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Emulex execs in boardroom-chair-swap as investors circle
VCs want shareholder payout, to absolutely no one's surprise
Emulex execs have performed a three-way exec and boardroom chair swap as activist investors look for ways to squeeze the company for a big payday.
Board chairman Paul Folino reverts to being a director, CEO Jim McCluney becomes executive chairman, and president and chief operating officer Jeff Benck becomes CEO and president. The accompanying canned quotery was everything you'd expect - with no reason given for McCluney stepping back from the CEO line-of-fire.
McCluney, CEO since 2006, said: "I will be actively involved in the business as the executive chairman of the board, working closely with Jeff and the management team to drive shareholder value while focusing on our long-term strategic plan. I also want to thank Paul Folino for his support and leadership as chairman of the board, and I look forward to working closely with him in my new role."
Folino said: "As the chairman of the board, it has been my pleasure to work with both Jim and Jeff on this succession plan, which has been in process for several years. As Jim transitions to his new role, I look forward to continuing my participation on the board."
Benck said: "I would like to thank Paul, Jim and the entire board of directors for their confidence and support. Emulex is well-positioned to execute on our strategic vision and continue delivering value to our shareholders. I am grateful for the opportunity to lead this great company and I am excited about our market opportunities."
There is of course the option of selling Emulex, and the company has reportedly hired Goldman Sachs to look for a buyer.
Three activist investors have built up stakes in the company following a drop in its stock price since it rebuffed a Broadcom acquisition attempt in 2009 and bought Ethernet analysis company Endace earlier this year. According to the activist investors Altai Capital, Elliott Management and Starboard, this was a terrible waste of money which should have gone to shareholders instead.
Emulex announced preliminary fourth fiscal 2013 revenues of $119m to $120m, which, at the mid-point, would mean fiscal 2013 revenues of $477.7m, some $22m down on the previous year's $501.8m.
It anticipates making an unquantified loss for the fourth quarter, on the GAAP measure. At the nine month point it's showing a loss of $670,000 so a fourth quarter loss would produce a loss-making full year, the third in a row.
A private equity firm might buy the business and sell it off in three bits: Fibre Channel HBAs, Ethernet chippery, and the Endace Ethernet analysis business. ®
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An Area Parking Permit Program is designed to help citizens who live or work in non-metered areas by controlling commuter parking in their area. This is done through a permit system that limits those commuters who don't live or work in that area. Those who do have businesses or live in the area may apply to purchase a permit, allowing parking beyond the visitor limit. The permit also allows holders a certain number of guest passes.
This program began in 1981 in response to citizen concerns about commuter parking in neighborhoods. Commuter parking originates from outside the permit area and has no apparent connection or business within the permit area.
There are currently several zones in operation. Program hours are designed around the needs of each neighborhood and are in effect during the busiest parking times.
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Annexing into a neighboring Area Parking Permit Program that already exists takes approximately three to six months.
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The City must agree that parking spaces in the area will be 75% occupied (25% by commuter parking) at least four days per week and nine months per year.
The area requesting the Area Parking Permit Program must work through its neighborhood association or business district association as defined by City Code (Sections 3.96.020 and 3.96.030). If the area is not formally organized, requesters should directly contact the Office of Neighborhood Involvement (www.portlandonline.com/oni ,email@example.com, 503-823-4519).
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anything with any kind of detectable heat would show up on infrared
any kind of comet entering the atmosphere would show up on a regular camera, and certainly infrared
it would be a lightshow
they also don't change direction and certainly don't escape gravity and fly in formation
he's not narrator he just as a tacked on intro at the front where he adds his two cents about how aliens are gonna save the planet
cool its on google video
if you can ignore the bad music and bad visual effects, and stupid intro, there is a lot of fascinating ideas presented:
Some of the objects filmed in the last few years make me think this is a subject more people should to be taking seriously. I don't see it happening though.
The NASA tapes show objects which seem to move intelligently, suggesting they are not comets, space fluff or ice crystals. Like this one which banks sharply recorded by NASA STS 114:
Even more unexplainable is the footage the Mexican Air Force released in 2004. They tracked 11 objects with heat sensitive cameras, radar and all sorts of other technical wizardry pokery, and held a press conference announcing that these things were indeed UFOs. The Russians, French and Iranians have all acknowledged they have UFOs in their airspace too. You can see the Mexican UFOs here:
The US response, to some of the most skilled pilots in the Mexican Air Force videotaping these objects out at sea, recorded flying at speed with incredibly sophisticated cameras was, the Mexicans were mistakenly filming 'swamp gas.'
Only in the field of UFO research can people get away with debunking such things as space fluff and swamp gas, without any proof. Because there are so many crackpots making claims about UFOs, really interesting credible evidence doesn't stand a chance of being taken seriously.
If these objects filmed by NASA STS 75 were comets, ice particles or indeed space fluff, we should be worried. Because some of these things, measured against the 12 mile long tether they were filmed passing behind, were approximately 3 miles wide:
As far as I know no one has been able to come up with any explanation as to what these huge pulsing objects were. Probably just swamp gas though. Not to worry.
But by far and away the most interesting thing in this field is the Disclosure Project. I tried to get some discussion going on it here:
I'll say it again here though. Why would this group of 400 astronauts, ex military, CIA, NASA and Lockheed Martin types say all this stuff apout UFOs and surpressed technology if they didn't believe it? That's the kind of thing that ruins careers. I have no explanation for any of the weird things seen in our skies, an I'm not a huge fan of conspiracy theories and am totally ready to accept a good explanation. But I for one believe these guys at the Disclosure Project believe they are telling the truth.
There is some theory about flashing lights and so called 'earth lights' and yes it has boiled down to things such as energies built up by tectonic strain without an actual earthquake, alot of ufo sightings have shown to be in or around the times of tectonic activity. Other sightings have shown to have quantum-like qualities, so they look like they are reacting to human view or behaving oddly, when they are perhaps just collapsing, or macro quantal events.
The problem with ufo groups and research etc is as you have pointed out, no one is willing to take it seriously, and there are so many groups and communities out there who agree and disagree, but nothing official etc to be said.
There is so much chat of information and disinformation etc, famous conspiracy theorist and writer of 'behold a pale horse' william cooper came out later and said that the stuff he was fed on ufo's was disinformation etc.. bt then he gave some credence to the protocols of elders of sion and all that shit.
I imagine alot of these so called ufo groups, like any undergrond organisation have one member and his dog too, and are hard to keep track of due to their clandestine nature, much like another topic on the list of disclosure project people, free energy.
Most of the people who have ever claimed to have the key to free energy have kept it under wraps, or are simply lying, do you remember the strange story of the free energy cult in switzerland, all this is a shame and i agree the disclosure project seems like an interesting development in one way.
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Ah yes, Methernitha in the town of Linden, Switzerland. Exactly the type of nutjobs who provide great straw men to knock over, as is Mr Cooper. I found a copy of that book - he was claerly not a well guy. I loved the cover though!
This is what it comes down to really. UFOs are always going to attract allsorts of people, and so they are always going to be discredited, until one lands on the White House lawn as somone put it earlier in this thread.
sometimes the nutjobs are as interesting a part of the story as the actual story though, what drives and motivates that sort of behavour.
without trying to discredit the genuine research and interest people have in the phenomenon. Like anything else, someone finds a way to make money out of the things people must believe in and like alot of these things, people work out ways to make alot of cash out of them by doing not really very much.
lets talk crops
nah lets talk
crop circles are way more interesting than stealth fighter test flights
try this from guys who make em and have a huge knowledge of the crop circle making scene


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Enough mineral/metal deposits to support an EV/Solar world?
Enough mineral/metal deposits to support an EV/Solar world?
There is platinum in pretty much every ICE car you see in the road (catalysators) yet nobody talks about that.
