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Originally posted by Ceridith Thank you
Slow leveling = Grind. Grind is boring. These are generalities, and of course some people like grind. But can someone explain to me how a game can have slow leveling and not be grindy and boring? Generally I can only survive the grind by grouping with other people for fun. I have done crafting in DAOC (mind numbing boredom but you could make sellable items) I have leveled a character in DAOC back in the day (Mind numbing grind), and that was just to level 50, no real realm rank or trials of atlantis done at all. I have fled from Lineage 2 back in the day from the uber mind numbing grind. |
I also thought the leveling process was a little too fast. My solution has been to stick only to flashpoints and class quests...between a main and a single alt, I have yet to reach level cap, having played since launch. While im not a full time hardcore player, i play more a bit more than the average casual i'd say. The game is a lot of fun despite some of the drawbacks. However there are always drawbacks to mmos when they first come out, thats what player feedback and the patching process is for. Still having lots of fun with this game. And I promise, solemnly, that if i stop I will simply cancel my sub and not act as If i have been robbed of something. Seriously people...when you sit down to play a video game, you officially begin "wasting time"... there are plenty more games to play. Not to mention reality, which is frequently more important than many gamers would like to admit. :) |
I will sadly say i have quit this game to. It`s just not for me, it was fun for a little*like most theme parks* i just don`t like they way it is headed. MYSPACE ACCOUNT http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=80721225 |
No, as SW:tor has done better in its first month then SWG ever did at any time. had Bioware done as you asked they would have made a game that would have died wimpering even as SWG was pre or post NGE. Some (Vets?) need to get over the fact SW:Tor was never advertised to be SWG 2.0 why after being told over and over certain players still don't seem to understand it was never aiming to be SWG 2.0 insist that it should be |
Originally posted by punkrock You? I was not expecting it But well, after darthpony quit I dont get surprised anymore "It has potential" |
Agree. Building your whole game on disposable content (aka story) and then crying that the players are unwilling to keep paying the sub once they burn through it is... ridiculous? misguided? sad? The whole leveling+endgame thing is a blight on the mmorpg genre. There should be just the game and that's it. |
I personally have never found really long level treadmills to be entertaining. If it takes too long to progress in a game, it simply isn't worth it to me. I don't have an endless amount of free time to spend on video games like I did when I was a teenager. As a result, I welcome the faster level treadmill found in games such as SWTOR or WoW. I will actually invest the time to level up in them because I can play for an hour or two each night and still feel like I'm accomplishing something. The long grinds found in older games was one of the reasons that those MMOs never attained mass-market appeal. There are a lot of people simply unwilling to invest the kind of time necessary to succeed in them. In my opinion, developers need to focus more on what happens at end-game rather than making it take a lot longer to level. Raids and instanced battlegrounds aren't enough if you ask me. Eng-game seems like it would be the perfect time to implement some sandbox-like elements to keep people playing long term. Things like player cities and PvP objectives that are capturable by player guilds, etc. These things foster communities that last for long periods of time. I don't understand why more games don't try to implement thee things at end-game. |
Blaming the players for crappy game design is a sign of desperation. |
First, I want to say this is the best and most intelligent article I have read on this site (and I have been here since it started just wasn't using the forums at that time (I was over at ign's)). I agree that "content locusts" as you call them ruin games to the point that all that matter to A LOT of people are maxing a chracter out. I want to add to it that A LOT of those type people are more then willing to cheat in any fashion to get to that point. Even in Asheron's Call they existed using afk macros of the drains through walls or perching or glitched some place. But back then they were a SMALL percentage of the population and most of us weren't even aware they existed until years of playing the game. Hell it never even occurred to me to cheat in a game like that and once I realized it was going on I it greatly hurt my gaming experience. These days however, that just isn't the case. I don't know if it is the next generation or gamers of what but a large population just wants to be maxed out to be the first to say they got there no matter what they did to get there. Another group of them want to get there for pvp reasons to have that extra advantage. In swtor I don't think level matters as much in the queable pvp as I was very effective in it starting at level 12. I don't think the "content locusts" or power gamers understand that NO company can deliver the amount of content they thrive for is they are just running through everything and/or playing 20+ hours of gaming a week. Hell some of these guys are playing these games 50+ hours a week. There is no company that can deliver that kind of new content to keep someone with that demand happy. MY SOLUTION: I think one way that might help is to put a lock on how many level one can increase in a month. If a game has GOOD content with nice side games (pvp, questing, etc.) to keep the non-"content locusts" happy then having a limit won't matter. It would only effect the power leveling gamers and might actually drive them away from a game leaving the devloper the ability to add sufficient content to keep the average gamer happy and not have to focus on a larger level range of content specifically the end game that these "content locust" get to way to fast. |
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Joined: 12/13/05 MMOs require more reasoning and imagination than most stereotypically ''adult'' activities. |
"Back then, the journey mattered – hell, the journey was the game." I only play MMORPG's where the above philosophy is the focus of its design. Hence, I haven't touched SWTOR, yet. |
"Devs, read my lips: leveling is FUN. Slow the damn train down a bit and let us enjoy the scenery" Well I'd rather the scenery changed at a good pace rather than slow. I think maybe about 4 hours is enough and then change the scenery. So I don't think it has anything to do with leveling. Guild Wars 2's 50 minutes game play video: |
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Originally posted by indiramourn Same here. Disposable content is not an acceptable end game. "Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever." - Noam Chomsky |
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Joined: 3/31/05 "Yesterday is history, Tomorrow a mystery, and today is a gift" |
wow I know EA don't give a rat's butt about us gamers, only if they recieve their investment back. But COME ON, to let the IP and a game that has potential die like this ...really makes me not WANT to play MMOs anymore..just get me a Xbox. Bioware DO SOME QUICK DAMAGE CONTROL once your game completley tanks, like WAR, everyone gets fired, no money and it goes free to play |
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Joined: 12/13/05 MMOs require more reasoning and imagination than most stereotypically ''adult'' activities. |
Originally posted by VincentG85 - Developer: Funcom = FAIL Edit: After 5 months playing TSW I am forced to admit that Funcom has actually learned a lesson from its past failures. Now if they could just stop breaking the game whenever they patch it? I'm taking a break from TSW while they fix some serious bugs that have been ruining my play experience. And Funcom, get SLI working, dang it! |
Originally posted by nerovipus32 This
The entire system of seperating your players based on level requirements for content is tired and dated, IMO. Skill point gateways are no different. Mentoring and other level adjusting/bolstering etc. systems SHOULD be mandatory in all MMOs by now. I've probably been lurking for way, way too long. |
Games need to focus on game play and not gear and levels. This ideal that you have to grind out levels to get to the end game and then grind to get two and three and even four sets of gear is beyond absurd - in fact there is no word currrently in use today that can discribe the stupidity of this design model. A game should start from day one and never end. There is no "end game" because there is no way to win. Not in an MMORPG. Wanna know why people keep playing games like WOW? Because now they are invested in their characters. Doesn't matter if game X comes out and is the new shiney. They'll go play it, max level, see the game is no better than WoW(most cases worse than WoW), then go right back to WoW because WoW is the better game and they have invested time into it and they have community there. If the right game came along, they'd ditch WoW and stay with the new game. Something I have said in my blog is we need games that focus on building communities using game play mechanics to do it. Focus on game play and players will stay. What reason is there for someone to stay in a game like SWTOR or Rift? What can the players latch onto inside the game itself that will help them build a community? There is not even faction pride in SWTOR. Atleast WoW has that. Bioware doesn't even use that as a means to tie the players together. These genre needs a wake up call. Games do not need to be grindy, they do not need levels, nor do they need to use gear as carrots on a stick to keep people playing. They just need better game play to keep people playing. GAME PLAY TRUMPS ALL. |
Originally posted by nerovipus32 So is blaming developers en masse for a single game that just wasn't designed solely for you. Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow. |
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Originally posted by Teala "Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever." - Noam Chomsky |


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Anton doesn't want to hurt anybody, but his hand has a mind of its own, so he has to fight with it, kind of like in Evil Dead 2 when Bruce Campbell goes nuts in the kitchen. So he kills both his friends in really disgusting ways, but then they don't die, see? They come back to hang around until Anton fixes things with his hand, sort of like that when that Dr. Pepper guy can't get rid of Griffin Dunne in An American Werewolf in London. Even when the hand gets chopped off, that doesn't stop it -- it just crawls around town, sort of like in that old Oliver Stone movie with Michael Caine as a nutball cartoonist.
