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Titan Mid-Ship Fuel Tank
- Cross-linked High Density Polyethylene
- 20 times the environmental stress crack resistance and five times the impact strength over OEM tank
- Designed for a simple installation with the at-home mechanic in mind
- Built to U.S. Department of Defense combat vehicle field standards
- Extra-large capacity that increase fuel capacity up to 100%
If you travel or haul a payload, or both, in your diesel you know that the factory equipped fuel tank severely limits your operating range. Not anymore! With the Titan mid-ship fuel tanks you can carry up to 100% more fuel and travel twice as far.
The mid-ship tank replaces your factory tank with a durable replacement while adding up to 30 gallons of additional fuel. Titan makes all of their fuel tanks from military-grade cross linked, high density polyethylene in a one-piece molded design to U.S. Department of Defense combat vehicle specifications. My guess is that you are not driving a Humvee into battle, so why does that apply to you? Basically, these mid-ship tanks are over-built to make sure they can handle anything that you throw at it, which means never getting stranded due to equipment failures. Also, due to this indestructible build method, Titan fuel tanks do not delaminate, they do not rust, they do not get corroded by biodiesel, there are no welds to crack apart, and they are lighter and quieter than metal tanks.
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A little something different today. I am going to give you the crazy half of a celebrity sex pairing, and you have to come up with the other half. Think things like Madonna and Dennis Rodman or Madonna and Jose Canseco or Madonna, damn she had sex with a lot of strange guys.
#1 - Paris Hilton and this A list mostly movie actor who is having a tough time keeping the A+ list he had after his franchise ended.
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Unplowed roads dangerous for storm patients
The weekend blizzard left the usual rash of storm-related injuries and illnesses in its wake -- car accidents, heart attacks, asthma attacks, falls and carbon monoxide exposure, among them.
But an even bigger problem for many patients were the obstacles they faced getting to the hospital, and in some cases, getting back home.
During and after the blizzard that dumped nearly three feet of snow in the region, emergency responders had a difficult time reaching those in need of urgent medical care.
In the midst of the storm, ambulance drivers struggled to keep pace with the rapidly falling snow, said Bill Schietinger, general manager of Bridgeport-Fairfield American Medical Response.
Although Bridgeport roads were plowed during the early part of the storm Friday, Schietinger said, blizzard conditions meant that even plowed roads didn't stay clear for long.
"Even if we could get to the patient, getting them to the hospital was a challenge," Schietinger said.
Once the snowfall stopped, leaving many Bridgeport roads packed with drifts, helping those in need became even more difficult. Many streets in Bridgeport were unplowed for days.
Schietinger said he has heard many horror stories from workers, some of whom had to carry patients up to two miles from their home to the ambulance.
"One ambulance got stuck (on Yale Street) and the crew was in there all day," Schietinger said.
To his knowledge, workers were eventually able to reach most people who called for help.
But Dr. Rock Ferrigno, Bridgeport Hospital's acting chairman of emergency medicine, said the hospital hasn't seen its usual heavy influx of post-snowstorm cases, and he largely blames the impassable roads.
"Usually when it snows, the next day, we see four heart attacks," Ferrigno said. But with this storm, "We're not seeing the outpouring of patients to the hospital yet. Most people can't even get to the hospital."
For a while, roads near the region's hospitals were difficult to access.
Dr. Stuart Zarich, Bridgeport Hospital's chief of cardiac medicine, said he heard stories of hospital staff plowing out the area around the hospital so ambulances could reach it.
The roads have also created a sort of "Hotel California" situation for some, making it impossible for patients to leave the hospital and go home.
And yet, patients aren't the only ones having a tough time getting in and out of the hospital, Zarich said.
"One doctor snowshoed in from his house," he said. "Another doctor stayed here three consecutive days."
Experts said falls, heart attacks and carbon monoxide exposure are among the more common snow-linked health problems they've seen.
There have been 30 suspected carbon monoxide exposures reported to the Connecticut Poison Control Center since the storm began, said Amy Hanoian-Fontana, community education specialist for the center.
She said the majority of exposures happened in cars where the tailpipe hadn't been fully cleared of snow.
In Meriden, two residents age 18 and 20, were found dead Sunday, apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning.
"It's so sad and so preventable," Hanoian-Fontana said.
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Volume 18 Issue 5 | JUNE 24- 2, 20
No. 28
28 Carmine St.
at Bleecker St.
A slice of New Yorks finest
From traditional to hazelnut pear, theres a pizza for everyone
aVillager photo by Elisabeth Robert
Salvatore and Luigi Olivella of No. 28 on Carmine Street.
By Heather Paster
New York is renown for many things: Broadway, bagels, and pizza. In fact the first pizzeria offering pizza as we know it was opened in Soho. Since then, pizza parlors have been popping up regularly over Manhattan. In the village alone, there are over 90 restaurants serving pizzas. Some owners stick to the basic pizza while others will experiment with unusual toppings and combinations. But every pizzaola believes his creation is the best.
Why is New York pizza so much better than everywhere else in the country?
After meeting with several chefs, the consensus is the water. The mineral content of New York water, which comes from the Catskills has a unique effect on the rising and the flavor to the dough.
Ask any of these chefs why their particular pizza is the best, and theyll often praise the oven before their ingredients.
Founded in 1929 Johns of Bleecker Street, not to be confused with any other Johns Pizza, raves the coal burning oven is the best. It can get as high as 850 or 900 degrees, says Steve Smith, head chef and manager. After the Clean Air Act of 1972, there was a ban on creating new coal burning ovens, so there is a finite supply of restaurants baking in one. The law, however, does allow owners to restore existing ovens as Johns did recently; crumbled brick was not a popular topping. As the oldest continually operated pizzeria in New York, Johns still uses the original recipe and offers the same dozen toppings, but it has upgraded the ingredients. The restaurant has remained popular because of its loyal following. That celebrities are regulars and that it is regularly included in the Top Tens lists and referenced in movies and television shows like Seinfeld certainly helps.
Like Johns of Bleeker St, Joes Pizza has a following so loyal, other pizza restaurants try to cash in on the name. Everybody knows about us, says owner Joe Vino whose nearly fifty-year-old namesake restaurant is consistently included on Top Ten lists for Pizza. He attributes his success to constantly offering a reliable product.
Naples natives and brothers Salvatore and Luigi Olivella of No. 28 on Carmine Street credit their wood-burning oven for the unique flavor of their dough. We use three kinds of wood: cherry for the smell, oak for the flame, sawdust to dust on the flame to increase the fire, says Salvatore.
Striving for a niche market, places like No. 28 stray from the traditional pizza layout. Customers can chose between the Roman style that is long and narrow and a small round pie traditional to Naples. A hazelnut pear pizza is a popular desert choice. The Olivellas and their partners are also responsible for Pie, which sells pizza by the pound in the East Village.
The popular Brooklyn joint, DeMarcos recently opened up a Manhattan location in Soho. We use three types of cheese, says manager Joe Ferrante. No two bites are the same, he adds as he sprinkles freshly shredded Parmesan cheese on a slice.
With two locations in the East and West Village, the Mediterranean restaurant Moustache offers pizza with a twist. The trademark pizza resembles a traditional pie by including tomatoes and cheese, but once the roasted red peppers, onions, and chilies are added, it takes on a Middle Eastern flair. Toppings like chicken, shrimp, scallops, and leeks will not be found among the Italian counterparts.
As far as pizzas go, there are a plethora of options available on just about every corner of Manhattan. Aficionados will continue to debate what crust, oven or topping is most authentic as diners continue to expand their palate.
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Madame Tussauds is unveiling wax likenesses of the otherworldly star of Steven Spielberg's 1982 film "E.T. � the Extra-Terrestrial" at six of its international locations Monday.
The wax figures were crafted at Merlin Studios in London and will be on view at Madame Tussauds museums in Los Angeles, Sydney, Tokyo, London, Berlin and Amsterdam.
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I bought this system on the strength of the other user reviews. I am a deaf roleplayer and thought the chat-window orientated nature of this product would enable enjoyable online roleplaying. It may well do, but the system is so incredibly hard to use I may never know. I expected that there may be a Help file or toolkit that I could read to familiarise myself with the product but no, all I can see are a collection on tutorial videos hosted on youtube which I cannot hear. Ultimately, this was a waste of my time and money and I am pretty annoyed that anyone would release a product without providing clear instructions as to how it works.
This product is almost perfect.
The only thing I didn't like is when buying rulesets, beware that they may not get the attention of being updated (see my review of Iron Heroes for FG2).
But however, I did enjoy playing with other players and GM'ing that I did upgrade to an Ultimate license.
This utility hase everything you need to play a pen&paper game online, however you do need to buy supported rulesets to expand beyond 3.5srd
Playing with the addition of a voice chat client speeds up your game over Fantasy Grounds greatly.
The community of players is large, so the only problem is finding those who can attend at your prefered times. I have created a friendship with a dozen other players that play in my games consistently (all of them full license users) and I have hosted games for those who only have the demo version.
You will be surprised at how many Ultimate License holders host games so demo players can experience a "full" game experience.
This product is worth every cent. Very functional, and beautiful to work with (unlike other software around that may boast more features, but are downright eyesores.) Everything needed to play is in here, and functions as expected. Client and server versions extend its value further. Great product!
It's good. Works well. Brings the tabletop to your PC. In combination with Skype or Ventrillo, brings you as close as you can come to getting together to play.
I really enjoyed this product and have used it quiet a bit. I am looking forward to trying the second version of Fantasy Grounds!!!
This program is absolutly great. I have players all over the midwest and we are able to get together and play whenever we want now. I would like to see a few things made easier: changing rulesets, maybe the inclusion of using a percentile system instead of D20 all the time. However, I would definantly say that if your players can't always make a session, or you have players that move away, use this program! As GM you have control of everything, and can have private conversations with individual players, while players can't do the same to you:) I use this for almost all my gaming now, at least to include one of my players who travels around the US.
Excellent piece of software, very helpful for online replacements / supplements to FTF.

