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My dearest friend in Nashville — and one of my dearest friends full stop — will be leaving this evening. She's off on some exciting academic adventures and though I'm very happy for her … it's always sad to say goodbye. She's been such a big, generous, wonderful part of my life, Nashville won't quite be the same without her.
So I'm glad I could send her off with her hat. Finally. 8 months late.
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i had a wood work lesson today, it was very upseting, though i have wood work every wensday today was wors.
i hate the texture of wood unles it is very smoth. and i hate sand paper. though the wood work teacher was very understanding today im not shure hi knows im dyspraxic, and im not shore he knows what dyspraxia is.
normaly i can just about stand sanding. but today i was having a bad day. and someone was filleing, and the noise it makes is unbearible. i whent to a coner of the clasroom and sat down with my hands over my ears, the noise was making me want to cry run away and hudel up in a ball and sway.
the teacher was undrstandig, but i think he got the the impresion that i had my peeried . he asked if i wanted to go and read in the libery, thogh i would realy have liked to, the idia of dooing somthing that normaly dosent hapen scared me.
i was all panicy, and i had no idia how to cope with the situation. dose anyone have any advise?


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"The mother of the victim is shocked. She does not know what actually happened on Sunday. When pressed, Ajay finally confessed to police that he is, alas, the main character in this clip. He denounced Ghooneshwar Luchmun said Vivek, 19, living in the locality, as his executioner. The child is not attending school because of his academic failure. "It's through fear that I did not confess to anything if not 'THEY WOULD HAVE CUT ME," he said in tears to his mother. Based on his testimony, police calls Ghaneshwar Luchmun. Ajay recounts her ordeal Daily Challenge. "I was walking with friends. At one point I hit a girl near a bakery. I apologized on the moment before continuing my journey with my friends. We went to the river, I swam. And in return I went to buy eggs. Ghoo-neshwar stopped me. He accused me of committing sexual touching of his 'sister', then he started to attack me mercilessly, "says Ajay. We specify that the victim is the aggressor who has asked one of his friends to shoot the whole scene. The teenager was admitted to hospital in Flacq to receive treatment while the police were calling Vivek Thursday. In Court, the attacker has released on parole after furnishing a bond of Rs 4000 and signed an acknowledgment of debt of Rs 15,000. In a statement to the Newspaper, Vivek justifies his action. He argues that "the child has committed a nasty act against a ; girl I considered like my own sister. Before the attack, I" - Blip
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The below approach send by manager in order to achieve the rental contract start date determination for R2.
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Date A Live Discussions
First Impressions
First episode is out and was great! :)
I am a fan of both the anime and the manga.
Spoiler Alert! Click to show or hide
It started off the way I expected to be..ya, imouto on the bed in the morning. Origami Tobiichi was portrayed in the way I expected her to be in the classroom. Their teacher is also kinda funny to watch. Regarding Touka, she makes her appearance around the middle half. She looks tough and badass of course. The action with the soundtrack mixed together were okay.
Anyways, the first episode was what good imo and I enjoyed it. I hope they will adapt the LN faithfully and make it as far as possible.
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first episode is already out??
hype rising
Need to watch this and hope CR is able to get it too
What even
Yup, Nico Nico just streamed it.
Animanga hunter extraordinaire
You should put it up as a spoiler considering that CR doesnt have it.
If I don't have to do it, I won't. If I have to do it, I'll make it quick.
so basically it is fate stay night versus busou shinki large version
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I'll think about it but honestly, I don't get why people read spoilers or even come to discussion when they haven't seen the episode yet.
Because nowhere in your thread title do you mention that you're posting spoilers. Here's how they handle it on Reddit:
Everyone on Reddit (/r/anime) knows those threads contain spoilers, but they still tag it as such. Also, since CR has a SPOILER tag, you should use it out of common curiosity for anyone that stumbles into the thread (which is what they do on Reddit). Obviously, you don't have to, but it would be nice.
Also, thanks for starting thread as I'm curious about the show.
I am a cage in search of a bird.
I edited my post. And you're welcome. I hope CR will get this.
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Oh good heavens. You consider that to have been a spoiler?
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I'll think about it but honestly, I don't get why people read spoilers or even come to discussion when they haven't seen the episode yet.
Edit: Okay I added spoiler tag in.
That's almost too nice of you. I really appreciate all your efforts, every season, in starting discussion threads in the CR forum, and it never seems to me that those openings (including this one) contain real spoilers. I am frequently surprised at how sensitive some folks are about supposed spoilers. IMO, folks who are so sensitive that they consider that kind of commentary to be a spoiler, should take some responsibility and on their own be more careful about what threads they visit and when.
Anyway, I expect I'll give this a try if it comes to CR or Funimation, and this discussion opener has in no way spoiled that for me.
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Oh good heavens. You consider that to have been a spoiler?
A spoiler is a spoiler, its just about what degree of it you tolerate. Anyways i didnt read it, i just saw the first sentence "it started off with ....". This is one of the most common ways to start off a spoiler so thats why i replied as i did. Its not like it would have ruined the show for me, i just prefer knowing as little as possible before i watch it.
If I don't have to do it, I won't. If I have to do it, I'll make it quick.
I just got to watch it, and I really enjoyed the show. I've read the manga, and so far it appears to be following it closely.
I hope CR gets this show, i really want to see it
i am not too sure if this is 100% true but i heard that the manga for this is canceled..... just the manga
can someone nice please tell me what is going on? do i have to pay just to watch
I'm the best in the world at being me;why would I give up such a great position?
I saw the first episode today and it was ok. I thought the plot looked interesting.
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That spirit girl looked basass! I wonder how her character will play out during this show.
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Splish, splash the dogs are taking a bath
City's Doggy swim an unexpected success
There was splishing and splashing, wet tails a wagging and laughs all around as dozens of people and 25 dogs enjoyed the cool waters of the Hampton Aquatic Center during the city's first Doggy Swim, held on Sept. 2.
"It's been better than I expected," said Bill Ries of Hampton. "With so many dogs and all the people, I wasn't sure. But it's been fun."
Ries was at the event with his Czech Sheperd, Anaika, and his two sons – Carson and Thomas. He said the event was a fun way for families to enjoy the pool with their dogs.
Dozens of other dog owners played with their pooches in the pool, tossing toys, playing fetch and enjoying the last night of the pool's summer season.
City Public Works Director Doug Tarr said the event was a success and he anticipates it growing in the next few years.
Read the full article in the Sept. 11 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.


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The challenge is this:
Find a living male person in your database from your maternal grandfather's patrilineal line who could take a Y-DNA test. Answer these questions:
1) What was your mother's father's name?
2) What is your mother's father's patrilineal line? That is, his father's father's father's ... back to the most distant male ancestor in that line?
3) Can you identify male sibling(s) of your mother's father, and any living male descendants from those male sibling(s)? If so, you have a candidate to do a Y-DNA test on that patrilineal line. If not, you may have to find male siblings, and their descendants, of the next generation back, or even further.
Here's mine:
1) My mother's father was Earle Laurence Martin (1900-1986) born in Fresno, California. He was the youngest of eight children (3 boys, 5 girls).
2) Earle's father was Robert Lewis Martin (1855-1929) born in Laurens County, South Carolina. He had two brothers, George Asbury Martin (1849-1920) and James A Martin (1853-1923).
3) Robert's father was Lewis Saxon Martin (1820-1903) born in South Carolina. He had five brothers, William Martin (1830-1917), Harrison Martin (1832 - ), James Martin (1836 - ), Edmund Martin (1838 - ), Leander Martin (1842 - ).
