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The plot of Friday's episode of What I Like About You, the WB show popular with young women, has two characters competing for acting work in a new Herbal Essences ad. The actual ad then airs for the first time in a commercial break shortly after that scene.
"This is the first time we are doing something as integrated as this," says Ann Sempowski Ward, brand manager for Herbal Essences, North America. "We're looking for a breakthrough way to reach young women."
The appearance is just one example of how marketers are using scripted content to get their brands noticed and making it harder to tell what's a show and what's an ad.
Others in the new season:
• Ford's new Mustang will be part of the plot in the second season of Fox's The O.C.
• Hasbro will flag new features of its classic board game Operation when characters on NBC's Scrubs play the game in Tuesday's episode.
• Friday, Heineken beer shows up on Discovery's American Casino reality show.
• Lee Jeans had a role Wednesday in a photo shoot on UPN's America's Next Top Model. It will leverage the appearance by making the shoot the basis for a print ad in next week's People magazine.
• The new season of NBC's The Apprentice showcases marketers such as Levi's, Mattel, QVC and Crest in the competitions.
"Advertisers are taking the next step to ... go beyond product placement," says Andy Donchin, media buyer at Carat. "They are trying to be there at the inception of a show to see if there is any way to integrate a product or service organically into a program."
Advertisers are continuing to strive for ways to counter the clutter of traditional ads in today's media landscape and the fear of loss of control over viewers to digital video recorders (DVRs) that allow them to skip commercials.
A study out this week by ad buyer Media Planning Group found that 90% of people with DVRs skip commercials in recorded programming — and just 16% watch the ads when viewing live TV, rather than doing something else or channel hopping.
In P&G's appearance on What I Like About You, Holly (Amanda Bynes) and Tina (Allison Munn) audition to appear in the Herbal Essences ad.
They are up against singer Jadyn Maria, who guest stars on the show and ultimately lands the ad role and $1,000 grand prize. After the auditions, the actual Herbal Essences ad airs with Maria singing Rock You Senseless.
The new ad campaign, by Kaplan Thaler Group, suggests that Herbal Essences makes young women so happy that they sing in the shower. In previous ads, the shampoo excited women so much that they had a "totally organic experience."
"What makes this so different is that it's not just product placement," says Sempowski Ward. "It's about launching a new ad in a relevant way in the show's format."
The new thinking has brought shifts in ad dollars. For example, ever since it found success with placement in Fox's American Idol and 24, Ford has moved spending to such appearances. It now spends less than 80% of its ad budget on traditional TV and print ads.
Ford worked with Fox to get its all-new Mustang in the Nov. 4 season premiere and subsequent episodes of The O.C.
Other Ford vehicles will appear in ABC's Alias, NBC's American Dreams and an upcoming episode of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition— a reality show that also has Sears as part of its structure.
"We're seeing some blips in data that there is more impact that comes out of these deals than from 30-second ads," says Rich Stoddart, marketing communications manager at Ford.
The risk is that viewers eventually get turned off by the commercial clutter in shows. "It's a very fine line between doing something that works and something that could turn off viewers," warns ad buyer Donchin.


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Platoon defies orders in Iraq
"A 17-member Army Reserve platoon with troops from Jackson, Miss., and around the Southeast deployed to Iraq is under arrest for refusing a suicide mission to deliver fuel, the troops relatives said Thursday."
Also on the AP:
U.S. Probes if GIs Refused Iraq Mission
Really incredible stuff. Not to mention the Green Zone bombing yesterday, Falluja under attack again with clerics there declaring jihad, Poland reducing the number of its troops, and now 1,080 dead servicemen and women.
This is a success?
I just read that. I know where Taji is, north of me, haven't been there yet but once this FOB closes we'll move up there. The road up there is well known for their IED's. But if their vehicles we're deadlined then you can't blame them for not going really. if it breaks down on the way up they're ****ed.
Green zone bombing surprised me because it was a suicide bombing. Ramadan hadn't started yet. if those 2 guys waited a day they would of gotten their little paradise deal for dying in a jihad in the holy month or some BS.
Sucks countries are reducing their troops. Getting spread pretty damn thin.
is the sky really falling?
-- chicken little
Originally Posted by Jeremy Ray
you over there right now, then Jeremy?
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Dude, did Doogie Howser just steal my fucking car?
As far the 1000 dead-death and war go hand in hand. Soldiers are going to die, it's inevitable. I don't understand why it's such a suprise to people that we have lost soldiers during a time of war. You can argue that the cause of war is unjust(they shouldn't have been there in the first place), but you can't argue the fact that people shouldn't die in war-that's not realistic.
Putting aside the fact that we already have multiple posts on the war, I don't think it is "really incredible stuff" to find 17 guys who don't want to be there. One can find a lot more that take the opposite view.Originally Posted by MixmasterNash
Originally Posted by MixmasterNash
The clerics in Fallujia have not declared a jihad. Perhaps you shoudl recheck your facts.
And al-Zarqawi has been hunted for months, and any whackjob can drive a suicide bomb anywhere and kill 7 people.
I'm certainly not claiming that Iraq is going well right now, but stretching facts to make it seem worse than it is hardly helps the situation.
Yeah, I think we really to get more troops in to fix stuff, right, and stop restraining the marines from kicking the crap out of insurgents, or else we need to totally withdraw to defensible bases in the desert. The status quo sucks.Originally Posted by Jeremy Ray
Oh, and Poland isn't withdrawing troops until after Iraqi elections.
No, that they are dead is neither surprising nor unexpected. It's a painful statistic and a horrible individual reality that shows how poorly run the war has been. The incompetence of the administration at fighting this war has been astounding. They've overruled commanders on the ground so many times.Originally Posted by HahnB
Oh sorry, in my radical hyperbole, I may have misstated that. They are declaring jihad right now if we don't roll over and puss out. Sounds like a winner to me!Originally Posted by shootermcgavin7
From the AP:
"In a statement read at sermons in mosques in Baghdad and elsewhere, Fallujah's clerics called for civil disobedience across Iraq if the Americans try to overrun the insurgent bastion. And if that doesn't halt an offensive, the clerics said they would proclaim a jihad, or holy war, against multinational forces ``as well as those collaborating with them.''"
Sounds rosy.
Stupid crap like sending in the "Fallujah Brigade" instead of American soldiers to do it right, not allowing soldiers to carry loaded weapons in the green zone, etc. is really really dumb.
