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By Dennis Box-The Courier-Herald
Some Friday mornings are better than others. For former Bonney Lake Police Chief Don Frazier May 18 was about as special as a Friday can get.
After spending a night lost in the woods near Longmire in Mount Rainier National Park, Frazier, 66, and his hiking companion Josef Schaller, 67, found their way out of the forest and into the arms of a large group of relieved loved ones and friends.
"My wife and family and friends were there," Frazier said. "It seemed like the whole world was there. I still get kind of emotional about it. It was really gratifying. I had a lot of friends out there looking for us."
Frazier said the two had decided to go on a day hike beginning at Longmire Park May 17.
Longmire is located about seven miles east of the Nisqually entrance in the southwest portion of the park on state Route 706.
Frazier said he was dressed in a T-shirt and shorts and Schaller was dressed in similar fashion.
The two hikers had packed food and water and, Frazier said, "Fortunately I threw a sweatshirt into the pack."
They were following a trail that took them toward the Nisqually River. The trail had been damaged in the winter storms and the two men could not find the intersection with the road.
"The trail had been washed out and we got into some really rough areas, climbing over and under logs," Frazier said.
Eventually the hikers realized they were losing light and would have to find shelter for the night.
"We got away from the river and wind and got some shelter by some downed trees," Frazier said. "We had enough food and water, but I would have given a $1,000 for a sleeping bag. I'll tell you, the daylight did not come soon enough for me. The worst part was not being able to get hold of my wife (Donna)."
Frazier said because of their location his cell phone didn't work.
In the morning, the hikers found their way to the road and hooked up with a Forest Service ranger.
"She asked us if we were the two that were lost," Frazier said. "Then she took us to Longmire where my car was parked and everyone was there."
Frazier said he had started hiking and trying to become less sedentary in an attempt to lose weight.
The former chief said he lost about five pounds during his sleepover.
Frazier moved to Bonney Lake in 1945 and joined the police force in 1971 after a hitch in the U.S. Army.
"I was green as grass when I started," Frazier said. "I'd never been around a revolver and I couldn't find out where the safety was. I'd only seen service pistols and the revolvers didn't have a safety. I figured it out."
Frazier took over as chief in 1978 and retired in March 2001. He currently works part-time in the properties room in the police department and as an officer for the municipal court.
Dennis Box can be reached at email@example.com.
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Jane Fonda just won't shut up. And her crocodile tears will not stop flowing. She has contracted an acute case of Aging Celebrity Hippie Syndrome -- and it's going to land her tell-all memoir on The New York Times best-seller list in no time.
There she is on "60 Minutes," simpering about her failed relationship with her stoic father.There she is in the Washington Post, detailing her past bouts with bulimia and lingering body image problems. (Which haven't damaged her enough to prevent her from posing for publicity photos: "Oh, God! Side lighting is not so good for me," the suffering Fonda orders the photographer.)
There she is in The New York Times. And Time magazine. And on "Good Morning America," blabbing about her bizarre trio of ex-husbands and their various pathologies. Adultery. Alcoholism. Prostitutes. Group sex. Blecchh. Aging hippies never learn. As college students, they had no appreciation of the value of self-restraint. Decades later as senior citizens (Jane Fonda is a 67-year-old woman prattling on, Howard Stern-style, about threesomes, for heaven's sake), they still have no appreciation of the value of discretion.
Unless there are big bucks involved, that is.
And now, Hanoi Jane is everywhere, everywhere, issuing what many in the mainstream media have characterized as a so-called apology for her betrayal of American troops in Vietnam.
The New York Times reports:
As she has before, Ms. Fonda apologizes for being photographed laughing and clapping while sitting on an antiaircraft gun in Hanoi. (She writes that she absent-mindedly sat down in a moment of euphoria with her North Vietnamese hosts, and adds, ''That two-minute lapse of sanity will haunt me until the day I die.'')
On "60 Minutes," she moans:
I will go to my grave regretting that. The image of Jane Fonda, 'Barbarella,' Henry Fonda's daughter, just a woman sitting on an enemy aircraft gun was a betrayal. It was like I was thumbing my nose at the military and at the country that gave me privilege.
"Like" she was thumbing her nose? The woman delivered numerous broadcasts on Radio Hanoi claiming tortured POWs were in "good health," calling her own president a "new-type Hitler" on enemy airwaves, and accusing American pilots of being "war criminals."
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Another good web site for breastfeeding information and support.
A nice collection of printable patient handouts on breastfeeding concerns. I also recommend his book, The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers.
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"Sister site" to Parent Place, but geared to parenting from age 2, up.
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Use this web site to track the nutritional content of the foods that you eat.
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So Fernando Torres is gone. I am disappointed yes, but he hasn't wanted to play for us for such a long time now, so in one way I am glad to see the back of him, as why should we keep a player against his will.
We have now bought in two strikers in Suarez and Carroll. Suarez may be unproven in the premier league, but Carroll has been banging in the goals left, right and centre, and if he scores goals for us like he did for Newcastle when we met them earlier this season, then I will be one happy bunny.
There is no need for bitter recriminations against Torres. I certainly don't harbour any, and I look forward to us meeting him in his new team this Sunday and us showing him what he is missing by not being a Liverpool player anymore.
Thanks for a great job, Fernando, but you are now yesterdays news. Luis and Andy are the way forward now for Liverpool FC.
Hello Reds,
What an amazing exciting last transfer window's day we lived. Plenty of emotions: joy and hope with Suarez and Caroll incomings. Real interesting and ambitious adds to the team. Angryness, disapointment, ununderstanding, and sadness with Torres departure to a club I can't name.
I wanted to write about Torres, for the last time. Now that he's a rival, an enemy, a Blue.
Even if we feel ANGRY tonight. We should never never never burn red Torres shirt. Because of all brillant moments he gave to us. Remember his two goals against Chelsea at home in 2009.
Even if we feel DISAPOINTED with his so fucking bad decision to leave us for a club without spirit and history, we should not, as he's doing, insult him. Because of all the times he made us dreaming of glory days.
Even if we'll will NEVER UNDERSTAND his choice, we should remember all the times he made us bouncing and singing his name.
Even if we feel SAD about his departure, we should always remember that we had love him. He made us proud of the Red shirt and made his best to win trophies for the club.
So even if he broke our heart, even if he betrayed us choosing Chelsea, even if we were expecting him to explain his decision, we should ever remember that we had in Torres, an extraordinary striker, humble and bold. We should ever remember that he was something like a genius with his number 9…
But, Kenny repeated this morning what we are all thinking especially since four days: "Nothing is more important than the club".
Our Club. Our love for it. Our passion.
Fernando has written some pages of our history, and we can't burn them. But we can't cry him tonight, because he deeeply disrespected us. We can only show to him all the reasons why he signed for Liverpool: we are proud, loyal, ad ambitious. We are respectful for any players who love the Club, and we always back them when they fight. Even in times of trouble.
Torres is gone ? But the Club is still alive, and will always be: Liverpool Football Club is untouchable.
