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So I've been chasing the dungeon flame and the PQI flag, trying to snag a new badge or class icon each time. It's fun, but what I would really like is some kind of indicator of overall progress. Here are some ideas, starting from "kind of reasonable sounding if you don't know anything about coding" and ranging down to "might get implemented if the devs get stuck in some kind of Misery-style kidnapping scenario."
1) A simple meter: Kind of bland, but it'd be nice to know what my overall percentage is without having to tab through every dungeon.
2) Kingdom decorations: After every dungeon's worth of completion or so, the player is given some kind of garnishment for their kingdom. Like, maybe you get a statue in the town square that gets bigger and more impressive as the game goes on. Alternatively. completion thresholds unlock items from a list decorations, allowing the player to play paper-doll with his kingdom, if he is into that sort of thing.
3) Special New Game+ Style Mode: After getting 100% in a dungeon, a special mode becomes unlocked for that dungeon only. In this special just-for-fun mode, the player cannot earn gold, but is allowed to choose which altars spawn and maybe have limited control over what is in the shops. The idea is after having demonstrated total mastery over a given board, the player can now use it as a sort of playground/test lab. It'd be a lot of fun to test and develop strategies for rare combos without having to scum a billion times just to even find out if they are viable or not. It would also make demonstration runs for specific gods and items a lot easier.


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Sarcastic wrote:click it, fools.
Sarcastic wrote:ok FC, if you like the new QOTSA so much, I'll download the album. I'll try the new Sabbath cma said he likes and there was a 3rd one... alice in chains just out of curiosity, never listened much though liked what I heard when I did.
FreeCandy44 wrote:Sarcastic wrote:ok FC, if you like the new QOTSA so much, I'll download the album. I'll try the new Sabbath cma said he likes and there was a 3rd one... alice in chains just out of curiosity, never listened much though liked what I heard when I did.
If you aren't already a fan of QOTSA you wont. Start with Songs for the deaf and report back to me.
Ben Klingston wrote: I like me some Feist.
tifosi77 wrote:A friend sent me a link today that has the vocals iso'd from "Under Pressure".
When they recorded the vox, Freddy and Bowie pretty much improvised melodies separately without hearing what the other had done, and then they cobbled together the final melody from bits and bobs from both takes before recording the final version. Apparently the song came together from start to finish in one mammoth 24 hour writing and recording session.
Utterly brilliant, one of the best two or three rock songs of the 80s and I'd say a top 10 of all-time.
JS© wrote:debating on whether to watch game 4 or catch the somewhat-reunited Black Flag at Stage AE tonight.
Flag flies at Stage AE
The gateway from neo-hippies to old punks was the Fort Duquesne Bridge to Stage AE.
Just as the Magnetic Zeros were winding down, Flag was ready to fly inside the cavernous North Shore venue, where the turnout was thin. Flag consists of four former members of Black Flag -- Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, Bill Stevenson and Dez Cadena -- who were fed up with waiting around for a full-fledged reunion.
The two people most associated with Black Flag -- fourth singer Henry Rollins and founding guitarist Greg Ginn, off on his own Black Flag reunion -- are missing, but there is some legitimacy to this outfit fronted by original singer Morris, who went on to the Circle Jerks and Off!
The sonic assault they created was legit, too. With ages ranging from late 40s to late 50s, the guys in Flag raged through two-minute classics such as "I Don't Care," "Fix Me," "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie" and "Wasted" with no shortage of speed, volume and fury, while the old-school punk fans crashed into each other below the stage.
The second mix was sufficiently raw and tinny as if they were back at the friendly confines of the Electric Banana. We can safely say that nostalgia trips back 30 years don't usually come with this much pent-up noise, energy and aggression.
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Who You Callin' 'Pro'?
You all know I only feature professionally made Wrecks here on CW. The irony, of course, is that I mistake pro for amateur way more often than the other way around! Heh. So anyway, while I've been told that today's Wrecks are indeed made by real, honest-to-goodness, got-paid-for-their-efforts cake decorators, part of me still refuses to believe it.
I'm still posting them, though, because they're all wedding cakes. Served at people's actual weddings. And even if one was actually made by Aunt Mildred who calls herself a pro but really isn't, I think the world deserves to see this cautionary tale.
Plus, it's kinda funny.
Whew, thank goodness for fresh flowers! Too bad they didn't have enough to hide the fact that the cake is being served on a giant dry-erase board, though.
I also like the gentle placement of the topper. That took "finesse."
Apparently this was taken during The Great Icing Shortage of '73 - back when grooms were stayin' alive with their groovy butterfly collars and the bridesmaids wore Frigidaire green. Looks like they ran out of flowers here too, though, and raided the fruit bowl instead.
Hey, "Love to Highway", right? And getting married doesn't mean the groom has to give up his matchbox cars, right?
And now, a haiku for you, wedding cake:
Well, um...
Oh! Imagine how hard it must've been to stack all those raw cake tiers! Eh? Yeah, I like to look on the sunny side of things. Which is good, because this cake is so sunny I think I can hear my retinas sizzling.
Hey, Grace C., Tony M., Anony M., Anony #2., & Anita R., "sizzling retinas" would be a terrible band name. Really. Just awful.


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People of the Lairdlands
The common populace of the Lairdlands are stoic and peaceable people. They are more interested in raising their young, their crops, and their livestock, smoking tobacco, making beer, wine and cheese. Most average about six feet in height and 200 pounds, with femmes being proportionately smaller and lighter. Brown hair and brown eyes, and pale to medium complexions are the norm, with most men going grey or bald by their 40s, and women going grey by their 50s. A typical Lairdlander family has 2D4 children, with another 1D6 extended family members under the roof.
The Counties
The Lairdland is composed of 13 Lairdships, called counties in the archaic noble style. The 13 Laird who rule these domains select one of their own to serve as the Grand Laird, but this is only done when the Lairdlands are involved in significant war.
Dandaris County
The largest and most expensive of the counties, this is a region primarily composed of farmland with little in the way of woodlands or hills. The once capital of the Lairdlands is in Dandaris and serves as the seat of the Laird's council. Tradition has prevented the Lairds from breaking up Dandaris into two or more lairdships.
Calobit County
Renowned for it's many dairies and cheese makers, Calobit has a sizable population, ample orchards, and a good deal of farmland. It is a trade junction for the Lairdlands and most trade moving in or out of the region pass through this county. As such, Calobit has seen the most foreign raids, and has the most up to date defences.
Ardanun County
Predominated by forested land and lakes, Ardanun is a sparsely populated county of forestals and woodland folk. Archery is the regional pastime, and lumber is the primary export from the county.
Warolding County
The military nexus of the Lairdlands, Warolding houses the mercenary guilds that do the Lairdland's open warfare. These soldiers are recruited by the mercenary guild, which is then by law hired by the lairds. The acts of Feck ensured that none of the Lairds would be able to raise a house army as the nobles had, and thus made the Mercenary guild the only way to get soldiers who were not household gaurd. The region is roughly split between farming and ranching cattle and horses.
Perenir County
Perenir is the roughest of the counties, with the closest things to mountains in the Lairdlands. The region has little farmland, but raises sheep and goats and has several major mining villages. Aside from wool and iron, the lairds of Perenir are known for their hawking skills and the grey winged raptors they keep.
Aldess County
One of the middle counties, Aldess is requently overlooked, perhaps most often due to it's diversity. It has no mostly, or most, instead being involves in a bit of everything. If there was a category for bridesmaid never a bride, Aldess would fall into it.
