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There are endless debates and discussions to be had on each of these questions, age and company -- of the self would certainly be applicable -- notwithstanding. So, having an innocent but street smart eight year-old boy, who encounters militants and the military on a daily basis in a land ripped apart by decades-old conflicts, ask himself and others these questions, makes for a remarkable film directed by Santosh Sivan, which knows its sense of space and successfully translates it for its audience. Hit play and read on (this is the contemporary edit of this folk song featured in the film).
Tahaan (Purav Bhandare) is that eight year-old in Kashmir. The son of a [possibly] militant father who is feared dead, and a mute mother (Sarika) who works hard to raise her two children (Sana Shaikh plays Tahaan's teenage sister). Their grandfather (Victor Banerjee) provides for the family and instills admirable values in the children before passing, which results in little Tahaan losing favorite and indeed most valuable 'asset', his pet donkey named Birbal. The new owner, via a purchase from the moneylender (Rahul Khanna in a cameo), is Suhan Daar (Anupam Kher), who gifts Birbal to his orphaned nephew Yaseen (Dheirya Sonecha).
As the distraught Tahaan tries to reclaim his pet, he must navigate through the treacherous terrain in which there's no knowing whom to trust. Daar's worker Zafar (Rahul Bose) seems to want to help. Teenager Idrees (Ankush Dubey) seeks a secret transfer of goods (a grenade or two, perhaps?) and more in return for help in getting Birbal back. But will the street smart Tahaan succumb to others' demands for undying love of his pet? At what cost to himself and to others? Will anyone genuinely care to help? Be sure to see Tahaan to discover. It will be sure to surprise!
It's atypical of Bollywood. Each performance (from the senior-most to the children, to the donkey!) is splendid. Kids Bhandare (especially, give Darsheel Safary company, kid!) and Sonecha are outstanding. Sana Shaikh (this is the first I've seen of her) would ideally get more roles after this. We've seen enough of Kher, Bose, and Sarika, to know all they're capable of. The combined effect of the performances is nothing short of synergistic.
There's no playback singing and no conventional songs, but the background score and music (by Ustad Allarakha's son, Taufiq Qureshi) are a fantastic complement and leave a mark long after having viewed the film. It's authentic folk music that adds much charm to the settings in the film, and the flamboyance and specificity with which it is integrated makes the viewing experience rather personal, and aids tremendously in delivering that sense of space.
The sound mixing (Paul Schwartz) is also top notch. Water pounding on rock, snow melting in fire, sparrows in a snow-covered field, an animal frustrated in mistreatment, a gunshot in the distance and the reactions of birds to it, and glass containers full of tea colliding, are merely some examples of moments made effective through emphases on sound. Each instance is purposeful.
Which brings us to the cinematography and art direction. The film is (yes!) shot on location in Jammu and Kashmir, which is quite an achievement in its own right. It captures the breathtaking visuals that are rightfully associated with what are truly wondrous landscapes and soulscapes. Long shots through some key segments convey with assurance limits within which not only Tahaan, but the vast majority of the people impacted by continued strife in the region, must live. The camerawork is a definite strength -- a race between Birbal the donkey and a mule is delightfully shot (it even involves lovely Rasika Dugal in a special appearance as Nadira, but I'll let you discover her role in the film).
Any film successful in making its audience see the world through the eyes of a donkey as it is being scolded or as it follows its favored owner deserves to be showered with compliments! And any film saying it how it is, must, as well! (It's interesting to treat the text in blue with respect to the sense of space too, isn't it? :D)
Among the scenes most impactful is one in which children of the neighborhood are playing their version of 'chor police' (cops and robbers). Anyone who's grown up playing the game, or G. I. Joe, or even paintball or laser tag, will identify with it and wonder. This little scene is splendid. The sequences that capture the conflict in the region are effective as well, and there's something to be said of the subtlety with which the turmoil is captured. When was the last time one could say that of a film based in the region?
What I appreciate most is feeling like an eyewitness and not as one being narrated to. It almost bears the power to have the audience evaluate their sense of space in the world. It's difficult to create that on film, and Tahaan does so effortlessly, which is testament to the people in and components of its making having worked in unison, and to the knowledge of the subject matter carried by those who wrote it. The film with sensational performances sans the sensational plot elements stands out for its simplicity.
My only complaint is that it's too short, with a run time of a little over 100 minutes. That's still plenty to get a whole lot across, which the film does within the scope of the questions noted at the beginning of this post. It's heart-warming. It's real. It's a visual spectacle with a lyrical equilibrium. It's how films should be made. No cinema lover should miss it.
Movie rating: 4/5 (Brilliant!)
Quite clearly one of the best and most under appreciated of 2008, and well beyond 'just another film on Kashmir' with a universal underlying theme that celebrates human spirit. Really glad it was made.
Music rating: 4.5/5 (Excellent!)
Its integration is near-flawless.
My classification: PG-13 (For theme)
No issues with language, few with visuals.
Official website: iDreamProduction.com/website/tahaan/
Also see: Ramchand Pakistani (2008)
And finally...
I saw Slumdog Millionaire (2008) last weekend. Didn't find it engaging, nor did I find it entertaining. There's little else that's real about it in addition to the portrayal of the mistreatment of children (which is accurate). Overall, Tahaan is a heck of a lot more 'real' (which is a debate I'd gladly enter into), ye lovers of 'non-escapist' cinema :P Sadly, bechaare gadhe aaj tak badnaam hain (poor donkeys are still given a bad name)...


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The virtual film opens to view of a brick building used to delouse prisoner's uniforms as louse-born diseases were rampant. Just to its right is a road called the "Mittelstrasse" that ran the entire width of the camp. As you scroll right the SS orderly room on the Ramp comes into view. Along its length, the road to the right leading to the two largest gas chambers and crematoria in any camp, KII, KIII. The [link] is to an SS photo taken during the Hungarian "aktions" in May, June, 1944.
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Immediately after disembarking from the trains, the Jews, and others, were made to line up in two columns: women and children in one, and men in the other. Next, SS physicians separated the strong and healthy people from the elderly, the sick, pregnant women, and children. Those regarded as fit for labor were sent to the camp. The others, usually 70-75% of each transport, were sent to their deaths in the gas chambers. See SS photo: [link], and also [link]. Contemplating the scenes in these links, one is impressed with the Janus-like moral contradiction revealed in requiring medical doctors to make these "selektions"... one face, a healer, and the other in the opposite direction, is a murderer.
Pause on the first photo. One captures a moment, an SS physician sending a woman with a baby in her harms to the gas prompting a question yet to be answered. "What are the forces at work in the world, not just in "them", but in us as well, that conspire to give this man standing here, at this frozen instant in time, in this place... such power? And what of all such moments from that time to this day?
