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EA has shipped 3.5 million copies of Mass Effect 3 worldwide since it was released last week on March 6. And while the game has sold over 1 million copies and counting, the launch has been marred by controversy. There's been the influx of negative player reviews on Metacritic, the blowback from the introduction of same-sex male relationships, the perceived letdown of the game's endings, and the Day One DLC issue. The BioWare game franchise, which is also in development as a major motion picture from Legendary Pictures, remains one of the tentpole titles for EA and BioWare. Casey Hudson, the Executive Producer and Director of the bestselling franchise talks about the game's launch and addresses some of the concerns that have arisen in this exclusive interview.
What impact did fan feedback from the previous Mass Effect games have on what you guys set out to accomplish with Mass Effect 3?
Well, to a large degree we always take feedback from every source very seriously. It's very important to us because as a game designer, you and a small group of other people design a game–and everything that you have and everything that you know–to make it as good as possible. But that opinion really pales in comparison to the opinions of millions of people that actually play it under the intended conditions, buying the game, wanting to enjoy it as a piece of entertainment, and then providing their honest feedback. That's where we learn a lot as game designers and artists and developers–really listening and really trying to analyze what's behind a lot of the feedback that we get and convert that into a new set of principles that we carry forward into each game. So it has everything to do with finding a really good balance between action and role-playing systems that we did for Mass Effect 3, or even deciding which characters we really want to feature strongly, or what we want to do with those characters.
Do you have an example of how fan reaction has impacted the new game?
Some of the characters in the Mass Effect series were never intended originally to be potential love interests — characters like Garrus or Tali who are quite alien. From the outset, we didn't envision them as characters that people would want to have a romance with. And yet they were successful as characters, and so popular amongst a lot of people that people really wanted to develop a relationship with them, so we integrated that from Mass Effect 2 and it's become a big part of the series.
What impact do you feel Kinect voice commands has added to Mass Effect 3?
I think we do story and conversation with greater depth than you get in most games even without the Kinect functionality, but when you're deep in the game experience and you're speaking to these characters, having a conversation using your voice and you're not even holding a controller, that's when it got really interesting for me as a player. I realized that there is essentially no game. The game, or gaminess of the experience, disappeared and all that was left was me in this virtual world with these virtual characters having a real conversation. I think it hints at where things are going in the future of interactive storytelling.
What are you most proud of with this third game in the franchise?
I think what I'm most proud of is that we've told a story that will be remembered. I think so much of what we set out to do was create something that would be a memorable experience for people that they would think about after they played it. There's so much throwaway entertainment out there. I didn't just want to make something that was essentially the videogame version of a popcorn movie. I wanted to make something huge and exciting and the biggest thing possible that felt like a blockbuster and had that big action science fiction feel.
What are your thoughts on the reaction to the game's endings?
I didn't want the game to be forgettable, and even right down to the sort of polarizing reaction that the ends have had with people–debating what the endings mean and what's going to happen next, and what situation are the characters left in. That to me is part of what's exciting about this story. There has always been a little bit of mystery there and a little bit of interpretation, and it's a story that people can talk about after the fact.
How closely do you keep track of the fan reaction when it comes to that kind of stuff?
Oh, we pay very close attention to it. It's very important to us and we will always listen to feedback, interpret it and try and do the right thing by our fans. That's why if you look at Mass Effect 2 we knew that people wanted to spend more time with a character like Liara, and so we created an ongoing storyline with her as part of the comics and then built it into the DLC stuff, and we're always listening to fans. We have some really great multiplayer content and some really great single-player content coming over the air, and their feedback will become part of how we design that.
How do you feel Mass Effect has pushed the acceptance of relationships, first with same sex females and now with same sex males in this universe?
I think we always just strive for being inclusive. Over the course of the series, in a lot of ways the Mass Effect series has been in uncharted waters because even right down to the endings there are examples of TV or movie series that have a big fan following and a lot of expectations, but none of them have told a 50 to 100 hour interactive story where people feel not just an attachment to these characters, but an ownership of the story. It's a different thing than has ever been done before. A lot of this stuff is new and that's what's exciting about it for us and for fans. It's also a learning experience and I think we've learned a lot about how people perceive their experiences with our characters and what they wanted out of them. Some of these things that we've added or changed about how we view this is in response to things that we've learned or feedback that we've had from them.
What are your thoughts on the fan reaction on the Day One DLC, From Ashes?
I think a lot of the common sense is prevailing. Initially, it was spun in a direction that suggested that we had taken the lore out of Mass Effect 3 and were holding it inside the DLC only, which now the people who actually have played Mass Effect 3 and the DLC they know that that's not true. So that fear was set aside and, ultimately, I think people get it now. They get the fact that sometimes the way that things work in game development isn't known very well by a lot of people, so there's an opportunity for misunderstanding, including the fact that as a multi-studio team and company, we have many projects that are ongoing. When we finish a game, we finish it many months before it actually hits the shelves and that team goes on to work on something else that in those intervening months represent millions of dollars of development time, which either goes towards the next game that you might not see for several years, or a different game that they might go to work on like Dragon Age or the Old Republic. We work on all these different things. So in this case, we chose to work on a DLC which people really enjoyed for Mass Effect 2 and we also wanted to make sure that people had it as an opportunity to build it into their first play-through if they wanted that as an optional thing. That's what they did and now that people have played it they can see that, yes, it was optional versus the way it was initially spun by some people on the Internet.
