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Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.
I can't even begin to fathom the grief caused by this act carried out by Herod in an attempt to kill the child, Jesus. As a nation we are mourning the death of the "babies" senselessly slaughtered at Newtown, CT. Imagine every boy under the age of two in an entire city and the surrounding area brutally butchered with no police to intervene. In fact, this act of brutality was carried out by the law enforcement officials.
Yes, America has insane and brutal citizens but we can thank God that, unlike many nations of the world, those people run free in our nation but they do not run our nation. Evil occasionally raises its ugly head and screams for attention but its life is quickly extinguished, order is restored and for that we must be grateful.
And, as we see in the Christmas story, in the midst of the blackest of times God is not hampered from accomplishing the greatest good. In the midst of man's darkest expression of evil, God was revealing the light of life, the light of all mankind, the light of the world.
When evil seems to triumph in your life, you can rest assured God has not left you, God is in the midst of it, the light of the Lord is still shining and available to you. His tears over the evil of man's ways will mingle with yours over the result of that evil but rest assured, as surely as the night has come, so shall the sun rise again and, if you simply put your hope in Him, the light of eternity will bring a bright future. "Will not the Judge of all the earth do right."
Psalm 30:5
… weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
Isaiah 51:11-12
The ransomed of the Lord will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away. "I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mortal men, the sons of men, who are but grass.


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The Awesomeness of Jacob Black He lost the girl he loves to a DEAD guy! Jacob Black... He has some nice abs! He's a WEREWOLF!!! How AWESOME is that? He's a Quiluite Indian Bella is his true love and will protect her at all cost.
He was there for her when Edward left
He is ADORABLE! How could you say no to that face?! He's an American heart throb! Real men don't sparkle.And he can't sparkle, while Edward can.
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The BusBank is a comprehensive group and event transportation management company headquartered in Chicago. We are the industry pioneer and leader in providing a single-source for chartering a bus anywhere in North America.
Our experience is broad and diverse and we arrange charters for thousands of customers each year. The scope of our service ranges from simple one-day outings to large events such as: trade-shows, conventions, sporting events and large scale music festivals. BusBank has also started a single ticket bus service for events under the FestDrive brand.
Note: We do not own buses, we're not local bus owners and we're not brokers. By working with independent operators rather than owning buses, we maintain the flexibility to customize transportation solutions that fit the needs of the customer and situation. Our network of independent bus operators is the largest of its kind in North America. BusBank works with charter bus operators everyday so we have an in-depth knowledge of how the industry works. We have established partnerships and relationships with our operator network that allows us to deliver a consistently superior customer experience.


text: Goserelin Acetate as Treatment for Recurrent Endometrial Carcinoma: A Gynecologic Oncology Group StudyAsbury, Robert F. M.D.; Brunetto, Virginia L. M.A.; Lee, Roger B. M.D.; Reid, Gary M.D.; Rocereto, Thomas F. M.D.American Journal of Clinical Oncology: December 2002 - Volume 25 - Issue 6 - p 557-560 Article Abstract Author Information This Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) study was designed to estimate the activity of goserelin acetate as treatment for advanced and recurrent endometrial carcinoma. Forty evaluable patients received monthly treatment with goserelin acetate at a dose of 3.6 mg, given subcutaneously. Standard GOG response and adverse effects criteria were used. The median age of patients was 71 years. Seventy-one percent of patients had received prior radiation therapy; 18% of patients were reported to have received prior progestational therapy for endometrial cancer. One patient had received prior chemotherapy. There were two complete responses (5%) and three partial responses (7%). One response occurred in a patient who previously did not respond to progestin therapy after having achieved a response. The overall response rate was 11% (95% CI: 4–27%). Median progression-free survival was 1.9 months and median overall survival was 7.3 months. No severe or life-threatening toxicities occurred because of goserelin. Deep venous thrombosis developed in two patients. This study confirmed the limited activity of goserelin acetate in endometrial carcinoma, with only one response in a patient previously treated with hormonal therapy. The activity is insufficient to warrant further study of the single agent at this time. Elucidation of the mechanism of action of this drug may allow more effective use in conjunction with other agents in the future. From Interlakes Oncology Hematology, P.C. (R.F.A.), Rochester, New York; Gynecologic Oncology Group, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (V.L.B.), Buffalo, New York; Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (R.B.L.); Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon (R.B.L.); Gynecologic Oncology, Grant/Riverside Methodist Hospitals (G.R.), Columbus, Ohio; and Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center (T.F.R.), Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A. The following are Gynecologic Oncology Group institutions that participated in this study: Abington Memorial Hospital, Brookview Research Inc., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Columbus Cancer Council, Cooper Hospital University, Duke University, Emory University, M.S. Hershey Medical Center, Indiana University Medical Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Medical University of South Carolina, Southwest Medical Center of Texas, Tacoma General Hospital, Tampa Bay Cancer Consortium, University of California Medical Center at Irvine, University of Iowa, University of Kentucky, University of Oklahoma, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Washington University, Wayne State University, Womens Cancer Center. This study was supported by National Cancer Institute grants to the Gynecologic Oncology Group Administrative Office (CA 27469) and the Gynecologic Oncology Group Statistical Office (CA 37517). Address correspondence to Dr. Robert F. Asbury, Interlakes Oncology Hematology, P.C., 211 White Spruce Boulevard, Rochester, New York 14623, U.S.A. Address reprint requests to GOG Administrative Office, Suite 1945, 1234 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, U.S.A. © 2002 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.