I don't know where that claim has been originated, but those anti-EV guys are simply wrong. For off-grid storage you can use lead-acid batteries if you wish (no space concerns), nothing exotic in them.
Solar cells are either silicon (basically infinite, 90% of earth crust is silicates) or carbon. LiFePO4 -based cathodes don't have any exotics either, combined with silicon -based anodes you have battery with very common elements.
I don't see what materials would be uncommon in EV:s/solar world.
If they refer Lithium rarity, that's just common misconception, Lithium is quite common in earth crust, just not actively mined before. Also actual lithium content in lithium-ion batteries is quite small.
Everything in BEV is also recyclable, nothing is being burned to oblivion.
Is there enough petroleum in this world left to power gasoline engines?
Pretty much why we have EV's.
I am the last person you would call a 'treehugger'. I own ExxonMobil stock, drive sports cars (currently all are ICE cars but that will not be the case for long - my next car WILL be a Tesla), would never ever vote for some commie boot licking Democrat (I thought that loser Romney was a RINO anyway), and love freeways and get excited when they build a new section of one and want to drive it. I really love cars and driving, exploring the world.
That being said I have a certain respect for nature - much like Prince Phillip or Theodore Roosevelt - a practical sort of respect, both were big hunters yet championed conservation of truly rare species and habitat. Sure the world's resources are there for us to use and enjoy, but the wanton destruction and waste of them is plain stupid.
Oil is not and never will be going away, but it is created by slow geologic processes and is not being replenished at a rate which we are using it - because burning it is wasting it. We need it for plastics, lubricants and asphalt, not for burning and polluting our environment, yeah some pollution is inevitable but no need to be wasteful and destructive when you have an obviously better choice that is now becoming economical.
I do not like EVs like the Leaf and Plug in Prius because they are UGLY and have seriously substandard performance, sure they are good in a way that they replace oil dependent Versas and Echos, but they lead to the conception that EVs are glorified golf carts, which Tesla has proven they need not be. With modern EVs you can have your cake and eat it too.
The Left and ultra environmentalists suppress the human spirit with guilt and force self deprivation on us in the name of 'saving the earth' but ignore the damage that they do to their own cause by not keeping a balanced view of what is worth saving and what is just a prop for NIMBYism and economic and societal self flagulation. Honestly I think their 'crying wolf' to stop every project does more harm than good and people are going to get sick of it after a while, and when they do, well thought out balanced conservation efforts with real ecological merit will lose public support as well.
Most thinking people of any political or cultural stripe understand the concept of 'do not pee in the pool you are swimming in', so if you breathe air do not overload it with more CO2 or Sulfates than the forests can scrub out... So if you have domestically made EVs, solar panels and wind turbines that help reduce or even reverse the damage we do, it is unpatriotic and environmentally irresponsible to sabotage their implementation.
Most anyone can get excited about what Tesla and Solar City is doing, it is innovation on a level of the turn of the last century, the triumph of innovation and human spirit to avert ecological and economic disaster.
Sure there is some issues to work out (like the 'bricking' problem and building economy of scale) but mostly Elon's vision is clearly a path to a better more prosperous future. For those with an interest in history think of how well average people lived in the 1880's versus the 1920's - with cars, radios, electricity and social freedom think of the difference... From an eco point of view think of the reduction of wastage, pollution and human misery in the same period...
FLSports, I may not agree with the democrat and left-winger statements, but I agree with your logic; don't pee where you swim. Let's hope people from all different viewpoints can agree on a sustainable future.
Getting back on topic indeed oil is required for many things. Medication, lubricants, plastics, clothing, etc. Wasting it would be truly stupid and unnecessary.
Cobalt is indeed (from my readings) the only truly rare element used in a BEV vs a conventional one. The Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminum Oxide batteries I believe are used in the Model S are more durable than the more traditional (and expensive) Lithium Cobalt ones used in the Roadster. We are making progress towards using fewer rare metals and getting better overall performance and longevity:
Interestingly Lithium can be harvested from ordinary 'ol seawater! :
In essence I think most people are highly misinformed about current battery technology and associated toxicities.
Don't overload the atmosphere with CO2, like back when it was 7,000 ppm, and the whole Earth was teeming with greenery?
@ikutoisahobo, lack of oil is not the reason why we have EV:s. EV:s simply are better. Only reason not to have them is still high price of the batteries.
As tech advances EV's can run on whatever power supply is around. Even existing BEV's can easily be converted to the new power supply 20 years down the road. That alone eliminates the worry about rare earths in batteries (even if there was any) because we might not be using them.
The EV itself has no more rare earth in it than an ICE.
While solar is one solution to some, we may have a completely new method in coming years. Geothermal works great for Iceland. It would probably work great for Hawaii.
That is the whole advantage of EV's. They are not tied to one source of anything to go.
Name one resource that has been exhausted in history. I'll wait.
Dry land in Atlantis? :D
There have been shortages and mis-management that have caused cities to be abandoned or even civilizations to collapse, but with time people have usually gone back when the environment has recovered. Though this is not the same as complete exhaustion of a natural resource.
A different version of the same question: what could industry and society have done a better job of conserving 100 years ago to make more available to the 21st century.
Again, name one thing, or resource.
Dodo eggs?
If the supply is finite and doesn't renew, then it can be exhausted. It has been done, and will be done. Several animal species are in brink of extinction due human actions right now, and many are already gone.
Brian H - I appreciate your posts, they are provocative. So simply for discussion, the answer is simple - every resource. Industry and society could have invented and produced today's ICE engines 50 years ago. Could have reached today's farming efficiencies 50 years ago. Could have produced today's computing 50 years ago (#calculations for power consumed and materials in the hardware). Etc. We've done some things well as a species, others not so much. All could have been worse or improved.
We can modify how we use resources at many points - when they are gone, of course; when they are scarce; when they are abundant. If we think that a resource has future value for us, I'd suggest we modify our use while it's relatively abundant to preserve the opportunities it actuates.
It can't even recall if you're buying one of these cars, but I am for its primary purpose - driving. It's a better driving experience by far, at least for me, than an ICE car. So that the resources required to make it are not scarce for the foreseeable future is fantastic - I'd like more people to come to have the same driving experience as I will. Do you?
Nick Butcher wrote an impressive series of articles about EV's and their potential impact. And if all EV used the old Roadster style batteries then we would likely hit a limit at 12 million cars/year. But with the new chemistry the limit moves to about 120 million cars. But with several other chemistries that are already in production we are likely OK until we produce 1.5 billion EV's. Personally I am far more worried about oil.
Every resource that has been forecast to run out has either been found in greater abundance, or replaced with a more readily available and less costly one. Petroleum saved the whales by being more abundant and cheaper than whale oil, etc.
NO resource has "peaked and run out", despite all projections to the contrary. As something becomes scarce, the economic rewards for finding a better and cheaper substitute escalate, until one is found. Never fails.
RE Brian H
"NO resource has "peaked and run out,..."
Unlimited growth (= consumption + pollution) is impossible on a planet limited in size.
Already Man consumes more than nature is able to recreate and pollutes more than nature is able to clean up. Just one example: Petroleum consumption in one yr is about the amount it takes nature X millions yrs to produce.
The most dangerous negative consequence of Man's multiplying in numbers and in technology is probably destroying the habitats of fellow animal and plant species and hence make them extinct. The end result would be Man becoming a mono culture. Only Man cannot survive as a species without the biological diversity which is necessary to all life on the planet.
The plain and sad fact is simply Man has long ago passed the optimum number and is well on his way to the maximum number which is sustainable long-time.
So we get to it; you actually prefer depopulation!
Of course you missed entirely what I said: as any particular resource becomes scarce (which is very rare in practice, once people actually start to look for it harder), a newer, better, cheaper substitute is found. EVERY TIME.
