text:
Other Products
Buy and Sell EverQuest II Platinum
(14 offers)
(20 offers)
(6 offers)
(11 offers)
(no offers)
Payments Secured by PlayerGuardian
Are you bored of endlessly crafting items just to get some EQ2 Plat? Platinum from other sites too expensive for your budget? Maybe you just need the extra EQ2 platinum to get armor for your Assassin? Whatever your needs are, PlayerAuctions can help you. We have the cheapest Platinum online thanks to our player to player marketplace. Save time and effort and buy some now!
Getting Plat in-game doesn't cost money, but it takes a lot of time. This can be a problem if you are a student or an employee. Farming EverQuest 2 Platinum is also very boring. Instead of wasting time farming, why not buy EQ2 Platinum. You can also buy EQ2 coins and save time! Best of all, you can focus on more important stuff like leveling up your characters.
The benefits of trading Plat doesn't stop with buying it. If you have a lot, you can sell it here at the PlayerAuctions marketplace. With 1 million members, you can easily find buyers. Our player to player marketplace also allows members to set their own price. Members get cheap EQ2 Plat, while you get all the profit! We'll help you turn your digital treasures into real money!
Transacting with other players through the PlayerAuctions marketplace is safe and secure. Thanks to our PlayerGuardian Trading Protections, we ensure that all Everquest 2 Plat offers are genuine and that each purchase has been delivered before disbursement is issued.
There are so many reasons why trading at PlayerAuctions makes perfect sense. We offer the best prices for plat and provide our friendly community with multiple payment options and 24 x 7 live chat support. We have been keeping our members and their trades safe since 1999 and are a BCA accredited company.
If you have questions, concerns or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact us. You can reach us through our 24x7 Live Chat Support, email, or fax. Happy trading!
Sell your Products
3 of 14 For Sale Offers available for a purchase of 500,000 Platinum
Read more here.
Low Prices: Prices set by other players or PowerSellers on PlayerAuctions are significantly
lower than the high markups you would find on expensive retail sites.
Guaranteed Security: PlayerAuctions is quite simply the most secure place to buy
and sell MMO game assets. Through
PlayerGuardian, you are 100% guaranteed full and as-described delivery,
or your money back.
Reliable Delivery Speed: PlayerAuctions calculates each seller's average delivery
speed from the seller's latest successfully completed deliveries, which gives you
a clear idea of how fast the seller will deliver your order.
To see how quickly the seller may deliver your order, refer to the seller's delivery
guarantee period, which is their promise to complete delivery within a certain timeframe
after your payment is securely sent to PlayerAuctions and is successfully verified.
Each seller sets their delivery guarantee period independent of PlayerAuctions.
In the event that the seller is not able to complete the delivery within their guaranteed
time, you may cancel the order without penalty for a hassle-free refund from PlayerAuctions.
PlayerAuctions guarantees that the seller will deliver your order, or your money
back. The overwhelming majority of transactions through our site occur successfully.
As for the very exceptional cases, you can rest assured that they have been carefully
considered by our systems and processes, and we are well prepared to handle them
in the rare event that they do occur. This includes:
PlayerGuardian Buyer Protections
PlayerAuctions is the most secure place to buy and sell MMO game assets. Our proprietary
security technology, PlayerGuardian, keeps you, your
payments, and your trades protected and private. The protections below are provided
to all PlayerAuctions buyers.
Secure EQ2 Platinum Transaction Process Overview
PlayerAuctions makes it safe to buy from our members by securing your payment and guaranteeing your delivery.
View our trading tutorial for details.
Copyright 2000-2016. All rights reserved.


text:
Home > Browse Ads > Mercury > Medalist > 1956 Mercury Medalist
2 Door (1)
2 Door Coupe (1)
4 Door (1)
Bobcat (1)
Capri (3)
Comet (7)
Convertible (1)
Cougar (22)
Coupe (5)
Custom (1)
Cyclone (1)
Eight (1)
Grand Marquis (3)
Luxury Sedan (1)
Marquis (2)
Medalist (1)
Meteor (1)
Monarch (2)
Montclair (1)
Monterey (10)
Parklane (1)
Pickup (1)
Sedan (3)
Sport Sedan (1)
Sportsman (1)
Runs Very good. . motor has less than 3000 miles on rebuilt engine. this carstill needs some work. it runs great and transmission is good also. already replaced a few things like master cylinder, new Holley 4 barrel carburator. outside body has a some rust under the door frame and by the head light.needs headliner and rust on floor pans on both passenger and driver's side. back seat good and front seat needs some restoring. body is complete has all chrome. no body parts needed other than window on drivers and passenger side . ( only cracked not missing.) and cracked winshied. car has been garage kept for the past 14 years. it's time for somebody to put this Beautiful car to good use and show it off $4500. OBO
$4,500 obo
Location Fort Worth, Texas
Mileage: 34567/rebuilt 3000
Engine: 312 ci
Body Type: 4 door Hardtop
Interior: biege
Exterior: yellow/ cream
4530 Ad Views
the advertiser about this 1956 Medalist
Advertisers phone
number: --
Ads that are marked sold WILL NOT be

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Don Kerr
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|Don Kerr
Don Kerr performing with the Rheostatics at Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, 2007
|Background information
|Birth name
|Donald Kerr
|Indie rock
|Musician, producer, songwriter
|Drums, cello, vocals, guitar
|Years active
|Associated acts
|Rheostatics, Ron Sexsmith, The Kelele Brothers, BidiniBand, The Dinner Is Ruined, Minotaurs, Caveboys, Communism
Don Kerr is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist and record producer.
He was a member of Rheostatics from 1995 to May 2001. He plays in Ron Sexsmith's band, and sometimes with The Kelele Brothers. He and Sexsmith released an album together, Destination Unknown, in 2005.[1] He has also played with and mixed for The Hidden Cameras, Minotaurs, BidiniBand and Bahamas.
He attended the 2005 Juno Awards and sang a Christmas song on The Vinyl Cafe.
He and Canadian writer Claudia Dey married in 2005, and they have one son.[2] They live in Toronto, Ontario.
He formed a creative partnership with Kevin Lacroix in 2010 called Alphalpha Male.
- The Sniffing Princess – 1999
- Carny Soundtrack - 2008
Sexsmith & Kerr[edit]
- Destination Unknown (V2 Records) – 2005
- Music Inspired by the Group of Seven – 1995
- The Blue Hysteria – 1996
- Double Live – 1997
- The Nightlines Sessions – 1998
- The Story of Harmelodia – 1999
- Night of the Shooting Stars – 2001
The Hidden Cameras[edit]
- Mississauga Goddam - 2004
- Awoo - 2006
- Origin:Orphan - 2009
- The Land Is Wild - 2009
- The Thing - 2010
- ^ Levack, Chandler (September 1, 2005). "Sexsmith & Kerr", Now 25 (1). Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ^ Goddard, John (September 20, 2008). "The poor man's Banff Centre: A former school on the Island serves as a unique artists' retreat at city's edge", Toronto Star. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
|This article on a drummer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
|This article about a Canadian musician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
|This article on a record producer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.


text:
12 Rules for Startups by +Mark Cuban (one of our top 20 Fav entrepreneurs +Business Ninja Inc)
#Business #startup #MarkCuban
Read more: http://www. entrepreneur.com/article/222524
I do have an active interest in technology, especially technology that promises to bring better lives to people most in need of it all around the world. Unfortunately, I don't think that I have focused enough lately on the right technology for the right reasons. Consumer technology is great, and often exciting. But it's also seductive - and I don't mean that in the most complementary of ways.
How many product launches have we endured that get people panting for some new gizmo that will be worth less than a half-decent dinner in two years' time? How much clamoring for our attention has flooded noise amplifiers in social media channels to convince us that some company's products are worth our attention in ways completely out of proportion to their real worth? Consumer tech has created an endless cycle of alluring but temporary solutions, only to be replaced by the next one. It's like an online Oreo cookie binge - or worse.
Some of these solutions actually solve real-world problems in a fresh way, and I am glad to focus on those as needed and to do some important industry analysis. But rapidly disposable technology is being produced by people in factories who are themselves being treated as rapidly disposable commodities. And the earth itself is being literally rearranged and torn apart in search of rare metals and other commodities on a massive scale, sometimes to solve real problems, but all to often simply to feed people's vanity and novelty addictions.
This cannot last. Or, more to the point, if it does last, we won't. Seven billion people on this planet will be turning into ten billion people before you can shake a stick, and here we are counting pixel density on mobile phone screens, an exercise that means largely nothing except that people will become even more self-indulgent about their use of time getting absorbed in stuff that does nothing to improve the world or their lives.
I criticise myself first and foremost in this. I should know better. And I have known better. I am trying to focus my life on doing better in many important ways, and for me doing better now means turning over my tech posts to support the people who need it most. I think of the kids in my mission village in central Ghana, for whom a tech toy means a stick with a couple of tiny hand-carved wooden wheels. Our toys mean little to them.
I am glad for the tech that helps me and others serve people like my friends in Awomberew and to carry the message of their lives to the world. But is that tech designed to help them on a day to day basis? If projects like +Nkommo could ever come to fruition, perhaps. But mostly people funding projects for these villages, including Google, ask one simple question: show us how this can scale into a billion-dollar business in less than five years. It's a legitimate business question, to be sure, but the better question would be: show me how this can help two billion people have a better life in five years.
So I look forward to enjoying your posts on Google+, and I look forward to providing a more focused and valuable stream in the days and years ahead. I know that there are good people in the tech press, and I enjoy the work of many honest, hard-working journalists and commentators. But enough of mindless, soulless bling-chasing. I have been betraying my core values, and it's time to face up to that in a much bigger way.
Hopefully you enjoy the gentle shift in focus that I intend to provide. Be well, be whole, be at peace always.
Jay YeaterownerDiscussion -
- Bowling Green State University
- Tiffin University
- Owens Community College
- CentraCommMarketing and Channel Partnerships Manager, 2015 - present
- Marathon Pipe Line LLCGraphic Interace Developer, 2014 - 2015
- Anderson Robertson MarketingDirector of Digital Marketing, 2009 - 2014
- The Courier
- Allegra Printing
- Cooper Tire and Rubber Company
- Tiffin UniversityDirector of Admissions Operations, 2008 - 2009
Tuesday Tidbit
Thanks to Dr. Penny Soboleski for providing us with fantastic weekly reading tips! One reading strategy that is important for children of al
A Quick Note To Career Dads - Stay Nerdy My Friends
It's tough out there dads. You're up early, getting yourself around for another day at the office/plant/field. You try to squeeze in as much
Flood Warning in Northern Ohio
National Weather Service - Active until Jul 9, 2013 7:00 AM EDT. Posted Jul 8, 2013 11:00 PM EDT. Affects: Crawford; Hancock; Knox; Marion;
5 New Things You Need To Stop Doing with Social Media - Anderson Roberts...
Whether you are a social media manager or a digital marketer, you know social media tips are everywhere. Here is a great list to save and sh
Elephant & Castle
Elephant & Castle hasn't shared anything on this page with you.
Historic Porch Tour - Visit Findlay
Historic-Home.5 Historical reenactors will tell the stories of some of Findlay's most prominent families on the front porches of the homes w
The Role of Color in Marketing [Infographics] | Social Media Today
It's vital to move beyond the standard logo and tagline and take a holistic approach to evoking emotions among potential customers across al
WordPress 3.3: The 11 Most Important New Features
WordPress 3.3 should be released in late November. Here are the new functionalities that most users and developers will enjoy.
iMZDL: iOS 5 & Mac OS X 10.7
Download Apple iOS 5 Beta for your iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch or Apple Tv. Get the Latest Apple Beta's! We have iOS Beta's and Mac OS
Build with Chrome
Now you can build with LEGO® bricks using Google Maps as your baseplate. Imagine. Explore. Build online in Chrome. #buildwithchrome
Start Google Plus
Get started with Google Plus - import your Facebook photos and download a browser extension.
Chrome Multitask Mode
Chrome Multitask Mode lets you browse the web with multiple mice at the same time, so you can get more done, clickety-split.
Maine Sports Network: Official #NCAA Rule on Lane Violation #marchmadness
So like everyone else over the last couple days, I am sick of the lane violation calls in the NCAA. So I finally found the OFFICIAL NCAA RUL
H & O Services Participates in Community Leaf Pick-up Program | H&a...
Citing financial constraints, the City of Findlay once again decided to suspend its annual leaf pick-up services for area residents. This le
The Inventory Blog
Physical inventory musings, thoughts, and happenings from The Inventory Dude.
GRAND OPENING OF HAMLET PROTEIN FACTORY : Findlay-Hancock County Economi...
If you dont get automatically redirected, click here.
Slow Cooker Macaroni & Cheese
Slow Cooker Macaroni & CheeseBy Published: March 26, 2013Yield: 4-6 ServingsPrep: 5 minsCook: 3 hrs 0 minReady In: 3 hrs 5 minsSuper easy re
PageLines - Drag & Drop CMS Framework for WordPress
Turn WordPress into a fully functional CMS and build awesome websites with PageLines Drag-and-Drop design platform for WordPress.


