text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Dungeons and Dragons: The Quest for Nerds Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Dungeons and Dragons: The Quest for Nerds Goto page 1, 2, 3 ... 11, 12, 13 Next Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Off-Topic Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message rtbarretJoined: 09 Mar 2008 Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:39 am Post subject: Dungeons and Dragons: The Quest for Nerds I used to play some AD&D many years ago, but got caught up in the video game thing. For some reason I'm feeling nostalgic and was wondering if there are any other nerds in Korea who play? Back to top MintJoined: 08 May 2008 Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:43 am Post subject: Myself and a few others are looking to get a game together starting this month. We are going to be playing in either Anyang, Suwon or Itaewon. Message me for more info. Back to top rtbarretJoined: 09 Mar 2008 Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:05 am Post subject: I still haven't posted 25 messages. Can you PM me first? Back to top kafkaontheshoreJoined: 21 Jan 2009 Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:09 am Post subject: I am looking for players as I was planning to run a game. That, or I need a game to get in on as a player. The guys who I was supposed to start running for are VERY unreliable and I have yet to get a game going. Same as the above guy I can not PM yet because of the 25 post thing. If you are looking for another player, or even a DM, give me a yell. I have been trying to get involved in a game here for about a year now. Back to top rockyourteethJoined: 17 Dec 2008Location: Suwon Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:03 pm Post subject: I want to play so bad! Guys! I live in Suwon, and I've been dying to play D&D! Someone please email me and let me know when/where you plan on playing...Last edited by rockyourteeth on Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:14 pm; edited 2 times in total Back to top harlowethrombeyJoined: 17 Mar 2009Location: Seoul Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject: Get a Rifts game going and count me in Back to top Fishead soupJoined: 24 Jun 2007Location: Korea Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:40 pm Post subject: I was more into collecting the lead minitures, painting them. and building diorama's. Haven't found a good hobby shop that offers this kind of thing. Back to top DemonicatJoined: 18 Nov 2004Location: Suwon Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:59 pm Post subject: Suwon folks, interested in a tuesday or Thursday afternoon game? I can play or DM Back to top LandrosJoined: 19 Oct 2007 Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject: we it isn't D&D but if you are into commanding armies check out http://visual-utopia.com/ in your free time. join my kingdom if you want some tips. our TAG is CRAZY (Insane Asylum) Back to top GokuJoined: 10 Dec 2008 Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:24 pm Post subject: I haven't played D&D in so long... God I'm rusty, could anyone join? Or does one have to have experience? I'm literally a novice. I was more into "adventures" where I'd be at the whim of whoever is GM. You know, you'd go along and make stuff up as you go, but of course would still use a dice, but things would be more fluid and much more sponatneous. If I remmener, D&D is more straight: "You take a left, you see a wall. You take a right. You see a giant enemy crab. You hit the giant enemy crab for over 9000 damage. It's super effective." "The giant enemy crab (Which actually existed in ancient japan) was carrying a bag of gold, 40 jewels, and a sword of a thousand truths" I'm heavily channeling my nerd chakra at the moment. PS. Want to buy English Magic cards <-------------------------- Back to top rockyourteethJoined: 17 Dec 2008Location: Suwon Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:29 pm Post subject: I live in Suwon, as I said. I played (v3.5) every week for about 6 months one time. I tried DMing a couple of times, but only with my other DM there to help me out, so I don't think I could really do that. I don't have any of my books here in Korea... but I'd be down to play, and would be down to learn v4 if that's what you guys play. My best times would be weekends, mondays, wednesdays or fridays in the evenings. Thursdays no, and tuesdays probably not (although tuesdays could be possible if that's the only time anyone else can play). Back to top OthersideJoined: 06 Sep 2007 Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:33 am Post subject: I'd be down to give it a crack. I played a bit ages ago, so would need a pretty big refresher. Weeknight evenings would be good for me, from 6pm. I'm in Suwon. Back to top Rory_Calhoun27Joined: 14 Feb 2009 Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:11 am Post subject: ahh.... the good ol' days.... I remember in college arguing over what the best class was..... gotta go with the fighter! "The sword keeps goin' and goin' and goin'!!!" so when's the game.... goin' out this weekend, but up for something after- I'm in Ansan. Back to top Guri GuyJoined: 07 Sep 2003Location: Bamboo Island Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:22 am Post subject: Quote: PS. Want to buy English Magic cards <-------------------------- I didn't know you played magic. That's cool. The new set Alara Reborn is quite fun I think. Anyway, if you live in Seoul, you can buy them at Tic Toc which is near Children's Grand Park. PM me for directions if you want. 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I could rant and rant and rant about this. But we get all these colors...skittles taste the rainbow of colors...but never in a quantity that you can actually DO something with.
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Out of Line Dress
Added Jul 22, 2013
by pambox
Sydney, Australia
Normally I like a lot of ridiculous colours and patterns, but every so often I make something a bit more 'grown up'. I bought this fabric about 6 months ago, but it stood out to me 1. because of the unusual striping, 2. because it's very soft and cozy, and 3. because I needed more winter weight clothes.
The fabric, from Tessuti, is called Starts Out Straight – it starts with wide black stripes and narrow grey stripes, and as the grey widens and the black thins they both lose their shape. I decided the stripe with its predominant black would be best at the waist, progressing down to the misshapen grey at the bottom, and the wiggly grey for the bodice. The wide cowl uses the black striped end of the pattern repeat, and the sleeves start with the wiggly grey and head down to the straight stripes.
The pattern is self-drafted, has a slight 60/70s influence in styling, and was pretty much designed simply to show the gradation in the stripes of the fabric. It is lightly pleated in front and back, and there are also pockets in the side.
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Jul 28, 2013, 01.55 PMby Yuki M
Love the comfy style with some special touch ! Nice placing of gradation stripe !
Jul 22, 2013, 02.06 PMby kisses
Looks totally cozy and perfect for winter
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Hit dinner last night with a group of old coworkers, as we try to do once or twice a year, since no longer sharing the place of employment. This group an eclectic, intelligent, fun loving gang - very cool folks to know and occasionally hang out with. Sometimes we do lunch, other times dinner. This time, dinner it was.
For this event, someone suggested the Grouchy Chef, a somewhat infamous place due to the one man show that owns and runs it. Think of a real life Soup Nazi - if you're a Seinfeld fan - you know what I'm referring to. If not, well - let's just say this guy, Chef Matsumoto, has been known to throw people out of his restaurant for not following his rules. Rules? Yes, many posted on signs throughout the place. No standing by door, sit on bench. No toasting with the glasses. No men in women's restroom, etc.
The place only sits about 20 people, reservations only, and don't dare to be late. To have this group of friends arrive somewhere on time, it must be serious. Before we went in, asked my pals was this serious or just a schtick. Oh no, he's serious, very interesting guy runs the place. Also turns out a few of 'em have been here before, including one who's a regular and even assisted in setting up the sound system after a move between locations.
