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Baroque now in stores
Date | 4/9/2008 |
Source | Atlus |
Summary | Atlus today announced that Baroque for Wii and PlayStation 2 is now in stores across North America. |
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You awaken to find the world in ruin, your heart beset with unexplained guilt. A cataclysm has destroyed the cities and empires of men and disfigured the spirit of humanity. In this nightmare, it falls to you to descend a mysterious tower in search of absolution. Battle merciless foes through treacherous dungeons, scour for new items to aid you in your travels, and unlock the secrets of a devastated land. You will find death in the depths, yet learn that death is not the end of the story; in the twisted world of Baroque, it is only the beginning. | |
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Totem Talk: Revamped stats in Cataclysm and Dwarven/Goblin Shamans {WoW}
Aug 23rd 2009 5:24PM Female dorfs absolutely turn heads! My main is a female prot paladin and almost 3-4 times a week a pugger says something, like, "OMG, i have never seen an 80 female dwarf!" I think Draenor has maybe 5 80s on the entire server.
Totem Talk: Revamped stats in Cataclysm and Dwarven/Goblin Shamans {WoW}
Aug 23rd 2009 5:21PM It would be nice if shaman had a central location in cataclysm where they could convene. Where Wrath, rightfully, brought about the rise of the ret, Cat seems well suited for Shaman to shine.
In a Wheel of Time Aes Sedai fashion, the shaman races could each represent a color.
Nobundo's Draenei could easily be Blues seeking justice
The Dwarves would make fitting Browns whose love of information often has them forsake all others
The Goblins would be able Whites with their ability to negotiate
Thralls Orcs are like the Greens who prepare for the last battle with the Legion
The Tauren could easily be Yellows with their nurturing relationship with the Earthmother
The Trolls, well they are a little more problematic given their history, but they could easily represent whatever virtue Blizzard feels is missing.
The Care and Feeding of Warriors: Trial of the Champion Loot Part 2 {WoW}
Aug 21st 2009 10:58AM Female draenei never feel as rare as any female dorf, but a female draenei warrior has to be a sight to see.
BlizzCon 2009: Who's who {WoW}
Aug 20th 2009 1:25PM At least this year you won't have to demand a gender verification. Wasn't it about this time last year, a certain source was telling us GC was female?
Breakfast Topic: Would you play a neutral character? {WoW}
Aug 20th 2009 10:19AM Though I agree with your premise, there are some huge holes in it.
1. There are neutral factions already. I don't know that I would like to let people design their own quests, but, for the love bejesus, they couldn't possibly be worse than Kaplan's green hills of stranglethorn, and that guy is paid major bucks to give us that kind of crap.
2. By Blizzard's own admission, they ended Warcraft 3 with the races in a state of peace and then launched WoW with them at war again. There has been little, if any, reason why this would be the case. ***Spoiler*** If the Thrall to Guardian rumors are true, and Garrosh intends to ignite a new conflict, at least the idea of neutral factions is less feasible than it is now.
3. The idea of befriending your opposing factions in certain places or after certain events, isn't completely farfetched. Some classes, like the druid or shaman, are intricately tied together no matter their faction and as such, locations of peace where each can learn to commune with the spirits or nature, would not be ridiculous. As a dorf paladin, the idea of the BE having stole the light would mean I couldn't walk in a place where those magic crack hoes also worship, but the same is not true for all classes. It would not be unheard of for the gnomes, with their natural curiosity, to seek out even a race like the trolls to understand the difference in how they using their talents as magi vs. the draenei.
It's not all about the WAR in warcraft, and just a little actual immersion into the story would show you that. I will admit that Blizz could do a better job with storytelling, but it is better than when we all logged onto WoW for the first time.
Breakfast Topic: What BlizzCon announcement are you waiting for? {WoW}
Aug 19th 2009 10:29AM /agree
There are no 2 more exciting leaks as the tauren paladin and dwarf shaman!
Breakfast Topic: What bosses do you think we'll be facing in Icecrown Citadel? {WoW}
Aug 15th 2009 12:16PM I hope you are right about Uther. He gets a fee pass the way Obi-Wan did in Star Wars. Why is he not punished as a minion of the Lich King the way Sylvannus was?
I hope we get to see Uther in all his glory, and I hope he falls at the hands of a DK MT to remind him of his absolute failure to harness Arthas' potential.
Outside influence notwithstanding, a teacher with such a talented pupil has a responsibilityoutside of teaching him to harness the light. It's time for some Robert Jordan Aes Sedai justice for the mentor who fails.
World of Warcraft PTR Patch 3.2.2 Paladin changes {WoW}
Aug 14th 2009 4:56PM @Zach,
Though I understand what you are saying, and though the premise should hold true, it does not. On specific pieces of gear the variance may be higher than expected based on the item budget, but on all gear with gem sockets it starts to divergence is much larger.
No prot paladin gems for str, but we all gem for stamina. If we use red sockets for the bonuses, we gem for avoidance and not strength. The value of touched by the light is it allowed prot paladins to scale their threat with spellpower while not allowing it to impact any other stat like mitigation or avoidance with a stat they were already stacking.
Gems only tell half the story as well. Look at tanking trinkets with high stamina on them. The previously provide some threat value in addition to the HP. Now that will not be the case.
No prot paladin in his right mind is going to stack strength because it just isn't valuable enough. At least before we had a scaling threat talent attached to a stat we already coveted.
Yes sir, on gear you are correct, but when you start to factor in gems, enchants, and trinkets, it is pretty obvious the numbers will not balance.
World of Warcraft PTR Patch 3.2.2 Paladin changes {WoW}
Aug 14th 2009 4:05PM Just looking at consecration, the formula is [8 * (113 + 0.04 * SPH + 0.04 * AP)]
Pulling the armory, without Blessing of Sanctuary up (the numbers would get a boost with another 10% stamina) the current Threat on each tick of consecration would be (113 + 0.04 * 768 + 0.04 * 2352) = 237.8 dmg or with RF modifier of 1.9 a 451.82 threat per tick.