For more on Mass Effect 3, check out our review, then head over to our guide on what's new to the series, and what you need to know.
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All four potential candidates for the position of schools superintendent have been interviewed, and the Oak Ridge Board of Education has met with its consultant.
The next step is narrowing the field to one. BOE Chair Keys Fillauer shared with The Oak Ridger that the five-member board finished its last interview just after noon on Wednesday.
A professional search firm based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ray and Associates conducted a nationwide search for Oak Ridge's next schools chief. And last week, the Oak Ridge board received information regarding nine candidates the Iowa firm had selected based on the qualities and criteria the local school board had requested.
Though that initial selection was originally narrowed to five, one Oak Ridge schools superintendent candidate withdrew his application before the interviews were scheduled — citing a salary issue.
On Wednesday, three people were still in the mix for further review. Those potential candidates include:
• Neland Clark, superintendent of South Harrison Community School in Corydon, Ind.;
• Roger Collins, superintendent of Nelson County Public Schools in Livingston, Va.; and
• Dan Lawson, superintendent of Tullahoma city schools.
The fourth candidate, Kenneth Sorrick, former superintendent of North Palos School District, Palos Hills, Ill., also "pulled himself out after discussion of salary issues," BOE chairman Fillauer said.
"He and his wife are interested in being in a more metropolitan area," he further explained.
Fillauer said the Oak Ridge school board will now wait for Ray and Associates to contact the candidates again, "verify their interest … and then we go from there."
Fillauer said the board now has several options. He said the board could bring one or more of the candidates back for another interview, or bring them back for a visit to meet citizens and see The Secret City.
"There will be some form of call back," the chairman confirmed. "All are excellent; they all would make good superintendents in Oak Ridge.
"Now that's what makes it difficult to make the right fit."
Fillauer said the BOE is also "really pleased" with the Ray and Associates search firm.
"They have kept us on target and on the timeline. We've got our money's worth, I will assure you."
The search for a new school superintendent started earlier this year when Superintendent Tom Bailey announced he would retire at the end of the year. Bailey has been the superintendent for the past decade.
Ray and Associates made contact with more than 200 possible candidates from 42 states about the vacancy, and 55 of those contacts completed applications.
From those 55 applicants, the firm narrowed the field to nine candidates — a group from which the BOE chose its finalists.
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The Siena Heights University men's basketball team lost to Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference opponent Lourdes 55-46 on Thursday night. It was the second time the Saints have played Lourdes this season, the previous game resulting in an 82-39 loss for the Saints.
"As a coach, the result is either a mark in the win column or one in the loss column," said Siena Heights coach Joe Pechota. "Is it something we should be building on? Yes. Is it a moral victory? I'll leave that up for others to decide."
Siena Heights (4-12, 3-6 WHAC) got off to a strong start with its defense playing well. The Saints were using speed to their advantage, rushing up and down the court and pushing the tempo of the game. Siena held an early 8-5 lead.
Siena had little trouble getting the ball inside the paint against Lourdes (10-5, 5-3), but missed several short jumpers. At the same time, Lourdes began to control the boards, outrebounding the Saints and putting in 10 second-chance points.
"The tougher team is the one that sets the rules," said Pechota. "That's true in any sport at any level. Tonight, Lourdes was the tougher team. They bullied us on the glass and, to their credit, kept coming back at every chance."
Despite Lourdes holding a 23-13 rebound advantage, including 11 offensive rebounds, the Saints were right in the game, up by one at 22-21 with 3 ½ minutes left in the half. Both defenses turned up the pressure as the half came to a close with neither team able to gain another point.
The second half started out well for both teams. Only five minutes into the half, each team had added another 10 points.
Unfortunately for the Saints, they couldn't keep up the offensive success. The Gray Wolves' man defense hampered the Saints offense. Things only got worse for Siena on the glass, as Lourdes dominated the boards 48-30 during the game, finishing with 25 offensive rebounds.
"Tonight boiled down to toughness and mental preparation," Pechota said after the game. "You have to be mentally prepared when you go out on that court. We're an undersized team, and we have to overcompensate to limit our liabilities. We just couldn't get out of our own way in the second half."
The Saints didn't make things any easier for themselves, committing multiple fouls, including a single possession for the Gray Wolves when the Saints committed three consecutive fouls.
"We were sacrificing position for possession," Pechota said. "We don't need to do that. We want to pressure teams with position and grind them down. When you react, you're behind and we reacted a lot tonight."
Lourdes quickly turned a 32-32 tie into a 41-32 lead, as the Saints went ice cold, going 0-for-9 from the field during a seven-minute span.
