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Why choose a local Independent Agent such as Florida Insurance Concepts, Inc.? We represent many different insurance companies, so we can compare coverage and price to give you the best possible value. We are committed to our customers and our community. We work for you!
We offer commercial and personal insurance to ensure that you are protected from the unexpected. Our staff is dedicated to providing all clients with complete coverage at the best rates our carriers offer. Florida Insurance Concepts, Inc. has years of experience and education which allow us to guide clients in making well-informed decisions regarding their insurance needs.
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Life is full of surprises—some good, some bad. Though you can't always prevent bad surprises from occurring, you can prepare yourself for the aftermath. Whether you live in a condo, a house, or an apartment, your home is the most important place in the world. To make sure your property is covered in the event of a fire, break-in, or natural disaster, you need the right kind of insurance. Florida Insurance Concepts, Inc. works with many insurance companies to provide Florida homeowners and renters with affordable and comprehensive policies.
Homeowner's insurance is essential for all homes, including vacant homes and high-value properties alike. However, different property owners have different needs. At Florida Insurance Concepts, Inc., we can help you find a suitable policy that protects your personal possessions, as well as the physical structure of your home. Personal liability is another important aspect of homeowners insurance, offering protection against bodily injury and property damage lawsuits.
Florida condominium owners have different insurance needs than other property owners. If you own a condo, you need a property insurance policy that complements your condominium association's master insurance policy. Your condo insurance policy should cover everything inside your unit, while the condominium association's policy should cover the roof, elevators, and exterior of the building itself.
Over the past 10 years, flooding has caused almost $24 billion worth of property damage in the United States. Flooding is by far the most common natural disaster; however, basic homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage. All Florida homeowners should have good flood insurance, whether they have waterfront property or not. Some properties have a higher flood risk than others, but a flood can occur virtually anywhere at any time.
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Purchasing property and renting it out to tenants is a smart way to invest in real estate. Even if you select your tenants carefully, however, there's always a chance that your property could become seriously damaged. For maximum protection, you'll need a policy that's designed to satisfy the coverage needs of your investment property. Your rental property insurance policy should provide liability protection, vacant property coverage, and loss of rental income coverage.
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If you're renting a house or apartment, you should know that your landlord's rental property insurance does not cover your personal belongings. Renters insurance, also known as tenant insurance, will provide protection for your personal belongings, personal liability, as well as additional living expenses due to a covered loss and your house or apartment is uninhabitable.
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Auto insurance isn't just important for protecting yourself and others—it's required by Florida law. Minimum coverage for Florida drivers is $10,000 personal injury protection (PIP) and $10,000 property damage liability (PDL). However, a minimum insurance policy will not cover all possible situations. For help finding an auto insurance policy that covers all your needs, call the auto insurance experts at Florida Insurance Concepts. Our agency helps you find the best policies so our Florida clients can be prepared for the worst.
Almost all states have mandatory auto insurance laws to help ensure that drivers are adequately protected. In addition to the basic insurance requirements for the state of Florida, you might consider maximizing your coverage with additional options. For example, collision coverage insures drivers against damage sustained to their own vehicles during auto accidents, while comprehensive coverage insures against fire, vandalism, theft, glass, and other forms of physical damage that aren't associated with collisions. Other forms of coverage—including liability and medical expenses coverage—are designed to protect you if you are to blame for an accident that causes an injury. Florida has one of the highest rates of uninsured drivers in the country; you might also consider uninsured driver coverage for maximum protection.
Motorcycle insurance is designed to protect the unique needs of motorcycle riders. Florida Insurance Concepts can analyze your driving record, your driving habits, and your type of motorcycle to help you hone in on a personalized insurance policy. We can help you find a policy that provides just the right combination of affordability and coverage for your motorcycle, your accessories, and yourself.
A recreational vehicle is a fine companion for all manner of adventures. However, all adventures come with some degree of risk. Taking out an insurance policy that specifically covers accidents involved with your RV is a great way to keep your RV on the road without spending a fortune.
Classic Cars
A special car deserves a special kind of insurance. If you own a classic car, consider working with the team at Florida Insurance Concepts for help finding a policy that offers agreed value coverage, restoration coverage, and allows you to visit a repair shop of your choice. Classic car coverage can be affordable—you just need to know where to look.
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To successfully run a business, you need to keep multiple things in your head at any given time. You must make sure your employees are happy, your customers are satisfied, and your business is covered in the event of a disaster. Worrying about so many facets of business can cause a considerable amount of stress, and may even lead to lapses in your quality of service. Purchasing comprehensive commercial insurance policies can help you achieve peace of mind and allow you to focus on making your business more successful. Contact the team at Florida Insurance Concepts to learn more about General Liability insurance, Workers' Compensation, as well as other types of commercial insurance coverage.
General Liability
As a business owner, you have a responsibility to keep your customers safe whenever they visit your property. If a visitor suffers an injury that was caused by some form of negligence—a broken step, for example—you may be held legally responsible for their injuries. General Liability insurance can protect your business's finances under a wide range of circumstances, including personal injury (libel and or slander). If you lease your space, the lease agreement may define what coverage is needed and the limits of liability needed. Other stipulations may also be required, so it is important that your general liability policy adequately suits your property's specific needs.
Commercial Property
As the owner of your business, you should consider protecting your physical assets such as your building, contents, and computer equipment from fire, theft, vandalism, wind storm, and flood damage. A property policy can also include coverage for equipment breakdown and business interruption (loss of rents or loss of income). If your property has a mortgage or if you lease equipment, the lender will require proof of coverage.
Community Association Insurance
If your business is a part of homeowners association, condo association, or some other type of community association, you should make sure your association has the proper coverage. Community association insurance can provide coverage for equipment, building, and contents, as well as other things that your association shares. Director's and Officer's insurance is a type of liability coverage that can help protect the Association from the decisions made by the board and or directors.
Workers' Compensation
You should provide your employees with a safe work environment. Despite your best efforts, there's always a chance that your employees may suffer injuries. To prepare for this possibility, a good workers' compensation policy can help you avoid a costly lawsuit and pay for costly hospital and medical bills while your injured worker recovers from a work related injury.