So tonight, take a look, for the last time, at your Torres shirt. We'll never forget Nando. We'll never sing his song again. We'll never bounce for him no more.
We will just boo him as much as possible. And we'll sing louder louder to support our players. They wear the sacred Red shirt and they need us. As we need them…
You'll never walk alone…
As the clock ticks away towards the end of the January transfer window, the events which have taken place during the past three days will shape the immediate future of this football club. The news that Liverpool and Chelsea agreed on terms and conditions for Torres to move to London was a bitter pill to swallow. Some may argue that it is now useless pondering on the why's and how's of this transfer mini soap-opera but many questions still remain unanswered and it is important to determine what exactly pushed Torres to the limit and hence his request to be transferred.
Getting used to Liverpool without Torres is one thing. It's Torres playing for the Blues of Chelsea which will never be stomached. It would have been more acceptable if El Nino moved to another country. Chelsea play hosts to Liverpool next Sunday and it will be interesting to gauge the reaction of the Liverpool section inside Stamford Bridge. I'm pretty sure Torres will be in for rough treatment.
Torres is now history, and it's time to move on and give some space to the new look Liverpool side featuring new additions, Luiz Suares – El Pistolero – and Andy Carroll. In Suarez Liverpool have a player who can create goals. Andy Carroll has a knack at being at the right place at the right time to head goalwards. Make no mistake, the Englishman is not only good in the air, he is also a frightening prospect when taking shots. It would be unfair to say that the class of Torres is lacking, although at first glance this seems to be sound judgement. Nonetheless, Liverpool have struck gold in bringing over these two players – future Liverpool teams will not be dependent on a single player to deliver the goods as was the case with Torres. Dalglish's philosophy is to defend and attack as a team – it's the build-up to the goal which is of most importance; how the goal is scored is irrelevant. Hence the reason why Suarez has been brought in. With Suarez, Meireles and Gerrard, Liverpool have a guaranteed super supply-line and I'm excluding Kelly and Johnson who many times kick-start attacks. Carroll will be asked to play infront of Suarez, Gerrard and Kuyt and latch onto passes and finish off. Focus will be on how to serve the forward player on a silver plate. Straightforward tactic, football made easy, total football. If Carroll is out injured, Suarez can take the role of main striker, but given his lack of Premiership experience, I believe Carroll will feature in this area for the time-being.
The team has been rocked by the departure of Torres. With an important game coming up in less than forty-eight hours, Dalglish and his coaching stuff need to ensure everybody is mentally fit to pull on the Red shirt and dispense of an irritating Stoke side. The players would have been the first to realise that Torres' future lies elsewhere and will know that there's no place for emotion in the wake of big money transfers. They will be buoyed by the apparent urgency of Liverpool's owners to buy big. NESV mean business and have proven to be witty and determined in striking deals and negotiating Torres' transfer. Let's face it, fifty million for a player who is injury-prone is not bad, not bad at all.
As the Blues prepare to parade their latest expensive signing, Liverpool will want to usher the new arrivals in the squad as quickly as possible. Both players will know that the fees spent to bring them over to Anfield will carry inevitable pressures and only time will tell if both can withstand the burden of wearing the Red shirt. Undoubtedly, they will be thrown in the thick of it all on Wednesday and if either one or both can get debut goals, the sour experience borne out of Torres' sudden departure will be instantly forgotten. This is also a time for others to step forward and stake a claim in making the grade to the first eleven.
This is a time to hold one's head up high. We've weathered every storm so far and this latest setback will only serve to propel us forward, safe in the knowledge that the man behind Liverpool's resurgence is a man of authority, charisma, class and stature.
See you next time.
…. right now, we have Torres, Carroll and Súarez.
Fuck me, that's good.
Breaking news is that Andy Carroll will become a Liverpool for a club breaking fee of £35 million, this moves most likely paves way for Fernando Torres to leave Liverpool.
Ridiculous fee to pay however that is what happens when you sign a player on the last day of the transfer window.
Here is a video of Andy in action.
Back…Liverpool to let Torres leave for 50m. Enough said.
So, nothing yet officially confirmed although it seems Torres may be released for £48-50m and Liverpool will welcome Newcastle striker Andy Carroll, a transfer carrying a price-tag of £35m. Suarez has been given the nod to wear the number 7 shirt. Just under seven hours of frantic transfer activity remaining. I will be offline for some-time, maybe get back laters. In the mean-time, You'll Never Walk Alone!
Sky Sports :: 15:41 GMT :: Andy Carroll looks to be heading to the North-West fuelling rumours a deal is about to be complete.
Interesting prospect this Andy Carroll. Athletic build, unstoppable in the air.
Guardian :: 15:03 GMT :: Liverpool's whopping £35m bid for Carroll has been accepted. The mind boggles. With Babbel's fee and the £50m for Torres, that should be break-even.
The Mirror seem to be pushing for the transfer to happen. What's all this then?
Brilliant news is that Jamie Carragher will be returning on Wednesday!
Sky Sports :: 14:30 GMT :: Quoting Balague? Torres not heading anywhere, still in Liverpol, still negotiating. Surely such a big move needs to be sorted soon? Big money transfers can't be left for late.
Talksport "understands" that Torres is on his way to London and Liverpool will be receiving £48m in return.
Guardian :: 14:16 GMT :: The Guardian claims that a deal for Torres hasn't been struck as yet. I tend to give the Guardian more importance somehow. :)
Sky Sports :: 14:10 GMT :: Torres expected at Chelsea's training ground. Twitter report apparently. Someone, please, anyone, just confirm the bad news…
Another far-fetched theory is that Torres sacrificed his face (predicting the inevitable barage of criticism by fans), put in a transfer request to force Liverpool into buying big only to come out and tell us all how stupid of him it was to hand in a transfer request.
As i see it, Liverpool are busy trying to find a new striker as a "replacement" for Torres. At the moment the desired candidate seems to be Andy Carroll, Newcastle's striker. Sky previously pointed out that there will be developments reg. Carroll. Whatever's left of me thinking Torres will stay is slowly fading away. Better get used to life without Liverpool's current number 9; albeit, Torres is still a squad player on Liverpool's official website. :-)
Sky Sports :: 13:39 GMT :: Suarez to wear number seven shirt.
In the mean-time Suarez has yet to be officially unveiled. Still reading reports of "Suarez set to complete…."
…Anyone still expecting El Nino to stay around?
Sky Sports :: 13:21 GMT :: More news to follow regarding Andy Carroll.
Guardian :: 13:10 GMT :: Torres has left Melwood in a car, not a helicopter as some Mirror reporter suggested on Twitter. Torres looked all sad and sulky.
With clubs eager to retain their prized assets, Torres departing would leave Liverpool with Suarez as a super striker who still needs time to bed in the Liverpool way.
Sky Sports :: 12:31 GMT :: Reports coming in that Torres has left Melwood in style, via helicopter. Destination unknown but presumably London. Nearing the end me thinks.
