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Hello Bulbagarden! This is my first fanfiction submitted here. I hope you all enjoy it. :) For a quick introduction... i have a bit of a dislike for people who imagine my characters as something they're not... so here's a picture of my main character, Firenze! :D
And thanks for C4tspajamas drawing her... and she looks more her age! I editted out the pokemon in the picture due to spoilers :3
Update 11/14/09: Chapter 3 is posted! http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/f227/close-encounter-color-pg-13-11-14-chapter-3-up-42961-post1177623/#post1177623
Note: This was beta'd by C4tspajamas and Samuraichikx on deviantART. Thank them for it not having terrible mistakes :D
Now for the warnings!! :D
Original Characters included
Strange pairings included (not until much much later)
Planned to go for several more chapters!
Steaminess may ensue later in the story
Now enjoy!
A Close Encounter With Color
Chapter 1
Everyone starts a journey someday. Sometimes it's with Pokémon, sometimes it's a journey to find yourself... and sometimes it's something you'd never expect. Much to my good (or bad) luck, I had the latter of the group.
Everyone in this town is boring and annoying. Mostly annoying. They don't take me seriously, either. It must be because I haven't left on a Pokémon journey. And I honestly don't care. Well, that's a lie. I do care. If I were to be a huge world leader someday, I'd probably have them all be jesters so they'd see how it feels to be ridiculed. They'd see who is "immature".
My parents tell me I have a temper. and that I act "too big for my britches". I have no idea what that means, nor do I care. The biggest disappointment, though, that they've had the misfortune of reminding me of... is that I was uninterested in being a Pokémon Trainer. It didn't seem satisfying to me. I wanted to do something different, something I would gain real value from. Something I could be proud of. Earning badges through fighting in the league didn't appeal to me. All it did was prove I was better than some people who didn't matter. I didn't care about bragging rights with all those badges. What real power would I gain in the end?
But I decided to take my parents' advice (for once) one day. They told me to take the Nugget Bridge challenge and battle the kids stationed there. They were probably hoping it'd make me want to be a Trainer. I honestly don't understand why they wanted me to be a Trainer. They probably wanted the bragging rights if I became Champion. But now, I don't even care why.
"Firenze, you're going to actually try?" The kid laughed at me, leaning back on the bridge's railing. I truly hated Cale. He was just a bug Pokémon trainer... yet I only had a simple Chansey. It wasn't even mine. It was my mom's. And before you ask; my mom is not Nurse Joy. In fact, they have nothing in common.
"I'm going to win..." I growled at him. Being nineteen years old and possibly being beaten by a ten year old brat... well, lets just say it sucks.
"You'll never beat us here on Nugget Bridge!" Cale shouted, crossing his arms with a smirk. He was SO full of himself. And I hated every second of it.
The battle started. He threw out his first Poké Ball, a Caterpie emerging from it in a flash of red light. And I threw my own... my mother's Chansey emerging. The Caterpie shot strings of a floss-like substance out towards my Chansey, who blocked it without a trace of effort. Cale shouted commands to his Pokémon, but I didn't know what to do... I was terrible at battling.
But somehow... the battle turned in my favor. I remembered a few Pokémon moves... and before I knew it, I had won.
"...WHAT?" Cale grabbed his hair, angry with his defeat. "No way!"
I smiled. Somehow, in my first Pokémon battle ever... I had won.
And within a few minutes, I had actually beaten the fifth child on the bridge.
Who knew? Well... I WAS 9 years older than all of them. Yet I still hadn't started my Pokémon journey.
Then this event would turn into a moment I'd never forget.
"Seems like you're pretty good at battling." The voice was quiet, but it seemed... out of place. Like it wasn't meant to be here.
I turned around. There was a man standing there. He didn't give me his name. He wore a black turtle-neck shirt with a huge red R on it.
"Would you believe me if I told you it was my first battle?" I smirked at him, crossing my arms.
"Yes, actually." He smirked right back... and my own smug look turned into a frown.
"Anyways, what do you want?" I rolled my eyes, not wanting to stand there with that oddly dressed man any longer.
"First of all, congratulations on beating the Nugget
Bridge Challenge. Here is your prize." He dropped a nugget in my hand.
"Thanks." I turned to walk away, tired of this guy.
"You may suck at battling... but you do have talent." The man walked up close to me, blocking my path... too close, if you want my opinion. I was about to smack him across the face for getting in mine... but then he continued. "I'm recruiting people with talent."
"For what?" I raised an eyebrow, intrigued now. What could he possibly be interested in me for?
"Team Rocket." He smirked once more. I began to hate that smirk.
"And what in the world is that?" I leaned back against the railing, remembering his proximity to my face.
"We are a gang dedicated to stealing Pokémon for profit." He smiled at me, this time a tad more sincere. Just a little bit.
"That's pretty blunt for a guy I can call the cops on." I smiled back, grabbing my cell phone from my bag. I didn't plan on actually calling the police. As much as I hated this guy, he interested me a little. I'd talk first, then call the police.
"I say it because I know you have talent." He leaned back towards me. "You have talent that most kids your age don't have. You have the potential to be a top admin in the business... hell, you might even work alongside the boss someday."
I raised an eyebrow. His flattery was intriguing, but it was just flattery. Nothing more. "Sorry, but I'm not biting." Even though these were the words I said, it was not the truth. If I joined these people... not only would my parents get off my back about being a Trainer, but I might gain some actual power.
"I can see it. You want to join." The man stopped leaning towards me and he stood back. "Do what you want. The truck to the headquarters leaves tomorrow morning at 8am from in front of the Bike Store. If you want to join us, be there." He turned and began to walk away, leaving me in my own thoughts. I stared down at my cell phone and dropped it back in my bag.
I lay in bed that night and made my decision.
The ride to Celedon City was a bumpy ride. This could be due to the fact we were in a truck as large as a school bus... I doubted it had good traction. As I got into the vehicle, I noticed I was stuck next to some other recruits he had gotten, all people I had never seen before. They were around my own age, and it bugged me. There was a good probability this was really a Slave Trade organization, and I made a huge mistake. But even if it was... I did have my parents off my back. Every cloud has a silver lining.
