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Good Lord. Doesn't anyone have any privacy anymore? WHO CARES??
Apparently, General Petraeus cares.
The West Point credo is Duty, Honor, Country. Pretraeus just flunked Honor.
Contrived FBI dirty trick to conveniently remove him just prior to his scheduled testimony regarding Benghazi cover up next week. Makes Watergate look tame given the loss of four dedicated men.
"All In: The Education of General David Petraeus."
she really meant the "All in" part
Ol' general Fudd here figured that because he was the nation's top spook he could get away with some side nookie, but…
Hmmm, let's see. Petraeus had just been called to testify to Congress about the Banghazi cover-up. "Suddenly" he's gone. Coincidence?
Oh, and by the way, glenn is probably spot on. Now Dave won't be able to divulge anything about Bengazi, national security reasons and all that jazz. But I bet that the press will ask him if his sweetie was a screamer or not…
Nah. Probably not a screamer. After 15 years in the military she's probably more of a "HOO-RAH,Sir!!! kind of girl.
I guess this gives new meaning to her books title ALL IN, huh
Hmmm…..so the Government has been preventing an American Hero from telling what he "knows"?
Wow, the Government sounds scary.
Balls Deep: the downfall of General Pete
Yes, coincidence. Do you think he wont have to testify now? Really?
This is most likely not the first time. Less likely, but still possible is that his wife knew about it and accepted it as long as it didn't become public knowledge. Swinging came from the military after all, Air Force if I remember correctly. Seems like a ridiculous reason to lose your job. Can't blackmail someone if it doesn't hurt them. Continue this type of treatment, and blackmail continues to be an option. Nice feedback loop.
I don't think the real interview happened while they were running.
The Director of the CIA can not have black mail material out there. He also can't let his mistress access his email.
Man, another senior leader bites the dust…he kicked so much tail as the ISAF commander, and now he botches his CIA career, REALLY?! Such a shame…
ATW, sore loser. What a coincidence, right?
I feel bad for her husband. He trusted her with spending countless hours alone to finish her book but unfortunately she betrayed this poor's man trust.
Is she capable of ever saying no to powerful men's temptations to have affairs with her, or able to choose not to seduce such men when an apportunity like this presents itself?
I hope she changes her ways and begin counseling alone and with her husband as a couple.There is always hope if one truly knows her/his mistake and chooses to change.
Truly, a very sad situation to all involved and a stain to the military, and the nation.
When this first came up I made a mental list of what I considered to be possibilities; it included a highly unsuitable partner in his affair, such as under age, spy, male, male and underage. It was either the affair was the genuine reason for the resignation, in which case it had to be an unsuitable one, or the affair was a cover for a cloaked reason for his resignation. Well it appears that the General's choice of a paramour was in keeping with the majority of choices he made, or at least the ones he made publicly: he selected an eminently suitable person for the Director of the CIA to have an affair with. So in my mind there must be something else going on, either with him or perhaps her?
It's a shame really. He was a rare bird: a General that could think, adapt, and tailor the actions of his command to meet the specifics of the situation it faced. He even wrote a manual on counterinsurgency. One feels that such a man might have done great things with the CIA, but 13 months in, he resigns.
I don't believe we have heard the truth in this matter, and you media types need to keep beavering away and come up with a more plausible explanation for his resignation.
I think it's safe to say that both the General and the woman "took one for the team." Barry, Barry, sis boom bah! Goooooooo O !!!!
If she was really the other lady, it would give a whole new meaning to the book title, "ALL IN."
All In in exchange for All Access……….;-)
Spies can't have affairs. Any intelligence officer suspected of an affair is automatically suspended while it is investigated, and since the CIA director can hardly be suspended for a while, he's out. Spooks who have affairs are security risks: they can be blackmailed. It's an axiom in spycraft.
As for his not testifying–really, c'mon now. If Congress needs to hear from him, Congress will subpoena him, and he'll testify as the then-director of the CIA. What, you think the only people who testify before the intelligence committee are current office-holders? Silly.
Another Perfumed Prince that stole and then misapplied the Strategy of COIN…remember naif Petraeus was the idiot that commanded his subordinates and their WIVES read the bogus "Three Cups of Tea".
Ms. Broadwell and General Petraeus: Thank you for continuing to bring Honor and Esteem to our beloved Alma Mater. I'll be the first to call for a "Cheaters Rocket" at the Army/Navy game. That said, the American public needs to know: did tghis indiscretion reuire Viagra paid for by the tax-payer?