With the PTR changes, and a loss of 128.4 spellpower, the consecration would tick for (113 + 0.04 * 639.6 + 0.04 * 2352) = 232.66 and with the RF modifier of 1.8 a 418.79 threat per tick.
That's a loss of just over 7% unbuffed without Sanctuary. Remember Sanctuary isn't going to buff str, only your stamina so lost threat only gets bigger.
World of Warcraft PTR Patch 3.2.2 Paladin changes {WoW}
Aug 14th 2009 3:30PM TANKS DO NOT HAVE GOBS OF STRENGTH!
They have a moderate amount of strength since it is placed on all tanking gear, to help boost a mitigation stat (block) for shield bearers and an avoidance stat (parry) for DKs. Tanks do not stack strength the way they do stamina, and even with the 60% conversion of str over the 30 conversion from stamina, I am losin about 130 spellpower right now. That's huge when RF is getting nerfed at the same time.
Let's not even discuss how taking away exorcism also was a threat eater. Is our threat that much through the roof? C'mon Zach, those nerfs seem awfully harsh when we aren't even talking about changing the time of encounters for since as Blizzard has said before, they never wanted encounters in Wrath to be about holding threat. They said they felt like that was a basic mechanic and putting that as a simple manageable mechanic would allow for more creative encounters. Now they are changing their minds? Interesting to say the least.


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Devinder Shory.
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Stopping that terrorism before it happens, and punishing those terrorists after it does, should be our top priority. But there is something symbolic that we need to do as well.
Devinder Shory, a Conservative MP from Calgary, has introduced a private member's bill, C-425, that would strip terrorists who are dual citizens of their Canadian citizenship.
It seems like a trivial sanction to apply to a murderer. To the terrorist himself, losing Canadian citizenship has no moral pain - jihadists do not acknowledge the sovereignty of a secular constitutional democracy. They only believe in a theocratic caliphate, whose constitution is the Qur'an.
But to the rest of us, citizenship is enormously important. It isn't just a mailing address or a place to get free health care. It's a symbol of our loyalty and affiliation. It's our larger family and culture.
It's fitting and touching that such a bill would be put forward by Shory, an immigrant himself - it's a love letter to Canada, a statement of his own gratitude to our country. It's a signal that Canada isn't just another hotel; it's not a random or transient destination.
Shory's bill has another provision that rewards would-be immigrants who go above and beyond in their support for Canada.
C-425 says anyone who signs up for a three-year tour of duty with our Canadian Forces can get a year shaved off their residency requirements to become a citizen.
The bill is a private member's bill, but it has recently received public support from Jason Kenney, the immigration minister. Kenney knows loyalty is important in new immigrants.
But it's also important to prove that loyalty to the rest of Canadians, in order to maintain public support for immigration.
By taking a hard line against the handful of lawbreaking immigrants, from terrorists to queue-jumpers, Kenney maintains support for the majority of immigrants who are law-abiding.
The symbolism is why this bill is important.
And it is why Canada's left-wing parties are opposed to this bill.
The NDP's caucus chair, Peter Julian, opposes the bill. But he won't come right out and say it. Asked by Sun Media if he thinks terrorists should keep their Canadian citizenship, Julian said, "No, I'm not saying that. I'm saying that the practice of this government has been to put forward legislation that sometimes goes too far."
That's a non-answer. C-425 is very brief. The part about stripping a terrorist of his citizenship is less than 100 words. Why can't the NDP bring themselves to say whether they support it or not?
No matter. We already know the answer. The NDP and the Liberals are the Omar Khadr party.
They have talked more and lobbied more for that convicted terrorist than for anyone else in the past decade.
Former NDP candidate Judy Rebick actually compared Khadr to Nelson Mandela. And they've done everything they could to pressure Ottawa into bringing Khadr back to Canada.
Where do you think they stand on stripping terrorists of their citizenship?
You know where they stand. They hate the idea. They're just too cowardly to say it on camera. You always hear the left saying they support our troops, they just don't support the war.
That's a lie. Canada's left wing doesn't support the war on terror, and they don't support our troops doing the fighting and dying, either.
What's crazy is they won't even support innocent civilians who are the intended victims of these terrorists, by stripping terrorists of their citizenship.


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After one unproductive season, Jacksonville dumps wide receiver Laurent Robinson. Joe Fortenbaugh
One year ago at this time, the Jacksonville Jaguars were in the market looking to upgrade the wide receiver position. The front office watched tape, made their evaluations and decided that the best course of action was to sign free agent wide receiver Laurent Robinson to a five-year deal worth $32.5 million with $13.6 million guaranteed.
Robinson was coming off a career-year with the Dallas Cowboys in which he caught 54 passes for 858 yards and 11 touchdowns. Maybe, just maybe, the Jaguars had found their man.
One highly unproductive season later and the Jaguars have already given up on Robinson, admitting their mistake on Wednesday by dumping the six-year veteran.
During his short stint with the Jags, the 27-year-old caught just 24 passes for 252 yards with zero touchdowns in only seven games.
Robinson is now an unrestricted free agent who is free to sign elsewhere, while Jacksonville is a 2-14 football team that will look to post the organization's first winning record since 2007 next season.
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3rd March, 1927
My dear Prime Minister,
You will doubtless remember the British Empire Products Number which the 'Times Trade Supplement' issued last April. [1] It was quite a remarkable production, the best thing of its sort that has, I think, ever been issued. Thirty thousand copies were printed and the number steadily ran out of print, a large number being sold in the Dominions and Colonies.
The Editor [2] has decided to issue the British Empire Products Number for 1927 and to make the date of issue in May so that it will appear just before Empire Day.
The Editor has written to ask me whether you would consent to write the opening article for the Number. He suggests some 1,500 words and he further suggests that nothing could be more appropriate to a British Empire Products Supplement than an article from you under the title 'Men, Money and Markets'.
