text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Moscow vs. Moscow Region Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Moscow vs. Moscow Region Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Russia & C.I.S. View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message njs7t3Joined: 30 Aug 2012Posts: 60Location: Moscow, Russia Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 6:38 pm Post subject: Moscow vs. Moscow Region BAC has done very well by me so far, but I am only four days in. They are now asking me if I wouldn't like to move to Reotov, since they have a vacancy there that they need filled. The obvious benefit is a shorter commute to work, the obvious disadvantage is a longer commute to the city center where I was hoping to see some live music and maybe meet a girl once my Russian improves. Need advice. Back to top smithrn1983Joined: 23 Jul 2010Posts: 320Location: Moscow Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 7:55 pm Post subject: Reutov doesn't seem to be that far from the center (just outside the MKAD), so most of Moscow should be accessible on weekends. Also, I'm pretty sure there are girls outside Moscow. Though to be fair most of us never venture into the hinterlands behind the MKAD. Back to top njs7t3Joined: 30 Aug 2012Posts: 60Location: Moscow, Russia Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:47 am Post subject: Aaaanything else? Any help here would be hot. Back to top lunesJoined: 05 Nov 2012Posts: 7 Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 6:08 am Post subject: Language Link Russia Hi there, do you know anything about Language Link, I'm thinking of joining them. Back to top coledavisJoined: 21 Jun 2003Posts: 1838 Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:47 am Post subject: See the Questions and Concerns thread. Back to top njs7t3Joined: 30 Aug 2012Posts: 60Location: Moscow, Russia Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 3:32 am Post subject: And now apparently I'm teaching elementary English to kids. I'm totally unprepared for this. I just feel awful. Back to top coledavisJoined: 21 Jun 2003Posts: 1838 Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 4:19 am Post subject: Ok, keep calm and create a strategy. I know if you're a newbie it's easier said than done, but here's some suggestions. Do a web search for general information about how to teach younger children. Also, look at the ideas for games and activities on this website. (Stuff for teachers etc.) Also use the following site: http://en.islcollective.com/ Really good worksheets by experienced teachers with a database filter so that you can find what you want at the right level and for the right age. (It is free, but a donation wouldn't be unreasonable if you find it saving you again and again.) General tips: Younger children need more activities, so it does require rather more preparation than lessons for older people. At the same time, there are plenty of quite simple things that will keep them happy. Also, mixed activities are better for storing learning into memory (richness of learning). Do some research now, save yourself bother later. And as the good book (Hitchhiker's Guide) says, "Don't panic!" Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Russia & C.I.S. All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Sorry, Stuff and A Bit Of Lately In The Lankanosphere...
3 comments:
- Chavie said...
Hey RD,
Since you mentioned Chilis: We used to have a percentage based system, but Indi reckoned that it was harder to follow, so we switched having 1-5 instead.
We calculate popularity using this formula:
Post Buzz =
(No. of tweets / Max tweets for a single post in the last 24 hours) +
(No. of FB likes and shares / Max) + (No. of clicks / Total no. of clicks)
Due to it being possible to use "click buying" on Facebook (through ads and whatever), we have weighted the factors as follows:
35% for Twitter, 20% for Facebook and 45% for clicks off Kottu itself (We track IP addresses to prevent fraud.)
Then begins the hazy bit. We multiply the floating point number that is your popularity by 100, to get a percentage. If this percentage is less than or equal to 1, you get 1 chili. Between 1% and 15%, you get 2 chilis. Between 15% - 35%, 3 chilis, and between 35% - 55%, you get 4 chilis. To get 5 chilis, you must get more than 55%, and only 7 posts have achieved this thus far (and this was before we reduced the Twitter and FB weights.
Indi and I have tried to keep the process of the new Kottu as open as possible (we even released the source code under the Affero GPL), but we're kinda late with the documentation. Must write it down when I get the time. :)
Also, planning to roll out post categorisation very soon. Stay tuned! :D
- Rhythmic Diaspora said...
Thanks Chavie, I'll read this in more detail and try to figure it out in the morning!
I like what you've done so far, looks like you've improved on something good.
- Bimal said...
Hey, those trishaws with fare-meters are pretty good. I went from Union place to Bamba the other day for just Rs. 120. A normal trishaw would have charged me anything from Rs. 200 to Rs. 350 depending on it's driver's mood.