For album of photos taken by SS of selections on the Ramp in the spring and summer of 1944 see Israel's memorial and research facility, Yad Vashem's, web site: [link].

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The civil rights icon and widow of Medgar Evers called on those gathered for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington to stand their ground for justice and equality. VPC
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Keynote speakers included Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., minority leader of the House of Representatives, and King's daughter, the Rev. Bernice King, who offered a moving final prayer to close the event.
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January 6, 2006
Kevin P. Reilly
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Re: UW Policies Banning RA-Led Bible Studies in Dormitories
Sent by U.S. Mail and Facsimile (608-262-3985)
Dear President Reilly:
As we are sure you are aware, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is the organization that originally exposed the policy at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (UWEC) that forbade resident assistants (RAs) to lead Bible or other holy book studies in their own dorm rooms or dormitories. FIRE's mission is to protect, promote, and defend individual liberty on America's college and university campuses. Therefore, in response to your public request for input on the policies in place at UWEC and at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UWM) that ban RA-led Bible studies, FIRE would like to remind you and other officials considering the situation of the important issues and fundamental rights that are at stake in this controversy.
First, it is of the utmost importance that the University of Wisconsin System (UW System) recognizes that the policy that was in effect at UWEC (and that has now been suspended) is unconstitutional. FIRE's first communication with UWEC (attached) regarding the controversy stemmed from a letter and e-mail message from Associate Director of Housing and Residence Life Deborah Newman to undergraduate RA Lance Steiger that promulgated an otherwise unwritten policy banning RAs from leading Bible studies in their own dorm rooms or dormitories. Associate Director Newman's stated rationale was that she wanted RAs to be "approachable" and did not want students to "feel judged or pushed in a direction that does not work for them."
This policy constituted unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination against students who wish to express religious viewpoints rather than secular ones. As FIRE discussed in its letter to UWEC Chancellor Vicki Lord Larson, the Supreme Court has considered several cases in which universities sought to proscribe religious expression or activities while allowing or even encouraging similar secular expression or activities, such as Widmar v. Vincent, 454 U.S. 263 (1981), Rosenberger v. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, 515 U.S. 819 (1995), and Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth, 529 U.S. 217 (2000). In each case, the Court held that discrimination by universities against those with religious viewpoints was unconstitutional, particularly when they merely asked for the same rights as those granted to secular individuals or organizations. Further, FIRE's discovery that UWEC RAs had led, in their official capacities, controversial political programs such as The Vagina Monologues, the "Tunnel of Oppression," a "Privilege Walk," and a seminar called "The F-Word" that called feminism a "socially necessary way of thought" demonstrated not only that UWEC's policies were facially unconstitutional but also that UWEC was in fact treating students differently according to their beliefs.
Second, when making the decision whether to ban RA-led Bible or other holy book studies in their own dorms or dorm rooms, it is important to note that neither UWEC nor the UW System as a whole are in any way required to have such a ban by the U.S. Constitution or by concerns about religious tolerance—in fact, just the opposite is true. In Wigg v. Sioux Falls Sch. Dist. 49-5, 382 F.3d 807 (8th Cir. 2004), a recent case in the neighboring Eighth Circuit, the court cited the Supreme Court cases of Good News Club v. Milford Cent. Sch., 533 U.S. 98 (2001), and Lamb's Chapel v. Ctr. Moriches Union Free Sch. Dist., 508 U.S. 384 (1993), in determining that a school district could not keep an elementary school teacher from leading a Bible club on school grounds but after school hours, despite any Establishment Clause concerns that the school might have had about appearing to promote religion.
Similarly, the UW System need have no fear that failing to ban the RA-led Bible studies will put it at risk for an Establishment Clause violation. In Rosenberger v. Rector and Visitors of Univ. of Va., 515 U.S. 819 (1995), Justice Kennedy wrote that "the guarantee of [religious] neutrality is respected, not offended, when the government, following neutral criteria and evenhanded policies, extends benefits to recipients whose ideologies and viewpoints, including religious ones, are broad and diverse." Since RAs already participate in a wide variety of ideological and other activities within their dorms, as discussed above, and are free to host voluntary gatherings for reading secular material, the UW System cannot reasonably be accused of establishing religion if it allows some RAs to conduct religious activities on their own time, and need have no serious concerns about litigation on that score.
Third, despite indications to the contrary from UWEC, it is patently inaccurate to claim that RAs in their own dorm rooms or dormitories are actively engaging in state employment at all times and therefore subject to state regulation of their personal behavior. While UWEC has claimed that RAs' rooms are basically equivalent to other state employees' offices, it is the rare state employee who sleeps, eats, and engages in recreational or intimate activity in his or her office. Simply put, being an RA should not be made into the equivalent of a 160-hour-a-week desk job.
It is far more logical to recognize that the RA's dormitory or room is his or her home, and that while he or she has work duties to perform from there, he or she also has a private sphere of activity that should not be regulated by the state. If an RA were to engage in leading a Bible study or any other activity that impaired his or her job performance, UW System institutions would certainly have the right to intervene to ensure that the job of being an RA was done competently and with care. Likewise, if an RA were to coerce students under his or her supervision to attend Bible study, the university would certainly be justified in interceding. However, there is no indication that this has been the case with any RA who has led a Bible study in his or her room. Indeed, the original concern of UWEC was that an RA who was known to be religious might not be as "approachable" as an RA who did not have or who hid his or her own religious beliefs. Yet by acknowledging that the university could not stop an RA from leading a Bible study outside his or her own dormitory, UWEC encouraged those RAs to engage in behavior that would make them not just unapproachable but actually less available than they might otherwise be.
FIRE sincerely hopes that in making a decision about this policy, the UW System will consider the legal precedent we have cited in this letter and our previous letter to Chancellor Larson, along with the moral arguments we have made about infringing upon the fundamental rights of its students. Further, media accounts and newspaper editorials have made it clear that a policy that prohibits RAs from engaging in religious activities in their own homes and on their own time is extremely unpopular with the people of the state of Wisconsin, whom the UW System exists to serve. We urge the UW System to take into account America's tradition of religious tolerance and pluralism and refuse to punish its own students merely because their interests lie in pursuits that are religious rather than purely secular. And finally, we advise that the UW System consider the lawsuit filed against it by UWEC RA Lance Steiger and realize that to fight an inevitably losing battle for religious repression of university students is an abuse of not just taxpayer money but the trust of the people of Wisconsin. Let your students exercise their basic legal, moral, and human rights; let them study and worship as their consciences dictate.