You may think I'm some liberal pacifist. Wrong. I fully support blowing the crap out of the entire middle east, basically. I just think we could do it in far more competant ways, without so many dead Americans and wasted tax dollars.
Originally Posted by MixmasterNash
And they'll have a great time declaring jihad while they're bottled up in Fajullah with bombs falling on their heads. Being that they've repeatedly declared jihad since we invaded Iraq, I'm sure that this will do TONS of damage.
Is our goal to piss off Iraqi clerics? If so, then were having fantastic success. However, and correct me if I'm wrong, I thought we were supposed to bring stability to Iraq and allow for democratic elections?Originally Posted by shootermcgavin7
Do yout think Rumsfeld is right? That elections held in 2/3 or 3/4 of the country are "good enough"? Neither Powell nor Rice think so. However, Rumsfeld may hold the most realisticview at this point.
In Baghdad. As far as living conditions it's not too bad. In concrete buildings and as you can see we got local companies to set us up with internet. Lot of people seem surprised we have free time. I'm PSYOP and we go out once or twice a day but usually aren't out for more then 6 hrs a day. rest of the day is general stuff and fighting boredom.Originally Posted by Tryska
They had an awesome pic in the WashintonPost yesterday about Marines at an FOB bench pressing with a huge ass pipe. I imagine your digs are a bit nicer, I hope.Originally Posted by Jeremy Ray
Originally Posted by MixmasterNash
Let me re-iterate. The clerics have been alternatively threatening and declaring jihad for the last 24 months. This will neither help NOR hinder success in Iraq. Also, if you direct your attention to a map, almost the entire country except for the "Sunni Triangle" is relatively stable.
I hold the personal view that elections need the entire country to be seen a valid. However, they have been set for January, and delaying them at this point would cause even more problems than have been seen currently. The best case scenario is to attempt to stabilize the Sunni Triangle as best we can.
So, tell me Mix, will the Sunni Triangle be more stable if:
A) We leave al-Zarqawi alone, and free to perform more attacks because clerics in Fajullah are threatening to do the same things they've been doing for the past 2 years or
B) We attempt bomb the insurgency until the civilians force them to give up, which APPEARS to have had at least some success against people like al-Sadr. If you'll notice, while most Iraqis in the Sunni triangle despise the American troops, they despise the insurgents just as much because they realize they are hindering the rebuilding process.
I need to go to our gym more. usually in my building on standby and I don't like walking around at night because I'll stub my toe on those stupid bradley tracks laying around.
We got a few squat racks and benches. some bicycles, lat machine, and curl station. lack middle ranged weights in dumb bells.
Laundry service here is decent too, one day return usually. need to take mine up there again.
Yes. Why has it taken half a year to figure this out? I'll tell you why. The Whitehouse refused to allow the military to do it. They pulled the marines out when they were on the brink of success and sent in a CIA-trained brigade led by former Republican Guard generals. The Fallujah Brigade promptly gave away all of their weapons and vehicles to the insurgents, and disappeared.Originally Posted by shootermcgavin7
The civilian leadership is incompetant! I don't blame the military nearly as much as I do the neocons at the Pentagon and White House.
In other news:
Auditors Can't Account for Iraq Spent Funds
Iraq N-Sites Were Stripped Methodically (ed: After the invasion!!!)
i think it's really cool that you can and are posting from baghdad, jeremy! take care of yourself, and even though i don't agree with this war, thanks for your efforts.
Last edited by Tryska; 10-15-2004 at 01:46 PM.
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Dude, did Doogie Howser just steal my fucking car?
Because for every one of you saying that the military isn't allowed to do your job, there's someone else saying complaining that they shouldn't be doing it. It's the same thing that happened in the Balkans.Originally Posted by MixmasterNash
I think "radical hyperbolist" should be your new title.Originally Posted by MixmasterNash
Jeremy Ray...you try running with the Baghdad hash house harriers? Crazy group.
"You're such a girl carbon. You're strong as hell, making wicked progress, and I post in your journal. WTF more could you want?"
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross."
- Sinclair Lewis
My latest (and only) WBB article.
I agree, but in this case, it ain't the liberal peaceniks who are holding the military back. It's the White House.Originally Posted by shootermcgavin7
In any case, stay safe, Jeremy.
Originally Posted by MixmasterNash
We didn't have a "liberal peacenik" in the White House during the 1990's, either.
no we didn't.
A little learning is a dangerous thing...
Live Dangerously! Learn a Little!
Dude, did Doogie Howser just steal my fucking car?
Let the Marines do what they do best, fight.
Hey, Jeremy Ray thanks for serving and kick *ss and stay safe.
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I'd disobey orders for a suicide mission too.
Court Martial & Dishonorable Disgarge, or Death? hmmmmm.....
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Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick. Bruce Lee
Well being a soldier myself, I probably would not disobey an order to go through with a convoy without armed escort. Granted we are those escorts so we would not have any problems, but still. During the second push for Baghdad, the 3rd ID had unarmomred hemets running through a gauntlet of small-arms fire, RPG's and IED's to resupply their soldiers, and none of those soldiers in those convoys disobeyed any orders to continue mission. Vehicles are never truly running 100%, but spare parts and spare vehicles arn't exactly something you can get whenever you want it, so sometimes you have to improvise and just move out. They are soldiers, and should understand that death is part of the game we play, it could be around the next corner, could be that piece of junk lying on the side of the road, could be anywhere, but we have to look it in the eye and just continue mission sometimes.

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Love & A Few Tears
Over the years of jabbering on about house stuff I occasionally get questions about my family. How many siblings I have, how I grew up, etc. I always say it was a somewhat un-traditional childhood… in the best possible way. I was raised by my mom and dad, who split up when I was very young (a few years after my younger brother Daniel was born) so we just had two houses and bounced happily between them.
I remember when a kid at school once teased me for having divorced parents and I put the "I have two houses and you only have one and I get double the holiday presents" spin on it. Looking back, it was a moment of pure genius. Haha. No more teasing.
I also grew up with my half brother Adam, who was born after my dad married my step mom Nina a while later (he was 11 years younger than me). You might remember him from his cameo in the most embarrassing moment ever caught on film when I was 17.
But I always say I'm the oldest of five – and the only girl. So where do the other two fit in? Well, my Aunt Kay Kay (as we lovingly call my mom's sister) and her two sons named David and Darius actually moved in with us when my brother and I were very young (my brother was 3 and I was 6). My mom is one of seven children, and while many of my aunts and uncles lived closer, Aunt Kay Kay and her kids used to live in Maryland, so we didn't get to see our cousins very often, who were 2 and 4 at the time when they moved in… which was just one of about a million reasons we were SO excited for them to move in with us.
