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Admiral William H. McRaven, United States Navy, commander of the United States Special Operations Command, will deliver the keynote address at the 131st Spring Commencement of The University of Texas at Austin.
"Admiral McRaven is one of the great Americans of our time, a Distinguished Alumnus, and a quintessential model of discipline and leadership," said UT Austin President Bill Powers. "I'm thrilled that our graduates will have the benefit of his wisdom as they embark on their own journey to change the world."
A member of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps while at UT Austin, Admiral McRaven went on to gain more than 37 years of experience in the United States Navy. He will address spring graduates and their guests on May 17 during the ceremony held on the university's Main Mall in front of the UT Tower.
"As a proud Texan and UT alumnus I've been back to Texas and UT far fewer times in my Navy career than I would have liked. To return for this event, to have the opportunity to be the keynote speaker for the Spring graduation exercises and share this important occasion with the graduating class is truly an honor."
In his current role, Admiral McRaven leads approximately 67,000 special operations forces worldwide. He has served at every level within the special operations community and has led global operations throughout the seven seas. Admiral McRaven served as commander of the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command from 2008 until 2011, and commanded Operation Neptune's Spear, the operation that led to the death of Osama bin Laden.
From a military family with deep Texas roots, Admiral McRaven grew up in San Antonio and has had a long association with the university. He graduated from UT in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in Journalism and a minor in Middle Eastern Studies. His work was published in the Daily Texan and he was a member of UT's track team. Admiral McRaven met his wife, Georgeann while they were students at the university and they have been married for more than 35 years.
In 2012, the Texas Exes honored Admiral McRaven with the Distinguished Alumnus Award along with former First Lady Laura Bush and other outstanding alumni. He also returned to campus as keynote speaker at the Texas Access to Justice Commission's 2012 Champions of Justice Gala Benefiting Veterans, which raised $413,000 toward legal services for low-income Texas veterans.
Admiral Bobby Inman, former Director of the National Security Agency and professor in the LBJ School of Public Affairs, said McRaven began his training towards a successful career while in UT Austin's Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps. "Bill McRaven is an enormously talented naval officer," Inman said. "He is a hero and a warrior."
A highly decorated officer, Admiral McRaven has been honored with the Bronze Star Medal, the Legion of Merit Medal and the Defense Superior Service Medal, receiving each medal twice. He is also a recipient of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the highest non-combat related award presented by the United States military and the highest decoration given for joint activity.
Admiral McRaven integrated his journalistic training and special operations experience to author "Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare: Theory and Practice." Reviewed by Publisher's Weekly as a well-organized and deeply researched study, the publication analyzes eight special operations and specifies six essential principles of "spec ops" success: simplicity, security, repetition, surprise, speed and purpose. It is now a textbook used by students studying military science.
One of Admiral McRaven's stated priorities as a commander is to preserve the physical and mental health of special operations forces and their families. Under his leadership, U.S. Special Operations Command is developing a piece of state of the art equipment commonly referred to as the "Iron Man suit."
The endeavor is part of the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS) program and fosters collaboration among corporations, government agencies, universities and scientists to redefine combat suit capabilities. The goal is to give operators lighter, more efficient full-body protection and beyond-human strength.
"When I began at UT in 1973, the thought of becoming a distinguished alumni never crossed my mind. But, if there is a lesson to be learned from me being invited to speak at this commencement, it is that the University is not only about the strength of your GPA, your class standing or your accomplishments on the field—the strength of this University is about how it prepares you for life."


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Indie workhorse Merge Records turns out seminal acts—M Ward, Neutral Milk Hotel, Spoon, and The Arcade Fire, for starters—like Kanye hits the caps lock. They're in NYC tonight to read from a book (Our Noise:The Story of Merge Records commemorating their—gulp—20th anniversary. We caught up with co-founders Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance to talk about ninja negotiating, low expectations, and why the music industry will be just fine, thank you very much.
GQ: The book's an oral history and feels like twenty years of the ghosts of Merge Past having one long, trippy tour-van conversation.
Laura Ballance: When we first started, we didn't know what it would be. [Author] John Cook had so many people to interview. And it was sort of impossible and less interesting to cram all of those people into a narrative format.
GQ: You guys were a couple during the early days and then called it quits. But Merge survived! You both get brutally frank about it in the book. Mac mentions one night on-stage when things melted down and Laura was like, "Fuck you!"
Mac McCaughan: [laughs] I think it was important to say more than we wanted. Because, I think, if you're trying to hold back, it's just gonna come off that way. And for fans, it's still fresh in their minds, even though it was 18 years ago. They're the ones who are still going, "What happened?" So, you just figure if you put it out there...
LB: Then, it's done.
GQ: You guys have said that Touch and Go Records was a great example for you guys. Why?
LL: We pretty much mimicked their relationship to their bands, as far as it being a profit split. It just seems fairer that, if a record makes money, you make money. And, if it loses money, well, you do, too. Because we were in a band ourselves, we had the viewpoint of "how would we want to be treated if this was our record we were putting out?"
GQ: Has that served you well?
LL: Well, we'd certainly make more money if we treated our bands less fairly. [laughs]
MM: I also don't think we're particularly tough negotiators [laughs]
LB: We always start, in negotiations, with what we actually mean. No low-balling.
