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Any attempt to offer an authoritative overview of the Kinks' career is fraught with difficulty. During the band's long run from 1962 through 1996, the Davies brothers and their abettors never morphed into a nostalgia act, continually changing and writing new material to create a varied but distinctive body of work. The variation isn't only stylistic, either-- their catalog varies a lot in quality as well. The Kinks' work from 1966 through 1970 is basically unimpeachable, but opinions differ widely on what came after, and for good reason. So in constructing a six-disc look at the band's vast catalog, the challenge becomes to adequately represent each of the its phases while balancing considerations of what's actually worthwhile.
Picture Book answers this challenge through a capricious, sometimes puzzling track selection, which was assisted by Ray Davies. It's a (mostly) chronological jumble of singles, album tracks, alternate mixes, mono versions, live cuts, rarities, hits, misses, and even a couple demos and one rehearsal. Two-thirds of the material is familiar album and single tracks, though, meaning that hardcore fans hoping for a bonanza will ultimately find about two discs worth of stuff they don't have or previously found difficult to get, some of which are hard-to-distinguish mono mixes. Then there's the matter of who actually wants a box that covers the band's whole career but leaves out tons of the band's best tracks and has a sixth disc that's mostly awful.
The set starts with BBC announcer Brian Matthew introducing the band before "You Really Got Me" rips into rock'n'roll and takes out a lasting bite with its brutal slashed-amp distortion and stupid-simple riff. The 1964 song put the band firmly on the map-- it was a UK #1 and a Top Ten hit in the U.S.-- but it was actually their third single. Here, it's followed a few tracks later by their first, a cover of "Long Tall Sally" that justifiably went nowhere. Omitted is their second single, the superb and infectiously melodic flop "You Still Want Me", which was thankfully included on Essential's 1998 remaster of the band's self-titled debut.
The period from 1964 through 1971 covers the first three discs and spills onto the fourth, which is as good an assessment as any of the band's best and most creative period. The run of albums from 1966's Face to Face through Something Else and Village Green Preservation Society to 1969's Arthur, or the Decline And Fall of the British Empire is a spectacular four-LP run that established Ray Davies as one of the keenest observers of British society and cemented the band's influence and legacy. It's hard to go wrong skipping around the first few discs of this set, though the rough demo of "Dead End Street" and the twice-aborted rehearsal of "Come on Now" are poor substitutes for the familiar versions.
A host of non-album tracks make this section particularly rewarding. "Autumn Almanac" is practically a blueprint for XTC, the radio session version of Dave Davies' overlooked and excellent "Love Me Till the Sun Shines" burns with sharp intensity, Dutch B-side "This Is Where I Belong" was justly included on Kink Kronikles and sounds no less vital here, and the haunting piano-and-vocal cast-off "I Go to Sleep" is simply gorgeous. Early outtakes "A Little Bit of Sunlight" and "This I Know" also hit the British Invasion sweet spot. It's a crime that the band was kept out of the U.S. by an American Federation of Musicians ban during its most creative period, but the band became so quintessentially English during that period that it's possible American audiences wouldn't have been receptive anyway.
The Kinks' golden era extended into the 70s with the Lola Vs Powerman & the Moneygoround and Muswell Hillbillies LPs, which are amply represented. It's also nice to hear three tracks from the soundtrack to the comedy Percy, which has long been treated like a bastard child in the band's discography. "The Way Love Used to Be" is an especially great song, a dark, moody ballad sweetened by lush orchestration. The Muswell album found Ray Davies taking a break from incisively and sympathetically critiquing British society to instead indulge a little second-hand Americana. Bassist Peter Quaife had exited the band in 1969, and the Davies brothers and drummer Mick Avory had expanded the band to include a full-time keyboardist-- John Gosling's warm Hammond organ and tack piano deepened the Americanness of songs like "Muswell Hillbilly" and "20th Century Man". "Alcohol", presented here in a live version, echoes some of the music hall traditions that would become the band's staple reference point in the mid-70s.
During the Kinks' time at RCA in the 70s, Ray Davies indulged in a series of poorly received concept albums that don't wear nearly as well today as the band's 60s output, but there are quite a few gems hidden away in this period, which comprises the bulk of Disc Four. The two-part would-be rock opera Preservation had an endearingly rough sound (it was some of the first material recorded at the band's own Konk studios), but the inclusion of female backing vocalists and a horn section in the band didn't always add much to the songs. The other two albums from this period, Soap Opera and Schoolboys in Disgrace, a sequel to Preservation that focused on the villain, Mr. Flash, are scantly represented with three total tracks, but the choices are inspired: Soap Opera's "Holiday Romance" is a wonderful music hall throwback with hints of Noel Coward, while the loan Schoolboys track, "No More Looking Back", is a cinematic preview of 90s Britpop, from Dave's harmonized lead guitar intro to Ray's perceptive lyrics about the way people who've left us linger in strange ways. If this set were more interested in telling the story of the band, it probably would have also included "The Hard Way", a heavy track that anticipated the band's late-70s shift to slick hard rock and became a concert staple.
The band's six hard rock albums for Arista, released from 1977 through 1984, represent their most misunderstood period. Some fans of the band's 60s output dismiss it entirely, and it's certainly not up to that standard, but very little is. They experienced their biggest success in the U.S. during this period (1979's Low Budget, at #11, was their highest-charting US album), and they were at the peak of their concert drawing power, touring almost constantly back and forth across the Atlantic. Oddly, they were making corporate rock just as their old music returned to vogue as inspiration for British punks, with the Jam covering "David Watts". There is a fair amount of good stuff on these albums, but you have to dig more for it, and not all of it is here. The two biggest omissions are "Juke Box Music" and "Around the Dial", which is sort of an old crank's companion to Elvis Costello's "Radio Radio".