Lourdes took a double-digit lead with seven minutes to go. Despite some big 3s from Jamison Webster (Madison High School), the Saints were never able to pull closer than seven points and took the loss, their fifth in the past six games.
Latwan Wesley led the way for the Saints, finishing with 14 points, four rebounds and two steals. Webster had 11 points, three rebounds and four assists while London Burris finished with seven points and three assists. JaVon Flowers added four points and six rebounds for the Saints.
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I'm fine with just reading it, actually - it is nice for me to be able to see a well-put brief and discussion.. I don't personally belong posting in the shelter, anyway..
my apologies - I never understood these rules anyway.. AFAIK, the reason we don't have a reply button is so we're not mistakingly posting in a restricted area.
AFAIK, the admins want a nice place for theists to argue without getting beaten, smeared, and battered on.
Also, from reading through it, seems to be excluded to more 'veteran' members of the forum, who have posted 2,000+ times, are very used to this sort of thing, etc. It's a learning experience and a testing ground for all of us..
The reason some are locked out is largely because when it was tried the first time most of the members here couldn't figure out simple rules like only two replies to a post. Hal almost blew an aggression inhibitor at how many people couldn't read a simple set of instructions.So it was decided to try it with a smaller group of people.
As for why particular people were chosen or not chosen, take it up with the others. I've had nothing to do with this Shelter idea and stopped caring long ago.
"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative."
So why involve yourself and ask me if I was being oversensitive about it?
kin hell, while I agree that you have the right to be upset, I think you're beginning to exaggerate. The admins did what they thought was best for the experiment. This is not power corruption or anything of the sort. It's a simple "mistake". They (yup, even HAL) are human.
Luci if you read the post accurately you will notice that the power corruption was one of two choices offered, it was either that or b-grade social ineptitude.
Quote from: kin hell on May 04, 2012, 10:07:02 AMLuci if you read the post accurately you will notice that the power corruption was one of two choices offered, it was either that or b-grade social ineptitude.I did. I meant to[1] imply that that's also not the cause. It's a simple "mistake". Nothing more. 1. And failed.
Could someone with permission ask Jane in this Safe Zone thread: http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/forums/index.php/topic,22497.0.htmlto explain what she thinks happened in the story of "Jesus feeds the 5000".
He brought forward a young boy who had five small loaves of barley bread and two small fish. Even so, Andrew wondered how that could help. Jesus ordered the crowd to sit down in groups of fifty. He took the five loaves, looked up to heaven, gave thanks to God his Father, and passed them to his disciples to be distributed. He did the same with the two fish. Everyone—men, women and children—ate as much as they wanted! Jesus miraculously multiplied the loaves and fishes so there was more than enough. Then he told his disciples to gather the leftovers so nothing was wasted. They collected enough to fill 12 baskets. The crowd was so overwhelmed by this miracle that they understood Jesus was the prophet who had been promised. Knowing they would want to force him to become their king, Jesus fled from them.
Many did, which is why HAL(?) got pissed(?) and removed all access to it. IMO it was the right thing to do, since people weren't listening to his(?) warnings.


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Mr. and Mrs. Bennet are intent on having their five daughters marry above their middle-class station. A rich, single man, Charles Bingley rents an estate, Netherfield, nearby. Mrs. Bennet pushes her husband to immediately introduce himself and form an acquaintance. He obliges reluctantly. At a ball, all the Bennets are introduced to the Bingley party. Everyone likes the courteous Mr. Bingley, but his close friend, Fitzwilliam Darcy, is thought to be too arrogant and filled with unconcealed pride and vanity. He won't dance with anyone outside of his own group or deign to speak with them. He states, within Elizabeth Bennet's hearing, that "she is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me."
Mr. Bingley's affection for Jane develops quickly, to the concern of his sisters and Mr. Darcy. They can't tolerate her lower status, and are embarrassed by her family's manners and actions. Mr. Darcy, in spite of his better wisdom, becomes infatuated with Elizabeth. He is drawn to her uncensored wit and fine eyes. Miss Bingley's jealous criticisms of her do nothing to lessen his admiration. Miss Bingley has made plans to entrap him for herself, but they seem blocked.
Caroline Bingley invites Jane to Netherfield. While she is en route, in the rain, Jane catches a severe cold. She is forced to stay at the estate and be treated by a local apothecary. Mrs. Bennet is delighted, because this puts Jane in proximity with Mr. Bingley and his wealth. Jane becomes more ill, and her sister Elizabeth goes to Netherfield to nurse her. The concern for her sister and strength of character appeal to Mr. Darcy, but he is afraid of his infatuation with someone who is economically inferior. The Bennet sisters' departure after six days relieves nearly everyone.
Mr. Bennet's estate, Longbourn, is entailed (by law bequeathed) to Mr. Collins, a clergyman and cousin. This is because he has no son; thus, his property will go after his death to Collins as the nearest male relative. Mr. Bennet receives an inane letter from Collins, apologizing for the entail, and hinting at the possibility of marriage with one of the Bennet daughters. He arranges for a fortnight stay at Longbourn, where his officious stupidity delights Mr. Bennet's keen satiric sense, repels Elizabeth, and endears him to the vacuous Mrs. Bennet.
