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I normally do not use Tide he powder detergent, because it always leaves the stainless steel wash drum in my Miele dull, murky and coated. Being the laundry junkie I am, I was at Target this morning, and saw a big display of this on sale. Of course, I could not resist... New Tide with Bleach he Powder.
It smells SO clean, fresh and old fashioned. Nothing fruity or sweet. So refreshing to actually have laundry detergent smell like laundry detrgent, opposed to some tropical drink or sunscreen!!! This is a smallish-medium load of coloured cotton t-shirts and kids clothes. I filled the provided scoop to Line 2, Medium Loads. I used the Normal Program, Very Warm, Max Spin and Sensitive (3rd Rinse). Here is the rinse level during the 2nd rinse, before Fabric Softener is dispensed. So it seems like almost any soap in my Miele, will suds less than my formerly beloved Clorox Green Works!! |
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Don't despair, Larsi. Put away your Green Works for a month or two and then try it again. Everyone needs a break from time to time, even in the best of relationships ;-) BTW, I just bought some Method detergent and will give it a try tomorrow - I've never used it before. |
Thanks izeve! Method makes some great products, although I find their fabric softener dreadful! Their Peony and Fresh Air Detergents work and smell very good!! I gave my big bottle of Green Works to a friend, who has a top loader. I've noticed that Green Works always sudsed up more than other "he" detergents, but now when I compare it to Persil, Tide he, Gain he and Tide he Powder....they rinse much cleaner and easier. Hope you enjoy your new Method!! -Lars |
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Few bands elicit a bigger response in punk/metal circles than Cryptic Slaughter-the mere mention of the name immediately evokes other 'cult classic' bands (metal, punk, or otherwise) such as Blue Cheer, Buzzov*en, The Plasmatics, The Crumbsuckers, Carnivore, etc. They retain a rabid fanbase comprised of long-time fans from their early inception to newer converts turned on to them via bands they influenced such as...let's just say that a lot of grindcore bands seriously owe their ass to Cryptic Slaughter.
Despite the fact that the sheer velocity and aggression of Cryptic Slaughter's music was arguably an early purveyor of the genre that became grindcore they are almost always lumped into the 'crossover' sub-genre-and that's fine, because as a straight grindcore band they lack many of the genre's cliches,especially in the vocal deptartment, to the point where it is extremely difficult to label them as such. From a crossover point of view, they are without equal-they blow contemporaries like D.R.I. and Suicidal Tendencies out of the water in terms of speed, aggression and sheer versatility, but never could seem to gather the same succes and recognition of those two aforementioned bands, who later went on to major labels and high profile tours (numerous Clash of the Titans in D.R.I.'s case, and a stint with Metallica in the mid-90's in Suicidal's).But who needs to be on monochromatic tours like that when you can share the stage with bands as diverse as Negative Approach and Possesed (which Cryptic Slaughter did as evinced by the reproduced flyers in the re-release of 'Convicted'). Like the amorphous alien monster in John Carpenter's 'The Thing' , Cryptic Slaughter is a many-tentacled, many-headed mutate-they take the snotty punk vocal delivery of Circle Jerks, the socio-political commentary of Discharge and Crass, the clean 80's guitar tone of thrash paragons Exodus and Testament, Battalion of Saints meets Venom riffing, and the blistering drumbeats of Siege and Repulsion throw it in a blender and set it on 'high'.
The end result is their stuning debut 'Convicted', which could easily be considered a landmark of several genres-punk, hardcore, thrash, grindcore.I won't bore you with a track by track summary but the whole album, if not the whole Cryptic Slaughter ethos is encapsulated in two of the best tracks off this album, namely 'Low Life' and 'State Control.' The first one stars of with a drum pattern that would not be out of place in an Exploited or Chaos U.K. record and is soon followed by a catchy riff on the style of Discharge but better-the overall production is very good, very stereo. The vocal delivery is rapid-fire, sometimes sounding like he's trying to catch up with the music, And then that great,great chorus-the drums are like a hailstorm and the bass is audible, not buriedi in the mix, superb and constistent throughout.'State Control' is shorter but equally strong. It starts out with a nice bass riff followed by a mid-tempo drumbeat. Suddenly the bass kicks in and it's on. Sure the songs are short but it actually lends to the strength of the songs-this is punk (or a variation thereof) after all. There are a few bonus features as well-there is a live version of 'Low Life' from a show in Houston that is even faster than the studio version-much to Cryptic Slaughter's credit. Conclusion-get it if you can-Relapse have re-released it much to the joy of record collectors everywhere. It is a nice snapshot of an era which resonates today and which has influenced other terrific bands like Napalm Death (who cover them on 'Leaders Not Followers'), Bloodwolf, Ed Gein, etc.
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1) Retreat units: Does the attacker decides if the target unit have to retreat or no, or they have to always retreat as a result of a a morale result rolled on the attack dice?
2) The only way to burn a terrain hex is with clegane and those who have the socrch the earth abilities given by a battleplan?
3) Commander card that states rally all units. That means that u can rally all of your units or only those of the Comander zone of the commander that you have played the card?
4) Addam Marband ability. When engaged, Addma's unit may execute a flank attack instead of a normal attack. For example you are attacking a desengaged unit with addam who is not engaged with anybody, rules said that you have to first place the engage token and then resolve the attack, does this trigger the ability when engaged of addam?. I understand that alll the attacks of addam they are going to count as a flank attack.
5) Does your turn end when you rally a unit with a order token o a commander card, or afeter rally i could give a move or attack order?
6) Could you sue only the tactic of a commander card without using the command?. If the answer is yes, do you have to discard the card after using the tactic?.
7) When you use a command card to order x units to move/attack, if you attack should you attack with all your ordered units the same target o i could spread the attack?
8) In a parting blow, could i pursue or advance?
9) If i attack with a melee unit from a forest a another unit in a plain, and i place my engage token i still have the maximum of two dice or i should use the plain combat text?. Because in the case of buildings when you attack from a hex containing a building another unit on another terrain, and you have to place your engage token you lose the cover 1. So in conclusion i think that terrain modifiers that you have to read are those where the defending unit is in.