MM: Which no lawyer or manager ever does. They always go, "Ok, what is the most we could possibly ask for" We just start with, "Here's what we think we should do." And, then, there's nowhere to go from there.
LB: And we don't just say, 'NO! We meant it! Stop!'
GQ: You guys have said you are really practiced at being straight with your bands and saying "Hey, you're probably only going to sell 3,000 records"
LB: I think it has been instrumental in our survival and our growth to just, like...
MM: ...be realistic.
LB: And it does sometimes put you in the bad position of having to respond to a record doing better than you thought it would. Like what happened with the Arcade Fire record. We were kind of caught flat on our feet and hadn't manufactured enough. When we put out "Funeral", we were like "They've got good buzz on them. They're gonna be huge! They're maybe gonna sell 8,000. [The Arcade Fire has gone on to sell over 400,000 albums.]
GQ: In an interview about Merge's 5-year anniversary, Laura said something like, "I refuse to have the Internet. If we did, Mac would be on it all the time."
MM: Who won that battle?
LB: The Internet.
GQ: The music industry is suffering. But the everyone says Merge is thriving. So why are you guys doing so well?
MM: First of all, I don't like those articles because they make me nervous that in two years someone's gonna say, "Oh remember those articles about how you were thriving? What happened?" We've figured it out as we've gone along and that's actually worked. But I also feel like a lot of our peers are doing pretty well, too.
GQ: Are you're telling us you're going to be the only company on the planet to give end-of-the-year bonuses?
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It's no surprise that Pétrus, the flagship château of the Mouiex family holdings, has turned in a stunner in the Pomerol-favored vintage of '98. Leaves me speechless; like gazing at a Canaletto painting. Has a high-toned nose, with violet, floral, berry —James Suckling
Perhaps better known for Chiantis and super-Tuscan reds, Antinori produces this white from a blend of Chardonnay and Grechetto. White Burgundy in Umbria. Aromas of ripe pineapple, honey and toasted oak follow through to a full-bodied wine with rich fruit —James Suckling
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Dota2 posted... i still think she sucks. They could've made her a boring, mature character or a shy kawaii-desu girl. Honestly, I'm glad they made her somewhat silly and not too "friendly". | |
how does that make her not boring --- http://i.imgur.com/qd9BZ.gif http://i.minus.com/i3gdaudhcCOiC.png | |
From: Niyel7 | #003 Dota2 posted...i still think she sucks. The problem is that they went with the usual "angry tsundere" type that's been played to death. --- http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/841/be12546771e0f1be3d8f7d2.jpg Morning Rescue, official drink of Puella Magi! | |
demonsword765 posted... From: Niyel7 | #003Dota2 posted...i still think she sucks. This. I like Marie and all, but her archetype is played to death. --- [Tu fui, ego eris.] http://i.imgur.com/7dBe9.gif | |
She's got the same awkward humor like Liz did in P3..Of course, liking/disliking her is subjective, but I actually really like her. Glad she's not saying OMGSENPAIYOURSOCOOL like most of the girls in the game. Also glad, she's not overly emo/cheesy. She's unique, and the fsteak reference was pretty cool, Atlus knows its fanbase. | |
FireDragoon18 posted... I like Marie and all, but her archetype is played to death. Yosuke's archetype? Played to death. Chie's? Yep. Yukiko's? Yep. Teddie? Yep. Notice a pattern here? I don't really see archetypes being a problem in a game where 99% of its characters are built on these common archetypes. To each his own I guess. I personally thought Marie was more interesting than most of the S. Links in the game... | |
From: Niyel7 | #008 Yosuke's archetype? Played to death. Chie's? Yep. Yukiko's? Yep. Teddie? Yep. Notice a pattern here? yup and that's why i dont get why everyone likes persona 4's character so much --- http://i.imgur.com/qd9BZ.gif http://i.minus.com/iUmzFuRu9oOvC.png | |
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City Police on Friday arrested two persons and recovered compact disc (CD) writing computer machines and 530 VCDs and DVDs of latest Tamil movies.
In addition to this, the police also found pornographic movies and as many as 1,200 empty compact discs.
Following information that had been provided about a racket that was going on of latest movies being pirated at a house in New Colony – Royal Nagar, Commissioner of Police, C. Sylendra Babu and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), P. Nagarajan constituted special teams to go into the matter and take appropriate action.
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The teams led by Assistant Commissioner of Police, L. Balaji Saravanan raided the house on Friday and found four computer CD writing machines with a facility to write 30 CDs at a time.
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Sugar-free Vegan Blueberry Corn Muffins
My healthy alternative to one of my favorites! Baked with no sugar, no sweeteners, whole wheat flour, and polenta, these Sugar-free Vegan Blueberry Corn Muffins are hearty, healthy, delicious, incredibly easy and naturally sweet! I use Bob's Red Mill flour and polenta, but you can use the brand of your choice. I also use unsweetened applesauce as an egg replacer- it works perfectly and makes the muffins nice and moist, and personally I don't taste the applesauce. I also made my own vegan cream cheese from silken tofu, which I will include the recipe for, although it does contain one Tablespoon of sugar. If you choose you can omit the cream cheese (or sugar).
