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Larry Kramer's "The Normal Heart" Wins Emmy
Jim Burroway
August 26th, 2014
Twenty-six years after Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart made its off-Broadway debut, it finally made it onto the Great White Way itself for a twelve-week engagement in 2011. Later that year, it was optioned for an HBO movie, which premiered over Memorial Day weekend earlier this year. With an all-star cast including Mark Ruffalo, Jonathan Groff, Matt Bomer, Alfred Molina and Julia Roberts, it depicted the early days of the AIDS crisis in New York from 1981 to 1984. Last night, the Normal Heart's nearly three decade saga finally reached mainstream recognition when the HBO production won an Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie.
"I'm just so excited for Larry," (Director Ryan) Murphy told The (Los Angeles) Times. "It was a labor of love. I fought for it. I really worked hard to get people to see it, for so long. I would just hope that any recognition you get just gets more people to watch the story and to learn about that dark chapter in our history."
U.S. Supreme Court Stays Virginia Marriages
Jim Burroway
August 20th, 2014
The U.S. Supreme Court has stayed the Fourth Circuit Court's decision upholding a lower court's ruling which found Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. The Fourth Circuit's ruling was due to go into effect tomorrow morning after it refused to issue a stay last week. The Supreme Court's stay will remain in effect until it either rejects a request to hear the appeal of the Virginia case or it hands down a decision.
Lawyers from the Alliance Defending Freedom representing Michele McQuigg, a named defendant as county clerk for Prince William County had asked Chief Justice John Roberts to issue a stay. Roberts, who oversees the Fourth Circuit, referred the request to the full court. There's no indication of whether there were any dissents to the request.
Ugandan Religious NGO Lays Off Staff After US Aid Cuts
Jim Burroway
August 18th, 2014
The Ugandan opposition magazine Observer reports that the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU), which is composed of members from the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Orthodox and Seventh Day Adventist churches, has had its funding withdrawn for its HIV/AIDS program by the U.S. Agency for International Development over the IRCU's support for the Anti-Homosexuality Act. Funding from the European Union was also withdrawn, forcing the IRCU to lay off its entire paid staff.
The multi-denominational organization was this month forced to lay off all staff after USAID abruptly ended its financial support worth $34.5m (Shs 89.7bn). This funding accounted for about 90 per cent of IRCU's resource envelope. The local organization says it is a victim of its anti-gay stance, which the donor finds unacceptable, although some sources claim IRCU failed to meet some of USAID's rigorous accountability procedures. Suspension of funding was communicated to IRCU in a June 26 letter by USAID Country Director Lislie Reed. She told the religious body that their partnership was being terminated effective July 31. According to IRCU General Secretary Joshua Kitakule, the funding was supposed to end in December 2014, but USAID had agreed to fund another follow-on project.
…Disagreement between the Americans and IRCU started when the religious leaders came out publicly to support the December 20, 2013 passing of the now-annulled Anti-Homosexuality Act. Religious leaders were vocal in their support for the law that criminalises homosexuality, and even organized an event at Kololo to celebrate after President Museveni endorsed it. At the time, the NGO's budget had a balance of $7m (Shs 18.2bn), which was to cover the one year remaining on the funding calendar. This was cut to $2.35m (Shs 6.1bn), forcing IRCU to lay off at least 30 of its 55-member workforce. That number has further been reduced to just five after USAID terminated the partnership. The remaining employees are now not salaried.
Thousands sign up for NOM's Target boycott
Timothy Kincaid
August 15th, 2014
Target, that fine purveyor of clothing and household goods, signed onto an amicus brief expressing their opposition to anti-gay marriage bans. And this has infuriated the National Organization for Marriage.
So much so that NOM is harnessing its tremendous power and influence to punish the monster-store for daring to "maligned millions of voters who support the traditional definition of marriage by effectively likening them to 'haters' or 'bigots.'" Nom has called upon its supporters to stand in unison and let the corporate giant know just how strong they are and what threat Target faces for insulting anti-gay voters.
And thousands of NOM supporters have stood together to be counted. Yes, literally thousands; 2,756 to be exact. And that's almost nearly reaching the goal that NOM set of 2,800 proud defenders of traditional marriage. Surely within the next month they'll get there!
Because NOM fears for the safety of its petitioners, they disallow showing names of signers. Thus we cannot know whether those 2,756 principled buyers include those ubiquitous few who seem to sign every petition, such as Mickey Mouse, Mike Hunt, and You're Haters. But, even if so, I am certain that there are many many good souls showing their shopping muscle and threatening the profitability of Target stores everywhere.
Granted, this is not exactly the most popular petition currently being circulated on electronic media. For example, 5,114 have signed to "Tell Dove to stop using Photoshop in their ads" and 69,791 people want the show Shark Hunters to be cancelled. Both of which pale next to 271,469 people who want Dunkin' Donuts to stop using styrofoam cups.
But NOM can be proud. They've stood up and been counted.
And now Target can treat NOM's boycott with all the seriousness that it deserves.
Support for Marriage Equality Accelerates
Jim Burroway
August 15th, 2014
America's growing support for marriage equality is rapidly accelerating, with support in the latest McClatchy-Marist poll now at 54-38 percent. It's 75-19 for those aged eighteen through twenty-nine, and solid majorities support marriage equality in all age groups up to age sixty. And even for those above sixty, opposition has now fallen to the fifty percent mark. What's driving this huge shift from just a few years ago?
By 71-27 percent, American adults say they know someone who's gay. That's a dramatic change from a generation ago, when a 1999 Pew poll found that Americans said by 60-39 percent that they didn't know anyone who was gay. … The personal experience makes a big difference. Those who know someone who's gay support same-sex marriage by 61-31 percent. Those who say they don't know anyone who's gay oppose same-sex marriage by 57-36 percent.
One would think this news would be demoralizing for the National Organization for Marriage and other marriage equality opponents. These results also show the kind of dilemma the Republican Party will be facing the next several years:
There are still opponents. Republicans oppose same-sex marriage by better than 2-1. Tea party supporters oppose it by nearly 3-1.
…And while there's been vocal opposition, the poll found that virtually any movement in public opinion has been in favor of same-sex marriage. Twelve percent of adults have switched from opposition to support; just 1 percent changed from support to opposition.
Fourth Circuit Refuses to Stay Virginia Marriages
Jim Burroway
August 13th, 2014
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a request for a stay of its July 28 ruling which declared Virginia's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional. The appeals court voted 2-1 to reject the request filed by Michèle McQuigg, a named defendant in the lawsuit. McQuigg is the clerk of court for Prince William County, which includes the outer suburbs of Washington, D.C.
The next step would be to seek a stay from Chief Justice John Roberts, who oversees the Fourth Circuit. Roberts has the option of considering the request himself or referring it to the full U.S. Supreme Court. McQuigg's lawyer, Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Byron Babione, announced that he will take that next step. So far, the Supreme Court has granted every request for a stay in marriage cases elsewhere.