As this Supplement certainly circulates throughout all parts of the Empire and is studied by British manufacturers and traders, I very much hope that you will feel disposed to agree. Anticipating your agreement, I have put together some ideas which might meet with your approval and which I enclose herewith. My draft runs to about 1,400 words. Naturally the Editor will desire to know whether you can agree to doing this article for him and it will,
therefore, be necessary for you to send me a brief cable on receipt of this letter stating whether you can forward an article.
If you agree it would be desirable for the article to catch the first mail after the receipt of this communication and it was with that point in mind that I prepared the draft. [3]
Major Walter Elliot [4] has promised to write an article on Research and the Empire and I think that Captain Ormsby-Gore [5] will probably agree to do one on the publicity work of the Empire Marketing Board.
Last year you received a bound copy of this Supplement so that if you desire I am sure you can refer to the previous issue to see what it was like.
Yours sincerely, F. L. MCDOUGALL


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Since Oklahoma City lost to LeBron and the Heat in the NBA Finals, plenty of D.C. folks have been playing the always-popular "Spot Kevin Durant" game. DC Fab had him at Cafe Asia last weekend. Reliable Source had him at Eden Lounge early Tuesday morning, drinking Champagne and cognac sans sparklers.
Heck, people are even posting photos of Durant outside Smithsonian museums.
Early Sunday morning, we had another Durant sighting, this time at Chi-Cha Lounge on U Street.
"Kevin Durant just walked into Chi Cha," one person wrote on Twitter.
"Woooow @KDTrey5 just walked in the Chi-Cha lounge!" someone else noted.
"Kevin Durant down Adams Morgan right now if any of you groupies wanna make that drive," someone else wrote.
Now, none of these images is likely to win the Pulitzer for photography, even if there were a category for "Best photo of a star athlete wearing a t-shirt and posing with fans late at night outside D.C. bars, possibly just before going to get jumbo slice."
Still, it's Kevin Durant, hanging out with the people at Chi-Cha Lounge, so why not? More images below, which come via @LDYWDE, @iBourbonST and @beccaroo8.


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Jack's long and varied career in construction began at the ripe old age of 8, assisting his father, J. L. Neill, Sr., on various projects. At the age of 14, he worked on an archeological dig in Yucatan, Mexico, and then as a materials testing engineer on various construction projects for the Army, helping to build bases in west Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. While he was growing up, Jack attended ten different elementary schools all over Texas as his father moved the family from one construction site to another. Jack graduated from Eldorado High School in 1943 and went on to attend Louisiana Polytechnic Institute and Saint Mary's College in Moraga, CA. During this time Jack, served as a Midshipman in the Navy V5 Flight Training Program until released from service at the end of WWII. From 1946 to 1951, Jack attended Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy, now known as the University of Texas at El Paso. There, he graduated with a BS Degree in Mining Engineering.
Jack's professional career took him to places throughout the Western Hemisphere. From building airport runways in Iceland and Cuba, to Nike missile sites in the Bahamas, or the Galveston County Jail, or the barracks on Guantanamo (Gitmo) Bay's Leeward side, Jack made his mark in the construction world.
In February of 1964, when Castro cut off the water supply to Gitmo, Jack constructed a 1.5 million gallon sea water distillation plant to eliminate reliance on the Yateras River and provide a water system under Navy control.
His government service career in Gitmo began in 1953 as the Manager of the Specifications and Estimates Branch of the Public Works Engineering Division. In 1955, he became the first Maintenance Control Director for Public Works Center, Guantanamo Bay. He resigned from government service in 1957, but returned to Gitmo in 1958 as the project manager for the McDonough Corporation, who was building the three-story barracks on Leeward. In 1963, Jack returned to government service as the Supervisory General Engineer and served in this position until his retirement in May of 2001.
Jack's many honors and awards include being selected as President of the Scientific Club, College of Mines and Metallurgy; Alpha Phi Gamma Award from the National Honorary Journalism Fraternity; Sigma Gamma Epsilon, National Honorary Earth Sciences Fraternity; First Desalinization Congress of the American Continent; Honorary Seabee 1975; Honorary Chief Petty Officer 1982; Ten Outstanding Performance Awards; Six Sustained Superior Performance Awards; and the Navy Superior Civilian Service Medal, awarded in 1988.
Jack was a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin, a member of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, a charter member of the Guantanamo Bay Post of the Society of American Military Engineers, a member of the Construction Specification Institute, and a Certified Estimator of the American Society of Professional Estimators. He was also the first president of the Guantanamo Bay Chapter of the Navy League of the US, a member of Toastmasters International, and a member of the American Legion.
Jack is survived by his loving wife of sixty-three years, the former Josephine Flores of El Paso, and their five children, Stephanie Adriana Neill of Fleming Island, FL and Kerrville, TX; Jacqueline Neill Heck and her husband Donald Heck of Huntington Beach, CA; Lawrence Conner Neill; Jack Arthur Neill of Fleming Island, FL, and an adopted grandson, John Allen Neill. He is also survived by his loving sister, Dorothy Jean Neill Mabrey of Alvin, TX and his cousins, Jane Neill Cooper and her husband, Richard, of San Antonio; Nancy Neill Law of San Antonio; Jonnie Lee Dickens Burrell and her husband, Bill, of San Angelo; Carol Lynn Dickens Rogers of Plano; and Sister Mary Neill of California, and numerous nephews and nieces.
Jack was preceded in death by his parents, the late J. L. and Ida Conner Neill, of Eldorado. He is missed.


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It is hard to find the time to write. I have taken on a writing/communications job with the newly formed Russian pro continental team RusVelo and between that, training for my final professional season, and taking care of little 8 month-old Olympia my time is crunched. It is Olympia that takes up the largest chunk, though. When she naps I must train. So writing is crammed in there when mommy C is around to watch Olympia. And that writing is generally for RusVelo not my personal stuff.
My training has become a matter of quality over quantity. Most my workouts, thanks to being the stay-at-home-mom, are done on the trainer. Of course, winter in Colorado can have me relegated to my rec room too, but without fail Olympia does so every week day, from Monday to Friday, while mommy C is at work. My workouts are efficient. No long rides for me. I have to make them count so I go hard. My window of time is unknown. I train when the baby sleeps. That can be a monster nap of 3 hours to a short stint of 30 minutes. I do not know what I am gonna get so I hop on and pedal fast and furious.