Vesenth County
Vesenth is much like Aldess county, but has a minor distinction in having regular flashfires that roll across the hills in the late spring and early summer. As such, Vesenth tends to have either easily replaced structures, or fireproof stonework. During the burning season it is said that the smoke would cure a ham hung from a porch peg.
Essing County
Sitting on the dea, Essing is the Lairdland's main port. It suffers from having a poor harbor and the river draining into the sea is only navigable for a mile or so upriver before becoming impassable to ships. Essing is affluent, but its poor geography prevents it from becoming a major port. Essing is known for smoked fish, woodworking, and relics from the sea.
Sighroth County
A hoary old county, Sighroth once was a seat of a sorcerous noble and his enslaved cabal of magi. The region is alive with magical energy and is fraught with superstition, boggles and bogies, and near obsessive-compulsive ritual behavior to ward off evil, prayers, and the like. Most Lairdlanders considers Sighroth folk to be backwards.
Endev County
Another coastal county, Endev has no harborage and only sports nominal coastal fishing villages along it's rough and rocky shore. Endov is known for frequent festivals, painters, and the quality of it's musicians. There is also a common theme of eloping lovers to flee to Endev to live by the sea.
Cerdenpol County
The last of the coastal counties, Cerdenpol has a good harbor, sheltered from the sea and easily defendable from the land. This has largely been a detriment to Cerdenpol as a whole, as it is one of the most contested counties, both by rival lairds, and by outsiders. Orcs have been fought for generations, as have ogre raiders, rival nations, and others have sought to claim the region. The constant damage to the city have prevented major progress to be made in establishing the central township as a shipping hub. Few guilds will invest in a township that is pillaged or burned every few decades.
Belitin County
Belitin is a central county, dominated by agriculture. It's main exports are flour and beer, and Belitin bread, which is made of beer, flour and quail eggs. Butted against mountains and forested Ardanun, Belitin is considered the Lairdland's backyard.
Zapholas County
The smallest of the counties, Zapholas is also the poorest. The terrain is harsh and the soil takes alot of work to coax grain from it. The county is still ruled by a Lord, a holdover from the old nobility. As such, the Lord of Zapholas only serves as a tie-breaker and normally does not have a vote. Zapholas is considered neutral territory, and the various guilds and religious orders maintain alms houses and charity missions in the county.
The Lairdlands exist in greater interest in the past than they do in the present. The Lairdlands of today are a peaceful seaming region of dairies, sprawling farmlands, and pastures of horses and cattle in the sunlight. The Lairdlands of the past was rife with violence and nearly three generations of constant warfare. Most of the warfare was based off of noble claims to leadership and contests between their bastard children and blackguard generals. As such, cities were walled in, and villages were rare, unless they were close to a fortress or natural defence.
The generations of war ended with the victory of the mercenary general Haephas Feck. Feck lead a major army element in toppling a usurper prince, and once this was complete he turned on his employer. While some consider this an act of betrayal, historians say it was inevitable as Feck's payment for services rendered was unpayable by his patron prince. As before, the prince was routed and hung from his own castle walls. The nobility in large was removed, mostly by their own subjects rising against them, assassins, or in a few cases military action.
The peace that followed came with the establishment of the Laird system. Each Laird functions like a lord, but his position is not hereditary, and cannot be passed on to any of his offspring. Instead, when a laird dies, his successor has to literally purchase his father's land. If he cannot, it goes to the prospective laird who can pay. In this manner, prosperous Lairds could excel, setting aside trusts for their progeny to purchase their lands upon their death. Those that engaged in constant warfare tended to be less financially secure, and thus tended to not pass their titles onto their young.
Economic Warfare
Underneath the peaceful facade of the Lairdlands, there is generally a constant shadow war. This war is not fought with swords and soldiers, but with gold, rates of exchange, and guild manipulation. Defeating an enemy generally requires a process of devaluing their lairdship, draining their coffers, and then eliminating the existing laird, usually by assassination or declaration of a duel. Military action can be used to devalue land and eliminate a rival but unless it is very short, the other Lairds are honor bound to defend the besieged laird. Warfare is frowned upon in the Lairdlands.
The Laird's Challenge
At any time, one laird may challenge another to combat to the death. Elder lairds often appoint champions, as do female lairds, and if their champion is defeated, they step down without a word. Those that fail to do so are generally executed by their own people. Most such challenges come from economic duels, ala the coup-de-grace, or a reprisal against an aggresive rival, or from seriously impugning a laird's honor.
War without Honor or Glory
The folk of Lairdlands have long memories and as such have little taste for the small and petty wars of the nobles. This is one of the reasons that Feck's laird system has worked passably well. A few outsiders have made the mistake of tihnking that this lack of violence in the Lairdlands makes the locals soft and easy targets. When attacked, the Lairds are duty bound to assist each other and defend the Lairdlands as a whole. During this time of warfare, a Laird may raise militias and the Mercenary guild is put afield in force.
While not armed with exotic weapons or mounts, the Lairdlanders are among the most brutal and vicious of soldiers when they fight to defend their own or afield. It is said that nothing angers a man like being away from his hearth and wife, and Lairdlanders fight hard and fast because they want to go back home and cant until their enemies are defeated or dead.
The Cerdenpol Reprisal
Some years ago, an orcish horde threatened Cerdenpol. Drawing militias from the surrounding counties and mustering almost half of the Mercenary guild, the Laird of Cerdenpol lead a dragonnade against the orcs. The orcs, normally gleeful for battle found no honor or glory fighting the Lairdlanders. Instead they found their warriors captured and executed, captives impaled and left by the side of the road. Instead of soft prey, the orcs cound the iron hard core of the Lairdlanders and instead of begging for mercy or bribes, they fought without mercy or honor. Facing heavy losses, the orcs retreated for easier picking to the east.
Discipline and Steel
The mistake that most invaders and raiders who attack the Lairdlands make is that they assume that because the region is peaceful, that it is peacable. There was a reason that the Noble's wars lasted three generations, Lairdlanders know how to fight, and they are good at it. Outsiders also assume that farmer means weakness, it takes alot of labor, and tools to turn the soil. The men and women who do so are not milk-skinned fops, but instead are lean and hard from working in the sun, and their tools can become weapons. Plowshares are turned to swords, and the barrel maker and the cartwright turn to making shields.
At the core is discipline. This is almost instinctive, as proper behavior is a strong local tradition, instilled from childhood. Elders are to be obeyed, often without question. Authorities have their authority by the consent of the community. Discipline is easy to overlook in modern terms where television, pills, and time out mister! have replaced actually parenting and corporal punishment. Later in life, this means that these folk don't break ranks in battle, they stand and fight shoulder to shoulder with their kith and kin.
Notes on the Lairdlands
The Lairdlands are the starting point of most adventures, much like the Shire in Lord of the Rings. It shares several similarities in being predominantly agricultural in focus, as well as being peaceful. This is where the similarity ends, while the Shire was untouched by outside concerns until Saruman invaded, the Lairdlands have been eyeballs deep in war for generations and only recently, less than a century, cast off the incessant fighting of the nobles. The people of the Lairdlands are outwardly simply folk, but are quite intelligent and when roused have an impressive streak of vengeance.


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A few years ago Eugene, Oregon bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler decided America needed another holiday, a day to celebrate the ratification of the 21st Amendment. This Amendment to our Constitution repealed the 18th Amendment, and along with it, federally mandated prohibition in America.
With that in mind, he created "Repeal Day".