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Sugar-free Vegan Blueberry Corn Muffins Recipe
For the Cream Cheese
1 cup silken tofu2 Tablespoons olive oil
3 Tablespoons lemon juice
1 Tablespoon sugar
½ teaspoon sea salt
For the Muffins
1 cup whole wheat flour¾ cup polenta
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
1 ½ cups fresh or frozen blueberries
Prepare the Cream Cheese. Mix together all ingredients and process in a food processor or blender until smooth. Set aside in the fridge until you're ready to add it.
Preheat your oven to 400F (204C). Grease 12 medium-sized muffin cups or line with paper liners. Set aside.
Combine whole wheat flour, polenta, baking powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl.
Combine the applesauce, cream cheese and add to the dry mixture. Mix just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Gently stir in the blueberries.
Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, filling each cup about ¾ full. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow them to cool in the pan for about 5 minutes. Remove from the pan and cool on a wire rack. Enjoy plain, or with your favorite spread!
This recipe makes about 12 Sugar-free Vegan Blueberry Corn Muffins.
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Good but going to try a few substitutions
These are very moist and good; however, next time I am going to try some dried cranberries (apple juice sweetened kind) or maybe some other dried fruit like apricots or pineapple to give them a bit more zing. I also might try a tablespoon or so of agave nectar (replacing a little of the other liquid). Not sure how these subs will work but the recipe is good if you are looking for a healthy muffin. I like that they have the tofu for a bit of protein too. I found that when I used foil cupcake liners they didn't stick as they did with the paper liners.
My roommate thought they were a little bland, but it's nothing a little jam or agave won't fix. I thought they were great the way there were. The batch didn't last more than a day. Next time I would double the recipe, since it only makes a dozen, and there's no way I could have just one...
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My boyfriend and I have been eating too much sugar lately, so I thought I'd give a sugar-free recipe a try. These blueberry corn muffins are great! I used fresh blueberries, and lots of them.
My roommate thought they were a little bland, but it's nothing a little jam or agave won't fix. I thought they were great the way there were. The batch didn't last more than a day. Next time I would double the recipe, since it only makes a dozen, and there's no way I could have just one...


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I love everything about Japan, I was born in Japan on a Army base in Okinawa. I don't remember much because I was just a baby. I stayed there until I was two years old, I kinda remember some of the things about it. I loved hearing the stories of the days I spent in Japan. The history is mostly my favorite, it's so much more interesting than American history; which is dull and boring. However I do tend to enjoy it sometimes. Japanese history is full of things you wouldn't normally hear in America which makes me want to learn more. I love their music, food, fashion and buildings. The older ones with their statues and shrines.. -Shivers.- They make my spine crack and become cold when I start to think about it. I've gone back to Japan a few times in the past, however I plan on going back this summer for site seeing. I'm hoping to find someone I lost in my past, he lives in Japan.. I doubt i'll ever find him again. Anyways, continuing on, I loved watching their Kabuki it's so funny seeing men in women clothing but don't get me wrong; I respect them. I loved walking to the shrines and praying to their gods for strength and I also loved putting on the Miko kimono's like Kikyou's from Inuyasha. All in all, I would rather live in Japan sometimes because of the wonders; sometimes not because besides the Tsunami's and earthquakes and Volcanos.. there are other things that are bad. Well anyways.. ^-^ Enjoy me ranting on.. :]
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their history, the food [totaly in love with sushi]
and of course the ghost mythology
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Well for me just about everything about Japan I like!
From the Food. To there culture. To just simple things like the way they eat and everything xD
Though I do prefer the older culture before usa pushed them into trading. but w/e Japan is still Amazingly awesome xDD
I love many things about Japan.>>>
Here are some of my faves:
1.Music[the anime songs]
2.History[Well its my fave subject and love everything in its hitory]
4.The Shows[Baikingu]
Love the history background of Japan
So i decided to take Archeology in my College as my course..>>.
The Music well[LOVE IT.>>>the anime songs actually]
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I like a lot of the general culture, but I think, in all honesty, you'll find actual Japanese people to be more private than you'd like them to be. My own experience of Japanese residents was of quiet, reserved people who dont really want to give much away of their culture, or their life in general. Whether this comes from some sort of fear of becoming 'Americanised', or of having a fear of foreigners taking over after having their imports closed for so long and being closed off from the rest of the world, or whether its something else entirely, it can actually, in all honesty, be a little bit of a let-down to someone intending to say, pen-pal with someone from Japan. I've found this to be the case myself.
Bonsai is primarily a Chinese-based ideal, but since Japan also adopted this, I like the overall idea of Bonsai. I'm avid with it, regardless of who thought of it first. I like oriental plants, I like the designs, and I like Tatami mats, despite how extremely expensive they are. I also enjoy just the simple surreal humour they have at times, and the fact that most of their publications are much more free and open than anywhere else in the world. Some might say this isn't good due to all of the weird eromanga and stuff thats available there, but neither do I appreciate oppression on the part of art, or simple comics/innocent jokes. Land of the free, indeed.
I find a lot of their music to be similar to one another, but quite a few of them are very catchy and you'll be whistling them for a while, at least I find myself like that. <3 I also like the shows, and the ceremonies and everything. I could also see myself spending my life savings if I went shopping there. xD I just find a lot of things from there cute, or awesome, and I HAVE to buy them. <3
I DONT like their gangs. Or rather, the fact that some of the teens there REALLY glamorize the idea of gangs.
nothing just anime that all because there nothing else that I want to know more
about it than anime it self well sometimes I looked for manga to see some resemble or maybe similarities from it
hmm... well i love there lifestyle. the way they live i those nice houses. the food that they make us very good i really like it. they also have very many things that americans dont have. i dont know many but i do know that they do.
also japanese woman are very pretty.