I do not always enjoy that, but I have no choice. And there are times when I put Olympia down for a nap where I just do not feel ready to do a trainer ride. Those times are hard. Because if I miss the nap window then I miss my training window.
Take for example right now. It is snowing (again) outside. No chance to even hit the road later this afternoon when C comes home. Olympia was up early at 5am which means her first nap is also early, 8am. I still need to finish my breakfast plus neighbor Joe below does not appreciate such an early morning rumble from above. So I am wolfing down some cereal, waiting for a more reasonable hour of 9am for Joe's sake, and praying to the napping gods of babydom to let Olympia have another long one. Yesterday was 3 hours! Please, please let it be at least 2 so I can get an hour in on the trainer.
Oh. And then I have to find time when O awakens to write for Rusvelo. We are working on a press kit for the big team presentation in a couple of weeks. I place O on the floor and lay beside her with my laptop. That works for 30 minutes. Then I place O in her jumper. That is good for another 45 if she is in a good mood and not hungry. She is noisy jumping about, screeching and all, but at least I can type out a sentence or two before paying her attention. Hunger poses a completely different problem for me.
I am not boob mom.
And O just does not like taking a bottle.
So I cram down whatever food I find that she likes. At 8 months of age there is not a lot of choice but I have found that she loves my chunky, thick oatmeal. None of that baby cereal, those instant oats or rice powders that you simply add water or breast milk to, that look nasty and taste even worse. I need the stick-to-the-ribs, keep-the-baby-stuffed kind. And thankfully when I add cinnamon and cardamon and cook it with sweetened almond milk she loves it! That stuff keeps her full and happy. A happy baby is a happier mommy.
This is new territory for me. I used to be able to train at will, when I wanted, how I wanted, no constraints on my time. My sleep too, was a thing of beauty. A solid deep 9 hours every night. When I awoke I was rested, and I needed no alarm to rise me. I gradually and slowly was able to awake each morning. Ha! Now it has become 5am, maybe 5h30am, and by then I have a little hand pinching my arm, and goo and gaa in my ear. If it is a good morning Olympia allows me to sleep until 6. I never feel completely rested anymore. I crave sleep now.
Nights, too, have changed. My sleep is always interrupted. No more 9 hours straight through. Now 3-4x every night I am awoken by the little beast as she cries for boob food. Lately it has been a longer interval before I can resume sleep since we are trying to train Olympia that 1x per night is acceptable and 4 times is not. So I have assumed this sleep training battle while mommy C is slumbering away in the next bedroom. She has to work days and is the boob mom, so when O does get her one-feed-per-night allotment C is on duty.
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Following the nomination of Tyler, The Creator for video of the year ("Yonkers") and best new artist in this year's MTV Video Music Awards, Los Angeles hip hop collective Odd Future announced dates for their first ever national tour dubbed the Golf Wang Tour.
With no openers except for Odd Future member Syd The Kid, the tour will kick of September 28 in San Diego and run across the US before wrapping up November 11 in Tempe, AZ.
Tickets go on sale Wednesday, August 3 for fan club members and Friday, August 5 for the general public.
Tyler, The Creator got MTV's attention with his self-directed video for the track "Yonkers," which quickly gained a substantial YouTube presence and now his him contending with the likes of the Beastie Boys and Bruno Mars. You can vote for Tyler as best new artist here and his video for "Yonkers" as best video of the year here.
The full list of dates for the upcoming Odd Future tour is below:
09/28 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
09/30 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theater
10/02 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
10/03 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theater
10/04 – Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market
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10/08 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theater
10/09 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
10/11 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada Theatre
10/12 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
10/14 – Chicago, – IL Metro
10/15 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
10/16 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Hall
10/18 – Toronto, ONT – Sound Academy
10/19 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
10/21 – Boston, MA – Royale Nightclub
10/22 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
10/23 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
10/24 – Baltimore, MD – Sonar
10/27 – Carrboro, NC – Cats Cradle
10/28 – Atlanta, GA – Centerstage
10/30 – New Orleans, LA – Voodoo Experience Music Festival
10/31 – Miami, FL – The Fillmore
11/02 – Tampa, FL- The Ritz
11/03 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham Theatre
11/06 – Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/08 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
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This evening I played for the first time, played the Rise of the Dragonlords, and it seems to me that the undead army is a powerhouse. All you have to do is buy the reanimate cards. With them in play you can continously reanimate dead, that coupled with a Deathlord card and you have an unbeatable army. Or perhaps I am playing the reanimate card wrong and misunderstand how its used. Can anyone enlighten me with the rules for the reanimate card.
Undead overpowered?
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Posted 12 August 2011 - 08:38 PM
I played a few games tonight (solo) with the Undead and I did not find them to be a powerhouse, necessarily. To win the 18-strength battle for the end game you pretty much have to load up with the 5 point Units (the one with the extra point bonus) and neutral card (Demon, I believe) . Reanimates are only for the early and mid-game. They won't help you win the final Boss battle.
The Reanimate card only lets you rummage through the Discards to find another Reanimate. This tends to only be profitable about 50% of the time when a few turns have gone by since the last deck reshuffle and the discard pile has collected a significant number of cards in it again. And the fact that the Reanimate only has a strength of "1" doesn't necessarily add a lot of power, although sometimes it's enough and I found that, generally, it is a good thing to be using and discarding Reanimates so they can show up down the road to help your defense of the nastier Event cards. Some of the enemies that you fight from the Event deck become "rewards" but are really two-edged swords that can bite you for your trouble. The second stage event card that screws you if you have "rewards" in your play area is pretty nasty. It's better to do without the meager reward that the "reward" Enemies provide than expose yourself to the nasty Event card.
