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- Publisher: Paradox Interactive
- Release Date: Nov 29, 2011
- Summary: Magicka: The Stars are Left is a new adventure that will pit up to four wizards at once against a horror mystery inspired by the popular Cthulhu Mythos.
- Developer: Arrowhead Game Studios
- Genre(s): Fantasy
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Jan 26, 2012As a parody of Lovecraft, The Stars Are Left is a deeply under-baked adventure, and only the most hardcore need apply to take on this single-player campaign. [Mar 2012, p.77]
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Dec 1, 2011If you had trouble with the original campaign and are looking for something easier, this DLC is not what you are looking for. The Stars are Left is freaking hard. And also very, very fun.
Taking a still humorous yet somewhat darker tone than the original campaign, The Stars are left is an almost perfect blend of action, frustration, and some puzzle solving. For only 6.99, it provides 2 challenge maps, 7 new magicks, a whole lot of new items and a new campaign extending three very long levels and four boss fights (The last one of which eventually leads to two boss-level enemies being fought at once, hellishly difficult in single player). Most old magicks are unavailable for the campaign, meaning that players who rely on minion spawn or lightning bolt will have to create new strategies. The new Lovecraftian enemies especially provide some interesting challenges and make you think on your feet. Although very possible, the new campaign steps up the difficulty for single player mode, and I can imagine that even with co-op things can be rather difficult.
The challenge maps are both good, with the outsmouth map forcing the player to begin with only the life element. There are a couple of minor flaws, however. While for the most part not plagued by the horde of bugs that accompanied Magicka upon its initial release, there are a couple of minor glitches in the boss battles that occasionally force your enemies into suspended animation. Moreover, the cultist robe especially is in need of nerfing, especially for versus mode, with the spawn staff carrying the ability to summon flaming trees of death. The campaign is a touch short, but very good value.
Still, as a whole this DLC is fantastic. Go buy it now.… Collapse
Nov 1, 2013I really enjoyed the original Magicka. This expansion is absolutely awful. The fights are overwhelming in a way that is almost incomprehensible and the puzzles they threw in are annoying and have any sense of purpose other than to slow the game play down. What made the first one great was the satirical humor and there is very little of that. They also changed all the magic in this one and it just doesn't have the clever uses in this one.… Expand
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Xiao Long Bao - Shanghai style soup dumplings
- artfuldestruct Jul 14, 2008 10:14 AM
Moving out of new york back to the bay and was wondering if there were any places that serve soup dumplings like joes shanghai in nyc? please help me out as these are a weekly craving of mine.
re: Chandavkl
LOL. Besides, we west coasters rarely pass up an opportunity to deflate an overblown NY icon.
re: Ruth Lafler
what im really looking for is the richness in the broth... you can totally dis joes if you want, however just give me suggestions for the ones that you think are "superior" because in the end thats all that matters.
re: artfuldestruct
I like Su Hong Eatery in Palo Alto (not to be confused with the horrendous Su Hong branch in Menlo Park).
Yank Sing in SF... delicious soup dumplings that come with vinegar with julienned ginger. Really tasty dim sum- try the red cabbage salad. It's my favorite dim sum in SF, although it can be pricey.
re: EllaBoBella
hrmm i had some family scout yank sing out, and the verdict was that the soup dumplings sucked... am i doomed to find good dumplings in the bay or do i have to make trips back to ny? don't care what anyone says about joes, yeah they may be over-hyped and touristy, but in the end they are damn good.
re: artfuldestruct
So let me get this straight. You have personally not tried a single one of the suggestions in the multiple responses and threads provided you and will be going back to New York for the perfect XLB. Just asking?
re: artfuldestruct
The point is not that Joe's is over-hyped or touristy, the point is that Joe's XLB aren't traditional XLB -- they're Joe's own take on them. Therefore, if "they sucked" means "they aren't liked Joe's" then you're doomed. However, if you are willing to have an open mind and try other places and judge them on their own merits and not on how much they are or are not like Joe's, then I suggest you try Yank Sing and some of the other places suggested in this thread for yourself.
And please, if you're going to move to SF, don't be one of those NYers who whines about how nothing here is like it is in NY. If you want NY, stay in NY -- we have more than enough people living here and don't need people who don't want to be here. If you're going to live in SF, then find things about your new home to love -- there are plenty of them.
re: artfuldestruct
Okay Joe's are great. If you haven't tried any of the recommendations, well you might be missing out and you'll never know how they stack up against Joe's. So what was the point of asking?
