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Marcin Gerwin (Poland): For most heads of states, the prime minister of Poland included, the central point of economic policy is maintaining or increasing economic growth. The aim is to encourage people to consume more goods and services every year so that the Gross Domestic Product continues to grow. Do you think it's a realistic… Read more »
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Breach of Trust
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Retrofitting a Small Town
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Growth is Obsolete
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Dutch oven cookbook recommendation?
My Christmas I am going to buy my younger brother a Lodge dutch oven, and I was hoping you could give me a recommendation for a good cookbook to go with it.
My brother is single and cooks most often for just himself. He is an ok cook, but hasn't been eating well due to time/fatigue. I think he would like the idea of one pot tasty food, especially that he could reheat for more meals later. He likes everything, and used to do a lot of ethnic food cooking for himself (ex. indian, thai), but less of this lately due to time. In general, he tries to be fairly healthy when he does cook.
What cookbook is practical, with good tasting recipes? I see that the Molly Stevens book "All about braising" is popular, but does it have stews etc.. as well? Some reviews also criticized it for being a bit too demanding in the "minimum 10 items per recipe" sense.
I am also thinking about the 6 quart dutch oven, wondering if that is too big for a single guy. Not sure what size is standard as a "starter" for this scenario.
I didn't think there would be any, since a Dutch oven is pretty much a general-purpose tool. I was wrong; there are lots. If you don't get any recommendations from Chowhounds, maybe the reviews on amazon.com will help:
re: John Francis
Thanks John. I was scanning Amazon, and was hoping you guys could give your opinion if one of the books jumped out at you when I described my bro.
re: smtucker
It certainly seems to come highly recommended on Amazon. Just worried it might be a little too much for him, and hope that it includes some "easy" things. Does it have stews and soups as well? Your Cooks Illustrated idea is fantastic. I just saw a couple of their cookbooks at Costco and they looked awesome.
re: smtucker
I wonder how this Cooks Illustrated is..... Best Slow Easy recipes - Roasts, stews and Braises. It isn't specific for Dutch Oven though. Any thoughts?
I'd recommend no cookbook at all. Instead, personalize the gift by putting in a few index cards with your favorite healthy dutch-oven dishes. Something braised, maybe a white-chicken chile, a curry or two. I think he'd appreciate that more than a book which you yourself don't own and got on the recommendation of (semi) strangers. I know I would. You know his tastes and capabilities better than any book.
As to size, I cook for a two-person household and the 5-quart is more than sufficient. Occasionally I've had to chop a pork butt into two but it's exceedingly rare.
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I do love this idea the most. I am just embarrassed to admit I don't have stock recipes for these things yet or even a Dutch oven myself. I will borrow my brother's! So I am hoping for a cookbook that we both will learn from.
I've enjoyed many recipes from The Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook. I've used my deep 10 in skillet with a lid for many of her recipes. They are all easy level and homey one pot meals. She uses different sizes of skillets, but I haven't had an issue with only using what I have. I will use my skillet for soup/stews much as I would use a dutch oven, because it is almost as deep. The book also teaches seasoning and cleaning.
Beware that 'dutch oven' can mean several things. On this forum it often means enameled cast iron, ideally from French manufactures in designer colors. It can also refer to a similarly shaped bare cast iron. That is probably what you have in mind. Lodge also makes 'camp' dutch ovens, designed for use with coals. This kind has 3 short legs and a rimmed lid.
The are 'dutch oven' societies and competitions that focus on this camp cooking. And many cookbooks that have 'dutch oven' in the title are also aimed at camp cooking. While camp cooking has a long history, many recipes make heavy use of convenience food. For example there are 'dump cakes' and cobblers, that use cake mix, canned fruit, and soda pop. Or elk stews using packaged soup mix. Admittedly even I make more use of convenience foods when camping, since I don't have a full fridge and pantry at my disposal.
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Thanks for bringing this to my attention. We were a big camping family when I was a child, and eating while camping was always wonderful although we never made things as "complicated" as what you would put in a 'camp' dutch oven. Love the idea though.
Boy, I used to love cooking while camping. Chicken, fresh corn on the cob (we picked 30 minutes before eating), hot dogs... anything tasted so much better!
I'm single, and though I used a 4.5 qt Le Creuset (enameled cast iron) for decades, I now have a 5.5 qt, too. If I could only have one, it would be the larger one. So I don't think a 6 qt. is too big.
I'd get enameled rather than bare cast iron. Whatever I make often stays in the fridge in the pot for a couple of nights, and if you use anything acidy (tomatoes, vinegar, wine), the iron corrodes or leaches into your food. Enamel won't. amazon.com has a 6 qt. Lodge in blue for $49.97.
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I've never used it myself, violin. But it's a nice color and a nice price.
You're a good sister!
Since braising includes stews, molly Stevens' cookbook has recipes for them. But, honestly, as you describe his skills, most of her recipes will be way over his head.
I am not familiar with the CI cookbook referenced but they are usually much more basic and straightforward. Possibly a better choice.