Marine Insurance
Boating is one of Florida's best loved pastimes. Wherever you go, you're bound to see all sorts of yachts, fishing boats, sailboats, and speedboats on the water. If you are a Florida boat owner, you should make sure you have an affordable and comprehensive boat insurance policy. Unfortunately, Florida's high risk of hurricane and flood damage makes shopping for boat insurance somewhat difficult. With the help of Florida Insurance Concepts, you'll have a much easier time finding an insurance policy that best suits your boat and lifestyle.
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Boat insurance companies have a lot of requirements for Florida policyholders. For example, some insurers require policyholders to move their boats away from Florida during hurricane season, while others require their policyholders to be full-time Florida residents. These requirements depend on a large number of factors, including the size and the primary use of the boat to be insured. For instance, yachts, personal watercrafts, and commercial fishing boats all require different kinds of insurance. For help determining what requirements your boat may warrant, let the team at Florida Insurance Concepts help you wade through all the various insurance options. We specialize in finding the right protection at the right price.
A yacht is a significant investment that should be protected with an excellent insurance policy. Since yachts tend to travel a lot further than other kinds of boats, they often require more substantial coverage. Yacht insurance options may include hurricane haul-out coverage, search and rescue coverage, and liability protection. Whether you're responsible for a small personal yacht or a large corporate yacht, let the team at Florida Insurance Concepts prepare a policy that precisely meets your needs.
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If you're a yacht broker, you make your living by responsibly handling transactions between yacht sellers and buyers. One way to demonstrate that you're a reliable broker is to take out a comprehensive yacht broker insurance policy. Your policy should provide coverage for yachts that are damaged while in your care, custody, and control. It should also provide coverage for documentation errors and client injuries.
Marine Contractor
Tradesmen who provide dredging, bulkhead, and pier services have unique coverage needs. For example, a marine contractor may consider an insurance policy that offers protection from lawsuits. It's also important to have coverage for watercraft, construction equipment, and employees. Before taking out a commercial marine insurance policy, you must carefully evaluate your services and determine which insurance offerings suit your needs.


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Every once in a while you hear about a true story that's so inspirational you find yourself saying, 'This really needs to be a movie.'
In the case of cancer survivor Ray Johnston, the story is so great it's an eight-part mini-series.
We just saw an extended preview of "Ray Johnston Band: Road Diaries," premiering Sunday, April 25, on HDNet. The preview alone is great television that will make the waterworks run. Over eight weeks of actual programing, that's going to require a lot of tissues.
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It starts of with the "Rudy" premise we all love. Johnston was a gym rat kid who became a walk-on basketball player at the University of Alabama. His hoop dreams don't die even as a 24-year-old loan officer with Mavericks season tickets. He enters a Dallas basketball tournament and impresses pro-scouts with his grit and heart. Miraculously, he gets a gig playing pro ball with the Mavericks and suddenly owner Mark Cuban is singing his praises onscreen.
Then a minor on-court injury leads to a bizarre near-death experience and the discovery that Johnston is suffering from leukemia. The series follows Johnston as he fights the disease which forces to give up his pro ball dreams. Not to be deterred, he picks up on the new love of his life -- music -- and starts to work his way up that ladder with the same relentless drive. The series follows his band as they move into ever larger music venues all while Johnston continues fighting leukemia.
You couldn't add another twist to this drama if you tried. The fact that Johnston is humble, watchable and does not take "no" as an answer will make this series something special.

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These weight loss benefits are: Elevates metabolism Suppresses appetite Blocks carbohydrates from turning into fats once inside the body Burns off fat deposits in the body Reduces food cravings Increases energy To ensure that you reap all of these benefits in your Garcinia regimen, remember to take the supplement at the same time every day with a glass of water and a meal.
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Riz, First of all, LOVE the magazine. It's the highlight of my month; also, love your editorials. Sad to say, I can relate to a lot of them. I am in the process of building a '55 F-100 in a 12×20-foot shop. A little tight, but you make it work. I have the chassis figured out, a 302, AOD, four-link rear, and a Mustang II frontend. I do have one question though. Does anyone make a bolt-in crossmember for the '55 F-100? I've run across bolt-in crossmembers for '48-52 F-1s, but not a '55 F-100. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Always looking forward to the next issue.
Thank you for your time,
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Hi Bob. Well, after spending quite a bit of time perusing the many ads featured in CLASSIC TRUCKS as well as hunting on the web I have to tell ya—I didn't find a thing. It seems as though everything I found for the F-100 were weld-in assemblies. All is not lost though; most every area has a few mobile welding companies listed in the phone book or online. I'd suggest (as an option) purchasing any one of the Mustang II-style front suspension packages you'll find listed by our advertisers. Each of them sell no-frills, plain steel kits for a fraction of the fancy shiny stainless IFS systems they offer as well. And getting a couple of estimates on how much it'd be to have a local welder swing by and weld up the components you've prepped and pre-fit to your framerails may well be more affordable than you might think. I think if I were in your shoes I'd get a couple of estimates from local welders and take it from there. Best of luck, and sorry I wasn't as much help as I would have liked to have been.
Riz, First, I have to tell you what a great job you are doing with my favorite mag. I have subscribed to CLASSIC TRUCKS ever since it came to be. I hated to see you leave when you left, but followed you to ROD & CUSTOM. I even still have a few of the "little" ones around. I also love your emphasis on "home built trucks." Now for my question. I have a '55 Effie with a Volare frontend. Many years ago in CLASSIC TRUCKS there was an article on rebuilding the front suspension, even giving part numbers for bushings, etc. and naming sources. The frontend on my truck is showing some wear (I drive it almost daily) and I would like to freshen it up. Could you possibly recall that article or give me some sources to locate the components so I can keep my Effie safe and sound, and on the road for many more years? I'd appreciate any info you might be able to pass along. Please keep up the good work. Your "how-to" articles are very helpful and a real source of inspiration for continuing to "do it myself"!
