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3 A Good bit of kit...ScottishGuy1 | 05/12/2008 | See all ScottishGuy1's reviews (3)I seriously did my homework before ordering the Hauppauge HD PVR. AvForums was full of useful comments, good and bad I may add. But overall most folk believed it to be a good piece of kit and having used it the past day or so, I agree. I can't comment on recording from SkyHD or other sat boxes but I can say the quality of recorded footage from my Xbox360 is excellent. It's simple to set up via Windows XP and even although my laptop isn't dual core, recorded footage on 720p plays well enough. I used Windows MovieMaker to edit footage after having converted it to WMV via the supplied software on the Installation CD. The software from ArcSoft is good and it's very simple to use if you're capturing footage that is right in front of you. As for scheduling recordings etc. I can't comment. The component (HD) input is "outed" again to your HD TV without any lag or delay, there is however obvious lag on your laptop or PC monitor by a second or two but what does that matter? If you want to use this device for more than capturing PS3 or 360 footage then I'm sure it will be an excellent purchase for you, particularly if you have a good spec laptop/PC which will handle the full HD recording and playback. The HD footage can be recorded to DVD or Blu-Ray using the software supplied. If I ever upgrade to SkyHD and the box has component output then the device would probably pay for itself considering how much I could archive. The component input/output is not protected/encrypted in any way so there is no problem catching what you want. Sorry I can't comment on all the devices capabilities, hence why I've only given it 3 stars. It does exactly what I want it to do, but giving it 5 stars would be unwise considering I'm not exploiting all the functions. A worthwhile purchase at a decent price for an item that will capture and record HD footage...
5 Superb product - but please note limitations I've found....spongodonkey | 11/08/2009 | See all spongodonkey's reviews (4)I purchased this product and it worked fine in normal resolution. However, I had to return it to Play due to it not being able to record HD from Freesat using Humax HD Freesat box. Play were superb in handling the return as at the time it appeared faulty. However, I have now learned that the box was not at fault - the problem lies in the freesat signal and Freesat HD boxes. The freesat system carries a signal on the HD stream that specifically switches off the RGB signal in Freesat boxes so only HDCP compliant signals via HDMI are output. This is why the Hauppauge could not be used as this uses the RGB out. This signal is present on BBC HD and ITV HD signals. This device works superbly on normal and HD signals from other sources but NOT Freesat HD. I have since also learned that in order to record from BBC HD it is possible to tune in to it on other sattelite sources which do NOT have the signal mentioned as they are not broadcasting the the Freesat spec. ITV HD cannot be found elsewhere. Why does Freesat do this? Apparently this signal was designed into the system for future 'premium' services and can be switched on and off at source. But the BBC and ITV have elected to have it switched on permanently thus creating this problem. Very annoying.Just to repeat that this is not a problem with the Hauppauge box nor Play.I hope this information proves helpful.
5 Excellent - And works on Mac too.SamFok | 06/06/2009 | See all SamFok's reviews (1)I purchased this felling slightly worried that it would not do what i wanted it to, but as soon as i took it out of the box and set it up between my TV and my Xbox 360 it worked brilliantly.It comes with everything you need to set it up including the USB cable, the power cable and the HD component leads to connect the PVR to your TV.It is also compatible with the MAC OS as i found out due to owning a Mac and not a PC. You cannot use the software provided on the CD for Mac as it is in windows format, however, you can get hold of programs that will record just as well as the CD provided software. An ideal program is EyeTV which is available from the Hauppauge website.The quality of the recordings is very good and as i record in 720p, the rough file size for a 6 minute file is 500MB. If you are going to be recording a lot of HD video either from you Xbox, PS3 or Satellite box, then i would advise getting a Hard Drive that is at least 500GB because you will find that you will soon fill up anything that has a smaller capacity.Have fun recording and i hope you found this review helpful.
5 Excellent piece of kit, worth every. Buy it now!IVEGOTTADONK | 17/01/2009 | See all IVEGOTTADONK's reviews (2)I had been looking for some time to find a HD recording device that didn't need to be installed into a PC or Laptop, this ticked the boxes.The recording device is so simple and easy to use. It took no time at all to install the software and drivers on my Laptop that came with the Hauppauge HD PVR. The software its self is easy to use, anybody with a little bit of computer knowledge should beable to work with the software in well under 30mins.My main reason for purchasing this item was so I could record my Online Gaming Footage from my PS3, mainly playing Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. It can record footage on either 720P or 1080i via Component lead. I can record the footage and play at the same time with no lag or any other issues.An excellent piece of kit, worth every penny just go and buy it!.Also on a little side note PLAY.COM are quickly becoming my favourite online retailer. Their massive stock holding, competitive prices and really quick delivery with no hassle means I will use them time and time again. Keep up the good work :) .
5 It's great XDJos129 | 06/08/2010 | See all Jos129's reviews (1)This is a great bit of kit, I use it to record gameplay, and the picture is so clear XD, just to maybe sort of warn people, play sent this via the Home Delivery Network, I hadn't heard of them before so I decided to check them out ont he net, and they had terribel comments, but my parcel came on time and it wasn't thrown over the fence or left in the rain, but that's just my experience lolAnyway yeah back to the hauppauge it's great it does work on the mac but you will have to buy some software to be able to record, either eyetv or the Hauppauge HD PVR Capture software =)Id highly recommend.


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My friend recently told me that he was missing out on the true college experience. "What exactly is that?" I asked him. His reply was succinct and accurate. "This is when you need to just act like an idiot. Lose all sense of shame—" to a point, I might add, "—and just have fun."
Why did he bring this up, one might ask, ever so astutely. The reason for that is Yell Like Hell, a dance/cheer/stunt competition between the fraternities, sororities, and residence halls. This years theme: the 90's. Our focus: Ninja Turtles. Chances of looking ridiculous: Certain.
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Dearborn wrote:Cano Hughes Robertson and Cervelli going somewhere?
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quote:Go make a graph showing all the close games between the bottom teams and the top teams since you're just adding stuff.