"Hey." A girl said from behind me as I dropped my backpack in my lap. I turned to look at her. She had the brightest blue hair I have ever seen. Not that my own white hair was much different, but it was still alarming to see this early in the morning.
"Umm... hi." I reminded myself to be friendly. To get a higher position in a job, being an asshole is not the way to go.
"I'm Daniella." She smiled at me, the biggest smile I have ever seen. She didn't seem like the kind to join a criminal organization. She must have her reasons, and I'm not one to pry.
"I'm Firenze." I responded to her question a little rudely (and bluntly), but it didn't bug me. It probably should have, so I added, "I haven't seen you before."
"I'm from Veridian City. I've been traveling with these people for awhile now. They keep stopping to pick people up. You're the first girl." Her grin grew larger. She was probably glad to be around someone with the same gender as her. Must have been damn creepy to be in a car for a few days with a bunch of guys.
"Oh. Well, glad to be a girl then." I managed a friendly smile. Then the car started. I doubt we could have continued talking. This beat-up car sure was loud.
I stared out the window, the car driving out of town and into the valley. We passed by a small house with a large, fenced off backyard. I could see Pokémon running playfully there. Must be nice being a Pokémon, minus the close encounters with death during battles. We drove through this valley for hours.
The car reached Saffron City by nightfall. I had never been outside of Cerulean City, except the few vacations we took there. The lights were so bright... I felt like I was in a dream. I could have been, but some part of me thinks otherwise. Daniella and I looked over at each other, and it felt like we shared some sort of moment together. We were both girls in a strange place, surrounded by unfamiliar things... yet having someone in the same situation seemed to make everything better. I was half asleep as the car pulled to a stop, letting one more recruit in. And, much to my surprise (Get it? Sarcasm?), it was a boy. The car had a good ten kids in it by now. I watched the car pull away and I drifted to sleep.
I decided I hate cars. They wake you up in the most unpleasant ways.
A huge bump threw me out of my seat and onto that small space in between the seat I sat on and the seat in front of me. Thankfully, the car stopped after said bump and I had a chance to untangle myself from this predicament.
"Everyone, welcome to Celedon City. My name is Domino" A voice boomed over the speakers of the bus. I looked up. It was a girl this time, with blond hair curled next to her head. Her outfit was layered with pink instead of red, and she didn't seem to have a belt of Poké Balls like the other grunts. She must have been higher in status, too, seeing how the other Grunts looked at her.
Or she was just hot. I'm not too sure.
"Good work on deciding to join us! This is our base, in the Celedon City Casino!" She giggled a little bit, probably thinking of some inside joke. "Anyways, we'll show you through!"
Everyone began getting up and leaving the van, so I quickly hoisted my backpack over my shoulders and did the same. Daniella jumped up behind me, hugging me a little. "Isn't this exciting?"
I looked over at her with a scowl. "If you like being woken up from a speed bump, then yes. It is."
"Oh you!" She squeezed me more. I growled a little. This girl was obviously trying too hard to make friends. As much as it bugged me... it did make me a little bit happier.
This girl took us in through a back door and down a long hallway. Everyone yawned a little as they walked. I felt glad I only had to stay in the car for a day. "Here's your room." She pointed into a room that reminded me of the sleeping quarters in a ship. There were bunk beds lining the walls, just barely enough for them all. "You can sleep here unless you get your own home here in Celedon. Think of this as free boarding." She giggled again, probably saying this to a million grunts before.
A man raised his hand. "Where are the other members?"
Domino smiled over at him. "They're all stationed elsewhere now. You're our group for Celedon now, so do a good job." Her expression turned serious. "I'm going to go now. Your group leader will direct you now." She then turned and walked out. Seemed the whole nice thing was an act.
This time, a man walked up. He wore a deep purple suit, and his belt had more than six Poké Balls on it. This group DOES work dirty. "I'll be your leader until one of you proves worthy." He crossed his arms. "Follow me."
He turned and walked out of the room, and we all began to follow. He went two doors down in the hallway and opened a closet. "Here are uniforms. After debriefing, come back here and get one for yourself. Now follow me." He closed the door abruptly in our faces and walked down to the end of the hallway to a large set of double doors. He opened them up and walked into the pitch-black area, slamming the doors behind him.
The rest of us were reluctant to enter after him. I groaned, grabbing Daniella's hand and pulling her behind me. We moved past everyone, Daniella following me with a skip, almost falling over as we went. I then pushed the large doors open with my free hand, dragging Daniella with me into the darkness.
Light began to blare in the room, focusing on a raised stage. We all stood about fifteen feet below this stage, currently empty and the man from before being nowhere to be found. The only lights in the room were on the middle of the stage, directed at nothing yet. Then the man who brought us to this room stepped out onto the stage, the lights reflecting off of the R on his coat, giving us a sense that we were below him... both literally and figuratively.
"Welcome, trainees." His voice boomed over the room, echoing in the silence. "Your goal here for now is to serve our Boss. Upon his request, he can promote you to either an Executive like me, or into a Field Agent where you can actually leave this building." He chuckled to himself. "Until then, do your best to work hard for our Team. Now I am proud to present our Boss." He stepped backwards and disappeared into the darkness.
Another man stepped forward, his arms behind his back. His entire persona was dark, even though he was standing in the only light. His suit was an ash gray, as well as his hair. His skin was an almost gray shade of white, and his eyes had a look about them that showed more power than we could ever comprehend. And the air about him made us feel smaller than the dust in the room.
"Welcome." His voice was deep, echoing throughout the room even more powerful than the man before him. "I am Giovanni. I am the leader of Team Rocket. You are all lucky to meet me. I was stopping by here for a month or two before moving out to a job in Saffron City. Be good and you can go with us."
He began to tell us all about Team Rocket. He talked about it with such vigor, yet something seemed off. I listened to him, entranced by how he spoke, only half paying attention to what he was really saying. His figure stood there with such power and might... I was completely awestruck. I had no idea why. Some part of me just knew I was meant to see him and find out what this Team Rocket was all about.