As for extinctions, outside of computer models/video games, the number of documented new species found each year exceeds the documented extinctions. By a large factor. In the real world, extinction scares are hooey. BS. Baloney.
Actually, the higher the technology, the lower the impact on habitats. If you want to see ecological devastation, make a low-tech culture hungry and poor.
Actually the US birth rate dropped below replacement rate recently, most developed nations have birth rates at or below replacement, so without immigration their populations would begin to fall. Nations that do not allow much immigration (like Japan) or have crappy living conditions that cause large amounts of emigration (like much of eastern Europe) already have a shrinking population. The world TFR (Total Fertility Rate) has been dropping since the 1950's and even with irresponsible third world population growth the worlds population will peak out at about 8-9 billion according to UN estimates. We are doing a good job of controlling our own population without disaster - is basic economics, kids cost money and time. As women become educated and empowered they want fewer and fewer children and the birthrate drops. This is good for women and the environment but is the after effect good? 'Quality' (read as educated and upper class) population dwindles and the poor and uneducated breed... Creates a ultra rich first world and a poor environmentally damaged third world (the rich get richer, the poor get children).
The problem with pollution, emissions and resource depletion is not really from the developed world; our switching to more efficient higher cleaner tech (like Tesla Cars) makes our environment better and raises our quality of life. Our numbers shrink so our wealth increases and our environmental impact lessens. The problem is with third world nations that pollute and destroy the environment... How convenient that they exempt themselves from environmental treaty requirements that damage our older economies! The blame for population stress on the environment lies squarely with nations like India and Nigeria that fail to educate or empower their women to control their ballooning populations! Environmental treaties should force those third world countries into mandatory one child policies not destroy the first world economies!
Global Warming:
Geologic records tell us there was several epochs longer than all of human history with warmer climates and no surface ice... There was no ExxonMobil in the Devonian Period and Earth did not do a runaway greenhouse effect like Venus or we would not be here to talk about it.
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EVs and renewables are simply more efficient and better for our domestic economy. Buy a Tesla, because they perform better than ICE cars, because they cost less to operate, because they look cool, because you want to support american innovation... But really people you are not saving the earth, the earth has been through a lot worse than what we humans do (mass extinctions, killer asteroids, ice caps melting, etc.) and will be here long after humans have gone extinct. But as I pointed out earlier Tesla drivers will not be 'peeing in my pool water' so yeah you can feel good about it too and we thank you...
@Jewsh - Thanks for the links, very interesting. Still like calling out the commie pinkos for the saboteurs that they are though... hehe... Seriously I have some Democrat friends and love poking fun at them, the point is you you do not need to to be a lefty sap to love Tesla... It is an american success story... One we all can be proud of... As Elon said, he came to the US to make his success, our win South Africa's loss... I have been to South Africa and can see why he left, the waste and corruption, the stupid racist government (then the National Party now the ANC) and its mismanagement of a beautiful country that deserves so much better.
@Brian H - Great points, where else can you get this level of intelligent conversation...
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...'Quality' (read as educated and upper class) population dwindles and the poor and uneducated breed...
Creates a ultra rich first world and a poor environmentally damaged third world (the rich get richer, the poor get children).
The problem with pollution, emissions and resource depletion is not really from the developed world;...
Environmental treaties should force those third world countries into mandatory one child policies not destroy the first world economies!
Close, but still too pessimistic and authoritarian. The population/replacement levels are down-trending almost everywhere.
As for "environmental treaties", that's the wrong end of the stick. The developing world should be encouraged to develop -- with the same benefits for the environment as have occurred for the developed world. China and India etc. CANNOT be "forced" to commit economic suicide, and one-child policies are disastrous and unnecessary.
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FLsportscarenth... | January 4, 2013
...'Quality' (read as educated and upper class) population dwindles and the poor and uneducated breed...
Creates a ultra rich first world and a poor environmentally damaged third world (the rich get richer, the poor get children).
The problem with pollution, emissions and resource depletion is not really from the developed world;...
... Environmental treaties should force those third world countries into mandatory one child policies not destroy the first world economies!
Close, but still too pessimistic and authoritarian. The population/replacement levels are down-trending almost everywhere.
As for "environmental treaties", that's the wrong end of the stick. The developing world should be encouraged to develop -- with the same benefits for the environment as have occurred for the developed world. China and India etc. CANNOT be "forced" to commit economic suicide, and one-child policies are disastrous and unnecessary.
FLsportscarenth - enough with the name-calling. You're sounding like a typical GOP bigot.
@Brian H As for extinctions, outside of computer models/video games, the number of documented new species found each year exceeds the documented extinctions. By a large factor. In the real world, extinction scares are hooey. BS. Baloney.
That's because we find species that we didn't know existed before, not because there are new species born. People go places where no research had been done before, rainforests and deep sea are the main source of these new findings.
Every extinction is species disappeared, every new species found is not species appeared.
Doesn't matter. The numbers are minute outside of fantasy computerized extrapolations of "island" environments. New "species" may well be arising all the time, by degrees.
That terminology, btw, has almost been abandoned in current biology, like "genes". The world is way fuzzier than the chop-chop 19th C terminology suggested.
Dream on. Big species are disappearing and that affects whole food chains. With luck we have woken up to realize that in time, but people like you that don't give a sh*t about it we would be going to complete disaster. Entire habitants are being destroyed.
For example Great Barrier Reef is suffering right now. Same thing is happening in many rainforests. Northern polar ice cap is disappearing which causes problems to species like polar bears. Southern ice cap is doing the same, but more slowly.
And "species" as terminology is not going anywhere, it just is a more fuzzy concept than ignorant people think it is. Genes are not going anywhere either, genes are genes, just their interactions are more complex than again ignorant people think they are.
"new species born" requires free ecological niche, it doesn't happen just like that without evolutional space for it. Fast for really small things with really fast life cycles like bacteria, really really slow for larger species with slow population growth and long time period between generations. That's why extinctions happen first to large species (mostly) when environments change.
@Brian H
One child policies are smart to avert labour surpluses and combat poverty. Very pro people - the people who are already here and can not find a job already and you want to add more mouths to feed? crazy...
Mainland China is a horrible dictatorship but its ruling oligarchs have a lot of technocratic sense. Building freeways and wind and hydropower - very smart. Averting an economic disaster by cutting the birthrate - very forward thinking... Though I might use different methods... Free birth control, public health messages urging the poor 'the more you have the less you can give them', eliminating tax incentives past one child, etc.
Technology and mechanization of manufacturing means fewer low skill jobs and low skill, low educated people have the most children, they usually have little foresight. A persuasive but less forceful one child policy in India, Haiti and Nigeria would do wonders to empower women, lift already born people out of poverty and lessen the global labour surplus. Would help people and fragile ecosystems a lot more than the Kyoto treaty or cap and trade that kill domestic jobs and raise utility rates for everyone...
Horse Pucky. The Great Barrier Reef is doing fine. The scare stories last until someone follows up a few years later, and then it turns out a few algae species have moved around, and the Reef is growing like normal. These minute fluctuations are nothing compared to what it's gone through both in historical and pre-historical times.
Your stereotypes suck. As it happens, e.g., I'm fully in favour of the re-introduction of wolves into Yellowstone and surroundings, as the whole ecosystem, right down to the fish streams, is benefiting. OTOH, the "protection" of the spotted owl is an inane disaster; it's a more specialized sub-species of the Great Barred Owl, which is much less picky, and can even interbreed.
In any case, environments are always described as "fragile", when they are actually quite robust, given half a chance.
Read the demographics article, and others on the consequences of the one-child policies. The birth sex ration has skewed (because of unstoppable female infanticide, mostly) from about 1.06:1 to 1.20+:1, and huge numbers of young men are unable to marry, unless they import brides. The workforce is aging at lightning speed, and extending the working age limit will only help for so long.