So we're in, as they say. I should also mention, the place sits inside an industrial type building, off the main road. Not exactly the usual restaurant setup. My pal who is the regular, has witnessed people being asked to leave the premises due to agitating the chef, or breaking some of his rules. This outta be interesting.
I also later discover another one of my work pals knew him a bit via some martial arts training by a family member. Turns out, Chef Matsumoto is also a very high level martial arts master. I guess you really don't wanna piss him off.
Our 7:00 PM reservation hits and we're inside, sitting on the bench as instructed, then led to our table by the chef himself. He really runs the entire place singlehanded. The interior is clean and sparse, casually fancy - nice. At each seat is a binder with a menu inside, in a few languages. On top of the binder, a printed page informing people not to toast with the expensive water glasses. The chef then verbally informs us the linen napkins are for your lap only, to protect your clothes - not for wiping your mouth or nose. The paper napkins are for that. If you need to blow your nose, you must leave the table. I'm thinking is this for real? Apparently so.
What the place is known for, besides the above mentioned fun facts, is the amazing food he serves at super reasonable prices. Super foodie I'm not, but we're talking a four course gourmet meal for around $20. Plus no tipping. A large jar is available to donate something to cancer research instead of a tip, if you wish. The menu only contains a few items and according to my friends, all of it is great.
After you decide on what to eat, the party lines up to the counter, where Chef Matsumoto takes your order. You then stack the menu and "toasting glass warning info" sheet on the counter. And from what I guess is a Japanese culture thing, you don't directly hand him the money - it's placed in a tray on the counter - along with the change he returns. And yes, this is a cash only deal. The whole process really had the Seinfeld Soup Nazi schtick running through my head.
In short order, the chef is bringing out the first course - yes, soup. Like I mentioned, full blown foodie I'm not, but I don't exactly live on junk food either. The soup was spectacular. And I don't even know what kind it was. I thought about licking the bowl clean, but thought for sure I'd wind up out in the parking lot - banned for life - waiting for my friends to finish dinner, while laughing at my misfortune of incurring the wrath of Chef Matsumoto.
After the insanely good soup, a killer small salad, mixed with pieces of fruit and two small slices of bread. Followed by the main dish, in my case, grilled shrimp with risotto cakes - with some sort mouth watering sauce dribbled over it. Damn, that was good. Pal Scott offered a piece of his steak - impressive as well. Finally, dessert included - a plate with small samples of chocolate mousse cake and other sweets. Not exactly large portions, not the intent here, but a pretty amazing meal for under $20. Not easy to top that. Even without rules.
By the time we were half done, we had the whole place to ourselves. Cool setup. The "No Photography" rule was even broken, with the chef himself manning the camera for a group shot. Not my camera however, so no actual proof offered. He also chatted a bit with some of the gang after the meal. A fun night. According to my pals, the chef was in a good mood. We all finished our meals safe and sound...
I got a kick out of the whole shindig. How many times have you gone out to eat, to be served so so food, by overly friendly folks? Plenty I'm sure. Well, this is the opposite. Amazing food served by an apparently eccentric guy, who takes his craft very seriously, who expects the rules of his house to be followed. As payback, a memorable meal at a bargain price. It seems plenty of his regulars and fans agree. The online feedback - good and bad - as in being tossed out of the place, are pretty entertaining to read.
The fact that he runs the entire place alone, almost puts this into the performance art category. Certainly a different experience then hitting the local Red Lobster. Food critic I'm not, but enough of an experience to bump my usual bike fluff off the blog for a post.
I plan to return, this time with my lovely wife, sans the kids. I've already given her the rundown of the rules required to sample and enjoy this place. It's something out of the ordinary, and that's always a good thing.


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Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has announced that Vicki Landes, RN, BSN, will serve as director of the medical center's new health home.
Landes' background encompasses more than 14 years of experience in the case management field. She formerly served as director of clinical service at Fidelis Care New York where she was responsible for designing, implementing and directing all case management and quality assurance activity functions for the health plan on a statewide basis.
Landes earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from SUNY at Brockport in 1994. She is presently working to complete a Master's in Business Administration at Medaille College.
In announcing Landes' appointment, Sheila Kee, executive vice president and chief operating officer, said: "We are very proud to have Vicki lead the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Health Home. The health home is a new model of care that we believe will revolutionize health care delivery."
Under the health home model of care, each Medicaid enrollee is assigned a single care manager who is responsible for the overall management and coordination of the patient's care. The health home will promote patient participation in wellness activities, encourage family support and connect individuals to social services and community supports.
"Ms. Landes has the experience, energy and dedication to build a health home that provides the highest quality care management services to complex Medicaid patients of all ages who suffer from mental illness, multiple chronic diseases or addiction," Kee said. "Working in concert with the Niagara Health Home's network of Niagara County-based physicians and behavioral health, social services and community agencies, Ms. Landes will lead efforts to connect at-risk individuals to care while reducing the number of hospitalizations and emergency room visits.
"We are particularly impressed with Vicki's knowledge of how care management can lead to better outcomes for the individual and improve the overall quality of care. Niagara Falls Memorial and the entire Niagara Health Home team warmly welcome Vicki Landes and wish her the very best in her new role."
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Offense - I just watched the game again with the advantage of slow motion. Things I noticed:
Okung vs Quinn - this was the worst game I have seen from Okung this season. He had a lot of trouble with the quick edge rushing by Quinn, who is excellent and very underrated. He really had trouble with his footwork , I think due to the quickness of Quinn
Sweezy - he had a good game , I don't understand why everyone was ripping his play
Long- he really gave the right side fits. It is obvious they both were physically over matched by Long. He is a good player and appears stronger than Quinn but not as fast
McCoy- just when I think he has turned the corner he has games like this. Dropped passes, penalties, missed blocks and bonehead plays. He needs to really get his head in the game.
A lot of holding by the Rams. They are very good at it and its hard to see
RW - not his best game, just average. however I admit my exceptions for him are through the roof. He was slow to read and makes it hard to block for him when he moves up in the pocket then back out. He is really good at rolling right or left and passing. He really favors rolling right... He could balance that out a bit more.
What a QB. I have seen them all since the birth of the Hawks. Since the regular season is now over, IMO he has had the best rookie year of them all
All in all a decent game, not the best execution wise. They left a lot of points on the field. The game was closer than it needed to be.
However going into the next season I am looking out for the Rams. They are developing a very good team.


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By Andrew Liszewski
It's easy to share a digital photo via email or a public website, but how do you accommodate those family members who haven't quite embraced the digital age just yet? Well one option is to upgrade your digital photo frame to one of these models from Prinics which feature a built-in 5×7 printer. That way, when your parents are scrolling through baby photos and lamenting about how they'd really love a copy of a particular shot, you can print one out for them right then and there.