And before I knew it, he was done speaking and began to walk off. Part of me wanted to follow him, but I didn't move. Mostly because of the fifteen feet I'd have to climb, but also because I knew what I had to do. Before I could meet this man face to face, I'd have to make myself stand out. I'd have to be better than these others.
...what was I thinking? I don't know this guy. Why should I try and look up to him? I groaned to myself, crossing my arms. This was probably some sort of Jedi Mind Trick they were playing on me. And I wouldn't listen.
Yet... a part of me did. And I'm still not sure why.
Thats it for chapter 1! It'll get really good next chapter! Hope you're waiting! :) As for reviews... don't bash her character please. x3 Theres a method to her immatureness.
Chapter 2: http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/f227/close-encounter-color-pg-13-11-14-chapter-3-up-42961-post1076356/#post1076356
Chapter 3: http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/f227/close-encounter-color-pg-13-11-14-chapter-3-up-42961-post1177623/#post1177623


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Marine's no-jail gun deal
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How To Treat Cuboid Syndrome In The Athlete
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This rotational force would close pack the cuboid in its articulations and force the bone in an inferomedial direction, tearing interosseous ligaments. Another suggested mechanism is that the inversion stress at the ankle may cause a reflex contraction of the peroneus longus muscle in an attempt to restore balance and medial ground contact. This forceful contracture of the peroneus longus muscle creates a medial rotation of the cuboid. Then the peroneus longus tendon — within the osseous fibrous tunnel on the inferior surface of the cuboid — imparts a dorsal and lateral force on the cuboid, which results in the inferomedial subluxation. Disruption of the intertarsal ligaments may occur from the inversion force or when the cuboid is forcefully rotated. Other Conditions To Consider During Diagnosis There are many clinical conditions one must consider in the differential diagnosis of an athlete who presents with lateral foot pain (see "A Guide To Differential Diagnoses For Lateral Foot Pain" below). If the athlete is an adolescent, one should have a strong index of suspicion for tarsal coalition, a condition that is most similar to cuboid syndrome. Both can present with the same, non-specific symptoms that usually occur after a minor injury such as a mild ankle sprain. However, in the case of tarsal coalition, pain occurs in the subtalar or midtarsal area of the involved foot. It is aggravated by walking, prolonged standing, jumping or participating in athletics. Rest usually relieves the pain. In severe cases, the patient may present with an antalgic gait and have a significant limp. Upon examination, those with a tarsal coalition will usually have a stiff foot with a significant decrease in subtalar joint motion. In these cases, one will often note a loss of the longitudinal arch, hindfoot valgus and forefoot abduction. Forced inversion of the foot will exacerbate the symptoms. Radiographs may or may not be helpful in making a definitive diagnosis. (See "Is Peroneal Spastic Flatfoot Causing Chronic Ankle Pain?" in the June 2002 issue of Podiatry Today.) A Guide To Differential Diagnoses For Lateral Foot Pain Sinus tarsi syndrome Lateral process fracture of the talus Acute tendinitis of the peroneus longus tendon Fracture of the anterior process of the os calcis Malalignment of the lateral ankle and subtalar joints Fractures (including stress fractures) Meniscoid of the ankle Fracture or dislocation of the os peroneum Gout Inflammatory and noninflammatory arthritis Tarsal coalitions (in adolescents) Pertinent Pearls For Treating Cuboid Subluxation Once one has diagnosed cuboid syndrome, reducing the subluxed cuboid is the first step in the treatment process. Clinicians may employ a manipulative technique, which is often defined as a low-amplitude, high-velocity mobilization at the end of joint range, to restore proper joint congruency. However, be aware that there are contraindications to this manipulation technique. The contraindications include neoplastic or bone disease, inflammatory arthritis, gout and neural or vascular abnormalities. While facing the plantar surface of the patient's foot, place your thumbs on the medial plantar surface of the cuboid with your fingers on the dorsal side. Doing so stabilizes the forefoot. Take care not to place the fingers directly over the cuboid on the dorsal side. Keeping the ankle joint in slight plantarflexion, apply a dorsally directed force to the medial side of the cuboid with a small amplitude, high-velocity thrust (see the photo at left). Often, the athlete experiences complete relief of symptoms with a successful reduction. One can then apply ice to the lateral side of the foot to reduce any inflammatory response and pain if necessary. Afterward, clinicians should use a cuboid pad in conjunction with a low-dye taping to maintain the cuboid reduction and give the arch added support. The cuboid pad is usually made of 1/4 inch felt. It is approximately 1.5 inches wide and 2 to 3 inches long. Ensure that the pad is skived at the edges for better fit and comfort. One can determine the actual length of the pad by measuring the distance from the calcaneocuboid articulation to the cuboid-fifth metatarsal articulation. Place the pad directly under the cuboid bone. It should not extend distally under the styloid process of the fifth metatarsal. Keep in mind that the cuboid pad may at times spontaneously adjust a mildly subluxed cuboid by its upward thrust.


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My wife's friend sent this on to me. The first half is some guying getting a bespoke suit made but the second half (at about the 25 min mark) is an old Jewish cutter from NYC and his time in the trade before and after WWII, mostly serving entertainers. Really fascinating. MTM suits were $21.50 and then charges went up from there for extras (pick stitching, silk thread button holes, etc).
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Women did a great deal for Democrats in this election. Their support cemented President Obama's return to the White House, and their disgust with Republican extremism maintained and strengthened the party's Senate majority.
Now it's time for the party to return the favor. Having successfully held the line on reproductive rights, staking out a strong position of support for women's dignity and sexual self-determination, Democratic leaders now need to go further and start a new campaign to complete the most serious unfinished business of the modern women's movement: bringing our institutions in line with the changed realities of contemporary family life.