I have to say her pushups weren't nearly as good as John Stewarts or her husbands. She never achieved a full 90 degree bend. Would've flunked out of 8th grade gym with those wimpy head bobs.
Thank you Ms. Broadwell for throwing serious women writers & journalists back onto theiir backs. You screwed your marriage, General Petraius marriage (yes he's guilty and a dog as well) and humilated his kids. Good job. Hope this is your last book.
Oh, she thinks she is little Miss Hot Stuff. Bet you she was the aggressor with the General.
Throw your rings into the Hudson, the both of you. I'd hate to be a TAC right now, trying to explain to Cadets the absolute need to live honorably, when the supposed shining stars are acting like dogs in heat.. What fine examples they are–disgraces.
Broadwell re-defines the term "all in" …. as in,
Petraeus got to go "all in" when together with Broadwell.
Appearing on this TV show and doing push-ups REVEALS a narcissistic weakness that is often associated with a swiss cheese conscience – a cosmic sense of special entitlement to break some of the rules. This weakness is rife among politicians.
She wasn't even doing real push-ups.
No mention if she was a good lay or not.
The unforgiveable sin here is that Broadwell did exactly zero proper pushups.
These elitist bozos need their own reality show…I find it interesting that 2 high level Republicans knew about it first…Hmmmm
Paula Broadwell got fingered by a female Petraeus Family Friend, whom she then sent threatening e-mails to. This is said to have caused a complaint to be filed with the FBI. Strange. Generally, making "criminal threats" is a matter handled by the local police department, and is not usually under the jurisdiction of the United States (Criminal) Code (USC). Such matters are normally considered "crimes against persons" under the respective State's Revised Codes. This whole story, like the Bengazi Embassy Attack seems awkward and contrived, to say the least.
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To date, there have been 131 reports of rape in Charlotte — an 18 percent increase from the previous year. While the report does indicate that 95 percent of these incidents were from a known attacker, it's wise to become educated about what women can do to help prevent a rape from happening.
A rapist is an attacker who will look for an easy target, and strike as soon as the opportunity presents itself. He may be watching a woman from afar, and she may not even be aware that he is nearby.
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But, this is the real world and females shouldn't be afraid to go places by themselves — but they should use caution, especially in parking garages and parking lots, as these are two places that rapists frequently target.
It is extremely important for women to always be aware of their surroundings, and to not appear distracted. Some women feel safer talking on the phone while they are walking alone, but this can backfire if the rapist perceives the woman as distracted. However, if a woman knows that they are being followed, and no one is around to hear her scream for help, pulling out a cellphone and dialing 9-1-1 may foil the possible attack, but it may also slow the woman down. Women need to know how to fend off a potential rapist on their own, because reporting a possible crime doesn't always prevent the crime from occurring.
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2. Wearing your hair down makes you less susceptible to being raped. Often, rapists seek out woman who are wearing ponytails, as it is easier to grab.
3. If your gut tells you something is wrong, do not shrug this off. Humans have three natural instincts: fight, flight or freeze. Freezing will ensure that a rapist will rape you, That's why it is essential to fight off an attacker if you can, or use your flight instinct to get away from a potential rapist as fast as you can.
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The last time we were above 45 degrees was January 28th - and that's seasonal for us. Yet we've been below average and extraordinarily snowy for the past several weeks.
We saw this in late December through the first part of January and once again in the latter part of January and the first half of February. The cold air just won't leave! It's what we call a "Blocking Pattern".
High pressure has taken up shop in Greenland and does not want to move. This basically causes a jam in the motion of the atmosphere, called a "Greenland Block" (The image above courtesy of weather.com). Air currents (our jetstream) usually flow from west to east , but when air hits our "blocking high", it has to navigate up and around the high pressure or dig south. With a ridge of high pressure over Greenland, two troughs usually form - one over the eastern US and the other over Europe. Therefore all the arctic air bottled up in Canada can freely travel down to the southern extent of the jet stream, which is sometimes all the way down to Florida.
With the blocking pattern in place, and consequently the cold air in place, we've seen many more snow events this winter. With a trough in the eastern US, a ridge is in place in the western US, thus affecting the weather in Vancouver. Instead of receiving the cold air from the Arctic, it's receiving warmer air from the US, therefore keeping temperatures higher than average and snowfall to a minimum.
