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As much as I'm enjoying the game it'self, it all gets mulled every time I hear anyone speak, and I do mean anyone. The dialog is atrocious at best and I'm surprised people weren't screaming "UNCLE" on the last bomb cast. Starcraft 2 wasn't much better either, I seriously burst out laughing when I herd "my ship is terribly terribly damaged." I know you don't really play this game for the story but that doesn't mean the delivery couldn't be a million times better, not to mention if blizzard is supposed to be one of the greats, shouldn't we expect better? Why do we allow what seems like a free pass to blizzard when any other developer would get blasted with criticism for this kind of writing. Call of Duty games are considered to have bare bones, simplistic stories but even they have better writing and delivery than this.
Oh god! Blizzard can't write for crap!
I didn't really have a problem with it other than the over simplistic 'philosophical' discussion, but every game that tries to seem deep suffers from that problem.
Blizzard have never been great when it comes to writing really, just look at the games they've developed. I agree that they should definitely aim higher on that kind of stuff and people really aren't giving this game a free pass, users are massively bashing this game all over the internet.
I'm actually enjoying the terrible writing/voice acting. Ironically of course. Every time Deckard Cain speaks in those "lore" bits it just puts a big ol' smile on my face.
That being said, I see where your coming from. It's baffling to me that with the millions of dollars involved in making this, they still can't manage to deliver decent writing. Maybe that's the point and they are just trying to ham it up.
I feel that the bashing may be coming from the extremely vocal minority and some things I have to agree with, such as you always having to be on line to even play this game. In terms of the press how ever it's been nothing but praise. Many site either don't mention the writing at all, even though people are speaking almost constantly and some sites like GT are even saying that the dialog helps the story because of it's punctual delivery or whatever.
I also feel that I should reiterate on the fact that I am enjoying the game in terms of it's combat systems and pacing but why blizzard isn't aiming higher than 4th grader fan fiction in it's writing in 2012 is beyond me.
Generally, I agree. Seems to be a style actually more than anything. Corny is their preferred presentation. That said, D3 is all about murdering the hordes, lvling, gear etc..
The lore available surprised me and I'm finding it good btw. And some of the Barbarian chatter and side comments w/the followers are pretty classic .
That "terrible, terrible damage!" bit from SC2 was a reference to Dustin Browder. Before the game came out he and some other guy would cast 2 Blizzard balance designers playing and he'd constantly say that phrase. People on the internet did what they do best and made it into a meme. But yeah, Blizzard games have terrible, terrible writing(yep).. I don't mind cheesy shit. When it's trying to be painfully self-serious and cheesy at the same time, that's when I check out.
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Free pass? Have you been on the internet since the launch of D3? It's not as bad as the Mass Effect hate was but it's pretty overblown.
It's not even that it was bad per say, it was just so god damn NOTHING that it was worse than a simply bad game. It was just so bland, expected, been there done that, seen it, that it was just kind of boring. I liked act 3 though. But otherwise, yeah, it was so generic it got in the way for me, in a way even a bad story probably wouldn't have.
Haha YEAH! I enjoy the hammy writing. I am playing as the demon hunter and he pretty much fits the role of brooding character that is tortured by his past perfectly. The one liners in this game are hilarious.
I am waiting for Stallone to show up with a writing credit.
I've seen much worse in recent years, but they really have lost their good writer over the past ten years. Where are those people now? Many who left the video game industry (as writers) were disgusted by it in different ways and swear to never return, and after seeing a hack of a writers self insertion fantasy character get put into ME3 I can't hold it against them.
The droves of people that play Diablo are like the droves of people that listen to Celine Dion or Lady Gaga or Mariah Carey. They are huge financial success stories. I liken these things to syrupy pancakes or cotton candy. They are tasty, but offer no sustenance.
@wreakOnes: lol Definitely in agreement here. I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks so. I guess you just have to take into account the fact that a lot of simple, simple people play videogames man. And blizzard (and other companies) assume that more wordy or confusing dialogue would go over some people's heads and that we'll just put up with it. Just the kinds of games that are coming out more and more are evidence of that lol
@wreakOnes: Blizzard has always been about ripping off Wizards of the Coast and Games Workshop stuff.
Yeah, the story elements of Blizzard games have pretty much always sucked, or at least aren't the draw. The gameplay is the most important thing and if they can throw in some story beats and some dialog along the way than that's cool too,
I'm on Act 3 right now. The story is interesting, and I want to see where it goes, but the writing is totally awful, you're not wrong. The bit where Zoltan Kulle comes back to life and gives a Shakespearian speech is cringeworthy, but hilariously overwrought. It`s endearing in a B-movie way.
Light ahmor means light on your feet. Smaht.Yeah...well...Bethesda.
Yup. A mild surprise because I really enjoyed SCII's campaign, not necessarily for the actual words coming out of people's mouths, but rather the general story beats and presentation. D3 is surprisingly blah by comparison.
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For the love of god people, Blizzard lives to be corny and that's exactly what they have accomplished. Have you even listened to the banter from the enchantress?
Stop nit-picking and play the game. It's getting obvious now people are jus making duplicate posts of "problems" already been mentioned.
We get it, Blizzards a huge developer and theres no such thing as perfection. Shit like this reminds me of the people on YouTube who have to down vote a video solely because it's getting a lot of thumbs up.
I'm at the beginning of act III and the only dialogue I've enjoyed so far is the jeweler's.
Maghda is horrible.
Oh get you guys. At what point did all 'people on the internet who play games' become so discerning about the writing quality in video games? Seems like with every game that comes out nowadays there's always someone who says "Oh it's so poorly written!"
I get I am overreacting but more to the point, it's a Blizzard game, and it's campy.
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For the love of god people, Blizzard lives to be corny and that's exactly what they have accomplished. Have you even listened to the banter from the enchantress? Stop nit-picking and play the game.
The writing in most games are pretty damn bad. This game isn't focused on that aspect though. in fact, a lot of people who play this game probably won't hear any of it at all.
@S0ndor: The part where you have to kill the blacksmith's wife stuck out to me, too, particularly the part where, less than a minute after killing his own wife, he goes all 'aw shucks' over his apprentice getting himself in trouble out in the wilds. I don't care about the writing, though. For me, it's all about just getting better and better gear.
I liked how Magda was a villain ripped right out of a Saturday morning cartoon, explaining absolutely everything she was doing and how she was going to foil the heroes' plans yet again! "Hehehe! While you were busy chasing around the sword, I managed to capture your friends and your little dog, too! Now the world shall be mine! Nothing can stop me now! Hehehe!"
@PixelPrinny: The way she looks reminded me of Rita Repulsa from the Power Rangers... Maybe that's just me though :).
If you watch the collectors edition DVD jay wilson (director) talks about how they originally wanted to bring deeper rpg aspects and dialogs into diablo 3. But they found through iteration that that stuff did not really work in the context of a diablo game. The game is too fast paced to allow for heavy exposition and character building. However, you can spend optional time talking to followers and npcs which helps round out the characters a bit.