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Eco-Farms is one of the leading distributors of organic food in Australia.
We are planning to;
1- launch a range of certified organic table honeys
And in a separate category whilst under same brand
2- organic super Manuka honey with active bacteria of 220++, whilst still edible this particular honey has more medicinal use rather than everyday food graded honey and also in average 5 times pricier!
What we are after are new-age upmarket labels for our range of honey that whilst simple can promote certified organic, healthy, and nutritionally rich products that are good for consumers and environment with a clean and green image. Hence we would like to have a range of labels that represents all above points and focusing on the brand, better taste, being Australian, and goodness of certified organic honey and certified organic Super Manuka Active 220++.
Generally educated, upmarket consumers and health conscious consumers. Majority of organic food purchases are made by females specially mothers that like to feed their children and family with clean and chemical free food. We would like to take these products from niche market and launch into mass market and supermarket chains.
The label is to be with simple, clean, upmarket quality image.
- The brand and logo is 'Absolute Organic'- logo attached
- 'Absolute Organic' should be the main focus- Our slogan is "no nasties added"- some other absolute organic product images attached.
- we must have an Australian Certified Organic logo showing on the labels- ACO logo attached
- For Super Manuka honey we would like the label to represent the benefits of the Manuka honey- some benefits of active super manuka honey are: 100% pure, not blended, Active (being MethylGlyOxal active- MGO), wellness, and Eco-Farms dedication to health and wellbeing of Australian consumers
- Briefly and in general labels should catch the eyes of consumers by being highlighted within other products in the shelf.
"Required Labels under Absolute Organic Brand"
Category A- Table Honeys
1- Absolute Organic Raw Honey 500g Net and 1Kg Net- Packaging Material: Glass jar
2- Absolute Organic Native Honey 500g Net and 1Kg Net- Packaging Material: Glass jar
3- Absolute Organic Squeezable Honey 500g Net- Packaging Material: Clear PET
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b) Absolute Organic table honey 500g range glass jar- 65mm across web x 190mm across web and 2.5mm radius corners
c) Absolute Organic table honey 500g squeezable clear PET bottle- 69mm across web x 182mm around web and 2.5mm radius corners
d) Absolute Organic Super Manuka Honey 250g dark PET jar- 43mm across web x 200mm across web and 2.5mm radius corners
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Moving Beyond Grief
My clients come to me with unhealed grief, or unresolved loss...and they don't know how to start living again. They are stuck in their emotional pain, and the world seems to be passing them by.
One study found that widows took from 5 to 8 years to regain the same level of happiness as before their loss. In just a few short months of working with me, my clients find that they can once again move forward, reclaim their happiness, and renew their enthusiasm for life.
It is my passion, and my purpose, to help others express their feelings, and release them. And I help them move BEYOND grief, by discovering their fundamental strengths and values, and forging new perspectives on the events that brought them to grief.
There are at least 50 million people in the US alone who are in grief. Some heal completely, by themselves, or with the support of those around them.
Others never heal, and live half-lives...and they are everywhere. I want to reach them through speaking locally, workshops, my website and teleclasses.
One of my teachers taught me to "see with my skin," as a metaphor, and a skill. My clients are the ones who want to be seen just this way.
My title is "Moving Beyond Grief"
and the subtitle is "...start living again!"
I love my titles in the Zapfino font...BUT there is just one small problem: when I saw MBG written in Zapfino, the bottom of the "y" of "Beyond" is at a distinctly different angle than the "g" in "Moving" and "f" in "Grief." Can it be changed to have the same slant?
I imagine the background being darker on the left, moving into brightness on the right: graduated color, or sunrays, or sunrays thru clouds, or....
Or maybe stepping stones, moving from left to right, into the distance, or a path winding to a bright horizon...
And colors: if it's just graduated color, dark to light, I love blues to silver, or dark blue to light, or purples to blues to gold....have fun, and let me see what brilliant concept you come up with!
Of course, if you find some path thru a landscape, it'll be what it is.


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Film Review
Akeelah and the Bee
Stand-up-and-cheer drama spells success
Akeelah and the Bee
Directed by Doug Atchison
Cast: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett
Hollywood is in the midst of a certified spelling bee craze thanks to films like Spellbound and ... well, Bee Season. That's not what you'd call a tidal wave of films exactly, but it only took Volcano and Dante's Peak for 1997 to be labeled "The Year of the Volcano." In 1998, Deep Impact and Armageddon made it "The Year of the Asteroid." So, two films about a subject as obscure and seemingly uncinematic as spelling bees is impressive. Now comes yet another film, Akeelah and the Bee, set in the cutthroat world of middle school spelling bees. Three films? Get out of the way, people! It's a tsunami!
Akeelah and the Bee is a cast-iron feel-good film. Given its sincere message and cute subject matter, it's all but impossible to criticize the film without coming across as a total monster. Despite a scattering of clichés and an overly familiar story structure, it's sure to please audiences and will probably end up on a few top 10 lists for the year.
The film centers on Akeelah (underage TV vet Keke Palmer), an 11-year-old girl living in South Central Los Angeles with her single mother (the always-welcome Angela Bassett). Akeelah is a gifted but unmotivated student, happy to spend most of her days skipping class and ignoring her teachers. Turns out our gal is just bored with school. She's got a genius IQ and a real affinity for words, as imparted by her late father.
Impressed with her vocabulary and desperately seeking publicity for his impoverished inner-city school, the principal (Curtis Armstrong, Revenge of the Nerds) strongarms Akeelah into participating in the school's first spelling bee. Naturally, Akeelah wins, catching the eye of visiting English Professor Joshua Larabee (stately Laurence Fishburne, marking his third film appearance with Bassett and his first appearance alongside the guy who played "Booger").
Larabee offers to coach Akeelah for the regional competition, but her headstrong nature causes friction, and the two part ways. Through a stroke of luck, Akeelah wins the regional spelling bee. Swallowing her pride, she comes crawling back to Larabee for some ancient Jedi wisdom, much of it imparted in the form of the patented Movie Montage. (See for reference: the lyrics to "Montage" from Team America: World Police.)
Akeelah and the Bee is more or less a rejiggered version of The Karate Kid, with Laurence Fishburne stepping into the gruff-but-wise Mr. Miyagi role and little Keke Palmer making a slightly tougher substitute for girlie Ralph Macchio. To top it off, all the crane-stance head kicks have been replaced with vocabulary words. ("Your word is appoggiatura." Ouch! That's gotta hurt.)
Sure to be embraced and exalted by educators, Akeelah counts as a bonafide breakout effort by writer/director Doug Atchison (whose previous effort, The Pornographer, seems like an odd lead-in). Atchison's script does trot out a few clichés. The black kids all live in gang-infested neighborhoods, the white kids are all rich and the Asian kids are all academic overachievers with too-demanding parents. Still, Akeelah doesn't wallow in its simplification. Our pint-sized protagonists' friendship with a happy-go-lucky Hispanic kid who comes from an upscale L.A. neighborhood does seem to break the mold a bit. Plus, Palmer grounds the film with her realistic performance, confronting issues of self-esteem, popularity, parental control and growing maturity in a manner that seems entirely age-appropriate.
Storywise, the film is as predictable as can be. It follows the pattern of pretty much every underdog, come-from-behind sporting flick ever made. That Akeelah will make it to the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. is never in question. The slowly revealed backstories of sassy Akeelah and grumpy Larabee dovetail in a way that is far too convenient for real life. Along the way, Atchison's script plays our heartstrings like a banjo at the Grand Ole Opry. (Frequently quoting the "Our greatest fear is that we are inadequate" speech--written by Marianne Williamson and often misattributed, as here, to Nelson Mandela--is dirty emotional pool.) Still, it's hard to deny the cumulative effect of it all. Any film that can turn Latinate words and Greek-derived suffixes into a stand-up-and-cheer climax certainly deserves a little credit.
Emerging from Akeelah and the Bee not a little misty-eyed is a tough assignment. Kudos, of course, for pitching such a pro-literate message and not softballing it for the kiddies with sophomoric humor and preachy speeches. In the end, this simple "embrace your potential" tale of struggle and triumph proves that knowledge really is power.