Robots like Tesla's are part of the wave of the future, but there was never any hope that line work was going to be a permanent vocational choice. In fact, some are predicting that advanced 3D printing will make most factories around the world obsolete within a decade, or less. People will be able to make their own stuff, from feedstock powders and computer design files.
The neo-eugenics fearmongering about the stupid breeding faster is mostly false and a dangerous slippery slope. It is easily turned into culling and forced sterilization programs (like those that persisted even in the West up till the '70s in places). As far as being "uneducated", that makes the current generation stupid or uninformed, not the next (directly). The gene pool isn't that easily debased.


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Though unemployment in the U.S. remained unchanged for the month of September the rate of jobless workers decreased in both Iowa and Marion County. According to figures released by Iowa Workforce Development, Marion County's unemployment rate dropped from 6.6% in August to 6.2% in September. The rate of jobless workers in Iowa also dropped four tenths of a percent last month to 6.4 percent. The current number of unemployed persons in the United States is estimated at 14.8 million, leaving the national unemployment rate steady at 9.6 percent.
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Dr. Dakota and friends provide 4-legged medicine
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Wagging tails brought a smiling face to 13-year-old Kaitlyn Stinebaugh as she made her way down the hall of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Covenant Children's hospital on a recent Wednesday.
The furry visitors are usually not allowed in the ICU units, but hospital personnel made an exception for what they called "our little celebrity."
Sarah, Kaitlyn's mother, said her child's smile was a change from the usual expressions shown during regular extended visits in the past six months.
"It's just a change from being in here all the time," she said.
The expression meant Zoe, a Yorkie and toy poodle mix, and Cass, a standard poodle, served their purpose.
They are part of a local pet therapy program certified by national branches.
The pets involved in local pet therapy programs have special certification to go into health care facilities with their owners. They visit some local hospitals and nursing homes with a mission to help patients feel better, if only for a moment.
Before becoming a therapy pet team, the animals and owners must go through a training course where the animals are tested in different situations to make sure they keep a calm demeanor in a hospital setting.
"It's multifaceted with benefits," said Cayce Kaufman, regional patient experience director for Covenant Health. "Caregivers get a lot of benefit as well. Healthcare is pretty stressful from the caregiver's side. When they see a four-legged friend coming down the hallway, it lights up their whole day. It gives them a diversion. It's a great escape to see a dog here in the hospital."
Susan Bailey, director of volunteer services at University Medical Center, said pets have a natural sense to heal.
"When a person pets a dog or cat, it relieves stress," she said. ". They instinctively know what to do."
The therapy animals in Lubbock most often seen are dogs. Dakota may be the exception.
The 17-pound brown tabby cat, also known as Dr. Dakota, makes rounds at UMC giving "cat scans."
Philip Wischkaemper, Dakota's owner, said his cat has been a therapy pet for about seven years and is the only therapy cat in Lubbock, to his knowledge.
"There's a novelty factor," Wischkaemper said. "There are not many cats in hospitals. . When you've got a pet this great, it's really a shame to not share."
Critters for Christ is a pet therapy program with volunteers that visit the Covenant facilities.
Melinda Hatler, Critters for Christ volunteer, trains pet therapy teams for certification. She said the program is affiliated with Therapy Dogs Inc. To become a pet therapy team through Critters for Christ, Hatler said a handler and their pet are required to attend classes once a week for eight weeks.
"They learn the skills for pet therapy," she said. "Obedience and things that the dog doesn't already know."
Hatler said she recommends pet owners becoming pet therapy teams only when owners have time to work with their animal.
She said the animals are required to pass tests and observations to become certified.
Hatler and her dog Tony visit the Covenant facilities at least once a week.
Margaret Row is also a pet therapy tester for the Lubbock branch of Therapy Dogs Inc. She said she and Tom Evans, another tester, conduct dog testing for pet therapy.
"It involves looking for dogs that like people, are good with other dogs and mind you," she said.
As people call, dates are set for Row and Evans to review the rules and regulations of pet therapy. She said there are a few limitations as to the breeds that they can test.
"It doesn't matter the breed," she said. "The only ones we're not allowed to test are wolf breeds, hybrids, coyotes and coyote hybrids."
She said the dog must be well behaved and like people.
"I would say we have probably close to 150 to 200 handlers with dogs," Row said. "Not all of them visit anymore. Some got into it and really don't like it so they don't do it anymore for whatever reason."
Aside from being a tester, Row said she has a miniature schnauzer named Sadi who regularly makes rounds at UMC.
"She just loves it," Row said. "Most terriers are very hyper. She does bark, but once she comes in a hospital, it's 'we've got to go to work.'"
Denver, a golden doodle, is also a therapy dog who visits UMC.
J. Matthew Driskill, senior clinical department administration for the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center and Denver's owner, said pet therapy has had measurable influence on patient health.
"He does a good job of taking the cares and pains away from individuals," Driskill said. "Therapy has shown blood pressure goes down. People heal and get better quicker when they have therapy pets involved in their therapy."
Driskill described an incident when Denver was present and helped distract a boy he said was about 11 or 12 years old as he was given an IV.
"He was trying to be brave," Driskill said.
Driskill said he and Denver were going to wait by the door of his room until the nurse called them in. He said he watched the boy visibly showed signs of relaxation.
"He was like, 'I didn't even realize you'd done it'," Driskill said.
Wischkaemper said Dakota once sparked a reaction from a patient who had been in a coma. He said the visit was a special request. He said he was told the patient had been unresponsive until Dakota was placed on her chest where he began to purr. He said she responded by opening her eyes, something her family had not seen for a while.
"Pets provide a different kind of healing," said Kaufman. "It's body, mind and spirit healing."
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Since the 1980s Washington politicians have urged voters to turn their backs on their neighbors. Glenn firmly believes that this radical ideology has undermined the foundation of our American democracy. In the Preamble, Americans made a promise to each other. It clearly states that "We the people" will work to create a "more perfect Union." Americans must renew that promise. My goal is simple. Let's stop demonizing each other. Let's talk about works. We can't do that unless we educate ourselves. From my personal experience, not many people want to. It's easier to call names and throw stones. We can have a brighter tomorrow.


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Gummy Worm Punch
Total TimePrep: 15 min. + freezing
Makes3 quarts
- 4 cups unsweetened apple juice
- 4 cups orange juice
- 2/3 cup thawed lemonade concentrate
- 2 cups water
- 20 gummy worms
- 4 cups lemon-lime soda, chilled
- In a punch bowl, combine the apple juice, orange juice and lemonade concentrate. Pour water and 1 cup juice mixture into a 5-cup ring mold; add gummy worms. Freeze until solid. Meanwhile, refrigerate juice mixture until chilled.
- Just before serving, add soda to juice mixture. Unmold ice ring by wrapping the bottom of the mold in a damp hot dishcloth; invert onto a baking sheet. Place worm side up in punch bowl.
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I made this punch for my daughters 3rd birthday as she wanted a Ladybug party. I got all my ideas for food off this site. We have done many different punches before but tried this one and it was wonderful! The punch wasn't sickly sweet like many others and it had a little bit of sour to it. The kids really enjoyed the gummies in their punch. We will make this punch again for other occasions without the gummies. Thank you for the great recipe!


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* World shares dip but supported by growth outlook
* Spanish and Italian political fears hit bonds
* U.S. stocks seen retreating from 5-year highs
* Euro dips below $1.36, Oil falls $1 a barrel
By Richard Hubbard
London, Feb 4 (Reuters) - World equity markets and commodities fell on Monday after last week's strong gains, with a rise in political uncertainty in southern Europe worrying some investors and sending the euro lower.
U.S. shares were poised to join the slide when Wall Street reopens as the market retreats from the five-year highs hit on Friday.