However, I'm not a huge fan of the schlocky power rangers style writing even though thats always kind of been in the diablo series to some extent. I wish they would have gone for a more serious grimdark tone like in diablo 1. I feel like they nailed the writing style in that game.
Some of the auxiliary lore and mercenary dialogue was actually pretty good. It's just they really aught to have cut out most of the villain dialogue entirely. They come across as bond villains rather than demons of hell. Diablo is really not a series that needed the "campy" treatment.
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Was Studio30Plus' writing prompt last week. I am late, again. *sigh*
Originally when I saw the prompt, DON'T ASK, my mind replied with don't tell. And it didn't have anything to do with sexual orientations.
Some questions you may not want to ask:
Who farted? Imagine yourself sitting in a room with the Madonna (different from Madonna –yes, I am looking at you Raynard), your priest and your grandmother. Is any answer gonna be good one?
When is your baby due? I am of the larger persuasion; I have been all my life. I have heard this question so many times when I wasn't truly expecting. STOP ASKING. It is awkward, for both of us. If I want to tell you about my children or breeding habits, I will find a way. I'm real good at talking about me.
Who is the father? OK, yes this one is just rude I know, but of course I have been asked. In fact, when I brought my oldest son home from the hospital and my father called his sister to share my blessed illegitimate event I overheard from the other room, "At least he is white."
Were you invited? Umm, ok, I am real guilty of this one. I am always the one saying I am going to some super fabulous event like:
- learning how to make the proper cupcake with BFF
- gauntlet warehouse store for weekly grocery list
- getting drunk with girlfriends
- pedicures
- sex store adventure
- Christmas dinner with the family
And I just didn't realize you were the ONE person of the face of the earth that would make this experience uncomfortable. Next time couldn't you bow out gracefully?
What happened with your ex? Unless your reply is MAULED BY BEAR, this is just voyeurism. Don't TELL.
Is that a wig? I have real bad hair; it is part of my charm. Currently my coif is purple and extremely misshaped; because my fabulous gay hairdresser and I have such a good time together we forget to do what I showed up for. Knowing all this, people still have the balls to ask if it is a comb over? My hair is the only thing I have that is THIN, let me have fun with it people.
Inevitably I will tell you the answers to all these questions, but only because we are so close. So what are you afraid to ask?


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Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Class Notes – February 2011
Vice Dean Gary Allison (BS '68) and John Williams (BS '88, JD '92) co-authored a research paper, "The Effects of State Regulation on the Development of Renewable Sources of Electric Energy." It was published by Resources for the Future, a nonprofit organization that conducts independent research on environmental, energy, natural resource, and environmental health issues, in the December 2010 edition of Backgrounder.
James Francis Gillet, U.S. Administrative Law Judge in Springfield, Missouri, recently addressed the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association. His presentation, "Master Your Case – An Advanced Discussion: Beyond Checklists at the Horizon of the Jury Instruction," offered a tactical and thematic approach to administrative hearings and an in-depth exploration of selected federal regulations and agency rulings.
Drew Edmondson, former Oklahoma Attorney General, was appointed by Oklahoma Bar Association President Deborah Reheard (JD '87) to the new Oklahoma Justice Commission, which is dedicated to preventing wrongful convictions.
The Honorable Scott J. Silverman, a judge in Miami-Dade County's 11th Judicial Circuit, was inducted into the Miami Beach Senior High School Hall of Fame in September 2010. In January 2011, Judge Silverman celebrated his 20th anniversary on the bench.
David Iski is now the Assistant District Attorney in the civil division in Rogers County (Oklahoma).
Deborah Reheard was sworn in as President of the Oklahoma Bar Association on January 14, 2011. Reheard has been a solo practitioner since 1991 and was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar Association in 1987.
Chris Thrutchley has been rated "AV Preeminent," the highest rating for legal ability and ethics earned by only 12 percent of attorneys in North America. Thrutchley is a shareholder and director of the Tulsa law firm, Newton, O'Connor, Turner, and Ketchum, P.C. He is one of the few employment lawyers in the nation certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), an internationally recognized designation conferred for senior-level mastery of the strategic and functional areas of human resources.
Stacy Leeds, Interim Associate Dean and Professor of Law at the University of Kansas School of Law, will be the keynote speaker and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecturer for the Women and the Law Conference on February 18 in San Diego. Her address is titled, "Resistance, Resilience, and Reconciliation: Reflections on Native American Women and the Law."
Matthew Farris has joined the law firm of Rogers and Bell in Tulsa. His practice will primarily focus on estate planning and the administration of wills and trusts.
Josiah Daniel, an associate in the energy/oil & gas practice of Meyers-Reynolds & Associates, recently wrote "Financing in the Wake of SemGroup" for Oil & Gas Financial Journal.
Mary Gannaway was recently hired as the City Attorney for Depew, Oklahoma.
April Merrill was recently elected President of the New Leadership Roundtable, which is part of the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice. This group provides networking opportunities for young professionals committed to fighting bias, bigotry, and racism.
In Memoriam
Tyrus Vance Dahl, Jr., a prominent trial attorney and human rights advocate, passed away on January 6, 2011. After graduating from the TU College of Law, he served as law clerk to The Honorable L. Clure Morton, Chief Judge, United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. In 1984, he returned to North Carolina, where he joined Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge, and Rice as a partner in the litigation group until his retirement in 2005. Dahl was also an adjunct professor at Wake Forest University College of Law.
James Clinton Garland (BS '59) passed away on January 5, 2011. Garland earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of Denver in 1962. After a successful career in business, he pursued a law degree at TU. In addition to practicing law and spending time with his family, Garland was an avid hunter and fisherman.
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Dec 5th 2010 7:14PM Seeing how hyjal, ulduar and twilight highlands (and vash I think) are on the same world server as kalimdor and ek will people without the expansion be able to enter those zones or will they be ported out as soon as they zone in?
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Dec 5th 2010 4:20PM Seeing how hyjal, ulduar and twilight highlands (and vash I think) are on the same world server as kalimdor and ek will people without the expansion be able to enter those zones or will they be ported out as soon as they zone in?
Lil' Ragnaros and Moonkin Hatchlings now available at the pet store {WoW}
Nov 29th 2010 7:35PM If i have lil rag out and someone has the turkey pet out will the turkey pet run into lil rag and cook itself? (don't know anyone with the turkey pet besides myself so i can't test it out lol)
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Nov 24th 2010 1:51PM I didn't see this in the patch notes and when i searched for it I couldn't find anyone else mentioning it but is the new dual spec price of ten gold a bug that's gone unnoticed?
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Nov 24th 2010 1:46PM " He is bristling with so much power that if he weren't tethered together by metal freaking plates, he would be rent to pieces."
So that's how we'll kill him! We'll get a raid to climb on him while the tank distracts him and start prying his armor off!
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Nov 23rd 2010 11:48AM yay 4.03a!