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Mike Zimmer's makeover of Minnesota's defense continued on Monday when the team announced the signing of veteran safety Chris Crocker.
Crocker will get snaps as a rotational player and provide leadership to the Vikings defense and scheme familiarity as a former-Zimmer disciple.
The Vikings fielded an embattled secondary in 2013 that constantly was getting torched through the air as they allowed a league-high 37 passing touchdowns. Only the Cowboys' defense allowed more yards per game than Minnesota (397.6). Facing three perennial Pro Bowl quarterbacks six times per season, the Vikings' defense can use as much depth as it can get.
Crocker and Zimmer, then a defensive coordinator, were members of the Cincinnati Bengals organization from 2008 to 2013 as well as with the Falcons in 2007.
In 151 career games (110 starts), the 12-year defensive back from Marshall has tallied 554 tackles, 14.5 sacks, 60 passes defensed and 15 interceptions.
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Advances in Biology 2014
Advances in Human Biology: Combining Genetics and Molecular Biophysics to Pave the Way for Personalized Diagnostics and Medicine
Advances in several biology-oriented initiatives such as genome sequencing and structural genomics, along with the progress made through traditional biological and biochemical research, have opened up a unique opportunity to better understand the molecular effects of human diseases. Human DNA can vary significantly from person to person and determines an individual's physical characteristics and their susceptibility to diseases. Armed with an individual's DNA sequence, researchers and physicians can check for defects known to be associated with certain diseases by utilizing various databases. However, for unclassified DNA mutations or in order to reveal molecular mechanism behind the effects, the mutations have to be mapped onto the corresponding networks and macromolecular structures and then analyzed to reveal their effect on the wild type properties of biological processes involved. Predicting the effect of DNA mutations on individual's health is typically referred to as personalized or companion diagnostics. Furthermore, once the molecular mechanism of the mutations is revealed, the patient should be given drugs which are the most appropriate for the individual genome, referred to as pharmacogenomics. Altogether, the shift in focus in medicine towards more genomic-oriented practices is the foundation of personalized medicine. The progress made in these rapidly developing fields is outlined. 1. Introduction The human body is a delicate, self-regulating machine which can respond to its surroundings and internal needs. Such self-regulation involves various processes ranging from processes on atomic and molecular level to processes occurring in organs and tissues. Despite such tremendous complexity, somehow all humans, broadly speaking, are quite similar. However, slight differences in DNA can lead to a multitude of other physical differences. Some of these differences are harmless such as eye and hair color [1], race [2], and skin color [3, 4], while other differences may be disease-associated (see special J. Mol. Biol. issue [5]). The differences among individuals and their susceptibility to diseases are not only due to the single nucleoside polymorphisms (SNPs), but also due to the fact that different individuals have different copy numbers variations (CNVs) for various genes [6–9]. As pointed out by Haraksingh and Snyder [6], the CNVs are perhaps even more important for the humans than the SNPs, a statement supported by other researchers [10–13]. In the end, from the viewpoint of personalized diagnostics and medicine, the most important task is to


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Tony Caputo is the head men's basketball coach at Southern Virginia University, entering his sixth season.
In his first season at the helm of men's basketball, Caputo led Southern Virginia in 2012-13 with a 17-7 record, registering the fewest losses (7) and second-highest winning percentage (.708) in program history along with extending a program-record 28-game home winning streak.
Caputo has experienced additional coaching success winning national championships as head men's soccer coach (2000), assistant men's soccer coach (2001) and assistant men's basketball coach (2011). He is Southern Virginia's all-time winningest coach for both men's soccer (52-40-1) and men's tennis (60-43).
Caputo came to Southern Virginia in 1998 as director of continuing education. He later served as assistant dean of admissions and acting director of admissions before becoming dean of admissions and financial aid in 1999—a position he held until 2008. During Caputo's time as dean of admissions, Southern Virginia's student population more than tripled in size.
Before coming to Southern Virginia, Caputo taught for 14 years—primarily American history and physical education—in three different Utah school districts. During that time, Caputo successfully coached several varsity sports, helping three different men's basketball teams reach the state championship game.
In 2010, he was recognized for his outstanding service to the university with the prestigious Ed and Chieko Okasaki Service Award.
Caputo graduated in 1984 from Weber State University with a B.A. in history and was recognized as the outstanding physical education minor that year. In 1998 he received a master's degree in education from Southern Utah University.
He served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Scotland.
Caputo resides in Buena Vista with his wife, Tammy. They have four children.
2012-Present—Head men's basketball coach; 38-59 career record (.392; led 2012-13 squad to fewest losses (7) and second-highest winning percentage (.708) in program history
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Me and dogs.
I don't mind dogs. We got a Dalmatian last year, Lila, lovely dog, killed a massive rat in our lounge once.
And I use to fish the Tutaekuri River which ran a few minutes walk from our whare in Kauri Street, Taradale. Dogs can be kai.
|looking upstream of Tutaekuri, towards the Otatara pa .
I expect to see at least two guard dogs in every truck yard I pass, like the yard on the corner of Vickerys and Washbourne Roads, back of Sockburn by the old airbase. One of the dogs there - they used Dobermans, Rottweilers, the occasional Alsatian- was three-legged. Dangerous work, if you can get it.
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|the old burger bunker, a wreck before the quake...
In Capitalist korero there is the term running dogs of capitalism...which Wikipedia tells me is a "literal translation into English of the Chinese/Korean communist pejorative zǒu gǒu 走狗, meaning lackey or lapdog, an unprincipled person who helps or flatters other, more powerful and often evil people. It is derived from the eagerness with which a dog will respond when called by its owner, even for mere scraps.
I also know to Let sleeping dogs lie, remember the film? I was somewhat stunned by the synopsis:
Following the break-up of his marriage caused by his wife's affair with another man named Bullen (Mune), "Smith" (Neill) arranges to live on the Coromandel peninsula on an island owned by a Maori tribe. Meanwhile, political tensions escalate as an oil embargo leaves the country in an energy crisis. Tensions boil over into a civil war and guerrilla activity. However, Smith enjoys his peaceful island life and has little interaction with the rest of society.
Well, we all know what happens to Smith. (Actually, I forgot, so I had to look it up.)
What we don't know is what's happening to the 'Sleeping giant' of NZ Inc that is the Maori Economy?
With so much riding on the dairy sector, it poaka-fisted attempts to control korero on its soil management strategies must. give. one. pause. to. think.
I recall Ingrid Collins, chair of Parae Whangara B5 which took out Te Ahuwhenua, saying we/they had reached the limits of intensification, and they're mainly sheep and beef.
Pity the lowlands.
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Without wanting to oversimplify, the reason I'm posting on what was an obscure chemical (albeit one developed on the very campus from which this is posted...) is that Rod Oram touches on the risk to our Maori economy, or at least that chunk still on the land. DairyNZ and Fonterra, through supporting/contracting research on technological solutions to the environmental (and hence social and market contexts), are reaching those limits, both limits to the land, the water, their ecosystems, and to people, the hours they can work, the injuries they can carry.
We've seen the invisible hand reaching to the Pacific all those years ago. Now its is grasping, pummeling, clenching, all too desperate, and all too visible if you know where to look.
I think we are seeing the extremities of the logic of accumulating capital. Maori have seen the land squeezed from our hands, the blood wrung out of us as workers but still. it. goes. on.
So this latest corporate fuck up (and perhaps more in the arrogance of the political arm rather than the technocratic) is merely the latest incarnation of capital's logic. More people are aware, more focused questions can be asked, more scrutiny of the answers is possible.
Ain't the end. Ain't even the beginning of the end. But it might be the end of the beginning.