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Lincoln Land Community College is celebrating African-American History Month throughout February with a variety of events. This year's theme is "Echoes of Our Past, Visions of Our Future."
All events are open to the public at no charge (unless noted) and will be held on LLCC's main campus, 5250 Shepherd Road, Springfield.
Friday, Feb. 1 – African-American History Month Kickoff, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons. The event features Brandon Thornton, a.k.a. Xplicit, national spoken word artist.
Friday, Feb. 8 – "Jazz Jubilee," noon to 1 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons. The event features a performance by LLCC alum Kenneth Humble and Company.
Monday, Feb. 11 – Kuumba Dance Troupe performance, noon to 1 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons. Also known as the Y.C.I.A (Young Christians in Action), the Kuumba Dance Troupe is a group of individuals ages 9-22 who express their creativity and praise to their creator through dance.
Wednesday, Feb. 13 – "A Moment in Black History," noon to 2 p.m., Robert H. Stephens Room, Menard Hall. Presenter Terry Ransom provides an overview of the Underground Railroad, highlighting the laws.
Monday, Feb. 18 – Soup & Stories: "Black and White All Over," noon to 1 p.m., Robert H. Stephens Room, Menard Hall. Free to students with a student ID; $3 for non-students. RSVP to 786.2241. Artist Michael Dixon shares his story prior to presenting his "Black and White All Over" lecture about his journey negotiating race, identity and representation in his art and life. His artwork is being displayed in the Murray Gallery in Menard Hall throughout the month of February.
Wednesday, Feb. 20 – "A Tribute to the Stars," noon to 2 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons. Performance by John Crisp and Guests features music of Billie Holiday and Aretha Franklin.
Wednesday, Feb. 27 – African-American Food and Vendor Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons. The event is featuring free samples of African-American food, displays exhibiting the wares of African-American entrepreneurs, in addition to "Saxophone and African-American Poetry Improvisations" performed by LLCC retired business law professor and jazz musician Virgil Rhodes, J.D.
Thursday, Feb. 28 – African-American History Month Finale/Women's History Month Kickoff: " Celebration of Women…Lighting the Way," 6 to 9 p.m., Trutter Center. Cost is $10. This dinner and entertainment event recognizes influential women from the past to the present.
Events are being co-sponsored by the LLCC African-American History Month Committee and Student Life. For more information, contact Laurie Clemons at 217.786.2232.


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Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 October 2009 10:18 Written by Administrator Wednesday, 03 September 2008 18:27
We're proud to announce that step one in our journey to getting racing back on track is completed! We made our presentation before the Hawaii Community Development Authority today, and feel that it was an overall success and was fairly well received by the board. We had tremendous support from the Department of Hawaiian Homelands and cannot thank them enough for the generous help and assistance they have given for this project. We would also like to thank every racer that showed up to support the presentation...your prescence was sorely appreciated! We know that it is really difficult to attend these meetings, and that you have jobs, so your sacrifice does not go unnoticed.
Chris Messer and Michael Kitchens of the Oahu Motorsports Advisory Council made the case for the construction of the new raceway with support from the developers and founders of Save Oahu's Race Tracks, LLC, George & Jeanette Grace Jr. A 40+ page packet was given to all HCDA board members accompanied by a 15 minute "abbreviated" slide show presentation that covered the specifics of the racing facility. In addition, over 300+ letters of support, written by readers like you, along with a petition consisting of over 1500+ signatures were handed to Chairperson Jonathan Lai.
Also in attendance were Russ Saito - State Comptroller, Micah Kane - DHHL Chairman, and Linda Chinn - DHHL Administrator. We would like to thank all three for their continued support of their project. It is through their efforts that we have made the progress that we have, and we graciously thank them for their support. In addition, the Kapolei Hawaiian Civic Club was on hand, and although they had to leave early, we thank them for the walkthrough conducted on this past Sunday, and we hope that we have alleviated their concerns regarding the sensitive archaeological and cultural sites surrounding the area. We appreciate their support as well.
We will present the Meeting Minutes once the HCDA has posted them to their official website but for now, here is a brief description of the proceedings:
The meeting was tense due to the arrangement of the items on the agenda and their relative importance to the citizens of the Kalaeloa/Kapolei area. Discussion continued for most of the morning on the topics before HCDA before a motion to move the proceedings along to the KRP Presentation was made by Maeda Timson and seconded by Evelyn Souza. After a brief report from Tesha Malama - Kalaeloa Director, Chris & I were introduced and the presentation began. The presentation covered the Objective of the Project, Location & Property Data, A Description of the Existing Property, Basic Construction Requirements, Public Access & Parking, Archaeological & Historical Concerns, The Schedule for Construction, Response to Agency Concerns, and a brief Summary. Accompanying the presentation were some very informative maps, traffic control plans, and designs in full color format.
After the presentation concluded, the floor was opened up to questions by the board members. Although a brutal round of questioning followed, most specifically by one board member, the overall response to the presentation seemed favorable. Testimony was then allowed, and a various mix of responses were given, some for, some against. There was a valid concern for the traffic increase and the affect on the surrounding communities including joggers and cyclists, and we pledge that we will tweak our presentation and delve into the situation even more thoroughly to better address these concerns. There were some questions as to whether an Environmental Assessment was needed for the project, but DHHL quickly responded with insistence that due to the reduced scale of the development the project was exempt, and therefore not needed. They again reconfirmed that they are supportive of the project and accept it as a valid business transaction.
Some testimony stated that the project is misleading the public, and that our final phase design is not representative of our intent. This is truly not the case. Our current "Final Phase" is representative of our dream, and our primary goal...which is to provide a home for 100% of the displaced racers of Oahu. Our designs are apt to change, and the way we achieve this goal is apt to change as well, but this is our primary mission, and one that we will support until it has been accomplished. In conjunction with this, a positive note was added by George Grace, Jr., that he is working to provide lower cost transportation to the outer islands for our displaced drag racers, until we can fully support their passions here on Oahu. Jeanette and George also expanded on the fact that our current stockpiling permit is awaiting approval from DPP and is expected within this week. From there, the grading permit will be created and applied for.