Posted 12 August 2011 - 08:55 PM
One other thing about Reanimates...in the "Resurgence of the Dragonlords" scenario you probably *do* want to keep one around for the final battle to soak up any Attrition you may have to endure...unless you're feeling lucky with your Attrition die roll.
Posted 13 August 2011 - 04:14 PM
Thanks for the reply. The person playing the Undying just bought the reanimate cards and within a few turns was able to aquire all the neutral cities gaining influence and beat the dragon in roughly 10 turns (give or take). By just using reanimate cards in his hand he was able to have a very powerful army in early game. I was just curious if anyone else had this issue or if perhaps we are playing the reanimate card incorrectly.
My understanding of the card is you play it, dig thru your discard and pull another reanimate card, and immediately play both cards. You are able to do this with each reanimate card in your hand, correct?
Posted 14 August 2011 - 03:00 PM
We have played several games but I don't think they are overpowered. They have a great early game that allows them to build fast but I think the other factions have a bit more staying power. I would pick the Knights as the strongest so far. They are solid at everything and once you get the Footman/Knight/Battle Cry deck going the "Return of the Dragonlords" screnio doesn't stand a chance.
Posted 15 August 2011 - 04:16 AM
Thanks. I'll have to revisit this scenario and try it again
Posted 26 August 2011 - 07:23 AM
I think Reanimates are hugely important throughout the game. But I do not think they are overpowered. First you need to have them in your discard pile and your hand or their ability is useless. Many times throughout a game, you'll have reanimates semi worthless with a light to empty discard pile. Also of course, a reanimated reanimate can't reanimate. Yeah, I said it. So at best you can only double the number of reanimates in your hand.
I just won a nail biter last night solo against the Dragonlards scenario. My Home World had 1 damage left to give. I had 3 Reanimates, with a fat healthy discard pile, so got to use all of them, for a total of six Reanimates. Combined with a Battle Cry and a Dark Knight I had 21 strength, 18 after attrition, to beat the boss. It was a lot of fun.


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The long-awaited next Minecraft Xbox 360 update adds a number of new features, most notably The End - a purple-black alternate reality which is home to the Enderdragon. It's derived from the PC version, as ever, but console-owning Minecrafters will be treated to exclusive features such as new mob behaviours. Other bits and pieces planned for the update include new Tutorial World secrets, item frames and spawn eggs.
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I'm going to be doing a number of projects on my house that seem best suited to a scaffold including replacing the soffits with vented soffits (portions of the current ones need replacing anyway thanks to the bad gutters that were on the house when we purchased it) and all or part of the siding (also thanks in part to those leaking gutters as well as less than ideal masonite siding).
Fortunately the house is a simple single story L-shaped ranch style so I shouldn't need anything fancy. I should be able to get by with a six foot scaffold for most of the house but wouldn't mind the option of extending it up to 10 ft for the ends of the house where I'll be covering up the present gable soffits, doing some trim work along the roof, etc. Our local Home Depot rents soffits but I can't help but think I could buy something for what they charge for one month ($400-$600 depending on the size). Since our weather is unpredictable around here at best, I really rather buy for that reason as well. Any suggestions on good brands/types/distributors to consider? I will be setting it up and taking it down by myself and, at 100lbs and 5ft, would appreciate something sturdy that someone like me could handle without paying an arm and a leg. Ability to be broken down to fit in our garage when not in use would be a major plus as well. Also any good/bad experiences with online retailers? I'd really rather not purchase something this expensive online but have yet to locate a distributor anywhere closeby (anyone know of one in the Fingerlakes region of upstate NY including Syracuse, Binghamton, Elmira or in northern PA?). I've been eyeing Badger Ladder Ladder & Scaffold since their prices and selection seem to be very good, especially with free shipping for orders over $600 but their return policy has me a bit concerned. It sounds like they won't accept anything back if you don't catch the problem (incomplete or damaged order) at the time of delivery. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...even moreso since I'm hoping to make the purchase within the next week or two in the hopes of getting -something- done before temperatures really get up there (on a regular basis!). |
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Doing a search on craigslist, it shows 19 returns for "scaffold" in Chicago - with a wide range of prices, and I suppose size and quality. That search also allowed for narrowing it to areas of Chicago. |
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Commuter train service to Larkspur and bicycle projects in the Greenbrae corridor could be the beneficiaries of a failed attempt to create an elevated freeway on Highway 101 in central Marin.
In a separate but related issue, a third lane during peak periods of traffic on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge also could get funding.
The staff of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission — the agency that controls much of the transportation spending in the Bay Area — released a report Thursday on how to redirect funding that initially was targeted for a freeway interchange in Greenbrae aimed at relieving traffic.
After local protest, the freeway plan was dropped and $40 million intended for that project became available. Those dollars are from the 2004 voter-approved Regional Measure 2, which increased tolls on state bridges by $1 for transportation projects.
The commission's staff is preliminarily recommending $20 million of the pot go to the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit's effort to get train service to San Rafael and Larkspur. The money would pay for an Andersen Drive rail crossing to help get to Larkspur, a multi-use bike/pedestrian pathway that is part of the rail project as well as access improvements to the Bettini Transit Center, including the possible relocation of the center to the north to create more space for bus and train operations.
"The money would allow us to compete for other state and federal funds," said Farhad Mansourian, general manager of the SMART rail project. "Then before you know it, we are going to Larkspur and Cloverdale."
Presently, funding is available for SMART to connect from San Rafael to Santa Rosa, with service set to begin in late 2016.
The other $20 million of the funds would go to the North-South Greenway in the Greenbrae corridor, including a crossing over Corte Madera Creek for pedestrians and bicycles.
"We are delighted having this key piece of the pathway listed," said Andy Peri, advocacy director for the Marin County Bicycle Coalition. "It's important to have a direct way to cross."
Aside from the Regional Measure 2 dollars, the commission staff also listed using $70 million in Bay Area Toll Authority money to pay for adding a third lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge eastbound during evening peak periods.
Another lane would mean more traffic flowing onto the 4.2-mile span, helping clear Highway 101 in Marin during the evening commute. Originally, there were three lanes on each deck, but Caltrans has since permanently closed one lane in each direction for emergencies and maintenance.