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Hello everyone! Ok, I have been sticking with the manga series Fruits Basket for a while now and I used to love it. When I started it I thought that it was one of the best manga I had ever read. It was a series full of back breaking comedy and deeply emotional moments. It definitely seemed like a series that you didn't want to miss. But as the series has progressed I have had a falling out. I think it started when the artwork seemed to change. In the first few volumes, I was a big fan of the artwork but then it changed for some reason and now the characters head remind me a little of eggs.
And then they started making the releases of the volumes slower. Changing it from having to wait two or three months, to half a year, and then to more than a year. Now, I'm a patient person but I do have a limit.
And then the plot twisted out of control. Like it couldn't stay on one thing. The romance comedy I had come to love had changed into some morbid story of angst. Not to say that I don't like my angst but the amount they were using in the volumes seemed so different from the previous that it seemed completely out of place. It literally seemed like the manga was being written by the same author. It was an extreme turn off for me. And now I'm not even reading it anymore and reading other manga.
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I'm finally going to get my permit next week and while I've lived in Indiana for most of my 28 years, I have moved around a lot in State lately since my wife and I were doing a fresh out of college entry level jobs (6 places within the last 4 years). I'm hoping now that we have a house and a new daughter life will be less nomadic but I am a flight instructor and Indiana isn't the best place in the world for the job. I've been reading the Indiana permit laws and don't think this will be an issue but I want to know if anybody has first hand knowledge with this.
If I move away from Indiana and get another resident permit in another State that doesn't recognize Indiana's, will my Indiana permit still be good when I move back to Indiana?


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Wayhne El Porch is the main character of an informal webcomic loosely based on Winnie the Pooh. It originated on Polish imageboards around 2009 and eventually spread to other meme rich sites, notably the Finnish chan Kuvalauta and the /int/ section of the german imageboard Krautchan. It was quickly adopted by both Polish and Finnish users due to the resemblance with their traditional memes such as Spurdo Spärde, the Finn pedobear.
Indeed, the meme is very similar in spirit to the Uncle Dolan meme: "a crudely drawn comic featuring grammatically poor English", with sexual themes and abundant nonsensical violence. The name Wayhne El Porch itself is just a distortion of "Winnie the Pooh", much like Dolan is the Engrish corruption of Donald Duck. However there is no indication that Sakolut, the original creator of Dolan, was in any way involved in spreading this particular meme. That said, it is very likely that his work served as inspiration for those who did.
Wayhne El Porch still surfaces from time to time in imageboards all over the net, however it has been generally elusive since mid-2010.
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I feel the Patriot Act, the NDAA and potentially CIPSA are all in place to "to protect the national security of the United States." But from what? The next dark skinned Disney villain we should all be against? Osama was a scapegoat. Kony is a potential scapegoat. Next it will be a hacker group like Anonymous that we need to fear.
(I'm not saying these people didn't commit crimes against humanity, but the way they are being related to us in order to push bills through congress or for economic reasons is propaganda)
Edit: Clarity.
It's getting closer and closer to us, isn't it? The ultimate goal is control of the populace. This is not paranoia. This is not insanity. This is the logical course of action.


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Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature and Other Essays
Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature and Other Essays represents some of libertarian anarchist Murray Rothbard's most advanced and radical theorizing on topics impacting human liberty. Appearing first in 1974, this volume looks beyond conventional left-right thinking and hence contributes to the groundwork for the current intellectual challenge against centralized social and economic management.
The book's title comes from the lead essay, which argues that egalitarian theory always results in a politics of statist control because it is founded on revolt against the ontological structure of reality itself. According to Rothbard in this lead essay, statist intellectuals attempt to replace what exists with a Romantic image of an idealized primitive state of nature, an ideal which cannot and should not be achieved, according to Rothbard. The implications of this point are worked out on topics such as market economics, child rights, environmentalism, feminism, foreign policy, redistribution and others.
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For until Rothbard's work is carefully studied by every advocate of liberty, the value of his contributions to the libertarian system cannot be fully appreciated and, moreover, the unity and true historical context of libertarianism will not even be fully grasped.
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The US government was involved in setting up a Cuban Twitter look alike with the aim of undermining the communist government.
According to the Washington Post it was set up in July 2010, by Joe McSpedon, a US government official.
McSpedon and his team of high-tech contractors wanted to launch a messaging network that could reach hundreds of thousands of Cubans. It was hidden from the Cuban government by using front companies and a Cayman Islands bank account. Unsuspecting executives who would not be told of the company's ties to the US government.
The programme paid for and run by the US Agency for International Development, best known for overseeing billions of dollars in US humanitarian aid.
The plan was to develop a bare-bones "Cuban Twitter," using mobile text messaging to evade Cuba's strict control of information and its stranglehold restrictions over the Internet. In a play on Twitter, it was called ZunZuneo — slang for a Cuban hummingbird's tweet.