4) Lewis' father was George Asbury Martin (1798-1850) born in Laurens County, South Carolina. He had six brothers, Daniel Martin Jr. (1765 - ), Berry Martin (1774 - ), John Martin (1777-1843), Drewry Martin (1784 - ), John Martin (1784 - ), Herbert Martin (1796-1858).
5) George's father was Daniel Martin (1746-1829) born in New Kent, Virginia. He had two brothers, Shadrick Martin (1729-1800) and William Martin (1745 - ).
6) Daniel's father was William Martin (1726-1784) born in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia. He had no brothers.
7) William's father was Thomas Martin (1698 - ) born in St. Peter's, New Kent, Virginia. He had six brothers.
8) Thomas' father was William Martin (1687-1709) born in New Kent, Virginia. I have no record of any siblings.
9) William's father was Abram Martin (1642-1711) born in Galway, Ireland.
What this tells me is that I have a lot of research on this branch of my family before I can even think about a Y-DNA test.
Before I do that, though, I'd like nothing more than a photo of Earle Martin, my maternal grandfather. He and my grandmother divorced when my mother was only about 10 and, thus, he wasn't really a part of our lives. To my knowledge, I only met him once when I was about 10-12 years old and I don't even remember what he looked like. :-(


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A freezing rain advisory has snowballed into an ice storm warning for the mountains from midnight until noon Tuesday.
Freezing rain predications snowballed into ice storm warnings for much of the region Monday night, but meteorologists from the National Weather Service said the wintry conditions should clear out in time for Thanksgiving dinner.
Monday forecasts predicted ice accumulation upward of a quarter inch in Henderson County overnight, but Weather Service meteorologist Steve Krentz said any frozen precipitation won't linger because of the ground temperature.
"It is all going to melt, and the freezing rain will just change to rain around daybreak," he said of the forecast for Tuesday.
The timing of the weather event, however, could make for a messy morning commute, and ice accumulations of a quarter-inch or more have the potential to bring down trees and power lines.
N.C. Department of Transportation crews were spreading brine on main roads Monday, and Henderson County Fire Marshal Wally Hollis said emergency personnel also were preparing for inclement weather.
"All of these forecasts tell us we're the bull's-eye. Though we hope that's not the case, we have the shelter teams on standby," Hollis said. "We're getting all of our emergency responders on alert to help if and when they're needed."
School officials in Henderson, Transylvania and Polk counties are expected to make their decisions about school delays or closings by 6 a.m. Tuesday.
Henderson County Public Schools will activate its automated calling system to notify parents if there is a delay or cancellation of classes, and news media also will be notified. Visit www.BlueRidgeNow.com for the latest developments.
The wintry conditions are being created by a moisture-heavy system from the Southwest moving into very cold and dry air in the North Carolina foothills and mountains. It's the same weather system that brought freezing rain to Texas, NWS meteorologist John Tomko said.
"It's a pretty messy system," Krentz said.
The system also brings a chance of snow on Wednesday, with snowfall likely in some parts of Western North Carolina on Wednesday afternoon. Areas north of Asheville could see 4-6 inches, Krentz said.
However, Krentz said snowflakes in Henderson County probably won't stick around — or even to the ground.
"It's not going to be much. It will just be all mixed in with the rain," he said. "You may see snow, but that's about it. The ground will be too wet."
The last time Western North Carolina had a November ice storm was 24 years ago in 1989. Though Krentz said it is "pretty unusual to have an ice storm of this magnitude this early," he also said that one ice storm will not foreshadow the coming winter months.
"Winters are finicky. They can be highly variable," he said. "There's no pretext to what the winters are going to be."
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The Lit eventually closed for rest of weekend at request of police chief
BROCKTON – Over the weekend, friends and family of Elson Miranda, 21, constructed a memorial to the Brockton resident outside The Lit, the Ames Street bar where he was shot last Friday.
However, if one city councilor has her way, the bar itself might become nothing more than a memory to Brockton residents.
Ward 6 City Councilor Michelle DuBois is calling on the city to shutter the business doors for good after the most recent fatal incident at the bar.
Last Friday, Miranda was sitting inside the bar when a man entered through the backdoor and shot him twice in the chest - a homicide that city officials are calling a targeted act of violence.
"It's unacceptable that a murder should be able to get through the backdoor, which should be locked," DuBois said. "Other communities have closed down bars for less."
The shooting was just the latest chapter in the bar's violent history.
In 2012, Brian Bishop, 41, was beaten unconscious in the bar's parking lot and would die a week later in the hospital.
The License Committee revoked The Lit's alcohol license for three months as a result of the incident.
In 2010, Darnell Harrison, 26, was shot and killed outside of the bar.
"There's obviously a problem there that doesn't seem to be changing." said DuBois, who has been attempting to close the "murder bar" for years. "If the bar wasn't there, the murder wouldn't have happened."
After Friday's shooting, the bar reopened briefly on Saturday, but was voluntarily closed for the remainder of the weekend at the request of Police Chief Robert Hayden.
The Board of Health performed an inspection of the property on Monday morning and gave the bar a passing report.
As of Monday afternoon, Hayden had contacted the owner and notified him that he was no longer required to stay closed.
"After consulting with the city solicitor and the License Commission, I don't believe that we have the authority to just arbitrarily keep him closed," said Mayor Bill Carpenter.
While no charges have been filed against the bar at this point, Carpenter added that he is working with the License Commission to see if any violations took place.
"We are continuing to look at this with the city solicitor to review what the city's legal options might be at this point," said Carpenter.
License Commission Chairman Scott McDuffy said he was unable to comment on the incident because he was still waiting to see the report on Friday's shooting.
This is not the first time that the city has looked into the possibility of closing a bar, however.
In 2013, former City Councilor-at-large Thomas Brophy filed a home rule petition in the state Legislature to give the Brockton police chief the authority to close a bar if it has become a threat to public safety.
"I think law enforcement should have an opportunity (to close an establishment) when the establishment is out of control and when it's dangerous to the neighborhood or the public in general," Brophy said
In October, the bill was referred to the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Licensure.
However, DuBois has been frustrated by the city's response to Friday's shooting.
"I don't think it protects public safety, and I don't think it's tough on crime," DuBois said. "You can either throw up yours hands and let the murders go on, which I refuse to do, or you can address it."
When reached, Gary Lawcewicz, The Lit's owner, described Friday's shooting as a "tragic" incident, but declined to comment further on the situation.
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Miranda Lambert Is 'Way Better' After Being Forced to Cancel Shows
Sometimes a little rest is all you need, especially when you are one of the most prolific country stars working today, splitting time as a solo artist and a member of an all-girl trio. Miranda Lambert confirmed that she is "way better" after being forced to cancel a handful of gigs earlier this month in order to rest that famous voice of hers.
"I'm way better," Lambert, who is also a member of Pistol Annies, told Country Weekly. "I just needed a little rest. I've been kinda goin' 90 to nothin' and it caught up with me."
Lambert didn't just rest her pipes during her downtime. She also rested her thumbs and took a bit of a respite from Twitter, which she was well within her rights to do. Sometimes you just need a couple of days to reboot and recharge all of the batteries in your life. Even so, 'The Fastest Girl in Town' singer insists that her lack of Twitter activity was purely coincidental.
"I guess it was coincidental," she said with a laugh. "I guess when you rest, you just rest from everything."
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Saturday, September 10, 2011
Skirt #28 // Refashion #28 :: Colorblocked
Anyways, here's my latest finished object, after that sneak peek earlier this week ...
The other day I found this size 20W Boden skirt in the thrift shop and fell in love with the colorblocking, asymmetry, and geometric shapes. I have a coworker who is absolutely in love with Boden, and no wonder. Their stuff is super cute, well made, and impeccably styled in their catalogues. So maybe she had something to do with my bringing this home as well =).