Any way, the average cost of a plate of XLB (10) is about $6 or $7 bucks so it's not about price. BTW, I don't think yang sing is that good. Shanghai Dumpling King is the place in my book but if you don't try, you won't know.
re: ML8000
i love it! im glad you guys are so passionate about food in the bay. i grew up in oakland so please don't call me a new yorker. my whole family are cooks and have tried shanghai(oakland) and yank shing and basically told me that i'd need to find something else to like in the bay other than the joes style as these xlb weren't good in the least. they haven't tried joes so theres no mark set. whatever, i can live with that. i do intend to try every place i can when i get back out there. i think the basic thing about ny food is that its all concentrated in one place, whereas in the bay you really need to seek out good places in a larger area. i do thank everyone for their responses even if you feel like bashing me.
re: artfuldestruct
Don't forget Hu Chiang Dumpling house in Cupertino. The prices are on the high side, but they do XLBs very well.
re: tanspace
Methinks artfuldestruct may have better luck trying the fried version instead, Shen Jian Bao, at Shanghai Flavor Shop in Sunnyvale that holds way more soup and is bigger than the average XLB in SF Bay Area.
re: artfuldestruct
I've been chasing down and eating xiaolong bao wherever I happen to be since my xlb epiphany 16 years ago at the place in Shanghai that put xiaolong bao on the map, and I get to Shanghai at least every couple of years to recalibrate. I''ve had xiaolong bao in about a dozen New York venues including Joe's Shanghai.
The bottom line is simply that soup dumplings in New York, comforting to eat as they are, are different from xiaolong bao. In San Francisco, orthodox xiaolong bao are the model that restaurants tend to aim for, with greater or lesser success. Yank Sing's are good, Shanghai Dumpling King's even better. They aren't aiming to be Joe's Shanghai soup dumplings.
Joe's Shanghai soup dumplings are to xiaolong bao what New York Pizza is to Italian pizza. A New Yorker might go to Naples and decide that the pizza sucks.
So be it.
re: Xiao Yang
XY: it's so nice to see a perspective that takes in relative context.
too often on these boards there's a "this or nothing" approach.
re: Xiao Yang
Well put. I've had Joe's a couple of times. I've had a few places in Shanghai. There's a place I liked in X'ian. I'm a huge fan of the way they make 'em in Wuxi (sweet, like Wuxi spare ribs, and more dough, like NY style). NY style is just NY style, just like Wuxi style is Wuxi style. In SF XLB is very authentic to Shanghai style - tart, light, delicate, complex, at the best of times (and downward from there)
"my family said these XLB aren't good in the least" - an unsatisfying comment. Folks are known to be hot and cold about Yank Sing, and your comment is second hand. There's a dozen recs to try, I look forward to your comments.
Of the south peninsula places I frequent, I like Shanghai East in San Mateo.
re: artfuldestruct
if you're in the mood for cheap, but satisfying, try Southland Taste in Cupertino.
In my personal (and very humble) opinion, the XLB at Din Tai Fung in southern california is extremely inferior compared to the original store in Taiwan. In fact, I don't even think it's worth a trip and the wait even when I am in the area. Perhaps I just went on an off day, but this opinion is shared by many Taiwanese friends who were great fans of the original branch. Just my two cents.
In the Bay Area, I think the top XLB for me are from Yank Sing for a higher priced option, or Sunny Shanghai for a budget option. The ones at Shanghai Dumpling King aren't bad either.
You won't find the depth in the broth at the places here you find at Joe's, or at least I haven't found that kind of delicious flavour. What I have found as a nice solution is Kingdom of Chinese Dumpling. They make them and sell them out of freezers in the front of the store. Their website has directions on how to prepare them and I eat them with dipping sauce I make from black vinegar and ginger I julienne. It isn't perfect, but it is very tasty.


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The woman, Marty, featured in the article helped me trap four feral or unsocialized cats at a construction site near where I work in Washington DC. I found a home in the countryside of Virginia where they could be relocated after being spayed/neutered/vaccinated (at my expense).As for the numbers of birds killedby cats, both owned by people and ferals, I would aver that these same studies do not take into account the bird death by turbines, cars and other vehicles and habitat loss.
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Taking away the feral cats will result in a devastating explosion of urban rats. Count on it.
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most of the urban rats are democraps
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I like the cats that hunt the feral rats in my neighborhood. As for birds, there are plenty of them. There used to be bird nests in my trees but 15 years ago, squirrels moved into the area and now there are none. There must be successful nests somewhere squirrel-proof. Unlike cats, squirrels really are delicious.
