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Know Your Lore: The curious dissonance of Alliance leveling {WoW}
Apr 1st 2012 6:38PM In Cata more than ever before, playing an Alliance character makes one feel like they're casting rocks into a hurricane. You never really feel like you're making a difference as an Alliance player - at most it feels like you're slowing or stopping the rot. And the victories you do get are either pyrrhic or else mirrored for the Horde.
I think the biggest problem is that the Alliance frankly hasn't had a big, triumphant win (in the sense of a victory that makes one want to fling their hands up in the air and shout 'For the Alliance) since Warcraft II. Really. Warcraft II.
Think about it.
Warcraft III and TFT were all about stomping on the Alliance's face, with the sole bright point being the victory at Hyjal...but that's more a victory for the world as a whole, for the combined Alliance/Horde/night elf forces over the Legion, not something for the Alliance as a faction.
This trend continues in WoW. In vanilla wow the biggest in-game event was the opening of Ahn'Qiraj, but that was bi-factional and Saurfang was the guy who got the Big Damn Speech when the gates opened
In BC, the Alliance and the Horde were each given two major story lines - the Horde had the reunification with the mag'har and the plight of the blood elves, while the Alliance had the story of recovering the lost expedition and the return of the draenei to their lost world.
Both of the Horde storylines came to a definitive conclusion - Garrosh was empowered by the news of his father's legacy, while the traitor Kael'thas was deposed and the Sunwell was reignited, providing a new beginning for the elves. Both of these storyliens also had ramifications in Wrath.
On the other hand, neither of the Alliance's stories came to a definitive conclusion - finding and questing with Danath was a major win, but Khadgar did almost nothing besides act as A'dal's spokesman, and Kurdran did nothing at all. Turalyon and Alleria (largely considered the most important of the five heroes) were teased at through their son, but never found. The draenei, meanwhile, showed almost no storyline at all in regards to their lost cousins - the Aldor, the Kurenai, the Ashtongue, there was no resolution, or even much acknowledgement between them and those on the Exodar
Moving on to Wrath, which a lot of players point to as the Alliance-flavored of the expansions. The expansion started out with a major, major piece of Alliance lore, the Knights of the Silver Hand, getting ripped out wholesale and presented as a neutral anti-Scourge group friendly to both factions, without so much as a hint of antipathy for the Horde. Dalaran, a former Alliance city-state, likewise went neutral and invited the Horde (including the Forsaken who had quests to kill their citizens in vanilla) into their streets.
Some players scoff at the importance of this, but this kind of act (and that of the defenders of Hyjal in Cata) drastically undercuts the Alliance as a faction. By tearing out these major, major themes, it makes the Alliance feel less flavorful, because the Horde gets to enjoy their own factional themes, and the Alliance's as well. To be fair, some of it goes the other way (Earthen Ring, for example) but the importance of the effective loss of these themes just can't be understated.
But moreover, look at Alliance questing in Wrath (I largely ignored questing in BC because so much of it was mirrored). What does the Alliance gain in Wrath? Okay, they get Muradin Bronzebeard back, that's one. But what else? The humans, gnomes and dwarves learn their origins...but what meaning does that have for them? What effects do we see from these revelations?
Despite the Alliance 'flavor' of the expansion, the major story between the factions was Horde-driven - Garrosh's story progressed and the Wrathgate and Battle for the Undercity revealed the depths of depravity to which some of the Forsaken had sunk, firing on their own allies and turning on Sylvanas to serve the Burning Legion. The resulting Horde story? The Horde truimphantly returns to Undercity, bulldozes the apothecarium traitors and the Legion forces and kills Varimathras. The Alliance story? The Alliance attacks Undercity through the sewers in an attempt to retake the place, kills Putress, Varian has his big "what have they done" moment...then Alliance players all get kicked out of the place because Jaina flinches. Net result? Horde story progresses, Saurfang gets facetime with the pathos over his lost son, while the Alliance have nothing to show for it aside from a lost faction leader (and a fairly major character) and the somber ending note of "we'll see what war brings."
This is followed up with the Broken Front story, where Alliance players learn about how the Horde rushed an Alliance army engaged with the Scourge from behind, resulting in both armies getting wiped out. Then they have to go through the ordeal of mercy-killing Alliance soldiers (while Horde players get to mercy-kill...Alliance soldiers)
And finally we come to Cataclysm. Cataclysm, where Gilneas ends with your character being evacuated in the face of a Horde invasion, Westfall ends with Sentinel Hill on fire from the Defias, Redridge ends with the deaths of Bravo Company, Darkshore ends with the night elves' major character getting tricked by the bad guys, Stonetalon makes you watch a school get nuked, Andorhal ends in retreat, Swamp of Sorrows ends with no change...and the major character of the expansion is the guy formerly in charge of your enemy faction. And you're expected to like him.
Here's what it all comes to-Allaince questing rarely, if ever, makes you feel empowered. I know a lot of Horde players hate the things you end up doing in some zones (Hillsbrad, Stonetalon) but those zones make you feel powerful. You're walking all over the bad guys. In Alliance questing, this just never pulls together. Zones with an overarching story end with ignominous retreats or pyrrhic victories, and the few wins players do get (Wetlands, early Darkshore) are largely against non-player factions. Never the Horde itself.