As you could see in the "before" photo, it was about 13" too big for me as well as 2.5" too long (I like my skirts to fall below the knee, but not that far below the knee). First I hemmed both the lining and the skirt shorter, then treated both as one piece of fabric. Because I wanted to keep the pockets, I knew I had to refashion this from the center instead of bringing in the side seams. I simply folded it in by 6.5" at the middle back to create a back seam, and then created a 6.5" boxpleat down the center front.
(Back seam, edges trimmed and zigzagged)
(Front boxpleat. I stitched it down partway and then topstitched it to reinforce the pleat)
I don't think it's too noticeable that there's a new center back seam, do you?
Just as I was finishing this up, my roommate walks in and says, "Oh, those are my favorite colors!"
So I'm giving it to her. Which is just as well. I love it, the fit is perfect and I think it's adorable, but if I'm honest with myself I probably wouldn't wear it as often as I'd like ... and I like the clothes in my closet to pull their weight! I just can't picture what I'd wear it with, other than white or black or maybe gray (and I don't have any gray blouses in my closet. Or I have one thrifted one but it has red polka dots on it and I don't think that would work). So ... off it went to feed my roommate karma.
You know what I like though? I like how all the photos I took of it, caught me with the exact same expression on my face. Oh, and in the same pose.
I also ... hate to admit this ... but indulging in some non-selfish crafting feels surprisingly good!
The other thing I like is that I've now used a number of techniques to refashion skirts. There was the "skirt too big, fold one flap over and stitch on some buttons" skirt (scroll down to bottom). There was a "skirt too big, take in side seams to resize to smaller pencil skirt, and reuse hem while at it" brown wool skirt. There was a "skirt too big, take in side seams at top, cut off back vent and flip it around and overlap it in front and cover that raw edge with bias tape" skirt. There was the "skirt too big, detach the gathers and cut down waistband and add back in pleats instead" skirt. There have been several "slightly too small, will never lose the weight, chop 1"-2" off the waistband and finish with bias tape" skirts as well. And now I can add the "skirt too big, create new center back seam and center front kickpleat" skirt.
I like coming up with multiple iterations of the same concept. Makes me feel ... resourceful ... somehow. Creative. A "don't matter what item you fish up at the thrift shop, you'll find some way to reuse it" kind of gal. Sort of. But it's a cool feeling, three years into this refashioning thing.
6 comments:
- Minnado said...
Maybe you have now earned yourself some good karma by giving the skirt away! It looked great . I like Boden's colours and have bought some of their knitwear and tees in the charity shop! I once went to one of their catalogue end of range sales in a big hall. Quite an experience. But what struck me was how almost all their clothes looked so good and flattering on all the women in the changing rooms...they must be doing something right in the design stage.
- poet said...
That's a great refashion, and though I know what you mean about refashioning for others it's still sad that you can't keep it. Maybe you and your roommate can agree on sharing it for the time being?
Note to self: add bias tape to stash!
- Antoinette said...
There's the creative side of refashioning - but equally and maybe more appealing to me sometimes is the problem-solving! I was thinking yesterday how I really love sewing because it's like solving one great big puzzle with lots of small puzzles embedded. Very cool! Also love the colors on that skirt.
- Sigrid said...
Great refashion, and now you can also feel happy every time you see your room mate wear it. It is pretty impressive all the ways you have refashioned skirts. Maybe I need to be a bit more creative.
- Alessa said...
Cute! I bet your roomie loves you - I would! :)
- Violet said...
If I couldn't keep any item that didn't go with at least 3 other things in my wardrobe, I'd only have a handful of black tops and bottoms left!
No matter how many style books I read, I still can't seem to get that perfect capsule wardrobe they talk about.not that I care so much...


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Who are they? Where did they go? Are they ever coming back? A search party of 600 or so braved mountains of snow outside Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus in New York to discuss the whereabouts of twenty-somethings in the Catholic Church on Jan. 28-29. The operating principle behind "Lost? Twenty-Somethings and the Church," a conference sponsored by the Francis and Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies and the Fordham Center on Religion and Culture, was the widely accepted notion that twenty-somethings raised as Catholics are swelling the ranks of the religiously unaffiliated.
Several studies have confirmed this suspicion, most notably a Pew Research study that found that 25 percent of adults under 30 describe their religious affiliation as atheist, agnostic or nothing in particular. James Davidson, an emeritus professor of sociology at Purdue University, noted his discomfort with some interpretations of the research. Davidson said it overstates the case to label the newly unaffiliated as "former Catholics."
"Viewing them as 'former Catholics' suggests that they have made a clean break with the church," Davidson said. "It is true they don't belong to local parishes or support the church in any other way…. But, by canon law, they are still Catholic, and—when you get to know them a little better than you do in a telephone interview—you learn that many of them are still very Catholic and think of themselves that way."
Professor Robert Putnam of Harvard University strongly disagreed. Putnam is a co-author with David Campbell of the recently published book American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us. He judged Davidson's opinion to be far too optimistic. "The one-third who are not affiliated are not Catholic despite Jim wanting it to be so," he said, noting that this group has no measurable ties to Catholic practice or identity.
Campbell, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, mentioned that a significant portion of those young adults leaving the church do so because they are uncomfortable with what they perceive to be an inappropriate mixing of religion and conservative politics. Their own political instincts do not fit any neat categories. For instance, Catholics under 30 tend to be liberal on the issue of homosexuality but more pro-life than their parents.
Donna Freitas, associate professor of religion at Hofstra University and author of Sex and the Soul: Juggling Sexuality, Spirituality, Romance, and Religion on America's College Campuses, spoke about "hook-up culture" on America's college campuses. Her study found that undergraduates—with the exception of evangelical Christians—are both sexually active and deeply unsatisfied, reporting feelings of loneliness despite frequent hook-ups.
One of the few panelists at the conference who was himself twenty- something, Patrick Landry, a middle school teacher, drew loud applause when he confessed that he was in the "murky, messy middle" in terms of the church's teachings on sex and felt that many of his friends likewise struggled to reconcile those teachings with their lived faith lives.
"We feel disconnected," said 23-year-old Jennifer Sawyer. "People are talking about us rather than to us." Sawyer also spoke of the "in-between-ness" she and her friends feel—unmarried, childless and working at entry-level jobs that seem to have little future. "We graduated into the worst financial climate since the Great Depression. Many of my friends are getting less optimistic that good things are ahead for us."
Sawyer is right to be concerned. Twenty-somethings are too often seen but not heard in discussions about the church's future, but her cohort is not the future of the church. It is the present. They might not look, act, think or believe the same way their parents did, but they are here now, seeking greater meaning and purpose in their lives. And they are keenly aware of how underserved they often are by their own faith community. They may be "seekers," but that does not mean they are lost.
For the church, their plight brings to mind a Gospel teaching: "Which of you, if you had 100 sheep, and lost one of them, would not leave the 99 in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost until he found it?" (Lk 15: 4). The "Lost" conference raised the notion that perhaps the paradigm of the good shepherd has been turned inside out. Is the church more concerned with tending to the one remaining sheep than with the 99 roaming the wild? If that is the case, who is actually lost: twenty-somethings or the church itself?


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Read more news at: https://www.mlb.com/braves/news
Braves and Twins complete two-player trade
Atlanta acquires switch-hitting catcher Ryan Doumit
The Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins announced today that they have completed a two-player trade. The Braves have acquired catcher Ryan Doumit in exchange for minor-league left-handed pitcher Sean Gilmartin.