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This is a serious report about significant areas of concern, yet we are told that the government response will not be available until January. What mechanism exists to ensure that the Government's comments on the report will be available at the time the counterterrorism Bill goes through this House?]]>
"I revere the sanctity of life—but not at any cost ... why exit in the fog of sedation when there's the alternative of being alert and truly present with loved ones?"
There are also many Jewish clergy who have come to view assisted dying as a religiously valid choice for those who so wish. Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain writes:
"There is nothing holy about agony. If a terminally-ill person does not wish to live out his/her last few months in pain, for what purpose should they be forced to do so, and in whose interest is that life being prolonged?".
Over the years, Parliament has faced many serious issues: the abolition of slavery, the reform of abortion laws, the reform of laws on homosexuality, the abolition of capital punishment and, as recently as last year, the promotion of same-sex marriages. These issues do not sit comfortably with many in our community, but your Lordships' House is well equipped to deal with this particular matter in Committee.]]>
Some years ago, I was called out to a hospital following a near-fatal accident my younger brother had suffered. He was on a life-support machine and brain dead. After advice from those who looked after him, I agreed that the life-support machine should be switched off—a decision I never thought that I would have to make. I had all my happy recollections of him but, in that single moment, I was aware that he would never enjoy the quality of life which we often take for granted. That memory has stayed with me all my life. Do I feel any guilt? No. I wanted to remember him as I knew him and not as being in a vegetative state. He did not have a choice, but I, together with assistance from the medical staff, took the decision which alleviated much of his suffering.
This Assisted Dying Bill reflects not only compassion and care, but also makes a fundamental point of recognising choice, with those strict, upfront safeguards defined within it. This gives us a unique opportunity to be able further to improve the Bill in Committee. The current prohibition on medical assistance to die causes some terminally ill people to take matters into their own hands. We repeatedly read about such cases. Some relatives also face the risk of prosecution for helping a loved one to die. The Bill would bring clarity to the law, and provide greater safety for terminally ill people and their loved ones. The Bill has strict safeguards and eligibility criteria—which were often omitted from some of the speeches we heard today. People who are not mentally competent and terminally ill, such as the disabled or older people who do not have a terminal illness, would not be eligible.
A number of noble Lords have cited the decision of the Supreme Court a few weeks ago. If we fail to make a decision, we will ultimately have to do so on the instruction of the Supreme Court. As a law-making body, we cannot ignore this challenge.
Comments have been made repeatedly about religious support. A YouGov poll in 2013 found that, of 1,200 people who identified as belonging to a religion, 62% were supportive of assisted dying for terminally ill people, with only 18% opposed. Examination of the results revealed that 78% of those who attended a place of worship once a month supported assisted dying, 59% of those who attended several times a month support assisted dying and this fell slightly to half of those who attended once a week. I make no comments about how often you should visit your place of worship, but there are a range of views on assisted dying from religious leaders. Those who are opposed have tended to dominate the debate, in direct contrast to the religious public's support—a point well made by the noble Baroness, Lady Blackstone.
I will quote some of these religious bodies. In March 2013, the Hindu Council UK stated that it supported assisted dying with safeguards:
"Compassion ought always over-ride the argument for the sacredness of life".
Just this last weekend, the former Archbishop of Canterbury the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Carey—we are delighted with his presence in your Lordships' House—very publicly stated that he had moved away from his long-standing opposition to assisted dying, declaring that it would not be "anti-Christian" to support a change in the law:
"Personally, I find it a shameful blot on our country's great reputation for caring for others that we have not come up with a better alternative than the Zurich clinic ... Today we face a central paradox. In strictly observing the sanctity of life, the Church could now actually be promoting anguish and pain, the very opposite of a Christian message of hope".
I hope that I quoted the noble and right reverend Lord correctly; I have taken that quote from the Daily Mail.]]>
Amendment 40BZF withdrawn.
Clause 63 agreed.
Amendment 40BA
Moved by Baroness Meacher
40BA: After Clause 63, insert the following new Clause—
"Offence of encouraging or assisting the promotion of the practice of female genital mutilation
(1) The Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 is amended as follows.
(2) After section 2 (offence of assisting a girl to mutilate her own genitalia), insert—
"2A Offence of encouraging or assisting the promotion of the practice of female genital mutilation
A person is guilty of an offence if he encourages or assists in the promotion of the practice of female genital mutilation."