Greg Lukianoff
Interim President
Patricia A. Brady, General Counsel, University of Wisconsin System
Vicki Lord Larson, Interim Chancellor, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
John D. Wiley, Chancellor, University of Wisconsin–Madison
State Senator Ron Brown
State Representative Robin G. Kreibich
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Hi expert, The dose of Mequitazine is based on the kg of the body weight, that is 1 spoonful (the enclsoed spoon = 2.5 ml = 1.25mg of Mequitazine) for 5 kg of body weight (this is the dose of Mequitazine with brand name Primalan). Does this mean that it can be used for any age? It is difficult when my child has allergy because he is so small (under 2 years) and I am aware that for this age group, antihistamine has to be used with extreme caution. Can this medicine be given to any children no matter how old they are?
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You've been to Mexico, take cholesterol medicine, lived in Italy for five years, traveled to Panama and take aspirin. And you want to give blood. Few people know which — if any — of those items makes them ineligible to give blood.
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If I launch a new Ubuntu Large instance I believe it only comes with 7.5 GB of storage - so if I need to store a large database I will need at least 1 other attached EBS device, because I don't think when using Ubuntu's images on EC2 you can increase the size of the main EBS. Is that correct?
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Bomber boys fly high
The Barnum Bomber boys basketall team took the short trip to Carlton to take on the Bulldogs on Friday, January 4.
Brandon Newman and Daniel Warpula both led the charge for the Bombers putting up 10 points apiece, while Dakota Haley and Zach Carlson both added four points each, to give the Bombers a 28-16 lead going into half time.
Erik Adams and Lane Empson took charge of the second half of the game putting up a combined 40 points to bring the Bulldogs to within striking distance of the Bombers.
Newman however would answer the challenge putting up 20 second half points. Warpula contributed five points in the second half, while Tory Slater added four points and Mitchell Weller added three points. Carlson put up another pair. Despite the Bombers being outscored 43-34 in the second half, they came away with the 62-59 victory over the Bulldogs.
Newman led the scoring with 30 points, three rebounds, four steals and five assists. Warpula had 15 points, two rebounds and four assists. Carlson put up six points, one rebound, four steals and two assists. Slater added four points, eight rebounds and three assists. Haley had four points and three steals. Weller added three points and one steal. John Zmyslony and Nicholas Jelinek both had one rebound on the night.
Barnum vs. New Life
The Bomber boys hosted the Eagles of New Life Acadamy of Woodbury on Saturday, January 5 in the second game of a doubleheader on the night.
This was a game to remember with the Bombers and the Eagles both coming out to play. Warpula came out to lead the way for the Bombers with 17 first half points, followed by Carlson with nine points, Newman with seven points, Slater with six points, Samuel Anderson with six points, Haley with two points and Zmyslony with one point. The Bombers went into halftime with a 48-29 lead.
The second half had Warpula coming out on a mission to dominate the game adding 25 points to his total of 42 points on the night, going 16 of 22 from the free throw line. Warpula would came up just two points short of tying the school record for points in a game. Newman added 12 points in the second half. Slater stood his ground under the basket to add seven points in the second half. Carlson added four more points in the second half, while Anderson and Haley both added a pair of points.
Despite being outscored in the second half 54-52, the Bombers held onto the game, winning 100-83.
Warpula led the scoring with 42 points, two rebounds, three steals, six assists and three blocks. Newman added 19 points, four rebounds, three steals and nine assists and one save. Carlson had 13 points, two steals and two assists. Slater came away from the game with 13 points and five rebounds. Anderson put up eight points, eight rebounds, four steals and two assists. Haley had four points, four rebounds and one assist. Zmyslony put up one point. Nicholas Jelinek helped out with three rebounds and two assists.


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"Hello Lemon!" Orange greeted.
"Hi Orange!" Lemon said "How was your holidays?"
"I got a-" Orange stopped in mid-sentence and grumbled.
"What did you get, Orange?" Lemon asked.
"I got a package of lemons." Orange answered.
"When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade" Lemon said and tried to keep a straight face. But he couldn't and started laughing. Orange soon joined him in a laughing party.


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Three Named 2016 Lilly Scholars• May 2, 2012 Share:
Wabash College has awarded three incoming high school seniors full-ride Lilly Scholarships. The three young men from Illinois, Texas, and Indiana receive a tuition, fees, room and board scholarship estimated to value $170,000 over four years.
The three students were part of Lilly Scholars weekend April 13-14 with 27 other hopefuls. Students participate in interviews and a group discussion classroom setting to determine the winners.
The 2016 Lilly scholars are Methuselah King Gee, Chicago, Patrick Frankoviak Bryant, Carmel, IN., and Alexander Hernandez, La Joya, Texas.
Gee attends Kenwood Academy in Chicago. He is a member of Model UN, president of the Africa Club, Soccer team captain, election judge for the Chicago Board of Elections, and founder of VOICE (giving students a voice in student council.)
Bryant is a senior at Carmel High School. He is a member of the High School Senate, National Honor Society, Principal's Advisory Council, plays clarinet in Band and Wind Symphony. He received the Indiana High School Press Association Harvey Award in 2011, was a delegate to Hoosier Boys State, and is a St. Vincent Hospital Volunteer.
Hernandez attends La Joya High School in La Joya, Tx. He founded the Sign Language Club, organized the first La Joya Fall Festival, member of the swim team, member of Texas Lorenzo de Zavala national Hispanic Institute, and participated in Rio Grande's Relay for Life.
Previous Lilly Scholar winners:
Class of 2015 – Kristopher Nickle, Rockville; Lucas Zromkoski, Valparaiso, Edward Pingel, South Bend
Class of 2014 – Spencer Peters, Brookston, Adam Barnes, Bradford, Pa; Francisco Huerta, Chicago.
Class of 2013 – Riley Floyd, Noblesville, Thomas Schmidt, Euless, Tx., Liam Smith, Lawrence, Ka.


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Vision Statement Ithaca College strives to become the standard of excellence for student-centered comprehensive colleges, fostering intellect, creativity, and character in an active and inclusive residential learning community.
Vision and Mission
Vision Statement
Mission Statement
To provide a foundation for a lifetime of learning, Ithaca College is dedicated to fostering intellectual growth, aesthetic appreciation, and character development in our students. The Ithaca College community thrives on the principles that knowledge is acquired through discipline, competence is established when knowledge is tempered by experience, and character is developed when competence is exercised for the benefit of others.
A comprehensive college that since its founding has recognized the value of combining theory and performance, Ithaca provides a rigorous education blending liberal arts and professional programs of study. Our teaching and scholarship are motivated by the need to be informed by, and to contribute to, the world's scientific and humanistic enterprises. Learning at Ithaca extends beyond the classroom to encompass a broad range of residential, professional, and extracurricular opportunities. Our undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni all contribute to the learning process.
Ithaca College is committed to creating an inclusive environment and attracting a diverse body of students, faculty, and staff. All members of the College community are encouraged to achieve excellence in their chosen fields and to share the responsibilities of citizenship and service in the global community.