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Why did UK coach John Calipari feel it was necessary to go on www.coachcal.com and defend freshman Archie Goodwin? The coach explained his reasoning today:
"Because DeWayne (Peevy of UK sports information) said, 'Yeah, after Alabama some people took some shots at Archie.' For what? 'For some of his shot selection.' I said, 'We had two other guys play so bad; did they say anything about anybody else? Why would they say something about him? This kid works his butt off.' So after I slept on it, I said, 'Look, I want to make a statement, make sure everybody knows he's the first one in the gym, he's the last one to leave, he comes in, he does what he's supposed to do and he's a good teammate. Just doesn't have the right mindset, doesn't know shot selection, plays out of control. Because it's how he's always played.
"So now it's DeAndre Liggins. Can we get him to play the right way? And when you get a kid like that to play the right way, he becomes a killer. Right now, he's a killer – but sometimes he's killing us. But I can deal with that versus a kid that's scared or doesn't show up for the game. There's nothing you can tell me about that. That's why I said: We had other guys at Alabama that did not show for the game and no one said anything. Well why would you say it about this kid then? So that's the only reason I said anything."


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The AD7862 is a high speed, low power, dual 12-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) that operates from a single +5 V supply. The part contains two 4 µs successive approximation ADCs, two track/hold amplifiers, an internal +2.5 V reference and a high speed parallel interface. There are 4 analog inputs which are grouped into two channels (A and B) selected by the A0 input. Each channel has two inputs (VA1 and VA2 or VB1 and VB2) that can be sampled and converted simultaneously, thus preserving the relative phase information of the signals on both analog inputs.
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Baffled, I looked around the room. Sure enough, everyone was eating pudding.
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A voice from the kitchen called out to correct her: "Bread pudding, more likely."
I tried not to be disheartened, but after two more "no pie/just banana pudding" debacles, I was starting to panic. Had Nashville, God forbid, become a pieless town?Happily, that night, my faith in the city was restored when I ventured into Rotier's, a 58-year-old meat-and-three in an old plantation carriage house. I sat at the counter and ordered the house specialty, lemon pie. It had a graham-cracker crust, fabulous tart filling, and an inch or two of Cool Whip on the top.
Two pies later, I headed out of Nashville, looking for the country café of my dreams. I soon found it in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, home of the charming Bell Buckle Café. The Heinke family bought the place in 1993 and now host their own radio show fromthere every Saturday, featuring the best bluegrass talent in the area. They have their own record label too, named (you guessed it) Bell Buckle Records. The food—smoked barbecue, vinegar slaw, and a fantastic coconut meringue pie—draws in even non-music lovers. I got an extra slice to go.
The Bell Buckle Café seemed a hard act to beat, but I had high hopes for my next stop: the Blue Willow Inn in Social Circle, Georgia. This restaurant, housed in a revamped mansion, is famous for its massive buffet of Dixie delicaciessuch as sweet potato casserole and fried green tomatoes. It's also famous for its desserts, any of which could kill you in your tracks. There were three kinds of pie alone. The dining room was filled with lively retirees, flirting and gossiping. One of them chided me for taking only one piece of pie, explaining that the rule at Blue Willow is that everyone must have at least two desserts. As a matter of journalistic integrity, I felt compelled to sample them all—pecan, sweet potato, and peanut butter. Each was great, but for the last piece of peanut butter pie I would have knocked over an old lady or two.
My pie enthusiasm was at an all-time high, yet the next leg of my tour proved surprisingly arduous. I drove and drove only to find a variety of picturesque country cafés either boarded up or, worse, pieless. I consoled myself with the lovely scenery and the eternal promises of Christian radio. Wispy cotton blew across the road as I sped along, eyes peeled for signs of pie.


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"It's pretty safe to say we're all geeks here," said Xavier Suarez, a particularly self-aware 16-year-old from Brooklyn, gesturing to a classroom full of fresh-faced fellow high school students. Betabeat had trekked down to Long Island University's Brooklyn campus for the first pitch presentation of NYC Generation Tech—a new initiative by the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship to provide mentorship for disadvantaged high school students interested in technology.
The program, which is still in pilot phase, consists of a two-week summer bootcamp followed by a series of weeknight meetings in the fall, hosted at the local offices of top tech companies like Facebook, NASDAQ and Warby Parker. The 30 accepted students work in teams to develop a mobile app prototype using MIT App Inventor, targeted at other New York City students.
To be eligible for the program, students must be entering grades 9-11 in the fall, have a minimum 3.0 GPA and 90 percent attendance in school. They also either have to qualify for free or reduced lunch or attend a school where more than 50 percent of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. In December, the students will demo and pitch their finished apps and business plans to a panel of judges and venture capitalists for a $5,000 cash prize.
Last Friday, the halfway mark of the summer bootcamp, each student pitched their own rudimentary app idea to an audience of their peers. Jordan Runge, the head instructor of NYC Generation Tech, told Betabeat that the first week, students got an introduction to technology and entrepreneurship, brainstorming grievances and inconveniences that they could address in an app. That day, after pitching, the students were instructed to form teams of four or five based on the similarity of their app. Over the next week, each team will decide on the best app idea to pursue for the remainder of the program.
In the LIU classroom, students pitched with idealistic enthusiasm, describing apps clearly designed to solve problems they encounter in their own lives. Topics like homework, grades, after school snacks and "time management" were raised repeatedly, and a large number of pitches involved creating personalized schedules to help students manage various commitments, especially while staying on top of school work.
Mona Barry, 16, bemoaned the inconvenience of not knowing your grade in a class until report cards, and explained that her app would alert students when their grade was in danger of falling below a certain standard. Other pitches involved instant messaging systems to enhance communication between students and teachers ("Isn't it awkward to friend your teachers on Facebook?" asked one of the students) as well as support groups for teenagers suffering from bullying and depression.
Harry Trustman, a 15-year-old from Brooklyn, addressed summer reading grievances, marketing his app "Bookmark" as a solution to "a summer reading list filled with books you've never heard of." His app aims to improve on the customer reviews on sites like Amazon, which, in his experience, can't be trusted. "I bought Twilight based on positive reviews, but it was terrible!" he exclaimed.