Virginia Attorney Mark Herring announced last Friday that his office has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case itself, writing that Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage "denies gay people the equal protection of the law." McQuigg has said that she will also file an appeal.
If no stay is issued, same-sex marriages will begin next Wednesday.
Uganda Parliament Speaker: Re-Approving Anti-Homosexuality Act "Is Going To Be Smooth"
Jim Burroway
August 11th, 2014
A march took place in Kampala to present a petition to Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga demanding the reintroduction of the recently nullified Anti-Homosexuality Act. Over the weekend, 207 Ugandan lawmakers signed a petition asking that Kadaga circumvent Parliamentary rules and call a snap vote to re-approve the AHA after the Constitutional Court nullified the law after parliament approved it in December without a constitutionally-mandated quorum. The first speaker in this raw NTV Uganda footage is unidentified, but the second is Kadaga, who told the crowd:
…thank the religious leaders, the young children, the public who are here, who have come to present a petition demanding that we re-table the Act. I just want to inform the public that I think that notwithstanding anything that happened, the public should be grateful to the members who have stood on the side of the family all this time and had the courage to sit and enact this law. And I want to assure you that now that we have the 207 signatures, the rest is going to be smooth.
The ruling National Resistance Movement's Parliamentary caucus is set to meet with President Yoweri Museveni to map out a plan for the Anti-Homosexuality Act's future.
NARTH Announces Rebranding Effort
Jim Burroway
August 7th, 2014
The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality announced yesterday that it will be rebranding itself as the Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity (ATCSI), with NARTH functioning as a "separate Insitute" within ATCSI. According to an emailed announcement from NARTH President Christopher Rosik:
In recent years NARTH has been increasingly involved in legal and professional efforts to defend the rights of clients to pursue change-oriented psychological care as well as the rights of licensed mental health professionals to provide such care. In this context, it has been alarming to encounter frequent distortions and omissions pertaining to the scientific record regarding change in sexual orientation and the harms alleged to occur from professional assistance with such change.
In order to respond to these important developments more clearly in our mission, the NARTH board voted in January of this year to create a new organization, titled Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity (ATCSI). NARTH will remain and function within ATCSI as a separate Institute that will continue to focus on matters pertaining to the psychological care of clients with unwanted same-sex attractions and behaviors. Nothing in our mission changes, but we anticipate that our outreach will be significantly expanded.
You can see the ATSCI's new web site here. NARTH styles itself a professional organization, but the ATSCI has a specific section for with religious outreach.
Faced with more state legislatures considering bans on change orientation therapy for minors, NARTH has been unsuccessful in its campaigns to stop those drives. Earlier this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request from newly-appointed NARTH board member David Pickup to overturn lower court rulings that upheld California's ban on ex-gay therapy for minors. NARTH co-founder Joseph Nicolosi admitted that about half of all clients are teens and they represent a growing customer base. NARTH has been operating for several years on a minuscule shoe-string budget. It's hard to see how this latest move will have much of an impact.
BREAKING: Same-Sex Marriage Opponents Are Being Summarily Executed Following Kangaroo Court Trials!
Jim Burroway
August 5th, 2014
Worried over a string of Federal Court decisions striking down marriage bans across the country, National Organization for Marriage Chairman John Eastman told a reporter: "It's like we're in Stalinist Russia."
Uganda's Government to Appeal Court Decision Nullifying Anti-Homosexuality Act
Jim Burroway
August 1st, 2014
Daily Monitor, Uganda's largest independent newspaper, quotes MP David Bahati as saying that the government will appeal the Constitutional Court's decision striking down the Anti-Homosexuality Bill to the nation's Supreme Court:
Ndorwa West MP, David Bahati on Friday said that the Attorney General will petition the Supreme Court over the Constitutional Court ruling on the Act; just hours after court nullified it (Anti-Homosexuality law) which was approved by President Yoweri Museveni in February 2014.
"I want to thank the speaker, MPs who stood for what is right. The lawyer that represented government said she was not given chance to prove that there was quorum in parliament.
The court case ruling is no victory at all, the morals of the people of Uganda will prevail," Mr Bahati said in a press briefing before adding, "The Attorney General who is very competent will petition the constitutional court over the constitutional court ruling. Our competent legal team will continue to petition the Supreme Court and I believe we will win."
Bahati was the sponsor of the Private Member's Bill. There has been no confirmation from the Attorney General's office. The Constitutional Court is made up of five members of Uganda's Court of Appeals and is subordinate to the nation's Supreme Court.
Former ex-gay leaders issue letter opposing change therapy
Timothy Kincaid
July 31st, 2014
Buzzfeed has a copy of a letter issued by nine former ex-gay leaders expressing their opposition to therapy designed to change, reduce, or impact sexual orientation:
Recovery from conversion therapy is difficult at best. Some remain forever scarred, emotionally and spiritually. Conversion therapy reinforces internalized homophobia, anxiety, guilt and depression. It leads to self-loathing and emotional and psychological harm when change doesn't happen. Regrettably, too many will choose suicide as a result of their sense of failure.
In light of this, we now stand united in our conviction that conversion therapy is not "therapy," but is instead both ineffective and harmful. We align ourselves with every major mainstream professional medical and mental health organization in denouncing attempts to change sexual orientation or gender identity. We admonish parents to love and accept your LGBT children as they are. We beseech the church to accept, embrace, and affirm LGBT persons with full equality and inclusion.
Those signing are:
Brad Allen
Darlene Bogle
Michael Bussee
Catherine Chapman
Jeremy Marks
Bill Prickett
Tim Rymel
Yvette Cantu Schneider
John J Smid
In addition to the names above, many more former ex-gay leaders have – to varying degrees – left the movement and disavowed their previous beliefs or efforts.
Jim Burroway
July 30th, 2014
ho·mo·phone: \ˈhä-mə-ˌfōn, ˈhō-\ noun : a word that is pronounced like another word but is different in meaning, origin, or spelling.
Like bear/bear or their/they're/there.
"Homophone" doesn't mean what Clarke Woodger, owner of a Provo-based English language learning center, thinks it means:
But when the social-media specialist for a private Provo-based English language learning center wrote a blog explaining homophones, he was let go for creating the perception that the school promoted a gay agenda.
Tim Torkildson says after he wrote the blog on the website of his employer, Nomen Global Language Center, his boss and Nomen owner Clarke Woodger, called him into his office and told him he was fired.
As Torkildson tells it, Woodger said he could not trust him and that the blog about homophones was the last straw.
"Now our school is going to be associated with homosexuality," Woodger complained, according to Torkildson, who posted the exchange on his Facebook page.
Wooder, speaking of his English as a Second Language students, told the Salt Lake Tribune's Paul Rolly, "…People at this level of English … may see the 'homo' side and think it has something to do with gay sex. Makes cents to me.
