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Juicy Couture East West Tote in Black
The Juicy Couture East West Tote is a black leather hobo bag with gold tone metal work throughout. The bag has a magnetic fastening at the top with drawstring detail. It has a single top handle which can be adjusted in length with two buckles so the bag can be arried in the hand or worn over the shoulder.
It has two useful external zip fastening pockets on each side of the bag.
Inside, the bag is fully lined and there is a zip pocket and two slip pockets.
The bag is decorated with an adorable goldtone charm with three charms – a Juicy Couture embossed disc, and Juicy Couture branded heart and a rectangular charm styled as an envelope addressed to Juicy Princess at Beverley Hills 90210.
Material: leather
Style note: This is a roomy bag made from soft black leather in a chic and girly style. Fab for fans of Juicy Couture, and also for girls that appreciate the embellishments but also insist on a handbag made from genuine leather.
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Paul Smith East West Lilly Day Bag in Brown or Black
The Paul Smith East West Bag is made from leather and is available in either brown of black. Brand new for the AW 2011 season, the bags have a zip top fastening and branded gold tone hardware throughout. The bags have two top handles made from rolled leather, and also an optional detachable leather shoulder strap.
There is a metal "Paul Smith" brand logo on the front of the bag.
Inside, the bag is fully lined and there are internal pockets, including one for your phone.
Material: leather
Measurements: 32 cm / 12.6″ x 42 cm / 16″ x 19 cm / 7.5″ (all measurements are approximate)
Style note: Ideal for both your on duty and off duty looks, the slightly understated Paul Smith East West Lilly Day bag makes the transition perfectly from boardroom to bar and is an asset to any busy career woman who sometimes finds it necessary to mix business and pleasure.
- Click here for more info and to buy the black or the swirl version
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Chloe Elsie East West Bag
The Chloe Elsie East West Bag is a black flapover bag which has a gold-tone turn lock fastening and a matching goldtone chain handle. Inside the bag is fully lined and there is a zipped pocket.
Material: 100% leather
Measurements: Width: 8″ / 20cm; height: 10″ / 25cm; handle length 14″ / 36cm; handle drop: 7″ / 18cm. All measurements are approximate.
Style note: This is a lovely quality bag and should be considered an investment purchase. It is chic, elegant and would be a beautiful accompaniment to your outfit no matter what the occasion.
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Hello everyone! I know I haven't blogged about a giveaway in a pretty long time now, but theres no way I can resist this one! Pastel Raindrop is having a magnificent 1000 follower giveaway of a bunch of super cute things *A*! She's such an inspiration of mine, and I hope everyone enters for a chance to win some amazing stuff!
Here's everything! The sneakers will be made in your size, and you're able to order the circle lenses yourself (since used ones would be unsafe.) ;u; It's probably the most fantastic giveaway I've ever seen *u*! Anyways, good luck to everyone and have a great day!
(P.S. I'll also finally be holding that giveaway of mine sometime verrrrrrry soon, so keep a look out~)

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This 4-day class focuses on the purpose of each test, the equipment required to perform each test, and the methodology to correctly apply the specified test environments. This class is applicable to ANY testing done to Environmental test standards including DO-160, IEC specifications, and all other documents which provide test methodology for environmental testing. The test methods explained and taught in this class apply to environmental testing of ANY equipment whether it is intended for military/aerospace, commercial, or consumer use.
Vibration and Shock methods are covered together. They overview Sine and Random Vibration, also classical waveform shock testing, drop testing and Shock Response Spectrum Testing. We include instrumentation, vibration equipment, control systems and fixture design.
We discuss each climatic test individually, focusing on requirements, origination, equipment required, test methodology and understanding of results. Class members will tour a lab that daily performs the full spectrum of 810G tests. An instrumented resonant structure is excited first with slowly-sweeping sine vibration and then, much faster, with all-frequencies-simultaneous random vibration. Responses are compared.


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Since I've never actually downloaded a font in my life I don't have a link to share. Instead, I'm going to share a video. This is my favorite Teacher song of all time and it makes me smile (and sometimes cry) when I hear it. I hope you enjoy.
**Side note: The video is larger than the width of my text area and it really bothers me....like really bothers me. I'm a little OCD and I think it looks sloppy when it overlaps on my page. But the video is sooooo good I'm willing to grin and bare it just so you can enjoy the video too
Next, I really can't pick one teaching blog that I love so instead I'm sharing my favorite parent blog. This mom is rising twin boys who have Fragile X. Her honesty and outlook of life are inspiring and it helps me get a glimpse of what the parents of my students go through on a daily basis. I love reading her blog and she takes amazing photographs that capture her children beautifully. The blog is The Fragile X Files written by Bonnie.
And last but not least, my favorite on-line resource...I don't really have one. If I had to pick based on what site I go to for information and idea's then I'd have to say my favorite online resource is my Google Reader. Each morning I get up early and enjoy my morning coffee in front of the computer and browse all the teacher blogs that I follow.
So there you have it, Little Miss Rule Breaker participated. Don't be shy, leave me a comment, they make me happy.


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I know we say it all the time but really how is it December and almost Christmas!
November was another great month and not just because it is my birthday month! There was travel, music and lots in between.
From left to right:
1 – On the 1st November we went to see Celeste Barber in her #celestechallengeaccepted tour. I had followed Celeste on Instagram and Facebook and saw she was touring so roped in the Aussie and Naomi to go and watch. The show was hilarious, she is such a funny woman and it was nice that none of the humour was unnecessarily crude or rude. We all said we would go and watch her again.
2 – Beautiful Jacaranda trees were out in force this month. There is a tree outside my office at work and all of a sudden it was covered in purple blossom. Shortly after we saw that one of the trees in our garden was also a Jacaranda and it was a gorgeous time!
3 – The first Christmas Tree arrived in our local mall nice and early in the month!
4- After a lovely park run walk, complete with a bit of an actual run, Naomi and I collected the Aussie for breakfast at Goodness Gracious Cafe in Graceville which was so delicious! It was a cafe I had wanted to try since arriving in Brisbane and I was not disappointed.
5 – The Aussie and I had a wander around Manly including a visit to the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. I still can't sail but do love being around the boats.
6 – 8 – Take That and Danni Minogue! I will post about it separately but I dragged the Aussie along to see Take That in concert who were supported by the gorgeous Danni Minogue. I had wanted to see Take That since the first time they were famous and was not disappointed in any way!
9 – As the Aussie and I were off to Bali and Elaine our lovely American friend was to travel to America around the same time, the Aussie and I hosted a morning tea at our house. We each made some tasty treats and enjoyed a lovely catch up.
10 – Before heading to Bali, the Aussie and I flew back into Darwin and were able to catch up with our friends and the Aussie's brother. It was so nice seeing everyone after our time away and also to see that Darwin hasn't changed all that much!
11 – 16 – All these photos were taken in Bali (plus a lot more besides!) where we spent just over a week. We had a nice relaxing time even if the volcano did try and hamper things a touch and got to see lots of Bali. I'm hoping we will make it back there again in the not to distant future.


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Few circumstances pose a greater challenge to an artist than following up on the rapid success of youth. For Rakim, his collaboration with Eric B. cemented the legitimacy of an art form still in its budding stages. Contemporary hip-hop has his deft delivery and braggadocio to thank for decades of profitability. This does not mean that Rakim was able to reap said profits. Even after a slew of successful LPs in the eighties, his solo work since has been well regarded if not chart-topping. Hence the essential conflict: how does an artist progress beyond the youthful exuberance that enabled a foundation of inspired expression in favor of new modes of creativity? For lesser souls, it's simply not possible to continue working without becoming derivative of your own descendants. One bears the misfortune of ripping off those who ripped one off; a copy of a copy of one's own original. Rakim's last highly touted release, 1999's "The Master," often succumbs to this affliction, but the high points remain high. As an emcee, Rakim has always been widely considered among the best to ever pick up the mic, and the reasoning is obvious anytime his clear-cut vocal booms over a beat. At his best, Rakim's work is timeless. It belongs no more to the eighties than to now, and this is the true source of Rakim's redemption. Any doubt about a proper progression simply fades away as the listener is exposed to the essence of hip-hop, a feeling so unmistakable as to inspire generations of imitators. But imitators are no substitute for the real thing, an astute insight that Rakim has surely made, thus explaining his patient release schedule in the midst of overwhelming industry demand. The mark of a genius isn't always his prolificacy, it's his ageless relevancy that continually inspires awe. (Kenneth Preski)
September 19 at The Shrine, 2109 South Wabash, (312)753-5700. 9pm. $22. 21+.