Meanwhile the Alliance's overall story spins its wheels, going nowhere at top speed. Faction leaders seem to do nothing, your major characters are takeoffs of pop culture (John J. Keeshan and Horatio Lane) or downright silly (Flintlocke...oh god Flintlocke), and most importantly Cataclysm never gives you reason to make you feel like you've accomplished anything - at most you've held the line.
Know Your Lore: The curious dissonance of Alliance leveling {WoW}
Apr 1st 2012 6:35PM Frankly, losing Hawthorne isn't even the worst part of South Barrens questing for the Alliance.
It's the end, where you watch Bael Modan get bombed, attempt a momentary revenge by collapsing a Horde mine, and then this is the last quest you're given:
"Hawthorne dead... my own son murdered... the situation in the Barrens is out of control, .
I'm going to take charge of Fort Triumph and try to lock things down. To do that, I'm going to need reinforcements. Reinforcements that were promised from Theramore weeks ago!
Travel to Theramore in Dustwallow Marsh and give Captain Garran Vimes an earful. What good is that blasted road through the swamp if the men and materiel aren't rolling in?"
No matter which side you play, Southern Barrens ends with the Alliance struggling to avoid destruction.
THIS is the problem with the Alliance: Blizzard constantly writes them as being mired in ignominous failures, pyrrhic victories, and overall wallowing in a doldrums that they've been stuck in since before WoW even started.
What the Alliance needs is VICTORIES, not some fairy-dust "lighthearted moments." The Alliance already has plenty of "lighthearted moments" and frankly, players hate most of them because they feel like they've been written as a distraction from the story and not actually part of the narrative.
It feels like Blizzard saying, "The people of Westfall are suffering and Sentinel Hill is on fire, and you can't do a thing to prevent either, but, um... OOO LOOK AT HORATIO LANE, LOOK AT THE PUNS, ISN'T HE FUNNY GUYS, ISN'T HE? GUYS?"
As I wrote recently on the story forum-
(hang on, I'll just reprint the entire post. It'll be long, so TL;DR folks can just scroll down.)
Mists of Pandaria Beta: Watch the Alliance intro to Pandaria {WoW}
Mar 30th 2012 1:41AM It's Theramore, actually (the Theramore tabard is the same as Kul Tiras' but with white backing instead of green).
The woman in question is Grand Admiral Jes-Tereth, and she's been around since vanilla. About bloody time she got some attention.
Mists of Pandaria Beta: Watch the Alliance intro to Pandaria {WoW}
Mar 29th 2012 8:56PM Grand Admiral Jes-Tereth getting a speaking role is great.
It's so jarring to see a night elf doing things like using holograms and flying bombers. I kind of wish the guy had been a gnome. Gnomes could use some love.
That damaged plane slamming itself into the Horde ship was epic. I almost - ALMOST - want them to put in some orcs screaming "INCREASE FORWARD CANNON FIRE!" and "TOO LATE!" before it hits.
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Mar 29th 2012 7:16PM @RetPallyJil
As I said above in response to your own comment, the problem is Jil, we have no reason to believe anyone else in the Horde has any reason to owe Orgrimmar any money at all.
If Orgrimmar has no money to -lend- in the first place (and remember, this was a plot point in the Shattering) nobody is going to end up in debt to them unless Garrosh just arbitrarily decides "your contribution to our war with the Alliance is [X percentage] less than my people's own. You'll make it up with gold."
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Mar 29th 2012 7:13PM Thing is though, Jil, how does the fact that the blood elves have been rebuilding their city necessarily follow to them being in debt to Orgrimmar? I mean, it's not like we see orc labor being used to restore Silvermoon, or orcish brigades reinforcing Quel'thalas.
As far as we know, the blood elves have been paying for the restoration effort out of their own pocket, entirely self-contained, with their own people doing the work, which means the money never leaves Quel'thalas. And there's certainly no word of them taking out a loan from the Bank of Orgrimmar to pay for it.
More likely, Garrosh knows that Silvermoon (a city gilded in gold and precious metals) is a far richer place than Thunder Bluff, and so demands more cash out of the elves than he does the tauren.
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Mar 29th 2012 7:07PM @Boobah
'A "loyalty tax"? Seriously? And wondering what the orcs contribute?'
Uh, yes. Seriously. What do the orcs contribute to the Horde's economy? The immediate answer is 'nothing.' We know they're so short on food that the military resorts to stealing rice from the trolls and goblins. Their livestock likewise go straight to the military's stomachs. To our knowledge, Orgrimmar produces nothing apart from war materiel.
The implementation of a "loyalty tax" of some kind is the most reasonable explanation for the other cities of the Horde apparently being in debt to Orgrimmar, despite major plot points in the past about how the orcs' economy is in the crapper and they can't even produce drinkable water for their own population, importing it from Mulgore.
The simplest explanation for all three of the other major Horde cities (remember, it's not one, or two, but all three) somehow owing Orgrimmar money is that Garrosh realized that with the orcish military mired in unending conflict in Ashenvale and elsewhere (rather than the quick, decisive victories he wanted), the only way to fill up a rapidly-depleting war chest was to begin demanding that the other members of the Horde begin propping him up financially, sacrificing the good of their economies for the sake of his own.
Essentially, Garrosh Hellscream wants an Orgrimmar bailout.
And the rest of the Horde doesn't seem to want to put up.
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Mar 29th 2012 3:08PM @Jeff
Your just brought forth this image in my head of Garrosh ordering the Darkspear trolls to pay up on his new loyalty tax and on the due date he gets a box from Sen'jin Village with a note attached saying "here is all the tribute the Shadow Hunter intends to give."
