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Archives: Banished Words 1977
A call for return to normality in the meaning of words
New Dimension - As in "He'll add a new dimension to the cabinet." Means: "I can't explain why we're hiring (appointing) him/her.
To Share - As in "I'd like to share this with you." Means: "Shut up and I will cram this down your throat whether you like it or not."
Perfectly Candid - Means: "I have been caught lying and now I shall see how little of the truth I must tell."
Active Possibility - Means: "There is no way we're going to do what you ask."
National Federal Word Bank - The Unicorn Hunters request that President Carter establish this bank to counteract depletion of the audio impact of deflated words. The "ultimate four letter words" would go into this bank with a five-year moratorium on their use. As a result of over use in newspapers, cinema, books, radio-TV and even some comic strips, no strong words are available when a man really needs one, as after hitting thumb with hammer.
Alternative Words - in absence of above (1977 only): Balderdash, fap & drat, Godfrey Daniels, rapscallion, and montebank.
1977 RESTORATION: Good - The return of "good" to its former meaning. It no longer means anything important, having been replaced by "super," "remarkable" and "astounding."


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The Upper Holmesburg Civic Association plans to discuss a zoning application for an apartment building at 8433 Torresdale Ave. during the civic group's next monthly meeting on Dec. 20.
An attorney representing the landlord is expected to explain the application and answer questions. During the UHCA's most recent meeting on Nov. 15, president Stan Cywinski reported that the site has about 22 rental units, but details of the zoning application were unknown.
In an unrelated zoning issue, Cywinski reported that the Holme Circle Civic Association is investigating the proposed sale of the Mount Nazareth convent at 2755 Holme Ave. The site has been a retirement home for the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, who recently vacated the property and moved into a newly constructed home nearby.
According to Holme Circle Civic Association leaders, the sisters hope to sell the older building to a company that will redevelop it as an apartment complex for seniors.
The next Upper Holmesburg meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m. at St. Dominic's Marian Hall, 8532 Frankford Ave. In addition to the agenda of business, members will hold their annual Christmas Party. ••
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Atherton candidates oppose high-speed rail measure
Original post made on Oct 27, 2008
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, October 27, 2008, 10:38 AM
Comments (9)
a resident of another community
on Oct 27, 2008 at 1:03 pm
What is wrong with you people?! This project is going to reduce the impact of the Caltrain running through your town, and even with more tracks it will be quieter and less obtrusive. Mr. Moore, if you knew anything about the project perhaps you would understand that bringing high speed rail through the Caltrain corridor is the fastest route to electrifying Caltrain. Making San Jose the terminus of the line undermines the entire project. You would get from LA to San Jose in 2 hours, and then spend at least an entire hour more getting from SJ to SF, ruining appeal, ridership, and revenue.
a resident of Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks
on Oct 27, 2008 at 1:41 pm
I am so tired of you HSR sock puppets coming on these forums and posting messages. I know a lot about HSR, and not only is it financially indefensible, it would create lasting damage to two cities. Obviously, you have never visited the mid-peninsula and have no idea what you are talking about. Plus it takes 23 minutes to get to San Jose on the train--do your homework!
Good luck getting another badly paid job that reflects your dubious integrity. Your handlers aren't going to be sending you any more checks after Tuesday. Props to all four Atherton candidates for taking a community-centric stance.
a resident of Atherton: West of Alameda
on Oct 27, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Someone says something good about the system and they are a "Sock Puppet" and on the payroll? I have done my homework and I know the good this system will bring. I am not on the payroll and I'm nobody's sock puppet. I'm for zero emmissions and smart growth. I'm for jobs and for the economy. I'm for alternatives and for high-speed rail.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Oct 27, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Emily, you made some spelling mistakes when you copied the HSR pitch into "your" message. Hope they don't deduct anything from your paycheck for that!
a resident of another community
on Oct 27, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Do you people have anthing to whine about other than HSR? how about what china set will be placed out for dinner? Ghesss what a bunch of rich crybabies...and yes we are going to come on here when your trying to delay a statewide project.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Oct 27, 2008 at 10:03 pm
"Glen," "Emily," "Michael," and friends: no matter what the outcome of this election, you'll still be nattering away in your Inglewood studio by the freeway while we enjoy the well-earned fruits of living in paradise.
HSR is a massive ripoff scheme that's being perpetrated on the California voters. It's not going to happen, not in its currently proposed form anyway. A few people will get rich from the bond money, but you're not going to be among them.
Since you asked...you may set the table with the Limoges tonight, and don't forget to wash your hands first!
a resident of another community
on Oct 28, 2008 at 8:45 am
I live in the CITY with a view of the Bay Bridge..Richey and babie whineessss.!!Well earned ..AND dont worry that 140 year old railroad that built wonderland will just get alittle wider..no one will die or be tied to the tracks!!! and your comment about Inglewood has a Racist tone and other comments show your a true snob
a resident of another community
on Oct 28, 2008 at 10:22 am
Consider yourself fortunate living in a 21-st century and benefit the confort of it. Most of freeways are like huge "Parking place in slow motion", at pick traffic. The high speed is the only solution.
a resident of another community
on Oct 30, 2008 at 8:37 am
"Philosophically, I believe high-speed rail is a good idea, but not in our backyard,"
Good grief, nimbyism in its most literal form!
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Clean and spacious campsites, many along the scenic Lemonweir River. Boat ramp in the campground offers access to fishing, canoeing and kayaking on the Lemonweir and Little Lemonweir Rivers. Two large pavilions on site for party rental or group entertainment. Near Castle Rock Lake and Wisconsin Dells.
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ExtremeTech have posted a preview of NVIDIA's new flagship mobile GPU dubbed the GeForce Go 7900 GTX. Installed in a new Dell XPS M1710 gaming notebook, this new mobile GPU is able to provide framerates that are on par with some of the fastest desktops money can buy. If you're into the thought of gaming on the run or a frequent LAN junky, NVIDIA's latest and greatest new GPU certainly warrants your attention.


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It's always a treat to make the trip up to Slippery Rock University to see a performance, if only to luxuriate in the turn-out, usually averaging around 700, that the dance department gets from the Rock's student population. Sometimes you think you're at a pageant, with various students cheering for their friends or favorite teachers.
But give the staff credit — this is never simply accessible dance, the kind that seeks out a razzamatazz response. It's most often serious, thought-provoking and sometimes puzzling. But it is making these students into savvy dance audience members. And if they move to Pittsburgh following graduation, the dance scene there will only benefit.
This year the dance department added a little outreach to mix by engaging a couple of performers from the music department. Shimmering soprano, Colleen Gray, and her wonderful acompanist, Nanette Kaplan Solomon added a beautiful landscape in Doug Varone's "Tomorrow." Staged by New Castle's Natalie Desch, the piece reminded us that Varone's work is generally intended for the mature dancer. These young performers diligently followed Desch's suggestions, articulating the phrasing with considerable aplomb. But at this point, they were following directions and unable to draw upon a life perspective born only of years of experience. So the gentle arm movements and breathing patterns were all there, but not yet infused with the rich layers that make Varone's style seem so effortless.