(3) In section 5 (penalties for offences)—
(a) after "under" insert "sections 2 and 3 of",
(b) at the end insert—
"(2) A person guilty of an offence under section 2A is liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or a fine (or both),
(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both).""]]>
Amendment 40BB relates to a domestic service provider. Again, the issue here is straightforward. The amendment probes paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 relating to paedophile manuals. This paragraph applies the rules on paedophile manuals to service providers elsewhere in the European Economic Area,
"as well as to a person, of any description".
The amendment probes what is meant by,
"a person, of any description".
Is this too wide to offer sufficient clarity to those who may be caught by this offence?
Amendment 40BC relates simply to a drafting point. Again, the forensic ability of my noble friend Lady Hamwee has picked up this point. The current drafting of paragraph 5(3)(c) of Schedule 3 requires that a service provider promptly removes information on a paedophile manual. Sub-paragraph (4) then states that this applies only in certain circumstances. Why not simply have sub-paragraph (4) state what will happen in the event it applies rather than referring back to sub-paragraph (3)(c)? I am sorry about all this confusion. Legal people may have a better ability to interpret this. I am sure my noble friend the Minister will forgive me for raising this very important point. I beg to move.]]>
I have two questions for the Minister. The first relates to the Statement in relation to Boko Haram and President Jonathan in Nigeria. What is the involvement of other G7 countries in this matter? Since we have not received any further resolution on the abducted girls, what further action can we take to help Nigeria in that matter?
My second point relates to our involvement in the training of the Libyan security forces, which are in this country now. What assurances have we received from the Libyan Government about their co-operation in identifying those responsible for the fatal shooting of Yvonne Fletcher outside the Libyan embassy some years ago?]]>
Time constraints have obliged the coalition Government to propose fewer legislative measures than has been the case in the past. This is a good example for future Governments. We have learnt that knee-jerk reactions or chasing headlines are not sensible ways in which to run the country. Just look at the plethora of criminal justice legislation promoted by political parties in the past. Many of the measures have become irrelevant to the changing situation in the country. Some of these measures have still to be implemented.
The past four years have seen some important changes for the better in the criminal justice system. The iniquitous IPP sentence has been abolished. Legislation has restricted the unnecessary use of remand in custody. The prison population has increased at a significantly slower rate than under the previous Government, and estimates of the future prison population have been scaled down.
It is particularly encouraging that there has been a dramatic reduction in the number of juveniles in custody, falling by 55% in the past five years. The number of women in prison has also fallen, from 4,200 in 2010 to 3,800 now. The Government have continued to commit to funding for a national network of liaison and diversion services at police stations and courts to divert mentally disordered offenders to treatment and care. We have passed legislation which, for the first time, will provide prisoners serving sentences of less than 12 months with supervision and support on release.
The Government are taking steps to reduce the indefensible racial disproportionality in the use of stop and search. They have passed legislation to promote the use of restorative justice in the criminal justice process—here thanks are due to the initiative taken by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Woolf. They have implemented reforms to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act which will reduce the scope for unfair
discrimination against former offenders in the job market and, because employment reduces reoffending, will also increase public safety. The Queen's Speech announced two further welcome pieces of legislation in the modern slavery Bill and the Serious Crime Bill, which will contain measures to combat slavery, organised crime and child neglect. So far, so good. Regrettably, however, there are some clouds on the criminal justice horizon.
With a general election approaching, the past few months have seen signs of a heightened temptation for politicians to indulge in knee-jerk reactions which do nothing to promote justice or public safety. For example, the Secretary of State for Justice has recently banned the transfer of anyone who has previously absconded from an open prison. This means that an inadequate offender who absconds after receiving distressing news from his family, then thinks better of it a few hours later and hands himself in cannot be transferred back to an open prison later in his sentence. It is true that a small number of prisoners have gone out from an open prison and committed serious offences. However, in 2012 there were 485,000 releases on temporary licence and only 26 prisoners were arrested on suspicion of committing an offence—a rate of five failures in every 100,000 releases. It makes sense to be as rigorous as possible in assessing prisoners' risk before transferring them to open conditions. However, it is not sensible to introduce sweeping restrictions on the use of open establishments, which greatly reduce overall reoffending by enabling prisoners to be released into the community on a gradual basis rather than suddenly after a period in completely closed conditions.
Over the past few weeks, we have seen the prison population start to rise sharply—by more than 500 in the second half of May—and this may well be in response to the tough rhetoric which is beginning to emerge as a general election approaches. During the next year, we would like to see the Government resist the temptation to engage in knee-jerk reactions or punitive rhetoric. Instead, they should use the next year to promote a series of further measures to improve our criminal justice system, either by implementing them during this Session or by preparing the ground for their implementation in a future Parliament.