"Bookmark" would enable users to fill out a taste profile, read reviews written by peers with similar taste, and connect with students who have already read the book—a step up from Sparknotes, Mr. Trustman claimed, asserting that the study-site didn't really answer questions and was ultimately "just another thing to read."
Mr. Trustman wasn't the only student to invoke the fallibility of user reviews. Many students noted that many sites require users to be 18 to provide reviews, and designed their apps to allow teenage users to access relevant reviews from written by peers.
Jose R., a sophomore from Queens, gave perhaps the most eccentric pitch, which he described as an "easy-to-use stock simulator."
"What I need to do is make people rich," he said, explaining that since, "Most people don't know how to pick stocks . . . this app is for anyone who wants to learn how to make money and has the Internet—so, pretty much everyone."
NYC Generation Tech is one of the first tech mentorship programs designed for high school students, with the aim of exposing these concepts to a more diverse group. Ron Summers, an instructor in the program, said that he finds the students's eagerness and inexperience to be a great advantage. "Instead of thinking, I can't do it, I don't have those skills, they're willing to just try it out," he said.
Mr. Runge, the head instructor, echoed these sentiments, admitting that he actually finds it easier to work with younger students on tech projects than with adults. "You have a bunch of students who are interested in these topics, but they never really know how it works or they never realized they could be part of the creation process," Mr. Runge said. "We get to illuminate the fact that 'No, you can be, you're just like anyone else and you can do whatever you want and here's how you do it.'"
"The big difference between working with adults is that [for high schoolers] we really have to fast-track their learning to get them to a place where they can have the language and background knowledge and context so they can even talk about this," Mr. Runge said, calling the program fairly fast-paced.
After the pitch presentation, Mr. Trustman and his new team members reflected on the first half of their experience. "The week was really awesome," Mr. Trustman said, recounting the field trip to Makerbot the day before. "I think yesterday was my favorite because we got to make 3D sculptures of ourselves," he explained. "And we saw 3D printers in action!" Mr. Suarez interjected excitedly. The students were also visited by a number of guest speakers from the tech industry, including Jared Cohen, the director of Operations at Kickstarter.
The boys told Betabeat they were more nervous about time constraints than creating a prototype of the app. "It's like, I'm going to have fun, but at the same time the deadline is a week around the corner," Mr. Suarez confided.


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What role do you perform at Xpanxion, and why do you enjoy it?
I am a Manual QA Analyst as well as an Office Manager here in the Ames office. I enjoy my roles here at Xpanxion because I am given the chance to grow in different areas, be it by learning new testing techniques or learning how to better manage a team.
How has working at Xpanxion changed your view of globally distributed teams?
In past experiences with global distributed teams there was always a problem with things getting communicated clearly across all sites, with Xpanxion it is nice to have monthly and quarterly meetings to let everyone aware of what is going on and where we are headed as a team.
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Ever since I can remember, I had a keen interest in Chinese culture: as a student I took a course on communist China and learned the basics of Mandarin Chinese at the Sorbonne; the first I Ching reading I received was "Crossing the great waterâ€, which actually came through since I came to New York shortly after. I was by then fascinated by the I Ching and studied it, not on the basis of chance, but as an oracle and cosmological system, way before it became the focus of renewed interest in the new age era. The hexagram "Ta Ch'u†or crossing the great water, deemed to be very auspicious, is a good match to what Tan Dun has accomplished with The First Emperor: he crossed the cultural waters, just when we thought cross-over was over, to blend everything into one; as he said himself, "one plus one equals oneâ€, meaning that in his work, there is a complete integration of Chinese and Western cultures – which also refers to the Buddhist concept of oneness. (Remember the Buddhist hot dog joke – one with everything?)
I was at the Met on January 13. The house was packed, completely sold out. Obviously the piece is major success for the Metropolitan Opera.
Placido Domingo was a powerful and intense presence as The First Emperor.
The cast delivered a solid performance.
The First Emperor is controversial – which makes it even more exciting.
Therefore, instead of reviewing the piece – it has garnered extensive coverage by now – I would rather suggest ways to understand it better. This new opera is based in part on ideas that have been tried downtown in the past ten-to-twenty years, but have never been fully acknowledged in the classical mainstream, therefore The First Emperor is breaking new ground on this particular territory. This opera also has uniquely brilliant ideas: the use of melisma in a semi-Chinese vocal style, along with the unconventional setting of English text; the gestural nature of the orchestral instrumentation, swelling along with the voices rather than accompanying them, then going into a silent pause, with greater focus on percussion and brass than strings; and in addition, the exotic tonal color of the instrumental solos/duets on Chinese instruments. No wonder Tan Dun had to conduct this piece himself. I doubt that anyone else could have done it justice. All in all, a piece that is easy for me to like… so I asked a few people around me what they thought. Most of the regular subscribers I spoke to found it interesting and enjoyable, even though it was somewhat unexpected.
In a way of comparison, what we appreciate in an Italian western is that slightly removed aspect that makes us aware of the quirks inherent to the western genre itself, which ultimately makes the Italian western more interesting. And maybe, just maybe, this cross-cultural rendition of the operatic form points to the weaknesses inherent to the form itself – the larger-than-life, almost ridiculous epic dimension necessary to launch a deployment of great vocal artistry. This may be why the piece is so controversial – beyond The First Emperor itself, it is the traditional operatic form presented at the Met that is put to the test, and this form appears to be really old all of a sudden. Given those parameters, especially the extra-large chorus to be employed, I think Tan Dun and his production team have done a great job, and he didn't compromise his music: the anthem sung by the chorus, the "first anthem of unified China†could have been an easy-listening movie theme, but instead it was true to form, sounding like a somewhat monotonous, anticlimactic and not particularly memorable Buddhist chant – but wholly and completely, culturally correct.


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An Arkansas lawmaker has proposed banning employers from asking current or prospective employees for their usernames or passwords to Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts.