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One of the NFL's better rivalries has plenty riding on its latest installment.
Saints-Falcons on Thursday night also is one of the better midweek matchups on this year's schedule.
When the first-place New Orleans Saints face the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night in an NFC South matchup with serious playoff ramifications, the spotlight will be on the guys in the backfield.
All four of them.
The Saints (9-3) boast the league's most dynamic duo. Mark Ingram has rushed for 922 yards and nine touchdowns, while also being on the receiving end of 42 passes from Drew Brees.
But the big story in the Big Easy has been the emergence of rookie Alvin Kamara, who already has more than 1,200 yards running and receiving, along with 11 TDs.
The Falcons (7-5) have their own productive pairing. Devonta Freeman, the league's highest-paid back, and Tevin Coleman had combined for more than 1,500 yards running and receiving, along with 12 touchdowns.
"Both teams have two really good running backs who like to get after it," Falcons coach Dan Quinn said. "If you like running backs, it's your kind of game."
The Saints claimed sole possession of the division lead with a victory over Carolina (8-4) last weekend, and they're two games in front of the Falcons.
Atlanta desperately needs a win to have a realistic shot at a second straight NFC South title.


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Rush cannot be replaced. What people miss about Rush is that he is just astonishingly good as a broadcaster. He is compelling, funny, entertaining. I haven't heard Thompson often, but he's probably pretty lame. Ingraham is ok. I never listen to Hannity on the radio. But Rush is the man.And for that Jonathan Strong of The Daily Caller counts Toobin as one of the "Heroes of Journolist."
On July 20, Rush talked about Journolist, and mentioned Toobin:
Friend sends me a note, "Rush what do you mean? What do you mean here this 'small time, crazy, left-wing bloggers'? Jeffrey Toobin, Eric Alterman, Paul Krugman Joe Klein are crazy left-wing bloggers? They're treated as giants." Let's take 'em individually. Eric Alterman. Do you know who Eric Alterman is? The left may treat him as a giant. I know that they do. He's a kook! He's a far-left fringe kook. But do you know who he is? Do you? Jeffrey Toobin. You might know who he is. He works for the least-watched cable news network in history, CNN. He also worked there when they had viewers. I know he's considered a giant. He's a "legal correspondent." He's considered to be above reproach.
There is no journalism. These people are not journalists. They're propagandists, whether it's Jeffrey Toobin or Eric Alterman or Krugman. Yeah, he's a New York Times columnist; he's a propagandist. He is a giant because he's in the New York Times. But my point is whether it's people you've never heard of on this list writing for blogs you've never heard of or whether it is names you never heard of, it's the entire Washington media -- and it's pervasive. I really do think that the take here is there is no media. This is the big myth. You know, the German historian Carl von Clausewitz once stated "War is diplomacy by another means." Well, journalism is just propaganda now: The government putting out its agenda by another means. There are no reporters. There is no journalism. It's just liberalism....