First, we need to take further steps to reduce the unnecessary use of imprisonment. This country still uses imprisonment at a higher rate than any other western European country. We have 149 prisoners per 100,000 of the population compared with 100 in France and 77 in Germany. Why is there such an anomaly? Many prisons remain seriously overcrowded and more than 19,000 prisoners are held two to a cell designed for one person. At the same time, the need for public expenditure restrictions has led to a reduction in the number of prison officers relative to the number of prisoners: from 2.9 prisoners per officer in 2000 to 4.8 prisoners per officer last September. This reinforces the case for using prison more sparingly, particularly as community sentences have lower reconviction rates than prison sentences for comparable offenders. We should prohibit courts from using prison, except for dangerous offenders, unless they have first tried an intensive community supervision programme. We should
also convert the sentences of existing IPP prisoners into determinate sentences once they have served a period equivalent to double their tariff.
Secondly, the Government should implement the recommendation of the draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill Committee by enabling prisoners to vote if they are serving sentences of 12 months or less or are in the last six months of their sentence. It is now 10 years since the European Court of Human Rights judged that our blanket ban on voting by convicted prisoners violates the European Convention on Human Rights. The longer we continue to ignore our obligations under international law, the longer we are adopting a position which sits badly with our insistence that prisoners and other offenders should respect the rule of law. Respect for the rule of law involves an obligation for nation states as well as individuals to abide by binding legal rulings and not to pick and choose by abiding only by decisions that they choose to accept. We should waste no further time in making this relatively limited change, for which there are strong arguments based on considerations of citizenship and rehabilitation.
Thirdly, we should build on the welcome recent legislation which provides for restorative justice when sentences are deferred by making restorative justice one of the statutory purposes of sentencing and by enabling courts to include specific restorative justice requirements in community orders and youth rehabilitation orders.
Fourthly, the Government should reinforce the steps they are taking to reform stop and search by placing a clear statutory duty on all criminal justice agencies to adopt numerical targets for reducing racial disproportionality in their operations.
Finally, the Government should grasp the nettle and raise this country's unusually low age of criminal responsibility—currently the lowest in Europe—from 10 to 12. The current position is incompatible with our obligations under international standards of juvenile justice and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Dealing with children of this age through non-criminal processes would hold out more hope of diverting them from offending than subjecting them to punishments in a criminal court. A short criminal justice Bill containing these measures would provide a legacy of which the coalition Government could be proud.
I know that noble Lords from all parties with an interest in the criminal justice and penal system will continue to press for changes along these lines, not only during the current Session but throughout future Parliaments. Let me conclude with a word of caution. We have yet to study detailed provisions of legislative measures proposed by the Government. We are also aware that we have a short parliamentary timetable available to get these measures through both Houses of Parliament. I trust that the Government will accept these sensible amendments. Let us work together so that sensible amendments form part of effective legislation.]]>
We welcome such programmes but the prisons' capacity to deliver in time is questionable. The delays are unacceptable. These delays also include the time spent waiting for psychological and psychiatric assessments to assess what work or treatment prisoners need to undertake to address their mental health problems or cognitive deficits. Then there are delays in getting a transfer to another prison when a prisoner's current establishment does not run a programme considered necessary to reduce his or her risk and waiting for parole hearings to be listed.
Until recently the Parole Board was making commendable progress in reducing the backlog of cases awaiting a parole hearing. However, the backlog is now rising again as a result of last year's Supreme Court decision in the case of Osborn, Booth and Reilly—mentioned earlier—which has required more cases of recalled prisoners to be referred to oral hearings. The combination of all these delays means that prisoners who were given short tariffs by sentencing courts can end up spending many years in custody after the tariff period the sentencing judge considered appropriate to punish the offender for his or her crime.
There are four main reasons why the Government should take prompt action to end this indefensible state of affairs. First, the coalition Government have commendably acted to end this injustice for offenders being sentenced now and in the future. Noble Lords
on all sides of the House welcome this initiative. They have done so by abolishing the IPP sentence, for which they deserve great credit.
However, it is surely illogical to recognise the need to avoid the injustice of IPP sentences for current and future offenders but to refuse to remedy the same injustice which is being suffered by IPP prisoners who are already in the system. What is the justification for this course? We have had a number of meetings with the Minister of Justice, but to date no acceptable reasons have been advanced.
The second reason is that the failure to release these prisoners on licence is storing up serious problems for the prison system. The IPP sentence has been the main contributory factor to the astonishing increase in the proportion of prisoners serving indeterminate sentences, which rose from 9% of the prison population in 1993 to 19% in 2012. This is simply unacceptable. The longer that existing IPP prisoners remain in prison, the greater the pressure of numbers in the prison system and the worse the delays in the system are likely to become.