Garrosh opens it up and inside the box is nothing but a black-feathered arrow.
Garrosh then quietly cancels the Darkspears' debt and spends the rest of the day hiding under the bed.
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Mar 29th 2012 2:12PM @ Shinae
That's an iffy thing, though. Orc territory really hasn't expanded very much past vanilla, and remember, all that iron, stone, and lumber they're culling is immediately getting turned around to churn out demolishers, warships, fortresses, weapons and armor for soliders, etc.
Unless the orcs just came into SO MUCH material wealth that they can furnish their entire military effort AND have enough left over to sell it off to their allies, and that I'd have to take with a few grains of salt.
And even then, if we took the above part on faith, that still leaves the question - why would the other nations be buying from them? The Forsaken have been materially independant as far as we know since they joined. You might make a case for the tauren needing lumber for that big-ass Mulgore wall, but that sill leaves Silvermoon owing a ridiculous amount of money for no apparent reason.
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Mar 29th 2012 1:48PM Good point Jeff, I hadn't noticed that. Perhaps Garrosh simply thinks the trolls beneath his notice, or else simply too poor to prop up Orgrimmar's economy in any meaningful way. Silvermoon's debt being so much higher than TB and UC's makes me think he decided to go after (what seems to him like) the big fish first.

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And by "en-masse", I mean roughly enough to be able to chew through enough fruit to easily give me 2-3 gallons of juice. I understand cooking the fruit down will also yield more juice, but for products such as "fresh-squeezed" orange juice or lemonade, doing such a thing isnt as ideal seeing that it would partly take away from its "freshness". |
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I saw this in an Animal Kingdom store on a recent trip, it's on the back of the ladybug. Is it a Hidden Mickey? Thoughts?
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I saw this in an Animal Kingdom store on a recent trip, it's on the back of the ladybug. Is it a Hidden Mickey? Thoughts?
Wow that's close. If not for that extra bulge on the right "ear", I'd say it's unquestionably a hidden mickey.... but with that extra bit... man, I really don't know. It's almost like the design was made, and someone decided it looked too much like a HM, and decided to cut out an extra piece to make it look less like one.
But you know the rule - if you think it's a Hidden Mickey, it's a Hidden Mickey! :-)
<shrug> I like it. I like the idea that we can debate and have fun with it. If there was a real list of "official" hidden mickey's, it would be nothing more than a scavenger hunt, and eventually someone would find "all" of them. This way, the game never ends.
I'm gonna say no.
When HM hunting, I follow Dr. Barrett's guidelines for the three circle classic Hidden Mickey's. The extra blob on the ear is not as much of a problem for me as the fact that the ears are the esentially the same size as the head. In my book, to qualify as a deliberate HM, the head would have to be larger than the ears.
Just my opinion, of course!
Agree that the ears are a bit too big.
And of course since Hidden Mickey's don't exist there will never be any official ones. :)
I'm not sure...
I don't think I like it too much either.
Okay, in the above post I said I didn't think I liked it too much... but then...
...I went to AK this past Thursday and got a chance to look at it again, in person, and now I'm not so sure about my above post. Seeing it again in person made me rethink that this one could be legitimate. The 3 circles clearly are not the exact same size, while they are close in size, they are not the exact same.
Also, another reason I'm starting to think it may be legit, is that no other display rack in that store that I could find has a simliar shape on it. There are of course other lady bugs painted on the display racks, but no other shapes on those lady bugs that look like a possible Hidden Mickey. A good criteria for a legit Hidden Mickey, in my humble opinion, is that it's not found over and over again, but only once in an area and cleverly disguised.
Maybe we could open this one up for discussion again?
I have seen this one in person and I also agree that when you look at it closely you tend to believe it is. But as others said, there really is no such thing as an "official" hidden Mickey. They are little touches WDI puts into their creations for fun. I totally agree with the concept of it being very individualized. If you believe it is an HM... then it your book, it is. :)
But you know the rule - if you think it's a Hidden Mickey,
I definitely think it is a hidden Mickey.
i think the one above it kind of looks like goofy. but anyways, i voted yes.
I did vote no. Now reading the other posts, I might have to change that answer to I don't know. I would have to look at all the other ladybugs and the markings. Most of the time, you see symmetry (sp?) with markings on both sides. In the picture, you can't see the opposite paint blotch.
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Tax Dollars Used Against Islam and Muslims
July 21, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Dr. Aslam Abdullah, TMO
A few weeks ago, a former Palestinian Muslim, who is now an ultra conservative Christian equated Islam with terrorism describing the two inseparable. There is nothing new in what the so called former PLO terrorist said or says on a regular basis. In the last 10 years, several individuals claiming to speak on behalf of Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism have spoken openly against Islam and Muslim Americans in particular. Expressing one's opinion is everyone's right and that right must be preserved even if it is based on misconception or lies.
What is problematic is that the Homeland Security invited the so called terrorist-turned Christian to an official event attended by more than 300 law enforcement officials in South Dakota. This is a violation of our constitution that clearly indicates that the people's tax dollars would not be spent in either promoting or targeting a particular religion. The so called expert was paid 5,000 plus other expenses. In other word, the our tax dollars were spent on supporting someone whose anti-Islam agenda is well known. If the Homeland Security had invited a Muslim American to counter his argument, one could have argued that the purpose of the event was to have a balanced perspective. However, by giving money and podium to an avid anti-Islam fanatic, the Homeland Security has revealed its hatred of Islam, a crime which is in breach of the constitution and which deserves to be thoroughly investigated.