Guiding Principles
The IC educational experience is focused on the development of intellect, creativity and character through curricular, co-curricular, and campus life experiences. Studies in the liberal arts are enriched by professional practice and other curricular opportunities, and studies in the professional schools are grounded in the liberal arts tradition. We are committed to active learning that develops knowledge and skill through a variety of experiences in the classroom, community, laboratory and other settings.
- We prepare students for success in college and in life. We believe intellectual and personal growth reach their highest potential in an atmosphere that is both challenging and supportive.
- We embrace diversity as an integral part of the educational experience and of the community we create.
- We strive for inclusivity and excellence in our educational and operational endeavors.
- We commit to the responsible and sustainable management of natural, human, and financial resources.


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New beyerdynamic HS 800 Digital
Innovation at its best
The best of both worlds: The new beyerdynamic HS 800 Digital combines feedback and feedforward ANR.
Heilbronn, April 2011: The German audio company beyerdynamic presents at the AERO 2011 with the HS 800 Digital a new-class Aviation Headset. The HS 800 Digital uses a newly developed DANR (Digital Adaptive Noise Reduction) which combines the advantages of feedback and feedforward ANR for the first time in a digital system.
ANR headsets use conventional analogue feedback filter so far, because these suppress wideband interference signals with high reaction speed. System-related disadvantages, such as the background noise and the limited capacity for complex sounds were accepted. Feedforward digital control was introduced by the beyerdynamic HS 600 DANR. Adaptability to high-precision frequency peaks was thus possible. Now for the first time the HS 800 Digital combines feedback and feedforward ANR combining the benefits. The result is a new generation of active noise-cancelling setting a benchmark!
In addition to the noise attenuation the wearing comfort is a particularly important criterion for pilots. Here beyerdynamic has made no compromises with the HS 800 Digital: All cushions are upholstered in soft leather. The ear padding is viscoelastic, which distributes the already pleasant moderate pressure evenly. The head cushion protects the fontanel with its shape. At this particularly sensitive location, where the two skull halves meet, already low pressure leads to short-term pain.
Besides the impressive technology and comfort, the HS 800 Digital convinces by its quality and appearance. The housing shells in carbon design and anodized aluminium parts make the value of this "made in Germany" Headsets visible.
The HS 800 Digital is now available in three versions. In addition to the version with the two classic jack plugs, there is the HS 800 Digital Rotor with spiral cable and U-174 / U jack plug for helicopters. The HS 800 Digital 6pin has a six pin Lemo connector, which – beside the microphone and stereo headphones signal - provides the electrical system voltage to get along without batteries.
The HS 800 Digital is from now on available from qualified retailers and directly from the manufacturer: www.beyerdynamic.com
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Exclusive Daily Updates From The Road. Amarillo, TX to Albuquerque, NM: Commanche Country and Urban Cowboys
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Heading west from Amarillo on I-40 we encountered an overwhelming expanse of sky dwarfing our armada of rods sailing on a smooth, four-lane river of asphalt. What a sharp contrast from the early days of Route 66's winding concrete trail with tar seams, worn thin by all the Depression-era tin motoring toward an uncertain future. It's hard to imagine the hopes and anxieties that must have swirled in the minds of those desperate travelers–would their vehicles hold together long enough to reach the Colorado River where they might find back-breaking work on that massive dam project to be named after President Hoover? Or perhaps they might continue to drift from farm to farm as field workers, picking the grapes of wrath as John Steinbeck put it. Who could have guessed that decades later the same sorts of Model Ts and As, and '30s Fords as well, that traveled the Mother Road would be making a similar trip? Only this time they wouldn't be rusting, overheated jalopies held together with hemp rope and bailing wire, but painted the colors of hard candy and outfitted with polished, computer-controlled engines.
The contrast sharpens even more upon reading the historical marker at the rest stop a few miles east of the Texas border in New Mexico. This empty scrub-brush landscape dotted with pinon and juniper trees was long dominated by Commanches. From the 1700s until its defeat by the U.S. Army in 1874, this tribe raided every sort of settlement, whether Spanish, Mexican or even Apache. It's hard to conceive of anyone surviving on such desolate land with only a horse for transportation.
In just a few lifetimes, Route 66 replaced the old horse and cattle trails of the region. In Albuquerque, the Mother Road started out as a dirt street connecting the Old Town with the new one created by the railroad. This linking of old and new, the east and west, is both her essence and significance, pure and simple. The entire way of life that sprung up around the highway–the motels, gas stations, cafes, drive-ins and malt shops–were Mother's offspring. Yet so many of her children have been scattered or lost their charm and simplicity as Route 66 was eventually bypassed by the modern system of Interstates. The new era she ushered in ultimately claimed her as well, but the same sense of nostalgia for this earlier time drives efforts to restore both the route and the rods.
How fitting, then, that our Power Tour would overflow Albuquerque's remaining piece of Route 66 (now named Central Avenue) in the Old Town section. Again, the sense of contrast was startling: urban office buildings surrounded by a raiding party, but this time, it was just a bunch of hot rodders trying to find a place to park.


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Would you dip pizza in milk?
We're not sure how we feel about this food combo sweeping the internet for all the bad reasons: pizza and milk together.
Over the weekend, a 20-year-old college student's food mashup went viral. BuzzFeed reported that the student from Dallas came up with the creation while she was bored.
"Pizza + milk is WAYYY better than pineapple pizza," Mariam said on Twitter.
Her post was retweeted more than 2,200 times and liked more than 2,400 times. She said while it's not the best combo, she said it's not entirely bad either, BuzzFeed reported.
Since her post, Mariam said she's been overwhelmed with negative responses. She said people need to be open about trying new things.
"Pizza is canceled for the rest of the year since ya'll don't know how to behave," one person said on Twitter.
Check out the BuzzFeed story online. What do you think of the pairing?


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Paris Hilton has exposed her party girl lifestyle to us all, however this daughter of a hotel tycoon has now launched her own Paris Hilton perfume, Heiress. This Heiress by name and nature has made sure her debut fragrance is everything Paris – Flirty, sweet and of course... pink.
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When you mix the sweet pods of vanilla with wild floral undertones, the outcome is this flirty, fun and fabulous scent to get you in the mood for your night out.


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You Can Soon Stream 'The Artist' and Other Oscar Contenders on Netflix
Netflix has certainly had its share of woes over the past year, but it recently scored a big victory by signing an exclusive deal with The Weinstein Company — a deal that will allow Netflix to stream flicks from the movie powerhouse well before pay cable networks get their hands on them.
The arrangement means Netflix can stream recent releases like Oscar front-runner 'The Artist,' Ralph Fiennes' 'Coriolanus,' Madonna's directorial effort 'W.E.' and the celebrated high-school football documentary 'Undefeated' within a year of their theatrical runs. Having early access to the Weinstein catalog will be a boost for the beleaguered Netflix and its often-paltry "new releases" section (even if no one really wants to see 'W.E.').