The third reason is that there is no tenable principled objection, either legal or moral, to retrospective legislation in this situation. I am aware that the Government have argued that it is wrong to interfere with sentences which have been passed by the courts, but Governments of all persuasions have repeatedly done so over the years, for example, by altering the rules on eligibility for parole, by increasing or reducing remission, by introducing early release with electronic monitoring and in a range of other ways, so why not in the case of IPP prisoners? Retrospective legislation is objectionable when it interferes with existing sentences in a way which puts prisoners in a worse position than the sentencing court intended. However, I can see no objection to retrospective legislation which puts existing prisoners in a better position in order to avoid the anomaly of treating them worse than more recent offenders who have committed identical crimes but are now being given determinate sentences.
The fourth reason is that the necessary changes can be introduced in a way which does not unacceptably increase risk to the public, a point which is often stated by the Minister. Most offenders who would previously have received IPP sentences are now given extended sentences. These sentences include a determinate custodial term followed by an extended period of supervision. If the Government are not attracted by the idea of substituting simple determinate sentences for existing short-tariff IPP sentences, they could legislate to replace them with a form of extended sentence. This could provide for the prisoner to be released after a period equal to double the tariff followed by an extended licence period. This licence period could last for 10 years or even for an indefinite period. During the licence period, the offender could be recalled to prison if he or she breached licence conditions, reverted to drug or alcohol misuse, failed to engage with offending behaviour programmes or engaged in risky behaviour which indicated that his or her risk was increasing. If they wanted, the Government could provide for exceptions to be made. For example, IPP prisoners could be released on licence after double their tariff period,
unless the Parole Board identified exceptional circumstances indicating that the offender presented a particularly high risk to the public.
For all these reasons, I hope that the Government, who have acted so courageously to prevent the injustice of IPP sentences being imposed on offenders sentenced in the future, will not close their mind to the need to end the identical injustice being undergone by IPP prisoners who are already in the system. It brings the criminal justice system into disrepute if different standards are adopted for those who can benefit now as against those who were previously sentenced and fell into the IPP category. I hope that the Minister will be more positive on this than the previous Minister.]]>


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There are few things more disconcerting than seeing what appears to be a groundswell of democracy crushed by a resurgence of brutal authoritarianism.
They called it the Arab Spring. A wave of grassroots unrest, which began in December 2010 in Tunisia and spread through parts of North Africa and the Middle East fueled by social media. Regarded as largely peaceful, although there was plenty of violence, it looked briefly like positive change could be on the horizon. It was a heady time characterized by a sense of optimism. Time magazine named "The Protester" its 2011 "Person of the Year."
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Temperatures usually begin to climb in March in Malaga but they are moderated by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, which is close to its coolest at this time of year. On average the temperature rises to a daytime maximum of 19°C and falls to an average overnight minimum of 9°C. Frosts are extremely rare and snow has not been recorded during March although it sometimes snows in the mountainous area to the north of Malaga.
March is typically quite a dry month, but it rains occasionally, with an average precipitation total of 49mm and six days per March with measurable precipitation. Occasionally, when the jet stream tracks further south than usual, such as in March 2013, an individual March can be frequently wet, but some Marches have very little rain at all. Frontal rainfall from the Atlantic is relatively uncommon during March but due to the increasing solar heating, it is quite common for heavy showers to break out during the afternoons following a dry sunny start to the day. Rainfall tends to be heavier and shorter-lived than is normal in central and northern parts of Europe.
Sunshine tends to be quite abundant during March with an average total of 218 hours per March, which equates to an average of just over 7.0 hours per day, which is in excess of half of the possible total. The average relative humidity falls to approximately 67% in March, while the average sea temperature lags the warming trend over the land and averages just 15°C, which is rather cool for swimming.
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The Alcazaba, located at C Alcazabilla s/n, 29015, is arguably the most significant of Malaga's historic landmarks and features well-restored and well-maintained castle ruins. Two of its original three walls remain, and visitors pass through an ancient defensive castle entrance on the way into the main grounds. The castle boasts some gardens, palaces and courtyards and some good views around the periphery of the fortress. There is also a small archaeological museum on-site, which features exhibits of Roman pottery and statues.
Alcazaba, Malaga.