text:
"It was a game where our guys had to get a handle," said head coach Eddie Jordan. "They play a different style. They were gunslingers in a good sense. They shoot deep threes, but they move. They're athletic. … Our offense was in high gear. I don't know if it was because of our execution, but at least we saw the opportunities."
Senior Wally Judge had a triple-double night with 20 points and 13 rebounds, with senior J.J. Moore adding another 20.
"I'm happy we won," Judge said. "I'm happy to get out of a two-game losing slump. I'm happy that everybody was able to contribute today. It was disappointing a little bit in the first half as far as defense goes, but in the second half I'm glad it turned around after some words were said."
True freshman Junior Etou emerged as the biggest story by making his college debut. Etou began the season on a six-game suspension handed down by the NCAA.
Etou entered four minutes into the game, and logged 21 on the night. The 6-foot-7 forward flew under the radar in his college debut. He finished with six points and eight boards on 3-of-5 shooting.
"We need his skill set, his physicality," Jordan said. "… He can make threes. He can get post-ups. He can dribble. He can get his own shot. He's a big body, so he's got a great skill-set. Look, he's still a freshman. It's the first game he played, so he's going to be pretty good down the line for us."
Rutgers got its walk-ons playing time, and the first career point for Stephen Zurich in the win. The third game in the four-day stretch comes Tuesday night against Farleigh Dickinson.


text:
Expectations are rising, and anticipation is boiling over as the Michigan basketball team wraps up the offseason and finally tips off the 2013-14 campaign on Friday night against UMass-Lowell. The Wolverines have rolled through a pair of exhibition games and showed their depth in the process.
Head coach John Beilein has one of the most versatile groups in the nation, which has undoubtedly kept him working long hours for all the right reasons. There are endless lineup possibilities for the offensive mastermind to utilize.
Here is a look at what Beilein and Co. will be working with this season as they make a run at a Big Ten Conference title.


text:
Looking for Polish citizen or someone living in Poland
This project received 1 bids from talented freelancers with an average bid price of $30 USD.Get free quotes for a project like this
Skills Required
Project Budget$30 - $250 USD
Total Bids1
Project Description
I am looking for someone who lives in Poland who can do the following things for me;
1) I need a list of dating agencies that are located in Poland. I need the phone numbers, addresses and websites (if they have a website). Please note I am not looking for single sites online with polish singles, I am looking for real dating agencies that have an office address anywhere in Poland.
2) I need someone to place ads in polish newspapers in small polish towns. I need you to find the newspapers and about the costs. I would prefer these newspapers are in smaller towns. I will pay for the ads myself. You my need to trasnlater the classified ad from English into Polish. It will be short.
You must also have skype so I can explain what should be in the ads.
If you are interested in this small job, please tell me how many office adresses and phone numbers from dating agencies in Poland that you can find for me, and if you know many small towns in Poland.
Feel free to ask me any questions.
Looking to make some money?
- Set your budget and the timeframe
- Outline your proposal
- Get paid for your work
Hire Freelancers who also bid on this project
Looking for work?
Work on projects like this and make money from home!Sign Up Now
- Forbes
- The New York Times
- Time
- Wall Street Journal
- Times Online


text:
Taylor & Friends
"Taylor and Friends" is a show featuring Taylor and three outspoken co hosts, who are all going through varied life experiences that include motherhood, new marriages and experiencing the single life. The hosts, who all admit to being "works in progress," bring their unique perspectives to topics ranging from Celebrity Gossip and Entertainment News, Covering Celebrity News and Hollywood Rumors, politics, sports, religion, beauty, fashion, music, relationships and their own personal lives. Tune in with Taylor and Friends every Saturday 6-8pm
- Date and Time
- Location
899 M.L.K. Jr Dr NW
Atlanta, GA
None yet
- Settings
Whoops! Couldn't connect
- Settings
Friends Who Are Going
Connect to Facebook


text:
Iceland's Meteorological Office says two earthquakes early Monday rocked the caldera of Katla, one of the country's largest volcanos.
Gunnar Gudmundsson, a geophysicist, said authorities are monitoring the situation at the volcano in southern Iceland and described it as "a little bit unusual." The quakes measured magnitude 4.2 and magnitude 4.5 and were followed by some 20 aftershocks.
"People have been waiting for an eruption for 50 years," Gudmundsson said of Katla. "But there is no sign of an eruption."
Katla, named after an evil troll, is in southern Iceland about 140 kilometers (87 miles) from the capital, Reykjavik.


text:
Strategic change
In view of the group's strategy we have decided to combine our activities under one name and one brand, namely: ROPEBLOCK
For you, this means a wider range of services and products and working together with a strong, global company
that is continuously engaged in the development of safe and high-quality components and custom solutions for the wire rope industry.
We are convinced that this step will help us gain an even stronger position on the market and will provide you as customer/prospect with an even better service.
If you have any further questions based on this news, please do not hesitate to contact us.


text:
MMA Forum - UFC Forums - UFC Results - MMA Videos (http://www.mmaforum.com/forumindex.php)
- Japanese MMA (http://www.mmaforum.com/japanese-mma/)
- - ONE FC 7: Return of Warriors (http://www.mmaforum.com/japanese-mma/108038-one-fc-7-return-warriors.html)
ONE FC 7: Return of Warriors
ONE FC 7: Return of Warriors
February 2, 2013
Stadium Putra, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Eric Kelly vs. Honorio Banario (ONE FC Featherweight Championship)
Rey Docyogen vs. Shinichi Kojima (Flyweight Title Eliminator)
Vuyisile Colossa vs. Lowen Tynanes
Peter Davis vs. Leo Krishna
Adam Kayoom vs. Zuli Silawanto
Ryan Diaz vs. Thanh Vu (Bantamweight GP Quarterfinals)
Melvin Yeoh vs. Raymond Tiew (Malaysian FW National Championship Tournament)
AJ Vaa vs. Jian Kai Chee (Malaysian FW National Championship Tournament)
Gianni Subba vs. Saiful Merican
-Jake Butler vs. Antoni Romulo
This technically isn't a Japanese fight card considering it doesn't take place in Japan nor is it being held by a Japanese promotion.
Dude as of right now that's one event and we have no idea if Dream is continuing!
I don't care about that. Just pointing out you posted onefc content in this forum as well. And dream is coming back, but that's beside the point.
1 Attachment(s)
FYI Glory announced 3 Dream events for this year
Really? So I guess that means Glory owns the rights to the promotion. Question is will it also be broadcast on NBC Sports?
1 Attachment(s)
So they are independent apparently.
Would be great to see DREAM again.
|All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:09 PM.
Powered by vBulletin Version 3.8.7 , Copyright ©2000 - 2016, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
vBulletin Security provided by vBSecurity v2.2.2 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2016 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2016 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.


text:
Interest Level
Grades PreK - 3
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 1.8
Lexile® Measure: 360L
Guided Reading: J
- Animal Stories
- Comedy and Humor
- Media Tie-In
- School Sports
- Dogs
- Friends and Friendship
About This Book
When Emily Elizabeth's enormous, exuberant pet joins the kids for a day of outdoor games and races, the result is big fun! From using sack race bags as booties to becoming the team's illegal secret weapon in the tug of war, there's no keeping Clifford the Big Red Dog down. Full color.
Items Added to Cart:
1 Paperback
2 Hardcover
1 Teacher's Edition
$48.99 Subtotal


