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…I just lost a cut
A few weeks ago, my publisher tasked me and my co-writer to write a specific type of song. He wanted the song for an artist that was cutting in just a few days.
We wrote the song and a few days later were forwarded an email from the artist saying that they "LOVE" the song.
Hooray! We did it!
The night before the artist was going into record, we were told, again, that the song was going to be on the record.
The next morning, however, we found out the artist had changed their mind overnight. A friend of ours had beat us out in the late hours of the previous night for the cut.
Boo. Hiss.
In the time it takes to get a short night of sleep, we lost our place on the upcoming record.
What did I do when I found out?
Here's my transparency for you…
I took myself out to lunch…and then I wrote another song for someone else.
Because that's what songwriters do.
You move on.
You write another song.
…and you NEVER skip lunch.
Get over it already.
Why does songwriting even matter to you?
Straight out of college I was dating a really nice guy who seemed to have lots of problems with the attention I got from performing music. Believe me, I say that humbly.
Again, I was straight out of college working for the State of West Virginia in a miserable internship with inept (understatement) managers.
I sang locally and that was it. NOTHING glamorous.
But this guy's need for my attention over the music was problematic.
One early evening I was sitting in the backyard with my Mom and my lifetime neighbor, Joyce, talking about it, when Joyce said this:
But if you take the music away from Belinda, then there's no Belinda.
I can still hear her saying it right now.
And Joyce pretty much nailed it.
If you take away the music from me, I'm not me anymore.
And in all the years since, through the loves and losses, I've always held those words.
I sing because I like to sing.
I play piano because I can.
Songwriting is what I do whether anyone else sees a word or hears a note I put down.
I don't know how to be anyone else.
This is how God made me.
When it all comes down, it matters because it does. Frankly, that's enough.
…my song lost the competition. Should I quit?
Throughout the years I've worked with many new writers who enter competitions as a way to get their songs heard. While I admit that when I was coming up in the songwriting world competitions didn't seem to get on my radar, I know that in this current climate they're everywhere.
I even recommend entering song competitions to some of the people I mentor.
I don't, however, think winning a competition is the point of entering the song.
I've judged lots of competitions, and I've listened to thousands of songs. As I sit here typing this, I can only remember the title of one song of all the winners.
And that one is a song one of my mentorees wrote which just won a competition over the weekend.
I think the point of entering competitions is to get your name in the game.
Like I said, I can only remember the title of one winning song, but I know countless names of writers who've entered those competitions. I've seen all kinds of writers land successes just based on being present. Some of my favorite people are ones I've met through being asked to give feedback on a song.
So, if your song loses a competition, should you quit?
I know, you were expecting a resounding "NO," but I honestly can't give that to you.
The question is more complicated than that to me.
See, every time my publisher sends one of my songs to an artist for consideration, I'm competing with other songs and other writers for a spot on a project. The entire nature of a staff writer's career is based on competition if you think about it.
So, if you enter a song competition and your song doesn't rise to the top of this particular competition, welcome to the reality of the whole thing. Music is subjective and sometimes even the song you wrote that you love the most doesn't rise above the others.
It happens.
So should you quit?
That's a question only you can answer.
…but I can assure you it won't be last time your tune gets passed over.
My advice?
- Decide what matters to you.
- Figure out what you're willing to put on the line for the sake of writing.
And whatever your honest answer to those questions are should dictate whether or not losing a songwriting competition makes you quit writing songs.
Writing Small: What Does that Mean?
One of the most frustrating parts of the craft of songwriting for lots of my songwriter peeps is the notion of writing small.
What does that even mean?
In a nutshell, we have to take a big idea and make it small.
Very, very small.
The thing about songs is you're aiming for about 3:30. Three and a half minutes. That's just not a lot of time.
Let's take making a phone call as an example.
Big idea: A Mom is calling her estranged daughter after years of them not speaking.
When I started out, I'd probably try to tell the whole story of a lifetime of mistakes. I might want to give examples of why the daughter doesn't speak to her Mom anymore and give the listener the whole story. The problem is there's not enough time. I'm going to lose my listener.
So what's smaller?
Smaller Idea: Mom is sick and she wants to call to say goodbye. At least that gets us in a smaller moment and out of whole lifetime for context, right? I mean, now there's a pressing reason for the call and something for them to specifically talk about.
Still, I want less.
Where is the most tension in this idea? What's the one problem that I most want to solve here?
Even Smaller Idea: What if I wrote a whole song in which the Mom is dialing numbers on a cell phone? What if we used the whole lyric to talk about what's going on in the Mom's mind as she dialing 10 numbers on a phone? We could call it "Dialing"…or "Stupid Phone." (ha)
Do you see how I took a big idea and reduced it to a small piece?
Take a big idea. Make it smaller. Make it smaller again.
As I told one of my mentoring students this week, this is when the craft of writing really shows up. It was one (and still can be) one of the toughest parts of songwriting. It's normal for me to be in a session with a co-writer and one of will say 'wait, we're not talking about that so we don't need to bring it up now.'
It takes practice.
It takes patience.
And you can do it!
Remember, if songwriting were easy, everybody would be doing it.
Help! My Co-Writer Butchered My Song
One of my first ever super-cool ideas for a song was butchered by a co-writer. I don't mean he stunk it up a little, I mean what was once a cool idea became an unsightly boil on the hind end of my little catalogue of creations for all of eternity.
I still shudder when I think about how it all went down and what a WASTED opportunity it was.
The truth is I was new to Nashville. I didn't know anything about co-writing, but people told me to do it. So, I figured it was as good a way as any to meet people. In my naiveté, it never occurred to me that just because someone SAID they were a songwriter, it didn't mean they knew how to write a song.
I'd packed up my life in WV and moved to the 'big city.' I assumed that anyone who did that had to be good. Otherwise, why would you move here?
Poor Sweet Ignorant Soul
Before I knew it, I'd given a really cool idea to guy who had no idea what to do with it and no respect for me as a writer. We got together once—long enough for me to realize that I'd made a huge mistake. Not long after that, I got a note that he'd finished it with another writer (without bothering to include me) along with a bill for my 1/3 of the demo.
…I nearly pulled back my hair and took out my earrings!!!
Today, Gang, such a thing wouldn't go down that way. I'm much, much more experienced, and I can handle a rogue if need be. (That means I can unleash my inner hillbilly, in case you didn't catch it.)
However, the truth is there are growing pains to be had along the way. We all have them.
Since I've been there on a few occasions, let me give you a little advice just in case, God forbid, it happens to you as you're wandering merrily along your way.