Some of what has been included just misses the mark. Low Budget in particular is crammed with lame songs like "Attitude", a terrible diatribe that's the exact opposite of the empathetic, detailed storytelling Ray Davies excels at. Even some of the better songs from this period, like the slow character study "Rock and Roll Fantasy", lack the wit and insight of "Two Sisters" and "Sunny Afternoon". "Destroyer", though, is a slaying, rambunctious rock track that revisits Ray's encounter with Lola the next day to hilarious effect. The band is also effective on "Sleepwalker" and "Misfits", nicely summing up modern alienation on the latter with the line "Take a real good look around. The misfits are everywhere." The relative rarities form this period are mostly lackluster. The ebulliently nostalgic storytelling of "Come Dancing" is here as a weak demo, while "Maybe I Love You" is an inconsequential nothing from the scrap heap. "Nuclear Love" is an enjoyable excursion into near-New Wave but hardly essential.
As the band's Arista deal wrapped up with Word of Mouth in 1984, they were already falling back out of commercial favor (they'd never really returned to it in the UK), and long-simmering tension between Dave Davies and Mick Avory led to the drummer's exit, much to Ray's dismay. Most of Disc Six is given to the post-Avory era, when the band wandered in the commercial wilderness, recording weak hard rock albums that are scarcely worth summarizing with a track or two, much less hearing in their entirety. The studio leftover "Million Pound Semi-Detached" is the most charming thing from that period included here, in part because it sounds like it was recorded at Konk in the mid-70s, but also because Ray's wit has returned in its tale of a couple buying a house, raising a family, and generally living the dream, only to find that the dream left out all the boredom and frustration. It was their best comment on the State of British Life since Dave's post-Empire lament "Living on a Thin Line", from 1984.
The set wraps up with the final Kinks material, from 1993's Phobia and their last record, the hodgepodge To the Bone. Bizarrely, there are five songs from Phobia, and not one of them is "Hatred (A Duet)", the only truly great Kinks song from the band's final decade together. That song features Dave and Ray satirizing their own famously stormy working relationship, but the songs here don't even approach that level of humor or humanity. It's little wonder that hardly anyone noticed when the band split in 1996.
Perhaps the ultimate drawback of covering the Kinks' entire oeuvre on one set is the need to tack on songs from their most irrelevant records. It's difficult to discern precisely who the audience for this set is-- the band's hardcore fans will appreciate most of the rarities, but this is not a catch-all for Kinks odds and sods, and the sheer volume of material that any true fan already owns means that the set is a pricey way to get what rarities there are. If you're new to the band and absolutely require a career overview before going straight to the essential late-60s albums, Castle's Ultimate Collection, which covers up to 1984, is a much more solid introduction.
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This buck was harvested on 11/18/06. With a green score of 181" gross. I used a Mathews Switchback, Muzzy Broadheads, Easton Lightspeeds, Copper John Sights. What an incredible combination!
Right Time
I've been shooting an Ultra 2 for 4 years and my buddy just changed the string from a Zebra to a Barracuda. I took his advice and hunted from the ground on this day, one day before opening shotgun season. A northerly wind was blowing and I was facing north along a rub line. I… Continue Reading →
Finally after hunting 8 years in Illinois and passing up immature bucks and missed opportunities I used my Mathews LX to harvest this handsome non-typical 170 class buck that weighed in at 225 pounds! Perseverance paid off. Thanks Mathews for your great hunting and target bows.
Second chance in South Dakota
Killed this buck on 11/1/06 with my Mathews Switchback. This is the first animal I ever drew my new bow back at. Of course, I missed. Had to hold at full draw for a few minutes. He gave me another chance 5 minutes later. I drilled him at 23 yards. He did not go 100… Continue Reading →
Switchback Does It Again!
Mathews Inc., On November 5, 2006, I was hunting with a buddy in Southwest Missouri, in a thicket on my father-in-laws farm. After the first rattling session, we had two does and a button buck come through about 50 yards from my stand. I used the Buck Growl a couple of times to try coax… Continue Reading →


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10 Fun, Fearless Facts About Helen Gurley Brown
Rivulets of mascara are streaming from big, false lashed-eyes everywhere: yesterday legendary Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown died in New York City at age 90. It is not an exaggeration to say that Brown's influence as a feminist and sex-positive editor of a major women's magazine has left an indelible imprint…
Jessica Wakeman
August 14, 2012
RIP: Cosmopolitan Editor Helen Gurley Brown Has Passed Away
The most famous editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, Helen Gurley Brown, has died at the age of 90, according to a press release from Hearst. The controversial editor, who was also the author of the groundbreaking Sex and the Single Girl, passed away at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia after a short hospitalization. Brown was in charge of Cosmo for 32 years,…
Julie Gerstein
August 13, 2012
Cosmo's Very First TV Ad Was Kind Of Sexist
What can we say about Cosmopolitan today that wasn't true about Cosmopolitan in the past? According to the very first commercial that promoted the magazine brand in the UK, not much. The 1972 commercial, unearthed by Copyranter, features a number of women talking to men. Specifically, the men are asking women how they managed to pull off things like affording nice…
March 4, 2012
Dakota Fanning's Cosmopolitan Cover Went Out To Advertisers Sex- and Vagina-Free
Dakota Fanning's Cosmopolitan cover raised some eyebrows because the "Twilight" actress is 17-years-old and we all know your hymen magically becomes open for business at midnight on your 18th birthday. Presumably, Cosmo's ad sales department knew this fact, which is why it sent out a sample mock-up cover to advertisers scrubbed of all…
Jessica Wakeman
January 11, 2012
Smutty "Cosmo" Needs To Clean Up Its Act, Says Project Anti-Cosmo Crusader
Imagine, if you will, a world in which Cosmopolitan magazine is covered in a non-transparent wrapper and only available to readers ages 18 and over. If you want to read a "Sexy Vs. Skanky" charticles about how purple nipples are out but purple nail polish is in, you need to show some ID. This i…
Jessica Wakeman
January 6, 2012
Is Dakota Fanning Too Young For Cosmo?