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Today I released GBench 0.4.2, the benchmarking module of Groovy http://groovy.codehaus.org/. The release includes new system properties and fixes for providing more exact benchmark. Please check the release notes https://code.google.com/p/gbench/wiki/ReleaseNotes042 or visit the project site https://code.google.com/p/gbench/ for more info.And now I started developing GBench 0.5.0. If you have requests or anything for this module, please send me a message or add a new issue to https://code.google.com/p/gbench/issues/list. Enjoy!
About Me
- Masato Nagai
- Author of Groovy modules: GBench, GProf, Co-author of a Java book パーフェクトJava, Game Developer at GREE
Monday, March 25, 2013
Saturday, March 16, 2013
GBench tutorial is now available!
For open source projects, one of the most important is without any doubt documentation. For example, Groovy project declared that they will make efforts to improve their documents few days ago: http://groovy.329449.n5.nabble.com/ANN-Documentation-effort-and-site-redesign-td5712875.html
Therefore, I also wrote a tutorial for GBench, the benchmarking module for Groovy: https://code.google.com/p/gbench/wiki/BenchmarkBuilderTutorialIt is a bit short but I hope this document helps your Groovy life as much as possible :)
Friday, March 8, 2013
GBench 0.4.1 released!
Today I released GBench 0.4.1, the benchmarking module of Groovy. The release includes an important bug fix for Invokedynamic. Please visit the GBench project site https://code.google.com/p/gbench/ for more info.
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In the spring of 1603, Elizabeth had been Queen for 44 years, and it was clear she would die without an heir. Robert Devereux (1566-1601) had been executed on Tower Green on 25th February 1601, and this appears to have had a huge impact on Elizabeth who is reported to have missed him a great deal. Some writers say she may have feared she was losing her hold on state affairs. Elizabeth must have felt very much alone as many of the men she had loved, and who had shared her life, had gone.
March 1603 – the Queen is fading
In March 1603 Elizabeth was described as being unwell and seemed depressed. She took up residence in one of her favourite palaces – Richmond – close to the River Thames. She refused to allow herself to be examined, and she refused take to her bed – standing for hours on end. As her condition deteriorated her ladies-in-waiting spread cushions on the floor, and Elizabeth eventually lay down on them. The painting shown below depicts this scene beautifully. Elizabeth lay on the floor for nearly four days – mostly without speaking.
She grew weaker and weaker until her servants insisted on making her more comfortable in her bed. Elizabeth's Councillors gathered around her bed, and it is said that gentle music was played to soothe her.
Cause of death?
Elizabeth had not named yet named a successor, but she made a sign to Robert Cecil which he took to be an indication that she wished James to succeed her to the throne. Death finally came on 24 March 1603, and she is said to have yielded 'mildly like a lamb, easily like a ripe apple from the tree'.
Elizabeth was buried without post mortem so the cause of her death remains unknown. She is generally believed to have died of blood poisoning, possibly caused by her white make-up – ceruse – a mixture of white lead and vinegar; the lead in the make up being highly poisonous. It is also possible that she simply died of old age.
Elizabeth's body was embalmed and laid in state in a lead coffin at Whitehall – having been carried from Richmond to Whitehall at night on a barge lit with torches. On the day of her funeral on 28 April the coffin was taken to Westminster Abbey on a hearse drawn by four horses robed in black velvet. In the words of the chronicler John Stow:
"Westminster was surcharged with multitudes of all sorts of people in their streets, houses, windows, leads and gutters, that came out to see the obsequy, and when they beheld her statue lying upon the coffin, there was such a general sighing, groaning and weeping as the like hath not been seen or known in the memory of man"
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Over one thousand official mourners joined the funeral procession; and this crowd was swelled by the many Londoners who watched the procession go by. The coffin was covered with a purple velvet cloth, purple signifying royalty. The coffin was covered by a large canopy which was held by six Knights of the Realm. On top of the coffin was placed an effigy of Elizabeth, as she would have appeared dressed in the finest of clothes. The effigy was so life-like it made onlookers gasp. The chief mourners were all dressed in black – in cloth which varied according to their rank.
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This long procession wound its way to Westminster Abbey where Elizabeth was first buried in the vault of her grandfather, King Henry VII. Her successor, James I, erected the large white marble monument to her memory in the north aisle of the Lady Chapel at a cost of £1485, and her body was moved to it in 1606. Elizabeth I was the last monarch buried in the Abbey to have a monument erected above her.