Those who fancy a massage can try the Arabic Baths at Calle Tomás de Cózar 13 in the centre of Malaga. These are well-decorated and have historic artefacts, providing pleasant historic hamann surroundings. There are dry heat and steam rooms, and cooler rooms with basins and fountains for cooling off after heating up in the steam rooms. There are many massages offered although it is strongly recommended to book in advance to ensure availability. Massages include the Turkish Massage with water, olive oil soap and a horsehair glove. The most high-end and expensive massage is a 50-minute chocolate massage. Yum!
Arabic baths, Malaga.
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March is not one of the better times of the year to hit the beach, as the seas are at their coolest at this time of year, but on a fine day the weather is often warm and sunny enough to enable a relaxing trip. A good nearby blue flag beach is the family-friendly Los Melilleros Beach at Benalmadena, while outside Malaga, the El Candado beach offers a good view of the coast and is protected by two water barriers, and is ideal for windsurfing.
Where to eat & drink
There are many high-quality restaurants around in Malaga. A good family-run Spanish-themed restaurant is the El Cortijillo restaurant at Avda Cadiz, La Cala de Mijas. For a British-style option, the Horizon Bar at Avenida de Antonio Machada, Benalmadena Costa is generally regarded as one of the best, which serves Irish-style breakfasts and a range of traditional pub foods including steaks and burgers.
The Cafe-Concerto Puerto Oscura at Molina Lario, 5 is a relaxing 19th-century style cafe which features live chamber music in the background. Fans of flamenco dances are unlikely to be disappointed visiting Amargo at Calle Franquelo 3 on an evening between Thursday and Sunday, when the locals perform flamenco and salsa dances and live Spanish music.
Where to stay
There are many reliable accommodation options at Malaga. The Vincci Malaga at C/ Pacifico, 44, 29004 is set on Malaga's sea front promenade and has a contemporary design and has a large continental breakfast selection, and offers 4-star accommodation. The AC Hotel Malaga Palacio by Marriott at Cortina Del Muelle 1, 29015 overlooks the old town and the cathedral, and has 4-star accommodation. A good romantic retreat is the three-star Hotel Villa Guadalupe at C/ Bandaneira 6, Urb. El Atabal, 29190.
There are many good budget options, including the 1-star Hotel Domus (reputed by some reviewers to be worthy of 2 or 3 stars) at Juan Valera 20, 29017, which serves a continental breakfast and has a terrace and bar. Malaga is also close to some good camping sites and the Campsite la Buganvilla at Marbella, 29600, offers good access to many nearby facilities and a range of amenities on-site.
Quaint accommodation in Malaga Village.
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The Holy Week in Malaga is tinged with deep fervor as spectacular thrones (tronos) are carried through the streets by throne men carrying the images of Christ and the Blessed Virgin amidst the singing of the holy Saeta. Daily, throughout Holy week, different processions pass through the streets making for impressive views. They have Christ of the Gypsies, Jesus of the Rich, another where a hundred doves are flown by the Palomas, the Christ of Good Death on Holy Thursday, and on Good Friday, the solemn Procession of Silence. A different route is assigned and scheduled for each day of the week. On Easter Sunday, the procession of the Resurrection winds from Alameda Principal and finishes at the church of San Julián. Here some traditional food and Malaga wine is served.


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I live in Connecticut, which is #1 Obama supporting state (alas!)
My husband, David and I, when we mention the Tea Party to any of our friends and family, think the Tea Party is extreme and get turned off, so we can't explain what the issue is, give them the other side. David happened to ask a secretary that he knows ( on the phone when he was calling about something non political) what she thought of the Tea Party. She said she thought they were a radical group. (She most likely reads the NYT) When a small group of us go out on the street corner for a mini tea rally/protest with our signs and constitutions, sometimes we will talk to people. A young couple said that they thought the tea party were a bunch of extremists.
I would like to be able to forward the information about the support rally for Gibson Guitars to some of my musician friends, but I know that since the email says "Tea Party groups are going to show support" that my musician friends (who probably know nothing about the raids against Gibson) will most likely turn off and think that Gibson must be guilty if Tea Party groups are coming to their defense. (I did email one musician an article about the raid, and she thanked me for sending the most unusual story-I did not get into politics- just emailed the article)
My question is, is there some way we can change our name from Tea Party since the media has ruined us to the public who is clueless, or add to it "people for limited government" so the people we talk to won't automatically shut down and listen to the other side of the argument? Or maybe we should just say "a group of American people who are concerned about the raid on Gibson," or whatever point we are trying to make- so that we can at least say our side of the story or issue? Anyone have any suggestions?