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By Jetsunma on March 6, 2015
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called "Love Now, Dzogchen Later"
If you can't be bothered to join and give some help, some support through having given rise to the bodhicitta, and having habituated oneself towards understanding the nature of samsara, which is also your responsibility, and habituating […]
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By Norma on March 6, 2015
3/6/2015 Friday by Norma
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You should read stories about lamas in the past, stories of the saints, where lamas in the past have gone into retreat or gone to their teachers and said, "I really want to accomplish Dharma. I'm […]
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3/5/2015 Thursday by Norma
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SSC CHSLE 2015 - Staff Selection Commision Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Exam is taken by Staff Selection Commission on All India basis. Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) level examination is taken every year for the recruitment of:
Data Entry Operators in Pay Band 1, Grade pay Rs.2400 in the Ministry of Agriculture and Comptroller and Auditor General of India and Grade Pay Rs.1900 for O/o the Controller General patents, Designs and Trade Marks, Mumbai and
Lower Division Clerks in Pay Band 1, Grade pay Rs.1900 in various ministries.
Eligibility Conditions:
1. Educational Qualification
Aspiring candidates should be 12th Standard pass or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized Board or equivalent.
2. Age
The candidates should be between the age group of 18 years to 27 years for various posts mentioned above. However age may vary a couple of years for different posts.
For Permissible relaxation of Upper age limit for various categories Click here.
3. Nationality/Citizenship
Combined Higher Secondary level Exam consists of written examination and skill test on Computer for the post of Data Entry Operator and Typing Test for the post of LDC.
The written examination will consist of one objective type paper as shown below :
Subject |
Maximum Marks |
Duration and Timming for General Candidates |
Duration and Timming For Visually Handicap Candidates |
General Intelligence |
50 |
2 Hours 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon |
2 Hours 20 mins 10.00 A.M. to 12.20 PM |
English Language (Basic Knowledge) |
50 |
Numerical Aptitude (Arithmetic Skill) |
50 |
General Awareness |
50 |
Note I : The Paper will consist of Objective Type-Multiple choice questions only. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi.
Note II : There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.
The syllabus of Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam ss as follows:
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(B) Skill Test for Data Entry Operator:
Data Entry Speed of 8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depressions per hour on Computer. The 'Speed of 8000 key depressions per hour on Computer' will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of all the key depressions in computer as per the given text passage and the duration of the said Test will be 15 (Fifteen) minutes and printed passage of running text matter in English containing about 2000-2200 strokes/key-depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the Computer.
The "Data Entry Speed" Skill Test would be of qualifying nature. Candidates allowed to take this test, will have to qualify the test at the prescribed speed on Computer, to be provided by the Commission or the agency authorized by the Commission to conduct such skill test at the Centre/venue so notified.
Only those candidates, who qualify in the written part of examination and secure minimum qualifying marks as may be fixed by the Commission in their discretion, will be eligible to take the Skill Test, i.e. Part-II of the examination.
Only such candidates as qualify in the Skill Test at a speed of not less than 8000 key depressions per hour will be eligible for being recommended for appointment as per their position in the merit list.
None of the candidates including PH candidates who qualify in the written part of the examination will be exempted from the Skill Test as passing of the skill test is precondition and one of the essential qualifications for appointment to the post of Data Entry Operator.
Note: Only those candidates who secure at least the minimum qualifying marks in the written examination, as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion, will be called for skill test.
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Candidates may send/submit application in the prescribed format to the concerned regional office of ssc as mentioned in The list of Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam Test Centres OR apply on line.
SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam Fee
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Peyton Manning At UVa is well worth watching
He is charming, humble, and funny.
Peyton Manning At UVa is well worth watching
He is charming, humble, and funny.
And I hope the DA grows a pair and files criminal assault charges against the agents
A University of Virginia student charged last year with assaulting Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control agents attempting to stop her for underage possession beer that turned out to be sparkling water has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the state and seven agents.
Among other things, Elizabeth K. Daly's 47-page suit, filed Tuesday in Richmond Circuit Court, alleges malicious prosecution, failure to train ABC agents appropriately, and six counts of assault and battery.
Michael Kelly, director of communications for Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, said, "It's incredibly unfortunate that the situation that night in Charlottesville occurred at all. As this case proceeds, the Attorney General's Office will defend the commonwealth's interests and work to ensure a just and reasonable outcome."
Now from that quote you can see the AG sure sounds like he's looking for a way out of this. And for good reason:
According to the suit, Daly and two friends went to a Harris Teeter store in Daly's Chevrolet Trailblazer, arriving shortly before 10 p.m. Among other items purchased by one of Daly's friends was a case of canned LaCroix sparkling water. The women walked into the parking lot, one of them carrying the clearly visible sparkling water.
Seven ABC agents were in the parking lot watching for young-looking individuals and checking their identification to ensure no state laws were bring broken. Two agents followed the three to their car.
Daly got behind the wheel, one friend sat in the front passenger seat and placed the sparkling water on the floor and the other friend got in the back seat. Before starting the car, Daly saw two people approach the car and begin banging on the windows.
The two agents, says the suit, "allegedly displayed their badges hanging from necklaces which at the time and under the circumstances were not clearly visible or readable."
The agents warned Daly not to turn on the car, but she and a friend were unable to open the windows using buttons because the car was not running. Other agents ran to the car.
The suit alleges that Daly called 911 on her cellphone, which she handed to a friend. The friend told the operator that they could not tell if the agents were real law enforcement officers.
Daly "was shaking and saying, 'I don't know what to do!'?" One agent suddenly drew a gun, pointing it toward the ground.
When an agent tried to break a passenger window with a steel flashlight, Daly drove off with some of the agents chasing on foot. She drove out of the parking lot and stopped at a red light intending to drive to a police station.
While at the red light, the 911 operator confirmed to the women that they were real ABC agents, according to the suit.
Police arrived on the scene and drove Daly to the police station, where an ABC agent swore out a criminal complaint that led to Daly's arrest over assaulting two agents and over failing to stop when ordered.
Daly spent the night in jail and was released the following afternoon. On June 27, the charged were dropped. On Oct. 22, the arrest and court records were expunged.
These sorts of way-over-the-top police incidents for "crimes" so pernicious and perilous, crimes that threaten the very the Survival of the Republic like, well I shudder and blanch to mention, crimes like Under Age Possession and Presumptive Consumption of Carbonated Beverages By Teetotalers, these sorts of things are where the courts and the citizens need to hit back, and hit hard. This type of governmental abuse can not be allowed to stand.