The printers use a special, self-contained photo paper & ink cartridge that's extremely easy to replace, and since the cartridges are completely sealed, they apparently have an unlimited 'use-by' date. I'm not sure how much the cartridges cost (which is a factor that could make or break the product) but each one is good for 36 shots. The Prinics frames come in either 7 or 8 inch models and besides the printer they also feature memory card slots, an easy to use GUI, a remote control and even patterned or plain black acrylic frames. Unfortunately the Prinics site is a little vague when it comes to pricing, but if they intend to compete in the 5×7 photo printer market they'll have to aim for a reasonable MSRP.
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The following crimes are from the week of Sept. 29 to Oct. 5, 2013.
Sept. 29. 800 block Wolcott Drive. Complainant states that between 3 and 4:15 p.m., an unknown person stole several CDs from a 2003 Toyota Corolla.
Sept. 29. 7700 block Ardleigh Street. Complainant states that between 2 a.m. and 11 a.m., an unknown person stole a 1992 Buick Roadmaster, Pennsylvania tag HYL 4142.
Sept. 30. 7700 block McCallum Street. Complainant states he observed two black males get out of a white Honda, Pennsylvania tag GSM 4911, took drain pipes from side of building and got back into vehicle and fled.
Oct. 1. 200 block W. Meade Street. Complainant states that an unknown person stole a diamond encrusted wedding band and a diamond wedding band and a David D. Purman necklace from center console of a 2013 Volvo S40.
Oct. 2. Unit block W. Evergreen Avenue. Complainant states that an unknown person stole his black iPhone 5 as he slept on an R8 train to Chestnut Hill. Reported at 5:12 p.m.
Oct. 3. 7700 block Germantown Avenue. Complainant states that offender approached him and stated, "Give me your cell phone," in a threatening manner. Offender fled on a Septa 23 bus which was stopped by police at Germantown and Duval. Offender was identified by complainant and was arrested.
Oct. 4. 100 block W. Gravers Lane. Complainant states that between 10:05 p.m. on Thursday and 7 a.m. on Friday, an unknown person went into a gray 2002 Honda Odyssey and stole $40 in quarters.
Oct. 4. 9600 block Germantown Avnuee. Complainant states that between 10:30 and 11 a.m., someone stole three metal drain pipes.
Summary – Eight crimes for week: one stolen vehicle, two thefts from vehicles and five thefts.
Town Watch.
If you have been the victim of a crime and would like information, service or support, call Northwest Victim Services, 6301 Germantown Ave., Second Floor, Suite One, 215-438-4410. The service is free.
Water Tower Recreation Center – Hartwell Lane and Ardleigh Street.
If you have a question or concern about crime in your neighborhood, this is a great opportunity to talk to the police and voice your concerns. For information about neighborhood crime meetings in the 14th district go to phillypolice.com/districts/14th or call 215-686-3140.


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I don't mind doing an item number: Kajol
Bollywood actress Kajol Thursday said that she will not mind doing an item number if its requirement is justified in the film.bollywood Updated: Mar 15, 2013 13:09 IST
Bollywood actress Kajol Thursday said that she will not mind doing an item number if its requirement is justified in the film.
"I love watching item numbers and any film that is entertaining. If the film demands it and if the item number is adding to the film, helping take the story forward I don't mind doing an item number," she said when asked if she will be comfortable with it.
In conversation with filmmaker Karan Johar, Kajol was speaking on the third day of the 14th edition of Ficci-Frames 2013, the annual convention of the Media and Entertainment (M&E) industry here in Mumbai organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
However, Kajol who said that motherhood has added a new dimension to the actress in her, is not comfortable if her children watch item numbers.
Karan Johar, who described her as a prude and non-risque actress asked her if she would do a The Dirty Picture, she responded with a succinct No.
"I do not see myself pulling off a character like that," she managed to add when pushed for a reason.
She also said that she has not been able to find a script that will drive her back into acting in films.
"I do not mind an out of the box script, but I seriously feel there is a dearth of good, tight scripts. I have been an avid reader since I was eight-year-old. I have read a lot and hence, need to have a script that matches up to it," she said.
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Clockwork Gnome
Binds when picked up
Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion.
Idles about.
Pit-pattering footsteps; vocalizations (on-click)
Cataclysm expansion required.
This companion is a rare tier Dwarfish archaeology item. It is created by discovering and "solving" 100 Dwarf Archaeology Fragments. Players may utilize up to three Dwarf Rune Stone to aid in the solving of this item. Each Dwarf Rune Stone is the equivalent of 12 Dwarf Archaeology Fragments.
Once completed, an entry on the Clockwork Gnome can be found in players' archaeology tab: "Mechagnomes were created by the titans, apparently as servants and caretakers, much like the earthen. This mechagnome was likely damaged because it is no longer focused on its original tasks and seems content to follow you."
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Dwarf dig sites can be found primarily in Burning Steppes, Searing Gorge, Badlands, Loch Modan, and Arathi Highlands.
This little guy is an amazing pet. I use him in the celestial tournament for Zao and Xu-Fu. The following team can take BOTH of the legendaries out without healing, if used correctly:
Sunreaver micro sentry - Fel immolate, Lightning Storm
Cogblade Raptor - Exposed wounds
Clockwork gnome - Metal fist, Build turret.
Plain and simple really, Fel immolate then lightning storm. Swap to raptor and apply exposed wounds then go crazy with gnome turrets. Will tear any beast to shreds.
This guy is a beast (umm, a mech!) in Pet Battles. Not only does he have a good DoT (the turret is really like a dot that can stack) but he heals and rezzes, as a mechanical. Kicked my patootie, so now I want him!!
The only thing that would make this pet better is if he had a Gilnean accent to match his fancy-pants moustache.
"No time for dallying!"
@Khatee: You can get a second or even a third gnome; you just have to do the archaeology with a different character. While the pets are account-wide, your archaeology solves are completely individual. This will work with all the archaeology pets (voodoo figurine, pterrordax hatchling, etc)
this is my all time favourite, this was my 1st lvl 25 pet. he is so hard to kill and i just love his rocket attack. this is really a pet you must have
This is the leader of my battle pet team. As others have stated, he has a heal, a terrific dot (the turret cannon) and he's got moves that work on beasts or other mechanicals, and a really great move against dragonkin. I can't reccomend him enough.
The Clockwork Gnome model can /dance when using the magic pet mirror.
You can set up the rocket and launch it with another pet who has the same ability.
This guy is GREAT against Bloodknight Antari's third pet, the dragon Netherbite. His second dodge, Soul Ward, is a pain, but the Gnome's turrets easily remove it and continue to do damage. I use Onyxian Whelpling's Tail Sweep through the first pet, until she dies sometime on the 2nd, then a leveling pet, then Clockwork Gnome to finish the battle.