That's the question some may ask upon discovering that 17-year-old Dakota Fanning is on the cover of the sort of raunchy women's magazine next to headlines like "Um, Vagina, Are You Okay Down There?" and "His Best Sex Ever." The actress -- who turns 18 next month -- is introduced inside the mag with the…
Amelia McDonell-Parry
January 4, 2012
Adele Covers Cosmopolitan
Consider me pleasantly surprised to see the immensely talented -- and full-figured -- singer Adele gracing the cover of December's Cosmopolitan. I mention the full-figured thing only because of all the lady mags on stands, I would venture to guess that Cosmo has likely had the least amount of not-stick-thin cover models. Not only is it…
Amelia McDonell-Parry
November 1, 2011
Kim Kardashian Feels Like A Zoo Animal
"Sometimes I feel like a zoo animal. I'll be at a restaurant, and someone will put their phone in front of my face and take a picture without saying hi." —Kim Kardashian talks to Cosmopolitan about what it's like to be a tabloid star. Wait, she's surprised when people snap picks of her? Isn't…
Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.com
July 10, 2011
Anthony Weiner: A Cosmopolitan Eligible Bachelor In 1996
Wow, Cosmopolitan sure has a knack for featuring politicians in embarrassing interviews and photos before they made it big on the national stage. Not only did they snap Senator Scott Brown in the nude back in the day, they also apparently featured Anthony Weiner as one of their "101 Gorgeous Real Life Bachelors"…
Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.com
June 8, 2011
Quiz: Can You Tell Real Cosmo Sex Advice From Fake BS We Made Up?
Amelia McDonell-Parry
April 11, 2011
Cosmo Tip: Hide Your Vibe In His Lucky Charms!
"You know those treats you used to find at the bottom of a cereal box? One morning I hid the new vibrator I'd just gotten in my guy's cereal for him to discover." -- An actual tip from a Cosmopolitan reader, deemed one of "50 Ways To Seduce Him In Seconds." Our friends over at…
Amelia McDonell-Parry
March 14, 2011
Should Jessica Alba's Untamed "Va-Jay-Jay" Be A "Vagina"?
"Untamed Vaginas." Now that's a cover line — one you'll never, ever see on the cover of a mainstream magazine. So the September issue of Cosmopolitan went with this big splashy cover line over Jessica Alba's crotch: "Untamed Va-jay-jays: Guess What Sexy Style Is Back." This is too much for blogger Leah Chernikoff…
Jessica Wakeman
August 17, 2010
What's Your Experience With Bizarrely Shaped Bushes?
Last month's Cosmo featured DIY bikini wax instructions, including stencils for shaping your bush. This got us to thinking: If you groom your pubic hair into a crazy topiary, does it get a reaction? What do guys do when they see hair in the shape of a heart or a lightning bolt? Tell u…
Carli Alexa Blau
June 4, 2010
Brazilian Waxes Do Not Need To Be DIY
Dear Cosmo, Thanks so much for the free stencils in the May issue! While I think it's cool that you're clearly listening to your readers' cries for more DIY content and money saving tips, I'm happy to leave the fancy pubic styling to the professionals. Trust me, I'm usually a shaver and maintain my bikini…
Amelia McDonell-Parry
April 9, 2010
Lady Gaga Covers Cosmopolitan…
...yet all I can think about is what on earth that "SEX ARTICLE WE CAN'T DESCRIBE HERE!" is about. What is so EWW DIRTY that Cosmo only dares tease us with its luridness?! Let's guess! "50 Ways To Deal With The Pain Of Anal Sex" "15 Fetishes Involving Body Fluids You Should Totally Try NOW!"…
Amelia McDonell-Parry
February 23, 2010
Girl Talk: Cosmopolitan Was The Best And Worst Thing to Happen To My Sex Life
I'm of the last generation to learn about sex without the help of the internet. While I was spared the misinformation my pre-teen mind would've encountered in her furtive Google searches, I also missed out on the comprehensive dialogue that today's young people can access. Which might not be so bad, if I'd had acce…
Anna Clark
January 27, 2010
10 Super Silly Sex Tips From Cosmo
I admire Cosmopolitan's determination. I do. Each and every month they try and find brand-new ways to pleasure your man -- and while they do manage to come up with some sexual innovations, most of them are nothing new. And those that are? Well, they're typically spectacularly bad or bizarre. Remember when they suggested tying…
Amelia McDonell-Parry
January 4, 2010
Penn Badgley Likes Low-Cut Dresses And Thigh-High Boots
Maybe starring on such a fashion-drenched TV show has rendered Penn Badgley qualified to dispense fashion advice, because he told Cosmo what he looks for when it comes to women's style: "A sweater-dress really can be the sexiest thing. As a man, I just like the simpler things ... A plunging V-neck looks like…
Erin Flaherty
October 21, 2009
Tie Your Hair Back With A Thong, Cosmo Says!
Thanks to BuzzFeed for reminding me of something totally ridiculous that I noticed in the most recent issue of Cosmopolitan. We've already warned you about five sexual tips courtesy of the lady rag that you should absolutely not follow, but, oh, there are so many more. Take the "fun little trick guy…
Amelia McDonell-Parry
September 23, 2009
A Revolutionary In Stilettos: Cosmo's Helen Gurley Brown Was A Feminist And A Fashionista
Lipstick and leopard print aren't feminists' usual weapons of choice, but the founding editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan always thought differently. As the original "fun, fearless female," Helen Gurley Brown lived a topsy-turvy life as a pioneer for women in media—and in the bedroom. A recent biography of Brown, Bad Girls Go Everywhere: The Life of…
Jessica Wakeman
June 22, 2009
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The 10 Definitive Cult Films You Absolutely Must See
What makes a movie a "cult classic"? Film history is littered with hundreds of films that never made it big, but developed small, passionate followings that allowed them to build up a reputation over time. Sometimes a good film is poorly marketed by a studio more concerned with their bottom line; other times genuinely bad…
Ask Men
March 28, 2015
Dave Grohl Helps Out A Dying Fan
A big Foo Fighters fan with terminal cancer will get to scratch off one item from his wish list: meeting Dave Grohl and the band. The band was flying home from Australia when a flight attendant told Grohl about the wish of her friend, Australian Ken Powell, 56, who has late-stage melanoma, report…
March 28, 2015
Amanda Knox's Murder Conviction Has Been Overturned
Foxy Knoxy is off the hook.