Mr. Bennet can't wait for him to depart and soon tires of his praise of his patron, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. He sends his cousin on an errand to Meryton with his daughters. There, they meet George Wickham, a handsome and personable military officer. Elizabeth is intrigued when Wickham and Darcy, who obviously know each other, meet on the street and both seem uncomfortable. At a ball, soon after, Wickham tells his life story to Elizabeth. He states that Darcy disobeyed his own father's will out of resentment. (Wickham was a ward of Darcy's father and had been promised revenue for a clergyman's position.) Wickham's story makes Darcy look cruel and self-indulgent. Elizabeth buys this account, because she has pre-determined, negative views of Mr. Darcy's arrogance and pride.
Elizabeth becomes infatuated with the charming Wickham, as do her younger sisters. She resents his absence from the ball thrown by Mr. Bingley at Netherfield. She attributes his lack of attendance to a dispute between Wickham and Darcy, because Wickham has persuaded her of Darcy's bad character. She annoys Darcy by bringing up the subject, and is puzzled by his persistence in approaching her, as she does not know of his attraction. Elizabeth is mortified by her family's behavior that evening. Mrs. Bennet loudly proclaims the merits of a match between Jane and Mr. Bingley. Mary, her sister, bores everyone with her mediocre piano playing. Mr. Collins, her cousin, gracelessly proposes marriage, and she is further embarrassed. He wants a marriage of convenience, and she wants no part of it. She tries to convince him that her refusal is earnest. The support of her father makes Collins see the truth.
The Bingley party leaves Netherfield for London, and Caroline Bingley writes to Jane to inform her that they won't return until winter. She hints in her letter that Mr. Bingley intends to court Georgiana Darcy. This is a match that has been determined for years between the families.
Elizabeth rightly discerns that Bingley's sisters and friend are trying to keep him from the Bennets. Her family is not prominent enough for their aspirations.
Mr. Collins, rejected by Elizabeth, is consoled by Charlotte Lucas, her best friend. To Elizabeth's great surprise and astonishment, Charlotte plots to marry Mr. Collins, "from the pure and disinterested desire of an establishment." She had always considered herself plain and almost an old maid, so she snaps at a chance to be a respectable lady of society. He proposes, they marry, and they leave for their residence near Rosings. Elizabeth later accepts Charlotte's invitation to visit her in her new establishment. Elizabeth is gratified that Charlotte has taken charge, choosing not to react to her husband's stupidity or her patron's insolent behavior. Lady Catherine de Bourgh is a tyrannical despot. She tells everybody what to do, and is not to be contradicted. She plans to unite the family estates by marrying her daughter to Mr. Darcy, who is due to arrive at Easter.
Darcy continues to court Elizabeth. He seeks her companionship, but says little. One night, he declares his love and proposes. He is discourteous, and stresses his family's superiority. Elizabeth is as angry as she is astonished. His seeming pride is unbearable to her, and she adamantly refuses his declaration and derides him. She accuses him of breaking up Jane and Bingley, and ruining young Mr. Wickham's reputation. Darcy acknowledges both charges without seeming remorse or explanation, and leaves her with a cold, indifferent attitude.
The next morning, Darcy finds Elizabeth on one of her walks. He delivers a letter, which tries to answer her reproaches. Darcy intervened in Bingley's romance because he wanted him to marry a wealthy person, and he was not convinced that Jane was truly in love with him. Jane's placid manner never convinced him that there was any deep emotion between them. He went on to add that the Bennet family left a lot to be desired. Mrs. Bennet was vacuous, Mr. Bennet, indifferent and unequivocally negligent, and the two younger daughters were flirtatious and empty-headed. No criticism was leveled at either Jane or Elizabeth. He revealed that Wickham was a man without principle, and had presented his case falsely. Her former prejudice was now quite jarred, and she had to contemplate the probability of this being true.
Elizabeth and her Aunt and Uncle Gardiner set off on a tour. One of their unofficial stops is at Derbyshire, which is her aunt's and Darcy's home county. Since they are in the vicinity of Pemberley, Darcy's estate, Mrs. Gardiner wants to visit it. Elizabeth has apprehensions, but does not object when she learns the owner is away. She finds Pemberley extremely pleasant. The house is prestigious, and the gardens lavish. Elizabeth muses that if she had been more perceptive and indulgent, this place could have been hers. She hears the housekeeper's glowing description of Darcy as being extremely good-natured and generous to the poor. Darcy unexpectedly appears, a day early, and both he and Elizabeth are embarrassed. Darcy is attentive and gracious and extremely cordial to the unpretentious aunt and uncle. Darcy insists upon Elizabeth meeting his sister, and they call the next day at the inn. The formidable Miss Darcy seems not proud, but shy. She barely is able to carry on a conversation without deference to her brother. There is much affinity between the two. It is not as obvious to Elizabeth that Darcy is still in love with her. The Gardiners see this, but await Elizabeth's version. When Mrs. Gardiner and Elizabeth go to Pemberley for a requested return visit, Miss Bingley tries in vain to insult Elizabeth in her presence and behind her back. She fails completely to work her will on Darcy.