To quote from Jeffrey's website:
On December 5th, 1933, Utah, the final state needed for a three quarters majority, ratified the 21st Amendment, repealing Prohibition and restoring the American right to a celebratory drink. While the amendment still allowed for state and local levels of Prohibition, by 1966 there were no state laws banning alcohol.
Jeff's tireless efforts to promote this holiday, and drinking in general, is truly admirable. In fact, I think I may still have a hangover from the last time he blew through town.
But a bunch of people have asked, "What can I do to celebrate Repeal Day?"
The easiest way to celebrate is to simply have a drink and raise a toast to your freedom to celebrate.
Again, quoting Mr. Morgenthaler:
There are no outfits to buy, costumes to rent, rivers to dye green. Simply celebrate the day by stopping by your local bar, tavern, saloon, winery, distillery, or brewhouse and having a drink. Pick up a six-pack on your way home from work. Split a bottle of wine with a loved one. Buy a shot for a stranger. Just do it because you can.
Think of it like a variation on the Chinese Fortune Cookie Game. Simply add "with booze" to any activity you already have planned. Preferably not driving or operating heavy machinery.
In San Francisco, a number of bars are having special events which will allow you to add yourself to the booze:
21st Amendment Brewery: Celebrating all week with a plethora of events, including a Repeal Day Dinner Wednesday and a parade Friday afternoon with party following. While you're there, pick up a six pack of their Watermelon flavored wheat beer, Hell or High Watermelon.
Alembic Bar: On Friday night, Daniel Hyatt and Alembic's chef are doing a special menu with food and cocktail pairings.
Bourbon & Branch: Friday they will be serving a special menu of prohibition era cocktails.
Elixir: Friday they are hosting a costume party and serving "period cocktails with associated pricing".
Forbidden Island: Friday, they will be paying tribute to Cuba's role in Prohibition era drinking by serving cocktails from that island. Ask for a Mary Pickford, it's a great cocktail.
John Walker & Co/Cantina: Friday downtown liquor store John Walker & Co is celebrating both their 75th Anniversary and the repeal of prohibition with a party at Cantina. Hmm… I imagine quite a number of bars and liquor stores might be celebrating their anniversaries on or near Dec 5!
NOPA: Friday NOPA will be featuring Genever Cocktails and opening the keg of their barrel select Redhead Rye.
Speakeasy Brewery: Speakeasy is holding, "a rousing, riveting and spine-tingling blowout hullabaloo," at the brewery Friday from 4-8 PM.
SWIG: Friday DJs will spin prohibition era tunes and period cocktails will be featured.
If you know of any others, if you drop me a note I will add them to the list.
PS. Thanks to Super Duper Great Jane Tunks, who I have plagiarized ruthlessly.


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Three Easy Steps from Beater to Daily Driver to Show Truck!
Lots of things can trigger the urge to build a custom classic truck, but hanging out with friends already in the hobby tends to speed things up. Mike Snider from Honea Path, South Carolina, is a restaurant owner who has always enjoyed classic trucks. The dream gathered momentum thanks to several of his friends who owned classic rides and before long, Mike decided it was time to build one of his own.
As it turned out, a popular local car show changed everything. While attending Shades of the Past in Tennessee, Mike was looking for a suitable project vehicle from the '50s; that choice was quickly forgotten, however, when he spotted this '66 Ford on the very last day. For some reason, it was love at first sight, even though the teal green paint was flaking off and the sheetmetal needed work. On the plus side, the truck already had a 427 V-8 installed, but it needed an overhaul. The sad green steering wheel, bench seat, and paper headliner definitely had to go, but Mike could see the potential and brought the truck home.
Several changes were accomplished quickly to make the truck more drivable, the first of which was eliminating the original twin I-beam front suspension in favor of a late-model Mustang frontend with 2-inch drop spindles, Eibach springs, and Carrera shocks. In the rear, the Ford 9-inch was fitted with 3.53 gears and updated for modern use with 11-inch disc brakes to complement the 11.75 inch versions up front. Gabriel air shocks provided some ride-height adjustment to the rear.
Mike drove the truck for about a year and enjoyed it, but he had a consistent problem with the three-on-the-tree shift linkage hanging up. The solution was to drop the truck off to the experts at Fastech, a full-service shop in Anderson, South Carolina. Besides fixing the shifter, Mike added a few things to the list like repairing the leaky master cylinder, installing a new thermostat, and adding a new steering box. As you may have already guessed, however, several more changes found their way into the truck!
Fastech owner, Troy Carnes, is a man of many talents and suggested a few safety and handling upgrades. Each one sounded good and before long, Mike began considering some new options. Instead of just fixing up the truck and making it a nice driver, it became apparent that this vintage Ford could become his ultimate dream ride. Mike began to visit the shop every week, admiring the progress and discussing even more improvements. Once the dents and dings were removed from the half-century-old sheetmetal, emblems and markers were eliminated to allow the original lines to show through.
Unique touches include single-pane, tinted side glass, an addition that required considerable modification to the Ford's upper door hinge. The gas filler cap was located behind the license plate, subtle Speedway sideview mirrors were added, and custom latches replaced the chains on the tailgate. Bigger wheels were necessary to fill the wheelwells and Mike chose Foose rims, 18×8 up front and 20×10 in the rear, wrapped in Cooper rubber.
Because so many elements of the truck were coming together so nicely, the 427 V-8 was sent out for rebuild by Danny Powell of Powell Machine in Anderson, South Carolina. The precisely overhauled mill now sports a balanced Ford rotating assembly, connected to Speed-Pro pistons with a Comp cam activating the valves in the ported and polished Ford Motorsports heads.
To ensure an adequate fuel/air mix, the truck runs a Holley 750 carb on an Edelbrock manifold. Mallory HEI ignition explodes the fuel/air mix and Hedman headers dispense spent gases through an aluminized 2½-inch exhaust system that's quieted by a pair of Flowmaster mufflers. The package creates an estimated 430 hp, managed by a Ford C6 transmission that's been upgraded with a B&M converter and shift kit by Pruitt Transmission in Anderson. The new automatic had the additional advantage of solving that balky old shifting problem! Cosmetic details on the new V-8 included distinctive ribbed valve covers and air cleaner. An aluminum radiator and electric fan from Kar House ensure the strong V-8 stays in the green.
Every hot truck has to have a cool interior and Dennis Glenn from Anderson Auto Glass was called in to do the upholstery using the middle row seat from a Dodge Caravan. The original headrests were eliminated to keep the seat tops below the window line and the split bench seat, with its fold-down armrest, was upholstered in gray leather. A matching leather headliner was added along with black wool carpeting.
Aligning with the center armrest is the new sheetmetal center console, fabricated to hold the Kenwood stereo head unit, speakers, controls for the power windows, and a pair of cup holders. A separate lower panel was added to the dash for the Vintage Air vents, then a new carbon fiber panel was fabricated for the new Triple Round VHX analog/digital gauge package from Dakota Digital. The large center dial combines speedometer and tach along with fuel and voltage. The smaller circular blanks on either side of the main cluster are now filled with analog oil pressure and water temperature gauges, completing the look. The Billet Specialties wheel feels as good as it looks.
The final exterior upgrade was paint and Mike has always loved two-tone paintjobs. "Choosing the shades was one of the most difficult decisions of the build," he told us. He finally settled on a PPG Cardinal Red and Vanilla Cream combination, spraying the interior, bed, and engine bay to match. The Ford logo was added to the front fenders and outlined in red on the vanilla tailgate.