"The content lets Netflix differentiate itself from competitors like Amazon Prime, or pay TV like HBO," said Justin Colatosti, an analyst with Dawson James Securities in Boca Raton, Florida.
In addition to the new deal with Weinstein, Netflix is hoping to regain some of the consumer traction it's lost over the past year by offering at least five exclusive original series on its service by the middle of 2013.
In the meantime, check out the best new titles streaming on Netflix for the month of February.
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So as you may know by now I am on a diet, while I will still enjoy the occasional cake-based treat, I need to spend some time becoming more balanced and healthy. One of my biggest weaknesses is crisps, I love nothing more than sitting down to watch a movie with a share bag of kettle chips or a bloody great bag of Doritos. Also, a lunchtime sandwich just isn't complete without a nice bag of cheese and onion walkers! Am I right?
When I started Weight Watchers it didnt take long for me to check the points of my favourite snacks and to be perfectly honest I was shocked! 15-20pp for a share bag, 5-9pp for a regular shop bought bag of crisps! I just couldn't afford the points! *sobs*
I started to experiment with "healthier" alternatives, which frankly went from bland to blander, oven baked, rice cakes, wholegrain I tried it all but none could fill the whole in my heart (exaggeration alert) left by the humble crisp.
Enter Popchips... I was apprehensive as my previous experience of healthy crisps had not been pleasant, but when the lovely people at Popchips offered to send me some freebies to try and review I bit their arm off (almost literally).
I was pleasantly surprised, I am not going to say they completely measure up to the mighty Kettle Chip or a full fat variety of your choosing but they were delicious! Packed full of flavour with an interesting texture. The chips are not baked or fried but popped.
"Popchips are popped with heat and pressure to make a naturally delicious crisp with all the flavour and less than half the fat of fried crisps, fewer calories and none of the fake colours or flavours (or greasy fingers) that gives snacking a bad name."
Despite reading all the websites and press releases I am still in the dark as to what "popping" entails, but however they manage it they have created a healthy snack alternative to my favourite crisps, so thank you Popchips!
For those Weight Watchers out there, a 23g bag of popchips is just 3pp and you seem to get more for your points than with baked crisps as they are lighter in weight.
So if you fancy giving them a go you can... Popchips – single serve and share bag - are available in five taste-bud popping flavours, including original, barbeque, salt & vinegar, sour cream & onion and salt & pepper. you'll find them in waitrose and in selected retailers including whole foods, whsmith (stations and airports), planet organic, selfridges, harvey nichols, and costco. you can also order popchips from the comfort of your sofa through ocado.com or amazon.co.uk
Now for the exciting bit...
The people at popchips are giving ONE lucky reader the chance to win 24 single serve bags of popchips!
To enter simply leave a comment below telling me your favourite snack food. It is as simple as that!
For an additional entry simply tweet " I have entered @nellyscupcakes #popchips giveaway, its pretty awesome: http://www.nellyscupcakes.co.uk "
(feel free to adlib on the tweet, it will still count, just be sure to include a link!)
Make sure you leave a Separate comment below telling me you have done so (including your twitter username)
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Events for First Timers and New Members
If your new to ALA and / or this is or first time at Annual Conference here are a few events, programs, socials (and more!) you might want to take the time to check out:
Libraries Build Communities
The Book Cart Drill Team Championship
The Exhibits Opening and Closing
The Live @ Your Library Reading Stage
and more...
Conference 101 Orientation Friday, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. & Saturday, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
New to the Annual Conference, or ALA? Get a fun and informative introduction to the Annual Conference and Chicago, IL. Learn to navigate the exhibits, decipher the conference program, how ALA really works, and ways to you to get involved. NMRT provides tips from the pros and an orientation, which is full of information.
ALSC 101: Making Connections Friday, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
If you're new to the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) or if this is your first conference as a children's librarian, than this program is for you! We'll provide you with information about the perks of ALSC membership, tips on how to get involved in the organization, and tricks of the trade for navigating Annual Conference. Meet other new members and ALSC leaders at this informal session.
LITA 101: Open House Friday, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Library and Information Technology Association (LITA)
YALSA 101 Friday, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
IRRT/International Librarians Orientation Friday, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
An introduction to the ALA Conference and the city of Chicago.
NMRT Meet and Greet Friday, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
New Member Roundtable Meet and Greet.
ACRL 101 & Membership Meeting Saturday, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Association of College and Research Librarians (ACRL) ACRL leaders will meet with first-time attendees and explain how to get the most out of the ALA Annual Conference experience (as well as opportunities for engagement with ACRL). A membership meeting (30 minutes) will be followed by the orientation program.
PLA 101: ALA Annual Conference Tips for First Time Attendees Saturday, 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Public Library Association (PLA)
LIRT Membership Fair: LIRT 101 Sunday, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
This program is the Membership Fair for the Library Instruction round Table (LIRT), which is to take place immediately before the LIRT program. The membership fair is to introduce new members and librarians interested in joining the round table, to the various avenues for involvement in LIRT.
ACRL New Member Discussion Group Saturday, 10:30-12:00 p.m.
Going to ALA Annual? Join us for the ACRL New Member Discussion Group on Saturday, July 11, 2009, 10:30 am - noon, the Hotel InterContinental—Exchange Room, 505 North Michigan Avenue
Our topic is "The Publication Process—Getting Published in LIS Journals." We will hear the following presentations:
Writing to Write: Kickstarting the Publication Process Emily Drabinski, Electronic Resources and Instruction Librarian, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
Best Practices for Beginners: Getting Published - From Inspiration to Publication Lisa Carlucci Thomas, Digital Collections Librarian, Yale University Karen Sobel, Reference & Instruction Librarian, University of Colorado, Denver
Targeting Teaching Faculty for Collaborative Publications Linda Hofschire, Research Consultant, University of Colorado, Boulder
We will also have time to share experiences and lessons learned, and to discuss your questions about publishing. The ACRL New Member Discussion group is for new (and aspiring) academic librarians. We meet twice a year–at both ALA conferences–to chat about whatever is on our minds. It's an opportunity for networking and a friendly place to ask any questions you have about succeeding in academic libraries.
Questions? Interested in getting involved? Contact Merinda Hensley, Convener, ACRL New Member Discussion Group, email@example.com


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Welcome Jesse, what is this strange state that has you? What inside dirt do you have on Scras?!
Ya hey der.I have one question, with two parts, that I have asked every person that Scras has invited here. I hope you aren't offended.What color are your socks and what shapes are on them?I very much hope you find the site as enjoyable as we do. Looking forward to seeing you around!
