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Should the Navy name a ship after Harvey Milk?
A Democratic Congressional rep. from San Diego thinks so.Rep. Bob Filner has asked the Secretary of the Navy, who has final say over such things, to name a warship the "U.S.S. Harvey Milk." Milk served in the Navy during the Korean War. And Sup. Scott Wiener has introduced a resolution in support of the concept.
His press release:
Supervisor Wiener, who represents Milk's old district on the Board of Supervisors, expressed excitement at the prospect of the christening: "Harvey Milk was a visionary in our community and redefined what it means to be LGBT in public life. Given Supervisor Milk's extraordinary public service and military service to our country, I can think of no more fitting tribute than to name a naval vessel after him." Retired Navy Commander Zoe Dunning, a leader in the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, agreed: "Harvey Milk was proud of his Navy service. Similar to the USS Cesar Chavez, there should be a USS Harvey Milk to honor Milk's leadership in the LGBT civil rights movement." Anne Kronenberg, who served as one of Supervisor Milk's legislative aides and who now serves as San Francisco's Director of Emergency Management, noted that Milk would be smiling to hear about the effort to christen a ship in his name: "Harvey understood the importance of symbolism in the advancement of civil rights. He also lived in an era when being out in the military was simply impossible. He'd be quite pleased that we are now in an era when not only can LGBT people be out in the military, but they can even have warships named after them. Times truly have changed."
My friend and colleague Sandy Lange, who is the Guardian's controller, agrees. Sandy was an officer in the Navy, and loved it, and got kicked out after the Naval Investigative Service followed her to a lesbian bar, long before even Don't Ask, Don't Tell. "This would be a great statement, to finally kick homophobia off the waves," she told me.
Tommi Avicolli Mecca, who is also my friend, isn't so sure. In a piece on Open Salon, he argues that Milk would be opposed to today's military adventurism and that a warship isn't a fitting memorial:
It's one thing that gays can serve openly in the military. It's another to attach the name of a queer progressive who opposed war to a military ship. It's just not appropriate. It's like naming a Christian church after him (Milk was a Jew and an atheist). Or a bomber plane after Gandhi.
What's next? Recruitment ads in the gay newspapers featuring the Village People and/or hunky half-naked men? A pink heart medal for killing with a gay flair? A lavender box with a rainbow flag for our gay and lesbian corpses?
Marke B., our managing editor, just wants to be sure that he's involved in the interior design of the new ship, and that its sailors "open their legs for fleet week."
Seriously -- Avicolli Mecca thinks a better honor would be to make Milk's birthday, May 22, a national holiday. Of course, Chavez (also a man of peace) has both a ship and a holiday.
I never met Harvey Milk -- I arrived in San Francisco in 1981 -- but I have to wonder what he'd think about a ship of war carrying his name.
Mabus is the Secretary of the Navy. The congressman who wants to do this is Bob Filner (who if it matters is running for Mayor of San Diego this November).
Let's be very clear here..
If Harvey Milk were alive today to see the U.S military and its wars over oil and global power taking up more than half of the Federal budget, bombing the hell out of millions of innocent people, and here at home causing the deep cutting of local budgets and supports for everything from badly needed social services to transit, there is no way on god's green Earth he would want a Navy warship named after him.
damn. right.
well put, thank you.
Where do you get your information that wars take up half the federal budget? That is false.
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I confused the two names. Thanks, I fixed it.
And Sup. Scott Wiener has introduced a resolution
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Does this guy ever stop, shut up and sit down?
JFC, every time I read something this Wiener's name is in the article having "introduced a resolution." Yet another resolution. Another resolution. He's really running for mayor to keep his name out there. I suspect many people will fall for his antics and gush over their "boy wonder." This is just purely symbolic bull shit, just like much of what Wiener comes up with to give the *appearance* he's doing something.
From what I know about Milk, Wiener is no Harvey Milk. He's the opposite of Harvey Milk but I'm not at all surprised he's trying to exploit Milk's name just like some businesses in the Castro do. How many in the Castro ever remember (or care about) Harvey Milk these days? Most are too busy texting and partying, while others are throwing up on the sidewalk in front of Lime and other puke-fest dumps. Don't we need a resolution against puking on the sidewalk Wiener?
This is the same conservative supervisor who campaigned for anti-homeless sit-lie. Something Milk opposed in his day. I remember the conservatives were writing the most hateful posts in favor of sit-lie during that campaign. This is the same supervisor who came up with Sit-Lie 2, that new law for the Warner and Milk plazas, again, against the homeless and street people. He's also the same conservative supervisor who voted for legislation to allow the SFPD/FBI to spy on SF residents. He works for the 1%.
I read that Wiener was recently named "interim mayor" while Mayor Pak-Brown-Lee was on a trip. One would think that the Board President, David Chiu, would have been "interim mayor" especially since he's the Board President and has been on the Board longer. Who's dick did Wiener have to suck to be "interim mayor?"
Actually they rotate the interim mayor thing but your theory says a lot about where you are coming from.
If "they rotate the interim mayor thing," why was there a need to appoint interim mayor Pak-Brown-Lee? Why didn't the supervisors themselves continue to rotate through the mayoral position until the election? After all, it's not as if they do a whole lot. It's not like it would overwork them too much. A few extra cocktails here and there at campaign fund raisers replete with Norwegian prawns, caviar, quail's eggs in cut glass finger bowls at varies gatherings of the 1%, a few extra parties to go through here and there and a few extra puffs of something. They ought to be able to handle that. No big deal.
Okay, you're right. When the Mayor is out of town they don't rotate Supervisors in as Interim Mayor. Thanks for sharing your intelligence with us.
allowed to deputize for Willie after he pulled that stunt of making appointments that had not been approved.
"Unapproved?" No. Daly's appointments to fill long-vacant commission seats was approved handily by the BOS if I recall correctly. Willie had had ample time to fill those seats with members capable of surviving the BOS approval process before Daly finally acted.
acted inappropriately, which is why he was denied privilegeds and opportunities thereafter - he won the battle but thereby lost the war.