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Good Luck Students. You are so prepared to continue our tradition of excellence! You have worked hard and so have your teachers! Get some sleep, and relax for you know the answers! Good Luck on Reading, Math, and Science! Just Win! Thank you parents for your help and support!
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Paula E. Marquardt
Research Plant Geneticist
5985 Highway K
United States
Phone: 715-362-1121
Contact Paula E. Marquardt
Current Research
- Identify the environmental variables that limit woody plant growth and restrict gene flow.
- Survey pine gene frequencies to estimate genetic diversity and distinguish species and their hybrids.
- Detect patterns of animal movement in forest communities using gene frequencies and chemical elements.
Palmer, J. A., Berkman, L. K., Marquardt, P. E., Donner, D. M., Jusino, M. A., Lindner, D. L. (2016) Preliminary characterization of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) immune MHC II DRB alleles using semi-conductor sequencing. PeerJ PrePrints 4, e662v1. doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.1662v1.
Marquardt, P.E., Miranda, R. B., Jennings, S., Ginger, T and Telewski, W. F. (2018) Variable Climate Response Differentiates the Growth of Sky Island Ponderosa Pines. TREES. DOI: 10.1007/s00468-018-1778-9.
Berkman, L. K., Frair, J. L., Marquardt, P. E., Donner, D. M., Kilgo, J. C. and Whipps, C. M. (2018) Spatial Genetic Analysis of Coyotes in New York State. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 10.1002/wsb.960.
Marquardt, Paula, Miranda, Brian, Telewski, Frank (2018) Climate-growth relationships of the Sky Island Annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America, Rochester, MN. July 21-25.
Donner, D., Marquardt, P., and Brown, D. (2016) Landscape genetics and wood turtles. 76th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, January 24-27. Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Marquardt, Paula (2015) Voices from STEM Fields on Disciplinary Literacy – What do practicing STEM professionals say about use of communication and other literacy skills in their work? Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Audio Interview. June 2 (posted May 25, 2016).
Marquardt, P., Donner, D., Berkman, L., and Brown, D. (2014) Landscape genetics of plant and animal populations. 3rd Science in the Northwood's Conference, October 15-17, Boulder Junction, WI.
Berkman, L., Donner, D., Marquardt, P., Frair, J., Lindner, D., Prom, B. (2014) Revealing novel links among genotypes, White-Nose Syndrome, microbiome, and spatial variables in the northern forests. 3rd Science in the Northwood's Conference, October 15-17, Boulder Junction, WI.
Berkman, Leah, Palmer, Jonathan, Lindner, Daniel, Marquardt, Paula, Donner, Deahn, and Frair, Jacqueline (2014) Characterizing MHC diversity pertinent to disease resistance with application to bats with white-nose syndrome. National conference of the Wildlife Society, Oct 25-30, Pittsburg, PA (poster).
Donner, Deahn, Berkman, Leah, Marquardt, Paula, Frair, Jacqueline, and Lindner, Daniel (2014) Resistance to White-Nose Syndrome in bat populations of the Northern forest: Exploring the critical disease-genotype-microbiome link. White-Nose Syndrome Workshop, St. Louis, MO, September 9-12 (invited poster).
Thurston, Ginger, Marquardt, Paula, and Telewski, Frank (2014) The response of ponderosa pines Piinus arizonica and Taxon X to environmental stressors. University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum, Michigan State University, April 10 (poster).
Smith, Joshua, Marquardt, Paula, Cronn, Richard, Telewski, Frank W., Jennings, Tara, and Willyard, Ann (2013) Nuclear simple sequence repeats for ponderosa pine. Annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America, New Orleans July 27-31 (poster).
Research Interests
- Climate influences on the growth and distribution of woody plants.
- Movement of plant and animal species.
- Restoration or improvement of seasonal habitat areas.
Why This Research is Important
- Develop science and tools to manage ecologically important tree populations.
- Conserve threatened and endangered animal populations.
- Sustainably manage forests to help ensure healthy future generations of all organisms.
- Michigan State University, Ph.D. Plant Biology Ecophysiology, Genetics 2018
- Michigan State University, M.S. Forestry 2002
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, B.S. Microbiology 1986
Awards & Recognition
- USFS Wings Across the America's: Research Partnership Award, 2016
Award honors outstanding collaborative work in the conservation of bats. The study is titled, "An Integrated, Multi-Scale Landscape Approach for Studying the Secondary Effects of White-nose Syndrome in Bats of the Upper Midwest".
Featured Publications & Products
- Marquardt, Paula E.; Miranda, Brian R.; Jennings, Shane ; Thurston, Ginger ; Telewski, Frank W. 2018. Variable climate response differentiates the growth of Sky Island Ponderosa Pines.
- Willyard, Ann; Gernandt, David S.; Potter, Kevin; Hipkins, Valerie; Marquardt, Paula E.; Mahalovich, Mary Frances; Langer, Stephen K.; Telewski, Frank W.; Cooper, Blake; Douglas, Connor; Finch, Kristen; Karemera, Hassani H.; Lefler, Julia; Lea, Payton; Wofford, Austin. 2016. Pinus ponderosa : A checkered past obscured four species.
- Marquardt, Paula E.; Echt, Craig S.; Epperson, Bryan K.; Pubanz, Dan M. 2007. Genetic structure, diversity, and inbreeding of eastern white pine under different management conditions.
- Marquardt, Paula E.; Epperson, Bryan K. 2004. Spatial and population genetic structure of microsatellites in white pine.
- Kubiske, M. E.; Quinn, V. S.; Marquardt, P. E.; Karnosky, D. F. 2007. Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 and/or O3 on intra- and interspecific competitive ability of aspen.
- Kubiske, Mark E.; Quinn, Vanessa A.; Heilman, Warren E.; McDonald, Evan P.; Marquardt, Paula E.; Teclaw, Ron M.; Friend, Alexander L.; Karnosky, David F. 2006. Interannual climatic variation mediates elevated CO2 and O3 effects on forest growth.
- Echt, C.S.; Vendramin, G.G.; Nelson, C. D.; Marquardt, Paula E. 1999. Microsatellite DNA as shared genetic markers among conifer species.
- Echt, C. S.; May-Marquardt, P. 1997. Survey of microsatellite DNA in pine.
- Riikonen, Johanna ; Kivimäenpää, Minna ; Ossipov, Vladimir ; Saunier, Amelie ; Marquardt, Paula . 2020. Metabolite Composition of Paper Birch Buds after Eleven Growing Seasons of Exposure to Elevated CO2 and O3.
- Berkman, Leah K.; Frair, Jacqueline L.; Marquardt, Paula E.; Donner, Deahn M.; Kilgo, John C.; Whipps, Christopher M. 2019. Spatial genetic analysis of coyotes in New York State.
- Lund, Joanne; Marquardt, Paula; Mattson, William Jr. 2010. Analyzing the movement of an invasive weevil (Polydrusus sericeus) using stable Isotopes.
- Minocha, R.; Long, S.; Minocha, S.; Marquardt, P; Kubiske, M. 2010. Effects of long-term (10 years) exposure to elevated CO2 and O3 on trembling Aspen carbon and nitrogen metabolism at the aspen FACE (Free-Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment) study site Abstract.
- Minocha, Rakesh; Long, Stephanie; Minocha, Subhash; Marquardt, Paula; Nelson, Neil; Kubiske, Mark. 2010. Effects of long-term (10 years) exposure to elevated CO2 and O3 on trembling Aspen carbon and nitrogen metabolism at the aspen FACE (Free-Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment) study site.
- Echt, Craig S.; Vendramin, G.G.; Nelson, C.D.; Marquardt, P. 1999. Microsatellite DNA as shared genetic markers among conifer species.
- Echt, C. S.; May-Marquardt, P.; Hseih, M.; Zahorchak, R. 1996. Characterization of microsatellite markers in eastern white pine.
- Donahue, Raymond A.; Davis, Tim D.; Michler, Charles H.; Riemenschneider, Don E.; Carter, Doug R.; Marquardt, Paula E.; Sankhla , Daksha; Sankhla , Narendra; Haissig, Bruce E.; Isebrands, J. G. . 1994. Growth, photosynthesis, and herbicide tolerance of genetically modified hybrid poplar.
Research Highlights
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Now that the Ohio State Buckeyes are in securely in the College Football Playoff, fans of the Scarlet and Gray can exhale until the quest for title number eight begins. But until they take the field on December 31st in Arizona against Clemson, Buckeye Nation should just sit back and enjoy the Buckeyes in the NFL, especially the few that could also be playing for a Championship come early 2017.
Ezekiel Elliott had a so-so game Thursday night in the Dallas Cowboys 17-15 win over the Minnesota Vikings compared with the standard he's set for himself in the past month or more. Elliott had 86 rushing yards and 1 touchdown on 20 carries. He also had 4 catches for 19 yards and a fumble. Zeke now has 1,285 rushing yards through 12 games. Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson has the rookie rushing record of 1,808. ED had 1,406 yards through his first 12 games with the Los Angeles Rams. Elliott needs to rack up a few 100+ yard games to get the record. Hopefully, behind that talented offensive line he can get it.
Denver Broncos cornerback Bradley Roby returned an interception 51 yards for a touchdown in the defending Super Bowl champions' 20-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Roby also had 3 tackles and 2 passes defensed.
Roby wasn't the only defensive back to have a career day. Eli Apple of the New York Giants had a fumble recovery and his first career interception against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Apple also had 5 (4 solo) tackles and one for a loss in the Giants 24-14 defeat to the Steelers. Defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins had 2 tackles (1 solo) in a losing effort. On the Pittsburgh side, linebacker Ryan Shazier had 3 tackles for the victors.
Cincinnati Bengals kicker Mike Nugent has struggled this season, especially with extra points, but had a decent day Sunday helping the Bengals get their fourth win of the season. "Nug" scored 14 of Cincinnati's 32 points in their win over the Philadelphia Eagles. He made 4 field goals, with his long being 38 yards, and made 2 of 3 extra points. Safety Malcolm Jenkins had 5 tackles in the loss for the Eagles.
On Sunday Night Football, Ted Ginn Junior, Corey "Philly" Brown and offensive guard Andrew Norwell of the Carolina Panthers played against the Seattle Seahawks in the great Northwest. Ginn caught 5 passes for 80 yards and had a 55 yard touchdown. He also had one kickoff return for 25 yards and a rush attempt for 6 yards in Carolina's 40-7 loss to the Seahawks. Brown caught no passes and had one rush for -3 yards. Safety Kurt Coleman missed the game with a concussion.
Safety Donte Whitner had 2 tackles for the Washington Redskins in their 31-23 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
San Diego Chargers rookie Joey Bosa had 1 tackle and 1 sack in a 28-21 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Michael Thomas caught 4 passes for 42 yards for the New Orleans Saints in a 28-13 loss to the Detroit Lions. Saints Safety Vonn Bell had 4 tackles (2 solo) in the loss.
Linebacker John Simon missed the Houston Texans 21-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Braxton Miller had no catches for Houston in the loss.
Carlos Hyde ran for 92 yards and had one catch for 6 yards for the San Francisco 49ers in their 26-6 loss to the Chicago Bears.
Darron Lee, Jalin Marshall, Nick Mangold and Devin Smith of the New York Jets play on Monday Night Football against the Indianapolis Colts.
Terrelle Pryor Senior of the Cleveland Browns was on a bye this week. Pryor leads Cleveland in receiving yards with 855, 62 receptions and 4 touchdowns. Next week they face the Cincinnati Bengals at First Energy Stadium.


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Carbon Dating Service
Categories: Groups and Duos
Jim Ginther
Saskatoon, SK
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Web: www.teargasrecordingtree.com
Carbon Dating Service is on a mission to craft albums full of cute hooks and decadent instrumentation. Carbon Dating Service is an eight-piece ensemble bringing electronics together with harp, viola, a three-piece brass section and miscellaneous features such as dobro, steel drum, flugelhorn and mandolin on top of a standard rock rhythm section. The material ranges in scale from simple and sparse textural instrumentals to the upper limits of polyphonic decadence.Back


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See fascinating koala bears at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane
Travelers who visit the city of Brisbane on a tour of Australia will have one of the few opportunities to see koala bears up close at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. This remarkable facility began in 1927 with two koalas, and now serves as home to more than 130 of them.
This sanctuary is one of the few places where visitors can hold a koala bear for a short period of time. These animals are carefully protected throughout Australia, due to nearly being hunted to extinction in the past, and in the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria humans are forbidden to touch or hold koalas.
The bears may be held by humans in Queensland, the state containing Brisbane, but only at special facilities such as Lone Pine and under extremely specific conditions. Each koala at Lone Pine can only be held for a total of 30 minutes each day, regardless of how many visitors want to do so.
Visitors to the sanctuary can see other famed Australian animals as well, including kangaroos, wallabies, platypuses and Tasmanian devils.
The New South Wales Department of Environment and Climate Change classifies koalas as a vulnerable species requiring careful conservation. Conversely, Victoria's Department of Sustainability and Environment characterizes their koala population as large and thriving.
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As elections approach in Greece, politicians argue that immigrants are behind higher crime rates and public health problems. But rights groups say the campaign rhetoric is a cheap ploy to win votes.
The so-called Integration Law, proposed by Minister for Citizen Protection Michalis Chrisohoidis, raised a furor by calling for illegal immigrants to be held in former military bases until deportation.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The 2014 Penn State Engineering Alumni Society (PSEAS) Awards ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. April 1 in the Kunkle Lounge in Hammond Building.
The PSEAS Awards recognize outstanding efforts in teaching, research, advising and service.
Steven Schmitz, assistant professor of aerospace engineering, will receive the Outstanding Teaching Award.
The Premier Teaching Award will be given to Rachel Brennan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering.
Seong Kim, professor of chemical engineering and materials science and engineering, will be honored with the Outstanding Research Award.
Two faculty members will receive the Premier Research Award: Aylin Yener, professor of electrical engineering, and Richard Yetter, professor of mechanical engineering.
Two faculty members will receive the Outstanding Advising Award: Linda Hanagan, associate professor of architectural engineering, and Paul Lynch, instructor of industrial and manufacturing engineering.
The Outstanding Staff Award will go to Carrie Friday, budget assistant in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics; Bobbi Schaffer, administrative support coordinator in the dean's office; and Pamela Stauffer, manager of financial and administrative services in the Department of Electrical Engineering.
Two alumni will receive the Distinguished Service Award: John Bender, who earned his master's degree in engineering mechanics in 1976, and Ken Graziani, a 1970 chemical engineering alumnus.
The Lawrence J. Perez Memorial Student Advocate Award will be given to Ali Borhan, professor of chemical engineering.


