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For almost a decade now, German football has reinvented itself with an exciting array of classy players and talented youngsters. The Bundesliga brand has grown and grown and, yet, Bayern Munich's 2013 Champions League win remains its only triumph of global significance.
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But the first generation to benefit from the change of approach could be remembered as one of lucky losers, nearly-men who never quite managed to clear the final hurdle.
Bastian Schweinsteiger and Philipp Lahm can rightly consider themselves to be among the finest players ever to represent their country. Both have racked up over a century of caps during their time as mainstays of the first XI, starring in three World Cups and three European Championships.
Miroslav Klose, meanwhile, has claimed Gerd Muller's long-standing record of goals for the national team in his 13 years as their premier striker and stands equal with Ronaldo on 15 World Cup goals. A true great of the game, yet, just like Lahm and Schweinsteiger, success has always eluded him.
Since they hosted the World Cup on home soil eight years ago, Germany have made a habit of dazzling everyone in the early stages, but freezing when the tournament comes towards its conclusion.
Klose cruised his way to the Golden Boot in 2006 but found himself incapable of getting past Italy's firm defence in the semi-finals, the Azzurri scoring twice at the death to silence the Westfalenstadion.
They went one better at Euro 2008, dispatching Portugal and Turkey in thrilling contests in the last eight and last four respectively, but fell at the final hurdle to Spain.
It was the same opponents who knocked them out of the World Cup two years later in the semis after they had played some of the most expansive, enthralling football the tournament had seen.
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Germany were always famed for their steely mentality, able to win at all costs, and the new generation, though excellent players in their own right, have yet to show that they can match their predecessors.
Even Bayern's Champions League triumph was at the third attempt in four years, including a disappointing loss to an inferior Chelsea team on home soil.
But they are quickly running out of chances. Klose is now 36 and has been vocal in his desire to bow out of the international game at the conclusion of the current World Cup. It would be ridiculous if Germany's best-ever scorer and the joint best marksman in the tournament's history never won the trophy.
As for Schweinsteiger, injuries have hindered his career in the last few years. Now past 30, time is catching up on him and this may well be his last run at the World Cup, while Lahm's pace will desert him as time goes by.
The younger contingent of the squad will have other chances; the likes of Mesut Ozil and Thomas Muller have immense talent and the scope to go to the very top of the game. But they will be doing their older colleagues a disservice if they do not do their utmost to deliver now.
Friday's quarter-final with France is the next step in the path to the final and the time has come to perform. They have had a mixed tournament so far but have shown they are capable of raising their game when they need to. History is there for the making.


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CBS, who initially reported that Penn State's punishment would be "unprecedented," is now reporting that the NCAA will fine Penn State at least $30 million and could fine the school as much as $60 million and create an endowment for "children's causes" with the money.
"This is a fine like no fine before," an industry source told CBSSports.com.
It is beginning to sound like the unprecedented punishment will be mostly monetary. It's already been leaked that the football program will likely not be suspended. Scholarship losses and bowl ineligibility were mentioned and now the possibility of a hefty fine exists.
To put the fine in perspective, Penn State's athletic department had $116 million in revenue for the 2010-11 school year, the most recent data available according to figures from the U.S. Department of Education's Equity in Athletics.
It would appear that the NCAA is doing everything it can to kill the Penn State program without actually killing it. Rather than a swift death, the NCAA is trying to starve Penn State. But there's no guarantee it will work. The NCAA is taking the evil-genius-bad-guy approach and just hoping the person trapped in the building they set fire to will die, rather than putting a bullet in his head. The rules imply the "death penalty" can only be used on programs already on probation, but the NCAA is already breaking protocol by foregoing its own investigation and relying on the Freeh Report. Why stop there?
Penn State had $116 million in revenue in one year, most of which was thanks to the football program—which is still active under this scenario. The school's alumni have already shown they will support the school in the worst of times—raising almost $208 million in donations even as they learned the worst about their former defensive guru.
What makes anyone think this support will waver? Yes, $60 million will be harsh, but if the football program is allowed to continue—and make money—how harsh will it really be? Sure, Penn State won't have a good team and won't be getting any bowl money, but that won't stop the faithful from rallying around the program. Nothing has yet.
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Zack Golditch, a high school senior who recently committed to play football for the Colorado State Rams, was among the injured following the shooting at the midnight showing of The Dark Knight in Aurora, Colorado. Golditch, along with current and future teammates were in the theater adjacent to the theater in which James Holmes allegedly opened fire.
Golditch was struck in the ear by a bullet that made its way through the wall, but was not seriously injured.
"It was at the scene of the movie where a firearm was pulled and shots were fired. It kind of sounded like Black Cats (firecrackers) went off," Golditch told the newspaper. "Everyone kind of looked around the theater and this guy had like a hole in his arm. Everyone just thought they were firecrackers so we turned back to the movie, and that's when my ears started ringing and I fell on my friend."
His friend, Rams sophomore David Anderson suffered only minor scratches. Golditch was released early Friday morning.
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According to a pair of reports out of Mississippi, Brett Favre is expected to soon be named offensive coordinator for Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg. It's not yet official, but the school board will meet on Monday night, Favre will meet with the Warriors' head coach within the next week.
"He is going out there," said agent Bus Cook, "and it will give him something to do."
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Zacks Investment Research has downgraded Aggreko PLC (NASDAQ:ARGKF) to Sell in a statement released on 10/04/2016.
Displaying a price of $12.64, Aggreko PLC (NASDAQ:ARGKF) traded 1.94% higher on the day. With the last close down -17.37% from the 200-day average, compared with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index which has decreased -0.01% over the same time. ARGKF has recorded a 50-day moving average of $13.35 and a 200-day moving average of $15.30. 9,343 shares of Aggreko PLC exchanged hands, up from an average trading volume of 1,756
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By: (MCJ's Paishance Welch)
As independent as we know millennials to be, it can also be assumed that our wardrobe is just as creatively independent. Not so quick to hop on the bandwagon, millennials spend time online shopping for the most part. The advantage of being able to strategically and precisely mix and match different looks, customizing I should say, opens doors for originality, individualism and authenticity.
Fashion statements are just that, statements made by wardrobe and articles of clothing. Millennials take open platforms to be able to make whatever statement they feel should be made. We follow our own rhythm. We move with our own beat. So why shouldn't our fashion do the same?