From our stance, most of the testimony was valid, but some was a bit off track and seemed oblivious of the facts presented within the presentation. Nevertheless, we were able to walk away from the discussion with a new view on our situation, and renewed hope that we can improve upon our presentation and process. The meeting was then adjourned and we all breathed a sigh of relief! All the hard work for the past few months is finally paying off!
We are very excited by making it past this first step, and we are well on our way to the next one. We will attend the Kapolei/Makakilo Neighborhood Board in the near future, as well as continuing to meet and address concerns from the local community as needed. From there, it's groundbreaking...so please, keep watching this space! For all of you who have supported us thus far, we appreciate your enthusiasm, and hope that you will continue to support this effort. Thanks also go out to the KRP Project Team, and especially George & Jeanette for continuing to push forward in spite of the opposition.
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Thank you, and I appreciate the input, for this subject discussed in heated debate several years ago. I wish I could find what I had found back when the discussion was going, or thought to have posted the link, but I did not. It summarized basically what you just said in your own words, in that the lifestyle itself, generated the basis for so many suicides, and like anything else, they want to blame the entire world first, like religions, and anyone else they want to label "Homophobic" as cause.
The order of events you listed in a typical relationship, I find it interesting the order of the sex followed by love. Disarray and turmoil, is a nice way to describe what could be called, emotionally unstable, for many of these relationships, that fail, and a primary thing the study I found pointed to. Namely failed relations, break ups, rejections, within the lifestyle itself, as you say again and again. It is not the making of a healthy normal life pattern if relationships that full of disarray and trumoil . IMHO true long lasting, and true love relationships, may be what they hope to find, but in more cases than not, it just does not happen, leaving someone even further emotionally damaged.
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BeeAre wrote:hey could you be more specific as to which parts of each comic are the worst offenders? i would like some actually useful criticism.
Well, it's pretty early in the morning, and I have some free time to make a long ass post. Just as I promised, my criticism towards these three comics, not really sure if anyone is gonna take me seriously now. I mean, I've been explaining some of the flaws in the comics in the last few months, especially with PPGD, and all BR got from all those months was "I don't like it, period", ignoring the rest of the post. I decided to make another long ass post, and received no answers from the man. To be fair, most of my criticism is towards PPGD, so he must think I hate him or something. That's not the case, and that's why we will start with Sugar Bits, then Grim Tales, and last, but not least, PPGD. Also, to make things less tedious, I will only explain the main flaws, not review the whole fucking comic.
But before we start, please avoid posting stuff like "if you don't like it, don't read it", "make your own comic then", "it's not like you can write any better!", or something retarded as that. I'm not a great artist, although I try. Seriously, the main reason I can't draw is because I see so many flaws in my drawings, it's just embarrassing, people might tell me "it's decent", but I just hate it. Also, I don't want to sound like a fucking douche and tell the people I could write a better story, because I seriously don't know. But you can bet your ass I would try very fucking hard to make a good job, because I'm not only a writer, but also a fan. I think the writer should always be at the same level of the fans, and do it for the purpose of telling a story he/she strongly believes in, rather than to receive credit and fame. Anyways, let's proceed.
Sugar Bits
This comic started pretty bad. No, I'm not even talking about the introduction, but the creation of the comic itself. Bleedman was, at the time, the most popular artist in DeviantArt, everyone loved him at that time thanks to PPGD and Grim Tales. The first saga of Grim Tales finally ends, and he asks the fans what should he do now? Ummm... kinda of obvious, isn't it? I mean, everyone loves (or at least loved at the time) GT, you left us in a pretty critical situation, so the answer is obvious... SUGAR BITS IT IS! [/sarcasm]
Seriously, I'm not sure why he decided to abandon everyone and start this comic. Yes, I know that thanks to the fan demand, he decided to continue Grim Tales 7 months later, but when Sugar Bits started, it was uncertain if he would ever return. Still, the comic had some charm thanks to the interesting designs and overall cute characters. As for the story, it had a really "mehhh" start. But this is the moment where the comic truly jumped the shark:
Lame joke, lulz
No, but seriously, this is where the real problem started: Link
After that, the infamous battle finally started. Better grab a snack, because this fight will last for...72 pages, which took 3 years to make! Some pretty interesting dialogue that is easily lost thanks to all the unnecessary explosions and constant elements that just won't let this fight end. So much potential wasted. It's really a shame if you think about it, because at this point, many characters have been introduced, yet, you barely know them. There's this hauntergeist called Mindsnare, who I know nothing about. Licorice, the only character I like in the whole comic, not thanks to her "original" personality, but because she is the only character that shows some passion. Seriously, she's so fucking evil, and she loves it, you have to respect that. Don't know a single thing about Brave (from the mastermind who created PPGD's most beloved character, Naga! You know, the Mary Sue in the moon), Ginger, the Lion (forgot his name), Gene, the rabbit girl who appeared in the first chapter, or Bleedheart. You might also think, "Well, that was 3 years ago", but you are missing the point. Let's assume that Bleedman updates the Sugar Bits comic every day, still, there are 72 pages, so that would require two and a half months of these characters constantly fighting (and let's face it, thanks to Bleedheart's sudden appearance, I doubt the fight is over, but people, including me, are excited because the character is finally able to shine!). It's not how much it takes to update the comic what really matters, but the contents of the page itself.
So Robin, Bo and Hansel are the only characters I know to a certain point, but they are so fucking boring. It might just be me, but I can't find Bo laying in the floor, probably dead, something tragic. I just don't care for her. Ironically, the characters I know the best are the least useful characters in the whole fight, constantly running away or getting their asses kicked.