My aunt had been diagnosed with a craptastic disease called Multiple Sclerosis, so raising all four of us under one roof with my mom was a way that my mom could lend a hand to my aunt and also a way that my aunt could help us. My mom's an attorney, and back in those days she was working her buns off to make partner at her firm, so she often got home late. So it was great to come home to my aunt after school, and on most nights she cooked us dinner and helped us with our homework. It was kind of a crazy house with four kids so close in age (four kids born within five years), but growing up with them honestly made me who I am today. Here's my Aunt Kay Kay with me and my cousin David in the pool when we were little. Isn't she beautiful?
My aunt was always laughing. She was "the nice one" while I, being the oldest of all the boys, proudly wore my title as "the bossy one." My brother was "the smart one," my cousin Darius was "the funny one," my cousin David was "the crazy one," and my mom was "the strict one." So you can guess that when it came down to asking an adult if we could do something… well, we'd usually ask my aunt before my mom.
It was an odd little madhouse, but it was our madhouse and we loved it. So when people ask me how many siblings I have, I usually just say that I'm the oldest of five, and the only girl. But for those who have time for more details, I explain that my total includes one brother, one half brother, and two cousins who grew up under one roof with us like they were our brothers. We had all sorts of adventures over the years – from building forts in the woods to epic sock fights (don't ask) and karate tournaments in New York City (that's Darius on the left, me next to him, Daniel second from the right, and David on the right). We kicked some booty that day.
My aunt battled with her multiple sclerosis like a champ. Always smiling and making jokes. Always working hard to stay mobile. First she walked with a cane, then a walker, then a wheelchair, and for the last ten years or so she has been bedridden. Didn't stop her from smiling (most notably when we stuck Burger or Clara in her bed – that always made her giggle). Strongest, bravest and sweetest woman I know.
Yesterday she passed away. It was a very very sad day. So although this might sound like a bummer of a post, I wrote it because I always wanted to remember how amazing and life-changing it was to grow up with such an awesome lady in my life. And I want Clara to be able to read about her Great Aunt Kay Kay someday. She could light up a room then, and thinking about her now brings a smile to my face. Just picturing us all gathered around the breakfast table fills me with nostalgia.
We'll be back this afternoon with some regular DIY-related fare. In the meantime, feel free to tell/call/text/email/skype the ones you love. Family is such a blessing. And I'm so thankful for the one I got.
Ok, so I naively thought this day would never come, but I have been busted. I mistakenly believed that I could get through my adult life without The Most Embarrassing Thing Ever being brought up 13 years later, but people are smart and the internet is wide. So after more than a few "Who me? I don't know what you're talking about, haha" comment denials, I'm coming clean. My name is
Sherry $herdog, and I was on MTV when I was 17. And it was easily the most embarrassing compilation of moments that could ever be edited together.
I'm an over-sharer, so some folks might wonder why I'd try to hide from this video. And to you I'd say: it's one thing to invite people into your home and share a video that accidentally features your bra laying out on a bedroom chair or an interview where you flail around jerkily and generally look crazy or admit that you walk around covered in dog fur and cream cheese smears, but it's a whole different ballgame to say "Let's take a time machine back to my most awkward moments as a seventeen year old girl being surprised while life-guarding and told she'll get to interview Eminem for a show called FANatic on MTV – oh look, I have the whole thing on video for you, let's all sit down and watch it together." Now excuse me while I giggle uncontrollably for ten minutes. I do that when I'm nervous.
Allow me to spill a few secrets: shows like this are a smidge set up. It's not to say that I wasn't completely Marshall Mathers obsessed (I was) but there are certain things you're highly encouraged to mention so that you come across as the most deserving fan. Things like "I aspire to be a rapper someday." I'll pause while you snort whatever you're drinking out of your nose. It's true that I did what I like to call "ironic rapping" with my best friend Mariam at high school talent shows (we once donned orange puffy vests and belly shirts and parodied the Eminem/Dre duet Forgot About Dre) but it's a Jersey thing. You had to be there to understand that it was not meant to be taken seriously. It was our version of Weird Al-ing someone. So no, I didn't actually hope I'd be touring the country as a famous female rapper when I grew up.
Of course the show sets up situations too, like us going to the old burger joint where Eminem used to work before the interview…
… but it was pretty cool as a teenager to see some random restaurant and think "he really worked here just a few years ago flipping burgers?" Fun fact: the people I'm serving at that table in the restaurant are the limo driver and one of the production people who carted us around.
A few other things about the show were "orchestrated." For example, I hardly knew the girl who surprised me at the pool and came with me on the entire adventure. See, MTV required that the "friend" of the person being featured was 18 or a parent would have to accompany the fan and the friend (which I'm guessing cramped the crew's style). So when I was going through the whole "you might be a finalist" phase of the process, they asked me about my friends and I gave a list of all my best 17 year old buddies and they sort of heavily suggested that I list someone over the age of 18. So the girl who worked at the front desk at the Marriott (where I was a lifeguard for years, represent) got listed – and she was the friend they picked to surprise me. And yes, it's still really cool to be in a limo when you're 17. Especially if you flash the peace sign with your sleeves rolled up.
Here's where it gets extra embarrassing. At some point in the interview the word "phat" inexplicably slips out of my mouth. I never said that word before and have never said it since. I can only blame temporary insanity at the thought of sitting next to a hip-hop star and somehow thinking $herdog could pull off a term like that. And I couldn't. It rung in my ears for the rest of the interview while I continued to grin like a crazy person and giggle nervously. Although a lot of this experience is what I like to call "retroactively embarrassing" (since at the time it was really cool and I felt really lucky to be chosen), the moment I realized I said "phat" on national television was the moment that I wanted to punch myself in the face.
Then they asked me to rap. Repeatedly. It's bad. Very very bad. Oh and about the pigtails, I wanted to wear a ponytail and an arm band (yes, an arm band) but the crew gently suggested the pigtails and no arm band. I'm thankful they nixed the arm band but still a little weirded out by the pigtails. So without further ado…
As for how I even got on the show, my friends dared me to send in a tape since I really was a hardcore fan and they thought I had a shot at being chosen. Meanwhile I believed I had zero chance, hence me doing all sorts of ridiculous things that I thought would never be on TV/YouTube (like sitting in a tub full of M&M's) because I truly believed with every fiber of my being that I would never make the cut.