Haley's right-wing challenger supports marriage decision
Timothy Kincaid
July 29th, 2014
Nikki Haley, the Republican governor of South Carolina, is perceived to be weak by some of the state's more extreme citizens. She simply isn't sufficiently conservative on taxes, spending, education, or health care.
And in the race as an "Independent Republican", seeking to provide an alternative to her radical liberalism (from a South Carolinan's perspective), is former legislator and judge Tom Ervin. But Ervin may not tick all of the boxes one might expect from those to the right of Haley. (CharlestonCityPaper)
Ervin writes:
Government does not belong in the bedroom. My personal faith affirms that marriage is between a man and a woman but under our Constitution, people in this country are afforded equal protection under our laws.
This means that anyone should be free to marry the person they love. Government should not be in the bedroom, but it should also not be in the church. Individual churches should be allowed to decide which marriage ceremonies they want to perform.
Further action on this matter, such as an appeal by the state, is a waste of taxpayer dollars.
Well, ummm, yeah exactly!
So far, Haley has expressed support for the ban and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Vincent Sheheen was noncommital.
The Big Mo, By the Numbers
Jim Burroway
July 28th, 2014
As I pointed out in today's Daily Agenda, today marks the date in which Illinois formally rescinded its anti-Sodomy law in 1961. I included a version of the above chart in that post. But where the original chart also showed the percentage of the population living in states offering civil unions, I decided that the more interesting development now is the dizzying number of court cases that have struck down marriage bans in fourteen states and two appeals circuits.
So this brought out the geek in me, which resulted in the updated version you see here. And as you can see, it took 41 years from 1961 when time Illinois eliminated its anti-sodomy statute before 70% of the U.S. population was free of those archaic laws. In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court freed the remaining 30% with Lawrence v. Texas.
In 2004, marriage equality arrived in Massachusetts, making the freedom to marry available to 2.2% of the U.S. Population. In just twelve years, that figure has risen to 44%. Another 31% now live in states where state and federal courts have struck down marriage bans. Those decision are on hold pending further appeals, but also it means that in about a quarter of the time that it took to get rid of criminal penalties against gay and lesbian relationships, three-quarters of the U.S. population now live in states which either provide marriage equality or are on the cusp of doing so.
And with the three recent Appeals Court decisions, two in the Tenth and today's in the Fourth, there are now five more states — Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming — where those decisions are now established precedent for cases working their way through the courts in those states. That's another 6% of the U.S. population. And as BTB commenter Matt pointed out, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper (D) has announced that it would be "futile" to try to continue opposing similar lawsuits in his state, and so he's not even going to try to do so.
That leaves only 19% of the U.S. population untouched by the fast-paced expansion of what is quickly becoming a universal recognition of the fundamental right to marry. Can you feel the exitement?
Six AIDS Researchers, Advocates Confirmed Dead on MH17
Jim Burroway
July 19th, 2014
An earlier report from The Australian placed that toll at 108, but this morning Malaysian Airlines released its official manifest which confirms that six AIDS researchers and advocates were on board MH17 on their way to the International AIDS Conference in Melbourne when it was shot down over eastern Ukraine:
Malaysian Airlines has confirmed six HIV/AIDS researchers and advocates were among those who were on an airliner that pro-Russian separatists apparently shot down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday.
Joep Lange, a prominent Dutch HIV researcher who is a former president of the International AIDS Society, which organizes the biennial International AIDS Conference, and his partner, Jacqueline van Tongeren, were among the 283 passengers and 15 crew members who were on Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
A passenger list that Malaysian Airlines released on Saturday also confirms Pim de Kuijer, another Dutch national who worked for Stop AIDS Now, and Glenn Thomas, a former BBC journalist who was a press officer for the World Health Organization, were also on Flight 17.
The airlines has also confirmed Lucie van Mens, another Dutch HIV/AIDS researcher, and Martine de Schutter, a program manager for Bridging the Gaps, were on the flight.


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How much Cream Cheese Icing do I need ?
With cakes and frostings I am a novice. I'm making a carrot cake in an 8x8 round, maybe 2-3 inches high.
This is my first cream cheese icing sssoooo....
How much cream cheese icing will I need to make?
Recipe ratios:
4 oz of cream cheese and 4 oz of butter seems like too little ( 8 oz total) and
8 oz of cream cheese and 8 oz of butter seems like way too much (16 oz total).
I'm thinking 6 oz of each may be just right.
Can I use less butter or will that be a problem.
Thanks in advance, JK
A two layer 8 inch cake should take about 3- 4 cups, assuming you'll be using it for the top of both layers and all sides. I'd figure 4 to eliminate the risk of running short, If you have a dab left over you can always use it later. Check your butter:cream cheese ratio against some other recipes. IMO a 2:1 cream cheese:butter ratio would be better.
I would cut down on the butter for a more cream cheese flavor. The following is from Maida Heathers and is easy and excellent. Enough to frost a two layer cake. You can bake one cake and cut it into two layers.
12 oz cream cheese, room temperature
3 oz unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
Use electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add the vanilla extract and powdered sugar. Beat until smooth. Use immediately
The frosting is very easy to work with if you freeze the cake for an hour or so.
You can cut down the recipe for a one layer cake and only want to frost the top.
there was a thread on cream cheese frosting recently (don't have time to look it up). but one poster (forget who) came up with the idea of substituting whipped cream for the butter. played around with it and came up with the following that i used for thanksgiving and loved. should give enough for your cake.
1 cup heavy cream
8 ounces soft cream cheese
1 cup sifted confectioners sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
i did this in my kitchen aid, but i'm sure a hand mixer would work fine.
beat heavy cream until soft peaks form. add in cream cheese a bit at a time. when cheese is fully incorporated, add sugar, then vanilla.
re: wonderwoman
Thanks all. Most of the reciples I had found had a ratio of 1:1 for butter and cream cheese which seemed too buttery to me. The whipped cream method and sour cream method both are something I'll try. Found this thread with more info:
Instead of sugar, I use marshmallow Fluff. Blend butter and cream cheese, then stir in the Fluff and keep tasting for sweetness. It makes a lighter-textured frosting.
Carrot cakes should be fairly dense with lots of walnuts and raisins. It needs a good rich frosting. Definitely, 1 to 1 ratio of butter to cream cheese is way too rich and it will taste more of butter than cream cheese. A lighter frosting of whipped cream mixed with cream cheese would go better with a lighter plain carrot cake without all the raisins and nuts.
re: Cherylptw
Thanks for all the good ideas! Talked to a friend who is the dessert chef at a four star restaurant and she suggested (since I'm a dessert newbie) to go with cream cheese and butter, but use only half the butter and add conf sugar to taste while beating. That worked out really well and on Christmas Day the dense carrot cake disappeared and everyone loved it.