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Another model pack from Caleb1117. This one includes some crystal formations. Or rather, one crystal formation that comes in a couple different colors. Great for an Illum map or any map that may involve caves or underground areas. As I said with the last file, you need modding experience to use these. If you don't know how to mod, don't download.Check out the readme and screenshots for more information.-Xavious
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In this digital age, document conversions take place in offices and workplaces all the time. Word documents and Excel spreadsheets are converted into PDF files for either security purposes or preserving the file's data as it goes from one user to another. Unsurprisingly, users are converting from PPT to PDF as well.
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BOOK EXCERPT: "Willpower is an Indirect Game" | How to Conquer Yourself 101
Here's a quick excerpt from my book, How to Conquer Yourself: Discipline & Willpower for the Conscious, Creative Thinker. To get two (2) full chapters – completely FREE – scroll down. To hear client feedback and testimonials thus far, click here and for personally-autographed copies, delivered extra-fast, use this paypal link.
"Willpower is an Indirect Game"
This first concern, 'Willpower is an indirect game' means that the internal aspect to conquering yourself (everything that you can influence and control personally, such as your level of willpower, motivation and productivity) is best handled by methods that are indirect and counter-intuitive, never obvious or straightforward.
'Willpower is an indirect game' because willpower, for the most part, is determined by factors that we're typically unaware of. We have to use an indirect process to attain willpower because it's governed by dynamics we don't intuitively understand.
Specifically, willpower is not a direct game because human behavior, as a whole, is not a direct result of conscious will or of any rational, decision-making process. To the contrary, almost all human behavior is the indirect BY-PRODUCT of subconscious emotions and instinctual drives which we humans tend to remain oblivious to.
Again, almost everything we do as humans is a by-product of instinctual drives and subconscious processes, not conscious "will" or rational thinking, which is why trying to force or compel discipline out of yourself (or out of anyone else for that matter) – trying to coerce yourself to be more productive, have more ambition or stop procrastinating – simply doesn't work.
Regardless of the stakes involved, and regardless of how important or promising a creative project may be, direct force is almost always the ineffective, counter-productive approach. For instance…
>> Simply demanding yourself to wake up earlier won't remove you from the comfort of your bed at the time you'd like to
>> Simply forcing yourself to exercise daily won't motivate you to stay with a routine more than a few weeks (if that) and
>> Simply deciding, even with full resolve and conscious intent, to write and direct a new screenplay won't convert itself into a finished cinematic product.
In fact, these methods can even be thought of as unsophisticated and naive, because they ignore the subtle dynamics that actually determine human behavior to begin with.
Don't Romanticize Willpower…
NOTE: Most people mistakenly think of willpower and discipline as character traits; as part of their personality they either have or don't have enough of (no different than honesty or confidence).
This mistaken view then takes their attention away from where it should be – away from the real mechanics involved – and places it on their own identity, which can lead to having the negative self-image of an undisciplined or weak-willed person, a much more difficult problem to solve. In this way, mistaking willpower for a character trait convolutes the entire concern, and can lead people to feel defeated and helpless rather than motivated or encouraged to change.
My point here is that we human beings are essentially organic machines. I'm not saying this to tarnish or revoke the elegance of being human; only to put willpower in its proper frame and perspective. Specifically, you can't Conquer Yourself until you see that the "self" you're trying to conquer is an animal first; a creature that acts through routine and responds to animalistic stimuli much more than it does factual information, logical reasoning or conscious will, which is why it's so challenging to conquer in the first place…
In fact, neuroscientist Dr. Paul D. MacLean developed the "Triune Brain Theory" to help explain this. According to the Triune Brain model, our brain's evolution can be categorized into three distinct phases, which, in layman's terms, means that we humans don't just have one brain, we have three." ~ pg. 5-7 of How to Conquer Yourself
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I'm sure you've seen it…everyone's picking a word for the new year. Or maybe they're picking a phrase, a Scripture, or something else. You can decide for yourself if you're going to participate and what you'll go with – maybe a song lyric or your favorite movie line, perhaps?
But, I'm reluctantly telling you today that I'm all in. I took the step. I crossed over. I did something that I don't usually do. I picked a word. One word. I'm really not sure if I've reached a new low of giving in to peer pressure of I'm embarking on the most life-changing thing I'll ever do. Time will tell…
So here I go. One word. The one word that will guide my whole year. I will either hang my hat on this one word and have a successful 2017 or I will look back on December 31st shaking my head and wondering what I was thinking. Regardless, I have my one word.
Grace is a word and, more importantly, a concept that has largely eluded me for my entire life. Sure I get it. I understand at an intellectual level what grace means. I can articulate the role that it should play in my life and the life of others. But putting it into practice and fully accepting it has been something I have struggled with for as long as I can remember.
Can anyone relate? I sure hope I'm not alone here…
If I had to couple my word for 2017 with a Scripture, it would be this:
"My grace is sufficient for you, my power is made perfect in weakness." 2 Corinthians 12:9
Here's why grace is so hard for me: I expect to be perfect. Now, before you start judging me and telling me about how no one is perfect, let me challenge you. A year ago, I don't know that I would have really written that I expect to be perfect. I think I would have said that I have perfectionist tendencies, but that I really only expect myself to do my best every time.
But as I explored that idea further, I've discovered that the root of all of this is the lack of grace I give myself and the expectation that I should be perfect. I should be the perfect husband. I should be the perfect parent. I should be the perfect son, uncle, brother, son-in-law, etc. etc. I should be the perfect pastor. I should be the perfect employee, manager, leader. And the list goes on and on.
What I've found is that perfection is a no-win proposition. Period. When we start at an expectation of perfection, we have nowhere to go but towards failure and disappointment. For me, when I don't do things perfectly, I would then be really hard and harsh on myself. I would beat myself up and feel really disappointed.
Couple those feelings of inadequacy with the perception that others around me "have it all figured out" and I've got a real formula for disaster. And, what is true about expecting perfection and lacking grace is that you inevitably begin to look to others for your worth. So, when you're disappointed in yourself, others are disappointed in you, and everyone around you is winning at life, it's enough to make you want to give it all up and never get out of bed.
Can I get an amen?
But that's not the way it's meant to be. In fact, Jesus came to earth for this exact reason (among others). Carrying the weight of perfection and all of the baggage that comes along with it was never the plan. We are meant to be free and to live in that freedom every single day.
So, my word is grace. My goal for 2017 is to not only find God's grace in deeper ways, but to also extend to myself much more grace than I did in 2016. And one thing I know that's true about God is that when we seek Him…we find Him – and all of the wonderful things that only come from Him…like grace.
So, what's your word for 2017? If you're open to it, Consuela and I would love to know your word, phrase, Scripture, move line, song lyric or what ever it is. Head over to our Facebook page and let us know! You can also leave a comment about the topic of grace too…


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Dogs Experience Complex Emotions Too
Is man's best friend a complex bundle of emotions? Pet owners would all like to be able to have a better understanding of their pet's feelings, right? Well now they can.
The New York Times reports on a study by Gregory Berns, professor of neuroeconomics at Emory University, and his colleagues who delve into the inner workings of the canine brain. They were able to train dogs to go, unrestrained, into an MRI in order to see how their brains work. After scanning a dozen dogs they found that "dogs are people too."
You can't ask a dog why he does something or how he feels so this study aims at finding a more concrete understanding of dog emotions. Animal research is big business. It has been easy to sidestep the difficult questions about animal sentience and emotions because they have been unanswerable…until now.
The issue with delving deeper into the canine brain is that you cannot study the brain function of anesthetized animals especially in perception or emotion and dogs typically do not like loud confined spaces so there was a need to try to find a solution to this conundrum. Essentially, Bern treated the animals as children and the owners as consenting parents. The researchers made participation voluntary and any dog could quit the study at any time; they were successful in training and scanning 12 canines including Bern's dog Callie.
After months of training and trial and errors they had the first map of a dog's brain activity. Based on the results, Berns was able to recognize that both dogs and humans use the same key brain region of the brain, the caudate nucleus, which sits between the brainstem and the cortex and plays a key role in anticipation of rewards and joy in people. It also plays an important role in the learning and memory system.
"Because of the overwhelming complexity of how different parts of the brain are connected to one another, it is not usually possible to pin a single cognitive function or emotion to a single brain region But the caudate may be an exception. Specific parts of the caudate stand out for their consistent activation to many things that humans enjoy. Caudate activation is so consistent that under the right circumstances, it can predict our preferences for food, music and even beauty…Neuroscientists call this a functional homology, and it may be an indication of canine emotions."
This study is in its preliminary stages and more dogs will have to be trained and scanned but it has begun to answer basic questions about the canine brain.
What are your thoughts on Scanning Dog's brain to learn about their emotions?
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I think it is a fascinating idea. I have always been convinced that dogs have a certain innate intelligence which makes them so suitable as companions for humans. I have had dogs most of my life, and I believe they have about the same learning/understanding capacity as a very bright 4 year old. What has made it so difficult to quantify their intelligence has been their lack of linguistic skill.