Jeff Richardson and William Mosley teamed up on the bodywork and paint with pinstriper Charlie Tyre separating the two colors with a fine orange line. The build took a year and a half, but now that it's complete, Mike, his wife Kelly, and their sons Keith and Cody enjoy the truck at every opportunity. The old daily driver may have transitioned into a show truck, but Mike still drives it often. Special thanks to Troy Carnes, Jeff Richardson, William Mosley, Danny Powell, Charlie Tyre, and Dennis Glenn—the talented craftsmen responsible for making Mike's dream truck a reality. CCT


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Poetry, South Asian American writing, Asian American writing, immigrant and first-generation literature
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Dilruba Ahmed is the author of DHAKA DUST (Graywolf, 2011), winner of the 2010 Bakeless Literary Prize for poetry, selected by Arthur Sze and awarded by the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. Her poetry has appeared in Cream City Review, New England Review, New Orleans Review, The Normal School, and Pebble Lake Review. Her work also appears in Indivisible: Contemporary South Asian American Poetry. A writer with roots in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Bangladesh, Ahmed holds BPhil and MAT degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and an MFA from Warren Wilson College. She currently lives in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, with her husband and son. Photo credit: Mike Drzal
- MFA, Poetry, Warren Wilson College (Swannanoa, NC), 2009
- MAT, Instruction and Learning, University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA), 1997
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|2012-08-06, 10:17
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It seems that they are in the Unlimited Neutral Field, judging from the number of Burst Linkers. However, that would have to mean that all of them were connected to the hospital's local net to be able to meet there.
You also have to be at least level 4 to go into the Unlimited Neutral Field.
|2012-08-06, 17:46
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: 346Pro
Age: 33
(apologies if me habit of using medical conditions annoys anyone. )
Though if that's not accurate, then this becomes a clue as to who Burgundy and Maya really are. They were in or around the hospital at the time.
Perhaps, have Burgundy come after the match to have a chat with Gold and invite him to another viewing gallery? After all, he did set the whole thing up to mess with Golden.
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|2012-08-06, 21:37
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Age: 16
I believe you're immediately logged out the moment the match ends though. Might want to make it as though someone challenged him again after his match against the two, though it can't be the two who do it as you can only challenge a certain Linker once per day.
The only way you can view a match is if you subscribe to a linker so that you're transported to the gallery when the match happens, since each match only lasts 1.8 seconds in real life.
|2012-08-07, 00:46
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|2012-08-07, 03:03
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Portugal
Cyan Pile's Parent was <<Executed>> at the Blue Legion, and lost all Burst Points.
To tell the truth, before knowing about Judgement Blow, I thought <<Execution>> meant that the whole Legion took a turn fighting the DA, each member taking the culprit's points, and then when the BP were at critical, the Legion Master would deal the final blow.
So yeah, there are other ways to pass judgement on someone than Judgement Blow
atm, I'm working on my OCs...and by that, I mean appearance.
I'm doing some sketches of them, then their DAs
|2012-08-07, 11:08
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This is mainly the reason for his scar for "never missing" and his devotion to endure pain so that others can live. If you don't like this kind of character, that fine by me. I like spoil douches that slow turn into more mature and moral people.
I had another idea character, but didn't fit my description. Gray Phantom is a bit off my style. He is an orphan that has been through a lot of trauma: the lost of his family, the burning of his orphanage and the death of a close friend. He believe him is cursed and he deserves no one. He hardly ever cries anymore and tries to make a living of his own. He uses his "curse" to people that deserved it. He want to live in a better world than his real one (hence got into AW). His scar is his mental trauma and that he believes he is a cursed spirit that punishes the wicked...in other words a phantom.
That's as far as I went. If you can make it better, than do it. Even though I made him, I lost interest in finishing it.
|2012-08-07, 20:24
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Philippines
Another Promotional Snippet for The Revived Legend of the Black Swordsman <<Side A>>. :3
Spoiler for An early draft. Some things were fixed in the FF chapter:
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|2012-08-08, 00:41
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For instance, especially at the end, what is the reaction of the rest of the room when Haru plugged on the Neurolinker.
What of physical descriptions? Beautiful doesn't simply cut it, for example - what does Haru think of that kind of beauty? What is Haru feeling? What is the mood of the rest of the room? There's a lot of small little touches you can make to improve this Snippet. How does this Haru look like? Still short and obese? Or perhaps physically different ( less pudgier, still short, but not grossly fat, etc, etc.) after his time in Tokyo?
It's a respectable effort, with an interesting premise that I hope will derail canon quickly, but there's quite alot of room of improvement. The premise grips me, but your writing hasn't exactly yet.
|2012-08-08, 03:40
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Portugal
Okay, just finished checking the piece that I'm about to post, so here goes.
[Accel World: Under the Cloudless Sky]
Chapter 01
Spoiler for AW:UtCS - Ch 02 (Part 1):
That's it for now...need to work on the Duel Avatar designs, as I'm not used to drawing robot-like characters.
Also, I may have missed some mistakes, so do point them out so I can fix them
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|2012-08-08, 05:02
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Location: Portugal
I assume that if it's just something trivial as a small text file, then it can be sent to someone without need of Global Net connection.
This is confirmed by the scene where Kuroyukihime sent the optical screenshot to Haru in ep 2.
|2012-08-10, 14:24
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Join Date: Dec 2008
I don't see too many things wrong with Carbon Arrow's user, Taiyou. He started out a rich life and then it all blew up (literally). I already told you his weakness is trusting people. He basically has a wall around himself. He feels uneasy around other Burst Linkers (he hates ones that abuse the game). Him using Incernate System is obvious after spend "5 years of hell". Also the guy is trying to be social which he isn't good at. He's been scarred mentally and physically. I'm not saying he's "super", it's just he has his moments. His surviving skills in real life made him a better burst linker. He also was a Black Lotus fan as a kid, however now he is not sure of it. The guy mainly became somewhat emo. At least this character is better than my "Shadow Tesla" character.
|2012-08-12, 18:43
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I think I know what is bugging me about the last part - it's the fragmentary nature of the very last section - it feels hanging, and I think you might want to shift it to the next chapter, or continue with the entire Brain burst Installation process and explanation.
The other problem is that your writing fills a little stilted at times, and your phrasing can be a little awkward.
|2012-08-13, 18:13
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Portugal
Just finished, scanned and upped the drawing I did of one of my OCs: Renka's school network avatar
Had it in my head for a while, and couldn't focus on drawing the duel avatars so I had to do it
Like Kuroyukihime's, Renka's avatar is a replica of her appearance, plus the obvious additions The outfit is mostly red with gold trimmings, except for the inner part that is black and white.
Well then, back to sketching DAs
|2012-08-13, 18:48
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Location: 346Pro
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|2012-08-14, 00:53
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Tenshi's Defense Squadron
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Fighting against those who oppress the system
I wonder if I should start do something of a crossover between Transformers (plotwise) and Accel world.
I mean, I can so picture a more of an all out war after Kuroyuki's call to everyone to fight.
And resulting in MASSIVE amounts of people losing their Brain Burst, causing a crash in the system....
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My splinter-removing implements are arranged in a row
tweezers, cotton-balls, alcohol, safety pins, Neosporin
you've managed to get a huge one stuck up in your heel
and you trust me to remove it
This is love
Please lay face down, hon, diagonal on the bed
so I can work on you here by the light
poor foot
calloused skin
I'll have to rough you up a bit
but I promise it'll come out
just hold on, scream in to the pillow if you need to
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pulling at an almost microscopic shard
gripping your heel to steady it
I'm hurting you as I've done so many times
and you are not angry at me
You wince, your eyes water,
your mouth remains closed
I once thought I'd enjoy making you suffer
(just a little bit)
but now, I want this small evil to be gone.