Used 8 0z cream cheese and 4 oz of butter and 1 1/4 cup of the sugar. Cake was 8" round and 2 1/2" high and that was enough for a liberal application of iciing with a little left over.
Next time I'll try the whipped cream or sour cream version. Thanks again.

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A small, though excitable crowd gathered at UC Refectory on Saturday night to see one of the 90s most talented and tempestuous stars take the stage. It could be none other than Ms Courtney Love. What the Hell would happen tonight? After a storming warm-up set from Melbourne's The Mercy Kills, the beer queue formed, while a range of tiara-and Doc-Marten-wearing ladies pressed themselves up against the barriers in anticipation of the grunge goddess' appearance.


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The political party of former Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri has nominated the capital's governor as its presidential candidate.
Plans are underway to raise awareness among Indonesian citizens living overseas about voting in the elections this year as the number of overseas voters has declined, an official has said.
Indonesia swung to a trade deficit in January as a controversial government ban on mineral ore shipments by Southeast Asia's biggest economy crimped overall exports, data showed Monday.
Indonesian police said Tuesday they believe villagers on Bali have spotted two Japanese scuba divers alive four days after they went missing, following the astonishing rescue of five others in the same group.
Five Japanese scuba divers were found alive Monday clinging to a coral reef in rough waters off the Indonesian resort island of Bali three days after they went missing, officials said.
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Three Indonesian airports reopened Saturday while four others remained closed, officials said, after a volcanic eruption killed four people and forced mass evacuations.
An explosive volcanic eruption on Indonesia's most populous island blasted ash and debris 18 kilometers into the air Friday, killing three people while forcing authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 and close seven airports.


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- Publisher: Capcom
- Release Date: May 22, 2012
- Also On: PlayStation 3
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 302 Ratings
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Feb 3, 2013This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well its Monster Hunter with a A.I. crew of Pawns who never ever shut up. Oh well its got lots of strong foes to battle plus the usual aimless wandering looting though no fast travel argh! I got to the point of just running away alot so I didn't spend 10 mins or more in battles as most of the time I just wanted to go from A to B.… Expand
Feb 6, 2013This is possibly the stupidest game I have ever played. Do not trust the people saying this game "rivals Skyrim". These people are clearly suffering from some sort of mental disorder. I play tons of RPG's (Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Witcher) just to name a few. Dragons Dogma is the lamest attempt at an RPG I've ever witnessed. The story is utterly terrible, the voice acting is god awful, and the graphics are uglier than Whoopi Goldberg.... yes, I went there. The combat that everyone seems to be praising is actually quite basic and boring... nothing impressive. These positive reviewers must be brainwashed from drinking the Capcom kool aid or something. This is one bandwagon I will not be jumping on. Don't waste your money here, there are literally 1000's of other games much more worthy of your time.… Expand
May 22, 2012I've always been on the fence about Dragon's Dogma. For one, it looked awesome. On the other hand, it's a Capcom game. So I've always been skeptical. But now the full game is out and I have to say that it's good... but PLAGUED by serious issues. Of course, at number 1 on my complaint list is the insanely annoying AI teammates. No I'm not talking escort mission retarded annoying, I'm talking repeated dialogue and they never shut up annoying. Try, just TRY to go through a single encounter with goblins without hearing GOBLINS! five times and A GOBLIN PACK! 3. It's unbelievable how much they repeat the same phrase. I've heard SNOW HARPIES come out of the only female party member I have 4 times within a span of about 15 seconds. This SEVERELY detracts from the full game. The only thing I can do about it is set all voices to zero and turn off subtitles. Which means I have to dig through menus every time I think there will be a cutscene. I got tired of the repeated dialogue by the time I had finished my first enemy encounter. Also annoying are the constant black boxes at the top and bottom of the screen, which I'm guessing were done to keep the game's framerate in check as MT Framework would struggle at full resolution for a game this huge. Now on to the good parts, I suppose. It's very pretty, character models look nice, animations are great (especially on large enemies) and they do nice things like have clouds that sometimes cover up the sun. The combat for the most part is pretty good, fighting the large enemies (which you can climb on) is totally awesome. Smaller enemies not so much but they go down quick anyways. A really nice thing about the game is that it's challenging, although sometimes it just seems like your character is made of glass. An option to be downed instead of just killed when your health runs out would make it a bit less annoying. Solid combat all around. The world is absolutely massive which is honestly a negative. Remember Twilight Princess and how it took forever to get where you're going, often with nothing in between huge spans of land? This game reminds me of that. Except there's no Epona so it's even slower. Speaking of slow, there's no fast travel. Well, there IS but it's finite and you have to spend TONS of cash on it, which makes it worthless. And even when you spend all that cash it only brings you back to the capital city. The music and sound design are very pleasant, I'm really into those. And for being such a huge game the textures don't look too too bad. Now for the biggest strike I can possibly use against the game... you have one save file. Just one. In an open world RPG with multiple classes. This is unforgivable in a game like this no matter the reason (the pawn system which only gets you those annoying AI teammates I mentioned at the beginning). It's like Capcom saw the popularity of Skyrim and other WRPG juggernauts but got all the details wrong. Even Dark Souls had freaking fast travel once you got far enough in the game, and you didn't have to pay for it either. For the things the game does right it does just a bit more wrong. I can't give this one a pass, wait for something better. Maybe they'll make a second game that fixes the issues.… Expand
Jan 2, 2013This game is a lazy effort. The enemies are too difficult, killing the player in 2-3 hits despite being at a relatively high level, grabbing the player and inflicting damage while the player has to WAIT to be able to free himself and some even possess the ability to kill the player in one hit that cannot be defended against. The character moves too slowly to compete with enemies who move at the speed of sound. The DLC is complete trash being nothing but items that weaken your character, boring "fetch quests" (Kill 30 undead, Collect 50 Tokens) or pointless game modes that add nothing to the overall experience of the game (SPEED RUN MODE IN A BLOODY RPG??). The storyline is more JRPG than RPG giving the player no control over the flow of the story except to move from one plot point to the next. There is no world immersion; the NPCs in the game might as well be part of the scenery. Speaking of the scenery, on more than one occasion, I found myself walking through trees, crates and benches as if they weren't there. Weapons and armor must be purchased at exorbitant prices and there is little to no real treasure to be found in the game. Spells and skills take too long to come to completion in combat making some of the character classes useless as the tachyons masquerading as enemies will frequently interrupt the spell while your allies mill about ignoring any command to defend you. The game's main selling point, the boss battles, isn't even polished. While you can grab enemies and climb about striking weak points, the creature can simply disable all button commands by moving about. Since it takes stamina to hold on, the player will often find themselves out of stamina while frantically hammering the controller produces no effect. The one lone bright spot of the game is the deep character customization. It's also the reason I give this game a 2.… Expand
May 25, 2012no true coop...i'm sure i'm not alone when i say this game could've sold TONS upon TONS more had it of been 4 player true coop multiplayer. soooo disappointed in this, this looked like the perfect merge of monster hunter/dark souls/skyrim with the cool stylized looks and characters you see in resident evil and devil may cry. considering cashcom is all about the cash these days and not their fans, i wonder why they didn't go the multiplayer route...it has and i know it, slashed their sales for this game in a huge way.… Expand