In the midst of her happiness, Elizabeth receives two letters from her sister Jane. They say that Lydia has eloped with Wickham. The pair left Brighton for London and are not presumably married. Elizabeth fears that her sister is permanently disgraced, and that her own re-discovered love for Darcy can never result in marriage. She and the Gardiners leave for home as fast as they can make preparations.
The eloped pair is elusive for several days. Mr. Bennet went after them, but returns home unfulfilled. Mr. Gardiner, who took the matter into his own hands, writes and states that they have been found. He adds that Lydia has agreed to a quick marriage. All of this has been arranged by Darcy. He works secretly to pay off Wickham's gambling debts and ensure a suitable dowry. Mrs. Bennet is ecstatic about this development. Mr. Bennet, Elizabeth, and Jane are sure that Mr. Gardiner must have paid out a tidy sum to get Lydia married officially and save the family name. Little do they realize that it was Darcy's work.
Mr. Darcy confronted Wickham, bribed him and offered a commission in the army if he would marry Lydia. He did this because of his love for Elizabeth, and because of his sense of blame for Wickham's irresponsibility.
Lydia and Wickham visit Longbourn as a married couple. Elizabeth inadvertently learns of Darcy's involvement in the marriage when Lydia passes on a confidence. She gets the complete story when she writes to Mrs. Gardiner.
Bingley returns to Netherfield and falls in love with Jane again. After a while, he proposes. She accepts. Mrs. Bennet's joy is lessened by the appearance of Darcy, whom she has always distrusted.
Lady Catherine de Bourgh arrives at Longbourn, after hearing a rumor that Darcy is enraptured with Elizabeth. She ridicules Elizabeth and demands her to reject a proposal from Darcy. Elizabeth's answer is reserved. Lady Catherine speaks with Darcy. This only lets Darcy acknowledge that Elizabeth has had a change of heart, and he renews his proposal to her. This time it is met with a positive attitude.
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Fifteen hours should be allowed for the study of Pride and Prejudice. The chapters are grouped into sections. The chapters are short, but they should be read closely to capture nuances of plot and characterization. After reading each section, the student should answer all study questions to insure understanding and comprehension. The essay questions are guide-lines to be used, if needed.
1. Discuss the importance of social class in the novel, especially as it impacts the relationship between Elizabeth and Darcy.
2. Though Jane Austen satirizes snobs in her novels, some critics have accused her of being a snob herself. Giving special consideration to Mrs. Bennet and Mr. Collins, argue and defend one side of this issue.
3. Pride and Prejudice is a novel about women who feel they have to marry to be happy. Taking Charlotte Lucas as an example, do you think the author is making a social criticism of her era's view of marriage?
4. Giving special attention to Wickham, Charlotte Lucas, and Elizabeth, compare and contrast male and female attitudes toward marriage in the novel.
5. Discuss the relationship between Mrs. Bennet and her children, especially Elizabeth and Lydia.
6. Compare and contrast the Bingley-Darcy relationship with the Jane-Elizabeth relationship.
7. Compare and contrast the roles of Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Mrs. Bennet.
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Coffee on the kneeMarch 3, 2011 at 9:59 pm | Posted in arthrits, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, joint pai, Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | Leave a comment
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We're a nervy (or at least reticent) bunch when it comes to telling friends and colleagues about our RA, and often for very good reason! There's probably a post born every minute about this. Two good recent ones are from Squirrel and Laurie at 'Frozen Woman'. I suppose it's partly that we've all had bad reactions from someone, somewhere at some point, and it's once bitten, twice shy, but also, as Squirrel mentioned in her post, that it's really hard to get people to understand that you can be fine one minute and flaring the next … and then fine again soon after, if you're lucky.
What one doesn't often hear is what a good laugh it can be trying to explain things to folks wot don't know.
Well today I had to explain to the 'temp boss' ('the boss', who knows all about the whole RA thing, being on maternity leave) that she was on permanent coffee duty today because I couldn't get up and down the stairs terribly easily. Now I was probably muttering a bit because this whole RA thing shouldn't make me feel embarrassed, but it does, and I was feeling guilty (another dumb and pointless emotion that shouldn't be related to being ill!) about not being able to get my share of coffees, and temp boss's hearing isn't as acute as it might be, and she was probably only half listening because her mind was on getting coffees, but anyway, somehow my saying, 'I won't be able to get the coffees today because I've got a bad knee' followed by an attempted explanation of flaring etc. got translated in her mind as 'I can't drink coffee today because I've got a bad knee' and the pair of us ended up in fits of giggles at her vision of all this coffee pooling somehow in my knee and causing it to swell up.
Well, laughter is definitely therapeutic, so for once telling a colleague about RA turned out to be more therapeutic than painful! I think the pair of us will be referring to any future knee flares as 'coffee on the knee' from now on!