LIKED: Useful tool for sharing maps online with friends

DISLIKED: The only thing I really needed was to share tactical maps online which I could then update; therefore this was quite expensive. Not the fault of the software as such, but painful for me. I have tried to use the campaign management elements, but I have found the apparent need to edit within the UI cumbersome, as I have found the UI for editing of data itself to be cumbersome.

QUALITY: Very Good

VALUE: Satisfied

This thing is pretty easy to use, and highly customizable. If it currently doesn't do all the things you want, it's not difficult at all to modify it to handle the way you play your game. The support community for this program is pretty good to boot, and if you can't figure out how to do something, chances are someone can show you how to do it. If you're short on time, check around the Fantasy Grounds forums and store - likely someone else has your game system up and running, or the schema is available in their store.

LIKED: highly customizable, capable of supporting nearly any game system you can think of (with a little work).

DISLIKED: entering custom content (like monsters) can be time-consuming. The lack of built-in user licences with purchase of a single full license makes it a bit expensive, and something people will only buy if they trust all players are going to pitch in and get a license as well.

QUALITY: Very Good

VALUE: Satisfied

I haven't actually had a chance to use this product yet, but the interface is pretty slick. It seems to be more feature-rich than Screen Monkey, though it is specific to D20. It also lack's Screen Monkey's ability for players to connect through a web browser, requiring all players to buy at least the "lite" license.
A GM with a solid understanding of XML can customize the game in a number of ways, even replacing the ruleset entirely. The next patch promises to add LUA scripting ability to expand the customizability even further.
Overall, I'd say Fantasy Grounds is great for D20 players right out of the box. If you use a different system, I probably wouldn't recommend it, unless you have the ability (and patience) to customize the interface significantly.

LIKED: Nice graphical interface and features. Ability to customize (even if it's not easy).

DISLIKED: Focus on D20. Updates have been a little slow. Documentation is sparse.

QUALITY: Excellent

VALUE: Satisfied

Where to start with this wonderful product?
This allowed me to continue roleplaying when one of our players moved to New Zealand!
The software recreates very well the feeling of sitting around a table and playing.
The ruleset is written in XML and with a little bit of time and inspection you can easily create any RPG and play it with this software.
Add to the fact that Smite Works coninue to support this software updating and bug fixing. In fact the next version 1.06 looks to completely redefine what this software will let you do!
In short, if you want to roleplay accross the internet... BUY IT.

LIKED: Everyting!
The mapping has proved brillant when exploring the sewers under post apocalyptic New York city, the masking is easy to use, and really add to the atmosphere, when the players are crawling evading mutants etc.

DISLIKED: There is no way to save the maps with tokens in place, so if you end a session mid map you have to remember where the tokens were at the next session.

QUALITY: Excellent

VALUE: Very Satisfied

This is amazing. I have never used that description on game product but I use it here.
Get the bundle of Full and lite versions to save yourself a little money or simply get full versions for eveyone in your group. What you save in gas will vastly outwheigh the cost of this product.

LIKED: This is the friendliest most game table like interface for a cross internet gaming product on the net. It is still improving but what is there is already the basis for a great part of my week. If you gave up on gaming because people moved away or because you don't know people in your area you need to try this product. You still need all the WOTC books but now you can use them to play with friends who might be a thousand miles away.

DISLIKED: It is still a growing product and not enough players use it yet.

QUALITY: Excellent

VALUE: Very Satisfied

I think this is a great product!
That product recreate the feel of a pen & paper game and can be customize even if in a non easy mode! I hope that in the next future the company can
fournish a customization tool.
LIKED: All...!

DISLIKED: I think that this product need a customization tool and the possibility to add easly differnt languages!!!

QUALITY: Very Good

VALUE: Satisfied

Fantastic piece of software - well worth the asking price if, like me you cannot make it to a regular PnP game.

LIKED: The UI is very good, and the fact that you can create / import your own rulesets and character sheets using XML is very nice.

DISLIKED: No music support yet, but aparently that is on SmiteWorks 'ToDo' list.

QUALITY: Very Good

VALUE: Very Satisfied

A decient system, though it has its flaws. I've been using it with a group for several months now and have had a great deal of fun using this program.

LIKED: The interface is intuitive, just like an ordinary chat room. It is rather easy to set up a connection (unless you are on the other side of a fire wall). There is also a great deal of customization in the program (through the creation of house rules and such).

DISLIKED: There are stability issues, the more people who connect the more unstable the system becomes. This is increases if there are people connecting at different connection speeds, and can cause problems when using the map feature. There is no way to change the size of the windows, which is not as bad as it sounds, but can get in the way.

QUALITY: Acceptable

VALUE: Satisfied

I have been using FantasyGrounds for about 3 months now. Although it does have it connectivity quirks, I must say overall it is extremely fun and effective. The interface is quite simple but very intuitive and allows me to play tabletop D20 RPGs when I otherwise could not.
I've read other peoples reviews and for those of you that have had connectivity issues must understand that this program rquires that you have at least a Broadband connection and have a limited knowledge of IP routing and troubleshooting.

LIKED: Great for one-on-one play! The dice rolling (With drag N Drop modifiers)

DISLIKED: Occasional connectivity issues (unable to transfer cleint XML files at times. Not good for large groups. I would say 2-3 clients MAX!

QUALITY: Excellent

VALUE: Very Satisfied


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Here are the characters that I have:
Level 5 Vermyn N [Bangers]
Level 4 Brutox [Gheist]
Level 2 Morlha [Gheist]
Level 4 Vladimir [Gheist]
Level 3 Noodile [Roots]
Level 4 Venus [Sakrohm]
Level 3 Amy [Sentinel]
Level 3 Carlos [Sentinel]
Level 3 Akiko [Junkz] (Not in deck)
Level 3 Aldebaran [Sakrohm] (Not in deck)
Currently only Vladimir is the only character not at the max level, but he's close. I'm against the idea of buying credits via PayPal (it's just a game, overall, albeit a fun one!), so that hinders my ability to gather more characters.
I'm just wondering: What kind of Characters should I buy? I really like Sakrohm characters, as well as Sentinel and Gheist. I have 554 Clintz and 3 credits so far. Also, should I sell any of the characters that I have now? I'm thinking either Aldabaran, Morlha, or Akiko, but I can only sell to Kate.
Any suggestions?
Wylde_Bil_AOD Legend Army of Darkness Sunday 27/08/2006, 15:13
If your not into buying then sell aldebaran and akiko on the oppen market that should get you a good amount of clintz to buy cards that you'll use, focus on one or two gangs you really like cause if you spread yourself to thin by buying alot of differnt gangs you might not have a viable deck. since you like ghiest and sentinels you might wanna focus on them, however if you get into elo you will run into a problem and that is those 2 gang good cards are 5 stars and you wont be able to make a good elo deck.
I changed my deck a lot now. I added:
Level 3 Gwen [Pussycats]
Level 3 Ice Jim [Ulu Watu]
Level 3 Dieter [Nightmare] (I think)
Level 3 William [Sentinels]
I sold Akiko and Morlha to Kate for some Clintz. I'm working on getting a decent collection of Pussycats for ELO play. Also, I'm finally going to get my own bank account/credit card, so I'm going to buy some more Credits (9 right now).
What would be a good gang to go with Pussycats?
Jolly Roger Titan De asskickers Sunday 03/09/2006, 22:04
Stegy, you can use the phone to get credits.
I think that's the safest way to get credits.
LazyHorse Imperator League of Extra-Horny Gentlemen Monday 04/09/2006, 19:26
Pussycats are very flexible in elo because they have some nice 2 and 3 star cards. Just about any clan goes pretty well with them. Since you like sahrohm why not use them with your pussycats? Something like Yayoi, Wanda, Gwen, Feelyn, GraksmxxT, Uranus, Venus, and Caciope would be a viable ELO deck.