Jul 6, 2012***20 reasons why Dragon's Dogma should be in the making 4 more years*** "4 years in the making", "hundreds of people involved", "From the creators of Devil May Cry 4 and Resident Evil 4", "The most ambitious project from Capcom to date", "A BIG budget game"... Is this a sort of Japanese Joke? At first i gave this game an 8, now, after finishing the game it gets a 4. Why? At first this looks like a great game with cool combat and a HUGE map to explore and you are willing to forgive some fails, but after some dozen hours you get to realize what this game really is and not willing to forgive: reason 1) They make us believe there is a BIG map to explore by hidding it, but this is one of the smallest game maps in the world of RPG's (go and check Google images for the full map). 2) The total absence of lip synch is annoying (even the Muppets do it better). 3) An awful story with more holes in the plot than a Swiss cheese. 4) The constant monologues of your companions: "See master, a rock (98745 times)", "Wolves hunt in packs (642947 times)... 5) The almost absence of side-quests. You get objectives, not side quests: (kill 50 fearsome rabbits), (kill 2 cyclopes), (Kill the JRPG's)... 6) The 'cinematics' if you can call them that, sucks! 7) The graphics are not up to today's standards, they look like PS2 HD graphics. 8) The armors are ugly, not even a decent armor set that makes look like a badass. I was hoping all the game to get a decent armor... it never happened... 9) At the end i understood why there was no decent fast travel system, because this game is so small that makes no sense having fast travel, but i passed the same roads over and over and over and over and over again. 10) You fight the same enemies in the very same places all the time, but, if at level 1 a goblin or a wolf can get you a fight imagine at level 60! And at the end if i close my eyes i can guess where they are because they appear always in the same location. 11) You can't change your skills at any time in the game, you have to go to the Inn and say "Hey man i wanna change my skills...", why can't you change them whenever you want wherever you want? 12) At first the combat looks cool but in the end i find that there are no real strategy fighting the enemies (like in demons/Dark Souls), i just keep using my 2 most powerful strikes every time and against all sort of enemies (boring). 14) The number of 'dungeons' to explore is a JOKE, i just remember about 6, no more than 10 (Skyrim has 150 and Amalur 120 dungeons to explore) and they were reused for different quests. 15) The character models are very bad, the monsters, not so bad and the Big monsters nice with nice animations. 16) People like the spawn system, but because you have to constantly change your party, you never get emotionally involved with your companions (you just don't care if they die in combat or if they fall the abyss, and that's a part very important in an RPG, like the involvement you get with your team mates in Mass Effect...). 17) The 2 black bars always present like in a movie so the poor graphical engine could keep the framerate in this 'open small land' game. 18) Bad voice acting and bad dialogues. 19) The pseudo quest DLC's just to rob you some more money. (Go and get some medallions quests). They suck, they should be free or be included in the small game. 20) Only a few different monsters. You are always fighting the same monsters. There is not a lot of diversity and different tactics to fight the enemies, just hack and slash with your most powerful strike. (i never had to block a strike and only died twice at he beginning) ***Resuming: I'am more criticizer with this game because they made us believe this was a Big production game in a Big open world and that's not the truth. At the first hours i had fun with this game, but towards the end i was anxious to see the end of the game, like in FFXIII. My advice to the producers. Take some holidays, play Oblivion, Skyrim, Dragon Age, Dark Souls, The Witcher, Fallout, Kingdoms of Amalur..., take some notes, hire decent artists and than you can try to make a decent RPG in the western way... Good luck to Dragon's Dogma 2, but you still have a LONG road to walk!… Expand
May 22, 2012I just do not like this game. The storyline is so boring, dialogues are stupid, and graphics average. And how about gameplay? Not bad, but it could be really better.
Jul 2, 2012If you've played and enjoyed roleplaying games over the years then frankly I'd suggest you avoided this game. Capcom doesn't exactly possess an illustrious history and this more than lives up to that reputation. The story is a bland, plastic and just like everything you've already seen before except with the sort of delivery you'd expect from a teenager's let's play youtube video with all the electric guitars and poor voice-acting you'll ever want to hear.
The combat might have some depth but the fact is that it rarely strays from being a chaotic mess that pales in comparison when considered alongside better alternatives. Dragon's Dogma exists as a mash-up between WRPGs and JRPGs and in doing so it sacrifices depth, originality and flair for gimmicks and what can only be described as a laughable attempt at a plot.… Expand
Sep 28, 2012I just want to say at the outset that I respect Capcom as a company and their decades of experience in the game industry. That said, here's my review:
The TLDR version: Score: (21/50), a 4.0 ranking
Decent graphics. Small world. Dull story. Unique elements for genre, but fall short of potential. Companions are extremely limited and annoying, actually very annoying. Small pool of unique monsters. Bosses enjoyable except final battle, which I couldn't wait to just be over. Liberal use of 2 second cut scenes followed by dull dialogue and followed up by another 2 second cut scene. Literally.
Graphics/Art: I found the landscapes attractive, especially the grassy areas where vegetation moves with the wind. With a more critical eye, however, there was no variation in the movement rate. Perhaps I'm asking for too much. The lighting effects were well done. Dark areas were pretty with a lantern in hand. The external walls of various Castle-like buildings were awesome for me. 7/10
Map: At the beginning of the game, the map shows only areas that have been explored. This makes it feel like there are vast areas to explore but that's not the case. The map is a good deal smaller than other open RPG games released in the past couple of years. The requisite dungeons were pretty cool, even though multiple plot elements kept sending me back to them. There were probably lots of mini-caves etc. that I missed but I was so bored by everything else in the game that I didn't bother. 4/10
Enemies: Limited number of enemies, always spawn in the same place, in the same numbers, and defeating them requires no planning or strategy beyond anticipating that they are there (again). The bosses were modeled well and had good animations. When a boss stuns you, you may be stunned at the very instant you find your feet again. Double stun. Not fun. 3/10
Pawns: A fresh idea for the genre. The problem is that the idea wasn't developed enough to impress beyond its initial introduction. The Pawns were annoying. Always. There is absolutely no reason for a pawn to remind the player (let alone all three simultaneously) that "the INN should serve as a hub for our adventure" before the final battle of the game and "you cannot only rest here but you can manage inventory and skills as well." 5/10
Story: I was bored. I just didn't care about any of the characters including my own. This was the weakest element of the game. The voice acting was not bad, but I just didn't care. The main character has his/her own heart ripped out by a dragon at the beginning of the game. This would seem to serve as an anxiety provoking and emotional event to drive the player onward, yet it doesn't resonate anything of the sort during the game. People greet you, indifferently, as The Arisen, rather than something like "I can't believe that you still live even after the Dragon took your heart. Bless your soul for saving us during these hard times. What can I do to help?" 2/10… Expand
May 30, 2012This is a terrible game wrapped up in the ideas for a good game. The story starts off well enough and seems intriguing but then you start playing. You button mash your way through the opening bit and expect it to be explained later. Then you get a bit more story and things seem strange but what the hey it's no worse than the Kingdoms of Amalur story. Then you get into the game, you get a few quests and things seem standard... and then you get some more quests and you get destroyed. One hit kills from the enemy while you chip away at their health, well if you can hit you opponent that is. I know it's nice to have a tough game but this is a joke, I'm 30-40 minutes into a game and I'm getting ripped apart.... not fun. It takes away from the whole open world element when, going of the beaten path means instant death. I don't want to explore in this game as I know it'll kill me. And sadly the AI tag alongs are about as helpful as taking the pill in the third trimester of pregnancy! All in all in this game is terrible and I think the almighty that I rented rather than hand over my actual hard earned cash.… Expand
Apr 30, 2013As a dark souls and a monster hunter fan, I think this game is terrible. Unrewarding melee combat, glitchy camera. This feels like a huge indie, unprofessional game ala "two world" (which was also terrible). Really disappointed with this game.