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Nov 20th 2010 4:32PM I don't know if this has been asked before I did some searching and haven't found anything. Whats the lore behind the pre-cata event? Why are the twilight hammer cultists unleashing elementals into azeroth? Are they trying to cause havoc to distract the people of azeroth from deathwing breaking free? Are they simply taking advantage of the fact that deathwing will soon destroy most of azeroth and they are just moving in early to try and take over most of azeroth? Is it simply a coincidence? or does all this have to be done in order to free deathwing? Also the earthquakes that have been going on since the event started, is it being caused by the elementals coming into azeroth or is it being caused by deathwing moving around trying to break free of his chains (like they show in the cinematic)?
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Nov 18th 2010 5:46PM Today on the PTR i was testing out the undercity reputation tabard in scarlet monastery, I ran the library wing and received 3 rep per kill 60 for killing the houndmaster the arcanist gave me 3 though then I the server was shut down and I haven't been able to play since. I will try later to find out what other bosses give you 60.
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One of the most sophisticated consumer devices on the market is engaging the interest of kids who could become the next generation of engineers.
It is unknown if AlphaRex or Spike have the capability to clean a kid's room or match socks, but trying to come up with a robot configuration that can do those jobs may help stir up engineering interest in a new generation young people.
The APPLIANCE magazine annual report on laundry appliance trends and technology is in this issue, highlighting not just the substantial efforts of the industry to create more efficient appliances, but their efforts to make the act of doing the laundry less of a chore. But there is only so much that can be done with traditional laundry appliances. The basic fact is that consumers still must collect the dirty clothes themselves, sort the laundry, load the washer, transfer the load to the dryer, remove it, fold it, and put it away. Combination washer/dryers will only remove one or two human steps from the laundry process, and it is interesting to speculate if and when the other steps could be automated. Some sort of robotics would likely be needed to handle tasks such as moving laundry into and out of appliances, let alone fold them. It will take some truly innovative engineers to bring this capability to the home in a practical way, and in America there is a widespread shortage of such engineers.
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Dr. Ben Streetman, dean of Engineering at the University of Texas, spoke during on the Academic Experts Panel during NIWeek, the 12th Annual Worldwide Virtual Instrumentation Conference and Exhibition in August 2006 in Austin, Texas, U.S. He describes how students in America do well in math only until about the fifth or sixth grade, and then fall to a ranking near the bottom 20 of industrialized nations. Part of the answer comes from creating strong, early interest in math, science and engineering in the kids who have the potential to choose an engineering career path. NIWeek sponsor National Instruments Corporation (NI) is heavily involved in a project that is geared toward engaging kids in engineering activities. NI partnered with toy maker The LEGO Group (Billund, Denmark) to create the Lego® Mindstorms® NXT robotics toolset, launched just days prior to the exhibition. The unit is intended for kids 10 and up, as well as for grown-up armchair inventors and robotics fanatics. The toolset lets users build a working robot in a half-hour, and all kinds of configurations are possible. An NXT brick at the heart of the system has an autonomous 32-bit Lego microprocessor, programmable by home computer. Users build a robot, then create sophisticated instruction sets using an application driven by NI's LabVIEW software. The robot is Bluetooth-enabled to transfer programming wirelessly, and it lets the user control the robot with a PDA or even a mobile phone. This "toy" has three interactive servomotors with rotation sensors to align their speed, an ultrasonic sensor to "see" and respond to movement, and audio sensors that enable the robot to react to sound commands, including sound pattern recognition and tone recognition. Light sensors differentiate colors and intensity of light; touch sensors react to touch or release and give the unit the capability to "feel." These robots are designed for future third-party enhancements, and developer kits are online. The unit is just U.S. $250.
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With all these capabilities, what physical activity can this unit actually carry out? Probably not enough to clean a kid's room—but don't tell the kid that. Results from a survey conducted 2 months ago by Leflein Associates, Inc. showed that most young people today believe they can build and program robots that will do what they want. Only one in five adults believe it. Most young people in the survey want a robot to help them do homework or chores at home. Boys want a robot to guard their room from intruders. From the perspective of the kids in the survey, Mom is the household member who could use the most help from a robot. The top activity on the wish list of kids in the survey: 22 percent want their robot to clean their room for them. You had better believe there will be hundreds or thousands of kids out there trying to make it happen using the Mindstorms system—maybe stimulating engineering interest in the process. My own son may be one of them. Alex already loves making radios and fans and burglar alarms with his Snap Circuits electronics kit—a toy that lets kids assemble experiments using real electronic parts. Alex is only seven, and he doesn't know what an integrated circuit or a resistor is, but he has figured out that when he replaces the 100Ω resistor with the 1KΩ resistor, it changes the Music IC output. The higher the Ω, the slower it plays "Happy Birthday." Kids like Alex get satisfaction out of the creating, inventing, engineering. Toys like Snap Circuits and Mindstorms are undoubtedly fostering interest that should not be allowed to go untapped. As for the home robotic laundering appliance—don't think it won't happen. Linens and shirt-folding equipment already exists for commercial laundries. There are young people out there right now with the can-build-it attitude and the smarts to one day bring this device into being. Let's hope they get the educational support they need to open the door to an engineering future.
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This is moronic and doesn't actually answer the question. "What is Dust Remover?" refers to "What is Dust Remover composed of?"
Anyone with half a brain understands that 1) the can they just purchased is an aerosol can, 2) the can they just sprayed at their appliance fired a collection of chemicals, and 3) the collection of chemicals is clearly inherit or simply benign to electronics/most surfaces or it wouldn't be marketed for such a purpose.
This answer is akin to: "What is a chair?", Answer: "A chair is something that allows you to sit in comfort." Who would be searching the internet for this answer?
The question here is, "What is dust remover?" (a.k.a what is it commonly/less commonly composed of chemical-wise).


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I am looking for small pots like the ones you throw away after planting annuals. 2-3" would be great. I need these to transplant cuttings and seedlings, but I cannot seem to find them around here. I can only find fancy pots for way too much money. I have ordered some online, but by the time you pay shipping, you may as well have bought the fancy ones. Anyway, please look at my trade list to see if there is anything you would like in the way of craft items. I also have several years worth of BH&G cross stitch magazines and books which I could also trade if anyone is interested. I do have a few plants to trade - lots of aloe vera, well rooted and flourishing spider plant babies, and lots of wandering jew. Thanks! |
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Hey Magimay~~ Check your local nurseries. I visit a nursery here frequently, mostly to look and see what I need to add to my wish list. They don't grow their own stuff. So they don't need the pots. Every so often, they compost some of the plants and they throw out all the pots. This guy stacks them up by the dumpster and I can carry home as many as I want for FREE. He's grateful not to have them filling his dumpster. And I get them in all sizes from the little 2" pots and six packs all the way up to huge tree size. The huge tree size ones make great pots just to dump your potting soil in. And I use an ice scoop to scoop it out as I pot stuff. Get two of the huge heavy duty pots and turn one upside down, and sit the other on top of it to put your soil in. No back breaking bending that way. Hope this works for you. Casper |
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Bunkum is a small (36 bed) family run backpacker hostel offering extremely spacious and comfortable accommodation for travellers and backpackers in a 150 year old Victorian town-house in the vibrant West End of Glasgow.