Guardian :: 12:19 GMT :: Five Live suggesting Torres has been sold.
Aquilani's Juve lost to Udinese yesterday, 2-1 the score. Not that we could care less right now, but anyway there's something more to write given that we've gone stale on the transfer end.
The questions beckons, what is Fernando doing at Melwood right now? Training? Discussing terms of a move to Chelsea? His agent was around yesterday and presumably is today and that doesn't come as good news, does it?
Nice one from the official site: http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/suarez-and-torres-latest. Dalglish's comments never seize to impress me. So fluent, concise, coherent and articulated. Go King!
To the King and club officials – Walk On, we're all with you in these nail-biting, exciting, anxious hours.
Guardian :: 11:25 GMT :: £25m bid by Liverpool for Andy Carroll (Newcastle) turned down. More signs of Torres leaving?
Guardian :: 11:07 GMT :: Luiz Suarez is at Melwood. Welcome to El Pistolero.
Sky Sports :: 11:05 GMT :: Reports coming in that LFC are bidding £30m for Andy Carroll.
Guardian :: 10:59 GMT :: Daglish: "Movement is part and parcel of football but the most important people at Liverpool Football Club are the ones who want to be here." Should we take that to mean that Torres wants to leave and is now of irrelevance?
Guardian :: 10:53 GMT :: Sky reporting that Twitter news of Torres leaving are simply untrue.
Still seeing Torres in promotion on the Liverpool site, so maybe there's still light at the end of the tunnel. I re-iterate, we really need to keep Torres and if he goes he should consider another league.
Guardian :: 10:43 GMT :: Stephen Warnock could be back at Liverpool on loan.
…Listening to Enola Gay from O.M.D. and it sums up my emotions right now…
Sky Sports :: 10:37 GMT :: Sky suggesting Liverpool are interested in Mario Gomez.
…and if Torres leaves, I will probably call it quits on football, at least for today.
BBC :: 10:24 GMT :: Daily Mirror reporting Liverpool have accepted a bid for Torres.
Guardian :: 10:21 GMT :: Dalglish confirms loan deals for Ayala and Konchesky but no revelations on Torres. Nail-biting this is.
Guardian suggest that Torres will definitely be sold if an offer of £50m or above comes along. We knew this didn't we?
Guardian :: 10:08 GMT :: Promotional stuff related to Fernando Torres has been put down from Liverpool's official site. Skimmed through the site and at first glance this seems to be correct, but don't quote me. Do your own homework.
BBC have now confirmed that Paul Konchesky's move to Forest has been done and dusted. Another one bites the dust.
As a side-note, I can't imagine Torres in a Chelsea shirt; just the thought of that is sickening. What has the Spaniard been thinking?
Sky Sports :: 09:54 GMT :: Paul Konchesky has joined Nottingham Forest on loan. Breaking news this.
BBC :: 09:54 GMT :: Daniel Ayala should complete his move to Derby County. His loan move has been on the cards for a couple of days now.
Still no latest news on happenings at Liverpool. Still early I guess and predict things will start moving after mid-day.
BBC :: 09:24 GMT :: Fernando Torres is at Melwood, but no idea if he's there training or else finalising his move to Chelsea.
I will try to keep you all updated with the latest rumours circulating around Anfield from three sources, BBC, Guardian and SkySports. Trying to centralise the many reports coming your way. This is a huge effort from my part and I hope it works out.
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Celebrity Eclipse Cruise Review by iCruise7: New Years Cruise
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New Years Cruise
We flew into Miami a day early and stayed at the Sheraton Hotel, we ended up heading to South Beach for a little night life which I would recommend, what was really nice about the Sheraton besides the fact that it seems to be a fresh remodeled hotel is that they let us stay until 1:00pm which gave us the much needed rest after being out late and getting ready for our cruise.
Embarkation - A+: We chose to book concierge class which gave us priority embarkation, since we were out late we chose to show up at the 1:30 pm recommended time and were on the ship in less than 5 minutes, with the priority embarkation we had no line and were able to walk to the counter and get checked in.
Concierge Class Room - A: Our stateroom was more than adequate, the balcony was fantastic, the bathroom was twice as large as our previous cruise ships bathroom and the room looked perfect, we also had a complimentary bottle of champagne and fruit bowl which was a nice add on to the concierge More
class, the only thing which was a little lacking was the drawer space and the closet, there is plenty of additional storage through out the room to compensate though.
Ocean View Cafe - A+: We found the Ocean View Cafe to be a much better set up than the windjammer on RCCL, the food selection was great, the drink selection was also much better than in the windjammer. The atmosphere of the Ocean View cafe was very vibrant and fun, yet very luxurious.
Side Note: We decided to add one premium beverage package to our room, we made this worth it though I do have to say if you don't plan on drinking more than 8 drinks a day then look at a different package or no package at all. Adding the package definetly gives you the ability to have no restrictions but after several days of drinking we started to wonder if we could have done with out it.
Bars & Lounges - A: The bars on the ship are awesome, especially the ice bars, I have no complaints about the bars, we did run into an issue with a bar tender mouthing off about us ordering a drink and not wanting to cover it under our premium package, if it was not for this I would rate it an A+.
Moonlight Sonata - A+: We chose the 8:30 seating but ended up changing midway through the cruise to a my time dining scenario due to a large group of children being seated next to us initially, this was nice because we were able to see different dining room areas and different staff (we had prepaid gratuities which is required to do my time dining). The food was the most consistent and great tasting I have seem considering we ate there 7 nights in a row. This comes from a standard of eating regularly at high end restaurants. The other nice option was customization, on RCCL ships you get what the menu says and that is it, on Celebrity your meal is made for you, because of the quality and daily menu changes we felt no need to try any of the specialty venues.
Nightlife - A: For a cruise ship the nightlife was a good scene, I am not sure if the holiday cruise helped evolve this though it typically did not get going until after 12:30am, not the cruise ships fault at all, just I believe they may be able to do something to help get the night life going a little earlier.
Casino - A-: After the shows let out the casino was always full yet they didn't have all the table games open, it is a very nice casino with plenty of slot machines and was open the rest of the ship so it did not feel confined or separate from the cruise ship, I just wish they had all the table games open so we were able to play a little more.
Entertainment - A+: The entertainment on this ship was fantastic, after spending thousands of dollars at shows in Las Vegas the entertainment was almost worth the the cost of the cruise alone. The evening shows were some of the best we have seen, the comedian was one of the funniest we had ever seen and the singers were some of the best we had seen live. The cruise director was very involved and really made things spectacular!
Public Areas - A+: There is so many nice spaces on this ship, we were able to do different things everyday, the ship looks brand new and is always being maintained. The pool area is very spacious and there is enough going on to keep the area active but also large enough to have peace as well.
Service - A+: We were very happy with the service on the ship, we ran into a couple little issues, but nothing that would not be expected when the amount of service is being provided to you by so many people on a daily basis. Celebrity Cruises really does have a good staff running their ship!