1. Open communication with your co-writer is not an option.
When you tell your co-writer about your super-amazing-brilliant idea, your job is communicate EVERYTHING about the idea. If you hear the song a certain way, tell them. Do not assume your brand new acquaintance can hear what's in your head. NEVER assume that.
For example, it never occurred to me during that awful co-write experience I told you about that he wouldn't hear the song like I did. It was just so obvious to me. …yeah, he did NOT hear the obvious.
2. Be open to hearing your idea a different way.
Before you fall off the deep end, take a step back and breathe. Consider, for a moment, that you're wrong. What if they really did nail it and you're the one missing it. You owe it to the song to listen with an open mind.
3. You work in service of the song.
At the end of the day, it's not about your ego and it's not about your co-writer's ego. The dialogue is about the song and what serves it.
If it was your idea, and you and your co-writer can't get on the same page, then politely ask for it back. It's not a big deal. Just say, "Hey, this isn't going where I wanted it to, so I'd like to take it back off the table. Let's look for something that fits our collective styles a little better." NO BIG DEAL. I've done it, and I've had it done to me. Absolutely no hard feelings.
Have you had an experience similar to mine? I'd love to hear about how you handled it.
The Closet of Gratuitous Praise
I was home on a Friday night many years ago, and "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch," was on the television. I wasn't watching it, mind you, but I just hadn't flipped the channel.
In a moment of complete and utter writer BRILLIANCE, this scene happened!
If you've been in one of my songwriting classes, you may have heard me reference the Closet of Gratuitous Praise. It's such a guilty admission, but it honestly comes from," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch." Who knew I'd have a life changing moment?!?!
Every time you feel 'less than' or 'loser,' you could open the closet and be affirmed.
This week I got some feedback that I'm too encouraging. It was some terrific food for thought: I'd never want someone to rely on pleasing me instead of pleasing themselves. After all, who am I? If you can't please yourself you can't please anyone.
Still, it hit me in a really thoughtful way so you can imagine my joy when the amazing Romi Kamburg posted the video on my web page.
So HERE ARE 3 THINGS TO REMEMBER:
1.DO NOT mistake positive feedback from someone for positive feedback from yourself. You have your own answers.
2. NEVER wait for permission. Permission isn't found outside of you.
3. NO ONE knows what works for you better than you.
…and with that, should you ever need some big, fat gratuitous praise, here is the perfect closet!!! You're totally covered.
So The Publisher Doesn't Like Your Song?
Here's the scene:
You've put every ounce of creative juice into this one masterpiece. You've counted your syllables, you've leaned on hard rhymes, and your hook is killer. Every line of the lyric brilliantly supports the hook. (How will you stay humble?!)
If all that isn't enough, then there's the melody. Holy cow, the MELODY! You LOVE singing it. It just 'feel's right. It fits in that perfect pocket. Genius.
Let's just be honest. If you had to choose between THIS song and your first born, you would actually have to have a quick internal dialogue about which one you love more.
THAT is how stinking amazing this song is.
…and then the unfathomable happens.
You play it for that publisher you've been trying so hard to impress and, well, they just don't "get" it.
"I mean, it's technically correct, but it just doesn't do anything for me."
You start growing your horns. You're ready for battle. Who does this joker think they are?
You breathe in. Breathe out.
You remember that burning bridges is a bad idea at this point in your career.
You thank them for their time and leave with your tail tucked.
By the time you get to the car, you're fighting back tears.
Why do I even mess with this? Why bother?
The music industry stinks.
Everybody hates you.
…it's all just a…
I've been there. Shoot, I've been on both sides of that. I've gotten that reaction and I've given that feedback.
Here's what I suggest, Gang.
1. Stop.
As writers, and especially as new writers, we pour so much of our precious time and thought in our songs that it can be hard to distinguish the line between where we, the person, ends and where the song begins. You have to remember that the person listening is only seeing what's on the page and hearing what's in the room. They are having a reaction to the SONG, not to you. When a listener doesn't like your song, it is not a commentary on your worth as a human being.
2. Ask.
If you really need to know, then ask. "Is there a particular part that's not working for you?" "Do you see anyway I could improve it?" But remember, the answer could just be 'no.' And trust me, whatever you do, don't start defending the song. It's over. It's done. You're not going to convince someone to love a song by being defensive. Thank them for their time and move along. (Note** If you handle this step right, you could actually get a future meeting with a new song! Again, trust me.)
3. Decide.
Based on the feedback you got, now you have to decide. Do you want to play the song for someone else? Do you want to shelve it for a while and see how you feel about it in a few months? Do you want to rework it? Regardless, DECIDE. Do NOT let the experience roll around in your head and defeat you. Make a decision, do what you need to do, and get back to work.
Remember, at the end of the day, you're the writer and you get to decide what to do with your feedback, but navigating this field can be tough. Write the best song you can write today, and then tomorrow, write the best song you can write tomorrow. Always, ALWAYS take the good with the not-so-good and use it to get better.
I Had to Disappear…no, really…
I knew the past 6 weeks were going to be busy. I thought I was ready for it. I had mapped out my schedule, penned in slots for everything I needed to do, prioritized and pep-talked myself all the way to the beginning of the start. I was psyched. I was ready.
My mantra: No matter what, be kind to yourself.
And for the past six weeks, I was on airplanes every week, I was in an intense Life Coach certification school, I was finishing up my very first ever Christmas musical (insert shameless plug here for, "Once You've Seen the Star," coming soon), and I had a heavy disability advocacy case load (which meant lots more studying.)
Well, you've heard what is said about the best laid plans…
Gang, at about week 3, I looked around and thought, "Holy Mother of the Cows! What have I gotten myself into?!"
Calls started going unanswered, emails unreturned, I was missing Facebook messages, and my friends were thinking I'd left town for good.
At the point panic was about to take over, and under the heading of being kind to myself, I took an afternoon off. I happened to be in New Bern, NC, and it was a gorgeous day. So, I locked up my computer, my cell phone, my files, my manuals and my worries, and I just walked around. I wandered in and out of galleries and tiny specialty shops. I ate toast with butter (a HEAVENLY accident) at a little diner. I perused the Pepsi shop—the place where Pepsi was invented, and I took a long walk around the bay.
In other words, I took some time to participate in the world outside of 'me.' I stopped focusing on Princess Belinda (gasp!).
During that afternoon, I appreciated all kinds of beautiful and fun things. And to be honest, it was course-changing.