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Quit wasting your breath. These folks who react that way are already brainwashed by their own upbringing. I suspect they have very little knowledge about history and care less. Try finding new friends. Just remember this - if they asked you to believe their political ideals, you would probably be resistant to do so because you live in the real world and not some utopian make believe world. Most of us have belief systems which differ but will keep an open mind when someone close to us expresses their opinion. If these individuals do not reciprocate then - They probably don't respect your opinion anyway. I would guess they even talk behind your back. If you think your right about certain ideals, and that's your philosophy, by-golly stand for what you believe in. They may laugh at, and/or resent, you but down deep they will respect you for having conviction. In the end, that's what's important.
Happy Trails and don't forget - it's nice to be able to look in the mirror and be proud of the person who's looking back at you.
Being afraid to identify yourself as being part of the Tea Party is like saying, I'm not from America. Hello, we are America. That is right up there with me saying that I'm not a Christian. The left would love if the Tea Party patriots would run from the Tea Party label. I don't care if people look down at me when I say that I am/support the Tea Party, they don't pay my rent. Always remember, it's their ignorance that is the problem, not ours. I had a black neighbor tell me he couldn't stop by because I have a Tea Party sign in my yard, oh well, he isn't going to vote conservative anyway, why waste my time with him. Why do republicans waste time, effort and money courting the black vote, it ain't gonna happen, not for a long time. Be a good, upright citizen, treat people fairly and with respect, maybe someday they will figure out that you are a real person with some intelligence and maybe, just maybe, you are right.
What you think when you hear "tea party" will not be what pops in their head. Just talk common sense, fiscal responsibility, Constitution (foundation of America) and freedom principles. Defending a label is not a good idea; people will have pre-conceived ideas, thanks largely to lamestream media.
Tell them what you are going to tell them, then tell them,than tell them what you told them,than ask for their thoughts than tell them that what you discussed came from the Tea Party !
This story just verifies how effective the main stream media is at brain washing the public.
I think you need to ask them WHERE they got the idea that the Tea Party is "extreme" and exactly what do they mean by extreme? Is cutting government spending and lowering taxes "extremist"? You need to challenge their closed-minded approach and the fact it seems they are getting only one perspective from ie MSNBC or NYT. You need to tell them the Tea Party opposes Obama because of his wrong-headed policies which have not and will not work. It is nothing to do with his race.
Failing this, I'd just give them a look of pity and let them get on with it. Some of these people are so wedded to liberal ideology it is like beating your head against a brick wall. Then move to a state where more common-sense people live. These people have obviously lost their capacity for independent thought!


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November 29, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is collecting stories about agriculture innovations for a future exhibition on American business.
The museum is launching a web portal Tuesday for people to share stories, photographs and materials about innovations that changed farming. The museum also is accepting items already donated by farmers in Illinois, Tennessee and California for a new agriculture archive.
New artifacts include road signs about organic farming and decreasing soil erosion, a GPS tractor guidance system and dairy equipment showing the change to a computer-run system. The museum also holds Eli Whitney's cotton gin.
Agribusiness will be part of a new exhibit on "American Enterprise" opening in 2015. Monsanto Co. recently donated $2 million, and the United Soybean Board gave $1 million to support the project.
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Supervisors take steps on blues project
County supervisors made a number of "housecleaning" decisions at their payroll meeting on Feb. 15, including filling the vacant position of commissioner on the North Tunica Fire Protection District board.
The board approved the appointment of William Calder to the post. Calder, a security supervisor at a casino resort, lives in the district, administrator Clifton Johnson said.
Supervisors also approved appropriations of $51,253.33 to the airport and $98,000 to Tunica County Public Projects, Inc.
Robinsonville Community Center gets green light
The "when" is still uncertain, but the "where" and "how" on a community center in Robinsonville were finally decided at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Feb. 7.
On the heels of a motion to approve a $300,000 allottment for a fire station at Dundee, District 1 Supervisor James Dunn called for the approval of the Robinsonville community center. Dunn said the item had been budgeted for and he would like to see bids solicited for the project.
Board president Billy Pegram asked Dunn to wait until the board got farther down in the agenda. An item, listed as number 27, called for consideration on a voting precinct at Robinsonville. Dunn said as far as he was concerned, his issue should come first.
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Dig at Beaver Dam may reveal ancient secrets
For several years, John Conaway, field archaeologist for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, has been trying to resolve some unanswered questions about the Indians that lived near Beaver Dam.
Remote sensing was used to take electronic computer images of the area around two years ago. The images revealed features under the top layer of soil that appear to be houses, pits, and a large circle about twenty meters in diameter.
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