MTV does a really cruel thing to make you think you weren't chosen (at least it felt cruel at the time) in order to get that completely surprised 'surprise shot' when they sneak up on you. They're in pretty constant contact with you for a while to collect things like "what you would ask if you were chosen" and "who you would bring as a friend if you were chosen" and then they say you're a semi-finalist but it's not a done deal, and then they cut off communication for a few weeks. Total radio silence. So you go from being hopeful that you might get picked to completely and utterly bummed out that you didn't make the cut after thinking "dude, I might actually get flown to Detroit to meet Eminem." Which is a pretty cool concept as a 17 year old.
This is of course when you forget about the footage of yourself in a tub of M&Ms and it sounds like it could be The Coolest Thing You've Ever Done and not The Most Embarrassing Thing Ever a decade or so later. But I have to admit that as a teenager it was a pretty fun time. I got to fly somewhere with a camera crew and without my parents, they put us up in a cool hotel, and Marshall was actually a really nice genuine guy (now I'm going to get weird and tell you that he had the best looking hands I've ever seen in my life). And he did kiss my neck, which at the time made me believe we would soon be married and we'd go on to have three bouncing babies named Slim, Shady, and Stan (kidding). Dude, I took a picture of my neck after it happened. I'm that girl (can you believe I managed to bag a guy like John? I still can't).
So I'm not ungrateful for the experience. In fact, it was kind of amazing (it made "the morning announcements" at my high school – haha). But the fact that the footage from a defunct show from over 13 years ago is now somehow on YouTube is something I never imagined. Haha. Oh well. The
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Wales flanker Ryan Jones looks set to return to the field before the end of the season and is hopeful of forcing his way into the British & Irish Lions reckoning.
Jones, who skippered Wales in three of their Six Nations matches, broke a bone in his shoulder while playing against Scotland on March 9 and at the time, it looked unlikely that he would recover in time before the end of the season. But he has revealed that he is just two weeks away from making his return from injury and he could feature for the Ospreys in their season run-in.
Lions coach Warren Gatland will name his squad for the 2013 tour on April 30 and Jones is optimistic of getting some match time under his belt before that announcement. "It's terrific news and I'm obviously delighted," Jones told the Telegraph. "I'm back running and doing some weights and a month down the line from that dreadful day at Murrayfield, things are looking good.
"Ideally, I would be looking to play over the weekend of the 27th and 28th April, but unfortunately, it's the Heineken Cup semi-finals and we are not in it. Because of that, I have thought about aiming for the weekend before against Glasgow. I've got an outside chance, but obviously, I won't rush things if it's not the right thing to do. If not, I will certainly be there for the game against Leinster over the first weekend in May."
Jones toured with the Lions to New Zealand in 2005 and played in all three Tests. In 2009, he was called up as a replacement for the inured Stephen Ferris but a previous concussion prevented him from playing any part in the series. The 2013 tour to Australia will, in all likelihood, be his last chance of pulling on the red Lions jersey and he is hopeful of getting the nod.
"I know that players are reluctant to speak of the Lions, especially when they are caught up in a busy Six Nations season," Jones added. "However, it's always there in the back of your mind and I'm certainly no different to anyone else. I have thought about it since the beginning of the season and I'm still thinking about it now. I suppose the news that I've had this week helps, because now I've got an opportunity that I didn't believe I would have."
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Liverpool hosts Arsenal at Anfield and Manchester United travels to White Hart Lane to face Spurs in games that may well have a major impact on the makeup of the top six. Or not! It is literally impossible to say what is going to happen! Unless you're clairvoyant. I'm not though. And my mother will never let me hear the end of it.
Liverpool vs. Arsenal
Saturday, 3/3; 12:45 GMT/7:45 ET
Who even knows anymore, man. I just can't even tell which manager is about to get sacked, who's in crisis, who's in form. It's like, you've got to watch the games or something to find out, you know? It's crazy, man. Not the Premier League I used to know.
Pick: Arsenal, 2-1
Blackburn vs. Aston Villa
Saturday, 3/3; 15:00 GMT/10:00 ET
Somewhere, someone will be watching TV and this game will come on. They won't be able to find the remote, so they'll be stuck watching this. I'm guessing it will be kind of like the climax of Oldboy.
Pick: Draw, 0-0
Manchester City vs. Bolton
Saturday, 3/3; 15:00 GMT/10:00 ET
City have scored a league-high 67 goals. Bolton have allowed a second-worst 54 goals. Whatever the line is, take the over.
Pick: City, 3-0
Queens Park Rangers vs. Everton
Saturday, 3/3; 15:00 GMT/10:00 ET
How's that big investment and busy January transfer window working out for you, QPR? Not so well, it would seem. But at least this one is at home, right? Oh, you've actually been worse there. I see. Well, Everton's beatable right? I mean they-wait, they haven't lost since January 11th?
Hmm. Well, at least Djibril Cisse has cool hair.
Pick: Everton, 2-1
Stoke City vs. Norwich City
Saturday, 3/3; 15:00 GMT/10:00 ET
I think the fable of the Canary in the Kiln* tells us all we need to know about how this one will turn out.
*This may or may not be something I've made up just now.
Pick: Stoke, 3-2
Wigan Athletic vs. Swansea City
Saturday, 3/3; 15:00 GMT/10:00 ET
It's like El Clasico! Just without Ronaldo, Messi, Xavi, Xabi Alonso, well any of the good ones really. But passes! On the ground! All right!
Pick: Swansea, 2-1
Newcastle United vs. Sunderland
Sunday, 3/4; 12:00 GMT/7:00 ET
This is it, finally; make-or-break time for my "Alan Pardew is just an animatronic shell with Martin O'Neill at the controls somewhere around mid-torso" theory.
Pick: Newcastle, 2-1
Fulham vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunday, 3/4; 14:05 GMT/9:05 ET
I'm sure someone, somewhere is going to be really heavily invested in this game so, you know, good for you. Hope your team wins! (Not really.)
Pick: Fulham, 2-0
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester United
Sunday, 3/4; 16:10 GMT/11:10 ET
This would have been a slightly more intriguing game had Spurs not completely messed the nest against Arsenal last week. Still, while an outside-shot-at-the-title narrative probably would have been more interesting to neutrals, Arsenal and Chelsea fans will be watching quite closely. A Spurs loss would open the door just a crack for both teams to force their way back into third and make Champions League qualification something less than a foregone conclusion for Tottenham. This one hould be an entertaining game, too. Neat!