Above are the jetstream patterns for Monday, Feb 15 and Tuesday, Feb 16 as shown by AccuWeather. Sometimes the blocks last for days, sometimes for weeks. In our case, it has been weeks, and may be going on months before all is said and done.


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Located in New Orleans (Garden District), Prytania Park Hotel is minutes from Coliseum Square and Margaret Statue.
This hotel is within close proximity of Annunciation Square and Robert E. Lee Monument.
Make yourself at home in one of the 62 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Rooms have private patios. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
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A complimentary continental breakfast is included.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, a 24-hour front desk, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Planning an event in New Orleans? This hotel has facilities measuring 200 square feet (19 square meters), including meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Complimentary amenities at Prytania Park Hotel in New Orleans include wireless Internet access throughout, a daily continental breakfast, concierge services, and passes to nearby fitness facilities.
Built in 1836, this hotel has a landscaped outdoor courtyard, a 24-hour front desk and nearby laundry facilities. Self-parking is complimentary for guests in an outdoor lot near the front entrance (with limited availability).
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- Year Built 1836
- Concierge services
- Free breakfast
- Use of nearby fitness center (complimentary)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 62
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Number of floors - 3
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- Conference space size (meters) - 19
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Prytania Park Hotel does not have its own restaurant, but several dining options in the surrounding area are within walking distance.
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Commander's Palace
Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro
Guests receive complimentary access to fitness facilities a half-block away from Prytania Park Hotel.
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Check-in time starts at 4 PM
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In Cantonese, the kumquat is called "gam gat sue." The word "gam" rhymes with the Chinese word for gold, and the word "gat" sounds like the Chinese word for good luck. Therefore, having a kumquat tree at home symbolizes both "abundance of wealth" and good luck. Kumquat trees are a very popular plant displayed for the Chinese New Year holidays, especially in South China's Cantonese-speaking regions of Hong Kong, Guangdong and Guangxi.
The peony is considered to be the "Flower of Richness and Good Luck" in China. Therefore it is a favorite New Year decoration plant.
Plants and flowers are extremely popular in Hong Kong and Macau as Chinese New Year Decorations. See Chinese New Year's Eve Flower Markets for more on this.
Chinese lanterns are used in important festivals such as the Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival during the Mid-Autumn Festival. During the Chinese New Year, it is not uncommon to see lanterns hung on trees in the streets, office buildings and doors of houses.
Paper cutting is the art of cutting designs in paper (black, white, or colored), and then gluing them to a contrasting surface or a transparent surface. It is customary for people in northern and central China to paste red paper cuttings on doors and windows.
The image of an auspicious plant or animal provides the theme of the New Year's paper cutting. Each animal or plant represents a different wish. For example, the peach symbolizes longevity; the pomegranate, fertility; the mandarin duck, love; the pine tree, eternal youth; the peony, honor and wealth; while the magpie perched on the branch of a plum tree presages a lucky event that will soon happen.
The paintings are called "New Year paintings" because they are mostly posted during the New Year, and they are also a symbol of New Year's greetings.
New Year couplets are pasted on doors. On the couplets, good wishes or statements are expressed. New Year good wishes are usually posted in pairs (i.e. couplets), as even numbers are associated with good luck and auspiciousness in Chinese culture. Couplets are brush works of Chinese calligraphy.
The two lines of the usually-seven-character couplet are usually placed on either side of a doorway. Many are poems about the arrival of spring. Some are statements about what the residents want or believe in, such as harmony or prosperity. These might remain up until renewed at the next Chinese New Year
Related to the New Year statements is the posting of big diamonds (squares at 45°) of paper calligraphy with the Chinese word 福 (fu /foo/) on it turned upside down on or over doors. The symbols are deliberately inverted by the residents. Fu means 'good fortune', and posting the character upside down means they want the 'happiness' to "pour out on them". The right side of the character was originally a pictogram for a jar. So they're "pouring the contents out on" those coming through the door!


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His name is Garret Doherty. He runs backwards. And he runs a mile faster than your average person runs forwards (7m30s).
I found some great pictures in an article in The Sun. And there's also the video of him explaining it and demostrating. His group called Retro Running Ireland... "is the way forward." It touts all the benefits of running backwards. But again, watch your back!