The students seemed more at home in Melissa Teodoro's "La Candela Viva," a colorful Latino number (and audience favorite) filled with engaging rhythms and swooping patterns, and Nola Nolen Holland's "Under the Glass Ceiling: Parts II and III," a patchwork quilt of movement about women, with a score by dance department musician Andrew Hasenpflug.
The rest of the program was devoted to assorted solos and duets by the faculty, except for a competition Bharata Natyam solo, staged by Java Mani for Ramita Ravi, a 9th grade student at Ellis School.Associate professor Thom Cobb and wife Christine took on Billy Siegenfeld's "Poppy and Lou," a character study about the relationship of an aging couple, where she leaves him behind — and not for the easiest of reasons. The pair took on the quirky details of this duo about Alzheimer's and touched a lot of sentimental chords along the way.
Assistant professor Jennifer Keller added a pair of solos, one by associate professor Ursula Payne, "In Defense of" and nicely drawing on one aspect of Keller's varied background, this one with an emphasis on martial arts. Keller was always wary, the embodiment of the levels found in Homeland Security's levels of alert and performed, as always, with the intelligence and commitment that she exudes.
Keller drew on her dry wit with Andre Koslowski in "Duck and Cover," inspired by an actual '50's announcement referring to procedural details ("duck and cover") in case of a bomb attack — a perfect blend of innocence and black humor.
Guest artists and instructors Lindsay Pierce and Gwen Hunter Ritchie added a pair of contrasting solos to complete the program. Pierce toyed with spotlights in "low," literally moving in and out of the shadows. She used the spots as a reference to negative space, keeping it, well, decidedly low-key. Hunter Ritchie, on the other hand, made a full-blown dramatic statement in "La Femme en Flammes," showing an ability to hold the stage with her back to the audience, no easy feat, and giving full amplitude to the movement.


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Alignment Aura Dowsing (3.5e Spell)
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Date Created: | 10/7/10 |
Status: | Just started |
Editing: | Please feel free to edit constructively! |
{{#set:Summary=You use a stick to find alignment auras. }} {{#set:School=Divination }}
Divination | |
Level: | {{#arraymap: Sylvan Occultist 1|,|x|Level::x}} |
Components: | ,|z|Component::z}} |
Casting time: | 1 standard action |
Range: | Range::Touch |
Target: | A forked stick |
Duration: | 1 round/level |
Saving Throw: | None |
Spell Resistance: | No |
As you cast Alignment Aura Dowsing, you must touch a forked stick. For 1 round/level, the stick gains the ability to point itself in the direction of the nearest aura that fits your requirements.
As a free action once per round while holding the stick, any character may specify a range of moral and ethical alignments and minimum and maximum aura strength. The stick points in the direction of the nearest aura that is of that spell school and has an aura strength within those limitations. If there is no such aura, it doesn't point at anything at all.
Auras behind barriers (such as 1' of stone, 1" of metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3' of wood or dirt) are ignored.
Note that the stick can detect the holder; if the parameters you set match yourself, it will point at you.


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Wherever soccer is played, weather also plays its part. The outdoor setting of the sport and the tendency for inclement weather in soccer meccas like England often make simple skills like passing and receiving the ball tricky. Even top-tier players like FC Barcelona's Andres Iniesta aren't exempt from the effects of wet weather, it seems, and Nike recently sought the aid of the Spanish star and other professionals in the development of its All Conditions Control (ACC) technology. Created by utilizing a special treatment during the development of a boot's uppers, All Conditions Control works by ensuring that sufficient friction is maintained between the ball and the boot at all times, regardless of weather. A significant development in the evolution of soccer equipment, Nike's ACC technology will soon be available across the spectrum of its performance boot offerings, including the Mercurial Vapor VIII, Tiempo Legend IV, CTR360 Maestri III and Total 90 Laser IV.


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MEAC Board of Directors
Nichole Reding, LDM, CPM, MA (President) Canby, Oregon
Education: 2012 Bachelor of Science in Midwifery, Birthingway College of Midwifery; 1999 Master of Arts in American History, University of Oregon; 1995 Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science, Gonzaga University.
Professional Activities: Academic Coordinator and Faculty Member, Birthingway College of Midwifery; Former Midwifery Program and Specialized Programs Coordinator, Birthingway College of Midwifery; Communications Coordinator, Oregon Midwifery Council; Member NACPM; Currently licensed midwife in Oregon; former Childbirth Educator (both Bradley Method and Independent) and Labor Doula; mama to two amazing young women born into the hands of midwives.
Kristi Ridd-Young, M.S., ICCE (Vice President for Outreach) Alpine, UT
Education: Bachelor of Science in Public Health Administration, ICCE (International Childbirth Certified Educator) CD(DONA), DONA-approved doula trainer
Professional Activities: President, Midwives College of Utah;. Founder of Utah Doula Association; Salt Lake Community College Adjunct Professor; Doula trainer; Birth preparation counselor for survivors of sexual abuse; Conference speaker and facilitator on childbearing issues for several international and local conferences; Committee member for Utah Breastfeeding Coalition workplace task force; Former midwife; Former board member of DONA and ICEA. Former Director of Curriculum Development for The Childbearing Year; Owner of The Nurturing Place—an educational and product resource for childbearing families; Product developer of a natural skin care line; Mother of six children, seven step-children and five grandchildren.
Heidi Fillmore, CPM, NHCM, BS (Vice President for Accreditation) Bridgton, Maine
Education: 1987 Womancare Birth Center, Monett, MO. Internship with Diane Barnes, midwife. 1986 Certificate of Graduation, Midwifery Training Institute, Albuquerque, NM. 1982, BS Architecture, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.
Professional Activities: Founder, Executive Director, and Faculty member of Birthwise Midwifery School; Practicing Midwife in a private Home Birth Practice, Birthwise Midwifery Service; Community Midwifery Educator; Member of New Hampshire Midwives Association; Member of Midwives Alliance of North America, Member, Midwives of Maine; and Member, National Association of Certified Professional Midwives.
Ana Vollmar, CPM, BA (Secretary) Philadelphia, PA
Education: Birthwise Midwifery School, 2013; preceptorship with Cindy Owen, CPM, NHCM and Kate Hartwell, CPM, NHCM at the Concord Birth Center, NH; BA from Harvard University in History and Science, 2008.
Professional Activities: Assistant midwife in area homebirth practices; writer and researcher on midwifery and healthcare; member of NACPM; served on board of directors of Turn the Tide Health Collaborative (2010-2012); healthcare coordinator for Hour Exchange Portland (2009-2010).
Abigiail O. Aiyepola, ND, San Diego, CA
Education: 2011 Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine, Bastyr University, Seattle, WA; 2011 Certificate of Licensed Midwifery, Bastyr University, Seattle, WA; 2004 Bachelor of Science, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, Interdisciplinary Studies, Pre-Medicine; 2004 Bachelor of Arts, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, Africana Studies and Global Health Studies.
Professional Activities: Abigail has done rotations with licensed midwives, certified nurse midwives, and naturopathic midwives and also completed three years of integrative residency where she was adjunct faculty helping to train future physicians in their clinical work. She is currently employed as a Medical Consultant for Nutritional Fundamentals for Health, and as the Resident Physician, at A Woman's Time. Abigail has also worked as Adjunct Faculty and Resident Physician at the Bastyr Center for Natural Health, supervising naturopathic medical interns in clinical and academic settings and facilitating student learning of clinical diagnoses and patient management.