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Hi Rick. I'd be happy to do some digging for ya but it's only been rather recently that we've begun archiving electronically. That said, it's gonna take quite a while before I get a chance to manually peruse years worth of back issues. But there is an alternative. Out here in SoCal there's an F-100 shop called Bob's F-100 Parts. Bob's been installing Volare frontends in Effies for years and knows nearly everything there is to know about them and their components. I'd suggest giving him a call at the shop at 951-681-1956. It's possible that since he specializes in Volare conversions he may even have what you're looking for in stock. Meanwhile, I'll start digging and let ya know what I find as soon as I can.
Riz, I'm starting a complete restoration of a '66 F-100 and the frame is off at the powdercoat shop as we speak. I would like to know if you have any info on installing a 700-R4 auto tranny in an older truck without a computer on board. Is an aftermarket, modified tranny the way to go? Any help or info you can give me would be a great leap in the right direction! Thank you.
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Dennis, if I were contemplating the 700-R4 for a classic truck I'd use the Transmission Performance kit from GM Performance Parts (PN 24502513). The kit includes an instruction sheet, a throttle valvespring, a normally closed fourth-gear clutch switch, and a wiring connector for the torque converter. With this kit, you can install a 700-R4 or even a 4L60 automatic in non-computer-controlled classic truck. You can special order the kit through any GM dealer. Good luck with your project!


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The last few years have seen an extraordinary rise in opportunities for gambling in Britain which were further encouraged with the passing of the 2005 Gambling Act. The evidence suggests that, as expected, the prevalence of problem gambling has risen. It is now estimated that between one third and one half a million British adults have experienced a gambling problem in the last 12 months. We think the dangers of gambling expansion are not sufficiently appreciated and that insufficient caution is being shown by Government.
We therefore decided that a organisation, independent of Government or the gambling industry, was needed to question the present policy of support for the expansion of gambling in the UK and to propose alternative policies which would have the effect of preventing such expansion. Our members believe that the expansion of gambling is harmful from a public health perspective and is inconsistent with positive cultural values.
We hope that Gambling Watch UK will grow over time to provide a necessary corrective to the vested interests and expressions of complacency which support gambling expansion. We hope, too, that this website will serve as a valuable source of ideas and support and for latest news, developments and relevant research on gambling. We actively encourage feedback from our readers and if you want to comment on this blog or on any other aspect of Gambling Watch UK or the website, please do so. We look forward to hearing from you.


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There is now a new AmigaOS Documentation Wiki forum where users can report errors, etc. they find on the wiki.
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Sid Slapdash Around the House: Oops! Wrong Wall!
No wallpaper gets in the right room when Sid is doing the rolling.
January 31, 2005
After the painting fiasco in July (see
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The five patterns are "Jasmine," the patterns picked for the living room and the kitchen, and the wallpaper Sid used in the master bath and kitchen.
The room--not the guest bedroom--Mrs. Slapdash meant to be done in "Palace Green" ended up being papered in "Desert Rose."
The dining room didn't end up wallpapered with "Flight."
The pattern Sydney picked for the dining room isn't the one that Sid rolled in the master bath.
"San Clemente" isn't the pattern chosen for the kitchen and isn't the one Sid used there.
The wallpaper that ended up in the Slapdashes' dining room isn't the pattern bought for the master bath.
The room Mrs. Slapdash intended to be done with "Flight" isn't the one Sid did with "San Clemente."
The wallpaper design Mrs. Slapdash carefully chose for the kitchen didn't end up there, of course, nor did it end up in the guest bedroom.
The pattern picked for the master bath isn't "Desert Rose."
Sid did not wallpaper any pair of rooms by simply exchanging the two patterns between them.
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text: Ideas - Birthday Ideas - Birthday We all enjoy our birthday very much because it is a special day of celebration that belongs only to us. However, can you imagine celebrating your birthday being away from friends and family? Here are some tips to help make your loved one's birthday special even though he/she is away from home. Take a trip to your local grocery store that has an in-house bakery dept. Most bakery dept's now sell individual cakes that are sealed in small plastic containers. Purchase one of those to include in your birthday celebration package. Do you want to mail a cake? If you do, try to send angel food cake or bunt cakes without frosting. During shipping the frosting will sweat and mold the cake as well as make for a sticky mess once it arrives. Angel Food cake is THE BEST cake to ship! Is your loved one turning the big 40? Pack up the balloons, party hats, kazoos, party favors, candy, popcorn, kool aid mix and gag gifts and have them shipped to your loved one's buddy for a surprise party! This takes planning, so make sure you contact his/her buddy 2 months in advance and ask for their help in making it a special day. The buddy can accept the package, decorate the office, barracks or tent and invite all his/her special buddies to participate in the celebration. Don't forget to include those embarrassing childhood photos! Scan them on your computer and blow them up to full size paper. Send them along for wall decorations! Hand made cards are a favorite. Have the kids use construction paper, leaves, flower petals, crayons and paint to make a special card for mommy or daddy. Just remember that they will want to think of you on their birthday since they are so far away from home. So have a pre-birthday party, video tape it and mail it to them to show that you have remembered their birthday as well. Prev Next


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Good Lonely Planet article on countries that can still be traveled on the cheap.
Lonley Planet's list includes:
* India
* Nepal
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Poland
* Laos
* Sudan
* Honduras
* Morocco
* Jordan
It's a good list, but we would repectfully add Croatia and Thailand to name a few. Where would you add to the list?
There are literally thousands of Croatia vacation rentals near the beach on the coast or Islands for under $50 / 40 € per night.
There are amazing Thailand villas near the beach which can also be found for under $50.


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Last month, the government obtained one of the largest settlements ever in a health care fraud matter, as Abbott Laboratories agreed to pay $1.6 billion to settle allegations that it unlawfully marketed its drug, Depakote. The global settlement, announced on May 7, included a criminal guilty plea and the settlement of numerous civil cases. Furthermore, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) and Abbott have entered into a five-year corporate integrity agreement (CIA), which will regulate Abbott's prospective conduct.
The government's investigation reportedly began in 2007, when a whistleblower contacted the Virginia attorney general's office and shortly afterward filed a complaint under the qui tam provisions of the False
Claims Act in the Western District of Virginia. Three additional qui tam lawsuits were subsequently filed by others against Abbott. The ensuing investigation reportedly involved witness interviews in 26 states and the production of more than one million documents.