And why did this fight had to last for three years? You can blame it on all the elements that were brought into the fight, like all those bunnies who attacked Gene and Hansel, then that giant fucking robot who appeared from the ground, then Red, who decided to appear out of nowhere thanks to Mindsnare, then the wolf arrived too and made things even harder for our heroes, and now we have Bleedheart. Who cares about character development when we can have a fight that will last forever? It's like watching Matrix Revolutions again. WHO WROTE THIS?!?
Why not do the following?
1. The whole battle from Hansel's perspective. Sure, Robin, Bo and Brave arrive, but we will only focus in Hansel. That will save us a lot of time, develop his character, and even make the audience feel a little sorry for Bo. It will make her sacrifice a little more significant. By having so many characters fighting at the same time, there are so many things happening, we just can't focus in anyone. And seriously, does anyone feel sorry for a sacrifice that had no effect in the battle? Again, it's like in Matrix Revolutions, when Captain Mifune is mortally wounded and tells that guy to open the gate, you expect something to happen and change the tides of the battle, but all this sequence is completely useless, as nothing really happens!
2. The fight is over before we get a chance to even see it! It works because this whole battle started in order to summon Bleedheart. Seriously, even with all the losses from both sides, the only thing that really mattered was Bleedheart. How about something like this? Gene and Hansel don't have a chance to survive, Bo, Robin, Nemo and Brave appear out of nowhere, then like a billion rabbits appear. The chapter closes, and the next chapter opens with all those rabbits dead, our heroes alive, but injured, and Bo in her last breath. Awesome, it's 2008 and Bleedheart just appeared!
Oh, but don't worry guys, the fans are having such a great time with this battle, we don't mind that Bleedman cameo with both Licorice and Ginger.
Grim Tales WHAM
Many fans are wondering why the hell this comic even exists. Grim Tales ended back in 2009, and then someone got the brilliant idea of making an actual GT comic and sell it. Nothing happened for two years, so we got this comic instead, but again, why do we need this story if we got an actual ending? The fans demanded more? Ummm... Ok?
I don't know, while I did enjoy the first three chapters in GT, I found the rest of the comic pretty lacking, rushed and poorly written. All the charm was gone, which is a shame because they brought many promising elements. So the Pumpkinator is destroying (more like eating) everything, and they bring Dark Danny to stop it, but seriously, the character was overall useless because he got his ass kicked in round 2. The main problem with this is that the fight is completely irrelevant to the plot. Sure, that thing is a huge fucking threat to everyone, but the plot is with Grim Jr. and how he tries to rescue Minnie. They focused so much in that thing... it was just plain pointless. How about more important information? Like who is Junior's father?
Mr. Writer: Oh, you want to know who is Junior's real father? Sure... let me think of another flashback to...
OH GOD, NO! If this flashback proved something is that sometimes it's better for some stuff to be left unclear. I mean, sure, I want to know who Junior's father is, but why not just mention him and that's it? Why didn't Nergal just said "oh, and does [insert name here] granted you permission to be a father to his son?", and then Grim is all pissed and says "don't you dare to bring that man into this conversation". The point is, we don't need 20 pages of flashback just to learn something which, in the end, was pretty trivial and unimportant to the plot.
So much stuff was brought as absolute, with little to no explanation in the end, so it was pretty unsatisfactory, but at least we got an ending. In fact, the stuff that was pretty important, like transferring Minnie's soul to this new body, Nergal inside the pumpkinator, Junior trying to understand his new powers, any reason why Nergal Jr. would accept to give Mandy a daughter, Mimi overall, so many promising elements were brought, and yet, most of them were unexplained, and we got this ending anyways. It's not like this universe will expand itself like Star Wars or anything, where you can leave as much stuff out as you want, and explain it later, it's just a webcomic, if you guys are truly wanting to expand this into a franchise, you are wasting your time, no way Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and the other companies are going to allow you to. Just give us the answers and let it be what it is, a fucking webcomic.
Oh, but this isn't the ending, now we have a new story were Mimi must look for an Artifact in order to save Jeff. Alright, a pretty decent synopsis, we know her motivation, what is at stake, so this should be a pretty entertaining comic, right? RIGHT?!?
So Mimi enters the castle, too bad all the guards surround her. Oh, wait, out of nowhere she is fucking invincible and can easily beat everyone who challenges her. Again, why? You know what, fuck it, she is invincible, period. When you expect Grim Jr. to have an effect on her, she beats the living shit out of him, Minnie decides to fight her, we get another fight, Minnie is defeated and left with Junior, and Mimi decides to proceed. But watch out, there are hundreds of character cameos that won't have an effect in the plot trying to stop you! Oh, and Dark Danny is having sex with Mandy.
And a personal issue I have with the comic is Mandy and Grim's relationship. So Grim is glad that Mandy did all that stuff on Earth, and decides to marry her, but overall, it just seems something weird to me. Call me an idiot if you want, but I was always under the impression that Grim was Junior's father, his real father, that somehow he managed to impregnate Mandy and had this son. I was always under the impression that Minnie was brought to this world like a way to make Nergal Jr. loyal to Mandy, as he was a pretty valuable asset, I don't know. The problem I have with this is that Mandy is still a horrible wife and treats Grim like crap all the time, and yet, he has nothing to win in this marriage. He can't have any son, all his sons are product of strangers, and Mandy is constantly fucking with strangers. For what purpose? Seriously, what does she want? An army? And Grim has no problem with this? It sorta makes the whole marriage thing unnecessary, again, just a personal issue, it has nothing to do with WHAM, but I find this relationship overall stupid.
Where did I left? Oh yeah, so Mimi fights that dog, those robots, and Mandy, again, none of this represents a challenge to her. So why not do what I said previously? One page shows all the elements Mimi is going to fight against, and in the next one, all those elements finally defeated and Mimi with the artifact. Valuable time, you know? But no, I guess the story is pretty bad and you guys must compensate us with more unnecessary fights. Like Mister Plinkett said, it's like watching a short man, getting bald, and probably with a small penis. He buys himself a fucking Lamborghini to compensate all his flaws. I can only see these cameos and unnecessary fights as a way to compensate the poor writing, unsuccessfully, I might add.