text:
Skip to comments.The Gingrich Amnesty
Posted on 11/23/2011 7:34:31 AM PST by heiss
Missed the debate because of wrestling practice, but its hardly surprising that Newt would support amnesty for illegal aliens. After the Pelosi global-warming ad and Dede Scozzafava and right-wing social engineering, is it any surprise hed adopt the lefts line on immigration too? He earned a career grade of D from Numbers USA (they calculate back to 1989). Heck, even Barbara Boxer has a career grade of D+.
.. So the Gingrich Amnesty would cover illegal immigrants here when Congress passed IRCA. That is to say, it would pick up where the previous amnesty left off, legalizing precisely those people who didnt qualify for IRCA. This just underlines what a chump you have to be to support any deal offered you by amnesty supporters.
Which is why enforcement first is the only way to go: consistent, unapologetic, across-the-board enforcement of the immigration law at our consulates overseas for visa applicants, at the borders, and inside the country, especially at the worksite without preconditions or deals or grand bargains.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...
Newt is slipping. I bet that he will slip on some other issues like Obamacare or Global Warming if pressed hard enough.
Newt loves big government, I bet he supports the HHS unit, as long as it applies to non politicians.
I've seen a number of comments on FR this morning supporting the Newt position.
Too bad your bias is so deep you can't pay attention to the details of his plan.
Even Laura Ingraham assigns motives and consequences that Newt is NOT promoting.
Arm waiving isn't going solve anything.
A solution must be workable and not encourage continuing floods of illegals.
That is the case with Newt's plan.
Oh, he gets it, all right.
It's President Tancredo, President Hunter, and Senator Hayworth that don't get it.
Doesn't sound like you get it, either.
I thought it was kind of funny that he said we can't compromise with the left because they don't compromise with us only to turn around and say we need to compromise on illegal immigration.
"Ive seen a number of comments on FR this morning supporting the Newt position."
You mean FR has sizable pro-illegal faction? Wow. What next, pro-abortion minded freepers?
I'm having a 2008 flashback....
The deportation/forced emmigration of 12 million people would be the largest migration in human history. Not going to happen.
Climate change nut and amnesty.
Talks just like a lefty even after falling over himself earlier.
Still voting for Bachman whether she is candidate or not.
not me. I just want a good , old-fashion minefield like the one we put on the S.Korea border.
When Mitt Romney is to the right of your "Conservative" candidate on a major issue like immigration, you have a problem.
Ah, give me that American "can't do it" attitude.
I have seen a number of posts on Twitter supporting Newt's immigration policy as well. Some are even Cain fans. Illegal immigration is a serious problem and our approach can't be all or nothing, because we end up with nothing.It will be interesting to see how this all plays out.
I suppose one should not be surprised you came to that conclusion, since you missed the debate. But if you're interested in making conclusions based on information, here's what he said:
I did vote for the Simpson-Mazzoli Act. Ronald Reagan, in his diary, says he signed it and we were supposed to have 300,000 people get amnesty. There were 3m. But he signed it because we were going to get two things in return. We were going to get control of the border and we were going to get a guest worker program with employer enforcement.
We got neither. So I think youve got to deal with this as a comprehensive approach that starts with controlling the border, as the governor said. I believe ultimately you have to find some system once youve put every piece in place, which includes the guest worker program, you need something like a World War II Selective Service Board that, frankly, reviews the people who are here.
If youre here if youve come here recently, you have no ties to this country, you ought to go home. period. If youve been here 25 years and you got three kids and two grandkids, youve been paying taxes and obeying the law, you belong to a local church, I dont think were going to separate you from your family, uproot you forcefully and kick you out.
The Krieble Foundation is a very good red card program that says you get to be legal, but you dont get a pass to citizenship. And so theres a way to ultimately end up with a country where theres no more illegality, but you havent automatically given amnesty to anyone.
I do suggest if you go back to your district, and you find people who have been here 25 years and have two generations of family and have been paying taxes and are in a local church, as somebody who believes strongly in family, youll have a hard time explaining why that particular subset is being broken up and forced to leave, given the fact that theyve been law-abiding citizens for 25 years.
I do not believe that the people of the United States are going to take people who have been here a quarter century, who have children and grandchildren, who are members of the community, who may have done something 25 years ago, separate them from their families, and expel them.
I do believe if youve been here recently and have no ties to the US, we should deport you. I do believe we should control the border. I do believe we should have very severe penalties for employers, but I would urge all of you to look at the Krieble Foundation Plan.
I dont see how the party that says its the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here a quarter century. And Im prepared to take the heat for saying, lets be humane in enforcing the law without giving them citizenship but by finding a way to create legality so that they are not separated from their families.
People need to pay attention to details....Newt is not saying they should be given citizenship.
Yeah, and we cannot go to moon either.
This is BS.
First, we build a fence making it more difficult to enter here illegally.
Then, we mandate and enforce E-Verify and additional laws (such as enforcement actions in AZ, AL) and accelerate deportations. We can deport every illegal that is caught eg. in hospital.
Then we can change the law making it clear that no illegal can ever get citizenship nor can sponsor, ever. This is important to prevent chain-immigration.
Many will self-deport them and what is most importat, it will reduce future illegals. We continue to deport people that are caught.
Pushing amnesty (perry/newt) style is dishonest and fundamentally wrong. It doesn't solve anything and it would only lead to further illegals entering here.
Show me a plan or a study that shows how 12 mil are going to be deported/self-deport.
This is the kind of thing that scares people about Newt. Every so often he just lurches off to the left side of the road.
Here is what I want my candidate to say on the illegal issue:
"It is inhumane to NOT deport illegal immigrants who came to the United States over the last 25 years.
To NOT deport illegals means the government will continue to extort money from hard working, struggling, legal taxpaying citizens to provide government benefits for these illegals.
It also means that these illegals will continue to hold jobs that citizens need and to place costly burdens on schools, colleges, hospitals and other medical facilities."
Newt proves once again that he's the Tony Romo of politics: dazzling most of the time, infuriatingly incompetent late in the game.
Part of Newt's plan is for the states to stop their programs that allow 'free loading'. He believes in states rights...if you live in a state that encourages illegals by paying to send their children to school, provides a certain amount of welfare, food stamps etc. then the problem is really yours.....isn't it. As the man said, 'the devil is in the details.......
Have you listened to the details of Newt's plan?
Did you listen to Mitt's response on Immigration last night?
Mitt and Newt are on the same page, but Newt has more details on how to go about implementing it.
In fact Newt is one of the few people in America who IS dealing with reality on the subject.
It's easy to label and react.
Reading, research, and thought, take time and effort.
""let's be humane in enforcing the law WITHOUT GIVING THEM CITIZENSHIP""
Why can't we first enforce the laws and build a fence, and only then, if those have been successful, consider further actions?
Every amnesty idea is always pushed so that few nice illegals get some benefits and there will aggressive enforcement. There never is any enforcement and leftists courts and administration always extend and enlarge the amnesty. If they get legal status, then in the next phase they would demand citizenship (and in anycase, they would be able to get it easier if they already have legal status).
Perry and Newt are unacceptable. I was hoping that Newt would moderate his radical views, but he doubling-down just like Perry.
It works in Arizona
Do have any clue how much money it would take to deport every illegal that came in contact with the police, a hosptial, etc.?
Newt mentioned just that by referencing Reagans attempt...
....We signed the "Simpson-Mazzoli Act".... Ronald Reagan, in his diary, says he signed it and we were supposed to have 300,000 people get amnesty. There were 3 million. But he signed it BECAUSE we were going to get two things in return...... We were going to get control of the border and we were going to get a guest worker program with employer enforcement....We got neither.....
So I think youve got to deal with this as a comprehensive approach that STARTS WITH with controlling the border
Less than current cost from the parasites. Do you have any clue how much they cost now?
Besides, we do not have to deport 100%. If there is reasonable threat that they can be deported, they would lose less services, and would be less likely to stay here (or enter here).
When did American become "it can't be done" country?
So glad someone posted what he actually said. Personally I'd like to deport all of them, and their families. However, as Newt pointed out, that is just not going to happen, the country is not prepared to do it. So, what's the alternative? I thought Newt's idea was pretty good, it is something that is actually doable and it is not amnesty. You have to live in the real world rather than basing your future on the unicorn ranch you are going to build.
Well...in Arizona there are a lot less illegals coming to the emergency rooms in the first place....they all SELF DEPORTED thensselves ...and their spawn.
Yes, it has to start with controlling the borders.
I hear ya, though. Time to toss folks out.
More shocking is the number of FReepers who just don't get it, or are in denial after having been seduced by the Pied Piper of politics in the debates. Newt is just an illusion, people. I know it hurts, but now PLEASE take a close look at his horrific record - whether in 1979, as one of only 29 Republicans (mostly N.E. RINOs) to vote for Jimmy Carter's Department of Education, or in 2007, when he agreed with John Kerry that the Federal gov't needed to "urgently" take action to stop global warming, on which Newt said "the evidence is sufficient" that man is the cause.
There should never be nay compromise about about controlling and closing our border. It is a national security issue.
I think good people can have different opinions about how to handle the ones here; assuming we have closed the border.
Shut down freebies and stop employment for illegals. A large number will deport themselves when the jobs and handouts go away. That will significantly reduce the size of the problem.
Then deport those who seek emergency medical treatment (after they have been treated).
Then deport anyone who comes in contact with law enforcement for any reason.
That will cause another large self-exodus. Not many will want to live here when they can't generate income or get handouts and free (to them) services. It won't eliminate the problem but will bring it to managable size.
By the way, have you noticed that seven or eight years ago, back when George Bush was pushing Shamnesty, we were told by the federal government and the media that there were 12 million illegals here with about 1/2 to 1 million more entering each year.
Yet, over the last year or so we have still been told there are only 12 million illegals here.
Now some say the number is down to 11 million.
If we just wait long enough the federal government will report they are all gone and the problem will cease to exist.
Sadly you have told an untruth about Perry.
PLEASE watch this video of Cavuto and Perry from 2010.
Listen to the TRUTH.
Well obvious there isn't a willingness to enforce laws which are so complicated and full of burocricy that attorneys use every loop hole around them so they're tied up in ocurts for years.....that's why Newt did say the first order is to secure the border.
Newt...."I think youve got to deal with this as a comprehensive approach that starts with controlling the border,....I do believe if youve been here recently and have no ties to the US, we should deport you...... I do believe we should control the border.... ...I do believe we should have very severe penalties for employers.
The lengths to which his new FR supporters will go to explain away his RINO record and to give him a pass on just about everything is astounding.
Here is the process for deportation. http://immigration.lawyers.com/deportation/Deportation-and-Removal-Process.html Multiply by 12 mil.
Hey leave Tony Romo out of this!
He's my QB!
Why do we always get so much drama from you amnesty lovers? With you the choice can only be between deportation or amnesty because you want the amnesty. Any honest person knows there are more things we can do to make certain our immigration laws are obeyed and American citizens are protected. Self deportation as a method works so much better. Making life here so onerous for illegals that they voluntarily go back home is the way to go. That method has been used effectively in the past so we have a model to work from.
And the only reason there would be any problem with this is opposition from pandering amnesty lovers, illegals and the slimy, traitorous business owners who feed off of them.
When Mitt Romney is to the right of your "Conservative" candidate on a major issue like immigration, you have a problem.
Say what ???????
Romney has never been right of anyone on so called "immigration"
Hes been lovin on the illegal aliens all along...
When hes not knowingly hiring them and then lying about it..
hes wanting to give them AMNESTY...
"We cant sent them all back"
"We've got to find a path to citizenship"
and his ignorance on the subject...
Last night he wanted to start giving LGAL IMMIGRANTS some kind of "card they can take to an employer so they can be hired"
HEY !!! Willie Mitty !!!
You're late to the dance again as usual...
Thats already been done ...years ago..
It used to be called a green card because it was green..
I think its blue now...
Anyhoo its proper name is Alien Registration Card...
The number on this card is placed at the top right hand corner of the citizenship document when the IMMIGRANT becomes a US citizen...
and its not just "given" to an immigrant...
the immigrant doesnt apply for it AFTER they arrive in the US...
all the paperwork and requirements to use one is done in the immigrants home country...
BEFORE they ever leave home to come here...
Its automatic after they have been here 90 days..
They may not work UNTIL they recieve it...
Romney is so stuck on the illegal aliens and getting them AMNESTY and the DREAM Act...
he seems to have never studied what is involved with the processing of the REAL immigrants ...
This morning he needs to slap which ever handler gave him that "great idea" to mention during the debate..
You know that if an illegal shows up at a hospital, ICE can't just drive him to the airport and put him on a plane to oaxaca, right? Here's the process - http://immigration.lawyers.com/deportation/Deportation-and-Removal-Process.html Multiply by 12 mil.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.