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Photos and Description of this 3 bedroom holiday villa in Guia - Mena
Villa sleeps 6+1
Bright and comfortable south facing villa, located right next to the main road between Guia and Albufeira, close to the charming village of Guia, with several restaurants (famous for its Chicken 'Piri-Piri'), supermarkets, banks, pharmacy, cake shop and Algarve Shopping, the largest shopping centre in the region, is located within a very short drive.
Some of the Algarve's best beaches, Salgados golf Course and nature reserve, as well as Portugal's only 2 Michelin Star restaurant, are located within a 10 min. drive. Albufeira, with its marina and picturesque old town, famous for its good value restaurants, bars and live shows, is located within 10 min. drive (5 km).
The property enjoys an elevated position and is fully enclosed by a wall with fence, providing a private holiday environment. An entrance with automatic gate gives access to a cobbled driveway with parking space, right next to the villa.
The pool area, surrounded by a large sun terrace with shower, brick built barbecue and sitting area, is directly accessible through lounge and kitchen.
All bedrooms have air conditioning (cooling and heating).
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Entrance hall; Lounge with satellite TV, DVD player and patio doors leading onto pool area; Round dining area; Kitchen with dishwasher, oven, hob, American fridge, coffee machine, electric kettle, toaster and door leading onto pool and barbecue area; Utility room with washing machine; 2 bedrooms (1 double, 1 twin); Bathroom with twin hand basins; WC
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- Minimum Rental: 1 week
- Towel Change: 2 x week (mid and end)
- Linen Change: 1 x week (end)
- Cleaning: 1 x (1 week bookings); 3 x (2 week bookings); 5 x (3 week bookings) + end cleaning
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ACT Exam Scores Fall As All NC Students Take Test
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina parents and educators are getting a clearer picture of how prepared high school students are for college-level work, and the answer is that students on average are below their peers nationwide.
The company behind the ACT college admission test said Wednesday that the average score fell for North Carolina students this year, the first time the state required all high school juniors to take the exam.
The statewide average of 18.7 points in the test of English, math, reading, and science knowledge was below this year's national average of 20.9. North Carolina's average composite score fell from 21.9 points last year.
North Carolina is one of just nine states that tests all students. Previously just one in five North Carolina students chose to take the ACT.
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Are women equal to men? Are Jews equal to gentiles? Are blacks equal to Italians, Irish, Polish and other white people? The answer is probably a big fat no, and the pretense or assumption that we are equal -- or should be equal -- is foolhardy and creates mischief. Let's look at it. ... more
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Neuropathy - sciatic nerve; Sciatic nerve dysfunction
Sciatica occurs when there is pressure or damage to the sciatic nerve. This nerve starts in the spine and runs down the back of each leg. This nerve controls the...Read more
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Well, Barb, "flying by the seat of your pants" seems to be working for ya! The mantel is gorgeous! I never have a plan. I may have an idea…but, the rest just comes together, however it works out! LOL! You're doing great!
Well, Plan or no plan I think it looks marvelous, Barb, and I think this by-the-seat-of-your-pants has been a good thing. At least we now know that you DO wear pants-just sayin'…..
Have fun prepping for your big double party- that, in itself, is enough to worry about.
Blessings to you-and, for once, I am almost done- xo Diana
Luv your 'flying by the seat of your pants' mantel
Cheers, Gee
I love this mantel. Love that lush garland with the big burlap bow and the cute stockings and oh my the deer head. Yep, love that, too. You can share this at my party going on now, too.
Heck, if that's what "flying by the seat of your pants' looks like to you, when you DO have a "plan" it must be mind blowing! I think you mantel is gorgeous! And we both seem to have ur minds working thes ame way this year, because I also went by "the seat of my pants" this year. I am going for the "less is more" them, if you will. I used to go in overload mode, and I kinda' overloaded myself out , lol!
Hi Barb! Your plan with no plan works! Your mantel looks fab! Your little stockings and pillows look so pretty! Your party sounds fun and I want to come!
Be a sweetie,
I'll say your "seat of your pants" plan is WORKING! Love your mantle and all of your elements! The lanterns, deer, feathers…etc.! Swooning over your stockings, too! Thank you for sharing your talent!