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UC Davis Cancer Center Announces Expansion Plans
UC Davis Cancer Center will nearly double thanks to a $35 million expansion project that will expand treatment, research, patient education and space for faculty.
The expansion also means the pediatric cancer program, which is currently housed a quarter of a mile away, will move to the main cancer center. The plan calls for adding 100,000 square feet to the existing cancer center.
This morning Robin Rafael of Roseville, who lost her young son to cancer in 1998, made a $50,000 donation in honor of her son Keaton who died of cancer at the age of 5. "This is a day that cancer cannot claim," Rafael said. "Today is the day about the future, and the hope, and clinical expansion, and what we are going to do to combat childhood cancer with our research."
The center needs to raise another $35 million before ground can be broken on the expansion. U.C. Davis hopes to do that over the next couple of years. The university will shoulder the biggest share of the cost, and private donors have already added more than $6 million.
The cancer center currently treats 9,000 patients a year, but the number of patients grows by 6 percent every year as the population of Northern California grows and becomes older.
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Hearn will contest stadium plans
Leyton Orient chairman Barry Hearn will meet Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore on Friday to discuss his dissatisfaction over the decision to name West Ham as preferred bidders for the Olympic Stadium.
Hearn held an incendiary press conference on Wednesday outlining his objections to the way the process has been handled and said the future of Orient was in grave danger if the Hammers moved in next door. A meeting between Scudamore and Hearn is unlikely to be the end of the issue, with the latter threatening a full judicial review if he is left unsatisfied.
"The rules of the Premier League, to my untrained legal eyes, are very black and white," said Hearn. "They say they will not grant consent for a club to move grounds if it would adversely effect clubs who have their registered ground in the immediate vicinity."
He added: "I am meeting Richard Scudamore to see how he interprets his own rules because it seems to me legally challengable should they sanction West Ham's move without discussion with us about how we can guarantee the future of this football club."
The politicians are also firmly in Hearn's sights, with Jeremy Hunt, secretary of state for Culture, Media and Sport, and Hugh Robertson, Minister for Sport and Olympics, joining Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson in being contacted by the Os chairman.
"Leyton Orient has been in existence for 130 years and to have a giant like West Ham on our doorstep offering discounted and free tickets would seriously bring into question the survival of Leyton Orient."
Hearn, whose background as a boxing promoter means he is well used to deal-making and brinkmanship, left it in no doubt how far he is willing to go to have his club's voice heard.
"Judicial review is something no-one wants to get involved in because these things can go on for years and years and years and while they are everything else is frozen," he said.
"It's a threatening tool, a wake-up call to say 'have you gone through the correct process...if you haven't may I advise you very strongly to delay until you have'.
"The advice I'm getting is that I have grounds against the Premier League and I have grounds for judicial review to have the process examined."


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Major Woodworking Equipment
Major Woodworking Equipment is a major machinery reseller based in Sydney Australia. We sell a wide range of machinery from large industrial machinery used in factories to to small hobby sized gear used in the garage.
You can see some examples of the products we sell online at: http://www.majorwoodworking.com.au
We look forward to providing design feedback throughout the process.
Woodworking professionals and enthusiasts in Australia, mostly men.
We are looking for a simple and bold logo to replace our two existing logos (attached).
We would like the logo to be clean and modern, and perhaps incorporate iconography from machinery such as a saw blade, or power tools, but it's not a requirement. We are a woodwork machinery company, so a woodworking theme would be appropriate, but nothing too loud, just smart and simple
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Wabash has been offering formal, course-specific Immersion Learning trips for almost a decade, yet few people outside the travel party have any idea of the educational value of such learning experiences.
In the last few years, students and professors traveling the globe on Immersion Learning trips have written about their daily experiences on the College's web site, which is both a useful exercise for the student blogger and helps illustrate the tremendous value of hands-on learning. What makes Wabash's Immersion Program unique is that aside from a few personal expenses, Wabash picks up the costs of the trips.
Here a few snippets from history professor Rick Warner's class trip to Mexico City over Thanksgiving Break:
"The students have FELT the history of Mexico in these spaces. They have told me so, and they have told you so. They have experienced another culture, at first tenuously, and now with confidence… all in one week. Among the many surprises for the professor is the facility with which they move around the city on their own. The best learning occurs when directed by the learner, with occasional help from the professional." — Rick Warner
"There are very few colleges where I would know all of my classmates and we all supported one another in and outside of class. Up top [of the pyramids of Teotihuacan] we all represented different components of campus: athletes, environmentalists, majors, non-majors, those with Hispanic backgrounds and those without, Greeks, liberals, independents, conservatives, sophomores, juniors, seniors, academics, and administrators. We all stood up there as Wabash Men and sang the song [Old Wabash]. In addition it made me realize that Wabash (not Purdue, IU, Ball State, UCLA, or Stanford) is the only college that I know of that sends its undergraduate students abroad to owe up to its mission statement, all at the expense of the college." — Ben Gonzalez '07
"The only way to describe this week for me is to say that it is has been one of the most life-changing and eye-opening experiences of my life." — Jon Miller '08
"After years of misunderstanding and perceiving Mexico as simply an underdeveloped country proved to be wrong after coming to Mexico City. My short stay in Mexico City has changed my views on Mexico 180 degrees." — Eric Huynh '07
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The India Gate is the national monument of India. Situated in the heart of New Delhi, the India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, inspired by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. It was built in 1931. Originally known as the All India War Memorial, it is a prominent landmark in Delhi and commemorates the 90,000 soldiers of the Indian Army who lost their lives while fighting for the Indian Empire, or more correctly the British Raj, in World War I and the Third Anglo-Afghan War. It is composed of red and pale sandstone and granite.


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Upon delivery they decided to divide it fairly between them by cutting the pizzas into the fewest number of pieces.
Ignoring the toppings and assuming uniformity of thickness please provide a solution with less than 6 pieces.


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Mitt Romney Shouldn't Get Excited Even if He Wins Florida
As Mitt Romney settles in to gloat over his inevitable victory in tonight's Florida primary, it is worth noting that he and the rest of the Republican candidates are still viewed as losers by an increasing number of Republican voters. A new Pew Research poll finds that the number of GOP voters who let out an annoyed sigh when you ask them about their crop of candidates is larger than even a few weeks ago:
Amid a bruising primary campaign, Republicans remain unimpressed with their party's presidential field. In fact, more Republican and Republican-leaning registered voters say the GOP field is only fair or poor (52%) than did so in early January (44%).
Sam Stein notes some early Fox News exit poll numbers that find essentially the same lack of enthusiasm in Florida:
According to the exit polls, 57 percent of Florida primary goers said they were satisfied with the field; 39 percent said they were not; and "four out of 10 voters" said they would like to see someone else get in.
None of this is good news for Mitt Romney or anyone else, especially considering that at the same point in 2008, 68% of Republican voters rated the field with a big thumbs up.
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7 comments:
- Leila said...
I love this one.
- May 5, 2010 at 9:43 AM
- Linda Pruitt said...
I love tomatoes! Fresh from the garden is best. Some of them that have been in the store have lost their flavor. Thanks for the beautiful illustration today!
- May 5, 2010 at 11:58 AM
- JennFamousArt said...
but they taste so good! try them slightly warm on a burger, with salt and garlic powder, maybe some pepper, and above all the best are home grown!
- May 5, 2010 at 12:24 PM
- Lisa Orgler said...
It's great to see all the tomato lovers out there! :)
- May 5, 2010 at 2:55 PM
- s. said...
True Oddity: I'm kind of the opposite of you. Tomatoes are my fav food. I eat them raw, right off the vine in my yard, just like grapes. When we have store bought tomatoes, I eat the raw like apples.
I can handle tomato sauce. And ketchup. But I hate hate hate warm and sun dried tomatoes. Tomatoes on pizza? Ewww. Roasted? Yuck.
My mom is like you though--fine as sauce, but won't eat them otherwise.
- May 6, 2010 at 3:26 AM
- Rosemary said...
My husband hates tomatoes, too, although, like you, only in their raw state. If they're cooked and "mooshed," they're okay with him. Me, I love 'em any ol way. Once my sister and I ate a peck of them -- and paid for it, in several ways!
Love the drawings
- May 6, 2010 at 6:41 AM
- Lisa Orgler said...
It truly is an oddity!
- May 6, 2010 at 7:35 AM


