christ's vicar on earth. Then I saw he was just some old fart wearing fine robes surrounded by a bunch of fawning sycophants who were kneeling down kissing his ring. (Hey! I assume they were kissing his ring and not giving him a blowjob, right?) Still, maybe it's better they kiss that ring than the Pope's ass. At least it's more hygienic. If he really wants to be my vicar on earth he'd need to start washing feet, like I did. And I want to see him kneeling in front of someone for a change. Preferably one of those beggars they have in Rome. When it comes to humility the Pope talks the talk but he doesn't walk the walk.
I have a message for the Catholics from God.
There is no hope,
For the Pope!
Listen up, Chief. God has seen how you peckerheads fucked up the Bible. Most of the stuff He gave you was misinterpreted. And a lot of the other shit never even came from Him! Maybe you people thought you could include your own agenda and get away with it. So He's rewriting it himself, personally. A bit at a time. Here's the first two Holy Amendments. Why only two? Well, bearing in mind that you genetic misfits suffer from attention span deficit, God has decided this is about all you can take in one go.
Holy Amendment 1: All religious institutions are to be dismantled and all bishops and cardinals will be downgraded. There will only be Servants of God and they will all be equal in rank. Those of you who coveted your authority will have to learn to live without it. There is only one boss…God. All precious metals and other property held by religious organizations will be sold and the money will be used to help the poor and needy.
Holy Amendment 2: Servants of God will devote their lives to helping those in need...whatever their race or creed. They will do this for the love of God. They will not be paid and they will live on the charity of others. If those Buddhist monks can do it, so can you
It will be hard. But figure it this way, Chief: the stuff you're getting rid of belongs to God. And He can do what the fuck He likes with it. He could shove it up your ass a piece at a time. You maggots will not be losing anything...except your vanity.
You think the American Civil War stopped slavery, Chief? Bullshit. Today we have a whole new breed of slaves. These slaves serve a hard master. His name is Mr Coke. But he goes by other names. Like Mr Heroin and Mr Crack. And he is a bitch. He is one mean motherfucker. He makes these people spend a fortune just so he can screw around with their heads. They are ready to kill and steal for him. Who is this Mr Coke? He must be really powerful. Some of these people are no pushovers. They are Movers and Shakers. They are big stars in the movie and music industry. Maybe we should ask them. Only I figure those candyasses would be too embarrassed to admit that they have sold their freedom to an inanimate organic substance. Just like those smokers who allow themselves to be killed by a tube of paper filled with a dried weed. How fucking weak and defenceless is that?
Hey, Chief! I bet you think hell is fire and brimstone, right? Some redassed dude with horns, goat's feet and a pitchfork? Negative! Hell is virtual reality. The Devil's name is Bill Gates. So what does this virtual reality hell look like? Well, it looks like a crummy old nursing home. The place stinks of shit, piss and boiled cabbage. The heating never fucking works and there are these big shiny cockroaches crawling all over everything. This nursing home is filled with the worst kinds of residents you can imagine. These old farts are really gross. For a start, they suffer with halitosis. Their fucking breath smells like they got gangrene of the throat. On top of this, they are all in the final stages of leprosy and suffer with chronic dysentery...so you get that familiar milky white rice stool diarrhoea. Finally, they have this projectile vomiting. And you don't want to know what they bring up. Of course, this is a virtual reality hell...so these are not real people. They're just holographs. Like those in Star Trek. They just look, feel, sound and smell like real.
Now, most of the cocksuckers who get sent to hell will be dictators like Hitler and Stalin, murderers, child killers, politicians, lawyers, the spoilt rich...the usual suspects. And when they get there they will be issued with a standard care workers uniform. Then they'll be assigned to look after these residents, 24 hours a day, for eternity. And being sentimental, I'd like to think that these people will enjoy the challenge. After years of being pampered, they'll finally get the chance to look after those less fortunate than themselves. And the people who really suffered from leprosy and dysentery...they'll be cured and living it up in heaven. Payback is a motherfucker.
Okay, Chief. Time for some parables. A plastic surgeon dies. And when he gets to heaven God says, "Listen, scumbag. I'm not happy about your system of health care. It's the poor and needy who should get preferential treatment. And what about all these fucking vanity operations?"