Ten after the September 11 attack, Muslim Americans are still deemed unfit by many law enforcement agencies or agents to be partners in the country's fight against terrorism. This policy or attitude is hurting the country and wasting its tax dollars money. Seemingly, the Homeland Security and other federal and state agencies have wasted millions of dollars in rewarding anti-Muslim and anti-Islam experts on terrorism by giving them legitimacy and authenticity through invitation to officially organized events for state and federal agents.
Most of the so called experts on Islam belong to several religious groups who anti-Islam position is well known. They use the Tax payers money and resources to promote their religious agenda and to make money for themselves. The country does not benefit from their expertise.
One is entitled to his or her opinion on Islam or any other faith but when that opinion is given legitimacy by agencies that are meant to uphold the constitution and the citizens, then it deserves the attention of all those who are serious about the sanctity and supremacy of the constitution. As far as opinions against Islam are concerned, we Muslims must be aware of the task that we have at hand, i.e. challenging the misconception and informing the country and the world that there is another side of the explanation that can be offered only by those practice this faith and who understands its in and out better than those so called experts who have found a new opportunity to mint money from the new venture that we can term as "Islamic Threat to the West."
Flying Imams' Ship Comes In
October 22, 2009 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Paul Walsh and James Walsh
Imams in Minneapolis airport. |
A settlement has been reached in the "Flying Imams" federal lawsuit that was filed by six Muslim men who claim they were falsely arrested on a US Airways jet in the Twin Cities three years ago because of their religious and ethnic backgrounds.
According to federal court records, the settlement was reached Monday and filed with the court today.
A New York attorney for the imams, Omar Mohammedi, this afternoon called the settlement "satisfactory to the plaintiffs." Mohammedi added that money is involved, but he declined to elaborate.
Another attorney for the imams, Frederick Goetz of Minneapolis, said a few details remained to be resolved before the settlement is finalized.
One of the imams, Marwan Sadeddin of Phoenix, told the Associated Press that the settlement does not include an apology but he considers it an acknowledgment that a mistake was made. He said he couldn't divulge the terms because both sides had agreed not to discuss them publicly. "It's fine for all parties. It's been solved. … There is no need for a trial," Sadeddin said.
Officials with the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), which operates the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and is a defendant in the suit, issued a statement Tuesday afternoon announcing the settlement.
"Law enforcement officials did what they believed was appropriate to ensure the safety of travelers based on the information available at the time," said the MAC's general counsel, Tom Anderson. "We will continue to be vigilant in maintaining the security of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the safety of travelers who use it."
According to the statement by the MAC, "the commission's liability insurance policy limits potential financial exposure in such cases to $50,000. The insurer has the right to assume control of the defense or settlement of claims and exercised that right in this case."
Arizona-based U.S. Airways also is a defendant in the suit. The airline has yet to comment today.
CAIR, the Washington-based civil rights organization that took up the imams' cause soon after they were removed from the plane, hailed the settlement.
"[This] is a clear victory for justice and civil rights over fear and the phenomenon of 'flying while Muslim' in the post-9/11 era," said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad.
The case sparked ongoing debate about the power of law enforcement to override personal rights in the name of security.
The imams were arrested in November 2006 while returning from the North American Conference of Imams on a jet bound for Phoenix. A passenger had passed a note to a flight attendant noting what he considered suspicious activity.
FBI Special Agent Michael Cannizzaro and airport police officers had argued that the arrest and removal of the imams was valid because there were reasons to be suspicious of a crime.
In July, U.S. District Judge Ann Montgomery ruled that the suit could move forward.
"The right not to be arrested in the absence of probable cause is clearly established and, based on the allegations … no reasonable officer could have believed that the arrest of the Plaintiffs was proper," Montgomery ruled then.
Racial Profiling Still Pervasive: ACLU Report
July 13, 2009 by TMO · Leave a Comment
Chris Levister, Black Voice News.com
U.S. authorities detain and harass thousands of people each year solely on the basis of religion, race or nationality despite efforts by senior law enforcement officials and the government to stop it, the American Civil Liberties Union said.
An ACLU report said racial profiling was often applied to immigrants from South Asia and to North Africans suspected of being Islamic militants following the September 11, 2001, attacks carried out by Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda militants.
The report, submitted on Tuesday to the U.N. Committee to End Racial Discrimination, said profiling could involve harassment, detention, arrest or investigation. Many Latin American immigrants were also targeted for immigration violations while others, including Black Americans, were profiled as suspected drug offenders, said the report, which did not provide precise figures.
President Barack Obama's government upholds the policy of the previous Bush administration that such profiling should end, but related laws contain a significant gray area, said Chandra Bhatnagar, a staff attorney with the ACLU's human rights program.
According to 2003 federal guidelines, it is illegal to detain or investigate someone solely on the basis of race, religion or ethnicity, but there are exceptions in the context of national security and border control.
"While there is a political consensus regarding the problem and a need for a solution it has not translated into concrete action," Bhatnagar said. He referred to the End Racial Profiling Bill first introduced in 1997, but which had not passed into law.