Gorgeous…..every single thing! Your "come what may" plan is definetely working!!! LOL
Barb I must say this is my favorite decorating that you have done!! I love the organic feel, the simplicity. Mr. Buck is the star and everything else are just compliments to him. You do well without a plan my dear friend, xo Kathysue
MY Stars!!! That is gorgeous. So lush and lovely. The lighting is wonderful. I just adore the entire thing :)))
Your mantel is beautiful! I love the color palette and your plan really does work. Thank you for posting! Linda
Your decorating by the seat of your pants plan is working for you! I absolutely am in love with your mantle. All that beautiful greenery, magnolias ( I love magnolias being a southern gal). That beautiful ribbon in the center. Your decorations are awesome!
very pretty Barb.. I'm inspired to get in there and play with mine.
Love your "come what may" mantel!!!….and the stockings are beautiful!!…
I love your mantel it is so full of beauty. I love the stockings and the pillows. Just gorgeous.
I think you did great for no plan, Barb! My mantel always has me stymied. I did it twice last year because I wasn't happy with it. This year it's staying "as is". I love those stockings and your garland looks great!
Stunning Barb!! LOVE those stockings!
This is sooo beautiful Barb!! Just gorgeous!!
I think the come what may plan is working for you. Your mantel is beautiful! I love the lanterns, the stockings, the greenery, OK everything. Absolutely gorgeous!!!
I absolutely love this! And I think the back lighting on the wreath makes it all sing! Take care, Laura
Oooh – your mantle is fabulous! You really do have a great touch. Can't wait to get my own Mr. Buck to play with! I'm really looking forward to our party.
Hi Barb, I'm Anne from Life on the Funny Farm (http://annesfunnyfarm.blogspot.com), and I'm visiting from Make It Pretty Monday.
Planned or not planned, this looks fabulous! I especially love the stockings — beautiful, and just the perfect touch!
Anyway, thanks for posting this. If you've never visited yet, I hope you can pop by my blog sometime to say hi…
Oh Barb- I hear you! When I am putting my post together and think I have all the pictures taken and watermarked I go to post them and sometimes utter my famous two word phrase—-Aw, Crap! Yes. That is what I really say!!! Anyway, everything there looks beautiful and had you not pointed out your little slips most of them would have gone unnoticed…except for photographing your reflection because I noticed the same thing on pictures I was getting ready to post. xo Diana
I love,love,love your mantle, especially the deer. The stocking are awesome too. Not many people make me want to go and re-do something but you're making my mantle look a little sad.
Just stunning..
Beautiful !!! I love the lanterns!!
It looks just beautiful!!
Good Morning, Your buffet and mantle are both beautiful. Enjoyed all of your pictures, and I'm going back for more. We are your newest followers, and we would love for you to check us out and join us as well. Thank you for the inspiration. Have a lovely day.
Jeannie of The French Hen's Nest
Absolutely Gorgeous!
Where is Mr. Buck from??? I need one!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, my! It's simply spectacular. Love what you've done with the natural elements. I can think of a whole list of adjectives but I guess I'll settle with one: stunning! Thanks for sharing your decorating flair. I found my way here from The Lettered Cottage and I'll be back. Merry Christmas!
This is so beautiful! Love your deer theme. Your threadbare seat is working for you
I'm completely smitten with your gorgeous, rustic, vintagey looking, all woodsy, and delicious mantel! I can't believe you just threw it together! It's one of the prettiest mantels I've seen. I love your new stockings and pillows too. Are they in your shop? How did I miss those?
WOW!! It's stunning. i love it. After viewing your Christmas mantel I decided to follow you on Pinterest and realized you're from Jacksonville, NC. I'm from Chinquapin, NC which is near Jacksonville. Such a small world. Love your blog
Your mantel is beautiful!
Your seat of your pants plan is working GREAT! I love you mantle, it is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing beautiful pictures! Enjoyed my visit. Looking at you on Pinterest next.
Thanks Barb for linking up to It's Party Time linky party! I'm blown away with your mantle….that's all I can say – speechless
Gorgeous!! If this is "by the seat of your pants" I'll have to subscribe to see what you come up with when you have a plan
I would love it if you would join me in linking up at my weekly Clever Chicks Blog Hop: http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/12/clever-chicks-blog-hop-10-rural.html
I hope you can make it!
Kathy Shea Mormino
The Chicken Chick
Gorgeous!! Your seat-of-your-pants creative process really worked for you. Love it!
Wow! "No plan" is apparently a good plan. Your mantel is really pretty!
I need to know where to get a deer head like this! I LOVE your decorations.
Stunning…I should be so lucky as to have the "NO plan" plan!