Claire Hannum
March 27, 2015
21 Love & Life Lessons From Mariah Carey In Honor Of…
Today is Mariah Carey's 45th birthday and it's got me feeling emotions, specifically gratitude for all the wisdom about life and love that she has imparted through her music over. So in honor of Mimi's big day, here are those bits of wisdom, accompanied by GIFs of Mariah at her most divalicious.
Amelia McDonell-Parry
March 27, 2015
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Bathroom creation - from scratch! Ideas needed!
My husband and I did a major kitchen renovation a couple years ago that we continue to love today. We live in a 3000 sq ft house that has a formal living room and dining room that we only use 2x a year (my book club and our Christmas party). Directly above those rooms on the 2nd floor is the master suite.
We are contemplating turning the formal living room and dining room into a new master suite. Having said that, we can't have it be a carbon copy because the upstairs master has a walk-in closet that NOT over the living/dining room section of the house.
Our current bedroom space is 22x13, which is way too big. We are most likely going to have the 1st floor master be closer to 16x13. The closet will be 8'11"x6". This leaves us with an 8'11"x7'6" master bath. We have NO idea how to design the bathroom space.
We know the entry door will be on the lower east wall, turn in toward west.
There will be one window, 36" wide, center on the north wall.
We only want a 3x3 shower, toilet, two sinks (preferably with cabinet storage) and a modest linen closet. No tub at all.
You guys helped us so much in the kitchen forums with feedback on our kitchen remodel, we're hoping you can help with ideas on the bathroom! Any ideas on what we can do?


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"No taxpayer funds will be required by the bill," Young said.
In addition, he said Congress should work with the Obama administration on an in-depth review of the Postal Service's post-retirement obligations, including some policy decisions by the Bush administration.
Young said the collapse of the housing, real estate and banking industries -- all heavy users of the mail -- and an economy wide retrenchment in advertising spending, have slashed mail volumes.
"Although all the volume we have lost may not come back, we believe most of it will when the economy improves," Young said. "The McHugh-Davis legislation will provide breathing space until the economy fully recovers."
Young decried a suggestion that a cutback in six-day mail delivery to five days might be the answer to the Postal Service's woes. He said that would be "short-sighted and unwise" and would be counterproductive by driving more volume out of the mail-stream.
"Such a reduction in delivery frequency would be penny-wise and pound foolish," Young said.
|SOURCE National Association of Letter Carriers
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WANTED: Wanted: Heirloom Beans
I am looking for heirloom beans, especially those with unusual or colorful seeds. I have bean seeds: Nightfall, Dixie Speckled Butter peas, limited number of Dragons Tongue and a bean that was traded to me with the wrong name which I believe is an Italian cowpea called Fagiolina Dolico. I also have flower seeds: Baptisia, Hibiscus "Disco Belle", Amsonia "Montana" and perennial sweet peas.
Nancy, I have Hercules peas, which is a crowder, butter, or cow pea. I have heard them called all of the different names! It was developed by Clemson University in the 50's or 60's.
They are large peas, about 1/4" in diameter, when picked fresh and have a brown "gravy" when cooked. They are easy to pick since they don't hide and very easy to shell. They are kind of rare now, due to a crop failure about 10 years ago. The new and improved variety is Colossus, which doesn't have as good of a flavor in my and other old timers opinion.
I also have Alabama colored, Black Jungle, and Seiva (Spelling?) butter beans if you want some. I tried to e-mail you but it didn't work. Will you try e-mailing me?
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46 Years Ago: The Doors' Jim Morrison Allegedly Exposes Himself on Stage
Did he or didn't he?
Did he or didn't he?
There'll be jail time for a pair of Italian crooks who tried to swipe royalties for famous songs written by Paul McCartney, Queen and the Doors.
The Doors had gotten sloppy, self-absorbed and a little off course by the time they released their fourth album, 'The Soft Parade,' in mid 1969.
The Doors' self-titled debut album was released on Jan. 4, 1967.
Doors frontman Jim Morrison was arrested and maced at a concert on Dec. 9, 1967
Hey everybody!!! It is time for me to share one of my favorites with you. Every day I cruise the internet looking for whatever tune floats my boat at the moment! Today my favorite is The Doors. I would love to hear your suggestions, and who knows maybe I will post one of your favorites right here on The Hawk's website
A delayed flight leads to big trouble for the Doors frontman.
The trailer for the Doors' long-lost self-produced rock documentary 'Feast of Friends' has the effect of stripping away four decades of mythology, revealing the group as flesh-and-blood collaborators and friends -- rather than rock demigods.
'The Soft Parade,' a wildly uneven affair, went platinum anyway - but likely only because of the Doors' earlier successes.
A large group of classic rockers will be involved in a Doors tribute album that will arrive on June 24.
Poet Michael C. Ford met Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek at UCLA in the early 1960s.
Skrillex will collaborate with classic-rock superstars Robby Krieger and Mickey Hart.


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Oscar Nominations: Biggest Surprises and Closest Races
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Oscar Nominations: Biggest Surprises and Closest Races
Yesterday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 84th Oscar Awards. The winners will be announced on February 26th, which gives us a month for speculation and predictions. Here are my thoughts on the biggest surprises and closest races.
Nell Minow is Movie Mom, a blogger for Beliefnet, and her reviews can be found here.
6 Things The 'Killing Jesus' Movie Is NotThe upcoming miniseries on National Geographic is not like any other 'Jesus'...
Unbelievable Facts That Will Completely Throw Off...Brace yourself. These facts will totally warp your perception of time.
7 Life Lessons From The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"In West-Philadelphia born and raised…" we all know the song and we all loved...


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Resources that could have been used for social causes were instead spent on defense. This is the core cause of the unrest in Syria today.
If selected for publication, it will appear as soon as possible on Haaretz.com.
ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan - The flow of Syrian refugees into Jordan has increased sharply over the past few days amid fears the Assad regime will use chemical weapons in a final desperate blow against the rebels.


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Although he has given few interviews throughout his career, Bergoglio has spoken out against the secular ways of the Argentine government and Argentine society. In 2010 Bergoglio challenged the Argentine government when it backed a gay marriage bill.
Days before the bill went to Congress he wrote a letter saying, "Let's not be naive. This isn't a simple political fight, it's an attempt to destroy God's plan."
Now named Pope Francis I, he is the 266th pope in the Church's 2,000-year history chosen by the 155 cardinals, leaders of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics.
He is the first pope elected from the Americas. Speaking to the Associated Press, Franciscan friar Jose Antonio Cruz said, "It's a huge gift for all of Latin America. We waited 20 centuries. It was worth the wait...Everyone from Canada down to Patagonia is going to feel blessed."
Pope Francis I is also the first pope in 2,000 years to take this name, after Saint Francis of Assisi. Vatican expert John Allen told CNN this choice of name is "stunning" and "precedent shattering."
Most importantly the name symbolizes "poverty, humility, simplicity and rebuilding the Catholic Church."
Allen added, "The new pope is sending a signal that this will not be business as usual."
Pope Francis faces massive challenges as head of a Roman Catholic Church riddled with crisis and difficulty from the ongoing sexual abuse scandals to a leak of secret papal documents that reveal corruption and rivalry at the Vatican's core, the Church's government called the Curia.
The Associated Press has announced that Irish American Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Rome to witness the official installation of Pope Francis I as the head of the Catholic Church, which he believes may take place on Tuesday March 19th.
Here's the Telegraph's report on the first appearance of the new Pope Francis I:
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Tab Benoit
Stone & Snow
The Castle Theatre
209 E. Washington St.
Bloomington, IL, 61701
Doors 7:00 PM / Show 8:00 PM
This event is 18 and over
Genre: Blues
Similar to: The Marshall Tucker Band, Warren Haynes, Pure Prairie League
Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Tab Benoit makes his home near New Orleans in Houma, Louisiana. Born November 17, 1967, he's one of a handful of bright rising stars on the modern blues scene. For most of the 1990's and into the 2000's he's worked each of his records the old-fashioned way, by playing anywhere and everywhere he and his band can play. Unlike so many others before him, Benoit understands that blues is not a medium in favor with 50,0000-watt commercial rock radio stations, so as a consequence, he's combined each of his releases with as many shows as he can possibly play. Since the release of his first album, Nice and Warm, Benoit has taken his brand of Cajun-influenced blues all over the U.S., Canada, and Europe. This album prompted some critics to say that he was sometimes reminiscent of three blues guitar gods: Albert King, Albert Collins, and Jimi Hendrix. Medicine, Benoit's seventh solo release on Telarc International, a division of Concord Music Group, successfully joins two gifted guitarists/songwriters in a session that proves greater than the sum of its very talented parts. Released in 2011, the 11-track recording features seven new Benoit originals co-written with ace songwriter Anders Osborne.
Singer-songwriters Karen Bridges and Clint Thomson draw from their connection to the snow-capped landscape of the west to create profoundly lyrical folk songs. With an eclectic mix of upbeat anthems and somber folk ballads, Stone & Snow's sound easily reflects the peaks and valleys their name makes reference to.
$20.00 - $25.00
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Tab Benoit with Stone & Snow
Saturday, July 27 · Doors 7:00 PM / Show 8:00 PM at The Castle Theatre


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Your Green Bay Packers: Telling It Like It Is
Nov 9th
Posted by Monty McMahon in Minnesota Vikings
It's been a while since someone on the Minnesota Vikings had been arrested. Well, leave it to Jerome Simpson to break that streak. In jail for DWI!
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The Minnesota Vikings have officially become a parody of themselves. Today, the team signed a guy fresh out of prison — receiver Jerome Simpson. Skol Vikings!
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Posted by Monty McMahon in Randall Cobb
Green Bay Packers rookie receiver Randall Cobb took home play of the year honors for his 108-yard kickoff return against New Orleans. Here's what he had to say and the play itself one more time.
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The Latest News From Buckeye Banter
Freshman D'Angelo Russell named AP All-American
March 30, 2015 @ 4:11 pm
Urban Meyer and coaching staff reel in eighth recruit for 2016 class with McCall
March 28, 2015 @ 5:36 pm
Buckeyes receive national championship rings and they are spectacular
March 27, 2015 @ 12:17 pm
Big Ten Sports News News
Freshmen ineligible? Not nearly as ridiculous as it soundsFebruary 20, 2015 @ 2:11 pmAs reported yesterday by Aaron Kasinitz and Ellie Silverman of the University of Maryland's student newspaper, The Diamondback, the Big Ten is looking to begin a "national discussion" on potentially preventing freshmen from competing in football and men's basketball. The Big Ten said in a statement that it "has reached […]
After going 1-1 yesterday, day two of Big Ten bowling has two games on Saturday's slateDecember 27, 2014 @ 12:56 pmThe conference came way with a 1-1 record on the first day of Big Ten bowling season, and there's two more on Saturday's slate as Penn State and Nebraska are both in action. Yesterday, Illinois lost to Louisiana Tech, 35-18, in the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl, while Rutgers throttled […]
Big Ten's bowl schedule is underway as all 10 will enter as underdogsDecember 26, 2014 @ 3:42 pmThe Illinois Fighting Illini, the first of 10 Big Ten Conference teams competing in bowl games this season, takes on the Bulldogs from Louisiana Tech (8-5) in the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl. The Illini, who entered their postseason match-up as six-point underdogs, currently trail Louisiana Tech 21-9 at halftime. […]