The US government planned to build a subscriber base through "non-controversial content": news messages on soccer, music, and hurricane updates. After the network reached a critical mass of subscribers, perhaps hundreds of thousands, operators would introduce political content aimed at inspiring Cubans to organize "smart mobs" and mass gatherings. The aim was to start a Cuban spring.
It did not work. ZunZuneo could not be made self-sustaining and independent of the US government. USAID was paying tens of thousands of dollars in text messaging fees to Cuba's communist telecommunications monopoly routed through a secret bank account and front companies. No one could afford it and if it was found out it would be embarrassing. In the end they pulled the plug on it suddenly. Looks like another Bay of Pigs fiasco.


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I stopped down at a shooting club down the street from my house to sign up a couple of weeks ago. There was another older gentleman signing up also. This club shoots .22 pistols and the one member had one laying there and asked if any of us wanted to try shooting it. I picked it up and fondled it a little. It was a Ruger Mark II. Then this older gentleman picks up the gun and starts waiving it around and lasered by buddy standing right next to me. I pushed the gun away from my friend and yelled at the guy to watch where he was aiming it. He said, "its not loaded". I said, "it is always loaded". My buddy and I left promptly and told the one club member on the way out to watch that guy as he was dangerous. I also suggest that they ask him to get some basic safety training. He's got a permit but PA doesn't require and training.
Another one of those contrary guns that fires itself just because it feels like firing. Thank goodness the lady didn't do anything stupid.
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Something wrong with this thread as it seems that most people are against requiring any type of training to carry a firearm yet we have a bunch of people agreeing that training should be required. Sometimes stupidity makes people look at things differently.
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing..... Albert Einstein
This can be summed up rather quickly by adding a holster to the formula...pretty simple.
Stay armed...always use a holster...stay safe!
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7. Dark Souls
Dark Souls was the dark horse of this list, as several GR editors didn't mention it at all during E3 planning. But the editors who are fans of the spiritual sequel to Demon's Souls are so excited for the game that its need to be included on the list couldn't be denied. Why do they love it so? Are they masochists that adore a game that for once has virtually no pity for the player? Or is everyone else too much of a wuss to take on the challenge?
Above: Just your average challenge in Dark Souls
Described as a game that puts you in a "perpetual sense of anxiety" (in a good way), Dark Souls isn't out to hold your hand or take you through endless tutorials. It throws you in a dungeon filled with enemies that will one-hit kill you as soon as they see you, hands you a sword, tosses you in the deep end and says, "Deal with it." Forget horror games, Dark Souls will fill you with fear, as the high chance of death and loss of progress makes every encounter matter. And it makes victory all the sweeter.
6. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Some games are big. Others are deep. Still others have realistic worlds, epic stories, or a strong focus upon player choice. But Skyrim? Skyrim rides every one of these ponies all the way 'round the track. The game's open world is huge – there are hundreds of "areas of interest", from hilltop ruins to subterranean dungeons, and every inch of it is covered with tiny details, from foxes in the forest to fish in the river. You can go anywhere, including the very peak of its highest mountain. And you can do anything, from working at a blacksmith's shop to saving the entire continent from a horde of death-breath vomiting dragons. We'd actually recommend that second one. Seems important.
Exactly how you save the world is completely up to you. By the end of the game, you could be a master sorcerer, an arena champion, or the most legendary thief who ever lived – possibly all three. Or you may have explored this world for 300 hours and not reached any of those goals, simply because there were so many other things you could do. And that's okay – that's your choice, and that's exactly what makes Skyrim a must-play.
5. Mass Effect 3
Currently, we have one teaser trailer and a handful of screens to go on, but that's all we need to gets us excited for Mass Effect 3. The first Mass Effect was awesome – it had a rich, fully-realized world, with a story and characters befitting an epic science fiction adventure. But despite the original's exceptional achievement, Mass Effect 2 managed to improve on it in every way and is one of our favorite games of all time. After ranking number one in our 100 most anticipated games of 2011, it'd be impossible for Mass Effect 3 not to be on this list.
The only reason it's so low is probably due to us being disheartened by its recent delay to 2012. Even with all logic pointing toward BioWare creating another masterpiece, it's hard not to be anxious about Mass Effect's final chapter when we have so much invested in the series. We want answers and we want them now! Hopefully during E3 BioWare will finally take the wraps off its huge sequel instead of boring us with yet another look at Old Republic.
4. Batman: Arkham City
For years there was always a glass ceiling to comic book-based games. They could be good (X-Men Legends), even great (Spider-Man 2), but they'd never be game of the year material. Batman: Arkham Asylum changed all that, doing what seemingly no other game could do before: make a very nearly perfect game while still staying remarkably true to the spirit of the source material. You became Batman in Arkham Asylum, stalking prey from shadows, beating the crap out of thugs with an inventive new combat system, and using all manner of high-tech gadgets. Can developer Rocksteady not only reach that level again but surpass it in the sequel? It's looking very possible.
Arkham City promises to be everything Asylum was and then some. Apparently the makeshift town is four to five times the size of Asylum, it'll feature even more of Batman's unforgettable rogues gallery, and more gadgets than you can throw a Batarang at. All signs point to City only improving on amazing Asylum, so it's difficult not to be thrilled with learning any new details, whether it's some fresh villain or feature. Just keep Robin out of it, ok?


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Goalkeeper Steve Collis is confident he can help steer Northampton away from the relegation zone during the run-in.