Well, that's how this movie goes, and don't even get me started on the similarities to Re-Animator, Carrie, and every Hands of Orlac clone ever made (Mad Love, Body Parts, etc.). I don't mean the slacker-stream-of-consciousness grafs above to be insulting, but they seem to best evoke the vibe this movie aspires to. Imagine a Cheech and Chong movie directed by Peter Jackson, and you'll get an idea. At its best, which isn't often enough, Idle Hands is a pleasant gross-out with game performances and plenty of morbid energy. Even at its worst, it's not obnoxiously bad -- it just stalls out repeatedly, as though the director took one too many bong hits himself and can't figure out why his movie is going, esentially, nowhere.
I blame the script, mostly. As indicated above, calling Idle Hands "derivative" is an understatement. That would be OK if it had a healthy share of its own ideas, but there's a distinct paucity of storyline on hand. Idle Hands has to spin its wheels awfully hard to eke 92 minutes of running time out of a very limited universe of possibilities.
As is, Dawson's Creek director Rodman Flender is hit and miss with this material. Highlights include the nifty opening bit, where Anton's parents are horrified to see that someone has written "I'm Under The Bed" on the ceiling in glowing paint, and subsequent gags involving mundane props put to grim use -- a pencil sharpener, a bagel slicer, and the dread microwave oven (a longstanding cliche of suburban horror). Some of the movie's most outre moments, including one character getting shredded into tiny bits of meat just off camera, should be shockingly funny but founder in the lethargic atmosphere. Idle Hands never works up enough steam to really capitalize on its crassness -- even the gratuitous nude scene is sort of a drag.
Performances are adequate, but mostly uninspired. There's the perpetually sleepy Anton (Devon Sawa) getting frantic, and his two buddies (Seth Green and Elden Henson) playing wry straight men. There's a smidgen -- just a smidgen -- of sex appeal courtesy of girl-next-door Molly (Jessica Alba), on whom Anton has a lifelong crush (his new hand winds up making the first move). And there's Debi (Vivica A. Fox), the druid priestess, who puts in what amount to a few fierce cameos. In the context of stoned-white-kid comedy, nothing's more refreshing than the arrival of a wise, righteous black woman with brains and guts who's ready to kick ass. She's the only character in here who knows the score, and we could have used some more of her.
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Archive for November, 2013
Peace Tweety. A {growtoon}.
Nov 29th
Join the growtoonists each Friday for a humorous take on marketing, social media, and current business events.
Joey Strawn is a social media strategist who loves enjoying a good book and then drawing in it. Check him out on Twitter: @joey_strawn
How to Create an Automated Follow-Up System
Nov 28th
By Trent Dyrsmid, {grow} Community Member
Most people are really poor at follow up … and as a result, they don't win nearly as much business as they could. For example, not so long ago, my friend Jermaine needed some work done to his house so he interviewed a few contractors. Of them, only one kept in touch over the next 9 months … and he got the job.
Why don't most people keep in touch with their prospects that long? It's too much work! Fortunately, this is an area where technology can do all the heavy lifting.
Thanks to technology, creating a personalized automated follow up system is actually very possible to do — though it is going to require that you use software to make it all happen.
Prior to implementing the software, there are some important steps to take, so let me walk you through them.
STEP 1: Make Two Lists
Regardless of what you sell, I am willing to bet that you get asked the same pre-sales questions over and over again. I'm also willing to bet that you ask your prospects plenty of questions of your own so that you can qualify them on their ability to purchase, as well as to determine what products or services are going to best meet their needs.
The first list you want to make is a list of every pre-sales question you can think of. The second list is a list of all the questions you would normally ask a prospect to determine if they are a good fit for you.
STEP 2: Create Content That Provides Answers to Pre-Sale Questions
Now that you have a list of the top pre-sales questions, you are going to need to create content (articles, blog posts, videos, reports, etc…) that provide answers to these questions. I suggest you create a blog post to answer every question on your list. If you do this, you will never run out of things to write about – and, rather than have to manually answer each question over and over, you are now going to have content that does this for you.
For answers that don't require visual aids, articles and podcasts are an excellent choice. For answers that do need visual aids, video is the best choice. You can either do a screen share video, a white board video, or you can just stand in front of the camera and talk. For most people, the screen share and white board are going to be the easiest – and fastest to produce.
When making video, don't worry if your videos aren't Hollywood productions. So long as the information is high quality, you can get by with an average looking video.
STEP 3: Create Web Forms to Collect Information on Your Website
A web form is nothing more than a place on your website where a visitor can input their information and hit a submit button. Most email service providers make this relatively easy; however, for this to work really well, you are going to need to use marketing automation software that lets you dynamically deliver the content (you created) that is relevant to the answers provided on the web form.
In my case, I sell software and information products and my website is visited by people from a variety of industries. With diverse traffic like this, it's critical for me to ensure that I get the right message to the right person at the right time – all without any manual labor.
To do this, I place a web form under each of four videos lessons that I give away for free (this is the top of my funnel). Then, in each video, I ask my visitor to provide me with more information about themselves by completing the form below the video.
The information that they provide goes directly into my database and then, thanks to the software that I use, I'm able to automatically route through my marketing funnel in a way that makes the most sense that each individual. In other words, I am able to deliver a very personalized experience – even though the entire thing is automated.
For example, if one person tells me they are a marketing consultant and they are struggling with client attraction, my system will ensure that they see content and offers that solve that specific problem. Whereas, if another person tells me that they are a small business owner and they are struggling with efficiency, they are going to see an entirely different campaign with content and offers that are relevant to their problem.
With every person, my goal is the same: to present the right content/offer to the right person, at the right time – all without my lifting a finger. Can you see how this might increase conversions?
It's All About Tracking Their Behavior
Behavioral marketing is really about giving each person in your funnel the most personalized experience possible. To do this, I leverage technology like Infusionsoft that allows me to scale personal attention in a way that would be impossible to do manually. I track clicks, downloads, duration of videos watches, and countless other data points. Armed with this information, the experience for my user is much better, and my conversion rate is much higher.
While this may sound complex, it's actually much more logical than technical. You don't need to have any special technical skills to implement what I'm talking about … but, as I said before, you will need some specialized software to make it all work.
Have you tried anything like this? Please let me know if I can help you set up such a system.
About Trent Dyrsmid
Trent Dyrsmid is the founder of BrightIdeas.co and the host of the BrightIdeas podcast, where he has interviewed over 100 successful entrepreneurs. He is also the Founder of Groove Digital Marketing and Co-Owner of ConvertKit.com. Get more info from Trent on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Why many of my students will not have a job upon graduation
Nov 27th
By Jessica Rogers, {grow} Contributing Columnist
If you have made any kind of a career change in the past decade, more than likely you did not find your new position through a job fair or want ad. Yet, this is how many of my college students expect to find a job this spring when they graduate. Surprised? Read on.
One of the most aggravating experiences I have as a teacher (at two different universities) is the lack of ambition demonstrated by students today and the almost total absence of a professional networking presence on the social web.
Sure everybody is on Facebook, but marketing undergrads are simply not utilizing social media platforms like LinkedIn and blogging to their full potential for business purposes. Last week, I conducted a non-scientific study on LinkedIn use among my undergraduate students and an underwhelming 10% of my students have a LinkedIn Profile! Note students are traditional and non-traditional undergrads, working and non-working, and a mix of majors.
However, nearly 90% mention "Job Fair" and/or "want ads" as a way they will find a career/job. Really?! So the big plan is to sit back for 4 years (or however long you intend to take courses), and then go to a job fair in hopes of finding your dream job?! Dream on. These students need to be proactive and take control of their careers.
Use your college years for more than beer pong
Just imagine the possible connections you could make through the social web during your college years.
If I had this opportunity when I was an undergrad I would have taken that social media bull by the horns. Instead, I spent my college career working for various companies gaining work experience through internships and finally during my senior year I browsed magazines looking at advertisements to pick businesses I would like to work for. If there was a mailing address anywhere on the page, I mailed my resume there. I did my research, mailed resumes all over the U.S., and networked however I could, but this was time consuming and a bit random to say the least.
Fast Forward to 2013! Students should be using the technological resources available to you to prepare for the job search before graduation and then again to finally cast that net for a job.
How about getting to work?
This is still a tough job market but there are certainly jobs out there for ambitious young graduates. But it's not just going to be handed to you because you have a decent GPA and attended a job fair.
Employers want to see what you can DO, how you add value NOW, and that is best demonstrated through internships.
What about interning, getting involved in student chapter of industry groups (on and offline) and showing some ambition and drive! Show me (and your future employer) that you give a damn about your "career goals."
There is no excuse to not be building a relevant portfolio of work while you are still in school, whether it is a paid internship, volunteering at a business or charity, or demonstrating leadership with a student organization. This work can also help you build new connections and specific industry knowledge that can help your employment outlook,
Set your self apart from the competition by showing a bit of enthusiasm and gumption.