My favorite mechanical. Love this pet, he is very strong. Most used for tamers.
Gotta be my most used mechanical pet. He's my goto guy for tamers and the celestial tournament. Although Lil Bling has also made quite the impression on me as well.
This is one of the pets I use the most. It is great for PVP with Railgun, Blitz, and Build Turret it will do verry well aginst Dragons, mechanicals, and beasts. When I ust this pet in PVE I usualy switch out the Build Turret ability for the Launch Rocket It usualy one shots most beasts and helps a lot when fighting battlemasters.
does anyone know why the anubisath idol blocks turret shots every time? i mean everytime its up the idol blocks every shot the turret takes. even with multiple turrets. i have not been able to find anything in the pet battle logs to explain this.
Great pet for starting out but does loose it's charm at higher levels. Mech are strong against beasts so wild pets go down easily. Build Turret is a nice dot of which 2 can be up at a time if the fight goes on that long. Repair is useful and when coupled with the racial perk means you rarely lose when levelling.
It does take far too much damage higher levels though, so much so that it's worth swapping for a different Mech.
I'm so happy, some guy/girl just sold this on the AH for the affordable price of 400gold! First thing I did was click buyout as soon as I could, knowing this is a rare find! Now I can hopefully find that darn crawling claw by returning Restored artifacts and turning these in to Tol'Vir fragments! :-p
Had a mini pet battle tournament with some friends yesterday. Everyone had pets at level 10, and the bulk of the teams' members were rares (with mostly uncommons to round them out).
The winning team– not mine, sadly– went undefeated with the super-effective combination of:
Clockwork Gnome (Metal Fist / Repair / Build Turret)
Celestial Dragon (Breath / Ancient Blessing / Moonfire)
Curious Wolvar Pup (Punch / Snap Trap / Whirlwind)
The Wolvar Pup's Whirlwind was an effective opening move, and the Dragon's Breath can pummel you turn after turn. But it was the Gnome's turret-building that was just brutal.
His Build Turret ability is probably my favorite pet attack. Awesome :)
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Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon began his second term with ambitions to expand Medicaid coverage, cap campaign contributions and lengthen the school year. But those priorities ran into a wall of opposition from the largest Republican legislative majority since the Civil War.
Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon began his second term with ambitions to expand Medicaid coverage, cap campaign contributions and lengthen the school year. But those priorities ran into a wall of opposition from the largest Republican legislative majority since the Civil War.
When lawmakers left town on Friday they had soundly defeated Nixon's plan to expand Medicaid coverage to 260,000 adults by using almost $900 million from the federal government. Nixon had dubbed the expansion as the "smart" and "right thing to do."
But Republicans rejected Nixon's plans from the start and argued the state could not afford the expansion if the federal government reneged on its promise to fund 100 percent of the cost for the first three years and 90 percent after 2022.
"Hundreds of thousands of working Missourians will needlessly go without health coverage, and the dollars that Missouri taxpayers sent to Washington will be spent in other states instead," Nixon said after the Legislature adjourned Friday.
House leaders wanted to use the Medicaid debate as an opportunity to instill "market-based" changes to the existing program while expanding coverage to fewer adults than envisioned under President Barack Obama's health care law. But those efforts stalled after the Senate showed little interest in tackling the issue this year.
"Expanding Medicaid to the tune of putting a billion new dollars into a system that I think is really troubled was never on our agenda. I feel that the governor dragged us into that agenda after the election on something he did not run on," said House Speaker Tim Jones, R-Eureka.
Nixon announced his support for Medicaid expansion on Nov. 29 and began a public campaign trying to pressure Republicans into backing his plan. He held 32 press conferences across the state and met with House and Senate Republicans behind closed doors.
But during the governor's final push for Medicaid expansion, Republicans diverted their attention to a full-scale investigation into his administration over new drivers' license procedures that required applicants' personal documents to be scanned into a state computer system.
Lawmakers were concerned the scanned documents, including birth certificates and concealed weapons permits, could be shared with the federal government.
Although administration officials denied that the scanned copies would be shared, Republicans learned through their investigation that a list of Missouri gun-permit holders had twice been compiled for the Missouri State Highway Patrol to be shared with a federal agent in the Social Security Administration.
The situation came to a head during Nixon's final public Medicaid expansion rally on April 16 inside the Capitol rotunda.
That morning he announced the Revenue Department would no longer scan gun permits but would continue scanning other documents. After the event, he expressed frustration that Republicans were only focusing on the licensing procedures and called it "a major kerfuffle" intended by Republicans to "divert the attention of the public."
Despite passing on Medicaid proposals, Republican leaders and Nixon were able to find some common ground this year.
Replenishing an insolvent fund for injured workers was a shared priority, and lawmakers sent the governor a bill that would allow the state to start settling a backlog of more than 30,000 pending claims against the disability fund.
Nixon has also already signed into law measures reinstating expired tax credits on certain charitable donations and creating new tax breaks aimed at attracting amateur sporting events.
But other Nixon priorities were dead on arrival in the Legislature. The governor asked lawmakers in January to reinstate limits on how much individuals and businesses can contribute to political campaigns. The limits were removed by the Republican-controlled Legislature in 2008, and Republicans weren't eager to consider the caps again.
The House didn't conduct a hearing on the proposal. The limits were discussed briefly on the Senate floor after being pushed by Democrats, but Republicans abruptly ended the debate. Nixon promised to take the issue to the voters if the Legislature didn't act this year.
"Now that the Legislature has failed to move forward, I'll be interacting with folks who are interested in moving forward in those areas and lend my council and support where I think it can be impactful," he said.
The governor's plan to lengthen the school year by six days also was never considered by Republican lawmakers. He also pushed to scale back existing tax breaks for historic buildings and low-income housing, but that effort died on the last day of session.
Nixon praised the Legislature for going along with some of his budget priorities, including increases to K-12 and higher education funding.
He also was successful in securing additional funding for mental health programs, domestic violence shelters and export initiatives.


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I'm good everybody. Thx for the prayers and love.
joeyg412 wrote:His possey is on twitter saying he is fine
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6:30 PM PT -- Sources at the hospital tell us Wayne is still in critical condition in the ICU ... but stabilizing.
We're told the prognosis is uncertain.
Wayne is sleeping right now ... which is odd, because he just tweeted saying he's OK and thanking people for the prayers and love.
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Each Quick Concept activity is divided into three parts: "Grabbing Your Group's Attention," "The Activity," and "The Discussion." It is very important to carefully read the Background on the Principles of Leave No Trace before introducing these activities.
Use this time to set the stage for the activity and generate curiosity throughout the group.