Doumit, 32, spent the last two seasons with the Twins and is a veteran of nine Major League campaigns, having also played seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates (2005-11). He owns a .268 career batting average with 99 home runs and 396 RBI in 880 games. Doumit owns a .262 (28-for-107) average as a pinch-hitter.
The switch-hitter has reached double figures in home runs in five of the past six seasons and batted .247 with 14 home runs and 55 RBI this past season. Doumit hit .275 with career highs of 18 homers and 75 RBI in 2012 and batted .303 in 2011. He notched a career-best batting average of .318 in 2008.
The versatile Doumit has made 639 defensive starts, including 502 as catcher, 89 in right field, 32 at first base and 16 in left field.
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Fish River Grill #2 is one of the best places to eat in Foley (the original one is located in Fairhope, AL) of course we have a lot of great eating establishments and I'm not taking anything away from any of them. It's just that to me when you walk into a place and are greeted by folks that make ya feel as though you just walked in the old family homestead for a meal, well it just goes without saying, it's the place to be.
The Fish River Grill's Hurricane Hamburger was voted the BEST in Baldwin county and we all know that there is "the best" and then as my Chazman would say, there is "the BESTEST", which this burger surely is. It's just one of the great items found at this funky junky place. My favorite has to be the all you can eat each and every day...yes I said ALL YOU CAN EAT EVERYDAY fried catfish. Yum yum yummmmm, it's so good it might make ya slap your momma...but I wouldn't do that...she might slap ya back or ya might tell her I said to do it and she would be slapping me. (hehe) I'm one of the true GRITS (girl raised in the South) so I know good home cooked fried catfish when I eat it. They cook it when ya order it and let's just say...with the pile they bring ya the first time, I doubt that you would be eatin a second helping but of course they will keep it coming if ya can. Not only do you get the catfish but you also get crinkle fries, fried okra, coleslaw and some of the best hushpuppies around. The grill has a special entree that comes with your meal too. It's called Swamp Soup and talk about something belly warming. It's fantastic. It comes in a small cup...HEY...ya don't want to ruin your appetite for that all you can eat fish now do ya? The Chazman would not eat greens of any kind...no..can't make him...he wouldn't do it....couldn't pay him enough to even try em WELL that was until he ate the Swamp Soup (yes...you guessed, it has greens in it and tons of other good for ya stuff) Not only do they have the catfish all you can eat they have fried shrimp all you can eat too. So many good items on their menu...just try em...you'll see. They have daily lunch specials too which include the swamp soup and a dessert. Just a great funky junky Redneck dive that will make anyone proud to say....I'm a redneck!!!
Oh yeah.....they have live entertainment too. We are blessed to have some very talented local artist (folks that play guitar and sing) in our area. Diana will even ask if it's to loud....she is one of the sweetest folks and she has some of the BESTEST folks working there too. Always smiling and talking and making sure that everything is just as you want it. Why in the world would someone not want to eat at Fish River Grill? Oh yeah...I'm not the only one that loves the place either....check out Urbanspoon and see what others have to say.
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[UPDATE: it's confirmed. The board added the names of Grimm and Boettger to the list of faculty to be granted tenure (item 6.9).]
[See Tere's Board Meeting Highlights]
7:42 — Looks like the closed session is over. I spotted TJ Prendergast and maybe one other trustee lurking in the hallway. Saddleback's Burnett is zooming around the room. Peebles is out and about. Now trustee Jemal appears.
See post re earlier session: More than 30 come to speak in support of probies Grimm and Boettger
|Craig Justice
7:52 -- Still waiting for our "read out to come from our attorneys," says Nancy. I suppose this means that they're running a decision past the attorneys. But what was the decision?
7:55 -- Clerk reads actions taken in closed session: on a 6-1 vote (Jay voting No) Affirm (?) rejection of tenure, 2 at SC, 2 at IVC [I've scrambled to get clarification. Three very reliable sorts in the room heard Marcia's readout this way: the two IVC probies were granted tenure but the two SC probies [for whom tenure was not recommended] were not granted tenure. Speakers earlier addressed only the IVC probies: Amy Grimm and Susan Boettger. So it appears that the jobs of Grimm and Boettger were saved.]
UPDATE (March 4): Here's what Milchiker actually said: "On a six to one vote, with trustee Jay casting the negative vote, the board voted to affirm the district's recommendation to nonreelect two faculty members at Saddleback College and to reject the recommendation to nonreelect two faculty members at Irvine Valley College."
7-0 vote, classified employee's appeal re discrimination.
7-0 denied request paid leave for police officer
7-0 3 month paid leave.
7-0 approve termination of employment of a faculty member.
A resolution read regarding IVC women's golf team. Evidently, they're the best in the country or something. (I was off talking with colleagues; sorry.)
2nd resolution: "Leadership innovation award." [I was busy during this.]
Pulling 5.11, moving 6.1 forward.
Board reports:
Bill Jay: Congrats to Lasers golf team. Marvelous. All we do as trustees is figure out ways to spend money. Note item 6.6: IVC management reorganization. Budgetary savings of $117k. They deserve recognition.
Tim Jemal: pretty active month. I completed the tour of SC and IVC. Thanks for the hospitality. Saw learning environments. Etc. We're seeing legislation re using community colleges as engine for increased....economic growth. "There is a skill gap in this country." Our colleges will get ahead of legislation in this regard....
Marcia Milchiker: echos what Jemal just said. I'm excited too....The importance of community colleges. Meeting with legislators.
TJ Prendergast: attended invention convention. Congrats to Saddleback for "recovering the cup" (President's cup, I think.). Blah, blah, blah. My daughter's taking Early College at Beckman. She dragged him to music concert, but he enjoyed it.
Nancy Padberg: various committee meetings she attended. Presidents cup in memory of "my husband." Scholarship in his name. (Applause.)
James Wright: workshops on how to be effective trustees, etc. Gosh, Jim, your voice tends to trail off into nothingness. I think his voice has a sleep-inducing effect. Am I dreaming?
Lang: passes
President Roquemore: President's award recipients. We give our awards during Fall inservice, so wanted to mention recipients. Goes through IVC awards. Craig Justice, Dennis Gordon, Bruce Hagan, Matt W/Ilkner E-W, Roopa Mathur; Melody Harper. (Does this in lieu of report.)
President Burnett: blah, blah, blah. Men's basketball, undefeated. Etc. Accreds accepted our follow-up report. Refers to "recent tragedy" concerning one of our part-time students. Jemal's request for report on mental health services very timely.
Board requests for reports: Jim Wright requests progress of veterans services. There's been a lot done since last year, so a report would be nice. Unanimous support.
Advancing 6.1. Resolution. Lease lease-back contracts. Brandye D'Lena comes forward to explain, discuss. But first VC Deb Fitzsimmons will explain (I became distracted by conversation with someone).
Brandye comes up to give "overview of lease-leaseback construction delivery method." I'll be tuning out for this. (Pretty dry.)
Any questions? ... Unanimous approval.
Consent Calendar: nothing else pulled. 5.11 already pulled. Unanimous.
Discussion items:
Student success task force, blah, blah, blah. Kathy Schmeidler, Kathy Werle, Summer Serpas, Donna R. Here we are being cooperative and collaborative, says KS. SS discusses accelerated writing project. Presents data suggesting success of pilot program. Then DR: fast track to success. (These people speak well.) She discusses the problem of "allied health" and lack of basic skills. Got the allied health and basic math/English people together. They created a textbook. Sounds good. Pilot program. KW: discusses basic skills funding. She thrilled all by discussing "butts in seats." Blah, blah, blah. It all sounds good to me. Questions? Jemal: experiential element, where taking place? A: here on campus. DR discussed blood taken from fake arms.