text:
The delicate skin around your eyes is the most vulnerable to environmental aging. This multi-defense eye cream uses Idebenone, the most powerful antioxidant*, to fortify skin, help smooth fine lines and prevent signs of aging. Learn More
Size: 0.5 fl. oz. sizeID
Exclusive Offer: Details
The delicate skin around your eyes craves special protection and support. This nourishing, multi-defense eye cream gives you both and is the first to combine SPF protection with revolutionary Idebenone.
This daily eyecare essential helps:
This daily eyecare essential helps:
- Deflect the sun with encapsulated SPF 15 sunscreens to shield against daily sun damage without irritation.
- Neutralize free radicals that can cause aging signs.
- Smooth the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and crows' feet.
- Deliver all-day hydration and skin-soothing ingredients to the fragile eye area.
- With continued use, helps prevent future signs of aging.
For the very best results, use PREVAGE® Anti-aging Eye Serum morning and night on cleansed skin for intense antioxidant protection and correction to skin's appearance. In the morning, follow with PREVAGE® Anti-aging Eye Cream Sunscreen SPF 15 to moisturize and protect your skin from sun and harsh environmental aggressors that can damage and dehydrate the delicate skin around the eyes.*For face products, environmental protection is against oxidative stress due to sun, smoke and pollution, with Idebenone compared to alpha lipoic acid, kinetin, vitamin C, vitamin E and coenzyme Q10.
Key Ingredients
Application & Uses
Find My Skin Care Regimen
Rated 4.5 out of 5 by 24 reviewers.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Candice70 Love but I'd like in a tube instead I'm so used to the samples of Prevage eye cream in a tube and as an esthetician I see a disadvantage to the product in an open jar. This product is less and less effective as it oxidizes. Hence the very clever way the night cream and day cream with spf dispense perfectly as needed and stay protected. I'd like to see this product in tubes. Because you only need a tiny amount. 05/01/2016
Rated 5 out of 5 by walker3 Good for the eyes I have been using this product for about 2 wks. My daughter gave me a small sample to use. It is quickly absorbed by the skin. I then order a renewal which I am using. 06/05/2016
Rated 5 out of 5 by Lexi1224 Can't go without it I've been using this product for a couple of years and when I start to run low on my supply, I start to panic!! I need to get more because nothing I've used works as well and I love how it makes the skin around my eyes feel. It's not greasy and absorbs well. 05/16/2016
Rated 5 out of 5 by Denise73 Fantastic I can't say enough good things about Prevage eye cream and serum. I have sensitive eyes and they are not bothered by either product. I love the intensive repair eye serum too, but since i'm in my 40's, I'm using the original serum and saving a little money. I am a beauty product junkie, and always - ALWAYS - come back to Prevage. 04/20/2016


text:
VB search
In The Ring!
K-1 Grand Prix
Other MMA & Amateur MMA
MMAF Blogs!
MMAF Member Competitions
Foreign Speaking MMA Discussion
MMA Event Calendar
General MMA Discussion
Bellator FC
MMA Classifieds
MMAF Competitions
MMA Forum Fantasy Fight League (FFL)
Championship Pick 'em League
MMA Forum Grand Prix
MMA Forum News
MMA Forum News And Announcements
In The Gym!
Technique, Training and Nutrition
Non Mixed Martial Arts Discussion
Introductions & Greets
The Lounge
Forum Feedback
Graphics Showroom
The Credit Shop
mmaforum.com Forum Tech Support
Active Topics
Latest Posts
Remember Me?
MMA Forum - UFC Forums - UFC Results - MMA Videos
Content Wrapper
Close call for me last night!!!!
View Single Post
post #26
Thread Starter
LEGEN...wait for it...DARY
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Georgia
Posts: 5,066
Blog Entries:
Originally Posted by
Gluteal Cleft
View Post
Actually... you're the idiot for thinking that you would be able to accurately judge how fit you were to drive after you've had a few drinks. Even though you were a tiny touch under the limit, you simply cannot have that alcohol level and still be 100%. Sure, you felt like it, but that didn't make it so.
It's douchebags that say "No, I'm good to drive, I feel fine" that kill people. If you're going to drink, have someone else drive. And if you have to say "Don't judge me", then it's pretty much a given that what you were doing was wrong.
Just last week I got to sit in my brother's DUI trial, and see a whole lot of people who thought they were just fine to drive, too. My brother is going to jail, and I'm kind of glad. As much as I love him, he just doesn't take drinking and driving seriously, even after his first DUI. So the judge is rightfully giving him a reason to take it seriously. Hopefully you'll start taking it seriously on your own, before someone else (or someone else's death) forces you to.
Actually I am not an idiot, but thanks for thinking I am. I made a decision to drive well after the effects of alcohol had worn off. If you think for a second I would have gotten behind the wheel to drive 30 miles while a little drunk you are an idiot and that was what I was saying. You don't know me and to assume I am an idiot makes you look lie one. I took it seriously before, if I hadn't there would have been no way in hell I could have reached the age of 27 and not have one DUI on my record. Cops look hard for that. They will just pull you over after certain hours to check and really have no reason to do so. I have always worked in the food and beverage indutry and worked late at night. So, I got pulled over a lot going home from work.
I know why the laws are made so try not to sound so high and mighty when lecturing me.
It is people like you that think people can't make good decisions at anytime after consuming alcohol that piss me off. I am still an adult and still able to make good decisions. The fact that I didn't get any more drinks in the last hour is one. The fact that I hung out a little outside of the bar talking is another. I am conscientious person even when I drink, regardless of what you or a couple of other retards think.
I wasn't saying don't judge me for what I was doing. But you assume I am unable to make a logical decision while having had a few drinks hours before I got behind the wheel. Don't judge my decision making process, regardless of when it happens. Because like the original post pointed out, I am not like everyone else and blanket assumptions such as the one you, Xitup, and the Negation made aren't warranted, welcomed, or correct.
Originally Posted by
View Post
Wow, showing off about getting away with drink driving. You're so ******* cool.
If you took that as showing off, then you are much dumber then I thought. I actually thought you were intelligent. I was only sharing a story.
Originally Posted by
View Post
Your a ******* moron zztiger, if you can't see whats wrong with being .01 under the limit. There has been times in my life when I would have had no problem dropping a shoulder of vodka and going on about my daily buisness with little ill effect whatsoever, and I still wouldn't get behind the wheel after ONE drink. Why? Because it does affect you. You said it yourself, "I don't have to be 100% for the ride home". Nice. Nice.
Do you have any idea how ******* retarded you sound? "I'm fine I'm only after a few drinks." Yeah, and I'm bruce Lee when I'm drunk, my fighting skill goes through the roof andI can successfully take on groups of people.
Your reply only shows what a douchebag you really are lol. Way to defend yourself on accusations of being a tit.
I don't have to be 100% for the ride home, on fact a rarely am 100% at 2 am regardless of whether or not I had something to drink. Your problems with alcohol dwarf mine and I am sorry to hear that you went through that in your life. I rarely drink and I had a good time with some friends. If you want to wish me off to jail go right ahead, but I will not sit here and agree with you. I am surprised that you are in agreement with the lawmakers that .08 should be the standard and not looked at in any other fashion.
I am fine after only a few drinks. If an adult person can't do anything after drinking at all, then why do we have it available to us? IF that makes me sound retarded in your eyes, so be it. I assure you that it does not hurt my feelings for an outspoken tool such as yourself to think any less of me. Or criticize my decision making abilities because well, I made an okay decision afterall. I did okay in the eyes of Johnny Law and I am not mad at them for doing their job. I am mad that I blew a .079 and felt no effects of alcohol when I got behind the wheel. I honestly was stone cold sober. For the three of you to miss that point is amazing. Everyone else seemed to comprehend it just fine. Especially as much as the two from the UK nitpick posts.
ZZtigerZZ81 is offline
View Public Profile
Send a private message to ZZtigerZZ81
Find More Posts by ZZtigerZZ81
View Blog
-- MMAForum.com (Full)
-- MMAForum.com (Classic)
-- MMAForum.com (Mobile)
Contact Us
MMA Forum - UFC Forums
Privacy Statement
v1.4 Copyright ©2007,
PixelFX Studios
For the best viewing experience please update your browser to
Google Chrome
Terms of Use