"You mean tit implants, nose jobs...stuff like that?" replies the Surgeon. "Listen, I know a guy who runs a very exclusive clinic. Send your son Jesus to him. He can get rid of those crucifixion scars. It won't be cheap. But, hey! You're the Supreme Being, right? So I figure you must qualify for a gold card."
And when God points out that the human race seem to worship their bank balances more than they worship Him, the Surgeon flips his lid. "What the fuck's wrong with you?" he cries. "You sound like one of those commies. Let's be blunt here, God. With your talents and connections, you could be in the top income bracket. I'm talking big money here. Mucho Dinero, compadre. Just think of the sponsorship you could get. All the big names will want to sign you. Ford, IBM, Sony..."
This could catch on. Next thing you know, Mary Magdalene is appearing on some TV advert, Hey! This is Christ's burial shroud. See this blood and sweat...and there's some vinegar on there as well. And you all know what a bitch that stuff is, right? You can't use ordinary washing powder on these kind of stains. If you did, you'd probably end up with the Turin Shroud! But, with new improved biological Whizzo, I can get this whiter than white...
You like that one, Chief? Here's another one. It's the Second Coming. Only instead of the identity I've taken this time round, just imagine what would have happened if I hadn't bothered to change my ethnic origins. And I'm wearing the clothes I wore the last time. The robes and the sandals. So there I am, a Kike from Galilee. And I'm trying to get a room at this hotel. And the fucking desk clerk is explaining why he can't let me in.
"Beat it, you sorry piece of shit! You can't come in here dressed like that. This is the New York Hilton, for Christsakes! You got any money? What? You've given it all to the poor? Yeah, that's very nice...but we're running a business here. Have you got a job? You're a carpenter, huh? Well, we don't need a carpenter right now. Listen, why don't you try the Salvation Army? I hear they'll take anyone."
So what's the solution, Chief? Christianity? Bullshit. You've had two thousand years to get your fucking act together, yet you still say you're practicing. How much more practice do you need? While we're at it, Chief, let's explode another myth. Some peckerheads actually believe that God created the universe in six days? Outstanding. This is God we're talking about. El Supremo. And He took six days? Bullshit! It was done in an instant. Zap! No universe...universe. Only back in the Middle Ages that was considered to be just too quick. So some twinkle toed asshole monk in a monastery decided it took God six days to do a simple job like that! And then...now get this...then the scumbag went on to claim God had to rest on the seventh day! As if it had all been some fucking effort. You maggots can take it from me - when God created the universe he didn't even raise a sweat!
You know what I really hate, Chief? TV evangelists. Like that peckerhead Pat Robertson. He is a prime example of a religious hypocrite. He wears nice suits, lives in a nice house, drives a nice car...yet this cocksucker is supposed to be working on behalf of a penniless Jewish carpenter from Galilee who dressed in cheap robes, wore sandals and rode on an ass. Horse Apples! Mister Robertson had better watch his little pink ass. It's Payback Time. The Jewish carpenter has returned. So what's in it for Robertson and all those other evangelists? They'll tell you they're doing it for God. Okay, lemme ask Pat Robertson this: Would he bust his ass doing what he does for nothing? Because that's what Christ would have done. The evangelical industry is nothing more than a religious ego trip.
Do you want to know who these maggots are really working for? They are working for themselves. Now hear this! Pat Robertson and all those other fucking evangelists are fired. I'm downsizing the evangelical industry. Their ass is grass. These people dress and act like Harlem nigger pimps! I do not need that kind of image. If Robertson and his buddies have the balls to shed their wealth and start washing feet - then they can become my disciples. There it is.
Robertson will probably claim God spoke to him. Bullshit! God does not communicate with anyone. Why? Because God is everything. God is the universe. And it would be pretty stupid if the entire fucking universe started talking to you! God has no need to communicate because all the information you need already exists. All you ladies have to do is find it. By sorting the good shit from the bad shit. Okay, sometimes God employs an assistant to give you a few clues. But most of the time you dipshits have to work it out for yourselves. In other words, in this universe you have to wipe your own asses.
Here's a final parable: The editor of a Roman tabloid hears about the trial of a Galilean religious dissident out in the boondocks. And he figures the story might fill a few columns on page five. So he calls a meeting.