Mr. Buck is such a stud! Gorgeous mantel!!
Thanx for linking up Barb! Cant wait for your party on Tuesday!
So pretty!
Would love if you stopped by the Holiday Linky Party – mantels – to link it up! The party is happening NOW!
Stacey of Embracing Change
Looks like it came right out of magazine! Thanks for linking up to ITS A PARTY! I'm sharing on Facebook, G+ & pinning. {HUGS} Clydia @ Three Mango Seeds
Your mantel is gorgeous! I love those stockings!!
Wow… gorgeous!!! xo
Drooling again! I want a deer head too!!!! I just love your blog!
This is magnificent! The rhythm is just perfect.
I really like the way you decorated the mantel, especially the deer head with the wreath. We refinished our hardwood floors, put down a fluffy holiday rug and added two tall Christmas trees to either side of the mantel. I like the effect.
Stunning! I love those stockings.
One year later… Everything is just beautiful! Do you mind sharing where you found your pretty stockings and pillows? I've seen them in a couple of other places on the net, but can't recall where! I'm looking forward to seeing what you do this year.
Barb, your mantle looks lovely. The stockings look great, too!
Beautiful! Where did you find the stockings?
Your Christmas mantel is probably the prettiest mantel I have seen all season. It is PERFECT!
Gorgeous mantel! Where did you get Mr.Buck from?
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With half of the $700 billion in TARP funds already spent and not a whole lot to show for it, Barack Obama has pledged to spend the second parcel differently, with at least some of the money going to desperate homeowners. President Bush has agreed to request the funds on Obama's behalf in order to expedite the process.
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Seeking to reassure wary lawmakers, President-elect Barack Obama said Monday he will fundamentally change the way the second half of the $700 billion financial bailout fund is spent, focusing some of the relief on housing and small businesses.
Obama asked President George W. Bush to submit a request to Congress so that the remaining $350 billion would be available quickly after the inauguration next Tuesday. Bush agreed to do so.
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Is this the latest hair trend to watch out for? No we're not talking about the bob, but instead Taylor Swift's decision to have her hair lopped off in front of a room full of friends after the London leg of her Red tour. Perhaps she was so nervous about doing away with her princess tresses that she needed the moral support of her besties - and bouncers - or could it be that snipping soirees are the new Tupperware parties?
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Either way we think Swifty's new do is fab. Not only is it super cute in an Alexa Chung / twee kinda way, but it also serves accentuate the singer's enviably defined cheekbones. And it seems Ellie Goulding, who was there to witness the makeover approves too. She shared a photo of herself with Taylor and Cara Delevingne (another bystander) with the caption, "Just some dorks. And a stellar haircut". Cara posted an image of the haircut in process with the description, "@taylorswift chopping off her locks". Taylor herself uploaded an Instagram video as she spun around to reveal the crowd gathering to witness her transformation:
24-year-old Taylor revealed her new look, as she completed her final London show and the European chapter of her Red tour. She tweeted, "London, I could never thank you enough. See you next time! PS: short hair, don't care. (!!!)" The star is known for her long locks, and particularly for her fringe, which remain pretty much a constant whether she wear her hair straight, wavy or curled.
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We have two nights in Boston. We will be in Downtown area. What are restaurants that are not to be missed? We have children but they are use to eating in nice places.
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Moderate to expensive. No Asian, Greek or French. Anything else is great.
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You'll find a lot written about Legal if you search this board. A bit controversial and the conventional wisdom is that 'it is not as good as it used to be' but I believe still a fine place to sample New England seafood. Different animals from the Gulf, try steamed clams, fried clams, lobster.
It partly depends on how touristy you are. When my family visited town, they considered a stop at Cheers to be absolutely essential, for example. If you're looking for that sort of 'famous' spot, that's one side of things. (For the record, Cheers is a very generic 80s/90s fern-bar sort of place)
If you just want some good local favorites downtown, that's another. Legal Seafood is fairly overpriced for what you get, but it's not a bad place to get New England seafood specialties.
One of the better restaurants in the down town area is Locke-Ober. It's a little pricey, but is a Boston institution and you can almost sense it's historical past when you walk in. The food is also very good. At the opposite end of the spectrum is Scampo. It's located in the Liberty Hotel, a cab ride away. Both places are run by Lydia Shire, one of Boston's legendary chefs and both might be hard to get into.