But his DO can be used for much more than braising. Think chili, soup, jambalaya, etc.
There has to be a dutch oven cookbook for beginners out there...
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Yes, recipes including chili/soup/jambalaya all would be great too.
My brother has a good palate and can actually follow recipes and somewhat complex ones fine... it's just that it would be wonderful if every meal did not require a special shopping trip to get all the ingredients. Maybe my perception of Molly's book is incorrect....
I worry a little bit about a truly basic cookbook though, as sometimes I find that "simple" somehow often equals bland/without much flavor.
There is a book I've seen, called Glorious One Pot Meals by Elizabeth Yarnell that you might consider. Virtually all the meals serve two and are cooked in a 3 qt dutch oven. The starch, meat, and veg (most recipes include meat, but there are a few vegetarian) are all cooked together in layers for a complete meal about 40 min, so they aren't stews or casseroles. She invented it to enable her to cook healthy meals without exhausting herself after being diagnosed with a chronic disease. Instructions are included on how to size up, but the base recipes are designed to feed two adults. She has a website http://www.gloriousonepotmeals.com/ that might give you an idea of what is included.
I tried an eggplant dish (supposed to be cooked with pasta, but I ended up just making it by itself the second time) that was quite tasty and cooked through (I truly hate undercooked eggplant). When I made the pasta, it too cooked, but burned a bit - I was using a larger pot and clearly didn't time it right. I haven't tried anything else. The recipes generally were moderately spicy/flavored, rather than timid or traditional Midwestern, and contained a smattering of different sorts of food (chicken satay, pasta dishes, ...), nutritionally balanced. A perhaps larger than expected amount of recipes with either tofu and chickpeas, but otherwise interesting -- most of all for the technique.
re: willownt
Interesting reference. I will look at it. I really like the idea of ethnic influences and crunchy stuff (yes to tofu and chickpeas) with more spice you describe. But the starch layer might be a bit much. He's a bit more Atkin's like - protein and lots of veg. But I will explore... Thanks!

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The Supreme Court Sold Out Our Democracy -- How to Fight the Corporate Takeover of Our Elections
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Election 2010 is being fought on a wave of campaign dollars unleashed on the American people by the Supreme Court in its Citizens United v. FEC decision. The court, led by a majority of staunch right-wingers, struck down limits on third-party "electioneering" ads based on a tortured interpretation of the First Amendment guarantee of free speech.
Thomas Mann, a Brookings Institution scholar, wrote that the decision "will likely go down in history as one of the Supreme Court's most egregious exercises of judicial activism." Rep. Peter Fazio, D-Oregon, told the Huffington Post last week that "the Supreme Court has done a tremendous disservice to the United States of America… They have done more to undermine our democracy with their Citizens United decision than all of the Republican operatives in the world in this campaign." DeFazio said he is "investigating articles of impeachment" against Chief Justice John Roberts for committing perjury when he promised he wouldn't be a judicial activist during his Senate confirmation hearings.
The floodgates are open, and American democracy is at risk. But the decision didn't emerge out of thin air. Rather, it was the culmination of the development, over more than a century, of a bizarre theory of jurisprudence that holds that corporations enjoy the same Constitutional rights as human beings.
For years, it was believed the concept was enshrined in the law by the Supreme Court in 1886, but in his groundbreaking book, Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became People -- And How You Can Fight Back, historian and radio host Thom Hartmann revealed that the principle was in fact the result of what may be the greatest corporate fraud ever perpetrated on the American people.
With the first post- Citizens United election looming -- and the release of Unequal Protection in paperback -- AlterNet caught up with Hartmann to discuss how corporations bought themselves a perverse regiment of civil rights.
Joshua Holland: I'd like to start with a very brief kind of bumper-sticker explanation of 'corporate personhood.'
Thom Hartmann: Sure. From the sixth-century English law until today there have been two types of persons under the eyes of the law. The first are natural persons, human beings, and the second are artificial persons -- corporations, churches, unions and governments. The reason why there has to be artificial persons is because you have to have some sort of status as a person to be able to own property, pay taxes, enter into contracts, and sue or be sued.
The concept goes back to the sixth century, but it's only in the last 100 years of the United States that anybody has had the weird idea that those artificial persons should be entitled to human rights under the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution.
JH: So BP and Goldman Sachs have the same constitutional rights that you and I enjoy?
TH: Somewhat. They have not yet claimed their Second Amendment rights.
JH: That's a good thing.
TH: But we're waiting. You got Blackwater, actually.
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In news that should shock absolutely no one, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports is reporting that the Miami Dolphins have officially hired Tony Sparano as their head coach. Apparently the other candidates have been contacted and told that the job is no longer available.
This is the perfect move for the organization. Tony Sparano will be Bill Parcells Mini-me. The Dolphins need someone like Parcells actually coaching the team and since he admittedly is too old and has no intention of ever coaching again, what better choice than to bring in someone who has worked under him and shares the same philosophies.