One factor that had increased the profiling of Latin Americans was a federal program to shift responsibility and resources for immigration enforcement to local and state authorities, according to the report.
Anecdotal evidence suggested that an increasing number of people had been targeted under profiling for possible immigration offenses over the past eight years, it said.
"Police officers who are often not adequately trained and in some cases not trained at all, in federal immigration enforcement, will improperly rely on race or ethnicity as a proxy for undocumented status," the report said.
The involvement of local police in this was having a "devastating impact" on some communities, Bhatnagar said.
In April the ACLU of Southern California filed suit against Moreno Valley police and city officials and the state Board of Barbering and Cosmetology claiming racial profiling.
The suit filed on behalf of three Moreno Valley barbers in U.S. District Court in Riverside alleged that "five of the six barbershops selected as targets for raid-style inspections on April 2, 2008, were owned by, operated by, and primarily frequented by African Americans."
The officers, city employees and members of the state Board of Barbering and Cosmetology allegedly targeted six shops in warrantless raids because of race, said lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union. The suit also alleges innocent clients waiting for haircuts and other services were detained, harassed and forced to produce identification.
ACLU alleged the officers and other agents targeted the businesses "based, in part or in whole, on the race of the barbers and their clientele."
Police, city and state officials have denied the claims. The case has attracted national attention for what ACLU lawyers and many in communities of color call blatant evidence that racial profiling is still pervasive.


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Anderson has also created an installation of a bedroom, complete with bed, nightstand, a lamp, a mirror and a pair of red high-heeled shoes. One creepy aspect is the use of wads of human hair covering the bedspread. The installation — or the bed, at least — provides the setting for a performance that was recorded in a set of photos hanging nearby. With this show, and others I've seen by her, Anderson proves she's one of the city's up-and-coming talents.
There's a similar pairing of artists at Walker Fine Art. Altered features Mark Castator, who creates metal abstract sculptures, and Marie Vlasic, who carries out hyper-realist portraits that are astounding technically.
Castator, who lives in Boulder, is a master with welded metal, and is best known for his marvelous spheres and columns made from small chunks of sawed steel tubes. His pieces at Walker, however, are very different formally. He has written that he is influenced by abstract expressionism, and that relationship is not hard to understand. The elements he uses to make the sculptures — cut metal tubes mounted sideways, just like in his spheres and columns — have been freely assembled, aping the instinctual sense for composition associated with abstract expressionism. The overall forms are like puffs of smoke, meandering up from the floor. And because the cut tubular metal is mounted sideways with the open end facing out, there's lots of negative space, which heightens the sense of lightness. But they actually must be very heavy since they are made of steel, so they're simultaneously delicate and monumental. This is a neat visual trick.
Vlasic, meanwhile, has chosen tattooed nudes as her subjects and has done so with a fanatical attention to detail — so much so that at first they look like photos, but they're not; rather, they're done in oil on canvas. Although you could argue that they're fairly traditional from a stylistic standpoint, Vlasic's portraits are really in-your-face because she's depicting naked tattooed men and women — and with unflinching accuracy, including genitalia and pubic hair. Some are fairly demure, like "Candice II," a seated young woman, while others are really graphic — notably "Ian," a gym-rat biker-type who lets it all hang out.
The summer is supposed be a time when the art world takes a break, but as these shows reveal, things are going along at a rapid and hectic pace – and that's not counting the King Tut show at the DAM and the several exhibits associated with the Biennial of the Americas, all of which have just opened or are about to.


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African violets (Saintpaulia) will definitely NOT survive outdoors! They need warmth year round and can't grow outside anywhere in Canada or the US, except for possibly Hawaii. You can grow many kinds of traditional violets (Viola) which would be hardy. Note that even some of these may not be reliably hardy in your area, but many are. |
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Facts about Molly
- Breed: Cocker Spaniel/Spaniel (Unknown Type) Mix
- Color: Tan/Yellow/Fawn
- Age: Adult
- Size: Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
- Sex: Female
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I am already spayed, housetrained, up to date with shots, good with kids, and good with dogs.
Molly is a small feminine sweetheart.he was dumped at a kill shelter and there a month.How could that be!. She is so sweet and a wonderful girl,weighs about 23 lbs and is maybe 4 yrs old . She loves to walk and does well. on a leash. If you need a companion come meet molly.
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Will County real estate tax bills went online Wednesday and were mailed to 273,000 property owners on Thursday.
The first installment is due June 3 and the second installment is due Sept. 3. The bills are for 2012 taxes payable in 2013.
The county collected $1.62 billion from taxpayers last year and expects $1.68 billion this year, an increase of about $60 million, said Brian McDaniel, the chief investment officer for Will County Treasurer Steve Weber.
Taxing district rates range from $5 in unincorporated Reed Township to a whopping $18.55 for Crete Township residents who live in Park Forest. The total rate is the amount taxpayers pay per $100 of equalized assessed valuation, which is one-third their property value. The totals include rates from villages, schools, road funds, fire districts, libraries, park districts, etc.
Taxpayers who are curious about rates in other taxing districts can go to Will County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots' website, thewillcountyclerk.com, and click on tax extensions.
The difference in rates often boils down to whether or not property is in a municipality and which school district it falls into. For instance, Troy Township residents who live in Channahon and are in the Troy School District pay a total rate of $9.84. In contrast, Troy Township residents who live in an unincorporated area and are in the Laraway School District pay a total rate of $6.81.