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Thankful for Holidays
First off, I'm thankful that I finally got myself together to join in with this meme. Every week I get to Thursday and think "Crap, I've forgotten about Thankful Thursday again!" and then promise myself I will get it together for the next week and so on and so on. So I'm very thankful today that the blogging gods smiled upon me and the planets finally aligned for me to take part!
What I am REALLY thankful for today is the fact that I am now on holidays from work. I have a week at home to spend with my kids and my husband. I can catch up on all that housework piling up around me and maybe, just maybe, have some fun too.
I'm thankful that my kids have lots of playdates lined up next week. While it is slightly embarrassing that they have a richer social life than I, I am so glad that they have these get-togethers to look forward to. I'm also looking forward to catching up with some of the parents too, so maybe my social life isn't so sad after all!
I'm thankful that my elder kids have successfuly enjoyed sleepovers with their grandparents this week. This was a big step for all of us and it is such a relief that everything has gone so well. Maybe we can try for longer stays in the next holidays…
Finally, I'm thankful that everyone is well and happy at the moment. Typically in our house at least one person is sick in the holidays so it is quite exciting that, so far, we're all fighting fit (although I have now jinxed myself, haven't I?)
So, those are the things I'm thankful for this week. Thanks to Diary of a SAHM for hosting this week and I look forward to linking up with Kate Says Stuff next week (fingers and toes crossed!)
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The International Trade Center of Houston will host its Inaugural Grand Ball 'The Winter White Night' on Friday, December 9, 2011 at 6:30PM in the Westin Galleria Hotel. The event will include a Reception, Dinner, Awards Ceremony, Silent Auction, and cultural entertainment from around the world.
The Honorary Host Committee Chair is the Honorable Charles Foster, the Honorary Consul General of Thailand,and Honorary Grand Ball Chair is Mr. Chris Wilmot, President of WCW International, Inc. and Chairman of the Greater Houston Partnership World Bank Task Force. The Grand Ball Co-Chairs are the Honorable Gordon Quan and Mrs. Sylvia Quan, and the Steering Committee Chairs are Ms. Munira Panjawani and Mr. Munir Ibrahim. Members of the Houston diplomatic corps will be in attendance, having donated unique items for both the display area and the silent auction.
Both local and global leaders will be recognized for their outstanding achievements in business, the professions, education, and social services. Houston's own Mr. Robert Sakowitz will be honored for his lifetime success and achievement in the world of business and fashion and for inaugurating the Houston International Festival. The keynote speaker will be Mr. James T. Edmonds, Chairman of the Port of Houston Authority.
The International Trade Center of Houston is a 501c 4 non-partisan membership organization of corporations and individuals representing all ethnic groups in the United States, especially those in the Houston Community. ITC has as its mission to promote, encourage and facilitate business opportunities for USA-based small to medium-sized companies, while also offering ongoing opportunities for networking, meetings, trade conferences, and business seminars as well as educational and programs with an emphasis on international trade.
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Great book that will assist you in creating pivot table reports in Excel from external data sources. It takes you through step by step for each different data source. includes MS Query and SQL. includes instructions for pivot table creation. For intermediate to advanced users.
Excel 2007 Advanced Report Development (Wiley Publishing)


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Why isn't transubstantiation in the creed?
When considering the Catholic Church, perhaps nothing stands out so obviously as the Mass.
Eucharist, according to the Second Vatican Council, is both the "source and summit" of Christian life. Using bread and wine, at Mass we celebrate a communal sharing of the true presence of the risen Christ in these elements, which change from bread and wine into this sacrament of Christ. This is known as transubstantiation, a theological term used by Latin (Western) Christians, and it is a central belief of the Roman Catholic Church. So why does the creed make no mention of it?


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Ikenie no Jirenma Trailer (2013)
On the morning of the high school's graduation day, a voice over the school's intercom announces that "one hour later, everyone will die." But there is a way to survive. The students must offer a sacrifice. All the students become caught up in the survival game. Based on the novel "Ikenie no Jirenma" by Shinjiro Dobashi.
Watch the official Ikenie no Jirenma 2013 trailer in HD below or find more Ikenie no Jirenma videos on Vidimovie.


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I have finally got on top of my skin thanks to Tropic and now I am very aware of how bad I look after myself internally with the food and drink that I eat and the lack of exercise that
Healthier Me Day Two
So we are one Day Two of the new healthier me. Today I woke up and I instantly had a bad headache, a sign that I am reducing my sugar for sure. But I wanted to carry on with the
Mini Lasagnes
If you read my blog you will know that I am trying for us all to be healthier, so I am trying my hardest to make proper home cooked meals. The other day I found a recipe for Mini Tacos,
A Healthier Me
At the beginning of the year I had a blood test for my sugar one that I have every year, but this year it was a little higher than it usually is so they sad that I had to go
A Slimpod Update
In January I restarted my Thinking Slimmer Slimpod journey, it has been a few months now and I thought I would post another Slimpod update. So where am I at? Well after thinking that not a lot has changed things have
A Slimpod Gold Update
Nine days ago I blogged about starting my Slimpod Gold journey, it has now been nine days since I first started to listen to the slimpod so I thought I would write a little update. Every day I have
The Start of Slimpod Gold
Anyone that reads my blog will know my weight is an ongoing issue, many moons ago I tried Slimpod, but for whatever reason, mainly I wasn't in the right space, or I fell pregnant, or I wanted to be pregnant
The Dreaded Diet Once Again
I write about this so much that even I bore myself if I am totally honest. But I really need to do something about my weight. For the past few months I have had a massively bad back, and after
#BEDN – Food, Diet, Exercise and Food
I didn't do a #BEDN post last night mainly because I was so so tired, I attempted it, but I opened up the blog and my eyes started to shut and I knew there was nothing that I could do.
Smoothies, Smoothies, Smoothies
I have been back on Juice Plus for a while, for a few reasons, one the amount of fruit and vegetables in them is fantastic, two the fact that I like them, three I feel better with them and four