'Okay, people! Listen up. We have to dig out some dirt on this troublemaker, Jesus Christ. Have you heard the socialist shit he's coming up with? Goodbye consumer society... hello poverty! And those demands he's making. Turn the other cheek and forgive those that fuck with you. This guy ain't playing with a full deck, right? Then there's this Mary Magdalene. I hear she was a hooker. Get the background on that. Who were her clients? This asshole's going round claiming he's the Messiah and he's hanging out with a fucking hooker? Find out if he's porking her. They say their relationship is platonic...that he's converted her. Bullshit! Check it out. Get a picture of her ...something sexy. Tits and ass. Maybe it is platonic. Maybe he's queer. Maybe he sucks dicks. And sign that Judas guy up before the other tabloids get to him. He's bound to have some dirt on this Jesus. Tell him we can do better than thirty fucking pieces of silver. The guy's guilty and he's going on the cross. I want a good pic of the crucifixion. We'll put it on the front page with a banner headline: NAILED…THE KING OF THE JEWS!'
Okay, so I came over here to England and that's when my health kind of degenerated. Maybe it's the damp fucking climate you Brits live in. But I began to have difficulty breathing. In the end these two faggots found me on some fucking beach in Wales. Maybe it was Divine Punishment for that letter I wrote. Anyway, they took me in and I taught them how to build an iron lung using equipment from a junkyard. I was able to do this because I was trained as a combat engineer. And Marine Combat Engineers can build any-fucking-thing!
Now hear this, ladies. I am looking for a few good people. Why? Because I have decided to form the Corps of Marine Trained Debaters. Okay, I'm in a fucking iron lung. So I'm not going to be as mobile as I used to be. I'm not gonna be running around with an M16 wasting zipperheads. But that don't matter because the Corps of Marine Trained Debaters is not built on mobility. It is built on brainpower. So, what is a Marine Trained Debater? I will tell you.
A Marine Trained Debater is an individual who possesses the highest debating skills. He is a grunt. He obeys the rules and traditions of the Corps of Marine Trained Debaters. He strives constantly to defeat those motherfuckers who, because of their greed and arrogance, are screwing up this world. Compassion for the poor and weak are the hallmarks of a Marine Trained Debater. If you develop the correct motivation, each of you can become a member of this elite organization. I will give you that motivation. I am hard, but I am fair. During your time as cadets you will be verbally abused. Verbal abuse can be difficult to handle, but it is necessary. The human race is in a World of Shit and I do not have the time to be polite. A Marine Trained Debater's only weapons are his/her intellect and debating skills. By using these weapons against you, I will demonstrate how powerful they are and weed out any non-hackers who do not have the balls or motivation to serve in My Beloved Corps. Believe me, ladies. This is a lesson you will not forget.
From every cadet I expect nothing less than 1000% effort, 2000% of the time. If any of you maggots think you do not pack the gear to hack it as a Marine Trained Debater, then say so now. The cadets who enter my Academy represent people who are sick of the way this country and this world is run. They are looking for ways to change that. And I will give them those ways. Having mastered the art of logic, psychological warfare and black propaganda, they will become first class debaters ready to take on anyone. Here at the Academy we aim to turn out Marine Trained Debaters using a format of military training where information is set out in a direct and easy-to-follow manner. It will be kept brief and simple. It is my belief that most people today suffer from Chronic Short-Attention Span Disorder, or CSASD. The cause of which is thought to be due to a lethal combination of fast food, chemical additives, mobile phones and a polluted atmosphere. Take a good hard look at some of the retards on television. You maggots are laughing now. But if you don't get up off your asses and fight back you'll all be like that! Think I'm kidding? Then wait and see, douchebags.
For those of you who don't want to end up like that, your new life starts here. I am looking for individuals who have the balls to become Marine Trained Debaters. But I am realistic. I know that some of you may feel you do not pack the gear to hack it. That's okay. The world is made up of the strong and the weak. Believe me, ladies. Contrary to what religion has told you the weak will not – I repeat not – inherit the earth. Why? Because I will not let them. Maybe some of you others – those who still possess an intact spinal column - are still unsure just what it is I am offering. In which case, let me explain in more detail...
The Corps of Marine Trained Debaters is for disaffected individuals who have lost their faith in society and who are looking for a better alternative. In my opinion, western civilization has become morally bankrupt. Ruled by greed and self-interest. A society motivated by materialism and the cult of personality. Consequently, I feel the time has come for radical change. History teaches us that all civilizations eventually come to an end. And it is the purpose of the Corps of Marine Trained Debaters to hasten the end of this one and replace it with a better alternative. That's right, ladies. We are going to kick ass big time!