Hi baymom -- we get the "coming for 2 days where should I go" question a lot, so there is a post right at the top of the Boston board to sort of help orient you to our fair city. Be sure to read that. Then, in addition to the link Taralli sent below, where locals pointed another visitor to some favorites, be sure to remember the search function on the board -- type in "No Name" and see what people think. Abe and Louis, etc.
Looks like you will be visiting other cities on your trip ... those boards work the same way.
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This is a game that caught my attention back in the beginning of the year. I was on the lookout for new horror games to whet my appetite, and the novelty of this little Indie game had me intrigued.
The novelty of Among the Sleep is that the player character is a two-year-old toddler. I actually think that this is a very clever conceit for a horror game. The world can be a very big, scary place for a small child, full of things that are outside of the child's control and beyond the child's understanding. A young child is completely dependent upon its parents or caregiver, which makes them inherently very vulnerable.
Unfortunately, since the game is being played by adults, we can't play the game with the ignorance and naivety of a two-year-old, so we would see any real-world environment as exactly what it is: not scary.
So in order for this to work, the designers would have to be very clever in how the environments are presented. Easily he most effective part of the game is the early chapters when the child is lost in a closet and then exploring the house after waking up to find his mother and teddy are absent.
The first person perspective puts the camera very low to the ground, which makes the ordinary environments look large and menacing. The character moves slowly and clumsily (running for more than a few second results in the character falling on his face). Thus, simple hallways seem long and treacherous. Even interactions as simple as opening a door require a small amount of puzzle-solving since the character can't reach a door handle without climbing onto something. This section takes good advantage of the central concept of playing as a toddler by using the legitimate hugeness of the real world, and tapping into our own innate desire to protect and shelter children, in order to make the player feel small and vulnerable.
You even pause the game and access menus by covering your eyes with your hands! Hooray for a lack of object-permanence!
It is a promising start to the game.
But instead of expounding upon this and turning an otherwise mundane environment into an intimidating one, the design quickly shifts into a blatantly-imaginary, whimsical dreamscape. This disconnect from reality suddenly shatters the immersion of the child character, and squanders the inherent novelty of the game's central concept...
Tags:Among the Sleep, Krillbite Studio, horror, child, toddler, family, mother, memories, platformer, puzzle, physics, indie, Steam, PC, Unity
After 2012's Amazing Spider-Man tie-in game presented some interesting ideas, I was really hoping that Beenox would have an opportunity to take the things they'd learned and apply them to a new, stand-alone Spider-Man game that would not be constrained to the plot and release schedule of a film tie-in. Sadly, that hasn't happened yet, and we have a new movie tie-in game that suffers from almost all of the problems associated with a movie tie-in.
Once again, Beenox was smart enough to know better than to follow along with the movie's asinine plot and opted to write their own side-story. Unfortunately, this one isn't as well written or as well presented as the previous game. It could have been a good story, but plot is clumsily-executed, and the associations to the movie only drag it down further.
The bulk of the story is based around Wilson Fisk (the Kingpin) using rising crime rates as an excuse to deploy his private anti-crime task force in New York city. His company partners with Oscorp (who supplies the task force with its tech), and sells the task force to the public as a way of stopping crime and ending the vigilante justice that has plagued the city. But secretly, the task force is really out to destroy rival crime bosses and give Kingpin a monopoly on New York's organized crime underworld.
There's another secondary plot about hunting down the serial killer Cletus Kasady, who is killing criminals. This plot is only barely tied to the Kingpin thread, but it takes center stage during a large chunk of the second act of the game, and almost seems to become the main story - almost as if the writers couldn't decide if they wanted the game to be about Kingpin or about Carnage.
Aside form a couple obligatory super villain boss fights with Electro and Green Goblin (Harry Osborn), the game has very little relation with the movie on which it is supposedly based...
Tags:The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man, Kingpin, Electro, Green Goblin, Carnage, Shocker, Black Cat, open world, New York, Manhattan, web-swinging, Beenox, Activision, Steam
I may have been a bit hard on Dark Souls in my original review (despite spending like six months playing it before I reviewed it). I guess - despite my best efforts - I just couldn't get over my love for Demon's Souls (which I still think was a better game for its time). But Dark Souls ended up eating up a lot of my time, and I have fallen as much in love with it as I had for Demon's Souls. As such, I have updated my original review with a new, retrospective score to go along with this DLC review. I bought and downloaded Artorias of the Abyss DLC on day one (PSN) when it was released last year, but didn't get around to playing it until earlier this year.