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Investing in the United States
Is the US Ready for FDI from China?
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Chapter 6: International Investment Law Protections for Chinese Investment into the US
Mark Kantor
Mark Kantor* INTRODUCTION Under US bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and the investment chapters of US free trade agreements (FTAs; collectively, "US international investment agreements" or US IIAs), the investors and investments covered by those agreements are normally entitled to a number of important substantive protections, among them: (1) compensation at fair market value for expropriation; (2) treatment in accordance with minimum international standards (including "fair and equitable treatment," "full protection and security" and a prohibition on "denial of justice"); (3) national treatment; (4) most-favored-nation treatment; (5) protection against trade-related investment measures like "local content" requirements; (6) free transferability and convertibility of funds transfers related to investments into and out of the US; and (7) the right to select senior management for the US investment. Investors may enforce their claims directly by means of a claim for damages in investor–state arbitration. Today, China and the United States are not mutual parties to any bilateral or multilateral international investment agreements. However, the protections afforded by US IIAs may still be available to Chinese enterprises investing in the US if the Chinese enterprise invests through an intermediate operating company having the nationality of a third country, so long as that third country is a party to such an international instrument with the US. That process is often called "treaty-shopping." Moreover, following 17 months of exploratory talks between the two countries, China and the US began negotiation of a BIT in the context of the regular trade discussions held between the two countries...
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Now is the time to weigh in: Are you eating fewer sugary foods, less saturated fat? Are you trying to incorporate more fruits, vegetables and whole grains into your diet?
These are just a few of the recommendations in the new dietary guidelines for Americans.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, made up of nutrition experts from throughout the country, released its report for a 30-day public comment period. This period runs through July 15.
Following the public comment period, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration will finalize and publish the 2010 guidelines. Congress requires these guidelines to be updated every five years.
The report hits hard on the fact that the majority of Americans are overweight and changes in our diets are needed.
"On average, Americans of all ages consume too few vegetables, fruits, high-fiber whole grains, low-fat milk and milk products, and seafood and they eat too much added sugars, solid fats, refined grains, and sodium," says the executive report. "SoFAS (added sugars and solid fats) contribute approximately 35 percent of calories to the American diet. This is true for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults and for both males and females. Reducing the intake of SoFAS can lead to a badly needed reduction in energy intake and inclusion of more healthful foods into the total diet."
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Not drunk as in I couldn't remember anything/blacked out but I have been pretty buzzed :)
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I don't think so but may have gotten slightly tipsy before from drinking a little bit.
I have many times. I don't drink that often but at parties, alcohol is definitely on the table
I give people who go to parties, and don't have any alcohol a lot of credit.. I know peer pressure can be really hard to overcome
well, it depends on who you hang out with. Did I feel the pressure when I was younger? yes but now we are way more responsible. We either have designated drivers or we sleep there. I have some friends who don't drink and we don't push them.
Yeah many times
Way to often when I was younger.
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do it lol
I am looking for someone I can trust lol
Nope, I don't drink. I've just never wanted to.
One time in which I got slightly tipsy
besides that, I haven't gotten drunk, no.
Yeah I have but I just didn't want to admit lol.
sure... but not completely wasted lol
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Hearing Tests
In most cases, hearing loss develops gradually, so the symptoms are difficult to detect initially. For this reason it is important to undergo a hearing test regularly. While an online hearing test is a good start, for more accurate results you should undergo testing conducted by a hearing care professional in person.
There are two ways to determine the level of your hearing:
- The subjective hearing test involves your active participation in the measurement.
- The objective hearing test is performed without you needing to do anything and is therefore suitable for babies and toddlers.


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Nets center Brook Lopez has now had eight different coaches and will likely be playing for a ninth by the start of next season. Assistant Tony Brown has been named the interim coach for Brooklyn after Lionel Hollins was fired earlier today. The organization seems to be in shambles, but one good thing, at least, is that there is no shortage of potential candidates with prior head coaching experience.
Tom Thibodeau, Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson highlight a list of available candidates. It's also worth noting that CEO Brett Yormark is reportedly enamored with John Calipari. Hiring any one of those four would make for a splashy headline, but is what any of them presents what will fix the Nets? Maybe. Hollins, however, inherited a mess and the real issue with Brooklyn is that they are paying for short-sighted transactions from recent years, Tim Bontemps of the Washington Post opines. While I agree with Bontemps' assessment that Hollins was dealt a bad hand, the Nets are 10-27 and part of that falls on the coach.
That leads us to today's shootaround topic: Who should be the next head coach of the Nets?
If it was my call, I'd make a run at Luke Walton, who has done an admirable job filling in for Steve Kerr with the Warriors. Obviously, coaching Golden State does not present the kind of challenges coaching the Nets would, but I believe Walton has earned his shot. Hiring someone like Jackson would represent everything that has gone wrong for the Nets to this point, in my opinion, because he is a big-name, old-school basketball mind.
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Slowly and methodically I am seeing all the news, editorials and comments about Penn State and Jerry Sandusky child abuse case disappearing from the headlines. I am feeling that people have had enough of reading and thinking about the horrible abuses against children that went on for decades by Jerry Sandusky. Thus, my fear.
The world in the beginning of the abuse allegations denied this could happen, came to realize it did in fact happen and now just wants to close the door to thinking about what really transpired – again my fear.
I am afraid for our children and you should be too, because the only way that we are ever going to prevent child abuse is to realize children are being abused right this minute, right around the corner, right down the street, and most likely by someone you know. We have to continue to be outraged that our precious children are being harmed and our current laws protect the offender not our children. We have to collectively work on keeping these stories alive as that is the only way education, awareness and advocacy for preventing child abuse can happen.
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Adam Holtman is an associate attorney at Iannella & Mummolo.
Attorney Holtman attended New England College for undergraduate studies in Business Administration. He went on to earn his Juris Doctor at Suffolk University Law School.
Before joining the firm, Attorney Holtman gained experience in the areas of contract and employment law.