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The following activity plans are designed to provide detailed teaching blueprints for leaders. The activities focus on our natural world and the seven Leave No Trace principles. Each activity requires 45 to 75 minutes to complete. Activity plans are composed of five parts:
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- Fast food (it's not just McDonald's, either – supermarkets, schools and high-end restaurants are selling the same junk)
- Highly processed foods
- Artificial flavors and colors
- Pesticide-laden fruits and vegetables
- Hormone-laced milk and milk products
- Tobacco products (one of the few things on this list that has no redeeming features whatsoever)
- Alcohol (although in moderation, alcohol can actually be good for you)
- Genetically modified foods (jury's still out on this one)
- Drugs (prescription, over-the-counter and illegal)
- And finally the subject of this article, soda, but I could probably think of 20 more examples.
- Carbonated Water
- Caramel Color
- Aspartame (known better by the brand name "Nutrasweet")
- Phosphoric Acid
- Potassium Benzoate
- Natural Flavors
- Citric Acid
- Caffeine
11. Drink seltzer or club soda mixed with fruit juice (but make sure it's 100% natural juice, not sweetened or artificially flavored. You can't go wrong with this – if you try it, it's much better. You will be amazed the first time you try this – it's much better than straight juice or straight seltzer, and certainly better than overpowering soda. If you take a 12 ounce glass, fill it about 1/3rd full with juice and then the rest of the way with seltzer, it's very tasty. You can use any kind of juice, although personally I prefer apple or cranberry juice. I love having my Soda-Club Home Soda Maker. I can make seltzer right at home - no lugging it home from the store, no wasted plastic bottles, and fresh fizzy seltzer any time I want it. Here's what it looks like:
10. Drink lots of water. I sometimes suspect that when I used to drink a lot of soda it had somewhat of a vicious circle effect. The sodium-laced soda would make me thirsty enough to grab for another soda. Water counteracts that desire and seems to tamp down on my appetite, too. Ideally everyone should drink approximately 64 ounces a day of water. It seems like a lot when you first start, but after you get used to it you won't notice it.
9. Don't drink mixed drinks with soda. This only applies if you're a drinker, but it's a big one. I used to drink Stoli Vanil mixed with vanilla diet Coke (while it still existed) as my drink of choice. Frankly, Stoli Vanil doesn't mix well with juice, seltzer, etc. What's the solution? I switched to drinking wine instead of vodka. It has some (somewhat unproven but reasonable enough) health benefits and it doesn't need to be mixed with soda. That was a conscious decision to get away from drinking hard liquor, and killed two bad habits with one shot.
8. Start drinking tea. Let's face it, no one wants to drink water all day. I work in big corporate hives where I can't exactly keep a fresh supply of seltzer and juice, so I get a little bored with water. I find that having a nice pile of herbal and decaffeinated teas gives you something to drink that's flavorful and healthy.
7. Drink lukewarm water. I think one reason people can't drink a lot of water is that they drink ice-cold spring water bottles out of the fridge. Room temperature bottles taste terrible if you aren't used to them, but you'll notice they are easier to sip if they aren't 33 degrees Fahrenheit. Plus, you can keep them sitting on your desk/in your car/wherever. Since you won't expect chilled water, it will be easier to drink.
6. Don't buy soda. This sounds obvious, but maybe it's not. I stopped buying my poison of choice, diet Coke, and simply didn't have it in the house. I had tried to "cut back" before, by buying a few two-liter bottles and telling myself "only one glass per evening". That didn't work for me. I removed the temptation entirely by not bringing it into my house.
5. Drink coffee. If you are a caffeine junkie, I won't lie to you – withdrawal hurts. I think the addiction to aspartame hurts, too, and nothing really helps that. But you can ease your caffeine DTs with a cup or two of coffee in the morning. Just make sure you don't waste your money buying it – brew some at home. Don't skimp, either – buy something flavorful or you're going to hate it. And learn to drink it black. You'll save money, calories and your teeth.
4. Think of all the money you will save. Soda is fairly expensive. In all fairness, spring water is, too, but if you learn to drink from the office cooler at work and from the filtered water tap at home you can cut your expenses pretty significantly. I was working in one office where the diet Coke was free, which was fine, but when I moved into consulting I found I was dropping $1.25 four or five times per working day (let alone at home) to get a soda. That's almost $1600 per year. I buy a box of tea bags for $3 (usually about 20 to a box) so even drinking five cups of tea per day, which I seldom do, I would only spend about $190 per year.
3. Tell your friends, family, co-workers and anyone else who cares to listen that you are eliminating soda from your life. A lot of people will laugh, but by and large I think most people realize that soda is bad for you and will be supportive. I wasn't asking people not to drink soda in front of me, or anything, but the simple fact is that if you tell a lot of people who will be with you at mealtimes or other times you might drink a soda, you will be too embarrassed to drink one and look like a backslider in front of them. Public goal-setting is a great way to maintain a resolution.
2. Read. What? Read about aspartame. Read about Coke's uses as a toilet bowl cleaner, or how it dissolves a steak. Do you really want that in your system?
1. Wait. If you stop drinking soda and give it a few weeks – and that's it, really – you won't want soda anymore. I never meant to completely quit drinking soda when I gave it up, but somehow I lost the desire for soda when I quit drinking it regularly. It just doesn't seem appealing. Diet Coke is downright nauseating – it has a chemically, bitter taste. Regular soda, quite honestly, still tastes good. But the cloying sweetness is overpowering after you drink juice/ seltzer or water or tea or black coffee for a while. I just don't want soda. In the two years I have had a few sodas – on vacation I drank a root beer, and maybe once every six weeks I'll find myself at a food court or some such place where my choices are tap water or soda. In those cases I'll stick with 7-Up (supposedly all-natural) if they have it and Sprite if they don't.
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Analyst: "Little risk of failure" for Old Republic
Bobby Kotick may have his doubts, but analysts are confident that Star Wars: The Old Republic is on course to attract millions of subscribers.
Activision boss Kotick spoke out against the EA MMO earlier this week, claiming that George Lucas will be the only one to benefit from the game's release.
But Jesse Divniich, vice president of US research firm EEDAR disagreed, arguing that EA has a history of negotiating highly profitable deals.
"Based upon user commentary and consumer surveys, the profit potential for The Old Republic is high," he told Eurogamer. "We see little risk of failure for the Old Republic.
"Kotick's comments are valid in the sense that licensors do take a piece of the pie and is an economical hurdle that entertainment has been struggling with for years. In the same respect, how successful would EA's MMO be without the Star Wars brand?
"It's a give and take scenario, but given EA's historical ability to negotiate favourable licence terms, I don't believe Lucas' share is a detriment to the game's profitability."
Divnich predicted The Old Republic would attract 3m subscribers by next June, while Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has slightly lower expectations at 1.5m. Both reason that such a userbase would be enough to guarantee the game is profitable.
