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In a unique location next to the Ramblas, this hotel has everything you need to enjoy Barcelona, offering peace and convenience.
Located right at the entrance to Barcelona and perfectly connected to the centre, this hotel offers peace and quiet.
This is an authentic luxury hotel, from its renowned design to every convenience you could wish for. Ideal for both holidays and business trips.
Immerse yourself in the design and elegance of the refurbishment, by interior designer Pascua Ortega, of this luxury hotel in an excellent location.
Want to enjoy Barcelona in a quiet area, with great connections and with all types of services and facilities on hand? Then this is your best option.
Completely renovated, this hotel is the living history of the city. Located in a 19th-century building in the heart of Barcelona.
Looking for a quiet spot in Barcelona to enjoy the beach and the city? Mar Bella beach await you at this enchanting hotel with spectacular views.
Make yourself at home in our luxury apartments. Whether you're visiting Barcelona on business or just want to enjoy the city, you'll have everything!
Enjoy the setting of the Bilbao Estuary and feel the passion of the Athletic supporters at a hotel that can't be beaten for facilities and location.
Combine the modernity of the Guggenheim (just a few metres away) with the traditional Basque setting and you get this picturesque hotel.
Can you imagine waking up in amazing Cordoba and having the mosque and the Guadalquivir River at your feet? That's exactly what this hotel offers.
Don't just visit Fuerteventura…live it! This comprehensive, beachfront resort offers you the authentic Canarian essence of this island.
Enjoy this spectacular city in a fully renovated historical building right in the centre. Granada, the Alhambra and all its beauty at your fingertips!
2 min. from Riazor beach and 10 from the centre, this glass-encased hotel offers everything you need to enjoy culture, leisure and even business.
What do you look for in a holiday resort? An excellent setting, first-class facilities, fun, and an entire cove, open to the sea, at your disposal!
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Restricted to +18s and in a quiet part, with the sea at your feet, this luxury resort has everything you need for a relaxing break or romantic holiday.
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The fog comes on little cat feet.
It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.
Reading it on a page, you may not hear the rhythm in the words, but if you hear a recording of Sandburg reading it, it's there. The jazz drummer Matt Wilson found it a loop of Carl reading the poem while driving somewhere, listening, finding the beat in words that formed a haiku of sorts, perhaps beating out that haiku rhythm on his steering wheel. Somewhere he found the rhythm.
"Fog" is one of 18 tracks on a project/album Wilson calls "Honey and Salt," borrowing the name from a poem by Sandburg and the title of one of the poet's many books. It's also the name of a jazz combo Wilson is taking on a short California tour that includes a slot on the prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival. The tour begins here, kicking off the 12th season of the Redwood Jazz Alliance with a jazz meets spoken word concert Tuesday, Sept. 12, 8 p.m. in HSU's Kate Buchanan Room.
Sandburg was an American poet laureate and much more. He was a newspaper writer and editor, sang and wrote folk songs, wrote an acclaimed biography of Lincoln and books for kids. They called him the "Poet of the People" because he spoke for those "who did not have words or the power to speak for themselves." He was the epitome of word to power.
Wilson can point out mile markers the led him to Honey and Salt: Matt grew up in Knoxville, Illinois, not far from Carl's hometown Galesburg. There was that term paper on Sandburg Matt wrote in junior high, and a book of his poems he picked up in New York City when he moved there in '92 pursuing a music career in the jazz mecca. In 2002 Wilson received a Chamber Music America New Jazz Works grant to put music behind Sandburg's poetry. He put on a few concerts, then filed the work away, one of many projects he wasn't quite finished with. (I can relate.)
A couple of years ago he pulled out the file and set himself a deadline. Sandburg died 50 years ago in 1967 (what's now known as the Summer of Love). That seemed like a good time to mark that anniversary.
This summer Wilson released Honey and Salt: Music Inspired by the Poetry of Carl Sandburg. It's an album as eclectic as Sandburg's work, mixing spoken word with jazz inspired by blues, gospel, country, New Orleans marching bands and funk.
He enlisted Ron Miles on cornet, Jeff Lederer on woodwinds and Martin Wind on bass. On the record, Wilson has guitarist/vocalist Dawn Thomson who has set Sandburg's work to music on her own.
For the related tour, another Dawn, pianist/vocalist Dawn Clement takes her place. On the record, Wilson enlists jazzy folks to read Sandburg including jazzmen Bill Frisell and Christian McBride and the actor Jack Black. At the KBR, RJA promises (unnamed) "local luminaries to do the honors." Following RJA tradition, Wilson and his Honey and Salt compatriots offer a free workshop at 11 a.m. on Wednesday Sept. 13, in Music 131 at HSU. Be there. You won't regret it.
Let's leave off a poem by Carl:
Honey and Salt
A bag of tricks—is it?
And a game smoothies play?
If you're good with a deck of cards
or rolling the bones—that helps?
If you can tell jokes and be a chum
and make an impression—that helps?
When boy meets girl or girl meets boy—
what helps?
They all help: be cozy but not too cozy:
be shy, bashful, mysterious, yet only so-so:
then forget everything you ever heard about love
for it's a summer tan and a winter windburn
and it comes as weather comes and you can't change it:
it comes like your face came to you, like your legs came
and the way you walk, talk, hold your head and hands—
and nothing can be done about it—you wait and pray.
Is there any way of measuring love?
Yes but not till long afterward
when the beat of your heart has gone
many miles, far into the big numbers.
Is the key to love in passion, knowledge, affection?
All three—along with moonlight, roses, groceries,
givings and forgivings, gettings and forgettings,
keepsakes and room rent,
pearls of memory along with ham and eggs.
Can love be locked away and kept hid?
Yes and it gathers dust and mildew
and shrivels itself in shadows
unless it learns the sun can help,
snow, rain, storms can help—
birds in their one-room family nests
shaken by winds cruel and crazy—
they can all help:
lock not away your love nor keep it hid.
How comes the first sign of love?
In a chill, in a personal sweat,
in a you-and-me, us, us two,
in a couple of answers,
an amethyst haze on the horizon,
two dance programs criss-crossed,
jackknifed initials interwoven,
five fresh violets lost in sea salt,
birds flying at single big moments
in and out a thousand windows,
a horse, two horses, many horses,
a silver ring, a brass cry,
a golden gong going ong ong ong-ng-ng,
pink doors closing one by one
to sunset nightsongs along the west,
shafts and handles of stars,
folds of moonmist curtains,
winding and unwinding wisps of fogmist.
How long does love last?
As long as glass bubbles handled with care
or two hot-house orchids in a blizzard
or one solid immovable steel anvil
tempered in sure inexorable welding—
or again love might last as
six snowflakes, six hexagonal snowflakes,
six floating hexagonal flakes of snow
or the oaths between hydrogen and oxygen
in one cup of spring water
or the eyes of bucks and does
or two wishes riding on the back of a
morning wind in winter
or one corner of an ancient tabernacle
held sacred for personal devotions
or dust yes dust in a little solemn heap
played on by changing winds.
There are sanctuaries holding honey and salt.
There are those who spill and spend.
There are those who search and save.
And love may be a quest with silence and content.
Can you buy love?
Sure every day with money, clothes, candy,
with promises, flowers, big-talk,
with laughter, sweet-talk, lies,
every day men and women buy love
and take it away and things happen
and they study about it
and the longer they look at it
the more it isn't love they bought at all:
bought love is a guaranteed imitation.
Can you sell love?
Yes you can sell it and take the price
and think it over
and look again at the price
and cry and cry to yourself
and wonder who was selling what and why.
Evensong lights floating black night water,
a lagoon of stars washed in velvet shadows,
a great storm cry from white sea-horses—
these moments cost beyond all prices.
Bidden or unbidden? how comes love?