text:
Score +38
Thread DetailsLast Edited by Rainjet November 20, 2012 at 11:47 PM
Quote :Nintendo's marketing vice president has insisted that fresh Wii U supplies are incoming to alleviate the new console bottleneck, promising "a great quantity" though warning that shortages may still be on the cards. "Demand has been phenomenal" Scott Moffitt told Forbes, though declined to give any specific sales figures, only highlighting the sell-out presales and insisting that there will be more Wii U units than there were Wii consoles at the older model's launch.
|Store / Link
|Buy 2 Wii U games, get a a 3rd Wii U Game 50% off Source [cheapassgamer.com]
|Toys R Us [toysrus.com]
|Buy 1 Wii U Game at regular price, get a 2nd Wii U Game 40% off Source [ed4.net]
Other latest Wiki Updates:
- Added NewEgg Wii U Console bundles
- Added Staples link
- Added image for TRU game promotion
Community Wiki
More Live Stock Updates: http://www.trackatoy.c
Online Links and Launch Notes
|Product Links
|More Details
|White 8GB [amazon.com]
|Black 32GB [amazon.com]
|Not sold by Amazon.com, only Marketplace sellers.
|White 8GB [bestbuy.com]
|Black 32GB [bestbuy.com]
|Sold out online.
|White 8GB [frys.com]
|Black 32GB [frys.com]
|Sold out online.
|White 8GB [gamestop.com]
|Black 32GB [gamestop.com]
|Sold out online.
|Black 32GB [kmart.com]
|White 8GB w/Game Bundle [newegg.com]
|Black 32GB w/Game Bundle [newegg.com]
|Sold out online.
|White 8GB [sears.com]
|Black 32GB [sears.com]
|White 8GB [shopko.com]
|Black 32GB [shopko.com]
|Sold out online.
|White 8GB [staples.com]
|Black 32GB [staples.com]
|$50 over MSRP
|White 8GB [target.com]
|Black 32GB [target.com]
|Sold out online. Minimal stock if any expected for non-preorders.
|Target - Mobile Links
|White 8GB [target.com]
|Black 32GB [target.com]
|Sold out online.
|Toys R Us
|White 8GB w/Arkham City and Scribblenauts [toysrus.com]
|Black 32GB [toysrus.com]
|Sold out online. Opens at 8AM for launch, some stock expected for non-preorders.
|White 8GB [walmart.com]
|Black 32GB [walmart.com]
|Sold out online. Some stores have confirmed stock available for non-preorders.
|Walmart - Bundle
|Console + Controller + Game Bundle [walmart.com]
Wii U Games
|Store / Link
|Amazon [amazon.com]
|BestBuy [bestbuy.com]
|Fry's [frys.com]
|GameStop [gamestop.com]
|NewEgg [newegg.com]
|Target [target.com]
|Buy 2 Wii U games, get a a 3rd Wii U Game 50% off Source [cheapassgamer.com]
|Toys R Us [toysrus.com]
|Buy 1 Wii U Game at regular price, get a 2nd Wii U Game 40% off through Black FridaySource [ed4.net]
|Walmart [walmart.com]
Wii U Model Comparison
|Wii U White Console (Basic)
|Wii U Black Console (Deluxe)
|Wii U Console (white)
|Wii U Console (black)
|AC Adapter
|AC Adapter
|Wii U GamePad (white)
|Wii U GamePad (black)
|Controller Power
|AC Adapter
|AC Adapter
|Sensor Bar
|Sensor Bar
|HDMI Cable
|HDMI Cable
|8GB internal storage
|32GB internal storage
|GamePad Cradle
|GamePad and console stands
|Included Game
|Nintendo Land Wii U Game [nintendo.com]
3,879 Comments
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
It's actually 5.5 million worldwide so my prediction is that North America will receive somewhere closer to 1.5 million units between now and March.
Scalpers have a risk free investment and have only tied up some credit temporarily. The real losers are the stores who have to actually live with processing nonsense returns because a flipper couldn't get what they wanted.
Initial reaction after sampling 2 games is that it's a very interesting changeover from the Wii as far as adding a lot more complexity to the controls. Personally I'm a fan of the old school Atari one-stick-one-button style so the simplicity of the original Wiimote was compelling. Still, I'll try to roll with the times and see how it goes. (Insert rant about walking to school uphill both ways in 5' of snow when I was your age).
I called discover to let them know I had used my discover a lot last couple days and would be using today (to take advantage of the 2% cash back for using on Nov 23rd).. so don't flag my account.
The rep tells me of 2 new protections they have for no extra charge. If a retailer refuses to take back something (up to $500) i can return it to discover for refund $2500 limit per year. So even if I have a problem returning the wii u to WM or target.. i can return it to discover.
The other protection is on price.. if i buy something then see it cheaper in 90days discover will refund the difference. I'm going to try and use that later as I bought a game tue at target but it's on sale today at WM. She told me it even applies to BF sales.
that was the number she gave me to call to process my credit later.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
You don't know a thing about what's worth it.


text:
Neutralizing The Pressure To Cause Harm
Is spiritual-based healing weird?
"The most famous, interesting and powerful woman in America"
6 Simple Things – help fill an empty heart
Grammy: Can Lady Gaga teach you about God?
Twin Research: Stop surrendering to genetics – Start controlling health
Genetics portrays existence as shaped into preordained patterns and limits by the chromosomal linkups initiated at conception. But are dominant and recessive genes really the authority when it comes to determining health?
If yes, why do those who forgive, initiate kindness, and expect goodness have better health, as so many studies now confirm? Is it better genes or is it improved moral integrity and spiritual understanding that make for the best health?…
Finding your healthy heartbeat
There's a pulse, a rhythm to life, and the sounds of synchronized drumming somehow seem to stir us to recognize the marvel of that.
And there's more to the beating of drums than meets the eye (or ear). Researchers studying the effects of drumming acknowledge that an involvement with stimulating rhythms supplies us with health benefits.
And apparently the drums themselves are optional!
Waves breaking on a shore, raindrops on a tin roof, as well as footsteps hitting the pavement during a morning run are all stimulating rhythmic patterns. They, too, can be life-enhancing cadences.
What makes captivating beats so beneficial? Could it be that the audible patterns that enrich us echo a deeper, spiritual lilt that has a divine origin?…
Are you sick of politics? No, I mean literally!
As tired of this long political season as you may be, there are some who are actually sick and tired. The stress over political battles has impacted their health.
It's good to be an involved citizen, but, nasty politics can cause extremes in thought and unpleasant physical symptoms. It seems the more negative a political campaign gets, the more illness is experienced.…


text:
The Interns' Guide: Nightclubs
Tuesday, June 12, 2007; 12:28 PM
At most Washington clubs, the cover charge starts around $5 if the evening's entertainment includes a DJ, while $10 can be the minimum at your better lounges. Admission can go as high as $40 if you're a high roller who needs to skip the line at Love on a Friday night. But you don't have to be famous or well connected to waltz into nightclubs without paying, occasionally enjoying an open bar and complimentary food. The key is having an e-mail account.
Every week, promoters send out thousands of invitations to their events at clubs like Love, Fur, H2O, Platinum and Juste Lounge. If you're on their list, gaining free admission and other benefits is as easy as printing an invitation or filling out a form on a Web site.
Here are a few of our favorites that have proved reliable over time. Just watch the clock, and when in doubt, arrive early. If a promoter's site says "Guest list ends at 11," it really does end at 11, even if you're next in line at the door.
Absolute Addiction: AbsoluteAddiction.com offers free admission and drink specials at MCCXXIII on Fridays and Ultrabar on Saturdays, as long as the site's "members" arrive by midnight. Thursday's Ladies' Night at Play Lounge offers women free drinks until midnight. Wednesday nights at Lotus Lounge are good for admission only.
H2O: Fill out a form on H2Odc.com for guest-list spots at the club on Friday and Saturday nights, as well as shots at a free buffet and open bar for early arrivals.
Jetset Mafia: Promoting events at Fly, Play, Lotus, Indebleu and other upscale lounges, Jetset Mafia's passes usually don't include free drinks or special benefits, but they're good for skipping lines and getting your foot in the door. See jetsetmafia.com to sign up.
Juste Lounge/Cafe Peju: Juste Lounge has relocated and is now sharing space with a restaurant called Cafe Peju, but the entertainment is as strong as ever: The Bethesda nightspot has live reggae and soca on Wednesdays, salsa dancing on Thursday, soul and R&B groups on Fridays and a mix of African, Caribbean and hip-hop DJs on Saturday. A pass from justelounge.com is good for two free drinks at happy hour on Friday (5-8) and Saturday (9-10) and free admission before 11.
Love: Love owner Marc Barnes handles his club's promotions on Friday nights, and the hip-hop-flavored events feature performances by celebrities like Pharrell, Beyonce, the Roots or Ice Cube. You can buy tickets from Ticketmaster for $10 to $20, or you can print out a pass from lovetheclub.com and arrive early (before 9) to take advantage of free admission. The club's Web site also has passes for Thursday's 18-and-over college night and Saturday's international night. (Be aware that some concerts and special events don't offer free passes, so you'll have to pay the cover or stay home.)
Madpowerunit.com: These promoters run events for a predominantly African American clientele. Recent e-mail coupons have been good for an open bar and free buffet at kstreet Lounge on Wednesdays and Avenue on Fridays. Both events also feature a DJ and dancing late into the night. Mad Power Unit also hosts a party at the new Lotus Lounge on Tuesdays, though there are no real benefits.
Panorama Productions: Another veteran promotions team, Panorama handles events at Fur, Lima, MCCXXIII and Ultrabar, and parties at the latter two include open-bar happy hours as well as DJs. Tuesday and Thursday parties are open to everyone 18 and over. Get passes and information at dcclubbing.com.
Platinum: Notable for allowing clubbers between the ages of 18 and 21 with few hassles, Platinum's Web site, platinumclubdc.com, allows you to sign up for a guest list that guarantees free admission before 11 on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. (All women enter free before midnight on Fridays.)
Sound like too much trouble? There are dance nights with no cover. One of the most popular is the long-running salsa night at Lucky Bar on Mondays, which offers a free hour-long lesson at 8, followed by a night of dancing.
Eleventh Street Lounge's speakeasy-like basement has benches, room to dance and DJs on weekends. Just go past the bathrooms and look for the unmarked stairs.
Metropolitain, the popular champagne lounge under the French bistro Napoleon, pumps to house and disco beats Thursday through Saturday, and leather couches make for classy lounging.
Even when bands have taken over the stage at the Rock and Roll Hotel, its upstairs bar -- complete with the "hotel rooms" that give the place its name -- has no cover. DJs get crowds dancing on Friday and Saturday nights. Unlike the concert hall, though, the second floor is 21-and-over at all times.
Tiny Selam is hidden in plain sight on U Street, but you'll be glad you stumbled onto it when you hear the DJs spinning house, '80s hip-hop, retro grooves and party jams Thursday through Saturday. The drinks are inexpensive, too.
DJs spinning retro hits and danceable rock are the draw at Tom Tom, a crowded two-level club on Adams Morgan's main strip. (When you need a break, head upstairs and try to grab a couch.)
The Wonderland Ballroom attracts crowds Tuesday to Saturday for electro, rare grooves, hip-hop, funk and more; there are seats as well as a roomy dance floor upstairs and an outdoor beer garden for smokers.


text:
Studio session, one top to wear, approx 50 images taken, uploaded to a personal gallery, you choose one image which will be adjusted in col & b/w and emailed to you in high & low resolution.
This session is in the studio and outdoors, approx 150 images taken of you in three different tops, outside using walls and my exterior lighting to give gritty and also relaxed image and in the studio, constant review via monitor, upload to personal gallery, you choose three images which I will adjust in col & b/w making six, emailed to you in both high & low resolution.
Two hour plus session, approx 250 images taken and constant review via monitor, 5/6 different tops, four outdoor backgrounds that I light to create feel & atmospere, two studio backgrounds (see examples).
Images uploaded to a personal gallery, you choose SIX images which I will adjust in col & b/w making TWELVE in total which I will email to you along with low res versions for easy web upload, view www.philipwade.com/clientchoices.
A good chat on the phone re your session before you come in to discuss selection of tops, hair styles, beard or stubble etc.
To help the session run smoooooothly a constant supply of tea, coffee, cloudy lemonade and chocolate chip cookies... my favourite!
See you soon!
(click any image to enlarge )
See my Casting Call Pro testimonials, How to find me is here and see who's been shot recently is on facebook
Click here for details of coverage of your conference and many examples
For Social media, Corporate, LinkedIn and Spotlight
Just one top, image supplied in col & b/w also low res and emailed to you.
I'm a London based photographer with over 20 years experience working in corporate, public relations, conferences, pack shots, models' and childrens' tests. The studio is in Islington (please click 'Find Me' for a location map and directions) and I'm available for location shoots for your corporate, conference and PR occasions.