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First-quarter earnings season starts this week with the traditional kickoff by Alcoa (NYSE:AA) on Monday after the close of the stock market session. Other than earnings investors can expect a handful of economic data related to consumer sentiment and inflation, among other things.
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Stock markets have defied economic trends in recent months with major markets moving higher despite mixed data in housing, labor and retail. The markets got a jolt on Friday when the March jobs report came in well below expectations, leading to a selloff.
Earnings would have to be extraordinarily disappointing in an array of sectors for it to impact the months-long rally on Wall Street, and that's not likely to happen this quarter.
Also reporting this week are a number of bellwether retailers, including: Pep Boys – Manny Moe and Jack (NYSE:PBY) on Tuesday; and Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY), Family Dollar Stores (NYSE:FDO), and Ruby Tuesday (NYSE:RT) on Wednesday.
On Wednesday the minutes from the Federal Reserve's March meeting will be released and investors will be looking for clues as to how determined board members are to maintain the current loose fiscal policies.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his easy money allies on the board have promised not to raise interest rates or curtail bond buying programs until the unemployment rate reaches 6.5% or the inflation rate hits 2.5%. Neither of those thresholds seems likely any time soon.
But inflation hawks on the board say historically low interest rates and cash flooding the market through bond purchases is sure to drive up inflation.
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As someone following the novels though, I thought that having Kirino just go off somewhere would be an excellent (if annoying for anime only fans) cliffhanger.
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And Bakemonogatari is technically a two volume worth of short stories.
With the pace of episode 10, it does seem like the series would end with v4 cliffhanger unless they purposely cut that end off and leave the series with Kyosuke and Kirino playing v4 eroge together but before Kyosuke noticed Kirino was gone.
On the other hand, I recently read a news in a Chinese forum that Oreimo DVD/BD is schedule to release 8 dics.
This raises some interesting questions, usually 1-cour series usually been 12 episode +1 or 2 sp for 6-7 discs, with 8 that means that there are 15-16 episodes. With 1-cour been 12 that mean they might go with Bake's format with at least 2-3 more episode either online or as DVD/BD specials which would give them enough to cover v5 and Kirino departure.
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Basically Vol. 6 will be Episode 11 and 12. Vol. 7 and 8 will contains 2 episodes each. Online special like Bakamonogatari?
Don't care though, if that's mean more Kuroneko (Vol. 5...).
EDIT: Just read this off a Japanese site...
It'll go like this:
TV Ep 11 -> TV Ep 12 ("Good End")
-> Net Ep 12 -> Net Ep 13 -> Net Ep 14 -> Net Ep 15 (True End, follows novel)
Which explain the 8 volumes...
Vol. 6 - TV Ep 11 & 12
Vol. 7 - Net Ep 12 & 13
Vol. 8 - Net Ep 14 & 15
So, my speculation:
TV ep 12 - Well, no clue other than that it'll be original. Incest end? XD.
Net ep 12 - Kirino goes to US (Vol. 4, Ch. 4)
Net ep 13-15 - Vol. 5 stuff
Thus no cliffhanger either way. Hopefully there would still be a season 2, though, covering Vol. 6-? (10?). Since Oreimo popularity is fairly high, and it's not by KyoAni (Well, they did have a 2nd "season" for Haruhi after 3 years...but still no Lucky Star 2nd season...then there's also K-On!!, though...), the chance are fairly high, although it'll probably not be anytime soon...(In a year maybe...).
Either way, more methods to squeeze money out of people...novel fan like me gets more Kuroneko, while TV only viewer would not be leave in saying "huh?".
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Well...incest end isn't suitable for on air.
I think "good end" of TV series that producer mentioned is a warm siblings love end.
If incest end is "good end", they are actually challenger.
And DVD, BD contains H scenes as added value for sales.
Therefore maybe alternative "true end" IS incest end.
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Vol. 5 wrap up the cliffhanger of Vol. 4 while not having a big cliffhanger itself (Well, compare to Vol. 3, 4, 6 and 7...).
The "good end" would be Kirino end (Vol. 4 is what I consider "normal end" to Kirino route anyway...so anime can certainly branch off from there, having Kyousuke finally becoming a true siscon ).
Alternatively, maybe they'll finally explain why Kyousuke and Kirino became distant in the first place...
|2010-12-07, 14:17
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kind of frightening how many people REALLY hope for/believe in an incest ending.
my guess is that (as mentioned before) ep 12.1 and 12.2 will be very similar with the good ending getting "good" in the last few seconds of the episode so that the "baw-factor" will be present without the need to think of any new original scenes. 12.2 of course resulting in kirino leaving and thus starting volume 5 of the ln.
i don't really have high hopes in this anymore after the really bad ep8 and the squandered ep9.
|2010-12-08, 03:19
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My pet speculation:
good end = anime original Kirino Heel Face Turn, farewell party, ending montage of life-goes-on (Kirino sports success, KyosukeX_______, etc)
true end= same as novel, enter Ruri, anime original kiss/confession(not on the cheek!), Kyosuke goes to collect Kirino, reunion, catharisis, acceptance.
sorry for the short summary, the long version got eaten up by the internetz
|2010-12-09, 03:51
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What's this about diverging paths? I've read the LNs (in Chinese) and it's pretty much one route IMO...
Though I have to admit I'm SHOCKED that currently Kyousuke has basically admitted in Vol7 he cares deeply about Kirino (going as far as nearly getting in a fight with her 'boyfriend' (long story)) - then half a chapter later he accepted Kuroneko's confession and the novel ends with the two of them going out as a couple.
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Apparently if one gives their sister a hug and express deep affection for her --- somewhere someone is going to assume you are physically attracted to her and want to sleep with her..... o.O
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|2010-12-12, 21:18
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I agree, it currently looks like to me that episode 12-a is most likely be a "life goes on" end while episode 12.b-15 will follow LN and end with V5.
I don't get it on why people would keep thinking this to be a incest story with incest end either...
I admit that the title does sound like an adult fiction (in fact that the original reason why I didn't pick up the novel back when I was in taiwan until hearing about the overwhelming praise on the series was because of the name, though I assume the LN.) But the content obviously doesn't swing that way not to mention this is an ALL AGE TITLE with fans as young as in elementary school.
Not that I'm opposing adult materials, but that's not make assumptions that you know is not going to happen. If your looking for adult material try google and bittorrent, they are your best friends. I can even make suggestions if people are really that inept.
|2010-12-13, 18:55
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I was wondering if maybe they won't do the opposite. TV ep 12 will be the novel one, and then if they do a second season they follow it. While ep 12-15 would be their original one. If they want to give their own original end, using only one episode would be strange as there isn't much you can do with it.
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|2010-12-13, 20:20
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Also in a way I think as the other 4 episodes will diverge from the tv, the TV end feels more like an official one for a posible sequel where the extras feels more like, an extra lol.