On May 7, Abbott pled guilty to a misdemeanor for promoting Depakote for non-FDA-approved, or "off-label," uses. Although physicians may prescribe drugs for off-label use, federal law only permits pharmaceutical manufacturers to market drugs for approved uses. In its guilty plea, Abbott admitted that between 1998 and 2006, it promoted Depakote as a treatment for schizophrenia and behaviors associated with dementia, but the FDA had only approved the drug to treat epileptic seizures and bipolar mania and to prevent migraine headaches.
Abbott directed its off-label promotional activities toward nursing homes with residents suffering from dementia. Abbott admitted to maintaining a specialized sales force to market the drug in nursing homes, instructing sales representatives to explain how nursing homes could use Depakote to avoid having to comply with laws designed to prevent unnecessary use of medications in nursing homes, offering rebates triggered by increased Depakote use and programs to train pharmacies about using Depakote to treat behaviors associated with dementia.
In addition, according to an agreed statement of facts filed with the plea agreement, Abbott funded two studies on the use of Depakote to treat schizophrenia, and both failed to meet the main goals of the studies. The second study failed to show a statistically significant treatment difference between antipsychotic drugs used in combination with Depakote and the antipsychotic drugs alone. Abbott did not inform its sales force of the study results or publish them for two years while it continued to market Depakote as a schizophrenia therapy.
Abbott agreed to pay a criminal penalty of $500 million and an additional forfeiture of $198.5 million. Under the relevant sentencing statute, Abbott's criminal penalty could be as much as $800 million (twice the gross gain from the unlawful conduct).
Abbott settled civil False Claims Act allegations, asserted in the four qui tam actions, that Abbott's unlawful marketing activities caused health care providers that administered Depakote to submit false claims to Medicaid and Medicare. Abbott agreed to pay approximately $561 million to the federal government and $239 million to several states. The four sets of whistleblowers will share $84.1 million from the federal settlement amount and will presumably also receive additional payments out of the state settlements.
Furthermore, Abbott agreed to pay $100 million to 45 states and the District of Columbia to settle a companion consumer fraud case.
The Abbott CIA requires the company to establish and maintain extensive internal controls intended to prevent and detect violations of law. These controls include:
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• Training employees on the policies
In addition, the CIA obliges Abbott to disclose probable violations of health care laws to the OIG within 30 days of determining that the reportable event has occurred.
The CIA further requires Abbott to establish comprehensive programs to monitor the company's sales representatives and to oversee financial relationships with physicians and other health care professionals. These internal review programs will include auditing speaker programs, observing sales representatives, reviewing records of sales representatives' interactions with physicians and monitoring consultant arrangements, research activities, publication activities and medical education grants. Abbott also will be required to notify Depakote- prescribing physicians of the settlement and CIA.
Finally, under the CIA, Abbott must retain an outside auditor to conduct extensive annual audits to ensure Abbott's compliance with pharmaceutical marketing laws and transactions with physicians and other health care providers.
The Abbott settlement is not the first health care fraud settlement to top $1 billion, and it likely will not be the last. In case there remained any doubt, the Abbott settlement vividly illustrates the government's intention to crack down on health care fraud. The government is investigating numerous medical device and pharmaceutical companies in similar matters, and the substantial bounty paid to the whistleblowers in this case will doubtlessly spur others to share their accusations with the government.
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When I get bored, I shop (as you can tell, it seems I am bored all the time lol!). I find myself in search of a new lipgloss that isn't MAC and before you know it, I am cruising down the No.7 and Botanics aisle at Target. I am swatching like a madman, and lo and behold I found a nice nude, subtle brownish-pink lipgloss I subconsciously was looking for!
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This was taken with flash an this is how it looks like in person, a nude pinkish brown.
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this is very pretty nessa! your lips are gorgeous. they look like a definite must-have.
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The 1st round of the men's PKRA trials is set up with 18 heats of 4 men, with 2 advancing to the next round and 2 being eliminated from the competition. During trials riders are usually given 2 chances to qualify for the main event, however with so many competitors having registered for the PKRA Beetle Kitesurf World Cup the format had to be altered to be able to choose the top 14 riders out of 71. This format puts a lot of pressure on the riders; they must perform flawlessly in the 1st heat if they want to remain in the competition. The trials are full of extremely talented riders like 5 times world champion Aaron Hadlow, Sebastian Garat, Forrest Bakker, Carlos Madson, Alex Neto and many more.
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This is a thread for all you lucky folks that are going to GABIT to meet up and get to know each other.
Post away kids
This is a thread for all you lucky folks that are going to GABIT to meet up and get to know each other.
Post away kids
Why, thank you, kind mod!Originally Posted by Skydiver
Okay, I'll be brave and make an appearance here. I come from the land of Samanda, aka "Sam's a Great Character" thread and plan to be at the Renaissance for AT's special weekend.
Let's see who may be going ... hello out there? Any other Sam fans in the vicinity?
Will this be your first con?
Why did you choose GABIT?
Are you coming from a distance or near the con site?
Are you coming with a group of like-minded fans?
And what about Naomi?!
(Those who know me are familiar with the last question. If you really can tell me how Naomi's doing these days, then I'll definitely want to meet you at GABIT!)
Cheers! CG
Hiya CG, only me. I'd love to stop and chat, but people keep appearing at my desk expecting me to do *work*!!!
Originally Posted by ChopinGal
*waves hand in air* I'm going! I can't wait to see Amanda, and meet fellow Gateworlders.
Is it off-topic if I tell you guys that I'm turning a certain shade of green...
Will this be your first con?; Nope. i've been going to them since 2002. 5 wolf cons in the UK and 2 Gatecons.Originally Posted by ChopinGal
Why did you choose GABIT?: They've got AT!!!
Are you coming from a distance or near the con site? : 125 miles approx to travel. only 1 1/2 approx via virgin train though.
Are you coming with a group of like-minded fans?: I'll be meeting up with some good friends. A few i wanted to meet have had to drop out . But 2 others not on the original list are considering it. I'm hoping more dont drop out.