Whenever the mayor leaves the state (I believe), he or she has the power to choose whichever supervisor he or she wants to serve as interim mayor. It is usually done as a nicety to a supervisor that the mayor "trusts". (I talked to Wiener about it when he was appointed.)
Nowadays, the interim mayor does not have as much authority as Chris Daly did during that appointment controversy. (Brown made sure of that.)
Short-term and selfish thinking always comes back to bite ya.
Acting mayor, idiots.
Interim Mayor is the one appointed by the Board of Supervisors when the Mayor's office is vacant.
Acting Mayor is the one that the Mayor appoints when s/he is out of State.
Name a hospital ship for him.
As an anti-war Navy Vet, I would agree your opinion as a great compromise, which meets in the middle with those being for and against this issue of naming a ship after him..
Harvey was proud of his service. Hell, he wore a Military belt buckle everyday of his life he was so proud.
Roy Cohen or David Schine.
(... and I'm being polite today)
I find it despicable that he uses every possible opportunity to 'assosciate' himself with Harvey. The vast majority of his positions, resolutions etc, are generally in opposition to everything that Harvey fought and died for. SHAMELESS.
Excellent suggestion Rick, a Hospital Ship, but a Warship!!
I spoke to Tommi about this for the KPFA Evening News last Saturday, 05.05.2012, The USNS Harvey Milk, made by General Dynamics???http://www.anngarrison.com/audio/the-battleship-usns-harvey-milk.
Rhe KPFA Morning Mix broadcast his editorial yesterday, 05.07.2012. This morning I posted both to Indybay with a few pics:
"Don't ask, don't tell, don't even consider naming a battleship after Harvey Milk!" http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/05/08/18713151.php
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Viento Vista (Wind View)
2 Story Island Vacation House built in 1997.
Nicely decorated, new to the rental market.
Quiet location 300 yards down the street from the bayside water and Windsurf Inc, SPI's premier windsurf and kite-board center. Windsurf Inc. gives lessons and rent excellent equipment. 2 blocks from Gulf beaches. Walking distance to convenience store and great restaurants!
Fenced-in backyard and secure windsurf equipment racks on back patio. Garage has 8' x 12' area that can be used by renters for equipment safekeeping. PVC tube cart for moving gear to water.
Tandem kayak for renter's use.
Owners live in house next door for great service and island advice.
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Upper - 2 bedrooms with 1 queen in one bedroom, 1 full and 1 twin
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Full kitchen, dishwasher, washer, dryer. 27" flat screen TV with
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Lower - 1 bedroom with two full beds and a full bed futon in rec
room. Full bath and an extra fold away bed available. No
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Viento Vista is pet friendly but there is a $50 fee to keep it flea
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Windsurfing Inc. for windsurfing and kiteboarding rentals and
lessons for kids and adults.
Short walk (2 blocks)to beach access.
2 blocks to Fitness Center.
Close to the Cinema and shopping.
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Whole House (up and down) rates are listed below.
Upstairs Only rates are 70% (rate X .7) of the whole house rate.
Memorial Day Weekend thru Labor Day Weekend
Daily Weekly Monthly
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Daily Weekly Monthly Spring Break - Daily Weekly Damage Deposit
$150 $900 $2,000 $300 $1600 $500
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for late arrivals or early departures.
One Time Fees
1 Time Cleaning & Linen $85
15% occupancy tax (not applicable if stay is 30+ days)
Pets $50
Security Deposit $200 (Returnable if no damages or losses)
Check in 3:00 pm Refundable security deposit and balance of rental
fees collected upon arrival.
Check out 11:00 am
Robert & Arlene Stelzer 956-761-9451
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As hinted by its CEO John Legere, T-Mobile will now be offering the iPad and be a carrier option from the Apple Store. But that's not all. He hints that some 'uncarrier' plans are coming.
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Update – and here it is: T-Mobile will be giving the first 200mb away free much like it does for Google on its Chromebooks. From there it will be $30 for 2.5GB and $40 for 4.5 GB. Both great deals.
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One of my favorite easy week night dates is the "Whole Foods Picnic". Grabbing food to-go and heading to the park for a picnic is much cheaper (and healthier?) than eating out at a restaurant, and allows for a bit more conversation.
Usually I hit up the UWS Whole Foods since it's closer to my apartment, but since I was coming from an event in midtown, Dan and I headed to Columbus Circle on Tuesday night and took our food down to Riverside Park. We enjoyed the scenery and nice cool river breeze with made the hot temps bearable.
The only downside to date nights is when Dan's alarm goes off at 5:15 am, since he gets into work around 7. Not so pleasant. I'm usually able to fall back asleep (or half-asleep) until my alarm goes off, but I was just not feeling it. On Wednesday morning around 5:45 am or so, I tweeted:
All the sudden, replies popped up!
It was like MAGIC! I had a longer run planned for the morning anyways since I am going away this weekend, so I was thrilled to have company. I <3 Twitter for reasons like this. I met up with Susan, Megan, Ali and Kelly for some easy miles, and ended up at 11 miles for the day with an average of around 8:00/mile. Perfect!
Tonight, I headed to Central Park for a CPTC workout. Only my second week of workouts back, I didn't know what to expect from the 4-mile tempo run at half-marathon pace and wanted to go off feel. I aimed for 6:45-7:00 miles but got caught up with my group and ended up a bit faster than that. Whoops!
It was a tad longer than 4 miles, but an average pace of 6:25. YIKES! This was a pretty hard effort, particularly struggling in mile 3, but the workout was completed at my exact half-marathon pace so I suppose I nailed the task at hand.
I am trying to make an effort to not go too hard in these early weeks of training, as I'm building up my base and I want to have enough in me to rock workouts in later weeks. I suppose it's a fine line I'm dealing with from not wanting to burn out or peak too early, to really pushing myself beyond where I've been to get to the next level.
Backing it up to the weekend, I wanted to share some recipes I made this past weekend for "cooking club" with my friends. And, they're healthy and delicious!
Kale Quinoa Goddess Salad
(based off Angela's Weekend Glow Kale Salad)
- Kale (I used 1 large bag from Trader Joe's– removing the stems)
- Tip from Angela: massage your dressing directly into the kale before adding other ingredients and let sit for about 15 minutes to absorb!