Enrichment: There was so many different options for enrichment including specials on the tv in regards to the ship, from all the options and the things that we had noticed going it did seem there were a lot of things the be involved in, we just chose to not.
Fitness & Recreation: We did not partake in any of these options though there were plenty available.
Cruise Overall - A+: Celebrity Cruises has really set the bar here, I don't know how it can be topped but they have definetly earned a repeat customer! We will be recommending this cruise ship & cruise line to everyone we know.
We booked this fantastic cruise through cruise.com which prepaid our gratuities and gave us an onboard credit, they were great to work with and made our booking experience fantastic. Less
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Premier of China between 2003 and 2013, Wen Jiabao served as vice-premier between 1998 and 2002. Wen, who was born in 1942, spent 14 years working in Gansu province's geological bureau before being promoted in 1982 to vice-minister of geology and mineral resources. Wen graduated from the Beijing Institute of Geology in 1968 and has a master's degree in geology. He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee between 2002 and 2012.
It's been a year of unforgettable stories from Hong Kong, China and around the world.
Tuesday, 12 March, 2013, 3:36pmFormer premier Wen Jiabao mingled with pupils at a middle school in Chengde in Hebei province, delivered a talk on science and even joined in a round of rope skipping.
31 May 2014 - 11:46am 14 commentsFormer premier Wen Jiabao has again garnered renewed public attention by writing a letter and a poem to scholar Ye Jiaying on the occasion of her 90th birthday.
9 May 2014 - 2:55amWhen Li Keqiang took over as premier early last year, he quickly became known for an economic plan called "Likonomics".
7 Apr 2014 - 7:56am 3 commentsUS first lady Michelle Obama is absolutely right about the importance of overseas education, and that is exactly what the sons and daughters of many former and current mainland leaders have already experienced or are eager to experience.
24 Mar 2014 - 7:49am 3 commentsOn January 22, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published an excoriating report on the extent of offshore accounts owned by China's wealthy and powerful. We illustrate how the exposé ties in with the timelines of other important ongoing stories.
24 Jan 2014 - 4:15pm 1 commentA lengthy article about former premier Wen Jiabao's family roots written more than a decade ago has reappeared on the website of the Communist Party's mouthpiece.
21 Jan 2014 - 4:58pm 6 comments"Who is Lily Chang?" the same question has been repeated again and again on China's social media since Thursday morning. Yet even without mentioning Wen Ruchun, which according to the New York Times is the real name of the the woman in question and daughter of China's former prime minister Wen Jiabao, most microbloggers have seen their posts censored within minutes.
16 Nov 2013 - 4:44pm 30 commentsTo promote its standing in China, JPMorgan Chase turned to a seemingly obscure consulting firm run by a 32-year-old executive named Lily Chang. Chang's firm, which received a US$75,000-a-month contract from JPMorgan, appeared to have only two employees.
15 Nov 2013 - 7:32am 13 commentsSeven months after Wen Jiabao retired from a decade in office as China's premier, he this week returned to the limelight to praise the father of President Xi Jinping on national television.
18 Oct 2013 - 5:06amHong Kong dealmaker par excellence Li Ka-shing, fondly known to locals as Superman, says Shanghai's free-trade zone could be Kryptonite to the city in which he built his fortune.
19 Sep 2013 - 8:07am 2 commentsChina Development Bank (CDB) has agreed to fund massive infrastructure borrowing by three mainland provincial governments in the latest sign of an effort by Beijing to prop up growth with targeted bursts of lending.
15 Aug 2013 - 9:05amThe appointment of Yang Jiacai as assistant chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, announced on Tuesday, saw him leapfrog Liu Chunhang - the son-in-law of former premier Wen Jiabao and the head of the CBRC statistics and research departments and a member of the elite "reserved official" promotion programme.
6 Jun 2013 - 8:50am 2 commentsIn his first press conference as premier yesterday, Li Keqiang showed a style that starkly contrasted his predecessor, Wen Jiabao, with almost no references to poetry or any sentimental remarks.
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A New York trial lawyer known for winning three acquittals for now-deceased client and reputed organized-crime boss John Gotti apparently "has still got some fight left in him," his law partner says.
That was demonstrated on Thursday, according to New York City police, when Bruce Cutler, 65, punched a fellow attorney, 38, who was dining at another table in an upscale steakhouse, reports the New York Daily News. The altercation occurred after Cutler repeatedly told the other attorney, John Aiello, that he was being too loud, says the Daily News. Cutler's law partner, Tim Parlatore, of Cutler and Parlatore, is defending him in the misdemeanor assault case that resulted from the incident.
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Holy cow…
Goodbye, Arlen Specter!
Holy cow…
Goodbye, Arlen Specter!
Give 'em enough rope….
I'm waiting for Pelosi's crown to crack.
Whenever he wasn't sure what to say, he sat there saying, "Wait a minute: let me talk. [thinking to himself] Let me talk."
Term limits, anyone?
May the shot heard from Mass. be heard all across this nation.
doddering old fool. has Arlen Specter EVER had a real job? Or just leeched off of the public teet? He's a poster child for term limits.
Considering how much the left loathes Ms. Bachmann, this could win him some votes in the primary.
You know, some of these guys should just retire gracefully, but it seems beyond their ability to do so.
Why should they retire when their constituents continue to return them to office? We are as much to blame as they are… if not more so.
In this clip, he is the one who first interrupted her. Why did the host not call him out on that?
Wow. I've never heard Specter before. He sounds like Jimmy Stewart playing a mean drunk, as well as constantly interrupting and being nasty, while telling everyone else to be civil. Bachman's precise enunciation points up the slight slur in his speech. Nice sexism pretending to be courtesy, too.
Maybe he had a stroke and nobody noticed? Maybe he's got a new medication, or his blood sugar was running low? I mean, surely he hasn't always sounded this disconnected.
Interesting that the lady didn't insist on pointing out the man was hardly acting like a gentlemen. Plainly, she is, and he isn't.
The first rule of political speech: when you don't have an answer, keep speaking – eventually everyone will forget the question. Sad, very sad.
Geoffrey: Are you American? Then you should know your history. The politics of the past – the 19th century, particularly – were vicious (e.g. Aaron Burr vs. Alexander Hamilton, the slandering of Grover Cleveland, etc.) And if you're British, you're certainly aware of the nasty things that were said about Disraeli and Gladstone. It was ever thus.
"has Arlen Specter EVER had a real job?"
Apparently so.
From the Wikipedia article on him:
Specter graduated from Yale Law School in 1956 and was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar. That same year, he married Joan Levy. … After graduating from Yale Law School, Specter opened a law practice, Specter & Katz, with Marvin Katz, who is now a Federal District Court Judge in Philadelphia."
He seems to have continued in that practice until he was elected as District Attorney in Philadelphia in 1965.
Arlen Specter worked as counsel for the "Warren Commission" and was instrumental in developing the theory of the Magic Bullet used to kill President Kennedy. That's where "he made his bones".