The hostel facilities include a Common Room with TV, a large well appointed self-catering kitchen with cookers and microwave oven (tea and coffee is provided), a laundry room, public telephone, a small library including travel guides and local history books and (free) showers and (free) security lockers. There is also a limited number of free car parking spaces adjacent to the hostel. Unlike many hostels Bunkum has no night time curfew and no day time lockout.
Check-in is from 12.00 noon until 10.30 pm each day, although later check-in can be pre-arranged.
Bunkum is a member of SIH (Scottish Independent Hostels) the largest hostel organisation in Scotland with a range of over 100 quality hostels throughout the country. No membership is required for SIH hostels. For full details and a map see
Single sex and mixed dormitory (6 or 8 beds) accommodation and family room accommodation costs from £12 per person per night; twin room accommodation costs from £16 per person per night.
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The hostel is located in Hillhead Street in the West End of the city about 1 mile from the coach and rail stations.
By taxi the journey should cost £5 but it can be reached easily by bus from Buchanan Street Bus Station (along Great Western Road - look for The Belle bar on the left and get off at next stop - turn into Hillhead Street at the The Belle bar) or by Metro/Underground Railway (get off at Hillhead Station, exit right, take the first right into Great George Street and turn left at the top end into Hillhead Street).
Glasgow airport is 8 miles away (taxis from £18 - £20 depending on taxi driver and traffic congestion) and Prestwick airport is about 30 miles away (taxis around £50 - agree price with driver first). There are regular connecting coach and/or rail services to the city centre from both Glasgow International and Glasgow Prestwick airports. The train fare from Glasgow Prestwick is half price if you have a valid plane ticket!
Hillhead Street is flanked at one end by the magnificent, historic Glasgow University and at the other end by Great Western Road, the main tourist road to Loch Lomond and the North West (including destinations such as Oban, Glencoe, Fort William, Loch Ness and Skye).
The whole area is populated with many of Glasgow's best pubs, cafes and restaurants - where student prices are the norm as well as most of the main city museums and galleries (The Hunterian Gallery and the Charles Rennie MacKintosh House are actually in the same street as Bunkum); the good news for visitors is that admission to Glasgow City Galleries and Museums is Free. The area is the 'greenest' part of the city and the tropical hot-houses of the city Botanic Gardens and the less tropical Kelvingrove Park are only a couple of minutes away. On a more mundane but practical level there are banks, ATMs, travel agents, chemist shops, libraries, supermarkets, internet points and 24 hour convenience stores and cafes in the immediate vicinity.
For Glaswegians and locals the cosmopolitan West End of the city, recognised as the heart of young Glasgow, is definitely the best end of the city; it has its own festival in June every year. With Glasgow University right on the door step the area has its very own unique ambience yet it is only one mile from the noise and bustle of the city centre (and the best 'shopping' in the UK outside of London).
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Banks Must Cut Deeper to Help Stock Prices, McKinsey Says (Bloomberg)
Banks must make deeper and more sweeping cost reductions if they want to restore profitability levels that are acceptable to investors, McKinsey & Co. said in an annual review of the industry. "It has to go a lot further," Toos Daruvala, a director in the consulting firm's North American banking practice and a co-author of the report, said yesterday in a phone interview. "Banks have done quite a lot on cost-cutting but frankly the environment has deteriorated over the last year" because of economic weakness, he said.
Argentina rejects Singer's $20M in ransom for ship's release (NYP)
At a court hearing today in Ghana, where hedge fund manager Paul Singer's lawyers are holding the ARA Libertad hostage, a lawyer for Argentina argued that Singer had no right to detain the ship because it's a military vessel and immune from seizure. Lawyer Larry Otoo called the seizure — a move by Singer to force Argentina to repay a $1.6 billion debt he says he's owed — an embarrassment to Ghana and demanded the ship's immediate return. The court is expected to rule Thursday on whether to release the ship. Singer, the head of hedge fund giant Elliot Management, is seeking to recoup some of the $600 million in bonds he purchased as Argentina was headed for default in 2001. Elliot bought the bonds at steep discounts, paying as little as 15 cents on the dollar in some cases, but has since won judgments of as much as $1.6 billion. Elliot's NML Capital unit is pursuing Argentina's assets all over the world in an effort to collect on its debt.
Goldman Pushes On Limits In Volcker Rule (WSJ)
Some executives at the New York company believe they have found a way to extricate the credit funds from proposed limits on how much can be invested in hedge funds and private-equity funds, according to people briefed on the efforts. The Volcker rule caps a bank's total investments in hedge funds and private-equity funds at 3% of its so-called Tier-1 capital. It also prevents any single bank from accounting for more than 3% of a fund's investments. Those limits are among the biggest components of the rule, named after former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker and designed to curtail risk-taking among financial firms. The rule is the most contentious part of the Dodd-Frank financial-overhaul law of 2010 but, like much of the rest of the legislation, the details of its implementation are still being worked out. Credit funds lend to companies that might not otherwise get financing, such as companies backed by private-equity firms, and tend to hold their investments to maturity while using a limited amount of leverage. Goldman has argued in meetings with regulators and in letters to them that these funds function like banks, just with a different structure, according to public records and the people familiar with the efforts.
Report: 20% of US Firms Cook the Books During Earnings (CNBC)
…a new report by finance professors at Emory and Duke University raises questions about the quality of earnings in general. In an anonymous survey of CFOs last year, the study found that at least 20% of companies are "managing" earnings and using aggressive accounting methods to legally alter the outcome of their earnings reports. Of the 20% of companies that manipulated their earnings to hit a target, Graham says, a surprising 40% did so to the downside, not the upside, to pad and improve future quarters' earnings.
Banks Chasing Asian Millionaires Create Singapore's Canary Wharf (Bloomberg)
Singapore's Marina Bay area is emerging as the city's new financial hub, with banks including Standard Chartered Plc and Barclays taking bigger offices as they pursue Asia's expanding ranks of millionaires.
Corrections & Amplifications (WSJ via Lauren Tara LaCapra)
"Annie Hubbard, the woman appearing alongside Goldman Sachs's chief financial officer, Harvey Schwartz, in a photograph with a page-one article about Goldman on Tuesday, was incorrectly identified as his wife. Mr. Schwartz isn't married."