Also, I'm in Ohio. A different breed of person resides here. Ghettous Groundpantsius Slapkidus.
Flipperwarmers. Nice.Scras, what the hell? Where are my flipperwarmers? Quest prize?
Quote from: Kid Cannibal on February 17, 2013, 01:14:39 AMAlso, I'm in Ohio. A different breed of person resides here. Ghettous Groundpantsius Slapkidus.many long years have passed since I last toiled amid the dusty soil of Ohio, but as I recall, there was a healthy community of gamers near where I lived (near Dayton). I assure you, they were as alarmed to find themselves among the primitive tribes of the Buckeye State (Notable groups included the Gryd-iren Dervish fanatics and the dreaded Shytkickn Hikks tribe) as you seem to be.
I have 4 legitimate children. Not a fan of swag and yolo however.
Whre are you in Ohio?
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White shot down rumors that Brock Lesnar was returning to mixed martial arts while speaking at a press conference Sunday.
"No, Brock Lesnar is not coming back. Brock Lesnar is not fighting. Does he want to come back? We've talked about him wanting to come back," White said.
"He feels like he wasn't 100-percent while he was here. He feels like he sold himself a little short, and all the stuff that I've told you before. But no, he's not. We have no deal with Brock Lesnar. He's not coming back anytime soon."
The 36-year-old pro wrestler won the UFC heavyweight title in 2008, when he defeated Randy Couture at UFC 91 during his third year with the organization. He defended his title twice and retired in 2001 after back-to-back losses to Cain Velasquez and Alistair Overeem.
After retiring, Lesnar returned to World Wrestling Entertainment and will be under contract with the organization until 2015.
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I am not happy with my cable company.
It started with them telling us what channels we can get for the basic fee. It continued with all the times the service goes down with bad weather.
It worsened with the lame and suspicious name change (or addition) to Xfinity, sort of like the time Kentucky Fried Chicken morphed into KFC.
It climaxed with the "little black box."
All of a sudden, we are told, we can't do a thing without this mysterious box. We used to plug our TV into the wall and everything was fine. Then the cable company came into our lives and we had to pick up a signal from some cable on the side of our house. Fine. Everything worked (most of the time).
Then this sweet little company that started in Tupelo, Miss., - birthplace of Elvis Presley - became synonymous with our phones, our computers, certain security systems, E! Entertainment, The Golf Channel. Last year, it edged into NBC.
Now, this little old company has gone rock star on us. Now, to get service, we need this box. We need to go to the cable company, take a number and wait in a long line for something that will record everything we watch and - we learn in Marketing 101 - will send back to our Big Brother, our Best Friend, Comcast, so he or she can sell the information to someone else.
What is wrong with this picture?
Am I being paranoid?
I was spared the wait in line. The cable guy was at the house for something else, and he just happened to have the special box in his truck and maybe it was my pathetic technological skills or my gray hair, but for a few extra dollars he offered to sell me one on the spot.
I took it.
Not that there was anything I wanted to watch when he left, because basically we were just having trouble setting up communication between the Apple box (and movies) and the TV, which provides the screen. That's when I thought, what the heck, I'll watch some TV.
Whoa tiger. Not so easy.
Now, instead of two remote controls, I had four. I call them The Remotes. The Sony works the DVD. The Xfinity changes channels. The Samsung turns on the TV. The slim little stylish Apple guy does Apple things. One does volume, but I forget which one.
And we thought Mac and Word didn't play well together.
People, who thought this up?
We contracted for basic cable but when I finally figured out how to turn the darn thing on, I noticed we got a zillion channels. I didn't say anything because the zillion might as well have been five for all I was interested in. A few weeks later, I got a letter from Xfinity saying some routine maintenance discovered one or more of my digital adaptors may be receiving additional channels not part of my level of service. On Jan. 15, the letter continues, the purloined channels will be discontinued, but if I want to continue the service for some phenomenal one-time low fee I can. Woo-hoo.
And that's when I started getting suspicious. Was the letter - addressed "Dear Valued Customer" - a ploy to get me suckered into the marvels of a zillion channels? Methinks, yes.
When I started telling this to other people, they came up with their own conspiracy theories, mostly around Facebook buying Instagram and selling images to whomever will pay for them. Pay attention. This is a big-deal, ongoing court case.
Then you realize the grocery store card and drug store card operate the same way.
This is what happens when all the great minds of our time go into software programming to come up with more ways to make more money.
Unlimited access, as a goal, is at the top of the list; privacy, as an issue, is at the bottom.
Sometimes I wonder how much I can complain without sounding like my parents, without watching someone's eyes roll. Except this is different, isn't it? But maybe that's what the earlier generation said.
I am not happy with my cable company.
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Former Blue Devil player Chris Collins joined the Duke coaching staff as an assistant coach on July 22, 2000 and was promoted to Associate Head Coach in the summer of 2008.
Collins' 12-year resume at Duke includes an overall record of 356-72, eight ACC Tournament championships, four ACC regular season titles, seven in-season tournament titles and most importantly, national championships in 2001 and 2010.
Collins also served as a court coach and scout for Mike Krzyzewski, assisting the USA Basketball Senior National Team staff with on-court duties as well as game preparation from 2006-12, including during the program's gold-medal performances at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2010 FIBA World Championships and 2012 London Olympics.
His first season as a coach in Durham could not have been better, as the Blue Devils won the 2001 national championship with an 82-72 victory over Arizona in Minneapolis. Collins, who works primarily with Duke's backcourt players, saw guard Jason Williams be named a unanimous first team All-American and the National Player of the Year by the NABC. Chris Duhon, a freshman under Collins' tutelage in 2001, was named the ACC Rookie of the Year.
Collins' influence was never felt more than prior to the NCAA Championship game against Arizona. Collins told Mike Dunleavy, who was coming off a poor shooting performance in Duke's victory over Maryland in the national semifinals, to be aggressive against the Wildcats in the title game.
"I just talked to him about going out and being aggressive. If you miss a shot, so what?"
Dunleavy responded, drilling a team-best 21 points, including a historical spurt of three three-point field goals in a 45-second span in the second half to put Duke ahead by 10 points.
"To see him go out the next day and play with that courage and take those shots, just take over the game, was such a gratifying moment for me."
And to the Blue Devil faithful as well.
In 2001-02, Collins' second season at Duke was also impressive as the Blue Devils posted a 31-4 record, won the ACC Tournament for the fourth consecutive season and were ranked No. 1 in the nation in the final Associated Press poll. Williams, one of Collins' understudies, earned National Player of the Year honors for the second consecutive year and became just one of seven repeat winners of that prestigious honor. Williams also became Duke's second two-time first team consensus All-American, joining Johnny Dawkins as the only Blue Devil to accomplish that feat.