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For DR-Dad's birthday, we went a silent retreat. Luckily, he wasn't offended that I volunteered to spend time with him as long as he didn't talk. (Kidding!)
We really did go on a silent retreat though. It was only one day, thankfully, because DR-Dad doesn't exactly have a career as a monk ahead of him. At one point, he ran around the room shouting "I just LOVE these socks!!!" Yep, that happened. At a silent retreat. Anyone who hadn't grown up with this man might have been embarrassed.
One great thing came out of the retreat though (besides quality time, of course). This stew. It was served at lunch, and the woman who ran the retreat was kind enough to give me the recipe. It is the perfect fall sunday dinner. I'm packing up the leftovers now for lunch.
Weekend Vegetable Stew, adapted from Veggiyana Cookbook
-8 cups vegetable broth
-2 cups water
-1/2 cup pearled barley
-1/2 yellow split peas
-1/4 cup white beans (I used baby lima beans)
-1/2 cup dried mushrooms (I used shitake, but any will work!)
-1 T thyme
-1 t cumin
-1/2 t coriander
-1 t marjoram
-2 t salt, divided
-1 T celery seeds
-1 bay leaf
-3 medium carrots
-1 onion
-2 roma tomatoes
-1 cup frozen corn kernels
-1 cup frozen peas
-6 kale and/or swiss chard leaves (I used a combination)
-1/2 cup canned pumpkin
-1/4 t paprika
-1/2 t pepper
In a big ol' pot, add your water and broth, split peas, barley, beans, mushrooms, thyme, cumin, coriander, marjoram, 1 t salt, celery seeds, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook for an hour.
While you wait, slice your carrots and dice the onion and tomato:
Add the carrots, onion and tomato to the pot. Cover and cook for another 10 minutes.
Remove the stems of the kale/chard and tear into pieces.
Add the corn, peas, kale/chard, pumpkin, paprika and 1 t salt. Cover and cook for another 10 minutes.
Serve with some crusty bread! Pray that your dad doesn't have any more antics up his sleeve.


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by Wesley Ratko
Only one near neighbor turned out in protest against the relocation of the Balance fitness studio to its proposed new location at 12 West Willow Grove Avenue at Thursday night's meeting of the Chestnut Hill Community Association's Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee. That protest, however, was largely silent.
Given an opportunity by the committee to voice his concerns, the man refused.
"I have quite a few [issues] but it would take up most of the evening," he said.
The unidentified man, who gave his address as 15 West Willow Grove Avenue, which is directly across the street from the proposed new location, added that while there were "quite a few issues to discuss" he would do so when the variance goes before the Philadelphia Zoning Hearing Board, which ultimately controls granting variances.
In response, committee members Larry McEwen and co-chair Cynthia Brey told him his comments would be helpful and urged him to reconsider sharing his thoughts. He refused.
"There's far too many to discuss about this whole procedure, the owner, and everything else about what the real intentions are here, and that's something that I really can't get into here now."
Brey persisted, asking whether the man had received a notification letter from Balance owner Amy Carolla. He said he hadn't received anything. However, when a copy was produced a moment later, he responded that he'd received a copy from a neighbor.
Carolla, accompanied by the business association's retail recruiter, Eileen Reilly, said she and Reilly had gone door to door, up and down West Willow Grove Avenue, knocking on doors to introduce herself and collect signatures of support for the project. At homes where no one answered, she left the letter. Her petition was submitted to the committee for examination.
The owner of the property at 12 Wt Willow Grove Ave., Andrew Eisenstein, presented the proposed changes to the interior space of the building, the former site of the now-defunct Good Food Market.
Eisenstein said there were no plans to make any exterior changes to the building or add an addition onto the building. An existing two bedroom apartment at the rear of the property will be incorporated into the space and modified to serve as two small locker rooms with showers. The majority of the internal space would be the personal training area, which will feature weights and resistance bands, but no heavy equipment or machines typical in most gyms.
Balance is a personal training gym. Members come by appointment to work with a personal trainer or take a class.
Responding to a question from McEwen about the maximum number of users in the studio at any given time, Carolla said that three or four personal trainers each train one or two students per session. In addition to these, one or two small classes of up to 10 students each are held simultaneously. At most, there could be 27 people using the studio at one time.
Carolla said that their vision is of an intimate training environment.
"Our goal is not so much to try to increase the population there, we're trying to increase the quality of our service," Carolla said. "Right now we're pretty tight in our space. It's not functional for what we do. We're bursting at the seams."
Classes run Monday through Thursday from 6 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., resume in the evening at 5:30 pm.., and continue until 8 p.m. There are no classes Friday night. Weekend classes are only held in the morning and begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning and 9 a.m. on Sunday.
Carolla told the committee that 50 percent of her clients live closer the proposed location on West Willow Grove Avenue than to the current location on Highland Avenue. She said 75 percent of her clients live within a mile of the studio. She added that Balance has a program that places a dollar in the accounts of members who walk or ride their bike to the studio as a way to encourage members to not take their cars. She said that she's hoping to place a bike rack outside the building.
The proposed new facility has no operable windows – the studio is air conditioned. Eisenstein said Balance is trying to get away from some noise issues in the current location, related more to voices and vibrations than to loud music. He added that Balance's current location is connected to residential space, which is not the case for the proposed new location. Carolla said she would do soundproofing as necessary.
Eisenstein presented the committee with photos of the street in front of the studio, which, according to him, were taken at 8 a.m. to show that while morning classes are ongoing there is plenty of street parking available. While no photos were presented of the street during the afternoon hours, Reilly noted that shops along the Avenue close at 5 p.m.; the first class begins at 5:30 p.m.
According to Eisenstein, the city's zoning use refusal was due Carolla's intention to offer physical therapy services. Otherwise, the use is by right.
Committee member Joyce Lenhardt said that Chestnut Hill spa 3000 B.C. was once located next door and was granted support for a variance by the CHCA for offering massage services.
The committee voted to approve a measure of support for the use variance,with the stipulation that Carolla provide evidence at the next DRC meeting that she contacted all directly adjacent neighbors, including those across the street.