Democratic Rep. Nate Steel of Nashville filed the bill Friday. It would prohibit employers from threatening or taking disciplinary action against employees or applicants for not revealing their usernames or passwords.
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5 Reasons Kim Kardashian Shouldn't Marry Kanye West
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3. ... and so is Kanye. Can we all recall his 2009 VMA/Taylor Swift incident or when he called former President George Bush a racist in 2005? Sure, these incidents were a few years ago, but Kanye has yet to prove that he's moved past these stages in his life.
4. Kim changes her mind quickly. Kim and Kris were married for a hot 72 days before they filed for divorce. If that's the length of your second marriage (the first being to Damon Thomas whom she married in Las Vegas in 2000), you should probably date your next husband for more than a few months. 11 Things That Were Longer Than Kim Kardashian's 'Marriage'
5. She's speeding to have kids. While being interviewed on The View, Kim admitted she hopes to have children: "At the space that I am in life now, kids are definitely something I want." If Kim is indeed hoping to have children with her next husband, he better be a keeper. It's not right to bring children into a relationship unless you have the greatest of intentions to stay together. We understand marriages fall apart, and sometimes divorcing is actually better for the children/ But at the time of your marriage, you should truly believe that you'll be together for the rest of your lives if you're planning on having children together.
In our eyes, the only way you can really know if you're able to spend the rest of your life with someone is to spend more than just a few months dating. We think Kanye and Kim need at least a good year together before they begin to even think of marriage plans.
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Erick Schonfeld Cut a Side Deal With Arianna for TechCrunch Editorship, Paul Carr Says in Resignation Blog Post
Flabbergasts! New York-based TechCrunch editor Erick Schonfeld, newly-named editor in chief of the site, has been accused. In a glorious resignation post, TechCrunch writer Paul Carr pointed a finger at the New Yorker: "While Heather, Mike and other senior editorial staffers were making a stand for the site's editorial independence from The Huffington Post, Erick cut a side deal with Huffington to guarantee him the top job once Mike was gone."
This information came from Mr. Arrington "and was later corroborated by more than one other person close to the situation," Mr. Carr told Betabeat by email. "I don't really want to say much more than that."
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This depressing news via our buddy and editor Waylon Lewis at elephant journal:
Naropa University, already engaged in responsible, necessary cuts, [was recently] alerted [by the F.B.I. to the embezzlement] of nearly half a million dollars [by an employee in Accounts Payable].
It's sad news when someone rationalizes the stealing of money from a relatively small institution dedicated explicitly to the greater good, contemplative education. For an institution of Naropa's size, $450,000 over two years could have paid for so many scholarships, so many increased salaries for teachers, so many repairs…it hurts to think about it.
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Feb 8, 2011 in Food Network Community Toolbox on FoodNetwork.com
"I sort of put my own spin on everything. just using this as a general idea and guideline for the lasagna. its awesome and the ricotta mixture is incredible if you add a little mozzarella to it :] lovvee itt!!"


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Quick response by law enforcement and an alert neighbor aided in foiling a reported burglary in progress Wednesday.
Christopher B. Bryson, 39, was reportedly caught inside a residence on Durkee Road after a neighbor informed 911 of a possible crime being committed.
According to reports, School Resource Officer Jay Lawson was less than two minutes away at Oak Grove Elementary School when dispatchers at the Bradley County 911 Center broadcast the burglary in progress call, according to Bob Gault, media relations coordinator for the Bradley County Sheriff's Office.
Other Bradley County deputies responded to the scene and entered the residence, along with Lawson.
After the lawmen identified themselves as law enforcement, Bryson reportedly exited a bedroom in the home. He was taken into custody at that point.
"Investigation revealed the neighbor who initiated the response said Bryson had knocked on her door wanting to use the phone. When she refused, the woman watched as he walked behind the home next door and forced entry through a rear door. Two doors were damaged, but nothing was taken," Gault said.
A number of pills were found in Bryson's possession. He was transported to the Bradley County Jail and charged with aggravated burglary and possession of Schedule IV drugs.
Sheriff Jim Ruth said the alert neighbor and the deputies are to be commended for stopping a burglary in progress.
"She did the right thing," Ruth said.
BCSO Lt. Bob Hancock has worked with more than 60 neighborhoods in the city and county to establish Neighborhood Watch Associations.
Each is based on the concept of neighbors watching out for one another and reporting suspicious activity to law enforcement, according to Gault.
Anyone wishing to set up a Neighborhood Watch is encouraged to contact Hancock at 728-7321, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
- A possible suspect was named in a burglary which occurred at a residence where the homeowner had been out of town for a few days. When Charles Walters and his wife returned home Tuesday, they discovered several items missing.
According to a report filed by deputy Paul Allen, a television, surround-sound system, Blu-Ray player, DVD player, a Toshiba laptop computer, digital camera and a Hewlett-Packard printer were missing.
The doors to the residence were secured when the couple arrived home and there were no signs of forced entry.
The Walters couple were able to name a possible suspect.
Detective Shaunda Efaw responded to the residence to aid in the investigation.
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Rolls-Royce appoints Paul Stein as Chief Scientific Officer
Monday, 11 January 2010
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has appointed Paul Stein, former Science and Technology Director at the Ministry of Defence, as Chief Scientific Officer.
Paul will be responsible for augmenting the Group's strong technology base and his broad scientific and technological perspective will be an important influence on key business decisions. He will also anticipate new scientific developments and help the Group apply them to the next generation of products and services.
Paul Stein said: "I am delighted to be joining a global company renowned for its technological advances and strong record of investment in research and development. It is an exciting prospect to work with people who are experts in their field and drive innovation across Rolls-Royce."
Colin Smith, Rolls-Royce Director - Engineering and Technology, said: "I am pleased to welcome Paul Stein as our new Chief Scientific Officer. His extensive experience and wide-ranging knowledge of emerging technologies will prove invaluable to Rolls-Royce and will help to drive growth for the future. I look forward to working with him closely."