I feel it when you cringe.
The small wooden needle slides away finally –
no trace left behind.
I've fixed you.


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First off, let's get the whole jelly-doughnut fiction out of the way. For decades, people have been chuckling over the oft-repeated "fact" that when he delivered his now-famous speech at Berlin's Schöneberg city hall in June 1963, John F. Kennedy flubbed the oration's critical line. Instead of declaring his solidarity with the German people with a rousing, "I am a Berliner!" (Ich bin Berliner) — so the story goes — Kennedy instead proclaimed, "I am a jelly doughnut!" (Ich bin ein Berliner).
It's a pretty good story, and it's even more comical when it's repeated, as it has been countless times in the subsequent decades, in JFK's distinctive Boston accent and with his unique cadence. Alas, for comedians and for cocktail-party trivia experts everywhere, Kennedy's assertion was not only perfectly comprehensible, but positively stirring, to the thousands of Germans who saw his speech live and to the millions of others who heard it on the radio or saw it on TV.
"I am a Berliner!" It might not be as hilarious as the apocryphal jelly-doughnut line — but five decades on, JFK's simple declaration still feels inspiring.
Here, more than 50 years after Kennedy's June 1963 speech in Berlin, LIFE.com recalls not only that one historic moment, but the look and the feel — the unprecedented energy — of his trip to Germany. Kennedy drew boisterous and, for the most part, adoring crowds wherever he traveled, and less than two decades after the end of World War II, in a West Germany that was now an American ally, was received as something of a rock star by young and old alike.
[MORE: See the gallery, "Rare Photos From JFK's 1960 Campaign"]
Staged less than five months before his assassination would stun the world, in a nation ripped apart by competing ideologies and by the brute, concrete symbol of the Cold War — the Berlin Wall — JFK's triumphant German tour was one of the earliest and most poignant watersheds of the 1960s. As America moved deeper into the decade, and as violence seemed to erupt from every seam in the culture — the terrorist church bombing in Birmingham mere months later; the assassinations of Malcolm X, Dr. King and Robert Kennedy; the war in Vietnam; the Mansons; Altamont and on and on — the promise of a new, re-imagined and perhaps even morally ascendant United States flickered, and faded.
Ben Cosgrove is the Editor of LIFE.com


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Tuscaloosa's red-light camera system is in the process of clearing the final obstacle to its widespread activation. An updated set of plans for the system was delivered to the Alabama Department of Transportation Friday.
Tuscaloosa's red-light camera system is in the process of clearing the final obstacle to its widespread activation.
An updated set of plans for the system was delivered to the Alabama Department of Transportation Friday.
City Engineer David Griffin said last week that a meeting that he had requested on Oct. 18 with state transportation officials went well, and the new plans would include changes to address ALDOT's concerns.
Among them is that the cameras have a power source that will not hamper red-light function and that any sidewalks damaged in the installation be repaired to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
"At a glance, most of the items and plan modifications were addressed," said Robin R. Rhoden, ALDOT's 5th Division engineer for maintenance. "There were a couple items that they wanted to look at again before we move forward with approval, so we are awaiting their response to those issues. ...
"This is a priority for the division to review the complete submittal and process it for approval."
The city could have an answer by Wednesday.
Once ALDOT approves, Gatso USA Inc., which has the contract to install, monitor and maintain the system, will proceed with installing cameras at the following intersections:
- Interstate 359 and Skyland Boulevard.
- McFarland Boulevard and Skyland Boulevard.
- McFarland Boulevard and James I. Harrison Jr. Parkway.
- University Boulevard and Lurleen Wallace Boulevard North.
- University Boulevard and Lurleen Wallace Boulevard South.
The Alabama Legislature gave the city permission to install the cameras in 2010.
In January 2012, the City Council approved a tentative contract with Gatso, which won the bid over two other firms.
Gatso and city representatives later determined to install cameras at 15 approaches to six intersections across the city. All but one fell under the jurisdiction of ALDOT, meaning state transportation officials had to approve any plans for the city to work inside the state's right of way.
The only intersection approach that did not require state approval was the eastbound lanes of 15th Street at Sixth Avenue/Dr. Edward Hillard Drive.
After going live Sept. 1, it resulted in the issuance of 306 citations to motorists caught running the red light.
The state law allows the Tuscaloosa Police Department to only seek fines from those who run red lights. However, the camera system also records the speed of the vehicle as it goes through the intersection.
During the first 30 days, the fastest vehicle cited for running the red light on 15th Street was going 71 mph.
Police officers and their families also are not immune from being caught. One police officer's son was caught by the camera and was issued a citation.
In another instance, an officer on patrol in a marked unit ran the light. That officer also was issued a citation, said TPD spokesman Sgt. Brent Blankley.
Griffin said the funds from each paid ticket are being held in escrow in anticipation of a lawsuit challenging the system. He did not say whether a legal challenge to the red light system was imminent, only that it was a possibility.
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I just finished reading "The Brethern" by John Grisham. If you have read it you know that it's about one powerful man in government using the advantages of his position to manipulate the election and get his man elected president of the United States. Can this really happen? Well look what I found in Alter Net this morning. If this doesn't scare you then nothing will.
This is an interview by Amy Goodman. She is interviewing Craig Unger, author of Boss Rove: Inside Karl Rove's Secret Kingdom of Power. (The book will be out in September).
Don't be fooled by Karl Rove's chubby innocent looking face. (Doesn't he look like Porky Pig?) Behind that deceiving smile is a very cunning mind determined to make the U.S. a Republican country and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his nefarious end; even if he has to resort to illegal activities. Think that's hyperbole? Then be sure to read the article.
The entire article is well worth reading, but I have tried to abbreviate it knowing that not everybody has the time to read a long article. I didn't remove much; just a few unnecessary words. I found the article to be fascinating in a scary way. Most of the stuff has been published before, but it's easy to forget and we sometimes need a refresher course.
Look Who's Covertly Controlling the GOP: Karl Rove, Scheming Election Theft and Raising a Fortune for Vicious Attack Ads
DON SIEGELMAN: I was brought to trial one month before the Democratic primary by Karl Rove's best friend's wife, who was the U.S. attorney in the Middle District of Alabama, on charges that the New York Times said have never been a crime in America. Grant Woods, who's the Republican—was the Republican attorney general from Arizona, said that they couldn't beat Siegelman fair and square, so they targeted him with this prosecution. We have sworn testimony from a Republican political operative, Jill Simpson, who said that she was on a conversation with my prosecutor's husband, who said that he had talked to Karl Rove, and Rove had spoken to the Department of Justice, and everything was wired in for them to—for the Department of Justice to pursue me.
MARK CRISPIN MILLER: Stephen Spoonamore is a conservative Republican, a former McCain supporter and a very prominent expert at the detection of computer fraud. He's the star witness in the Ohio lawsuit, right, in which Connell was involved. He has done extensive work of this kind, involving computer security, and had therefore worked with Connell, knew Connell personally and knew a lot of the people who were involved in the sort of cyber-security end of the Bush operation.
Despite his conservatism—or I suppose some would say because of it—he's a man of principle—I mean, believes in the Constitution. He believes elections should be honest. He's the one who came forward and named Connell.