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Education: Bachelor of Arts from Brandeis University with a major in biology.
Professional Activities: Founder and Director of Childbirth U, an online resource to help pregnant women make informed decisions and obtain optimal care. Co-author of Optimal Care in Childbirth: The Case for a Physiologic Approach and author of The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, and Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities. Author of consumer education pamphlets; articles for trade, consumer, and academic periodicals; and guest poster on Lamaze International's Science & Sensibility. Project director and Expert Work Group member on the document, "Evidence Basis for the Ten Steps of Mother-Friendly Care," commissioned by the Coalition for Improvement in Maternity Services. Recipient of the BOLD Atlanta Lifetime Achievement Award, DONA International's Klaus & Kennell Research Award for "Evidence Basis for the Ten Steps of Mother-Friendly Care," Blossom Birth Services' Mother's Day Achievement Award, Lamaze International's President's Award, and the Media Award from the National Association of Childbearing Centers (now the American Association of Birth Centers). Optimal Care in Childbirth has received the American College of Nurse-Midwives "Best Book of the Year" award.
Cassaundra Jah, LM, CPM, IBCLC, MS Albuquerque, NM
Education: 2010 Associates of Science in Midwifery, National College of Midwifery; 2002 Masters of Science in Aerospace Sciences, University of Colorado; 2000 Bachelors of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Professional Activities: Chief Development Officer, National College of Midwifery; LM member, New Mexico State Licensed Midwifery Advisory Board; Former Co-chair New Mexico Midwives Association; Licensed Midwife in New Mexico; Recertified Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant; Author of two books and various articles; former Labor Doula
Karen Ehrlich, CPM, LM, MA, Felton , CA
Education: Master of Arts, Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont, 2003, Independent Study in Childbirth and Midwifery, 1973, Apprenticeship in Midwifery, 1975-1976,Bachelor of Science, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, 1968.
Professional Activities: Karen Ehrlich, MA, CPM, LM has been a childbirth educator, health educator, and midwife since 1976. She is a current Continuing Education Unit reviewer for MEAC. Additionally, she has worked as a midwifery educator at Sage Femme Midwifery School and the Institute of Feminine Arts. She has been a member of the California Association of Midwives, Midwives Alliance of North America, National Association of Certified Professional Midwives, the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council, Citizens for Midwifery, Coalition for Improving Maternity Services, Association for Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health, International Childbirth Education Association, and Citizens for Health.
Courtney Everson, PhD, Denver, CO
Education: PhD, Applied Medical Anthropology, Oregon State University (2015); MA, Applied Medical Anthropology, Oregon State University (2009); BA, Cultural Anthropology, Western Washington University (2004), AA, Anthropology, South Puget Sound Community College.
Professional Activities: Dr. Everson is the Dean of Graduate Studies and Academic Faculty at the Midwives College of Utah. Dr. Everson is also the Director of Research Education for the Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) Division of Research (DOR); Co-founder and Vice President of the Oregon Doula Association (ODA); a Research Working Group (RWG) member of the Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health (ACIH); an Accreditation Review Committee (ARC) member for the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC); and serves on the Boards of Directors for the Australasian Professional Doula Regulatory Association (APDRA), the Association of Midwifery Educators (AME), and the Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health (ACIH). As a Medical Anthropologist, Dr. Everson's research and teaching specializations include: maternal-child health; human childbirth; adolescent pregnancy and parenting; psychosocial stress; social support; doula care; midwifery care; research and clinical ethics; evidence-informed practice; collaborative care models; mixed methodologies; health inequities; cultural competency/humility; social justice; and underserved populations. She actively publishes in academic forums, and is an invited, avid speaker at local, national and international venues. Courtney also serves families in her local community as a perinatal health educator and doula.


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It is no secret that we pay over the top for electronics in Europe, but with its latest iMac, Apple seems to have got its conversion rates in a real twist. For some reason it seems that Apple still thinks the Euro to Dollar conversion rate is one to one.
We've compiled a small table for your viewing pleasure to show you what the most basic model of the iMac costs around the world from the Apple Store.
Location |
Canada |
Europe |
Australia |
Norway |
South Korea |
Japan |
Price in Local Currency | 1,199 | 1,299 | 1,199 | 799 | 1,698 | 9,990 | 1,290,000 | 159,800 |
Price in US$ | 1,199 | 1,239 | 1,655 | 1,628 | 1,464 | 1,736 | 1,395 | 1,335 |
Price in Euro | 869 | 898 | 1,199 | 1,180 | 1,061 | 1,258 | 1,011 | 967 |
As you can see, some countries are worse off than others, but just about everyone outside North America, bar Japan, had to pay in an excess of €1,000 to get their hands on one of the new iMac's.
Worst off is the Scandinavian countries, although Finland doesn't count as they've embraced the Euro. Norway is by far the worst and that's why we've included it in favour of Denmark or Sweden. It is €389 more expensive to buy the entry level iMac there than it is in the US. If you're going for the top of the range model in Norway, expect to pay US$3,278.95 compared to $2,299 in the US, that's a price hike of almost $1,000.
Sure, we pay more sales tax in Europe than in the US, but even at 25 percent as it is in some of the Scandinavian countries, it seems like Apple is raking it in outside of the US. Even Australia is cheaper than Europe and they generally gets screwed over worse than Europe.
So thankyou Apple for once again taking the piss with your pricing outside of North America. Maybe you guys should update your exchange rate sheets for the next product launch.


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Samsung Adds Ultrawide Zoom, Mid-Telephoto Prime to NX Lens Lineup
It's pretty clear that compact, mirrorless cameras are wildly popular and here to stay. Samsung, one of the leaders in the category, continues to expand its presence, introducing two new lenses that join its NX system of compact system cameras, a 12-24mm f/4-5.6 ED ultra-wide zoom lens for $599.99 and the 45mm f/1.8 mid-telephoto prime lens $299.99.
The two lenses offer a balance of portability and ease-of-use, and should give you an easy way to explore your photographic creativity, while keeping the weight of your gear down.
The Samsung NX Lens 12-24mm f/4-5.6 ED can capture dramatic landscapes and also take shots in confined interior spaces. At 7.3 ounces, it's also compact – a good choice for traveling. Image quality is heightened with a low-dispersion glass lens element and two aspherical glass elements designed for sharpness with low chromatic aberration.
Samsung's NX Lens 45mm f/1.8 weight just 4 ounces. It's a mid-telephoto prime lens that is designed to deliver a creamy background blur (bokeh), desirable for creating stunning portraits. The bright F1.8 aperture allows for fast shooting and will perform equally well in bright and low-light environments.
Both lenses include Samsung's i-Function, an control system that allows you to easily adjust shutter speed, aperture and ISO settings. The new lenses are compatible with Samsung's complete line-up of NX Series cameras, including the 2012 line of NX Smart Cameras: the NX1000, NX210 and NX20.