Get cracking.
I addressed this topic on my own personal blog a year and a half ago and I share that post each term with my Marketing students. No matter how much I emphasize the importance of building personal brand and gaining experience, it doesn't seem to be sinking in,
Even after my exhortations, a VERY small percentage do anything more to take control of their "Personal Branding" activity by the end of the term. If I read one more paper on how a Job Fair and Monster.com is going to fit right in with their "career goals" I will literally puke. That is just lazy.
At a minimum, before you graduate you should …
Have a complete LinkedIn profile, including multi-media, testimonies, noteworthy projects, and an active, relevant network
Have a personal blog about your career goals and aspirations. In fact every job-seeker should blog.
Demonstrate that you can create content, promote it, and build an audience
Have at least two work experiences relevant to your employment goals
I rant because I care.
There are several career paths that pretty much demand a social presence in my opinion. Social Media Marketing, Journalism, PR, and Communications … to name a few. If you are not online showcasing skills and interest, you are effectively sabotaging yourself. Do not think that you do not know enough people to make an effective network. You do, it will start small and grow over time. Stop making excuses. Get involved, Do the work.
By the way, if you have a great success story of how LinkedIn, blogging, or other social media platforms have opened doors for you, please share with a comment. I would love to shares these real life scenarios with my classes!
Jessica Rogers is a Dallas-based Adjunct Marketing Instructor at Texas A&M University- Commerce and faculty member at Southern New Hampshire University. She is currently working on her PhD in Business with an emphasis on Marketing; her dissertation research is focused on Social Media. Follow her on Twitter and her blog. Views expressed are of the author and do not represent those of my employers.
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On the heels of its lackluster earnings release, American Express' (NYSE: AXP ) stock has hit five-year highs. And while investors and analysts celebrate the company's forward-thinking business plans and momentum, company executives have been purging their shares. Here's what investors need to know about how to view insider transactions going forward.
By the numbers
Between Jan. 21 and Jan. 29, executives from American Express sold 357,758 shares through direct sales and options exercises for a total cash-out of $21.2 million. While AmEx executives may have sold a lot of shares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are trying to get out before the bottom falls out from under them. According to a company spokesperson, there are limited windows during the year when executives can buy or sell shares, such as after the release of earnings.
Like most companies, American Express has rules for executives, with minimum ownership requirements. After the sales occurred, the sellers still met all of the company requirements. In fact, AmEx was one of the financial companies with decent insider ownership as of year end 2011.
Company | % Insider Ownership* |
Capital One (NYSE: COF ) |
2.91% |
American Express | 1.31% |
JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM ) | 0.81% |
Citigroup (NYSE: C ) | 0.19% |
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC ) | 0.07% |
All of the companies listed above had insider transactions throughout January, according to Yahoo! Finance, so the share sales from AmEx executives is not a one-off, troublesome event. It's not uncommon for insiders to buy and sell shares throughout the year, so investors need to keep the transactions in perspective.
Money, money, money...
Here at the Fool, insider ownership is one of the key statistics used to evaluate a company. But while it's an important factor, it's not everything. Investors should look at insider ownership -- and so, by degree -- insider selling, with an eye toward context.
In the current era of executive compensation, a trend has developed in that more and more compensation is being "paid" in stock options and shares. Since this percentage of compensation can reach 60%, executives have to rely on the ability to sell those shares or execute options to get income. And with the company's stock at five-year highs, now is an optimal time for executives to cash out for maximum benefit.
The importance of buying and selling
With that last detail in mind, investors should still be aware of the ownership movements for any company's stock. But instead of focusing on the selling, consider monitoring the buying more. While an executive could sell their shares for any purpose (new car, house, college bills, etc.), those transactions don't give much context to their underlying opinion of the business. Buying shares, on the other hand, generally has one driver: confidence in the business. If you see a great deal of insider buying, consider it a good sign that those who know the business best are sure that the stock will rise.
In the end
It's important for investors to know what's going on with insider ownership at the companies they invest in, but it's more important that they take the raw buy/sell information and dig a little further to understand the motives behind the transactions. As a Foolish investor, you know that not everything can be taken at face value and sales of executives' shares is just another example.
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Kickball Katy 'goes solo' from Vivian Girls, shows off her BANGIN BOD on new La Sera album cover
By Carles on 06 Jan 2012
Kickball Katy is known for showing off her AMAZING BOD on last year's Bruise Cruise [link]. As a member of the Vivian Girls, she continually showed off her indie keutness with fiery red hair (without the downsides of traditional gingers) and AMAZING bangs. Even if her music 'totally sucks' and is worse than Best Coast, we can still count on her having a very buzzworthy year based on looks alone.
Apparently, her solo buzzband's name is La Sera, which is probably Spanish for 'The Red Head With Bangs with a BANGIN Bod.' It seems like she is vibing out in a vintage Wednesday Addams dress on the cover of her new album. I wonder if she got that at a thrift store, and if she sent it to the dry cleaners b4 she put it on because it smelled all funky, like a grandma's saggy vagine.
Did she make a good decision 2 'go solo' from the Vivian Girls?
Are the Vivian Girls 'nothing' without her?
Which Viv Girls off-shoot will have a better buzz year: La Sera or The Babies or Coasting or that girl who got unfairly fired from Best Coast?
Does Kickball Katy have the BANGINGEST BOD in indie?
Will she become a 'top tier indie diva' in 2k12?
Kickball Katy
Alternative CelebrityKickball Katy is a member of the Vivian Girls. She is a ginger.
Vivian Girls look BANGIN on cover of some magazine I have never heard of
By Carles on 09 Dec 2011
The Vivian Girls have been back in the headlines this week because their former drummer, Ali Koehler, was 'mysteriously removed from Best Coast and replaced by a middle aged white guy.' You have to feel bad for her, because at the end of the day, even alt celebs are humans who are hunting and gathering for not just buzz bucks, but actual dollars in order to stay alive, and you get the feeling based on her tweets that she was 'ruthlessly kicked out.' I'm sure there will be some sort of revelatory interview where she throws Bethany under the bus when she launches a new project. Needless to say, this is another bad moment for Bethany Cosentino's personality, especially after she 'went mainstream', signing with Capitol Records in order to try to canoodle with more B-List celebs like Drew Barrymore.
Enough abt that drama.... The Vivian Girls were on some magazine cover. Even though I've never heard of it, I'm always willing 2 'become metaphorically erect' whenever some premium buzzband alt baguettes are on a magazine cover. It's just what blog bros do. I don't even know if they have an album out or something, but I think this means that they will end up on the cover of SPIN Magazine soon.
Does Kickball Katy 'look good', bb?
Do u vibe 2 Cassie Ramone?
Does Ali Koehler wish that she had stayed in Vivian Girls?
Despite potentially 'making more $$$' on tour with Best Coast, did she learn the hard way that u can't trust maniacal figures who are only interested in building their buzz brands?
Remember when the Vivian girls were all sad, but then they got all girly?
Vivian Girls
BuzzbandThe Vivian Girls are a fuzzy buzzy all-girl band who is sad bc their drummer left them for Best Coast
Kickball Katy
Alternative CelebrityKickball Katy is a member of the Vivian Girls. She is a ginger.
Cassie Ramone
Alternative CelebrityCassie Ramone is the lead singer of the Vivian Girls.
Kickball Katy spotted canoodling with Black Lips frontman Jared Swilley who bronoodled with Ryan Gosling
By Carles on 08 Nov 2011
Kickball Katy is known as one the QTest BBs in the entire indiesphere. Jared Swilley is known as 'one of the bad boys of indie.' What happens when they get together and pose 4 a Gorilla Vs. Bear polaroid? The are TOTES canoodling, but most importantly, they both LOOK REAL GOOD, BBs.
This is great news, especially after the death of Zooey Deschanel and Benjamin Gibbard. We need more of the world's alt celebs producing 'canoodling moments', even if they are just 4 us 2 blog. I hope that JarBear gives Katy a chance, even tho he seems to be canoodling/bronoodling with RyGos, who is totesally a hauttie.
Who would u rather canoodle with: Kickball Katy or Ryan Gosling?
Is Jared Swiley 'hotter' than Win Butler/Bradford Cox?
Can Kickball Katy 'go solo' and release an album that sounds halfway between Best Coast and Lana Del Rey?
Who is the #1 couple in indie right now?
Is Ryan Gosling 'the poor man's Leonardo DiCaprio'?
Is Ryan Gosling just 'the new James Franco' [mean that as an insult]?
What indie celeb do u want 2 canoodle with?
Kickball Katy
Alternative CelebrityKickball Katy is a member of the Vivian Girls. She is a ginger.