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Dear reader, You may know Tor and Forge. They make books. SF and Fantasy. Via a posting to their blog on Tor.com they have announced that "in the summer of 2012″ they will present a DRM FREE online bookstore which is directly accessible to the general public. So no middle-men will be involved there. From the announcement: "This isn't […]


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Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are coming this November!
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Talk:List of TM and HM locations
This article is too useful not to have any links to it... --FabuVinny T-C-S 20:11, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
Some of the TMs here are missing field locations, other than their location in a Game Corner, Battle Tower prize, and so on. Added U-Turn and Psychic to Generation IV's list. Dunno any others I missed. Gywall 13:05, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
What's the point of TM01 through TM92 and HM01 through HM08 if this page lists everything in those 100 pages. - Gligar 21:28, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
- Those articles are disambiguation pages that were just given a bit of expansion. --FabuVinny |Talk Page| 19:14, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
- I still don't think it's necessary... ht14 21:16, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
In my experience, it is far faster to find the information you're looking for regarding the location or contents of a particular TM by looking at its own page rather than searching through this page to find the right line of text. But if you're looking for a quick list of which TMs are limited and which aren't, this page is more useful than checking each TM page individually. It's useful to have the same information in both places. Yenreb 00:17, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Some but not all TMs are obtainable in the aforementioned RPG and I was wondering if we could compile a list of moves that can be taught in that game (Flamethrower is but Fire Blast isnt, for example)--Thomas Michael William Patrick Sales 17:02, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
PokéWalker info and more Pickup detail
I've added info on which TMs are available through the ItemFinder feature on the PokéWalker; I've also added more detail about Pickup on this page. If the latter is too much, feel free to remove it; however, I think the PokéWalker information will be very useful. Yenreb 00:13, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
How about Gamecube games?
Hey! I've been playing Pokemon Colosseum and, since it has a storyline, I've been able to get some TMs.
I'm sure that NOT ALL of them are available in this game, but I was wondering if it is worth mentioning it here, at the Gen III section (I don't know about the others, though)
- At the start of the article it clearly says: "This is a list of the locations of all TMs and HMs across all Pokémon games."
Let me know, so I can research a little bit. ~Thanks in advance! --SaitoFX 21:10, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
- Definitely. If you can get the information, include it. Thanks. —darklordtrom 21:17, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
Split by Generation?
This page is getting rather large and would most likely benefit from a split. Does anybody else feel the same way? --KinCryos (talk) 07:09, 10 May 2014 (UTC)
- I am of two minds about it. On the one hand, I can definitely see where you are coming from, it IS getting rather unwieldy. On the other hand, it is SUPER convenient to have everything in one place. I think that, if we do end up splitting it, a link to the new article for each generation should go on the appropriate core series game's page, as well as on the main page for each generation, that way, it is easy to find. --ジェダイナイトディーティーブイ 02:19, 1 June 2014 (UTC)


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We're heading into the dog days of the offseason, counting the days until the Chicago Blackhawks 2014 season kicks off. We're going to do a Top 100 list of the all time Chicago Blackhawks. It's a fun way to pass the time and take a stroll down memory lane.
Kris Versteeg's Chicago Blackhawks Statistics
Games – 233
Goals – 54
Assists – 76
Points – 130
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Kris Versteeg is the Grover Cleveland of our beloved Chicago Blackhawks by serving two non-consecutive terms on the Hawks. Versteeg aka Steeger was drafted 134th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. While still in the minors, Versteeg would be traded to the Blackhawks before the start of the 2006-2007 season.
While playing with the Rockford IceHogs during the 2007-2008 season Versteeg made his NHL debut with the Hawks when he was called up for a total of 13 games, tallying 2 goals and 2 assists.
Versteeg played his first full season with the Blackhawks in the 2008-2009 season, one of his signature achievements being scoring the opening goal in the 2009 Winter Classic against the Detroit Red Wings at Wrigley Field. Steeger ended the season as a Calder Memorial Trophy nominee (he lost to Steve Mason). During their historic run for the Cup in 2010, Versteeg played an integral role in ending the Blackhawks' near 50 year Stanley Cup drought, notching 14 points in 22 games in the playoffs. Steeger would make his mark on the Blackhawks Stanley Cup parade by singing an altered version of LMFAO's "Yes" to the throngs of Hawks fans on Michigan Avenue.
Unfortunately Steeger was one of the Hawks that fell victim to the Great Blackhawks Roster Purge following the 2010 Stanley Cup win. Vertseeg was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for several forwards, Viktor Stalberg being one of them. For the next several years Steeger would bounce from the Leafs to the Philadelphia Flyers, and then to Florida Panthers to reunite with former Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon.
Then in November of the 2013-2014 season Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman surprised everyone by making a trade that brought Steeger back to Chi-Town. Hawks fans initial reaction was nostalgia-steeped elation.