text:
VQuad™ Software Ver 8.2 | VQT Software Ver 6.4 | WebViewer™ Software Ver 5.0 | Download Now!
Looking for a
Portable platform for VQT Analysis! Click here to know more
Communications is dramatically changing right now, as "mobility" and "IP" technologies such as LTE, Advanced LTE, WiMax, 3G, and Broadband Internet, lead this transformation. As these technologies are rolled out, basic voice/video/data quality will ultimately determine the fate of carriers and end equipment manufacturers. Simple and effective methods of testing voice, video, and data are sorely needed - GL's Voice, Video, and Data Quality Test Solution provides this flexibility of connecting to and between any network, any service, and any interface.
VQuad™ - Dual UTA, or the all-in-one VQuad™ Probe forms the central point of control for performing automated tests for voice, data, and video to and from Wireless devices (WiFi, Bluetooth®, 3G, 4G, LTE), Broadband Internet (3G, 4G), VoIP devices, PSTN, and TDM circuits assessing performance, quality and reliability of practically any network. Various associated applications (Voice Quality, Video Quality, Data tests, Echo and Delay tests, Fax tests, VBA) works with VQuad™ to provide "end-to-end assessment" with additional test and measuring capabilities. All the applications work in conjunction with the VQuad™ for automatically and remotely analysing the captured data and sending the test results to the central database. You can query results remotely or control the tests using web-based WebViewer™.
Further, VQuad™ scripting provides for automation, mobility, remote accessibility, along with centralized analysis and data retrieval, which are just a few attributes of GL's next generation Voice, Video, and Data Testing solution.
Associated applications with VQuad™ includes:
Thus, GL provides the complete solution for Voice, Video, and Data Testing and Analysis. Listed below are the GL's hardware / software platforms used for voice quality testing solutions across various networks.
The VQuad™ provides the one box solution for sending/recording voice/video/data over a variety of network interfaces in an automated and synchronized manner. The VQuad™ requires a universal adapter hardware such as Dual Universal Telephone Adapter (Dual UTA), or Dual UTA HD that provides multiple interfaces for connecting to any communication device on a network. The Dual UTA is a portable USB based hardware that supports several interfaces including Mobile (includes wired, Bluetooth®, Wifi, Broadband (3G or 4G), LTE), Analog 2-wire, Phone Handset and Mobile Radio.
dditionally, Dual UTA HD (High Density) includes support for Bluetooth® Wideband, FXO Wideband and SIP Wideband (ex: AMR WB), with which you can easily interface with any Mobile Device, FXO, or SIP devices supporting HD Voice.
The VQuad™ works with any of the above hardware to perform end-to-end testing of variety of networks, including Wireless (Bluetooth®, Wi-fi, 3G, 4G, LTE, PTT), VoIP, Analog, and TDM, practically allowing any end-point interfaces to be tested for voice, data, and video quality. Various associated applications (Voice Quality, Video Quality, Data tests, Echo and Delay tests, Fax tests, Voice Band Analysis) works with VQuad™ to provide "end-to-end assessment" with additional test and measuring capabilities.
The VQuad™ supports automated call control for establishing calls and verifying the call is up prior to sending/recording voice. A GPS option permits time synchronization between two geographically separated systems as well as location information for Drive Testing. Thus the test results as well as the call control information can be plotted to local street maps (most all countries supported). The VQuad™ ITS (Indoor Tracking System) provides the means to add location information to the VQuad™ results when GPS is not available (i.e. Underground Train systems). V
Full support is also available for remote access of the VQuad™ and an SDK directly to the Dual UTA hardware (VQuad™ not required to be running).
For more information, please visit VQuad™ webpage.
VQuad� Probe � A Self-Contained Unit with VQuad�, Dual UTA, and PC
GL's new VQuad™ Probe is an all-in-one self-contained VQuad™ with Dual UTA test instrument. This comprehensive hardware device
incorporates all the features of the current VQuad™ with Dual UTA unit such as portability and remote accessibility along with the necessary PC hardware
with Win7 OS. The VQuad™ probe can be controlled via Ethernet Remote Desktop (with support for mouse/keyboard) and is of same length as the
current Dual UTA hardware, but about twice as high and 50% wider.
VQuad™ and Dual UTA – NetBook PC
VQuad™ with the Dual UTA can be purchased with a NetBook PC for a truly lightweight portable solution. The Dual UTA is fully compatible with the
miniature NetBook and allows the VQuad™ software to be installed for full testing without any performance issues.
VQuad� Probe � A Self-Contained Unit with VQuad�, Dual UTA, and PC
GL's new VQuad™ Probe is an all-in-one self-contained VQuad™ with Dual UTA test instrument. This comprehensive hardware device
incorporates all the features of the current VQuad™ with Dual UTA unit such as portability and remote accessibility along with the necessary PC hardware
with Win7 OS. The VQuad™ probe can be controlled via Ethernet Remote Desktop (with support for mouse/keyboard) and is of same length as the
current Dual UTA hardware, but about twice as high and 50% wider.
VQuad™ and Dual UTA – NetBook PC
VQuad™ with the Dual UTA can be purchased with a NetBook PC for a truly lightweight portable solution. The Dual UTA is fully compatible with the
miniature NetBook and allows the VQuad™ software to be installed for full testing without any performance issues.
A central databased stores the real-time and historic results from connected VQuad™ Probes.
Various associated applications (Voice Quality, Video Quality, Data tests, Echo and Delay tests, Fax tests, VBA) works with VQuad™ Probe to provide "end-to-end assessment" with additional test and measuring capabilities. All the applications work in conjunction with the VQuad™ for automatically and remotely analysing the captured data and sending the test results to the central database. GL's WebViewer™ facilitates display of these test results, query and filter all results/events/errors from connected VQuad™ Probes using a simple web browser. All the nodes, and associated applications (Command Center, VQuad™, VQT, File Monitor, VBA, EMU, FAX, and VAC) can be accessed or controlled remotely through this web interface. The associated application status and the test results with GPS co-ordinates can be plotted on google maps. WebViewer™ also supports user-defined statistics and events configuration for both tabular and graphical outputs.
vHandi™ - Handheld Analog Line Tester
GL's vHandi™ is a compact portable hand-held FXO simulator (Foreign Exchange Office) that can simulate an analog phone. The vHandi™ call and voice tests can be completely automated or manually performed. The vHandi™ can work with GL's Voice Quality Test application to perform centralized voice quality measurements and analysis.
Active & Passive Voice Quality Testing
The VQuad™ provides the one box active QoS solution for sending/recording voice over a variety of network interfaces in an automated and synchronized manner. Using the GL VQT, analysis of the recorded voice files can automatically be executed from the VQuad™ in an intrusive manner. The VQT utilizes the ITU algorithms POLQA, PESQ LQ/LQO/WB, PSQM, and PAMS. In addition to sending/recording voice, the VQuad™ also supports automated call control for establishing calls and verifying the call is up prior to sending/recording voice. VQuad™ now supports next-generation voice quality testing for fixed, mobile and IP-based networks using POLQA (ITU-T P.863) standard.
The GL Passive Quality of Service testing allows one to monitor voice anywhere within a network (using the desired
VoIP/TDM/Analog Network probe) and gather statistics and quality of service measurements. The various network probes utilize
GL hardware and software applications to support T1/E1, Analog, and VoIP networks. All network probes are non-intrusive and
require no active testing on either side of the call. Rather, the non-intrusive Passive Monitoring utilizes the metrics from the voice
or VoIP RTP and provides statistics, analytical measurements, and in certain cases MOS results.
Intrusive Network Voice Quality Testing
The Global Network VQT system can be achieved using multiple VQuad™ systems (nodes) at various locations, accessing the network as wireless,
analog, VoIP, and TDM. A central VQuad™ Command Center will provide full control of all nodes by running user-defined scripts for all desired tests.
The VQT software will provide the voice analysis of all nodes along with additional analytical metrics, round trip delay measurements, jitter, clipping, and
call control statistics. Finally, the WebViewer™ is used to remotely control the entire system, display real time statistics and status of the entire
system, and query the VQT results and display in both tabular and graphical formats.
The WebViewer™ is a web application that can control the VQT, Command Center and individual VQuad™
applications and is capable of creating configurations/scripts, loading configurations/scripts,
and starting/stopping the tests remotely. The WebViewer™ can also remotely query the VQT database and display the results
both in tabular and graphical format. The WebViewer™ can access the VQT central database from a web interface for
querying the results and displaying in both tabular and graphical formats.
Click here to see the live demo
The Network Voice Quality Testing Monitoring solution from GL Communications provides a complete intrusive testing solution for any desired network including Wireless, VoIP, Analog, and TDM. This GL solution consists of 5 parts: Distributed VQuad™ probes, VQuad™ Command Center, array of analysis applications (VQT, VBA, VAC, MDC, & EMU), central location database, and Remote Client web-browsers. Many VQuad™ nodes (termination points) are supported, each VQuad™ Node supporting up to 8 interfaces, mobile or static. The Central Location includes the database (all analytical results and call progress events), Command Center for a more flexible control/scheduling of the Network tests, and the Analysis algorithms for Voice Quality and Echo Measurements. The WebViewer™ application provides user-defined querying of the central location database over the internet or local network.
This system provides real-time voice quality measurement across a diverse set of networks. Voice calls are automatically placed between end points; quality is measured and provided for display at an NMS. Voice measurements include MOS (Mean Opinion Score), round trip delay (RTD), jitter, clipping, voice levels, etc. The essential elements of this system are Wireless / Wireline / VoIP Nodes to establish calls and send / receive voice files in real-time, and the Regional Command Center (RCC) to control the nodes. It also includes Remote Client WebViewer™ to remotely control the RCC, access, sort, and display all data collected by the RCC.
Listed below are the various GL solutions for the desired voice, video, data quality analysis:
The GL VQT software provides the voice quality measurement and analysis tools for all types of networks carrying voice traffic. The VQT provides the analysis of the recorded voice files using ITU specifications POLQA (ITU-T P.863), PESQ (P.862.1), PESQ WB (P.862.2), PSQM (P.861), and PAMS (P.800). The VQT is an intrusive quality of service algorithm that can be executed in an automated fashion along with the VQuad™. Degraded voice files automatically transferred from VQuad™ nodes to VQT analysis via File Monitor Utility. For more call density, the software can be used with MAPS™ or T1/E1 Analysis products. Results are saved to a database that may be queried using the remote WebViewer™ application.
VQT Solutions in Wireless Networks
GL's VQuad™ Probe (combined with VQT) supports voice quality testing solution for Wireless with various interfaces such as Bluetooth®, WiFi, 3G, 4G, & LTE. These products allow wireless network providers and equipment manufacturers to quantify impairments in a consolidated, unified, and "end-to-end" manner. Impairments to voice quality such as poor mobile phone quality, voice compression and decompression algorithms, delay, loss and gain in speech levels, noise, acoustic and landline echo, and other distortions are easily accessed and accurately measured. Automatic synchronization, automation, remote access, GPS, and time-stamping features provide added flexibility.
Independent locations connected to the wireless network via mobile phones can be easily configured for sending reference voice files and recording the received degraded file, thus allowing end-to-end path analysis.
Military Applications of Voice Quality Testing
Additional Information:
VQT Solutions in VoIP Networks
Voice transmission over packet networks present challenging quality of service issues - including echo, delay, voice clipping, and
other impairments due to lost or jittered packets. These problems are exacerbated even further during high loads or high degree of
voice compression. Consequently, testing voice quality over VoIP has become increasingly important. Adequate tools for creating
stress conditions and characterizing and measuring impairments are also essential.
All VoIP Codec supported including - G.711, G.711 App II with VAD, G.729, G.726, G.726 with VAD, GSM, AMR NB and WB, EVRC, SMV, iLBC, SPEEX NB and WB, G722, and G722.1.
Click here for more comprehensive information on the above codecs.
GL�s VQuad™ with the optional VoIP package provides a complete voice quality testing solution
for VoIP network elements.
VQT Solutions in PSTN Networks
GL's voice quality testing solution for PSTN (testing analog 2-wire interfaces) includes GL's
VQuad™ with the optional FXO (2-wire analog) interface. The
VQuad™ provides for automatic call establishment and teardown, sending and recording
of voice files, and automatic analysis of voice quality with VQT software.
VQT Solutions in TDM Networks
GL's voice quality testing solution for PSTN (testing analog 2-wire interfaces) includes GL's VQuad™ with the optional T1E1 interface. The T1E1 interface is supported by GL's USB based T1 E1 Analyzer unit or HD PCI T1 E1 Analyzer cards. The VQuad™ provides for automatic call establishment and teardown, sending and recording of voice files, and automatic analysis of voice quality with VQT software. VQuad™ can generate and receive up to 8 simultaneous CAS or PRI ISDN or No Call Control (NOCC) calls on T1 or E1 trunks.
GL's VQuad™ solution is enhanced to support Data Testing using the NetTest application from PC and from mobile device (using MDC).
Using the VQuad™ product along with a standard PC internet connection, automated tests including TCP, UDP, HTTP, VoIP, Route, FTP, DNS, SMS, Email, PhoneInfo, SimInfo, and UEInfo are supported. The PC internet connection can be wired Ethernet, WiFi, or even Broadband card (both LTE and 3G fully supported).
Also available is the GL's NetTest package for Data Testing on any supported Mobile Device. This feature uses downloadable apps for both Apple and Android devices and is remotely controlled via the GL Mobile Device Controller (MDC) system. Using VQuad™ one can remotely and automatically perform these same Data Tests on Apple and Android devices when connected to LTE/3G networks or over a WiFi network.
Video Quality Test Solution is used to determine the performance of a video call over a given network. It provides support for Android, PC and Linux based clients (end points) for active Video Quality Testing. Video Tests can be configured between any two active agents with flexibility on specifying the characteristics of the Video test. Tests can be run directly from the VQuad™ interface, or from the Android phones using the GLNetTest app configuring end points (Agents) and the test plan for the test.
The test plans are pre-configured on the VAC server and the list of available test plans is visible in both VQuad™/MDC, as well as GLNetTest application. A test can run between android to android, android to PC and PC to PC. Both manual and automated tests are supported using the flexible and versatile VQuad™ scripts.
Once the testing is complete, the results are sent to the central database, which can be viewed using WebViewer™.
The Echo Measurement Utility is used for Echo, delay, and voice quality analysis of voice calls in VoIP, TDM, 2Wire, and Mobile networks
GL's Dual Universal Telephony Adapter (UTA) features a built in Round Trip Delay (RTD) and One-Way Delay (OWD) measurement capabilities. This can be performed while both network end points are collocated or geographically separated.
The Near Real-time Voice-band Analyzer (VBA) is an analysis tool for monitoring voice band network traffic. The VBA can host different analysis modules for monitoring speech and noise levels, line echo. The standard modules included in the application are ITU-T P.56 Active Voice Level analysis, and Line Echo (Hybrid) analysis. Other analysis modules such as ITU-T P.561, P.562, and P.563 can be hosted as plug-ins.
Analog Phone Simulator
The DCOSS APS (Analog Phone Simulator) converts a GL DCOSS into an analog phone simulator that simulates a bank of up to
384 analog telephones. Using a basic DCOSS with T1 trunks along with the APSCB24/48 external boxes, the DCOSS APS may be
used to test a Central Office (CO), PBX, Gateway, or other telecommunications equipment, which provide local loop interfaces. The
DCOSS APS can generate/receive analog calls and send/receive fax, modem, voice files, DTMF/MF digits and Single/Dual Frequency
Tones. The DCOSS APS can be executed in manual mode or automated Bulk Calling with scripting support.
2-Wire Voice/Data Capture
The GL Voice Recorder is used to manually capture the voice/data over a 2-wire Analog interface. Using the 2-wire Phone Tap adaptor, one can non-intrusively 'tap' into the analog 2-wire line via the RJ11 interface and capture the bi-directional voice/data. The recorded voice/data is automatically saved into a single PCM file.
T1/E1 Analyzer
The T1/E1 Analyzer is a powerful voice band, data, signaling, bit error rate tester, and protocol analyzer. It can perform analysis
and emulation of various signal types including voice, digits, and tones; various protocols including HDLC, ISDN, SS7, CAS, Frame
Relay, GSM, GPRS, CDMA, MLPPP, ATM, and UMTS. It is capable of T1 or E1 PCM signal visualization, capture, storage, analysis, and
PacketScan™ - SIP / H323 / Megaco / MGCP / RTP / RTCP / Video Analysis
PacketScan™ is a real-time VoIP analyzer that captures live IP traffic, and segregates them into SIP/H323 calls and collects
statistics about the calls. Applications include testing of IP phones, Gateways, IP Routers and Switches, and Proxies. Hundreds of calls
can be monitored in real-time including detailed analysis of selected voice band streams.
GL also offers PacketScan™ HD, a high density multi-protocol 1U rack mounted network monitoring appliance that can capture and process analysis of vast array of communication protocols covering IP and Wireless networks.
RTP ToolBox™
GL's RTP ToolBox™ testing and simulation tool is designed not only to monitor RTP and RTCP packets, but also to allow
users to manually create and terminate RTP sessions, independent of call-signaling protocols such as SIP, H323, MEGACO, or MGCP.
* Specifications are subject to change without notice.