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Temporary closure until further notice. For more information, please go here.
The cottage can open on Thursdays or Fridays (by arrangement) for School and Group Programs only.
*Caution – Watch Your Step* - Blundells Cottage, the Slab Shed and surrounds' is a heritage property and there are uneven surfaces, trip hazards and low structures so please proceed with caution and take care when visiting this heritage site.
About the cottage
The stone dwelling, now known as Blundells Cottage, was built in 1860 to house Duntroon's head ploughman, William Ginn, and his family (1860-1874). It was then occupied by George Blundell, a Duntroon bullock driver and his family (1874-1933) and finally by shepherd Harry Oldfield and his wife Alice (1933-1958). When Harry died in 1942, Alice took in boarders. This included the Sainsbury family, who lived at the cottage between 1958 and 1960.
After the last tenant vacated the cottage, the Canberra and District Historical Society (CDHS) approached the National Capital Development Commission (NCDC), for custodianship. In 1961, Sir William Holford, a British consultant town planner, wrote:
'Oldfield's cottage is a valuable relic of Canberra's early days. Encircled by trees it could well remain as an object of interest to visitors, without appearing incongruous in its new surroundings. Restored to something like its original state it would make a symbolic foil for the majesty of the Parliament House opposite'.
Cited in Freeman Collett and Partners, 1995, Blundells Cottage Precinct Conservation Management Plan, ACT. Vol. 1: 29
In 1964, following its restoration, the Cottage was handed over to the CDHS, which managed it and established a museum collection. Since 1999 it has been managed by the National Capital Authority (NCA) as a house museum. It is the only pre-Federal Capital building in the National Triangle.
Quick Facts
- The Cottage was built around 1860, from stone taken from Mount Ainslie and Black Mountain
- This area of Canberra was once a rural landscape. This changed when the site was chosen for the National Capital of Australia
- When built, the Cottage was surrounded by paddocks and overlooked the Molonglo River, which was located a quarter mile (400 metres) away. It was a working smallholding, with a collection of outbuildings, haystacks, animals and farm equipment
- The Ginn family were the first to live in the Cottage, staying for about 14 years
- The Blundells lived there for about 60 years. During this time, they had 8 children and added two rooms to the Cottage to create more space for their large family
- The Sainsburys were the last family to live in the Cottage, moving in as tenants of Mrs. Oldfield and staying until 1961
- Water, gas and sewerage have never been connected to the Cottage and electricity was only connected when it became a museum
- During the 100 years that the Cottage was occupied, there were just three tenants - the Ginns, the Blundells and the Oldfields, but many different people lived there
- Due to a lack of accommodation in the young National Capital, boarders rented rooms in the Cottage. At times there were two families renting rooms from Mrs. Oldfield, with other individuals living on the front verandah (which was enclosed) and in the turkey shed.
Please note: Blundells Cottage is over 150 years old and we may need to close it from time to time in extreme weather, for your safety and that of our volunteers. We'll keep you updated on any closures on both our Facebook page and twitter feed.
The story of Canberra doesn't stop at Blundells; explore the significant events and extraordinary people that shaped Australia's capital at the National Capital Exhibition. Not only is it air conditioned, but it has a great view over the calm waters of Lake Burley Griffin. A fun, relaxing and cool environment, the Exhibition is open Monday to Friday, 9 am – 5 pm and Saturday and Sunday 10 am – 4 pm (closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day).
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Blundells Cottage landscape and surrounds
The story of this humble workers home and its landscape is a story of resilience and hard work. Once part of the Duntroon Estate, then a farmlet and rental accommodation for the early Federal Capital, residents had to be self-sufficient. They grew their own food, managed livestock and often made whatever they needed. Residents saw the Molonglo River transformed into Lake Burley Griffin, the centrepiece of the national capital. The house was occupied from 1860 until 1961.
The landscape is an interpretation of Blundells Cottage as a farmhouse set in an agricultural setting. The following elements are visible in the landscape and interpret past activities and structures.
The Fenceline
Timber fence posts installed along the northern boundary show the location of part of the original fenceline that defined the lease area for the Cottage. This lease adjoined the bullock and horse paddocks of Duntroon Estate and to stop the horses eating his crops, William Ginn, erected a fence topped with wooden spikes.
Dirt Track
The Cottage stands some distance from the original public road, known first as Church Lane and then, after a low level bridge crossing was opened on the Molonglo River in 1929, renamed Scott's Crossing Road. The planting bed, south of the Cottage winding towards the creek, interprets the historic alignment of "The Track", which began at the front gate on Scott's Crossing Road and continued across the creek to the Cottage.
Vegetable Patch
In 1933 Harry and Alice Oldfield moved into Blundells Cottage and Alice supplied farm produce to public servants, residents and boarders for many years. A vegetable garden located to the north of the Slab Shed interprets Alice Oldfield's former kitchen garden.
Potato Field
Planting beds along the western side of the cottage represent the former potato paddock that existed there in 1958 to 1961.
Former Kitchen and Fireplace
In 1888, after the birth of their eighth child, the Blundell family undertook some extensions to the cottage including an addition to the main building, an external kitchen and bread oven. Stone paving outlines the footprint of the former kitchen structure and fireplace, since demolished.


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Alma city council members discussed rezoning, remapping and repainting at their meeting Thursday night.
A measure to rezone property on the corner of West Cherry and Grant streets in Alma from commercial to residential failed to pass because of the lack of a second reading.
Council members chose to let the ordinance die rather than put it to a vote, seemingly because the majority were not in favor of rezoning.
"My problem is that it was commercial when [the owner] bought it and he knew it was commercial, and he up and changed his mind," said Alderman Doug Wilson. "I know our zoning is not the best, but that is what it is."
In previous council meetings, owner Steve Nguyen told council members that he purchased the property about 10 years ago with the intention to develop it commercially, but later found it to be unsuitable for that use.
While both Alderman Eddie Wakefield and Mayor John Ballentine said they could see both sides of the situation, Wakefield was in favor of keeping the property commercial while the mayor suggested rezoning.
"Either let it sit commercial another 10 or 15 more years and nothing happens, or let him build something on it," Ballentine said.
Ballentine's main concern, he said, was that the property would never be developed if left as commercial.
Alderman John Tribulak argued that there were commercial businesses that could be located on the property that would be beneficial to the city.
The ordinance had been tabled at each meeting for several months while council members deliberated, but after discussion at Thursday night's meeting, no motion was made for the second reading of the ordinance.
Also at the meeting, council members agreed to a study session to discuss remapping of the planning zone along the city's border.
Planning boundaries must be reset to be in compliance with a new law passed by the Arkansas General Assembly. The law restricts city's planning jurisdiction from the previous five miles down to a maximum of three miles, depending on population.
For Crawford County, that means after one mile outside city limits, the county has jurisdiction. Cities within the county must present the newly mapped boundaries to county government by July or August.
The "spinach can" water tower featuring Popeye and naming Alma "Spinach Capital of the World," located near the fishing pier entrance on Mountain Grove Road, will be returned to a regular green tower within the next several months.
Mark Yardley, public works director for Alma, told council members Thursday night that the job to paint over Popeye and the no longer accurate city motto has been contracted out to Leher Painting Enterprises.
The company will bring in their equipment next week, and begin sanding and repainting the old tower in two weeks. The job is expected to take from 60 to 90 days, Yardley said.