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It was quite a haul of hardware Hood River Valley teams took home from the Columbia River Conference season.
Leading the way was a two-sport player who got his kicks in over the course of the year.
Erik Gutierrez was named co-player of the year for Columbia River Conference boys soccer with Hermiston's Oscar Contreras.
In addition to his player of the year honors in soccer, the senior was also named second team kicker for CRC football.
Gutierrez was one of five HRV boys named first team all-conference for soccer, while HRV coach Jaime Rivera was named co-coach of the year with Rich Harshberger of Hermiston.
While scoring three goals and assisting on four others from his center back position, Gutierrez helped lead the HRV defense and the team through some difficult moments this season.
"Our seniors including Erik, Sal Sosa, Jose Ortiz and Josue Barrera did an outstanding job rallying together through a very chalanging and emotional season," Rivera said. "Through all of our trials and tribulations Erik was our rock, he lead by example, was the most consistent player on the field and a class act in school and our community."
The HRV girls soccer team had four players named first team all-league and also had a coach of the year, with Kevin Haspela winning solo honors.
Both HRV teams made the state playoffs, and both won conference championships, with the HRV boys sharing the title with Hermiston.
In addition to Gutierrez being named co-player of the year, the Eagles also had Sean Lund receive first place forward honors, Jose Carlo Ortiz and Sal Sosa first team midfield and Alfonso Mendiola as goalkeeper of the year.
Mendiola allowed only two goals in six league games this season.
The Eagles also showed they aren't going to drop off much next season. In addition to juniors Mendiola and Lund, the Eagles had two sophomores and a junior named to second team. Chris Cardena and Jose Muro were tabbed as midfielders and Fabian Nunoz was named as a defender.
The Eagle girls had four players named to the first team all-league and another four named to the second team.
Leading goal scorer Roxana Gomez led the honorees as a first team forward, while fellow seniors Emily Thompson and Sarah Clark were named first team midfielder and first team defender, respectively.
Sophomore Miga McCurdy, who recorded a hat trick against The Dalles in league play, was named first team defender.
Making the second team were juniors Kristin Lago and Cristina Silva and seniors Meredith Virk and Skye Windsor.
The HRV volleyball team was also well represented in the all-league list.
Kailie Duffy was named first team hitter, following a season in which she put up 284 kills, leading the Eagles by nearly 100 in the category.
Tracy Mok, who set up most of the HRV attacks as a setter, was named first team setter after recording 647 assists to just 28 errors.
She also led the Eagles in service aces with 43.
In addition, Mok was named American Volleyball Coaches Association player of the week in Oregon by Maxpreps.com for the week of Oct. 17.
Making second team all-league were Meighan Frazier as a hitter and Shelby Carter as a defensive specialist/libero.
Logan Bailey and Katie Smith received honorable mentions as hitters.
The Hood River Valley football team struggled to a 3-7 record, but their high-powered offense garnered several first team honors.
Center/linebacker Luke Ihle picked up first team mentions on both sides of the ball for helping to protect HRV quarterback Cody Walker and also finished as the team's second leading tackler with 19.
Walker himself earned first team honors as quarterback after throwing for 2,665 yards and 24 touchdowns.
His favorite target, Cole Hunter, made first team wide receiver after finishing with nearly three times as many receiving yards as any other HRV player and also caught 13 touchdowns.
Also named first team for HRV was Eli Fults as a utility player, and Kyle Beam as a defensive back.
Beam led the Eagles with 24 tackles.
Making second team were running back Gabi Nuno, offensive lineman Ramon Ramirez, linebacker Andrew Thompson, defensive lineman Jonathan Goatcher and Gutierrez. Nick Morgan was named honorable mention offensive line.
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I hate to say this but there really is no difference.Originally Posted by Criss
It's like another topic someone posted about using "can" and "may" for questions or permission. There may have been rules surrounding the use of begin and start but those rules no longer seem to be in effect.
Sometimes sentences just sound better using begin or start. You can use the gerund or the infinitive of a verb with either word.
start working
begin working
start to work
begin to work
They all make sense. Keep in mind that with words like this (work and play are also common ones) you sometimes have to interperse the gerund of the verb and one of its many conjugated forms.
You can start reading a book from the beginning. You can begin to do a task from start to finish. The point at which you begin to run a race is its starting point. The time at which you start eating is the same time at which you begin eating.
I hope this helps you. :(