We follow our own rhythm. We move with our own beat. So why shouldn't our fashion do the same?
According to market research, stores like Abercrombie and Fitch, and Gap are becoming less attractive to millennials. As some have said that the clothing selections within the stores aren't as creative as one would want. Looking like every billboard and TV commercial is something that steers millennials away when shopping for unique, and creative styles.
A poll done by Investment bank Goldman Sach's and Teen Vogue surveyed 1,200 millennials. In this poll individuals were asked to submit their top stores for fashion. Keeping in mind that each favored store couldn't lack: individuality, flavor, style, uniqueness, price and rare characteristics within their store wide selection. Among many favorited stores and brands here are a few:
- Forever 21
- Converse
- Urban Outfitters
- TJ Maxx
- Macy's
- Levi's
- Nike
- American Eagle
- Adidas
- Victoria Secret
- Hot Topic
Millennials are set to become the largest group of consumers in America. Estimated to reach $1.4 trillion in annual spending by 2020, roughly one third of that will have been spent in retail spending. With numbers like those, we know it is safe to say that we are serious about our shopping.
In a group discussion among a few fellow millennials from different age groups and living areas, everyone was asked the same question, "What does fashion mean to you?" While everyone's answer was different, at some point in the discussion, each individual briefly touched on how fashion and wardrobe is correlated to some form of a "silent expression."
They shared that how an individual choses to dress has a lot to do with what and how they are feeling. Some individuals are simple and choose to make fashion statements by not dressing too complex. Other people are more outgoing and flashy. With personalities like that, wardrobes reflect those characteristics as well.
We don't shop for comparisons or copying. We shop for clothes that compliment our individuality.
Style is a representation of who we are, what we stand for, and how we want to be perceived to the world. Millennials long for shopping experiences like no other. We thrive off of the ideas we accumulate when shopping. We don't shop for comparisons or copying. We shop for clothes that compliment our individuality.
Clothing stores, and retails businesses know and understand that being trendy while at the same time still stand out in a rare way, is how millennials have taken the retail and social world by storm. Having the latest fashion in our closets and still being able to capitalize on being creatively independent all the while, is what makes fashion an undying, circulating sense of self expression.
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Millennial Magic!


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Shutters, shades, or blinds; making the right decision can be a very overwhelming task. With the right knowledge of the three you will be ready to make that decision confidently. First and foremost, let's begin with what makes the three different. Sure, they all get the job done but what makes them different and how do you decide which window treatment is right for each room. Shutters are designed for privacy and to control the desired amount light that enters the room whether it be a lot or non-at all. In addition to durability and privacy shutters come in a myriad of styles that are a costume fit to your windows. Unlike shutters, shades are regarded as the most affordable and are quite stylish as well. As well as shutters, shades come in many different styles and colors. There are even solar shades that block the sun without entirely blocking the view. Even woven shades that allow small amounts of light to seep in to the room while still providing exceptional privacy. Last but not least, blinds, with horizontal and vertical slats being the distinctive feature blinds come in an array of shapes and styles. There are many different materials that come associated with blinds, having a wide pricing range. Blinds are available in many styles to complement the home's overall décor.
Now that we have learned the basic difference between shutters, shades and blinds, you need to ask yourself how much money do you want to spend? How much lighting and privacy do you want in a room? Knowing the difference between three as well as knowing how much money, light and privacy you want will help with the overwhelming decision making between shutters, shades, and blinds. The Kraft Design Family takes pride in helping our customers make a decision that will bring a smile to your face daily.


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Dostoevsky on the Couch
Nineteenth-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky suffered from epilepsy, an affliction he gave to many of his characters—heroes and villains alike. Sigmund Freud, the father of modern psychiatry, psychoanalyzed Dostoevsky after the writer's death and concluded that Dostoevsky's hatred of his father caused his seizures. This map looks at the Freud-Dostoevsky connection and makes some forays into Dostoevsky's own attempts at talk therapy, as well as filmmaker Woody Allen's appreciation for both men.
Fyodor Dostoevsky assigned epilepsy—a disorder that was sometimes called the "idiot disease"—to several characters in his novels. Most notable is Prince Myshkin, the protagonist of The Idiot, whom the author describes as possessing eyes that are "gentle, though heavy-looking in their expression," with a "strange look from which some people can recognize at the first glance a victim of epilepsy." Describing the onset of a seizure (an account one of Dostoevsky's biographers interprets as autobiographical), Dostoevsky writes that it was as if Myshkin's brain had caught fire and his awareness increased "ten times at those moments which passed like a flash of lightning."
In making Myshkin an epileptic, the author did not wish to signal that Myshkin is diseased or defective; on the contrary, Dostoevsky saw him as a superior being. In one passage Myshkin's oncoming seizure is depicted as an almost religious experience that floods heart and mind with "extraordinary light." The narrator notes, "These moments were…the direct sensation of existence in the most intense degree…. At the very last conscious moment before the fit, he had time to say to himself clearly and consciously, 'Yes, for this moment one might give one's whole life!'"
Fyodor Dostoevsky claimed his first bout of epilepsy occurred while he was imprisoned for being part of a utopian socialist group. He wrote to his brother Mikhail in 1854, "Disordered nerves have given me epilepsy, but the fits occur only rarely." After a major seizure in 1857 that involved convulsions, foaming at the mouth and urinary incontinence, he was shocked when a doctor diagnosed him with full-fledged epilepsy.
Sigmund Freud, the founder of modern psychiatry, analyzes Dostoevsky's epilepsy in his 1928 essay "Dostoevsky and Parricide." Freud argues that the author's epilepsy actually began much earlier in life and that it was triggered by his guilt over a suppressed longing for his father's death (that is, an oedipal rivalry) and perhaps other psychological conflicts. Freud found it particularly interesting that in Dostoevsky's final novel, The Brothers Karamazov (1880), the brother who murders the father is also an epileptic. Thus, deduces Freud, "it is highly probable that this so-called epilepsy was only a symptom of his neurosis and must accordingly be classified as hystero-epilepsy." Dostoevsky biographer Joseph Frank calls the facts Freud presents "extremely dubious at best" and the case history he develops "purely fictitious."