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You may know Luther Campbell as "Uncle Luke" from 2 Live Crew, but to sports fans he's probably best known as the Godfather of The U. When he speaks on Miami football, people listen. So when he speaks on Drew Rosenhaus--arguably the NFL's most infamous agent, and a man who built his star-studded client roster largely on the strength of his connection to the University of Miami--it's not something to take lightly.The latest profile Terrell Owens in GQ struck a chord with Uncle Luke, in part because so many Terrell Owens' problems can be traced back to Rosenhaus. So Luke took to his column at the Miami New Times to set the record straight, and he does not mince words.
Rosenhaus is the Gordon Gekko of the NFL, preaching a greed-is-good philosophy to the players he represents. The man who inspired Tom Cruise's Jerry Maguire character recklessly offers young black men the world. He'll throw a kid $50,000 just to sign with him and promise a house on Star Island. Instead of teaching his clients how to be responsible with their money, Rosenhaus shows them that football is all about living large. He sells only the glitz and glamour.
Rosenhaus has accumulated a net worth of $65 million by hustling football players from South Florida and those who attended the University of Miami. Heck, Miami Northwestern, Miami Jackson, Miami Central, and all the other local high school football powerhouses might as well find him a locker for all the time he has spent at those schools wooing the athletes he now represents. Yet he has never donated a dime to the youth programs in Overtown or Liberty City. He has never bought a helmet or a single book for the kids who could eventually end up on his client roster.
He's wrong about one thing--the inspiration for Jerry Maguire was actually another agent named Leigh Steinberg, not Rosenhaus--but he sure makes some good points with just about everything else he mentions. Most importantly, aside from the way Rosenhaus does or doesn't advise his clients, there's something pretty stomach-churning about a guy who's spent more than a decade making millions of dollars off the same tiny neighborhoods in Miami, only to turn a blind eye to the poverty and crime that's attacks the soul of those neighborhoods on a daily basis.
If Rosenhaus responds, I'm sure it'll be with a litany of photo-ops listed as proof of his committment to charity. But if you've followed Luke over the years, he's not the sort of guy to twist the truth or play politics. He's not a rapper or a booster anymore, just a high school football coach who occasionally gives parenting tips to bloggers. If Luther Campbell says Rosenhaus hasn't donated a dime to the children of Miami, then here's to betting that Drew Rosenhaus hasn't donated a dime.
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The 25 Most Anticipated Video Games Of 2013
Anarchy Reigns (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3, 11 January)
Bonkers and brilliant beat 'em up from Platinum Games, the developer behind Bayonetta, Vanquish and Metal Gear Rising.
Lauded critically on its release in Japan and the US last year, Anarchy Reigns features Platinum's melee expertise and a fascinating multiplayer suite.
DmC: Devil May Cry (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/PC, 18 January)
British developer Ninja Theory may have come in for some stick for its 'emo' reworking of DmC hero Dante, but their track record with story-based action-adventures are exemplary.
Early previews suggest this reboot is shaping up to be something special, with terrific combat and a bewitching aesthetic.
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (PlayStation 3, 25 January)
Professor Layton and Dragon Quest developer Level-5 team up with legendary Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli for this beautiful JRPG.
GRID 2 (Xbox 360. PlayStation 3, PC, TBC)
Codemaster's fantastic racing sim in which you race for and manage a touring car team gets a sequel.
A boisterous and deep racing sim worth a look for any petrolhead.
Dead Space 3 (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3, 8 February)
The third entry in the most successful new survival-horror series in over a decade, Dead Space 3 will feature co-op and seems to be following a more action-orientated route.
Will the sci-fi scares be diluted?
Aliens: Colonial Marines (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/Wii U/PC, 15 February)
Set after the events of Alien 3 but returning to the USS Sulaco of James Cameron's Aliens, Gearbox seem to have nailed the Aliens atmosphere.
Will the gunplay match up? We're particularly looking forward to the motion scanner in the Wii U version. Blip... blip... blip.
Crysis 3 (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/PC, 22 February)
How do you marry the jungle warfare of Crysis with the urban setting of Crysis 2?
Easy: encase New York in a nanodome which turns the city into a lush, verdant forest.
Taking the best bits from two of the most emergent shooters ever made sounds good to us.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3, 22 February)
A departure from Metal Gear's usual sneaking and shooting, Rising casts you as ninja-cyborg Raiden as he hacks and slashes through a nanobot enhanced army.
Platinum Games have taken on development duties, meaning the melee combat is peerless. "Revengeance" is still the dumbest portmanteau in the history of the world, mind.
Also keep an eye on Hideo Kojima's playfulness in 2013 as more details for Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes and possibly Metal Gear Solid 5 are revealed. Our money's on them being one and the same.
Sim City (PC/Mac, 8 March)
A building sim of extraordinary depth and technical prowess, SimCity looks to reassert itself as the original and best by using Maxis' new GlassBox engine. Also, curved roads!
Tomb Raider (Xbox360/PlayStation 3/PC, 8 March)
Rebooting the legendary Lara Croft is no easy task, and a worrisome focus on bombastic action and controversy over the games themes hasn't made it any simpler.
However, Crystal Dynamics have a fantastic record with video games most recognisable heroine, so her origin story on a mysterious jungle island should be nothing if not fascinating.
Rhianna Pratchett on writing duties also intrigues.
God of War: Ascension (PlayStation 3, 15 March)
Ascension has been most notable for the introduction of online multiplayer. Multiplayer! In God of War!
Has the world gone mad? We shall see, but Sony Santa Monica has a 100% hit rate with the series, so we expect familiar excellence.
The single-player campaign serves as a prequel to the entire franchise as Kratos kickstarts his celestial feud with Ares.
Gears of War: Judgment (Xbox 360, 22 March)
Casting Baird and Cole Train in the starring roles, Judgment serves as a prequel to the phenomenally successful Gears series.
We largely expect more of the same sturm und drang, but a co-development credit for People Can Fly, the studio behind the brilliant Bulletstorm, gives us hope for a refreshing twist on the Gears formula.
Could be Microsoft's swansong for the Xbox 360.
BioShock Infinite (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/PC, 29 March)
Multiple delays have only stoked the anticipation for BioShock Infinite, the intriguing third entry to one of video games more cerebral series.
Set in a city above the clouds, Infinite follows the tale of grizzled gunman Booker DeWitt and Elizabeth, a young woman with magical powers.
The pair's relationship is the focus as they try to escape a civil war. Looks to be something truly special, both mechanically and thematically.
Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3, TBC March)
Grand Theft Auto is rarely short on ambition, but the first game in the series for five years is aiming higher than ever.
The biggest open-world game in Rockstar's history, a full eco-system, improved driving, better combat and multi-layered missions as the three protagonists team up on heists are the marquee technical goals.
As ever, though, it will be the setting — this time Los Santos — and the characters that are most likely to thrill.
The Last of Us (PlayStation 3, 7 May)
Naughty Dog take a break from the matinee bombast of Nathan Drake and Uncharted to deliver a bleak post-apocalyptic tale.
Burly survivor Joel and young girl Ellie are an unlikely duo trekking across America, evading the Infected and the remnants of humanity.
Expect Naughty Dog's usual skill with characters, setting and cinematic action.
Beyond: Two Souls (PlayStation 3, TBC)
Heavy Rain creators Quantic Dream's next project casts Hollywood starlet Ellen Page in the leading role.
A psychological and supernatural thriller, Beyond follows the life of Jodie Holmes, a young woman seemingly accompanied by a wandering spirit called Iden.
Technically spectacular and thematically fascinating, you're not likely to play another game quite like it.
Pikmin 3 (Wii U, TBC)
The return of Nintendo's adorable plant-creatures has been long overdue, but the Wii U is a perfect fit for Pikmin's wonderful form of strategy gaming.
Watch Dogs (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/PC, TBC)
E3 2012's surprise package is due for release this year, a technological open-world thriller following hacker Aiden Pierce in a Chicago run by an artificial intelligence.
The demo at E3 suggested a video game that outstrips the technological limits of the current crop of home consoles.
Could well be a launch title for new hardware. Either way, Watch Dogs is one to keep an eye on.
The Elder Scrolls Online (PC, TBC)
The latest challenger to World of Warcraft's MMO crown arrives this year.
Only this time with the pedigree of Oblivion and Skyrim to back it up.
Translating the sprawling world of Tamriel to an online space is no easy task, so it will be fascinating to see if Bethesda succeed where others could not.
Metro: Last Light (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/PC, TBC)
Ukrainian developer 4A games adaptation of Russian author Dmitry Glukohvsky's novel Metro 2033 was a notable cult hit in 2010.
An FPS set in the Metro tunnels of a post-apocalyptic Moscow, Last Light is looking to build on the success of the original's suffocating atmosphere and chilling adversaries.
Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/PC, TBC)
The first Lords of Shadow was a flawed but very welcome return for Castlevania.
A sequel that squares away the rough edges and focusses on the fantastic combat and exploration of Gabriel's last adventure is an exciting prospect indeed.
Total War: Rome II (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/PC, TBC)
Total War: Rome is widely regarded as one of the finest strategy games of recent times, this sequel looks to build on that success, offering more cunning AI, more factions and makes player choice an integral part of its campaign.
Bayonetta 2 (Wii U, TBC)
One of Nintendo's finest coups for the hardcore video game player was securing the sequel to Bayonetta, one of the very best hack and slash games of recent times.
The cat-suit clad anti-heroine Bayonetta may not seem the most obvious choice for Nintendo's newest console, but it will be exciting to see what the always brilliant Platinum Games make of the Wii U gamepad.
Splinter Cell Blacklist (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, TBC)
Sam Fisher returns, seemingly younger and certainly more violent.
Blacklist follows the newly formed Fourth Echelon as they track down terrorists threatening US cities.
A bombastic E3 2012 showing featuring torture and hyper-violence does leave concern that Splinter Cell has left its incision stealth behind, but this is a great series always worth keeping on your radar.
No Michael Ironside lending his voice to Sam is a crushing disappointment though.
Star Wars 1313 (Formats TBC, date TBC)
A gritty spin on the Star Wars universe that cast you as a bounty hunter exploring the depths of Coruscant, 1313 is most notable for its extraordinary visual prowess and animation.
It caused quite the stir at E3 2012, and the fact that no formats have yet been confirmed suggests it's destined for next-generation consoles.
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Shad Plank: Obama versus Hillary Clinton reduxColumn | May 23, 2009Democrat Brian Moran's new radio ad dives back into the protracted primary clash between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama — hitting Terry McAuliffe for guiding Clinton's campaign. Moran, McAuliffe and Sen. Creigh Deeds are all running for...
Shad Plank: Will.i.am vs. Del. Mary Christian?Column | May 30, 2009U.S. Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott didn't make the cut for President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, but the Newport News Democrat is dipping into Virginia's primaries. Scott is publicly supporting Virginia Beach Democrat Jody Wagner, who is running...
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ABAKALIKI—NO fewer than 100 school children yesterday took to the streets in Abakaliki to protest the abduction of over 200 girls at Government Girls Secondary, Chibok, Borno State.
The children, who from Great Minds Academic, Abakaliki, called on God and the Federal Government to immediately intervene, so that the abducted girls could be released from the den of Boko Haram.
Proprietor of the School, Mr. Chris Nwadigo, described the action of Boko Haram sect as unfortunate and urged all security agencies in the country to ensure that the girls are released as quickly as possible.
Some of the school children, who are between the ages of 4 and 10, marched from the school's permanent site at Olisaemeke Street through the Abakaliki Township Stadium to Government House.
They said: "We are saddened that our fellow school children were taken away by some disgruntled elements and kept in the bush for over 19 days now.
"We are more saddened to hear yesterday that two of the girls are dead. We had to declare two days fasting and prayer to seek God's intervention.
"We are no longer comfortable sitting down in our classes receiving studies while other children are in the bush. We don't know their fate but we are trusting God to urgently intervene.
"In as much as the Federal Government and the security agents are doing their best, we are optimistic that God would resolve the issue since children have waded in."
In a sermon, an Anglican clergy, Evangelist Ephraim Ononye, called on the Federal Government to make more effort to secure the release of the girls, adding that the issue of Boko Haram was no longer religious but political.
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London: Actor Ethan Hawke lived out the pain of his divorce from Uma Thurmam in his new movie 'Before Midnight'.
The 42-year-old admits he wrote in his experiences of having to let go off his kids so they could return to their mother, reported Daily Star.
"Anybody who`s divorced will tell you that the transition at the end of the summer, which, as a father, is the one time of year where you get to spend a lot of time with your kid, is very painful.
"You get confronted with the facts of your divorce. It`s always a very painful moment for me. So that made it into the beginning of Before Midnight," he said.
Hawke has two kids with Thurman, who he divorced in 2004. He has since remarried Ryan Shawhughes-Hawke, the mother of two more children.