Both bidden and unbidden, a sneak and a shadow,
a dawn in a doorway throwing a dazzle
or a sash of light in a blue fog,
a slow blinking of two red lanterns in river mist
or a deep smoke winding one hump of a mountain
and the smoke becomes a smoke known to your own
twisted individual garments:
the winding of it gets into your walk, your hands,
your face and eyes.
"Laugh as peaches in the summer wind / Let rain on a house roof be a song."
I have plans for those summer peaches and we could use a rain song to quench those fires turned our sunrise and sundowns red. Sing. Laugh.
Another poet and Arts Alive affairs
I used to joke that Jerry Martien was the poet laureate of Manila — until he moved to Elk River. Friday Northtown Books hosts a reading and book signing of Jerry Martien's latest collection of poems, Earth Tickets.
It draws on work he wrote when he lived in Manila, taking care of his dear old mother and a dear old old house, walking among dunes, living, loving, laughing, etc. Northtown tells us the book also includes "well-known work, poems of protest and mourning and celebration, now in a limited edition produced by Bug Press and with a cover landscape by Joy Dellas," one of his old friends from Manila (and one of my favorite painters).
Since this is the second Friday in the month it's an Arts Arcata night. You know the routine: Art and music all over town. I got an email from my friend Colin Trujillo, bassist of No Good Redwood Ramblers noting, "We are playing HumBrews after Arts Arcata [showtime 9:30 p.m.] and we are thrilled to have Rogues' Gallery opening up for us."
BTW, I also got several invitations to an earlier 5 p.m. show with the Rogues at Wrangletown Cider Co. with Pizza Gago doing dinner (optional), so I guess they're doing double duty.
Colin continues, "This is our first show in a while and we are super excited about it. We will be doing some new material as well as plenty of 'bluegrass' favorites [inside joke] and original songs from our two records.
"We are also excited to have Evan Morden joining us on the fiddle. Evan plays with the Vanishing Pints and the Gatehouse Well and is a really terrific fiddler. I am also hoping we can coax Michael Walker, local luthier and guitar player extraordinaire, into joining us on stage to sing and pick a couple after his set with Rogues Gallery. Thanks as always for helping us get the word out."
Healthy lawns
We're all just a catastrophic visit to a doctor away from potential financial ruin because of the failures in the American medical/insurance system. I've never talked about the oft-fatal flaws in our healthcare with the local lawyer Zach Zwerdling; I can only guess where he stands on the subject. We're usually talking music, since he plays guitar on the side and his son Nate plays music too.
For the last few years, Zach and co. have been throwing a small private benefit affair they called Lawnstock on his front lawn at his place above Arcata. He'd get his friends' bands together and typically ask those who attended to make a contribution to help out some family in need. It was big fun.
There was always a limit on how many could come since there was scant room to park by his place, so he'd shuttle folks to and fro. But for Lawnstock 2017, this Saturday (Sept. 9, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.), Zach and company took the benefest to the next level, moving the show to a much bigger lawn, the one in Perigot Park in Blue Lake.
They've expanded the event into an all-day festival with the requisite silent auction, vendor booths, bbq, beer, etc. and music galore including Ghost Train (Zach's in the soul/rock band), Dynasty One (a funk big band fronted by C-Baker and including Zach's son Nate, also playing later (9 p.m.) @ the Logger), plus more local faves The Detours, The Yokels, That Buckin' String Band, Rachel Beccaria, and special guest, Amanda Fields, here from Nashville.
The event will benefit a young girl named Kiarra Plante, daughter of Alisha Watson and Mike Plante. Kiarra was diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening medical condition, something beyond Humboldt's inadequate hospitals and doctors, so she's been traveling for treatment. Lawnstock is partnering with Hope for Healing a Cause for a Cure Inc., a local nonprofit that assists locals who have a life-threatening illness or injury offering help with financial hardship, including travel costs, medication, medical supplies, food and unreimbursed time off work for parents. That's what neighbors do, we help each other.
Best hand wins
Back in the day, we called that waterfront dive in Eureka the Vista, or sometimes the VD (wink, wink, nudge, nudge), but officially it was Vista Del Mar. It had a couple of other names for awhile, but now the Vista is back. Thursday, Sept. 7, they're teaming up with Cruzin' Eureka and the Boys and Girls Club to host this year's Cruzin' Eureka Poker Run End Up.
The event features appropriately named soul/blues/rock bands playing: The above mentioned Ghost Train (the long dead railroad is across the street) and Cold Blue Water (the bay is the other direction). The Vista will offer food and drinks for those 21 and up.
What's a poker run? Classic cars drive around town like on a scavenger hunt, drawing cards along the way. Best hand wins, and in the "end up" park in the Vista's lot for a "VDM Show & Shine" championship. It's a free all ages thing for those who come to ogle the cars with a raffle with stuff from generous sponsors.
The Vista is asking just two things: "We encourage people to park down the road or in the big dirt lot near Jack's and walk down since our entire parking lot will be used for this event." Also, "don't drink and drive! Bring a DD!!!"
Where it's @
With apologies to Beck, here are a few other things to do, briefly:
On Thursday, Sept. 7, @Van Duzer Theatre via CenterArts comic Demetri Martin's "Let's Get Awkward" Tour
On Friday, Sept. 8 @Redwood Curtain Absynth Quartet breath fire;
@Blue Lake Casino Money: Pink Floyd Tribute;
@Synapsis Nova Sounds of Infinity, a "sound bath" with gongs, crystal bowls, tuning forks, etc. played by Marjo Lak, BOA and others;
@Siren's Song alt. country with Roselit Bone from PDX and locals Mojave Green and Electro Saloon;
@the Logger mo' alt. country by Gun Hill Royals from L.A.
On Saturday
@Synapsis Nova, Spectrum presents Wild at Heart, a drag show with Nova Six, Anita Lemonparty, etc.
Then later @the Jam Club Triangle throws an Under the Sea Costume Party with DJ Joe-E and DJ Anya, plus "gender bending go-go dancers."
@Humbrews Play Dead plays some Dead music
@Mateel Community Center Anthony B with reggae for farmers and friends plus locals Altar Tones (September 9)
Monday, Sept. 11 @the Jam The Mike Dillon Band from New Orleans, in which Matt "plays vibraphone and rants into the microphone," plus punk/jazz/freak/funk by Future Friends of Sound.
Tuesday, Sept. 12, @Mateel Community Center more reggae with Shaggy and SoHum's own DJ Rundat
9/12 @the Jam The Mark Lettieri Trio with the guitarist from Snarky Puppy, Points North from the Bay and locals The Velvet Touch;
@Humboldt Brews, Turkuaz, a nine-piece alt. funk band from Brooklyn.
There's more happening elsewhere, but that's already too much to do. Enjoy the peaches…

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Lunch for One: Veal Paillard at Prune
The veal is the focus of this dish, but I could eat bowls of the sweet and rounded housemade cipollini mayonnaise that comes with Prune's Veal Paillard ($15). Save the celery sticks and olives they give you at the beginning of lunch to dip in to the mayonnaise. You won't have any left after the veal, but you'll be tempted to lick the shallow dish. The pounded, paper-thin veal is lightly breaded and quick fried, ensuring a greaseless golden crisp skin over buttery, tender veal—I didn't even crave a carb-y side dish. You will want some greens though, and for that head for Prune's baby zucchini ($7), each one no longer than a thumb, halved and gently cooked in warm milk with melted feta cheese. It's served warm and each zucchini is tender to the bite, gently melting in your mouth.
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Promises and Possibilities
One local church in Xenia, Ohio, USA, is changing lives for Christ by welcoming a special group into their community and into their lives.
"I am a Promise!" This was the title of a delightful children's song by the Bill Gaither Trio back in 1975. It is also a true description of the life of every human being who God created, even those with disabilities. Nazarenes in Xenia, Ohio, USA, chose an appropriate name for a Sunday School class they started as an outreach to adults with special needs more than 25 years ago—The Promise Class.