That man is an imbecile. I can't believe he would tell her to "act like one". How rude. She was most gracious. It must have felt like she was talking to a grandfather to her and she was very respectful.
Good Lord, Bachman is as much of a wacko as always. Not sure why folks seem to be on Specter's side here. He asks her a simple question, and all she can do is vomit talking points. At least this time, her talking points aren't hurting anyone. Most of the time, you read about her weird conspiracy theories. There are so many good Catholics in her district (Lutherns too) who pray every day for her quiet retirement.
Father Z. Please, please. I go to your blog when I want to learn about liturgy, or be edified by slavishly accurate translations. I hate being reminded of the horrible State of the Union.
I agree with Specter here. She was totally out of line talking over him, and was off topic, too. It's cute when turning liberals' arguments against them by crying sexism, but, well, she wasn't acting appropriately.
RR and Virgil, Listen again very, very carefully. Then go back and read Dennis Martins comment, listen,please, and forget that you dislike her 'immensely'.
In fact ssoldie, I am about as conservative as she is and generally like her, though she does go over the top sometimes in a way that hurts the conservative cause. Interrupting someone like that is discourteous, disrespectful, and hurts the conservative cause by making conservatives sound like loud-mouthed people who don't listen. That caricature (which was reality in this case) is a real hindrance to convincing more people of the wisdom of conservatism.
Also, the host spoke first, trying to cut off her talking points, and Arlen grunted soon after, but a grunt after the host got tired of her rant is far different from her talking over him without any sense of courtesy.
RR and Virgil, he asked her a question, and she was answering it. He apparently didn't like her answer, and then started interrupting her. Hardly the comportment of a gentleman. Specter sounded like a nasty old bully, using the "act like a lady" gambit to get her to sit down and shut up. It's time for him to retire. Good for Michelle for refusing to be bullied, and for continuing to speak out on her own behalf.
Specter certainly had a convenient way to avoid the question. Typical liberal – attack the person and avoid the facts. So prosperity was not a bill, but trillions of dollars of debt is?
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Subject: The FEMALE PRINCIPLE: conference / call for papers (fwd)
Conference coming up. Please address correspondence to the original poster.
Thanks, Hugh.
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Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 16:28:39 -0500
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Subject: conference announcement and call for papers: THE FEMALE
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UTA Conference on the Suppressions and Reassertions of The Female Principle
in Human Cultures.
University of Texas at Arlington, March 30-April 1, 2000.
Keynotes: Martha Nussbaum, March 30;
Drucilla Cornell, March 31; and
Eva Keuls and Nancy Tuana, April 1
This conference recognizes the suppression
of femaleness as a primary meaning
of Western and other cultures over a long period, and opens this issue to
renewed scrutiny.
It seeks to identify, document, account for, and
interpret the suppression of femaleness via the
specific forms it takes from early periods to the
present, and to identify and describe newly developing
practices that counter it. Exposures, descriptions,
and theorizations of this suppression are essential
to projecting a future for femaleness in human
We invite proposals from all fields of the humanities and the social and
behavioral sciences. Papers may deal exclusively with forms of suppression
(and their counterforms)--many of them clandestine, unrecognized,
underexplored; with the figures or contents suppressed; with examples of
femaleness that elude suppression or otherwise counter it; or with
re-emergences; or with combinations of the foregoing, and may draw on the
following as a possible framework:
Bearing a positive social value in an advanced Asian society as late as the
seventh century, the female principle sinks into general anathema in the
West by the time of classical civilization, and into near oblivion by the
time of the early church. There it remains, under powerful forms of social
repression, into the twentieth century. Then, via numerous separate
discourses, pluralist thought creates a climate of opinion in which
femaleness can re-emerge in literary, philosophical, religious, and other
languages under a positive sign.
Papers may be descriptive, and/or interpretive or
theoretical accounts of specific forms of suppression,
such as the sexual; of forms taken by coverups of
suppression; of cultural contexts mandating
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Most in SAfrica do not defend him, but just want to gently persuade him not to commit democide....
However, Tanzanian president Mkapa defends Mugabe:
Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa strongly defended Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe at a meeting of the World Economic Forum in Cape Town yesterday.
"Zimbabwe has a right to manage its own affairs," Mkapa said yesterday.
HMMM...I believe the quote is: Am I my brother's keeper?
In reply to a journalist's question about his views on developments in Zimbabwe, Mkapa said Mugabe's land-redistribution programme was, "returning the ownership of the country to its people".
Ah, but which people? To the cronies of the government? I guess the Natabele don't count...
His remarks have confirmed further the Southern African Development Community's reluctance to distance itself from Mugabe on governance issues.
In psychology this is called Enabling...in moral theology, it is cooperation with sin...
But the Tanzanian president's strident remarks in support of Mugabe also run counter to the message that the World Economic Forum is pushing at its Cape Town meeting - that of a continent increasingly unprepared to tolerate poor governance.....
Mkapa said he felt emotional about Zimbabwe and particularly about what he saw as the west's unjust criticism.
As he would be leaving office when his term ended in a few months' time, he now felt free to speak out on Zimbabwe.
The Tanzanian president said he found "sanctimonious and pious declarations" by western countries about Zimbabwe "totally abhorrent".
It's not "totally abhorrent" to starve people, keep out NGO's who offer to feed your people, and destroy houses of poor people....it's only abhorrent to criticize those who do...not.


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Despite claims about the benefits of antioxidant supplements on cancer, men who consume foods and vitamins high in vitamin E, beta-carotene and vitamin C do not lower their risk of prostate cancer, School of Medicine researchers report in the Journal of National Cancer Institute. Led by Victoria Kirsh, a former doctoral student in Yale's Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) who is now at Cancer Care Ontario, the team of investigators found that while there was no significant association between the use of antioxidant supplements and the reduced risk of prostate cancer, there was an association between high-dose supplemental vitamin E intake and a reduced risk of prostate cancer in smokers. The study was conducted in collaboration with Susan T. Mayne, professor of epidemiology in the Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology at EPH, and investigators at the National Cancer Institute as part of the Yale University-National Cancer Institute Partnership Training Program. This one-of-a-kind program is designed to support students while they train in modern methodologies for evaluating the lifestyle factors associated with human cancer risk -- with an emphasis on nutritional, environmental and occupational determinants, including their interactions with genetic factors. Mayne is also associate director of the Yale Cancer Center. "The study is unique in that it was carried out in the screening arm of a randomized trial to evaluate Prostate-Specific Antigen test and digital rectal examination as prostate cancer modalities," says Kirsh, who conducted the research as part of her dissertation at Yale. "This helped to avoid bias that could result from men with healthier diets seeking prostate screening examinations." Kirsh adds, "There has been definite interest in the use of antioxidant micronutrients to help reduce the risk of cancer. In keeping with the results of previous trials, vitamin E supplementation was related to a reduced risk of prostate cancer in smokers, although the reasons for that benefit remain unclear since smoking itself is not strongly related to prostate cancer." Other researchers on the study include Richard B. Hayes, Nilanjan Chatterjee, Amy F. Subar, L. Beth Dixon, Dr. Demetrius Albanes, Dr. Gerald L. Andriole, Dr. Donald A. Urban and Ulrike Peters. -- By Karen Peart
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Hastings, Gerard; Anderson, Susan; Cooke, Emma and Gordon, Ross
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The influence of alcohol advertising on young people continues to be the subject of much debate. This paper presents a review of the literature showing that, while many econometric studies suggest little effect, more focused consumer studies, especially recent ones with sophisticated designs, do show clear links between advertising and behaviour. Furthermore, these effects have to be viewed in combination with the possible impact of other marketing activities such as price promotions, distribution, point of sale activity and new product development. Here, the evidence base is less well developed, but there are indications of effects. It must be acknowledged that categorical statements of cause and effect are always difficult in the social sciences; marketing is a complex phenomenon involving the active participation of consumers as well as marketers and more research is needed on its cumulative impact. Nonetheless, the literature presents an increasingly compelling picture that alcohol marketing is having an effect on young people's drinking.