With a weakening Big 12, is it time for Big Ten expansion by adding Oklahoma and Texas?December 11, 2014 @ 7:10 pmBack in 1896, the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives was founded when seven institutions of higher learning convened in Chicago. Those seven schools — Purdue University, the University of Michigan, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Minnesota, the University of Illinois, the University of Chicago, and Northwestern University — […]
_ichigan head coach (for now) Brady Hoke's press conference: Lots of "umm's, ah's and derps"November 25, 2014 @ 11:53 amOn Monday, _ichigan head coach Brady Hoke met with the media for his weekly press conference at the Denny's on Washtenaw Ave. in Ann Arbor. Clearly, this man didn't take or pass Speech 101 while attending Ball State University. Lots of "ummm's, ahhh's" and general stammering. Here's what he had […]
Scouting the Minnesota Golden GophersNovember 13, 2014 @ 2:57 pmIn back-to-back road games for the only time this season, Ohio State next ventures to Minneapolis to take on Minnesota this Saturday. Kickoff at TCF Bank Stadium is set for 12:00 p.m. ET, and the game will be televised on your local ABC affiliate. Last Season: Minnesota was 8-5 overall […]
Previewing Michigan State: Spartans in Ohio State's crosshairs for Big Ten title, possible playoff spotNovember 4, 2014 @ 7:34 pmOn Saturday, No. 13/11 Ohio State travels to East Lansing to take on No. 8/7 Michigan State. Kickoff at Spartan Stadium is scheduled for 8:14 p.m. ET, and the game will be televised on your local ABC affiliate. History and Coaches: The Michigan Agricultural College, as Michigan State University was […]
Weekend Update: 12 Big Ten teams were victorious, but not Northwestern & WisconsinSeptember 1, 2014 @ 12:50 pmAll 14 Big Ten teams were in action over the weekend to kick off the 2014 football season and 12 were victorious. Here's a look of the 13 other games involving conference members. Minnesota 42, Eastern Illinois 20 Quarterback Mitch Leidner ran for two scores and threw a touchdown pass […]
Preview No. 12: That Team Up NorthAugust 26, 2014 @ 5:49 pmThis is the 12th in a series of articles previewing Ohio State's 12 opponents for the 2014 season. To conclude the regular season, Ohio State hosts That Team Up North on Nov. 29. The start time and television network that will air "The Game" have yet to be announced, but […]
Preview No. 11: Indiana HoosiersAugust 25, 2014 @ 6:57 pmThis is the 11th in a series of articles previewing Ohio State's 12 opponents for the 2014 season. After back-to-back road games, the Buckeyes return home to face Indiana on Nov. 22. The start time or the network the game will air on has yet to be announced. Coaches and […]


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The Sierra Lakes County Water District is a county water district supplying water and sewer services. It serves the Serene Lakes Community just outside of Soda Springs, CA. Soda Springs, on Donner Summit, sits at 7000' elevation. Go to the maps page to see details of the location and area.
Two miles away, Norden holds the record for the most snow falling in a residential community in the Continental United States. Average annual snowfall is 10.4 m and average maximum snow depth is 2.4 m according to the Central Sierra Snowlab.
Water for residential use is drawn from Lake Serena, pictured to the right. Sewage is pumped to the Donner Summit Public Utility treatment plant in Soda Springs. Go to the water delivery and sewer service pages for details on operation.
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|Donner Summit Historical Society
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|Notice of Board Vacancy 3/24/15 PDF notice
|Lake Management Review Schedule, 2015 .....PDF (Saturday Meetings) revised 3-3-15
|Lake Water Quality Study (Fall, '13) by Horizon (dated 12/14)
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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/93vzzg/global) has announced the addition of the "Global Microservers Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2019" report to their offering.
The global microserver market is expected to register high growth from 2013 to 2018, with the microserver shipments forecast to reach 4.7 million units by 2019.
In 2013, global IT spending reached USD3.6 trillion, out of which SMB IT spending was at USD870.8 billion. In the same year, HP emerged as the largest player in the global microserver market, accounting for majority of the share, followed by Fujitsu, Quanta Computers and Dell. Although, blade form factor based microservers are currently more expensive than Tower/Micro-Servers, the prices are expected to decline on account of increasing adoption and growing mobile computing market over the next five years. The key market trends that would hugely affect the future course of the global microservers market include growth in data centers, cloud computing, BYOD and Big Data markets.
HP was the first company to introduce Tower/Micro Tower form factor based microserver, targeted at SMB application segment. In the global microserver market, SMB application segment accounted for majority of the revenue share in 2013, followed by data centers and others. In blade form factor based microservers segment, Dell was the first company to introduce its line of microserver system (XS11-VX8) in 2009. This system is inserted in a 3U chassis equipped with 12 microserver modules and shared power and cooling systems. Though, overall server market was in a state of decline, the global microserver market registered exponential growth during the period 2010-13. Europe and North America are the leading revenue generating regions in the overall microservers market. Asia-Pacific on the other hand, accounted for the third largest revenue share in 2013.
Key Topics Covered:
- Executive SummaryGlobal Microservers Market Outlook
- North America Microservers Market Outlook
- South America Microservers Market Outlook
- Europe Microservers Market Outlook
- Asia-Pacific Microservers Market Outlook
- Middle East & Africa Microservers Market Outlook
- Price Point Analysis
- Market Dynamics
- Market Trends & Developments
- Competitive Landscape
- Strategic Recommendations
- Research Methodology
Companies Mentioned
- Acer Inc.
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- Dell Inc.
- Fujistu Ltd.
- Hewlett Packard Company
- IBM Corporation
- Lenovo Group Ltd.
- MiTAC International Corporation
- Penguin Computing, Inc.
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Do you really need tens of millions of dollars? Sure, there are games that cost that, but plenty that don't. And we're talking indie games here, so presumably more of the latter. World of Goo is one recent example of a very successful game made for peanuts (supposedly $10k, plus free labor from the two founders). This year's Indie Game Festival winner, Blueberry Garden [wordpress.com], presumably didn't cost tens of millions either.