Every Sunday, professional caregivers transport about a dozen folks who live in group homes to the First Church of the Nazarene in Xenia. The class assembles at 9:30 a.m. for various activities. They learn from curriculum provided by The Foundry Publishing. They especially love donuts, and they love to sing! Every birthday is celebrated with a party during Sunday school. Members of the class sit with their caregivers in the front three rows of the sanctuary for the worship service.
They are an important part of the local church body.
A local organization in Xenia called Toward Independence was founded with the purpose of "giving people with developmental disabilities the fullest life possible" (www.ti-inc.org). When an opportunity arose for Toward Independence clients to be taken to church, Xenia Nazarenes stepped in to provide a place for them to be welcomed and assimilated into church life through The Promise Class.
Garnet was an educator and children's worker who taught The Promise Class for many years. Garnet's ability to hear deteriorated early in life, and she had difficulty with personal communication as a result. People often marveled that a teacher with hearing limitations and students with speech limitations could communicate in a love language all their own. Garnet didn't let that hold her back. She would often say, "They can't talk, and I can't hear, so we get along just fine!"
This church's investment in The Promise Class has been evident through the years. When Garnet had to step down from teaching, another willing volunteer (Fran) immediately stepped into the role. Fran partnered with Garnet during the last three years of her life. Together they modeled Jesus' compassion by visiting their students and shopping for birthday and holiday gifts and crafts.
At Garnet's funeral in July of 2017, Toward Independence clients and employees came out in full force to celebrate her life. They were sad to say goodbye to their teacher and friend, but they were delighted to sing their favorite songs again. Everyone in attendance was blessed.
Lives are being changed through this special ministry. Cindy, one of the caregivers who brings her clients to The Promise Class, has testified to her changed life because of her experience. It didn't take long for her to respond to the gospel message she heard there as she attended the class and worship service. Cindy has faithfully brought her three group home residents to church for eight years and is now team teaching the class with Fran. Amanda, another faithful caregiver, states: "Yes, it's a job because you get paid. But it's a life, working with people to help them fulfill their lives."
Assimilating children and adults with developmental disabilities into a church can be challenging for the Body of Christ. Often these churchgoers have some distracting habits during the worship service. They sometimes speak and laugh out loud unpredictably.
Despite these challenges, the First Church of the Nazarene in Xenia has been intentional about fulfilling the mission of the church to make Christlike disciples.
They have made these souls a vital part of their local church body and, as a result, they have grown in love and understanding toward this important part of the fellowship of believers in their community.
Becky Hancock is a retired piano teacher and pastor's wife living in Xenia, Ohio, USA.
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Families looking for something new to do this September are in luck!
Sixteen Metro Atlanta attractions have partnered together to offer significant savings in the annual SWAPtember event, September 1 – 30, 2019. SWAPtember encourages Members of participating attractions to explore the offerings of other organizations.
Members from any participating attraction can show their current Membership card at any other attraction and receive $10 off a Membership purchase. Some attractions are also offering additional discounts on general admission during the month-long savings event. For full offer details, visit the participating attraction's web site.


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Rice alum helps craft Obama's international message
Rice News staff
When President Barack Obama went to Cairo in June, he delivered a speech that sought to recast U.S. relations with the Arab and Muslim world. The speechwriter working with the president was a 31-year-old Rice alum named Ben Rhodes.
The Cairo speech was widely seen as Obama's first major effort to get beyond the international acrimony that followed the U.S. invasion of Iraq with a renewed campaign of public diplomacy. "It laid down a lot of extremely important markers about what President Obama's goals are, and his view of universal principles like democracy, women's rights and religious freedom," Rhodes '00 said. "It is also a quintessentially Obama speech in that it speaks very candidly about difficult and controversial issues without pulling any punches."
|Rice alumnus Ben Rhodes, right, reviews a speech with President Barack Obama.
Rhodes went to work for Obama after the then-senator from Illinois announced his run for the presidency, and he moved to Chicago to work for the campaign full time in July 2007. For the next 16 months, he was part of a three-person speechwriting team (a fourth was added in the general election), working together on many of the bigger speeches and splitting up the other ones. He became the chief national security speechwriter and the deputy director of White House speechwriting after the inauguration.
As an undergraduate at Rice, Rhodes was a double major in English and political science. "Rice helped prepare me for both aspects of my job — writing and politics," he said.
He cited Max Apple, the Gladys Louise Fox Professor Emeritus of English, as a "great writing professor who — even though it was fiction — taught me not to waste words and to write clear sentences — both critical aspects of speechwriting." He also mentioned Terrence Doody, professor of English, who had his students read American and European novels that had a heavy political bent to them. Rhodes said he continues to read a novel from the country he is about to visit to help provide context for foreign trips. "Dr. Doody will be glad to know," he said, "that I reread 'I Served the King of England' before we visited Prague," where Rhodes was the lead speechwriter on the April address in which Obama set the goal of eliminating nuclear weapons.
On the other side of his double major, Rhodes credits Rice with doing "a good job of conveying that political science cannot be seen as a laboratory — it's driven by politics and personalities." That message "came across clearly in classes with people like John Ambler (professor emeritus of political science) and Earl Black (the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Political Science), and it was evident in the memorabilia on the walls of the Baker Institute every time you walked to class," he said.
After graduating from Rice, Rhodes went to New York University, where he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in fiction writing. He also taught writing during those two years at NYU and John Jay College in New York.
Because of the attacks of Sept. 11, Rhodes said he felt compelled to work in international relations. He moved to Washington and got a job with former Indiana Congressman Lee Hamilton as a policy aide and speechwriter. That job lasted more than five years, and it led to his role in crafting two key documents from that era.
Hamilton was vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission and co-chair of the Iraq Study Group. Rhodes helped draft sections of the 9/11 report and Study Group report, and also wrote Hamilton and Commission Chairman (and former New Jersey Gov.) Thomas Kean's memoir of the 9/11 Commission, "Without Precedent: The Inside Story of the 9/11 Commission."
While working on the Iraq Study Group report, Rhodes visited his alma mater a couple of times because former Secretary of State James A. Baker III was the group's other co-chairman and because the Baker Institute was one of the sponsoring organizations. Rhodes recalled writing much of the report in a Baker Hall conference room where he once took classes. "That was a great experience," he said, "as was the opportunity to work with (Baker Institute Founding Director) Ed Djerejian and Secretary Baker. Baker is a unique and hugely impressive person." He added that at the end of a long day, it was also good to be able to unwind at Valhalla.
Following a short stint as a speechwriter for former Virginia Gov. (now U.S. Sen.) Mark Warner, Rhodes went to work for Obama. As the president's foreign policy speechwriter, he had a hand in the Feb. 24 address to the joint session of Congress. He also wrote with the president the February and March speeches that laid out Obama's strategies for Iraq and Afghanistan and recent speeches in Moscow and Accra, Ghana — in addition to the Cairo and Prague speeches.
With the administration's focus on health care and other domestic issues this summer, Rhodes predicted "a bit of a breather coming up in terms of major foreign policy speeches." But Obama has not yet made a presidential trip to East Asia, and Rhodes said he expects that to be on the horizon. "And I'm hoping to get down to Texas again to work in a trip to Goode Company," he said.


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You used to be cool, John Cusack.
We first noticed it in the 1980s, when "cool" didn't have a lot of meaning. People used the word in connection with Jan Hammer, the Go-Bots, and Kirk Cameron, which should give you an idea how lost we really were. But somehow you dodged the pitfalls of The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire to appear in some of the best and most beloved movies of that era. Yes, there was also Hot Pursuit and Grandview, USA, but Better Off Dead, Eight Men Out, and Say Anything are as solid a resume as any from that decade.