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Thursday, May 18, 2017
Get Out Movie Review
Get Out is a 2017 horror/thriller directed by Jordan Peele and starring Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams.
A guy is kidnapped while walking through a neighbourhood. Chris Washington(Kaluuya) and his girlfriend, Rose(Williams) are a couple. He is black and she is white and they are going to visit her parents for the weekend. He is a bit nervous about it. They travel to her parents house and he meets them. They are neurosurgeon Dean(Bradley Whitford) and his wife Missy(Catherine Keener) who happens to be a psychiatrist. They seem overly nice to him and he feels a little uncomfortable, especially when he sees the black maid, Georgina and the black groundsman, Walter. They seem a bit weird to Chris. Rose's weird brother, Jeremy arrives for the weekend too and there is something really odd about him.
Chris ends up being hypnotised by Missy and she messes with his mind and asks him about his mother's death when he was young. She has done something strange to him. There is a party on that day and the guests are mostly white with one other black man, Logan,being present. He seems very strange too as he is with a much older woman. Chris calls his pal, Rod, who is a TSA agent and he tells him all about what is happening. Chris takes out his phone and he is going to take a picture of Logan but he succeeds in causing him to have some sort of fit from the flash. Chris wants the get out of there. He tries to tell Rose to go with him. That evening, there is an auction with all of the odd party guests in attendance. Chris' picture is up and they are bidding for him. A blind guy called Jim Hudson(Stephen Root) wins him.
The whole thing becomes clear when Chris sends Rod the picture of Logan and Rod recognises him as someone who had disappeared. Chris also finds pictures of Rose with her other boyfriends, who have all been black. What is going on? SPOILER ALERT. STOP HERE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE ENDING....
Rose turns on him and he realises that the family are weirdos. They want him to use as a host body for Jim Hudson. Jim's brain will be inserted into Chris. This will allow Jim to see through his eyes and become whole again while Chris will be lost forever thanks to Missy using her hypnosis to send him away. In short, Chris will be the body, but Jim will control it all. Jim is ready for his operation and the family try to get Chris to surgery, but he fights back and kills them, except Rose.
Meanwhile, Rod is at the police station, telling them his story about Chris. They think that he is insane. Chris finds out that Georgina is actually controlled by Rose's grandmother's brain and Walter is controlled by her grandfather's brain. Georgina is killed in a car crash and Walter kills himself, but not before coming back to himself and realising what has happened. He shoots Rose. She doesn't die immediately. Chris is going to kill her, but he can't do it. Rod turns up to save the day and he takes Chris away to safety while Rose dies.
I wasn't crazy about this film at all. It did remind me of The Stepford Wives. The twist was obvious from the beginning and I was not surprised at all how things worked out. It was unfortunate that it was so predictable and just plain obvious. It had little in the way of scares and the ending was just dull. I am one of the few that didn't love this film and I will not change my mind on it. I got a sinking feeling about thirty minutes into this and realised that I knew what was happening already. I hoped that there might be a different twist, but it ended as I assumed it would. I wanted to like it and I tried to like it, but I just didn't. So, in my opinion, this is a predictable sci-fi/thriller. Not much horror in this one really. If you are expecting a horror movie, then you will be disappointed. I will give this one a 4/10.
4 comments:
- Susan Leighton said...
It is so refreshing to find an opinion contrary to everyone in the world. You aren't alone, Jigs. There are other critics that weren't enamored with it but while they said it was predictable they enjoyed the performances.
I did read the spoilers but that is okay because I will watch it and determine my views. Way to stick to your guns!
- May 19, 2017 at 12:17 AM
- Amanda said...
One of the things about the blog that I pride myself on is my honest reviews. I am not swayed by anyone's opinion and will not say that I liked something that I didn't.I felt that this movie was not original and very predictable. It reminded me of The Stepford Wives and movies of that type and I knew what was going to happen early on. I hoped for a twist, but it didn't come. I really had high hopes for this one, but it let me down.
Oh well!!
- May 19, 2017 at 12:32 AM
- Anonymous said...
Your honest and sincere reviews is why I've followed your blog for so many years.
I've looked forward to seeing this one because I keep hearing how good it is, but for some reason I've always had reservations about it. I didn't read the review, just scrolled to the score, but now I'm wondering if I want to see it at all. I'll wait a couple of days and might read the review if I decide I won't watch it. Or I'll wait to read it after I pick it up for free on Netflix or Redbox.
- May 19, 2017 at 4:58 AM
- Amanda said...
I would say that you should watch it if you want and see what you think yourself. I didn't think it was all that good, but that's just me! I am one of the few that didn't get this film, so you might like it!!Let me know what you think if you do get around to watching it!!
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The Americana Music Association, which sponsors the fest, announced today 74 of more than 250 artists slated to play at AmericanaFest: The Americana Music Festival & Conference, which runs from Sept. 11-16.
Festival wristbands went on sale for $75 through the AMA's website. Wristbands allow admission into all evening showcase venues and select sanctioned parties and events.
The list of artists playing the fest includes:
Alejandro Escovedo
American Aquarium
American Folk
The Black Lillies
Caitlin Canty
Carolina Story
Catherine Britt
Cedric Burnside
Chance McCoy
The Commonheart
Courtney Hartman
Dawn Landes
Dead Horses
Devon Gilfillian
Dom Flemons
Drivin N Cryin
The Earls of Leicester
Emily Scott Robinson
Erin Rae
Ghost of Paul Revere
H.C. McEntire
Hayley Thompson-King
Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs
Holly Macve
Ida Mae
Israel Nash
Jade Jackson
Jaime Wyatt
Jamie McLean Band
Jeffrey Foucault
Jerry Douglas
Jill Andrews
Joe Purdy
John Carter Cash
John Craigie
Josh Rennie-Hynes
Katie Pruitt
Kim Richey
Lindsay Lou
Liz Brasher
Lucky Lips
Luke Winslow-King
Lula Wiles
Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear
Mary Gauthier
The McCrary Sisters
McKenzie Lockhart
Mountain Heart
Nicholas Jamerson
Phil Madeira
Prinz Grizzley and his Beargaroos
Ron Pope
Ruston Kelly
Sam Lewis
Scott Mulvahill
Shemekia Copeland
Shook Twins
The Small Glories
Sons Of Bill
Southern Avenue
Sunny War
Them Coulee Boys
Tommy Emmanuel
The War and Treaty
Whiskey Wolves of the West
William Crighton
William Prince
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Chef Paul Kahan uses garlic, lemon juice, chile and the mildly spicy Basque red pepper piment d'Espelette to flavor the oil for his chicken. He brushes half of the seasoned oil on the chicken as it cooks; the rest gets served at the table. Slideshow: Grilled Chicken Recipes
How to Make It
Place the chicken halves skin side up on a baking sheet. Season all over with the salt, cover and refrigerate overnight.
In a medium bowl, combine all of the remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour half of the chile oil into a large bowl, add
the chicken and turn to coat; refrigerate for 4 hours. Reserve the remaining chile oil for serving.
Light a grill and set it up for indirect grilling. Alternately, preheat the broiler and position the rack 8 to 10 inches from the heat. Remove the chicken from the bowl; reserve any chile oil remaining. Grill the chicken skin side down over indirect heat for 20 minutes, until lightly golden. Alternately, broil the chicken skin side up on a rack set over a baking sheet for 20 minutes. Baste the chicken with any remaining chile oil from the large bowl and continue grilling or broiling for 15 minutes longer; if grilling, turn occasionally. The chicken is done when the skin is deep golden and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the inner thigh registers 165°. Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes. Carve into 8 pieces and serve with the reserved chile oil.
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By Edward M. Bury, APR (aka The PRDude)
A while back I read an obituary about a Chicago man who had quite an accomplished career, one similar to mine, at least in terms of the path he followed.
The gentleman, who's name I'll keep confidential, started in the news business in the mid-1940s making $35 per week. For comparison, my first job out of college at the City News Bureau paid $100 per week to start; but that was in early 1977.
The man later made the switch to public relations because it paid more money, which he needed to support his growing family. I left journalism because I couldn't get hired by a Chicago daily, and I was tired of covering school board and town council meetings for a suburban weekly.
One PR/advertising shop he worked at during his distinguished career was the New York-headquartered Albert Frank-Guenther Law, acknowledged as one of the first firms to specialize in financial communications. The agency was founded in 1872, a few years after titans of advertising James Walter Thompson and Francis Wayland Ayer opened their shops.
Fittingly for this conversation, Albert Frank also was my first agency experience. My boss, John Graham, and I served banks and bond houses by producing redemption notices called "tombstones." I was thrilled to get the opportunity to draft a news release and do some media relations.
In researching this post, I learned that Albert Frank now only exists in the memories of those who worked there and in news archives. As noted in this New York Times article, a company called Citigate Group, Ltd. bought the firm and a sister agency in 1996 from what apparently what Albert Frank had become — a holding company.
Citigate, or rather Citigate Dewe Rogerson, still exists and apparently is thriving, with offices on three continents.
But the Albert Frank-Guenther Law name is gone.
Many service companies — like public relations and advertising agencies, accounting and law firms, and others — were named after the men and women who founded them. When the business is sold, the name and in many cases, the history of the company is tossed aside, surfacing now and then in innocuous places like obituaries.
Albert Frank-Guenther Law was in business for 124 years, a remarkable history for any company. I'm proud to say I played a small role in that history, just like the fellow newsman/PR guy whose obit inspired these thoughts.


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Strawberry picking aplenty in Central Jersey
Strawberries, anyone?
Yup, they're in season here in Jersey, and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture has just issued a few tips on strawberry savoring. First, strawberries should not be washed and the caps should not be removed until you're ready to eat 'em. To do so will result in a mushy berry because of their high water content and the removal of the caps will release an enzyme that destroys the strawberry's vitamin C.
Look for strawberries that are plump and firm with a bright red color and natural shine and the caps should be fresh, green and intact. Consumers are advised to avoid strawberries with green or white color, or those that appear mushy, shriveled or leaky.
A note, strawberries do not ripen after harvest, so they should be immediately stored in the refrigerator and picked as close to consumption time as possible.
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Pull up a seat, it's Edible Jersey's third annual Eat Drink Local Restaurant Week, running June 21 to 28.
More than 50 state restaurants will be participating in the drive to emphasize "the bounty of New Jersey farmers and the creative culinary skills of dozens of our state's most talented chefs," according to a news release.
"There are so many talented chefs in New Jersey who place a dedicated emphasis on working with local farmers and purveyors and featuring locally sourced ingredients on their menus," said Nancy Painter, publisher of Edible Jersey, in a statement. "This event is designed to showcase those efforts and to help point food lovers toward establishments that offer a truly delicious Garden State dining experience."
Participating restaurants include Agricola and Elements in Princeton; the Frog and the Peach, New Brunswick; A Toute Heure and 100 Steps in Cranford; The Bernards Inn in Bernardsville; the End of Elm in Morristown; and the Ryland Inn in Whitehouse Station.
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Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument on the question of whether Title VII's prohibition on sex discrimination includes sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination. LPE Blog is hosting contributions from scholars that detail the history of sex discrimination protections and address how law should redress gender hierarchies and disparities in economic power. Find all the posts in the series here.
Deborah Dinner –
The stakes in Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda, pending before the Supreme Court, are unquestionably high. The question in the case is whether the prohibition on discrimination "because of … sex" under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 includes discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity. A ruling in favor of the plaintiffs would enhance the employment security of the more than an estimated eleven million adults in the United States who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. It would also bolster the ability of unions and worker organizations to strengthen the power of workers by preventing employers from using gender and sexuality to divide the workforce in ways that inhibit collective organization.
As progressives push for antidiscrimination protections for LGBTQ individuals, they would do well to look for ways to connect this fight to workers' collective struggles regarding work hours, conditions, and pay. The history of Title VII and sex-based employment laws offers lessons about the crucial importance of pursuing antidiscrimination law together with protective labor regulations. In an article titled Beyond "Best Practices": Employment Discrimination Law in the Neoliberal Era and in a forthcoming book, I show how sex discrimination law and retrenchment in labor regulation intertwined in the late twentieth century. This history reminds us that antidiscrimination law does not itself guarantee substantive justice in the employment relationship; reveals the ways in which employers may use antidiscrimination as a deregulatory tool; and offers a vision for economic justice that synthesizes individual freedom with collective protections for workers.