The 2002-03 season was just as special as the staff led a team with six freshmen to a 26-7 record, a fifth consecutive ACC Tournament championship and the Sweet 16 for the sixth straight year. Guard play continued to be a strength for Duke as Chris Duhon (third team All-ACC), J.J. Redick (third team All-ACC and Freshman All-America) and Daniel Ewing (ACC Tournament MVP) all received individual recognition throughout the season.
In 2003-04, Duke returned to the Final Four for the second time in Collins' Blue Devil coaching career. Two of his backcourt players, Duhon and Redick, earned All-America and All-ACC recognition. The Blue Devils went 31-6 overall, won the regular season ACC title and played in their sixth consecutive ACC Tournament Championship Game before advancing to San Antonio and the Final Four.
Collins helped the Blue Devils to a 26-7 overall slate that included the ACC Tournament crown and yet another berth in the NCAA Tournament in 2004-05. Redick was named the National Player of the Year while Ewing was a second round choice of the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2005 NBA Draft.
In the 2005-06 season, Collins watched his star pupil, Redick, register one of the most impressive scoring seasons in Duke history. Redick ranked second in the NCAA with a 26.8 points per game scoring average, while setting the Duke and ACC career scoring records and the NCAA career three-point field goals record. He was a consensus National Player of the Year and a unanimous first team All-America for the 32-4 Blue Devils. Duke also captured the NIT Season Tip-Off, ACC regular season and ACC Tournament championships in 2005-06.
"Coach Collins has really helped my development as a player," said Redick, a two-time National Player of the Year. "He is a former player so he knows a lot of the tricks of the trade and he has taught me a few things that have really helped me, whether it is being able to pick up fouls when we are in the bonus or coming off screens."
Two of the guards under the tutelage of Collins were recognized for their efforts by the ACC in 2006-07 as DeMarcus Nelson was named to the All-Defensive team and Jon Scheyer earned All-Freshman team honors. The three starting guards for the Blue Devils all averaged over 10.0 points per game.
In 2007-08, Collins helped senior DeMarcus Nelson elevate his game and garner several honors along the way. Nelson was tabbed the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and also earned NABC third team All-America, first team All-ACC and ACC All-Defensive team honors. Point guard Greg Paulus was also coached by Collins and earned third team All-ACC recognition. Four of Duke's guards averaged in double figures in scoring on the year.
In 2008-09, Collins guided Gerald Henderson to several All-America and first team All-ACC honors. Henderson increased his scoring to a team-high 16.5 points per game while scoring 19.8 points per game in conference play. Collins also coached Jon Scheyer in his transition to point guard late in the year, which led to an ACC Tournament championship and NCAA Sweet 16 berth. Scheyer averaged 15.0 points per game for the season while scoring in double figures in each of the final 12 games. He was named ACC Tournament MVP after averaging 21.7 points per game in the tournament.
Collins helped lead Duke to its second national championship in 2009-10 as the Blue Devils defeated Butler, 61-59, in the NCAA title game in Indianapolis. Collins coached the top scoring trio in the NCAA as guards Jon Scheyer, Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith combined to score 53.3 points per game. Those three players earned numerous awards during the season with top honors, including second team All-America for Scheyer, NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player for Singler and NCAA Tournament South Region MOP for Smith. All three players were also selected All-ACC and to ACC All-Tournament teams while leading the Blue Devils to ACC Tournament, ACC Regular Season and NIT Season Tip-Off championships.
The 2010-11 season marked the third straight 30-win campaign for the Blue Devils. Collins coached a pair of senior all-stars for the Blue Devils, Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith. Singler had a great senior season, earning first team All-ACC honors and averaging 16.9 points per game, while Smith led the ACC in scoring at 20.6 points per game to claim ACC Player of the Year and first team All-America honors.
In 2011-12, Collins was integral in the development of a backcourt featuring NABC third team All-America Austin Rivers and third team All-ACC pick Seth Curry. Rivers averaged a team-high 15.5 points per game to become just the third Duke freshman to lead the team in scoring. He was also tabbed as the ACC Rookie of the Year and was just the seventh freshman in league history to earn first team all-conference honors. Curry improved his scoring average to 13.2 points per game, while knocking down 64 three-point field goals. The point guard tandem of Tyler Thornton and Quinn Cook also progressed in 2011-12, finishing the year with 2.54:1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Before returning to his alma mater, Collins served as an assistant coach at Seton Hall for two years with Tommy Amaker, a Duke standout himself from 1984-87 and now the head coach at Harvard. In 1999-2000, Collins was part of a staff that guided the Pirates to a 22-10 record and the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Prior to Seton Hall, Collins spent the 1997-98 season as an assistant with the WNBA's Detroit Shock.
As a player, Collins played professional basketball in Finland during the 1996-97 season, leading the league in scoring.
While at Duke, Collins was a team captain as a senior and four-year letterman from 1993-96. He currently ranks 11th among Duke's all-time leaders in three-point field goals (209) and 10th in three-point field goal attempts (539). Collins averaged 9.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists as a collegian. He earned second team All-ACC honors as a senior.
Collins and Stan Brunson formed a Duke senior class that had 83 total victories, three NCAA Tournament bids, one Final Four appearance, two ACC regular season championships, an ACC Tournament title, and two in-season tournament championships (the 1992 Maui Classic and the 1995 Carrs Great Alaska Shootout).
As a senior in 1996, Collins had his most productive season, leading the Blue Devils in three-point field goals (79), three-point percentage (.441), free throws made (83) and attempted (115), assists (132) and steals (37). Collins also ranked second on the team by averaging 16.3 points per game. He was among the ACC leaders in scoring (10th), assists (fourth), field goal percentage (.467, seventh) and free throw percentage (.722, 10th).
Collins is the son of former NBA All-Star, Doug Collins, who is currently the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. The Northbrook, Ill., native joins former Duke standouts Steve Wojciechowski (associate head coach), Jeff Capel (assistant coach) and Nate James (staff assistant) as previous Blue Devil captains on Mike Krzyzewski's staff. Collins is a 1996 graduate of Duke with a bachelor's degree in sociology.
Collins and his wife Kim reside in Durham with their two children - Ryan and Kate.


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Post subject: Unit Overhaul Ideas
Read my original post here:
This post is about UNITS only. Mods, and possibly buildings will be discussed elsewhere.
In one general statement: Each unit probably needs to be looked at for balance. However, that's way beyond the scope of this post. I'm using this thread to explore general ideas for each grouping, Simple – Elite.
Simples –
We've already shown that there is currently no CE benefit to using Simple units - read my post about CE Overhaul here:
So what IS the advantage to using Simples? Cheaper to build, and speed.