"It is something that is being examined," said John Goodwin, commission spokesman, of the third lane.
The money also would go toward extending a Sir Francis Drake Boulevard auxiliary lane onto Interstate 580 and improving bicycle access in the area, according to Transportation Authority of Marin officials.
All the recommendations are preliminary and will be discussed at the Programming and Allocations Committee on Wednesday in Oakland. There will be a public hearing on the recommendations and a final vote by the full Metropolitan Transportation Commission in May.
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The Northall offers good value all day dining in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere where you do not feel rushed.
Executive Chef Garry Hillihead has put together an uncomplicated seasonal British menu with sustainable ingredients and produce from artisanal producers located around the British Isles.
The restaurant is spacious with tall ceilings, marble and dark brown carpeted floors, mirrored walls and large (almost floor to ceiling) windows giving lots of natural light befitting the elegance of the building. The four central pillars add to the ambience. The tan leather chairs are comfortable and there is plenty of space between each table so you are not sitting on top of each other.
As well an excellent looking à la carte winter menu, the lunchtime Market Menu Prix Fix offers great value with a choice of 9 starters ranging from Slow roast tomato and shallot soup to Chicken liver parfait with golden raisins and toasted brioche. I opted for the beautifully presented and tasty Severn and Wye salmon gravlax with mustard and lemon dressing. I accompanied this with an excellent 2009 Gérard Tremlay Chablis from Burgundy.
The 8 Mains all looked tempting, ranging from Breast of Pheasant to Deep fried haddock in beer batter, chips and mushy peas! My lunch guest did not have a starter but fancied the increasingly rare to see Hand chopped beef steak tartare as a main, which was easily accommodated. For my part I fancied the Josper grilled Herdwick leg of lamb steak, which was exceedingly tasty and perfectly cooked. I asked for some steamed rather than buttered baby spinach, again this was not a problem. A 2007 'Propiedad' Spanish Rioja from Palacios Remondo paired beautifully with the lamb.
You are spoilt for choice with 9 desserts to choose from. I was drawn to the Banana and date tart tartin with cinnamon ice cream, but could just as easily gone for the Jam Rolly Polly and vanilla custard or Open Jaffa cake, mandarins and chocolate sauce!
The Corinthia Hotel works with well-known chocolatier Damien Allsop and we finished off our meal with some excellent coffee and selection of chocolates that were truly delicious.
The charming and knowledgeable Sommelier explained the eclectic choice of wines the restaurant stocks from small producers around the world with some 250 different labels in their wine cellar and a definite organic focus with natural and biodynamic wines being highlighted in blue. Wines are reasonably priced, be it by the glass with 7 whites and reds available or by the bottle. I noted wines from France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany, Luxemburg, Hungary, Greece, California, Washington State, Argentina, South Africa and New Zealand as well as a nice selection of Rosés.
The Northall is open 7 days a week. Breakfast from 6am to 10:30am; Lunch from 12noon to 3pm; High Tea from 5:30pm to 7pm; Dinner 5:30pm to 11pm.
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Cuisine | British |
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Dietary Requirements Accommodated | Yes |
Clientele | Families, business and hotel guests |
Restaurant good for | Families with children , Large groups , Entertaining clients , Doing business , Meeting up with friends, Local cuisine |
Cost per head | Medium |
Dress Code | Smart Casual |
Dining Options | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
Accept Reservations | Yes |
Bright, spacious and airy with a relaxed atmosphere and helpful, attentive yet unabtrusive service.
Champagne from £12 a glass, £42 a bottle. Wine from £5.50 a glass, £23 a bottle. Prix Fix (Mon-Sat): £25 for 3 courses. À la carte starters from £12; soups £6; Grill from £17; Meat & Poultry from £24; Vegetarian from £14; Sides £3.50. Continental Breakfast from £18.
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The microwaves and electromagnetics laboratory is set up to pursue research on microwaves and RF engineering as well as aid teaching classes such as Antenna Design, Microwave Circuit Design, and Beam Instrumentation. The facility includes an anechoic chamber that can be used to perform antenna pattern measurements and EMC testing. Equipped with microwave training kits, antenna measurement setup, and computers with computational electromagnetics software tools, the laboratory helps students gain hands on experience in design, simulation, fabrication and measurement of microwave circuit components.
Recently, the functionality of the laboratory has been expanded by the merge of the communications area and special projects. Thus, unique systems which extend outside the microwave area may be addressed.
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A man who pleaded guilty to a first-degree murder charge for killing a Chandler woman inside a vacant house has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Jaime Coronado avoided a possible death sentence by pleading guilty to killing 41-year-old Michelle Melinda Morales in a plea agreement with prosecutors earlier this month. Her body was found on the floor of a vacant house on March 1, 2010.
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An interesting debate has developed following on from the recent World Press Photo results, particularly with this blog posting on Photoshelter by Allen Murabayashi. He asks the question, why do photo contest winners look like movie Posters?
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I think the winning image by Swedish Photographer Paul Hansen is a great image that has been enhanced. Is it on the edge of acceptability? I think it is, but it is a truly great image and worthy of the premier award. It has a similar finished 'style' to the work of the brilliant Yuri Kozyrev which in previous years has received many World Press Awards. That ethical standard has already been set by jury's past.
The blog also uses two other images as examples. One from Micah Albert who's image won 1st place, Contemporary Issues – Singles, appears to have an interesting 'pastel cyan' feel to it while the third example and the image I am most concerned with is the Synchronised Swimming image taken by Wei Zheng who took third place in Sport Action. The image appears to have been quite heavily dodged and burnt and has a halo effect around the main subject.
Here is a the same moment taken by another photographer Sascha Fromm which shows the actual lighting conditions.
It really is a no brainer.