You started the `90s off strong (with The Grifters) and continued a decent run on up until 1997. That year you made Grosse Pointe Blank, a movie very near to my heart, and also a Jerry Bruckheimer atrocity called Con Air. It seemed surprising, but also perfectly understandable. Toiling away at smaller, quirkier films for the better part of two decades, you were due a "paycheck" movie. And if, as you said, starring in a mindless action film would free you up to continue making those smaller, more intimate movies like Max, who would begrduge you?
Somewhere down the road, however, you either went deep into debt betting on monkey knife fights or decided you needed a few walk-in humidors, because the movies you've made lately have been -- not to put too fine a point on it -- craptastic. Your fans have been subjected to an rising tide of cookie-cutter rom-coms and brainless explodoganzas and for what? The cloying Martian Child? The ham-handed War, Inc.?
And now comes 2012, which looks like the single goofiest piece of crap to hit big screens since...well, Independence Day (both directed by Roland Emmerich, after all). I mean the trailer shows the White House getting destroyed. By an aircraft carrier. On a tidal wave. There better be a Tapeheads sequel coming out really damn soon.
In case you think I'm being overly harsh, here's a representative sample of your recent work.
Must Love Dogs (2005)
Diane Lane's presence in this makes some sense, as it's a lot harder for women to land romantic leading roles as they get older (Lane was 40 at the time). As for Cusack, I think it's probably time to start wearing t-shirts of bands that could actually use the publicity. And three-quarters of the Ramones are dead, anyway.
Serendipity (2001)
2001 wasn't a good year for America, or for Cusack. This was the second brainless romantic comedy he'd star in, though it's difficult to measure which one makes your teeth grind more. Serendipity may win thanks to the premise that Lloyd Dobler would ever allow some bratty English tart to play mind games with him.
Con Air (1997)
To be fair, Cusack actually seems to be embarrassed to be involved in this. Unfortunately this is also probably when he started taking career advice from Nicolas Cage.
America's Sweethearts (2001)
What if Rob and Charlie from High Fidelity got married? And famous? And mind-bogglingly annoying? Matters aren't helped by the presence of Billy Crystal and Julia Roberts, two of the most excruciating actors to ever mug their way through a scene.
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Identity (2003)
To its credit, not many movies manage to rip off Agatha Christie and The Hitcher all in the span of 90 minutes. And I understand the big twist at the end is hard to see coming...if you're that guy with the claws in his eyes on the cover of the Scorpions' Blackout album.


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This week saw a number of major news developments across the United States, the UK and Southeast Asia. Here's the weeks highlights in brief.
US Supreme Court rules to allow sports betting
In a decision with far reaching implications, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week in favor of New Jersey in the case of Christi vs NCAA, overturning the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) and giving the green light to legal sports betting across the nation.
The case had centered on states rights issues stemming from the 10th Amendment, with New Jersey arguing that PASPA violated the states constitutional right to set its own sports betting laws. In a historic 6-3 decision, the court ruled PASPA unconstitutional, giving states across the nation the right to enact their own sports betting laws.
Some 20 states have already tabled legislation in expectation of a favorable Supreme Court ruling and now the estimated $2 billion sports betting market is up for grabs.
New Jersey is set to take the lead to market with a law already on the books and operators having had plenty of time to prepare the necessary infrastructure.
Industry observers expect the fist legal sports betting operations to launch in New Jersey in the coming weeks.
Casino stocks rise after US sports betting ruling
In the aftermath of the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling opening up legal sports betting across the country, casino stocks soared in anticipation on enhanced revenue streams as operators move to tap into the over $2 billion potential market.
Slots maker Scientific Games, who also process sports bets, soared 13% on news of the ruling. Caesars Entertainment Corp, the largest casino operator in America, also rose dramatically, up 7.1% on the news. Shares in Boyd Gaming Corp., MGM Resorts International, Stars Group Inc., and International Speedway Corp. also all saw significant gains on the news.
Across the Atlantic, William Hill, one of the largest sports books operators in the UK and the operator of the largest number of sports books in Nevada, also rose 11% on the news.
UK government lowers maximum fixed odds betting terminal wagers to £2
In a victory for anti-gambling activists and MPs concerned wabout the negative social consequences of fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) the UK government has lowered the maximum FOBT bet to £2 from £100.
Punters have long been able to place maximum bet wagers every 20 seconds on FOBTs, which opponents argue are highly addictive, leading to massive losses in very short periods of time.
Advocates of lowering the maximum bet pointed to evidence showing that 230,000 individuals lost more than £1,000 in a single session on the terminals last year alone.
Industry advocates, on the other hand, have said that lowering the maximum will lead to the loss of more than 21,000 jobs across the UK and the shuttering of some 4,000 betting shops.
The government announced that the loss of tax revenue to state coffers from putting a lid on the machines will be offset by increasing the duties paid by outside online operators. The exact amount of the increased duties is expected to be announced in the Autumn as part of the government's new budget.
The Australian state of Victoria will lower tax on online gambling
The Australian state of Victoria has announced that it will launch the lowest online betting tax in the country, creating a new point of consumption tax (POCT) of 8% of bookmakers net wagering revenue.
The new tax will be the lowest in the nation and is expected to generate $30 million per year starting in 2019.
Most other Australian states tax licensed bookmakers at 15% of monthly winnings.
Insurgents in Myanmar kill 19 in jungle casino attack
Ethnic insurgents in the Southeast Asian state of Myanmar killed 19 people in a surprise attack on a jungle casino run by militiamen along the Chinese border.
The Ta'ang National Liberation Army, comprised of rebels from the Ta'ang and Palaung ethnic groups attacked the casino and a near-by army post in the town of Muse, a few hundred meters from the river separating Myanmar and China.
The group has been fighting for greater autonomy in a region which sees a substantial portion of Myanmar's trade with neighboring China.
Some 100 insurgents attached the casino and base with small arms and artillery, killing19 and wounding 20 before being repelled by a government back militia. One policeman and three militia men were killed in the fighting.


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Rude Awakening
Election 2016
In the wake of Tuesday's stunning election outcome, many in the media have called for a reckoning. Matt Taibbi for Rolling Stone bemoaned the coastal media's "insular arrogance" and the New York Times's Jim Rutenberg pointed to its ideological narrowness; both calling on journalists and writers to question some of the basic assumptions that drove their reporting. John Harris for the Guardian went further, warning that "making up for that fault will require not just a few more trips out of state and a bit less attention paid to the latest polling, but an entire culture change."
We agree that now is the time for resisting dogmatism and exploring uncomfortable stances, not at the expense of our convictions but on their behalf. This is, in fact, something we have been trying to do at The Point since its inception. With that in mind, we'd like to suggest a few articles from our archive—now unpaywalled—that have helped us think through what has happened this week.
Mark Lilla on the contemporary Counter-Enlightenment:
["The Limits of Liberalism," from Issue 1]
"The legacy of the Enlightenment is fragile; there is no reason to assume that the principles of human autonomy will always be valued, or that the forces of ignorance, cruelty and domination will always be resisted."
Jonny Thakkar on the contradiction between the Republicans Party's social conservatism and its support for capitalism:
["Why Conservatives Should Read Marx," Issue 3]
"Today's conservatives lead a double life, a heavenly one and an earthly one: with one hand they reach for the ideals of stability, virtue and self-restraint; with the other they prop up institutions that make a mockery of those ideals."
Brickey LeQuire on 9/11 and the Balkanization of blue and red America:
["Not Even Past," Issue 5]
"The notion that we live today in 'two Americas' is shared by both Right and Left, yet it is hard not to notice which of the Americas has proven willing to send its sons to fight and die for both."
Jesse McCarthy on America's moral debts:
["Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?," web only]
"It is black Americans who time and again have called for ensuring truer and broader justice in the land—for America to live up to the formidable ideals of its charter and not just pay lip service to them."
Melina Abdullah on the origins of Black Lives Matter:
["Linked Fate," Issue 11]
"Like our foremothers, we recognize that we are in the midst of war."