Unfortunately, Versteeg's reunion season with the Blackhawks turned out to be severely underwhelming, as his presence was hardly felt during the regular season and even less so in the playoffs. This offseason, Steeger's sub-par performance has even gotten his name thrown into trade rumor mills. With his stock low at the moment however, it's anyone's guess as to whether he'll be skating at the United Center again this upcoming season.
Here's hoping Versteeg can turn things around should he remain a Blackhawk.
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A Clear And Present Shitshow
October 9, 2012, perhaps emboldened by a few tasty beverages, I went on a bit of a rant on Twitter:
11:45 PM Apparently tip-toeing around it isn't enough so I'll just come out and say it: Windows 8 is going to be a shitshow.
11:46 PM One man's opinion perhaps, but it's not really. I've talked to a lot of folks on both sides and as we get closer I'm much more confident.
11:46 PM Total. Shitshow. Just wait.
11:48 PM Huge install base yes. But that will actually make it worse.
11:49 PM If you work for Microsoft or make a living off of Microsoft you can respond and that's fine. But it does not change the very real reality.
11:50 PM It's time to get your shit in order. Learn to code for mobile. The Titanic is sinking and you're on it.
11:51 PM Okay, I've said what I needed to say. Feel free to reference later. But I'm quite sure I'm dead on here.
This was a little more than two weeks before Microsoft would unleash Windows 8 to the public. As you might expect, the reaction from the Microsoft die-hards at the time was outrage.
How dare I say such things?! How could I possibly know that? Fool! I clearly live in a bubble! An Apple-shaped bubble! Who takes me seriously?! I'm a fucking idiot!
So you'll imagine my amusement when I loaded Techmeme this weekend and found the top story to contain a bunch of information about something called "Threshold", aka: Windows 9. But even more interesting were the blurbs contained in the story by Paul Thurrott: 1
But Threshold is more important than any specific updates. Windows 8 is tanking harder than Microsoft is comfortable discussing in public, and the latest release, Windows 8.1, which is a substantial and free upgrade with major improvements over the original release, is in use on less than 25 million PCs at the moment. That's a disaster, and Threshold needs to strike a better balance between meeting the needs of over a billion traditional PC users while enticing users to adopt this new Windows on new types of personal computing devices. In short, it needs to be everything that Windows 8 is not.
To distance itself from the Windows 8 debacle, Microsoft is currently planning to drop the Windows 8 name and brand this next release as Windows 9. That could change, but that's the current thinking.
In some ways, the most interesting thing about Threshold is how it recasts Windows 8 as the next Vista. It's an acknowledgment that what came before didn't work, and didn't resonate with customers. And though Microsoft will always be able to claim that Windows 9 wouldn't have been possible without the important foundational work they had done first with Windows 8—just as was the case with Windows 7 and Windows Vista—there's no way to sugarcoat this. Windows 8 has set back Microsoft, and Windows, by years, and possibly for good.
I'm of course interested in tooting my own horn here. But I'm even more interested in questioning how some folks didn't see this coming — particularly those within Microsoft. As much credit as I'd like to give myself (see: above), I think the writing was pretty clearly on the wall here. And yet no one within the company said anything?
I understand that there are few businesses out there with higher stakes than the Windows business for Microsoft. And on one hand, you have to give them credit for trying something a little different. But all they had to do was talk to a handful of developers and/or users who were testing early builds of the product — as I did — to know that it was going to be a total shitshow.
Instead, they shipped.
And so I wonder if it's worth renewing a call for every large company to have some sort of SVP of Devil's Advocacy. To be the "no" man in a sea of "yes" men. I know that such a role wouldn't alleviate all fuck ups, but perhaps it would save a few companies a few billion dollars here or there.
But what do I know? I'm just a fucking idiot blogger.


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Interview: Velvet Assassin
We Talk Death With Inga Mittendorf
by Coop
Velvet Assassin
Inga Mittendorf, Associate Producer at Replay Studios
What challenges did the German-based team face when creating a World War II game?
The topic is a lot less sensitive among people of our generation than it would seem. From early on, schoolchildren are taught about the crucial historical period of WWII. We have developed a critical view on the things that happened 60 years ago. Our generation has learned to talk about our past from childhood on, we accept that our country has this cruel and embarrassing past and by dealing with this topic we can assure that these atrocities are never forgotten. However, we feel enlightened enough not be intimidated by the topic anymore - we consciously make it a topic! The reality is that WWII happened many generations before, so we, the young people, should not feel guilty about it but instead make sure by open discussions and critical thinking that we never let this happen again.
But indeed, there are challenges and limitations when you use this era as subject matter for a game in Germany. A simple one is that you are not allowed to use symbols like swastika and show them in your game, no matter whether it is with a politically correct purpose or not. Although the message of the game is definitely anti-Nazi. For us, this is not really understandable as the position of the player during the game is always politically correct and he does not even have the choice on which side he/she wants to be. They are always against the Nazis. So, when all this is clear, why can't we print the swastika on the Nazi vehicles?