So Mandy allows Mimi to get this artifact, and out of nowhere, it activates and takes us to a flashback. I'm not really sure if this artifact is a reference from a cartoon or something, so please enlighten me if that's the case. Anyways, this flashback takes us to a destroyed Megaville (which was quite a controversial move from Grids, as it doomed the PPGD storyline, but then he calmed down and decided to have this Megaville in a different timeline/dimension). Why couldn't they do something like this?
Instead we are forced to watch a flashback where some guys I just don't care about are fighting in order to protect Mimi. Why? Why is she so important to everyone? And what the hell were they doing there to begin with? I mean... ughhh... was this written with fucking crayons? It's just terrible. Not surprisingly, they decide to mention a "traitor" in the group, and no one mentions this again. What, are they going to make another Grim Tales saga with this traitor? Do they seriously expect this thing to continue forever?
More sacrifice with little to no importance, and then Blossom finally appears, revealing that she is Mimi's mother. You know, because a sentence wasn't enough, this flashback was 100% necessary. The main problem with this is that she just floats there, what's the purpose of having her character if she's not going to do anything? Hell, even trying to escape would be better than just stare at these guys doing their best to stop Him. They die, Him survives and separates these two, end of the flashback.
Now she's really pissed after reviving those horrible moments of her life, and throws a refrigerator and Mandy. Pain and the guards destroy the fridge, and now Mandy is going to activate some shit trying to make Mimi suffer. I can only predict... more fights and flashbacks? Maybe? 51 pages already, you know, I just counted the pages, and in the original Grim Tales from Down Below, in 51 pages we already had a proper introduction, tone, story, we knew all the stakes, characters, villains, etc. Now... *sigh*
Powerpuff Girls Doujinshi
With bright colors and all the cartoons we all loved in our childhood, it's not really that hard to fall in love with this comic and instantly become a fan of Bleedman. Well, I read the first saga a few days ago, and while the effect wasn't the same as 6 years ago, it definitely had something which made me enjoy it again. Quite a simple story, charming and colorful characters, some closure, I had a lot of fun reading this comic.
The fans demanded a second saga, which Bleedman constantly teased (again, I don't know why this guy loves to tease, make fanart, etc., and yet, work in different stuff), and after two and a half years of wait, The Forgotten storyline finally continued. It was until 2009 when we got a proper continuation for PPGD. But this time, Bleedman wasn't alone, he had a new writer, a talented artist who had great coloring skills and Bleedman himself, things were pretty promising.
I gotta admit, the first few pages were pretty... decent, I guess, I mean, they were meant to set the tone of the comic. Things had to be slow, especially after their last adventure, which they barely survived. Time to relax and stuff. At least you feel they are being developed... and then... well, let's just say I'm not a big fan of this second saga.
In my opinion, the real problem started with the ballet recital, pretty early in the comic, when Blossom is forced to use that outfit and Dexter gets a little emotional because he remembers Dee Dee. It's pretty hard, I mean, some scars never fully heal, and this is the case. Suddenly, something goes wrong, Olga asks for someone to repair this, and Dexter goes completely out of character and decides to repair the lights. Was that a joke? More like an attempt because I didn't find it funny. Then Blossom decides to talk with Olga, she reveals her last name, which shocks Blossom, something explodes or falls or whatever, Dexter asks them if they heard it, and the page ends. Again, was that meant to be funny?
I guess at this point everyone expected Olga to be evil and wanting to kill Dexter for what happened to Mandark, but as the story progressed, we found out how unnecessary her character is. Seriously, it could be literally any other character from a Nickelodeon/Cartoon Network cartoon, and it wouldn't have a single effect in the story. She has nothing to offer and her presence is barely important to the plot, so why have her in this story? I remember that BeeAre was pretty pissed because they released a poster of Olga and Dexter walking together with Blossom spying on them, obviously jealous. Are these two characters meant to fall in love and create a love triangle? Based on what? Olga is pointless in this story, I'm still wondering why did you guys focused so much on her when you decided to continue PPGD, especially in the first chapter.
Ughhh... let's continue. So Jack is in class with his students, Buttercup is obviously fucking strong and beats the living shit out of everyone, and gets punished for her actions. I think at this moment I finally find myself bored, because nothing important, or even remotely interesting, is happening. To make matters worse, the characters aren't really being developed, as we already know them. So Buttercup tells Professor Utonium about this, and he goes and meets Sensei Jack. They decide that Buttercup should try something else, and she must also take care of Courage. Is it just me, or these entire elements feel just random and unimportant? So she tries Science, and nothing, then Cooking, and she actually has some talent for cooking. But what does this new talent has to do with the story? Is she like going to cook something with poison and kill Professor X? Make Bell fat with her delicious food so that Blossom can finally fight against her? You know, this new talent is never brought into the current fight, which again, makes me wonder why they even decided to include it in the story. Perhaps one of my favorite moments is when some robot dude wants to attack her, and she closes her eyes and tries to relax in order to fight it. Suddenly she says "fuck it", and attacks that thing. I find it like a way to represent most (at the time) of the second saga, just plain pointless. Oh, and to make matters worse, they also decided these M.I.B. glasses are so important, we need to have an entire page of an agent giving both Blossom and Buttercup a pair of glasses.
Let's see... oh yeah, Bell in the moon. So another interesting thing happens, Bell is in the moon, and she is sad because she has no friends, except for Gir, who she loved in the first saga, but now, for no apparent reason, isn't really the kind of friend she wants. I liked this scene because it developed her, and we saw her from a new perspective. In the first saga she only appeared with the bad guys and was constantly evil, little space for development. When Mandark dies is when you get a chance to feel her real wrath, but other than that... So again, this was a pretty great moment in the plot, but is suddenly ruined by Naga, who was introduced two years ago, and I still have no idea who he is or what is he supposed to do. Oh well... bleedporn is all the development we need for his character.