Jared Swilley
Alternative CelebrityJared Swiley is the frontman bad boy of the Black Lips. One time he beat up WAVVES.
RECAP: Alt Celebrity Halloween Costumes [from Best Coast 2 Skrillex 2 Kickball Katy 2 Chrissy Owens]
By Carles on 01 Nov 2011
Were u wondering what ur favourite alt celebs were 4 Halloween?
Sorta wish I coulda gone to a relevant Halloween Partie where I saw tons of alt celebs, DJs, and CEOs of buzzbands :-(
At least I can look at pix of them on the internet and pretend they are my friends and pretend we went out and had fun and ate candy. :-)
Indie hottie Kickball Katy shows off her ginger pride!
By Carles on 03 Aug 2011
Several blog years ago, M.I.A. made a video about how she hated gingers and wanted 2 kill them all. Obviously, MIA's career went into the shitter and no1 cares abt her. Kickball Katy seems to be PROUD 2 be a ginger, even drinking beverages that promote gingerdom. In this picture, we see Vivian Girls hottie holding up a beverage called 'Ginger Life', which I cannot confirm is a lifestyle beverage that she is launching.
Kickball Katy continues 2 win over the indiesphere's heart, ever since she showed us her bangin bikini bod [link]. Say what u will abt the state of women in indie music, but as long as every1 looks like Katy Goodman, color me TOTESALLY INTERESTED.
Is Kickball Katy the hottest ginger in indie?
IS she an authentic ginger or does she dye her hair 2 be ironically ginger?
R u glad MIA's career died?
Who would yall rather vibe with: Katy BB or MIA?
Kickball Katy
Alternative CelebrityKickball Katy is a member of the Vivian Girls. She is a ginger.
Vivian Girls finally act girly and sing about boys in their new music video
By Carles on 26 Jul 2011The Vivian Girls are a fuzzy buzzy girl buzzband with 3 hautties in the band... They've had a lil bit of trouble breaking free from the fuzzbuzz lofi-osphere, but now that they are being girly and showing off their bangin bikini bods, they are finally 'getting some coverage' and ppl aren't afraid of their dark souls any more.
In the new video for 'Take it as It Comes', Kickball Katy sings abt how she wishes she had a BF, but then Cassie Ramone is all like 'Take it ez, bb! With a bangin body like urs, it is only a matter of time b4 u have a premium alt peen in ur hands.' Cassie is right. With Kickball Kary's amazing bod, bangs, smile, gaze, and musical talent, she needs to be patient and wait 4 a bf. No need 2 be desperate, bb! No man is worth ur tears, and the 1 who is will not make u cry!
It's good 2 see the Vivvy Girls 'being girly' bc that is really the only reason girls still listen to music. If u want to reach mainstream girls, can't be all sad and dark like Fiona Apple. U need to be more like Kreayshawn/Feist or something. Now that Besty Coastyy lost all her buzz, the female lofi-osphere might belong 2 the Viv Girls.
DO u <3 this video?
Who is the hottest Vivvy Girl?
Is this song 'dumb'?
Should they stay 'dark'?
Should Katie 'go solo'?
Should Bethany Cosentino join the Vivian Girls?
Vivian Girls
BuzzbandThe Vivian Girls are a fuzzy buzzy all-girl band who is sad bc their drummer left them for Best Coast
Kickball Katy
Alternative CelebrityKickball Katy is a member of the Vivian Girls. She is a ginger.
Cassie Ramone
Alternative CelebrityCassie Ramone is the lead singer of the Vivian Girls.
Kickball Katy spotted bronoodling with Chloe Sevigny
By Carles on 10 May 2011
Kickball Katy is potentially 'the most famous human' in the fuzzy buzzy genre of lofi girly music, so it's not a surprise that she was spotted bronoodling with indie icon Chloe Sevigny. Every time I see a picture of Chloe Sevigny, she looks different, but I guess she is a 'premium indie hottie.' What she doesn't have in mainstream looks, she makes up 4 in alt attitude and sass.
I honestly can't tell who looks prettier... Kickball Katy's fire red hair and voluptuous build has turned my eye... but there's just something abt Chloe. Ever since Brandon Teena [via Hillary Swank] made love to her with a prosthetic penis in "Boys Don't Cry", I have just been really into her. A lot of people always talk about the Brown Bunny blowjob scene, But I am just more into 'dark role playing' and girl-on-girl as opposed to gonzo POV oral.
Who looks keuter?
Does this mean Katy Goodman is a relevant VIP alt?
Is Chloe Sevigny still relevant?
Who will have a better alt career?
Can Kickball Katy become the next Zooey Deschanel and attempt to launch a lifestyle brand?
Kickball Katy
Alternative CelebrityKickball Katy is a member of the Vivian Girls. She is a ginger.
Chloe Sevigny
Alternative Celebrity, Alternative EntrepreneurChloe Sevigny is an alternative actress and model. She is famous for 'being alt hot' and giving Vincent Gallo a BJ on camera.
Read more>>>>Kickball Katy looks effing keut as she jimmy jangles a tambourine
By Carles on 28 Apr 2011
Oh Kicky Katy...
U look REAL good, bb...
and ur doing the best thing a QT BB gurle in a buzzband can do
I know u know how to play guitar
probably the bass and drums too
and probably a secret synth Postal-Service-wave project
But boy, do u know how 2 jimmy jangle
Better than Regine [link]
Better than Zooey Deschanel [pt 2]
Better than Zooey Deschanel [pt 1]
Right now, ur probably the best jimmy jangler in the world
The tambourine can't even handle u rite now
Keep being u, Kick Kat...
Nvr change 4 any 1
Do u <3 kickball Katy more than evr?
Who is the best tambourine jimmy jangler of all time? Stevie Nix? Mama Cass? Carnie Wilson?
Kickball Katy
Alternative CelebrityKickball Katy is a member of the Vivian Girls. She is a ginger.
Vivian Girls sleep in a tipi to cut down on tour costs.
By Carles on 27 Apr 2011
The Vivian Girls are 'getting tons of buzz', and fighting with Cults for the top spot in fuzzy buzzy music, especially now that they both 'took down' Best Coast and got 'revenge' on their old drummer. Anyways, totally hot alt celeb Katy "Kickballin'" Goodman tweeted out this picture of the Vivian GIrls standing in front of a tipi, which is a place where Indian ppl used to sleep.
As yall may or may not know, it's a hard life as a buzzband. Sometimes u sleep on ur friends' couches... Sometimes u drive to a cheap motel on the outskirts of a buzzworthy city to sleep. Perhaps the Vivian Girls are effectively 'cutting costs' by sleeping on a tipi for incredibly low rates, even better than ur local La Quinta Inn. Even though u don't get a free continental breakfast, maybe staying in tipis will help buzzbands return higher margins per show.
Pictured: Artist's rendering of a Vivian Girl 'checking in' 2 her tipi,' meeting with regional shaman.
U have to give the Vivian Girls 'props' for being so buzzworthy, 'beating' Best Coast, and finding new, innovative ways 2 make more money 4 each and every show. It's harder 2 be a buzzband than u realize, but after years of sleeping in tipis, on couches, in motels that run prostitution & human trafficking rings.... it can pay off 1 day....
Do they look keut in front of the tipi?
Are the Vivian Girls 'winning the Battle 4 Lofi'?
Do u think they ever argue abt 'who is the prettiest' and who gets the most money per show?
Has a buzzband ever stayed at ur apartment?
Vivian Girls
BuzzbandThe Vivian Girls are a fuzzy buzzy all-girl band who is sad bc their drummer left them for Best Coast
Vivian Girls bombshell Kickball Katy spotted canoodling with Albert Hammond Jr. of the Strokes
By Carles on 14 Apr 2011
Kickball Katy is the 'frontwoman' and #1 sex icon in the hit 2k11 buzzband Vivian Girls. She has recently been spotted Canoodling with both Michael Cera [link] AND Tyler the Creator [link] AND some random altbro [link] AND some guy in the Black Lips [link]. IT seems like her canoodle fest has moved on to one of the Strokes, Albert Hammond Jr.
Upon further investigation, this is actually a 'cropped pic' of the entire band. It seems plausible that Albie Hammond had 'his pick' of the Vivian Girls for a 1-on-1 canoodling sesh.
Which member of the Vivian Girls is the keutest?
Who should Albert Hammond 'shack up with'?
Should Kickball Katy 'go solo'?
Are the Vivian Girls likely to break up after their 'disastrous P4k Review' or can their brand stay strong?
Do u think Kickball Katy is a 'step up' or 'step down' from Agyness Deyn?