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Hufford, 24, joined the fire company in November of 2005. He previously won the School Probational Fireman of the Year award in 2007.
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Federal regulators today warned the oil company whose platform off of Plaquemines Parish suffered a deadly fire Friday that it must improve its operations or face possible revocation of its license to operate in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement sent a letter to Black Elk Energy of Houston and its CEO and president John Hoffman, telling him that his company has until Dec. 15 to come up with a plan to improve safety operations.
The letter also notes the company's shoddy safety record in its two years of approved operations in the Gulf. It cited "a number of significant safety violations that demonstrate a disregard for the safety of personnel."
Company spokeswoman Erin Dow said Black Elk is working with the agency's regulators in the wake of Friday's accident.
"We appreciate the perspective of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement," Dow said in an email to WWL-TV. "Safety is a high priority for Black Elk Energy and we will continue to work cooperatively with local and national federal agencies to understand exactly what happened with the incident at our platform in the Gulf of Mexico."
One worker was killed in last Friday's explosion and fire on Black Elk's West Delta 32 A/E platform, another is missing and presumed dead and four more suffered serious burns.
"Black Elk has repeatedly failed to operate in a manner that is consistent with federal regulations," bureau Director James A. Watson said in a statement. "BSEE has taken a number of enforcement actions, including issuing numerous Incidents of Non Compliance (INC's), levying civil penalties and calling in the company's senior leadership to review their performance and the ramifications of failing to improve. This is an appropriate and necessary step as we continue to investigate the explosion and fire that resulted in the tragic loss of life and injuries last week."
Specifically, the bureau noted that inspectors from its Lafayette district office issued 45 INCs, or issues of non-compliance, to Black Elk in October for violations on nine facilities it operates near South Marsh Island. It also mentioned findings a year earlier, in October 2011, when the company's use of an acid-based chemical that sent six workers to the hospital.
The letter from bureau Regional Director Lars Herbst also says that Black Elk had a meeting with the agency's officials at the Lake Jackson district in April and was warned that it "would be placed on notice if it did not improve its operations."
A bureau summary of its inspections of Black Elk's 98 facilities in the Gulf shows that it's been cited for 315 violations during the course of 214 inspections since 2010. Of those 315 violations, 157 were considered "severe" enough to force Black Elk to shut down at least some of its operations, and 12 violations were considered bad enough to force Black Elk to shut down its entire facility until the problem was corrected.
The government said it wants a comprehensive review of all of those previous incidents and how Black Elk has improved its processes to address those problems. In addition, it must hire a third party to conduct an audit of its Safety and Environmental Management Systems, or SEMS, program by the end of January. The government created new requirements for operators to have SEMS programs in place after BP's catastrophic Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and oil spill in 2010.
Regulators blast company for deadly oil platform fire, safety record
Federal regulators today warned the oil company whose platform off of Plaquemines Parish suffered a deadly fire Friday that it must improve its operations or face possible revocation of its license to operate in the Gulf of Mexico.


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It is not possible to peacefully coexist with someone who believes you are wrong.Alex123 wrote:Is it me, or does the trouble start whenever muslims move to a certain country and start demanding their rights?
How do we know that the difficulty in Burma is due to Buddhists and not muslims themselves? Maybe Buddhists are framed.
Arguably, Muslims do believe that the Buddhists are wrong - they consider them to be the faithless, the kafirs. That doesn't sound like a foundation for peaceful coexistence.


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A student of Berio and Boulanger; a former director of the Centre for computer music, and the inventor of musical hyperrealism, Creshevsky unusually works only with found sounds, seldom processing or treating them - his pieces are less like tape music as we know it than scratch and sample, or sound collages. The sounds (musical - orchestras, instruments - voices and environmental sounds) essentially come as they are and are then chopped up, layered, juxtaposed and mixed into complex, laminates - some satisfyingly hectic (Drummer), some political (Strategic Defence Initiative), some funny/absurd (Great Performances) and some eerily uneasy (In Other Words - spoken by John Cage). Creshevsky avoids all genre classifications, working as close to post-rock as he does to contemporary music. Covering 21 years, these pieces are all very different and all very listenable - entertaining even: eccentric but absolutely coherent. The latest has strong echoes of some of Zappa's later Synclavier pieces. A maverick Creshevky's work is a catalogue of plunderphonic techniques and non-art applications. Very interesting work. Japanese release, limited quantity, notes mostly in Japanese with English islands. Sorry about the price.L
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The heartland turned vicious this week when an Oklahoma town threatened to call in the FBI because its web site was hacked by Linux maker Cent OS. Problem is CentOS didn't hack Tuttle's web site at all. The city's hosting provider had simply botched a web server. This tale kicked off yesterday when Tuttle's city manager Jerry Taylor fired off an angry message to the CentOS staff. Taylor had popped onto the city's web site and found the standard Apache server configuration boilerplate that appears with a new web server installation. Taylor seemed to confuse this with a potential hack attack on the bustling town's IT infrastructure.