KIDS!!! (((((((hugs)))))))) for starting the thread. i've not had time.Originally Posted by Skydiver
Hi Mal! Glad you are going. I was wondering if I should do the 'sensible' thing and ask for a refund (skint and I'm not having much look selling my Gatecon ticket in spite of that sounding like it's going to be an amazing event and I really wish I had the air fare...) But if I know other nice folks are going I guess I might hold on to it...
Looking forward to seeing youOriginally Posted by Rowan Green
OK, official announcement time - Coley and 1speed are booked for GABIT!!!Originally Posted by ChopinGal
Yes, it's our first con.
You made us.
Not too far, not too near. We're coming from Oop North.
Er, yes - we're sitting with you.
*Raises hand*
Count me in, please.
Yep !Originally Posted by ChopinGal
I greatly admire Amanda,and Sam's my favourite SG-1 character,but I can't afford the air-fares and cost of travelling abroad to other Conventions in the hope of meeting her.Originally Posted by ChopinGal
Gabit's so near....and Oh Boy,it should be great !
I live in Essex,so it's only a few hours drive to the Con...unless Hubby lets me take control of the road map & navigation.Then it may take considerably longer .Originally Posted by ChopinGal
Hubs is attending too,and I already know MAL and Bev,plus some others who may be attending.Originally Posted by ChopinGal
I'm looking forward to meeting as many "Samandans" as possible,including your own good self !
So...looks like we'll be having that cool dark nectar (AKA Guinness !) a bit sooner than we thought, lol !Originally Posted by dipsofjazz
* Tries to look angelic *
Last edited by Bagpuss; July 18th, 2005 at 05:23 PM.
This was posted on the GABITS forum. I hope they dont mind me passing this on to people who dont use that forum.
For those of you who registered seperately and now want to sit with friends... yes we will still be sorting this out by avergeing you numbers... however we need to get everyone ina row and we can't do that until everyone has confirmed or cancelled.sooooo
What we will do is this... please get together off list and decide who wants to sit together.
I will set up an e-mail list where you can e-mail the list of each person and thier registration number/ reference.
This will take a couple of weeks as I am off on holiday so have a chat amoungst yourseles and we'll revisit it in late august
end quote.
I'm going to book my hotel room in a minute.
Just booked the hotel room. It was very easy.
Mum and dad are going to pay for my train fair because its my birthday on the 27th of october. I'll book the ticket closer to the date
Know all I need to do is sort out 4 nights off at work LOL
Last edited by SEREN LWCH (MAL); July 20th, 2005 at 01:54 AM.
We're booked for Friday night-Mon am.Payment on arrival.
Thanks for posting the info about seating,MAL . *sends hugs*
(I've yet to join their forum,but I'll make sure I do that next.)
Good luck organising the time off.
I think I'll use the Monday as recuperation/sleep time....I suspect a lot of us will need to do that !
Spaz, baby ... you know we'll share what happens with you! Are you sure you can't come?!Originally Posted by the dancer of spaz
Last edited by ChopinGal; July 20th, 2005 at 10:45 AM.
This is me, answering me as you all have already answered the questions I first posed! I hope I don't suffer entropic cascade failure or whatever it was in AU!!Originally Posted by ChopinGal
What a great group of AT fans we have onboard for London! Looking forward to meeting many of you.
Dutifully answers GABIT questions:
Okay, this will be my first (and probably only) con. (Money, time, and location are prime factors.)
GABIT ... because I think AT is Canada's hidden treasure. She is a terrific actress who has had very little exposure outside the Stargate series and she has made Sam Carter into a great character!
I'm coming from the east coast of the United States!
I will be sharing time and stories with my fellow Samandans and other members of the Royal Court (see SaGC, Sam's a Great Character thread here at GW)!
Now, about Naomi ... it's actually a running gag-line from a couple forums ... years ago, there was an American television show which kept using the line "and what about Naomi?" ... the elusive non-character! However, if the real Naomi is reading this, please post and identify yourself!
SL Mal, thanks for telling us about the seating arrangements. Everyone, please continue to post anything that can be helpful to our fellow con goers!
Peace, CG/Jester from the realm of Samanda where hic comitas regit! Come visit us and you'll see for yourselves!
Hey CG, 1speed has already posted for us both, but I thought I would put in my 2 pennith worth!Originally Posted by ChopinGal
I didn't dare tell you I wasn't going (seriously I think AT is the best thing since the big bang [and no I'm not talking about my personal life])
Depends how bad the trains are as to how far it feels!
Err 1speed like minded???!!! It will be a pleasure to meet all fellow AT fans and Samandans in particular!
I was so excited at the fact that I was going to GABIT that I didn't answer the questions, so..
Will this be your first con? Yes.
Why did you choose GABIT? Sam is my favourite character in the show, and I think Amanda is an incredible actress. She also comes across as being a wonderful person in RL.
Are you coming from a distance or near the con site? I'm flying down from Edinburgh.
Are you coming with a group of like-minded fans? No, but I already know Baggie, and I feel as if I know many of you from the "SaGC" thread.
I was on the phone to my Mum earlier, and she was telling me she had been visiting her friend today. Mum told her I was going to GABIT, and her friend said she was so jealous, as she loves Stargate. I've known this woman all my life, and yet I never knew that she watched SG! I can just imagine these two women in their late 70's, sitting discussing SG. Mum is used to me going on and on about it, but I'm sure she never expected her friend to do the same!
Hey,Bev,can I borrow those fine ladies to convince my Mum-In-Law that Stargate's not just, I quote : "A crowd of strange folk in skirts (!) jumping around shooting each other with lava sticks ? "
*Forlorn Sigh*
At least she does know who Amanda is .
Also,as dear M-I-L is my chief Gatelet-sitter for the duration of Gabit...I'll forgive her anything.


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I'm using Comcast for my Internet provider, and one of the reasons I made this move was that company's decision to double speeds for most of its Houston customers. When my connection jumped from 25 to 50 megabits a second, I felt like I had enough bandwidth to cut cable's cord.
One of the benefits of having Comcast in Houston is that the company no longer imposes a data cap on its residential customers. Caps were dropped nationwide last year, but in some markets Comcast is testing tiered services. These have caps, but they're not absolute – if you go over, you simply pay for more data, similar to a cellular broadband account.