Samsung NX Lens 12-24mm F4-5.6 ED Specifications:
Focal Length |
12 – 24mm (equivalent to 18.5-37mm in 35mm format) |
Elements in Groups |
10 elements in 8 groups (2 Aspherical lens, 1 Extra-low Dispersion lens) |
Angle of View |
99.0°- 60.7° |
Aperture |
F4 – 5.6 (Min. F22), (Number of Blades : 7 , Circular Aperture Diaphragm) |
No |
Minimum Focus Distance |
0.24m |
Maximum Magnification |
Approx.0.14X |
i Scene |
Backlight, Landscape, Sunset, Dawn, Beach & Snow, Night |
Lens Hood |
Yes (Included) |
Filter Size |
58mm |
Mount Type |
Samsung NX Mount |
Dimension (DxL) |
63.5 x 65.5mm |
Weight |
208g (without hood) |
Samsung NX Lens 45mm F1.8 Specifications:
Focal Length |
45mm (equivalent to 69.3mm in 35mm format) |
Elements in Groups |
7 elements in 6 groups |
Angle of View |
34.7° |
Aperture |
F1.8 (Min. F22), (Number of Blades : 9 , Circular Aperture Diaphragm) |
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Minimum Focus Distance |
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Kevin McHale and the Houston Rockets gave no other comment after the coach's daughter dies, Alexandra "Sasha" McHale, at 22 following a long battle with lupus last Saturday.
Coach McHale had been on a leave of absence, for what the team had called a personal family matter, since November 10th.
Rockets owner Leslie Alexander said in a statement, "I extend my deepest condolences to Kevin and Lynn for the loss of their beautiful daughter, Sasha, on Saturday afternoon. Kevin and Lynn are loving and dedicated parents who will need our continued support throughout this very difficult time. Our entire organization is mourning the McHale family's loss and we ask that you keep them in your thoughts and prayers."
McHale had also formerly worked as head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolve's and upon learning the news, team owner Glen Taylor said in a statement, "While Kevin was with our organization, we all watched Sasha grow up and become an outstanding young woman. She will be sorely missed by her family and friends."
Assistant Kelvin Sampson has been acting as interim head coach in McHale's absence and their is currently no timetable for his return.
There is currently no cure for lupus, which is a systemic autoimmune disease or autoimmune connective tissue disease, that can affect any part of the body. As occurs in other autoimmune diseases, the immune system attacks the body's cells and tissue, resulting in inflammation and tissue damage.
Lupus most often harms the heart, joints, skin, lungs, blood vessels, liver, kidneys, and nervous system. The course of the disease is unpredictable, with periods of illness alternating with remissions. The disease occurs nine times more often in women than in men, especially in women in child-bearing years ages 15 to 35.
Though it can be fatal, with recent medical advances, fatalities are becoming increasingly rare. Survival for people with lupus in the United States, Canada, and Europe has risen to approximately 95% at five years, 90% at 10 years, and 78% at 20 years.


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Today has been a wake up call! Once again....
Thanks Lisa and Mary for your positive posts!
You are right Mary! You can do anything for 15 minutes! I keep telling myself, just one day at a time....next thing you know, we'll be there! FYI, I checked out that website you mentioned and I'm hooked! I love it! Anything about organization and I'm all about it! I started really reading it the other day and I love the monthly plans. I'm really going to start doing those so I can stay better organized with my house. It's really an inspiring, feel good site. Thanks for recommending it!
Lisa, I can so relate to you about what you mentioned about watching your mom dying a slow death... My father has always been overweight and what is sad is that I can remember resenting him when I was little because I wanted him to play with me but he was too tired. (FYI....in no way am I saying you are like this!! This was just my way of dealing with it, right or wrong) When I was older and knew he had been diagnosed with diabetes and saw him eating powdered doughnuts, I would become angry because I knew that he knew better and he was essentially killing himself!! I promised myself I would never become that person.....but I did. It's sad how our environment really can influence us BUT we DO have the power to change that which is what I'm desperately working on now. As I've gotten older, I'm accepting of his lifestyle now but somehow, the anger became more centered at myself at one point...like a self hatred. I'm finding through this process, that I'm slowing finding my way back to some self acceptance as I try to find ways to like/love myself again. Blaming myself or my dad for where I was didn't really get me anywhere....only madder and fatter.
On a serious note, for those of you that are reading my posts....If I can give you one bit of motivation I hope to do it today, right now. I've had 2 more wake up calls within the last 24 hours. My first wake up call was back in June/July when I started this journey and realized that I was really on the verge of putting myself at risk. It wasn't about being pretty or skinny anymore.....it was about being ALIVE for my daughter and husband. I took the news from my doctor to heart and have worked daily to make changes since then. Not everyday has been perfect but I have made slow improvements. I can fit in clothes now that I couldn't before, I can walk up a flight of stairs without being winded...I can play with my daughter without being exhausted...the list goes on. This is what is important to me...This is what is living to me.
Yesterday, I was speaking to a coworker. I was asking her about a phone message that she left for me last Friday...something about needing information about a doctor. She explained, one of the ladies that we work with, that I don't see on a daily basis, I had been encouraging to see my doctor. She too, has high blood pressure. She's a little older than me, and her blood pressure has been higher than mine at times. I told her everything that I had read about the dangers of it and how my doctor had helped me. She told me she was going to make an appointment. I saw her a few weeks later, and she still hadn't made the appointment. I found out last week that she had suffered a stroke. It was described as a mini-stroke and they believe she'll be okay but she was calling to get my doctors name once again. She spent a few days in the hospital so I'm not sure if she'll see him or not.
Today, another friend of mine, a couple of years older suffered a heart attack. As of now, he is okay but still waiting on test results.
THIS is our wake up call. THIS is why we get up early and get on the treadmill, swim in the pool, run laps, etc. THIS is why we choose the healthy food option versus the high fat/high cholesterol that sure tastes good but you'll pay for it later. THIS is why we are here reading these posts.
WE CAN DO THIS. ONE DAY AT A TIME. Life is too short. We need to cherish it and take care of our bodies for the long haul. There is no rewind button in life. Take care.