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Actually, i have posted a similar post in the DN forum itself - since I am still wondering should I open a new thread for this. But since, the front page has been revealed. Guess that it's time for us... to get ready and discuss over it.
This year's 36th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine has confirmed on Monday that the Death Note writer/artist team of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata are launching a manga called Bakuman in the next issue, which goes on sale on August 11. The magazine describes the new manga as "explosive." (The Japanese word for "explosion" is "bakuhatsu") ~ courtesy of ANN
Wonder how the plot will be like... Explosive... hmmmm.... (I just pray that it is nothing like Ral Grado...)
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First chapter seems very interesting, i like the character designs and the fact that this manga has a lot of references to other manga
I lol at the death note joke
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Could somebody post a synopsis of what the story is about? I normally don't read only the first chap of a manga. I wait until a few chaps have been released, unless I'm excited about the series or just incredibly bored, of which I am neither. I didn't see any synopsis in the places I looked.
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Location: I would also like to know
The first chapter is here => http://www.onemanga.com/Bakuman/
Spoiler for Sypnosis:
It is a very interesting idea too. I don't see a lot of manga telling story about being a mangaka
Edit: ack, i didn't see the post above while i was writing, sorry/
|2008-08-09, 03:02
|Link #8
singing heartbreak
Thanks, its sounds like it could be interesting. Though I could assume since it's in WSJ it'll get a weekly translated release, I'll still hold off on reading it for at least a few chapters to let it gain some momentum.
|2008-08-09, 03:31
|Link #9
Destroyer of the Good
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: U.K
Age: 30
I really liked the first chapter, it was pretty amusing. Completely different to Death Note and I think that its a good thing as it shows the makers have versatility. Its going to be interesting to see how the plot carries on because at the moment I don't see how its going to keep up interest for too long.
|2008-08-09, 09:37
|Link #11
Beautiful fighter.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: England, UK
Age: 32
I must say, i enjoyed that a lot more then i thought i would. Brilliant start, and i just can't wait to see how this one will progress in each chapter.
Also you've gotta love some of the Death Note jokes in this, along with some of the other popular manga's that were mentioned. I guess we'll see much more of that.
Oh and i just have to mention how adorable Azuki is.
|2008-08-10, 00:14
|Link #13
~Night of Gales~
Join Date: Dec 2005
It's nice for a first chapter. It seems that I'm in the minority, but while it is no Death Note, I'd say that the presentation of Tsugumi Ohba's writing style doesn't run far with the self-monologues and interaction comedy.
However, as much as I want to be optimistic about the manga's overall tone, I can't help but feel the whole twist to the romance 'marriage' angle, and how it's cynically referenced as 'shallow (( puppy )) love' along with the parallels to his failure of an uncle will bring about a more gritted end to this... like Bakuman getting canned after 10 chapters.
|2008-08-10, 12:00
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Join Date: Dec 2007
This series went straight for serialization. No one-shot whatsoever...
A manga about writing manga... in Shonen Jump.
The characters seen interesting and believable (apart from the bishoujo, but she was barely introduced in this chapter). The main duo makes a nod to Ohba and Obata. It's as if they are writing a story about themselves.
I'm worried whether Bakuman will get canceled... Tsugumi Ohba needs to introduce some kind of conflict fast or it will not fare well in SJ... I hope he/she does not go for the "episodic day-to-day struggles of the protagonists" scenario...
|2008-08-11, 05:38
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Join Date: Dec 2005
yea, but actually, i guess that this manga can actually "develop" to many forms... it can not only be those "mangaka lifestory" on how to draw a manga and level up from it... taking those competitions and stuffs or getting no response or rejected from publishers... (sound like hikaru no go... to me...)
depending which way Ohba wanna go, i guess that, they can even go into those fantasy, adventurous, mysterious or whatsoever? or even "ridiculous" plot like "getting drawn" into the manga that they are making... i.e. they, themselves, playing the 'RPG form of manga' - so, Mashiro doesn't even have to draw it! walking around in the setting they have formed and out they are out of it, the "papers" will be "automatically" drawn all nicely..
kk, i better stop my imagination...it has already gone all wild.
|2008-08-11, 05:40
|Link #18
Kana Hanazawa ♥
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
Age: 32
The first chapter was interesting, no real idea how all of this is going to develop though. I hope we'll see the girl's struggle to become a voice actress too, and not just the two guys trying to make it into the manga world.
|2008-08-11, 18:39
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Somewhere, between the sacred silence and sleep
After reading Bakuman, the long-running question resurfaced in my head.
The long-time rumor of Tsugumi Ohba = Hiroshi Gamou.
There's been many somewhat credible hints about Gamou = Tsugumi, and in this Bakuman episode 1... the protagonist talks about his uncle who was a manga artist who despite of having terrible art-skills, got popular enough to get even anime series out of his work... only to fail later, and dissapear into obscurity. My god, that's EXACTLY the story of Gamou and his "Lucky Man" manga! Hell, the "Chou Hero Densetsu" even looks like Luckyman, crossed with Fujiko Fujio's Paaman. (Of course, Gamou-sensei didn't die, otherwise I wouldn't be comparing him)
1. Debut in monthly magazine as manga artist
2. His "Luckyman" manga, although poorly drawn, was a hit and even got animated
3. After Luckyman's sucess he tried to serialize two more manga, but both were canceled quickly, and he dissapeared from the manga world
His uncle's history is exactly the same as above, except he dies at the end.
The only explanation is:
A: Ohba really is Gamou, and using his story as a plot device
B: Ohba is aware of the rumor, and is using it for fun & to create even more confusion among the fans.
If that rumor is true, it's very interesting to see one of the best (art-wise) artist Jump has ever seen together with possibly the worst (art-wise) artist Jump has ever seen, together creating a manga about manga.
They make a great team, it's great to see them back!
Edit: On a related note, there was a boy who "claimed" to be Gamou's son, appeared in anonymous forum over 3 months ago... and posted about the (then not-yet-announced, but later confirmed) picturebook that's getting released, and also said Gamou was wanting to do a manga about "a boy who wantetd to become manga artist, and a girl who wanted to become seiyuu". I wonder if this person was Gamou/Ohba himself, really his son, or a staff member close to him.
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Thousands of years ago a great warrior dipped his sword into a magical stream of power, thus gaining eternal life, but at a price. His comrades were all turned to stone in the process and thirteen monsters escaped from the inter-dimensional abyss. Now the semi-retired Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will have to overcome their differences and work as team to stop this tyrant from coming back into power.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a part of my life I cannot ignore. The original, guys in rubber suits movie was an important earmark in the last chapter of my childhood, and one of the few pre-teen favourites I can still watch without shaking my head in personal disgust. I watched the revamped cartoon series during lunch breaks with a keen sense of suspicion, but was pleasantly surprised by its more down to Earth take on these outmoded characters, and when the word of a computer animated film based on these new adventures reached my ears I thought it sounded like a pretty good idea, though not one I was willing to pay theatre prices to see.
To my delight, this new movie gets off on the right, two-toed foot by not starting from scratch. Folks from my generation already know these characters from watching their original adventures, and the kiddies watching will know the characters from the new series, from which this film takes all its cues. It takes about fifteen minutes for all of us that haven't been paying attention to the new series to catch up, but it beats another origin story, and shows much needed faith in the audience's general intelligence level. If mom and dad can't keep up that's their problem.
Writer/director Kevin Munroe takes these familiar characters and updates their characteristics without recreating them. Leonardo still leads, Donatello still does machines, Raphael is still cool, and still rude, and Michelangelo is of course, still a party dude. The difference is that now Leonardo has huge issues with his self esteem, Donatello is thanklessly stuck as a computer company customer service rep, Raphael has become a violent masked vigilante, and Michelangelo is... well he's pretty much the same. The Leo/Raph in-fighting that is the emotional thrust of the plot is a bit old hat, especially considering it was one of the main themes of the original live action film, the later Eastman and Laird comics, and both cartoon series, but this time it does carry quite a bit of emotional weight.
This isn't quite the hard 'R' Ninja Turtle film I've been waiting for since childhood (oh yeah, I'm serious), but it has its share of dark moments, and the violence has a strong 'PG' edge (if it was a live action feature it'd probably be 'PG-13'). The plot isn't particularly rich in detail, but the script is clever enough, low on bad one-liners, and filled with moments of real poignancy and good humour. We're not talking Pixar level heart-warmth or smarts, and there are plenty of lazy conveniences throughout that push the story at slight too break-neck a pace (almost all thirteen of the monsters are found in minutes, in montage, and their presence adds up to little more than a slap-dash Macguffin), but it's pretty damn good for an independent animated feature based on characters that were created by two guys desperate to pay the rent in the mid '80s.
But back to the violence. In all honesty TMNT may be the best action film I've seen this year. At the very least, it without a doubt contains the best fight choreography I've seen this year. I regret not seeing it on the big screen. Munroe and his animators know that these characters need to be three dimensional, and the story special, but the reason people are going to pay to see a Ninja Turtle animated adventure is the sceptical. The fight scenes are downright invigorating, and they just keep coming. It's more than worth the price of admission, at least a matinee or rental.
As should be expected from a digital source DVD, TMNT looks nearly perfect. Colours pop, details are sharp (sometimes to the film's detriment), blacks are rich, and highlights are bright without bleeding. Unlike some more 'high-end' releases, there is some compression noise, more specifically in warm colours. Sometimes the high detail levels lead to slight edge enhancement and blocking, but all is more or less well here. I'm sure that the Blu-ray release is nothing short of awe-inspiring.
Sometimes animated films with low to medium budgets forget the importance of layering sound to create a believable sound-scape. The sound designers behind TMNT did not have that problem, nor do they shy away from using the stereo and surround channels. This is a very lively mix, and everything within is perfectly clear. When the virtual camera is immersed in a fight sequence the channels are aggressive and well balanced. Above all the noise dialogue is clear without sounding canned, and the voice performances shine. The musical score, which is a little derivative, is very successful in mixing rock and symphonic styles. Klaus Badelt's (who is no mere pushover) sweeping hero moments remind me a bit of James Newton Howard's work on The Fugitive.
Writer/director Kevin Monroe supplies commentary for just about every feature on this disc, whether you like it or not. The first of these commentaries is the one that accompanies the film itself. Monroe is well prepared and personable, and gives the track an even amount of technical expertise, fan-boy build-up, and occasional self-deprecation.
The majority of the disc's other extras are deleted scenes, which are presented under various headings within too many menus. Monroe's commentary track is most often the only track available, even though a production track can be heard in the background. I don't think this was a good idea. Even though the commentary is welcome, the scratch dialogue would've been better, and could've been easily included as an alternate track.
The deleted/alternate/extended scenes total six. First is an alternate opening, presented in storyboard form only. This opening would've been slick, and perhaps have supplied more back data for audience newbies, but it slightly eschews the villain's back-story. An alternate ending follows, which is in a rough animated form, and features a bit more closure than the one ending that made final cut.
Next is a deleted birthday party scene, which is made up of finished animation and voice work (from what I can tell), and though it would've slowed the opening I wish it would've remained part of the final film. The scene is continued in another deleted sequence entitled Splinter Gets Cake, which is also cute, and also features finished animation. Another completed sequence is an alternate version of Casey Jones and Raphael meeting on the roof.
A rooftop work out sequence is run twice, once as storyboards, and again as rough animation, and it is accompanied by a 'fight test' which mirrors Raph and Leo's fisticuff in the final film. More storyboard comparisons follow.
There are three production featurettes, all made to sell the series. One is all technically based, another is an elongated trailer for the Internet, and the final is a series of brief interviews with the voice talent.
Boxofficemojo.com estimates the production budget at $34 million, which is about $116 million less than Ratatouille, and about $126 million less than Shrek the Third. Sometimes the lower budget shows, usually in the human characters, sometimes in a lack of texture, but the animation itself is technically very well done and the animators do a great job of adding production value by utilizing a lot of dynamic camera movement. When medium budget animation is this successful in action and at the box office, the possibility of truly adult animated films seeing the light of day in a U.S. theatre becomes a real possibility, and as an adult fan of animation I find this an exciting step. Name recognition is important, but taking in more than $30 million in the world box office is a very real possibility.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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Disc Details
Release Date: 21st August 2007
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Extras: Director Commentary, Alternate/Deleted/ Extended Scenes, Featurettes
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Kevin Munroe
Cast: Chris Evans,Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mako, Kevin Smith, Patrick Stewart
Length: 85 minutes
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Mary Linn Green, associate judge of the 17th Circuit, wants to correct a bit of Rockford's conventional wisdom: John F. Kennedy did not stay overnight at her childhood home on Halsted Road near Rockton Avenue. But he did stop there with her dad, Dr. R. Gregory Green, in 1959 when the Massachusetts senator was just beginning his marathon run for president.
"I don't remember it. I was little and it was past my bedtime. I know Kennedy stopped (at her home) after they had been out campaigning. They came up to the house. I think he met my mom. But he did not stay there that night," Green said.
According to the official schedule the judge loaned me, Sen. Kennedy stayed Saturday night, Oct. 24, 1959, at the Hotel Faust.
"My dad did drive him all over in his personal car. He took him Sunday to a church he had not expected to go to, St. James. When the priest looked up in the balcony, he saw Kennedy and welcomed him," she said.
"My dad drove Kennedy to DeKalb and back, too."
I asked her how her father got to know the future president.
"My dad was from southern Illinois; he was born a Democrat. He was one of the first people in the Rockford area to support him wholeheartedly. He was convinced JFK was going to win," Green said.
Her dad had met Kennedy earlier in 1959 when he was campaigning in Wisconsin, Green said. He persuaded the senator that he should come to Rockford.
As the campaign went on, "Kennedy family members would campaign in the area, and mom and dad would pick them up and take them around."
Green has a picture of her father with the future president, taken Oct. 25, 1959 at a campaign breakfast in the downtown Shrine Temple. Green's father introduced Kennedy.
"On the picture dad had written Nov. 22, 1963," she said.
Kennedy came back to Rockford on Oct. 23 and 24, 1960. "At St. Bernadette's School, they gave my two older sisters and me the morning off to go hear JFK's speech."
On the day 50 years ago when Kennedy was killed, Green was still a student at St. Bernadette's when the nun leading her class was called out of the room. When she came back, she told them the president had been shot, "and we went over to the church to pray."
In the church a few minutes later, it was announced that JFK had died. "It was terrible, everyone cried. He was the first Catholic president; It was just like everything went down the drain."
Her father "took it very badly. But as a surgeon he had to give people bad news. He was stoic about it; he really felt a deep sense of personal loss."
In the Nov. 23, 1963 Rockford Morning Star, Dr. Green expressed that sense of deep loss. Kennedy, he said, "was a man who was dedicated to the welfare of the United States. We are just now realizing how much this man had on the ball, what a grasp he had of situations, both nationally and internationally."
Green, who at the time was president of the Winnebago County Medical Society, told more details of his trip with Kennedy from Rockford to DeKalb in 1959.
"We talked about many things on the way there, from socialized medicine to the cows he saw along the side of the road. I asked him, 'Why do you want to run for president ... he said:
'Doctor, I don't have to run for president. I don't have to worry about anything financially. But I have realized that the Civil War is not over in this country. There are still economic wars in this country, racial wars, religious wars and educational wars. You are dedicated to medicine — I am dedicated to stop this internal fighting before we have utter chaos,'" Kennedy told the doctor.
The Morning Star story said Green had seen JFK several times since 1959, including social meetings in Washington, D.C.
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Reliever Brayan Villarreal ended up being the odd man out. He posted a 2.63 ERA in 50 appearances this year but did not pitch as well in the second half.
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There certainly are no shortage of gift-giving occasions when it comes to children. Birthdays, the holidays, and the birth of a younger sibling come to mind. Instead of racking your brain to come up with an ever-fancier gift, take a step back and think basic. Sometimes practical is best.
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4. Straw & Sippy Cup Top Cleaning set by OXO. This little set is a fantastic gift for parents of young kids. Whether they are using bottles, sippy cups, straws, or all three, they'll be squeaky clean!
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One of my favorite pieces of 'equipment' is a good hat to keep the sun off, and a pair of sunglasses. (I like the Dakine Indo hat with the flap that covers your neck).
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Think of the trend as a sequel to the 1930s, '40s and '50s, when, despite the rise of midcentury Modernism, Los Angeles witnessed the creation of some of its richest interiors thanks to the likes of designers William Haines, James Pendleton, Billy Baldwin and the most opulent of all, Duquette — all of whom incorporated murals in the homes of the rich and famous. "The whole idea back then, as it is today, is to encourage a kind of daydreaming," artist Bruce Tunis says. "It sparks creativity, which is something people have always responded to in L.A."
Adds interior designer Antonia Hutt: "It makes sense. We've been through some very difficult times, so I think it's natural for people to long for a bit of escapism and fantasy."
Today, that fantasy isn't bound by Tuscan landscapes, trompe l'oeil and other traditional works that may make Modernists cringe. In some cases, clients are asking for fresh interpretations of classic motifs and techniques. Artists are delivering bold, abstract statements and unconventional color. The result is not so much the revival of an old art form but the reinvention of it.
Holden, for example, was trained in ancient fresco techniques in Italy, but she and Lawrence-Bullard recently brought a contemporary Indonesian touch to Cheryl Tiegs' house. As with Cher's project, Tiegs' wall paintings aim to find the delicate balance between the casual and sophisticated.
"They're both absolutely mad designs," Lawrence-Bullard says. "You could say they're both flights of fantasy, very romantic and very personal."
IN the early days of Hollywood, figurative wall imagery was common throughout the homes of the well-to-do.
"Adding original, hand-painted elements to the home was a big deal in the 1930s and '40s," says veteran interior designer Ron Wilson, who has an Asian-influenced scene painted in his dining room in Beverly Hills. "And that's mostly to do with Hollywood, because the stars lived in homes that were generally Spanish, Italian or Mediterranean, and those homes lent themselves very well to stenciling and hand-painted touches."
Those decorative elements quickly evolved into large-scale artworks, says painter Darren Waterston, who believes the origins of wall murals here can be traced to the movie industry's penchant for storytelling and the desire to give spaces a pictorial narrative.
"There was a definite relationship between murals and theatrical sets," Waterston says.
The movie colony routinely hired the same scenic painters who worked on movie theaters and set designs to create picturesque imagery in homes. Anthony Heinsbergen, whose commissions included Los Angeles City Hall, the nearby Biltmore hotel and virtually every movie theater downtown, carried the highest profile.
But there were others — scenic artists such as Hugo Ballin, who went on to direct classic silent films including "Jane Eyre" in 1921; Kay Nielsen, whose 1930s sketches for "The Little Mermaid" were inspiration for the 1989 film; and Haldane Douglas, who went on to be the art director on "The Glass Key" in 1942 and "For Whom the Bell Tolls" in 1943.
Many of their residential projects are lost — diminished by time or demolished by the ignorant. A stunning example remains at the Cedars, the Beaux Arts-meets-German hunting lodge built in 1926 in Los Feliz. The home was built by Maurice Tourneur, the French director of "The Poor Little Rich Girl" with Mary Pickford, according to Fred Massarik, the UCLA professor emeritus who owned the property for 35 years. Tourneur brought in movie company technicians by the dozens to create intricately painted ceilings, figurative studies and gold leafing.
"The one person who was definitely involved in creating the murals was Mack Harris," he says, citing the late painter who helped shape an array of rococo finishes, including playful love scenes on the dining room ceiling and printed phrases in the original master bedroom, including, "Never take advice from a woman in difficult times."
It's no wonder the mansion has drawn creative spirits — rockers Jimi Hendrix, Lou Reed and Arthur Lee, and actor Dennis Hopper. Fashion designer Sue Wong purchased the home in 2005 and brought in a mural conservationist to "brighten them up." She says the extraordinary richness of the interior inspires her work.
"I'm a detailist," Wong says. "So this is a house that's very appropriate to me because of what I do."
WONG would have been right at home among Hollywood's early elite, many of whom were besotted with all that is rich, grand and sensuous. When Cary Grant moved into Norma Talmadge's Santa Monica beach house in 1935, he tried to re-create Paris' famed Maxim restaurant in his dining room and bar, complete with exquisitely hand-painted murals. "If I can't go to Paris," he said, "Paris must come to me."
In the 1930s, filmmaker Dudley Murphy offered an exiled David Alfaro Siqueiros sanctuary in Hollywood, and in return Murphy received a hand-painted fresco for his Pacific Palisades backyard. Alfredo Ramos Martinez, director of Mexico's National Academy of Fine Arts in the 1920s, painted murals and commissions for screenwriter Jo Swerling, costume designer Edith Head and actress Beulah Bondi.
"Martinez's daughter had a spinal problem," says Nathan Zakheim, a leading restoration expert. "He went around to different doctors in Beverly Hills, often painting frescoes in their homes in exchange for medical treatments," says Zakheim, who relocated one piece from a home on Rodeo Drive not long ago.
Ramos Martinez's 45-foot-long mural "El Dia del Mercado," painted in 1938 for a Coronado restaurant and restored by Zakheim in the early 1990s, was eventually split into sections, one of which went to producer Joel Silver and is displayed in his Brentwood home.
"They're fairly rare," Leslie Rainer, senior project specialist at the Getty Conservation Institute, says of such pieces. "But they're also very, very important, especially some of the great murals of the 1930s by the Mexican muralists, who were essential to the entire movement."
THESE days, the rise in commissioned artworks includes major artists as well as established names. Until his death this year, New York-based Sol LeWitt was perhaps the best-known artist to work with walls, ceilings and floors. He would come up with a design for a home — about 1,200 during his career — and then allow the collector, with the help of LeWitt's minions, to apply ink, pencil or tempera directly to the wall.
LeWitt's work remains in the upper echelon of home commissions; two of his conceptual pieces recently sold at auction for about $150,000. But collectors have other options. Young contemporary artists Barry McGee and Trenton Doyle Hancock have been known to add graffiti-style flourishes such as cartoon imagery and text to their residential commissions. San Francisco-based Waterston prefers to work in a more somber mode with organic shapes awash in a netherworld of bubbles, branches and sunrays created on canvas off-site, then installed on walls.
Interior designer Molly Luetkemeyer commissioned Jeff Robinson to paint a flowering quince tree, whose distinctly mod form climbs from the living room wall onto the ceiling of her former L.A. apartment, now occupied by Kate Schintzis, a designer in Luetkemeyer's studio.
"I love them," says Luetkemeyer, who also has hired Michaela Daly and Karen Sikie to punctuate rooms with site-specific artworks. "They're incredibly energizing. You can add this one, beautiful, dramatic gesture which completely activates the space, and it allows you to keep everything else fairly neutral."
New York-based artist Nancy Lorenz, on the other hand, tends to create not just a single gesture but rather huge spans of color, which she augments with delicate brush strokes, gold leaf and mother of pearl. The Beverly Hilton hotel owns a 60-foot wall piece by Lorenz. Cindy Crawford, producer Joe Roth and former Bond girl Lois Chiles are also clients.
"I really love the scale," says Lorenz, who often works with interior designer Michael Smith. "I love the sensation of walking along a really large painting."
Lorenz and figurative painter Matthew Benedict were commissioned to bring a dash of Hollywood opulence to the Laurel Canyon home of interior designer William Sofield, who oversees the look of Gucci's retail spaces worldwide. The result is a stately abode filled with Lorenz's gestural, mother-of-pearl wall pieces in the living and dining areas, as well as Benedict's evocative images of vintage Americana on various doors and hallways.
The house once belonged to Douglas Fairbanks and served as the location for United Artists' inception, Sofield says. "We deliberately set out to evoke that era without trying to copy it," he says. "So I feel that the artwork is very much a part of the house."
That enthusiasm is echoed by the likes of restoration expert Zakheim.
"There's something about being in the presence of something that is not only the result of extraordinary craftsmanship, but the result of something that takes a long time to do," Zakheim says. "Because it gives you something back when you are in its presence. You're looking at something that is full."
And for homeowners like Midler, the effect goes beyond decoration to the essence of home.
"I love it and can't imagine ever selling it because it is such a personal expression," the entertainer says of her Beverly Hills house, which is filled with Kintisch's wall paintings.
"She is a fine artist doing home decorating, and the results are not just beautiful but wonderful to live with. Her walls glow, and people are always happy to be in those rooms. Call me crazy, but that's the truth."
What makes a fresco
"Fresco" refers to the technique of applying pigment to wet plaster. "The depth of the pigment gives it an extraordinarily luminous quality," conservator Nathan Zakheim says. Frescoes tend to last longer and retain their vibrancy better than some other techniques, but they can be expensive — upward of $25,000 for a small wall. They also can take months to complete, finished bit by precious bit. The technique is employed by California artists such as Ian Hardwick, iLia Anossov and Kelly Holden. "It's historical art that didn't exist in this country," says Holden, who studied classic methods in Italy. "People find it intriguing because it's so old and there's beautiful history behind it." Here, a brief look at Holden's process:
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Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Review
Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Introduction:
Logitech is quite the well-known brand when it comes to keyboards and mice. At every electronics store, you'll find at least the basic Logitech mouse and keyboard on the shelf. No one can forget the MX 510 or MX 518 Logitech sold on the "gaming" market – the 510 being one of the first gaming mice out there to really catch on. It is quite fair to say Logitech started the whole gig of "gaming" mice. Who doesn't still have one in their closet or perhaps even at their desk? I know I do; I actually still have both around as go-to mice when I want something that just works.
Today we take a look at Logitech's recent mouse entry, the G600 MMO Gaming Mouse. If you ever wanted a mouse with MOAR buttons, this is it. Not only are there 20 actual physical buttons, there is the "G-shift" button that essentially doubles the count. You can effectively say you have 19 times 2 buttons, or doing the simple Math, 38 buttons to play with (and really, there can be another secret set – I'll let you read to find out how). There can be no complaining about not having enough buttons in your game of Pandas now. The dual-dish thumb panel beneath your thumb houses twelve of the buttons in two actual "dish" shaped sets of six buttons, allowing you to find such buttons without having to look (a lot quicker to learn than some MMO mice out there). On top of all that, the dual-dish panel also lights up in your custom color with every possible choice on the RGB spectrum. This mouse truly has a lot to offer and at a reasonable MSRP of $79.99 USD (only $62.99 on Amazon). We best get looking at all the details before deciding to buy.
Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Closer Look:
The last packaging I saw for a Logitech product was the G510s and G19s gaming keyboards we just reviewed; before that it was the simple Logitech Internet 350 USB keyboard box I bought as a temporary (which actually ended up being longer than a year use). I don't recall the box for the MX 510 or MX 518, but I'm guessing it was something just as snazzy as this box. The front of the box shows off a full image of the mouse itself with the twelve MMO buttons glowing in white. The box is very subtle with a simple circular green background letting the mouse itself be the main focal point. The top of the box shows the standard Logitech symbol we all know. The box reads "G600 MMO Gaming Mouse" repeated below in French. The front states that there are 20 MMO-Tuned Buttons, with the back of the box explaining five additional features in three languages.
The sides of the box need not go forgotten. One side shows off the specifications of the mouse, while the other side a quick motto of "The Gear That Gets You There" with an additional top-down shot of the mouse. There is also a QR code on the bottom left corner of the box to link you to the website for more information on the mouse. As such, if you are in store, you can find out a bit more with your smartphone besides your usual Google search.
You may have noticed the edge of a front flap in one of the side profile pictures of the box. The front does open up to reveal a sealed view of the mouse itself. In formed plastic, you can actually reach your hand in and get a quick feel of the mouse. Though nothing is like holding the mouse itself, this is the next best thing when in a store without samples out. The inside of the flap provides a little information on the twelve thumb buttons and how they can indeed light up with full RGB.
The packaging for the mouse itself is pretty neat. Removing the two round stickers to the left of the mouse, you can pull out the neat triangular box. No need for a knife to open this up, as the stickers peel off with no problem and there are no annoying zip ties like all the toys of your younger years. A tidy white box encases the quick install instruction guide and warranty information. Unfolding the box carefully reveals the full mouse in all its glory. I must admit, at this point I'm most entertained with the way the cable is wrapped up so neatly. Overall, the G600 out of the box is quite the beauty. Move on to the next page to see a bit more.