The Editors on the temptations of ideological purity:
["On Purity," Issue 11]
"We are especially likely to build mini-societies—whether philosophical, spiritual or political—when we believe our wider social space to be irredeemably corrupted."
Jake Bittle on the Trump rally in Chicago:
["Fear and Loathing," web only]
"The people at the two poles of this country's political spectrum stared each other in the face, and one side dumped beer on the other."
The Editors on the misplaced desire to pick one America over another:
["On Political Fiction," Issue 12]
"As Ellison, Faulkner and Twain well knew, a line of pain, humiliation and the fear or fact of invisibility has historically connected the experience of downwardly mobile American whites and that of African-Americans and other racially marginalized groups."
Kathryn Lofton on charismatic leaders, the "irrationality" of the Trump voter and offense as the beginning of wisdom:
["Understanding Is Dangerous," web only]
"Staying shocked at the Donald keeps us all in it, eroticized by our own disgust. What a drag it would be to cease being shocked by his ascendancy, and pursue instead an explanation of how we contributed to it…"
Malloy Owen on why liberals should read Carl Schmitt:
["Don't Mourn, Repoliticize!," web only]
"The Democrats' withdrawal from the political arena may also be motivated by a sense that some of their opponents are simply too loathsome to engage. American elites have come to regard racism (and attendant evils like fear of Islam) as a sin for which nothing can atone. But their insistence on regarding racist attitudes as outside the sphere of politics has made persuasion impossible."
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Charismatic Models
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Here's one reason shining frightens me… It requires me to do something. And we Christian women typically skip over all the practical ways to shine and assume we must do something grandiose in order to glorify God.
Write a NYT Best Seller
Foster a family of Orphans
Start a Non-Profit
Become a high-profile spokesperson
God probably won't ask you to sink your savings into attending seminary, abandon your current responsibilities and campaign as a Christian candidate, pack up your family and book a foreign mission trip, or sell your home to sleep on the streets of Detroit. He might. And God does inspire some some people do just that kind of thing.
But the truth is we don't necessarily have to do anything drastic to shine for God's glory.
To be fair, God included the grandiose feats of the faithful in His Word. Miriam was a prophetess who watched over Moses. Deborah was a prophetess-judge who led Israel. Esther stood up to the King. One Mary birthed Jesus and another anointed Him with her life-saving's worth of precious oil. Hannah dedicated her son to the ministry.
However, God's Word is also peppered with people who did ordinary things to make God's goodness known. Rahab let down a red cord to save her family. Martha opened her home to Jesus and His friends, while Mary sat at His feet. Ruth cared for her mother-in-law and worked diligently in the field. Chloe, Nympha, Apphia, and Lydia led house churches. Paul commends Mary, Tryphena, Tryphosa, and Persis for their labors. Pricilla partnered with her husband in ministry. Phoebe carried Paul's letter to Rome. Eunice and her mother Lois passed their faith down to Timothy.Click To Tweet
Ordinary People's Obedience
It is more about doing what you can where you are with what you have. It's about obedience. Not everybody can stand up under the weight of such obligations and expectations, but God calls all Christians to shine so that others will see His glory.
And the Father is not glorified by unruly children. Even though we know He sent His Son to save us from that inevitable unruliness.
From the time of the Exodus, God wanted His children to be different from the gentiles. He positioned His people at the crossroads of civilization so those who followed other gods would recognize how much better God's way was. Honest business practices. Mutual respect among people and their property. Strong families. Safety. Health. Good order and discipline in all their daily doings.
But the law was and still is a burden we cannot bear. That doesn't make it, or God, bad. In fact God's goodness shines even brighter because He made a way to make things right between us.
God doesn't need our grandiose gestures. He already accomplished the grandest expression of love when Jesus hung on the cross to pay the price for our sins. He desires our day to day goodness, so that others will see His.
How Jesus SHONE for God's Glory
Jesus was God's goodness made manifest in human flesh. And, OH how He SHONE!
But Jesus didn't have a global ministry, a cushy corner office, or a viral social media presence. He possessed no great beauty or magnificence that we should be drawn to Him. His ministry assignment only lasted about three years and He didn't even pastor a church. At least not before His resurrection. Sure, he performed some incredible miracles to fulfill prophecy and establish Him as God. But during his earthly life, He lacked creature comforts, was rejected by his own hometown, and received only mocking, beating, and crucifixion as the reward for His work. Yet the impact of His life now reaches every corner of the globe.
Jesus suffered without sinning. He resisted temptation with proper application of the Word. He prayed fervently for Himself and others according to God's will. Jesus forgave others, even those He knew would betray Him. He resisted the allure of fame and earthly power and instead gathered and invested in His friends and followers, encouraging and equipping them to carry on after He was gone. Jesus spent time with sinners and outcasts, never condemning them, but lovingly convicting them to repent. He was powerful, patient, and filled with purpose. Jesus wept with those who were hurting, but always celebrated God's goodness. He rested and never rushed, but rather moved with purpose and intention to serve others. He didn't try to make a name for Himself, but rather to make God known. The Messiah feared God more than man and obeyed His Father even to death.
Right about now, you might be thinking…. 'Whoah! Of course He did all that, Liz. He was actually God.'
The Spirit Manifests Jesus' Character
And you're right, but The Spirit of God literally lives within every believer, enabling us to share Christ's nature. This is how we shine, by manifesting Jesus's nature to others. Making Him known. And because God loves you He will not ask you to do anything beyond what you can bear with His help.
This is the gist of what Paul is talking about in 2 Corinthians 4:7-15. He was actually facing death for his preaching about Jesus, but he acknowledged that his sacrifice for the sake of the gospel would bring life to others. He said, 'For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. (2 Corinthians 4:11)' But for the #wordnerd in me, the best part of this is that the word translated to English as 'be manifested' was originally the Greek word, 'phaneroo.' This means to show itself, to render apparent, or to appear.' But the word 'phaneroo' actually comes from 'phaneros' which means SHINING.
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50 Practical Ways to Shine
But how? I'm glad you asked, because I compiled 50 Practical (and practically free) ways to SHINE in 2018. None of them are particularly grandiose. Heck, some may even go completely unnoticed in this lifetime. But I guarantee, God sees and He is pleased. Subscribe to download the list. Share any others you can think of in the comments below. If you have friends who want to shine this year, share this post with them.Click To Tweet
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Idempotence: the ability of a Document to be transmitted and accepted more than once with the same effect as being transmitted and accepted once. This somehow does not mean no side-effects (web applications, GET)! Only idempotent requests can be pipelined, such as GET and HEAD requests with maximum scucess. POST and PUT are dodgy business!! Ahmed Bagi Manchester ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Clelland" <firstname.lastname@example.com> To: <firstname.lastname@example.com> Cc: "S. Mike Dierken" <firstname.lastname@example.com> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 7:34 PM Subject: Re: HTTP 1.1 pipelining > > S. Mike Dierken wrote: > > > I'm looking into request pipelining & had a question about the kind of > > requests allowed. > > The RFC says only idempotent requests should be pipelined. > > This FAQ > > (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/netlib/http/pipelining-faq.html) from > > Mozilla says PUT should not be used because it isn't idempotent. > > Except that it is. PUT is idempotent (repeatable with deterministic > > results). > > > > <>Which is it? > > I'm pretty sure that the Mozilla FAQ is wrong in this case. Perhaps the > author is confusing being idempotent with having no side-effects. You're > right that the semantics of PUT do make it acceptable for pipelining. > > Of course, given the number of web applications out there these days > which break idempotence even for GET requests, I'd be worried about > assuming that property for anything on the web. > > > Ian Clelland > <firstname.lastname@example.com> >Received on Friday, 28 May 2004 16:16:54 UTC
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Dialing Up a Wilson Pickett Hit
Dialing Up a Wilson Pickett Hit
We play Wilson Pickett's hit record "634-5789." Pickett died Thursday of a heart attack. He was 64.