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Although this only goes back to May, the first full month we were without cable, I recall from previous checks of the Comcast Usage Meter that were averaging about 35 GB per month before the change. Note that June is when I purchased an Apple TV, which delivers purchased video from iTunes at a full 1080p HD resolution. That caused another jump in data consumption.
AT&T's U-verse service still has a 250-GB data cap, and its standard DSL service caps at 150 GB. If you're interested in cord-cutting, Comcast's Internet service – at least as long as tiered service isn't required in Houston – is the better way to go.
It's important to keep in mind that we only have one TV in our house, and our kids are out on their own. If we were cord-cutting with multiple TVs and other family members using streaming services, these numbers could easily be much, much higher.
Interestingly, the data I consume on my smartphone has increased, too.
This month it's even higher, at 4.2 GB, with two days left to go in my billing cycle.
While the increase corresponds to the jump on my Comcast account, you can see that I've used more data in the past. (Unfortunately, the Comcast meter only goes back three months.) This is largely a function of increased time spent at the gym, where I fight tedium on the elliptical by watching TV shows, usually on Netflix. I can conserve data on my unlimited LTE plan with AT&T by adjusting a Netflix quality setting.
I don't really need full HD on my iPhone 5, so dropping Netflix's stream quality to the "Good" category delivers video at 300 megabytes an hour. It looks fine on that small screen, as well as on larger smartphones I test.
While I have a grandfathered, unlimited data plan with AT&T, that carrier will throttle unlimited customers who exceed 5 GB in a billing period. I'm getting close to that point now – we'll see what happens if I cross the line in the next day or so.
Update 8.21.2013: On Tuesday night, after watching an episode of HBO's "Enlightenment" on my iPhone 5 at the gym, I got a warning via text from AT&T. It said I am approaching 5 GB for the current billing period and that, if I crossed that line, my data speed would be slowed.
When I checked my current usage, I was a little over 4.8 GB.
My billing period resets tomorrow. I'm tempted to push it past 5 GB just to see what throttling's like.


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Sandy the next climate wake-up call?
How's this for some election-year timing: The East Coast faces the real possibility of taking a battering next week from a "perfect storm" roaring in from the Atlantic — right at the tail end of a campaign in which President Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and their debate moderators have all drawn criticism for avoiding discussion of climate change.
The brewing, blustery mess could affect the same region that was already knocked around by this summer's derecho and soaked in 2011 by Hurricane Irene. And it could come just two months after Hurricane Isaac forced the GOP to cancel the first day of its convention in Tampa.
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This time, the meteorological mayhem would be courtesy of Hurricane Sandy, which is forecast to barrel northward across Jamaica and Cuba during the next 24 hours before slicing toward the Bahamas.
While much of Florida's east coast and the Upper Florida Keys are already under a tropical storm watch, some forecasting models — particularly one from the European weather agency — have hinted that the real trouble could come early next week, after Sandy ceases to be a tropical cyclone. It then could merge with other atmospheric patterns over the Atlantic and possibly get whipsawed back to the U.S. coast, somewhere from Virginia to Maine.
Other models suggest the storm will curve out to sea. But the more dramatic possibility is getting some attention in weather-watching circles.
"What seemed like a fluke of an idea — a hurricane-like system hitting the northeastern U.S. — is gaining credibility," wrote Weather Channel hurricane forecaster Bryan Norcross in a blog post Wednesday morning. "Originally the European model was on its own with the spectacular but somewhat bizarre idea that Sandy would be injected with jet stream energy and curve back toward New England as a stunningly strong storm. Now one model after the other, including the ensembles, are favoring a swing back toward the East Coast after the storm goes by Cape Hatteras."
Meteorologists at NOAA's National Hurricane Center near Miami were more cautious, saying it's too early to know whether the scary scenario will play out.
"There are some models that are showing that, and there are also some models that show it will go out east toward the ocean. It's really too early to tell," said NHC hurricane specialist Robbie Berg.


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In just under an hour the 107th Grey Cup begins live from Calgary.
Last year, I attended the Grey Cup here in Edmonton, and while my cousin is at the game and suggested I come along, I decided to continue my streak of never attending a game at McMahon Stadium and give the hated Stampeders organization hard currency (it's the same reason I don't go to Cuba or Montreal).
It goes without saying that this year's edition is much less rage-inducing than last year's edition: I don't hate either of these teams though I'm still mad at Hamilton over last week's debacle. And it goes without saying that after the events of earlier this year there's no reason to cheer for Hamilton about anything.
So...uh, let's go Blue Bombers.
Grey Cup 2019
In just under an hour the 107th Grey Cup begins live from Calgary.
Feynman and Coulter's Love Child
3:20 pm
Labels: Sports
The Wrath of Abrams
Ranker.com has a list of the greatest film scores of all time.
The highest Star Trek score is, probably unsurprisingly, Star Trek: The Motion Picture. What is surprising is that it's at a criminal #47 overall [please, no "47s" lame quips.. -ed], below Dances With Wolves and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Surely Jerry Goldsmith's sublime and powerful album deserves a Top 25 spot along with other 40something scores like Goldfinger and The Wizard of Oz.
But then things get sad, and they get sad fast. What's the second ranked Trek score? My money of course is on Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the wonderful before-he-was-famous James Horner score. Dark horse candidates would include The Search for Spock, First Contact, The Undiscovered Country, even The Final Frontier (no, really, the movie is horrendous but the score is lousy).
So, second place Star Trek score, ranked at #111 is... Star Trek (2009). Wait, what? No, seriously: are you kidding me?
Movie scores have been on steady decline since Howard Shore and John Williams did such great work on the Star Wars prequel and Lord of the Rings trilogies. By 2009 they were essentially Rick Berman's famous "window dressing". There's nothing remotely memorable about the score. For that matter, no movies made after 2009 should even be on the list. But there's the 2009 waste of space Abrams-verse film polluting spaces that better scores could take up.
The next Star Trek film is First Contact at #177, Wrath of Khan at #188, Final Frontier (see?) at #343, The Undiscovered Country at #346, The Search For Spock at #374, The Voyage Home (the worst of the original 6 Trek scores) at #375, Star Trek: Nemesis at #397, Star Trek: Into Darkness (the one that opens with Faggot Spock flaming) at #425, and finally the IV-level forgettable Star Trek: Insurrection at #459. Almost every entry is ridiculous.