- Quinoa (1 cup, cooked)
- Feta Cheese
- Diced Red Onion
- Chopped Zucchini
- Walnuts
- Orange Bell Pepper
- Sliced Avocado
- Shredded Carrots
- Baby Tomatoes
Mix it all together, and top with your favorite dressing! I love Annie's Goddess dressing, it goes perfectly with any vegetable and added a great flavor to the (kinda) bitter kale.
I have only tried to make kale chips, but I've never had it in a salad! I never knew what went well with it, until I saw Angela's recipe and figured it'd be the perfect veggie-packed salad. It was so flavorful with the feta, the quinoa added a bit of substance and texture, and I love tomato and zucchini in anything.
I also made dessert this weekend. I'm not going to share the exact recipe since I made some tweaks given what I had on hand and it didn't turn out as well as I'd like. It was still good, but the original recipe looks and probably tastes better– so make this instead! Deep Dish Cookie Pie by Chocolate Covered Katie
This recipe was appealing to me because it uses a secret ingredient: chickpeas! Coincidentally, I've had about 6 cans of chickpeas sitting around waiting to be used. This recipe called for 2 cans, so maybe I'll be making a few more batches.
Everyone really enjoyed the taste of the cookie pie (which I cut into bars), and nobody could guess the secret ingredient! They agreed they tasted 'healthified' but not in a bad way. They were super gooey and chocolatey considering I used about double the amount of mini chocolate chips. Yum!
I am headed to my friend's lake house this weekend, so running may be at a low but fun and drinking will be at a high and I can't wait to get out of the city and enjoy the great outdoors
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VanSchoonhoven wowed millions of Americans with his dangerous stunts and tricks. He made it to the top 10 and went on a 25-city tour across America. And to think, the whole experience almost never happened.
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3.24/5 rDev -15.4%
Tawny colored and very hazy, with a persistent and well-structured white foam. Nose is biscuity with notes of banana and nutmeg. More of the same on the palate with typical wheat-beer spice, but rather thin and subdued, even a little disappointing. Not very robust. Decent texture but again a little on the thin side. Overall, an okay weissbier, but there are many much better examples of the style available. Maybe a C+.
09-19-2013 22:44:29 | More by AnotherBeerGeek
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North Carolina
3.23/5 rDev -15.7%
pored a hazy gold color with big rockyt head,smell was kinda bland for a weisse.A little citrius and smokey hint but nothing that would wake u up.Maybe a little clove in the taste with banana undertones but not anything really coming thrue.Real bland in my opinion there is alot better coming from Bavaria for sure.
03-14-2003 16:15:51 | More by oberon
Newfoundland (Canada)
4/5 rDev +4.4%
06-20-2013 01:45:24 | More by cam477
3.38/5 rDev -11.7%
Thin but creamy head with no lacing does not bode well for this hazy pee-colored beer. Nose is old hops, slight yeast, whiffs of banana.
I am pleasantly suprised here. Citrusy hops with faint grassyness and banana, and a good yeasty finish. Clove character shows up with continued quaffing. This is the first German wheat I've ever had and quite frankly I was expecting more, but its still good. I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and assume this is an old bottle. Mouthfeel is creamy and good for the style.
01-23-2006 05:32:25 | More by JudgeRoughneck
3.25/5 rDev -15.1%
02-16-2014 18:14:18 | More by tbryan5
3.5/5 rDev -8.6%
01-20-2014 01:00:10 | More by BeerDreadz
4.3/5 rDev +12.3%
Presentation: 11.2oz brown bottle. Freshness date on the back label.
Appearance: Very cloudy pale golden beer with a white foam head that settles to a creamy lace.
Smell: Lemony citric, light malty aroma and hints of clove and yeast.
Taste: Extremely smooth and creamy on the palate with an even, sweet malt character. It broken by a soft lemon bitterness that strikes the palate with some backing carbonation fizz and settles back into the malt. Banana and thin notes of clove and other herbals fold into the sweet malt which makes a second round with a touch of sweet caramel. A little dry, bitty and oily in the finish.
Notes: A very flavourful hefeweizen beer (especially if you leave 1/4 in the bottle, swirl and pour into your glass -- yeast is good). Balanced, complex, traditional and quite the authentic beer. A world class beer in my beer book.
Thanks to Warsteiner for the sample!
07-07-2002 08:56:45 | More by Todd
New York
4.45/5 rDev +16.2%
The color of straw, with a snowy white head. The nose promises banana, clove, and a decocted maltiness and the taste delivers. Beautifully balanced - a bit lighter in body than, say, Franziskaner, but soooo quaffable. One of those "what does it taste like when it warms up? The world may never know" beers because it disappears very quickly from the glass. A very, very good hefeweiss that I hope to find in bottle soon.
07-09-2002 08:07:50 | More by sponberg
New York
4.6/5 rDev +20.1%
Presentation: It was poured from a brown 12oz. bottle into a weizen glass.
Appearance: The body was cloudy and had a cool, golden yellow color with visible carbonation. Its head is thick, creamy and bright white in color. It slowly fades to a thin cap that hangs on till the last sip and leaves nice lace on the glass.
Smell: There is an inviting aroma of wheat, clove, fruity yeast and banana.
Taste/Mouth feel: The flavor has a good wheat malt base with fruity yeast that has notes of banana. Mellow herbal hops, spicy clove and a touch of lemon round out the flavor on a smooth creamy palate with a medium body and lively carbonation. It finishes somewhat dry with some lingering wheat and dry earthy tones.
Notes: This is a great example of a German hefeweizen. The balance is spot on for the style and it is wonderfully refreshing and very easy to drink.
07-10-2008 22:04:17 | More by generallee
Rhode Island
3.75/5 rDev -2.1%
07-26-2014 02:37:51 | More by Doomcifer
4.25/5 rDev +11%
06-01-2014 16:42:57 | More by Guden
2.5/5 rDev -34.7%
01-08-2013 03:45:31 | More by iemailjack
4/5 rDev +4.4%
08-16-2014 20:49:38 | More by petewheeler
3.7/5 rDev -3.4%
500 ml brown bottle with no freshness date, a little blurb about the beer on the back label. Decent lace for the style with some sporadic stickage, even cloudiness within the pale golden brew.