As he developed his methods of psychoanalysis toward the end of the 19th century, Sigmund Freud attempted to use hypnotism on his patients but eventually found he could get results by having them lie on a couch and free-associate—that is, say whatever came to mind, without self-censorship. He then analyzed the patients' words to get at their subconscious meaning. A similar sort of "talking cure" takes place in Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment when the magistrate Porfiry Petrovich converses with the novel's protagonist, Rodion Raskolnikov, trying to uncover his motivation for murder and get him to confess and seek redemption. Petrovich is not merely looking for a conviction—he wants Raskolnikov to face what he has done, reject the thinking that led him to commit murder, renounce his past ways and become a benefit to society.
Turkish novelist and 2006 Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk has explained the similarity between Freud's method and Dostoevsky's, noting that Dostoevsky understood, "long before Freud, that human beings were not rational creatures but acted on instincts they didn't understand."
Writer and director Woody Allen takes on Crime and Punishment in his 1989 film Crimes and Misdemeanors, but Allen's story comes to a very different outcome. The novel's central character, Rodion Raskolnikov, murders a pawnbroker and her sister. He sees himself as a poor but intellectual man who needs the money and considers the pawnbroker a wretched human being who contributes little to society. Afterward he torments himself with questions of responsibility and motive before finally confessing to the crime and going to prison.
Raskolnikov's counterpart in Allen's film, Judah Rosenthal (played by Martin Landau), initially experiences overwhelming guilt about arranging for his mistress to be killed, imagining that the eyes of God are on him. But as time passes, he learns to live with it. One night, a bit drunk at a party, he sits down with filmmaker Cliff Stern (Allen) and suggests a plot for a film about a man who gets away with murder. Cliff suggests Judah consider a different ending and have the murderer turn himself in. "In the absence of a god, or something, he is forced to assume that responsibility himself," suggests Cliff. "Then you have tragedy." Judah scoffs, "But that's fiction."
References to psychotherapy and Sigmund Freud, the visionary thinker behind psychoanalysis, occur frequently in Woody Allen's movies, no doubt because the writer and director has spent time on an analyst's couch. In his first screenplay, for the 1965 film What's New Pussycat?, Allen created a psychoanalyst character (played by Peter Sellers) and gave him a Freud-like Austrian accent. Allen makes overt references to Freud throughout his oeuvre. His title character in Zelig (1983) claims, "I worked with Freud in Vienna. We broke over the concept of penis envy. Freud felt that it should be limited to women." More often Allen's characters discuss their analysts and psychotherapy sessions. Allen refers to Freud so much in his films that an interviewer once asked if he had done extensive study of psychoanalytic literature. "No, I'm not interested in it as a student," he replied. "I'm just happy being a patient."
The opening of a new Moscow subway station dedicated to author Fyodor Dostoevsky was briefly delayed in 2010 because local therapists and journalists feared the artwork in it might provoke despair among commuters. One psychologist proclaimed, "It is a direct call for suicide. It can't be ruled out that people will also commit murders and assault others." The works—in black, gray, white and purple by muralist Ivan Nikolayev—depict scenes from several Dostoevsky novels. Among the murals Russian mental health experts cited as most disturbing are those that depict scenes from Crime and Punishment, including one that shows the main character with one body at his feet, about to commit a second murder with his ax. Another depicts a character from The Possessed (1872) holding a gun to his own head. In response to the criticism, Nikolayev replied, "Art is not fun, and artists are not clowns in the circus arena."


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The general manager of the universe has resigned, reluctantly but with no regrets. My aunt Ginny was born in 1927, the year Maidenform claims to have invented the bra. This matters because she later became a Maidenform bra model, in the 1950s ad campaign that had women dreaming of exotic places in their Maidenform bras. After a few years as a model, she began touring the country as a foundations expert, helping women with "figure problems" (and who among us doesn't fall into that category?) find the right-size bra. A photo from 1958 shows a window display at Harvey's Department Store in Nashville. A bra-clad mannequin floats on a flying carpet, and the lettering on the window says, "I dreamed I went to Baghdad in my Maidenform bra." In the lower-right of the display, an 8 by 10 of Ginny announces her upcoming appearance for fittings.
Ginny was my dad's oldest sister. They were raised in hard-scrabble circumstances in Harvey, Illinois. She left home at 15, and got a job at a savings and loan. My dad went off to college, without any support—emotional or financial—from his parents. During the summers, he lived with Ginny in a little house she bought through foreclosure for $6,000. A customer of the bank, a young widow who modeled for Sears Roebuck, helped Ginny get into modeling.
That was Ginny's long-ago history. By the time I developed anything worth fitting, she'd moved on to the larger pastures of real estate. But she remained a role model. She was glamorous, hard working, and understood the necessity of finding humor in everything, even tragedy. Especially tragedy. Her early years were hard, and she understood that I'd seen some difficult times too. We used to joke that, in our next lives, we'd return as delicate flowers, the kind of women who refuse to lift a finger and are therefore, somehow, taken care of. Oh, to be transported through life on a such a magic carpet—as if either one of us would tolerate that for more than six minutes.
Almost 20 years ago, during a hospital stay, Ginny composed the first of many autobiographical writings. She was worried about dying without passing along her history, so any time she was in the hospital, I sent notebooks and pens so she could write it all down. "My dear family," she wrote in 1992, "when I resign as General Manager of the Universe—and we all have to give up our role at some point—know that it's part of God's big plan." She wanted us to know her life had been good—not easy, but with more experiences than most could ever hope for. Through the years, she accummulated her dying thoughts, until carpel tunnel made it nearly impossible to write.
Recently, in the last few weeks of her life, she kept her many relatives informed by phone. "It's nothing, just a real hassle," she confided about her latest hospitalization. "But please pray I don't need surgery." We both knew her body couldn't take it. Her heart was weak. She was dehydrated. "Let me get a drink of water," she said during our conversation. I heard her sipping through the straw, then a grateful sigh. "These days, hon, that's as good as a martini."