text:
Child targets raise the level of concern
The rigors of fast-action videogames can require players to do some pretty brutal things: stealing, lying, cheating and killing among them.
Opinions on such virtual behavior vary drastically. For some it's harmless escapism, while others think it's a desensitizing stepping stone potentially leading to similar actions in real life.
Beliefs aside, a new first-person shooter game called BioShock offers players a new ethical dilemma in the ongoing debate over violence in games.
It's very likely the first big-budget, mass-market game to feature graphic and intimate violence against children.
BioShock isn't a simple, mindless gorefest. It is quite the opposite - an ingenious, artful creation with a rich, interesting back story; stunning 3D graphics; and game mechanics that are sophisticated yet easy to learn.
This science fiction-themed game takes place in a fictional underwater city called Rapture, a utopia that suffered a terrible apocalypse tied to the population's use of genetic-manipulating drugs.
Built with beautiful 1940s architecture, Rapture's atmosphere is dark and dreary while heavy with style and personality. Players assume the role of a plane crash survivor who discovers the entrance to Rapture and soon encounters the horrors lurking beneath.
Rapture is full of violent mutants who have overdosed on genetic enchantments. Players spend the majority of their time killing these aggressive creatures as they explore the city and unravel the game's plot.
There are also some creatures in Rapture willing to let you go about your business.
However, the game's character development system - game mechanics that strengthen your character as you progress - encourages players to attack these docile characters, which are called "little sisters" and "big daddies."
It's here where the violence against children unfolds.
Center of the action
The little sisters are mutated prepubescent girls who were altered by the city's scientists to produce a chemical upon which Rapture's society revolved around.
Now that the city is in ruins, these young girls - with sickly skin, distorted voices and glowing eyes - roam the streets with large hulking protectors called big daddies, which only attack if you attack them or their charge.
It's here the ethical quandary comes. You can leave them alone and risk not being able to complete the game because your character is too weak - the game warns you if you do - or dispatch the big daddies and confront the little sisters.
After the protector is dead, players get a second ethical choice.
They can "harvest" the little sister by removing a chemical-generating parasite inside of her and in doing so, killing her. This act rewards the players by providing the most of a resource needed to strengthen their characters.
Or they can "rescue" her by using a device restoring her voice and appearance while draining some - but substantially less - of the commodity for their character.
Each choice spawns a cinematic sequence.
The option of killing the girl shows her struggling in your grasp, grunting and slapping your hand away. The screen goes black, and you can hear a heartbeat that eventually stops. When your vision returns, you are holding the parasite you've ripped out of her gutted body.
The sequence showing you rescuing the girl is nearly as disquieting. The girl struggles against you in a similar way but now yells out "no" several times. Your character puts his hand on the side of her head, an eerie light glowing from his veins. The screen goes white, and then she is standing in front of you, restored. She thanks you and then scampers off, crawling inside a wall where you cannot follow.
These moral choices - and the violence against representations of children - make BioShock unique in the genre of first-person shooting games, which are famous and infamous for their levels of violence.
Jesse Schell, a professor of entertainment technology at Carnegie Mellon University, said he couldn't think of any games that have featured this kind of interaction between players and childlike characters before.
"You can see how carefully they have put so many shields around it," Schell said of players' interaction with the little sisters. "There is this complicated thing with the parasite and these demonic-looking kids.
"They are approaching a line but not crossing a line," he said. "They are flirting with a line, and that is part of the job of art and entertainment - to explore these boundaries a little bit."
Children's role
Games with violence involving children are typically taboo. Even games as notorious as the "Grand Theft Auto" series take children off the table.
"Generally, games that cross the line are not interesting," Schell said. "People find them repulsive. Things that flirt with the line tend to be interesting to people - feelings rise up in you and make you think about it."
Most games with childlike characters make them invulnerable or present them in such a way that they cannot be harmed. Games mixing child characters with violent acts usually walk a fine line. For example, the videogame "Bully" stars teenage characters, but the level of violence plateaus at fistfights and slingshots.
The combat in BioShock is much more intense. The big daddies fight ferociously to defend the girls, who then hover over the dead bodies of their fallen defenders when the battle is over, crying and begging them to "please, get up."
Ken Levine, president and creative director of 2K Boston, which designed BioShock, explains in an interview with a gaming industry Web site that this is a game that takes "its storytelling and its morality of the world of Rapture in a very serious and adult fashion."
"This is not a game for little kids," Levine told GameDailyBiz.com.
"I think that we (have) the right to talk about as broad a range of issues as any other medium, and I make a personal choice as a game developer to present the little sisters and the choice you make in a very specific way that I think really focuses the process on the moral choice you make with them," he told the site. "Not on any prurient violent aspect, but on the consequences of that moral choice that's right in front of you."
BioShock, available for Windows PC and Microsoft's Xbox 360, is rated "M" by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, an industry group that evaluates games, deeming the title suitable for players ages 17 and older. Stanley A. Miller II covers personal technology for the Journal Sentinel. Reach him at (414) 223-5162 or email@example.com.
Stanley A. Miller II Archive
- Jan 7, 2012 | Local game historian to turn back pages on Atari
- Sep 24, 2011 | A week's worth of gaming was worth the effort
- Jun 18, 2011 | Verizon goes live with 4G in southeast Wisconsin
- May 21, 2011 | MSOE class projects on cutting edge
- May 7, 2011 | Turn your iPhone into a grocery list
- Apr 22, 2011 | Verizon's 4G getting up to speed
- Apr 14, 2011 | They're learning their way around the online world
- Apr 8, 2011 | UWM students show interactive work at Milwaukee Art Museum
- Mar 30, 2011 | Amazon takes listeners to 'The Cloud,' at a premium
- Mar 18, 2011 | Midwest Gaming Classic is super time for Mario Bros.
- Mar 4, 2011 | Motorola's Xoom is worth a close look
- Feb 26, 2011 | Google isn't transforming TV viewing yet
- Feb 12, 2011 | Delafield entrepreneur launches spoken-greetings site
- Feb 5, 2011 | Spreenkler Talent Labs' 'Hackathon' is race to design best app
- Jan 29, 2011 | Waukesha student's app is no flash in the pan
- Jan 14, 2011 | Next generation is good for the rest of us, too
Business Wire
Recent national business updates from the Associated Press