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To watch Fuji TV: download Keyhole TV (link 1, link 2) and click on "フジテレビ" or "Fuji TV" in the listings and then click the "watch" button. CBC TV: This is a TV station broadcast in Canada. Trying to find a stream link, maybe someone will show the dance broadcast with justin.tv or something similar. CCTV5: If you use a P2P (peer to peer) program like Sopcast, TVU or TVAnts you can watch CCTV5 through the P2P program. Stream links: http://delicast.com/tv/CCTV_5 http://guzei.com/online_tv/watch.php?online_tv_id=2519 (more links to be posted later in this thread as they are tested) There are rumors that Skatebuzz (from Canada) may show Four Continents live, but it will probably be geo-blocked to Canada only. no skatebuzz coverage, see below. The Chinese CNTV full live streaming of Four Continents is an internet-only channel and I have not gotten it to work here in the USA. Hopefully someone will stream using a justin.tv-like alternative or make youtube videos. J Sports Plus, a premium channel in Japan is showing the singles (ladies and mens) events live. They will show the pairs/dance/gala in March in a later broadcast. J Sports is the network that had better live coverage of US Nationals than NBC. Hopefully some good youtube videos from this broadcast. In Taiwan there is also full live coverage like in China, but it is probably geo-blocked. Elta TV, Videoland, and hichannel are broadcasting. If anyone can find streams to access the Canadian, Taiwanese, Chinese, and Japanese coverage it would be very appreciated. Universal Sports TV/online has the USA rights for 4CCs from the ISU but is choosing not to broadcast/stream 4CCs. If you are try contacting them on twitter at @universalsports and @unisports_skate. Twitter hash tag for 4CCs is #4CC. UPDATE: Universal Sports is looking into streaming 4CC. Stay tuned for any updates. _____________________ Event Schedule with TV/Online coverage Thursday, February 17 Short Dance 16:00 - 18:05 Taiwan 3:00am - 5:05am Eastern North America 12:00am - 2:05am Pacific NA Coverage: unknown ___________________________ Pairs Short Program 19:30 - 21:15 Taiwan 6:30am - 8:15am Eastern NA 3:30am - 5:15am Pacific NA Coverage: CCTV5, LIVE 19:30 - 21:30 Taiwan 6:30am - 8:30am Eastern NA 3:30am - 5:30am Pacific NA ___________________________ Friday, February 18 Mens Short Program 12:00 - 15:10 Taiwan 11:00pm (Thurs) - 2:10am Eastern NA 8:00pm - 11:10pm (Thurs) Pacific NA Coverage: Fuji TV, taped 21:00 - 22:52 Japan Time 7:00am - 8:52am Eastern NA 4:00am - 5:52am Pacific NA ___________________________ Pairs Free Skate 16:45 - 18:45 Taiwan 3:45am - 5:45am Eastern NA 12:45am - 2:45am Pacific NA Coverage: CCTV5, LIVE 16:45 - 19:07 Taiwan 3:45am - 6:07am Eastern NA 12:45am - 3:07am Pacific NA ___________________________ Free Dance 20:00 - 22:20 Taiwan 7:00am - 9:20am Eastern NA 4:00am - 6:20am Pacific NA Coverage: CBC, taped - SATURDAY, February 19 4:00pm - 5:00pm Eastern NA 1:00pm - 2:00pm Pacific NA ___________________________ Saturday, February 19 Ladies Short Program 13:00 - 17:25 Taiwan 12:00am - 4:25am Eastern US 9:00pm (Friday) - 1:25am Pacific US Coverage: see Mens Free Skate below ___________________________ Mens Free Skate 18:00 - 21:40 Taiwan 5:00am - 8:40am Eastern NA 2:00am - 5:40am Pacific NA Coverage: Fuji TV, taped/live? (Men's FS and Ladies SP) 19:57 - 23:30 Japan Time 5:57am - 9:30am Eastern NA 2:57am - 6:30am Pacific NA ___________________________ Sunday, February 20 Ladies Free Skate 11:30 - 15:20 Taiwan 10:30pm (Saturday) - 2:20am Eastern NA 7:30pm - 11:20pm (Saturday) Pacific NA Coverage: CCTV5, taped/delay?? 15:00 - 16:00 Taiwan 2:00am - 3:00am Eastern NA 11:00pm (Saturday) - 12:00am Pacific NA Fuji TV, taped 19:00 - 20:54 Japan Time 5:00am - 6:54am Eastern NA 2:00am - 3:54am Pacific NA ___________________________ Gala Exhibition 17:30 - 20:00 Taiwan 4:30am - 7:00am Eastern NA 1:30am - 4:00am Pacific NA Coverage: unknown ___________________________ Links will be posted tomorrow.
Just google "CCTV5 streaming live" and you can get some streams. CCTV5 is also on some P2P players like Sopcast and TVAnts. I am going to post the streaming links tomorrow. Bedtime now
Chinees CNTV will be show 4CC online. http://sports.cntv.cn/20110211/109808.shtml Push on 2月17日起,中国网络电视台体育台将为您全程直播2011四大洲花样滑冰锦标赛。 直播时间: >>>点击进入直播 http://sports.cntv.cn/ But it have geoblock. Hopw fans in China could watch it
Thank you! Will Fujitv be in English? Are any of these to watch online in English (besides the potentially geo-blocked Canadian one)? I am FUMING that UniSports has the rights but isn't showing it! It makes no sense to show the entire GP season and Nats and then not the 4CCs! I don't have a twitter acct, so I'll try to email them. -Bridget
No, it's a Japanese TV station. Thanks for compiling everything that's known at this point, HisWeirness!
skatebuzz on twitter: (((Canadians))) So, besides the CBC one-hour dance special, there is no coverage of 4CCs online or on TV in North America. This can't be good for the sport.
I don't see why the programmers would not want to show something where a lot of Americans or Canadians will be winning medals or in contention to win medals.
Obviously skatebuzz gave it their all... I wonder what was the fly in the ointment ?..( someone's greed seems probable ) CBC is giving a token amount of time to ice dance . Annoying enough..but I really don't know why they couldn't have at least given a similar token to the other disciplines as well. Gr-r-r-r. I feel a complaint coming on.
We should all send them emails. I already did and I don't have much hope that they will answer but if they will I'll post it here.
I hate that Universal Sports has the rights when it comes to Euros, 4CC and Jr. Worlds. We got them all streamed in their entirety (albeit on demand iirc) on IceNetwork two seasons ago. I don't see why US can't at least post online if it doesn't give airtime. And boo to whoever was greedy enough to prevent the Canadian stream. This sucks.
It does suck that we don't get any coverage, but it's not like I could watch the overwhelming majority of it anyway. All of the events are either in the middle of the night or while I'm at work.
Universal Sports has been asked via Twitter, and Facebook for an explaination as to why they are not covering the event when they have the rights to do so. Total Silence! I can only assume they have no reasonable response. If they did they would not be hiding under their collective desks. In the future U.S. Figure Skating should seek for the ISU to alter broadcast/webcast rights to require all contracted ISU events be shown by the rights holder or they don't even get to bid for said rights. Can you tell this is one Pissed Skating Fan?
I am right with you on this. I am very disappointed in Universal Sports/NBC and their handling of ISU Championships that are not Senior Worlds. I have the same dream. If I had the I would do this.
Ooh, here's hoping then. Fingers crossed they don't run into the same roadblock ($$$ I assume) that Skatebuzz did.
I don't even know why they are being so stingy with it! For TV reasons do they not want to pay commentators? I forget which GP but they aired one live without commentary for an hour. Skate America?
How do we know that they gave it there all? And when you say greed, do you mean the cost of the stream? This is a major competition and to have no Canadian coverage on TV, let alone live stream, is unacceptable. Of course I have to accept it, but am not doing so happily. I was thinking of complaining as well.
Sigh. I think complaining to the CBC is not the right move. Cranky fans are more likely to make them wash their hands of the whole thing. I wish we could see more but I am glad that at least we get something. I now have the luxury of being able to watch competitions in the middle of the night if I want without worrying about work the next day so I really would like the chance to see them. Unfortunately it just isn't going to happen. Too bad SkateBuzz won't stream it because, even for those who cannot watch live they were immediately archiving the stream for on demand viewing at your convenience.