Aug 3, 2012A unique hybrid between japanese and western rpg's featuring extensive customisation options, fun fights and indirect but rewarding ways to help (and be helped by) other players.
Jul 17, 2012Although I did know what kind of game Dragon's Dogma was when I picked it up, I was hoping that it would be different, have something I found compelling, something I could get addicted to and want to spend my time with. But for me, this kind of 'old school' gaming found in Dragon's Dogma is simply tedious and rarely enjoyable.


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The Mountaineers, who average 207 yards per game on the ground, will also display the talents of senior Quincy Wilson.
Before being pepper sprayed by security last week, the raucous fans in Morgantown saw their team defeat
#3 Virginia Tech 28-7. This was the same Hokie team that demolished UCF 49-28 in the season opener. How quickly the Knights can overcome the environment will dictate how well they will play, according to Kruczek. "When you are dealing with a young football team like we have, it is a concern. I think our success hinges on how we handle the noise level and adversity."
West Virginia Coach Rich Rodriguez expects the same kind of attitude from his team this week "Now it to becomes expected because we've seen it," Rodriguez said. "This is a huge game because it gets us back to .500. Our guys are excited again to play in front of the home fans and just play football."
Both teams have great respect for each other so don't expect either one to under-estimate the challenge Rodriguez showed his admiration for UCF by saying, "They are very athletic. I think there were some games they felt they should have won, or could have won. We don't want them to hit their stride against us."
On the other side, Kruczek had this to say about his opponent. "Their lows have been fewer than their high moments and it just seems like Coach Rodriguez and his staff has the team heading in the right direction."
Ryan Schneider practiced for the first time this week on Wednesday by sharing the reps with true freshman Steven Moffett. Both players threw the ball well during the pass periods on Wednesday and Thursday.
Rodriguez believes the key to stopping UCF is by stopping Schneider. "He has been in big stadiums and is not a guy to get flustered. The whole key to their offense has been centered around him."
Kruczek gives credit to the West Virginia defensive coordinator for getting the most out of his players. "They fly around the ball and they are very multiple in the 50-front they use."
However, UCF has showed signs of a duel-back situation just like the Mountaineers'. Redshirt freshman, tailback Dontavius Wilcox has made a quick transition into the UCF offense in the past two weeks including a 77 yard one touchdown performance against Central Michigan. "We have been bragging about Dontavius and his talents, and I think our fans got a chance to see a little bit about him Saturday."
In the injury report, junior middle linebacker Stanford Rhule did not practice on Tuesday due to ankle injury and defensive end Paul Carrington is doubtful for Saturday's game. With these downfalls, UCF should still feel confident because of the performance they put on last week. "Our defense played pretty well. They bent but didn't break and only gave up seven points," Kruczek said.


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We went out last evening and passed some time at the Golden Latrine. There was a fun crowd out. Tom the bartender played a DVD of a B B King concert. Jim and Godfrey provided food from the Bywater Barbecue. The doors were partly open inviting walkers in, and a cool breeze was keeping everybody inside comfortable. What could mess up a night like that?
Not one but two twinky, should-have-been-out-dancing queens showed up and placed themsleves in positions between everyone and the front doors. In just a few minutes my nasal passages began to shut down, my throat went dry, my heart started racing, and my lungs began to collapse. And no one found them attractive. Trust me.
Well, maybe Steve did, but Steve was finding altogether too many people attractive last night.
Why don't parents or school guidance counselors teach these clueless clods how to wear that shit?
Women know not to drench themselves in smelly oils. Well, ladies do. And they are always welcome at the Latrine.
All the rest of you, take the hint.
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Analifet makes a welcome return to the track in the Grade Three Fishery Lane Hurdle at Naas on Saturday.
Analifet makes a welcome return to the track in the Grade Three Fishery Lane Hurdle at Naas on Saturday.
The Tullow Tank is the star attraction at Fairyhouse as he makes his debut over fences in the Fairyhouse Membership 2015 On Sale Now Beginners Chase.
Wounded Warrior attempts to enhance Noel Meade's excellent record in the Ballymore Christmas Fair & Family Fun November Festival Beginners Chase at Punchestown on Wednesday.
A small but select field of five go to post for the Star Best For Racing Coverage Chase at Punchestown, and all five can be given a chance.
Sheamus showed he could be a force to be reckoned with when he completed a hat-trick on his jumps debut in the Maiden Hurdle at Fairyhouse.
Aupcharlie attempts to banish a Gowran Park tumble to the memory when he goes to post for the Suir Valley Chase at Clonmel.
Vicky De L'Oasis has her sights lowered for the 29 Gold Packages For Racing Rated Novice Hurdle at Gowran Park on Saturday.
Thyestes runner-up Los Amigos attempts to go one better in the Woodlands Park 100 Club Leinster National Handicap Chase at Naas.
Zaidpour bids to give Willie Mullins a third consecutive success in the Ladbrokes Boyne Hurdle at Navan.
Clonmel was beaten by the elements last week, but they try again on Wednesday and the feature event is the Grade Three Surehaul Mercedes-Benz Novice Hurdle.
Leavethelighton has bumped into a smart prospects on his most recent appearances and attempts to finally break through in the Sean Graham Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal.
The Willie Mullins-trained pair of Vesper Bell and On His Own head the weights, and some ante-post lists, for the Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase at Gowran Park.