Other surprising omissions on the list are The Hunt for Red October (surely a top 50, Crimson Tide sits at #253), Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Event Horizon, and National Treasure (both surely in the top 588!).
Physics must be racist now
Bianca Andreescu has defeated Serena Williams and won the US Open. If the Serena-loving leftwing media went ape over racism when she was rightly defeated by a half-Jap half-negress last year, just wait for what the excuses are this year.
Note Serena's closest chance to win was only taken away when she double-faulted. I assume the only thing that can come next is the Lucy van Pelt defense...
2019 Edmonton Fringe Review: Game of Chrohn's
One of the downsides of fringing...
a) at the very end
b) with other people
...is that you're at the mercy of what the group wants to go see. While nobody in my circle has Chrohn's Disease, one of the girl's brother did and therefore we ended up spending Friday night watching Game of Chrones and trying to laugh at disease.
Play play features one of my least favourite tropes: "the story of my life". "Write what you know" is good advice and all that, but it also comes across as horribly narcissistic, which we all know arts majors are notoriously guilty of, but they don't have to remind us so effectively. Dan Rosen, helpfully styled as "Dan B. Rosen" fortunately gets that fact about him out of the way relatively early.
Growing up in Halifax, both of Dan's parents were doctors. He was the always seeking attention class clown, when suddenly he got hit by a debilitating illness that neither of them could work out. I'll take a brief aside here to note I know a girl (not one who attended the show) with two doctor parents and she's also diseased. Read into that as you will. Anyways, Dan (a balding guy who vaguely resembles Enrico Colantoni from "Just Shoot Me!") is constantly in hospital before discovering that what he has is Crohn's disease.
He goes into the dietary restrictions quite a bit which resonated well with those of us (most of us) who have diabetic family members who also suddenly can't eat the foods they like to eat. I counted five Game of Thrones references. I'm not a fan of the show, so there may have been more. Martok seemed to think there were a dozen, but I consider his input unreliable. The crowd generally ate it up (Dan had to smack down a brief heckling comment), as the fru-fru fringe crowd (especially on Friday night) really likes their poop jokes. Is it because of all the homos, they have shit on the brain so to speak? Who knows.
There were a few legitimate laughs, a lot of uncomfortable moments when he went into detail about medical stuff I don't like hearing about, He also yammered about "white privilege" because of course he does. For a guy who's been stuck in the hell of the Canadian healthcare system he didn't have much material about its failings: whether that's because he's as delusional about socialized medicne as all "white privilege" talkers are or because he never thought anything abnormal about his experiences, who can say.
For those interested in hearing a sympathetic tale of a teenager whose romantic and professional future was sabotaged by his own bowels, it's engaging enough. I didn't feel it though. Rosen's energy is just enough to keep you interested without being manic however, and except for the third quarter of the play really dragging and getting repetitive, it flowed well enough.
Flowed well. That insane far-leftist Fish Griwkowsky made a half dozen poop jokes in his review. I only made the one, and it wasn't even intentional.
Dan Rosen may become the public face of Crohn's disease, but I'll still keep typing "Chr" and having to correct myself until the day I become worm food.
Feynman and Coulter's Love Child
2:37 pm
Labels: #yeg, Entertainment
Where the Wild Thi...wait is that really the theme this year? Ugh. 2019 Edmonton Fringe
It's that time of year again, and after missing the first half by being on vacation I've been able to fit in the final weekend of the Edmonton Fringe Festival. Just like 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, and most years going back to 2007 and 2006.
And as always for my fringe reviews, I have the standard rule:
Read the Game of Crohn's review here.
Feynman and Coulter's Love Child
1:53 pm
Labels: #yeg, Entertainment
Day 1 of the Hipster Millenial Holocaust
Feynman and Coulter's Love Child
9:35 pm
Labels: Comedy
A Third Edge of the Sword Success Story
A special thank-you to everybody on team Third Edge of the Sword.
I honestly didn't think Operation Destroy FagWalk From Within would work, but you guys who pretended to be women and got outraged that dykes are allowed to exist.
Excellent work!!
Feynman and Coulter's Love Child
9:21 am
Labels: #yeg, Race Religion and Sex
145th running of the Kentucky Derby
Break out the mint juleps, tell your woman to put on a silly hat, and get ready for the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby from
beautiful soaking wet Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky.
Currently Tacitus and Improbable have met up at 5-1 to be tied for the favourite this year, with strong contender Omaha Beach already being scratched. And since I'm sitting at home with mint juleps in a proper silver cup instead of somewhere I can gamble, I provide my (mostly) seat of the pants predictions for the main event.
Win: War of Will (17-1)
Place: Vekoma (21-1)
Show: Tacitus (5-1)
Feynman and Coulter's Love Child
10:55 am
Labels: Sports
ALBERTA ELECTION: Global Edmonton tells lies about conservatives
As you may have heard this week, Far Left Big Tech further banned Faith Goldy from social media because of her political beliefs.
As you may have also heard, Faggot-Familiar Alliances are still big news because Jason Kenney dares to think maybe parents should know when child molesters like Kristopher Wells or Mike Morrison are being invited to secret meetings with young children who have shown an interest in an evil and unacceptable lifestyle choice.
And if you watch Global TV Edmonton, you'll hear all about the "online reaction":
What you definitely won't hear in the extremely biased and one-sided reporting of fake news peddler Sarah Kraus is anybody opposed to Faggot-Familiar Alliances in school, or even opposed to keeping parents in the dark. Why is that? Because Global News is only looking on platforms that are already setup to exclude those voices. Kraus and her bosses know this, but they'll push the sodomite agenda endlessly and claim ignorance to anybody who pushes back.
So I'm calling out Kraus, her bosses (Jim Haskins and Kerry Powell), and any other media member pushing this false narrative. They know, surely, that Twitter won't even let you call a man by his name to satisfy the insane tranny activists. As a result, the people likely to support Kenney are either removed from the platform (as what happened with Faith Goldy this very week) or forced to self-censor in order to avoid the axe falling on them as well. As a result is it any wonder that pillow biting teachers extolling the benefits of exposing the children they are supposed to protect to sexual deviants are the only tweets Kraus can find (or pretends to find) in her disgusting story?