Hope springs anew...maybe even in Canada, since skatebuzz has piggybacked from Univeral Sports' feed in the past...


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Under the Dome is a big book in both pages and in terms of scope but one that takes place in one town, Chester's Mill. And it's probably true to say that that King is going to be testing himself to the limit with this book.
The title of Under the Dome describes the events that happen in Chester's Mill perfectly as the town is literally cut off from the outside world when the dome drops down. This barrier is see-thru and during the opening scenes a lot of people, birds and animals die finding out about its appearance.
This is the first strength of King's writing. He doesn't just kill them. He gives them flesh and bone first so that you can feel their bodies breaking and their personalities dying as they impact the barrier.
Now I don't usually go in for character lists at the start of books mostly because the cast is usually small enough to remember and if the writer is good enough then he places them for me when he they appear.
King does give his characters the breath of life but when you're dealing with 2000 potential residents to focus on seeing some of the key townsfolk and their connections and roles in the front to refer to is quite handy.
And King is dealing with all those trapped in the dome though we don't follow all of them. Who we do focus in on are those key people that are involved in a 'them' versus 'us' struggle that is slowly revealed as it becomes clearer that this town is on its own. And it isn't turning into a place where some of them are welcome.
And to paraphrase Julie Shumway, Owner/Editor of the Local Newspaper, 'If I thought the'd be an actual crisis I'd never had voted for Town Official Jim Rennie, Second Selectman.
But the town did vote for him and Jim Rennie is a man that likes to be in control and a crisis just like this is just what he needs to show the town how much they need him. The US Government throws a spanner into Rennie's plans for power by asking Dale Barbara, cook at Sweetbriar Rose to be their man on the inside.
But this more about power. It's about people under pressure, how they react and how easily we can be manipulated.
The reason that it's so long as a novel is that not only is King dealing with a rather large cast but also he's spending time with lots of them building up their stories layer by layer. Detail by Detail. Until they all start coming together.
If there is one thing that signifies King and his writing it's details. There is a lot of information here. But it's not overwhelming. I'm sure he could have cut some of it but I wouldn't know where to start. And some of those seemingly minor points have great significance further on.
And it all comes down to significant little moments that snowball out of everyones control but Jims's and no matter how illogical some of connections are. The populous take it in. They believe so easily. And that's what scared me the most. How easily we can fall into chaos. How tentative our values are and how when we feel desperate to survive we make selfish choices.
There are some clever ideas explored here as well like what if a town was cut off by a permeable barrier that only let some but air through trapping what was left inside. What would happen as that air was being used and polluted? What would happen to power and food? What would people do to cope? How many would take their own lives when it becomes clear that they might not escape? Would we be thinking about what is good for everyone or just ourselves? How would the people at the top control us? Who would they recruit in their own private army?
The reason that this took me so long to read is the sense of reality slipping that comes from reading it. There are probable with it. There is an outside influence to the existence of the Dome. And that influence fits with Kings previous works. And he probably could have played that up more as they control events on the inside.
But that lightness of external influence probably helps because of the brutality and honesty of what King describes. It's not often that books makes me question my fellow humans or worms its way in that I'm distracted and can't think of much else.
There is definitely demands made by King on the reader, the first being the 900 pages. You then have to surrender to the inevitable. That lots of people are going to die and mostly for no other reason than given the choice most of those who are suppose to support us in a crisis have no idea how to do it and will in the end just save themselves.
And for all those reasons Under the Dome might be my read of the year.
Title: Under the Dome
Author: Stephen King
Edition: Hardback
Publication: Out Now
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The windmill hole was our lucky spot. 4 of us got a hole in one there. Denver was feeling very sad and disappointed about not getting a hole in one, so a little further down the course John took him back to the windmill where he was successful at last. It changed his whole outlook on the rest of the course and he was a much happier camper.
After we finished golfing through castles and over streams (I totally hit it into the water twice!) we opened an envelope to head over to the HP Pavillion to watch the women's Olympic gymnastic trials. This challenge was especially exciting for Sage who is an amazing gymnast. I know I am biased, but she is seriously incredible and does it all. Beam, vault, uneven bars, and floor. The look of pure joy on her face when we read that we were going to see the best gymnasts in the country compete was priceless!
We headed over to San Jose where there was a huge festival going on outside to celebrate "the road to London" olympic gymnastic trials. There were bounce houses, climbing walls... Oh and these two Olympic champions happened to be there...
Kerri Strug and Carly Patterson were there signing autographs.
After our brush with Olympic greats, the kids climbed and bounced and slid.
The next several things that happened culminated into one of the scariest moments of my life. We got in line to go inside the stadium. John went back to the car to get the binoculars while the rest of us held our spot in line. The kids asked if they could go down the slide one more time while I waited in line and since it was moving so slow, I said "yes, but stay together!" they happily ran off to go down the inflated slide. The line moved forward a bit and I watched the kids carefully from my spot in line. Bailey got to the top of the slide and checked where I was. We waved as the line moved forward again, but I knew they would be joining me soon.
The line suddenly surged ahead and some lines were shifted and redirected. I kept moving forward through the sudden chaos and figured I could text Bailey if they needed a little help finding me in line. Next thing I know Bailey and Denver are joining me in line. "Where's Sage?" ... Bailey said, "she was right behind me." I was mildly worried at this point expecting Sage to break through the crowd... Any second...
...No Sage...
...No Sage... Suddenly John showed up and said, "where's Sage?". I think saying this part out loud is when I really started to panic. "we don't know!". John had Bailey and Denver stand at a designated spot and we RAN! The crowd was so thick at this point as they were opening the stadium and we were tearing through the crowd looking for our little red-hatted, toe headed baby girl. We inevitably jostled people to go against the flow of traffic and found ourselves fighting to get back to the slide. She was not there. I can't explain the utter fear that we felt at that moment realizing Sage was somewhere, completely alone in this huge, fast-moving crowd. I KNEW we would find her, but I was imagining how scared she was and I needed to hold her that second. John went into the park and was yelling her name. I walked back toward the line sending up a silent prayer just saying, "Please! Please let me find her!".
As soon as I finished that thought, I looked up and saw her. She was sobbing and was with a uniformed man and woman. I ran over to her and scooped her up and hugged her so tight and I didn't let go until I had to. Sage clung to me and said, "I was so worried i would never find you again." it completely broke my heart!
The sweet usher walked with us to get Bailey and Denver and personally led us into the stadium to make sure we all got in together. It turns out the kids decided they could go down the slide one extra time and Sage was the last one off. While the other kids pulled their shoes on and started running to find me; she got off the slide and started running, stopped, and went back to get her forgotten shoes.
The whole ordeal probably took 2 minutes, but every second that we didn't know where Sage was felt like an eternity. Once we were together I kept finding Sage looking at me and she would either smile at me, or squeeze my hand or say,"I'm so glad we're all together." and I imagine every second she was alone felt as long as they did to me.
I am so glad Sage knew who to look for to help her, and I realize it was a series of things that led to Sage being lost, but with my 20/20 hindsight I realized we should have had bracelets with cellphone numbers and info for the kids to wear for the vacation. I would have much rather felt silly and overprotective not using the bracelets than the fear and panic I felt not knowing where my 8 year old was and realizing while she knows our home phone, it didn't do any good in this situation.