Moss Street bumped into a couple of potentially top-class juveniles over Christmas and steps outside of maiden company for the 75 Euros Arkle Package On Easter Monday Novice Handicap Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Wednesday.
Hurricane Fly, Jezki and Our Conor, the respective first three home in the Ryanair Hurdle over Christmas, are among seven entries for the BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle back at Leopardstown on 26 January.
Zaidpour went one better than last year when grabbing the honours in the woodiesdiy.com Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown.
Star mare Annie Power features among 13 horses left in the woodiesdiy.com Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown on Saturday week.
Solwhit is on target to return to action in the woodiesdiy.com Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown on 28 December.
Willie Mullins takes the wraps off a couple of exciting chasing prospects at Fairyhouse.
Smart chasing prospect Arnaud returns to action over timber in the Customer Care Christmas Hurdle at Downpatrick.
Indian Outlook made an excellent start to his career over fences, but Adrian Maguire switches him back to the smaller obstacles for the Friends Of Shay Barry Novice Hurdle at Tramore on Thursday.


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This is a fresh account of Julius Caesar -nbsp;the brilliant politician and intriguing figure who became sole ruler of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar examines key figures such as Marius, Sulla, Cicero, Mark Antony, Gaius Octavius (emperor Augustus), Calpurnia and Cleopatra, as well as the unnamed warriors who fought for and against him, and politicians who supported and opposed him. Including new translations from classical sources, Antony Kamm sets Caesar's life against the historical, political and social background of the times and addresses key issues: Did Caesar destroy the Republic? What was the legality of his position and the moral justifications of his actions How good a general was he? What was his relationship with Cleopatra? Why was he assassinated? What happened next? This is Caesar - the lavish spender, the military strategist, a considerable orator and historical writer, and probably the most influential figure of his time - in all his historical glory. Students of Rome and its figures will find this an enthralling, eye-opening addition to their course reading.
Authors: Kamm, Antony
Title: Julius Caesar
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Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2006
Characteristics: xi, 172 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 24 cm
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Statement of Responsibility: Antony Kamm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
Reproduction: Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2006. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2006
Subject Headings: Caesar, Julius Generals Rome Biography Heads of state Rome Biography Rome History Republic, 265-30 B.C
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Topical Term: Generals
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James Guidry, the regional director of the AFL players association, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that it "seems to be inevitable at this point" that the AFL will soon announce that it has ceased operations. Guidry, speaking by telephone, said the players association will accept the owner's decision.
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A rich buttery crust holds a meringue filling flavored with almond paste. With their delicate, dainty look, these cookies would be especially nice for a ladies' luncheon. —Helen Verbeke, Clifton, New Jersey
24 Servings
Prep: 30 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
2 cups butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 can (8 ounces) almond paste
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar,
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon lemon juice
3 egg whites
1 teaspoon
McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
In a bowl, cream the butter, sugar and egg yolks. Gradually add flour
and salt. Divide dough into fourths; roll each portion into 12 small
balls. Press each ball onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased
miniature muffin cup; set aside.
For filling, combine almond paste, 1 cup sugar, egg yolks and lemon
juice in a large bowl. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until soft
peaks form; beat in vanilla and remaining sugar until stiff peaks
form. Beat into the almond mixture.
Fill prepared cups three-fourths full. Sprinkle with pecans. Bake at
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Almond Tassies
Directions (continued)
325° for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire
racks for 10 minutes. Carefully remove tassies from pans. Yield: 4
Nutritional Facts:
1 serving (2 each) equals 330 calories, 21 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 76 mg cholesterol, 262 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2014


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Last night was hard for me....around 7 pm, I decided that I was literally starving. I started feeling dizzy and thinking about sneaking downstairs to the kitchen to eat anything that I could find. Instead, I took a hot shower, got a big glass of water, and went to sleep. I had to convince my mind that I was NOT going to eat. The hunger was completely in my head. My stomach felt fine, full even. I knew that this would be a struggle though.
This morning I slept in, again. When I woke up I felt exhausted. I didn't want to get out of bed, I also had a slight headache and my stomach was growling. I did notice though, that my stomach feels lighter, if that makes sense. As someone who has struggled with weight and over eating, it was a very strange feeling for me. (Upon weighing myself this afternoon, I found that I was down 12lbs, I'm assuming that it's water weight—which explains the light feeling that I was having in my stomach).
I decided that I would make the same breakfast juice that I had yesterday, the Sunrise Juice, which is 4 Carrots, 1 Beet and 2 Oranges.
I made myself two green juices, my lunch and dinner juice after breakfast. I've found that it's a lot easier on me to make certain juices in bulk. Cleaning the juicer after making six different juices consecutively yesterday was so much work.
As I said yesterday, I wasn't a huge fan of the Mean Green Juice that I made. I decided to tweak it a little bit and it was DELICIOUS. I'm so glad because that was a big problem for me, I woke up this morning dreading the green juice.
(This will make you two 16oz juices—so adjust accordingly)
- 1 Handful of Spinach
- 1 Handful of Kale
- 2 Lemons
- 4 Green Apples
- 1 Large Cucumber
- 2 Pears
I didn't add celery because that was the problem with the Mean Green, the strong celery flavor, I wasn't feeling it. This one tastes more like lemonade, which is much more enjoyable. For my Afternoon Snack juice, I made the Sunrise juice, but added pineapple (the picture on the right is my afternoon snack juice). I still have two more juices to drink today, my dinner juice which will be more of my delicious green juice and then a dessert juice.
I'm hoping that tonight will be easier on me than last night.
I am feeling more energized than I was this morning and I just have an overall good feeling. I'm surprised that I haven't had any real detox symptoms, with the exception of the headaches. I was worried because I've heard so many people talking about being extremely dizzy, nauseated, and…on the toilet pretty much the first two days.
Tomorrow is day three! I'm excited to see how I feel. Thank you to all of you following along with me!


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Name: Jerry R. Owen
PLEASE,PLEASE contact me...I have put the wrong info in the site roster for the 822 cottonwood afs of 1960 thru 1962.
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Name: Edward Steber
Assigned at Indian Mts Air Force Station Oct 1962 to Oct 1963. Email me if you were there.
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Name: David E. Casteel
For anyone interested, my photos of the National Forest Service event at Mt. Hebo AFS, Oregon on 8 Aug 2014 can be seen here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/sets/72157647279920897/.
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Name: David E. Casteel
For Larry L. Jackson: Hi, Larry! I was at 922nd AC&W (Cartwright AS, Labrador) from Mar 1964 to Mar 1965. I'll be 77 next month and living in Dallas, Texas.
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Name: Robert Taylor
I was an E/3, E/4 radar operator back in 1973/1974 at the 748th. Would love to go back to Kotzebue to visit. Does anyone remember Art Field(s) and his daughters, his pool hall and small taxi service? A lot of interesting memories.