So yes, cheaper to build is an advantage, but, when you factor the high CE cost in, and the general uselessness of most Simples, it's really not much of one at all. Speed is really not an advantage at all because of two reasons: 1. most intermediate and some advanced units can either move almost as fast, and both usually have longer range weapons; 2. even without #1, Simples still have to get close enough to use their weapons, so the increased speed is rendered pretty much useless anyway. It just means you reach your death destination more quickly...
I don't expect a single Akimo to go toe-to-toe with a Katana, but a group of 4 or 5 should have a chance. (But, again, why would you ever do that because the CE cost is way to high?) Additionally, I think simple units can and should be used to fill a support role. So therefore:
Reduce the CE cost on Simple Units
-This was discussed in it's own post.
Give Simple Units an inherent dodge bonus – Maybe harder to hit 1-2 gunnery levels? I dunno.
- This would allow these units to at least have a chance of getting in and out of attack range without getting blown sky high. Every. Single. Time.
Along the "support units" line, give Simple Units an inherent, non-stacking, non-additive, very weak ability – This would enhance simple units as "support units". I think this would work well because you obviously wouldn't use them to assault a base, for example, but you might bring a handful along if they helped your other units out somewhat.
- A few examples
Maybe a Puma Light Scout has a 2 gunnery dodge bonus. Then you could use it to, you know, scout, or draw fire, or whatever.
Maybe a Wolfhound Meka has a 10% chance per turn of automatically revealing cloakers in the sector.
Maybe a Lasher Assault Vehicle gives all of your energy units and additional +1 to energy damage.
Maybe a Cobra Tank has a +5-10% bonus to Crew EXP.
- With the above in mind, for example, if you deployed 1 or 100 or 1000 Wolfhounds, you would only have a 1 per turn 10% chance of revealing cloakers in the sector. Not a 100 x 10% chance. However, if you deployed more Wolfhounds it does mean that the 10% chance would obviously stay in effect longer, at least until the last Wolfhound was destroyed anyway. Also keep in mind that you could spread out your Wolfhounds to cover more ground and spread the effect over more sectors. This would of course expose them to quicker death, but makes for an interesting use of tactics, AND makes better use of the unit as a scout. Hope this makes sense.
- Again, from the list above, 10 Lashers wouldn't give +10 to all Energy units. You get the idea.
- By comparison, Intermediates have on-unit actis, and many Advanced units have actis and other special abilities. Why not give Simples something unique, other than "they suck"?
I don't know if I would change much on Intermediate Units - outside of evaluating individual units for balance, as was noted in my General Statement at the beginning of this post.
- I would probably only consider increasing the CE of Intermediates, and then I would ONLY do that if the Simples did not have their CE decreased, as was already discussed in another post.
See my statement under intermediates above.
Two additional points here:
- I would move every Command Unit (anything that can be activated by a BE) into the Elite Unit Level.
- I would consider increasing the CE cost on most, not all, Advanced Units. Not drastically, but there should be some increase. There is no reason an Asp Tank should be only 400 CE for example. Keep in mind my point above about moving Command Units to Elite Level. These would NOT increase in CE. My reasoning for not increasing CE significantly is I think it's necessary to flip-flop CE factor on the mods, which would automatically increase CE. (This will be discussed in it's own post.)
Again, see my post about Intermediates above.
One additional point:
-I would possibly move a few of the units from this level down to Advanced since the Command Units are moving up.
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We are currently in Sweden, where we were chasing the Aurora.
That was always high on our bucketlist.
And we have seen some beautiful sightings!
Life is good...
Nice hiking here in the forests and mountains.
I feel very blessed.
I could not have done it, when I was at my heaviest...
I'll try to put some pictures here.
Stil loosing weight, very slowly, but still...
This morning 105,4 pounds.
Not a big deal, some of you might say.
But the point is: I have not eaten pizza since my surgery, 1,5 years ago.
So yesterday was a family day and we went out for lunch as well as dinner.
For lunch we ended up in a restaurant where food choices were very limited.
But there was pizza!
I reminded myself, that I was NOT on a diet and ordered a slice of tuna pizza.
And though it tasted good, I craved some healthy protein and my veggies.
Last week was my 1,5 year surgiversary.
Time flies when you are having fun!
My sleeve does his job and so do I.
We are really a good team.
For the last couple of months I have maintained this weight, sometimes I weigh a bit more, sometimes a bit less.
And to be honest, I don't feel I have to do much to keep it like that.
My sleeve works itself, more or less.
I eat approximately between 1200 and 1300 calories per day, according
I finally did it!
My first real slider foods!
I had eaten a cup of popcorn before, but this time I went way further.
We are currently in Germany, where they have these delicious baguette-like little bread rolls.
Made of pure white flour, absolutely no nutritional value whatsoever.
Those breads.
I used to love, love, love them.
Yesterday I ate one of those and I really wondered why I ever liked them...
No taste, no texture, just
As some of you may know, I am constantly doing research and browsing through the internet, to learn as much as I want to about the sleeve and other wls procedures.
Yesterday I came across a youtube video from Dori'sJourney and she had a great analogy, I thought I'd share.
Our sleeve is a tool, just like a hammer.
You want to use that hammer to hang up a picture on the wall.
So you find yourself a nail and start hammering.
After you hit the nail two or


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It's ironic, isn't it? In an era where we can pretty much reach each other no matter where we are, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, people communicate with each other less and less. Don't believe me? OK, then indulge me.
Next time you are out with your friends having coffee, count how many times they will reach for their cell phone. For that matter, count how many times you will reach for your cell phone. Or, better yet, if you are trying to get a point across, or even just rambling, stop mid-sentence, and ask one of your friends to repeat what you have just said. You will be surprised by the results.
Why is that? Why do we type away on our cell phones instead of having meaningful, face-to-face conversations with people we care about? It's like we would rather be somewhere else, with someone else, because that's how it appears.
Now, modern technology has allowed us to communicate from people all over the globe, whom we'd never meet otherwise. Yet, we prioritize electronic communication over meeting people in real life. And you know what? Those people you are talking to via your cell phone, Skype, or Viber, and neglecting the people you are sitting down with, if you were to meet them in person, would have nothing to say to you, and vice versa.
I know, because I have been there. I've met some of my online pals, and while the meeting was pleasant enough, our communication just didn't translate very well into real life.
What about people you do know in real life? Why do we still keep on chatting for hours on end with people we can easily meet in 15 minutes time? And why do we insist on taking pictures of everything we do, and all the places we are at, and putting it on Instagram, instead of being there and enjoying the moment. Who do we tweet everything that pops into our minds?
Perhaps the answer to that question is not that important. We can sit here for days and think of all the different reasons. But, instead of doing that, let's do something else.
Next time you are out with someone, ignore your cell phone as much as you can. It's OK to answer phone calls or text back if it's something important, but you can do without checking out every tweet, update or image that gets posted every 3 seconds. You just might find that you can do without all of that.