Right now, Kickball Katy's stock is HOT, so it makes sense that Albert Hammond Jr might try to get some of her buzz...
I still dream
of ur
perfect alt jugs, Katie BB <3 <3 [link]
R u on #TeamVivGirls or #TeamP4k?
Is Albert Hammond Jr still the 'hottest' Stroke?
Who had a more disappointing year: The Strokes, the Vivian GIrls, or Radioheads?
Is Kickball Katy way prettier and more talented than Best Coast?
Kickball Katy
Alternative CelebrityKickball Katy is a member of the Vivian Girls. She is a ginger.
Albert Hammond Jr.
Alternative CelebrityAlbert Hammond Jr. is the guitarist from The Strokes. He used 2 bang former it-girl Agyness Deyn.
Vivian Girls
BuzzbandThe Vivian Girls are a fuzzy buzzy all-girl band who is sad bc their drummer left them for Best Coast
PHOTO: Michael Cera spotted canoodling with Kickball Katy?
By Carles on 29 Mar 2011
This picture of Michael Cera was recently snapped, and u can't help but notice the bombshell lofi red head hiding behind Mikey... who happens to look a lot like Vivian Girls front woman Kickball Katy. While we can't jump to any conclusions about their relationship, u can't help but assume this picture was taken 'paparazzi style' via post-coital canoodling. This would be a GREAT career move for both of them. Kickball Katy would get 'more mainstream exposure', helping her band to get more buzz, while Michael Cera would get more 'indie cred' as an indie musician and lofi artist.
Do u think they are in a relationship, or have bloggers 'overblown' this photograph to 'memefy it'?
Which indie frontwoman should Michael Cera date 2 help his indie cred?
Which indie band could be helped the most by recruiting Mikey Cera 2 play bass 4 them?
Should Michael Cera join the Vivian Girls?
Should Vicki LeGrand replace 'that dude in Beach House' with Michael Cera?
Do u want 2 go 2 college and major in 'canoodling analysis studies'?
IS Mikey Cera an indie hunk?
Do yall still have a crush on Kickball Katy after her sexie Bruise Cruise photo shoot [link]?
Michael Cera
Actor, Alternative CelebrityMichael Cera is an alt actor whose movies flops and he basically plays himself ovr and ovr again in every movie.
Read more>>>>Kickball Katy
Alternative CelebrityKickball Katy is a member of the Vivian Girls. She is a ginger.
Kickball Katy spotted canoodling with ANOTHER random altbro. Who is this mystery man?
By Carles on 23 Mar 2011
Best Coast once sang the song "I wish I had a boyfriend", but what if I told you it was the Vivian Girls' front woman Kickball Katy who was spotted canoodling with a random altbro in the VIP bathroom area of the late night Vice Party at SXSW? Earlier this week, she was spotted canoodling with Tyler the Creator [link], and before that, with a member of the Black Lips on the Bruise Cruise [link].
It seems like this strategy is a good one for the Vivian Girls, since Kickball Katy is the only one generating compelling memes that can get the band relevant coverage. U gotta give her props for looking good and doing her thang, trying to empower indie women.
Who is this mysterious altbro?
Do u think they are in a relaish?
Is it better to be in an alt celeb couple relationship OR to just 'play the field' and canoodle with as many bros as possible?
R u falling in <3 with Kickball Katy?
If u dress fuzzy buzzy crusty enough and go 2 a VivGirls show, do u think u will have a chance with her when she comes 2 ur local town?
Has this VIVIAN GIRL GONE WILD?
Kickball Katy
Alternative CelebrityKickball Katy is a member of the Vivian Girls. She is a ginger.
Vivian Girls
BuzzbandThe Vivian Girls are a fuzzy buzzy all-girl band who is sad bc their drummer left them for Best Coast
Kickball Katy spotted canoodling with horrorcore rapper Tyler the Creator
By Carles on 21 Mar 2011
It seems like Kickball Katy has really been on an alt rampage after a rumored relationship with a member of the Black Lips on the Bruise Cruise [link]. Now this picture of her canoodling with Odd Future rapper Tyler the Creator. I am not sure if he is 18 yet, so it seems pretty 'pimp' of him, but it might be 'against the law' via her side.
I wonder if this buzz couple is going to 'work out', and we will see some sweet Best Coast + WAVVES style collabs, and possibly some decent memes, and most importantly the first alt couple sex tape.
Do u hope they 'stay 2gthr'?
Will they be happy 4evr?
Should they write some fuzzy buzzy rap?
Is Gorilla Vs. Bear turning into some sort of alt paparazzi?
Is Kickball Katy officially 'the most desirable woman' in fuzzbuzz rock?
Do u think they are 'canoodling', 'in a relaish', or just had '1 krazie nite 2gthr at South-Bi'?
Does true <3 last after SouthBySouthwest?
Kickball Katy
Alternative CelebrityKickball Katy is a member of the Vivian Girls. She is a ginger.
Tyler, The Creator
Alternative CelebrityTyler is a teenage producer, rapper, and the leader of an experimental lofi shock-rap crew called Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All.
More Sexi Photos of Kickball Katy pouring champagne on her breasts emerge
By Carles on 11 Mar 2011
The Bruise Cruise happened about 2 weeks ago, but the only thing that really emerged from it besides pictures of crustwavers taking baths in swimming pools were pictures of VIVIAN GIRLS GONE WILD: KICKBALL KATY'S WONDERFUL ALTERNATIVE BREASTS. Anyways, some new photos came out, and there is more Kickball Katy 2 feast upon.
do yall <3 her? Is she a good role model?
Should more relevant alternative celebs pour champagne all over their breasts?
"What about me?" -another viv girl
Do u think the Vivian Girls should wear bikini tops on stage and sing abt fun in the sun?
Is it time for Kickball Katy 2 go solo?
Will the Vivian Girls be able to release any sex new memes at relevant pool parties this summer?
Does Kickball Katy have 'the perfect alternative breasts'?
Kickball Katy
Alternative CelebrityKickball Katy is a member of the Vivian Girls. She is a ginger.
VIVIAN GIRLS GONE WILD: More sexi photos of Kickball Katy's wild Booze Cruise antics emerge
By Carles on 03 Mar 2011
The Booze Cruise was some event where a bunch of weirdo punk fuzz buzz bands went on some cruise then a bunch of ppl paid to go on the cruise with them. Overall most of the bands were boring, but the only real meme that can be extracted is the Vivian Girls' member Kickball Katy wearing a sexi swim suit, and her 'wild partying antics.' Kinda jeal of the blipster in this picture. I have always had a 'licking champagne off titties' fantasy, but I always thought it was a mainstream fantasy, but I guess maybe it can be alt.
Here she is getting buzzed on Franzia.
Getting buzzed with the other Viv Gals
Spotted 'canoodling' with some guy in the Black Lips
Hardcore Vivian Girls 4some with John Norris.
Really hoping that the Vivian Girls are 'okay', but u can't help but wonder if they finally got over their sadness abt Best Coast's career 'taking off' and maybe they have accepted that they are a fun loving fuzzy buzzband and that they still have a reason 2 be happie and party hard to get more blog coverage.
Will the Vivian Girls 'provide more quality memes' than Best Coast, or was this just a fluke event because they were on a party boat?
Do u wish this boat sank? [via the Titanic]
Has Kickball Katy 'gone too far'?
Should Kickball Katy 'go solo'?
Even though the Vivian Girls make forgettable music, can they still be bloggable if they 'continue 2 show skin'?
Vivian Girls
BuzzbandThe Vivian Girls are a fuzzy buzzy all-girl band who is sad bc their drummer left them for Best Coast
Kickball Katy
Alternative CelebrityKickball Katy is a member of the Vivian Girls. She is a ginger.
The Vivian Girls show off their banging bikini bodies (2 prove they hotter than Best Coast)
By Carles on 01 Mar 2011
Apparently some thing happened called 'the Booze Cruise' where a bunch of those punky fuzzy buzzy bands went on a cruise with a bunch of people who like those bands/that pseudo-lifestyle. Not really any relevant bands... U sorta wish that every1 who was on that cruise 'got Titanicked' so that we'd lose some of the crusty population.
Anyways, the only thing that probably happened on the boat was the Vivian Girls showing off their 'bangin bikini bods.' U gotta give them props for doing more than just 'playing a boring show with their boring songs.' They gave the fans what they wanted: some skin.
The red head really 'brought her A-game', ready 2 become a Charlie Sheen Goddess. Her name is apparently 'Kickball Katy', which sounds funnie.
Kickball Katy has some ample breasts. U can't help but wonder if she is utilizing the strategy of 'being hotter than Best Coast' 2 steal headlines from her.