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When it comes to gardening I am the fantastical dreamer and Prue the magical realist. She promises (and delivers) on turning our 700 square metre block in Townsville into a market garden while I try and convince her we should go for an exotic, impractical tropical orchard. When it comes to our yard I am […]
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How to Choose The Perfect Fazoli's Location
When it comes to starting any successful business, there are three important points to remember: location, location, location!
Sure, a great business model is important, but if you're not setting your business up in the right place from the start, it will be much more difficult to thrive. Fortunately for Fazoli's franchisees, we've got the site selection process for new restaurants down to a science!
What types of areas are the most profitable?
Think urban and suburban, with a strong residential and daytime population. We tend to see the best results from Fazoli's restaurants that have been established in high-traffic areas, close to homes, offices, shopping opportunities, colleges, parks and recreational spaces, and hospitals. The more people that are around to enjoy our delicious breadsticks and Primo Submarinos®, the better!
Are there any site specifications?
We typically prefer our Fazoli's owners to set up shop in a freestanding building. However, when those are in short supply, we suggest urban storefronts and shopping center end caps. The goal is to be front and center, so we can display our fast, fresh Italian cuisine loud and proud!
As far as size, we require a space of approximately 3,200 & 4,000 square feet for free-standing locations and 3,200+ square feet for inline end cap locations. We find that this is the perfect size to house all that goes into making the Fazoli's dining experience a comfortable and memorable one. We also require room for a drive-thru window, since as we now know, thanks to a recent interview with CEO Carl Howard, on-the-go food options are where the foodservice business is booming.
Other than that, we request that visibility, parking and access are as available as possible. A location where Italian cuisine is not already present is perfect, as we prefer the exclusivity.
Think you have the perfect place in mind? View additional requirements on our website, contact Sam Nelson at 1-800-446-4368, or fill out our information request form for more details.
- Our franchisees are enjoying record sales with over two years of same store sales growth!
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Alex, DS1, was this way for moooonths. What was very upsetting was that we bought a very nice swing and he hated it. But he would be soothed by my placing him in a basket and swinging him between my legs. Nuts! It was about this time I began to wear him. Made a huge difference. I could eat and read a book!
Does your SO pitch in enough, do you feel? He can wear the baby, too. Also, I know we advised you to shift your pump schedule to allow you to bottle feed your son, but do try to let SO do it so you can get a break. Also, fight for an hour to yourself a day, at least. Pumping is intense work. Caring for a newborn is also intense. You need space to refresh.
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How to end an Unresponsive Program using Task Manager in Windows 8
Description: This article will show you how to close a program that is not responding in Windows 8 by using the Task Manager.
- Right click on the taskbar at the bottom of the Desktop Interface and select Task Manager from the menu.
- When Task manager opens find the non-responsive program
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The Diploma Supplement
The Diploma Supplement
The Diploma Supplement, which is prepared in the English language, is provided to all bachelor (first cycle) and postgraduate (second and third cycle) students of Trakya University automatically and free of charge upon their graduation.
Sample Diploma Supplement for First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
What is the Diploma Supplement?
The Diploma Supplement (DS) is a document attached to a higher education diploma with the aim of improving international transparency and facilitating the academic and professional recognition of qualifications (diplomas, degrees, certificates etc.). The DS is designed to provide information of the nature, level, context, content and status of the studies that were successfully completed by the individual named on the original diploma to which this supplement is appended. It does not involve any standards of judgements, equivalence and recognition statements. It is a flexible document which does not impose any rules, and aims to save time, money and effort. It is designed so that it can be adapted to local requirements.
The DS is issued by national institutions according to a common template developed as a result of the collaboration of the European Commission, Council of Europe, and UNESCO. This template, which was drafted and developed by a joint committee organized by the three institutions mentioned above, is issued in every official language of the European Union.
The Diploma Supplement consists of eight sections describing the items below:
1. Information identifying the holder of the qualification,
2. Information identifying the qualification
3. Information on the level of the qualification
4. Information on the contents and results gained
5. Information on the function of the qualification
6. Additional information
7. Certification of the Diploma Supplement
8. Information on the national higher education system
The Diploma Supplement is
What does the Diploma Supplement offer for the students?
What does the Diploma Supplement offer for higher education institutions?
New qualifications proliferate worldwide and countries are constantly changing their qualification systems and educational structures. With an increasing number of mobile citizens seeking fair recognition of their qualifications outside their home countries, the non-recognition and poor evaluation of qualifications is now a global problem. Since original credentials alone do not provide sufficient information, it is very difficult to gauge the level and function of a qualification without detailed explanations.
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El Mesquite RV Spot
El Mesquite RV Spot – San Louis Potosi, San Louis Potosi
El Mesquite RV Spot
KM 13 Hwy 57 San Luis de Potosi
Total sites: 20
Full Hookup: Water only
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Field Camping behind an Unfinished Motel
Unfortunately this campsite is terribly neglected. It sits behind the ½ finished construction of a motel on the outskirts of a great city to explore. There is little security and obviously little care taken with the services or grounds. We didn't want to leave our rig as we were the only campers/people here. T
Electricity was strung out from the unfinished
Directions: From Highway 45 your MUST GO NORTH towards Saltillo and take the road that parallels the highway (a lateral road) at KM 11. You will see the motel at KM 13.


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The Americans
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Saul Steinberg's The Americans, a colossal mural-collage nearly 75-meters long made for the U.S. pavilion at the 1958 Brussel's World's Fair, is being exhibited by the Museum Ludwig in its complete state for the first time since the Fair closed. The exhibition will also include a selection of related drawings from the 1950s and magazine features by the artist who always crossed the boundaries between high and low art.
Romanian-born Steinberg (1914-1999) studied architecture in Milan before emigrating to America in 1942. He settled in New York and achieved prominence for his drawings for The New Yorker and other magazines as well as his art for galleries and museums (long before his famous View of the World from 9th Avenue from 1976).
For the U.S. pavilion at Expo 58 - the first world's fair to be mounted after World War II, which was shaped by the Cold War rivalry between the U.S. and Soviet pavilions - Steinberg created a monumental mural-collage consisting of eight panels with a total length of over seventy meters. They present a panorama of everyday life in America, ranging from the hustle and bustle of the big city to the apparently idyllic world of rural communities. An array of collaged human figures dominates the foregrounds, sometimes singly, sometimes densely packed, often against a background of enlarged photographs of drawings. The figures testify to Steinberg's assimilation of a wide range of artistic influences and to his creative engagement with a variety of media and materials, including drawing, photography, wallpaper, packing paper, and comics. His view of the American way of life, though affectionately humorous, does not exclude its darker aspects. He looks at the United States with the fresh eyes of an immigrant, observing and registering phenomena like the postwar automobile culture and urban development, but also the culture of corporate conformity and a sociological sense of alienation.
After Expo 58 the mural was cut into 84 vertical boards in order to facilitate transport and storage. Still, it proved to be difficult to find a museum that was willing to accept them for its collection. In the end, they entered the collection of the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. Sections have been exhibited since, but until now the huge mural has never been seen again in its entirety.
Along with the murals, the exhibition will present seventy-three of Steinberg's contemporaneous drawings, collages, and masks. These works put the murals in the context of Steinberg's art-his use of collage, his fascination with the diversity of American life and its people, his sharp eye for vernacular American architecture, from skyscrapers to small-town streets. Added to the exhibition is a selection of the paper-bag masks that he began making the following year, whose forbears can be seen in the cutout faces of The Americans.
While numerous art museums in the USA can claim Steinberg's works as part of their collections, in Europe his work resides primarily in institutions devoted to the art of comics, illustration, and caricature. The Museum Ludwig, with its great collection of American art, is now the ideal site to recontextualize Steinberg's achievement for European audiences by exhibiting it in proximity to the museum's extensive collection of postwar art, including Pop Art and the many manifestations of abstraction.
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Cornish Rattler is a 6 per cent abv cloudy cider which has been in St Austell pubs since 2004, and is now going into bottles for the first time.
Joe Healey, 20, and his brother Sam, 21, spent four years developing the cider at the Cornish Cyder Farm in Penhallow, near Truro, which is owned by their father. They designed it to rival lagers, RTDs and more traditional ciders.
Joe said: "Cornish Rattler is very different from the other ciders that we produce and the big name brands sold in most pubs because we purposely set out to create a new cloudy cider that would appeal to a new generation of cider drinkers."
Cornish Rattler is named after an old-fashioned variety of Cornish apples used in the blend. All apples in the cider are grown on the Cornish Cyder Farm. The cider, which officially launches today, comes in 50cl bottles priced at £1.99.