I have followed with interest the emergence of the Green movement. I have also watched the various protest demonstrations at recent world economic conferences. It's not the protestor's philosophies that I object to, but their methods of achieving them. In my opinion, it's time these people got their shit together. In the Corps of Marine Trained Debaters I aim to hone anarchy into an effective weapon. Although I am a former US Marine, I eschew the use of violence, which I consider to be physically and morally counter-productive. In my opinion, violence is the tactic most likely to end in a no-win situation for the protester. Knowing this, the established order prefer to deal with violent protest because their forces are best geared to resist it.
Consequently, I have coined a new phrase: re-constructive anarchy. This refers to the use of anarchy to first destroy and then rebuild society. My brand of anarchy is far more subtle than the popular petrol-bomb-and-stone-throwing kind. It is based on the principle of Non-Violent Aggression or NOVA. This highly effective form of offensive action was developed by me whilst I was incarcerated in that fucking psychiatric ward. Prozac can fuck up an individual's brain. In my case, it gave me clarity of vision. I realised there was a better way. And this is it. If you choose to join my Beloved Corps your training will be split into two parts.
Part 1: Asking Awkward Questions - the Marine Corps Way! This is a must for the serious anarchist. It is my definitive method for pissing people off - especially politicians and religious nuts! Its aim is to hone your debating skills. Once the cadet has assimilated these lessons, they can consider themselves fully trained Combat Debaters, or CD's. To teach the cadets, I use the methods and skills I developed in the United States Marine Corps. In my view, the Combat Debater represents a new breed of anarchist. One who uses the power of reason and logic. I have even designed a badge. It is a mouth rampant within a laurel wreath of tongues. One of these days, I may even get around to drawing the fucking thing! When dealing with their opponents, Marine Trained Debaters are taught to use the Basic Field Interrogation or BFI. The sole purpose of the BFI is to humiliate the opponent by revealing the level of his/her ignorance. It is that simple.
Part 2: Making Anarchy Work - the Marine Corps Way! You will be taught the art of conducting psychological warfare and the creation and dissemination of black propaganda. This, ladies, is the art of re-constructive anarchy using non-violent oral/verbal aggression. How effective will this be? Okay, let's imagine a member of Al Queda is in the audience right now. And he goes back to Pakistan and reports what I've said. I figure Osama bin Laden will throw his AK47 away and cry, "By the Holy Beard of Allah! If we'd had these lessons we wouldn't be in this shit!"
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Hi theophobiac! This excerpt is not my cup of tea, so I won't give you feedback on content or plot or anything. (Honestly, I didn't read it all the way through, because I was offended.) However, I will point out a couple British-isms unlikely to creep into the rantings of a US marine!
For "pecker", try "dick". That includes "peckerhead".
For "I'd got" try either "I had" (for possession) or "I'd gotten" (for acquisition).
Anything with "-our" in England is "-or" in America. So no "Labour", "favourites", or "Saviour".
For "haven't got", try "don't have"
My other advice would be to put a language/blasphemy warning in the thread title. I think you can do that by editing your first post and going to "advanced edit". This may be true to your (slightly insane) character, but it's still offensive.
Hope that helps a little. Someone with a thicker skin may be able to critique further!
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Thanks for that. I know about the weird American spelling, but this was supposed to have been written in England with a proper spellchecker! I've heard marines use the word "peckerhead." As far as I know it is, in fact, an American expression. I'll put the warning on.
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Really? I've never heard any American say "pecker", but I don't hang out with many marines. If you have firsthand experience, by all means go with that!
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I shall add a language warning to the thread title in light of what I've seen in the first few sentences. As for the word in question, I heard it often enough in NYC, but don't hear it in England.
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GULLANE, SCOTLAND - JULY 17: Padraig Harrington of Republic of Ireland smiles from the range ahead of the 142nd Open Championship at Muirfield on July 17, 2013 in Gullane, Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
To finish in a tie for 54th meant a disappointing Open Championship for me. Every week I play I am teeing it up with winning on my mind, so to have finished my last round well before the leaders teed off is not what I am looking for from any tournament but especially a Major. I was disappointed when I finished yesterday but more so after my round on Saturday as I knew that if I shot a good third round score I could get myself back into the tournament. To shoot six over par was poor and it meant that I was out in one of the very early final round groups. When I played my final round the course was ripe for scoring - the course was set up very fair and with little wind when I was out it was there for the taking. I shot one under par and felt that I had left a few shots behind me. However as the day wore on it got more windy and made conditions much tougher. As I was watching it on the television I was thinking to myself that there would be a few people very happy to buy my round of one under par!