And I have seen his notes of a conversation in which Connell asked Spoonamore how one would go about destroying White House emails. To this, Spoonamore said, "This conversation is over. You're asking me to do something illegal." But clearly, clearly—this is the important point—Mike Connell was up past his eyeballs in the most sensitive and explosive aspects of this crime family that, you know, has been masquerading as a political party.
JOSEPH WILSON: At the end of the day, it's of keen interest to me to see whether or not we can get Karl Rove frogmarched out of the White House in handcuffs.


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Did you know that the tradition of carving pumpkin for Halloween began in Ireland and Scotland with turnips? Read on and discover more about the rich history of this fun holiday.
Halloween traces its roots to an ancient Celtic harvest festival called Samhain (pronounced sow-in). It was believed that on October 31, the spirits of the dead returned to damage crops and scare the living.
By 800 AD, Christianity introduced Europe to All Saints Day, or "All Hallows," which falls on November 1. Samhain began to be called "All Hallows' Eve" and was later shortened to "Hallowe'en".


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Mitsubishi WL-82913 82-inch LCoS Rear-Projection HDTV
The manual puts it plainly enough: "The WL-82913 is currently the largest self-contained rear-projection TV available." Standing 6 feet high and measuring almost 7 feet wide, it dwarfs other RPTVs, and its 82-inch (diagonal) screen is large enough to rival those of some front-projection systems. But one advantage it has over front projectors is that it doesn't need a dark room to create bright images.
The set ships in two separate boxes and comes with a series of Ikea-like instructions for assembly - a project best left to your Mitsubishi dealer. That's a good thing, too. Since the WL-82913 costs a cool 21 grand, anyone who buys it has probably never shopped at Ikea.
KEY FEATURES • 82-inch (diagonal) 16:9 screen • 1080p LCoS display engine • Integrated HDTV tuner • NetCommand home networking control
INPUTS/OUTPUTS front inputs FireWire; composite/S-video with stereo audio; four flash-memory card slots rear inputs two FireWire; DVI/HDCP, VGA, three wideband component video (one also RGB+H/V), two composite/S-video, all with stereo audio; digital antenna/cable; two analog antenna/cable; speaker-level center-channel audio; RS-232C serial port rear outputs composite/S-video with stereo audio; coaxial digital and stereo analog audio
DIMENSIONS 83 1/4 inches wide, 73 3/4 inches high, 29 3/8 inches deep
WEIGHT 515 pounds
MANUFACTURER Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Dept. S&V, 9351 Jeronimo Rd., Irvine, CA 92618; www.mitsubishi-tv.com; 800-332-2119
There's no denying Mitsubishi gives you a lot of TV for that kind of scratch. Behind the massive screen sits the most comprehensive collection of cutting-edge TV technology I've seen in one package. First on the list is the three-panel LCoS (liquid crystal on silicon) light engine, which takes the place of the familiar red, green, and blue tubes found inside most RPTVs. An LCoS projector can provide high resolution, with very close spacing between pixels to counter the "screen-door" grid effect visible on some LCD-based projection systems. The light engine in the WL-82913 has 1,920 x 1,080 pixels per panel and can therefore deliver every pixel in 1080i (interlaced) high-definition programs.
In addition, the set includes the NetCommand operating system for controlling a rack's worth of A/V gear through a single onscreen interface. There's also a built-in HDTV tuner compatible with both over-the-air broadcast and cable signals, a dual-view picture-in-picture (PIP) feature that handles standard, high-def, and computer images, four multimedia card slots, and more jacks than a $100 table in Vegas.
Like a big girl trying to streamline her figure, the Mitsubishi dresses completely in black. The high-gloss finish gives it a distinguished look despite its bulk, but the cabinet does tend to reflect room lighting. The only accents are the big diamond logo and a thin silver belt below the screen that camouflages a full set of critical buttons.
I really appreciated the simple remote control, especially considering the set's multitude of features. Large but not too large, it fit nicely in my hand, with plenty of space between the buttons. Green backlighting, activated by a side button, illuminates every key. A dedicated Device button let me quickly select between different inputs, and a switch on the top of the remote can be set to one of four other components it can control directly.
Users who've taken the time to set up the NetCommand system won't need to use that switch at all. You get eight infrared (IR) blasters, enough to operate the components in just about any A/V system. A detailed setup process allows plenty of customization. It's even easier to operate digital devices connected to any of the set's three FireWire ports, thanks to the AVC (Audio/Video Control) plug-and-play protocol built into the FireWire standard. It controlled my JVC D-VHS deck with no problems.
Besides those FireWire ports, the set has every relevant connection available today. Its VGA jack can handle computer resolutions up to 1,920 x 1,080, and one of its three wideband component-video connections can handle RGB+H/V signals as well. Four front-panel card slots accept the CompactFlash, SmartMedia, SD/MultiMediaCard, and Memory Stick formats, allowing easy access to JPEG photos and even MP3 and Windows Media Audio (WMA) music files. An RF (radio-frequency) jack labeled DTV can be connected to an antenna or cable feed. When connected directly to cable, the QAM-compatible tuner automatically picked up all unscrambled high-def channels on Time Warner's Manhattan cable system, and it also found all my local digital broadcasters.
The huge screen affords a great opportunity to view two images side by side. The TV can put the image from just about any of its inputs - including VGA, DVI (Digital Visual Interface), FireWire, and component-video - in one of the two windows, although you can't watch two high-def sources at once. Memory-card sources also won't work with the split screen. Standard PIP is supported with most sources, including HDTV, and you can move the smaller window or change its size.


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Richard Jones's production of Il trittico and Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek have been shortlisted for Royal Philharmonic Society Music awards.
The annual awards, presented in association with BBC Radio 3, are the highest recognition for live classical music in the UK. Awards, in 13 categories, are decided by independent panels consisting of some of the music industry's most distinguished figures. The awards honour musicians, composers, writers, broadcasters and inspirational arts organisations.
Nominated in the Opera and Theatre category, Richard Jones's production of Puccini's Il trittico opened in September 2011. Comprising three one-act operas by the composer - Il tabarro, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi - the programme received strong reviews. It was later screened internationally as part of the Royal Opera House cinema season.
Watch insights into Il tabarro and Suor Angelica from Tony Pappano
Soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek is nominated in the Singer category. The singer sang the title role in Anna Nicole, which premiered in February 2011 as well as in the aforementioned Il trittico. She returns to The Royal Opera this season in David McVicar's production of Les Troyens.
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An anonymous reader sends word that the Russian Space industry will be getting a big boost over the next eight years. Prime Minister Medvedev has approved $68.71 billion in space-related funding from 2013 to 2020. That's a huge increase from the $3.3 billion spent annually in 2010 and 2011. The increased funding is one of several efforts to restoring Russia's slowly fading spaceflight capabilities. "The failure of a workhorse Proton rocket after launch in August caused the multimillion-dollar loss of an Indonesian and a Russian satellite. A similar problem caused the loss of a $265 million communications satellite last year. Medvedev criticized the state of the industry in August, saying problems were costing Russia prestige and money." Medvedev said, "The program will enable our country to effectively participate in forward-looking projects, such as the International Space Station, the study of the Moon, Mars and other celestial bodies in the solar system."
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I also love the look of quilt binding. I think it gives a quilt such a nice finished look. So with fabrics that I had on hand, I made up these burp cloths with a white flannel backing & a patterned fabric front. Then I did a quick binding around the edge in a contrasting fabric.
I love them. And I just love making something super useful & good looking from materials that I already have around.