We can comprehend that people - even Germans - at first have a sceptical stance on the idea of using a serious, sad and dramatic topic like WWII in a "game" (which usually is meant to be fun). There is this fear of abusing our cruel past. This is why we decided for a female main character, who is less brutal (in some ways) and the whole purpose of the game is not "running around and shooting as much as you can", but instead we chose the stealth-genre, which enhances the concept of the game a lot. People who saw the game give the same feedback and think that our way of dealing with the topic looks "healthy" and "grown up".
The story is based on the real life of Violette Szabo, how different will the story of Velvet Assassin differ from the real story?
Of course, one of the biggest focal points of the game is the main character. Our female heroine, Violette Summer, who was inspired by Violette Szabo, a real woman who went behind enemy lines and fought for the British MI6. Fighting for revenge against the Germans killing her husband during the war. The real Violette had only a few missions, but we based our main character on a woman like her. You don't play through Szabo's real life - our missions are fictional. However, knowing that this could have taken place makes it that more exciting, and actually there were many female spies who fulfilled such missions.
Furthermore, we tried to base the game on historically true locations, did research on uniforms, cars, weapons and all small details of that time. For example, for the dishes soldiers use in an old bunker we took pictures from some of our grandmother's china and implemented that into the game. Things of that nature to bring the reality home.
Did the team meet with Violette's daughter, Tania Szabo, or any other family members?
We had phone contact with her as we need to ask for permission using her mother's name but she did not have interest of being in public. We of course respected this and so we did our best to separate the two. However, we have to admit that we would have liked to get some of the material from Violette Szabo into the game or in our background story, like for example some of the poems from her. But the utmost respect for her family's feelings and requests is definitely of higher importance to us.
Why did the game's name get changed from Sabotage?
We wanted the title to put the main Character more into the centre of attention. We feel we found a title with Velvet Assassin that both fits to Violette's female appearance as well as her stealthy missions.
The graphic novel to be released with the game is from renowned artist Peter Chung, who approached who for the collaboration?
Peter Chung is a real icon in his genre and so we decided to ask him for this project. Thankfully he agreed on doing a comic on Velvet Assassin, which was super exciting for us. Now, that I have seen the comic I can say that he did a really good job because the way he designed it fits perfectly into the vibe of the game and therefore really contributes to it. I am sure any graphic novel, WWII or stealth action reader will love it! That said, it will only come with the preorders of the game – so hurry to get your Chung-comic!
There are said to be a massive number of stealth kills for the title, did any need to be scaled back for ESRB reasons?
No, that was not the case. We always planned on getting an M-rating, so we did not have to make any changes.
How much replayability is there in Velvet Assassin?
Off the top of my head I can think of four major reasons to replay the game:
- Check out alternative approaches how to get through the game, which can mean playing it more action-oriented or vice versa.
- Upgrading Violette's abilities in a different way, which can mean upgrading the morphine instead of the stealth, etc.
- Unlock the missing achievements or fight for a better mission rating within the single missions.
- Master Velvet Assassin also in its "Agent" Level of Difficulty.
What is your favorite achievement in the game?
My favorite achievement is definitely the "Blast 'em"-one, where you have to trigger five grenades on your Nazi enemies without being detected by them. So, you sneak behind the first soldier without making a sound, and if you get close enough to his back you decide to pull the pin from his own grenade, located at his belt. Then he is blown up in a sweet explosion! Sometimes you can even take out other guards around him if you time it right…
What does this game have to offer for those who aren't already fans of the stealth genre?
This game is absolutely perfect for those who aren't yet fans of this game genre. The controls are easy to understand and the fact that we decided against a million different pieces of equipment allows the gamer to concentrate on the action of his heroine. It's a great introduction to the stealth genre, asking players to think hard about a situation before running in – necessity is the mother of invention – and I think you'll find a lot of strategies for solving any given mission. Furthermore, we have two different levels of difficulty, so you can start in the easier mode to get yourself acclimated to the stealth genre. Then there is another aspect, which makes the game worth playing for new stealth-gamers: we've got a very creative approach to the game and so Velvet Assassin impresses the gamer with an interesting story outline with exciting missions, fantastic dynamic lighting, a gloomy and surreal atmosphere, intense sound design, and interesting dialogues. So there is definitely a lot for everyone in the game-no matter if you are a stealth-pro or a starter!
Velvet Assassin comes out next week for the Xbox 360 and PC. We'd like to thank Inga Mittendorf for her time, and remind everyone to check back next week for our review of Velvet Assassin.
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|04 Jan 2013
Flash Player 11 keeps wanting to re-install !
(Win 7 64, IE9)
Installed the latest version of flash player (11.5.502.135) and all went well.
But when I go to some sites, I keep getting the install window anew.
I refuse the installation and have no problem on the sites.
But this is getting a real pain.
I removed Flash and installed again... got the "successful install" message.
And still, now and then, I get the install window popping up on my screen
What can I do ??????