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Pay day usually means a few treats that have been on my mind for a while, and where better to spend than on the Nars counter! I pretty much nearly everything from Nars, but decided to buy three bits:
I have always wanted the PERFECT nude mauve lips – I got the Velvet Matte Pencil in Sex Machine, Lip Gloss in Belize and Multiple in Tuomota, which is a bronzer matte orange-less brown that is so so so easy to wear as a contour. I own Malaysia with is a much darker, warm brown. Tuomota is perfect…(see swatches click more!)
The texture of the Velvet mattes are gorgeous, but if I am honest, dry my lips a little. Nars lip sticks tend to be on the more matte side and I have naturally dry lips…This pencil is the perfect rosey-mauve:
I got a gloss to go on top to counteract the dryness and it works a treat. Belize must be the perfect nude, its a mauve with a slight, very slight gold shimmer:
Tuomota again – its pretty much a beige – I didn't want something that could be mistaken for a bronzer, which this can't:
The multiple texture has to improved a lot, creamy, less greasy feeling.
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get your ducks in a row
get your ducks in a row = have your ducks in a row
get or have your facts straight
get or have everything organized - North American informal
1996 - Brew Your Own - You really want to have all your ducks in a row before the meeting.
break your duck
score the first run of your innings – Cricket
make your first score or achieve a particular feat for the first time – British
duck and dive
use your ingenuity to deal with or evade a situation
1998 - New Scientist - You don't last for over 100 million years without some capacity to duck and dive.
fine weather for ducks
wet, rainy weather, humorous
like a dying duck in a thunderstorm
having a dejected or hopeless expression – Informal
The miserable demeanour of ducks during thunder has been proverbial since the late 18th century.
1933 - Agatha Christie - Lord Edgware Dies - You did look for all the world like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.
lame duck
a person or thing that is powerless or in need of help – informal
In the mid 18th century, lame duck was used in a stock-market context, with reference to a person or company that could not fulfill their financial obligations. Later, from the mid 19th century, it was used specifically with reference to US politicians in the final period of office, after the election of their successor.
1998 - Spectator - At some point in his second and final term, every president becomes a lame duck as the man himself matters less, so does the office.
take to something like a duck to water
take to something very readily
1960 - C. Day Lewis - Buried Day - I had taken to vice like a duck to water, but it ran off me like water from a duck's back.
like water off a duck's back
a remark or incident which has no apparent effect on a person
play ducks and drakes with
trifle with
treat frivolously
This expression comes from the game of ducks and drakes, played by throwing a flat stone across the surface of water in such a way as to make it skim and skip before it finally sinks. The game was known by this name by the late 16th century and it was already a metaphor for an idle or frivolous activity in the early 17th century.
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Greetings one and all, to those of you who are just browsing and those who intend to stick around. Welcome to the MW GM Workshop, a place where GMs of all kinds can gather, socialize, and share their inspiration. Here you will find the roster of those brave souls who deign bear the mantle of Game Master and have come to this oasis of knowledge and fellowship.
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The Play By Post Game Master Guide
If you are new to being a GM or PbP, this is the spot for you!
This extensive series of articles is intended to help GM's master their craft as well as make the best use of the resources available on MW and the internet at large.
Call to Adventure
How to advertise for maximum impact
All your preparation comes to naught if the players don't bite. This forum is dedicated to discussing how to catch and hold your players' attention, and the specifics of adventure creation.
Campaign HQ
Multiple Adventures that Depict multiple Stories, often including lots of traveling in between
A "campaign" is a series of adventures related in some manner, think of a CRPG like Baldur's Gate or Neverwinter Nights. Perhaps you have a grand plot - much like a series of novels - that is too large to be contained within a single adventure. Maybe you just want to tell the story of the Player Characters for as long as the game holds together. Whatever the reason, long-running campaigns have some unique issues.
Encounter Planning
Simple combat, one-shot tasks, or quests
Encounters are the meat of any game. Encounters are where the action is. But what makes an encounter? How do you know when one starts? How do you know when one ends? How many encounters make an adventure? Hopefully we'll find the answers to these questions here.
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Do you have a nifty tool that makes your life as a GM easier? Are you looking for a tool to make your life as a GM easier? Post things like generators, calculators, articles, and more here.
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How to handle the responsibilities of GM, from rules adjudication to dealing with missing players
The art of being a Game Master is one that takes time to master, but it helps to learn from the experience of others. Many of these articles deal with the intricacies and idiosyncrasies of the play-by-post format
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Discuss the ins and outs of branching away from the "default" worlds detailed in the published rulebooks. Discuss creation of custom powers, classes, spells, locations, planes, people, campaigns, history - all the things settings such as The Forgotten Realms or Eberron bring to their games.