She sounded like her old self. She was determined to get through this latest scare. Still, I was worried. I checked in with my cousin and siblings. We agreed, she was fragile. But as I talked to my sister and my cousin, it also became apparent that Ginny made each of us feel that we were the most loved. She talked to each of us about what was important in our lives. She fretted over various family dramas, with advice that was thoughtful and hard earned, always reminding us of how far we'd come and what joy was ahead. She did the same for her fellow residents at the nursing home, including a relatively young woman who had ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Ginny grieved with her as the woman went from being engaged and active to sitting in a wheelchair, unable to speak or respond, except, perhaps, with a faint glimmer in her eyes. Ginny read to her almost every day.
I got the call a couple weeks ago—Ginny died. We all knew she was going to go soon. My mom and sister and I had visited her on her birthday in April. We laughed and celebrated. Ginny repeatedly thanked us for visiting. (And called after I left, to thank my family for being willing to be without me for a few days.)
Ginny taught me to have faith and to love people while we're all still here. But her passing does leave gaps. First, there's the whole General Manager of the Universe thing, which now will have to be done by a committee of strong-willed and sometimes disagreeing descendents. It won't be the seamless, uplifting process it was when Ginny filled the role. But more important, I want to tap in to her ability to make each loved one feel most loved. It's the one thing I forgot to ask her. How did she do that?


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I know the A's haven't been great since the departure of Bob Geren but they most certainly have been better. Does better mean Melvin should get another stab at the A's though?
I say yes but not because I think Bob Melvin is a great coach. I say yes because I don't know who else the A's could get that would do a better job.
The A's are a tough organization to coach for. Number one, they don't have a great payroll and never bring in top notch talent. So their manager has to get the best out of an average bunch. Number two, the manager has to deal with Billy Beane and Lew Wolff. Lew Wolff cares more about moving to San Jose than putting a good team together and Billy Beane cares way too much. Billy, as hard as he may try, can't keep his hand out of the cookie jar. No manager is going to be able to manage any other style other than whatever Billy wants to do.
The reality is most managers won't touch this team with a ten foot pole. The fact that the A's have an experienced manager that was able to turn this team around even the slightest bit is a miracle. I don't see the A's doing any better than Melvin.


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Review: Star Wars: The Old Republic
Having been a long-time Star Wars fan, and a long-time, high-end World of Warcraft player, I was almost immediately interested whenever I heard about a Star Wars MMO coming out. Then I heard that Bioware was at the helm for this new game, and my heart lept. Could this be a good Star Wars game equivalent to Knights of the Old Republic? I was intrigued, so I signed up for the Beta Test, much later than most Star Wars fanboys did. I had no hope of getting in…until one day I got an email asking me to participate, and I knew that this game was an insta-buy for me.
If you have ever played any sort of RPG, especially one made by Bioware, you will be familiar with some mechanics in SW:TOR. While this game is a little different than console RPGs in that it is a Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game, I was VERY surprised how much the game played like a regular RPG. First off, all of the "quests" or "missions" you pick up that gain you experience and money are all tied into a central storyline or a story arc in some way. This was staggering for an old WoW player. Gone are the quests where you go kill 10 wolves for no good reason. Secondly, ALL of the quest givers have voiced-over introductory dialog that gives you your quests. It's enough to make you stop and think, "Holy crap. That's gotta be DAYS of recorded dialog and audio". On top of that, in most dialog sequences, you have choices of how to respond to these NPCs, and there are options to follow a "Light Side" or "Dark Side" path, reminiscent of Knights of the Old Republic, or Fable. Depending on which dialog options you choose, your character will become aligned with either side of the force, restricting or enabling different items to be used and different lightsaber or blaster bolt color crystals to be used. This effect is mainly aesthetic, but it really allows for character development in an MMO.
Gabe from Penny Arcade said it best today:
I'm just amazed at the quality of the class specific story-lines. The mission objectives and dialog choices really help you develop a character and not just an avatar. I mentioned this when I talked about the Beta a while ago and to me it really is the defining difference between SW:TOR and other MMO's. While playing last night with Scott he explained that his bounty hunter was all about completing her contracts and getting credits. She didn't let her feelings get in the way of the job. He was thinking about this before his character was even level 10. I'd be very surprised if he had any idea what sort of "person" his Troll Shaman was in WOW. – Gabe, Penny Arcade
So as you go off questing, you get beat on by enemies, but instead of having to buy food/water to restore your health/resource, each class has a built-in recovery ability that recharges you out of combat, reducing downtime. To further make the game more enjoyable, companions have been introduced into the game. Each character recruits companions that compliment their class, and can take damage for you (tank) deal damage for you, or heal you depending on what your class is already good at. These companions can be summoned at any point, and can also be sent on quests to sell low-quality (grey) items to a vendor for you, or sent out to level your professions. Gone are the hours of flying around Icecrown looking for Lichbane and Frozen Lotus. There are three types of professions that you and your "crew" can have. A crafting profession, a gathering profession, and a mission skill. My Jedi Shadow is a Synthweaver (a crafter of armor for Force-sensitive characters), an archaeologist (gathers power crystals and color crystals used Force-sensitive creations), and an Underworld Trader (go on missions for rare cloths, metals, etc.). Send your companion away on these missions, which cost you credits, and they will come back after a few minutes, 8 being the most I've seen, and most times they are successful. Sometimes they are not, but different crew members are better at different things, and multiple crew members can be sent out on different missions at one time. This allows you to focus on your questing and storyline while sending out companions you don't need to have tank for heal for you to do the grindy-stuff that everyone in WoW hates.
The biggest thing that shocked me about SW:TOR is the storyline. If for no OTHER reason, you should pick up the game to play the storylines. Yes, plural. While this game already has some maximum-level operations (raids) for groups of 8 or 16 people, the storylines are enough to keep me busy for a very long time. SW:TOR has 8 unique storylines, one for each class. This main storyline follows your character from level 1 to level 50, and gives him or her the drive to progress from world to world to pursue it. The Jedi Consular, the base class that you start playing and specialize to become either a Jedi Shadow or a Jedi Sage at level 10 has the same storyline for both advanced classes. This allows the game to offer 32 "unique" feeling classes between the Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic to go hand in hand with the 8 storylines. The Sith Inquisitor is the Empire's equivalent to the Jedi Consular, but their abilities work slightly differently. Instead of telekinesis, they use Dark Side Lightning. These abilities do roughly the same damage, just different flavor between the two classes. The first person to hit 50 (max level, for now) in our guild said that he spent about 3 days of play time (36 hours) getting to level 50. If you wanted to experience all 8 storylines in the game, that's 288 hours of gameplay. Now, some quests will overlap, but a significant portion of the story is specific to your class.