I sorta would like to see the Vivian Girls wear skimpier outfits instead of just the weird dresses for women in polygamous marriage. 'Glam it up' 4 us, girls... Let men have a lil peep of ur goodness <3
Also here is a picture of an intimate moment on the Booze Cruise where Kickball Katy is making out with one of the dudes from the Black Lips. Might be the other girl in the band, though. Can't really tell.
After seeing the Vivian Girls in bikinis/tankinis/sexi alt 1pieces, u gotta say that maybe there is 'hope for them' ...
Maybe they can stop being 'so Brooklyn', show off some California skin..
Maybe they will stop acting like they are brainwashed cult members and 'make some noise' [via riding fuzzy buzzy slutwaves]...
U gotta think maybe it's not a bad thing that drummer Ali Koehler left the band if they are gonna be all about 'showing skin'...
Do u think u would be willing to care abt the Vivian Girls if they 'showed more skin'?
Do they look sexi in their bikini bodies?
Do u wish u were on the booze cruise?
Do u wish the captain had sank the booze cruise and the whole weirdo indie punk/fuzzy buzzy scene?
Kickball Katy
Alternative CelebrityKickball Katy is a member of the Vivian Girls. She is a ginger.
Vivian Girls
BuzzbandThe Vivian Girls are a fuzzy buzzy all-girl band who is sad bc their drummer left them for Best Coast


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Most everyone with an inherited retinal degenerative condition eventually asks the questions, "How do I find out what gene is causing my disease, and how can that information help me today?"
During the closing Saturday session on genetic testing at VISIONS 2012, those questions were answered superbly by Dr. Stephen Daiger, one of the world's top genetic researchers for retinal diseases, and Karmen Trzupek, a genetic counselor who works with patients affected by these conditions. You'd be hard-pressed to find professionals more knowledgeable about this complex research field.
Both speakers were excited to report that the genetic testing process — which can still be challenging for patients, doctors and researchers — has made tremendous strides over the last decade. "The tests we have available today would have seemed like science fiction just 10 years ago," said Dr. Daiger.
He noted that identifying the disease-causing gene — which can be done in roughly 50 percent of all cases — will confirm the diagnosis and help people better understand how their diseases will affect them, family members and future children. It can also help identify which emerging treatments or clinical trials are appropriate.
He said that it is "really cool" that he is now referring some of his patients to relevant clinical trials as a result of finding their culprit gene. At the same time, Dr. Daiger acknowledged that the process can sometimes be cumbersome, "but we and the Foundation are working hard to improve upon it."
Navigating the process is where the services of someone like Karmen come in. Armed with a thorough clinical report from a doctor familiar with retinal degenerations, genetic counselors like her can help patients determine: 1) where a blood sample should be sent; 2) the chances of getting a positive result; and 3) what the result means to the individual and the family.
Both Karmen and Dr. Daiger recommended that a patient visit one of the clinical research centers supported by the Foundation, if possible, to get a clinical work-up and genetic counseling. These facilities have highly qualified doctors and counseling professionals. (For information on a center near you, call 1-800-683-5555 during regular business hours and ask for the Foundation's information and referral department.)
If visiting one of these centers isn't convenient, Karmen provides telephone- and web-based counseling services through the company InformedDNA. She works with patients and families to determine if testing is appropriate, which clinical center or physician should be seen and where a blood sample can be sent.
For people who were genetically tested several years ago and didn't get a result, it is important that they follow up with the testing center or the physician who ordered the test. It may be time for their blood sample to be retested or for a new sample to be submitted. In some cases, it may make sense to start the process anew, and contacting Karmen can be a good place to start.
– Dr. Steve Rose
Pictured above: Dr. Stephen Daiger (standing, left) and Dr. Rose speak with a Foundation member after the session.Â


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well i dropped of my truck at toyota this morning around 8am and finally heard back at 1pm. the guy asked "what my expectation were from toyota"...i knew from the beginning this wouldn't be a fun conversation. Long story short he said they would cover the labor if i covered the parts...$1600.
no thanks! i guess this is what you can expect from toyota these days


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Are We Playing God?
Researchers say they have created the first ever animal with artificial information in its genetic code.
The technique, they say, could give biologists "atom-by-atom control" over the molecules in living organisms.
One expert the BBC spoke to agrees, saying the technique would be seized upon by "the entire biology community".
The work by a Cambridge University team, which used nematode worms, appears in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
The worms – from the species Caenorhabditis elegans – are 1mm long, with just a thousand cells in their transparent bodies.
What makes the newly created animals different is that their genetic code has been extended to create biological molecules not known in the natural world.
Genes are the DNA blueprints that enable living organisms to construct their biological machinery, protein molecules, out of strings of simpler building blocks called amino acids.
Just 20 amino acids are used in natural living organisms, assembled in different combinations to make the tens of thousands of different proteins needed to sustain life.
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But Sebastian Greiss and Jason Chin have re-engineered the nematode worm's gene-reading machinery to include a 21st amino acid, not found in nature.
Dr Chin of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (where Francis Crick and James Watson first cracked the structure of DNA) describes the technique as "potentially transformational": designer proteins could be created that are entirely under the researchers' control….
the rest of the article..
So what are we to say about this?
Is this a beautiful and important advance in the field of science that will have the potential to greatly benefit humanity or the world?
or… is this crossing the line by "playing God?"
An implication that comes to mind is the creation of an army of mutant animal or humanish troops. That's a long ways from modifying a worm… but… things happen quickly these days. Or maybe, I've been watching too much sci fi.
For additional fodder to chew on that's related to this, here's a Catholic statement regarding humans and genetics.
And here's the statement from the United Methodist Church, a relatively liberal mainline Protestant denomination.
Roger is the author of Kissing Fish: christianity for people who don't like christianity
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If you believe in GOD, then you should already know we were made in his image.
If you believe in destiny, then if we were meant to be gods, then we will be.
I am not against this scientific curiosity but I sincerely hope that appropriate precautions are taken very seriously so that we don't become the gods that extinguished themselves by creating giant Caenorhabditis Elegans with a taste for human flesh.
On the PLUS side (on a somewhat related note) Genes which cause M.S. determined: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/11/mu…
Funny, I didn't really think you meant to imply that you agreed with the "playing God" metaphor…but it's definitely a way to draw people in
Thanks, Roger, for *your* thoughtful response!


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- Source of Wealth Books, Politics (Annual Salary: $400,000)
- Birth Place Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
- Height 6' 1" (1.85 m)
- Marital Status Married (Michelle Obama)
- Full Name Barack Hussein Obama II
- Nationality United States
- Date of Birth August 4, 1961
- Ethnicity African, Irish, English
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About Barack Obama
The 44th president of the United States, author and the most popular person in the world, Barack Hussein Obama II, has an estimated net worth of $12.2 million. Excluding the $1.4 million in Nobel Prize money he donated to charity and his primary home.
His historic run for the presidency helped him sell millions of copies of his two books, Dreams of My Father and The Audacity of Hope, during the campaign. He sold another 100,000 copies the week following his election. In 2009, the president earned an advance for an abridged version of Dreams for young adults; the deal made him the first sitting president in recent memory to receive a book advance while in office. The real money will be made years from now: Obama could certainly earn tens of millions of dollars a year giving speeches full time.
President Barack Obama's base salary is $400,000 a year. He also has access to a $150,000 expense account as well as a $100,000 tax free travel account and $20,000 entertainment budget.
Obama served three terms in the Illinois Senate, and is the first African American President of the United States. Obama was born August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, and is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School.
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If the game hadn't been so well played, the obvious pun would have been that so-and-so played in a fog.
After all, the unseasonably warm temperatures and drizzle created such fog at Ebersol Ice Rink Thursday night that officials stopped play with 7:14 left, summoning the Zamboni for an ice cut.
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Canaries Chirping After Promotion
Norwich City today won promotion from Coca-Cola League One at the first time of asking. The Canaries were relegated from the Championship last season, finishing on 46 points and were sent into the third tier of English football along with Southampton and Charlton Athletic.They lost the opening game of the season 7-1 at Colchester United but have been the strongest team in the Division to date and have now won promotion after a 1-0 win over Charlton Athletic.With a win for Swansea City today (3-1) over Barnsley it is mathematically impossible for the Blades to now gain a top six finish.Elsewhere Nott's County and Rochdale have both won promotion from League Two whilst Stevenage Borough will play Football League football for the first time since there formation; congratulations to them all!Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion have already secured a place in the top flight and FA Cup finalists Portsmouth will be in the Championship. Peterborough United , Stockport County and Darlington have been relegated.


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Situated on the north coast of the Lleyn Peninsula in Gwynedd, North Wales, Porthdinllaen Lifeboat Station is the home of John D Spicer, a Tamar class lifeboat. During its history the lifeboat crews have been presented with five awards for gallantry.