This is the exact reason why I started making my own game. Ive spent so much of my life playing games and wishing that they had such and such features, and so much of my life wishing that a such and such type game existed, I figured I might as well try and make it happen. Considering the near-impenetrability of the big games market and the scope of my own vision (Which probably wouldnt mesh well when having to deal with deadlines and marketers and such anyway) combined with my close to zero start up capital
I agree. Getting "big time" in any business takes a lot more than an idea. It takes a lot of determination and putting your own work into it. And frankly, a lot of ideas seem good to the person that came up with it. Sometimes there are problems with it not apparent to that person.
It's one thing to offer suggestions on how to improve their product, but they're probably not interested in hearing project ideas. For one, it opens up liability issues, they don't want to fend off claims that they took some s
The issues isn't that ideas are worthless, but that its really hard to pick the good ideas out of all the crap that is out there. So people prefer to stick with ideas that somebody else has already proven in his product instead of trying something original themselves. A bad idea that is broken in known ways is just easier to work with then something completly original where you have no idea how it will impact the game.
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This is my rendition of a pet master set items for the Witch Doctor and I think these would be build defining and fun!
Libanza The Pack Master
Off hand:
• +(28-110)-(29-405)
• +170-200 Vit
• Critical Hit Chance 8-8.5%
• One of 2 Magic Properties (varies)
- Regenerates 350-535 Life per Second
- Reflect Damage affix (only if they fix it to be viable)
• 2 of Three Magic Properties
- Increases the maximum number of zombie dogs by 1-2, (max 6 using zombie handler)
- 2 Gargantuans are summoned instead of one but their damage is decreased by 50-65% (I give credit to the person who came up with this idea I read it in a thread a while ago on the WD forum but can't remember who posted it but I really liked it so thanks!)
- Fetishes fight by your side for 25-35 seconds instead of 20 seconds and grants them Force Armor and AoE damage reduction (same as zombie dogs), for fetishes summoned by Fetish Sycophants and Gidbinn, they only receive the Force Armor and AoE damage reduction(the time they last stays the same.)
• + 1 Random Magic Property
Libanza's Bestial Rage
Voodoo Mask:
• +65-80 Resistance to All Elements
• One of 2 Magic Properties (varies)
+ 170-200 Intelligence
+90-120 Intelligence
• One of 2 Magic Properties (varies)
- Regenerates 350-535 Life per Second
- Reflect Damage Affix (only if they fix it)
• Increases Damage Done by Summons by 35-50% Weapon Damage but Decreases the Damage Done by your skills by 35-50%
• + 1 Random Magic Properties
• Empty Socket
Libanza's Wrath
Set bonus:
(2) Set:
+130 Vitality
There is a chance that your summons will infect your enemy with the plague that will spread to nearby enemies and deals 120% weapon damage over 8 seconds
Note: Chance of proc would be around 5% max, it would be nice to see it activate approximately every 10-15sec on average but of course you would go through dry streaks as well as good streaks and would work like Locust Swam.
Additional Comments (Affix explanations):
The Summon Damage bonus is a straight 35-50%, for example your zombie dogs would do 44%-59% weapon damage instead of 9%, whereas your skills do 35-50% less so for example for zombie bears each bear would do 200% x 0.65= 133.25% weapon damage , with the 35% damage reduction to your skills. It is important that the decrease is to the % of weapon damage your skills do and not to your actual DPS due to the fact that your summons damage scales off of your DPS. Of course these numbers I have for the decrease and increase to damage might not be balanced but I want it to be that you can deal some damage yourself but the bulk of your damage comes from your summons, you should play more of the support role to you pets.
Gargantuan Damage, with perfect rolls on the Voodoo mask and offhand deals 150% and if you have 2 Gargantuans their max damage would be 75% weapon damage ( with no rune)
- With Humongoind Rune Max damage would be 180%, but with 2 Gargantuans it would be 90%
- With Big Stinker Rune it would do the 150% per attack and then the poison cloud deals 15%+(50 x .15)=22.5%
Zombie Dogs, with perfect rolls
- With 6 dogs out they would be doing a combined DPS of 354% weapon damage
- Burning Dogs rune damage calculated the same as Big stinker rune
- Leeching Beast Rune, the life steal would have to be scaled back to account for the additional damage to balance out to what s was with them just doing 9% weapon damage
Fetish Damage, again with perfect roll on the voodoo mask they would do 70% weapon damage
- The force armour and AOE reductions would work exactly like zombie dogs(edit thanks for the idea Umbra!)
I chose Vitality for the main stat on the off hand and set bonus instead of Intelligence for better summon survivability. The life regeneration is for more survivability or reflect damage is for some more damage. One note about the reflect damage is that it should only be included if that affix is fixed. One idea that I have read to fix reflect damage was that it should work similar to how the reflect damage affix that elites have so basically reflects a % of any damage done back so it scales with MP.
EDIT: Change made to include the suggestion by Umbra for Force Armor and AoE reduction for fetishes and clearification
Edited by KingTako#1222 on 3/12/2013 6:08 PM PDT
I like the Idea of a Set for summoning WD. I think your numbers are a little to extreme for the reduce dmg. Most of our decay/dots spells allrdy have a low %dmg and I believe there intended purpose was to be use at rang behind a wall of pets. Over all great Idea
yeah was really trying to make it so that it would be to op by making that you could still could have high DPS output in addition to the high damage by your pets but i do see where you are coming from. I really wanted it to be that you would utilize all you debuffs and CC to supplement your pets in other ways than just DPS output. thanks for the comment :)
I was about to say I would never use that set till I got to your foot notes on how the added dmg was going to work with pets.
You mite wish to clear up how you wish the Fetish bounces to work with Fetish Sycophants becouse thoughs guys last 60sec not 20 so 25-35 sec is a down grade.
All around I like the ideal though I still would not use it if you left the Thorns out. I like thorns even now works realy well even now with Leaching beast and pets hold better argo.
I would change the life x% to Fetish to Fetish now recive Force Armor and AoE reduction same as dogs. That would probly work hell alot better.
It would let them take more then one direct hit and all your fetish would not be wiped out with AoE.