Light but sharp twang of wheat, soft spiciness and faint yeast in the aroma.
The mouth feel is structured very well with a deeply textured carbonation that provides a stellar crispness in the moderate body. Big bursting juicy wheat malt flavours, lots of grain in the mouth and so in a dry way. Quick cut into the palate with some clove spiciness, very mild alcohol character other than the light warming. Yeastiness is earthy and mineral like and adds a needed harshness to the palate for balance. Dry finish with a clean lingering grain.
A good solid German wheat beer, give this one a go especially if you are into really dry wheat beers. I'll be going back to this one on occasion.
08-14-2002 18:34:19 | More by Jason
New York
3.68/5 rDev -3.9%
Mini growler filled up at DeCicco's in Ardsley, NY. Pours light apricot, semi cloudy, skimpy head for a hefe, tiny bubbles, fine and well developed lacing left behind. Strong bananas, vanilla and cloves in the nose. More cloves and banana notes that jump out onto the palate. Easy drinking and tasty enough hefe. Lacks the depth of flavors and complexity of the heavy weights of the style. But I still enjoyed it and suggest you give it a try or two as well
11-04-2009 01:48:15 | More by Billolick
2.73/5 rDev -28.7%
50cL brown bottle with "Königlich Bayerisches Bier" on the front. Is it really? Bearing in mind it's a cold Weizen on a thirsty night...
Appearance: Average cloudy pale orangey-yellow colour, your run-of-the-mill Bavarian Hefeweizen. Head retention is disappointing, and head is snow-white. Even though I poured it imprecisely, without stirring up the Hefe on the bottom of the glass, it didn't leave a brown stain on the head like most Weizens do. Although the bottle looks German, there is something non-genuine about this beer. Still, it's cloudy, it's approximately the right colour, but its authenticity so far is poor.
Smell: Thin, but fairly true to the style. Banana, phenol, wheat malt. Not bursting with flavour, but very German - reserved, polite and unassuming. Pretty average, not a great Weißbier.
Taste is also less than outstanding. Slightly sour, marginally more complex than the smell makes it appear, but not entirely true to the style. Banana is less evident, phenol still around with some tartness in the mouth. Dry, refreshing, but rather bloating - this fills your stomach up in a watery way which is not what you want on a spring eve in a warm house. You don't want that at all, really.
Mouthfeel is way too thin - lacking a lot. There is still something to chew on there though, probably due to the fact it's a cloudy beer - the bottle conditioning adds something. Drinkability - not impressed because of the belly-filling-up-with-water effect. It's refreshing but I hate that bloating sensation.
Overall - not a bad beer, but I am hard on my Hefeweizens because I enjoy them so much. Tough love. If this were rated in terms of any beer style, it would be marginally above average.
09-10-2005 10:53:27 | More by Weizenmensch
4.75/5 rDev +24%
Poured into a pint glass.
Color is an extremely hazy yellow/gold. Had a little head which faded fast.
The smell is citrusy with a little spice in there. Smells of almost lemons or oranges. Definitely the product of the wheat.
Taste is light, powerful and refreshing. Catching hints of the citrus flavor. Almost no bitterness from the hops at the end. Extremely smooth.
I am a big fan of this beer. Extremely drinkable and refreshing.
06-25-2008 16:42:49 | More by nem2006
Ontario (Canada)
3.8/5 rDev -0.8%
On draught at Kickoff in Waterloo.
Poured a light, cloudy golden hue with a well-rounded, foamy head. Sheets of lacing, great retention.
All the usual suspects are there: wheat malts, coriander, flowers, banana, cloves and spice. Very good nose to it.
A fine, easy to drink hefe. Not the best of the style, but certainly very well done. Starts off like a typical hefe, with robust banana and clove flavours, but it kind of loses momentum near the finish, which is peppery and a bit thin. Maybe dry is the right word.
Mouthfeel is light, slightly creamy.
A solid hefe, and a pretty decent brew to cap off the evening. I'll still probably go Hacker or Weihenstephan, but this is a fine choice as well. Eager to try their dunkel...
03-13-2010 04:15:44 | More by JohnnyBarman
4.5/5 rDev +17.5%
09-12-2012 01:44:35 | More by wattoclone
3.88/5 rDev +1.3%
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a standard pint glass. Soft pour yields one finger head that diminishes quickly. Beer pours a golden slightly cloudy amber color. Smell is slightly yeasty, with hints of citrus and light sweetness. Taste is light doughy, yeasty with a very mild sweetness, some citrus. Another very nice summer beer. Light easy to drink but still very flavorfull. Nice crisp finish.
07-06-2008 03:28:07 | More by Kraken
3.05/5 rDev -20.4%
Clear golden yellow. Head is light. I like this style of beer to be more hazy in the glass. Overall average.
Interesting smell... not sure if I like it or not!! A bready and coppery smell comes to nose first. Intersting...
A grainy and sweet flavor. Again different than what I'm used to with the style. Flavor has metallic overtones.
Nice feeling in the mouth. Carbonation level is good. Beer coats tounge well.
Easy drinking beer.. .I like the flavor but it's different than I would expect. Overall pleasant.
Edit: I'm having a second bottle now... I'm thinking the first bottle was bad.. this bottle was much cloudier and has a more expected flavor.
03-27-2004 03:49:11 | More by jsolack
British Columbia (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev -2.1%
06-25-2013 02:32:45 | More by chickenm
3.75/5 rDev -2.1%
09-03-2013 10:01:48 | More by doremite
4.25/5 rDev +11%
02-16-2014 03:07:47 | More by Jeffwildcat
West Virginia
4.43/5 rDev +15.7%
I love hefe-weizens, and this one after cracking the bottle smelled amazing!!! It poured a hazy unfiltered golden hue, with a bright white color. Very thick lace that is pure eye candy for a true beer lover. This is a style I could drink all day, the aroma is full of spices, banana, and cloves it's so pleasant almost like smelling some ginger or cinnamon. A swee contrasting aroma that fills up my senses, and also contains a bit of a citrus scent to it. Very good the first sip I am greeted with all of the yeast flavors that blend so well together, and the malt gives this beer an amazing level of drinkability if you like wheat beers like I do. Finish is very banana, and complemented with a fair level of carbonation. This is a lighter bodied beer with a fluffy moutfeel to it, and I really am enjoying this one. In fact anybody into wheat beers will like this one, amazingly drinkable and satisfying down to the beer lover's soul.