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Excuse me for a moment.
Right. Now that's out of the way, on to the actual review. Beware some spoilers ahead, but let's be real, this book has been out for almost four years. If you're like me and arriving late to the party, you've probably come across worse spoilers on the internet than these.
Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars
After two full books of Dresden moping over the events at Chichen Itza and the decisions that led him to be Mab's Winter Knight, we finally see the Harry Dresden we know and love back in action!
Harry's spent the last year-ish on Demonreach, keeping himself busy with homemade obstacle courses and shouting "parkour" at the top of his lungs. Let me tell you, hearing James Marsters yell that over the course of this book never got old. I laughed every single time.
Mab shows up and whisks Dresden off to a meeting with Nicodemus Archleone. Now, anytime Harry and good ol' Nick are in scene together is damn good reading. Tension galore, and usually even more of sassy pants Harry than usual. You know how Dresden gets when faced with a "big bad"; snark-a-palooza.
So, turns out, Mab owed Nicodemus a favor? And as payment she's loaning her Knight to him as he attempts to rob a supernatural vault filled to the brim with occult artifacts. Previous experience tells us that anything Nicodemus wants cannot possible be good, and Dresden does NOT want to help the Knight of the Blackened Denarius.
But we also know that Mab never reveals all her cards at once. And she's always stacked the deck in her favor. So, off Harry goes to join a preternatural heist and he brings Murphy with him. Some old characters and new ones come in and out, including Michael, Uriel, Butters, Mouse, and Bob.
This book felt like an old school Dresden book. There was adventure, forces of good and evil, sneaky faeries, and insane stakes and odds. Lots of sharp, humorous dialogue too. The only thing missing was some quality Thomas time, which I usually think is lacking because there's always room for more time with Thomas Raith.
If you read my review of Cold Days, you'll remember that I had a lot of doubts about Dresden and this series moving forward. Changes, Ghost Story, and Cold Days were all decent stories, but they were trying for me. I didn't agree with Harry's actions or motivations for most of those books and found my enjoyment of the series really depended on the side characters.
Skin Game does not suffer from that. This is the book where Harry gets his groove back, if you will. And I have to say, I am so glad he's back! Of course, it remains to be seen what happens in the next book, since it still doesn't have a release date, but for the first time in a few books, I have high hopes! This book really saved the series for me, I think, or at least revived it enough that I'll be sure to come back for the next one.
I hesitate to say that this was my favorite of all the Dresden books, mainly because I loved Blood Rites and Dead Beat so much. But, I would lump it into a top three with those two in a heartbeat.
Here's hoping that Peace Talks can keep that momentum going.
Yet again, James Marsters gave a stellar performance as Harry and company. I can't even begin to imagine how much time and effort it must take to read and record these novels and keep the characters consistent across all of them. It really blows my mind if I think about it too much.
I'm moving on to the first Dresden short story collection, Side Jobs, just in time for the release of the second one on June 5th. Brief Cases appears to only be available in digital audio, which I am not okay with. I've got a hold on the hard copy book and suggested my digital library service purchase a copy of the audio, but have yet to hear back about it. either way, I'll review it and share my thoughts with you all here.
You know, as per usual.
Honestly, I'm getting a little anxious about being all caught up on this series. I've had The Dresden Files as my back up read for so long that it became a sort of security blanket. If I ever found myself without a shiny new book, I could fall back on Dresden. Harry would always be there, waiting in the wings to whisk me off to Chicago for supernatural high jinks.
And now… now I'm done? I mean, yeah, there are a couple short story collections left, but that's it! I've read all the books, I've read all the graphic novels. After these two collections, I'm stuck waiting for the next book like every body else!
Oh, God. That's sounds terrible!
Quick! Someone give me a series recommendation!


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Tomorrow, February 15th at 1pm President Spar and members of the Presidential Task Force to Examine Divestment will hold a final town hall. In eighteen days, the Barnard Board of Trustees will vote, either to accept the Task Force's recommendation and divest from climate deniers, or to reject the work of students, staff, faculty and administrators who spent months, if not years, coming to that recommendation. The board will vote, either to stand up against climate deniers, or remain complicit at a time when scientific research, environmental policy and facts themselves are under threat from the Trump administration. The town hall tomorrow will be the last opportunity for the public to ask questions and give comments before March 4th, when the Board of Trustees will finally vote on whether or not to divest Barnard's endowment from fossil fuel companies.
For those who will not be able to attend the town hall tomorrow, Divest Barnard wants to explain the meaning of "divesting from climate deniers" (aka "Option 4"), the challenges Divest Barnard faced in supporting Option 4, and the gravity of the Board vote in 18 days.
Over the course of a year, the Task Force on Divestment came up with five possible recommendations to the Board, ranging from no action to full divestment from fossil fuels. By December of last year, the debate had boiled down to a choice between Option 5: full divestment and Option 4: divest from fossil fuel companies who deny climate change or obstruct climate action. The Task Force (including the representative from Divest Barnard) unanimously recommended Option 4 to the Board of Trustees at the end of last semester, and on March 4th, this is the proposal that the Board will either accept or reject.
Choosing to support Option 4 was a question of strategy rather than morals.
Even so, the choice to let go of our demand for full divestment was not an easy one. Our campaign was founded as part of the broader struggle for climate justice, which is based on the belief that solutions to the climate crisis must be broad and intersectional. The root cause of the current climate crisis is an extractive economy fueled by a capitalist market, and the prioritization of profit over people. As a result, the fight for climate justice involves the intersecting struggle for economic justice, racial justice, immigrant justice and gender justice, as much as for classic environmentalist issues. The concept of climate justice implies that a sustainable environment cannot be possible without sustainable economies and communities too.
In our view, any company that makes the majority of their revenue from fossil fuels is perpetuating—and will likely fight to maintain—a fossil fuel dependent economy. Therefore, the proposal to differentiate companies based on whether or not they "actively deny climate science" seemed inapplicable. To imply that there are "good" fossil fuel companies and "bad" fossil fuel companies was an extreme contradiction to the deeply held motivations behind our years of organizing.
By the time Option 4 and Option 5 were the main options discussed by the Task Force, it became clear that there was a rift between student members of the Task Force, who predominantly supported Option 5 and the faculty, staff, administrators and trustee members, who predominantly supported Option 4. In order for the Task Force to reach a consensus, something had to give.
There were numerous one-on-one conversations between Divest members over the weeks leading up to the final Task Force vote. We scheduled a special internal meeting to deliberate and decide how we should vote. In preparation for our decision we held a "self-education week" so that the full Divest Barnard membership would be prepared for an in-depth, democratic discussion, particularly because we knew that in part this choice represented a debate of our deepest values.
During the Divest Barnard deliberation on Option 4 the questions that dominated the discussion were "If we choose to support Option 4, how do we know the Board won't use an extremely weak definition of 'denier'? No fossil fuel companies openly deny climate change anymore!" and "If we only divest from climate deniers, can we call that a victory when our goal has always been full divestment?"
We were full of doubt. We were concerned that students would be removed from the process of defining climate change deniers after the Task Force ended in December. Two years worth of our labor was in the balance and we had no way of knowing what the right decision was. By the end of that meeting, we had two outcomes: 1) our reps on the Task Force should vote for Option 4, and 2) we had some demands (available in full here).
In addition to recommending Option 4, the Task Force recommended that Barnard develop a broader Climate Action Plan and potentially a Sustainability officer to organize this effort. If the Board votes in favor of both recommendations, there will be significantly more work to be done to carry them out.
Divest Barnard feels that the best way forward is to establish two long-term committees: One Divestment Implementation/ Oversight Committee to define "climate denier" and oversee the divestment process and another Climate Action Committee to develop and implement a campus-wide Climate Action campaign. These two committees could represent a turning point in transparent communication and collaboration between students, faculty, staff, administrators and Board members in an entirely new way on this campus that can gain from the resources, insights and skills of every group. They could have the legitimacy to carry out change that lone departments or student-only sustainability groups cannot.
Members of the (now defunct) Task Force are laying the groundwork for defining "climate denier," and are looking to the Union of Concerned Scientists and their "Climate Accountability Scorecard" for guidance. UCS's criteria is appealing because it centers the perspective of climate scientists at a time when scientists are under very real threats to their work from the Trump administration, and also uplifts research and academic integrity in an era when fact itself is under threat. Other organizations like the World Resources Institute, Columbia's Earth Institute and Fossil Free Indexes (the author of the annual Carbon Underground Top 200 list used by 350.org) offer other outlooks on how to define "climate denier."
Like the widely used Top 200 list, Barnard could create a public "Blacklist of Climate Deniers" that could be a resource, not just for divestment campaigns, but for politicians, political groups, and consumers at large to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for their lies and obstruction of climate action in addition to their environmental and human rights violations.
Through Option 4, Barnard College has the chance to mobilize other college administrations like those at Harvard, Carleton College, and many others who have rejected divestment specifically because they do not believe it ties into their academic mission. Barnard Divest has the chance to offer a new path for student divestment campaigns to pressure their administrations from a fresh angle. We have an option, which could propel the existing #ExxonKnew campaign, and represent the Academy's call to arms in defense of honesty and reason. Our own president Spar signed a letter to President Trump claiming to "recognize our academic and ethical responsibilities to current and future generations to take aggressive climate action". Our administration has the opportunity to deliver on this promise or to fail our generation. On March 4th, 2017 we will learn on what side of history the Barnard Board of Trustees fall.