Finally, I was very impressed with the grouping mechanics that were created for SW:TOR. I have had the opportunity to run the low-level operation "The Esseles" a few times as well as some of the heroic (harder) group quests with some pick up players. If you cannot or do not want to build a maximum group, players are allowed to bring a companion with them to assist. That means that a 2-person group could potentially complete a 4-person quest if they fulfill the right roles. I haven't tried this, but this is part of the intention from what I have heard. This helps to alleviate some of the headaches that were caused by trying to form and balance a 5-man group with 1 tank, 1 healer, and 3 dps. Almost all of these quests have some sort of dialog option in them, and instead of each player talking to the NPC individually, all players talk as a group. All players get to pick their dialog option and then the game rolls to see who wins. In cases where Light Side or Dark Side points are gained, you always get the points you answered with, regardless of who wins the rolls and how the quest progresses. In the first Operation, The Esseles, this occurs several times, in my first group, all other players chose the Dark Side option and got Dark Side points, but I chose the Light Side option (and didn't win the social roll) and I still got my Light Side points. It's a fun minigame, and a cool way of interacting with a quest giver. If a party member is not there but you want to begin a conversation, they can "Holoconference" in, where they can see and talk in the conversation via hologram even though they aren't there. The Esseles is a story-based operation where you are protecting a diplomat in transit when you get attacked by the Sith (I can't speak to the Sith version of this, yet). You fight off the Sith and retake your ship, each section of the operation has a dialog-based briefing that segways into the next section of the operation. Very intuitive and really grabs your and pulls you into the game.
It's true that ever since I was little, I loved watching a tv-recorded version of Star Wars, which later became known as Star Wars: A New Hope. I remembering rooting for the guys with the green lasers (the Imperials) because I liked the color green better than red. From there, many games with my little brother, Nolan, included us pretending to be Jedi with our plastic lightsabers while growing up, pretending to have epic space battles with disk shooters, and going to see the special edition releases in the theaters with our parents. I loved everything Star Wars, and then when I started to get into gaming, I realized that while there were a few good Star Wars games on the market, most of them were mediocre at best. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was my most recent excursion into Star Wars games, and while fun (and very challenging if you turned the difficulty up), the storyline was kind of weak, and it lacked the polish that games that truly qualify as "great" have. I held out hope, and the 6-hour wait at PAX East last year that I talked about made me raise an eyebrow in question.
You see, I had also been a long-time World of Warcraft player, involved in high-end raiding guilds that went on to be in the top 300 in the US. While that's not very high to a lot of other players, we were pretty proud of it, and we accomplished and saw things that only about 1% of the 10 million player community got to see/do. The downside is that MMOs can take up a lot of time, which is one reason why my co-author hates them. The second being that you need to pay a monthly subscription to play them. Having entered the adult world with my own house and my own chores, and my own career, I found myself with only a fraction of the amount of time that I had to play games at night, I quit WoW, even after I had found a 3 day, 3 hour raid schedule (absurdly low for the bosses they were killing). Eventually I succumbed to my dynamic schedule and the need to farm outside of raids. SW:TOR I feel may be different, and if not, I have plenty of 1 – player content I can play through if I so choose.
While I may only be level 17 so far, I highly recommend this game to any RPG-lover, MMO-player, or Star Wars fan out there. Give it a try…no. Do or Do Not – There is no try. This game has fixed a lot of issues that WoW had built deep into the game that made many of us hate it. However, it is a new game and is lacking the experience of the Blizzard team. I have seen servers that have a 2-hour wait time to get past the queue, there are no dual-specs in the game yet, there is no mount or pet tab in the game, and there are a few minor bugs that are being worked out. For these reasons, this game gets a 4/5, however it is an outstanding game and I highly recommend that everyone gives it a try.
I will leave you a video of the Eternity Vault (one of the first major operations) trailer. It shows the group dialog options, and the first boss of The Eternity Vault as well as some gameplay. Enjoy:
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A distraught and repentant former Malaysian model, who was convicted for drinking beer at a nightclub, wants to be publicly whipped with her family members watching.world Updated: Aug 21, 2009 12:06 IST
A distraught and repentant former Malaysian model, who was convicted for drinking beer at a nightclub, wants to be publicly whipped with her family members watching.
Set to be the first woman to be punished for violating the country's law that forbids liquor consumption in public, Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarnor is also hoping for media coverage, Harian Metro newspaper reported on Friday.
A court last month ordered that she be whipped six times for consuming alcohol.
She was quoted as saying that she wanted the punishment to be carried out in public to serve as a lesson to others who consume alcohol.
The 32-year-old said she wanted her family to be allowed to watch it, adding: "I hope the media will be allowed to cover it as well. I've brought shame to my family despite having received religious teachings from my parents since young. I hope the punishment will bring me back to the right path."
She said she did not regret her decision not to appeal despite her husband's persuasion, preferring to treat the entire episode as a challenge from God.
She was also quoted as saying she was mentally and physically prepared for the punishment, The Star said on Friday.
However, her husband Muhammad Afandin Amir, 38, is worried about his wife's health as the punishment would possibly be carried out during the month of Ramadan.
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BUENOS AIRES, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Argentina's industrial production contracted 4.1 percent in November from the same month a year earlier, national statistics agency Indec said on Wednesday, marking the tenth straight month of shrinking output.
The drop was less sharp than the median expectation for a 4.5 percent year-on-year decline in a Reuters poll, and marked the smallest drop compared with the same month the previous year since March. Output has fallen 4.9 percent through the first 11 months of the year, unchanged from the 10-month total.
Argentina's economy remains in recession one year into center-right President Mauricio Macri's term, as inflation eats into consumers' purchasing power and a promised flurry of foreign investments has failed to materialize.
Earlier this week, Macri sacked finance minister Alfonso Prat-Gay and split the ministry. Economists see Argentina's economy contracting 2.3 percent in 2016 before rebounding to grow 3 percent next year, driven largely by public works spending.