03-04-2003 18:31:29 | More by WVbeergeek
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Join the FGCU women's basketball team at Beef O'Brady's in Estero on Monday night (March 16) to celebrate their A-Sun Regular Season Championship and their second consecutive automatic bid to the Women's National Invitational Tournament.
The Eagles, who finished the regular season ranked first in the A-Sun and earned an automatic WNIT bid, encourage fans to come out and support them as they anxiously wait for the WNIT to release the tournament bracket.
Several teams have already made sure they are playing in the postseason, as they secured spots in the WNIT. The teams that have earned automatic berths so far are: Arkansas-Little Rock (Sun Belt), Canisius (Metro Atlantic), Chattanooga (Southern), Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic Sun), Harvard (Ivy), Murray State (Ohio Valley), Oakland (Summit), Portland (West Coast), and SMU (Conference USA).
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The Process
How the teams are selected
The 48-team tournament field consists of 31 automatic berths and 17 at-large selections. An automatic bid is offered to each conference to the team that finished highest during the regular season and did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament. The WNIT recognizes the tiebreakers used by each conference in their tournament seeding.
The 17 at-large berths are filled by the top remaining teams available, as decided by several factors. All Division I teams – with overall records of .500 or better (including conference tournament play) – are considered for the at-large berths.
• The WNIT committee will utilize the seven following women's basketball ranking systems in the selection of the at-large tournament spots: Dolphin, Greenfield, Massey, Moore, RPI ratings, Sagarin, and Wobus. These rankings vary in their emphasis, which provides a good cross-ranking of factors such as win-loss record, strength of schedule, strength of opponents and opponents' schedule, record at home and on the road, and margin of victory, among other factors.
• The high and low rankings for each team are removed and the remaining five rankings are consolidated and utilized as the principle resource for at-large selections.
• For the final few spots, the WNIT committee examines the remaining teams under consideration utilizing additional factors such as how well a team is currently playing, common opponents, late-season win/loss runs, games against other potential invitees, and key injuries.
• Factors that are not taken into consideration at any time during team selection are any financial incentives, location of school, attendance history, tournament history, ability to host, etc.
How the field is bracketed
After the WNIT committee chooses the 48 teams adhering to the above-mentioned selection process, the teams will be bracketed.
Tiered Seeding
• The WNIT committee seeds the 48 teams into tiers using a combination of tools, including the seven ranking systems and other criteria listed in the selection process.
• There are three tiers: An upper tier consisting of the top one-third of teams, a middle tier and a lower tier. Beyond the general tier system, no specific seed numbers are given to teams.
• This is a general placement of what is considered a distribution of the field strength.
Bracket guidelines
• The committee makes every attempt to distribute the top tier schools evenly across the bracket. This at times results in a spread of geographically-close teams.
• Most of the top tier teams will have a first-round bye. The first round includes 32 teams in 16 games, so 16 teams have a first-round bye. Due to the need to have byes spread evenly across the entire bracket along with the geographic orientation of the event, it is possible that not all top tier teams receive a bye.
• In the first round, a lower-third tier team will usually play a middle- or lower-tier team.
• A top-tier team likely will play a middle- to lower-tier team in the second round, which consists of 16 games.
• Early rounds are bracketed based upon geographic proximity.
• Teams from the same conference will not meet in the first round. If possible, conference teams will not meet in the second round as well.
• Rematches of regular-season games shall be avoided, if at all possible, in the first round.
• Some pairings are dictated by schools' ability to host. For example, two schools that cannot host will not be paired with each other.
How the host schools are chosen
The host site is selected by the WNIT committee based on several factors such as fan base, host bids, facility availability, tournament seed, travel constraints, etc.
2008 Postseason WNIT Dates
The 48-team field will be announced Monday evening, March 17, 2008. The first round will kick off Wednesday, March 19, with the event culminating on Saturday, April 5 with the championship.


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Hundreds of people got down and dirty at the Marine Base, all in the name of fun.
Marine Corps Logistics Base held their first "Dirty Devil Dog Mud Run," at Boyett Park on the base.
It's a 5K complete with obstacles, challenges and plenty of mud.
The purpose is to provide a fun, healthy and wholesome athletic event for military personnel, family members and civilians of the base and local community.
"Folks like a challenge and it is team building there is families out here, my entire family is out here, my wife and four kids, we are going to run this together, we will help each other through the obstacles, and that is all it is about, reaching out to the community, running, completing a challenge together "Don Davis, Colonel.
About 500 people trekked through the mud.
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text: Impossible Project Gallery Around the World With 10 Instagram Photographers by Lisette Mejia 5/01/13 0 Reactions 5 Shares Print 0 1 1 3 0 The latest project that has the photography world abuzz is called "Around the World in Nine Days." Put on by Tiny Collective and The Impossible Project, the roaming show will feature street snaps from around the world. Here's how it works: the project will take place in nine global cities — including New York, San Francisco, Istanbul, and Paris — across nine days from June 20-28. At that time, the pictures (shot on iPhone only) from 10 different street photographers will be live printed on site and hung. It's an instant exhibit. Until the photographs go live, you can check out the video series that profiles each of the 10 Tiny Collective photographers and click through our slides with some of their stunning street shots. You'll also want to follow them on Instagram, where they post their snaps on the daily, ASAP. Happy clicking! Cécile Edelist What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 French photographer Cécile Edelist is known for shooting street scenes in Paris, France. Follow her: @cecile_e Source: Instagram user cecile_e 1 / 10 Elif Suyabatmaz What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elif Suyabatmaz roams the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, searching for her next snap. Follow her: @fisheyedreams Source: Instagram user fisheyedreams 2 / 10 Crispin Giles What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Also known as 100 Million, Crispin Giles is a street shooter in Toronto, Canada. Follow him: @100 Million Source: Instagram user 100million 3 / 10 Vlad Chirkov What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 You can find Vlad Chirkov strolling through Portland shooting the city's people and places. Follow him: @vladatat Source: Instagram user vladatat 4 / 10 Dan Cristea What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Designer and photographer Dan Cristea snaps many of his photos in Toronto, where he lives. Follow him: @konstruktivist Source: Instagram user konstruktivist 6 / 10 David Ingraham What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Street photographer David Ingraham is based in Los Angeles. Follow him: @dayzdandconfuzd Source: Instagram user dayzdandconfuzd 6 / 10 Katarina Gavrilica What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Documentarist and photographer Katarina Gavrilica brings us street life from Dubrovnik, Croatia. Follow her: Source: Instagram user kejtgejv


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However, a pause in the commiserating ultimately leads to a reminder of the wise words of charming, debonair French actor Maurice Chevalier — "Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative."