Hulk Hogan 'devastated' by leak of sex tape filmed six years ago with friend's wife Heather Clem (NYDN)
Hogan, 59, told NBC's "Today" show that the tape happened during a "low point" in his failing marriage to ex-wife Linda Hogan. "Things were bottomed out completely," he said. "I was with some friends, and I made a wrong choice. And now all of a sudden it surfaces, you know over six years later, and it's just appalling." The wrestling star tried to explain the kinky love triangle to Howard Stern Tuesday using a thinly veiled euphemism. "Let's say I've been doing laundry, brother, for this person forever, and all of a sudden this person hates the way I do laundry. And that person says, 'You suck. I hate you. F-you every single day. I hate the way you do laundry. I'm going to find somebody else to do laundry. Somebody younger, faster, stronger,'" he said, clearly taking a jab at his ex-wife. "But my buddy, you know, him and his girl say, 'Hey, you can do our laundry any time you want!' Both of them are saying that," he told Stern. "Finally after the person I was doing laundry with for millions and millions of years left, and all of a sudden there was nobody there to do laundry, I was depressed… I go to my buddy's house and he says, 'Hey man you can do this other person's laundry that I'm partners with.' I said, 'Sure.'"
Official Warmth And Public Rage For A German Leader In Athens (NYT)
…even as Ms. Merkel said that she had come as a "good friend and a real partner," not a "taskmaster or teacher to give grades," the approximately 40,000 Greeks who took to the streets in protest (a rather modest number, by Greek standards) treated the visit as a provocation by the arch-nemesis in the euro crisis whose austerity medicine is obliterating the Greek middle class. Some banners read "Don't cry for us Mrs. Merkel" and "Merkel, you are not welcome here." A small group of protesters burned a flag bearing the Nazi swastika, while a handful of protesters dressed in Nazi-style uniforms drew cheers of approval as they rode a small vehicle past a police cordon.
In Gupta Sentencing, A Judgment Call (WSJ)
Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. director Rajat Gupta is the highest-profile of more than 70 defendants convicted of insider trading in New York federal court in the past three years. But this month he will likely receive a more lenient sentence than the 11-year-prison term given to Raj Rajaratnam, to whom Mr. Gupta provided his illegal leaks, legal experts say. The sentence may have reverberations beyond the 63-year-old Mr. Gupta, a former chief of consulting giant McKinsey & Co. It will be widely watched in executive suites nationwide because it will be among the first handed down to a major corporate figure in the recent insider-trading crackdown. Previous sentences have largely involved traders, lawyers, lower-rung corporate employees and others. Mr. Gupta, who was convicted in June of three counts of securities fraud relating to tips about Goldman and one count of conspiracy, didn't trade or profit directly from his illegal tips. Before the conviction, he had a long and stellar career in corporate America and philanthropy. All this will be balanced against the nature of the crimes and the need to discourage others from similar offenses when U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff hands down his sentence, scheduled for Oct. 24. Judge Rakoff often imposes sentences further below federal sentencing guidelines than some other judges do, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis…Since 2010, Judge Rakoff has imposed an average sentence of 21 months on insider-trading defendants who didn't cooperate with prosecutors—about 38% below the guideline minimum, according to the Journal analysis. By comparison, U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan issued seven sentences in that period averaging 6.3% below the guideline minimum. U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty issued three sentences at 20.3% less than the minimum.
Variety Being Sold To Penske, Third Point (Reuters)
Variety, the century-old entertainment trade newspaper once considered the bible of the movie industry, is being sold to online publisher Jay Penske and Third Point LLC for about $25 million, two sources with knowledge of the deal told Reuters. Penske and Third Point have struck a deal to buy the money-losing, 107-year-old newspaper from medical and technical publisher Reed Elsevier, which put it up for sale in March, the sources said.
IMF warns eurozone on capital flight (FT)
In its global financial stability report, the IMF concluded that capital flight from the eurozone's periphery to the bloc's core, driven by fears of a break-up of the currency union, had sparked "extreme fragmentation" of the euro area's funding markets. The fund said this was causing renewed pressure for banks to shrink their balance sheets, particularly those in countries with fiscal woes.
A Fat, Mustachioed Orphan Finds a Home (NYT)
How do you transport a 234-pound baby to New York City? If he's a 15-week-old walrus rescued from the open ocean off Alaska, the answer is a jumbo-size crate aboard a FedEx cargo jet, accompanied by a veterinarian and a handler. "If he's calm and comfortable, no worries," said Jon Forrest Dohlin, director of the New York Aquarium, which will receive the walrus calf, named Mitik, on Thursday. "But his needs and comfort come first. So he may very well travel with his head in our keeper's lap." Since late July, Mitik and a second orphaned walrus, Pakak, have been nursed to health with bottle feedings and exercise at the Alaska SeaLife Center, an aquarium in Seward that conducts research and responds to strandings of marine mammals. (Pakak, nicknamed Pak, will arrive at the Indianapolis Zoo on Thursday.) Mitik — or Mit, for short — was weak from illness and considerably smaller than Pakak when he was found by a hunting vessel several miles offshore. Mit initially suffered from bladder problems and could not take a bottle, requiring both a catheter and feeding tube. But he is now sucking assertively from a bottle and putting on a pound a day…With his multiple chins and doleful expression, Mit is also exhibiting an undeniable pluck that should serve him well in his new surroundings. Martha Hiatt, the aquarium's behavioral husbandry supervisor, traveled to Alaska in September to help care for him. At first, she said, Pakak totally dominated him, but no longer. "If Mit is resting with his head on my lap, sucking my fingers, looking sweetly into my eyes, and Pak comes anywhere near us, he pops up, yells at Pak and tries to head-butt him," she said. "Then he'll turn to me and be all cuddly again. We say he is small, but scrappy — the perfect New Yorker."
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This is such a Matt opening bell
What time is it? Did the clocks change?
-Troll Not Used to Opening Bell Posted On Time
If CLOs are banks, then I'm George Bailey.
– Mittens
Not even one PG-13 story
I`m agree with Toos Daruvala that banks have done quite a lot on cost-cutting but frankly the environment has deteriorated over the last year because of economic weakness.
The Penguins of Madagascar aint gonna like Mit one bit…. hey, great idea. Let's put together an Anti-Mit commercial using the Penguins of Madagacar now that the Sesame Workshop put out a mean, Big Bird cease and desist letter….
The orphan title is misleading. I thought the story was going to be about Raj^2's sentencing hearing.
Is that a a baby pic of Cliff Assness?
As long as we don't forget to stamp a deportation ticket to Gupta after/if he completes his sentence for his crimes in the United States.
Who knew Terry was so domesticated.
Doing your friends laundry is the NKI, no?
It's nice to see that even the stars have to do their own laundry though, it was getting pretty annoying having all my old friends from college making fun of me for not being able to afford to send mine out.
Well, why don't you do your part to stimulate it by investing in some ESL courses chief.
My dad did my laundry for years…
I don't like where this is headed.
We used to do laundry with elements of love and beauty, not of violence and death"
– Linda Hogan -
What's the guy from the "diabeetus" commercial have to do with this opening bell?
Multiple chins, check;
Doleful expression, check;
Knowledge of the financial system on par with a baby walrus? Check.Good eye.