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When the housing market imploded, toppled and fell, in Franklin County every bit as much as throughout the state and nation, its pieces scattered.
Two local banks here disappeared, gathered up by larger regional ones, and the once robust ranks of realtors thinned considerably, some abandoning the quest altogether to sell property and others venturing into more promising pursuits.
Housing prices dropped, which put some homes in the reach of buyers, if only they could secure the resources to purchase them.
On Saturday, at a workshop hosted by the community land trust, grown from seeds sown by the Friends of the Public Library�s youth program, and held at the realtors association�s offices, buyers in search of home ownership got answers to their questions.
The workshop brought together all the important players in the game being played out now in a changing housing market.
�Basically the market is doing well,� said Gloria Salinard, director of the realtors association that serves Franklin and Gulf counties, out of offices in a repurposed Avenue E building that succeeded where Dr. Photis Nichols long treated patients.
�Inventory is down. The market has stabilized,� she said. �Cash sales are up, and there are a lot less foreclosures in the inventory.�
Since cash sales are the trademark of well-heeled investors, and not the average lower and middle income household hoping for a doable 30-year mortgage, Salinard�s conference room bustled Saturday with representatives of affordable housing help.
Amber Lowry, mortgage loan officer with Centennial Bank, was there, along with fellow staffers Brenda Ash and Joan Buckner, to handle banking questions and other private sector loan matters. Michael Ubias was there, a loan specialist from the USDA office of rural development, in Marianna, to talk about the low interest loan program for low income people.
Lowry said the bank works with a range of options from FHA to Veterans Administration, even with some products by USDA. The bank�s interest rate varies, but are at historically low levels. Government issuers typically offer a fixed rate loan, which Ubias said has been running in the neighborhood of 4.25 percent for a 30-year mortgage.
Ubias said his office has not had a lot of activity in the county over the past five years, no more than you can count on the fingers of one hand. The Quincy office closed five years ago.
The terms can be 33-years with a USDA loan, and more flexible, but �credit standards are fairly consistent with what a lending institution would require,� Ubias said.
He said the major advantage is that low income people can qualify for a subsidy, and perhaps receive payment assistance, to meet the terms of their loan. He said it�s a no money down program, with federal funding tied to the Farm Bill now pending in Congress.
Loans are not available to buy used mobile homes, although some money is available to repair mobile homes.
Randall Webster, representing the Franklin County Community Development and Land Trust Corporation, said the land trust�s original hope, to buy lots and work to keep the land value constant to keep the opportunity affordable, has evolved to where now they work mainly to finance existing homes.
�We still have a lot inventory,� he said. �About 24 quarter-acre lots, most donated by Apalachicola and Carrabelle.�
Steve Watkins serves as president of the land trust, with Cliff Butler as treasurer, the Rev. John Sink as secretary and Ella Bond and Lori Switzer both on the board.
Webster said the land trust can work to pre-qualify people for loans, with credit history being the number one stumbling block to getting people into a home.
�These are correctible. We can get some plan to straighten it out,� he said. �We want them to look at homes they can afford. We want to get them to be in the right price range.�
Bond was there for Habitat for Humanity, and said the group is finishing its fourth home in Eastpoint, and has a fifth one under construction, also in Eastpoint.
Switzer was there to share for the county�s SHIP program, which has money available to rehabbing existing homes and for down payment assistance for buyers. A representative of Butler Insurance was there as well.
�It�s a really good cooperative spirit,� said Webster. �I have hope.�
Carol Barfield, who helped get these home ownership workshops started with the TIGERS youth program she oversees, said she was pleased with day.
�We actually worked with over 16 families and they all left encouraged and some with grins on their faces,� said Barfield. �I like this kind of stuff, helping people to achieve their goals.�


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- 2 cups sushi rice
- 3 cups water
- 1 tbs rice wine vinegar
- 6 sheets nori seaweed
- 185 g canned tuna
- 2 tbs mayonnaise
- 1 bunch asparagus (*optional)
- soy sauce (*to serve)
- pickled ginger (*to serve)
1Place rice and water in a saucepan, cover and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to a simmer for 10 minutes. Turn off heat and leave for 10 minutes covered.
2Spread rice into a container and allow to cool, then sprinkle with vinegar. Stir thoroughly.
3Drain tuna, mash with fork and stir in mayonnaise. Microwave or steam asparagus until just tender and bright green, refresh under cold water.
4Place a sheet of nori, shiny side down on the bamboo mat. Place some of the rice on the sheet, press down with wet fingers to a depth of 1cm, leaving a 3cm gap at one end. Arrange a 2cm wide strip of tuna about 3cm in from the other end. Place one or two spears of asparagus on top of the tuna, with heads overhanging the nori at both ends.
5Start rolling up from the end with fillings. Lift the bamboo mat and roll tightly. Wet the strip at the end and push gently to seal the edges. Slice into two or three pieces using a sharp, wet knife.
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"Anything he touched, he was good at."
Shantirea Bankston's moment of tragedy played out live on social media. Now, instead of anticipating a bright future for her 13-year-old godson, she is planning a funeral.
Friends were watching Malachi Hemphill on Instagram Live when he accidentally shot himself.
"We were just standing around listening to the kids and they basically said he was on Instagram live playing with a gun and the gun went off," she said. "Mistakes happen, but something can be learned from this."
Bankston says some of Malachi's friends may have known he had the gun days before the fatal accident.
"If one person, one or two people would have called his mom and let her know that he was playing with this gun, he may still be here today," she said. "That's the message we are trying to put out there: if you see something, say something. And Maybe Malachi would still be here with his friends dancing and joking around."
She's also urging parents to stay involved.
"Check your kids' book bag. Check your kids room. Be involved with your kids, too, and see what they are doing and hopefully a good message will come out of this," she said.
The story hit a nerve with teenagers and parents across the country, and support has been pouring in. Now, comfort is coming from an unexpected place: former NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal.
A call, and then a visit, came from the famous basketball player and Metro Atlanta resident Thursday night. He offered to pay for all of Malachi's funeral expenses.
"We just broke down and started crying because Malachi didn't have any insurance," Bankston said. "We wasn't prepared to bury him this young. We didn't have insurance for him. So to have that from Shaquille O'Neal it was a blessing and very touching, and we appreciate everything he do for the community."
The basketball icon has been quietly doing good works for Metro Atlanta families for years, always with a humble shrug.
In a statement sent to 11Alive, he said, "No mother should have to go through this. I can only imagine the pain that she and all of Malachi's family must be feeling. I just wanted to do what I could to help them at such a terrible time."


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Once in a while, a story pops up which presses all the buttons, and with only a whisper of fat-fingered googling, I can sit in amazement watching the pieces of the story happily fall into place like a Christmas morning jigsaw.
Once again we'll turn the TID spotlight to arthritis, the Daily Mail, the ASA, and pretty pennies being made.
Modern medicine, although coming on leaps and bounds, is still a bit duff when it comes to diseases like arthritis. Outwith mechanical intervention, pain management is about all there is, and even then, the painkillers can have side effects and long term effects that aren't much fun.
Put yourself in that position - constant chronic pain, only slightly eased by medication - and suddenly old wives tales, exotic berries and other natural products seem to hold the answer. We can't hope for pill-pushers and nonsense therapy merchants to have much proof, because people buy the dream, not the evidence. We need medicine and knowledge that is evidence-based to be able to base our pain-management approach on treatments that have been shown to be effective. Otherwise, we're throwing our money at the moon.