Moving closer to a life of six decades and embracing those words of wisdom, it is easy to slide into a zone of deliberation about other specific positive aspects related to the mountain of years. Straightforwardly stated, growing older grants endless opportunities to discover greater joy in life's simple pleasures.
Watching the birds visit the birdfeeder as they mimic our human personalities — territorial Tufted Titmice, timid but persistent Carolina Chickadees, and perpetually busy Cardinals … Noting a brother's obvious delight as he plays on the floor with a trio of granddaughters… Catching a glimpse of our friends' twelve-foot, backyard, blow-up Snoopy, who wears a Santa hat and eagerly awaits the arrival of Mississippi and North Carolina grandchildren…
Watching the children who are near and dear to our hearts grow up and move on to raising their own children certainly ranks as one of these treasured pleasures.
Twenty years ago, Miranda, my then 10-year-old niece from New York City, leapt into my arms at the airport gate in Birmingham when she arrived for her first of many Alabama summers.
She easily became the sister in our family of boys and continued her visits until the anticipation of college costs required full-time summer employment. Today Miranda is a lovely young mother, wife and physician, raising her own 2-year-old daughter, Amelia.
Now living close enough to come for a day visit, last week Miranda and Amelia took a field trip to Jasper. With solid, happy memories of cookie baking parties for my December-born son's second, third and fourth birthdays and Christmas cookie baking events each year after, I prepared a double batch of sugar cookie dough from my revised version of Rose Levy Beranbaum's recipe in her cookbook, Rose's Christmas Cookies.
Amelia, unflappably independent, focused, and tenacious like her mother, worked for more than an hour, cutting out and decorating most of the double recipe of dough.
Cookie Dough:
12 Tablespoons unsalted butter- softened at room temperature
? cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ? cups all-purpose flour
? teaspoon salt
Edible Tempera Color:
2 large egg yolks
Liquid food color- box of four assorted colors
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cream together the butter and sugar until the mixture is fluffy.
3. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until the mixture is well-blended.
4. Whisk the flour and salt together in a small bowl. Gradually add it to the creamed mixture at low speed.
5. Add a few drops of water if necessary to complete the mixing process.
6. Shape the dough into a ball. Wrap it in wax paper and refrigerate for about two hours. For later use, put the dough in a plastic container and freeze.
7. For the tempera color, equally spoon the egg yolks into four small bowls. Add a drop or two of food color to the yolks and stir well. If the colors are too thick, add a drop or two of water.
8. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface.
9. Cut out cookies using your favorite Christmas cookie cutters.
10. With a small spatula, transfer the cookies to a greased cookie sheet. If desired, paint the cookies with the tempera color using a small paintbrush. Decorate with colored sugar, nonpareils, and other sprinkles.
11. Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until the edges of the cookies begin to brown.
After enjoying sugar cookie baking sessions for more than 30 years, other bakers' smart tips are continually discovered and utilized. Amelia's paternal grandmother, an economist by training and background, with her focus on efficiency, rolls out all the dough at once, decorates the entire recipe of dough with sprinkles, and then cuts out the cookies.
The after-cutting dough pieces, which she calls the "in-betweens," are also baked and make a great treat for the bakers.
Timeless Toys, Timeless Joys
As the years fly by, the strong, magnet-like attraction to finding down-to-earth, simple happiness gives us permission to pause in our daily routines and take brief detours. On a set-in rainy morning, a mere few weeks before Christmas, the guilt-provoking, to-do holiday list stares up from the car console.
Nonetheless, the Timeless Toys Exhibit at the Bankhead House and Heritage Center wins the covert tug-of-war and successfully lures those searching for halls of sunshine when the sun refuses to cooperate.
Glowing with its own inherent beauty and complemented by a collection of toys that speaks to all ages, through Dec. 28 the Bankhead House is transformed into a warm, enchanting Santa's workshop. With charm and ease, the diverse array of toys shared by folks in the community reaches out and touches everyone who walks through the door, even those who were certain they stopped believing years ago.
June and Bill Hudson's bright yellow bicycle built for two and pedal-propelled riding toys, including Jack Baldwin's Farmall tractor and Missie Hudson's blue convertible, share the spotlight with electric football, Wesley Savage's trains from around the world, several handmade dolls with fragile paper-mache faces, a Barbie doll outfitted in her original black and white swimsuit, and Lisbeth Thornley's hula hoop.
The use of enlarged photographs of the toys being enjoyed by their owners distinctly enhances the inescapable underlying sense that for a blink of a moment, you are right there with them.
Show-stopping and amazing, the elegant, intricately detailed dollhouse built by Ray and Linda Lewis, is carefully placed in the first display room inside the front door entrance.
A testament to two years of meticulous patience, the dollhouse warrants a thoroughly long look to appreciate its multiple amenities — hand-cut wood shingles… an inviting porch swing… games, books, carpet, and wallpaper designed to scale… a piano that plays… real toilet paper.
Held close to her heart and lovingly saved, Mrs. Florence Johnson's set of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs figurines tell their own story of an era many of us could never imagine. The set was purchased for ten cents by her mother, Dollie Miller Studdard, in 1932 from Sig Shapiro's five and dime store in Carbon Hill.