This station is classed as an Explore station. Explore stations offer the best visitor experience. With free access, you can go inside and look around the station, see the lifeboat and, in most cases, pre-book a tour. They are normally open all year and have an RNLI gift shop.
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Porthdinllaen RNLI volunteers were requested by the Coastguard to launch the Tamar class lifeboat John D Spicer at 10:24pm last night to a sinking fishing boat off Bardsey Island.
Porthdinllaen RNLI welcomed fundraising teams from across the country today to the newly built lifeboat station. Guests were welcomed with a very special announcement – that they've helped the crew smash their £100,000 appeal target.
TV commentator David Dimbleby was today guest of honour at a triple celebration on the Lleyn Peninsular coast.
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Porthdinllaen Lifeboat StationLon Golff Morfa NefynGwyneddLL53 6DA
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01758 720241
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Monday–Friday 9am–5pm plus most weekends in the summer
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More than 4,800 lifeboat crew members around the UK and RoI drop everything when their pagers go off, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Only 1 in 10 crew members has a professional maritime occupation. Men and women of all ages and all walks of life crew the RNLI lifeboats around our coasts and waterways.
Lifeboat name: John D Spicer
Lifeboat class: Tamar
Funded by: the generous bequest of Mr John Dominic Spicer from Oxfordshire
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1864A lifeboat house constructed at a cost of £140.
1888A new lifeboat house and slipway constructed at a cost of £1,200.
1913On quarterly exercise of the lifeboat, Mr William Thomas, a member of the local committee, had his left foot torn off through getting it caught in the quarter stopper. Committee of Management granted £500 to cover medical and other expenses.
1951Silver Medal awarded to Second Coxswain William Dop for his intrepid seamanship in the rescue of three people from the yacht Waterbell that was forced to anchor close in to Porth Oer in a mass of breaking water on the night of 8/9 August. The lifeboat arrived on scene half an hour after midnight in pitch dark and an increasing wind. The coxswain took her between the yacht and the rocks, which enabled the three men to jump aboard. He then brought the lifeboat out stern first and returned to station at 5.30am.
1964A Centenary Vellum awarded.
1975Bronze Medal awarded to Coxswain Griffith J Jones for the rescue of a man on the night of 20 September seen clinging in the dark to a rock a quarter of a mile north of the lifeboat house. Using the lifeboat station's boarding boat in strong gale force south-westerly winds and rough sea with a heavy swell, together with his son, negotiated the narrow channels, reached the exhausted man, and pulled him to safety aboard the boat. His 14-year-old son Eric, who also manned the boarding boat, was awarded an inscribed wristwatch.
1977Bronze Medal for gallantry awarded to crew member Glyn Roberts and the Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum accorded to Second Coxswain Scott for the rescue of a boy trapped 80 feet up the cliff face at Porth-y-Nant on the night of 31 August/1 September. Glyn Roberts and Second Coxswain John Scott launched lifeboat at 11.15pm and went ashore in a boarding boat between dangerous rocks in an eight foot swell. Glyn Roberts climbed 80 foot up the cliff face to bring the boy to safety. A second boy was also rescued from the beach.
1981Bronze Medal for gallantry awarded to Second Coxswain Michael Massarelli in recognition of his courage, determination and seamanship when the lifeboat under his command rescued two men who had been thrown into the water when their inflatable dinghy capsized and was clinging to the side in Porthdinllaen Bay in north-easterly gale and a very rough sea on the afternoon of 25 April.
2006It was agreed by the Operations Committee on 8 February and resolved by the Trustee Committee at their meeting on 5 April that Porthdinllaen be allocated a Tamar class lifeboat to replace the existing Tyne class lifeboat in due course.
2010Breakwater repairs completed in October.
MEDAL RECORDOne Silver and three Bronze Medals have been awarded, the last being voted in 1981.


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Ascent of Sunrise Peak on 1999-06-13
James Barlow
Others in Party:
Keith Stevens
Don Stevens----Only Party on Mountain
Sunday, June 13, 1999
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Sunrise Peak
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This day was one of the best single days of climbing we did in the summer of '99. Keith, Don S, and I climbed up Tanners Gulch to Tanners Pass. From there we hoped to climb Sunrise Peak (11,275). When we began climbing, we were having more problems slipping than when Duane and I climbed Tanners Gulch in May, so we put crampons on near the bottom. This quickly solved the problem, and we continued toward the pass. It was sunny the whole day, making for softer snow. We had lunch on the pass between Sunrise and Dromedary Peak (11,107). After lunch, we headed west toward Sunrise. It was easier than the first time, because I knew which way to go around certain rock obstacles. After lunch and pictures on the summit, we all headed toward the pass. Just before arriving at the pass, Keith came up with the idea of climbing Dromedary peak also. I agreed, but Don decided to wait at the pass for us to top out and come back down. The route from the pass to Dromedary was trickier than the route up Sunrise, and a little bit more fun. After some quick pictures on the summit, Keith and I headed back down to meet Don and go home. Once again, the slide down Tanners Gulch took very little time, and we were back at the car in less than 45 minutes. Just near the bottom, along the streambed, I almost ran into a rattlesnake, but went around it and let Don and Keith know where it was. This was deifnitely one of the best climbs of the summer.
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Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (MNL) launched a new logo and website today with the aim of providing a better user experience and communication for the entire membership.
MNL President Harry Hallett said the initiatives put a stronger focus on people and the opportunities available in municipalities.
"We have plenty of projects and initiatives that our people work hard on everyday," Hallett said. "Our place represents our communities and province and our potential is what we can achieve if we work together."
Combined with the fresh colours and look of the logo, the new website also includes such features as the MNL electronic newsletter, events, updates and resources from MNL programs, including information on economic development, the Tidy Towns program, plus a complete Municipal Directory.
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Thread: We need a beast WR
03-28-2013, 10:13 PM #14Steve Flacco, Apparently
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My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging. -Hank Aaron
03-28-2013, 10:19 PM #15Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: We need a beast WR
Wide receiver is about the last position they should spend a boatload of picks to move up and get. Of the top 25 WRs in receiving yards last season, 14 were drafted after round 1 (or undrafted), and an additional 4 were drafted after pick 20 in the first round.
03-28-2013, 10:33 PM #16Veteran Russell Street Raven
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Re: We need a beast WR
All true, but the main reason our playoff offense looked night and day better than the regular season was that Flacco had a ton of time.
Obviously you can argue Caldwell's scheme helped somewhat. But the McKinnie for Bobby Williams/Jah Reid switch along with the associated movement that put Oher and Osemele at better positions for them was the primary reason, imo.
I'll take Flacco with time with a lesser WR ahead of Flacco running for his life with a greater WR. That said, I admitted I think we need a WR. But if I had a choice between a top 2-3 LT draftee and a top 2-3 WR draftee, I take the LT all day, every day, and 10 times on Sunday.
And of course, we are talking about a non-existent chance of either. Ozzie is not going to use multiple picks to move up that far. He likely will trade back if anything. At most he could trade up a couple spots using one middle round pick, if someone he considered a steal slipped to the mid-late 20's spot.
Re: We need a beast WR
Would be a far reach, but if Ozzie was to move up it has to be Austin. Replace Boldin toughness with crazy speed Austin and Flacco will be in top 5 for yards. It would be Amazing if Ozzie could get Austin.
But no Austin, just trade down and get your LT, Armstead, and hope another first round talent falls with a rush early on QB's. I'm super pumped for this draft. More Ravens will soon take birth. And Ozzie is serious about defining the Title.
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03-29-2013, 04:08 AM #18Hyperbolic curmudgeometer
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Re: We need a beast WR
Doss, LaQuan, DReed, Deonte, Streeter: Out of those 5, all you need is for the light to go on for one of them & for one other to be an adequate depth guy, & the receiving corps is good to go.
I'd shore up the OL & draft a top-notch TE to bookend Pitta before I'd look at WR.
03-29-2013, 05:23 AM #19Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: We need a beast WR
I don't know how likely it is, but if they wanted to move up a few picks in the 1st round, we could part ways with our 5th and two tradeable 6ths. That still leaves us with a comp pick 5th and 6th.
If they draft 12 players, a third, maybe even half wont make the final roster. Why not use our picks we can trade as ammo to move up to get guys we want instead of waiting for them to fall?
I'm not sure what anyone else's definition is of "beast" may be, but if you are looking at 1st start impact guys then Austin, Patton, Hopkins, Wheaton, Rogers and Bumphis.