The global economic outlook brightened substantially last week when data showed U.S. factory activity quickened in January and hiring increased, while a euro zone business activity survey suggested the worst of the region's downturn may be over.
On Sunday, China added to the optimism by reporting that its services sector had grown for a fourth straight month in January, although the slim gain also signalled that the global recovery underway is a modest one.
In Europe, political developments in Spain and Italy reminded investors that there were still many risks ahead, dampening the positive mood and encouraging some sellers.
Over the weekend Spain's opposition Socialist Party called on Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to resign over a corruption scandal, as an opinion poll showed the lowest support on record for his centre-right People's Party (PP).
"If Rajoy were really forced to resign, if we were to have new elections in Spain, that would not help the improvement we've seen in financial markets," Tobias Blattner, European economist at Daiwa Capital Markets, said.
In Italy, former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, one of the top candidates in this month's general election, is seeing a resurgence in popularity which threatens the reforms implemented by the outgoing technocrat government.
Spanish 10-year government bond yields rose 16 basis points to 5.38 percent on Monday, while equivalent Italian yields were 8 bps higher at 4.41 percent.
The yield gains reversed the strong start to the year on all Europe's peripheral debt markets helped by the easy supply of cash from central banks and the promise that the European Central Bank will buy bonds of struggling states if necessary.
Analysts said the yield hike may be more precautionary rather than a reflection of a significant change in sentiment.
"We're not getting any sense that people panicking or selling the market aggressively. It seems to be price action more than anything else, which reflects market nervousness and uncertainty," said Don Smith, an economist at brokers ICAP.
The better global economic outlook was still supporting a shift out of traditional safe-haven securities such as German and U.S. government debt.
Ten-year U.S. Treasury yields hit their highest level since April last year, rising 3.4 basis points on Monday to 2.06 percent, while equivalent German bonds gained 2.0 basis points to 1.69 percent.
The uncertainty in Spain and Italy, along with more weak Spanish employment data, drove the euro down against the dollar.
The common currency fell 0.5 percent to $1.3570, off a high of $1.3710 on Friday, its strongest level since late 2011.
Analysts said this too was likely to be only a temporary setback, and the euro would resume its move higher if, as expected, the ECB leaves interest rates unchanged on Thursday and does not express any concerns about the recent gains.
"Once the ECB fails to cut rates on Thursday, which is our view, the euro will be free to move higher again, but with the uncertainty surrounding the meeting the euro will likely weaken slightly or trade sideways," said Adam Myers, senior FX strategist at Calyon.
Equity markets were looking to consolidate after the strong economic data last week had taken many market benchmark indexes to fresh multi-year highs.
MSCI's world equity index dipped 0.25 percent on Monday, still not far from a 23-month peak and just a few points shy of its best level since 2008.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares fell one percent to just under a two-year high, while Germany's DAX dipped 1.6 percent to 7,703 points, moving away from its 2007 all-time high of 8,151.
Rising confidence in the global economic recovery was also underpinning commodities such as oil and copper, although prices moved in narrow ranges at the start of a week when several major central banks hold policy meetings.
Brent crude was 78 cents lower at $115.98 per barrel down from a 4-1/2 month high of $117.07 on Friday, while U.S. crude futures fell more than $1 per barrel as the oil market consolidated after eight weeks of rapid rises, its longest winning streak since July-August 2004.
"The market is long due a correction. Still, there is no point standing in front of a moving train," VTB Capital oil strategist Andrey Kryuchenkov said.


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Participants will compete in front of our panel of completely unqualified judges for one of several great prizes, including Sled Island 2019 Discovery Plus Passes. Hosted by John Frosst.
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Delcam will demonstrate the 2012 R2 version of Delcam for SolidWorks, the integrated CAM system for SolidWorks, at the MACH exhibition to be held in Birmingham from 16th to 20th April. The new release includes new modules for b-axis turn-mill and four-axis wire EDM, plus numerous improvements to the existing functions for rough milling and finishing. As a Gold Partner CAM product, it is, of course, fully compatible with the latest release of SolidWorks.
B-axis turn-mill allows milling features to be created easily based on the b angle of the feature itself. Both the b-axis angle and the rotational orientation of turning tools can also be controlled. The technique can be used on multi-tasking machine tools, like the Mazak Integrex and the Mori Seiki NT range.
The wire EDM module introduced in the initial 2012 release has been extended to cover four-axis operation. Users can choose from die, punch, profile and rapid operations, along with a variety of other options, to generate code for all types of wire EDM equipment. As with all other Delcam for SolidWorks modules, the wire features are associative to the model so the code will update automatically following any change to the design.
Delcam for SolidWorks 2012 R2 also incorporates enhancements from the 2012 R2 release of Delcam's FeatureCAM feature-based CAM system on which it is based, including a series of new strategies for 2.5D roughing, improved Z-level finishing, Z-axis indexing, and faster simulation.
The new roughing strategies include a continuous spiral option to minimise wear on the cutter and machine tool, high-speed roughing options, including trochoidal machining and Delcam's patented Race Line Machining, and "tear-drop" moves to clear corners more smoothly. In addition, more styles of leads and links can now be used to give greater overall efficiency for the toolpaths.
Another 2-axis enhancement is the ability to machine parts larger than the travel of the machine tool. If the machine has a table that can index around the Z axis, Delcam for SolidWorks can be used to divide the component into pieces and generate the required series of machining operations.
Other milling improvements include an option to add an extra profile pass exactly at the base of flat pockets, the ability to use face-milling tools with chamfered edges to machine chamfers as well as faces and so minimise the number of tools needed, and a choice of right- or left-handed thread-milling tools resulting in either climb or conventional machining of the thread.
All the strategies within Delcam for SolidWorks will benefit from improvements to the simulation module. In particular, much faster results can be obtained through the use of multiple cores for these calculations.
Delcam for SolidWorks combines the benefits associated with Delcam's PowerMILL and FeatureCAM CAM systems. It is based on Delcam's proven machining algorithms that are already used by more than 35,000 customers around the world. The software offers PowerMILL's exceptional speed of toolpath calculation, plus the advanced strategies for high-speed and five-axis machining, to ensure increased productivity, maximum tool life and immaculate surface finish, even when cutting the hardest, most challenging materials. At the same time, Delcam for SolidWorks has the same strong focus on ease of use as FeatureCAM, including all of the knowledge-based automation that makes that system so consistent and reliable.
Delcam for SolidWorks is fully integrated into the SolidWorks environment so that the program looks and behaves like SolidWorks. It offers full associativity so that any changes in the CAD model are reflected automatically in the toolpaths. However, this associativity is more intelligent than that offered in many other integrated CAM systems. Delcam for SolidWorks doesn't simply modify the existing toolpaths but also reviews the choice of cutting tools and machining strategies, and changes them if necessary.


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No modern American political campaign would be complete without the candidates insisting, repeatedly, that they come from Very Humble Backgrounds, and no one likes insisting that they used to be poor more than Republican politicians. Here's a video montage of the 2012 GOP Presidential hopefuls' ongoing war of economic one downsmanship, complete with a sad, sad violin soundtrack.
In order to even run for political office in this country, one must have an exceptional amount of money, education, hubris, and connections, or some combination thereof. However, in the last decade or so, someone somewhere decided that in order to be the President, you must be the Most Average Person in America. Middle class, middle part, middle white skin, with a medium-hot wife and a medium number of children, all of whom are average. So to appease this defensive mediocrisy that has somehow hijacked the American political process, candidates spend inordinate amounts of energy insisting that they're super normal rather than solving problems.
And this, dear friends, is one of a thousand reasons why we're completely fucked.