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Hi icacream,
Please follow the steps listed below:
- Open a 'flash video' (Youtube)
- Right-click and select 'Settings'
- Click 'Advanced'
- Click 'Global Notifications Settings' on the left
- Un-check the box for 'Notify me when an update to Adobe Flash Player is available'
- Close the window to save settings
You may also use the 'Global Notification Settings Panel' to configure the updates: Adobe - Flash Player : Settings Manager - Global Notifications Settings Panel
More useful information about 'Updating Flash Player': Adobe - Flash Player : Help - About Updating Adobe Flash Player
Hope this helps. Do reply if you have any further questions; would be glad to assist.
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|04 Jan 2013
Thank you Saurabh,
did as you advised
strangely I have no problem on Youtube
anyway, went back to one site where I DO have problem :
Mappy - Mappy - plans, itinéraires, guide d'adresses en Europe
and the window popped up again : USER ACCOUNT CONTROL - do you allow the following program to make changes.... program name : adobe flash player
when I click NO, I can use the page normally but the window pops up again when I send for itinerary
I allowed a re-install, checked again "never check for updates"... but this does not change anything to my problem !
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|05 Jan 2013
Hi icacream,
Thank you for the reply.
It appears that 'Adobe Flash Player' is working as designed; and you've configured it for no 'auto-update prompts'.
The pop-up that you are getting seems to be a 'Malware'; while researching I came across similar cases: AdobeFlashPlayer.exe malware
You may want to try creating a new 'User Account' to check if the issue re-occurs. Refer to the following tutorial, if needed: Set up a separate user profile to increase system stability | Dell
Do reply with the findings; would be glad to assist.
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|05 Jan 2013
hello Saurabh A,
I still have the problem though it's not quite what is described on the link you sent
and I NEVER updated adobe flash outside of adobe's own site....
I will try creating a new account next week (busy week end !) and let you know
thanks a great lot for your support !
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|08 Jan 2013
Hi icacream,
Thank you for the reply.
System behavior in another 'User Account' may bring some more clarity. You may also want to check the system in 'Safe Mode with Networking' to see if that changes something. Would appreciate if you could also post a 'screen shot' of the 'pop-up prompt' in regards to 'Adobe Flash'.
Let me know about the findings (as per convenience); will take it forward.
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|08 Jan 2013
Hello Saurabh A,
here are the screen shots :
if I select No at this stage, this window comes back each time I hit a button on the site...
but the site functions normally in spite of this
if I select Yes....
then I can use the site without further interference !
as you see, all happens quite normally... it's just that it keeps happening !
BUT I only seem to have the problem on this one site... and only with IE... as I have little time to play with it right now... I live with it (hoping it will resolve itself, as things sometimes do !!! )
but I'll keep you posted if I get to work on it...
thanks again for your interest
have a nice day
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|11 Jan 2013
Hi icacream,
Thank you for the detailed response.
Your system does not appear to be 'infected'; prompts look fine. Please share if you could try testing with a new 'user account' and in 'Safe Mode'. In the mean while, you may try the following steps:
Holistic overview of the situation would indicate an issue either with Internet Explorer, Flash Player or with the website that is causing trouble. Since you are experiencing issues only with 'IE' and with one specific website (Mappy - Mappy - plans, itinéraires, guide d'adresses en Europe), it may also be a compatibility issue between the 'website & IE9'.
Different websites are optimized to to be used with different browsers (and browser versions); you may want to check if IE9 finds a place in list of 'compatible browsers' for this website.
You may also try using a previous version of IE (IE8) or a previous/beta version of 'Flash Player' to see if that makes any difference. This may help you to isolate the root cause of the issue.
Hope this helps. Do reply with the findings; glad to assist.
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|11 Jan 2013
just a quick answer
1 - I have been using MAPPY with IE9 for a long time, without any problem
2 - the problem started after I updated flash palyer
3 - I just checked the site, I still have the same issue... but I have no problem on any other site... yet....
unfortunately I have no time at the moment to try to sort it out
but when I do, I'll keep you informed !
have a nice day
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The History of our Parish and its People
Buckland Brewer History Group was launched in September 2013. The aim of the Group is to inspire the community of Buckland Brewer and those with a love of Buckland Brewer, to take pride in and ownership of, their history and heritage in all forms. We provide opportunities for the community to explore the history of our parish through:-
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Those who have ancestral connections to Buckland Brewer and other non-residents with an interest in the history of the parish are also encouraged to join us. They will receive the newsletter, have the opportunity to use our databases for research and may take part in some of our projects. For more information about our aims and objectives, see our Constitution.
We aim to collaborate with other village organisations in order to bring history to the wider community. Details of our joint projects can be found here.
There is a discussion forum for queries and comments about the history of Buckland Brewer at Genealogywise. Buckland Brewer is registered with The Society for One-Place Studies.
We are grateful for grants that we have received from:-
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Thank you Cincinnati for your interest in saving the Depression-era murals that are in peril at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
On Twitter Sunday 'murals' was trending, and we've received dozens of emails aimed at helping us solve the mystery of who is in the murals.