But seriously, he was so fucking annoying. Do I detect a Mary Sue? No, wait, that rock passed through his head… HE'S A GHOST, A GHOST I TELL YOU! Whatever, Bell is in the moon because she needs to activate this giant clock thing. You know, it's quite frustrating when you put shit all over the place, and abandon it for so long, or its just plain unimportant to the plot. But I guess that a trip to the beach was way more important. I'll get into that later. Who is Naga? Are we going to explore Bell's character again? I guess not, there's a pretty big fight going on.
There are two specific moments in this saga which I personally hate. Feel free to tell me how much creative control you have in the story, BeeAre.
1. The trip to the beach. I just hate this fucking scene because it was 100% pointless. So Buttercup discovers this new talent of hers, and they decide to go to the beach. You expect at least something to happen, but no! So Buttercup and Dexter are playing with this Frisbee, Dexter catches it, and falls over Olga. Blossom is obviously nervous, or at least uncomfortable because of Olga's presence, they all share a pretty awkward moment while eating, end of the trip. To be fair, they only used 5 pages for this whole sequence (3 in the beach, 2 were just flashbacks), but again… why? If I have to be honest, back in 2010, I stopped reading the comic at this point, gave up way too early because it's been a year and nothing (literally) has happened. Missed Snafu overall, decided to read the following updates, and things just got worse.
2. XJ-9 introduction, perhaps the worst introduction I've seen in my life. So Dib is running away from Gaz, he did something to her videogame batteries and fears his sister's wrath. So Gaz captures him, is about to kill him, but out of nowhere, XJ-9 appears with a pair of batteries. Bubbles recognizes her, and we get a very fucking creepy bond between these two. So Jenny is famous? When did that happen? All she did in the first saga is get her ass kicked by the Rowdyruff Boys, and that's it, she wasn't really that important to the plot, but a part of something bigger. Well, not anymore, she's famous and that's it.
Holy shit, in 30 minutes they will air Die Hard, gotta finish this. So everyone is at the conference, and we get to see some familiar faces. The villains are planning something. Gir jumps over Dr. Wakeman, Jenny tries to capture him, and he uses this chance to put this device on her head which will activate a portal. Oh, so that was her purpose in the story! I guess that's more than enough justification for her introduction. Oh… wait, no it's not.
Wait, a crucial part of the plan depended on Gir? Ah, fuck it. Now, I'm not sure if this is truly poor writing or not, but it's something that has bugged me for a year (the fight started a year ago). The thing is I'm not sure what's the motivation behind Dr. X and all these villains, to this day, I'm not sure what they want. Asked Seir and he told me that Bell was holding a bomb. Some other user (can't remember his/her name, feel free to take credit for this theory) told me that the villains want to steal something, I guess from another dimension, buried under the earth, I don't know. What bugs me is that the villains are 100% aware that this conference is filled with Super Heroes, main reason they have a whole army of robot bugs and creatures strong enough to fight them. So if Bell is holding a bomb, do they want to blow up the whole building, killing everyone? If that's the case, why not place the bomb a day before the conference? You know, when there were no Super Heroes who could interfere with their plans? They want to steal something? Again, why do it the exact same day? They aren't called Super Heroes for nothing, they represent a risk to this whole operation. Oh, they want to execute their plan with the Super Heroes there? You know, kill two birds with one stone? Despite the fact that Dr. X knows all about the Powerpuff Girls and how strong they are? I mean, was any thought put into this?!?
So the heroes start fighting against the villains, again, same mistake with the previous comics, they just can't focus in a single character to save us time and get the plot going. Monkey appears, and he is so essential to the fight, he only blocks one attack, and then decides to fight in the skies with that other robot dude. You know, because we need more and more cameos. Surprising how uninteresting and overall boring Bell is in this fight. I guess there are more important things to focus on, like no more panty shots. Seriously, BeeAre hates those things and constantly tells Bleedman to avoid them, because that's what really matters in a comic. Let's see, lame joke where Courage tries to tell all the scientists where the exit is, Olga, Dexter and the rest of the scientists are trying to escape or something… hey, actually these last five pages are pretty good. I mean, nothing exceptional, but for the first time there are references I enjoy (like the Omelette du Fromage, or Courage's face), because there's a huge difference between making the joke the center of attention, or just make it something trivial. If the joke is the center of attention, it slows the plot mostly because the only purpose of the page is to tell the joke. If the joke comes as something trivial, it works because the plot keeps going on, and the characters focus on something more important than a fucking joke.
Can't say if I will like the rest of the saga, I mean, it's 105 bad pages against 5 where I can't find any flaw on them. Not sure if the people I want to reply will even bother in reading this fucking text wall, I seriously hope they do, I mean, I decided to do this because BR asked me to. Maybe he was being sarcastic, maybe he actually wanted some fair criticism (which this is, I have criticized all three comics, not just PPGD). To anyone involved, or to the fans, try not to get offended by it, most of the bad words are only used to explain a situation and not to offend anyone. Feel free to post, agree, disagree, etc.


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turned into a stock finish that would be available on the core line, which color would you choose?
I'd pick white tiger
or maybe frostbite.
turned into a stock finish that would be available on the core line, which color would you choose?
I'd pick white tiger
or maybe frostbite.
Some folks think it's old school or over done, but I still like Tiger Eye and Tiger Eye burst.
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Both Caribbean Turquoise.......
and Ocean Turquoise!!!!
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I'd go with a clear gloss...
over ebony with maple binding! Sort of like this one.
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I might pick White Tiger too.
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Still a sucker for Tiger Eye...
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... maybe Lemon Grass or
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Keep Calm & Bake On Apron
Not perfect but pretty decent
I almost didn't buy this because of the other review. It's not industrial quality but it's fine for the average cook. I bought it for my friend and she absolutely loved it.
October 31, 2011
Cute, but cheap material
I ordered this for my MIL who loves to bake. I like the graphics, but the apron material is thin and cheap for the price.