We all calmed down and settled into our seats to watch the competition. It was amazing. The gymnasts were super talented. Jordyn Wieber is going to rock the Olympics. We had a blast, but I was so relieved to be sitting together that we could have been watching a lawn being mown and I would have been happy.
We ended up going to dinner where the kids wanted to go: Rainforest Cafe which was an hour away but it was worth it to watch their faces as the forest came alive with thunderstorms, gorillas swinging and leopards twitched their tails. Then, we ran to Ghirardelli Square before they closed laughing the whole way. After our sundaes we walked to the beach to see how different the tide was and Mr. John and I ended up driving around SF long after the kids had fallen asleep in the car; just happy and grateful to have everyone close and safe.


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His read on the options market is that oil could hit the $115 level.
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text: And Then Free Realms Surpassed 2 Million PlayersMike Fahey5/27/09 5:20pmFiled to: Sony Online Entertainmentfree realmsMmorpgSoefamily-friendlyFree-To-PlayCasualPC19EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink A week and a half after reaching the million player mark, Sony Online Entertainment's Free Realms has gone and doubled it. The player population of Free Realms continues to grow at a ridiculous rate, hitting the two million player milestone within a month of the game's official launch. According to SOE, the game is a big hit with its target audience, with 75% of its registrants under age 17 and 46% under 13. Female gamers are particularly taken with the title, representing a third of the population. Once again, SOE president John Smedley is beside himself with excitement. Advertisement Advertisement "In less than a month, Free Realms has captivated a core player base of tween and teen gamers, while also strongly resonating with MMO gamers. We wanted to create a game to play with our families and are excited to have hit the mark with our intended audience."SOE will be distributing a "party pack" of items so players can help the company celebrate this latest achievement. Hopefully it includes a little more Station Cash, as I could really use a ghost kitten to accompany me while I mine for silver. *sigh*Reply19 repliesLeave a reply


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Andrew Mercier to run for provincial NDP in Langley
Andrew Mercier is the new NDP candidate for the provincial riding of Langley.
He was acclaimed at the party's nomination meeting on Sunday in the community room of the Murrayville Library.
NDP leader Adrian Dix, who was the guest speaker at the event, explained that the party hurried its nomination process along because it had to be ready in case Premier Christy Clark called a fall election, as she had been talking about until just a few weeks ago.
"It was the largest fire drill in provincial history," Dix said.
Mercier, 26, recently served as campaign manager for Langley federal NDP candidate Piotr Majkowski. He recruited a team of volunteers, many of them young people. With a strong local campaign and the effective national campaign which led to the NDP becoming Official Opposition for the first time, they boosted the NDP vote total in the riding to 11,235 — the best showing the party had ever delivered.
A delivery driver, he is a political science graduate of the University of New Brunswick and a lifetime Langley resident.
Majkowski, who formally nominated him, said there are many people in Langley who are ready to vote NDP despite "the political scene in Langley leaving something to be desired from a progressive viewpoint."
Mercier noted that, in the federal campaign, the party was successful in getting people who normally do not participate in the process to vote. He sees that as key to the NDP winning in Langley.
"The next election is important. We're going to win it, and win it in Langley. Piotr and Kathleen (Stephany, the 2009 provincial candidate), have put us within striking distance."
Mercier said the BC Liberal government, in addition to its botched introduction of the HST, is now dragging its feet on replacing it with the PST, as voters agreed to do in the mail-in referendum.
He said this delay is hurting the real estate and construction industries and is causing unemployment.
"People can't wait to buy a home for 18 months," he said.
He said the HST is harmful to families, costing them additional money while giving business a $2 billion tax break.
Mercier referred to his education costs, and praised Dix for proposing a system of grants for the most needy students, to be financed out of restoring a tax on banks.
He had started his education at the University of the Fraser Valley but finished in New Brunswick because it ended up being cheaper, despite the cost of living there and travelling back and forth.
Dix told the 50 in attendance that Jack Layton "dreamed big" for the NDP and increased its vote and seat total in each federal election he contested. He said the 2011 breakthrough results in Quebec were the result of seven years of hard work in letting Quebeckers know what the NDP stood for.
Dix said he has a similar vision for areas of B.C.. like the Okanagan and Fraser Valley, that traditionally have elected Liberals (or Socreds before that). He pledged to visit Langley frequently, as he believes the seat can be won by Mercier.
Dix said that one issue important to Langley residents is transportation, and promised an NDP government would dedicate at least some of the carbon tax revenue towards transit.
He added that Michelle Laurie will be acclaimed as candidate in Fort Langley-Aldergrove at an upcoming meeting.


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A criticism of Space Marine and game criticism
Yes, you read the title right: a criticism of Space Marine, and of game criticism at once. But not by me, no. By the authors of this webcomic over at the Escapist. Go and read it before posting
Read it? Good. Now tell me, and be honest: how many of you usually complain about brown-and-grey space marine shooters for being too samey and boring, yet bought the game the title of which actually is "Space Marine"? And on the contrary, how many of you have given it a pass because of it's "manly man shooting space-orcs with future-guns" aesthetic and plot even if you generally like third-person shooters?
I understand that the main object of RPS readership's hate and derision - the Call of Duty series - is about actual marines rather than space marines and thus even more boring, but as far as i know, generic space marines aren't liked here that much either. So please, let's discuss this. Is it significant in any way that some people are willing to criticise games for their space-marine-ness and insist that all space marines are boring and uninspired, but will waive these criticisms as soon as space marines they actually like come along?
Further yet, the commentary for the comic poses another criticism, and i think it's a fair one: we should not be allowed to treat basic game design elements like regenerating health or cover systems like they are anathema to good design. These systems are just tools: sure, they might bore us today when there are a lot of them on the market, but in the times of old-school shooters a Gears-style game would be treated like a pinnacle of innovation, on par with how, say, Plain Sight looks to us today. Similarly, regenerating health seems to work fine when it's actually a shield that protects your other, actual and non-regenerating health. And so on. Wanting cover systems, health regen, limited weapon storage, and so on to be gone forever is irrational: sure, they make for a more "gritty and down-to-earth" sort of game, and there are too much of these right now - but sometimes, a gritty and down-to-earth game is exactly what you need, as long as it's done well.
So, let's discuss this all. And honestly... i do not know how we're going to keep two separate discussions in the same thread working, but let's try anyway.
Because generic look-a-likes tend to rip liberally off of a very specific number of sources, and it's better just to go to the source. Fans squee for 40k while hating on Gears of War or Army of Two for the same reason WoW outlasted all the "like WoW but..." clones. We don't want them to just file the serial numbers off.
Also, WH40k is a universe whose very purpose is to sell painted figurines. It's still controlled by the folks who originally did, and is already in so many genres over a variety of platforms that having one shift in direction will not pigeonhole or otherwise limit the franchise as a whole.
That's quite different from a franchise that was invented on the computer as a genre staple, and is now taking its first steps out of that niche a decade later in a completely different genre by a completely different team.
Well, okay. So it's the Grandfather Clause then. Thought so. And i figured that if you can link to TV Tropes without it being strictly neccesary, so can i.