Save Austin, you can get them in rounds two through four; possibly five with Bumphis. No need to burn picks."We are so ingrained to the systematic neglect on offense that we let recency bias of "being up by 14 points" convince us that our offense does not need attention." - bt12483
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Re: We need a beast WR
Yes because it is that easy for the light to just go "on" for one of them. There is a reason they were late round picks or UDFAs.
Personally, I am not comfortable waiting on a hope and a prayer for our plethora of 4th-7th rd and UDFA WRs to suddenly turn into solid players. I know the sample size is small for some of them. And for some of them it has been injuries - but if you can't stay healthy then you are worthless anyway.
What if Torrey gets hurt? We have nothing.
In fact, this is the first year Joe won't have a 30+ year old veteran WR. His entire career he has had guys like Mason and Boldin.
I just think it needs to be a pick within rds. 1-3. I know that the higher rounds might not give a direct coorelation to them turning out, but I have to believe it is still higher than relying on a 4th-5th rounder to turn into a gem.
We already have our fair share of 4th-7th rd WRs that so far have done nothing.
It took Torrey 3 games into his first season to turn into an importance piece of the offense. And yes, I know we've been burned by guys like Clayton and Travis, but we can't be scared to spend a high pick at WR.
Here is an interesting stat (drop) analysis of some of the top incoming WRs:
Not sure why guys like Rogers and Hopkins aren't listed. Either their drop % exceeded the range or they were just left off for another reason.Last edited by bt12483; 03-29-2013 at 07:55 AM.
Re: We need a beast WR
I think when some folks say "beast" receiver they are looking for that big-bodied/dominant player.
Julio Jones, Dez Bryant, Demaryius Thomas...all are tall, muscular, fast, and explosive.
Cordarelle Patterson may be the most "like" those guys...but he is still pretty raw IMO.Milk is for babies. When you grow up, you have to drink beer.
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Re: We need a beast WR
You got it. In general that would be my preference.
But I would be satisfied with a clear impact player at WR. Torrey was an impact player year one. Same year Doss was drafted.
Like I said above, I don't know if continually waiting until rds. 4 or later to get WR "talent" is the way to go since we have a lot of those guys on the roster that have yet to contribute.
Again. What if Torrey is injured? Our WR depth doesn't look too hot.
03-29-2013, 08:05 AM #24Veteran Russell Street Raven
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Re: We need a beast WR
I think we'll draft a receiver but it won't be in the first round in my opinion. Here's hoping we go either LT or safety. I'm pretty sure Ozzie being as savvy as he is will continue to go bargain shopping for a receiver all the way up to training camp.
He will not trade away half his draft to move up in the first round nor will he give away a future first round pick. After the Boller experiment went bad he vowed he wouldn't follow this path again.


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News and notes on the Milwaukee Admirals hockey team.
Puustinen recovers from splitting knee cap
It's annual camera night tomorrow against visiting Chicago, and fans will notice the biggest smile will likely belong to right wing Juuso Puustinen when they gather on the ice for pictures.
And it's not because Puustinen is tied for second on the team with seven assists and has played in every game but the second one of the season.
"After everything, it's definitely puts things in a new perspective," Puustinen recently said. "I learned a lot during this process. It's been a long way and I'm just glad to be back."
Back from splitting his knee cap in two after he blocked a shot on March 10.
Puustinen went from ranking fourth on the team with 16 goals at that time to keeping his leg at greater than a 180-degree angle for two weeks to allow the bone to heal properly.
He said the first 10 days after the injury where the worst, and there was plenty of pain after surgery.
"That was something I never felt before," Puustinen said.
Puustinen remembers waking up at 4 p.m. in the hospital and his leg was still numb. Until midnight, anyway, and then pain. And more pain.
"The pain was something I can't explain," Puustinen said. "The pressure was so tough. I felt like there was an elephant on my knee all the time. I couldn't sleep the whole night. At 8 a.m. the next morning, they change the nurse and he comes in and is like, 'oh no, this doesn't look good.' And he lifts up my leg and that's when the pain started relieving, and I just got tears flowing out of my eyes because it felt so good to get the pain away."
When Puustinen was finally able to return to his apartment, his teammates were on a long road trip. So he basically stayed in bed.
"That was the worst time of the injury," he said. "I was thinking maybe my career is ending and I can't play anymore. All the bad stuff I was thinking. That was the worst time."
Puustinen eventually returned home to Finland and once he started therapy, he was in a better mood.
That's nothing compared to how he feels now.
"Now we play again, and I'm pretty happy," Puustinen said.
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Akebia quinata
Akebia quinata | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Lardizabalaceae |
Genus: | Akebia |
Species: | A. quinata |
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Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne. |
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Rajania quinata Houtt. |
Akebia quinata (Chocolate Vine or Five-leaf Akebia) is a shrub that is native to Japan, China and Korea, and naturalized in the eastern United States from Georgia to Michigan to Massachusetts.[1][2][3]
It grows to 10 metres or more in height and has compound leaves with five leaflets. The flowers are clustered in racemes and are chocolate-scented, with three or four sepals. The fruits are sausage-shaped pods which contain edible pulp.[1][4] The gelatinous placentation is littered with seeds but have a sweet flavor, so they used to be enjoyed by children playing out in the countryside in the olden days in Japan[citation needed] . The rind, with a slight bitter taste, is used as vegetable, e.g., stuffed with ground meat and deep-fried. The vines are traditionally used for basket-weaving.[5]
In China, A. quinata is referred to as 木通 ("mù tōng" (Pinyin) or "mu tung" (Wade-Giles)) meaning "woody thoroughgoing (plant)". It is also occasionally known as 通草 ("tōng cǎo" (Pinyin) or "tung tsao" (Wade-Giles)) meaning "throroughgoing grass". In the Chinese pharmacopoeia it is believed to be therapeutic as a diuretic, antiphlogistic, galactagogue and analgesic. The principal use of the herb in China is as a traditional remedy for insufficient lactation in nursing mothers. The medicinal part of the plant is the woody stem which is sliced in transverse sections and prepared as a decoction. The stem contains approximately 30% potassium salts thus giving the diuretic action.[6]
A. quinata is listed in the National Pest Plant Accord list which identifies pest plants that are prohibited from sale, commercial propagation and distribution across New Zealand.
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- ^ a b Levy-Yamamori, Ran; Ran Levy; Gerard Taaffe (2004). Garden Plants of Japan. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-650-7. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ "Akebia quinata". Flora of China. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ Flora of North America vol 3
- ^ Decaisne, Joseph. Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 1: 195, pl. 13a. 1839.
- ^ taken from ja:アケビ (2011.11.3(Thu) 12:08)
- ^ Reid, Daniel (2001), "A Handbook of Chinese Healing Herbs", Tuttle Publishing, ISBN 962-593-988-1. Retrieved on 2009-05-20.
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- Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Dcne. (ITIS)
- Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne. Medicinal Plant Images Database (School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University) (traditional Chinese) (English)
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Folks interested in food art ignore the burgeoning crop of design blogs at their peril. On the left is a sculpture of a dress on a hanger by designer Lauren Wyrick Kennedy, as seen on Flywheel Design's blog, okaygreat.com.
Entitled "Gently pull up," the art is made of tea bags stitched together--and, if you were the purchaser, you might just use it to brew one humongous cup of ice tea. It was exhibited at the Durham (North Carolina) Art Council.
The piece supposedly "explores the artist's ambivalence toward women's traditional domestic roles."
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A quick scamper around the web, though, indicates that there are no unique ideas in the world. The flckr collection Made by Ang includes several creative uses of used tea bags in the realm of fashion.
You, too can look like Marie Antoinette in tea bags!
Here's this little number from the Celestial Seasonings website, made entirely of tea bags made by you-know-who.
Finally, from blogger Roz Veevers, is yet another piece of tea bag apparel--this one a kimono made by her sister. Strangely, it also hails from Durham, North Carolina. We bet if you visited, you'd find everyone tea bagging!
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ashlynnbrooke.org | IN | NS | 5 | ns2.nurgles.net | ||
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ashlynnbrooke.org | IN | MX | 5 | ashlynnbrooke.org | pri: 0 |
HTTP Header Analysis
HTTP header reponses show how ashlynnbrooke.org responds to incoming Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) requests from connecting clients (e.g. web browsers).
Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 16:23:30 GMT
Server: Apache
X-Powered-By: PHP/5.1.6
Cache-Control: max-age=300
Expires: Mon, 23 May 2011 16:28:30 GMT
Vary: Accept-Encoding
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/html
Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 16:23:30 GMT
Server: Apache
X-Powered-By: PHP/5.1.6
Cache-Control: max-age=300
Expires: Mon, 23 May 2011 16:28:30 GMT
Vary: Accept-Encoding
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/html
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