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Three months after the death of Bob, the squad I belong to was sent to the building where Bob and I had had the first encounter. For three months I witnessed wars of different scales which have resulted countless deaths for both the enemies and us. I am supposed to feel numb about all these, but I just cannot get away with the scene when Bob left me.
I took out the bag of coffee beans left by Bob, sitting down alone at the corner where Bob used to stay. The corner is not close to windows and it is dim. I saw a broken mirror on the wall full of graffiti. I looked into the mirror and saw an unfamiliar face, that is me. The statement about "mission" made by Bob pops into my mind. What is a mission? Once a person is dead, nothing left but ashes. When Bob's life came to an end. what is remained is only a small bag of coffee beans. I stared at the wall and found an irregular coffee bean pattern emerged, next to it is the signature phrase of Bob "Each person has his own mission…"
When I am trying to reach the pattern, I noticed a small notebook between the cracks of the wall. I peeked at the soldiers and hide the notebook quickly when they were not paying attention. The notebook is full of notes and drawings, when I want to check out the details of each page, a small print slipped from the notebook. The note reads:
"I am correct that you are a curious man. If I am not wrong I should be dead now. I leave the bag of coffee beans for you as a memento! I wish that you can have a real taste of coffee for me one day. You should have a lot of questions in mind but it's difficult to explain all these with a few words. As the diary is already in your hand, your curiosity will take you further. Everyone has to find their own mission themselves. Someone may even exhaust all means to find his own, the key is we should not just sit there and wait for it. "
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After reading this note with no expected ending, I feel relieved. I packed the notebook and the bag, thinking that I would like to understand the past of this old man.


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At the 63rd Street Hot and Crusty cafe, residents of New York's Upper East Side get bagels and coffee served with a smile 24 hours a day. But behind the scenes, undocumented immigrant workers face sub-legal wages, dangerous machinery, and abusive managers who will fire them for calling in sick. Mild-mannered sandwich maker Mahoma López has never been interested in politics, but in January 2012, he convinces a small group of his coworkers to fight back.
Risking deportation and the loss of their livelihood, the workers team up with a diverse crew of innovative young organizers and take the unusual step of forming their own independent union, launching themselves on a journey that will test the limits of their resolve. In one roller-coaster year, they must overcome a shocking betrayal and a two month lockout. Lawyers will battle in back rooms, Occupy Wall Street protesters will take over the restaurant, and a picket line will divide the neighborhood. If they can win a contract, it will set a historic precedent for low-wage workers across the country. But whatever happens, Mahoma and his coworkers will never be exploited again.
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Immediately following the screening, there will be a panel discussion concerning the film and the subjects that it raises.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT (adapted from filmmakers' New York Times op-ed)
We first met Mahoma López, in April 2012 at a secret meeting in a McDonald's on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. We'd spent the previous autumn documenting the Occupy Wall Street protests. Mahoma had reached out to the Occupy movement for help with his struggle to improve conditions at his workplace — the original Hot & Crusty bakery and cafe at 63rd Street and Second Avenue. At first he seemed a quiet, humble worker — the kind customers often overlook as they wait in line for sandwiches and coffee. But Mahoma would not be invisible for long. Mahoma and his co-workers filed a complaint with the New York State Department of Labor but gave up waiting for a response after several months had passed. They reached out to big unions, but were turned away because their shop was too small. In May 2012, Mahoma and his co-workers went to the National Labor Relations Board and voted to form their own independent union. This set off the chain of events documented in this film.
In the early 20th century, immigrants were at the forefront of the labor movement that helped build our middle class. Today, when the fastest growing job sectors are retail and food preparation, the struggles of low-income workers and their families matter more than ever. Turning these jobs into living-wage jobs while fixing our broken immigration system would lift millions out of poverty and benefit our entire economy by increasing consumption and tax revenue. Mahoma's story is part of a growing wave of low-wage and immigrant workers organizing across New York City and around the country that has the potential to spark this kind of change.
We're making this film first and foremost because it's a classic underdog story and we're inspired by the courage of our protagonists. Beyond that, we want to understand how ordinary people find that courage in themselves. We think this film has the potential to change the way Americans think about labor, immigration and activism in general. It's time we admit it: America runs on the labor of the undocumented. Their struggle for rights, inside and outside the workplace, is an inseparable part of our democratic project.
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[Capt Ron] Seems like poppy still holds the view that the C/E is being driven by, or is waiting on, various domestic Iraqi milestones.
[Capt Ron] I don't know how to prove my case, but I believe the opposite....that progress seen lately in Iraqi affairs is a result of, is being driven by, much larger global concerns.
[jodilf] is the dog wagging the tail or the tail wagging the dog ....
[Capt Ron] The C/E is the dog wagging the Iraqi tail, not the other way around.
[jodilf] agreed
[Capt Ron] And the C/E dog is wagging that tail pretty hard this week.
[clubber3] GM MIG, anybody seen that Pesky RV yet. That seems to be a hard dog to run down!!!
[harleyrider] Capt Ron I believe Iraq is like the orchestra being driven by the conductor. But we don't hear the music until they play.
[Capt Ron] Good analogy.
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[Capt Ron] Only seven more days till the UNSC affair.
[clubber3] any ideas anybody about today, tomorrow, or are they going to push it up to the 27th
[watercolor] I'm pretty encouraged about it being this month.
[Capt Ron] Although this view is self-serving.....
[Capt Ron] ...if the UNSC is set to approve the ch7 release on the 27th (and those votes are always prearranged before they sit down together)...
[Capt Ron] ...then I think that the iqd rv would have to be already in place, with we peeps already in the Porsche dealership lots, before that date.
[watercolor] Capt Ron love that idea!
[Capt Ron] I might be in error there....we might be in the BMW dealership lots instead.
[clubber3] My wife saw something in the Washington post about the $ being devalued soon. Any ideas on how to handle the RV with that factor. I'm thinking about holding some IQD back for a couple of months
[Capt Ron] clubber, when it rvs, I'M ALL IN. If the usd devalues, I'll take that risk rather than hold on to any iqd in hopes of further price appreciation. Heck, all it takes is one match to light the m.e. on fire.