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My Jealous Blushing Lover – Ryohei Kimura Sequel – Metro PD: CLose to You – Review
So many great action packed stories have come out these past few days! I can barely keep up! I've fallen behind on my cosplays and all my anime – I'm so addicted. HAHA. We are Jumping from yesterdays detective stories to another detective story from the game "Metro PD: Close to You". I don't usually post walkthroughs to these games because once you finish reading them once you are free to read any of the endings. Thats why I simply just try and enjoy the story as much as I want and make decisions the way I want them to. I won't have to replay them if I actually make bad choices. I'm still sad when I get normal endings though, and I do get them often in this game. I didn't this time around though. Although I did go back to read the normal ending so I could get the reward picture. It was a great ending as well.
Game: Metro PD: Close to You by Voltage Inc.
Character: Ryohei Kimura- Forensics analyst
Type: Sequel
Price:$2.99 CAD
Chapters: 5 Chapters + 2 Endings (Happy, Normal)
Rewards: 3 Pictures + 4 emails
I love how Ryohei is so kind and reassuring. Even though he is shy he really is the rock there for MC to lean on and find support in. He is so cute when he blushes too. Although I was a bit disappointed because when voltage posted on Facebook about this story being a Love triangle I thought it would be a more exciting love triangle and more part of the forefront of this story then what actually happened. The action that happens in this story is really good considering how short this story is.
If you've read my Review on Ryohei's main story you will remember that I mentioned that when I played that story I could really relate to Ryohei and I felt like I was in his shoes the whole time. MC was there to be my rock, comfort me and set me free. Well it has switched back in this story again. I am just like the insecure MC in which the kind and comforting Ryohei comes and becomes my rock and encourages and supports me forward through this emotional and difficult case. He really steps it up and becomes an amazing boyfriend. And it really touches my heart and I wish I had someone to support me in the way that he does.
Also, a flustered and jealous Ryohei is the CUTEST thing ever. I can't help but feel that my sadistic tendencies might surface when I'm with a guy so shy and earnest. I have to watch myself because I really might turn into Kyobashi x_x. And I do prefer the more aggressive Kyobashi/Kaga/Chiaki types but also having a pure hearted lover isn't bad at all. Sure it might not be as exciting (because my idea of exciting is torture to most others) but It's reassuring and affectionate and as long as the love is there I wouldn't even second guess falling in love with a guy like Ryohei. Even though he's not as aggressive, he is still strong and I still feel like a man like him can protect my heart and love me as much as I would love him.
His pictures are quite cute although I would like more pictures integrating MC into them, like a little more romantic pictures, but MPD's style is more of the portrait type anyways, but as always he's too handsome for words and they end up being Very cute. We get a very romantic one for the happy ending, and it comes with such an amazing moment that I wish i could share with you guys but I don't like spoiling the picture for everyone or the ending. But this Happy ending was so sweet (and even the normal ending) I really felt my heart swell like crazy.
Want to Play?
Get "Metro PD: Close to you" on iTunes Here.
Get "Metro PD: Close to You for on Google Play Here.
Hyogo Kaga – Falling in love – Her Love in the Force by Voltage Inc. – Walkthrough and Review
Ahh this took me so much longer to do then it should of because I was watching the American Music Awards while re-reading the story and writing this. But here it is! Another Spicy sadistic action packed story from the wonderful people of Voltage. My favourite kind of story. Maybe I should go back and replay Kyobashi's Story from MPD. HAHA I loved that one too, but he's not even as close to being as hot as Kaga. If only Kaga would wear glasses like Ayumu and Kyobashi.
Game: Her love in the Force by Voltage Inc.
Character: Hyogo Kaga
Type: Main Story
Price:$3.99 CAD
Chapters: 10 Chapters + 2 Endings (Happy, Normal)
Rewards: 3 Pictures, 3 secret stories +4 emails
Here is the walkthrough for the Happy Ending and all secret stories. To get the good ending just go through the story and be as much of a jerk as possible, Its not hard considering him an Ishigami are Jerks LOL, You're just levelling the playing field.
- Shrink back
- I'll do my best
- I followed you
- Take Kaga's side
- What do you mean?
- Look at him
- I've grown?
- Thank him
- Do you mind me intruding?
- I'm sorry.
- Thank you
- I want to help you.
- Follow Him
- thats just a rumour
- I trust you
- Eat this
- I can't
- Cover him with your body
Wow they really took the story to the next level. More action, more danger and more times that MC kicks ass! I enjoyed this story more than the first one because obviously my super hot instructor progressively becomes even more sadistic, teasing and affectionate than the last story. We learn more about Kaga and all the other instructors, we meet Kurosawa and Riko, and we get a lot more intimate with Kaga. The seriousness of this story and the case you are working on really got my heart going. I honestly was REALLY STRESSED with what was going on, my heart felt like it was going to rip apart and I felt abandoned and useless, and the outcome wasn't as predictable as I thought it would be. It really gets annoying when stories are really predictable especially action stories like this, but I enjoyed every chapter like a great movie and spicy love story haha.
Kaga's photos are phenomenal as usual. I love his angry face, and the last photo is just fabulous. They all make my heart race because he's so hot. I can't really say anything else about it or else I'll just gush rainbows all over the place and won't be able to stop. And the preview of the epilogue just kills me, he gets more sadistic and his punishments get worse and you take a trip together on top of that?!?! I WANNA READ IT SO BAD. T_T I would kill to have a boyfriend like Kaga, as disturbing as it sounds, the way he treats MC makes me go crazy, there must be something wrong with me.
NOT TO MENTION THE SECRET STORIES – THEY ARE ALL SPICY PEICES OF GOLD. Like moments where" I hurriedly move backwards, but Kaga approaches me slowly like a predator." Like WOW. Men seem to be intimidated by me, so stuff doesn't happen to me this often (and I mean happen in a good way with a hot guy that I trust and not a creepy stranger guy I have to end up beating the crap out of), nor to I let stuff like this happen to me, well, because I'm used to being able to stand my ground and hiding my nervousness/uncomfortableness and I'm not easy to fluster. And well, when I'm the one that has to instigate by being forward and being the predator, things get boring fast in my opinion. HAHA *Sigh* Why are all the men around me and all my exes wusses?
Again another story that I will most likely re-read many time and was totally worth my money.
Wanna play? Heres the links!
Get it for Google Play here!
Get it from the iTunes App store Here!
Hyogo Kaga – Meeting him – Her Love in the Force by Voltage Inc – Walkthrough Review
Just so you guys know I'm totally obsessed with this game. I'm so happy that we have had 2 main stories out for each character and I can't wait to read all the rest. I've already read this one twice in 3 days.
Game: Her love in the Force by Voltage Inc.
Character: Hyogo Kaga
Type: Main Story
Price:$3.99 CAD
Chapters: 10 Chapters + 2 Endings (Happy, Normal)
Rewards: 3 Pictures, 3 secret stories +4 emails
Here is the walkthrough I have put together for the Happy Ending plus all Three Secret stories. To unlock the Good Ending just play it again and try and piss him off as much as possible… LOL. I know that that works because thats what happened to me the first FEW times.
- Thats impossible
- Knock on his door
- That has nothing to do with this
- Are you sure?
- If I have to I will
- Talking like that is unnecessary
- I was just asked to bring it
- Seriously?
- You're not going to desert him?
- I'm sorry
- They're amazing, huh?
- Go to Kaga.
- Absolutely not!
- You're more tired than me.
- That doesn't get me down.
- There could be others.
- To search for the child.
- Are you hurt?
There are many things that make this a winning story in my books for me if I compare this one to Goto's story. I love Gotos story a lot and I would play it again because its super sweet but Hyogo's story is just on another level and hits me right where it hurts – My overies. LOL. I am a hopeless "Sadistic-Masochist" if there is such a thing, which basically means I tend to act like I'm sadistic and tease guys whom I feel whom are of equal or lesser footing than me, and I tend to not give in without a good fight, however I long for a true sadist to come my way – Very much like Hyogo – who is just more sadistic enough to tame that sadistic side of me and turn me back into the masochist I am deep inside. LOL THAT SOUNDS VERY STRANGE I GUESS, but thats how I like my relationships to be.