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Description: Khandevaneh 3 Part 84 is the combination of two Persian words; "Khande" meaning "laugh" and the last part of the word "watermelon" which is "Hendevane" (-vane). The reason why the name is chosen like this is that Iranians have a reputation for getting together, specially in summer, and having fun while having watermelon.
The program has different parts like: Stand-up comedy, Live music, Talk show.
The host of the program is Rambod Javan and Nima Shaeban Nejad and a doll (Jenab Khan) participating in it as actors.
"Jenab" in (Jenab Khan) means "Mr." and "Khan" refers to a big and important man in a tribe or village or even town.
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New London charging into the future
New London — Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio and the state deputy commissioner of energy and environmental protection flipped the switch on a new era Friday during a dedication ceremony for the city's new electric-vehicle charging stations.
"This marks another step ... in making New London the environmental leader in the state of Connecticut," Finizio said at a charging station outside the Water Street Parking Garage.
Deputy Commissioner Macky McCleary said new charging stations being installed around the state are reducing the public's "range anxiety" — a fear by drivers of electric vehicles that they will run out of power before they can find a place to plug in. Within the next year, he said, the aim is to ensure that there is no place in Connecticut that is more than 20 minutes away from a charging station.
"We're kicking open the door to the future we promised ourselves decades and decades ago," McCleary said on a bright, sunny day, battling to speak through train horn blasts coming from nearby Union Station. "The time is now. Welcome to the future."
Alex Kragie, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's deputy chief of staff, said Connecticut's goal is to be the first state in the nation to move from range anxiety into range confidence. "We're making tremendous progress on the buildout," he said.
The Water Street garage has two "quad unit" charging stations marked as Juice Bars, one inside the facility and another outside. Each unit has two Level 2 chargers, suitable for completing a charge in two hours, and two Level 1 chargers for overnight repowering.
Tolland-based Garage Juice Bars is the supplier of the machines. They were funded with a state grant and money from the city Parking Commission.
The New London charging stations are the latest changes to the Water Street parking garage. In the past several months, the garage has added new elevators and undergone an extensive structural renovation as well as aesthetic changes under the leadership of manager Joseph Celli.
Other plans include changing the garage's lighting to low-energy-cost LED illumination and the possibility — still being explored — of installing solar panels on the roof. The lighting changes alone should save management company Propark about 50 percent of its current electrical costs, allowing Celli to offer the use of the electric charging stations at no cost to the public.
Paul Wessel, executive director of the New Haven-based Green Parking Council, remembered that his father used to take electric trolleys to school and noted that in the early part of the 20th century electric cars were the vehicles of choice for many. "What's old is new," he said.
Speaking in front of a sign that read "The Nature of Parking is Changing," Wessel said the city's new charging station in the middle of a transportation hub is part of a thoughtful plan for the country's energy and environmental future. "I can't think of a better location in Connecticut to do something like this," he said.
Celli drove a privately owned Chevy Volt into a parking spot outside the city garage and watched as Finizio and McCleary plugged the car in for the first official charge of a new transportation era.
"I guess this is a kind of historic moment in the history of New London," Celli said.


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Watch: Chad Johnson slaps attorney in court, judge rejects plea deal
Watch: Chad Johnson slaps attorney in court, judge rejects plea deal
Watch as former NFL star Chad Johnson slaps his attorney's behind in court, which causes the judge to reject his plea deal.
Johnson was in court on Monday to face the judge for a recent probation violation.
Just as the judge was finalizing the terms of Johnson's plea deal, the judge asked Johnson if he was satisfied with the work his attorney had done. That's when Johnson playfully slapped his attorney's behind.
The move triggered giggles in the courtroom, which angered the judge.
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Another One Leaves the Fold: "Diary of a Beleaver"
This new Blog contains "The post-faith musings of a former Christian College professor and writer for Christianity Today. One of the most interesting Blog posts so far is this one:
Though the catalyst of my atheism was manifest as the result of more recent personal revelations—the casuistry of "Christian" ministries, the inane and incessant behavioral and financial manipulation of the Church, and the absolute irrationality of so-called holy books—as I think back on my life, I realize that my present epiphany began long before I decided that god had nothing to do with any of that.
In 1988, my family moved to Topeka, Kansas, home of the deplorable Fred Phelps and his insipid Westboro Baptist Church. Topeka was a small place (about 110,000 at the time) and multiple times each week I would see Fred and his followers out with their signs, announcing to the world who was a fag, who was a dead fag, who was a fag-enabler and who was simply sinful enough to go to hell with all of the aforementioned fags. They would chant, sing and yell, spreading their hate to all that didn't believe exactly as they did.
As a child I grew up in Christian home, (my father was a pastor, if you must know) and it always pained me to compare myself (and our church) to the incorrigible Phelps'. We claimed to hold the Bible to be the infallible word of god, they did too. We thought that homosexuality was a sinful abomination, they did too. We believed that those who disagreed with us were headed to eternal torment in hell, they did too. We were certain that all who repented of their egregious offenses against god could be saved and offered eternal life, they did too. Though it seemed that we believed the exact same things, I knew I wasn't like them, that I couldn't hate and prejudge as they did; yet when I looked at the doctrine I subscribed to, I was simply less vocal.