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Traders Looking to Factory Orders for Guidance
Matt Jarzemsky previews the day on Wall Street and significant news items, including economic data on factory orders and leadership changes at Zynga. Photo: AP.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Thesson wrote:Did I forget orders?
You must have. I didn't receive any.
Colette wrote:(Also, what stats do the zombies have?)
Who cares?
samuelzz10 wrote:men, we need to go to the comm tower together! after I kick hammerman's ass, of course.
You do know that Hammerman is on your side, right?


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Good Grief! For two years Peanuts creator Charles Schulz was sending secret love letters to a woman 23 years his junior, Tracey Claudius -- and he was married at the time!
And we thought Charlie Brown was just a bland, wishy-washy kid. Come to think of it, I always thought there was a dark undertone to the Peanuts gang comics. Maybe I was picking up on something? Fans have already started combing the strip for hints and references to the affair -- and they're finding some gems.
The love letters themselves are about what you'd expect, though they kind of make me squirm. There's just something weird about using cute cartoon characters to express BURNING PASSION, know what I mean? They're filled with drawings of Snoopy kissing Lucy, Charlie Brown looking lovelorn, and one drawing of Schulz himself sighing next to a phone booth. One letter reads just, "Tracey, Tracey, Tracey. (SIGH)". Another letter sounds stalkerish: "Why, oh why, are you staying with someone who has an 'unpublished' phone number as I can't talk to you?" Hrm. On the other hand, he has lovely handwriting.
It does look like Schulz sometimes lived out parts of his affair through his comics. In real life his wife caught on to his long-distance phone calls to Tracey. (Poor woman, how awful.) Soon after, Schulz penned a comic where Charlie Brown scolds Snoopy, telling him he's not allowed "to see that girl beagle" and to "stop making those long-distance phone calls." What?!?
Schulz's first marriage ended in 1972, about a year after he'd stopped sending Claudius the letters. Apparently she broke it off because she didn't want a scandal to hurt his image. But there's a comic strip where Lucy taunts Charlie Brown with divorce papers -- just like how she usually would taunt Charlie with the football. Was that really Charles working out his longing to leave his wife for Tracey?
The Washington Post has found several more possible references to Schulz's infatuation with Claudius in past Peanuts strips. In retrospect they're kind of shocking. You kind of have to wonder if his wife was reading the strip and how she felt! Anyway, it seems Charles was the kind of guy who was always in and out of love. He remarried, to a completely different woman, in 1973. Wow, who knew Charles Schulz was a Casanova! My whole image of him is completely shattered. Think Charles ever called Tracey "my beautiful baboo"? Where's Lucy's five-cent psychiatry booth when we need it?
Are you surprised that Charles Schulz was writing love letters to another woman?
Image via A. M. Kuchling/Flickr


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We might know more about one of the Mets' key second-half questions tonight, which is: Who is the real Mike Pelfrey?
At one time, Pelfrey was 9-1 and cruising toward the All-Star Game. All was right in his world and the Mets were making up ground on Atlanta. However, he has hit a rough five-game stretch since in which he's gone 1-3 with a 7.52 ERA.
That's just the beginning of the bad numbers.
In that span Pelfrey (10-4, 3.58 ERA) failed to make it out of the fifth inning in his last three starts, including going four while giving up four runs on 12 hits in his last start against the Braves.