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One more thing I did not mention. The balance in the first game was neglected and the only one multiplayer mode was very punishing and discouraging but instead of fixing it, another one was added that only split the already low population of the game. The game was quite quickly abandoned too. making DLC, that only effected in deepened the problems and offered only short burst in player numbers, was of higher priority than changes that could keep people with the game. I do not see anything that suggests that they may do something different this time. Adding 3 times the number of fleets then it was in the first version of the game do not base for much optimism in that regard. Actually most of us do not know anything of value about the actual gameplay. Only a few saw the gameplay. Is it such impossible and costly to give description of how aspects of the game are going to look like? Especially if they were confident enough to give an estimated release date and put the game on preorder?
@grey-seer said in Was release moved?:
@Alandauron Those restrictions that developer may have or not are the fruit of the deal between developer and publisher. If there is such agreement it means that both sites agreed to ignore customers who are paying them. Painting developers as some "victims" of the system is a missed shot because they agree to all of this.
Never tried to paint them as a victim, just mentioned there may be some legally binding agreement to not share much or any information without approval. They would have agreed to it for one reason or another, usually because they want to get funded, and now have to live by it. I also didn't say this was the reason but rather that it could be the reason. Still nothing to get so upset about.
@grey-seer said in Was release moved?:
And how much would it cost to make a post on the forum once a week? With 2-3 screenshots maybe, even marked as work in progress.
Well I don't pretend to know much about the costs of development or someone to talk with angry/happy/oblivious fans/consumers but off the top of my head I would say that it could get pretty expensive to pay someone that is good with PR to make posts that don't reveal things that aren't guaranteed or anger fans in some way.
@grey-seer said in Was release moved?:
Maybe answer for a few questions?
Here's where things could likely get expensive. Who's questions do you answer? What if you answer the questions of someone that is oblivious or happy and ignore the person that gets angry, like you? It's not as simple as just answering, the person has to have knowledge of all aspects of the development or be handed information by someone that does. Also they have to be wary of haters that will get angry about things that most consider little things, like you have.
@grey-seer said in Was release moved?:
Somehow they have resources for journalists (selectively picked ones as far as I know the game industry).
Really? You KNOW this? What are your sources, I'd like to know this as well. I suggested that they were releasing some information to journalists as a way to get some media coverage as an alternative to your conspiracy theory because whether you like it or not there are other reasons that companies do things besides to spit on fans.
@grey-seer said in Was release moved?:
Vacation, illness, fires... floods, hurricanes, whirlwinds, heats, snowstorms, strikes... And why should we care about such things when we do not know anything about it? They do not care about informing us about such events, if such took place, if they assumed from the beginning that we, simpletons, are not able to comprehend such situations.
You can hate on them all you want, I am merely trying to give you some reasonable things to consider. Ignore it and continue being completely unreasonable if you choose, doesn't bother me any.
@grey-seer said in Was release moved?:
What delays do you speak of? There are no delays for now as far as I'm aware of. We can doubt it or not but there is no delay to speak of.
Exactly, we don't know of any delays because they keep it all in-house. Some companies prefer this.
@grey-seer said in Was release moved?:
It is hard to estimate what they will deliver in relation with what they have promised because they did not promise that much and nothing recently and they are completely silent about anything form months. Maybe they haven't done anything "misleading". But What they have done at all? No information for months, the release is planned for the next month, people still do not know what they are exactly buying and everything is in the best order somehow?
Yea, I have no problem with this. If they have done nothing at all they will get some sells from those who enjoyed the first iteration and then even those people will refuse to buy anything that follows this game. A developer that just resells the same game without at least a minimum effort to change things up doesn't remain a profitable developer. That would be an instance of being misleading, they are making a second version of the game that is being sold on the assumption that something has been improved upon. If nothing is improved and the game is not enjoyable then they will lose sales in the future. Also they have a closed beta going on right now and those people would be talking if the game had produced nothing new.
@grey-seer said in Was release moved?:
Ignoring customer's questions and concerns for months
They haven't ignored, they have answered multiple times, just from a few basic searches, that "They are not ready to reveal more information or answer those questions" This isn't the same thing as ignoring, to ignore would be to not answer at all. Just because you're upset that you don't get what you want when you want it doesn't mean you are being ignored. Are you a child? I only ask because these are the kinds of things I have to educate my child about.
@grey-seer said in Was release moved?:
bragging about inviting the "chosen ones" to events
LMAO! They never did this. When asked about what kind of presence there would be at Gamescon they responded by saying it would be public and only for journalists. Crying about not getting any information or the chance to play for free at Gamescon is not a big deal.
@grey-seer said in Was release moved?:
when the community is "starving" for any information
Yea, I am too. The difference is I am also realistic and look at things from other perspectives rather than just my own selfish interest, unlike you.
@grey-seer said in Was release moved?:
My main problem is that this game in on preorder and they do not give any information about it. It doesn't matter if I can choose to not buy it. It is available and it should mean something. If it wasn't in preorder I could have some worries and a little surprised but they would not pull anyone into their machinations and it would be somewhat fair. Preorders, and even more, early accesses are rot in this industry that allows selling pigs in pokes. Quality and thus customers are only losing on that, and crooks are gaining.
Legitimate concern and something I battle with every time before I decide to pre-order anything. So I came up with my own solution to this problem in order to avoid getting bent out of shape when a game releases and is a complete pile of garbage and I actually pre-ordered it. I only pre-order games in which the developers have produced a game that I enjoyed and got a ton of play time in.
- If it was a good game and I got 120+ hours and the game was $60 then any follow ups to that game become an auto pre-order.
- If it was a good game but I only got about 20-30 hours and it was a $60 game I won't pre-order again but will watch future games from the developer and after they release likely wait for a sale.
- If it wasn't a good game I won't buy from the developer ever again and I begin to question any publisher that is connected with the game.
@grey-seer said in Was release moved?:
Yesterday I was talking with my friend who works for developers. And he says that he can't come with another branch that does such things as the game industry does and he would like to see some sort of regulations because there are none, for now, they do what they please. Releasing uncompleted products, why not? Deception and lies in the bright day, let's not talk about it. Treating customers like a nuisance, Why not? Fanboys will minimize the impact of those who do not agree to this and when you will invite "the right journalists" even the media will be in order. This industry will not change until we, the customers will not change.
So this is it, you're on a crusade. Good luck, but honestly you should spend your time on the big publishers and developers that deliver rehashed pieces of garbage constantly. I have seen so many "boycott this" people on the web and they usually end up playing those games more than most others even though they were so adamant about boycotting them. Trolling the forums of people wanting to know more information about a game they are waiting for isn't helping your case though. Yes, you are trolling.
I merely wanted to give you a different perspective to think from, but if you don't want to that's fine. Getting mad for no information is silly. Getting mad for being misled is reasonable. There has been no misleading information released thus far so I still say your level of rage is unnecessary. Good luck to you. As for me I see no further reason for this discussion to continue.
@grey-seer said in Was release moved?:
One more thing I did not mention. The balance in the first game was neglected and the only one multiplayer mode was very punishing and discouraging but instead of fixing it, another one was added that only split the already low population of the game. The game was quite quickly abandoned too. making DLC, that only effected in deepened the problems and offered only short burst in player numbers, was of higher priority than changes that could keep people with the game. I do not see anything that suggests that they may do something different this time. Adding 3 times the number of fleets then it was in the first version of the game do not base for much optimism in that regard. Actually most of us do not know anything of value about the actual gameplay. Only a few saw the gameplay. Is it such impossible and costly to give description of how aspects of the game are going to look like? Especially if they were confident enough to give an estimated release date and put the game on preorder?
you know, since this is all info that is already out there i considered spoon feeding you
its already revealed so technically i am allowed
even had it all typed out
but F it
if you want info, do some damn effort
or do you need the devs to send you their diary in PMs, will probably still not be enough since they dont come to your house and read them to you as bed time stories
there have already been discussions on the damn forums discussing if their attempts to balance things and change the game mode are a good idea
but nope, you didnt read because your too busy ranting
just take a long walk off a short cliff
Well here we can see that our politicians are right treating us like a bunch of idiots. Indeed we are reading the comments...
Do you know "Deeds matter more than words"?
After 8 months you have exactly the same like the 1st one so you will get exactly the same. Instead of having a little bit of self respect and send this guys directly to hell you are here begging for crumbs giving them the ONLY think they want: YOUR MONEY! and the funny part is now they dont even have to say a word!
Acting like this no wonder how the world is so fucked. you dont have memory and you dont have self respect. You only care about getting it no matter how bad they are treating you before even if they are spitting in your face...
@matacucasraid chill dude,
thindalos not giving infos on the game is sad but not the end of the world, it's not someone spiting in your face