Paul Stein has an extensive background in science and technology. Prior to joining the MOD in 2006, Paul had a 29 year career in the private sector, latterly as Managing Director of Roke Manor Research Limited, part of Siemens AG. In that role he sat on the Siemens UK Executive Management Board and was responsible for promoting innovation.
Paul will commence his new role on 18 January 2010.
- Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, has established a strong position in global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.
- As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce today has a broad customer base comprising more than 600 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and helicopter operators, 160 armed forces, more than 2,000 marine customers, including 70 navies, and energy customers in nearly 120 countries, with an installed base of 54,000 gas turbines.
- Rolls-Royce employs over 38,000 skilled people in offices, manufacturing and service facilities in 50 countries. The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment, and to further developing employee skills.
- In 2008, Rolls-Royce invested £885 million on research and development, two thirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmental aspects of its products, in particular the reduction of emissions.
- Annual underlying revenues were £9.1 billion in 2008, of which 52 per cent came from services revenues. The firm and announced order book stood at £57.5 billion at 30 June 2009, providing visibility of future levels of activity.


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Advent Day 4 - Star Wars
Posted by CapnRex101,Our second mini model of this year's Advent Calendar is another Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones vehicle, Zam Wesell's Koro-2 Exodrive Airspeeder which has only appeared before in the 2002 set 7133 Bounty Hunter Pursuit, albeit it at Minifigure scale. This speeder appeared early in the film, during a chase sequence on Coruscant, and the LEGO model does not vary too far from its source, particularly given the flowing design of the ship which seems unsuited to a LEGO model.
The Airspeeder is certainly recognisable, although the shape of the curved prongs towards the front of the model has not quite been achieved in my opinion using the lime green 1x4 curved slopes that are included. As I can think of no better solution, this arrangement is satisfactory for me. The cockpit windscreen runs all the way from the roof to the floor, as it should, and I like the orange accents which add a bit more colour to this already garish design. Lastly, the tail finial is not bad, but there really ought to be only a single 4L bar used here as the current design looks to be a little too wide compared with its appearance in the film. This is forgivable however for the following reason.
Perhaps the most exciting thing about this model though comes with the tail, as a pair of green 4L bars are included. This element has appeared in only one set previously, 7189 Mill Village Raid, and even there, only one was featured. These will be very useful for MOCs no doubt, and hopefully the current price of these pieces online will be driven down by their inclusion here, even if you cannot pick up the entire Advent Calendar.
Overall - 4 - A swooshable little model, although the aesthetics are a little disappointing in my opinion.
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I'm always impressed by how recognizable these little mini models are. Especially given how minor this one is...
I quite liked the build, but even considering myself quite a big star wars fan I had to look up what it was supposed to be, which for me drops it to a 3.
If you have set #7133 it's instantly recognizable by the colors alone.
Thanks for doing the classic Advent calendar reviews - these are awesome! :)
Love that prequel trilogy nostalgia! I remember #7133, and the movie scene it represented, quite well. Honestly, one of the things I love about Star Wars as a franchise is that it got to toy around with so many staples of different genres, but "IN SPACE!"
*The space battles in Episode IV were clearly WWII dogfights
*Luke's training with Yoda echoed a lot of martial arts flicks
*The start of RotJ shared a lot of elements with swashbuckling pirate movies
*The podrace in Episode I was an obvious Ben Hur sendup
*The scene this model is from was a car chase in an urban setting
I can't think of any examples from "Revenge of the Sith"... perhaps that lack of "genre play" was a big part of why it's so much less memorable for me than the others were. Alternatively, maybe some of the scenes were simply a sendup of some genre of film I'm less familiar with.
Thanks for the very thorough reviews CapnRex101! I enjoy reading and finding out things I didn't know previously about the daily models. :)
Spot-on Rex! I like the garish colors though; everything can't be grays or browns.
I like it. Very nice even if it doesn't really capture the look of the original.
I made a custom version:
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Girls basketball: Wheeler holds off Bowman at Hanover tourney
By JOhn O'Malley Post-Tribune correspondent December 27, 2012 10:38PM
Bowman Academy's Rodnikka McCormick tries to get the ball from Wheeler's Nicole Skopelja during thier game in the Wildcat Winter Classic in Cedar Lake, Ind. Thursday December 27, 2012. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
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CEDAR LAKE — The wheels were turning quickly in Wheeler coach Dustin Nelson's head as the first period ended.
"We didn't want it that fast," Nelson said. "We knew a 68-point, type game wouldn't really be in our favor. Bowman did a real nice job of establishing tempo early, but we got it slowed down."
The Bearcats trailed by seven after eight minutes, rallied to take an 11-point lead in the final period, then held off a late Bowman rally for a 45-41 win in the opening round of the Hanover Central Tournament on Thursday.
The Bearcats (5-5) advanced to Thursday night's semifinals to face Hanover Central (7-3). The host Wildcats, who clobbered Morton in the first round, 78-53, must play without leading scorer, Blayr Poston, who broke her left hand during practice last Saturday. She's expected to miss four weeks, but told the Post-Tribune she might return earlier if she's able to change to a soft cast.
Wheeler, meanwhile, was pleased to survive and advance.
"It's the first close game we've won against a nice team," Nelson said. "Joshlynn King is a real nice player. She's very strong physically and is tough around the basket."
King, however, picked up three early fouls and was forced to sit most of the second period. Wheeler took advantage, outscoring Bowman 16-10 in the quarter to trail 27-26 at halftime.
"Once we slowed the tempo down, things started going more in our favor," Nelson said. "Early on their little guard (point Diamond Harvey) was killing us."
In addition to changing up its zones, Bowman (1-7) employed a triangle-and-two defense on Wheeler junior forward Nikole Finch for about half the game.
Finch still finished up with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
"We tried to run some of our normal stuff out of that," Nelson said. "They limited Nikole's looks, so we knew we needed someone else to step up for us."
That someone was sophomore guard Allie Stevenson, who finished with nine points, including seven in the pivotal second period.
"Allie was a backup for us last year, but she's really learning how to manage the game," Nelson said. "She's did a nice job for us."
Another sophomore guard, Shannon Eden, had 10 points. Bowman coach Janora Holmes was disappointed her team couldn't get rolling offensively the second half.