Assessments drop
If you want to see how well individual taxing bodies are holding the line, you can also view a five-year history of tax rates on the clerk's website.
That list shows that Park Forest, for instance, has gone from a rate of $5.92 in 2011 to $8.22 in 2012. Park Forest Finance Director Mary Dankowski said the village's tax levy went up only 2.7 percent from 2011 to 2012.
But a 26 percent drop in property value in the village caused by the Great Recession made the rate jump. Some property owners will pay more as a result, some won't, she said. One former village employee brought Dankowski a bill that showed a total tax bite of $8,324 paid last year on a home valued at about $163,000 versus $8,133 due this year — even though the homeowner's total tax rate jumped from $14.70 to $18.42.
"Some people can have increases, some people can have decreases," Dankowski said. "It's really kind of wild how it all gets allocated out."
It all depends on how much an individual taxpayer's property value dropped versus neighboring property and whether or not taxing districts have rate caps, Dankowski said.
Park Forest, which is 80 percent in Cook County and 20 percent in Will County, isn't alone in losing value. Total residential assessments in Will County fell about $640 million from a peak of $15.8 billion in 2006 to $15.2 billion last year, according to Will County Supervisor of Assessments Rhonda Novak's office.
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Payments can be made my mail; online at www.willcountytaxbill.com; in person at the treasurer's office, 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet; by telephone, 815-723-4741; and at banks and credit unions throughout the county.
For the first time last year, the treasurer's office started using a QR or Quick Response code on tax envelopes. Smart phone owners who have a QR code app can scan the envelope and their phones will take them straight to the bill payment website, McDaniel explained.
More people are taking advantage of the new technology. For instance, since May 1, when the bills were first posted online, 7 percent of people have paid bills via mobile phones. And the amount collected online rose 10 percent from 2011 to 2012, McDaniel said.


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Well this is all that is known right now. Expect updates from Disney.
Most dinner chows have been cancelled starting tonight or tomorrow for several days.
The Electrical Water Pageant has been cancelled starting tonight.
The Tom Joyner Family Renunion has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled.
The parks are expected to be closed Saturday and Sunday.
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Saturday I hopped over to her place to work on her new business logo designs and to make some super delicious cheddar cheese crackers. Yes, they are pretty much cheese-its, and yes, it may not be completely worth it to spend all the time making them when you could just buy that orange box at the store but it was still fun and the end result was delicious!
Sorry, Vanessa for stealing your thunder but I can't just let these
The recipe is from Home Cooking in Montana via Tastespotting.
Cheddar Crackers
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground pepper (optional)
4 TBSP cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
8 ounces grated cheddar cheese
3-4 TBSP water
Directions:Pulse the flour, salt and pepper, then add butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add grated cheese a little at a time until the mixture again resembles coarse meal. (Vanessa had a small food processor so we did the whole thing in batches)
Pulse in 3 to 4 tablespoons of water, one tablespoon at a time, until the dough forms into a ball. It will probably take a minute or so.
(Vanessa proudly holding the dough blob)
Remove, wrap in plastic, and chill for 20 minutes or up to 24 hours. (Uh, we didn't have a lot of time so we did about 30 mins) This way the butter has time to solidify and I think makes for puffier crackers.
Roll the dough out to 1/8th-inch thickness directly onto a baking sheet. You don't want to roll them paper thin, neither do you want to roll them too thick. If they are too thin, they will not puff up as much. If they are too thick, they will not be as crispy.
(Most of ours ended up puffing up. Softer on the inside and crispy on the outside. I think I liked them better than normal crackers.)
(We used a pizza cutter to slice the dough. We tried squares and triangles. We didn't fork the edges of all of them. Vanessa wanted at least some to look pretty. We also poked holes in the middle for some reason I don't remember)
Bake at 350° F for 15-20 minutes or until crackers are golden brown. Watch them after the 10 minute mark.
These were so good! And if you have a big enough food processor (or you split the recipe) they are very simple to make. The perfect snack and way better than the store bought kind.
Anyone see any Tastespotting ideas they want to try? Maybe some Indian? I don't know why I'm craving Indian food so much lately...
Anyone see any Tastespotting ideas they want to try? Maybe some Indian? I don't know why I'm craving Indian food so much lately...


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Steven Davis, Ph.D.
"You have a right to be healthy, so exercise it."
- Steven Davis, Ph.D.
- Professor of Clinical Exercise Physiology
- Chair, Cal Poly Human Subjects Committee
Academic Background
The Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., Physical Education, with emphasis in Exercise/Applied Physiology, 1986 -
San Diego State University
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University of California, Davis
B.S., Biological Sciences, 1979
- Pathophysiology & Exercise
- Electrocardiography
- Echocardiography
- Exercise Physiology
- Exercise Prescription and Leadership
- Nutrition for Fitness & Sport
- Tennis
- American College of Sports Medicine – Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist (2000)
- American College of Sports Medicine – Preventive and Rehabilitative Exercise Program Director (1988)
- American College of Sports Medicine – Exercise Specialist (1982)
Research and Interests
My research interests include the applications of physical activity for preventive and rehabilitative medicine: Ways in which exercise can both prevent and treat disease and enhance our abilities in extreme environments. I have published research concerning the physical fitness of firefighters. I am also interested in the ethical treatment of human subjects in research, and in the effects of involvement of faculty and student researchers in the human subjects review process on understanding of ethical behavior.