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My Dad was Gerald Stern, who was in the 784 AC & W SQ AF in Alaska. He died there in 1962, from hypothermia. Does anyone remember him? If so, please email me. Thanks.
10/29/2014 22:38:10
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Barksdale Bug Crew (77-79), TEWR (80-81), KOTAR (87), 392 ECRS (88-90). Spent time as a PME instructor (81-86) and got into computers (90-96).


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From: Joanna
I saw this cute little beaded flower ring from The Cheese Thief, watched the video, and thought, hmm. That's looks easy enough!
Hmph. Yeah, sure. My "pearls" were a little bigger than the one's in her ring but I thought it would be fine, especially since she was using cheap plastic beads in her video tutorial. I tried thread the first few times and it just looked funky. The beads didn't align (even worse than my picture) and it just looked terrible. I switched to beading wire and tried a few more times and this was by far my best result. I still plan on trying this some more, because I'm stubborn and apparently love punishment. Maybe I'll get it eventually.


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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Shaun Ellis : Why don't you go on record and explain how good the Patriots DL has to be and what kind of stats Ellis needs to have in order for this to be a good signing. In addition, how bad does the Jets D need to be and how bad does the repalcement for Ellis need to be for this to be a bad move by the Jets. Is this one of those "if they don't win the superbowl, it was a poor decision to let Ellis go'? And what a foolish comparrison you try to make with Woodhead. A top 5 running team really blew it by not playing Woodhead instead of LT.
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Rather than do all of that statistical analysis for you, we will settle for beating the YETS twice this year with our puny little defensive line, that will be putting Sanchez on his gluteus maximus over and over again until he thinks its ground hog day. Then there is our lousy offense that you really won't have to worry about, because you won't be able to stop them. Finally no souper bowl for you!!!


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Please find this article referenced in the Wall Street Journal.
Responding to many client requests, the FX team at ITG Analytics reviewed trade data surrounding the WM/Reuters London Closing Spot Rate Service ("the fix"). By observing the factors that influence trading costs using ITG TCA® for FX's rich quote data we found trade patterns that were unique. Consistent with academic literature,we show that volume and volatility around the fix spikes and the spread costs tighten temporarily. In addition, we see mean reversion of the FX rates on days when there is substantial price pressure shortly prior to the fix. Our analysis does not prove the allegations of manipulation brought about by some market participants.
This piece was originally published in Best Execution magazine.
On the 14th January the European Parliament and Council of Ministers finally agreed a new directive to update rules for markets in financial instruments (MiFID II). Rob Boardman, CEO of ITG Europe asks whether it was worth the wait?
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I've just moved our joomla site over to the K2 CCK (content construction K2 - Ala drupal) and its just fantastic!
I can publish articles to any category on the site, so say for example we have a curric section and a policies section. but our front page article list 'lifts' any article from any category that has the 'featured article' checkbox ticked.
perhaps i'm getting excited over nothing but this component is the bomb.
I am running the K2 v2 pre-release, I am told that a final release is days away.
anyway, linkage
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November 22, 2014
UPDATED Thursday, December 12, 2013 --- 10:35 a.m.
Adams Co. deputies say DNA helped identify a victim in a fatal fire.
The fire happened October 28th at 1456 Evergreen Ct. in the Town of Easton.
A DNA comparison has since identified 55-year-old James Eugene Boone as one of the victims of the fire.
79-year-old Ronald Peak also died in the fire.
UPDATED Wednesday, October 30, 2013 --- 11:04 a.m.
Adams Co. authorities have identified the survivor and one deceased person in a fire in the Town of Easton.
79-year-old Ronald Peak died in the fire. His wife, 77-year-old Joann Peak, remains hospitalized.
Authorities are still awaiting positive identification of the second fatality by DNA comparison.
Investigators say the fire started in a camper parked next to the mobile home on Evergreen Ct. Monday.
Ronald Peak was found in the mobile home, and the unidentified victim was found in the camper.
There is nothing to suggest that the fire was anything other than accidental at this time, but the investigation is ongoing.
Posted Monday, October 28, 2013 --- 9:05 a.m.
The Adams Co. Sheriff's Office says two people are dead and one is injured after a house fire.
It happened early this morning, around 1:39 a.m., on Evergreen Court in the Town of Easton.
Deputies arrived to find the home engulfed in flames, and a resident outside.
That person was taken to the hospital.
Investigators found two other residents, who were pronounced dead at the scene.
Names are being withheld at this time pending notification of family.
The fire remains under investigation.
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LEE COUNTY, Fla.- The Lee County School Board is discussing changes to its policy involving anonymous complaints about employees. Some board members want the complaint to include a person's contact information for follow up, but not all agree.
This is all because the district has received numerous anonymous accusations against other employees and that leads to investigations, so the board is looking for a way to hold people resonsible when they make a complaint.
At a previous board meeting, members voted to begin the process of changing the policy. It would say that complaints made against employees should include the complaintants name for follow up.
Board members hope this would hold people more accountable, but board member Cathleen Morgan says she can't support it. She wants a third party to look into the complaint. The board will hold a public hearing on this issue at the June 18th board meeting.


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"Eggciting" times in Bundoran on Easter SaturdayThe following information is supplied from the website Discover Bundoran 2 (www.discoverbundoran.com)
Lee and Zoe get some practice in for this weekend
"Eggciting" times in Bundoran on Easter Saturday
A unique event will take place this Easter Saturday (April 19th) in Bundoran as children and families will be given the opportunity to take part in an Easter Egg painting workshop, an Easter Treasure Hunt and Easter Egg roll.
The day will start at 1pm at the Atlantic Apartotel where families can register and take part in the Easter Egg painting workshop – creativity will be the key as prizes will be made available for the best egg design. From 2pm it will be time for the Easter Treasure Hunt. Clues will be provided to locations all around Bundoran and teams must collect the treasure from each spot and return with it to the finish line – there'll also be the opportunity to earn some bonus points along the way – just make sure you've got your smartphone with you!
The day will end off with the Easter Egg roll which will take place on the green area where the younger kids in the family will be able to take part in a fun series of races while for the older kids, there'll be the traditional egg and spoon races.
Bundoran Tourism Officer Shane Smyth said 'we're thrilled with the reaction so far to our Easter Egg painting workshop, treasure hunt and egg roll. It's going to be a fun family event here in Bundoran as we get through the Easter Holiday weekend. I'd like to say a big thank you to Cosgrove's Supervalu for sponsoring our chocolate egg prizes and to Patton's Eggs for sponsoring the real eggs which are going to be painted. You can find full details of the day on our website www.discoverbundoran.com/easteregg.'
Shane added 'Easter weekend sees a traditional reopening of many businesses in Bundoran following the winter season, including Waterworld on Good Friday, with fantastic entertainment being provided in bars and venues right across town. And with good weather promised through the weekend, we look forward to a bumper season ahead'.