Just for old time's sake:
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Linda McMahon's domestic staff:
Can you feel the softness of what the Hulk is launderin'?
Can you smell what the Rock is cookin'?
Can you see what Andre the Giant is dustin'?
Thats some Heavy Duty stuff, brother. One minute you're taking your friend's wife for a RInse and Spin, the next you're in an Extended Tumble. Hand Wash only from here on out dude.
-Walrus Wealth Advisory MD
There's a guy whose view on the jobs number I'd be interested in hearing.
Daniel S. Loeb, activist hedge fund manager from Third Point LLC has hired walrus calf, Mitik. A move many people view as Loeb finally finding a protege.
Bullshit, Loeb would clearly go with a baby hippopotamus, a hip-hop-hopatamus, if you will.
"Goldman has argued in meetings with regulators and in letters to them that these funds function like banks, just with a different structure, according to public records and the people familiar with the efforts."
You could say that about a whorehouse, too.
I'm assuming you are still using the metaphor
Hey! it's hard enough out here as it is, the last thing I need is to be subject to a million more regulations.
I make my living off the Evening News
Just give me something-something I can use
People love it when you lose,
They love dirty laundry -
Um what do you consider the hulk kogan sex tape story? G-rated? Remind me to never let you take my kids to the movies.
"millions and millions of years"
feels like that, doesn't it?
-guy married ten (hundred, million)
I'm going to tell Hulk's laundry analogy to the Mexican lady who does my laundry and see how that goes over.
V.I. Lenin. VLADIMIR ILYICH ULYANOV!
"Take my wife… please"
-Henny Youngman Clem, WWE friend
Wait, if it wasn't for that you were going to let anonymous members of the Dealbreaker commentariat take your kids to the movies? I think I might have some concerns.
Better her than me
Been there, done that.
UBS and Gentlemen,
Mr. Matt Levine.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/10/08/1625181… -
Love the Hulk story BROTHERRRR!!
He should have Leg Dropped her after he finished. OHHH YEAHHHHH !!!!!
-Macho Man Randy Savage
"And that person says, 'You suck. I hate you. F-you every single day. I hate the way you do laundry. I'm going to find somebody else to do laundry. Somebody younger, faster, stronger,'" he said"
Steroids are a helluva drug…
That might explain the recent increase in comments by newbies.
What are the numbers for first year NPR bloggers?
-Guy who is concerned about Matt's career path
nice use of sat 800 vocab in the opening paragraphs, looking to launder some NPR librarian types?
In addition to being a postmaster I'm a general. And we both know it's the job of a general to by God get things done. So maybe you can understand why I get a little irritated when someone calls me away from my golf.
newbie means fags right ?
What was the metaphor?
– UBS euphemism quant
Why is Bill Gross in a kiddie pool?
It appears Hulk Hogan is in hot water after recent revelations.
Everyone knows it's never good to air one's dirty laundry.
Wasn't this the guy who was the Guvnor of Wisconsin too?
Not just screwing, Mitch. All sorts of intimate acts, oral and whatnot, that can be particularly hard for a trusting wife to forgive and impossible to forget.
Too soon.
1. Learn to spell.
2. No. -
"But he is now sucking assertively from a bottle and putting on a pound a day"
My Mom said the same thing to my Dad before she took half.
"I've dined out on that phrase ever since…"
Matt, my chart button just isn't working out. Do you mind if I use your chart button and you can film me as I furiously click it?
3. Never post again.
I live in a small studio apartment and can't do laundry at home. I wish there was a place you could do and, for only a few quarters per load, rent out a machine to do laundry. One day.
Friends say he thought he was Free and Clear to enjoy his friend's wife's Downy soft Snuggles. Then the Tide turned. He's since lost the Bounce in his step and all his Cheer. That'll happen when the Arm 'n' Hammer of public opinion pounds on you like the Surf.
Oxi Clean. That is all.
What is Bess out sick today or something ???
Finally a site I agree with. I have read some real rubbish today, so its a treat to read something useful.
An awesome post, I just passed this onto a fellow worker who was doing a little analysis on this. And he in fact bought me lunch because I found it for him smile.. So let me reword that: Thanks for the treat! But yeah Thnkx for taking the time to discuss this, I feel strongly about it and love learning more on this topic. If possible, as you gain expertise, would you mind updating your blog with more details? It is extremely helpful for me. Big thumb up for this post!
Fantastic job here. I seriously enjoyed what you had to say. Keep heading because you absolutely bring a new voice to this subject. Not many people would say what youve said and still make it interesting. Properly, at least Im interested. Cant wait to see much more of this from you.


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Five players – Yani Tseng, Ai Miyazato, Na Yeon Choi, Cristie Kerr and Jiyai Shin – enter the season-ending LPGA Tour Championship with a chance to become the 2010 Rolex Player of the Year, the pinnacle of excellence on the LPGA Tour. The prestigious prize, which was started by the LPGA in 1966, awards LPGA Tour players points at each official LPGA tournament for top-10 finishes. Points are double for all four LPGA major championships – the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the LPGA Championship Presented by Wegmans, U.S. Women's Open conducted by the USGA and the RICOH Women's British Open. The Rolex Player of the Year also earns a point towards entry into the LPGA Hall of Fame.
Tseng currently leads the Rolex Player of the Year race with 188 points. She holds a nine-point advantage over her closest competition Miyazato (179). Choi stands in third place with 174 points while Kerr is hot on her heels with 173. Shin rounds out the contenders with 170 points. With a win carrying a point value of 30, any of the four players giving chase to Tseng can emerge Sunday as the Rolex Player of the Year.
All five players have logged tremendous performances on many occasions in 2010. Tseng won three times and leads the standings based on the strength of her two major championship victories – the Kraft Nabisco Championship and RICOH Women's British Open. Tseng also posted five other top-10 finishes, including a second at the Mizuno Classic, a third at the season-opening Honda PTT Thailand and a tie for third at the HSBC Women's Champions. Tseng is attempting to become the first player from Taiwan to become the Rolex Player of the Year.
Tseng's closest challenger Miyazato became the first LPGA player in 44 years to win the first two events of the season. She captured both the Honda PTT Thailand and the HSBC Women's Champions. Miyazato's hot start to the season carried her to two more victories – the Tres Marias Championship and the ShopRite LPGA Classic – before the end of June. Miyazato added a fifth win at the Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola and is vying to become the first player from Japan to claim the Rolex Player of the Year award since Ayako Okamoto in 1987.
Choi, who started her Player of the Year charge in July when she won the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger, sits third in the race. After missing the first cut of her LPGA career at the LPGA Championship, Choi carded two wins and eight other top-10s, including three runner-up finishes and two ties for third. In her last 12 starts, Choi finished no worse than a tie for 16th. While she stands third in the Rolex Player of the Year race, Choi enters the LPGA Tour Championship leading both the LPGA official money list and Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average.