We also asked where the murals should go. Here are some of you ideas, and a poll. At the bottom you can submit more ideas to Mayor Mark Mallory, who wants to lead the efforts to save them.
Eric Stary: Put the murals in the Carew Tower. "Turn it into a world class landmark by combining two of the cities most treasured monuments, the Tower and the murals."
Several: Duke Energy Convention Center, which is also where Mayor Mark Mallory suggested.
Several: Return them to Union Terminal
Several: Cincinnati Art Museum
Mary Hanseman: Offered several ideas including The Banks, the convention center, or a "'scavenger hunt' scenario" in which they're scattered throughout the city.
Kevin Johnson: Union Terminal or 'how about Paul Brown Stadium. That place could use a little spice.'
Shawn Michael, via Facebook: "Keep them at the airport. They are meant to showcase the city and to be seen by travelers."
Noel Prows, via Facebook comment: The Riverfront Transit Center. "Plenty of Wall space and it will get future use by the Streetcar and Oasis Rail line that will serve it."
Joe Walker: Horseshoe Casino. "The building is a little sterile…Maybe some local history can make the place seem a little more Cincinnati."
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The United Empire Loyalists?
Copyright © 1999 BoQ Branch
U.E.L. Association of Canada
The story of the United Empire Loyalists really began with the prolonged fighting known as the French and Indian War, the American
part of the Seven Years' War (1756-1763) in which British and some colonial troops protected the Thirteen Colonies, and finally, with
the fall of Quebec, took possession of the French colony of Quebec (stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to Detroit -- "the straits" -- in
the heartland of the continent) which lay ominously north of the British colonies and their anticipated frontier.
With the capture of Quebec, England, mother of the Thirteen Colonies of America, but heavily in debt, unwisely resorted to the
infamous Stamp Act to help meet her obligations; the colonists found themselves free of the threat from the north, but with
anti-monarchist elements anxious to make the most of the taxation-without-representation grievances.
Conditions were perhaps tolerable when the agitators professed to be seeking only constitutional change and men of standing such as
Franklin, Jefferson, and Washington claimed they were not seeking complete independence.
But, when open rebellion became apparent, surely the Loyalists' right to support what they felt most worthy of allegiance, became a
duty and deserved the respect of honourable men.
However, the vociferous and organized minority with its Association Test and Committees of Safety soon subjected the Loyalists to
indignities, imprisonment, confiscation of property, and death. In addition, many thousands of colonists, well-established, content, and
without strong political convictions, who would have been happy to stay neutral, but, who, fearful of losing their property, their worldly
goods, and even their lives, took the Association Test and declared for the rebels.
In the end, might was right, and tens of thousands of Loyalists left the Thirteen Colonies to return to England, to settle in the West
Indies, and in the other North American Colonies.
Approximately 30,000 Loyalists settled in the Maritimes and 10,000 in the Colony of Quebec (including many in what is now the
Canadian Province of Ontario). Those Loyalists coming from the east to this region were transported up the rapid-filled St. Lawrence
River in sturdy, flat-bottomed bateaux to the general area where they were to settle. The raw land granted to them by the Crown was to
replace the well-developed farms they had lost, left behind.
After division of the land by surveyors and the random drawing of lots, the families, with a tent and a few tools and modest supplies
issued to them by the King, proceeded to their forest properties. The first task was to build a log shanty to provide shelter for the first
winter. These huts were small, only 10 or 12 feet long, built of round logs, and frequently with only a hole in the
roof to serve as a chimney.
This crude beginning was followed by labourious clearing the land, building of a log house, and cultivation of the virgin soil. All of these
advances were accomplished with extreme hardship, primitive tools, great determination, and faith in British institutions.
Other insights:
The American Revolution (1775-1783) created not one country but two. Without the infusion of almost 60,000
American Loyalists into the remaining British North American colonies, what was to become Canada could have
offered little resistance to the expansion of the American Republic.
Canada has been the haven for many political refugees, of which the United Empire Loyalists were first.
Representing a wide mix of ethnic and religious backgrounds originally from Europe, settlers in the American Colonies since the early 1600s, they brought with them to the future Canada their common loyalty to the Crown, their respect for the rule of law, and their determination to make new lives for themselves and their families.
The multi-culturalism and multi-ethnicity of the Loyalists is often ignored and they are stereotyped as 'English' because of their support of the Crown and their spoken language. But in a review of its members' records, the Toronto Branch of the
U.E.L found where national origin of a member's Loyalist ancestor could be ascertained, 28 percent were originally from Germany, 23 percent from Scotland,18 percent from England, 12 percent from Ireland, 8 percent from Holland, 5 percent from France,4 percent from Wales, 1 percent from Switzerland and less than 1 percent from Denmark and Sweden.