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Copyright Holders: | 2005 Palgrave Macmillan Ltd |
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The Sins and Successes of In-Game Collectibles
Andrew Kauz
on 06.19.2009
Jog on, green dots.
Im not much of a completionist. Sure, Ill do my best to get my moneys worth out of any given game, and I generally finish the main story of almost any game that I play. But when it comes to collecting every item in the game, or fighting hundreds of optional bosses that can only be accessed at certain parts in the story, Id rather just pass.
However, a recent push toward collectibles in various games has changed my stance toward completionism to some extent. Just for claritys sake, Im going to define collectible in this article as any in-game item that is not peripheral to the main game experience, and are almost always counted (as in You have 98 our of 100 collectibles).
Crackdown has made (and continues to make) me pull my hair out as I search for that last ability orb (dont even get me started on the hidden orbs). Assassins Creed forced me to print out huge maps of the games various areas in search of flagsand I still never found them all.
In essence, collectibles are the hot shit right now. Theyre relatively easy to implement in games, from the linear experiences like Call of Duty 4 to the open-world games like Crackdown. In addition, they can increase the replay value of a game vastly, especially if the game offers a frighteningly huge number of things to collect.
Like anything that is suddenly adopted by many different people at the same time, there are many genuine successes and some utter failures. In each case, there are certain things that a game either did do or didnt do that caused it to either offer a fun, engaging collecting experience or a total nightmare full of sadistic searches. There have been many instances of each lately.
If there were a jump here, this is the point at which I would tell you to hit it in order to read all about the sins and successes of in-game collectibles and those games that fall on the extremes of both spectrums.
Yer Doing It Right: Collectibles Done Right
A real world collectible that was sadly recalled. Kinda looks like this guy I know.
When we were kids, many of us had hobbies that involved some form of collecting. Whether it was baseball cards, pogs, comic books, action figures, stuffed animals, or stamps, its rare to find an adult that cant point to at least one item that he or she collected as a child. There are plenty of theories about why we do this, from impressing our friends, hoping the items will make us rich one day, amassing possessions just like parents do, or the thrill of finding something rare.
Within the world of a video game, none of these really apply. We do it because we want to have fun and be entertained beyond the main content of the game. For that reason, collectible experiences need to have this as the main focus, and the actual implementation of the collectibles cant interfere. The following qualities are what I see as the main contributors to a good experience.
Give us something meaningful or cool to collect.
By meaningful, I mean to suggest that game collectibles have to have some bearing on the game overall. We shouldnt be collecting things simply for the sake of collecting them or, even worse, just to unlock an achievement or for the ever-popular e-penis. Whether its a simple attribute boost, in-game unlockables, or a reward in the form of the games particular currency, there must be some sort of motivation for the players to go out of their way to find these items. Additionally, the collectibles could be something that is just plain cool. Its hard to pull off in a game, as theres no physical product, but even amusing action figures of the games characters can be a joy to find.
A Google Image search of collectible turns up some really weird shit.
Make collecting fun
For many people, collecting just for the sake of increasing a number on your screen isnt going to remain interesting for very long, especially if the items being collected are just laying around the game world in haphazard locations. How many people just walk around the streets of your town looking for pennies to pick up? Sadly, this is what many games have settled for. However, if you place collectibles in hidden locations, on top of high rooftops, or in the hands of a particularly nasty enemy, then we have added reasons to seek them out. The experience remains fun.
Help us out a bit.
As game players, were not too proud to stop and ask for directions every once in a while. Just give us a little push in the right direction. You dont have to hold our hands, but there are plenty of things that will greatly add to the fun of collecting without taking out all of the challenge. Whether it is a sound that gets louder as we approach a collectible, or a pillar of light that shows us the way, minimizing our frustration with these minor cues will avoid many fuck it, Im giving up situations.
Keep us updated.
This is a pretty obviously one that few games completely fail on, but some do. Tell us how were doing! If there are 200 collectibles, were not going to count them on our own. Showing our progress as we collect in item is great, but giving us a clear, easy-to-access menu screen that shows our exact progress is even better.
Yer Doing it Wrong: How Collectibles Can Fail
When the act of collecting makes you completely hate a game, you know that the implementation of collectibles has been completely botched. What could have been fun is replaced by frustration and boredom. To steal a line from
, its like masturbation without the payoff. You go through all that work and just end up regretting the time that you wasted.
What goes so terribly wrong in these situations? Well, there are a lot of poor choices that can lead to this type of experience.
Dont go overboard.
No one wants to spend hundreds of hours collecting thousands of items, no matter what the bonuses might be. This also extends to collectible types: dont make us search out ten different types of collectibles totaling over 1000 individual pieces. When we start to feel that the goal of actually finding each collectible is out of reach, then it ceases to be fun.
Dont make them damn near impossible to see or collect.
Similar in nature to old adventure games that used to make us hunt for pixels on the screen, collecting is sometimes simply a matter of constantly keeping your eyes squinted in the hopes of spotting a completely nondescript and utterly tiny item. Even worse is when theyre not actually easy to collect, as in
one particular game
that requires you to shoot them. Theres absolutely nothing fun about stopping your progress for a minute or so to line up a shot on a tiny item that you cant get any closer to.
Oh god where the fuck is Waldo I cant see anything?!
Dont put stupid collectibles in your game.
Intel. Short for intelligence, intel refers to any sort of information collected about an enemy, its plans, etc. Its also a really stupid collectible present in many war-focused games. More often than not, this intel consists of a laptop computer, random stack of documents, or briefcase that has absolutely no bearing on anything in the game. Youre not actually collecting intelligence on your enemiesyoure just collecting shit because its there. It doesnt really add anything to the game experience, and its an example of one of the laziest way to implement collectibles that, consequently, leads to the least enjoyable game experience for players.
Dont turn me into a fucking topographer.