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Police Make Olympic Donation To Women's Refuge
9:04am 29th October 2012
Women and children seeking refuge from domestic abuse will find it a little easier this winter, thanks to Dorset Police.
A lorry-load of bedding and towels purchased for the Olympics was donated to West Dorset Women's Refuge by the police and local storage company Compass Point Estates.
Dorset Police Chief Superintendent David Griffith said to WESSEX FM: "We are very pleased to have been able to support the refuge and pass on part of the legacy of the Olympic Games to such a worthy cause. We would like to reiterate to anyone who feels there is no hope that these places exist and you are not alone. There are people who will help."
Jo Keane, Project Worker from West Dorset Women's Refuge, said: "To say that they turned up with a lorry-load of duvets for us was an understatement. We had a pile as high as you can imagine. To be quite frank, it is just the most amazing donation.
"Often our ladies will turn up with nothing, just a handbag and perhaps a couple of children and a few toys. They think about the important things like toys for the little ones and it's everything else that you can carry, so you might have a couple of day's worth of clothing. You don't necessarily think towels and duvets and pillows. It makes such a difference, it keeps everyone warm and snuggly at night. It means the world to us."
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ITT Freed From Wyle's Suit Over $235M CAS Sale
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An Air Transat A330-200 at Vancouver International Airport is loaded for its flight to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
In 2016, the Air Transat pilot group was poised to begin a strike after having been at the bargaining table for more than a year. However, the pilots' Master Executive Council (MEC) leaders and Negotiating Committee were able to come to terms with management to reach a fair contract and avoid a strike just days before the height of Canada's spring break travel season that begins in February. Following a successful ratification vote, the MEC is now hard at work implementing the new five-year collective agreement.
"Despite the positive outcome of our new contract, there's continued work that needs to occur to better address some of the concerns our pilots are voicing," said Capt. Patrice Roy, the pilots' MEC chairman. "But we're confident that a stronger and successful relationship between our pilot group and management will develop following this successful pilot ratification, as our collective goal is bettering our airline."
When the airline industry went through financial turbulence in 2012, the pilot group proved its commitment to the company by agreeing to a pay freeze in exchange for profit sharing. Crewmembers took a leap of faith, hoping that with management and labour working together, the carrier could reverse its misfortune. This hedging paid off as parent company Transat A.T., Inc. announced revenues of $3.8 billion for 2014 and $3.6 billion for 2015.
"The airline needed money, and management came to the employees for assistance," Roy said. "With our help, Air Transat remained profitable through the tough times the company faced. In turn, we demanded that management invest in our crewmembers the same way it's invested in other Air Transat employees and executives by bringing us to parity within the industry and at levels comparable to our direct competitors."
Air Transat recently added two new A330s and plans to add two more this summer. In addition, the airline maintains three A330s on wet- and damp-lease in Warsaw, Poland; Paris, France; and Fort de France, Martinique. Management is also in talks to purchase between 9 and 12 A321neoLRs to replace aging A310s. And with the addition of another B-737, the airline now operates a total of seven permanent B-737s, with 12 more operating during the winter season.
In 2017, the pilots will continue to work with management and ALPA's Government Affairs Department to ensure compliance with the new rules surrounding Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). Due in large part to ALPA's efforts, Parliament mandated in 2014 that Canadian airlines would no longer be allowed to staff seasonal variations in fleet capacity with foreign pilots when unemployed Canadian pilots are available for hire. The TFWP had allowed Air Transat's direct Canadian competitors to deploy temporary foreign workers to meet seasonal demands.
"We will also continue to push for new rules regarding the issuance of foreign license validation certificates, which pilots working in Canada are required to have if they don't possess a Canadian pilots license," remarked Roy, who's optimistic that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the present Liberal government will be more respectful of Canadian workers' rights than the previous Conservative government under Stephen Harper.
Regarding the outlook for the coming year, Roy acknowledged that "with 30 additional pilots being hired, the pilot group is optimistic and looks forward to working with management to help the airline prosper and grow."