I have to say, i doubt i'll get another type of answer to that, and it's not that important anyway. Do you think i should just delete the question and focus on the "game criticism" part instead?
Hey hey hey, i didn't say nothin' about X-Com or Syndicate! Nothin', i tell!
Seriously. I didn't have them in mind when i wrote this.Last edited by Kollega; 19-09-2011 at 06:46 PM.
Criticizing a game and not liking it are two different things. The crux of the argument here seems to be that if you're a person who complains about modern shooters being too gray and brown and having the same kind of overused mechanics (such as regenerating health or quick time events) you're not allowed to enjoy or buy that kind of game. I think that's wrong. You CAN enjoy and consume something despite knowing and/or feeling that it has faults.
I haven't really read all the reviews or pursued all the forum threads about Space Marine, but from what I've been able to gather no one is actually healing it a perfect, fantastic game. Rather, most people seem to be in agreement that it is a good game but a flawed one. And that those flaws are repetition and samey environments, mainly.
I will fully admit to being one of those people who can complain about generic, grey-and-brown games. Yet I still bought, and enjoyed Space Marine. Because it's god damn fantastic to wade into a horde of Orks with chainsword swinging -- and I'm not even a WH40K fan. Yet I still criticize the game for being repetitive both in gameplay and environments -- and I do this because I want to game to be better. I do it because I don't enjoy those elements of it and would like them to be improved for the inevitable sequel.
So what I'm trying to say, I guess, is that people are fully allowed to have positive feelings toward a game despite berating elements of it. Sort of like a parent being upset at their child slacking off in school -- it's criticism out of desire for improvement.
As for people who, as a blanket statement say that *all* space marine games are boring and then go out and buy them anyway? That's just internet hyperbole at work. Sort of how all game companies would've gone under ages ago, if all the people who threaten with boycotts whenever a developer or publisher do something they perceive as a personal insult, actually went through with it.
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RE: Space marines v. Space Marine
Disclaimer: I don't have the game and have no interest in it.
"Space marine" is a label used for generic action heroes, not military people in space. When people complain about space marines, they aren't complaining about that specifically, but rather about how boring generic characters/settings are.
Take Mass Effect for example, where you are literally a space marine. Few complain, because the world is extremely well-developed, and the characters are strong and distinct. You're not a space marine, you're XXX Shepherd.
Similarly, the world of WHMR40K is developed and interesting. You're not playing a generic action hero, but rather a very specific, and frankly sinister, superhuman fascistic soldier that's part of a mindbogglingly abusive empire that, for all its horror, is the reason the human race hasn't been destroyed.
Lore matters.
So your point is that you can buy and even enjoy space marine shooters, but still criticize them for their sameyness because you want them to do better? That's a fair point, but the hyperbole-ish-ness of the Angry Internet Men (which you have also so annoyingly tackled, making me clearly lose the argument - drat and double drat!) leads to them implying that they don't want any space marine games at all... then running out and buying them anyway because it's their favourite space marine game.
I agree with the comic writer. The regenerating health issue in particular is an interesting case, in that it raises questions about how we should approach the core gameplay of a title. Many people seem to see regenerating health as being a drain on the challenge of a game. For me, it is a way to remove an unnecessary burden from the player. Except for the rare game which makes actual injuries--broken legs, for example--a core part of the experience, health bars are little more than an arbitrary resource to manage. Let health regenerate between fights and focus on making the encounters interesting in their own right rather than make me be an HP accountant. If a game can't be challenging or interesting without managing your health, then maybe there are bigger problems in play.
I agree with above, context matters.
In things like GOW there isn't any context and it just seems puerile uber-macho and ridiculous.
WH40K is in many of it's own ways ridiculous, but the context makes a difference. A Space Marine is a quite a nuanced and complex thing.
Although admittedly Ultramarines are the most boring and "goody" version possible. A game that explored some of the Dark Angels or Blood Angels lore would be much more interesting.
Yes, that's my point entirely. Disliking parts or elements of a game or genre does not mean you should not be allowed to enjoy games of that particular kind. The problem with that argument, of course, is that from a developer or publisher's point of view those games sell well and they might therefor believe that those kind of experiences are exactly what gamers want. And publishers in particular, as we all well known, are not creatures that are happy to embrace change once they've found a formula that seems to stick. These days I think that enough people inside the games industry follow Twitter and other social media enough to still get an accurate picture of what the players want. Bioware's recent attempts at smothering the fan rage-fuelled flames of the Dragon Age 2 drama being one example.
Well, you may not have, but the webcomic artist certainly had it in mind.
Regardless, it's like base propaganda or idiot advertising: We keep seeing it because it works. We like the image of the space marine boldly going into the unknown and doing battle with eldritch horrors while looking like he's still in Vietnam 'cept with a couple high-tech doohickeys attached. This is why we have Doom and Quake and Aliens and Predator and Starship Troopers and Warhammer 40k and Halo and Starcraft and many, many others.
That each iteration of the feed may not necessarily win us over entirely doesn't diminish our (sometimes unspoken) love of the genre overall. You could say that our deep resentment of specific examples stems mainly from the potential we see in our mind's eye.
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In an amusing twist, I've always enjoyed the whole space marine setting in gaming (probably because I love scifi settings in gaming and SPACE MARINEZ always means it's going to be futuristic) but the WH40k marines have always left me completely cold.
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I think the big point about the turn based criticisms is really to do with existing PC franchises (X-Com, Syndicate) with turn based combat being re-imagined in the 3PS/FPS mould rather than turn based war games per se. Not being a huge WH40K guy I'm not aware that there's a legacy of turn based PC games relating to the franchise (IIRC the dawn of war stuff is all RTS?).
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The problem is when developers lean too much on a generic trope like space marines. WH40K is space marine done well, and thing with that license is that even if you don't explicitly put much backstory in the game, you're designing it to be congruent with a whole universe of backstory that gives it something more. So the characters feel a little developed.
If you just take random space marines in your own fiction, we know enough that they're heavily armoured walking killing machines, but we don't know what other backstory elements you've lifted. Does it have the whole religious thing? How do they become marines? And so on.
Halo may or may not be to your taste but it's another game featuring a space marine but it works because it's done well. It sets up its own world and story.
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Also in this case, yes it's fine that Relic are making Space Marine and turning an RTS in to an FPS as we know they're working on Dawn of War 3 as well. Had EA announced Syndicate as a top-down RTS then announced they were also developing an FPS for the same property no-one would really mind.
Oh, wait, yes they did. Sorry, i totally ignored that. My bad.
That each iteration of the feed may not necessarily win us over entirely doesn't diminish our (sometimes unspoken) love of the genre overall. You could say that our deep resentment of specific examples stems mainly from the potential we see in our mind's eye.
Yeah but the point is, that's not what people were getting irate about with X-Com or Syndicate. I'm not agreeing with the OP. Just pointing out the differential between to the two states.
Also in this case, yes it's fine that Relic are making Space Marine and turning an RTS in to an FPS as we know they're working on Dawn of War 3 as well. Had EA announced Syndicate as a top-down RTS then announced they were also developing an FPS for the same property no-one would really mind.2017 Yay!!!!
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