text:
Clyde Harold Wyly, 64, of Amarillo died Wednesday, July 30, 2014.
Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.
Clyde was born July 16, 1950, in Hereford to Elton and Glaytus Wyly. He was a master carpenter, wood worker, gunsmith and jack-of-all-trades. Everyone loved and liked to see his great smile.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Survivors include a daughter, Jamie Lichtie and husband Carlos of Amarillo; a son, Timothy Kline of Guthrie Center, Iowa; a stepdaughter, Jennifer Sackett of Amarillo; his grandchildren, Brilon, Lauren, Teegan, Michael, Mikaela, Marek and Alexander; his stepgrandchildren, Madilyn Raff-Hauser, Bentley Britton and Jameson Sackett; his great-grandchildren, Lucas and Lillian Kline, and Bently Lewis; a stepgreat-grandson, Zaiden Lopez; his mother, Glaytus Wyly; his siblings, Wileta Pennington and Terry of Jolly, Paul Wyly and Patsy of Hereford, and Deloris McNeely & Justin of Hereford; and his special friends, the T.J. Lucas Family.
Please sign the online guest book at www.coxfuneralhomeamarillo.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 4, 2014


text:
As expected, the Minnesota Vikings fired head coach Leslie Frazier Monday morning following a 5-9-1 season, as reported in the Pioneer Press. Frazier's dismissal shouldn't come as a surprise. This was a make-or-break season for Frazier after making the playoffs last season with a 10-6 record.
The season could not have started any worse for Frazier and the Vikings, with the team losing two of its first three games in the final minute. They finished 1-7 for the first half of the season.
With injuries mounting, the Vikings were able to regroup, to a certain extent, and finish the season 4-3-1—the three losses all came on the road to Seattle, Baltimore and Cincinnati.
Here are 10 defining moments from the Vikings' 2013 season.


text:
Wayne Sleep was among the judges at a Strictly Come Dancing-style contest at the West London Synagogue which raised £8,000 for charity.
Contestants aged from 30-73 took the floor in disciplines ranging from the tango to the rumba and quickstep. Francesca Canty and dance partner Toby Hine won the competition with their quickstep routine.
The dance-off, organised by WLS charitable fund chair Elizabeth Shrager, was part of a WLS tea party celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee attended by 140 people.
"We all have a love of dancing and it's great exercise," Ms Shrager said. "One lady even sold a piece of jewellery to pay for her gown."


text:
NewsBank's Special Reports are news articles, images, videos, maps and other useful content grouped for convenience under specific topics and themes.
News may break elsewhere - stories live on Zinio. Have you tried Zinio?
Zinio is the ultimate app for magazine lovers. Access current digital magazines free from your Westlake Porter Public Library.
- Reference Services's blog
- Add new comment
- 2981 reads
15 Secrets Hiding in the World of Game of Thrones
Discover 15 Secrets Hiding in the World of Game of Thrones, according to George R. R. Martin in "The World of Ice and Fire", a massive, official, and beautifully detailed history compendium.
- Farnsworth's blog
- Add new comment
- 3373 reads
ReferenceUSA: U.S. Businesses
The Media Maven wants to show you what the U.S. Businesses part of ReferenceUSA looks like, so prepare for lots of screenshots. Don't forget, you can also explore on your own from our website here.
- Media Maven's blog
- Add new comment
- 3580 reads
Hurray, Earth Day
Dare we say, spring has sprung?
- The Playful Parent's blog
- Add new comment
- 15560 reads
Artist of the Week #7: William Shatner
Confession time: I love William Shatner. I love him in Star Trek; I love his cameos on sit-coms; I love him in those Priceline commercials. He's just very funny! So, imagine my excitement when I found that there is an album of Shatner performing classic songs like "Rocket Man", "Bohemian Rhapsody", and "Iron Man". Needless to say, I checked it out and have been listing to these awesome tunes all weekend. It's a two-disc set, as well, which just makes things better and better! Obviously, I couldn't let the opportunity pass to make this our next Artist of the Week.
- Music Musings's blog
- Add new comment
- 6059 reads
Here's What's Trending! Dystopian Craze!
- Let's Talk Trending's blog
- Add new comment
- 2358 reads
The Sports Section - We're Talking Tribe!
Counting down the days to the Indians Home Opener? Get a jumpstart on the season.
- SportsFan's blog
- Add new comment
- 1228 reads
MaKey MaKey!
Tonight's Maker Club from 7:00-8:30pm in the Computer Lab is all about the MaKey MaKey: a device that can turn anything conductive into a keyboard (such as fruits, vegetables, humans, water, metal objects, foil, conductive thread, coins, and Play-Doh (including the homemade version from Squishy Circuits)!
- STEAM's blog
- Add new comment
- 3064 reads
It's a Mystery - Hibernating
It's a Mystery – Hibernating
Is it too soon to say we've made it to the end of the bad winter weather? Were you unable to get to the library and are looking for some good books to read? Or maybe you just want to try some new mysteries. Here are some suggestions for you.
- MysteryLady's blog
- Add new comment
- 2655 reads


text:
I live in /own a farm house , about (50)fifties era , i found a small spot on one windowsill ,about 2X1 with dry rot, I recall reading somewhere that a wood filler is available to patch and sand , offered I think for older homes, Can anyone advise me the product name and where available to buy. It was featured for renovation purposes . (exterior). Thanks a bunch
Ken Biggs
Edmonton KY 42129


text:
Inside Line: First ride on the new GT Sanction enduro race bike
When GT unveiled its Force and Sensor bikes last year they were a big hit with their sponsored athletes, but for the rigors of the DH-level Enduro World Series tracks, they knew they had to offer something to bridge the gap between the 150mm Force and 220mm Fury downhill bike. Enter the rebirth of the Sanction, this time as a 27.5, 165mm platform that is designed expressly for the "e-word."Tweet Print
Inside Line: First ride on the Lapierre Overvolt FS900 Bosch-powered e-bike
If you don't think e-bikes are a real mover in the bicycle marketplace? Look no further than the entry of Bosch in the marketplace to prove that some big brands are willing to invest serious resources in the growing market. For 2015 it has paired up with a few key brands to bring e-bikes with Bosch motors and control units—already a huge hit in Europe—to U.S. dealerships. Look for bikes from Haibike, Felt, and Lapierre, including this Overvolt FS900.Tweet Print
First look: The latest bike care products from Finish Line
If you just dropped a months' salary on a new mountain bike, and then thrashed it down a mountain, you're probably going to want to take care of it and keep it running smoothly. You might know the Finish Line brand for its huge selection of chain lube, but I got a look at some of the latest bike-care products coming to your bike shop this summer.Tweet Print
Inside Line: New Mach 4 carbon from Pivot
The Mach 4 has always been an important bike for Pivot Cycles. It was the brand's first big hit, and long a mainstay of the lineup. But let's face it, a 26-inch bike with 100mm of travel is a hard sell these days, and the new, fourth-generation Mach 4 Carbon has not only embraced all the current design trends and standards, it is creating new ones.
Like all Pivot bikes, the heart of the full carbon frame is the dw-link rear suspension, considered one of the finest ever created for controlling pedaling forces into the suspension. Instead of choosing a travel number and going for it, Pivot tried lots of different suspension setups before deciding on 115mm as the best compromise between racy pedaling feel and trail-bike performance. The 27.5 wheels allow for industry-leading standover height in all sizes, including extra small.Tweet Print
Niner debuts new cyclocross bike, teases 29+
Niner continues to expand beyond its original mountain bike lineup with an all-new, full-carbon cyclocross bike dubbed the Blood, Sweat and Beers, or BSB9 for short. With a sub-1,000 gram frame, full carbon fork and a suite of top notch components, it's a no-compromise race bike that can be used year round.
We also got a peek at a new 29+ platform, the ROS9+, an adaptation of the popular ROS9 hardtail 29er.
Get the details of both bikes here.Tweet Print
NoTubes unveils new fat bike, disc road rims
Last year we saw a prototype fat bike rim from Stan's NoTubes, and while we figured a 26-inch wheel was in the works, today we saw the finished product: the Hugo is a 50mm-wide, tubeless rim with a unique cross section and options in all three wheel sizes.
We also got the details and a ride in on the new Grail disc road wheel that is perfectly suited to all manner of "road" applications and slots in between the IronCross and Alpine models.
Read the full story