It was another frustrating week for me in that I just didn't make enough birdies - like the US Open I only made six. But unlike the US Open I only made my birdies on the par fives; I had no birdies on the par fours or the par threes. I would have to say that this is probably the first time in my career that I have managed to do this over a four round tournament. I hit a few shots in close in a few of the rounds but just couldn't hole them when I did. It is a long week when you are only making six birdies, because the problem is that when you drop a shot you just don't feel like you are going to make it back again. My driving accuracy and greens in regulation were good; the only problem was that I didn't hit it close enough and most of my putts were from distance. All in all my stats showed that I didn't hit my wedges close enough and that I chipped below average, both areas being key in trying to contend in any tournament and especially in a major.
I watched practically the entire final round and thoroughly enjoyed it. It is rare that I sit down and watch much golf but the way it set up yesterday I was looking forward to it. There were a lot of players in with a shout starting out and after seeing the course set up I felt that someone was going to shoot a good score. In the end it was Phil that played the golf and holed the putts; unfortunately they didn't show him on the front nine but the golf he played on the last six holes was fantastic. He hit some quality shots coming in and then held some clutch putts.
I am off for a week before I head to the States for a five week run of tournaments; I am playing an extra one so as to boost my Fed Ex Cup standing. I am currently close to the cut off for The Barclays, the first play off event, so need to get up the rankings a bit. However, I am looking forward to my week off to recharge the batteries and get ready for the PGA. I will be practising at home and focusing on my wedge play and short game.
I know that my game is in good shape and that it is only a matter of being patient. I had hoped that The Open would have been the week it would all come together but unfortunately it wasn't to be.
I will enjoy being at home for the week basking in the sun.
After an early exit from the Scottish Open I arrived at Muirfield for The Open on Saturday afternoon. I played a full round on both Saturday and Sunday and then nine holes on both Tuesday and Wednesday. Missing the cut at the Scottish was very disappointing but I must say getting here early has been great. I got to play the course at the weekend, which has meant that I have been able to take it relatively easy on Monday, Tuesday and today. I really haven't done too much this week, in fact it has felt great knowing that I played the course last weekend, so I have been very relaxed during this week.
The course is in very good condition, firm and bouncy, but as fair as a links can be. This is probably the one Open course on the rota that all the players like and it is very hard to find any issue with Muirfield. This year the rough is heavy and it is playing hard and fast, exactly how the R&A would like to have every Open Championship. The only complaint they might have is that the forecast is for there to be very little wind for the week.
The last time the Open was here I ended up bogeying the last hole to miss the playoff by a shot. I thought when I was playing the last that I needed a birdie to have any chance as I was a couple behind Ernie. I took driver and pulled it into the bunker and could only chip out sideways. It is probably the shot I would most like to re-hit during my career. I was gutted after it panned out that I missed the four man playoff by one shot, but I don't regret taking driver as at the time I needed to make a birdie.
As I played the course during practise my rounds from 2002 came back to me. I remember playing super golf all week but not putting great. The over riding memory of the week was the storm that came in on Saturday afternoon, when it was the coldest I have ever been on a golf course.
This year the course is playing much firmer and there is more rough. The rough here is equally as heavy as Carnousite in 1999, so there is a huge premium on hitting fairways this week. It is more important to hit fairways and have a longer shot in than to try and over-power the course from the tee. I am feeling good about my preparation - I have played three rounds on the course now and managed to get a couple of different winds. I am happy with my game and have changed driver as I struggled with my old one last week as it had a tendency to go right - this new one is coming out on much better lines for me. The other change in my bag this week is a three iron bent to two iron loft, allowing me to take out my hybrid and put this club in as a driving iron.
I'm am feeling ready and looking forward to getting started tomorrow. I have a late tee time, 1pm, with Richie Ramsay and Michael Thompson. I am looking forward to getting going and trying to add another claret jug to the two I already have.