[clubber3] Capt Ron that is a factor, I guess a gamble either way
[jodilf] Capt Ron I think most people will be all out in the first 30 days
[Capt Ron] If I gain a leverage of 3000 on my iqd, I won't mind a usd devaluation of 10% or whatever it might be. No sweat
[watercolor] Capt Ron I'm with you. Besides, our economy will come back up.
[sananddan24] Papa Bear are we still in good shape for a RV
[Papa Bear] sananddan24 Yep
queenb0123] Hearing its "Fantastic" for today!!!!!
[GJHHonor] mrs.) great call from Tony yesterday saying that O was part of the hold up he had all the countries that owed the usa money to pay them back with the resest happening wow that was awesome news USA will be debt free IHO hope that is true that could the signing stuff jester has been saying go rv all
[GJHHonor] is signed for that to happen know he said great call
bryan1972] There is a very interesting post in the comment section, under thurs. morning Dinar chatter. Has anyone read?
Cashinqueen)from recaps: Huge spike in China overnight lending. We use Libor they use SHIBOR. Never seen a spike like this up 25% over night. They are trying to suck out cash. Someone contact me I need a chat room to explain this. Been trading 25+ years
[bonshoom] cashinqueen1 SIBOR stands for Singapore Interbank Offered Rate and is a daily reference rate based on the interest rates at which banks offer to lend unsecured funds to other banks in the Singapore wholesale money market (or interbank market)
[bonshoom] a 25% spike seems high.
[onlygodknows] Who can tell me what an SKR is?
[FLPatriot59] onlygodknows Safe Keeping Reciept
[DelawareMeMom] So, tighten your chin strap . . . pull up your socks . . . suck in your tummy . . . take a deep breath . . . get a grip on what really matters . . . soon and very soon . . . we will have much more to do that stare at a computer screen watching for a black jet . . . (always a welcome sight -) By the way, Okie, if you are watch'n . . . come on in brother! :)
jdtolle » June 20th, 2013, Happy for yourself
You don't have as much time as you'd like to have. But instead of resenting that situation, or getting frustrated or despondent about it, make good, positive use of the time that's available.
The circumstances may indeed be difficult and challenging, but that's no reason to make them even more so. Instead of fighting against the difficulties, embrace your own ability to move positively through them.
It's easy to feel sorry for yourself, but that doesn't really get you anywhere you'd like to go. With the exact same amount of thought energy, you can feel happy for yourself, and thankful for the very real positive possibilities that are yours.
There are all sorts of distractions, excuses, interruptions, and other people to blame for your lack of progress. Even so, you can make the commitment to make real, meaningful progress no matter what, and then successfully follow through on it.
There's plenty of negativity in the world, and there's nothing to be gained by adding to it or wallowing in it. You can just as easily choose a more positive, powerful, productive path.
It all depends on the way you see it and the way you live it. Be happy for yourself, for all the good you can do, and then spread your positive energy far and wide.
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6/20/2013 05:20:58 am
Okie please give us an update (good or bad) with what happened on 24 hour hold time. Thanks.
6/20/2013 10:11:11 am
it whent off with no glitches all is good and moving forward with the rest of the recodes. all is good and on the bring! Please remain seated and keep arms and legs in side the car till this ride comes to a complete stop, thank you and as always please come again!! :)
6/20/2013 05:43:13 am
Heard 1% of US is in this dinar CE.. now think how many of those citizens are already very wealthy.. Congressmen, Senators, High Officials, etc. so that leaves a very small minority of everyday citizens in this RV event.. I do think IMHO that we effect this in any direct way... our collective amount is NOTHING to those high up... from the stand point of DC..etc.. ues your money wisely.. DC has it that most of us will be broke again within 3-5 years..
6/20/2013 11:23:24 am
I'll bet it's nowhere near that many people. I have nothing to point to that says so, but that probably makes me a guru around here, right? <grin>
6/20/2013 05:43:53 am
[DelawareMeMom] So, tighten your chin strap . . . pull up your socks . . . suck in your tummy . . . take a deep breath . . . get a grip on what really matters . . . soon and very soon . . . we will have much more to do that stare at a computer screen watching for a black jet . . . (always a welcome sight -) By the way, Okie, if you are watch'n . . . come on in brother! :)
6/20/2013 05:44:24 am
I'm so happy now I can't stand it! Just; Show Me The Money!!!
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6/20/2013 07:53:46 am
hope poppy is doing Ok. Poppy like many others have never realized it is the tail wagging the dog. Some guru's for years now have made mention of the ministers for example but if you walk through the halls of parliament, minister's name plates are on their doors. When the US and IMF, China dictate this to done, you won;t hear another word about Maliki or Erbil or HCL or any other thing. All those milestones could have been completed 2 years ago. If you are the USA and you control Kuwait ( army of 4 , one fighter pilot, 1 small battleship with two oars) what kind of influence do you think we have in getting them to sign off on any agreement? Same with Iraq. Things had to get done worldwide and until they were done, it was always always a misdirect. So now we are close and some of the guru's have changed their tune. This has been a nightmare of misdirection for a long time.
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The Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips has married England rugby star Mike Tindall on Saturday in the country's second royal wedding of the year.
The daughter of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips held low-key nuptials in Canongate Kirk on Edinburgh's historic Royal Mile, three months after the majestic and very public wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton.
Phillips, 30, who is 13th in line to the throne but does not use a royal title, and Tindall, 32, were wed in a ceremony attended by the Queen, William, his bride Kate and a host of other royals and sporting stars.
Phillips, who once sported a tongue stud, is often considered a royal rebel. But on Saturday, she looked every bit a traditional bride, clad in an ivory silk and satin gown by British and Edinburgh-trained designer Stewart Parvin, who also creates outfits for the Queen.
The couple, who largely shun the limelight, didn't have ceremony carried on live television and crowds gathering in the Scottish city ahead of the service were told by police there would be little to see.
Phillips expected to compete in 2012 Olympics
Phillips is a world-class equestrian who is likely to compete in the 2012 Olympics, following in the steps of her mother Princess Anne, an accomplished equestrian who was part of the British team in the Montreal Olympics in 1976. She divorced Zara's dad in 1992.
Zara's brother, Peter Phillips, married Canadian Autumn Kelly in 2008.
Tindall is a leading rugby player who has captained England in international matches.