or saying '' if you dont like my game dont buy it '' like some other publisher
they talked alot about their aspiration for the game, showed just ennough to back their aspirations with videos, lets not forget the game has 3 time the content than the first one at release
wait for open beta to begin or some other marketing stuff that can turn your mind. no one is forcing you to buy stuff
@ashardalon if this was not a pre order game i would agree with you but when they took peoples money i would argue they are at least somewhat obligated to give status reports. As for the information already out there it does nothing to answer the questions that are related to balance and other things they got wrong or neglected in the first one. Teaser trailers are fun but and that interview was informative to some degree but that was hard pre alpha game there and a month out we should be hearing something about final product.
@imptastic actually does address most of the things causing balance problems in the first
if they will work is a hard question to answer
but the solutions they thought to make it possible to balance are out there
i think they will work but what do i know
ofcourse im not going to mention the actual closed beta balance because NDA and because pointless because beta but the concepts that caused balance issues have the concepts to solve them out there already in those first videos
like they should because concepts are for pre alpha, if you are making concepts in beta something went wrong
and they didnt take anyone's money
people gave them their money
the discount is even available after the open beta is out so its not even that they try to bait you into paying with a discount thats only for pre beta release
its all your decision if you pre order
if you disagree with that you shouldn't pre order and wait for the beta, im sure there will be youtubers covering it so you can make a more informed decision
from what i have seen i am happy i pre ordered, have nothing to fear and cant wait to get the open beta because im going cold turkey over here
game will be godemperor damn great, prettymuch an improvement on every aspect of the first and more
@imptastic no one is obligated to pre-order, you do so because you think the game will be good or that you will enjoy it. Tindalos is not obligated to provide any information until the game releases, it's just what many people have become used to, even if the information provided doesn't always end up in the release product. Myself and many others would rather not be given information that may or may not reflect what you actually get so we pre-ordered because of other reasons.
Still I also agree that I would like to know more, I'm just not so pampered to believe that it is owed to me. I know that if the release game is garbage I can get a full refund from Steam so long as I don't spend a huge deal of time in the game prior to asking for said refund. I miss the old days when you got a demo released along side the game and advertising was not often invested in, not nearly so many pampered children whining cause they didn't get their way.
first of all i did not pre order as i saw this coming from how they handled information on the last game even well after release. As for took, accepted, gave money its all semantics lol you know what i meant by that. As for them being obligated obviously they are not as if they were there would be some frivolous law suit already filed on it but as i said prior i would argue they are, as it is incredibly bad form to accept money for something then not keep those that paid, donated, or any other phrases you guys wanna come up with and not give at the very least status reports. you guys can defend this till your blue in the faces its still not gonna make what they are doing any less disrespectful to all the people that gave them money.
@imptastic why are you getting outraged for other people?
i preordered and am happy
you didnt so why are you complaining about the preorders?
and the took, accepted, gave are relevant because one of those gives the blame to someone who shouldnt be blamed while the others are an expression of free will and responsibility
the words are completely different
in no way are they synonyms like entitled bitches might try to imply
Umm im not outraged. My commentary is in support of those that are outraged. As for the took accepted gave argument it only holds water if the company put out a disclaimer saying they had no interest in engaging with the community as a whole over this. Its not unreasonable to expect information on a product you purchased i don't frankly understand how you could think it is. as for complaining about preorders im not im just stating that if they want to set it up for preorders they should make with the info if they wanna keep it tight lipped then they dont have to allow, enable, promote, advertise preordering and no one would have a legit argument for being outraged there is no consistent status report releases. As it stands now the people that brought the product don't even know when its going to be releases and its supposedly a month away. Side note the reason the information from the interview and teasers is not valid is simply because they wont confirm anything thing they mentioned is working. Lofty ideas are great but without confirmation they are just ideas.
@imptastic but those others also didnt preorder
so same question
why are you getting outraged for people for who it isnt relevant
they need to write a bot to repeat the same message every minute or else the status reports arnt consistent enough!
spoiled brat
@ashardalon monthly even every 2 months would be consistent enough in my mind but hey im just a spoiled brat! seriously man u just resorted to name calling and you up in my business about being outraged on a forum.
@ashardalon im like rubber your like glue whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you!
@imptastic said in Was release moved?:
you guys can defend this till your blue in the faces its still not gonna make what they are doing any less disrespectful to all the people that gave them money.
It's not disrespectful to not share information. It's disrespectful to share false information. What they are doing is preventing the spreading of false information because things may still be in flux or because they may be under their own NDA. Just because you [or the others that have also not pre-ordered] are personally offended doesn't mean you have been disrespected by any measure.
@imptastic said in Was release moved?:
As for the took accepted gave argument it only holds water if the company put out a disclaimer saying they had no interest in engaging with the community as a whole over this.
What kind of backwards logic is that? They haven't announced anything, why do they have to announce something to claim that they didn't want to announce anything? Your arguments are ridiculous and childish.
@imptastic said in Was release moved?:
Its not unreasonable to expect information on a product you purchased i don't frankly understand how you could think it is.
Umm...yes it is. It's not unresonable to hope for news the way myself and others are. It IS very much unreasonable to expect something that was never promised or guaranteed to you and further to take to calling someone disrespectful for not giving you what you expected despite never having been promised anything.
@imptastic said in Was release moved?:
As for took, accepted, gave money its all semantics lol you know what i meant by that.
Yes, I know exactly what you meant by it, you meant to accuse them of doing something that is morally wrong when in fact they have not. Pre-ordering is something that goes on with pretty close to 100% of games today. You might be able to say with 100% of games if you include the Early Release as pre-ordering as well. It's not semantics when the two things are not the same at all. Allowing people that want to the chance to offer support while they are doing some finishing touches is not the same as reaching into your wallet and taking the money out. Especially since it's exactly as Ashardalon stated.
Not sure about the game, guess what there's gonna be an open beta that many of us will be playing because we want to, just wait for some reviews and streams of the game, which will be out on the day of release most likely, and if you don't like what you see then forget about this game. If they happened to do a decent job and fixed at least some of the major issues with the first iteration then make the purchase, you'll still get the discount and even some "beta" time before the game is fully released. That's actually pretty generous if you ask me.
Once again, I see no reason for any outrage from what Tindalos has done with BFG:A2 up to this point. Now, this may change after release and if so then I will have no problem admitting I was wrong, I just don't think that's going to happen. There's companies with actual terrible release policy that deserve all your effort, Tindalos is not one of them at this point.
Pre-order customer here, with this being only the second game I've pre-ordered based on how much I enjoyed the first.
Perhaps it's because I'm from a time when your first contact with a game was when it landed in the shops on a cassette, and the only time you'd hear from a developer was in a rare magazine interview. Now people expect to be spoon fed information on an almost daily basis. Companies like Blizzard/EA do this, however look how much time they have to spend defending themselves from the players when they do and the fallout when they say stupid shit (I'm looking at you EA). Would you rather have the guys at Tindalos on the forums/social media having two way conversations with us, or be at their desks making the game?
Add in any contractual obligations they have with Focus on what they can and can't say. I'd imagine many of the players that have played the alpha/beta would also love to talk about what they've seen, but like Tindalos they're under an obligation.
Sure they could talk to us more, however that would take them away from making the game. As a pre-order customer I'd rather they were at their desks doing what they do best, making a top notch 40K game.
TL/DR: happy pre-order customer here who's happy that the development team is working on coding the game rather than making social media posts.
some would certainly or do certainly want that two way conversation im not in that camp honestly i would like to see some posts some time saying how things are going would not take them more than 10 mins to write a short tidbit on how the game development is progress.. i.e. Got the new models up and running for the dark eldar they look great cant wait for you to see them in game. Having some balance issues working them out but everything is on track. I know september is right around the corner looking like the release will be late septemberish. I mean its not too much to ask for periodic statement. they dont have to respond to questions afterwards or anything. As for what you wrote Alandauron i dont even read parsing posts they are generally smug and taking things out of context if you want to make a solid point just do it.
As to why they keep things close and are quiet, check out Cyberpunk 2077's Twatter shit storm today...
@imptastic said in Was release moved?:
I mean its not too much to ask for periodic statement.
Nope, and it's also not disrespect to not give periodic progress updates. You can ask, doesn't mean they are in any way responsible for providing it, nor should they be attacked for not providing it.
I only did my post the way I did to respond to individual points separately, if you're too lazy to read over it then it's not my responsibility to cater to you. It wasn't smug nor did it take anything out of context, but whatever you need to tell yourself to feel superior, enjoy.


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