@Umbra good suggestion for the fetishes i like the force armour and AOE damage reduction better and i actually didnt realize that the fetishes lasted 60secs when summoned through Fetish Sycophants so i clarified that. Also for the reflect damage i dont think it would be worth it unless they fixed it because IMO life regen is way better as of now especially for higher MPs where your pets die quickly without life regen. But thanks for you comments!
Also interested in hearing some other peoples ideas for Legendary/set items.
Ya I totaly understand what your saying about life reg at higher levels verses thorns.
But this is not about a life reg verses thorns when we can have both. FL is the primary Pet passive so 1 halve of this passive is dead do to horrible game mechanices.
It would still be wrong to write off Thorns on what will probly be the only Pet set.
And at some point there going to have to fix thorns. The have even said as much.
yeah I totally agree with you there because i also think that a pet focused build would have high thorns damage and health regen. I think i just put "only if they fix it" in there to address that it needs to be fixed lol
Viper's Voodoo Set
Viper's Sting
Legendary Ceremonial Knife
*750-900 Average Damage
*200-300 Intelligence
*80-100% Critical Hit Damage
*8000-12,000 Damage to Melee Attackers
*800-1200 Life Regeneration per Second
*1 Random Property
*Fierce Loyalty gives your pets 200% Thorns and Life Regeneration, and you receive an additional 100%
Viper's Curse
Legendary Voodoo Mask
*200-300 Intelligence
*100-200 Vitality
*200-300 Armor
*70-80 All Resistances
*4.5-6.0% Critical Hit Chance
*1 Open Socket
*15 yards to Pickup Radius
*10-14 Mana Regeneration per Second
*Circle of Life now allows 3 separate Final Gift Zombie Dogs to spawn
*If more than 3 Zombies Dogs are spawned, one will explode dealing 275% of your weapon damage as Physical to all enemies within 12 yards
Viper's Venom
Legendary Mojo
*200-300 Average Damage
*200-300 Intelligence
*100-200 Vitality
*8.5-10% Critical Hit Chance
*5-7% Damage Reduced from Elites
*5-7% Damage Reduced from Ranged Attacks
*5-7% Damage Reduced from Melee Attacks
*10-14 Mana Regeneration per Second
*Jungle Fortitude also increases your Armor, All Resistances, and Life by 10%
Set Bonus
(2) 10,000 Thorns and 15 yards to Pickup Radius
(3) Fierce Loyalty, Circle of Life, and Jungle Fortitude apply to all players within your Pickup Radius
Edited by quesadilla#1781 on 3/11/2013 7:04 AM PDT
I like this affix quesadilla
If more than 3 Zombies Dogs are spawned, one will explode dealing 275% of your weapon damage as Physical to all enemies within 12 yards
I think your knife is a little to extreme if those affixes are all guaranteed rolls. Over all they are good choices but that thing is just to dam OP if it comes with any range of every thing listed. I really like the idea of the high amounts of thorns/LR on a weapon. I see two really solid idea but i'm not a fan of 3 items sets. I really like the FL idea but i still think thorns is useless in high MPs.
Idea for items to improve Bats , posted it in the general forum thread aswell but changed it to be a set(very creatively named).
Bat Set
Shoulders of the Bat
+5-15 PuR
+150-250 Int
+100-200 Vit
-Firebats cost reduced by 4-9 mana
Gloves of the Bat
+6-8 Poison damage
150-250 Int
+300-500 LoH
-Firebats cost reduced by 4-9 mana
Boots of the Bat
+ 4-7% Fire damage
+30% Damage to Bats
-Firebats cost reduced by 4-9 mana
150-250 int
+10000-20000 HP from globes
Set Bonus
Bats now have no casting time
Fetish Idol
WD offhand
+(20 - 110) - (80 - 370) damage
1 of 2 props
+ 8-10 Poison damage
+ 8-10 Fire Damage
+150-350 Int
+6%-8% Attack Speed
1 of 4 Props:
+ Damage to Firebomb
+ Damage to Spiders
+ Damage to Darts
+ Damage to Toads
Fetishes do 80% weapon damge
On equip a permenant Fetish Shaman pet is summoned that heals party. Shaman will also summon Torcher and Hunter fetishes.
Edited by Kinesiology#2764 on 3/11/2013 1:34 PM PDT
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The bats items dear lord those would make me a happy WD indeed, I believe people might cry things like "op" or "no fair".
Fair enough. I've adjusted the affixes to be more reasonable.
Edited by quesadilla#1781 on 3/11/2013 7:06 AM PDT
I like this affix quesadilla
I feel that zombie dogs have been buffed defensively very well, but because of that, there's no point in running Circle of Life to replenish your dogs; they don't die often enough. This would give a reason to use that passive.
So we'll be the new Barbs: )
I like that bat set :)
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New legendary mojo
The Barron (as in Barron Samedi)
+(32–130)–(33–484) Damage
+170–200 Intelligence
Attack Speed Increased by 8–9%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 9.0–10.0%
Increases Mana Regeneration by 12–14 per Second (Witch Doctor Only)
One of 5 Magic Properties (varies)
Increases Corpse Spiders Damage by 5–14% (Witch Doctor Only)
Increases Spirit Barrage Damage by 5–14% (Witch Doctor Only)
Increases Poison Dart Damage by 5–14% (Witch Doctor Only)
Reduces cooldown of Summon Zombie Dogs by 10–20 seconds. (Witch Doctor Only)
+1 Random Magic Properties
Edited by JonkZ#1210 on 3/11/2013 10:00 PM PDT
New legendary mojo
We already have Homonculus don't need another dogs mojo, don't think we need more trifecta stats gear either.
Edited by Kinesiology#2764 on 3/12/2013 12:50 AM PDT
Would like to see the Demonn Heart Set bonuse redone so it was a good thorns set. Something like:
2. 10000 thorns
3. +20% thorn damage to elites
4.Chance to reflect projectiles
Edited by Kinesiology#2764 on 3/12/2013 3:32 AM PDT
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If any of theese sets would get to the game, i would roll 3 aditional Wds, each having equiped with one of it!
Wd for life!
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