As much as we are all entitled to our own opinions the debate will continue. It must be pointed out that none of these photographers have done anything wrong. In fact, no photographer who won award categories in any competition have done anything wrong. They have presented their work as they feel fit within the competition guidelines, it is their eye, their vision and their interpretation of events both in shooting and at post production that has been presented before the judging panel, whatever work they have done in post production is there for all to see. The World Press appoints a group of judges who are leaders in their fields to oversee not only the image selection but also to maintain an ethical standard, they have the responsibility of maintaining a standard .
The earlier rounds of the sports category, for example, had three photographers who covered the Olympic games including Bill Frakes from Sports Illustrated who witnessed first hand, lighting and conditions at many of the venues and saw thousand upon thousands of images shot during the games both during the event and during the judging of the competition. The final rounds were then judged by a collective of great photographic minds from all fields of photo-journalism who also deemed there was nothing wrong with the photoshop work applied to any image that won. One can assume therefore that any image they thought was unacceptable was removed from the competition.
I recently had the incredible honor to judge the sports category in the POY competition in Missouri and we actually 'outed' a strong action image because it hadn't been enhanced. The image was incorrectly exposed and washed out and would have taken less than a minute to 'improve' in photoshop. So where do we draw the line at both ends of the scale?
There is no doubt the ethics of what we do has come along way since the red filter on the lens and dodging and burning days in the black and white darkroom and I was as guilty as anyone of overworking images. So afraid, I now do next to nothing to enhance an image. So too has the practicing of 'setting up' images and falsifying moments which as young trainees, many of us were taught to do. But it isn't 1993 anymore and we move forward with standards and ethics and that, to my mind, is a responsibility of World Press and other major competitions to set a standard that is deemed acceptable. We can assume the World Press jury have done this with this collection of award winners and the post production on these images they have deemed acceptable.
Sadly, a new standard has been set.
Is our industry any better than performance enhancing drug takers in sport? Surely we can work it out in seconds because it is beyond obvious and our 'drug testing' requirement is simply the original raw file.
In 2010 World Press disqualified a photographer for overworking an image and removing a foot. http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-10049-10543. I think this year that ethical standard of overall acceptability has found a new level, viewed by many as unacceptable. The judges have their names on this set of award winning acceptable image. This is the direction they consider we should emulate.
Perhaps the industry in general is moving towards fine art and away from strong ethical photo-journalistic values. Perhaps we are softening our approach to manipulated images which are in a style, pastel colors or de saturation comes to mind. We are now in an era where immediacy is more important than quality and images sell for $2.50 not $250, it is therefore not the responsibility of the photographers, but the responsibility of high standing judges appointed to decide direction and ethical acceptability, they are the custodians of the truth, ethics and direction. The rest of us simply follow scratching our heads.


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The defining feature of the conclave that is choosing a new pope is a secrecy rare in the modern world, and that secrecy bestows on the election both mystery and majesty.
The cardinals are locked into their corner of Vatican City; all communications devices are banned; and the staff who serve them are formally sworn to secrecy on pain of excommunication.
The secrecy may be an anachronism but it's a useful one. The 115 cardinals are strong personalities with strong views and, like the making of laws and sausages, it's best that the faithful be spared the politicking and deal-making.
However, these cardinals will surely be more restrained than the prelates who physically fought in the aisles over the election of Pius II in 1458.
Although the traditions of a papal election are old, they were not always in force. In 1179, it was decreed that only cardinals could vote on the new pope. Until then, papal transitions were more robust, often involving force and occasionally murder.
In 1274, the cardinals were first locked up, mainly to protect them from external politicking. The secret vote ballot began in 1621. And, in contrast to most institutions, the conclave has gotten more secretive over time.
This papal election has a particular resonance because the vast turnout at John Paul II's funeral is testament that the seat of St. Peter is more than just a ceremonial office, even to non-Catholics. John Paul was in the real sense of the term a world leader.
If the past is any kind of judge, the selection of his successor will be a fairly expeditious process. The elections of the last four popes took an average of two days and none in the last century has lasted longer than five days.
In one of the conclave's more compelling traditions, the paper ballots are burned after each vote, and the masses gathered outside will know the outcome from the color of the smoke issuing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel — black for an unsuccessful vote, white for the election of a new pope.
To avoid the ambiguity of gray smoke, the Vatican bells will also ring.
A senior cardinal will appear in the main window of the basilica of St. Peter and deliver the traditional announcement, "Habemus papam!" ("We have a pope!") And the new pontiff, the 266th in his line, will step forward to greet his flock.


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This may be a long shot, but I'll ask it anyway. This bean was found growing in a garden near Boone, NC. It is a pole bean. Any ideas? |
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Looks like a runner bean, probably Scarlet Runner or something similar. The location is a bit surprising, though, since runner beans tend to set pods poorly in warmer climates. Until pods set, the vines will bloom all Summer, and their red flowers are attractive. Were there flowers visible when the bean was picked? Runner beans even have trouble setting pods in my Wisconsin summers, until the heat drops to the lower 70's for a couple days. The long, frost-less Fall we've had up here has produced a bumper crop of pods... with frost finally coming tonight, I picked the vines bare, and got a bucket full. |
Thanks for the info, zeedman. I can tell you that Boone has a climate that is far cooler and less humid than the rest of the southeast US because of its location in the Appalachian Mtns. It's winters are long and cold, too. |
I'm curious about the choice of coin for scale. Has NC adopted the Euro ;-)? Also interested in the statement 'Until pods set, the vines will bloom all Summer...' That is a real contrast to their behaviour here. They set pods immediately they start blooming in our cool climate and if you don't pick them they stop producing. |
Flora, runners blooming for most of the summer is fairly common here, with the brief springs & hot summers of an inland continental climate. If we have a cool summer, or at least a week-long cool spell, then the vines might set enough pods to shorten the blooming period. That was not the case this year. Other than a one-day departure into the low 70's (which allowed a few pods to set) blossoms dropped until September - and the vines bloomed until frost. The pods I get here are not the beautiful long pods you get in a maritime climate, either... they are usually short, with only 2-3 seeds. Only a fair dry-seed yield this year, but a lot of late set pods for snaps & shellies. |
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We recently replaced a 25 year old, 7" think Aireloom foam mattress because we were experiencing shoulder discomfort. Amazingly, the mattress was still going strong after all those years. Based on info we read on your blog, we purchased the Sealy Springfree plush which the local retailer calls "paleseed" and I believe you call "beachside". Unfortunately from the first night our shoulder pain has been worse and there has been more of a depression in the bed then we had with our old one. We have this mattress on a platform bed as was the older one and, for aesthetic reasons, we want to limit the height. We are now wondering if we should exchange this model for the ultra plush, I believe you call that the "Ridge Crest" or buy some kind of topper for it. Either would raise the bed height by at least another inch. What do you think? We're looking for the best long-term solution and the retailer will make an exchange. We thought this bed felt fine in the store, but it's so hard to tell how it's going to feel after an entire night of sleep by testing it for 15 minutes in the store. It sure would be great if one of the major manufacturers would make a line of lower profile mattresses for platform beds since they are fairly popular. Thanks so much for your help. You're the best.-Mark
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One of my lovely neighbors gave me a bunch of Kilner jars from Williams-Sonoma as a 'thank you' for all of the produce I give them. The gift was completely unnecessary, but very thoughtful.