In what has been called the 'first' American Civil War, more than 50 provincial corps of Loyal Americans opposed the rebellion. Loyalist corps were raised in all colonies from Georgia to Massachusetts and fought with the British throughout the war. To name only a few, there were the 1st Battalions of DeLancey's Brigade, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions of Skinner's New Jersey Volunteers, Simcoe's Queen's Rangers (1st American Regiment), the Pennsylvania Loyalists and the Maryland Loyalists. These and other Loyalist corps fought in the skirmishes and battles around New York City, Philadelphia and in the southern colonies until hostilities ended at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781.
In the Northern Department, Sir John Johnson's King's Royal Regiment of New York, Butler's Rangers, Jessup's Loyal Rangers and McLean's Royal Highland Emigrants 84th
Regiment, were raised from among the Loyalists of the northern frontier. The troops of the Northern Department were stationed at posts from Sorel, east of Montreal, to Fort
Michilimackinac. They fought in General Burgoyne's campaign that ended at Saratoga and led many excursions into the Mohawk Valley of New York Province. In most of these forays they were joined by Iroquois Indians led by legendary chiefs such as Joseph Brant and John Deseronto.
During the hostilities, Loyalists had left the colonies for England, Florida, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Nova Scotia and
Quebec. It is estimated that 100,000 American colonists, loyal to the Crown, were driven into exile by
persecution, confiscation of their properties and threats upon their lives.
At the end of the war, Sir Guy Carleton, later Lord Dorchester, was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British forces and was responsible for the evacuation of the troops and Loyalists remaining in New York City.
Approximately 35,000 Loyalist troops and civilian Loyalists, 'Incorporated' or 'Associated' into groups, were transported to Nova Scotia by ship. The influx of disbanded troops and Loyalists into the St. John River valley brought demands for their own government. In 1784, the 'Loyalist' Province of New Brunswick was separated from Nova Scotia and Thomas Carleton, brother of Sir Guy Carleton, was appointed Governor.
In the spring of 1784, 6,000 of the 10,000 disbanded troops and Loyalists who had gathered in Quebec, were settled in townships along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, west of Montreal, and around the Bay of Quinte. Some 900 'Associated' Loyalists, the Van Alstine and Grass groups, who were taken by ship from New York City to Quebec where they wintered at Sorel, were settled on the bay of Quinte (at Adolphustown and Kingston). Butler's Rangers, stationed at Fort Niagara, had settled some Loyalists across the Niagara River in what later became Ontario as early as 1781, and when disbanded in 1784, settled mainly in the Niagara Peninsula and along the north shores of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
Transportation, provisioning, and settlement of the disbanded troops and civilian Loyalists was conducted by the
military establishment. The method of raising troops and assembling the civilian groups had brought together
neighbours, friends, and relatives who were later settled together for their mutual benefit.
On the 9th of November 1789, in Council at Quebec City, Lord Dorchester, Governor-in-Chief of British America, gave particular recognition to the 'First Loyalists' by differentiating them from other Loyalists and settlers, (i.e. 'Late'
Loyalists, 'Treasury' Loyalists, 'Simcoe' Loyalists, and from regular British and German soldiers who were considered to be 'Military Claimants').
The Dorchester Resolution approved by the Council defined the 'U.E.L. Loyalists' as those:
"who had adhered to the Unity of the Empire, and joined the Royal Standard in America before the Treaty of Separation in the year 1783".
"Put a mark of Honour upon the Families" of the U.E. Loyalists.
Approved the granting by the Land Boards of 200 acres of land (without fees) to the sons and daughters of the
U.E. Loyalists.
Accompanying the resolution to London to be laid before the King, was attached a "Form of Militia Roll for the
Western Districts to discriminate the Families before mentioned "which included the following heading:
"N.B. Those Loyalists who had adhered to the Unity of the Empire, and Joined the Royal Standard [in America]
before the Treaty of Separation in the year 1783, and all their Children and their Descendants by either sex, are to be distinguished by the following Capitals, affixed to their names: 'U.E.' Alluding to their great principle 'The Unity of the Empire'.
In the covering letter, Lord Dorchester explained: "Care has been taken to reward the spirit of loyalty and industry, to extend and transmit it to future generations
The Loyalists in the newly settled western part of Quebec were not satisfied to be governed by the terms of the Quebec Act of 1774. Their petitions for English civil law, freehold tenure of land and elected assembly brought about the separation of the Old Province of Quebec into Lower and Upper Canada in 1791, with John Graves Simcoe, former colonel of the Queen's Rangers (1st American Regiment), as Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, now Ontario.
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When the United States declared war on Great Britain in 1812, Upper Canada had a population of nearly 100,000, four-fifths of whom were American-born. The Upper Canada Militia and Indians who joined the British regular troops to resist the invasion were defending their homes and farms, as had their fathers and grandfathers in the American Revolution. Their success in turning back the invaders who would have severed the eastern provinces from the future western provinces ensured the development of Canada as a nation.
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The ultimate get-in-shape-fast, at-home, no-equipment-required program designed especially for women—from the ultra-fit Special Operations trainer and author of You Are Your Own Gym
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