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Mining Quad
Posted by Huw,Today's Sun offering is 30152 Mining Quad. This set has been available in the USA at TRU and also in Belgium and Holland as part of promotions there.
As with most vehicles of this size that you find in polybags, it's all wheels and not much else. Once again the minifig is the main attraction. His helmet is particularly nice, and new to this year's City Mining sets.
Definitely worth a trip to WHS in the pouring rain for.
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Another lovely little polybag, the helmet and dynamite pieces look particularly useful. My WHSmith was deserted this morning at 9:30am, I suppose this is far from the most appealing polybag though. I can only imagine the chaos once we get to the two Lord of the Rings sets at the end of the week...
Can you get the promotion in Scotland on Sunday in the Sun?? And when will the stores open on sunday in scotland??
^ You can go on the WhSmiths website and go to the store locator and put in your postcode and find your closest one and select it, then it will show you its open/close times. (Not sure you can do in Scotland but I think you can. Good luck)
The helmet is great. I'm not too keen on the torso. The tools seem to disappear into his trousers.
I love this set, haven't got any mining figures so its nice to get one with the new helmet. Regarding the mini vehicles that have been available in this promo, this one is definitely the best of the lot.
I found this at Target here in the US as well
Huw, not so much about the article but you put a capital I in mining.
@Jelippo - Beware the WHS website! The Sunday openings are totally out of date for our local stores. I'd check with the store before you deprive yourself of a Sunday lie-in.
I love it. It's chunky. Best so far. I'm not that bothered about its exclusivity.
Question: has anyone here tried to redeem their figure vouchers at Toys R Us? I was wondering if they place any limit on how many figs per customer. eg. Would I need to don disguises and fake names to get multiple figs from the TRU customer services desk? Anyone have experience of this?
So far I've been getting the papers and figs from my local WH Smiths, but I was contemplating a trip to Toys R Us (17 miles away) if my local run out of Uruks on Saturday. But not worth it if they limit you to 1 fig per customer.
Does anyone know if there are ever any such deals here in the U.S.? I would definitely buy the newspaper/magazine just to get a set??? I have been keeping my eye on these sets every day lately and they seem great to me!!!
This set is now available in the US at Target stores as well.
My WH Smith ran out by 12.45pm earlier today. I expect the scalpers were in force then - which really annoys me. As this is the best set of the bunch in terms of whats included I trudged all the way to my TRU to get it - luckily they had them.
This is definitely a £5 - £6 small set if at proper retail, so this is most certainly the best value purchase of Lego I've made in years.
"has anyone here tried to redeem their figure vouchers at Toys R Us? I was wondering if they place any limit on how many figs per customer"
Missing Brick - the Toys R Us local to me has a rule of 1 polybag only per customer irrespective of the number of vouchers. However, it might be that, in common with WHSmith branches, local practices do vary.
If you get up early and go to WHSmith for 8.30am on saturday, then you will be fine. As my dad keeps telling me, its quite a lazy country in parts, so the early bird will catch the worm, so to speak.
I wasn't able to get to my WHS (Harrow today) until 12:45, and there were still plenty available then - although, by 16:20 (I dropped in out of interest), they had completely sold out. I was told that yesterday's Coffin Car sold out by lunchtime.
@Missing Brick. It depends on the store, I know the TRU I'm seasonal staff at doesn't have a limit. In fact we've pretty much got a full box of each offer thats already passed, so we're still giving them out as well.
This and all the previous Sun Lego promotions have been available in Scotland. Any High St, or Retail Park branch of WH Smith doesn't open before 10am, and 11am on Sunday, from my experience. I am not into Mining LEGO, but this is a fab promo bag.
My WH Smith doesn't even mark the voucher on the paper, meaning you can either return later, or just head 1000 yards over to the nearby Toys R Us and get 2 sets for every paper you buy. A scalpers dream really. There may well be store rules in theory, but I doubt very much the majority of WH Smith/Toys R Us stores are enforcing them. And lets face it, if your a store assistant earning £7 are you really gonna care about challenging a scalper here and there (I personaly wouldn't).
It seems really simple to me, it should be printed in The Sun "max 2 vouchers per person". And LEGO/The Sun should be making this clear to the stores involved that this policy is to be adhered to.
four constructive days of rain , still worth it
btw , the toysrus at liverpool always have like two boxes of lego left by the end of the day :)
(Shame they dont give away left overs :(
Really nice polly bag. Great mini fig. Plus some nice accessories. Well worth buying the sun news paper.
$4.99US should be 3.79UK IMO for this set.
Toysrus ipswich would only let me have one set despite having multiple copies of the paper!!!
WH Smith in Chelmsford limited to 5 per customer, went in at 15.30 today and they still had loads. I am working nights this week so I haven't got to the shops until after 14.00 each day but every day there have been loads available.
^^^If Lego were to sell this set at retail price in the UK it would £5 (judging by content inside), if the exchange rates were the same then the US would get this for $8
This is a great set, lots of excellent pieces which makes this the perfect set to use in Mocs! Defineitly the best Non-licensed polybag of the promotion!
^i have to agree it is the best non-licenced set and i would even go as far to say the best of the entire promotion.