However, now I have all of these bale-closure Kilner jars. I know they're used in GB for canning, but, as far as I can tell, they're a no-no by US standards. I guess I can just use them to hold honey or something similar, BUT ... Williams-Sonoma is ridiculous. One of the jars broke in transit (they were shipped to me), so I returned the shards to the nearest W-S. I knew they weren't cheap, but I figured maybe $10 a piece -- try $24 for the litre size. I almost choked. Then, I said to the clerk -- you know these are a no-no under current US standards, right? He was flummoxed. So, W-S is promoting canning with ridiculously expensive jars for which there are no reliable, tested US directions and which cost an arm and a leg. Yikes. Would I be a bad person if I returned the whole lot in exchange for a nice pot of some kind? |
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Not in my opinion IF it won't offend the friend who gifted them. W-S is outdated on much of their canning info - the books especially as we have discussed here in the past. And they have known that for years but made little to no effort to change. Now, that said, you can safely use the bail clamp jars (assuming good gaskets) for high acid fruits and strongly pickled foods. Pickled green tomatoes look great in them. Yes, it is not recommended by the powers-that-be because of increased odds of seal failure but it can be done. I might be inclined to fill at least a few of them with a nice pickled relish or chutney or some canned peaches of some kind and gift them back to the friend and keep the rest for dry storage or use. At the same time you can let her know that they should only be used for that type of canning. Dave |
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To build on what Dave said, those is just the same as the old American bail jars. If you want to use them for high-acid foods, the only risk is visible spoilage. And even then it's unlikely. The American jars were removed from the approved list due to unreliability, not for safety reasons. I'd guess the Kilner jars are more reliable than the old ones due to improved production methods. I don't like them because unless you have a lot of practice, they're slower to use. (Speaking purely for myself.) It's just a lot easier and faster to plunk on a flat and a ring. You could also exhange for other European jars of greater reliability which Williams-Sonoma also sells. The Weck jars are highly regarded and they also sell Kilner jars with two-piece lids. Another useful option is the stainless rack for your boiling water bath, assuming it's the right dimension for you. I know I hated the rust and corrosion on my old base metal one. Carol |
Ooh, carol, thanks for the tip on the stainless rack! Now that's a canning product from WS I can actually use. My bees gave me 100 lbs of honey this year, so I can use the bale jars for that. And peach chutney might be just the thing for some of them as well. |
- Posted by readinglady z8 OR (My Page) on Mon, Aug 27, 12 at 20:20
those is just the same as the old American bail jars I can't believe I wrote that. Talk about an egregious grammar error. Too many hours over a hot canner. Glad to help. I was so glad when those stainless racks became available. Honey in those jars sounds terrific. I'm a sucker for home-produced items in lovely jars. You are so lucky to have those bees. |
I am pea green with envy over those jars. You know, there are certain non-processed pickles, like cornichons or pickled cherries, which would look terrific in those jars. I have a Helen Witty recipe for pickled cherries and use a beautiful clamp type jar. It's not only delicious, but lovely in its pride of place on the counter. Bees? I"m even more envious. Carol, have you noticed how during canning season grammar and spelling vaporize? When I'm canning late at night I'm more likely to post while processing, then my subject verb agreement goes out the window. I even spelled the word Preserve as Perverse. Deborah |
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I was at Sunnyside Cemetery in Dec 1985 for a funeral and while I was there, I recorded quite a few inscriptions of headstones that I found there. The surnames that I recorded at this cemetery include: Alexander, Arrington, Brown, Butler, Byrd, Correll, Davis, Dunn, Goodrich, Hale, Harris, Herring, Hines, Johnson, Josey, Kitchin, Lamb, Lucas, Sears, Shannon, Shields, VanLandingham, Whitehead, Whitmel, Young I've typed them up and put them in the cemetery section of my genealogy web site. That page can be found at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sassytazzy/cemetery/cemeteries.html I also have separate surname sections of my web site with research and other information for some of the names listed above, which can be reached through the main page to my web site at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sassytazzy/index.html I hope the information I've put online helps someone with their research . . . Susan :) Notify Administrator about this message?
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James Ernest Burchard Sr. 71, a lifelong resident of Dayton, passed away on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014.
He was born on May 30, 1942, a son of the late James William and Elva E. Burchard.
He was of the Seventh-day Adventist faith.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, William Kenneth Burchard.
He leaves behind to cherish his memory his loving and devoted wife of 50 years, Louella Step Burchard; three children: James Burchard (Charlene), Bruce Burchard and Christie Allen (James); one sister, Joan Neal (David); two brothers: Edward Burchard (Linda) and Homer Barrett (Berta); eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; several other extended family members; and a host of special friends.
A celebration of his life is planned for Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at 3 p.m. at Graysville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4261 Dayton Ave., Graysville, with Pastor Don Richards officiating.
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