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Dungeons & Dragons was drawn from a lot of different sources, from href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/games/neverwinter">Neverwinter
medieval European folklore to sword-and-sorcery fantasy stories by
Howard, Tolkien, Vance, Anderson, Lieber and many others. From its
genesis, it has included a core set of monsters that have appeared in just
about every iteration in one form or another. These are the staples of
D&D, and the chances are excellent that we will see all of them in
Some have already been confirmed by recent press releases, some have been
encountered in-game during the last beta weekend, and some are educated
Note: The images in this article are taken from the 4th Edition Monster
Manuals published by Wizards of the Coast. These are not official
Neverwinter art.
Orcs and Other Goblinkind
Goblinkind are the nemeses of the low-level adventuring group: tribes of
vicious monster-men bent on war, domination, chaos and destruction that
are just tough enough to succeed under the right circumstances, but who
are still fairly easy to kill by nearly anyone with a sword. They are
usually encountered in a progression from the weakest to the toughest: goblins,
then orcs, then bugbears, then hobgoblins.
in particular are convincing enemies for a wide spectrum of
adventuring levels, as they are often the foot soldiers of a powerful
villain and they are just clever enough to take class levels, making them
competitive with the more civilized races.
Goblins, hobgoblins, bugbears and kobolds have been
around for a very long time in European folklore, usually as diminutive
rustic troublemakers who often performed mischievous deeds while nearby
farmers were asleep. Orcs are lifted right out of the works of Tolkien,
who borrowed the word from either a translation of a word meaning "ogre"
or an unrelated mythological evil spirit that may have lived in underwater
Orcs are definitely a part of Neverwinter's bestiary, and have even
starred in their
own game trailer. They are encountered fairly early on in the Tower
District, seeking to control that region.
Zombies, Skeletons and Other Undead
Undead are usually encountered just after the adventuring group has
gotten a little practice against the squishier low-level monsters. They
are a new kind of challenge - they are immune to certain attacks,
especially vulnerable to others, and often spread disease through their
normal attacks, which can make their victims weaker. The presence of the
walking dead is often an indicator of powerful evil magic nearby - a
megalomaniacal Necromancer raising an army, a dark curse or terrible
plague, or the radiations of some foul and ancient relic buried in some
forgotten tomb. The Cleric is particularly suited for fighting undead -
his holy magic causes them injury, and he has the unique ability to "Turn"
undead, causing them to flee in panic or be destroyed.
The idea of vengeful undead has been a part of humanity likely since we
started burying our dead in Paleolithic times. The different kinds of
undead in D&D come from a variety of sources - for example, the wight
seems to draw heavily from the draugr of Norse mythology, and the
mindless, flesh-hungry zombie seems to come more from
George A. Romero movies (though the concept has been around for much, much
longer than that).
Undead are encountered almost immediately in Neverwinter, besieging the
city during the tutorial missions. Cleaving your way through rattling
waves of shambling skeletons is how you learn about
movement, defense and attacks.
Ogres, Trolls and Other Giants
At later levels, seasoned adventuring groups need bigger challenges. Ogres
are essentially upscaled orcs - bigger, yes, but without any particularly
noteworthy special abilities, other than those related to sheer size. Trolls
are rather more challenging, as large as ogres but able to regenerate Hit
Points and uniquely vulnerable to fire and acid. Oni are
a semi-new addition to the lineup, mixing the large size of a giant-kin
with magic powers (and more or less replacing the Ogre Mage of older
editions). Actual giants - Hill Giants, Fire
Giants and Storm Giants - are somewhat less
noble in bearing in 4th Edition rules than they were depicted in previous
editions (for example, Storm Giants are now Evil instead of Chaotic Good).
They now seem to embody elemental fury, and have all become behemoth
Giants are mentioned in Greek and Norse mythology, as well as in the
Bible. Ogres are somewhat newer than that, but are derived from European
folklore where they are often portrayed as large, homely humanoids with a
taste for human flesh. The trolls of D&D are pulled mostly from the
Poul Anderson novel, Three Hearts and Three Lions (which
inspired several aspects of D&D), rather than from the trolls of
northern European folklore which can vary in form and nature - Beowulf's
enemy, Grendel, is one kind of troll, but other stories feature trolls
more thematically related to the faeries of English folklore. Oni come
from Japanese folklore, and have retained their mythological invisibility,
nasty temperaments and taste for human flesh.
Ogres are encountered fairly early on in Neverwinter, often as bosses
among the orcs in the Tower District. They are big and slow and their
attacks can be dodged fairly easily, but when they do land a hit, it
Demons and Devils
High-level encounters require powerful opponents, and there are few
beings more suited to the job than the denizens of the Abyss and the Nine
Hells. Demons and devils cover a broad range of challenges, from the
lowliest (Imps) to the mightiest (Balors). These are the very essence of
malevolence, from the raw, uncheckable fury of raging demons
to the corrupting seduction of scheming devils. These
monsters are not only physically powerful, but most of them are also adept
with magic, and come fully equipped with special attacks and stalwart
defenses, making them tough encounters for well-equipped, high-level
Demons and devils are clearly inspired by entities from religious works -
a concept that earned the righteous wrath of a number of religious groups
in the 1970s and 80s. Much of the early controversy over Dungeons &
Dragons came from the inclusion of demons and devils in the earliest
editions. By the time TSR rolled out the 2nd Edition, they had changed the
names to appease the pressure groups: demons had been renamed Tanar'ri,
and devils became Baatezu, but they had all the same attacks and skills
and stuff. 3rd Edition relaxed a bit, reverting to demons and devils but
keeping the Tanar'ri and Baatezu monikers as "sub-types." 4th Edition
seems to have done away with these extraneous labels altogether, using
only "demon" and "devil."
While I never encountered demons or devils in the main story arc of
Neverwinter, I did encounter many of their illegitimate offspring:
Tieflings, one of the playable races. And I did end up battling a large
number of them in one of the Foundry adventures posted on the bulletin
board, finding myself shuttled off to the Abyss after a wild game of poker
using a Deck of Many Things. They are definitely in the game, but I may
have to hit higher levels to encounter them in the main story.
There's simply no way that a Dungeons & Dragons action-MMO won't
include at least one encounter with a powerful dragon.
Dragons are the ultimate late-game boss monster. They take a whole team to
kill, they hoard gold and awesome loot like they were the stars of an
A&E documentary series, and they are intelligent enough to mastermind
complex schemes and strategems. Depending on the DM, the campaign and the
setting of the game, they can be as Machiavellian as Bond villains,
secretly controlling vast areas with magic and fear, or simple
fire-breathing brutes living in a dank cave with their piles of gold coins
and crowns and chalices.
Dragons take many forms in different mythologies throughout the world.
The European dragon is typically depicted as an evil, fire-breathing beast
that lives in a cave filled with gold and treasure. Asian dragons are
typically more serpentine, and are afforded a much more benevolent
personality - heralds of good fortune, symbols of strength and power. In
D&D, the "chromatic" dragons seem to be based on the western wyrm, and
the "metallic" dragons have a more Oriental aspect.
According to the press copy that accompanied the Mount
Hotenow teaser trailer, the volcanic heat of that region is the
"perfect home for a red dragon..." We can likely expect to encounter one
there, presumably as the boss of a large group fight. But there are many
different colors of dragon, and the lands around Neverwinter can provide
suitable homes for just about any of them.
What other monsters are you looking forward to battling in Neverwinter?
Let us know in our comments!
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