Collis made his debut as an early substitute against Bury at the weekend and is set to start at Wycombe on Saturday after Chris Dunn needed 14 stitches in a horrendous facial injury.
Collis said: "I'm definitely up for the challenge. If I can get an extended run in the team then I'll be very happy.
"A strong goalkeeper breeds confidence throughout the team and hopefully I can do that.
"I wish Chris all the best, it was quite a nasty gash to the head that he got and we'll need to see how he is but I'm ready to play.
"I know Gary (Johnson) very well, just the same as he knows me, and I'm confident that we can get out of the situation that we're in. The manager was not impressed with our performance on Saturday, as a lot of people weren't, and he told us that in no uncertain terms. We've got to take that all on board and look forward to the game at Wycombe this weekend."


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Also on view in Basel in June: Andy Warhol drawings at the Kunstmuseum; a Roy Lichtenstein retrospective at Foundation Beyeler; work by Mona Hatoum and a joint exhibition by Dan Peterman and Tobias Rehberger at Kunsthalle Basel; and Matthew Barney's Cremaster 1 at the Museum of Contemporary Art.
MAPPLETHORPE, AGAIN The cops are after the sadomasochistic erotica of late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe again, this time in England. Police have moved against the library at the University of Central England in Birmingham, as well as publishers Jonathan Cape/Random House, over a book of Mapplethorpe photos. The police could require the library to destroy its copy of the book and to instruct Cape/Random House to pulp all remaining copies. Both the University and the publishers are refusing to comply.
ADA'WEB DEFUNDED The pioneering art web site Ada'Web has been defunded by its corporate parent, Digital City, which is partly owned by AOL, and has ceased producing new content. Negotiations are underway to maintain the site archives by a nonprofit sponsor.
NO MARBLES FOR GREECE Greece is hosting the Olympic Games in 2004 but won't get the Elgin Marbles back then or any other time, according to British culture minister Chris Smith. Some observers had thought that Tony Blair's Labour Government might return the marbles, probably the world's preeminent example of art loot. No such luck.
ARTSCI'98 Waste two days contemplating art and science with 40 scientists, artists, writers, industry reps and others at "ArtSci'98: Seeding Collaboration" at Cooper Union's Great Hall, Apr. 4-5, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Panelists include AT&T research director Ronald Graham, environmental artist Agnes Denes, musician Pauline Oliveros and Roger Malina, astro-physicist editor of Leonardo. Cosponsored by Discover magazine, Leonardo, NYC Art Teacher Ass'n and Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. Cost: $50 a day at the door; preregister for both days for $60. More info: http://www.asci.org/ArtSci98.
CHRISTIE'S CHICAGO EXPANDS Early this summer Christie's Chicago will move to the 38th floor of the John Hancock Center, 875 North Michigan Avenue. The auctioneer's midwest headquarters will have 4,000 square feet, nearly double the current space at 200 West Superior. Christie's Chicago office is headed by Mary Ahern and Laura de Frise. Meanwhile, back in New York, Alan Wintermute was appointed senior specialist in Christie's Old Master paintings department. From 1987-96 he was director of Colnaghi USA.
NGA ACQUIRES It never stops, museums getting more art. The National Gallery in Washington, D.C., has announced some recent acquisitions: a 17th-century portrait of a member of the Haarlem civic guard by Johannes Verspronck; a miniature drawing heightened in gold by Hans Holbein the Younger (one of only two authentic, unreworked drawings by this artist in the U.S.) called Tantalus, possibly a jewelry design; several etchings by Rembrandt from the Joseph Ritman collection in Amsterdam; and four photos by Charles Sheeler from his"Doylestown" series (ca. 1917), the NGA's first. The gallery also acquired seven paintings by Washington Color painter Jacob Kainen (three as gifts from the artist and one as purchase). The NGA also purchased 11 drawings, two prints and a 24-drawing sketchbook by Alex Katz; and received as a gift 22 drawings by 15 artists from Werner H. and Sarah-Ann Kramarsky.
WALTERS ON THE WEB The Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore has launched its own web site at www.TheWalters.org. In addition to the usual features -- nicely designed pages on current exhibitions, the collection and education programs -- the site includes a pitch for party rentals at the museum. Among the options: dinner seating for 50 in the Arms and Armor Gallery ($1,500) and reception for as many as 3,000 people in all three wings of the museum ($14,000). Sounds irresistible.
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SANTA MONICA MUSEUM MOVES The Santa Monica Museum of Art inaugurates its new 10,000-square-foot space at Bergamot Station Arts Center at a gala preview on May 7, 1998. Featured that night are a retrospective of work by the late Fluxus artist Al Hansen; Back Yard, an obsessive bead-installation by Liza Lou; and performances by Karen Finley and the rock star (and Al Hanson grandson) Beck. The rest of the public can go on May 9. The museum's new space was designed by Narduli/Grinstein.
WIRELESS PHONE HOME AT GUGG If you walk up to the Guggenheim admissions desk with your Nokia wireless phone, you can get a free admission for a friend to "China: 5,000 Years." And as admissions go, that ain't peanuts! As part of the Finnish telecommunications giant's sponsorship of the China show, it's giving free admission for an accompanying guest to anyone who brings their Nokia mobile phone to the museum admission desk. It's called "bring your phone and bring a friend -- free."