On the plane flying home to Nashville that night, I decided that for the next few weeks, there were some emails and calls that were going to have to go unanswered. I was going to postpone the launch of Dashboard Poets AND my 1-on-1 Mentoring course. My newsletter wasn't going to go out, and I was going to miss a few social gatherings. And that was ok.
Sometimes you have to be where you are.
Sometimes you get your answers when you're not actively looking for them.
And, like my Dad always says:
All you can do is ALL you can do.
And it's ok.
…because when you get back from your personal hiatus, you're going to be ready to get some serious stuff done!!! BAM!
Do You Ever Just FREAK Out?
So, picture this: I got on a plane and flew to Savannah, GA, for dinner. For DINNER!
Well, okay, it wasn't just any ol' dinner. I threw my name in when Susan Hyatt announced her, "Girlfriends Gone Wild" event. One night, 20 fabulous women, a little life coaching and great food.
Doesn't it all sound like fun? Well, it was. …until it came time to actually ENTER the restaurant.
See, I've always had this 'thing' about walking into rooms of people I don't know. It's odd—I can be on stage in front of thousands and not bat an eye. I can teach a group without a moment's hesitation. But to just walk in to a room of strangers and have to start making small talk???
Jesus, take the wheel.
Guess what? THIS IS SOMETHING I HAVE TO DO! I mean, I just big fat have to do it sometimes. Why?
Relationships are imperative for what we do. (Yes, for WHATEVER we do.) And, no, I'm not talking networking. I don't know about you, but I don't want anyone's business card unless I want it, and it's likely that I don't want it if there's no connection. (Soapbox for a another day.)
So here's how I handled my good, old-fashioned FREAKING OUT about entering a room of people I didn't know.
1. I decided on my question.
You know, the question—So, what do you do? I spent a lot of years working at a job that in no way defined me or gave much insight into who I really was, and it was during that time that I stopped asking people what they 'did.' I'm not as interested in what someone does as who they are. So, I started asking other questions—What do you like to do for fun? or I'm planning my next vacation. Where's your favorite vacation spot? Based on who was going to be attending this particular event, I decided my question was, "So what are you most proud of?" (…it was a good one.)
2. I decided on my answer.
Even though I don't love the question about what I do, I knew I was going to be asked. Here's the start of my answer: My name is Belinda Smith, and I work with the best people in the world.
3. I reminded myself of why I was there in the first place.
I was there to meet, be inspired by, and to inspire amazing women. …and I'd just taken a night away from home to do it. SOMEONE was going to make it worth the trip whether they liked it or not!
Needless to say, I stepped out of my comfort zone in a BIG way. And, yes, it was worth it. For me, though, thinking about how I was going to show up and the kinds of conversations I wanted to have really did help the room-anxiety. It was like I'd given myself a road map of sorts, and Heaven knows we all need a little direction.
So, now that you know about my 'thing,' do you have tips on how YOU do this? How do you do parties with strangers? HELP ME OUT HERE!


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Kobe Bryant has been saying that the final season in his current Lakers contract could possibly be his last in the NBA. He said it in an interview early this season and he's said it again recently in an interview with NBA.com. "Vino" recently suffered a bone spur in his left foot following a game against the Milwaukee Bucks last week. The toll that an NBA season puts on his body is part of the reason Bryant believes that he'll be ready to hang his sneakers up following season number 18. "I'll talk to my family and stuff and really see if I want to continue to sacrifice as much as I'm sacrificing right now," Bryant said. "I'm putting my body through a lot to just get ready to play every single night. To do what I'm doing right now. It's not easy. I'll tell you, it's taken a lot of commitment," Bryant went on to say. When asked if he thought that next season would be his last, Bryant replied, "yeah." Bryant also indicated that he'll make that decision this summer in order for the Lakers to be able to plan for their free agent future. In addition to Dwight being a free agent this summer, there's this guy in South Florida who could possible be available in the summer of 2014. The capspace the Lakers will have if Kobe retires certainly means the team might be interested in throwing their hat into the ring. The reality is, I can't imagine Kobe in another jersey. And I don't think most want to see Kobe as "Washington Wizard Jordan." I hope when he makes his decision, he's ready with his transition plan as well. The itch to come back after sitting out a year or so will be there. The Black Mamba moved up another notch in the all time NBA scoring list to the number four position, passing Wilt Chamberlin.
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03-01-2013 12:39
My Nokia Lumia 820 Screen is broken and gone blank, how do I fix it. The phone is three weeks old.
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03-01-2013 13:05 - edited 03-01-2013 13:05
That's very unfortunate. You should take it to Nokia Care Point for replacement, which will not be covered by warranty. You can find your nearest NCP from the Nokia Support link at the bottom of the page.
03-02-2013 16:02
Hi. My new Lumia920 fell down from sofa to wooden floor (less than 50 cm high) and the screen got broken!!
How is this possible, since Lumia screen has been "advertised" as very strong and durable?? I suspect that there was a manufacturing defect in it. So many Lumias in use and as far as I know no broken screens although phones have fallen even in stony floors. How is this possible - manufacturingf defect ?
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My Nokia Lumia 820 Screen is broken and gone blank, how do I fix it. The phone is three weeks old.
When you say broken, do you mean it is smashed or just that it doesn't light up? If the latter, try pulling the battery out for 10 seconds then replace and reboot.
03-02-2013 17:55
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Hi. My new Lumia920 fell down from sofa to wooden floor (less than 50 cm high) and the screen got broken!!
How is this possible, since Lumia screen has been "advertised" as very strong and durable?? I suspect that there was a manufacturing defect in it. So many Lumias in use and as far as I know no broken screens although phones have fallen even in stony floors. How is this possible - manufacturingf defect ?
The 920 is advertised as having scratch resistant glass, not shatter proof glass. Unfortunately, your screen broke probably because of the angle of impact coupled with the weight of the phone. I doubt that it's a manufacturing defect that caused the breakage.
03-02-2013 18:01
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15-06-2013 14:41
I just experienced the exact same thing only from 40cm high. Wodden floor. just slided slowly off the sofa.
Imagine my surprise when i picked up the phone, and the entire screen was shattered.
I am positive i dont have the same kind of screen as shown in this video:
It got scrathced very easy as well. And the phone is less than a week old! Very disapointed!
And the is no warrenty for this??
15-06-2013 15:12
16-06-2013 3:14 - last edited on 17-06-2013 21:17 by jekiboi20
I know phones are not meant to be dropped but screen shatters from 40cm fall? That's just a little over 1 foot. Come on Nokia, you can do better than that.