Caprice and arbitrary thuggery are the hallmarks of a police state.
Oh nononononononononononononono!
Not what I wanted at all.
I DO NOT want us to be the first #1 to lose to a #16…
Yeah, I'm a fatalist.
Virginia wins the ACC
A couple of decades of frustration lifted off the shoulders of Virginia fans on Saturday afternoon. That's how long it'd been — 33 years — since the Cavaliers had celebrated an outright ACC championship. But as the clocked ticked down to the end of the 12th-ranked Cavaliers' 75-56 upset of No. 4 Syracuse, Virginia fans could embrace an uncommon truth as they stormed the court at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville: These Wahoos are ACC champs.
Coach Tony Bennett's crew capped a regular season with an outright crown for the first time since Virginia's 1980-81 campaign. The Orange, which started the year 25-0 and climbed to the top of college basketball's rankings, came up short for the ACC regular-season crown in their first season in the conference, losing for the third time in four games. Virginia's top-ranked defense did its job against Syracuse's attack down the stretch while the Cavaliers capitalized on a dominating rebounding performance on both ends.
Please oh pleasepleaseplease don't get booted the first weekend in the NCAAs!
But there was a CLEAR sign given last night that we still are blessed by the Divine.
I don't think so.
Yet another face palm at Virginia
Justin Higgins at JHPolitics has obtained a rather awkward email detailing a meeting of the University of Virginia's College Democrats chapter. In the email, we reportedly had a woman named Carmen who went nuts, a bad turnout at their phone bank, and a bad turnout canvasing. As Higgins noted, their plan to remedy their unenthused cohorts is to conscript "hotties" from their respective sororities. The first lesson of E-Mail 101 is to be mindful of who is on the recipient list.
Mind you this is the Democrats so there is of course nothing sexist about referring to "hotties;" in fact I'm sure they consider such terminology to be empowering.
This year has been an embarrassing mess in C-Ville with the whole kerfuffle involving Fauxahantas' buddy Theresa Sullivan.
Finally some news that makes this Wahoo not hang his head in shame
A University of Virginia spokeswoman says President Barack Obama will not be at the university when he comes to Charlottesville on Wednesday. In a statement released Friday, it was confirmed that the university declined the president's request to speak at UVA.
UVA says the Obama campaign requested the use of one of two outdoor venues – the Amphitheater or the Harrison-Small Library plaza. The university declined the request for a number of reasons including class cancellations, which UVA estimates could be more than 186 classes on the second day of school. The other main reason is they would have to take on the full cost of security, and because of university policy and their federal and state tax exempt status, they would have to offer the same opportunity to the other candidate so as not to show favor for either candidate.
As is his MO (no, not her, the traditional meaning. Though come to think of it…) he wanted to invite himself over and allow you to briefly gaze upon his grandeur and through his munificent benevolence graciously let you pick up the entire tab.
What a guy.
And WAHOOWA!
Stewart, Stewart…picking my Cavs as his "Upset Winners"???
Maryland (6-3) at Virginia (4-5)
UPSET SPECIAL: It was fun while it lasted for the Terrapins, who started 6-2 and came within 37 seconds of winning at Miami last weekend. But Maryland, with its 101st-ranked offense, has little margin for error. Virginia, which posted a breakthrough win against Miami two weeks ago and put up 48 points on Duke last week in defeat, is well suited to winning a low-scoring contest.
Read the first half of that last line again: Virginia scored 48 points last week…and still lost.
I feel so sorry for this lovely young lady and her family
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A senior on the Virginia men's lacrosse team was charged Monday with the slaying of a fellow student on the women's team, stunning students at the picturesque campus.
George Huguely, 22, of Chevy Chase, Md., was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 22-year-old Yeardley Love, also a senior, of Cockeysville, Md., Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo said.
It's tragic, shocking and stunning; I just can't imagine such a thing happening at Virgina. Oh sure, people get drunk and fall out of buildings or crash things and find ways to die, but murder? Yeek.
I have to add there's one sort of throw-away paragraph in the article that really ticks me off though and shows the shallow depth of CNN's "journalism" and "integrity"
By coincidence, Huguely attended the same prep school as some of the Duke lacrosse players who were accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a team party. The charges later were dismissed.
If by "the charges were later dismissed" CNN means "the dancer made the shit up and the players were lynched by the media, the Durham prosecutor (who went to jail and was disbarred for his behavior in this case), Duke faculty and Duke University (which has paid out probably millions to the players in "settlements") then I agree with them.
But somehow I don't think that's the impression they wanted to convey by that.
How the heck did that happen?
To my dying day I will remember the teaser from Frank Reynolds on ABC's World News Tonight before a commercial break: David 77, Goliath 72.
And there was no Christmas joy for me that year.
Thank you, Sports Illustrated, for twisting the knife in yet again.
Where women are men and men are nervous
Women Charged With Sexually Assaulting UNC Football Players
Hillsborough — Three UNC football players were the victims in a kidnapping, robbery and sexual assault incident involving two women, the university confirmed Thursday afternoon.
Chapel Hill police said the assault happened about 3:30 a.m. Sunday at an apartment complex where all three victims were bound with tape and then assaulted by the suspects.
At a bond hearing Thursday, Orange County Assistant District Attorney Morgan Whitney said police arrived at the scene and found two of the victims, tied up, in boxer shorts. The third victim was fully clothed with his hands tied.
At least two were sexually assaulted, Whitney said. He is still waiting on the final police report to see if the third man was also. None of the victims required medical attention.
I mean, I know the Chapel Hill crowd is always trying to one-up the Dukies, but this is a little ridiculous even by ACC standards.
Should we not allow Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor to run for public office?
The MSM has been all a-twitter about what George Allen did or did not say whilst at the University of Virginia in the 70s, and the blogs have been following this frankly ridiculous story.