In more than one recent case, my quest to find collectibles ended with my printing out a fan-made map from the Internet and marking locations off as I visited them. Looking back, Im actually a little disappointed in myself for reducing myself to this level. Sitting around with a map on my lap and a controller and pen in my hands is not my idea of a good time. The collectibles in a game should never be so difficult that they require a roadmap. For me, this constitutes a failure on the developers part to execute collectibles in a way that allows players to realistically find all of the items.
Hall of Fame: The Best Uses of Collectibles
There are some games that, for the most part, just get it right. The games in this section might not have perfect collectible experiences, and some of them might not even be very good games. However, some quality of the collectible implementation makes it deserving of a special mention.
Sonic the Hedgehog
I wanted to start with a fairly simple one that, actually, doesnt entirely fit with my definition of collectibles. The rings in Sonic (at least the early games) arent numbered, and they dont really count toward some achievable total. However, Sonic is one of the first examples of a game that gives you a valid reason to collect things: staying alive.
Because Sonic could preserve his life by carrying rings, the player had a great reason to seek out rings whenever possible. But the rewards didnt stop therecollecting fifty rings allowed you to visit special areas.
Its a simple example, but one that shows one of the better reasons for collecting shit.
You could easily call this the mother of all collectible games, and I almost didnt include it since the actual collecting is so central to the gameplay. However, no one can deny that when it comes to catching them all, nothing is more addicting than Pokemon.
Perhaps a main draw to the collectibles here is the fact that you actually get some genuine utility out of them. Unlike most collected items, each Pokemon can be used, trained, developed, and transformed. Thus, theres a vast amount of stuff that you can do with each monster that you collect. Hell, theres even plenty of reason to collect the same Pokemon multiple times, as your pets will often evolve into new Pokemon.
Because the collecting is so tied to the main gameplay, it remains consistently fun. As youre exploring, youre collecting. As youre fighting, youre collecting. Without a doubt, this is a main reason for the series incredible appeal.
Brave Fencer Musashi
Really wanted to find an action figure image here, but alas
Credit must go to the good Bjork for reminding me of this gem. Besides being a great game, Brave Fencer Musashi has perhaps the most interesting use of collectibles in the history of games. Not only is the act of collecting quite fun, but it manages to combine the fun of collecting in games with that of the real world.
Basically, the game contained action figures representing characters and enemies in the game. Many of these can be purchased from a toy store in the game, and others must be found out in the world. Like in real life, some are very common, and some are nearly impossible to find.
The way that this feature is implemented is especially impressive, as it adheres to many real-world rules of collecting. For instance, you can choose to open an action figures package and play with the toy. However, youll greatly reduce the resale value. Moreover, the price of an action figure goes up over time. So, if you purchase a figure right when it becomes available, it might be worth considerably more by the end of the game. Lastly, the figures were very well done. They looked great, and each one had a funny catchphrase not unlike those that youd see on old action figures.
It wasnt a perfect system, but it was original and fun as hell. I certainly didnt collect all of the figurines (some were damn near impossible to come by) but I enjoyed seeking them out and experimenting with the system.
Putting Crackdown in this section was a tough choice, as the collecting in the game pissed me off to no end. There were too damn many orbs to collect, and Im still stuck without one agility orb that Ill very likely never find.
However, all things considered, Crackdown did a lot right, especially in the ways that it helped you out in your quest. The now-famous sound that played as you approached an orb was infinitely helpful, especially after a patch that increased the volume of the sound when you only had a few left to collect. Furthermore, agility orbs were brightly colored and had a slight pillar of light that shot upwards, making it somewhat easier to see them from a distance.
As the name suggests, these orbs boost your agility. In a game like Crackdown, this is easily the most vital attribute, as it affects your speed and the height that you can jump.
Crackdown also succeeded by placing these agility orbs in places that made sense. If you climb to the top of a high building, youll likely find an orb. Thus, you can limit your search based on the most likely locations. Hell, youll likely be visiting the tops of those skyscrapers anyway, as its great fun to ascend as high as you can. I can see my house from here.
The hidden orbs are a different story for meIm not even going to try to collect them all. Theyre in ridiculous locations, and theyre not nearly as easy to see as agility orbs. In addition, they bring the total of collectibles up to 800thats way too damn many. So while Crackdown has its fair share of fail, it did some things very well. Lets hope that Crackdown 2 offers all of the good without the fail.
Fallout 3
Speaking of action figures, Fallout 3 offers something reasonably similar and perhaps even more original: bobbleheads. Throughout the game, there are twenty Vault-Tec bobbleheads to find, most of which are hidden in the dank, dark corners of the games many dilapidated buildings. With some interesting and amusing designs, its always a pleasure to come across one of these silly items.
Each bobblehead increases a different stat of your character, whether it is a simple skill bonus or one of the all-important SPECIAL skills. These arent just inconsequential increases, either. Each bobblehead gives you quite the boost, making it extremely beneficial to seek them out.
Furthermore, Fallout 3 is a game that is built on its exploration. In a game like this, it just makes sense to have collectibles. I found myself wanting to explore every inch of the buildings anywaythe collectibles were just an added bonus that I always kept my eye out for. Whats more, you get an awesome display case for them. Bonus!
Again, Fallout 3s collectible system isnt perfect. There are a couple of the bobbleheads that are missable, meaning that if you pass a certain post in the game without picking it up, youre shit out of luck unless you start a new game. Bad form.
In addition, the damn things are tiny. Even if youre paying attention, it is easy to just walk right by one of them. Theres no indication that youre approaching onetheyre just there, sitting among the trash on desks or, in the worst case, laying in a dark cave. While they werent that hard to find, a little help would have been nice.
Hall of Shame: The Worst Uses of Collectibles
They say that for every success, there are ten failures. Yeah, I just made that shit up, but lets process under the assumption that its true. Anyway, Im not going to throw dozens of collectible failures at you. But there are some instances where a game deserved to be flogged publicly for its crimes. These are those instances.
Grand Theft Auto 4
I alluded to this one above, but a simple allusion isnt going to suffice to fully capture just how awful the pigeon bullshit is in Grand Theft Auto 4. Perhaps I have an aversion to pigeons now that theyve invaded my balcony and seriously shit on every inch of it, but after finding about five of those winged rats, I was done.
There are a lot of reasons that the flying rat bullshit didnt fly with me, but Ill start with the most obvious one: you had to shoot them. Now, beyond the trouble of getting out your weapon, lining up a shot, and ending the pigeon, you often had to go to the most insane locations to do this. One is in the mouth of a shark, while a bunch are on top of the Statue of Fucking Liberty (ahem,
). Come on.
Sure, theres a slight red glow to the pigeons, but amongst the many other red glows of an inhabited city, theyre certainly not easy to spot. Finding all of the little shit factories is sure to take you on city the journey through Liberty City, but its not a journey that most are likely to take. Unless you happen to love maps.
Call of Duty 4
Who put that there?
Have you ever wanted to play a war FPS in black and white? If so, youll definitely want to put in Call of Duty 4 and start finding some of the games thirty piece of intel, stashed for no good reason in laptop computers all across the games many areas. What is this intel? No one knows, but for some reason, you just have to pick them up!