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Wilson Pickett died Thursday. He was 64 years old. There have been many remembrances this week, so we'll keep ours to seven digits.
(Soundbite of Wilson Pickett song, '634-5789')
YDSTIE: Wilson Pickett on the Stax label, circa 1966. And it's 22 minutes before the hour.
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So I've been looking for an MMORPG to play (like everybody else) and I decided to give this game a try, seeing as I've heard of it over the years and didn't even know it was released.
My first experience with ijji at all was when I got into the Huxley beta when that game was finally put into some kind of testing after 6 years of being under wraps. Needless to say, the game was very unintuitive, awkward controls and more than enough times did you get errors (why the hell do you start the game from the website?) that left your account locked in for hours so that you couldn't even log back in.
Well, if you think that's bad, ijji wants to remind you why they are the worst publisher of free2play MMORPGS in the world. If it wasn't bad enough that the download link is ridiculously hidden in the entire website, but after you get the game installed, you get sent to the website (I see no real feedback has been taken since this was the method of launching Huxley; nobody must have complained!) to click "Game Start."
Does the game start? Whoops, nope! Looks like you didn't download REACTOR, the ridiculous ijji-made pseudo-platforming half-webbrowser spawnchild of the worst appealability in the world.
Look, I don't know how you guys are, but I'm very skeptical about putting random shit on my computer. One time I downloaded Mabinogi with it's download manager and I got a virus. Needless to say, I deleted Mabinogi and completely cut myself off from their publisher (nexon) entirely. I refuse to play nexon games. I'm no idiot, I did nothing to get a trojan. It was all Nexon's terrible download manager.
Either way, installing REACTOR was another thing I'm skeptical about. While it was installing, I was browsing some sites. Without your consent, REACTOR also implements it's addibility into Firefox and doesn't uninstall itself when you delete it! So, when the installation was done, my Firefox restarted. (You have to remove the REACTOR .add files from Firefox yourself. They don't show up on the Addon screen.)
Either way, I went with all this garbage, skeptical enough, REACTOR.exe and all, to begin playing the game. You'll recognize the interface quite quickly because it looks like a Korean version of Steam, fit with stupid cash shops, dumb lists of currency and options to install every other garbage game ijji has ever released. When you finally launch REACTOR and click on "Soul of the Ultimate Nation" to run the game; guess where you go? REACTOR acts as a web browser and sends you right back to the website for the game! You click gamestart anyway! REACTOR exists for absolutely no reason! Woohoo!
Then I launch the game. There's only one server and two channels, which should give you some idea of the population. Character creation is a complete drag as the way you choose which class to roll (Valkyrie, Berserker, Dragon Knight or Elementalist) is articulated by four characters, wearing identical looking armor and in identical stature, staring at a boss. The worst part is, when you click on one, it zooms into the character creation screen which you then have to press 'back' on to zoom out and watch the 3 second cinematic again in case you didn't randomly pick the class you wanted.
Alright, so I picked an Elementalist, chosen a face and hairstyle from the 5 availabie (3/5 faces and hairstyles are rehashed with palette swaps). I entered the game.
The first thing you'll notice is that nothing is on your action bar except "Auto-attack" and "Sit/Rest". There is no indication of your abilities or how many you have, however you have the option of randomly pressing "K" to access your skill/spellbook.
You're then instructed to do a couple quests to collect armor and stuff. Okay, this is what really bugs me the most. First of all, there is NOBODY in the area from level 1-10. Not to mention, every single quest you do and every single monster you kill is the exact same as the first quest and monster you ever do. Your very first quest in the game you killed 3 Beastmen Sentries. Then you kill 3 more. Then you kill 3 more. It's the same model every time. They didn't even bother trying on this part, honestly. I didn't get past level 10 so I can't tell you anything. What's the point? The first hour of a game is supposed to draw you in, not give you a foreshadowing of how fucking boring the inevitable asian grind is going to be for the remainder of it.
Oh, by the way, when you assign spells/abilities to your hotbar, there are input issues. I would be standing in front of a monster, auto attacking, spamming "2" and "3" to try and use Fire Missle or Ice Blast with both of them off cooldown and it would just sit there auto attackign for four seconds. I was not lagging in any sense. The game engine is atrocious and the combat feels very awkward.
Not to mention, this game is operted by point and click with this hilarious option to move with WAQE. Yeah, you read that right. You strafe with Q and E. Are you even being serious right now? This game offers 'adaptive abilities which react to your movements of strafing, backing up or moving forward' and you are controlling your strafes with Q and E? Turning left and right is obviously given with A and D, but you turn with the mouse anyway (which is done by left clicking, not right clicking, like most modern day MMOs).
You're probably saying, Pijama, what's the problem, why don't you just rebind the abilities, afterall there is a "Key Mapping" option on the options menu, isn't there?
Yes, there is a Key Mapping option on the options menu. Contrary to what you might think, though, you can't set up any controls! It's just a splash image of a keyboard and a list of controls! You can't change a single thing! ^_^
Oh yeah, the translations are garbage too. Extremely awkward grammar and spelling at some points. You can tell it was done with a translator. This game is complete garbage, don't waste your time with downloading it and ijjis terrible game manager REACTOR. Move along, there is honestly nothing to see here.
You could try webzen's SUN,but i don't know if it's any better.Anyway the game was made by(original publisher?) them so some things might be better,such as service and population.
Interesting, what you were actually expecting from a F2P game. Did you expect WoW? I have played this since the open beta in October. I took to this game more than I did any other MMO I have played, yes I have played a couple from GW(for three years), Karros Online, D&D online,and Champions Online to name some recent ones. I have played three of the four races and all my characters are over level 70...
The graphics for a F2P are top notch, of course they aren't perfect. Character creation is limited and gender locked no big deal. I didn't experience the cut scene every time I changed characters...Combat does have it's hitches but overall responsive. Movement is W,A,S,D, this is like a few other MMOs I have played, or "right click" to where you want to go, so I'm not sure your problem unless adaptation is one of them. The mouse buttons for look are opposite of most games, but you get used to it. Yes, key mapping is non-existant, and that is bad. You can use the "tab" key to target enemies you do not need to just point and click. You move the skill from your skill tree to your bar where you can use a skill either by clicking on it or hitting the corresponding number and they have cool down...so what do you do when a skill is in cool down, hmm, well stand there or auto attack...PvP is not my area so I'm not one to comment although the PK system is a little unforgiving to the victims. And there are high levels that prey on lowbees for armor drops(something that can happen if PKed), but new players are safe to level 20.
As for Reactor all iJJi games use Reactor and it tells you that on the front page of the website if you look under installation instructions...you DO NOT have to integrate it into your browser, or use the start game button on front page. If you read you would have seen that as well. I'm sorry you choose not to go past level 10 (I do agree with you there are hardly any new players).