The Eagles scored only four points in the third and fell behind 36-31.
"We wanted to get a spark going on offense, especially after (King) was sitting out the second quarter," Holmes said.
King scored a game-high 14 points and had 11 rebounds. She single-handedly brought Bowman back from a 42-31 deficit by scoring eight points in a span of less than four minutes.
The Eagles trailed 44-41 with 28 seconds left, but Finch — who stopped an 8-0 Bowman run with a key bucket with 1:55 left — hit one of two free throws with 18 seconds to go, making it 45-41. It was only the third game King played this season. She missed three games with a strained knee and two for academics.


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One of the few frozen dinners that we like are the Bertolli dinner in a bag - I forget what they're called exactly. I would like a 12" nonstick skillet for preparing these - so the cleanup will be as easy as the preparation. But I don't do any real cooking in nonstick, so don't want to spend much money on the pan. I'd love to keep it under $15. Is there such an animal? |
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- Posted by solarpowered (My Page) on Thu, Sep 20, 07 at 20:06
$15?? That's really aggresive. Here's an 11" Johnson Rose Crown Select Excalibur skillet for $34.42 at Instawares. I that that was really, really cheap! I have the 10" version of this pan, and it's a decent pan. They also have a 13" version (Instawares calls is 14"), but no 12". |
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You can get a good cast iron skillet for under $20 at Walmart. You might find a nonstick skillet there, too, for $15, just remember to bring a magnet, some aren't well labeled. |
Thanks, solar - that looks like a nice pan, better than I need but at least worth the money. mom - thanks for the pointer. We stopped in Walmart the other day and looked, but didn't have a magnet with us. The frozen dinners in question have a cheese sauce, which tends to stick to either stainless or cast iron. Considering that those 2 pans are great for anything else, I hate to spend much money on a non-stick! |
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I have a Desert Rose that has seeds growing on it and I was curious to know how and when to harvest them. I would like to be able to give them to my mother for her to grow. Any help/info/advice would be greatly appreciated, I couldn't find anything on the internet about this!
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They start out looking like a couple of green cigars, and they can take quite a while to ripen. Best is to wait till the pod starts turning a brownish colour and begins to split. The seed has a feathery little "tail" for wind dispersal. It is best grown fresh, nothing much special is required. When one of my plants made seed, I simply slipped a not-too-tight rubber band round the pod, just enough to hold it together should it open before I noticed. If you do more searching under "Adenium seed" or "Adenium seed germination" you should turn up a few useful sites. This was my first "hit" |
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- Posted by plantsplus queensland aust (My Page) on Thu, Oct 26, 06 at 1:22
I planted fresh seed into standard seed raising mix in a yoghurt contained with a clear lid. Cut some drain holes in the base. Fill the container up to about 2" deep of seed raising mix, water well and allow to drain. place seed (minus feathery bit) just under soil surface, put clear lid on and place in a well lit area out of direct sun. You dont want them to cook, just keep warm and slightly moist - you shouldnt need to water again until after they germinate. If there is too much condensation on the lid remove and wipe off before replacing. Good luck |
I have desert rose pods that have just split open and I can't plant them because I am going away for about a month. How can I preserve them until I get back. |
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Middle English, from Anglo-French quivre, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English cocer quiver, Old High German kohhari
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- class Magnoliopsida
- order Rhamnales
- family Rhamnaceae
- genus Ziziphus
Common Names
Lotus jujube (English), Lotus tree (English), Wild jujube (English)
Languages: English
Ziziphus lotus is a perennial deciduous thorny shrub, that reaches up to 1-3 m and often forms thickets up to 5 m diam. The stems are intricately branched, glabrous with very sharp, stipular spines one of them shorter and curved. The leaves are 1-2 x 0.5-1 cm, with ovate-oblong to broadly elliptic blade, obtuse apex, and crenulate margins, with a minute gland at the top of each crenule. The flowers are 3-4 mm, yellowish and produced solitary or few in clusters at the leaf axil. The fruit is a globose drupe that becomes yellowish at maturity with brown seeds.
Height: 1-3 m
Ecology and Distribution
Global Distribution
Spain, East Mediterranean, North Africa, Arabia, Socotra.
Distribution in Egypt
Mareotic Sector.
Stony and Sandy Ground.
Life Expectancy
- Rhamnus lotus L. (synonym)


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December 18, 2012
Just received this pen...
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Just received this pen and my first perception of it was wow. It is
aesthetically pleasing with rOtring's signature red ring around the barrel and
the rOtring signature texturized finger/grip area. It feels good in the hand is
is a smooth jet black writer. However,after further examination, it appears to
take the blueprint of the Pilot Precise V5 and V7 Needle Rollerball Pens and
take it to the next level, in design that is, performance no. Essentially the
spiritual successor to the Pilot V ball. It writes as well, if not the same, as
the Vball but for double the money, and i dont know if a disposible is worth
$6.00. If you want a flashier version, of the top of the line, ever reliable
Honda, but want to stay with the same design that you're used to, get the Lexus,
in this case the Tikky.
December 18, 2012
The tikky fine liner...
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The tikky fine liner . 7 writes like a dream. It feels nice in the hand and is
perfectly balanced with the cap posted. The only thing that I don't like, is the
gripping section. I was anticipating that it'd be soft and pliable from the
description, it is not, it's a hard, molded,textured plastic. Not bad, but again
not what I expected. The pen looks to cost twice as much as i paid for it, which
is a plus. That being said, i don't know why rOtring went with print,which will
wear off, instead of laser engraving on the barrel, like a sharpie stainless
marker. It would've upped the wow factor of this pen. I've read the other
comments about it not writing, this wasn't my case. Perhaps rOtring refined the
ink, or maybe it's the .5 and below. I'll order some of those refills when my .7
runs out to be certain.
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This pen is on par or...