I call on Global News Edmonton to apologize to Jason Kenney for their story that makes it sound like he's a crazed maverick standing against universal opposition. I demand that they permit those of us who oppose these sick schools airtime in accordance with the popularity of our views in accordance with Global's own news policies which Kraus and Haskins violated:
How is it not distorting and misrepresentation to talk about "online reaction" and not admit that these social media platforms are biased against conservative expression, especially social conservative expression?
Integrity, fairness and transparency are at the foundation of our newsgathering process. We are committed to reporting news without distortion or misrepresentation.
We will not formulate news content based on our own personal cultural beliefs, opinions, corporate influences or those of anyone else engaged in its preparation or delivery.Based on the fact that child raping sodomite Kristopher Wells is a routine guest on Global Edmonton's morning show, it's clear that this story is part of a longstanding trend of Global TV stories about the Edmonton uranist community formulated on the personal beliefs and opinions of Global TV News department.
News events and public issues may be analyzed and put into context, as long as comment or opinion is clearly identified and kept distinct from regular news coverage.
Kerry Powell, will you promise going forward that Global News will cease publishing anti-conservative opinion under the fake guise of "reporting on online reaction"? If not, will these stories feature a disclaimer in the future that the social media platforms these reactions are posted on have a long history of banning, shadow-banning, and suppressing viewpoints that would provide a more balanced (and accurate) set of views?
We all know this story was written, coordinated, and aired in order to attack Jason Kenney. No "online reaction" news stories have ever been posted when conservatives not yet banned on social media have used their accounts to blast Trudeau or Notley. Global News owes an apology to us all, and a promise that in accordance with their own journalistic principles they will not push false narratives in the future.
The chance to set the record straight on the eve of polls closing is fading fast, Global. Your move.
Feynman and Coulter's Love Child
10:09 am
Labels: #ableg, Race Religion and Sex
Eugenie Who?
As I type this, Angelique Kerber is defeating a shaved ape in straight sets (after winning the first 7-6) at the Indian Wells quarter-finals.
But the story of the tournament isn't either of the ugly monkeys who keep U.S. sportswriters employed. It's probably 7/10 Belinda Bencic who topped 7/10 Naomi Osaka to get to the quarter-finals on the weekend, and then Karolina Pliskova to move onto the semis.
The second biggest story though has to be Bianca Andreescu (7.5/10), who last month surpassed the 10/10 Eugenie Bouchard as Canada's best female tennis player. This week she herself moved into the semifinals herself by defeating 7.5/10 Gabriñe Muguruza. Canadian tennis is now in an Anna Kournikova/Maria Sharapova scenario, where the hotter and famous player has to give way to a younger less attractive girl in the cold hearted reality known as "you may actually need to be good at tennis now and again". Bianca Andreescu is certainly no Maria Sharapova, but she's decent looking enough and can actually win a match or two. It's certainly better than the poor American situation where two shaved ape sisters win the matches while Nicole Gibbs has to languish in relative obscurity.
For now, Andreescu will take on Ukrainian hottie Elina Svitolina (9.5/10). She already, by getting to the semifinals, has in this tournament surpassed her lifetime earnings.
Now she just needs to do some more suggestive photo shoots.
For Shame, #YEG
Attention Edmontonians: we have failed the internet.
I'm not being accusatory here, I have failed in the exact same way, but I'm here to help rectify the situation. I was binge watching some "You Gotta Eat Here" over the weekend and I noticed that the iconic Barb and Ernie's Old Country Inn has not yet been featured.† This is a shame, the only reason I don't eat a Bratwurst Eggs Benedict from there every week is that sometimes I don't end up drinking on Whyte, Tasty Tom's exists, and I have started making them at home. So that's a second black mark on the show (the host, of course, being the main one), but that's not Edmonton's shame.
† I also notice that DaDeO (not Dadeo's as everybody calls it) is also not featured on the show, while Louisiana Purchase is. It's reminiscent of Colby Cosh's line about how Patrick Roy isn't even the best goalie born in 1965: they went to Edmonton's second-best Cajun/Creole restaurant. High Level diner is another blog post entirely.
Our shame, instead, is the YouTube view counts. "The what?" I hear you say...well, Barb and Ernie have a YouTube Channel...and the view counts are absolutely pathetic.
I'm going to put them on a loop next time I run to the grocery store and you should too, because the couple who gave Edmonton decades of eggs benedict joy deserve more than 38 views on their travel videos.
Feynman and Coulter's Love Child
11:27 am
Labels: #yeg, Food and Drink, YouTube


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While BioShock Infinite is due for release next year, the game's story still is undergoing change, says the series' creator Ken Levine. And if nothing else, the Occupy Wall Street protests going on in New York (and elsewhere) serve as an affirmation to him in how he's scripted the motivations and temperament of the Vox Populi movement in Infinite's airborne dystopia of Columbia.
"Occupy Wall Street has been helping me because I've been struggling to figure out how the Vox Populi get to the point in the demo," Levine told The Washington Post referring to the demo shown at E3. ""I've been spending a lot of time watching Occupy Wall Street. The complaint is that they don't have a consistent message. It's been interesting to reflect upon the movement's message, watching it crystallize."
Levine understands the charged atmosphere; he made BioShock after all, which became either a pamphlet for Ayn Rand's philosophy of objectivism or a stark condemnation of it, depending on whom you talked to. "The games tend to be a Rorschach for people, and I've heard both sides of reaction. I had the displeasure of going to a white supremacist site that made a point of saying [BioShock Infinite] this game by "the Jew" Ken Levine was about killing white people," Levine said. "Then I went to this leftist site that said this is about discrediting leftists movements. Games, as I said, are a Rorschach, and I don't want to be making games that are expressing a political or philosophical view."
Paraphrasing the old adage, if you're pissing off both sides, you must be doing something right.
The tea party, Occupy Wall Street and 'BioShock Infinite': How a video game is reflecting life [The Washington Post via Gamasutra.]