Anyway it can be both, and we only need to wait one week to discover it after all... but I can't help wondering as I really love this series! :P
|2010-12-19, 23:19
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Even light novel like 9s haven't shown any incest relationship, and Legend of Legendary Heroes only have a quick mention.
|2010-12-20, 01:00
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True, actual incest will not happen, but what do you call affection between bro-sis that prevent either from getting a gf/bf, despite no coupling? Is an exclusive relationship illegal? I think not, but that's not normal sibling love either.
Vol 7's ending is just the same cliffhanger as vol 6, and we all know what that was all about. The new gag is now the rivalry between K squared. Harem show incoming.
|2010-12-20, 01:27
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Kyosuke didn't oppse Kirino from having boyfriend. His problem is that her boyfriend needs to be worthy of her of he and his dad can approve it. There's no problem with that, especially in a more traditional Asian household. Compare to that the Akagi sibling is more up to debate.....
|2010-12-20, 01:34
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Kirino's fake boyfriend >>> Kyousuke in everyway (that is, winner in life!). The relevation he's only into 2D comes after. Kyousuke and Daisuke basically agreed that "No" is the answer and no reason is required!. They acted like kids in the situation, just like how Kirino acted like a kid and made Kuroneko angry. It runs in the family.
|2010-12-20, 01:53
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You are looking at end result and not the reason behind. Kyosuke and his did's conversation before that shows that. By worthy, it doesn't necessary mean wealth or status. The point there are that Kyosuke and his dad are both stereotypes. People like Daisuke are mostly viewed as playboys and they are not convince that Daisuke is really commit to the relation.
It was clear from the part when Kyosuke punched Daisuke. He didn't said don't date Kirino, he just won't accept it until Daisuke can prove to him that he cares more about Kirino than Kyosuke himeself. That's still fairly common to traditional Asian family.
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Reviewed for the British Theatre Guide
The first and final scenes of this open-air Comedy of Errors feel dashed off, as if director Philip Franks couldn't be bothered to do much with them. This isn't as big a problem as it might be in a different play: The Comedy of Errors is mostly middle.
Franks appears to have judged, by no means incorrectly, that the sob story Egeon (Christopher Ravenscroft) feeds the Duke (Alister Cameron) in scene one isn't nearly as important to the audience as it is to Egeon (who is, after all, telling it in order to secure himself a stay of execution). Adoptions and shipwrecks don't concern us. All we need to know is that two sets of estranged identical twins are about to be set loose in Ephesus and hilarity, as they say, will ensue.
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Perhaps if Franks had paid as much attention to Egeon's characterisation as to the twins', the production could have gained yet another layer, this time of poignancy. But this production gets belly laughs from a capacity crowd using Elizabethan dialogue, so I say, who needs depth when hilarity is ensuing?
Written by William Shakespeare
Crew includes Philip Franks (director), Gideon Davey (designer), Quinny Sacks (movement director), Paul Frankish (musical director)
Cast includes Alister Cameron (Duke), Josh Cohen (Dromio of Ephesus), Joseph Kloska (Dromio of Syracuse), Daniel Llewelyn-Williams (Antipholus of Ephesus), Christopher Ravenscroft (Egeon), Daniel Weyman (Antipholus of Syracuse)
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Posted 16 February 2006 - 06:18 PM
There exists a creature in Maryland known as the Goatman. Whether it is Maryland legend or Maryland reality is a question that remains unanswered but there are enough witnesses and circumstantial evidence to keep the Goatmans name alive.
When one first hears of the elusive monster they may be overwhelmed by laughter at such an odd sounding menace, or baffled at how such a thing came to be thought up. No matter what the initial reaction a person has, it soon gives way to curiosity: what the heck is a Goatman? While the facts may be disputed the details in every story remain the same; an angered humanoid emerges from the forest and returns to its abode without a trace. The invariable description is that of an upright creature but beyond that the appearance varies. Some have claimed that the Goatman has a human body with a goats head, similar to the perception of Satan, while others insist that the Goatman has a goats lower body with the torso of a human, much like the satyr of Greek mythology. There is another school of observers/speculators whose description is not as definitive and say simply that he is an exceptionally hairy humanoid creature roughly six feet in height. Regardless of the physiognomy the Goatman legends do share one common theme and that is Maryland or, more precisely, Prince Georges County.
Since the late 1950s the territory of the Goatman has consisted of several localities in P.G. County with an acute focus on the Bowie area. The area is largely forest with a number of main highways running through it to other, more populous parts of the state. At the heart of the matter is the bridge known as Crybaby Bridge because, so it is said, if motorists stop on that bridge late at night the shrill braying of the Goatman can be heard. It should be noted that the crying could be that of an infant ghost, as the bridge reportedly got that name because of a young mother drowning her baby under it. The bridge is located on Governors Bridge Road.
The two other prominent roads that the the Goatman frequents are Lottsford Road and Fletchertown Road. Perhaps it is no coincidence that the Glendale State Asylum is situated between these two roads. The locale around Lottsford-Vista Road and Admore-Ardwick Road has been reported as a Goatman hot spot. Maryland is not alone in Goatman sightings. In the eastern Texas town of Marshall, a goatman was reported by hunters during 1972, as the story goes. Another goatman has been reported in Alabama and is said to be roughly seven feet tall, hooved, with claws and a lumpy bald head. Stories have also poured in from Oregon, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and in California there is the tale of the Chevo Man, Chevo being Spanish for goat. There has even been a report from New Zealand.
As for the sightings, they come from persons of varying reliability. Some have claimed that the Goatman was bold enough to break into their homes while they were out, leading to the witnesses returning and startling the belligerent creature. And while struggles ensue there remains no physical evidence. The assault of pets has been the most persistent accusation against the Goatman as there have been several rashes of mutilated or missing animals in the vicinity. The Washington Post reported such an incident in 1971 and while the author of the article treated the matter with levity they did provide a paper trail for those seeking more information on the spectral occurrences. When animals kept in the yard overnight or in pens become agitated or vanish, residents are heard to curse the Goatman.
Another crime that the Goatman shoulders the blame for is the attack of cars left near the woods, often using an ax to damage the vehicles. This is one of the most frequent settings for witnessing the beast. This facet of the Goatman mythology has for many decades been blended with the urban legend of the Hook--two teens park on lovers lane, the boyfriend gets out of the car, two hours later the girlfriend hears his blood dripping onto the car. It is a familiar tale by now, only in this region, the Goatman is the culprit. There does not appear to be any factual event in Maryland to spawn these stories. The crimes are said to be the offspring of the Goatmans overwhelming hatred for humans and animals alike, a condition rooted in his origins.