Next report: mental health services. Linda Fontanilla speaks for IVC. She refers to her colleagues. Mentions 33 discipline cases. Three years ago, saw maybe one student per semester. Now all the time. Describes one student with mental health issues. Hygiene problems, disruption, snoring, etc. She was apprised of available facilities/services, but she rejected them. Intelligent but delusional. Another case: a young man who wasn't getting his financial aid on time. He became loud and aggressive. Called the police on him. Learned that he suffers being bipolar.
Liz Cipres, dean of counseling services. Discipline officer. We've seen 33 students through 2012. Various cases. Threats, etc.
Robert Melendez: Protocol of the health center. Etc.
Chris comes back to discuss protocol. There are many ways students come to us. They are interviewed by a nurse. We need to know if they are in immediate danger, are an immediate threat. We put them on the list for therapist. We are not dealing with schizophrenics, bipolar, referring them--we do not abandon them. Referrals. Follow-ups. 51-50 call: identified someone who is an immediate danger to selves, or to others. We had five during a recent semester. Amazing. You involve the police. Etc.
Next: Saddleback College. Blah, blah, blah. We have a wonderful collaboration between those working in this area. Counselors, et al. Blah, blah, blah. Presents "measures to identify, assist and educate employees working with at-risk students." 7 points. Online, self-paced program called "Kognito 'at-risk' gate keeper training." (Sounds like BS.) Evidently, the speaker went through this program. He seemed pleased as punch. There's one of these programs for faculty, for faculty and staff working with veterans, etc. We've had 52 people go through the (something) training. Etc. We're looking to expand that.
A faculty guide developed two years ago. How to respond to students who are distressed or threatening. We've handed these out to faculty at inservice, etc. We try to get info out there. (This guy's emphasis was on training faculty and staff.)
Turned over to Jeannie Harris-C. We have ten mental health beds in the County of Orange. Ten. (Echoes what Chris H said.) We shouldn't be surprised by what is happening at the college. Lots of students come with problems, baggage. We need to find ways to identify and help these students. Kognito is wonderful. We have two clinical psychologists. 5 registered nurses. All working part-time. Every slot that I have is filled. Cases: student misconduct. Discipline issues. Meetings with therapists on biweekly basis. Individual consultations with faculty members. Referrals from faculty happen every day. 51-50. One of our students was a "cutter." They can't feel pain, so they cut themselves. We were able to talk with student, put her on 51-50. Took her to a hospital. Held for five days. Was very gravely ill. This has a happy ending. Her medications were adjusted and changed. We'll be monitoring her. So we try to identify these students and try to refer them to something that will work. Lots of drug and alcohol use on this campus. About half of the cases involve substance abuse of some kind. Blah, blah, blah. Notes a web page available to faculty. Brochures given out. Anxiety, suicide. Occurences have become more routine. We try to address everything.
Jemal: dealing with these problems, very challenging. I'll hold in abeyance many questions that I have. So we have two different systems--one for IVC, another for SC? Woman explain the number of faculty who have completed "modules."
Jemal: a very good report. Good structure in place. --So Jemal has opted to be positive.
6.6. IVC Reorganization. Will hire new dean of online, etc. Significant savings overall....
That's it for me. I can stand no more. 9:41.


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On the grand list of Things That Look Awesome In Reverse, it's not a huge surprise that fireworks are right up there near the top. And indeed, the Melbourne New Year's Eve fireworks look just lovely in reverse, as demonstrated in this video by Julian Tay.
How's everyone doing? How is your 2013 so far? Hope it's been good. Feel free to discuss fireworks, putting things in reverse, or whatever else, here or over in the Talk Amongst Yourselves forum. Have good chatting, and a wonderful rest of your Wednesday.
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There is a story up on medium.com by Rob Malda (aka CmdrTaco) reflecting on Slashdot's start twenty years ago, on October 5th, 1997. For those who may be new here, the code driving this site you are reading is based on an old version of slashcode. If it weren't for Rob's efforts starting way back then, there would be no SoylentNews today.
Within a few days of DNS registration, Slashdot.org was live. I quickly added polls to answer urgent questions like "How many shots should Kurt drink". While he suffered the results of these polls, I would tail -f on the access_log and the residents of the so-called Geek House would boggle as names like 'mit.edu' and 'microsoft.com' streamed forward faster than we could read.
Rapid change followed: traffic soon created real expenses requiring hardware, colocation, and advertising. The code was in constant flux: adding user accounts, moderation, the submissions bin. And of course performance improvements to deal with the unyielding traffic growth. All the while I posted story after story, and our readers matched us with more comments than we thought possible.
My friends began contributing more and more. From code, to old hardware, to posting stories and coordinating advertising, we formed Blockstackers with a purpose. Slashdot went from from something with a stupid name that I was building into something we were building... with the help of thousands of nerds around the world that we would never meet in person.
I first visited Slashdot in its very early days. I saw the creation of UIDs and nicknames... and the database crash which lost all of the accounts so people had to sign up again. (Those with very low UIDs were very much not pleased!)
The code that drive the site you are reading is based on a version of Slashdot's code which they released as open source. Sadly, that version had not been maintained for years, so it had dependencies on out-of-date packages like Apache, and basically fell all over the floor — many long days were spent to get the code into shape. Our updated version of the code, rehash, is available on github.
I suspect I'm not the only one who came to SoylentNews who has many years' experience on Slashdot. Feel free to use this as an opportunity to share your remembrances of the early days there — and of SoylentNews, as well — which will be 44 months old on October 14th.
[Update: As mentioned in the story, these sites do not run or fund themselves. At the time of this writing, we have received approximately $537 towards our goal of $3000.00 for the half-year period ending 2017-12-31. We accept credit card payments and even Bitcoin. If you would like to contribute something to SoylentNews, please take a moment to go to our Subscribe page. The dollar amount is the minimum amount for the stated duration, but you are free to set it to whatever larger value you like. If you don't want the subscription for yourself, some folks make a gift subscription to NCommander who has UID 2. Oh, and in case you were not aware, none of the staff collect any kind of income for their work — we are all volunteers and give freely of our time and energy. --martyb]
I remember trying to read /.'s mobile version on my Android phone and saw a bunch of porn adverts, not cool for a father of 3 daughters. Also the goatse links that kept showing up moved me away.
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The family that dines together, stays together.
After bringing their On the Run tour to the Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, Beyoncé, 32, and Jay Z, 44, spent their day off indulging in some quality time with their family in the Big Easy.
The couple had an easygoing dinner at Kingfish, a restaurant in the French Quarter, on Monday night with Beyoncé's sister Solange, 28, and a few close friends.
Despite rumors of a possible split, Beyoncé and Jay Z were spotted looking cute and cozy and enjoying each other's company.
"They seemed to be having a nice time and were really relaxed and super low-key," an eyewitness tells PEOPLE.
On the menu for the group: a chef's selection of appetizers.
Their gastronomy tour, however, didn't begin or end there. Earlier in the day, the two had an intimate lunch date at Cochon Restaurant.
Their daughter Blue Ivy, 2, also got in on the sightseeing fun. Beyoncé posted a cute photo on Instagram of her baby girl sweetly swinging over the sidewalk as her parents hold her up.
The family also made a visit to the National World War II Museum, snapping pictures of the vintage aircraft.
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SuperPhillip Central writes, "Things have been a bit messy with the Microsoft camp. If you're reading this site, you know doubt heard or read about it. A creative director for Microsoft's gaming division spoke out on Twitter, defending the idea of a console that is always online. That means that an Internet connection is always required to use the system's services and features. Well, unfortunately, Mr. Adam Orth said his comments in an incredibly rude and disrespectful manner. This not only insulted gamers, but even Xbox fans are up in arms. You can see an example of Mr. Orth's tweeting below. Now, we are in the stage of damage control for Microsoft.