LUKE GRAY IN THE LOBBY The massive Times Square redevelopment has its first art commission -- a huge mural by 36-year-old artist Luke Gray on the 40-foot domed ceiling of the lobby rotunda of 1500 Broadway, the future home of ABC-TV and "Good Morning America." The mural, titled TransMission 1998, was "spontaneously" designed in one six-hour session.
BONAKDAR TO CHELSEA Tanya Bonakdar Gallery is moving from SoHo to Chelsea and changing its name to reflect a new business partnership with Bonakdar's husband, Mark Jancou. The new Bonakdar Jancou Gallery, designed by Rogers Marvel Architects, opens in a 3,700-square-foot space at 521 West 21st Street on Mar. 19 with a solo show by photographer Uta Barth.
VENICE ART RETURNED Remember the scandal over freelance curator Christian Leigh and the 1993 Venice Biennial? Leigh organized a big group show in the Zitelle exhibition hall, and then absconded without paying shipping or other bills -- and the locals seized the art. About half the works were retrieved by owners, who paid their share, but the rest has remained in storage since 1993. Now, the remaining works are at a shipper in Long Island City, after a new manager at the Zitelle gave up any hopes of collecting. Owners now only have to pay the shipping and customs charges. As for Leigh -- he's still disappeared!


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Telecom Stocks Prove to Be Safe Harbor for Investors
BOSTON ( TheStreet) -- The telecommunications industry is the top-performing stock sector this year, thanks to its high dividend payouts and domestic focus.
That serves to attract investors seeking shelter from the two biggest challenges they face right now: historically low yields from fixed income investments and the uncertainties stemming from Europe's continuing economic crisis and the volatility they've created in U.S. markets.
"We think the relative appeal of telecom stocks is the stable cash flow generation, minimal to zero exposure to European markets and above-average dividend yields," said S&P Capital IQ analysts in a recent research note.
Telecom stocks are paying an average 4.8% yield, which is attractive to most investors right now, given the low-rate environment and they range as high as Windstream's (WIN - Get Report) hefty 10.6%. Indeed, the sector is the highest dividend yielding sector in the S&P 500 Index, which has helped propel the group to a 12.2% return this year, including 3% in the past week. The consumer-discretionary sector is in second place with a return of 11%. The S&P 500 is up 8% this year. Many of the telecommunication sector's members appear to still have some upside as several firms are digesting recent acquisitions while the industry consolidates. They're also benefiting from the healthy, but slowing, growth in the number of wireless device subscribers and their increasing dependence on their services, which is boosting chargeable minutes. Of the seven stocks summarized below, analysts' "buy" ratings range from a low of five to 10, which is a particularly strong showing for any one industry. Integrated firms, those that offer a wide array of services, such as landline, mobile, wireless and cable, are expected to outperform, as they can make attractive package deals for consumers. That increases their "stickiness," the industry term for keeping a loyal customer base, which helps maintain a steady cash flow and dividends in this highly competitive industry. But the forward price-to-earnings ratios of the firms in this sector are sky-high, a reflection of investors driving up prices for at least the past year as more and more investors have piled in. The background has been Europe's debt woes and the slowing economy in China, both of which are seen as threatening the growth of large international companies, which are traditionally big dividend payers. Here are seven of the top telecommunications stocks arranged in inverse order of the number of "buy" ratings they have from analysts:
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Menzies is a Scottish surname. It is probably derived, like its Gaelic form Méinnearach, from the Norman name Mesnières.[1][2][3]
This Scottish name is traditionally pronounced, as it still is in Scotland, i/ˈmɪŋɨz/ (or "ming-iz"), since the English letter <z> was used as a substitute for the now obsolete letter <ȝ> (yogh) in the Scots language (Menȝies). However, many now do not know this, and today it is often pronounced as if it were an English word and hence it is often pronounced /ˈmɛnziːz/. A Scottish limerick plays on the traditional pronunciation:
The second and fifth lines are pronounced as though the <z> were a <ȝ>, making "thing is" and "sting is", to rhyme with "Menzies". "Wasp" rhymes with "gasp" in Scots.
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By: rkfletch on March 6, 2006 - 5:43pm - Add new comment
This morning I ate outside and soaked up the sun while reading BT. It was heavenly. This weather is perfect for picnicking. Where are some great places to go?
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I had some yummy tomatoes that were starting to go bad so I decided on a whim to make salsa this afternoon. I threw the garlic, onion, chopped tomates into the blender with a splash of lemon juice and hot sauce and a dash of salt and pepper. the tomatoes I used much have been too juicy though because I now have a very soupy salsa. It's well seasoned but ... mostly liquid. Help! Should I just drain it?
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I read this story and had to pass it along! It's CRAZY!
Parents begin potty training at birth; growing 'diaper-free' movement also draws skepticism
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a month ago, my realtor called me and told that me someone realtor contacted her because i had returned her calls so the realtor could show my house. i hadn't gotten any calls that afternoon. i thought it was a fluke and maybe the realtor accidentally dialed the wrong number. today, a new realtor called me, saying she was in the neighborhood and was hoping to show my house. she had called me yesterday she said but never heard back. again, i did haven't any calls or messages. i live off All Joy and have never had an reception problems.