Moderator's note: We have removed the link on this post as it directs to a non-Nokia related site.
16-06-2013 15:27
A few weeks ago I bought the 520, very happy with it untill now. My daughter gave me a sd card for fathersday so I opened the phone and put it in. I put the cover back on and it slipped from my hand and on the floor.
It didn't drop from the balcony on the 3rd to the street below but just about 40 centimeters to the floor, I was sitting on my sofa. Result, a broken screen.
Question 1: Why does Nokia use inferrior quality glass (on all Lumia phones)?
Question 2: How much will it cost to replace the screen, an indication will do.
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question 3: How long will it take to get a respons?
This is a user to user forum, plus costs vary between countries, so you will not get a response here. You should contact your local Nokia Support and a Nokia Care Point will provide you a quote.
22-12-2013 12:13
i recently had my nokia 820 screen fixed because it cracked but after just 5 weeks it cracked again. the first time i dropped it but this time it just cracked. what should i do?
22-12-2013 15:58
22-12-2013 16:35
ive already replaced it twice this is the second time i havent dropped it and it has randomly cracked.it costs 60 pounds a time which i cant afford
22-12-2013 18:41
22-05-2014 12:42
Hi my nokia lumia 520 screen is broken can any one help?
22-05-2014 14:46
Your local Nokia Care facility can help you.
02-09-2014 19:30
I bought he Nokia 520 just to have as a mp3 player in my car and for fiddling around the house on. I had the phone in my the front pocket of my shorts on the second day after I opened it. I picked up my toddler and he must have cracked my screen with his foot somehow. I can't get a refund from Best Buy and I can't find anyone around town to fix it so now I am buying a replacement screen from China wich should take 15-30 days and then I need to fix the screen on my own.
Buyer beware of this product. If you havn't cracked your screen yet may I suggest leaving your mobile phone in a safe place at home.
08-10-2014 12:59
A few weeks ago, I dropped my Nokia Lumia 520 and the screen smashed. The screen still lit up and the phone was receiving calls/texts etc, but the touch screen didn't work. I took it to be fixed locally, the screen was fixed in minutes and the phone works again. However, the screen now will not light up while I am on the phone which means I am unable to activate the keypad for touch tone calls (eg. Press 1 to top up by credit/debit card, Press 2 to top up by voucher, etc, etc.) or to activate loudspeaker, etc. When pressing the side button to activate the screen it flashes on for a split second and goes off again. Considering I took the phone elsewhere to be fixed, I know any reply will tell me I shouldn't have done so, but I can't surely be the only person who has done this...... I just want to know if it is in fact fixable?
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.


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Foreign Institutional Investors hold 9 per cent of the company's equity and the stock is a market favourite too. Yet, it is a company that has been without a permanent head for eight months now and is set to remain so for the next four months.
Welcome to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the flag-bearer of India's energy security, whose stand-in Chairman and Managing Director was denied a confirmation in that position by the government last week.
For those not tuned in, here is the story. In May 2006, when Mr Subir Raha retired as Chairman and Managing Director of the company, Mr R. S. Sharma, Director (Finance), was asked to take interim charge while the process of finding a successor was set in motion.
The panel that selects CEOs for public sector companies, the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), is understood to have finalised two names, including Mr Sharma's, and sent its recommendation to the government by end-August. If you think this is bad, because a temporary CMD ran the company for three months, consider what followed. It took the authority concerned a further five months to make up its mind and reject both the names recommended by the PESB. Incidentally, the second name was that of Mr A. K. Hazarika, Director (Onshore) of ONGC.
The result: ONGC has been without a permanent head for the last eight months. There are several questions that arise now.
Governance issues
Why was the process not initiated well before the incumbent chairman retired? Why did it take five months for the government to reject the two candidates? Why the sudden suggestion that the field should be thrown open to candidates from the private sector too?
Does the government really believe that someone from the private sector is going to volunteer for selection after seeing the treatment meted out to ONGC and the caretaker CMD?
The episode raises the larger question of corporate governance in Public Sector Units and the role of the government as the dominant shareholder.
Granted the dominant shareholder has the right to name his candidate to head the company, but should there be no democracy at all when it comes to PSUs? ONGC operates in an industry where quick decisions are necessary and investment proposals are discussed in millions of dollars, if not billions.
Will a temporary CMD feel motivated to take such decisions especially when he knows that his decisions will be reviewed by his permanent successor?
Effect on stock
It is ironic indeed that even as it was dragging its feet on appointing a CMD, the government was criticising ONGC for not meeting targets and not taking important decisions on enhancing output from the ageing Bombay High fields.
And what about the employees and their morale when they see their CMD being treated in this fashion? What is the signal being sent out to them? It is shocking indeed that such an important company operating in such a critical business is being treated in this manner by the government.
The imbroglio is also not likely to go down well with the market, as ONGC's stock is an important constituent of major indices. Indeed, the stock has lost 3 per cent in the last three trading sessions since news came out of the government's rejection of the two names put up to it for approval.
The entire episode is proof, if necessary, of how PSUs are treated as handmaidens by the government and certainly does no good to the latter's reformist credentials.


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MANILA, Philippines—The Aquino administration on Saturday said it sought United Nations arbitration as a "last resort" because China had refused to withdraw its ships from Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal), which the country insists is within Philippine territory.
Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario pointed out that it was China—not the Philippines—that was now occupying the contested shoal.
Del Rosario was answering China's accusation that the Philippines' resort to international arbitration was an attempt to "cover in a cloak of legality its occupation of Chinese islands and reefs in the South China Sea." China was referring to the Philippines' occupation of some areas in the contested Spratlys group of islands.
The Philippines last week informed China that it had asked the Arbitral Tribunal under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to declare as illegal China's nine-dash-line map, which claims almost all the islands in the South China Sea and encompasses territories the Philippines believes it rightfully owns.
China has said it was against internationalizing the issue and proposed bilateral negotiations instead. The Philippines' move also came as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), of which the Philippines is a founding member, continued talks to draw up a code of conduct to prevent conflicts regarding territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Del Rosario said the country formally sought the assistance of the Arbitral Tribunal after all other remedies had been exhausted.
"The Philippine choice of arbitration under Unclos is the last resort for a peaceful resolution on disputes in the West Philippine Sea after exhaustion of political and diplomatic approaches," Del Rosario told the Inquirer by phone on Saturday.