While an always online next Xbox would be a bad thing to us, it's not the worst thing that we can think of that Microsoft could do with their third console. Here are four troublesome and worrying things Microsoft may have for the so-called "Nextbox.""
Great read. The author is right, MS have a lot more problems with the next Xbox leaks of always requiring an Internet connection to play games even offline. Your silence is only hurting you, MS. Your employees are defending the always online thing so that pretty much confirms it's true.
"Your employees are defending the always online thing .."
correction: one employee.
edit: for those who disagreed with me, is my statement incorrect or are you just disagreeing with me for the heck of it?
@lasyofgen #DealWithIt #ItsTrue #AdamOrth #MS #Why lol
@StongMan I have to agree with you, this article really states some problems that are true. MS really do have to change their direction by E3 but I doubt they can do that in that amount of time.
I have no doubt the always online is true, after the huge outcry M$ may be having second thoughts and are back peddling as we speak, if not especially if the other rumours are true as well, M$ really are taking the pee out of it's users.
All that and you are still charged for online, it's a joke but it's not even funny anymore.
You can put lipstick on a pig, yes it's still a pig. But a hot pig.
ok...so 18 people who disagreed with me believe that one employee = employees.
I see what this community is turning into...
For those who may have missed it, another confirmation of MS going the always on route.
"Developer on Xbox 720 always-online: "All I can say is be sure to pay your ISP bills"
what about the troolls employers who are in n4g and any other gaming webpages?
who are defending it? I bet m$ pays them to do so.
all this articles about the next xbox to be gone...
I'm tired of them, and clearly in the end, they don't say anything new.
People... either wait and see what MS has to offer to show in E3, OR stop flaming on that f**king "unanounced" corpse of the Next Xbox.
Suddenly everybody has "an inside source" that knows EVERYTHING! and suddenly everybody has an opinion on something THAT IS NOT EVEN OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED!
Seriously though, N4G starts to look more like a site in which 2 fanatic religious groups are trying So hard to prove that their religion is the only and rightful one...
@lastofgen You can't just assume that he is the ONLY employee in all of MS that supports the idea. The reason you believe that is because he's the only one that has come out and said something about it.
they are disagreeing with you because it has to do with microsoft atleast when u support microsoft that money goes back into the us economy unlike the sony who's money goes straight overseas no wonderthey love there dumb lil fanboys...
what about the troolls employers who are in n4g and any other gaming webpages?
who are defending it? I bet m$ pays them to do so.
Zodd the immortal said its not impossible it does happen look! they paid this guy 134million that's million folks to discredit Google with the scroogle add Microsoft is a very cut throat company i know if they cant win they'll do anything Sony better watch it if Microsoft cant have their way..
like i said the only thing xboxlive do that PSN don't is cross media chat that's it i have both and that's the only thing my Xbox friends can talk to me about when we have a discussion
What are you delusional? Devs have come out and said that "You better pay your ISP bills". If you can't understand from all the evidence that you always need to be online, from the mountain of evidence in front of you, you're a typical delusional fanboy living in a bubble with your hands over your ears screaming "LALALALALALALALA"
And for those of you delusional enough to think that Msoft pays internet trolls, they have bigger things on their minds. Internet trolls are just that - saps with nothing better to do, who will fanboy it up for free.
I totally agree with the author of this article.
1. The idea of a console that is always online is a bad idea.
2. Blocked used games are a bad idea.
3. Let's talk about their extensive lineup of compelling first-party exclusives, or lack thereof. Between Halo and Forza, that's pretty much all that excites some people, myself included.
4. Then there's Kinect which is turning the XBOX brand into a casual games machine.
5. Microsoft's attitude with Xbox Live, I'm sorry, but having to have a subscription to play online with your friends is total garbage. Microsoft essentially became so arrogant that they raised the cost of their service from $50 per year to $60 per year. That's for the privilege of playing with your friends, various chat services, Netflix and YouTube (both free on other platforms).
I disagreed with you even though I agree that it is the first time that at least I, hear an MS employee defending the decision for 'always online'. Honestly though, I think the main reason why I disagreed with you is because you are (rightfully in this case) defending a company that seems to be taking the industry in a direction that just somehow doesn't sit right with me. I feel that MS's decisions are part of a bigger picture that I'm not quite certain I look forward to. I donno you are entitled to your opinion but thats just me.
It could be the last 'next' box for Microtendo. =)
Nothing is confirmed until Microsoft them selve come out and say's it, You are just hoping with all your Sony heart that it is true.
The fact a MS employee said it, you still think that it isn't true. That's like an police employee saying on twitter someone killed a guy and you don't believe it because you want the chief policeman to say it in piblic.
It has nothing to do with being a Sony fanboy...but it has everything to do with being a gamer...
I totally agreed with your statement until the last bit. You are right it is not confirmed, but creditable sources such as Edge Online and sad to say Kotaku are coming out with information that usually is spot on. That is the reason for the hoopla. It has nothing to do with fanboyism...
My biggest issue is that this strategy is more aimed at the casual gaming market versus the hardcore gamers. The sad part about it is that no one has recognized that yet. Everyone is complaining about the concept without looking at the true meaning or intentions behind the move.
the employee was merely expressing his opinion.
and always online could mean anything. most likely, it's something akin to sony's sleep mode or never again having to sit through "connecting to xbox live" again because it always remains connected to xbox live even when you turn it off.
you can hold me to my word. I am 100% confident that the always online requirement is false and ms has nothing like it planned.
and when all the rumors are conflicting and never really correctly align, you should realize that something is up with the sources, which are most likely fake.
No but I am pretty sure most xbox owners are hoping with all of their heart that it isn't true,
If it is are you seriously going to defend it?
If true Microsoft almost certainly are back-pedaling due to consumer outrage over said rumors. GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICE WOULD NEVER ALIENATE ANY POSSIBLE CONSUMER LET ALONE MILLIONS . IT WOULD ONLY FIND MORE WAYS TO KEEP CURRENT CONSUMERS SATISFIED. AND BUILD ON TO ADD MORE CONSUMERS!!
And personally I would never buy a console that doesn't work as a stand alone gaming device. See it's my option if I so choose to get online for multiplayer or movies!!! It's my decision if I want to loan my game to a buddy. I paid for it!!! I should be able to do what I choose.
*I'm not going to pay $400 for a console with restrictions, requirements, fees, and or devices I deem unnecessary.
The way it sounds is pretty ugly!!
*Kinect Required
*Always online Required
* DRM required
*Block used games
What's wrong with the current business model in place? Why not continue to Build on it!! Don't restrict it.
Gamers/world aren't ready for the all digital console. Always online so you can always update monitor. And MS is/was considering forcing the issue down our throats upcoming gen. NO WAY!!! Maybe when Xbox 4 and PS5 come out that may be. Better make sure you get there first!!!
This rant was based solely on rumors and means absolutely nothing
"Always Online Would Be the Least of Our Problems With the Next Xbox"
OUR problems !!! ???
If rumors are true, then it's not going to be OUR problems. The problems belong to the people that purchase the next Xbox.
I would say Microsofts instead of Ours, it makes more sense too
Bubbles, you are so right...if we as gamers or should I say casuals buy into this, it is OUR problem...
I still think that this is OUR problem. This doesn't affect you? Yes, sadly it does.
I wish that were true. However MS has become a force within the gaming industry. Whatever they do has the potential of becoming a norm for gaming, and if this type of thing gains momentum and sees positive results for the company, it could soon become every gamers problem as the other console providers take notice.