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Lily Aldridge Shops at Alice + Olivia, Eats Krispy Kremes and Buys 'Rocking Elephants'
One would think that spending several months in workout gear, lingerie and pink robes would be reason enough for Lily Aldridge to be shopping at Alice + Olivia's Madison Avenue boutique this morning. The Victoria's Secret Angel—who spent months prepping for brand's infamous fashion show, which airs on CBS tonight at 10pm EST—did buy lots of stuff. But it was in the name of a really great cause.
Starting today through Christmas Eve, anyone who drops off a new pack of diapers, wipes, a book or toy at one of Alice + Olivia's New York locations will receive 15 percent off their purchase. The donations go to Baby Buggy, a non-profit organization that provides essential supplies to families in need.
When I caught the model mid-shopping spree, I couldn't help but ask what she was buying and, of course, her thoughts on tonight's show. Here's what she had to say:
Lucky: Although tonight is television debut of the 2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, it actually happened last month! What moment are you most excited to see again?
Lily Aldridge: I think the musical acts this year are so amazing—Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, Rihanna. And they were incredible; they killed it! So I'm really excited to see them on the big screen TV.
What were they like backstage? Any funny stories?
No funny stories…I'm so in the zone getting ready for a show. I was just dancing and having a good time with the girls and having fun!
What are you enjoying the most about post VS show life?
Eating dessert!
What kind?
Donuts…I like Krispy Kreme chocolate glazed donuts. It's my go-to.
You've been trying a lot of stuff on…what pieces made the final cut?
I got this really cute leather bustier dress, it's long, black and beautiful. And from the little kid's clothes I got my daughter a pink skirt. And I got some leather leggings for myself. There is such cute stuff in this store, I love it!
Any big plans for the holidays?
Nothing, we're just spending time as a family. Just eat, and watch Christmas movies and Santa is coming for my daughter for the first time. So that's very exciting.
What's on her wish list?
She asked for a "rocking elephant."
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The central location of Rovaniemi at the confluence of two major rivers has made it a natural centre for Finnish Lapland. The longest river in Finland, Kemijoki, connected the town to the sea. The construction of roads started in the mid-19th century and in the beginning of the 20th century the railway connection was opened. Today Rovaniemi has a busy and well-operating international airport, too. In 2009 there were over 300 000 passengers.
In the past few decades Rovaniemi has grown into a busy and active town. The population of Rovaniemi is about 60 000. In Rovaniemi 2 percent of the population earn their living from primary production, 15 percent from processing and construction. The vast majority of 80 percent from are employed by service sector. The majority of people working with the services are employed by the private service sector but public sector is also very important employer in this region. The number of jobs in the public sector has decreased during the past decades, and this means new challenges for the whole region. One of the fastest developing economical areas is tourism.
Rovaniemi forms a unique combination of town services and surrounding Lappish nature. The main attractions in Rovaniemi are the Arctic Circle, Santa Claus, Santa Claus Village, Santapark, Ounasvaara Sports and Skiing Centre, Arktikum and Ranua Wildlife Park.
Rovaniemi museums bring out the area's richness in tradition. Pöykkölä Ethnographic Museum has quite a pleasant country atmosphere close to town. Lapland Forestry Museum is an outdoor museum presenting the life of a forest worker and a lumberjack. The exhibition of Rovaniemi Art Museum is part of Jenny and Antti Wihuri's collection.
Rovaniemi's most significant exhibition entity and museum is Arktikum. Arktikum's special and one of a kind building with its glass corridor is a sight in itself. The building was designed by Danish architects Birch-Bonderup & Thorup-Waade and was opened December 6, 1992. Arktikum hosts exhibitions both of the Arctic Centre specialising in arctic peoples, nature and culture and of the Lapland Provincial Museum displaying the history of Rovaniemi and the Sami. The Guild of Finnish Travel Journalists awarded Arktikum in 1994 for being the best tourist attraction in Finland. The European Council awarded the Provincial Museum of Lapland for the display of Lappish culture. In 2007 Arktikum had approx. 80 000 visitors.
Tourism has grown strongly in Rovaniemi region in the nineties. Approximately 400 000 tourists visit Rovaniemi each year. The unique location of Rovaniemi on the Arctic Circle has attracted visitors from all over the world. In 2009 the amount of registered overnights in Rovaniemi region was about 450 000, of which well over 50 percent were foreign. Of the foreign tourists visiting Rovaniemi 15 percent were Russian followed by German, British, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Norwegian travellers.
The busiest tourist season is winter from November till April and the winter season counts for more than 60 percent of the total number of visitors. Economically the winter season is even more significant. The biggest attraction is still Santa Claus, but the growth of Christmas tourism is largely based on the Christmas programmes offered by the area's activity services as well as the Christmas season events in Rovaniemi. Approximately 100 different media from more than 20 countries visited Rovaniemi region in 2009.
The economic importance of tourism has grown in Rovaniemi region. The direct income of tourism in 2008 was 170 million euros, of which 40 million euros during Christmas season. Tourism employed approx. 1 600 persons in 2008
For more information about Rovaniemi, please see: http://www.rovaniemi.fi/ or http://www.visitrovaniemi.fi/
The official dinner on wednesday is at restaurant Gaissa. The official "after conference" bar is right next door and in the centre of Rovaniemi: Zoomit! In Café Bar ZoomIt you're in the centre of Rovaniemi city-life. In the evenings people living in Rovaniemi, tourists and students gather together to enjoy each others company while ZoomIt staff ensures that everyone is having a pleasant evening and is enjoying quality drinks.


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