On Friday, in a briefing at Malacañang, he said, "The Chinese have tried to establish a de facto occupation of Bajo de Masinloc. When we last checked, I think they had two maritime surveillance vessels there and then they had a fisheries law enforcement boat. So they have three vessels there.
He said this was what prompted the government to avail itself of the option of international arbitration.
"That train has left the station and we are trying to proceed with that. We believe that will yield the results that we're after in terms of providing a durable solution. Any solution that we would have come up with, short of a solution that is derived from the (Unclos), I think at best (would be) a transactional solution and not a durable one," said Del Rosario.
According to him, Manila had three approaches to deal with the sea dispute: political, diplomatic (through bilateral relations) and legal.
"I think that we have significantly moved, of course, in parallel to try and utilize all of those approaches. And we got to a point where we felt that as far as the political and the diplomatic approaches are concerned, we had exerted every possible effort there and yielded no results. So we have filed an arbitration case," he said.
"For the Philippines, it will clarify what is ours. It will define our maritime entitlements related to fishing, access to natural resources and law enforcement in our exclusive economic zone in accordance with Unclos," he said.
"For all other nations, it will remove the threat to freedom of navigation from the region," Del Rosario said.
The Philippines believes China's nine-dash line is an "excessive declaration" of its maritime territory, as it encompasses all of the West Philippine Sea, including territories closer to the Philippine shoreline than to China's.
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Is social media driving the U.S. Army's substantial iPad acquisition?
On September 23, 2010, the Department of the Army (U.S.) issued solicitation W9124D10IPADS for the purchase of 587 Apple iPads prepared to the following specification: "Item shall be equal to the salient characteristics of the Apple 32GB iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G." Requirements include:
– 32GB of storage that operates on skip-free flash memory eliminating the need for a hard drive and provides instant on capability.
– 9.7 inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display with ISP technology
– up to 10 hours of battery life
– an 80% fast charge of 1.5 hours with a full charge within 3 hours
– ability to show Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) videos
– provides on-demand social networking functionality
Contractor shall perform the following before shipping:
– Each unit shall be activated and pulled into an enterprise air time account.
– Each unit shall have Military Occupational Series (MOS) videos loaded locally.
– Customer required SSID shall be added to each unit.
– Test and configure WIFI settings
– Test and configure Blue Tooth settings
– Test and configure Network settings
– Test and configure Location services
– Add custom created wallpaper
– Configure brightness settings
– Configure auto lock and password settings
– Add restrictions to device
– Activate and configure individual email accounts (1 per device)
– Add approved Army applications
– Download videos
– Test and configure video settings
– Provide on line daily tracking reports on shipment.
The solicitation also called for 587 each of Apple's AppleCare Protection (2-year) for iPad and Otterbox Defender Cases for iPad.
The 32GB iPad with WiFi+3G retails for $729, AppleCare at $99.00 per unit, and the Otterbox Defender Case for iPad retailing for $89.95 per unit. Let's do some quick math here…
$729 x 587 = $427,336.00
$99 x 587 = $58,113.00
$89.95 x 587 = $52,800.00
Drum roll, please. $538,249.00 total, which may be slightly reduced by volume discounts or increased based on services the provider must render, as outlined above. Mind you, this half-million-dollar order is to ensure the folks at Fort Knox in Kentucky can play Military Occupational Series (MOS) videos and take part in social networking.
Soldiers at the Royal School of Artillary in Wiltshire, UK, are using the iPad and a specifically designed app to train for fire mission situations. Officials are of the mind that soldiers pay better attention while training, and it makes it "more fun" than being in a classroom.
Many in the mil/aero community are relieved these devices are not making their way on the battlefield, getting involved in anything safety- or mission-critical, housing classified information, and so on. Not yet, anyway.
How long until we start fielding non-ruggedized, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) computing products to warfighters in the field?
Some military officers are hot to adopt these devices now, while makers of rugged computers ask (nay, beg) that they "wait" for a rugged version able to withstand the rigors of battlefield scenarios and environments.
Has COTS gone too far? Will the military risk security for convenience or "coolness"? This geek is intrigued. Let the war of commercial techno-envy begin!
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Where did Amber go?
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ESCONDIDO It's been more than two weeks since Amber Dubois disappeared, and police have no idea whether the 14-year-old Escondido High School student has been abducted or left home on her own.
Now police are re-evaluating an early sighting of Amber and following numerous tips and leads, including possible links to other recent cases. Investigators believe help from the public may be the best way to find answers.
"We're looking for somebody out there that has information about something that took place, or maybe has a friend who knows something," Escondido Police Lt. Craig Carter said. "If they don't want to get involved, they can leave an anonymous tip."
Last night, a second candlelight vigil was held in front of the high school, attracting about 100 people.
In addition to local news coverage, the case has attracted national attention on television shows such as CNN's "Nancy Grace." It is scheduled to be featured tonight on Fox TV's "America's Most Wanted." Tips have poured in as a result, but most have not been fruitful.
Police say hundreds of students have been interviewed, and members of Amber's family have been given polygraph tests. The FBI has been assisting in the investigation.
Investigators also visited 53 homes in northeastern Escondido that have been abandoned due to foreclosures, Carter said. "Every day something new comes up that we follow up on," he said.
One lead that police are trying to run down involves a white utility van.
Bill Garcia, a private investigator hired by the family, said a woman called him to report that on Feb. 2, she was walking to work along Mission Road in Escondido when a man in a white van pulled next to her and asked in broken English if she wanted a ride. She ignored him; he pulled over and got out, then drove off when she walked into a crowd of children at a middle school, Garcia said.
Four days earlier, a 12-year-old girl told sheriff's deputies that three men forced her into an older-model white utility van near Scots Way and Midland Road in Poway, drove around town for 20 minutes and then let her go. Police have consulted with the sheriff's detective on that case, Carter said, but so far no link has been established.
Investigators also have not been able to rule out the possibility that Amber ran away. Police say they evaluate cases based on a number of factors, including a missing person's age, habits and past history. Amber's family and friends have insisted it would be entirely out of character.
There also is no evidence of an abduction, and police categorize her as a "missing juvenile."
"Everything is on the table," Carter said.
Amber was seen Feb. 13, on North Broadway near Escondido High's football field, walking to school. She never made it to class.
A student who knows her reported seeing her about 5:30 p.m. the next day walking along Grand Avenue with other teenagers not far from Palomar Medical Center in downtown Escondido. Carter said it appears the account is highly credible.