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We were just going to the hotel pool to get some sun when we saw this super milf tanning. She was so sexy that i knew no matter what i had to have her. I got her to talkin and it turns out she just got a divorce...jackpot! We went in the hottub a bit and started to flirt a little. Once she brushed up against my throbbing hard cock it was all over. We moved things to the room, ordered a bottle of champagne and got straight up buck nasty!
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In honor of the holiday today, one of loyal Excel and Power BI lovers, Santa Monica-based Excel Consultant Szilvia Juhasz belts out this Power Pivot/Excel version of the classic "Santa Baby". Thanks to Mr. Excel, Bill Jelen for sharing this great rendition with us. Follow Szilvia (@Xszil) and Mr. Excel, Bill Jelen, (@MrExcel) on Twitter.
Lyrics by Szilvia Juhasz: Santa baby! Some Power BI apps on the tree... for me! Designing dashboards all year... Santa baby! So hurry down the chimney tonight! Santa baby! An outer-space relational dah-tah-base! In the 3rd normal form, Santa baby! I'll speak to you... in SQL tonight!... Then up in the cloud, we'll go for a ride...! We'll take a crazy tour of Office three six five! Meet me after Power Pivot school... for some calculated measures by my swimming pool! Santa baby! An Excel cabaret on a yacht! (Why not??) I'll let you click my XY Scatterplot, Santa baby! So pivot down the chimney tonight! Santi papi! Let's vamos a quitar la noche... & we'll make DAX ;) We'll formulate the MINX() and the MAXX(), oh Santa baby! I'll hookup that VLOOKUP tonight! Santa boss-man! Just fill my stocking with some SUMX() and checks! Sign Steve B. on the line, Santa baby! I think he can afford it tonight! Now that MrExcel - he's all the rage! I flipped the day he finally liked my Twitter page He even wrote about me in his book! Power Pivot for the Data Analyst (take a look... page 57) Santa baby! About that Microsoft MVP award... ya think it's time to hook up some more chicks, baby?? cuz Club XL's got plenty o' guys! So hurry down the chimney tonight (that's right) Meet me at the Sky Drive... To-nite!!!!!!!
For more about why Szilvia wrote the song and to download the mp3, see this interview with Mr. Excel.
Happy Holidays from the Power BI team and Excel+Power BI fans all over the world!