An amazing feat in the midst of the Great Depression, Dollie sold a quilt for $2.50 which allowed her to buy Christmas gifts for her eight children as well as sugar, flour, and coffee.
A cookie baking project with a great niece… Snoopy in the backyard…a detour to the toys… birds at the feeder… Delightful chances to discover extraordinary joy greet us every day. The wise among us will recognize and gratefully welcome these dividends of the years.
Note to Readers: For the last three years, "Second Thought" has been my tool for bringing a smile, sharing a memory, and making friends through the beauty of language. The Daily Mountain Eagle has graciously given me wonderful space for my words and photographs while allowing me to write from my heart. I appreciate its generosity as well as the kind and encouraging words from my readers.
For the next few months, the column and I are taking a sabbatical. I hope to return in some form as an improved and revitalized writer.
Margaret Dabbs is a freelance columnist who resides in Jasper. Her column appears every other Wednesday in the Lifestyles section. Comments and suggestions are welcomed by contacting Dabbs at 205-387-2890


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Yo shout out to Harley Davidson for being super rad. Not only do they make rad motorcycles but they also apparently make some rad bikinis for Arianny Celeste and Britney Palmer. YOU SEE HOW RAD THOSE ARE? SO RAD!
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Photo reminder: UFC ring card girl Arianny Celeste is really hot. We may gush over Brittney Palmer here at MMAmania.com, because she's our favorite card carrying lady of the Octagon, but Celeste still has it going on. If you disagree, post a better pic in the comments and let's get this party started, Maniacs.
Brittney Palmer enthusiasts can now take her home with them, her action figure that is. That's because a limited edition Round 5 Brittney Palmer "Chase" figure is debuting in Mid-November. Part of the Ultimate Collector Series 11 set. She's not the first Octagon girl to make the mold. Arianny Celeste was a staple from the Ultimate Collector Series 7 set. Now you can add the fight world's other favorite ring card girl to the mix as well when this one is released in limited quantities later on this year. Any Maniacs planning on picking Palmer up?
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Watch a video of Arianny Celeste getting sexy for her 2013 calendar in this behind-the-scenes shoot.
UFC Octagon girl Brittney Palmer hopes you have had/are having a happy Labor Day weekend, and she tries to help you along with this picture of her on the beach rocking an itsy bitsy teeny weeny blue polka dot bikini. Enjoy! We always do.
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Check out a few super hot pics of Brittney Palmer, Arianny Celeste and Kenda Perez during a recent Inside Fitness Magazine photo shoot.
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Events Sponsored by the Friends of Santa Clarita Public Library
The "Paws to Read" Summer Reading Program continues this month and the Friends of Santa Clarita Public Library is offering a special lineup of events for literacy enthusiasts.
Beginning Monday, July 14 and continuing through Friday, July 18, community members can stop by the Valencia, Old Town Newhall and Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy branches during business hours to browse a fantastic selection of books at the Santa Clarita Public Library Bag Sale. Participants can search for their favorite titles, fill a Friends of the Library book bag with their finds, and take home the books and bag for just $7. Additionally, each of the libraries will also accept donations of previously-owned books. All proceeds from the Bag Sale will benefit the Santa Clarita Public Library.
In addition to the Bag Sale, dog lovers of all ages are invited to a FREE special author event with New York Times best-selling author W. Bruce Cameron at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, 2014 at the Valencia Library. Cameron will discuss his widely popular novels, A Dog's Purpose, A Dog's Journey and his most recent page-turner, The Dogs of Christmas. The first two books are written from a dog's perspective about life, love and an everlasting relationship with humans. Light refreshments will be served and books will be available for purchase and signings.
The Friends of Santa Clarita Public Library is an active group of Santa Clarita residents who volunteer, advocate and fundraise to meet the needs of the Santa Clarita Public Library. All of the proceeds from the events, fundraising efforts and programs sponsored by the Friends of Santa Clarita Public Library go towards providing new materials and programming.
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A new bill has been introduced in the Michigan legislature that would ban use of Bridge Cards inside of liquor stores and strip clubs.
The bill was introduced by state Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, and state representatives Margaret O'Brien, R-Portage, and Dale Zorn, R-Ida.
"Our ATMs do not or have never accepted Bridge Cards in any of our locations," according to a manager at Déjà vu in Saginaw.
Lawmakers said they have identified a significant amount of misuse in the past.
"These Bridge Cards are for needy children ... not gambling, booze and strippers," said Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge.
Jones said this new bill would amend a law passed last year that prohibits withdrawing welfare cash assistance at Casinos.
"We discovered that one Casino in Detroit ... had raked in $87,000 in cash from Bridge Cards," Jones explained.
Jones said if the state does not put measures in place to prevent misuse, it could lose significant funding from the federal government.
For more on this story, watch reporter Gino Vicci's report above.
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The NBA trade rumors only have one day left to be relevant considering Thursday is the trade deadline, but the rumor mongerers have been out on the Internet in full force since Tuesday's version of our NBA Trade Rumor Roundup. More superstars are saying more things, random players are being discussed by random teams and the first actual trade has even taken place.
That means Monta Ellis and Andrew Bogut will no longer be eligible to be included in this space, but that's all right because New York Knicks All-Star Carmelo Anthony has decided he wants to join in the fun! 'Melo was apparently disappointed that Fab Melo was the leading "Melo" in the news on Tuesday so he let it leak that he's ready to move out of the bright lights in the Big Apple.
The above link, based off a report in the New York Post, paints a drastically different portrait of the relationship between Anthony and Jeremy Lin when compared to the column posted Wednesday morning on ESPN.com.
When Anthony first returned -- and it still appears to be the case -- Lin would bring the ball upcourt and try to run D'Antoni's system. When Anthony would abandon the offense, Lin would not pass him the ball, which irritated Anthony, sources said. So when Lin tried to talk to Anthony on the court, Anthony would turn his back to the point guard and tune him out. The two never had heated exchanges, though, and the players tried to come to a compromise, agreeing to run D'Antoni's system while also mixing in post-ups for Anthony.