I know it seems everyone that wants to turn a blind eye wants to call those in the Sony camp against the idea a fan boy, but I can look at the situation realistically and see beyond just one or two years how this may affect me, and other gamers, as well as developers. I don't speak out on this issue(or others like it from any console maker) because of console preference, I do so because I'm a consumer, and I like having at the very least the illusion of choice in my game purchases.
There are some issues that are simply bigger than console preference. And the console wars should stay out of it. It only makes the debate less effective because it becomes to easy to discredit those who have perfectly valid reasons for not liking the idea.
I do believe the rumored blocking used games would be the worst of the 2.
Hmmmmmmm! that's why they are choked and lost for words.
I am sure this very credible news site and your opinion has sealed that this is fact, and has nothing to do with the fanboys on n4g.
Good points
Yes they are. Three main issues stand out that will kill the next Xbox.
1. It will require a constant connection at all times to run games.
2. It will block used games.
3. Too much emphasis on Kinect.
I find this hashtag to be hilarious for some reason LOL
Microsoft. The ship that started sinking before it left port.
They lost their first gen.
Came in dead last in their 2nd attempt
And they seem to be in for a rocky start nextgen.
Just stop already with the shameful xbox nonsense microsoft.Come back to PC gaming, where you should of stayed.
No sony is dead last this gen, nowhere ever did read or hear them officially come out and said they out sold Microsoft. The only time they said anything close to that was when Jack Trenton said something like, we sold just as many as them, PROBABLY more. Not his exact quote, but close enough. Anyways, if they really out sold the 360 there wouldn't be a probably He would've just came out and said it, and gloated when he when he did. Show me where you have undisputed proof that the PS3 actually out sold the 360, and I'm not talking about some bullshit IDC numbers. I want a direct quote from sony them selves saying yes they have out sold the 360 with no probably nowhere in the quote. Probably is not a definitive yes.
Oh but it's definitive enough for you to say they absolutely haven't outsold the 360 !? And even to claim Sony is dead last ? Why don't you look it up yourself, it was a pretty big deal some time ago.
You mean microsoft go back to pc software your windows 8 is not selling and your money grabbing pay 2 play online console could have the same fate.
@ whoyouwit04
you say you want proof that Sony outsold MS but your own knowledge about which company had sold more up to this point was the same statistics that you whole irrelevant or insufficient. Sony had outsold MS for a while now, you can see it in the numbers. It would be a stupid idea for Sony to come out and gloat about having sold more units because (due to many other reasons I can think of) that could result in a response from MS that is bad for both companies (as in a economically disparate move on MS's part) for example, dropping the cost of Xbox significantly in order to save face. Not to mention that it would put Sony in the same position where many people criticized them for being 'arrogant'. well Sony is not going to make that mistake just as MS didn't make that mistake when they were ahead.
Even if it does flop MS won't be affected, they're stupidly wealthy.
It may however make them leave the console market for years.
It's they're wealthy, but it doesn't help that Windows Phone is flopping, Windows 8 has a very slow adoption rate and mixed reviews, and Bing hasn't caught on as much as Micrsoft would hope.
More fear showing again, and more attention for the 720
Fear what? Despite all the success microsoft has had with the 360 true "Fact" is they have the least library of quality of exclusives out of the big 3. Name me one new quality exclusive microsoft has released for the 360 in the last 3 years? Oh thats right u cant because all of the quality games your getting can also be played on every other system lol. Im sure Sony & Nintendo are shaking in fear by the almighty 360 haha. Get real.
Yes fear. Smell it a mile away from the people talking the most trash on this site.
Not long now we get some official news looking forward to the next ms action.
I have complete confidence in the brilliance of the Microsoft company that they will do the right things that will continue to keep them at the very top of the console war. they are the best and the brightest of the 3 console makers and I'm sure the e3 along with actually playing the new Xbox will continue to prove what we already know and have experienced with gaming with xbox. the best of the best. just be patient fans as well as PlayStation haters. e3 is soon to come shock and aw the world into the new area of gaming in the best way. Microsoft is and I repeat is the smartest at this whole gaming and console wat thing.
dude i dont know what your smoking but pass that joint on down.soooo many things wrong with your comment its not even funny.the smartest as in betting how dumb americans can be then yes!outside of that no.the best?!!!im sorry but did we experience the same xbox experience because mines eas the complete oposite of what you just said.i feel dumb had just listening to you!!!i award you no points and may god have mercy on you
spoken as a Sony fan should. everything I've said is completely valid. Microsoft is the best and the brightest. no other console company can say that. Microsoft also has the money to showcase its brilliance. no other console company can say that or compete for that matter. Microsoft is the only console company with time. no other console company can say this because they have all released a good portion, if not all of their hand in order to try to take what they know that truly and eventually will be claimed by Microsoft (the throne). of course Sony has what appears to look like a nice system (on paper) I have yet to see a developer come out and say something good about the system from actual use of it. every claim of the system was based off of spec claims. this is the samething that happened with the ps3 (but we all know what happened with that :-/). this will be another generation that Microsoft will take and hold onto (and yea I said another. I say another because the Xbox outsold ps3 but the ps3 out shipped the Xbox. what you ship isn't what's been sold which is sad on sony's part for trying to pull a fast one). but I continue to say this, just wait till the e3 and see for yourself that Microsoft will win. but remember this: there is no power greater than x ;-)
There is no power greater than x..?
Sorry, I dont understand.
PS4 better and powerful hardware than new Xbox.
Multiplatform games better looking the PS4, exklusive games much better looking the PS4.
No power greater than x..?
did Microsoft say that the new Xbox was weaker than the ps4? no. so until the official specs are released, please spare me the who's system is more powerful bull. but let me guess? you already know just like every PlayStation fan, that Microsoft is the only company that's brilliant enough and rich enough to create a gaming console that can totally crush anything that the ps4 can or will ever think to be. but this scares you along with your PlayStation bretheren. Sony is not what people think they are. Sony use to be like the king zurcies on the movie 300. even a god king can bleed. and with the Xbox 360 destroying the ps3 from every angle, the Xbox 360 displayed that the PlayStation so called god king can be taken down as it was taken down. this console generation will actually seel the deal and put the nail in the coffin. both the first Xbox and the Xbox 360 had a purpose. the first Xbox was to be the name out and to display the capable power. it was never about the win with the first system. the Xbox 360's job was to complete with both Nintendo and Sony at both of therir strong points. and it did and took one of the mighty kings down while learning something very special from the other. and the lesson showed them how to take the other down while its efforts was a little too late,the motion will be carried out in the next gen war (get it? motion!). now the next war will be to take on all comments and to defeat them all at their best strategies. and I repeat. only Microsoft is the only company in the game right now with the funds and the brilliance to pull this off. and one last thing that I should point out to everyone is how Sony has already lost because of its single focus. Sony truly believes that its only competing with Microsoft while totally disregarding the other competitors. even from the rumors that are released about Microsoft's next console shows you that they get the bigger picture. but that also validates and confirms the brilliance of Microsoft that I speak of. the xbox console won't be the only thing multitasking in this new console war. and I'll say it one last time in case you PlayStation fans didn't get the first time I said it. there is no power greater than x (for all of you who don't know what this is from. its the promotional statement that was used for the first Xbox)
Agree totally. Mr.,I do not wanna know his name, must be fired and put away to game market. Like Vaz says " This Is insanity"
This is sparta
No. This is madness!
I know rumors and speculation can ultimately hurt, but I think I'll wait on seeing what Microsoft has to say before I offer an opinion. Granted, I totally agree with a lot of his points, though. The Kinect is a disaster, the online service fee is insulting, and Microsoft's current IP list is the smallest it has ever been. If any of the things I've been hearing about the next Xbox turn out to be true, then Microsoft's future in the industry will be at best questionable and at worst finished.