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Halloween Pennant
Kay E. Mahoney 7/2/2008 4:34:39 PMFantastic capture, Ken. Beautiful dragonfly. #953521
Martie Last 7/5/2008 6:39:25 PMI really am enjoying the close up views of these interesting insects! The clarity is excellent! #6143820
Sheila D. Robertson 7/21/2008 3:28:51 PMCongratulations on the Finalist....good luck on the next round. #6208373
Deborah C. Lewinson 7/21/2008 3:29:32 PMSuperb macro, Ken!
Congratulations on your finalist!
Debby #6208378
Nadya Johnson 7/21/2008 4:16:06 PMAmazing capture, Ken! Congratulations on your outstanding finalist! #6208623
Gail Vitikacs 7/21/2008 4:56:55 PMA real beauty! Congrats! #6208963
Sam Britt 7/21/2008 5:52:22 PMCongratulations Ken! #6209414
Kay E. Mahoney 7/21/2008 7:02:12 PMCongratulations on your finalist, Ken. #6209983
Kathy L. Clark 7/21/2008 7:45:39 PMWay to go Ken. Congrats on your fabulous finalist. #6210272
Stefania Barbier 7/22/2008 2:09:54 AMCONGRATS ON YOUR GORGEOUS FINALIST! #6211456
Kristy A. Keene 7/22/2008 2:52:59 AMCongrats on your Finalist!! #6211674
Jeff Robinson 7/22/2008 5:28:39 AMExcellent work Ken; congrats on your Finalist!! Jeff #6212851
Corinne M. Thompson 7/22/2008 12:19:22 PMCongrats on your Finalist for this wonderful capture! #6215385
Karen K. Givens 7/22/2008 2:54:54 PMWow this is amazing capture Ken. Congratulations on your Finalist. #6216145
Don Johnson 7/23/2008 11:53:55 AMWow! And congratulations! #6221903
Raymond Pauly 7/31/2008 9:24:50 PMI like shots of dragonflies. This is among the best I've seen. Congratulations. #6255994
Donna R. Wageman 8/8/2008 10:07:41 AMCongratulations - this image is just glorious! #6288116
Sheila D. Robertson 8/21/2008 5:38:29 PMCongratulations Ken and best of luck in the next round. #6345296
This dragonfly is called a "Halloween Pennant." I took the photo on 06/26/08.
Aperture = f8.0
Shutter = 1/400s
Focal Length = 240mm
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 240.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Uploaded on 6/30/2008 6:48:49 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT (350D) Digital SLR Camera
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The X1W-2 FAQ
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Private-sector hiring picked up in June, as employers added 281,000 jobs, Automatic Data Processing Inc. reported Wednesday. Economists polled by Dow Jones Newswires had expected a June gain of 210,000 private-sector jobs, compared with 179,000 added jobs in May. Economists use ADP's data to get a feeling for the U.S. Labor Department's employment report, which will be released Thursday and covers government jobs in addition to the private sector. Economists polled by MarketWatch expect the government's report to show that nonfarm employment rose by 215,000 jobs in June, compared with a May gain of 217,000 jobs.
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Art is everywhere in Darwin, with inner-city Parap fast becoming a hub for contemporary and Aboriginal galleries. See the future of Darwin art in these exciting arts spaces, which showcase both emerging and established artists. Browse Aboriginal art from across the Northern Territory and view cutting-edge contemporary works, from audio installations to photography. Afterwards, check out Darwin's other galleries or join a tour to discover the colourful art and craft of the Tiwi Islands.
Five minute drive from Darwin's centre, Parap is the perfect place to start your journey into Darwin's rich and diverse arts scene. The contemporary gallery has a big focus on contemporary Aboriginal artists, who use new forms to tell timeless Dreaming legends. Many also depict current social and political issues. You'll also see the work of other contemporary artists, with styles ranging from dreamlike watercolours to bold geometrics and hand-painted sculptures.
You can seek out limited-edition Northern Territory art and craft in another Parap gallery. Or witness the fusion of creativity and technology in a cutting-edge arts space that features experiments in audio, video, computer-generated art and photographs. Another gallery sources works from remote communities across Australia's desert country and Top End, providing a great overview of the different art traditions in different regions.
You can learn more about Aboriginal art, culture and heritage in the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Fannie Bay. Its diverse exhibitions include the annual Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Art Award, for which 100 outstanding art works are chosen.
In Darwin's centre the quality galleries include one of Australia's leading Aboriginal artist's cooperatives and one of the world's largest privately-owned Aboriginal art galleries. View captivating works from the Top End and the remote Utopia region, north-east of Alice Springs. The Northern Territory Supreme Court also houses a magnificent Aboriginal art collection. Head here to see works by Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, a leading light in the art movement that emerged from Alice Springs. Many other paintings celebrate the rich colours of the West MacDonnell Ranges.
Visit Darwin's first established art gallery in Stuart Park, where you can browse ten rooms of Aboriginal arts and craft such as glassware, jewellery, and ceramics. In Casuarina, another of Darwin's significant studios displays limited-edition prints and works by acclaimed artists such as the late Queenie McKenzie, Rover Thomas and Prince of Wales.
For a longer art expedition, join a tour to the Tiwi Islands, which sit a 20-minute flight or two-hour ferry from Darwin. Comprised of Bathurst and Melville Islands, the Tiwi Islands are known for their colourful art and craft, distinct from the Aboriginal art of Australia's mainland. Watch Tiwi ladies demonstrate traditional weaving and painting and browse the art centres, where pottery, carvings, jewellery and screen prints are some of the styles on display.
The Parap Arts Precinct is just one part of Darwin's rich visual arts culture.