The prospect of even a brief glimpse of the Royal Family on Saturday was enough to entice hundreds of people onto the streets of central Edinburgh, including a few dozen who camped overnight to win a front row view.
Waving a Canadian flag, Margaret Kittle, 76, said she had travelled from Ontario and staked out a spot Friday night.
"I flew over last Saturday and have been here since last night. I started following the royals after I saw George VI and the Queen back home in Canada when I was four-years-old," she said.
The couple are known for putting their devotion to sport ahead of their celebrity, and plan to postpone their honeymoon as both are due to feature in major events next week — the bride in horse trials, and the groom in England's rugby international against Wales. Phillips also plans to continue to use her maiden name when she competes.


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EGYPT, Cairo : Osama Mohamed Morsi son of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi speaks during a press conference in Cairo on July 22, 2013. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI
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Ousted Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi's family on Monday railed against the country's military leadership, condemning his detention as a "kidnapping."
The statement is the first from the former president's family since Morsi was overthrown on July 3 by the military. Morsi has since been held in custody and has had no contact with his family since then, according to The Associated Press.
"What happened is a crime of kidnapping," said Osama, one of Morsi's sons, who is a lawyer. "I can't find any legal means to have access to him."
Speaking at a news conference in Cairo, Osama described his father's confinement as the "embodiment of the abduction of popular will and a whole nation," and "a scandal in every sense of the word," as quoted by the BBC.
"We are taking local and international legal measures against Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, the leader of the bloody military coup, and his putschist group," Morsi's daughter, Shaimaa, told reporters.
The United States, along with several other countries, have called for Morsi to be released.
The Muslim Brotherhood, from which Mursi hails, has recently outlined plans for ending Egypt's political crisis, insisting on the ousted president's return after nearly three weeks of protests calling for his reinstatement.
This week, newly-appointed Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy launched a public relations campaign to boost the army-backed administration's credibility abroad.
Egypt's interim prime minister, Hazem Beblawi, urged "all political parties to express their opinions peacefully, and to renounce violence," after weeks of mass protests by pro- and anti-Morsi demonstrators.
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This is one of my favorite types of projects to work on. Something passed on to me from someone who knows no matter how bad it looks believes I can turn it into
something fabulous. And this desk did come out looking amazing after I worked on it.
Where there's a will there's a way and you always pull it off! Looks fab!ReplyDelete
Who are you, anyway? I mean, honestly, you're insanely talented! The "Furniture Terminator"!
Just amazing, gal!
You are so talented and have such an eye for making things beautiful.ReplyDelete
Kristy you are a GENIUS! I think it looks amazing!! Those claw legs are great. I'd LOVE to attend one of your workshops sometime... wish I didn't live so dang far away!!
That was NOT a redo - that was sheer MAGIC!ReplyDelete
You really are fekkin' brilliant! I sooo wish I could go to one of your workshops.ReplyDelete
Wow, I NEVER would have thought of that solution! Perfect. It looks a lot better this way anyway. Lovely. Of course ALL your pieces are lovely!ReplyDelete
What a fantastic job repairing the little secretary. It is so beautiful now. Smiles, SusieReplyDelete
you do such beautiful work! amazing!ReplyDelete
Kristy, you are amazing! Your average person would have walked away from that project. I can't wait to see what you come up with next. Dee from My Painted Stuff.ReplyDelete
Great project. I just dropped by to thank you for being part of our first blog party, Hot Fun in the Summertime, but since I'm visiting I just became a follower too. Love your projects.ReplyDelete
Hell yeah! Awe.some.ReplyDelete
Well aren't you ingenious! That's a great way to make it work.ReplyDelete
Fantastic piece and it looks like you have given it a new life....nice.ReplyDelete
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
That is beautiful!! Great job!ReplyDelete
This was far more that a redo. It was a story problem and you figured it out. COngratulations on such a lovely solution.ReplyDelete
Amazing vision! Most people wouldn't have even considered this piece worthy! Fabulous job with the legs.
Wow. Just found you through My Repurposed Life. I am blown away, what an incredible transformation you made on this piece! Immediately joined your site, can't wait to see all your old and new posts.ReplyDelete
Fastastic re-do. I love it and it is such a pretty piece now.
I love what you did with this old secretary! Just wondering, where did you find the drawer pulls? We're they already on it or did you find them somewhere? I'm looking for some exactly like that but in the antique finish for an old hutch I inherited.ReplyDelete
Amazing, I'm so impressed. The piece really looks beautiful!ReplyDelete
All I can say is WOW! What a great remake! No one would ever realize where that poor little piece started. It came a long way BabyReplyDelete
I have a 'disaster' of my own! You've made me believe I can make something of it!! Thanks for the inspiration!ReplyDelete
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06-23-04, 17:22 #1Registered User
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Unanswered: Sharing Data between Sub-Report and Main Report
I am trying to pass some data back from a sub-report to the main report and I only get zeros. In the sub-report I created a formula called "Assign Group Count" that looks like this:
Shared NumberVar GroupCount;
GroupCount := DistinctCount({File.Field name})
Than in the Main report I create a formula called "Place Group Count" that looks like this:
Shared NumberVar GroupCount;
When I drag the formula field of the main report into the report it always comes up as zero. In the sub-report the count works, but the main report returns the data from the sub-report as zero. Why is this happening? The formulas should work to pass the information between the reports. Any help would greatly be appreciated!!!
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I had that problem before also. The way i got around it was to assign another shared variable to hold the value that you want to be sent after it has already been calculated in the subreport.
so in the subreport you would have that groupcount how you have it.
Then i created another formula "holdgroupcount"
Shared NumberVar HoldGroupCount;
HoldGroupCount := {@GroupCount};
then in the main report just do
Formula GroupCount
Shared NumberVar HoldGroupCount;
you dont need that extra variable after it like you have it now.
Also keep in mind that there will be no value until after the subreport has been calculated so make sure the field is in the correct location.
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I am still not getting the results for some reason, I still get 0 (ARGGGGHHH). I created the new "hold formula" in the subreport and in the main report. I have the subreport in the Detail section of the main report and the information that I need back from the subreport in is in the Group Footer section. Is everything in the correct location, orwould you suggest other areas for the subreport or even the shared information? Thanks for all of your help in this problem!!