January 1, 2014
Not what was expected
Like a previous review this is a cheaply made apron. It's cute and I get a lot of compliments because of the sentiment on the apron, but it's cheap. The size is small. The ties do not hit me at the waist, even with the neck strap at it's lowest. It wears very high. However, I don't regret buying it (on sale).
December 14, 2012
Poor quality
Bought this as an upcoming Christmas gift. Being British, thought it would make a lovely gift for my mom. Upon inspecting the apron, the fabric is very thin, not a tight weave, and the printing is very poor. It does not look thick quality and crisp like the photo depicts. May not give it now as a gift. Very disappointing quality from World Market.
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Beautiful presentation and construction. This isn't a cigar I'm going to award extra points for low cost. It's a solid cigar with great creamy tones, virtually no flavor changes, and a beautiful burn, good draw. If you're looking for a bold, complex cigar, this is not the way to go. Mild, straight forward and a great smoke, even on an empty stomach. This is a stick I would always want on hand for a light mood. I am a fan.
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Very mild and bland. Hardly any taste what so ever. A faint hint of earth and cream could be tasted but nothing more. No issues with burn or draw. If you like mild cigars it might be worth a shot but I would pass altogether.
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I have a friend who is agnostic. He is pretty peeved with me right now because he believes i'm arrogant. He says im a hypocrite because my certainty that there is no "God" is the same as being religious. But I truly feel certain despite not being able to prove it. I'd bet my life on it. (now when I say God I mean the traditional sense of the word, christian god, judaism, etc..)
I feel it is not a fair comparison because I base my beliefs on observations of the universe and nature and the fact that religion seems to be an exceedingly growing pocket of ignorance where information comes from an ancient text written by our more primitive ancestors. Obviously that argument only makes him think i'm even more arrogant.
How can I get through?
I showed him this.. but being that DeGrasse isn't even an atheist doesn't help much.. however it is a similar debate..
I tried the flying spaghetti monster argument on him. He simply denies the argument holds any weight in this context. I simply do not understand his reasoning there and he offered no valid answers. This statement makes him seem to be very unopen minded and closed off. However, in most cases I find him not to be this way at all. He truly strikes me as a person trying to come to grips with religion and atheism.
My best advice... don't push too hard. Give him time.
Is it worth correcting? I've had people tell me this a number of times before, though almost never my friends. It's usually done in with a sort of "Of course I'm not talking about you, Kris; I'm talking about people who hold the same views as you."
At that point I usually clarify that perceived character flaws such as hypocrisy and arrogance don't invalidate a position. If you can get someone to admit at least that much, you can shift the conversation to your position itself. If you can do that, you don't need to prove your position; you only need to demonstrate that it is a reasonable position to hold. If you can demonstrate that it is a reasonable position to hold, you can usually get someone to admit that it isn't so arrogant.
I set it up by setting a standard for certainty (and clarifying that 'certainty' exists in degrees; it does not need to be taken quite as strong as an absolute). I usually apply this standard to every day examples to demonstrate it in uncontroversial terms. I then establish what evidence I find reasonable for generating certainty. It then demonstrate how that evidence exists for naturalistic explanations of the universe, yet does not exist for supernatural explanations. That takes care of the hypocrisy claim at the same time.
If the person refuses to even entertain me that far, I turn the arrogance claim back around on them. I tell them it's arrogant and flat out ignorant to assassinate my character based on my views without giving me the chance to explain my views.
Of course, that's if I bother to pursue the issue. I find it harder and harder to care as time goes on.
Totally, there are varying degrees of certainty at times it seems nothing can be certain but in order to have any progress in anything in life we need to make decisions sometimes. If I want to ever eat I have to decide what it is I want to eat and then eat it. Otherwise I will die.
He did say to me one time.. I like to think there is something more after death. I promptly replied.."Did you hear what you just said? You LIKE to think that."
I am 100% with that.
especially this line "I find it harder and harder to care as time goes on"
I'm getting grumpier and less tolerant of GOD reference as I get older.
Possibly more so since finding other atheists on the internet.
The more I read the more atheist I get
For a long long loonnngg time I truly thought I was alone in my disbelief.
Maybe you could tell him "If there was a God, child abuse would not happen.", or something along those lines. Then the worst he could accuse you of is being naive instead of arrogant. Not that it is naive but I'm just trying to put myself in your friend's frame of mind.
I like this one:
If there is no 'God', it is rather true that such a fact does not stop you from believing.
If there is a 'God', why should you be worried, that fact becomes 'my problem'.
Either way, ignorance might be bliss, atleast for a while...;p)
I try to avoid this by saying I don't believe there is a god instead of asserting that there is no god. This is easy because it is true for me. People still find offence with it though. It goes back to that quote that is attributed to Abraham Lincoln: You can please all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time. Maybe he just gets to think you're arrogant. Ironically, it would be an un-arrogant thing to do.
How are you any more arrogant than he?
I am an agnostic atheist, meaning that I'm an atheist but not one whose mind couldn't possibly ever be changed. I just can't conceive how.
I don't think there's any doubt that agnosticism is a far more defensible position than atheism, though one can be an atheist and still be agnostic. They aren't mutually exclusive unless one's atheism is, like a religious view, beyond being reconsidered.
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Question: Did El Gato win the Masters, or did Kenny Perry lose it? Every argument that you put forward can have more than one answer. But you are correct in your idea about " BEING OPEN TO ALL AVENUES OF INFORMATION BEFORE YOU REACH A CONCLUSION "
What does Thermite have to do with anything? Thermite is put forward by a Government pawn, why, simple~~IMPOSSIBLE to pull off, it's misinfo/disinfo~~please make a note of it.
It would be a shame to have been duped into believing the moon landing, like wise being ridiculed for asking a few simple questions about it's validity.
Calling it your job doesn't make it right! Setting emotion aside are you simply saying that fooling so many people would have been impossible to do, or do you just believe that it would have been so?