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From telegraph to smartphone
Much has changed since the telegraph days since the words "What hath God wrought?" were sent from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore on May 24, 1844, during the first major demonstration of the telegraph.
Back then the Republic of Texas was an independent nation, and the country's first telegraph company arrived in Marshall in 1854.
Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated his voice telephone in 1876 at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. Col. A. H. Belo, publisher of the Galveston News, was present and was impressed by the demonstration.
According to the Texas State Historical Association, on March 18, 1878, Belo installed a telephone link between his Galveston home and his newspaper office.
While this was apparently the first confirmed Texas telephone installation, San Antonio's George Washington Brackenridge might have installed a telephone system even earlier, according to an article in the San Antonio Daily Express on June 11, 1893. Unfortunately, when he was interviewed by the Express, Brackenridge could not recall the exact date.
Times have certainly changed.
A few days ago I walked around El Mercado in downtown San Antonio and marveled at the many Internet cables strung between poles in the area. Cellphone towers that double as Internet portals were visible in several directions.
They were spraying microwaves across the entire city.
These technical advances have transformed the way we communicate, do business, attend school, socialize and read (and watch) the news. Whether you read this column in print or online, it was sent to the paper via the Internet.
Anyone with a smartphone is equipped with a personal information center filled with books, newspapers, stores, music, art, photos, maps, restaurant ratings, airline schedules and much more.
Many people in the El Mercado crowd were talking on their mobile phones or punching in text messages. Some were taking pictures of singers, dancers, food and merchandise.
Some of the photos my family made were sent to other family members via one of the cell towers.
Customers who were waiting for a table at Mi Tierra could wander around the crowded market area without fear of losing their place in line.
The restaurant sent text messages to notify them when their table was ready.
You can find out more about early communications in Texas, including the first radio and TV stations, at the Texas State Historical Association at tshaonline.org.
Just enter some key words in the search box, which is how I found some of the facts related in this column.
I close by noting that color versions of the photos in many of these columns are at mysanantonio.com.
Enter "Forrest Mims" in the search box.
Forrest Mims III, an amateur scientist whose research has appeared in leading scientific journals, was named one of the "50 Best Brains in Science" by Discover magazine. His science is featured at www .forrestmims.org. Email him at email@example.com.


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Tony Stark and the new Rhody
Iron Man 2 has started shooting – check out RDJ today with an Iron Man lunchbox for the 10 thousand vitamins he takes daily fresh off from celebrating his 44th birthday with Sting and Trudie, GOOP and Chris Martin, Jakey and Reese, and other high profile guests in Beverly Hills.
Took him 20 years to clean himself out. Same goes for Lindsay Lohan?
Anyway, also spotted on set – Don Cheadle, freshly installed as the new Rhody to replace Terrence Howard who was asking for too much money. Some fans did not take this well as Terrence certainly put his stamp on the role. True.
But I believe in Don Cheadle. Maybe I'm biased? Because I love Don Cheadle.
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Chairman Kelliher seeks to mend fences with Congress, lays out agenda
As energy bill conferees move towards a final bill, the new chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said that the agency will be heavily involved in helping Congress finish the long-stalled legislation.
Joe Kelliher, who replaced former chairman Pat Wood last month, said he wants to improve the relationship between FERC and members of Congress. Plus, Kelliher explained why FERC officials should have final say in approving utility industry mergers, and how commissioners will make sure the Enron debacle never happens again.
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JMU engineering students on team attempting record crossing of U.S.
Will Hays (top photo), a sophomore engineering major, works on the instruments that will be collecting data during the 2,500 mile trip.
Engineering students at James Madison University are getting some hands-on experience in support of an attempt to break the world record for crossing the United States with an electric vehicle.
On Monday, June 3, a 1966 Norton Atlas motorcycle fitted with battery packs and monitoring equipment tested by JMU students, will leave Jacksonville, Fla., for what is hoped to be a three-day, 2,500-mile ride to Santa Monica Pier in California.
The JMU students, under the guidance of Dr. Robert Prins, assistant professor of engineering, have been testing batteries and building a harness to attach the batteries to monitoring equipment. One of the challenges, Prins said, is dealing with batteries that charge at different rates. All the batteries need to be charged to the same voltage.
The team also has been modeling energy usage and testing equipment to make sure it will work on the trip. The bike, to be ridden by former AMA Superbike champion Thad Wolff, has been fitted with two battery packs and will draw power from one pack at a time.
The bike will make about 20 pit stops for recharging by a generator that will be carried by a support team. Sophomore engineering major Will Hays and engineering lab manager John Wild will be part of the support team. Other JMU students involved with the project are senior John Edinger, senior Sam Osterhout, sophomore T.J. McKeever and sophomore Matt Lewis.
Moto Electra Racing of Blue Grass is leading the attempt. "Our goal is to challenge perceptions about the useful range of electric vehicles, and set a world record in the process," said Brian Richardson, manager of Moto Electra.
Prins, who has worked with Richardson on other projects, received a $5,000 4-VA mini grant in February to fund the students' work and travel costs. The 4-VA consortium was organized in 2010 by the presidents of JMU, George Mason University, University of Virginia and Virginia Tech, in an effort to foster collaboration and to meet the needs of the commonwealth identified by the Governor's Higher Education Commission and his Jobs Commission.
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