This pen is on par or dare I say, superior to the Rotring 600 Newton, with the
knurled grip. I had to order a replacement from the U.K. after my previous one
was stolen when my car was broken into. Why this pen is as elusive as Moby Dick
is a mystery, it's not even on the Pentel site. Why-oh-why Jet Pens have you
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If you are interested in becoming vegetarian or vegan, but are unsure where to start, try implementing Meatless Mondays into your weekly menus. Meatless Mondays is a public health campaign by The Monday Campaigns and Johns Hopkins' Bloomberg School of Public Health. The idea behind the campaign is to provide a resource for the general public on cutting back meat consumption, making healthier lifestyle choices, and helping out the environment.
According to meatlessmondays the benefits of cutting out meat from your diet one day a week include living longer, reducing heart disease, and fighting diabetes. Environmental benefits include using less water and decreasing your carbon footprint. The website provides recipes, health and green articles, and links to other inspiring people taking part in the campaign. In addition they offer e-kits for download, with information, hints, and posters, so you can inspire others in your life to follow their own Meatless Mondays.
If you're interested in participating here are a few tips:
1. You don't have to make it meatless Mondays. If you don't like Mondays, choose Tofu Tuesdays, or Fruity Fridays. The point is to choose one day a week where you go meatless the entire day.
2. If you've never cooked meatless meals beyond pasta, get yourself some vegetarian cook books or just browse online recipes. Cooking without meat is not hard, but if you feeling uninspired experiment with exotic and decadent recipes to make the transition more fun.
3. Tell your friends and family about your new meatless resolution. Some of them might not understand your choice, but chances are if you ask for their support they will give it to you. Telling other people your plans will help keep you accountable. After all you don't want to tell your family you won't be eating hot dogs come Monday and not follow through.
4. Try different proteins. Some people will never like the taste or texture of tofu. If you are a tofu-hater look for alternatives rather than forcing yourself to eat it because you think all vegetarians do. Lentils, black beans, garbanzo beans, tempeh, and veggie burgers are all substitutes for meat (and tofu) that will keep you full and taste good.
5. Get the whole household involved. Make Meatless Monday's fun by involving your significant other, kids, or even your roommate. Kids are notoriously picky eaters when it comes to vegetables, but they will eat every last bite of a salad they've helped make. Whether they are choosing the vegetables or chopping them up (older kids) everyone will enjoy helping out with dinner.
Meatless Mondays are a great way to be eco-conscious and follow a healthy diet without changing your entire lifestyle at once. You might enjoy your meatless day so much that you make the switch to being a full-fledged vegetarian or vegan soon after. Even if you don't, and you continue eating meat throughout the rest of your week, you will still be helping the environment and your health at the same time.


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TerraPower is a nuclear reactor design spin-off company of Intellectual Ventures that is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, in the United States. TerraPower is investigating a class of nuclear fast reactors called the traveling wave reactor (TWR). One of TerraPower's primary investors is Bill Gates.[1] Gates' investment is reportedly in the tens of millions of dollars. Other key investors are Venture-capital firms Charles River Ventures and Khosla Ventures, who reportedly invested $35 million in 2010.[2] TerraPower is led by chief executive officer, John Gilleland, a member of the American Nuclear Society.[3] In December 2011 India's Reliance Industries bought a minority stake through one of its subsidiaries. Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani will join the company's board.[4] TerraPower also works with Los Alamos National Laboratory who hopes this partnership will help strengthen and expand their science and energy programs.[5]
Whereas standard light water reactors such as PWRs or BWRs running worldwide use enriched uranium as fuel and need fuel reloads every few years, TWRs, once started, use depleted uranium instead and are considered to be able to operate for between 40 to 60 years without fuel reloading.
Objectives of the company include:[6]
- Exploring significant improvements to nuclear power using 21st century technologies, state-of-the-art computational capabilities, and expanded data.
- Evaluating the impact of new concepts on the entire fuel cycle, from mining to spent fuel disposal.
- Pursuing an independent, privately funded path.
The TerraPower team includes[7] scientists and engineers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Fast Flux Test Facility, Microsoft, and various universities, as well as management with experience at Siemens A.G., Areva NP, the ITER project, and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Traveling wave reactor[edit]
TerraPower has chosen TWRs as a technology for further development. The major benefits of these reactors are that they can get high fuel utilization (enhancing sustainability) in a manner that does not require reprocessing and could eventually eliminate the need to enrich uranium.[8] TWRs are designed to convert typically unusable fertile nuclides such as U-238 into fissile nuclides like Pu-239 in-situ and then shift the power from the highly burned region to the freshly bred region. This allows the benefits of a closed fuel cycle without the expensive and proliferation-sensitive enrichment and reprocessing plants typically required to get them. All the fuel required for between 40 to 60 years of operation could be in the reactor from the beginning. Executives at TerraPower say their reactor could even be buried below ground, where it could run for an estimated 100 years.[2]
TerraPower plans to have a TWR prototype built by 2020 producing electricity for the grid in the several-hundred megawatt capacity range.[9]
Environmental and social benefits[edit]
The new reactors could reduce the amount of nuclear waste by using existing stockpiles of depleted uranium as fuel. "By extracting centuries' worth of energy from waste at enrichment plants, these reactors would turn a social and financial liability into an asset," said Gilleland.[3] TerraPower says there are 700 000 metric tons of spent fuel in the U.S. alone, and 8 metric tons could power 2.5 million homes for a year.[10]
Some reports say that the high fuel efficiency of TWRs, combined with the ability to use uranium recovered from river or sea water, means enough fuel is available to generate electricity for 10 billion people at U.S. per capita levels for million-year time-scales.[11]
International outreach[edit]
The TWR design is still in the research and development phase. Accordingly, the TerraPower management team is meeting with a variety of U.S. and international research, supply, and manufacturing organizations to discuss options for its deployment. The company has no agreements for the TWR's construction or operation at this time.