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The idea stems from the belief that, when it comes to viewing a great old movie, a TV screen is a far cry from a movie screen.
First, the Strand presented a showing last October of the classic silent film "Phantom of the Opera," with Jonathan Ortloff performing on the theater's restored Wurlitzer organ. That event drew an overflow crowd.
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~Every time Atsuro hacks something in SMT Devil Survivor. I swear, he's too awesome.
~Marcia's lines in the Fire Emblem Tellius Saga. Especially when she describes her brother as "sponge-brained." Poor Makalov. XD
~Chapter 2 of Kid Icarus Uprising, especially when Magnus joins.
~In Zelda Four Swords Adventures where the maidens seal away the final boss.
Off the top of my head... The Ninetails battle from Okami.
The cutscene before and the final phase of the Yami battle, also from Okami.
The Avatar's final words in Fire Emblem: Awakening.
When you find out who "Marth" is, also from FE: Awakening.
The part of Zelda: Twilight Princess after the third dungeon when you have to take an ingured Midna to Zelda.
The endings of the main story modes in all three Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games.
The ending to Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War hit me pretty hard. Mostly just because my attachment to the characters had gotten so strong, particularly Ulster (given that I'd made Jamke his father and that he'd spent most of the second generation playing the black sheep twin to Larcei). The line in the Verdane epilogue about the forest and lake representing Sigurd and Deirdre certainly didn't help.
I also have sort of a weird relationship to the ending of Metal Gear Solid 3 - still can't tell if I was genuinely emotional or just disoriented from lack of sleep. I'm going to assume the former.
There's one part of Trauma Team that comes to mind (big spoilers):The sequence of events after the FBI says CR-S01 has to go back to prison, and then the Raging Bomber's bomb meant for Naomi blows up Alyssa by mistake. It was just so awesome seeing all the main characters work together to save Alyssa... With CR-S01 hiding in the old ward and operating on her while avoiding the FBI, Tomoe helping him out, Hank acting as a human electrical conductor and holding together two cables so the power in the old ward doesn't go out, Gabe and Maria flying off in a helicopter to act as decoys and lure the FBI away from the hospital... And Naomi (and Little Guy) tracking down the Bomber while all that was going on. It was the first time in the game you see all six protagonists truly working together, and it was epic.
The ending of Link's Awakening. It has a bittersweet and melancholic feeling that I get from it. That moment of letting go of everything in order to move on in a certain point of life. It's something I would be struggling to do. I get so attached quickly. I'm not good in goodbyes =(
Traveling to Super Mario Galaxy 2's Throwback Galaxy was my favorite moment. Going through a re-creation of Super Mario 64's Whomp's Fortress brought back great childhood memories....of getting squashed by a Whomp.
Just off the top of my head...
Okami- Divine Interventions. They are very pretty and one of the reasons I like the game so much.
Pokemon XD: Catching Shadow Lugia
Mass Effect 2: Anytime I use the Cain.
Mass Effect 3: Traynor's toothbrush. That is all.
I have lots but ones I remember now
Any heated shootout/rampage in the GTA games, mission or not the more cops/gangsters and explosions the better. Special mention goes to Keep Your Friends Close from GTA Vice City, Just Business in GTA San Andreas, Three Leaf Clover in GTA 4 and Paleto Score in GTA 5
Zack's last stand in Crisis Core Final Fantasy
Sabin suplexing a train in Final Fantasy 6
Auron's speech to Yuna in Final Fantasy 10 before fighting Yunalesca
Shooting my way out of a forest full of bears on foot and killing lots of people with dead eye in Red Dead Redemption
The Execution Site Battle in Final Fantasy Tactics. My favorite battle in the game because it's one of the hardest. Not only is there a strong boss character, you are heavily outnumbered, surrounded and you have to kill everyone not just the boss like other similar battles.
Beating Dante Must Die mode in Devil May Cry 3
Beating Colress in pokemon BW2 without using items, overlevelling, shift switch, losing a single pokemon and getting paralyzed.
The last level in Serious Sam 3. You get to kill nearly 2000 enemies in this level with them literally coming at you by the dozens.
Raziel vs Kain in Legacy of Kain Defiance
At the end of Zelda: Skyward Sword.The hoard battle, Griham (I hope I spelt that right) and Demise fight
The Zant battle in Twilight Princess because it's 1: carzy and 2: reminesent of most major boss fights in the game.
At the end of Twilight Princess.The Ganon and Ganondorf battles
The first time you enter the Twilight, simply because it was such a shock the first time I played it, also from TP.
The Fyrus, whatever-the-serpent-thing-in-the-Lakebed-Temple-is-called's second phase, Stallord, Blizzedra (or whatever it's called) and whatever-that-f***ing-dragon-in-the-City-in-the-Sky-is-called battles from TP, though particularly the Fyrus and Blizzedra fights because of the reletive sizes of the rooms and the bosses (well, only the first phase of Blizzedra is large compared the room, but still) instilling a sence of panic (especially in Fyrus's case with that music and the fact that when he takes a step the ground shakes so you hear a constant "boom-boom-boom-boom" whenever he moves.)
Clearing the Cave of Ordeals in TP.
When you hear the "puzzle solved" chime in any Zelda game.
The Dark Link fights in any Zelda game (except for Zelda 2.)
The Bongo Bongo (I think that's what it's called,) Phantom Ganon, Ganondorf and Ganon battles in Ocarina of Time
In Chrono Trigger.When Robo's freinds attack him, the following battle and cutscene
In Chrono Trigger.When Chrono dies
The Charge Battles in Super Pokemon Rumble.
The suport conversations involving Morgan and Nah (when the Avatar married Nowi) In Fire Emblem Awakening.
In FE: AwakeningWhen Lucina attempts to kill you
In FE: AwakeningWhen Validar does a Darth Vader (you know what I mean)
In FE: Awakening.When Basilio is revealed to be alive
The 0 battle in Kirby 64.
Whenever you get a flame sword in Kirby games.
Whenever you get a new Techneque in Okami.
When you FINALLY get the Water Tablet in Okami.
Whenever you slice an enemey in half with the Power Slash in Okami.
Whenever you defeat a group of enemies without moving you're character at all (i. e. using Cherry Bomb,
Fire RodFireburst, Ice RodBzizzard, etc.) in Okami.
I'd have more to say, but what I'm currently thinking about is when I got past Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories. He was hard at first, because he always pulls out a Blue Eyes the very first turn! This game is crazy hard in the first place;you have to "grind" to get more powerful cards (Meteor Black Dragon is your savior in this game..)