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Dimitris Manos
Pan Metron Ariston
First posted on 25 July 2008. Last updated on 21 October 2008.
Dimitris Manos is certainly no stranger to the adventure gaming community and the indie game development scene. He is the founder of the independent game development company Pan Metron Ariston, but he may be better known once as the founder and former editor of an online adventure game magazine called The Inventory. Outspoken and evangelical, Manos has been a great promoter of the adventure genre as both a critic and a developer.
The Exchange Student is the first adventure game series in development by his new studio, described best by Manos as a comical "interactive sitcom" about the wacky adventures of Emilio Carboni who travels to Sweden as a foreign exchange student in search of... err... an "alternative" education. The game is intended to be released in a 4-part episodic format. After a somewhat turbulent initial development period, the first episode (Episode 1: First Day in Sweden) has finally been released in May 2006 and the second episode (Episode 2: Point Club) in October 2007.
We are privileged to have the opportunity to interview this multitalented indie game developer. In the interview, Manos speaks about his past work with The Inventory, his trials and tribulations as an independent game developer, what gamers can expect in The Exchange Student, and what holds for him in the near future.
- Who from the industry influenced you most as an adventure game developer? What were the first adventure games you played that won you over to become a fan of the genre? How had these experiences influenced how you developed your own games?
- It's hard to narrow my answer to only 1 person. I would have to say that Jane Jensen and the Gabriel Knight games really made me fall in love with the adventure game genre. But to be honest if it wasn't for Bill Tiller (A Vampyre Story) I would have never been in touch with Bill Eaken and the The Exchange Student series would not gain so much in popularity. Last but not least, I can't deny that the Exchange Student series has some similarities with the Leisure Suit Larry series made by Al Lowe. So Jane Jensen, Bill Tiller, Bill Eaken and Al Lowe had been the most influential developers for me.
The first adventure games I played were Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, King's Quest 3 and Zak McCracken. If I remember correctly the very first one was Indiana Jones, a friend of mine told me that he had a game based on the Indiana Jones movie and being a movie fan, I asked him to lend it to me. It resembled the movie so much that I was hooked. I also remember spending a lot of time in Zak McCracken trying to figure out how to get the wallet. Solving that problem really gave me a feeling of mental satisfaction, as if I had just done something important.
- Before founding Pan Metron Ariston, you launched an adventure game magazine called The Inventory in 2002. What were the greatest challenges (such as recruiting writers, meeting deadlines, creating contents) running an online game magazine? How did you deal with these challenges? What were the greatest rewards? How and why did you decide to end it in 2005?
- The greatest challenge was finding people who were willing to contribute to the magazine without being offered a financial reward for their efforts. Writing even small articles takes time, most of the writers have an everyday job, relatives they need to take care of and friends they want to spend time with. Free time is something very valuable nowadays and it is not easy to ask someone to devote their free time to a magazine for computer games on a regular basis without being offered money in return.
The greatest reward was to receive emails by readers from all around the world thanking us for what we did, telling us how great they thought our job was. It was great even when I was reading their criticism, because it only showed they cared. I decided to end The Inventory because I got into game development as well and started with Adventure Europe too and there were just too many things to do simultaneously that I had to sacrifice something. I do not rule out though the return of The Inventory if we find a formula to be able to gain at least some money out of the whole effort.
- The Exchange Student is a comical adventure game series (or "interactive sitcom" as you have called it) that is partly inspired by your own life experiences in Sweden (even though I am not sure if you want to claim any resemblance between Emilio and yourself). What parts of The Exchange Student mirror elements of your own life?
- Most of the characters and the events in the game are inspired by real people and real situations I came across during my years as an exchange student in Sweden. I have very fond memories from my time as an exchange student. You see young people from all over the world interacting with each other, you see cultures collide and the outcome is almost always interesting and amusing. You see young men and women starting friendships and relationships with an expiration date, but they bond so much as if tomorrow does not matter. Whoever has the chance to go on an exchange student program should grab the opportunity, it is a once in a lifetime experience. Emilio is not Dimitris, but most of the characters surrounding Emilio are all inspired by characters I met in the past.
- The theme of The Exchange Student is decisively whimsical and humorous. It is hard not to compare The Exchange Student to classics such as Leisure Suit Larry and Spellcasting series. How do you put a new twist on an old theme in your own games? How do you answer your potential critics complaining that the theme is just too juvenile?
- I won't deny that the game resembles the Leisure Suit Larry series, but it is definitely not a copy of Larry. The similarity between TES and Larry is that the main protagonist is someone who is not so popular among the ladies and keeps trying his luck with them nevertheless. The similarities end there. The Exchange Student focuses more on the life of foreign exchange students in a rule-abiding society such as the Swedish one. Life in countries like Spain and Italy is very different to life in Sweden and when you have south European people living in a country of the north like Sweden the result is quite humorous.
I would not call the theme of the game juvenile. The story of the game is based in true events and people, so it could very well be described as a sociology study–game.
- Humor, especially adult humor, is difficult to write and is easily misunderstood. What pitfalls have you learned to avoid when incorporating humor into your own games that are intended to be translated to multiple languages and played by gamers from different cultures?
- Trying to please everyone usually results in pleasing no one. I imposed very few limits on the storyline while I was writing it. I was looking for an outcome that would correspond to real life. I would say that the only difference between the dialogs that would take place in real life and the dialogs that take place in the game is that there would be more vulgarity in real life. If someone is offended by what is portrayed in the game then they should either become more open minded or just opt for other games that are politically correct.
- How big was the core development team for The Exchange Student? How long was the development time for each episode? How did you recruit talents (both production and voice) to begin development?
- The core development team (graphics, audio, programming, story) consisted of only 4 people. The voice over actors were more than that, there were 9 of them for episode 1 and 3 new ones for episode 2. I recruited talents through the internet. There are several sites that are of great help when one is searching for freelancers.
- Amazingly, you managed to recruit a number of big-name talents for the development of The Exchange Student, such as Bill Eaken (who had previously worked at LucasArts as a background artist), John Bell (who had previously done voiceover works for many big budget commercial games), and many others. How did you convince them to get involved in the indie game development scene? Did they work on a pro bono basis (obviously, without disclosing any financial details)? What lessons did you learn from working with these professionals about commercial game development?
- It was an absolutely joy to work with both Bill Eaken and John Bell. I met Bill Eaken through Bill Tiller. I've known Bill Tiller for some time now, and we've talked on MSN quite a lot. I asked him if he could do some work on The Exchange Student but he did not have the time due to his work on A Vampyre Story. He said however that maybe Bill Eaken could help me. And fortunately he could. Both him and John Bell agreed to work for less money than one would expect to receive from a big publisher but their salaries were better for episode 2 and they will receive even better salaries for episode 3 and onwards. They were both convinced of the project's prospect and I'm glad that they decided to be on board.
- The initial development of The Exchange Student had been marred by the cancellation announced by your original publisher Magixoft. How far along was the development of the game at the time? Was the news unexpected (or expected)? What was the early impact on the game's development (such as departure of talents previously recruited to the project)? What lessons had you learned about dealing with game publishers?
- When the game got cancelled by Magixoft we had just finished our demo for the Nokia phones. The news were definitely unexpected, I don't think you ever expect your game to get cancelled when you go into development :). At first some members of the team decided to leave, but I think it that the phone version cancellation was an overall positive thing for the series. It was then that I decided to release the game for PCs instead. And you obviously have many more possibilities when you develop a game for PCs than when you develop for mobile phones.
- Despite the early adversary, the project survived and launched with great success in 2006. In retrospect, how pleased were you with the initial reaction of The Exchange Student from the adventure game community? What were some of the common criticisms (aside from being in an episodic format or being too short) you received from your fans about the game?
- Our main goal with The Exchange Student was to introduce classic adventure gaming into the casual market. We had to find the right balance between experienced adventure gamers and people who had never played an adventure game before. Some hardcore adventure gamers complained that the game was too easy while some hardcore casual gamers complained that the game is too hard. It's never possible to please everyone though. Apart from that, the main criticism for episode 1 was its short length. So we increased the length for episode 2 and we plan to make episode 3 even longer and slightly more difficult.
- With few exceptions, commercialization of indie adventure games has not been very successful. This, in part, is because of competitions against free high quality adventure games offered by other indie developers. How do you justify monetizing your own games? How do you put values into the games you develop that will be perceived by the community as worthy of purchase? In this regard, is the indie development scene a double-edged sword? Why or why not?
- Some free adventure games have great gameplay and an interesting plot. But most of them either lack the high quality graphics you would see from a commercial title or would be way too short, or would not feature professional voice actors. Although we had a small budget for episodes 1 and 2 we managed to apply high production values to our game. The graphics of the series is the kind of graphics you would see in any animation show on TV. And most of the voice overs and music are very professionally made too. I don't see the indie development scene as an adversary; on the contrary, I think that people who enjoy a good indie game will want to play something similar with a higher production value.
- Why did you choose Adobe/Macromedia Flash to develop The Exchange Student? What other platforms, frameworks, or engines had you considered but subsequently rejected in using to develop your games? Why?
- We used Flash because it makes porting to Mac easier (although not exactly dead easy, but that's another big issue) and because it is easier to animate a 2D adventure game in Flash.
- Episode 2: Point Club of The Exchange Student continues the story of Episode 1: First Day in Sweden. The new episode has been developed in respond to great feedbacks from fans of the series. What improvements and enhancements have been made in the new episode?
- We paid close attention to the feedback we got from our fans, so we made episode 2 quite longer than episode 1 and we added more challenges for the gamers. Casual gamers who played the first episode will now be a bit more experienced so we could add a couple of challenges that are more advanced than what we saw in episode 1. In episode 3 we will take the difficulty level one step further but we will always remain in the realms of logic :). Our intention is not to frustrate the gamer, our intention is to entertain him/her.
- What can gamers, who may be unfamiliar with the series, expect from playing Episode 2: Point Club of The Exchange Student?
- A desire to play episode 1? I don't know, I just don't see the point of someone starting the series on episode 2. Why would someone want to do that when episode 1 is as easily available as episode 2 is :). I am the kind of person who usually wants to start at the beginning, and I think it would be better for everyone if they played episode 1 first. Starting the series in episode 1 gives you a better understanding of the characters and one would probably enjoy more the jokes in the game.
- What kind of mischievous puzzles and zany characters can gamers expect in Episode 2: Point Club of The Exchange Student? Rumor has it that gamers will even meet an inflatable doll as a character ('nuff said)!
- I usually don't like to give too much away so I'll try to be as secretive as possible in my answer. Emilio will meet quite a lot of attractive women (I'm not sure that these women will be happy about it though), some strict characters who are very rule-abiding to the point of being mechanic, more insane students and of course the aforementioned inflatable doll! As for the challenges... Let me please clarify here that I'd rather call them challenges than puzzles, because when I think of the term puzzle I think of sliders, mechanical puzzles, match-3 puzzles etc. You don't see much of that in The Exchange Student, instead we try to incorporate challenges for the gamers similar to what an exchange student would possibly face in a foreign country. Well some examples of the challenges you will have to solve in the game involve getting into a night club when the guard is not so fond of you, pulling a couple of pranks to receive acceptance to the point club and fooling a bike merchant.
- What can we expect from Dimitris Manos in the next 5 years?
- Hmmm... a bald head, marriage, extra kilos, The Exchange Student: The Movie, a house in the Caribbean, children, best selling video games, world domination? Who knows :) Can I answer this question in 2013?