Though they may not be as outspoken, all people that believe in the literal interpretation of the Bible as the inspired and inerrant word of god are the Phelps' of this world. Keeping your mouth shut while believing the same things doesn't make you better, only a coward unwilling to declare a side in the debate over human decency.
I realized this in my youth, distancing myself from the predominant Evangelical stance on homosexuality, not knowing that, though still in my childhood, I was distancing myself from the oppression of hegemonic Bible-believing Christianity. I knew that I was not like them because deep down, I didn't believe as they did. I didn't care enough about an old book to joyfully destroy the lives of those around me, and then congratulate myself for my divinely inspired accomplishment.
People are so much more sacred than my hubris.
At the end of the day, you're a Phelps or you're not. You believe the Bible or you don't. Lack of expression is not an acceptable cloak for tolerance, because you either believe everyone differing from you is destined for hell, or you don't. You either believe that you are making this world a better place for everyone, or that you are making the next world a better place for your friends. Whether you end up picking the altruists or the elitists is up to you.
All this to say, belief necessitates an extreme; it's either true or it isn't. Once one sees the full measure of their belief system expressed, one must fully accept or reject the holistic nature of said system.
God either hates gays or he doesn't, there is no middle ground.
Such is the lesson I learned as a child, and such is the choice that all persons of faith have to make; for there is no limbo in which to stand.~AB


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I lived with a guy who had a pretty amazing control on the weather. I have seen him stand on the balcony of an apartment building and call up a strong wind on breezeless day. I have seen him call up rain on a cloudless and sunny day.
Posted 02 July 2007 - 05:01 AM
Ive never really had any experience with it but Im sure there is some who can control it.
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If we are talking 60's and 70's, the only author on magick that had any notoriety at all I believe was Sybil Leek. I read her book Diary of a Witch in 1976 at the age of 12. I didn't start practicing witchcraft until 1991, but that book certainly implanted the seeds which would later sprout.
That's the one! Thank you, it was driving me insane! I knew the name started with an S, but nothing more than that was coming to me.
So, it's Diary of a Witch by Sybil Leek. Thank you again ravenhectate!
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I recently researched this for someone on another board (they were interested in something that was said and couldn't find any information)... google Storm Calling and Aerokinesis. They will give you an idea of what can and can't be done with the gift as well as show you (because there's not a ton out there that's serious research/from people who can do it) how rare the gift truly is.
Posted 06 July 2007 - 12:04 AM
ok i don't know if it is true or not but is there such thing as a weather witch or a persone who can controll the weather to a certain extent?
*raises hand*
Posted 06 July 2007 - 12:13 AM
Yes, there are people who can do it and it is apparently a quite rare telekinetic gift. Someone with the gift can't just change the weather completely randomly, however... the conditions have to be right. There really is no calling up a huge storm in the middle of a drought with no humidity anywhere for miles... but on a day that all the elements are there and simply haven't come together... it's fairly easy for someone with the gift to do so.
Speaking from experience, I'll have to disagree with you. There are several people around this website who can verify that it is possible even where droughts are the daily fare. Mark has already spoken up in reference to the UK. Perhaps Bear Dude will tell you about what happened in Australia with one of the members of our news server or a few other locations.
Posted 06 July 2007 - 02:50 PM
Speaking from experience, I'll have to disagree with you. There are several people around this website who can verify that it is possible even where droughts are the daily fare. Mark has already spoken up in reference to the UK. Perhaps Bear Dude will tell you about what happened in Australia with one of the members of our news server or a few other locations.
Well, I was speaking from personal experience as a storm caller. I was trying to not claim it because I'm not a very active member and not known on this particular forum (and therefore could absolutely be full of it). It has to feel right. You can have high humidity in the air even in the middle of a drought... note I also added "with no humidity around for miles". People who can't do it don't know what the conditions have to be to be able to do it and don't notice those changes that make things go from not possible to possible. It has to be possible for someone to be able to do it... that does not mean it's got to already be cloudy and thundering and getting ready to rain... just that the elements are right for creating that.
Even in areas that have minimal rain each year... the elements can come together to create a rainstorm... otherwise there would be no natural rain there at all. There is still humidity in the air sometimes, there's still electricity in the air sometimes. You can feel it there and you can feel it coming. The year that I realized I could do it was a severe drought year where I live... our major river had dried up to a trickle that you could jump over (it's normally 100 feet wide and 50 feet deep)... there were still the elements in the air, however... they were simply not coming together on their own. I am sure this is what has occurred in the instances you've cited... though to be sure, I'd need enough information to actually look at the individual cases. I was speaking from the base, instinctive knowledge that storm callers have and trying to be circumspect about it. That is my fault... I should have either explained it more fully or not said anything at all.
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According to Pennsylvania State Police, an armed Gettysburg man was threatening family members and a family pet during an incident on Nov. 17.
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