Really, theres not much to the collectibles here. The main problem here is that collectibles rarely work in such a linear experience. Its very likely that youll come across each of these laptops as youre just playing normally. You might have to turn your head a bit, or keep an eye out in a dark room, but youre hardly going off of the beaten path in order to complete your collection.
In addition, the reward for collecting this intel isa series of cheats. Honestly, calling them cheats isnt entirely accurate, as many of them just mess with the visuals of the game. Theyre the sort of thing that you might turn on once, giggle at, and then forget forever.
Is there any fun to be had here? Perhaps, but its shallow fun.
I was going to get an action figure image in here one way or another.
Its perhaps a little ironic that a game so similar to Crackdowneven in the way that it handles collectiblescould fail so much harder than the game that it imitates. Just as in Crackdown, Prototype offers two separate types of orbs that players are asked to find. These also lead to ability increases, and many are placed on the games highest structures. The main issue here is that where Crackdown attempted to help players in their quest, Prototype only seems to want to make things harder.
For one, the collectibles themselves are pretty silly. Out of the 250 orbs that you find, 50 are called hint collectibles. In name, these offer certain insights into the game that will help the player along the way. In practice, they offer the most inane bullshit. For instance, one hint explains the process of upgrading your charactersomething that the in-game tutorial screens have already done for you. Great work, Einstein. At least the landmark collectibles help you upgrade your abilities
That is, when you can find them. Despite the fact that the collectibles in Prototype are much larger than those in Crackdown, its far more of a pain in the ass to find them. Thats because, in many cases, theyre placed in stupid locations. For instance, I think Ive found about ten of them in the games version of central park, just floating in random places amongst the trees and grass. So, unless youre running through the park (which isnt any fun), its hard to find them. Others are on the tops of very thin structures, like radio towers or smokestacks. This wouldnt be a problem if it werent for the games shitty camera, which constantly shifts for no good reason, thus shifting the character to the other side of the structure, making him lose his grip, and forcing you to start all over.
While theres no sound or pillar of light to help out, weve still yet to get to the worst problem. Prototype is a game that just begs you to tear ass through the game world. You move fast everywhere you go. Its unfortunate, then, that the graphics often dont keep up, leading to plenty of pop in. The problem is that these collectibles are included in this. So as youre leaping along, youre likely to miss a collectible because
the damned game hasnt even drawn it in yet
. And forget about trying to spot them from a distance.
Red Faction: Guerilla
Using this to mine ore is slightly more enjoyable. Slightly.
There a lot of shit to do in Red Faction: Guerrilla, and the fast majority of it is a lot of fun. The games built around breaking shit, and everyone likes to do that. Unsurprisingly, many of the collectibles are instead breakables. You simple go around destroying certain amounts of things. Sounds fun, right?
For the most part, it is. But Red Faction: Guerrilla is guilty of collectible gluttony, offering so damn many different things that it just becomes a burden. Destroying billboards is fun. Breaking crates open is fairly enjoyable. Finding radio tags (the only true collectible) is a pain in the ass, but not terrible.
Then, there are the ore locations. All 300 of them. To mine them, you have to swing your hammer a couple of times at the little bunches of rock and grab the red shit that comes out. Its a little odd and a lot annoying. Worst of all is that many of them are hidden amongst the hills and valleys of Mars: places that you otherwise have absolutely no reason to visit.
Really, the main problem here is that, in a game like this, the possibilities in terms of collectibles are endless. The fact that we didnt get something more meaningfuland instead have to break rocks like a chain gangis just disappointing.
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Basic Information
Name: Kakashi Hatake
Nickname: N/A
Age: 13
Clan: N/A
Looks: During the Kakashi Gaiden, he is seen with a black T-shirt with white stripes in the middle of the sleeves. On his arms he wears black sleeves (which he presumably cut out from his shirt) with metal arm protectors over them. He also has leather straps around his back and chest, and his family's White Light Chakra Sabre is kept in a small holder out in the back. He also wore pants similar to the ones he wears today.
Personality: Kakashi became more stern and serious after his father's death, following all the rules to the letter and chastising any who disobeyed them, like his team-mate Obito Uchiha. He was also very aloof and apathetic to others especially his team-mate Obito who was always late for their missions and would come in tow with a grand excuse. This caused Obito to resent Kakashi; the dynamics between the two would soon change after Obito was mortally wounded during the Third Shinobi World War, with Kakashi and Obito becoming closer friends after Rin was abducted.
Village Info.
Village of Birth:
Village of Alliance:
Rank//Chakra Info.
Ninja Rank: Chūnin
Specialty: N/A
- Lightning Release (Needs Training)
Your ninjutsu:
Background Info.
Kakashi is the son of Sakumo Hatake, also known as the "Konoha's White Fang". His mother apparently died when he was young. Kakashi has been known since a young age as an extremely gifted prodigy, regarded by many as the best of his generation. He had received top marks and had shown an innate aptitude for the ninja arts while in the academy. This permitted him to graduate from it in a single year at the top of his class at the age of 5, and then becoming a chūnin a year later.
Despite his own success, his father fell into disgrace after choosing to save his comrades rather than complete an important mission, causing Konoha to suffer in the war effort. Dishonoured, Sakumo took his own life after a deep depression and a drop in his skills, which caused Kakashi to lead his life strictly by the ninja code.
Kakashi Gaiden
Kakashi was teamed with Obito Uchiha and Rin under the leadership of Minato Namikaze. At the age of 13, soon after becoming a jōnin, Kakashi was assigned to lead Obito and Rin on a mission that would benefit Konoha in the ongoing Third Shinobi World War. They were to destroy the Kannabi Bridge, which was being used by Iwagakure forces to move into Kusagakure. This would also be Konoha's first huge offensive move in the war. On their way to the bridge, Rin was kidnapped by two Iwagakure ninja named Kakkō and Taiseki. Obito immediately suggested that they rescue her, but Kakashi disagreed on the basis that they needed to complete their mission, opting not to make the same mistake his father did.
Kakashi's first use of Chidori.
Obito would not hear of it and stubbornly left to save Rin, but not before mentioning that he believed Kakashi's father, the White Fang, was a true hero. Shortly after parting ways, Kakashi reflected on Obito's words and Rin's prior kindness. He realised that his father was not wrong after all, which prompted him to join Obito in the rescue effort.
Kakashi arrived in time to save Obito from Taiseki, using his father's blade to combat him. Despite the 2-to-1 disadvantage, Taiseki was able to attack and damage Kakashi's left eye, who took the blow that was intended for Obito, giving him a permanent scar.
Kakashi saving Obito.
In sheer terror and desire to protect Kakashi, Obito finally awakened his Sharingan, allowing him to see through his opponent's camouflage technique, kill the attacker, and continue on to Rin. Once they located Rin and Kakkō, Kakashi and Obito teamed up to defeat the latter.
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Won: N/A
Lost: N/A
~Approved~ you're a chunin, not a jounin