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What Would You Like?
Now that I'm back to blogging, I would like to hear from you. What would you like to see more of on this blog? Reviews of local plays? Shakespeare themed youtube videos? Video blogs? Historical information about Shakespeare's life and times? More photos? Something else? I'm going to set up a little voting poll for those who would rather click than comment, but please feel free to comment or email me with your wishes or suggestions.
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I found this great video of a scene from Measure for Measure with a young David Tennant playing Angelo!
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I found a really fascinating article by Garry Wills called Shakespeare and Verdi in the Theater that actually goes into some detail about what life was like for Shakespeare and his fellow actors:
Those who doubt that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare are working, usually, from a false and modern premise. They are thinking of the modern playwright, a full-time literary fellow who writes a drama and then tries to find people who will put it on—an agent to shop it around, a producer to put up the money, a theater as its venue, a director, actors, designers of sets and costumes, musicians and dancers if the play calls for them, and so on. Sometimes a successful playwright sets up an arrangement with a particular company (Eugene O'Neill and the Province- town Players) or director (Tennessee Williams and Elia Kazan), but the process still begins with the writer creating his script, before elements are fitted around it, depending on things like which directors or actors are available for and desirous of doing the play. Producers complain that it is almost impossible to assemble the ideal cast for all the roles as the author envisioned them in his isolated act of creation. The modern writer owns the play by copyright and can publish it on his or her own, whether produced or not. None of these things was true of dramatic production in Shakespeare's time.
Then, the process began with the actors. They chose the playwright, not vice versa. They owned the play, and could publish it or withhold it from publication. Each troupe had limited resources—often, nine to twelve adult actors (all male), and far fewer boy actors (sometimes as few as two). A Swiss traveler in 1599 saw "about fifteen" players handle the forty-five speaking parts in Julius Caesar.9 An aspiring playwright had to bring his idea to these actors (or their representatives) with a plot accommodated to the number and talents of the particular troupe. The parts he was describing had to be so arranged as to allow for multiple doublings. A man playing two roles could not meet himself on stage, or even come back in as someone else too soon to allow for costume and other changes (a beard, wig, spectacles, padding, and so on). "For some thirty-five years from 1547–8 plays advertise, usually on the title-page, the number of actors required and how the parts may be doubled, trebled, and even septupled."10 In a 1576 morality play, The Tide Tarrieth No Man, the Vice character is told to prolong his duel "while Wantonness maketh her ready" in the tiring-house to come back out as Greediness.11 The plot had to be tailored for the company from the very outset.
If the actors liked the concept of a play, they would normally recommend it to a theatrical entrepreneur (Philip Henslowe was the most famous of the half-dozen or so working at a time) for an advance to the playwright while he finished the work. This advance was a loan, which the actors would pay back later, preferably from the proceeds of the play when performed. When the author finished writing his work, he read it to the company, which either accepted or rejected it at this point. If accepted, the script had to be presented to the Master of the Revels for state censorship, with payment for his reading it. He would often demand certain changes—or in some cases turn it down entirely. Only then, if cleared, could the play be put on. If, despite such screening, the play seemed seditious or libelous in the actual presentation, the actors were responsible along with the author and could be fined, suspended, jailed, even mutilated (by branding or ear cropping or nose cropping), or their theater could be closed.12
Thus, in the modern theater, performers are fitted to the play, but in Shakespeare's time, the play was fitted to the performers. If the playwright had an ongoing relationship with the troupe—like Shakespeare's with the Lord Chamberlain's Men (later the King's Men)—he could create his text for the known strengths of particular actors, as Shakespeare did for the talents of the great Richard Burbage. Shakespeare wrote comic scenes in different ways for the famous clown Will Kemp and for the intellectual jester Robert Armin. He even took advantage of animal performers available to the cast. When the troupe had a trained dog, he wrote the part of Crab into Two Gentlemen of Verona. When it had a young polar bear at hand, he wrote a scene-stopper for The Winter's Tale: "Exit, pursued by a bear."13 When he had two sets of players who looked alike, he wrote The Comedy of Errors. In modern productions, with an established text, producers can shop around in a large pool of unattached actors to find two couples who are plausibly similar, but Shakespeare began with the four men already in his company and wrote the play to use them.
The trickiest job was to write for that rare commodity, the boy actors who played women. These were hard to come by and train in the brief time before their voices broke. That is why women's parts make up only thirteen percent of the lines in the plays. The playwright had to know what stage of development each apprentice had reached. There were usually just two or three boys in the public plays (though more were available from choristers when a play was given at court or in a great family mansion). The boys' memories were such that Shakespeare wrote shorter parts for them than for adult actors—an average of three hundred or so lines to the adults' 650 or so lines per play. But when he had a spectacular boy like John Rice, he was able to write as big a role for him as that of Cleopatra (693 lines) Nothing could be more absurd than the idea of the Earl of Oxford writing a long woman's part without knowing whether the troupe had a boy capable of performing it.14 Only Shakespeare, who knew and wrote for and acted with and coached John Rice, knew what he could do and how to pace him from play to play.
Here is the link to the full article in the New York Review of Books.
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Once more into the breach!
So, I'm back! My life has changed completely, and now that the whirlwind has died down a little I'm back to the blog-o-sphere.
Back in September I acted in As You Like It along with Dave Gustafson, who might remember as the director of Geneva Underground Playhouse's The Curate Shakespeare. Well, we got to talking and he has long longed to direct Measure for Measure. Therefore, I am pleased to announce that Dave will be directing Measure for Measure for us next March!
Now, here is where you can help us out. We need a space.
If you know of or have a good space in the Naperville area to put on a show, please contact us at email@example.com and let us know!
Also, do you have any questions or things you'd like me to cover in this blog? Let me know by commenting below or shooting me an email at email@example.com.
Nora Manca Wickman was the founding Artistic Director of Storefront Shakespeare and has a MFA and MLitt in Shakespeare and Performance from Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA
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