Hyogo is also SUPER RIDICULOUSLY HOT. The hottest out of all the characters in this game, and I could put it up there to be one of my top 10 Voltage characters in terms of looks. Pair that sexiness with his king of sadists attitude and you have a killer combo to completely obliterate my overies and send me into Fangirl heaven.
This story even though it is just the prelude to the falling in love is not without a lot of action, in both meanings of the word action. He is mean and is a big tease and puts you in very uncomfortable positions in missions and out of missions. What I love about this story is that we get to understand that – and this is important because don't get me wrong, I HATE assholes and there is a difference between an asshole and a sadist – Hyogo is actually extremely kind at heart when it matters most even though he's rough, rude, and teases you all the time. Not only that, we get to struggle with our own inexperience and naivety and feel MC's determination and growth as if it was our own. I really love that about these stories, the fact that MC is the way that she is and that she actually grows and achieves things of her own hard work and will, through action and perseverance. This is the kind of MC I can really relate to one that doesn't just gain success in love but is empowering herself and conquering her dreams.
Hyogo's images in this story are amazing. The first one is my favourite and when you unlock it you will understand why. It is 100% Sadistic Sexiness that made me flail around giggling and screaming. HAHA. The happy ending image is very sweet as well. His emails are short but the last one had his sadistic flare to it which made me happy. As for the Secret Stories – I LOVE THEM ALL, Dear lord he is my weakness, I would be so flustered and putty in his hands with the second and the third… AND THE FIRST ONE?!?! Not just him teasing you but Ayumu! UGH TOO MUCH FOR ME TO HANDLE. I really wish I would be put in a situation like that one day, would be a dream come true.
This story is Hands down one of the most entertaining saucy stories Ive read, and we haven't even fallen in love with him yet. I can't wait to tell you guys about the next one!
Wanna play? Heres the links!
Get it for Google Play here!
Get it from the iTunes App store Here!
Seiji Goto – Meeting him – Her love in the Force by Voltage Inc – Walkthrough Review
I was sick all day today so all I did was sleep, eat sushi and play games, although 90% of it was sleep. So much for the day off I was looking forward to. HOWEVER, I got to finish both of Goto's main stories which made me pretty happy. I've included the walkthrough incase someone has trouble in getting a happy ending and all the secret stories because I didn't get them on the first try either. So try it out, have fun with your own choices, but if you get stuck you can use this!
Game: Her love in the Force by Voltage Inc.
Character: Seiji Goto
Type: Main Story
Price:$3.99 CAD
Chapters: 10 Chapters + 2 Endings (Happy, Normal)
Rewards: 3 Pictures, 3 secret stories +4 emails
Heres the walkthrough!
- It looks good on you.
- Just guess
- If theres anything I can do
- I'm Motivated!
- I'm visualizing todays exercise!
- since I'm your aide…
- Stare quietly
- want to clean your scratch?
- I have something to say…
- Theres something in my eye..
- If you are pleased, so am I.
- Five years ago…
- Understood.
- Speak calmly
- I'm Scared.
- This mission will be a success
- Yes
- Try fighting back.
Although this wasn't a love story technically… yet. This story was amazing to play. Getting to know Seiji and basically getting to know yourself though playing MC really makes this game probably more in-depth than the others. I really feel like I can see myself doing these things and being frustrated at my progress in the academy. This story is so action packed and has a lot of hits of admiration and love beginning to grow. I loved this story as creating a great base and a great world and letting us know how amazing all of the characters in this world really are, as well as letting us know how amazing MC really is. I believe that the fact that this game isn't just a chasing love story, but a story about a girl who has dreams and hopes and is trying to survive in a male dominated profession is already amazing in itself, and the fact that romance starts to play into it eventually just makes it even better.
Not to mention I literally ran around my house screaming when Subaru from My sweet Bodyguard showed up at the academy! I'm really happy that they intertwined the stories together. I shouldn't have been surprised considering in MSB Goto and Subaru are very close, but I guess i was wishing for it so bad that I just exploded when it actually happened! And to see how close Goto and Subaru really are made me really happy.
The pictures of Goto were very handsome and awesome! I love the artists for this game. Not to mention that Although this story wasn't focused on the love aspect there are still those moments. Like this one in the picture!!! You get some amazing moments in the Secret stories! so be sure to try and unlock them all!
I really enjoyed this story, we needed something where we felt more like we were thrust into our own story one that didn't just involve love but many other aspects of life for us a s a main character. I would definitely read it again, because it is really good =)
Wanna play? Heres the links!
Get it for Google Play here!
Get it from the iTunes App store Here!
Seiji Goto: Falling in love – Her love in the Force – Walkthrough and Review
Here's the walkthrough and Review for the Second Main Story which go course since I was bedridden was able to power through today as well. I mean I loved the first but like I'm all about romance so I can't wait for our relationship to go further.
Game: Her love in the Force by Voltage Inc.
Character: Seiji Goto
Type: Main Story
Price:$3.99 CAD
Chapters: 10 Chapters + 2 Endings (Happy, Normal)
Rewards: 3 Pictures, 3 secret stories +4 emails
Walkthorugh answers for the happy ending and all secret stories:
- He's unexpectedly friendly
- Okey!
- They're a good combo
- I'll pay attention
- Lets have Yakiniku!
- You can tell?!
- Goto
- Just playing with the cat
- The countryside is nice too
- Goto is acting strange
- disturbing you?
- from instructor Soma…
- Natsuki's case
- Got it.
- Watch what Goto Does.
- Calm Down!
- hug him back
- Yes
I enjoyed this story so much because it was like basically almost exactly like a My Sweet Bodyguard story! All the bodyguards are in it. We get to go to the Prime Ministers office, although we didn't get to meet his daughter (I think this might happen before he finds her) and the music is better than MSB and there are more amazing characters involved in this story. The MSB world just got bigger and more detailed and I honestly really like that about this story. This definitely reminds me a lot of Goto's story in MSB but it is still very different and just as exciting and interesting. It really pulled my heart strings when he tried to push me away just like in MSB, but i really like this MC, she has more guts and spunk than most. Not only did we get to know Goto more but Subaru and all the other instructors more as well which was very heartwarming. And Kurosawa finally shows up!
The pictures in this one are definitely amazing and better than the first main story, reason being I like romantic photos AND SHIRTLESS PHOTOS. When we got to the first picture I almost fell of my chair! We don't just get a shirtless goto… but another Shirtless hottie in one pic! I won't spoil it but DAAAAMMMNNN it was hot LOL. And I loved every single Secret story! They are really little nuggets of goodness that make you squeal like a little girl haha. Its so worth it to unlock them.
In overview im glad I purchased this story. It was exciting and action packed and frustrating and heat warming as well. I did end up tearing up at the end a bit which means it did a good job at reaching me emotionally although this wasn't really much of a sob story like my Chiaki's proposal sequel. I totally would read it again soon and i think anyone who enjoyed Goto in MSB would love these stories!
Wanna play? Heres the links!
Get it for Google Play here!
Get it from the iTunes App store Here!
Her love in the Force – Voltage Inc – New Otome Game Alert! First Impression
It's 5am and I'm just about to fall asleep and I check my Facebook page to see that the new game is out! Now that I've seen it I HAVE to download it and at least play the prologue and maybe a bit of one of the stories before I pass out -Tomorrow is my day off finally after like 10 days of working straight so I can afford to sleep in. I'm just WAY too excited for a full story with my "My sweet Bodyguard" first love Goto and Ishigami as well.
Here is the opening movie which Voltage revealed to us a week or so ago. I love the music in this.