There are too many of those, but I might as well mention one from a game I played "recently": Bastion. Under a spoiler tag because it spoils part of the ending.
The scene after you choose to save, or not, Zulf. I confess I had come to be a little annoyed at him due to his behaviour, but deep down I couldn't help but think that the guy had fine motives for all that he did. How could I just let him die in there? The scene that followed left me very touched, especially due to the great pacing and THAT DAMN SONG that I'm sure those who played are familiar with. I just cannot imagine myself picking the other option in a second playthrough, because I'm sure the game will make me feel pretty bad for it. All in all this was an appropriated climax for an already majestic game, in my opinion.
And then there's also Guacameele!, which has become one of my favourite games thanks to all the silly humour it offers, and some neat Easter eggs. Here's one (non-spoilerrific) example
Of course, its ending also had to be heart shattering, or bittersweet, at best. Boo-hoo.
The fivith Special Episode of PMD Explorers of Sky always get to me because it's such a contrast from most of the game and the other Special Episodes, you get to explore the relationship between Grovyle and Dusknoir and is quite phylisophical, my favourite parts of that Episode being (major spoilers)
The part where Dusknoir saves Grovyle from a large chunk of ice and, after a battle, has a conversation with Grovyle discussing the meaning of existance (Grovyle's oppinion on the matter is a very good oppinion, I must say.)
The climax is my favourite part and also the most emotional, with that cutscene at the end of the Icicle Forest dungeon ... I won't spoil it for you either way, fact that all the Sableye and Dusknoir have come to accept what will happen to them, that music as you approach the final battle... tell me that's not epic, the final battle with Primal Dialga (especially when acomponied by this freakin' music is great (though it is slightly easier than the story mode) and that end scene ALWAYS brings tears to my eyes, especially the heartfelt words between Celebi and Grovile as they are being errased accomponied by this music... *sniff* I'm crying just thinking about that...
The story mode's ending is just as sad and just as good (MAJOR SPOILERS)
After a battle with Dusknoir, Grovyle goes back to the future, taking Dusknoir with him (leading to the events of Special Episode 5) and you continue on to Temporal Tower (which has epic music BTW,) althewhile knowing you're goint to dissapear if you sucseed. After climbing it and Temporal Spire (which has VERY epic music) you arrive at the pinicle where you're partner tries to put the Time Gears into the ...alter? Anyway, you're partner dosen't manage it and Dialga attacks you (same Dialga battle music I mentioned earlier.) After that VERY difficuilt fight (unless you picked Riolu) you're partner finally to put the Time Gears in the alter just in time, preventing the planets' paralysis and you head back home when a light stars shining around you and one of the sadest cutscenes in a Pokemon game begins... *sniff* You dissapear into thin air while you'r partner begs you not to laeve, all the while acomponied by this music... Tragicly beautiful moment, 'nuf said.
I was never able to get too far into Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, but for as far as I got I have to say that my favorite moment was the infiltration mission when Link had to rescue his sister. That whole point in the game was really awesome for me and is what made Windwaker my favorite Zelda game even though I never got to go past the first half of it.
It probably goes up against the last battle in BW, I loved that moment simply cause of how different it was to every other Pokemon game, plus it was a nice twist that it happened during the Elite 4 Challenge.
So I'm playing Etrian Odyssey 4. There were awesome moments:
-Against the Berserker King, Emile, my Landsknecht (it's a swordsman class) managed to deal the finishing blow while 2 members were KO'd, and the other two close to it.
-Against the Cradle Guardian, my team managed to defeat the boss, then... wait, the head's still there. Save for Emile, who was KO'd, everyone including the guest party member (whose name won't be disclosed due to spoilers) was low in health, and my Medic, Marcus, was virtually out of TP, so he couldn't heal. So my Runemaster, Amber, who invested in the Arcanist subclass, laid a circle so she can Dismiss Heal. She managed to do both under paralysis, which never triggered. She managed to avert a team wipe that would have occurred when the head self-destructed.
And now, a funny moment:
-The QR quest Lexxy's Quest. Sweet merciful Arceus. At first it seems you have to avenge a female Fortress from a ferocious beast. Turns out this "beast" was a Mega Pooka. Pookas are those cute harmless floaty creatures that occasionally appear. Turns out she collapsed because she was overwhelmed by its cuteness. She would have finished her request with asking if it can be caught as a pet. Whoops... :goof:


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Now that Federal Reserve has published the transcripts from its 2008 Federal Open Market Committee meetings, we know that monetary policymakers were also "puzzled" by the linkages between the subprime market, the stock market, and the economy at large. We took a look again at the transcripts from 2007.
Here's then-Chairman Ben Bernanke speaking at the March 2007 FOMC meeting:
I had been puzzled about the quantitative relationship between the subprime problems and the stock market. I think that the actual money at risk is on the order of $50 billion from defaults on subprimes, which is very small compared with the capitalization of the stock market. It looks as though a lot of the problem is coming from bad underwriting as opposed to some fundamentals in the economy. So I guess I'm a bit puzzled about whether it's a signal about fundamentals or how it's linked to the stock market.
Well, now we know.
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session of talks with Israel, which was held in Jerusalem a day earlier, dealt
with all final-status issues, including borders, Jerusalem, settlements,
refugees, security and prisoners.
Speaking at a press conference in
Ramallah after meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Abbas expressed
hope that the two sides would reach agreement on all the final-status issues in
six to nine months.
"It's premature to say whether we have or haven't
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answers that we could present to all."
The Palestinians went to the
negotiations with Israel with "sincere intentions," he said. He expressed hope
that Israel would reciprocate similarly "to create the appropriate atmosphere by
halting settlements which we and the world consider illegitimate."
called for the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.
stressed that negotiations and diplomacy are the best way to achieve peace in
the region.
"Palestine, according to the international law, has become a
state under occupation," he said. "This occupation must end on the basis of a
two-state solution on the 1967 borders with a slight swap of land, UN
resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative."
Earlier, a number of PLO
officials told Abbas during a meeting in Ramallah that they remain opposed to
the negotiations with Israel.
The PLO officials were speaking during a
meeting between Abbas and members of a "political committee" consisting of top
PLO and Fatah representatives.
Abbas briefed the officials on the latest
developments surrounding the peace talks with Israel.
A PLO official said
after the meeting that some officials told Abbas that it was unacceptable that
the Palestinians would be talking to Israel while construction in the
settlements and east Jerusalem neighborhoods was continuing.


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