Currently, the TWR is solely a virtual endeavor. TerraPower is looking for a country that is willing to house an experimental reactor. The company has pitched to Russia, Japan, France, China, and India but has had no success. The U.S. will not be hosting an experimental reactor for a decade or more from now because they do not yet have a certification process for reactors like TerraPower's.[2]
On November 6, 2009, Bill Gates and TerraPower executives visited Toshiba's Yokohama and Keihin Factories in Japan, and concluded a non-disclosure agreement with them on December 1.[12][13][14][14] Toshiba already developed an ultracompact reactor, the 4S, that can operate continuously for 30 years without fuel handlings and generates 10 megawatts.[14][15][16] Some of the technologies used in 4S are considered to be transferable to TWRs.[13]
See also[edit]
- ^ Bill Gates. Innovating to zero!. TED. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ^ a b c Gurth, Robert (February 27, 2011). "A Window Into the Nuclear Future". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ a b Michal, Rick; Michael Blake (April 2010). "The nuclear news interview. John Gilleland. On the traveling-wave reactor". Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Kernenergie 41 (25): 249–252. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ RIL buys stake in US's Terra Power , www.moneycontrol.com
- ^ Delacruz, Vanessa (August 2012). "Fiscal Year 2012 Institutional Commitments Midyear Progress Report". Energy Citation Database: 1–37. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ The TerraPower Initiative, berkeley.edu
- ^ TerraPower Team Bios, www.TerraPower.com
- ^ John Gilleland. "TR10: Traveling-Wave Reactor". Technology Review. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- ^ John Gilleland. "Bill Gates's Nuclear Miracle? John Gilleland Says TerraPower Needs Discipline, Not Divine Intervention". Xconomy. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- ^ "Depleted Uranium as Fuel Cuts Path to Less Waste". Intellectual Ventures Management, LLC. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ Ellis, T.; R. Petroski (2010). "Traveling-wave reactors: A truly sustainable and full-scale resource for global energy needs". American Nuclear Society 42 (44): 546–558. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ Bill Gates, Toshiba in early talks on nuclear reactor, Sydney Morning Herald, March 23, 2010
- ^ a b "ゲイツ、原発挑戦の真相". The Nikkei. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ a b c "東芝、ゲイツ氏と次世代原発開発へ 維持コスト管理を低減". The Sankei Simbun. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ^ "次世代原子炉:100年連続運転の開発、ゲイツ氏が東芝とタッグ 私財数千億円投じ". Mainichi Newspapers. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-24.[dead link]
- ^ "ゲイツ氏と東芝、原発開発でタッグ? 米企業が協力要請". The Asahi Simbun. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2010-03-24.[dead link]
External links[edit]
- TerraPower website
- One of Newsweek's 10 Big Green Ideas in October 2010
- Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero! – TED talks on www.ted.com


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50 days until BlizzCon {WoW}
Jun 14th 2007 8:08PM Got my tickets. Dunno if Ill dress up yet though. :P
Blizzpagewatch: Day 6 {WoW}
May 18th 2007 2:51PM Starcraft Ghost was a game Blizzard bagged a long time ago..so yes, it does seem off, and it was for last gen systems because they bagged it so the devs could work on the MMO we all know and love.
Blizzpagewatch: Day 6 {WoW}
May 18th 2007 2:50PM Diablo III...Diablo III...
Chuck Norris doesn't sleep... he waits {WoW}
May 18th 2007 2:42PM Psh, Brock Samson can kick Chuck Norris's ass any day of the week.
Blizzard planning a new MMO -- but which one? {WoW}
Apr 29th 2007 6:31PM I heard from a somewhat reliable source who supposedly has a trial disk from a friend of his who works for blizzard that this next big MMO is Diablo 3.
Frigging Diablo III? Sign me up. Shiiit.
Breakfast Topic: How did you pick your class? {WoW}
Apr 29th 2007 6:09PM Well, after playing Diablo II for years and leveling every class up to 99, a bunch of friends inroduced me to WoW. It being my first MMO, I didn't really know what role each class had, but I tried to base my decision off of my two favorite classes in Diablo II, Sorceress and Amazon.
So I rolled a troll mage, got to her level 8, said, "Wow, this really sucks imo" and decided to try something new. I rolled a troll shaman and never looked back. She is currently my first and only 70 at the moment.
I also have a 29 twink Hunter (because Amazons were my absolute favorite but I've never had the ambition to take a Hunter all the way up), and a 30 warlock I'm trying to level as fast as I can to be DPS in endgame, since my Shaman is awesomely Restoration spec and I still hate playing mages.
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Apr 15th 2007 8:44PM Aaaaaaaaaaand nothing for a healer, fabulous. I won't be wasting my time on them.
Forum post of the day: Shaman issues in haiku {WoW}
Apr 14th 2007 9:38PM @4, and @ this post in general.
TRADITIONAL Haiku doesn't all go 5-7-5, and most haiku artists will grimace when they hear someone say that. So don't tell people off for using different syllable rhythm.
And I play a Shaman, but I'm not that talented to make a haiku :(
Phat Loot Phriday: Blinkstrike {WoW}
Apr 6th 2007 5:56PM OMG, if I had a rogue, or if enhancement shammies could use swords, I would be all over that like a fat kid on a cupcake.
That is one sexy world drop. :D
Using World of Warcraft to teach English {WoW}
Apr 6th 2007 4:52PM I definitely don't mind helping other people on their english if they are and ESL player in my party or guild. Just last week I had a korean girl who was constantly kicked from parties and guilds because she couldn't communicate very well. Our group took her through the instance we were doing and helped her a lot.
As for learning English through WoW, I think it would be a good idea IF the person joined a guild where people used their english CORRECTLY and used proper grammar. I would HATE for them to learn "ZOMG A GRL LES CYBAR!" or something of that equivalent. :P


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Newcastle come to town on Saturday May 4 and very few packages in the Greenwood & Lyall Bar remain for £125+VAT per person.
Then our attentions turn to the season finale against Reading on Sunday May 19 - so don't miss out on the chance to sample Boleyn Ground hospitality.
Legends-themed restaurant packages for this game are available for £150+VAT per person and include:
- VIP padded seating- Special guest lounge hosts- Delicious meal- Pay bar facility- Superb views of the pitch- Complimentary programme- And much more!
To book your corporate hospitality package now, call 0871 091 1811 (Calls cost 10p per min plus network extras), email email@example.com or click here.