We start the rosy story off with the Daily Mail, providing another excellent candidate for Dr* T's First Theory as it announces:
Are Rosehips a Remedy from the agony of arthritis? 18/06/2007
It's funny that the Daily Mail should put this in question form - it had already claimed they 'may reduce arthritis agony' in March 2006, 'tackle inflammatory diseases' in December 2006 and 'helps joint pain' in December 2007 - maybe they weren't sure, but just to drive the point home, they decided it was worth telling everyone again in September 2008 that they 'protect the joints from arthritis'.
Why so many touts for the humble hedgerow habitant, rosa canina? Well, it should take you less than 5 seconds to realise that the connection between all the touts is a product called LitoZin.
Here are a few quotes from the Daily Mail report:
A herbal medicine made from rosehips may regenerate joints in people crippled by arthritis, say scientists.The Department of Human Nutrition & Health in Basel, eh? Which university is that associated with, or indeed, why doesn't it say the name of the organisation? That's probably because the scientists are part of the Department of Human Nutrition & Health at DSM Nutritional Products, Basel, who manufacture i-Flex (nothing to do with Apple) which is marketed in Europe as .... LitoZin. (Press release here)
Studies show it can protect the cartilage cells which facilitate joint movement. Researchers claim the red hips - one of nature's richest sources of vitamin C - also improve activity levels by damping down an over-active immune system.
The Swiss studies looked at the action of the sugary fatty acid GOPO, the active ingredient in the rosehip supplement LitoZin. Researchers from the department of human nutrition and health in Basle, Switzerland, measured the effects of different doses on human cartilage cells.
What a surprise. Now why was that bit left out of the Daily Mail report? The trademark is actually held by Dansk Droge, a Danish company, and perhaps why a lot of the Daily Mail articles refer to scientists in Copenhagen.
Now let me make two important points - firstly, the research may be of an astounding quality and impeccable beyond reproach. However, the fact that Daily Mail hides this information makes me think maybe it isn't. Also the fact that it is "announced at the Osteoarthritis Research Society's International World Congress in Rome" rather than in a peer-reviewed research journal means it's difficult to find out what went on. Secondly, there may well be some active ingredient in rosehips worth looking at, but, as I said above, with products like these, good research does little to enhance the sales, because people are buying a dream, regardless of the evidence. (I'll also remind you that we arthrites seem to be particularly susceptible to placebo). Why bother putting together a large well-run trial, when the same sales can be achieved by 2 or 3 small irrelevant ones?
So to recap, Daily Mail has published, on 5 separate occasions PR fluff from DSM (or their UK distributors - LanesHealth www.litozin.co.uk, or online from www.arthritis-relief.co.uk) citing little/no firm evidence but being suspiciously cagey about where the evidence came from. Such is the state of churnalism in the UK press - the stories we read are there because they help line the pockets of the pill peddlers (and their PR agents) and nothing to do with public service, furtherance of scientific advances or importantly, helping people suffering from arthritis, except to empty their wallets.
One organisation who decided the evidence is absent, is the bastion of company's claims in print and other media, the Advertising Standards Authority. I've written about the ASA on a number of occasions, and praise them from the rooftops. My angst with them is that they have no power and no bite, save producing indirectly a few bits of negative PR.
Healthy Marketing Ltd (trading as Woods Supplements) came up against the ASA this week (15th Oct 2008). A direct mail catalogue had a claim, headlined "Rose-Hips may Ease Arthritic Pain ... ", appearing next to an image of the Daily Mail article headlined "Are rose-hips the answer to the agony of arthritis?", which stated rose hips had an unknown active ingredient that affected the blood cells involved in inflammatory and immune responses. The catalogue contained a myriad of en vogue health supplements which you can enjoy at your leisure.
According to the adjudication, Woods Supplements provided information, abstracts or the references of studies related to the properties of each supplement, including the Rosehip pills, to which the ASA summed up as follows:
We noted some references to clinical trials but that there was not enough information for us to assess whether the trial was valid or supported the claims. We therefore considered the information provided was insufficient to substantiate the claims made about the benefits of the supplements. We concluded the claims had not been substantiated and were therefore misleading.So there you have it. Unsubstantiated and misleading. In the interests of disclosure, I should mention that I eat rosehip syrup quite often. Not for arthritis, but because rosehip syrup is easy to make, cheap and fantastically tasty with greek yoghurt. Maybe one day the pill peddlers will carry out a well-run clinical trial on rosehips which will warrant me to really indulge.


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ALHAMBRA >> A Garfield Elementary School teacher pleaded not guilty Monday to accusations of having sexual relations with a former student.
Jeffrey Hideki Yoshitake, 43, has been a math teacher at Garfield Elementary School for about 15 years, Monterey Park Police Lt. Bill Cuevas said. The alleged seven-year relationship seems to be isolated to a single victim, who was 15 when the molestation allegedly began, Cuevas said.
Bill Seki, Yoshitake's attorney, declined to comment about his client's character and said little about the case.
"I need to determine the accuracy of the accusations being made against him. I need to know the comments that are being alleged," he said.
Yoshitake, who has been released on a $100,000 bond, stands accused of five counts of lewd acts upon a child. The incidents allegedly happened between April and August 2005, according to the felony complaint.
Yoshitake, a Monterey Park resident, could receive a maximum sentence of five years and eight months in state prison.
When Judge Shahla Sabet set a preliminary hearing for June 2 at the Alhambra Courthouse, Yoshitake looked back at his wife and gulped. He wore a gray suit and glasses.
Prior to being called to the stand, Yoshitake sat next to his wife.
Sabet set a protective order for the alleged victim and said Yoshitake must remain at least 100 yards from her.
Seki requested that Deputy District Attorney Stephanie Chavez send him redacted copies of two sexual abuse cases the former student previously filed.
Authorities determined one of the cases to be unfounded, officials said.
Yoshitake taught math to the girl. The two kept in touch, and the sexual relationship allegedly began in 2005 when she was in high school, Cuevas said. At the time, she lived in Alhambra.
The relationship allegedly lasted until 2012 or until she was about 22 years old, Cuevas said. She is now in her mid-20s, he said. She reported the case to the Monterey Park Police Department on Feb. 27. Yoshitake was arrested the next day, he said.
"Often what you will find with victims is there is an internal struggle with realizing what is wrong and unlawful and the relationship," Cuevas said. "We don't know the dynamics of the relationship. We're not looking at the adult portion of the relationship because once anyone turns 18, they are able to voluntarily be in a relationship."
When Yoshitake was booked, Alhambra Unified Superintendent Laura Tellez-Gagliano said she placed him on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
Yoshitake is the second Alhambra Unified employee who has been accused of child molestation this year.
On Feb. 3, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department booked Andrea Michelle Cardosa, an Alhambra High School assistant principal who resigned on Jan. 17 amid allegations of sexually abusing a female minor in another district. Another alleged victim later came forth.
Cardosa could face life sentences for each of her five counts of aggravated sexual assault on a child under the age of 14. In total, she faces 16 felony counts.


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Sponsored by Fremont Chevrolet, The All American Truck Show for 2009 was held on May 2nd at Kennedy Park in Union City, California. Although the event is hosted by the Northern California Chevy GMC Truck Club, every American brand of truck from slammed mini-trucks to semi rigs pulling doubles is welcome. According to their website: "We are a friendship organization founded to promote the restoration, preservation and customization of classic Chevy and GMC Pickups, Suburbans, Sedan Deliveries, Canopy Express and El Caminos."
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