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"The last several decades have expanded our understanding of the genetic and molecular causes of autoimmune diseases. This information now has to be applied to the care of patients suffering from these conditions, and that will be the focus of the next decade," explains Dr. Venuturupalli. He notes that the move coincides with his desire for growth in the areas of patient education and autoimmune disease research and widens the service of their respective infusion centers.
In addition to evolving his clinical practice in the areas of lupus, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, Dr. Venuturupalli notes that the association will continue to teach and lecture on a wide variety of health topics. Dr. Venuturupalli explains his philosophy simply, "As a physician, I believe that every case is unique, and how lupus affects one person is vastly different than how it affects another. It has been my endeavor to try and understand each individual patient and tailor my approach to their particular illness."
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This book is actually a series of articles from a German Theosophical weekly called Luzifer-Gnosis. Not all articles have been included in the book, and the editing is done by the author himself, thus the overall structure can give a kind of blurry impression. At the time of writing these articles the author was the chief editor of the magazine in question. He was also starting a school of meditation, the so-called Esoteric School within the Theosophical Society (at the time Steiner was the head of its German branch). So in a sense these articles were meant as an advertisement for the school, which was running during the ten years from 1904 to the outbreak of WWI. After the war Steiner, then leading a movement of his own, re-edited his major works, including the present title, emphasizing in an appendix that the need for a spiritual teacher, stressed throughout the text, can be replaced by an intimate study of the book itself and the guidance that will come from this study. While this may seem to be an outrageous claim inconsistant with the general thrust of the text itself, it it a known fact by now that it can be that way. Not least the original research of Valentin Tomberg, who never met Steiner in person, shows that Steiner's spiritual guidance can come through in the way he himself foresaw in 1918. The inner attitude required for the kind of training that the present title describes is also well described by Paulo Coehli in his little book The Alchemist, which can be warmly recommended to any student and practicioner of spiritual science.
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In this classic account of the Western esoteric path of initiation, Rudolf Steiner leads students to cultivate reverence and inner tranquility and to develop the inner life through the stages of preparation, illumination, and initiation. He describes practical exercises that involve inner and outer observation and moral development. By patiently and persistently following these suggestions, new 'organs' of the soul and spirit begin to form, revealing the contours of higher spiritual worlds previously concealed from us. This is an essential book for understanding Rudolf Steiner as a teacher, counselor, and friend. His advice is down-to-earth, clear, and powerful.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A group of San Francisco Star Wars fans who want to travel to a galaxy not that far away have created a combat choreography class for Jedis-in-training with their weapon of choice: the lightsaber.
At a recent class, Alain Bloch, the self-proclaimed Jedi Master at Golden Gate Knights, demonstrated a slicing technique. He has a background in martial arts and stage combat.
"Always be mindful of the presence!" he said, donning a Luke Skywalker outfit and a green lightsaber.
With Star Wars movie music coursing through the dance studio, his disciples clutch their neon-glowing lightsabers.
These self-proclaimed "Star Wars geeks" slice and parry as they follow Bloch's lead, and get a little exercise, too.
People in a recent class in the city's South of Market district, including a couple on a date, said they embraced their quirkiness and had even converted some of the skeptical into the "Jedi order."
"At first they giggle because they think it's a little silly. Then they're like, actually that's kind of cool," said Julio Reyes, a student. "Then they start asking more questions."
Not all Jedis-in-training are rooting for the good guys. Some came to embrace "the dark side of the force."
"I just love Vader, period," said the Darth Vader-clad student Gary Ripper. "Just his voice, the way he moved, the power of him. I just liked the powerfulness of him."
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John "Jack" Nealon, Ph.D., author of Relationship Recipes & Remedies, and founder of Bowie Counseling Center, in Prince George's County, Maryland, launches a new, four-disc audio book set entitled The Marriage Seminar LIVE: Creating Great Relating!. The informative audio CD set was recorded during a live session with more than 30 couples. Nealon's $40 boxed set is being offered to the public for the first time directly on their website, and soon via Amazon, CD Baby, and iTunes.
Dr. Nealon "" a sought-after speaker with 25 years of experience as a Marriage Counselor and Psychotherapist "" has successfully counseled thousands of couples. With The Marriage Seminar LIVE, he presents a rich blend of research, teaching, counseling, therapy, anecdotes, humor and compassion. The seminar is an insightful, entertaining discussion about the roadblocks and successes couples experience as they pursue happiness together.
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The Red Alert 1.2 Full VersionMar 31, 2013 Full Version 16 comments
The full version of "The Red Alert\" 1.2. Includes a number of bug fixes and gameplay enhancements. The mod brings the classic original Red Alert to the...
·The: definite article. before a consonant; before a vowel or video game mod.
1: Denote particular, specified persons or things.
2: Indicates uniqueness or individuality.
3: Used before a noun, and generally stressed, to emphasize one of a group or type as the most outstanding or prominent.
·The Red Alert: The original, the only, the true; The Red Alert.
The Red Alert, under development by the mod team of C&C Labs, undertakes one of the most ambitious tasks in C&C modding: to recreate and improve upon an original game. The mod, in development for Red Alert 3, is based off the original Red Alert's art and game play. Not aiming to model realism, it instead endeavors to bring the addictive heart-pounding game play of the classic to a world-class 3D engine, to bring back all of the classic units, including those from Aftermath, and to recreate the very "feel" of its art style. With The Red Alert, epic tank battles, MiG attack runs, and Cruiser strikes will be more than just fond memories — they will all be weapons in your arsenal once again! It was released on September 21, 2011 and was ranked the number one mod on Moddb and critically acclaimed on other sites, with GameSpy calling it "A Command and Conquer fan's dream come true."
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10 comments by Blbpaws on Mar 31st, 2013
More than eighteen months after its release, The Red Alert mod is still alive and kicking, and more than 17 years after release, the classic Red Alert 1 game is fresher than ever. Whether you played the original game, are just a fan of the mod, or are new entirely, this release has something for you, with a host of gameplay enhancements, AI improvements, and bug fixes. In particular, we'd like to thank ZeroMD for doing so much to make it possible.
It's available in two versions: a patch and a complete download. Head over to the downloads page or take a look at the mod's trailer.
The full version of "The Red Alert\" 1.2. Includes a number of bug fixes and gameplay enhancements. The mod brings the classic original Red Alert to the...
A patch to version 1.2 of the critically-acclaimed "The Red Alert," a mod that brings an RTS classic to the beauty of the 3D world.
The full version, including the 1.1 patch, for the critically-acclaimed mod, The Red Alert. It has numerous bug fixes, AI and economy updates, and some...