Grinding???? Really, from someone who never went past 10, you actually can get to level 94-95 by just doing missions...no real grinding. Even trying to get to 130 (current level cap) you just repeat missions which you could call grinding but not in the true sence. The game is not for hard core MMO players, as the content isn't coming out fast enough. There are some "ok" events and contests every now and then. it is a nice diversion to hop in and play. I'm on most nights and find something to do or someone to help out. Your experience should not stop anyone from trying the game, as there are thousands of others still playing. I would say give it a try if you don't like it after playing you have only lost time.
first off for someone that didnt even play past lvl10 u cant realy say much as for gameplay on anything theres still alot of actual gameplay thats yet to be released for us such as skill combos as well on this version of the game.
secondly as for your computer's antivirus reading the game or the reactor as an trojan program this happens when playing mmos online sometimes merely cause your computer doesnt recognize the file type or any of its associations i have kaspersky 2010 and it has a gaming set up just for this kind of problem.
ive been playing the game around a month so far ive already reached lvl95 on one character the lvling is fairly easy which is a releif seeing as the last mmo i stuck with takes 250 mil from lvl 100 to 101 making lvling anymore beyond this pointless
however this game is based mainly around its pvp aspects, there is alot to do in the game pve wise such as area conquest but alot of that entails getting groups of ppl together for killing rare spawns that have tons of hp or luckys wich no matter what lvl u are u can only do 1-5 damage or so depending on equipment.
graphics wise this game has some pretty good graphics most ijjis games use the unreal 3 engine giving the textures a much richer color and makes it look less cartoonish in my opinion theres large land scapes making traveling around kind of a pain but hey at least youve got something pretty to look at lol.
theres still alot to be released in this game they are taking there time releasing new content but i think that the sooner they release it the sooner theyll lose players having seen some ppl with new shadow characters at lvl100 within three days of the shadow patch being released. I for one am looking forward to the rest of the crafting list more quests another lvl cap increase to 150 ridable mounts and the skill combo system ive read about on the full versions of the game already released in other countries
im srry your personal experience with the game was bad and you dont care for the company however go play one of iggs games if you think this company is bad especialy on a game like tales of fantasy where its free to play but all the events in the game are surrounded by buying platinum their in game cash shop currency
like purchasing 6000 over the course of a week and youll recieve an epic permanent mount however 100 platinum is = 5.50 $ in usd making that mount cost u well over 300 real life dollars
Ouch! some fierce criticism there. Watched this in development for awhile then thought it had dissapeared, wife found it and downloaded, fromm ijji.com as they support UK. She didn't have many probs or trouble, and for a free to play it looks really good and seems to play quite well. I've payed a good few pounds for MMO's that were junk but this seems quite a decent game. Free to play with cash shop doesn't seem the evil bogey i first thought it would be, might even flex the plastic for her... if she's happy then the world is an ok place...
All complaints aggainst the ijji version are no longer valid, ijji is closing it's doors to SUN and are moving it's players over to a new server on the Webzen version (which has more content, less effective CS items along with cheaper prices).
If you have characters there you want to keep you need to apply for a transfer or they will be deleted :P
Not only that but the orginal Webzen servers no longer have an ip block, so if population (or the way that population worked) was an issue, now would probably be a good time to try the Klippe server, it has the most activity I think i've ever seen in the game.


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Because there are so many forces at play in the market, even the most experienced seller may be challenged to identify the best route. Before attempting to go into the selling process without any knowledge, it is best you take a few moments to understand these easy sales-oriented tips in the article below. Just a few moments invested can go far for you.
Maintaining your home even when you are considering selling that home is an important part of preserving the value of it. Many people selling homes put off ongoing maintenance of paint, landscaping, and other repairs, such as fixing leaking faucets to avoiding spending any money on a home that they are planning to leave. Nevertheless, neglecting these undertakings can result in a huge load of work that must be dealt with prior to selling a home.
Include energy efficient upgrades to your home if you're planning to sell. Using energy monitors, outdoor solar energy lights, LED bulbs, or anything with an Energy Star rating, can make people more interested in your place since they can reap the savings without buying anything.
Set a reasonable price when selling your home. Look at compatible local sales and the values of homes in your area, then set a price which is at the higher end of the average. If your home carries a steep price tag, you could ultimately be forced to reduce the price.
If you plan on selling your home, get rid of as much clutter as possible, even if you intend to remain living there while it's on the market. Buyers want to imagine themselves in the home, and the fewer there are of your displayed belongings, the easier it will be for them to do so.
Bidding wars sometimes can be to your advantage. If your listing price can compete with the other home prices in your area, it's likely you'll draw in many more prospective buyers. More people coming in to see your home will result in an increased likelihood that you will get multiple offers on your property, which can translate into you getting a sale price that is closer to your original asking price.
Boost your real estate sale with added bonuses. You've probably seen ads that offer a free appliance with a home purchase. This will make potential buyers more interested in purchasing your home. Just look at what's highly demanded but within your budgetary reach, and then include it in the closing deal. Doing this really boosts your rate of success.
Pick your agents carefully when selling or purchasing a home when it comes to real estate. Since selling real estate is a big deal, it is important that the agent you choose is knowledgeable. An agent with solid credentials is a real advantage you need to have on your side to sell your home quickly and make a good profit.
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Acupuncture is a treatment that dates back thousands of years and is a part of traditional Chinese medicine. During an acupuncture session, a trained professional inserts hair-thin needles into your skin at various points around your body. While you might feel the needles, the treatment is generally painless. This helps to restore the energy flow within your body, reducing your pain. Several studies show that many patients who undergo regular acupuncture sessions see a significant reduction in the pain they experience.
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Aurel Bacs, Christie's watch expert: 'We're possibly the largest collectors' community'
How did Christie's achieve $91m of sales in a global recession? Aurel Bacs, International Co-Head of Christie's Watch Department, reveals all...
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Last year, international auctioneer Christie's racked up $91.2m in sales throughout the year. It was Christie's highest-ever annual sales total for fine watches - despite all the talk of recession and global economic downturn in 2010.
One man who played a key role in Christie's 2010 result was Aurel Bacs, International Co-Head of Christie's Watch Department. Last week, in his own words, Aurel kindly took us through the experience of selling a $5.7m wristwatch (the Patek Philippe Ref 1527) and also shared with us his eight tips for spotting a World Record priced watch.
This week, webringyoupart two of Aurel's exclusive interview with Paul Fraser Collectibles, via telephone from Christie's Watch department's headquarters in the epicentre of fine Swiss watches, Geneva.
Aurel Bacs: 'We will see growth in the market in terms of value
Below,Aurel explains the beginnings of his passion for rare watches, why 2011 could be a great year for the watch markets, and reveals the inside story on how Christie's made $91.2m amidst global recession...
PFC: What first attracted you to the field of fine wristwatches?
Aurel Bacs: My father was an architect. It was a hobby of his, a pleasure of his. He's an engineer, he has a very technical mind. So it is probably of little surprise that he was always fascinated by engineering, by all mechanical pieces.
I remember, as a child, dismantling and repairing our electric trains at home. Learning about the beauty, the fascination, the history [and] the intriguing mechanisms of vintage watches... Especially, putting that into a context,this was the 1980s when wristwatch collecting had just started following the electronic decade.
[This was] when even many of the finest Swiss makers would abandon their traditional way of making watches, thinking that the world was now going to look for Quartz watches and electronic watches - which will obviously be more precise than a mechanical watch.
But people did not care about the five or 10 seconds that the Quartz or electronic watch would be more precise. [They] were looking for the beautiful craftsmanship, fantastic quality and traditions that a vintage or mechanical wristwatch could offer.
As a teenager, you began attending watch auctions...?
Absolutely. It was also the time of flea markets, vintage antique shows and of course in Zurich, my hometown, there were a couple of auction houses that would regularly hold watch auctions. It was a fascinating world for a teenager.
I was lucky enough that I wasn't laughed at, but [instead] was welcomed by the senior and experienced collectors and dealers who had a pleasure in sharing their knowledge and helping me to improve my knowledge.
What have been your highlights during your years in the business?
Well, I have to say there are many. Because a highlight can be a highlight in terms of simply the final result - meaning a watch that is fetching millions. But then watches of lesser value that just have a wonderful history - that have been considered lost for decades [and] that have been rediscovered - are equally highlights.
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And very much a highlight for me is when there is a seller or a buyer that has a very emotional or personal background that moves me - completely regardless of the importance of the items or the value. I have lived beautiful, emotional moments.
Despite economic downturn, Christie's recorded its highest sales total of $91m in 2010. How did you manage to achieve this?
Now we know it was the most successful year ever for our watch department. But the years before, 2008 and 2009, were more difficult - and were below the 2007 results, which was our then-highest year.