My Father worked for a company in SO Cal who manufactured stuff for Nasa, and Boeing, and Military~~He claims that we have been to the moon as well, only he says that if it was a hoax that it wouldn't be that big of a surprise based on some of the stuff he'd seen and heard about Kennedy. He refused to touch anything related to the Kennedy deal because he didn't ever want to tarnish his emotional connection to the Government that he had served in good faith.
All he ever said was that ANYTHING is possible when given a big enough stage.
Speaking of the cold war, surely you know/knew that all but 1 or 2 of the icbm's Russia would parade around back in the sixties were real, the rest were made of wood. They were still digging holes out back to pee in in those days and when they finally came of age they melted down.
Ps. Perry pissed the Masters away. He can take the highest road possible and it will never change the truth. He pissed it away and fully half the fault lies with his caddy. Letting him hit driver on 18 was amateurish. Now I'll shut up and listen to Why the big cat actually won it!
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"Apart from certain rather obvious truisms of power relations - the same forces which control religion control and patronize the arts and tend to do so in their own favor - the actual workings of the mutually contributory forces of art and religion tend to remain mysterious," Rennie said. "Although it is often said that art, and especially art in the service of religion, allows 'the expression of the inexpressible,' there remains little theoretical work on how this may be accomplished."
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Ryan Franklin released by Cardinals
For several long moments following Tuesday night's 6-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles Ryan Franklin walked the clubhouse with an ice pack strapped to his right shoulder.
Franklin, 38, had performed the ritual hundreds of times before. But this time he wore them over his uniform, as if sensing when he took it off he might never again put it on.
If that was indeed Franklin's premonition, it came true Wednesday afternoon when the club gave its tortured former closer his unconditional release.
On the doorstep of the season's midpoint, the Cardinals severed ties with a pitcher who signed as a 2007 spring training dumpster dive, ascended to an All-Star closer in 2009 then converted 27 of 29 save chances in 2010.
General manager John Mozeliak notified Franklin of the team's decision Wednesday afternoon after meeting at Camden Yards with manager Tony La Russa and pitching coach Dave Duncan. La Russa later spoke by phone for about "7 or 8 minutes" with Franklin. Mozeliak and La Russa described the pitcher's reaction to the news as "relief."
"He agrees getting away from it is something he hasn't done yet and is reasonable and makes sense," La Russa said.
"We can speculate all we want but the fact is the game is based on performance. That was not there any longer," Mozeliak said. "He was part of a lot of success in this organization. I think it started to frustrate him not to have that success any longer."
The Cardinals actually retained an option on Franklin that they could have exercised with his option. However, Franklin indicated little appetite for going to the minor leagues to rediscover form that had eluded him for three months.
"Ultimately it would have been take an assignment down to Memphis," Mozeliak said. "That doesn't address the part of him just wanting to get away and help himself. The only option we were left with was to release him."
Franklin caught a flight for his Oklahoma home Wednesday and could not be reached for comment.
Though several teammates knew of Franklin's release when they reached the park Wednesday, Mozeliak and La Russa told players of the move during a clubhouse meeting before batting practice.
In parts of four seasons as closer Franklin converted 84 saves, fifth most in franchise history. He inherited the role in 2008 from Cardinals all-time saves leader Jason Isringhausen, who experienced equally harsh criticism from a fan base that ultimately turned on Franklin
"A lot of times on the negative side what you did last overwhelms what you did earlier," La Russa said. "And that would be a shame in Ryan's case, because he's been outstanding for us."
Franklin's season began poorly and never rebounded. After suffering an Opening Day blown save against the San Diego Padres, he lost the closer's role before May. The club eventually sequestered him during home games and labored to find opportunities for him to rediscover confidence in lower-leverage situations such as Tuesday night. Few attempts met with success.
Franklin was 1-4 with one save and an 8.46 ERA in 21 appearances. After amassing a 3.04 ERA in 264 appearances in his first four seasons with the club, Franklin allowed runs in all but five outings this year.
Perhaps sensing his vulnerability, Franklin dropped his Twitter account during spring training. He later shaved his trademark red goatee and withdrew from a spokesman's role.
Duncan noticed an ebb in Franklin's confidence during the team's first road trip this season, which included blown saves on consecutive nights in San Francisco and a dropped chance in Los Angeles.
Eventually, Mitchell Boggs, rookie Eduardo Sanchez and Fernando Salas assumed the closer role.
Opponents battered Franklin for a .367 average (compared to .220 and .230 the previous two seasons) and reached him for nine home runs in 27 1/3 innings. The last became a kill shot.
La Russa and Duncan had hoped bringing Franklin into the eighth inning of a 6-0 game might offer a positive platform. Instead, Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy smoked a one-out home run before right fielder Nick Markakis singled and center fielder Adam Jones lined a RBI double. When La Russa reached the mound to replace Franklin for the final time as a Cardinal, the pitcher became emotional and remained visibly upset in the dugout.
La Russa suggested afterward that the club would seek a "creative" way to deal with Franklin's situation. Mozeliak indicated that the club might pursue placing Franklin on the disabled list.
Alternatives seemed fewer Wednesday. La Russa said on Tuesday night that Franklin was physically sound and Mozelak insisted the club would not abuse the disabled list by suggesting a phantom injury.
"The problem with the DL is he's not hurt," La Russa said. "I know that's gotten stretched over the years by teams. But there's an integrity thing there the Cardinals have never gone for."
Mozeliak did not indicate whom the club would promote except to say it would be a pitcher not currently found on the 40-man roster.
Because Maikel Cleto and Brian Augenstein had been optioned in the last seven days, they are prohibited from returning to the parent club in the absence of an injury.
It is believed righthander Brandon Dickson will join the team today and move into a long relief role.
Wednesday's move does not necessarily end Franklin's career. The Cardinals owe him the balance of his $3.25 million salary and Mozeliak would not rule out the possibility that he might one day attempt to resuscitate his career. However, that day is not near.
"He was someone who really loved pitching for the Cardinals," Mozeliak said, adding, "He put the organization first and everything else second."
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