A patch for the critically-acclaimed mod, The Red Alert. It has numerous bug fixes, AI and economy updates, and some rebalancing. It includes an auto-patcher...
For those who want some classic C&C style box art to go with the mod, here's a printable version of such by staff member Chiekku
It's time your memories were 3D! This is the full version of The Red Alert, a mod for Red Alert 3 that restores the original Red Alert title from 1996...
i must say c&c labs have done it again! incredible mod guys. i loved the forgotten and was blown away by this. i just wished u guys also did a "the red alert 2" for ra2 fans like me. also if u guys helped out other modders on this site who cannot finish their mods but have incredible work so far *cough project X cough* cough*
Condition Red is a RA3 to RA2 conversion mod Moddb.com
yeah that i checked out but its literally nothing, like no buildings, no vehicles, just civilian structures and some ground textures from red alert 2
From what I've checked, mostly everything except base buildings and infantry are done.
W.N.V (We need Volkov)
We need it, so the Soviets can have a counterpart of Tanya.
him AND his cybernetic dog?
The game refuses to start... it does nothing
Does this mod work with "The Ultimate Collection" i've downloaded the mod, and updated my game .exe files to run as administrator as well as getting the new Launchers. when i go to do a skirmish game though, it doesn't give me the options of maps or to choose my force to play as?
NVM,i got it working, awesome mod!
ok if u played the first red alert u would know
allies defences>soviet defences BUT
soviet tanks>allied tanks
Highest Rated (15 agree) 7/10
Alright, so I had at a it a bit, and here's my tentative opinion. First of all, the number one thing hurting this mod is lack of coherency. When I started a game on Pier Pressure, I had my large, smooth-looking conyard right next to an original RA3 structure. It was extremely jarring. Second, many units feel underdesigned and bland. I'm going to have to stick to my opinion from the first video (http://www.moddb.com/mods/the-red-alert/videos/the-red-alert-gameplay-trailer#imagebox) that the visuals…
Sep 21 2011, 11:24am by open_sketchbook
Lowest Rated (3 agree) 5/10
Before i begin im firstly gunna have to say that my grade of 5 is due to the fact that i have feelings about this mood that are both good and bad, and in my book you round up from 5 :) Good points * Red Alert, just like how i remember it. * The use of modern feature like garrisons and tech structures * The ore mine (I like both node and mine btw) * old icons for units * The use of the nations for the diffrent bonuses (Like England and Ukrane) Bad points :( * Red Alert balancing factor. (the game…
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CORPUS CHRISTI - I had to smile when one of the Sunday sales fliers included a T-shirt featuring Woodsy Owl and the "Give a Hoot Don't Pollute" slogan.
Woodsy, who turns 40 in April, helps the U.S. Forest Service teach children about conservation. The Woodsy-wear ad appeared on the heels of news our recycling program was on the city administration committee's chopping block. In an effort to slash costs by about $6 million, the committee visited with city departments and offered up a list that lit up the switchboard faster than you can say "health care reform."
Judging by elected officials' quick condemnation of the idea, the uproar likely will go down as a tempest in a teaspoon. Quick, however, would not categorize Tuesday's more than five hour meeting, where the issue dominated discussion.
One wonders how the committee was so far out of sync with the City Council and the community that the idea made the list in the first place. Clearly, cutting recycling is politically unpopular. Slightly more substantive, the committee reports to a council whose goals for the 2009-2011 term include community pride, whose mission statement includes the desire "to create a vibrant, progressive, clean city." Most important, as Mayor Joe Adame noted, throwing away the recycling program would be one giant step backward in the ongoing, messy effort to move the city forward. (Ditto for the proposed cutbacks on mowing our already beauty-challenged parks.)
While it quickly became clear the idea was a dud, the grilling and brainstorming session reached such time-sucking proportions Adame put council members on a two-minute leash for their second round of input. The lengthy public comment period included save-our-recycling speeches by residents who clearly skipped most of the meeting and didn't know the proposed cutback already was pushing up daisies.
Amid all this trash-talking, there were sober discussions about trying to save jobs while saving money by furloughing city employees at all levels for five days instead of one unpaid day as initially proposed.
Several council members, frustrated with ongoing inefficiencies at City Hall, floated the idea for an external auditor. Does this mean high-ranking city staffers cannot be relied on to make the hard decisions accompanying hard times? Private industry rarely has the luxury of having a hired gun a la George Clooney's Ryan Bingham do the dirty work. Our city might find itself $6 million in the hole, and we want to add a job to decide how to cut costs?
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AUSTIN, Texas - University of Texas School of Law Professor Philip Chase Bobbitt, the former senior director for strategic planning at the National Security Council, has been appointed to a commission of leading U.S. statesmen to study how to reconstitute the U.S. government in case of catastrophic loss. The commission will hold public hearings in Washington D.C. twice this fall and expects to release a report in January on the continuity of Congress and the Supreme Court. A second phase of the commission will address presidential succession.
The American Enterprise Institute and Brookings Institution launched the commission to explore such issues as how the government might respond to the constitutional requirement that elections be held to fill vacant congressional seats in the event that the U.S. House of Representatives was unable to convene a quorum because large numbers of the legislature were incapacitated.
Bobbitt, whose recent book The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace, and the Course of History has been highly praised in the international press, joins an elite group. U.S. Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter will serve as the honorary co-chairs, with former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson and presidential advisor and attorney Lloyd Cutler serving as the active co-chairs. Other members include former Speakers of the House Newt Gingrich and Tom Foley, Leon Panetta, who served most recently as President Bill Clinton's Chief of Staff, former Republican Minority Leader Bob Michel and former Solicitor General Charles Fried.
Bobbitt holds the A.W. Walker Centennial Chair in Law and is one of the nation's leading constitutional theorists. His teaching and research range widely over issues in constitutional law and national security policy. He is the author of six books: Constitutional Interpretation, Democracy and Deterrence, U. S. Nuclear Strategy (with Freedman and Treverton), Constitutional Fate, Tragic Choices (with Calabresi), and The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace, and the Course of History (Knopf, 2002).
Bobbitt is a member of the American Law Institute, the International Institute for Strategic Studies and the Council on Foreign Relations. He received his Ph.D. in 1983 from Oxford University, his J.D. in 1975 from Yale University, and his A.B. in 1971 from Princeton University. He is a former trustee of Princeton.