STORY: So Basically your a nieve kid officer from the boonies coming to Tokyo for the first time excited to join this new police academy and become a detective. Out of all the students there are only 2 girls- You and another girl Naruko who becomes your best friend. You get to the opening ceremony after a whole lot of drama on the train and meet your 5 main instructors. Then right after the opening ceremony you are thrust into your first training and test! You have to pick the instructor you want to work with, and your love story starts!
NEW FEATURES: The great thing about this game is it's similarity to True love sweet Lies. We get a gauge to show what kind of ending we are going to get after every chapter. So depending on your choices in each chapter you will be able to know if your decision was good or bad. Also there are 3 secret stories you can unlock in each main story. There are 2 main stories before the Epilogue: MS1: Meeting him and MS2:Falling in Love. So far for the two unlocked characters BOTH main stories are unlocked. Each main story is $3.99 CAD with 10 chapters, 2 endings and 3 secret stories.
CHARACTERS: Two of the characters have been unlocked for us to play their main stories. Seiji Goto (YAY!) and Hyogo Kaga. However if you play the prologue you can choose any of the 5 guys at the end and get a little glimpse of what each is like. Here is my first impression of each.
Seiji Goto – Cool Ace
My favourite and first character to play when My sweet bodyguard came out for GREE. I can't wait to get to know him more – I mean we see already a different dynamic and a different side to him in the prologue ending! I'm so excited for this story. He's tall dark and handsome and a very quiet guy.
Hyogo Kaga – Arrogant Captain
The first impression I got was OMG HES SO HOT AND SUCH AN ASSHOLE …=_= but As any other over confidant rude character there is this sadistic side that was shown right at the end of the prologue that really got me excited. =_= oh my….I feel like this story will be the end of me. He kinda gives me the Eisuke feel (from Kissed by the Baddest Bidder) but like a thousand times more rude. LOL yeah, I know, Eisuke is already pretty rude, but this guy is the king of rude! He's even rude to Ishigami. And when I saw that I was like DAMN BOY YOU GOT BALLS TO TALK LIKE THAT TO ISHIGAMI. O_O
Hideki Ishigami – Cold and Calm Captain
Will be the third to be released. I loved his story as well in MSB but it was so short! I love megane characters and his shyness can be really cute sometimes. Its just that in MSB they don't have a blushing sprite for him!! IT MADE ME SO SAD!! Hopefully in this game they actually give him a sprite that actually blushes so I can DIE seeing him BLUSH!
Shusuke Soma – Mysterious Gentleman
This guy is so Ikimen.I have a weakness for guys with long hair too. When we meet him I'm totally taken aback by his charming smile and gentle nature. He actually reminds me of a more manly Yukinojo from Enchanted in the Moonlight, then right at the end of the prologue we get this hint of a Sadistic side!! OMG I WANT TO PLAY THIS ONE SO BAD NOW!
Ayumu Shinonome – Sly Genius
This guy is a mischievous tease! Compared to the others this one isn't much of my type in the looks department but personality wise he reminds me of Chiaki (Our Two bedroom Story) which really gets me excited. I mean, by the time the prologue is over he's already been in your face and you've already seen him naked!!! He really seems like the mischievous sadistic type but we will have to see when his story comes out.
MUSIC: The one thing that really stands out in this app right from the beginning is the music. Its really good! like REALLY REALLY GOOD! I find that within all the newer apps Voltage has really stepped up in their music game. If we want to compare this to "My Sweet Bodyguard" the one thing I didn't really like about MSB was the the cheesy song. But even in this new game they put a new version of that song from MSB in this game which sounds really good. Theres a lot of variety in the music and theres even one where it has a crazy sick guitar riff that really impressed me! I find that the music really sets the mood in these games and can really bring you into this story and enjoy it to the fullest.
OVERALL IMPRESSION: I enjoyed the prologue and currently reading Goto's story (in about chapter 2) and so far I'm really enjoying this game. Considering that I like My sweet Bodyguard and MetroPD: Close to You I'm happy that we get to enjoy another action packed detective story. And Im hoping that we get to see the bodyguards and the presidents daughter (MC of MSB) once in a while in these stories!
Wanna play? Heres the links!
Get it for Google Play here!
Get it from the iTunes App store Here!
My Starry Skied Romance – Ryohei Kimura Main Story – Metro PD:Close to You – Review
I'm Gonna try and get out of my rut and post some reviews! There have been some amazing stories coming out non-stop and my wallet is hurting as I rush to read them all! Here is one that I've been waiting for! My Mysterious Megane cutie from the Forensics department of the MPD.
Game: Metro PD: Close to You by Voltage Inc.
Character: Ryohei Kimura
Type: Main Story
Price:$3.99 CAD
Chapters: 14 Chapters + 2 Endings (Happy, Normal)
Rewards: 6 Pictures + Emails (16 emails – different one for each of the endings)
I really felt drawn into this route. At first through I felt the relationship between Ryohei was progressing extremely slow however in chapter 4-5ish we start to learn more about Ryohei and we understand why. What I really really liked about this story was that Ryohei is very similar to me in many ways. I put up walls and have been burned because of my kindness that I'm extremely afraid to get vulnerable and close to people. And hearing him say things and act the way he does with MC is so awfully familiar to me. The reason I loved this story was because I could imagine myself in his shoes more than MC. And every time MC said something or comforted him I felt like she was saying it to me and comforting me. As I am re-reading this right now I've gotten to a point where MC confronts Ryohei about his feelings and I couldn't help but feel like she was directly talking to me and confronting me – I understood exactly how devastated, lonely and hurt Ryohei is feeling and I just broke out crying. I really was happy and meloncholy at the end of this story because I felt because he found happiness with MC and was completely set free, that I wish that hopefully an MC will come by and do the same for me, even though I know that like Ryohei ever since last year I've been pretty much been keeping my walls up with everyone and not letting anyone in. I cried obviously because I'm a huge baby but also because at the end I really felt like I needed an MC like this one in my life and despite the relationships I've been in I've never had someone like her to really and truly understand the burdens and pains I've had in my past. This story is a first to ever make me feel like that. HAHA what a strange feeling to feel more like the Male character and fall in love with MC. So strange!
I really loved the drawings for Ryohei but I felt like its so completely different than his sprite. I guess because you aren't really supposed to recognize him as Kimura without his glasses but he CG's felt really different to me. I love his sprite though and his blushing face really gets to me. Ryohei is so earnest so his personality and his sprite are really really super adorable.
Also as in all other stories other than Hanai's I love how independent and strong MC is in his story. Those characters I can relate to more than the quiet princess types who always need to be saved.
For the emails I felt like I got a lot of them! They are all from all the different characters in the game, I'm pretty sure I got emails from all of them. And it made me feel like the whole unit and Nomura really loved me which was really nice. 🙂 Also one thing I want to point out in this story is that unlike all the other stories where you're basically hiding your relationship from everyone the whole gang is trying to set you up with Kimura behind your back – It's quite refreshing and comical how it all plays out.


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New repair strategy for main computers
Since April 1, 2015, HEIDENHAIN also has been offering a new repair strategy for the main computers of the series MC 42x, MC 624x and MC 634x. The spare parts were reallocated, making the repair packages much more customer-friendly. The repair depth was enlarged as well. What is more, all main computers are now available in the HEIDENHAIN Service Exchange.
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Uzbekistan; the pearl of the Silk Road
When I think about the Silk Road and Central Asia, Uzbekistan is the country I associate the most with it. The history of the country reaches millennia back, culture is abundant and architecture is simply spectacular with its significant buildings made of marble, richly decorated with mosaic and completed with turquoise domes. But, at the same time bureaucracy is around every corner and the heat can be unbearable this time of year, let alone in the middle of Summer. Nevertheless, welcome to the pearl of the Silk Road!


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