Yes, ridiculous. It disgusts me to no end how all these people are primping and parading around saying "Ooh golly, I never said that word with these sainted lips!". Oh bullshit. I was born in 1964, and everyone said it at some point. To our society's great credit as the 60s became the 70s became the 80s people gained awareness of such casual racism and people who used it were mostly quietly shunned, and those who used it and meant it in its full derogatory nature more and more likely to be openly and publically shunned and dressed down. That's called progress, folks, and it's a good thing. Social change does not happen overnight, and frankly the change that I've seen in my lifetime over how minorities are treated by people in everyday life in our country is one of the things I'm proudest of as an American.
And I include myself in that change, as I certainly used all types of racial epithets growing up, as did everyone of my peers, in everyday normal conversation (to set the record straight, I've also jaywalked, smoked pot and run several red lights). But then the strangest thing happened: I grew up, as did my society. What was ok to casually say in 1972 was bound to cause some embarrassed looks by 1982 and would certainly cause problems by 1990 because people had learned that it was false in their hearts, regardless of its status legally; this change in social mores is far more important than any law could ever be.
I attended the University of Virginia in the early 80s, roughly a decade behind the folks embroiled above, and I certainly heard the word used by both blacks and whites, but I have to say that even by then most times the context was more Blazing Saddles than David Duke.
It's only a word, folks. A hateful word. A word that reminds us of the worst in ourselves and our country's past. Perhaps it should remind us of how far we've come from that shameful past.
Oh, I'm certainly not saying we should just casually toss it about (although any quick listen to the music blasting from many cars these days would lead one to assume that that is indeed the case), but for its useage thirty some-odd years ago to become a major issue in a political campaign without any indication of its relevance to Allen's current views seems rather assinine, at the very least. And for his attackers to piously claim never to have uttered it is beyond belief.
Same result.
It is disgusting how Virginia has bought into this "big football program" mentality.
UVa could field 6-5 teams before they wasted all this money; think how much better the academic facilities could be with those resources.
Man, we stink. I mean, we've always sucked wind at football, but I could always count on the basketball team to get us through the winter.
But now?


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Without Examples of Real 'Ex-Gays', Activists Turn To Penguins
The silliness of anti-gay activists keeps plunging to new depths. Just this week, the clownish Matt Barber (left) wrote
Focus on the Family Loses Its 'Focus' on the 'Family'
Three decades ago, co-founder Gil Alexander-Moegerle intended Focus on the Family to help strengthen Christian couples and parents. But his associate James Dobson had other
Focus on the Family, FRC Defend Hate Crimes, Undermine Religious Freedom
As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on hate-crimes legislation, Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council ratched up their efforts to undermine
Focus on the Family Cooks the Numbers on Iowa Marriage
Focus on the Family is promoting a biased Republican survey which finds that two-thirds of those surveyed believe they have a right to deny constitutional
Exodus Merges With Two Denominations' Antigay Groups
Exodus International yesterday announced a merger with Transforming Congregations, an ex-gay ministry affiliated with the United Methodist Church, and OneByOne, a similar outreach affiliated with
Ex-Gay Activist Cons San Diego Council Member
Ex-gay activist James Hartline has convinced San Diego council member Ruth Sterling to retract her support for San Diego LGBT Pride. Without substantiation and without
Bill Clinton Now Favors Marriage Equality
After speaking at the Campus Progress National Conference in Washington, DC, on July 8, the former president was asked if he supported same-sex marriage. Clinton,
The Family Values Fraud
I vividly remember the first time I was introduced to the phrase "Family Values." It was the early 1990′ and I was driving in my
NARTH: Rubbish in the Guise of Research
In a brazen effort to preempt an American Psychological Association report on human sexuality, scheduled for release in August, an anti-gay organization unveiled its own
Sy Rogers Evangelizes Asia with Message of 'Sexual Brokenness'
One of the Pacific Rim's leading evangelical voices regarding abuse and "sexual brokenness" is profiled in a new article by former ex-gay Anthony Venn-Brown. (Copies


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A recalcitrant offender who spat at police officers and tried to slash a teen was jailed a total of 21 months and ordered to be given six strokes of the cane on Thursday.
Emmanuel Munisamy, 25, who is now in a drug rehabilitation centre, pleaded guilty to five of 12 charges of using abusive language and criminal force against police officers, trying to cause hurt and having a knife.
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I'm going to Vegas later this week and really wanted to play on some clay courts, but I have no idea if there are even any in or near Las Vegas. Can anybody give me a definite yes or no? Thanks! :wavey:
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This utility performed very well in our tests. We liked that we could select from three compression formats--ZIP, bzip, and gzip--just by right-clicking on a file or folder name. Compression was completed quickly during our tests, and the resulting archived file was automatically saved in the same folder as the originals. It's worth noting that MiniFM doesn't support ZIP archives bigger than 4GB, but the gzip format allows creation of archives up to 8GB. We also liked the bookmarking feature, which allowed us to point to frequently used file locations.
Overall, any user looking for a streamlined file manager will want to test drive MiniFM. If you don't need all Explorer's bells and whistles, and can use the only-the-fly compression features, check out this little freeware.


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GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) - The wife of a Colorado man convicted of conning more than 100 Wyoming residents out of money he said would be used to send disabled children to a magic show has turned herself in.
The Gillette News Record reports 50-year-old Debra Sue Magnus of Las Vegas turned herself in Wednesday and has been charged with conspiracy to obtain property by false pretenses, a felony. Her husband, 45-year-old man Larry Edward Magnus of Fort Collins, Colo., was convicted last month on the same charge.
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This is a rough example of how I deal with emotions/fluff. It's a lot of dialogue and a lot of hastiness. Mind you, this was written some time ago. I like to think that I've learned a bit more.
The Story of This Girl, a snippet
"Wake up! Wake up, wake up, wake uuuup!"
Why was someone squealing? Who in the world was that anyway? What the heck was I sleeping on? I opened my eyes a fraction and wondered, where am I?
Beneath me, I heard a groan. "Shut up, Alice," the thing beneath me said. "You're in my ear."
The squeaky voice - no, that was Alice - giggled. "But you've gotta wake up! Rob's here."
The voice beneath me replied in muffled voice, "Great. Go kiss him for me."