More often than not the Goatmans origins are attributed to mankinds greedy quest for knowledge. At the center of this moral crisis lies the United States Agricultural Research Center of Beltsville, Maryland. Two common variations involve a scientist working with goats at the facility. In one story the scientist simply went mad, for reasons often improvised by the storyteller, and ran off into the woods screaming. Ever since that accursed day the madman has stalked the woods of the area with an ax. The second and more fantastic version claims that the scientists experiments with goats went horribly wrong and he ended up becoming mutated and goat-like in appearance. After this occurred he went the way of his mad scientist counterpart, fleeing to the relative peace of the woods with an ax and a chip on his shoulder.
Beltsville is situated at the outskirts of Washington D.C.s suburbs and has an abundance of wooded land that could provide shelter or an escape route for the Goatman. There is a third assertion about mans scientific wrongdoing involving a botched attempt at creating a cure for cancer. As the story goes this occurred back in the 1960s in a Pittsburgh lab using techniques that are known to modern medical researchers to be redundant with no hope of facilitating any breakthroughs in the battle against cancer. However, this was unknown to the unfortunates involved in the experimentation and, through methods as yet unrevealed, the cancer cells were caused to grow into none other than the Goatman. The abominable beast then broke loose and has ravaged the countryside ever since. Furthermore, this legend claims that the Chubacabra phenomenon is in actuality the mistaken progeny of the Goatman creature the was created in the lab. No explanation as to how he multiplied has been ventured at the time of this writing.
A fourth theory involves the mental health facility housed within the confines of the Goatmans known territory. Some locals have grumbled about rumored experimentation on inmates while others have speculated about regular insane persons escaping in the night to commit the crimes that the Goatman has been blamed for. And finally there is the assertion that the Goatman is the embodiment of none other than the arch fiend himself, summoned to this earth from time to time by the rituals of satanists. The connection between this origin and the attacks on cars and dogs would seem tenuous at best. Other sources site parental license in the use of a deranged old hermit loose in the woods wielding his ax against children, generally residing in whichever area the parents wanted their children to stay away from. Examples are: near busy highways, under bridges, around certain electrical towers, and any other dangerous places.
As recently as the August of 2000 a group of construction workers sighted a sasquatch-like creature that, in their estimate, was twelve feet in stature traversing an area of Washingtons suburbs. Whatever is happening in the region, whether imagined or bizarrely real, the story of the Goatman will not only persist but thrive. Publicity has come from many different sources in the past few years including feature articles in the press in tandem with the inclusion on cable specials where the Goatman was featured with the monster elite, Nessie and the Yeti. Cryptozoologists, those who study the so-called extinct or nonexistent animals, have been drawn to the story in droves. Until the myths can be sufficiently proven or disproven the Goatman will continue to be the object of both ridicule and fear for residents outside of Washington, D.C.
Next time you hear that inexplainable screech coming from the woods....it indeed might be....The Goatman.... mwahahahaah
Posted 16 February 2006 - 09:37 PM
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Posted 17 February 2006 - 08:56 AM
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." Albert Einstein
I've been hit by mrsspookypants
Posted 17 February 2006 - 09:32 AM
And why am I thinking that Saturday Night Live did a spoof on the Goatman? (still not sure where I read the info on this particular creature prior to MaryKelly sharing it with us, but it is very interesting.)
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Posted 18 February 2006 - 10:19 PM
Bring a camera!
And why am I thinking that Saturday Night Live did a spoof on the Goatman? (still not sure where I read the info on this particular creature prior to MaryKelly sharing it with us, but it is very interesting.)
Jim Bruer (sp) was the actor who protrayed the role of Goatboy in a few skits on Saturday Night Live. They were some of the funniest!!
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Edited by bonedaddy15, 20 February 2006 - 04:37 PM.
Posted 03 September 2006 - 10:37 PM
This story has some urban legends qualities though...The normal goatman story goes like this, A couple drives out to the nearest "lovers lane" get all snug with the lights low. When suddenly out of nowhere the G-man himself rushes out of the foliage and starts pounding on the hood of the car with his double head axe(did I mention he carried an axe?).
Opinions vary on where the Goatman came from. Some local scholars believe it is just the area's repressed subconsious feelings about the devil and religion that are manifesting themselves in these sitings. Other believe they really are seeing the anicent spirits of the satyrs and Pan. While the last theory seems to have the most interesting qualities. A scientist who worked at the National Agricultural Research Center, which just happens to be located in Prince Georges County, was supposed to have been doing some kind of research with goats. Then something went wrong with the experiments, and the scientist slowly turned into the half-goat, half-human monster now know. Goatman retreated into the woods where he hides most of the time. The Goatman also devolped an intense hatred of man and other animals.
Although no people have ever been killed by the Goatman, several dead dogs in the County are attributed to the Goatman. Its sort of a passing joke(or fear) that whenever a dog dies from unknown circumstances its common to say "Goatman did it".
Goatman on the Rampage:
On November 10, 1971 edition of the Prince George's County News carried a front-page banner declaring "Residents Fear Goatman Lives: Dog Found Decapitated in Old Bowie" with a photo of the remains of the mutilated pet. The canine victim, named Ginger, belonged to April Edwards and had disappeared after Miss Edwards and friends had reported hearing strange noises in their yard on the night of November 3, 1971 and then saw a large creature moving in the dark. The article also reiterated that reports of an "animal-like creature that walks on its hind legs" have proliferated along Fletchertown Road.
Because of articles like these and corresponding reports, the legend of the Goatman soared to mammoth proportions. The creature's main hunting grounds, the Fletchertown Road in Bowie, emerged as the County's most popular tourist attraction, quickly becoming a mecca for local high school students who made nightly pilgrimages to this murky hotspot to catch a glimpse of the strange animal.
Because of the burst of interest in the phenomenon and also possibly because of the potentially dangerous crowd situations which were developing, the Prince George's County News coverage of the Goatman climaxed with one last front-page story on November 24, 1971. Focusing on Mrs. Evelyn Johnson, who lives on Fletchertown Road, the article mentions the trouble and harassment she and other neighbors received from Goatman hunters, including an incident where the road was blocked off by two cars and one truckload of people who claimed they had the creature trapped. Mrs. Johnson had to call the police in order to reach her property.
Reports like the ones above have made the Goatman one of my favorite mysteries. Some parts of the story seem unbelieveable while others make you listen for every bumb as you take out the garbage. Don't let skeptism make you overlook all the facts though.
Posted 04 September 2006 - 08:25 AM
I was also looking at the crybaby bridge
I live in New Jersey but I travel alot in MD and DE for work. So I spend a lot of time driving around looking for places like this in my down time.
PM me if you ever want to hit some of these places.
Great story thanks
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That being said, I've no idea if it was a set up for the show or what (although my gut feeling is that it was a set up for the show). I can't recall the group's name, so I can't search them up on the net to see if they're legit or just a made up group for the show. I'll do that anytime I see that episode again.
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