American Kerr stands fourth in the standings and is searching for a piece of history of her own. The last American Rolex Player of the Year was Beth Daniel in 1994. Kerr has made a strong case to join Daniel in the record books, but will need to win the LPGA Tour Championship to have a chance to overtake Tseng. Kerr won twice in 2010, including a phenomenal 12-stroke victory at the LPGA Championship Presented by Wegmans. She carded 12 top-10's including runner-up finishes at the HSBC Women's Champions and the Safeway Classic and a tie for third at the Navistar LPGA Classic.
Shin is the final contender of the five for the 2010 Rolex Player of the Year. Shin, who lost the battle to Lorena Ochoa for the 2009 honor, needs to post her third win of 2010 at the LPGA Tour Championship to take the sting out of last year's one-point loss. Shin carded 14 top-10 finishes this year, including wins at the Evian Masters and the Mizuno Classic. She played well in the major championships, posting a tie for third at the LPGA Championship and ties for fifth at both the Kraft Nabisco and U.S. Women's Open. In her last 11 LPGA starts, Shin finished in the top six 10 times.
The winner of the 2010 Rolex Player of the Year award, whether it be Tseng, Miyazato, Choi, Kerr or Shin, will join some of the greatest players to have ever played the game in the LPGA history books. Previous Rolex Players of the Year are Kathy Whitworth, Sandra Haynie, JoAnne Carner, Sandra Palmer, Judy Rankin, Nancy Lopez, Beth Daniel, Patty Sheehan, Betsy King, Pat Bradley, Ayako Okamoto, Dottie Pepper, Annika Sorenstam, Laura Davies, Karrie Webb and Lorena Ochoa.
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events> warhammer online. wvwvw poor copy of DAOC, very poor copy. Battle Grounds ( wow does them better w/ arena's) Itemization: a joke. Mixing and matching stats/ builds does very little. The name of the game is Guild Wars, and without a top tier guild you are nothing. No way to really impact the game or other players, 99% of the time you will not bother to chat or deal with other people, as there is no need to. At the end of the day players like a world they can interact with and have a impact on, this game is more like a concentration camp, your name becomes some randomized number and you are sent of to your corner to do your job. This is a great game for a first time mmo player, to teach them the bare minimum a game can offer and be a mmo, but for any depth look elsewhere. |
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Joined: 9/03/08 What I want in a mmo. Group Play, Open World, Open PVP, No Levels and Politics. |
Its always good to just let it all out.
Originally posted by darkblight I will agree with that part.GW2 Dynamic Events are better than Warhammer online's PQs. All of my posts are either intelligent, thought provoking, funny, satirical, sarcastic or intentionally disrespectful. Take your pick. I enjoy the serenity of not caring what your opinion is. |
Originally posted by darkblight 1. i agree, i would even say events >>>>>> WHO 2. Its better than DAOC in more ways than its worse. Rose colored glasses bro 3. Hardly. And its just a groundwork for more elaborate system. 4. This prooves you NEVER played GW2. Itemization/build can COMPLETELY change how your class plays from glass cannon to bunker build 5. Another proof you never played the game, you dont even know what "Guild Wars" was. And of course joining a good guild has impact, but im guildless and enjoying it, you dont have to be in a guild to have friends, that is if they actually like you. And again the guy that promotes "forced social interaction" and doesnt know that what HE wants is - anti social. Maybe theres a reason people dont want to talk/play with YOU. 6. You can interact with the world in GW2 more than in 99% of MMOs out there. And it gives more freedom. 7. And here we go again, please point us all to that mythical MMO that is "deeper" than GW2 because noone can find it. Play it first, then comment. And its ironic that now that they removed rez zerging in dungeons all those "MMO vets", that dont even know basic thing as how to properly dodge, QQ "ITS TOO HARD" even if someone soloed it ( no gear to blame here even) rofl |
Originally posted by darkblight according to your text you should be playing then :) "I'll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up! Not me!" |
But just think.. You would have to pay $15 a month x3 to get all that.. :p
I play GW2, is it perfect? No, but its a real value. I have bought gems i haven't used just to support them.. Game offers quite a bit in my opinion |
Originally posted by Marcus- Don't we all love the long lists of games people need to come by to say GW2 is same old same old. I've even see single player space sims... Currently playing: GW2 |
Originally posted by darkblight Well... no, no they dont. The majority only wants a world they can explore and dungeons they can clear... Its very simple. WoW has what? 9 million players? Those players dont have any affect on the world. Players are killing each other in Planetside 2 and all they do is fight over terrain for XP so they can unlock weapons and skill faster... The masses dont want to "impact the world" they dont need 100% unique mechanics, and they certainly dont need a carrot on the stick min max feature thats only put in a game to keep subscriptions flowing. Guild wars 2 is fine the way it is. It has a large immersive world that promotes exploration, it has large scale pvp, competitive small scale pvp, useful crafting and an interesting take on dungeon mechanics (more like ARPG maps than mmo dungeons). Playing: None Waiting on: None |
There should be a special practice forum for trolls so we don't have to wind up tolerating amateur attempts such as this. Twice-chewed and regurgigated talking points. Oy.
Originally posted by Volkon While I kinda agree with you, I fail to see how you group of regulars that jump into every one of these kind of threads every time anybody farts in GW2's general direction is any less of a waste of everyone's time. Including your own. I don't think either faction is guiltless in wasting people's time filling up these forums with numerous posts rehashing the same old crap. If you don't do stupid things while you're young, you'll have nothing to smile about when you're old. |
Originally posted by Torgrim Pretty much this right here. If people came in and offered arguments as opinions based on actual facts there would be an intelligent discussion of opinions about things and we could all sit around the campfire sharing smores agreeing to disagree. But it's when people come in and blatantly lie about the game for whatever reasons that some come out to address and expose those lies. |
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Joined: 12/31/04 Some folks are like Slinkies, totally useless but great fun to watch when pushed down stairs |
Originally posted by mikahr Lies |
Originally posted by Thane been playing mmo's since uo son. |
Originally posted by Marcus- just because a piece of crap is cheap does not mean it's not a piece of crap. |
Originally posted by darkblight You should try actually playing GW2 then instead of making up a few strange tidbits of drivel and coughing them out. |
Originally posted by Z3R01 a) wow had its most subs when you could stand out in the game via raid or pvp progression. b) wow let's you have more of a impact than guild wars 2. I can name a long list of well known wow guilds and players who found ways to stand out.. guild wars 2? a year from now it will be all but dead, and again it's just a ocean of nameless bodies with a few ocassional guilds making minor blip on the gaming radar. websites publish articles about events that have happened in great games.. like swg ( the first large faction battles) wow ( say the players griefing the in game funerals or first to max out all achievments ) or even EVE ( just recently a large all out war was covered by gaming websites ) no such things will come from gw2. most of the hard core guilds have already moved on to other games. |
Originally posted by Volkon i have 3 lvl 80's played from the start, try again |
Originally posted by darkblight You see... I find that hard to believe. Three 80s, yet no apparent working knowledge of the game itself? Something isn't right here. |
Oh look, another person blaming their social awkwardness on GW2. How new!