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No danger of Eddie cutting weight too fast…he fought Adamek at 203!! He was there a year ago, losing 3 pounds in 12 months shouldn't have been too hard.Posted July 19, 2013 10:51 pm
Eddie looks real good, hope he gets plenty of time to acclimate to that new weight. His speed should be much better and his conditioning should be easier without the added baggage. If the weight came off too fast it could be a downfall, aka RJJ and Chris Byrd. I wish him luck, he could clean out the division.Posted July 19, 2013 2:53 am
I'm going to have re nickname Steady Eddie …….Too Skinny Eddie WTF …..Posted July 19, 2013 12:18 am
PHILLY SHELL-I saw that fight exactly as you did! As a matter of fact, afew months ago here on ESB we had an thread about recent robberies and I claimed that fight to be one of the worst. I thought that as soon as Chambers recovered from his arm injury, a rematch should have been made, but it is even better that Fast Eddie is moving down to Cruiserweight.Posted July 18, 2013 1:22 pm
I always thought he should have called "Fat" Eddie Chambers because he was never in shape. He looked like with some skill who was just too lazy to make the cruiserweight or light heavy weight. I don't know if he will be succesful. Look at CHris Byrd. Hope he has success.Posted July 18, 2013 10:48 am
Damn! Eddie looks like a beast! I think he is going to have a lot more mobility which will take his offense and defense to a higher level.
I'm very excited to see Eddie fight now.Posted July 18, 2013 10:36 am
"FAST" IS AND HAS "ALWAYS" BEEN …. A CRUISERWEIGHT ! "MASQUERADING AS A HEAVYWEIGHT !!!!!! AND NOW THAT HE HAS FOUND HIS WAY HOME THE BOXING FANS WILL GET A CHANCE TO SEE THE PURE GENIUS OF A "MASTER BOXER PUNCHER" ! HE WAS HURTING THE BIG GUYS , WITH SPEED AND ACCURACY, BUT BECAUSE OF THEIR NATURAL SHOCK ABSORBERS THEY WITHSTOOD HIS POWER. BUT NOW AT CRUISER I THINK HIS ABILITIES WILL BE A ( HELLUVA LOT MORE) INFLICTING ON HIS SUBJECTS AT THIS WEIGHT CLASS ! PERHAPS THE SLICKEST BIG GUY SINCE MUHAMMAD ALI, I PREDICT THAT HE WILL BE THE LONG AWAITED MESSIAH THAT WILL BRING SOME LIGHT TO THE " LITTLE DINOSAURS " TAKES A GREAT PUNCH, HITS WITH BLINDING SPEED,VERY DIFFICULT TO HIT BACK, AND WILL BE COMPLICATED FOR THE "ROBOTS" AT CRUISERWEIGHT, SO BRING 'EM ON ! I GUESS BY NOW YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW AT LEAST I AM EXCITED !Posted July 18, 2013 10:04 am
Used to be 'fast' Eddie Chambers before all these smaller guys moved up – now its 'ordinary' Eddie Chambers LOLPosted July 18, 2013 8:29 am
Good to see Eddie in shape.Posted July 18, 2013 7:11 am
Fast Eddie looks totally different without the weight! At first, I thought ESB had posted the wrong photo of someone else! I always thought that he should've made that move a long time ago. In fact, I think if he would've been at Cruiser his entire career, he would be one of the greatest Cruiserweights in the divisions limited history.Posted July 18, 2013 5:18 am


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Dark Souls
Kalameet is probably my favorite boss battle.
It's hard like a Souls boss should be, but it doesn't feel cheaply hard. He doesn't attack too fast, all of his moves are broadcasted, and evasive maneuvers for each of his moves are fairly clear and straightforward.
That being said, you can easily be killed by high damage, and he has high defense.
Oh, and it's a dragon in a huge basin with waterfalls crashing down beside you and epic music, and is preceded by a giant shooting him out of the sky.
The environment, the fight, and the boss itself tick all the marks for me.
Anyone agree?
In fact, I have to give Fromsoft credit for this DLC segment because I think I like all of the bosses in AoA more than in the regular game. The Sanctuary Guardian was properly hard and seemed impossible in my first 2-3 tries, Knight Artorias is just a badass and I was forced to summon help because I'm running through it on my SL 11 character and he was just way too fast and unpredictable, and Manus was interesting but I felt when to roll for his attacks was unclear and he gave me alot of trouble. Manus actually is probably the only one I don't prefer over regular game bosses.
The Galleria of Foolery
Yeah, he is so strong that he shoots invisible fire that comes at you flickering and sht.
I've actually not had a problem with flickering on kalameet except for right at the beginning of the fight. It also doesn't matter whether it shows up or not because the fire does the same thing every time for each specific attack.
The Galleria of Foolery
Kalameet falls on the category of bosses that telegraph their patters well, like giant Orstein and Sif once you know it (the first time si hard to even see what's trying to do) it can be won with attention, not brute force or massive trial and error.
Other bosses have animations/timings which make them look as if they had falling sickness or being electrocuted or whatever...I wish they actually learn more from other games.
Kalameet feels quite Monster hunter in terms of timings, if you ask me, also, I don't dislike Manus once you get used to it, from all the new bosses I find sanctuary the cheapest.
It has a pretty epic feel to the battle but Kalameet's just not threatening enough for my tastes. Depending on how stubborn he's feeling at any particular time, sometimes removing K's tail is more difficult than just offing him directly.
Artorias and Manus on the other hand are fights that I really enjoy, seeing as they can definitely keep you on your toes. No other bosses in the vanilla game other than S&O, Sif and NG+(X) Four Kings can hold a candle to any of these guys. If the Lord of Cinder wasn't so readily cheeseable with parrying then he'd probably make the list too.
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It's a good fight but she really wasn't that hard. I had far more trouble going for the tail than I did actually killing her. **** I'd likely have won my first try if I wasn't aiming for that obsidian gs.
-NGW- (King of NGG)
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I'd agree with tc on the entire dlc.
If From had have taken the time to make Dark souls like this, nostalgia glasses or no, dark would be >>>demons.
Silvy owns my pants...and my soul.
Please sign this petition if you want the bbox glitch in Dark Souls: http://tinyurl.com/9f9gv8y you are our only hope.
the_NGW posted...
It's a good fight but she really wasn't that hard. I had far more trouble going for the tail than I did actually killing her. **** I'd likely have won my first try if I wasn't aiming for that obsidian gs.
Why the hell do you think Kalameet is a "she"?
She's a *****. If people can assume Kalameet is a he, I can assume otherwise.
-NGW- (King of NGG)
Now Playing: Dark Souls (PS3/PC), Demon's Souls (PS3), Just Cause 2 (PC), Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (PC)


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