That situation should be interesting to follow for the next 24 hours, but Melo isn't the only All-Star to change his mind regarding the trade deadline. Dwight Howard is of course still in the news, but the Orlando Magic super
manstar has now decided he does not want to be traded. The following comes from CBS Sports' Ken Berger:
After posting 24 points and 25 rebounds in a 104-98 overtime victory over Miami Tuesday night -- Orlando's second victory in three games against the Heat this season -- Howard told reporters he's informed Magic management he wants to finish the season in Orlando. The Magic, Howard said after the game, must now "roll the dice" that he'll opt out and return to Orlando as a free agent.
"I told those guys and I've been telling them for the past two or three weeks now that I'm going to stay and finish the season," Howard said.
That decision isn't exactly his, however -- and it probably makes the Orlando front office a bit weary that their top player wants them to "roll the dice" and possibly get nothing in return for their franchise's centerpiece. For more on the feelings from the front office, be sure to read Tom Ziller's informative piece entitled "Magic Officials 'Disgusted' With Dwight Howard, Whose Toes They Would Probably Lick."
Now that the two big names are out of the way, our readers are probably asking what else is happening around the league. Well here's the answer:
- The Milwaukee Bucks have decided that they're going to keep Brandon Jennings, meaning a rather interesting backcourt will be formed once newly-acquired Monta Ellis gets to town.
- The Chicago Bulls are exploring their options regarding trading for Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol, according to ESPN's Marc Stein.
- There's an interesting three-team trade rumor revolving around random players from the San Antonio Spurs, Minnesota Timberwolves and Utah Jazz that might be worth keeping an eye on for the next day or so.
- The New York Knicks are looking at trying to trade Toney Douglas, to which Seth from Posting and Toasting says "Yeah, uh .... good luck with that."
- Speaking of random point guards, Kirk Hinrich doesn't want to be traded away from the Atlanta Hawks.
- The Boston Celtics probably won't be active at the trade deadline because general manager Danny Ainge is asking for quite a bit. There's also the Rajon Rondo deal, analyzed by Celtics Blog's Jeff Clark here, that's been nixed numerous times.
- The Cleveland Cavaliers might be interested in trading away Ramon Sessions ... and adding Jonny Flynn?
- Our good friends over at Liberty Ballers are looking at the possibility of trading for J.J. Hickson for Andres Nocioni and a second round pick. That Tanner Steidel character is crazy.
- Speaking of hypothetical trades, Ziller wonders over at Sactown Royalty if Dorrell Wright is available while one of the community members looked at one of the roles the Sacramento Kings could be involved in at the trade deadline.
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You've never seen Might and Magic like this. Explore an all-new universe filled with richly-detailed castles, dark, foreboding dungeons, lush outdoor environments, and much more! Lead a party of four player characters and up to three non-player characters on a quest to save your home, the peaceful land of Chendian, from the bloodthirsty Beldonian Horde. Develop each character's skills in the talents of either Might or Magic in this installment of Might and Magic.
Age requirements: ESRB Rating: TEEN with Blood, Violence. PEGI Rating: 12+ with Violence.
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Posted on 2011-11-03 12:27:52 byVoxclamant:
One thing not obvious in the description is that GoG appears to have included the community patch (v1.03) that fixed almost all of the quest breaking bugs. Their splash screen states version 1.3
If not, many sites (CelestialHeavens.com is about the best for the MM series) have the patch. Te above reviews are accurate if the patch is NOT installed, but do not reflect the community improvements.
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Posted on 2011-11-03 08:28:36 byDrLove:
Might and Magic IX was touted as the next-gen title in the series, with a brand new 3D engine. 3DO had little choice in this - MM8 already has been criticized for outdated graphics and physics, and the company had to come up with something new. Unfortunately, the result was nothing short of horrible. The retail version of the game, after its one and only patch (3DO abandonedread more all support for the game short afterwards) kept crashing every few minutes. The lack of proper testing ensured that there are a lot of game-breaking quest hangups, if you do anything wrong. And the story is too far removed from the rest of the M&M universe. The only redeeming feature I can think of is the dungeon design. With a single exception (a jumping-and-running style dungeon for which its designer would surely burn in hell), all dungeons are superbly designed. This was one of the very few games where I actually took great care when moving forward, fearing the pretty nasty traps. All in all, though, if the game didn't get a full overhaul at GOG to make it playable, I can't recommend it.
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Posted on 2011-11-03 10:50:57 byMacReiter:
Just to clarify some of the "really buggy / only one patch" comments -- New World Computing went bankrupt while they were still developing this game. Given that, I am somewhat amazed that it is possible to get to the end at all, and still don't quite know how the patch got made.
That aside, how is the game?
Fugly would be a good word for it. Low polygon count characters.read more Every face is only half a face that is then mirror-flipped to the other side (so every face is perfectly symmetric, which looks stranger than you think it will).
Lack of polish makes some things problematic. At one point, you will be presented with a monster that is basically a scripted set-piece (which I don't remember ever having in any of the other MM games, so I wasn't expecting it). The thing is indestructible. You can cheat boost your characters to god levels, save in the middle to restore your health, whatever you want -- it won't die. You apparently are just supposed to stay out of its way and let the guards sacrifice themselves to it. A very unusual choice, given that your party is out to "save the world."
Class-based skill trees -- you're either going to love them or hate them. I personally preferred the fairly loose requirements in MM6 that let everybody learn archery to a level sufficient for basic crowd control. MM7 and MM8 each progressively made the skill system more restrictive and (for me) more annoying. But for some people, that makes the game more replayable, because it requires totally different builds to get to the advanced capabilities. If that's you, you'll like MM9, because it is the most specialized skill tree system of the MM series.
So... I did play this game all the way through with the first patch. I don't remember hitting a game breaker bug, but I did end up using a walkthrough for some of the places where it was very unclear what you were supposed to be doing. It's been a long time, but I remember the final part of the story having both interesting twists and a "well, bleah" ending.
On the up side, it does seem like some of the dungeons were more interesting than in previous installments -- but the difficulty level went up quite a bit as well. I leave it to you if that is a Good Thing or a Bad Thing.
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