Another clown that could have cut and pasted any number of fanboy articles and save himself sometime writing. First and last visit to that site.
I was going to give you an actual response to your PM you sent me (which actually had some good points to it), but then I saw this incredibly rude comment. It seems no matter what I'd say you'd dismiss me like you've dismissed our site. I'm sorry you disagreed with my article, and I'm sorry you will not be returning to our site.
Actually I apologize for the comment. I made it before I looked at your other articles. This being N4G there are way too many sites crowding the space with junk articles. When even Forbes is trolling gamers it's gotten out of hand. It's my fault for commenting without checking out more of your articles.
It's okay. Apology accepted. My intention was not to come off as a troll. There's enough of that in the industry, in the media, and on message boards as it is. I don't want to contribute to that. Our articles on SPC try to be as rational as possible, but sometimes we do get a little crazy. I hope this article is not viewed as more crazy than rational.
Looking at your history it isn't for for me. But there are a lot of people here that believe those things to be true. Never looking at the big picture and realizing the consequences of that mentality. They believe a company can walk on water as other go out of business for the same things. Sony is no longer the big money making machine it was in the Walkman days.
They never look at things like Kinect Fusion and see what the device is capable of and being geared for. Kinect 1.0 may be more of a gimmick, version 2.0 should allow for a lot more and is moving in the inevitable direction of the controller.
And developers and publishers will protect themselves. And places like Gamestop will naturally disappear as we move to digital systems. Lack of Internet speed won't last forever for the majority. And as we move toward a service economy and away from a products economy.
But I guess most gamers are in the moment people. I think this generation will be a complete shock to them.
Way to backpedal there, dcbronco. I'm impressed.
Here's a poll from over at GameFAQs:
I guess that site's also full of Sony fanboys, since a ridiculous amount wouldn't support this crap, as opposed to quite a few here.
Hicken, it's not called backpedaling. It's called character. When you realize you made a mistake you apologize. One day maybe you will develop some of it.
BTW are you stalking me. You seem to use your bubble to comment on my comments a lot.
No one argues that always on in some instances. Like if it prevents you from playing a game period. But lots of devices are always on and still work when not on thew Internet. Like your computer. You and many other fanboys have taken always on as meaning games won't work unless they are online. You all are also ignoring that the PS4 will be the same way. Sony said it was a always on device themselves.
I think this is a publisher right if they choose to use it to stop a game from working if not online. But I believe these games have to be marked on the box as being that. Mainly so that I can avoid buying those games. Though I will say that there are many games(most)that I get strictly for the online component. In those cases it won't matter.
I don't buy Battlefield for the single player experience. It's useless to me offline. Skyrim or Dragon's Age would be different and I would avoid them like the plague if they had to be connected. And I reallly, reallllly want another Elder Scrolls.
The reality of blocking offline use is that it degrades the value of the product so much that no one would do it. MS says they have 46 million Gold subscribers, but they've sold 76 million consoles. Blocking offline use may kill 30 million sales. No one would do that.
I think that online may register a game for consumers. And it may be a way to keep games from being leaked from developers early. Game can't play until a certain date unless online and won't work unless attached to machines that they know should be using it at that point. But I don't believe they will do this on AAA titles. It would cost them too much money.
I have no problem with blocking used games. There are ways around borrowing and giving away games like license transfers and temporary licenses. There used to be disposable DVD rentals that had a temporary license. You can already do that with the 360 when you transfer the license of Arcade games to a new console.
But if MS does this, Sony will too. If publishers think it is to their advantage they will force it. If it causes low install bases they will drop it. But it will be tried.


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- What a ghostwriter does – and doesn't do.
- Who needs a ghostwriter – and who does not (in what situations is a ghostwriter your best option?)
Definition of ghostwriter
What is a ghostwriter? Simply put, it is a writer who is not seen. A writer who is not credited or acknowledged. A writer who is invisible – like a ghost. You read a book or an article and you never know who the real writer was, because it was ghostwritten.
You would be surprised at how much is ghostwritten.
Almost any autobiography of famous people is written by a ghostwriter. Think about it; it makes sense. Somebody might be a great statesman, or a great scientist or a successful businessman. But that does not mean he is a good writer and more than a good plumber or a good teacher. For teaching, he sends his kids to school and lets a professional handle the job. For plumbing, he calls a plumber to fix his leaky pipes – a professional who knows what he is doing. For writing, he calls a professional ghostwriter.
Most speeches you hear have been ghostwritten. Busy political and industrial leaders have neither the time nor skill to write their own speeches, so they hire speech writers. For important addresses, very often they will edit and send back for several drafts; but most of the writing is done by a ghost.
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A ghostwriter does the writing. The ideas come from the "author" or the speaker – the client. Done properly, the writer picks the words that best express how the client would write or speak if he had the time and ability to pick his own words. This is not always easy and sometimes not completely possible. But it is the ideal goal.
The ghostwriter does not make things up. OK, sometimes a ghostwriter and/or PR department and/or political handlers do make a lot up. When I worked for a politician, there was a fair amount of material that I wrote on my own initiative, guessing what my boss would have said. But in such cases, the ghostwriter has a "regular" client and can make such guesses based on previous experience.
- The ghostwriter might do research.
- The ghostwriter does keep in the shadows.
- The ghostwriter does not reveal her identity.
- The ghostwriter does not take credit.
- The ghostwriter does not (usually) get royalties.
When do you need a ghostwriter?
There are three factors that you need to factor in when deciding whether to hire a ghostwriter or to choose some other alternative (which you can probably guess without even looking at the list):
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- Time
- Money
Skill is the biggest show-stopper. If you can't write well, you need to outsource, the same as you probably need to do with plumbing and teaching and growing wheat for your bread.
Skill is not a black and white factor. It is pretty complex. There are many people who simply can't write. I could show you reams of partially legible emails I receive. And there are many people who write quite well. And there are many people who write passably – they can communicate their ideas, but they do not inspire or pull the reader along.
But one's skill at writing depends also on what one is writing. I write good quality blog posts. I write great how-to and self-help material, and I can write excellent humor. But if I wanted to write a novel, I would outsource the project. Yes, a writer hiring a ghostwriter. I simply do not have the skills required to write convincing fiction.
And then there is speaking. You might be surprised how many people have difficulty with highly personal speeches, such as for accepting an award of some sort or best man or other wedding speeches. They often call on a speech writer.
Time is also a big deal. Many of our clients are hard-pressed business leaders who simply do not have the time to put all other things out of their heads and focus on writing their business book or autobiography. Some have the skill, many do not, but none have the time.
Time is money, so if you don't have the time to spend, it might even be less costly to spend the money. Better to spend $12,000 in ghostwriting fees than $100,000 in lost time.
Speaking of money, ghostwriting does cost money. Here is a list of some "typical" pricing. In real life, plenty of high end ghostwriters charge more, and plenty of low end writers charge less. But you have to be careful, because you will discover that at the bottom end the quality really suffers. We try to keep our prices below average, at least to the extent that it does not sacrifice quality.
If you can't afford the cost of writing your book, your screenplay, your letter or your speech, you might have to spend more time and write it yourself. You might have enough money to hire a writer to edit your writing, which costs much, much less.
But a word of caution: if your writing skills are not fairly strong, your manuscript might not be good enough to edit. You won't save much money if the writer has to rewrite your material from scratch. So, as I said above, skill is the show-stopper.
If you don't have the money, you might be able to inspire some wealthy relations. Maybe they will hire a ghostwriter for you.