The main problem we had when we lost 10, 20 or 30% of our turnover was not because of people being more reserved or less secure about bidding. Our main problem was that some of the sellers, that would normally come to auctions and entrust us with the sale of one or several pieces of their collections, would not be inclined to sell.
They feared, in view of the financial uncertainties, that the market would not bid at a sufficiently high level for their beloved pieces - which I understand. That meant that we were not able to secure as many great watches as we were hoping, and were previously used to receiving; which simply meant we had less to offer to our clients.
However, what we had did extremely well. So it was a matter of a year until sellers' confidence returned. We would not only go back to the pre-crisis time, but even exceed it - and, because of a relative shortage on the market, make new World Record prices in many categories and bring the overall total to $91m.
Now, why is that? When we think of how this financial chaos started in 2008, it was because of the financial markets. Many financial products that private individuals and companies were buying as investments proved to be different than they were lead to believe.
Certain funds with '100% guarantees' and '100% returns' were not as 100% safe as they were told, or believed. Or the real estate wasn't as secure. All these things came to light. Something that Christie's understood, or learnt, was that things on paper are one thing - but reality's a different thing.
That meant collectors would say: 'Well, instead of buying a financial vehicle thatI don't understand - I don't know what's behind it - I'll buy something that I understand. Whatever the world is [like] the next morning, it is what I hold in my hands.'
Suddenly tangible assets - and that could be antiques, sometimes also gold and diamonds - proved to be the 'best friends' of those who had liquidity and were looking to do something with it. So maybe thanks - or indirectly due - to the lacking appeal of the financial markets in 2008-09, I think some of the collectors were even more encouraged to bid at auction.
'I have lived beautiful, emotional moments...' Aurel Bacs presides over a Geneva auction
Overall, would you recommend collectible fine watches as an investment?
I actually would not directly encourage people to consider a watch - or any antique - as an investment as the starting point for their acquisition. It is my hope and my recommendation to first appreciate the object: to love it.
You don't need to understand it as a scholar. I'm not asking a bidder at our auctions to first take a watchmaking course and read 50 books. But appreciate the object. Say that if I spent 10,000 on a fine watch... My investment is my pleasure and my satisfaction - and the quality of life I gain by owning and eventually wearing this watch.
Having said this, those who bought them for pleasure - without the second thought of making money five years down the road - have actually turned their watches into very nice profits when they came to sell them.
This is because the watch market is steadily growing [in] double digit numbers every year. And that is because the watch has such an international appeal.
Most notably since the incredible growth of the greater Chinese market, India, Brazil, the Middle East... We see from all these parts of the world collectors pouring in, enjoying great classic vintage collectors' watches. Therefore there's a shortage of those great pieces. That makes them go up in value.
Last but not least, the watch does not have cultural, religious or other borders as maybe some other collectibles. I understand that a photograph by Helmut Newton displaying a nude is not everyone's cup of tea! Buta fine mechanical watch can appeal on every continent, at any age and every cultural or religious background.
So we're possibly the largest collectors' community on the planet.
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Pawa has become a pioneer in bringing lawsuits based on damage allegedly caused by greenhouse gas emissions. Pawa is currently helping a small tribe of Alaskan natives sue Exxon-Mobile and other energy companies because they argue their small coastal lands are being irreparably damaged by sea-level rise, which most scientists believe is exacerbated by greenhouse gas emissions.
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Does Decred have nodes? And if so, where do I sign up?
When you run the wallet, you can buy 'tickets' for voting that gather new decred along with the typical blockchain miners.. that's Proof-Of-Stake and Proof-Of-Work systems respectively.
Not sure if either the mining software or the wallet would be referred to a a node though.
Thank you for input ! So if I buy tickets? Do I have to vote? What does voting accomplish aside from providing a yes or no?
the default is set to 'abstain' which still counts as a vote.. it can take about a month for it to do what it needs to do, whereby the funds then get returned to you (an hopefully a bit bigger).. They cost a lot though 80+decreds and it's best to use a 'pool' which is a 3d-party site that many other tickets join so as to even out the profits an prevent putting a stake in an getting nothing but the stake back.
The proposal creation an adoption part is still in the making (politeia based) so there aren't many proposals yet, but that will change and i expect important ones are still possible through this forum.
In competing crypto's with lesser security the proposal areas are where loads of people often try an get crypto for services, like marketing or software development, which looks good but with lack in security, censorship from outside parties will likely guide them into obsoleteness.
(someone correct me if i'm wrong)
So you should buy as any tickets as you can afford because you always get you're initial back??? 100% ?
To answer my own question the answer is YES lol
Now another funny question, how do you vote !?!?
I have absolutely have done that but my ticket says immature...!?!?!? and i cant find a definition of an 'immature' ticket....
Thank you for the help !
Thank you.
What does it mean, immature ticket?


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Fred (Michael Caine) is on holiday in a Swiss resort with his best friend Mick (Harvey Keitel). Mick is trying to write his latest screenplay, supposed to be his big oeuvre, together with a group of young writers. Fred is just trying to get some peace and quiet, when an emissary (Alex Macqueen) from the Queen of England approaches him to ask him to conduct his most famous symphony for Prince Philipp's birthday, much to the surprise of the emissary and Fred's daughter Lena (Rachel Weisz). Lena comes to visit but stays longer than planned when her husband and Mick's son Julian (Ed Stoppard) announces that he's leaving her.
I was very reluctant to see Youth. I was afraid that the film would be all about a couple of old guys olging young women (the poster suggests nothing different). Fortunately the lusting was kept to a minimum and there was a lot about the film that I enjoyed. It won't become my favorite film ever, but it was far from as bad as I expected.


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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Most of us are pretty familiar with the three R's. But perhaps there's a little more to learn. Firstly, there's a big importance to their order. It is preferred to reduce the overall amount of stuff we consume or resource being input to create a product. Once consumption is at a minimum - we want to get the most out of the stuff we do have. Reusing products repeatedly is preferred to disposable one-time-use products. Also, we can repurpose a product for secondary uses at the end of it's first use. Lastly, when a thing has been made only because it was needed and used as wisely as possible, then we can recycle the materials into other usable products. The end of the life cycle is hopefully as an input to another product. What cannot be recycled (recycling can be seen as including nature's organic composting) is most commonly buried, diluted or incinerated - ie., thrown "away".
Often recycling becomes the catchall phrase for the three R's and many marketing promotes recycled or even recyclable content as the best option. Sometimes they are the best or only option. But sometimes they are not. Look at reusable moving boxes as an example. A durable reusable plastic moving box (such as a FROGBOX) take 8 times the energy to produce as does a comparable cardboard moving box. But whereas cardboard typically only gets two or three reuses at best, a FROGBOX is part of a system that ensures a life of 400 uses. This is a fairly simple analysis, but still we can see the value is clear. A responsibly reused product is a better option.
Do note: a durable product that will not get reused is not a better option. For example you wouldn't want to buy a new reusable coffee mug every time you go to Starbucks. They take many times more energy than paper cups to produce. If you have one, take it with you wherever you go, but you need to use it hundreds of times to ensure that it is the better choice than a paper cup.
Some cardboard recycling facts:
Energy and Water Use. The pulp and paper industry is the third largest consumer of energy, using 11.5% of all energy in the industrial sector, and also the largest industrial consumer of water in the US.
Limited Recyclability. Cardboard can only be recycled about 5-7 times before virgin pulp must be added to provide adequate strength to the material.
GHGs. Cardboard decomposition produces methane, one of the most potent Greenhouse Gases. And, according to the EPA, about 20% of the corrugated collected for recycling in the United States is exported, mostly to China.
Water Pollution. In addition to the chemicals needed as an input to process recycled pulp, the sludge from a cardboard box can leach inks, coatings and fillers into the ground, poisoning waterways and wildlife habitats.
We hope you found this informative. Thanks for reading! And here's to happy moving!