There was a soft thud and someone saying, "oof." Light footsteps darted away and I heard Evan shout, "ALICE! GIVE ME BACK MY PILLOW!"
Okay. I was awake.
A little annoyed at all the shouting Evan was making, I stared down at him from my makeshift bed, eyebrows furrowed. I probably looked like a mini tornado had hit my hair, but I was beyond caring.
He was staring back up at me in the same manner, except he didn't look like a crazy, batty maniac.
This staring contest continued on for a while and then Evan said, "Who are you?" He didn't say it unkindly, but more like he honestly forgot who I was.
"I'm your wife, Emilia." I was awake enough to decide that I wanted to play around with him.
Evan's eyes widened and he was wide awake now. "What?" He snapped, and then continued in his usual, polite voice, "Uh...what happened last..." Suddenly, comprehension dawned on his face.
"Jade!" Evan reprimanded. "God, don't do that. I really thought I had gone and done something..." He shook his head and sprung up, and I saw for the first time how tall he was. He smiled amiably down at me and this lit up his face.
I smirked. "That was for creeping up behind me last night."
Evan smiled crookedly and offered me his hand, which I took. "Then the game's not over, huh?" He had that twinkle in his eyes.
I snorted. "You can't beat me if you tried."
I was up, but he still held onto my hand tightly. He rubbed my hand with his thumb and looked at me dead in the eye. "We'll see, Emilia."
For some reason, I couldn't look away from his eyes. His dark eyes were sparkling and he held onto my gaze, making it harder on me to break it. Really, I was lost in those mesmerizing, twinkling, dark--
Someone softly snored behind us.
a/n: nothing weird went down last night or whatever, kay? just a big, safe sleepover =p
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Twitter overhaul brings the site one step closer to Facebook
(Read article summary)Twitter gets a dynamic new two-pane design.
Twitter, the insanely popular social network launched in 2006, is getting its first major overhaul in some time, and it's a doozy. The sweeping changes announced yesterday at an event at Twitter HQ in California include a double-pane design – one pane shows the standard stream of incoming tweets and the other a swath of recommended and multimedia content – improved embedded media functionality, and easily accessible user "mini-profiles."
Of these updates, the two-pane design is the most immediately noticeable. (More in the video below.) But Twitter reps are putting especial stress on the multimedia content – Twitter has apparently signed deals with 16 multimedia sites, including Flickr – and the mini-profiles, which allow users to more easily interact with their fellow tweeters.
"It's going to increase the value that people are getting out of Twitter, so in less time you can get more information and value," Twitter co-founder Evan Williams told The New York Times yesterday.


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Funniest one I've had is when me and some friends were playing a Co-Op game and we got a random on our team since there was only four of us. We load in and the conversation is as follows. Random: What's the 93 at the end of your name stand for? Were you born in 93? (Talking to me about my username) I was about to respond to him when my friend decides to reply with... My friend: No, his dad died in 93. It's to honor his dad. (This is totally not true btw) Random: Oh I'm sorry then for asking. I couldn't even tell him that it wasn't true for the sake of feeling terrible. So I just went with it, while we were all on vent laughing about it. At the end of the game, he told me good luck and that he was sorry for my dad. I know it wasn't as good as some of the others here, but it was memorable.
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After I kill Wukong with 8 hp left. wukong: lol ur bad ur not even ranked lucky noob I kill Wukong a second time without taking damage. Wukong Disconnects.
We caught enemy janna roaming around. She quickly used her tornado and got away but fizz ulted her and she died. After she posted : "dat tuna"
I'm playing olaf and malzahar and warwick chain ultimate me. I type this: Don't you know who I am??? I'M THE JUGGERNAUT B****!!! Ult for double kill :P
Stop dieing! .... I tanking 5 ultimate all their ****load and more and sometimes even living as the tank. How do you not die to 5 ults XD
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For the full year 2012, total vacation ownership revenues increased 3.7% to $587 million when compared to the full year 2011, primarily due to increased revenues from resort operations. The number of contracts signed decreased 0.9% and the average price per vacation ownership unit sold decreased 0.9% to approximately $14,800.
During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company's residential revenues were $103 million compared to $127 million in 2011. The Company realized residential revenues from Bal Harbour of $99 million and generated EBITDA of $32 million, compared to revenues of $121 million and EBITDA of $33 million in the same period of 2011. During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company closed sales of 27 units at Bal Harbour and realized incremental cash proceeds of $96 million associated with these units. From project inception through December 31, 2012, the Company has closed contracts on approximately 73% of the total residential units available at Bal Harbour, and realized residential revenue of $810 million and EBITDA of $161 million.
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"EVERYONE is calling for the heads of Vikrim Pandit, John Thain, and the rest of Wall Street's executive class."I don't think that they're calling for their heads, mate. They're not worth a brass farthing.
But why else would they do such a thing? Someone has to become the face of corporate greed and failure. Sure they probably took the job thinking they could steer the firms onto the right path and had no idea how bad things would get. But they must have known that taking the job would entail great risk to their reputations and might involve the wrath of the public should they fail.
In finance, the only way to tell the superstars from the mediocre is by seeing who made the most money. That means that if you want to hire someone to run a large, embattled firm—someone who has a record of success—then you must pay them a boatload to make it worth their while. But Felix Salmon disagrees:
The really good CEOs are going to be OK with this. They know that if they do a good job, they will have risen to a great challenge and made the world a better place: they're not driven purely by avarice. Or rather, insofar as they have been driven purely by avarice, that's been a large part of the problem. So let's see what happens when we get lower-paid CEOs. There's a good chance that they'll be better than their predecessors, and there's no real evidence that they'll be worse. (Can they be worse?) Most likely, of course, management won't change at all, and we'll have the same multimillionaires running the banks, just on a lower salary.At this point anyone who would want the job of CEO at Citi would have to take it for noble purposes or because of some warped sense of ego. Turning it around would make the world a better place and, $500,000 pay cap aside, a successful executive could capitalise off it for the rest of his career. The problem is that at this stage, the probability of success in the near future is slim and the downside risk is enormous (just ask John Thain, who'll probably not even be invited to speak at his former high school's graduation ceremony this year).