Originally posted by darkblight Your opinion, "son" ( i guess i can call you that as apparently I have been playing MMOs longer than you. Between that comment, and the character deletion for dueling... Yea, i hope you find your dream game, but my time in this thread is done. umm, good luck, son. |


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That covert son of a gun Down Goes Brown managed to sneak his hidden cameras into this meeting. Let's just say that Friday and Reimer happen to have two syllables each, now picture Joe Bowen laying down some flows and I think you'll understand where this is going.


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POT POSSESSION: Roderick Neish, 20, 18452 Carrington Court, Hazel Crest, and Brandon Fleming, 22, 928 Elm St., Flossmoor, were charged with possession of marijuana after being questioned by police April 8 at the LaQuinta Inn, 5210 Southwick Drive, police said.
RETAIL THEFT: Bruce Taylor, 51, 14039 Finley St., Robbins, was charged with retail theft after stealing six pair of jeans valued at $360 on April 11 from Carson Pirie Scott at Lincoln Mall, police said.
DOMESTIC BATTERY: Derek Dupart Jr., 22, of Crown Point, Ind., was charged with domestic battery after an April 11 incident in the street at Willow Road and U.S. 30, police said.
CAR BURGLARY: A purse was stolen April 12 from a car in the 4200 block of Lindenwood Drive.
REVOKED LICENSE: Michael Ross, 25, 241 Forest Blvd., Park Forest, was charged with driving on a revoked license, speeding, no insurance and obstructing identification after an April 9 stop at Orchard Drive and Lakewood Boulevard, police said.
POT POSSESSION: Larry Neuman, 18, 136 Indiana St., Park Forest, was charged with possession of marijuana after being questioned April 9 by staff members and police at Rich East High School, 300 Sauk Trail, police said.
DOMESTIC BATTERY: Breonka Garrott, 26, 20 Apache St., Park Forest, was charged with domestic battery after an April 9 incident at her home, police said.
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BULLET DAMAGE: The exteriors of two houses in the 200 block of Allegheny Street were damaged by bullets on April 14.
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Vivacious and beautiful Navina Bole was last seen in 'Sony Entertainment Television's' "Kya Hua Tera Vaada". Now, she is all ready for making a return with "Jeannie Aur Juju", an upcoming show on 'SAB TV'.
This show features Giaa Manek, aka Gopi Bahu, the all-time favorite of Audience, who essays the role of Jeannie. Ali Asgar would essay the role of Vicky. However, as per the latest updates, Navina Bole would be seen joining the major cast of this show.
Talking about the character of Navina, FilmiTown sources reveal that the role of Priya, the girl friend of Vicky, would be essayed by Navina. Vicky is a pilot who works in the airlines owned by Priya's dad. The story would be revolving around Priya, Vicky and Jeannie.
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There is a great article in Slate Magazine about the odd American fixation on searching for health benefits in wine drinking. A couple snippets from the article:
Personally, I'm thrilled to learn that red wine could help me avoid cancer, outlast opponents on the tennis court, survive a nuclear attack, and lead a long, lucid, and Viagra-free life. However, a little caution is in order. Most of the testing with resveratrol has been done on mice, and they have been given ungodly amounts of the stuff. As the New York Times pointed out in a 2006 article, the mice in one experiment were injected with 24 milligrams of resveratrol per kilogram of body weight; red wine contains around 1.5 to 3 milligrams of resveratrol per liter, so to get the equivalent dose, a 150-pound person would need to drink 750-1,500 bottles of wine a day. I weigh 195 pounds and can finish a bottle of Beaujolais and feel no different than if I'd had a bottle of Gatorade, but tossing back 1,100 liters of wine in a 24-hour period? Probably not.
It is great that science is uncovering so many possible ancillary benefits to merlot and pinot noir, and I hope that resveratrol is indeed the cure-all that mankind has been hoping for. But if and when a proven resveratrol tablet hits the market, I won't be liquidating my cellar, nor do I intend to load up on any of the resveratrol-enhanced wines that are apparently coming our way (unless, of course, they happen to be seriously good). Likewise, if it turns out the mice have been screwing with us and that red wine carries none of these magical side effects, there will still be a bottle on my dinner table every night. Wine is a habit that requires no rationale other than the pursuit of enjoyment.
Cheers to that! The author here is at one with the prophetic images of wine in the Bible and in the life of Jesus in which wine serves no other purpuse than spontaneous and liberating joy. Indeed the constant quest to search for health benefits in wine is a rather disgustingly modern instumentalization of what the Bible, and nearly all of historic wine-drinking cultures simply view as a celebratory and delicious part of life. Rather than grasp after ways to justify wine as healthy, lets just enjoy if for the awesome, tasty thing that is.


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I do a LOT of cooking both with old cast iron skillets
and with newer Calphalon pans, all with nekked metal handles that can get really, really HOT. I have one (countem 1) old, antique, vintage tubular
My problem? Where can I find/buy/steal more of these?? Or, can you point me to a pattern and to pot holder
many thanks chuck |
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I've seen these at Bed Bath and Beyond, go to their website and search for "hot handle" Happy searching and shopping! Dreama |
- Posted by teresa_nc7 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 31, 06 at 21:33
If you can sew or know someone who can, all you need to do is get some inexpensive quilted potholders, fold one edge over to the other edge and sew the long edges and one short edge, leaving the other short edge open to slip over the handle. Don't bother sewing then trying to turn it inside out. Just sew up the edges as directed above. Teresa |
I got some a couple of years ago at the Chef's warehouse sale. I am pretty sure the Chef's online catalog will have them too. They would be real handy if I could find them when I needed them. I need to sew little hanging loops on them,, I guess. |
I just came accross this while looking for a trash can. :) |
Here is a link that might be useful: hot handle
Thanx to all. After you gave me the name "Hot Handle," I was able to look in some stores. I found the lodge version at World market cheap. While not as nicely made as my antique, these look like they might do the job. but I will search out some quilted fabric to make some thanks again |
Beware. All of the qilted fabric I have seen at the fabric stores is filled with polyester fiber-fill. You would NOT not want to use that for picking up a hot pan. :) |
I use removable silicone pot handle covers on some of my older pans. I've never tried them on an old fashioned cast-iron skillet, but they do fit -- and work -- on my other non-stay-cool metal handles. Better, I think, or at least safer, than a fabric tubular potholder. They also claim to be oven safe. I have many brands; they're cheap, and I got them all from restaurant supply stores. Here's a representative sample from Instawares - I don't have this brand, but there are many, many brands to choose from. Do a search at Instawares for "silicone pan handle." |
Here is a link that might be useful: Medium Black Silicone Pan Handle.
I'd like to try those silicon handle holders. I ordered my standard ones from Amazon, made by Lodge, and they work, but when i left one all the way on while cooking, the end touching the pan caught fire! |
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