Instead of just unlocking a special quest as soon as the DLC is download (ala Skyrim), the DLC of Dark Souls can only be accessed by defeating an existing, but entirely optional boss in an existing, but entirely optional area of the world; then defeating an existing enemy that allows access to a specific NPC; then defeating another monster in one of the end-game areas (after acquiring the Lordvessel) in order to unlock the "key" to the DLC content. Phew. That's a lot of hoops to jump through! So it took me a while just to be able to access the new content - let alone play through it. Sure, you may have paid for this DLC, but FROMSOFTWARE is still gonna make you work for it; and kudos to them for not compromising on their principles!
Tags:Dark Souls, Artorias of the Abyss, dlc, Battle of Stoicism, Oolacile, princess, RPG, FromSoftware, Steam, PSN
In my review of the Brave New World expansion for Civilization V, I expressed some disappointment that some of the legacy civilizations didn't receive significant updates. I also complained about a few mechanical issues such as how the "warmonger" mechanic works and the value of trade routes. Well, Firaxis has released a major update to the game earlier this fall that addresses some of these complaints.
Several of the vanilla civilizations received a major overhaul. As I mentioned in my review, Germany and America seem to have been completely one-upped by the Zulu and Shoshone. Well, Germany has been given a major update, and America has received a small tweak in order to better differentiate them from the BNW successors. In addition, Japan has received a small (but significant) buff.
Germany was probably the civ that was in the most dire need of a facelift, since the Zulu leave them completely in the dust. Both civs had a huge military flavor, discounts for unit maintenance, and a unique Pikeman replacement, and the Zulu had Germany beat on all accounts. In order to differentiate the two, The Landsknechts unique unit was replaced with a new unique building, the "Hanse".
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I had high expectations for Total War: Rome II. Shogun 2 is one of my favorite games of the recent years, and its second expansion Fall of the Samurai made it even better!
Total War is one of the few game franchises that has managed to keep itself outside of the grasp of the casual-gaming market, and has time after time provided some of the deepest, and most engaging strategy games available. But it was only a matter of time before Sega and Creative Assembly began to treat their flagship franchise as a mainstream release rather than a niche title, and they chose to begin with Rome II. The result is a series of questionable changes to the way the game is played, a dumbing-down of the overall interface, a gutting of features, and a host of bugs and balance issues in a game that feels more like a paid-for beta than a full release.
Creative Assembly has been tweaking the game with patches every one or two weeks since release trying to bring the game up to par, so it's in a state of constant flux as major balance tweaks, mechanic changes, and even new feature sets are being introduced. As such, I don't feel it's appropriate to fully review the game quite yet, and I will treat the release version more like a public (paid for) beta. Hopefully, the game will see marked improvement, and it will not end up like disastrous SimCity "reboot". I also wrote an impressions post about that game, but never got around to a full review because the game never became worth playing.
The most immediately noticeable area in which depth and control have been lost is in the interface. I'm not going to complain too much about the campaign interface, since it still has most of the information that you would expect. Provinces are divided up into regions, and each region contains a settlement, but the province interface allows you to manage all the settlements in the province. This is a little bit of streamlining that makes sense. You don't have to manually click on every little settlement in order to give build orders or view public order. The only downside is that this system has minimized the role of resources. You don't build specific structures on improvements (such as mines or pastures). Instead, this is all apparently handled by the cities, which would be fine, except that now enemy armies can't pillage your resources directly. Instead, a more abstract "raid" order has been tacked on to armies that lets them automatically pillage resources in the province.
Tags:Total War, Total War: Rome II, Rome: Total War, he Creative Assembly, SEGA, PC, Steam, strategy, grand strategy, real time strategy, RTS, turn based strategy, TBS, Rome, beta, impressions
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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - Officials with the National Park Service say they will close part of a popular lodging complex at Yosemite National Park because an unstable cliff has created the potential for deadly rockfall.
Park officials said Friday 233 cabins will close permanently, or about one-third of the lodging units available at Curry Village to park visitors. About half of the 618 cabins have been off-limits since a rockfall on the historic complex Oct. 8.
An Associated Press story this week said federal geologists have warned for at least a decade that the granite face of Glacier Point above Curry Village was dangerous.
Despite two deaths and an increase in the frequency and severity of the rockfalls since 1996, park officials had been reluctant act.
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