Finance is not just about money; it is also about ego. But ultimately, even a reputation has its price. I have a feeling it is still worth more than $500,000 to most former masters of the universe. Makes you wonder who would take the job if Mr Pandit were to leave now.


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We are pleased to announce we have a new Control4 driver for the IrrigationCaddy S1 which we just released.
It is available from Control4 from the online database. It was listed under "Device Type = Others", and "Manufacturer = IrrigationCaddy.com".
We will also be releasing a 4Store app soon, which will replicate almost all the same capabilities we offer on the mobile apps for iPhone and Android, but Control4 users will be able to use it from their 7″ displays, and other form factors.
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IrrigationCaddy now has a Twitter account
We have finally relented and joined Twitter! I know we should have probably joined a long time ago but here we are.
We will use it mainly to communicate product updates, new features, new products, etc. We are hoping that this will make it easier for those of you that use twitter to quickly learn of what is going on, and hopefully you will find it useful.
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This past November we released the iPhone app, and now it is Android's turn.
A lot of you have asked for Android support, and we have promised support for it for a while now, so here it is! In fact I think the app is slightly better than the iPhone version. We have included support for an upcoming firmware release which will improve the caddy's performance, as well as the app's responsiveness, but in general the apps are almost identical.
The app is deployed on the Google Play site (click on the Google Play badge below to see details).
It is also available from Amazon for the Kindle Fire.
To see more screenshots you can check the features page on the website here:
We hope you like it.
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We are happy to announce the availability of our new iPhone app for the IrrigationCaddy available now at the Apple App Store. You can take a look at it here:
The app will allow you to control your IrrigationCaddy Web Based Sprinkler system on the go.
You will be able to control your caddy from your iPhone, and schedule as well as run your sprinklers from it. You will be able to see the current status, whether the sprinkler zones are active, waiting to run, or inactive, etc.
The app requires Firmware version ICEthS1-1.2.171 or higher to be running on the caddy.
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New BETA firmware (ICEthS1-1.2.85) released
We just released the ICEthS1-1.2.85 firmware ( Get it here ). This is a BETA release.
This release has some interesting changes. A lot of you have been asking for "Multiple Start Times" for some time now, and this release includes that feature.
Another requested feature has been to add the ability to run a Program at any time without having to change the start time. So we have added a "Run Now" button to each program, which when pressed transfers the program data to the "Run Now" program and runs it immediately.
Finally we have added a Program Summary area where the total program run time is calculated and displayed.
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The guys at www.virtualremotecontrols.com have put together a new iPhone app to control the IrrigationCaddy.
We haven't gotten our hands on the app yet, but it looks like they have done a great job! The IrrigationCaddy iPhone app seems to be part of a host of other remote control apps designed for home automation type devices.
The picture below will give you a good idea of their handy work, or if you need more details you can go to their site.
Multiple Start Times
We are happy to announce that we are almost done with the "multiple starts" feature.
Multiple starts will allow you to run the same program multiple times during the day. We will have a total of 5 start times. The first one will be mandatory, but the other four can be turned on or off with a checkbox next to the start time.
The calendar also does a good job of representing the multiple start times for a program. I ve set overlapping start times so that you can see what it looks like in the calendar when that is the case. This next view is the "Week" view, and the next one is the "Day" view.
This next shot is for the Day view
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Coeur Reports Strong Operating Cash Flow And Record Gold Production In 2012; Expected Production Growth In 2013 Driven By Rochester Expansion
In addition, Antonio Adames has been promoted to Vice President of Mexican and South American Operations. In his new role, Mr. Adames is responsible for overseeing the Palmarejo and San Bartolomé mines, the Joaquin project, new projects and business development, directing operational procedures and site management teams. Mr. Adames joined Coeur in 2008 as the Operations Manager for San Bartolomé and was promoted to General Manager of the mine in 2010. He was previously the Commissioning Manager for Pan American's San Vicente project in Bolivia. He has broad mining and processing experience in Bolivia, Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Mr. Adames graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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In December 2012, Coeur consolidated its ownership of the Joaquin project in the prolific mining province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, in a stock and cash transaction. As noted in the Company's news release of December 11, 2012, the Company believes that Joaquin has substantial exploration upside and potential to become a significant silver producer. Joaquin has measured and indicated resources of 65.2 million ounces of silver and 61,000 ounces of gold, and inferred resources of 3.1 million ounces of silver and 4,000 ounces of gold at year-end 2012. 2 Coeur intends to continue the drilling program at Joaquin and advance feasibility work during 2013. The subsequent development decision will be based on the economics of the project and our assessment of the political and business environment in Argentina at that time.
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Even more Total War is on its way from the developers at UK's The Creative Assembly. Despite last week's high-profile announcement that the Sega-owned branch was earmarking a chunk of its staff and resources for a new Alien game, studio boss Mike Simpson recently stated the Total War franchise is still a top priority, and work on a new chapter has already begun.
"We never stop, so yes," said Simpson when asked by Eurogamer if The Creative Assembly had plans for another Total War game.
Studio director Tim Heaton also confirmed the impending release, saying a Total War sequel has been in the works ever since Total War: Shogun 2 shipped back in March. Asked if the next chapter would take place before or after Shogun 2, both Heaton and Simpson replied: "Yes." Thanks guys, that really clears things up.
Although Simpson was less than helpful with sequel details, he did speak to the developer's strategy for the franchise going forward. Specifically, when asked if The Creative Assembly's willingess to make sequels for Total War's Medieval and Shogun brands meant fans preferred playing with less technically savvy armies, Simpson noted, "We've actually done work with our hardcore fanbase looking at different eras and which ones they prefer, and it's really flat. As in, it's really quite evenly split across more or less every proposition we put in front of them."
Speaking to which era sells more, Simpson noted the team is still debating what time period is more appealing to wide audiences, adding, "My personal view is that there's a trade-off. The more mass media your period then the easier it is to get people into it. But the less really interesting stuff, the more obscure you go, then the harder it is to get people interested. But once you're in there, there's all sorts of stuff no one has heard of before....There's a balance between those two."
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