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I know there are tons of pet lovers on this site. Does anyone have a parrot?
By: rkfletch on July 14, 2006 - 3:07pm - Add new comment
A while back I was in a little fender-bender. Lucky I only had whiplash. It's time to end my insurance claim since I've been all better for months now. (I'm not sure about all the correct wording.) The insurance company sent me a letter which I have to notarize and send back. Is there a notary around here?
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Don't hate me but I'm not the greatest fan of dogs. I don't hate them. I'm a cat person. My runt of a kitty who love to go outside. He shall forever remain an inside cat though. One of the reasons are the larger animals that roam the neighbor. My cat who make the perfect love for a vulture. And there are dogs that wandered around.
By: rkfletch on February 14, 2007 - 3:21pm - Add new comment
Many people call today Single Awareness Day. Being single and not dating anyone yet again, I wasn't looking forward to today at all. In addition to the reminders that I'm not happily attached, it's also my grandma's birthday. She and her twin died a few years ago. Today, though, has been the best Valentine's Day EVER!! I've been sick with a head cold the last few day so I didn't make it out of the house until after 10 a.m. after spending plenty of time in bed and then dragging my feet around the house. I found a glorious surprise. I had been heart attacked.
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I'm losing my patience. I have hargray internet. it was my only option when i moved here two years ago. this weekend my internet browser was slower than a snail. sunday, pages wouldn't load at all. this monday, yet again, things were turtle speed. i tried to call hargray but no one pick up. i tried 3 times.
is there a solution?
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In the past, you bloggers have been so helpful when my brother, robert, was considering moving out here and figure out whether to be an rn, emt, paramedic, firefighter, etc. you helped with my little brother's search for cavalier spaniel. I have a big family; we need lots of help. another sibling is considering changing her job from sales to childcare in california. she has worked with juvenile sex offenders in the past while she was in college. but not in a daycare facility. there are several ways to get started.


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May 04, 2012 Sheppy is hilarious and so much fun to have as a teacher, but if you don't pay attention in class then you wont learn anything and you'll probably fail. But if you do the work and try you'll be fine. She has a little trouble commanding the class and yelled a lot in my Chinese classes, but my class was obnoxious. She cares a lot about her students. Flag Rating
May 18, 2010 Mrs. Sheppy is a fun average teacher. Flag Rating
Jun 24, 2007 She is a riot! I love her personality though her teaching style can use a little jazzing up because you don't learn much in class. But if you go to math club after school she is more than happy to help you out. Flag Rating
Nov 28, 2006 the coolest teacher ever! she's pretty average at teaching, but she's willing to work with students invidually until you get it. She's got a great personality and a great sense of humor! She's the best teacher ever! Flag Rating
Apr 12, 2006 she is pretty much the worst teacher i have ever had and she never helps people when they need it. by far the worst teacher at southridge. Flag Rating
Nov 29, 2005 one of the most clearest, best, and coolest teachers. awesome Flag Rating
Oct 17, 2005 mrs chi is cool as a person and stuff and its easy to do nothing in her class and get away with it, but you dont exactly learn anything. Flag Rating
Oct 16, 2005 MRS. SHEPPY IS SOO AWEOMEE yay. although i am unaware of her grades and she doesnt hand them out regularily as i wish she did, shes a fun woman Flag Rating
Sep 26, 2005 ms chi was the greatest math teacher i have had, though a little bit by-the-book, linear, and sometimes boring teaching, she was a fun teacher and it was a great class Flag Rating
Jun 18, 2005 Miss Chi rocks. She's a great teacher, even if she is a little un-helpful at times. Flag Rating
Jun 15, 2005 Ms. Chi tries hard to keep control of her class but most of the time they take advantage of her. The class is good but when you ask for more clarification you get an example instead of explanation. Flag Rating
Feb 18, 2005 Mx. Chi doe s agreat job teaching! Stupid students need to respect her more for howmuch she cares about us. Flag Rating
Oct 20, 2004 chi is ok, her teaching is awesome, but the fact that she cant command the repect of her students, (mainly froshys, although im a junior). Flag Rating
Sep 30, 2004 Ms. Chi is Awesome!! she gives us time in class to do our homework and if you pay attention you can get her easy methods!!! Flag Rating


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Separated By Duty, United In Love (revised): Guide to Long Distance Relationships for Military Couples (Updated)
Item Description
Addressing head-on the challenges of long-distance relationships with frank, practical advice and anecdotes, Separated by Duty, United in Love is perfect for military couples. It includes the answers and resources they need to meet the greatest challenge any relationship can face. With understanding born from over 20 years' experience as a military wife, author Shellie Vandevoorde tackles the tough issues from dealing with the struggle of being a single parent to infidelity, real or imagined. As divorce rates rise in the armed forces (the divorce rate among officers in the US Army tripled from 2001 to 2004) Separated by Duty, United in Love provides a practical hands-on guide that can help couples in every branch of the service.
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- Author: Shellie Vandevoorde
- Publication Date: 2010-05-01
- Publisher: Citadel
- Product Group: Book
- Manufacturer: Citadel
- Binding: Paperback, 224 pages
- Item Dimensions:
- Dimensions: 554L x 66W x 824H
- Weight: 48
- Package Dimensions:
- Dimensions: 820L x 540W x 80H
- Weight: 50
- List Price: $9.95
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