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These tips might sound like a lot to think about before you have a party, but it really helps to plan ahead.
There are many ways to celebrate that do not involve the use of alcohol. If you choose to serve alcohol be sure that you serve to people 21 years of age and older. Have plenty of food available. Don't be afraid to slow or stop someone's drinking if you think they may be getting out of control.Talk to your neighbors before you have your party. Let them know what you plan in terms of size, hours, and types of music. Let them know who they can contact if they have any problems. One of the major reasons for a police visit to your party is because a neighbor called in a noise complaint. Remember the more guests you have, the more responsibility you take on.
End your party at a reasonable time. Keep the party indoors with the windows closed if you know things will be loud.
Keep the size of your gathering to a reasonable size. Know who your guests are so you do not end up having 300 people showing up saying that a friend of a friend invited them. If your party spills outside of your apartment or house you can expect that the police may pay you a visit. Someone may have complained about the noise or guests trespassing on others' property. A "come-one-come-all party" invites more than unwanted guests; it can invite trouble. It is in your best interest to know who will be attending your party. Unwanted guests, especially unwanted guests who are resistant when they have been asked to leave, can be a major problem. If you have guests who will not leave, be proactive and call the police for assistance.
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verb \ˈskyü\
: to change (something) so that it is not true or accurate
: to make (something) favor a particular group of people in a way that is unfair
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intransitive verb
: to take an oblique course
: to look askance
transitive verb
: to make, set, or cut on the skew
: to distort especially from a true value or symmetrical form <skewed data>
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Middle English, to escape, run obliquely, from Anglo-French *eskiuer, eschiver to escape, avoid — more at eschew
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: set, placed, or running obliquely : slanting
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Originally posted by dave6660
Obviously not, and no it isn't really. You feel that way because you are letting your own ego segregate you from the possibility that the two men mentioned could have anything to say you would agree with, just because of their political leanings. So you let the actual messege of his analogy go right over your head.
We see it every day on these forums, and elsewhere. People pick their own little factions and then deny that those that do not think as they do could share any common ideas, and that there is no middle ground. And that is the line of thinking that breeds the toxic community we are here discussing. Instead of people sharing their ideas and trying to gain some mutual understanding, they just end up with their fingers in their ears shouting childish insults at one another. Which honestly makes the very idea of a "discussion" forum seem rather ludicrous.
If you don't do stupid things while you're young, you'll have nothing to smile about when you're old.
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Originally posted by Maephisto
I would like to remind you, that while you are calling for civility on the internet and support policies and laws that would require users to use their personal information in order to intimidate them, of a couple things.
It is against the Rules of Conduct to insult other members here on this website.
It is against the Rules of Conduct to make threats of violence towards members here on this website.
Censorship is intended to create an illusion that one side of the debate is correct and unopposed. Silence is not consent.
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Joined: 9/26/08
"Before I speak, I have something important to say."
Originally posted by FARGIN_WAR
Oy vey. Where did I say I didn't agree? My point was this is a game forum, leave the political bullshit out of it.
"There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes this whole universe for a vast practical joke, though the wit thereof he but dimly discerns, and more than suspects that the joke is at nobody's expense but his own."
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Joined: 10/29/11
Most Morbid One
Agree with many points in the OP post. I too love that I have my barier that seperates me on the internet and what people actually know about me in real life and I'm in full support for the continuing protection of our online and irl identities.
However, there are some who feel that this mask gives them the right and permission to just be hateful, spiteful, fear mongerers, hate mongerers, everything far and few between. This generation of computer douches feel that since they have that protection that to use it for anything other than being some troll would be a waste.
I dont want to get along with everyone I encounter on the interwebz, but I don't want to be constantly faced with those who choose to use sub-human, sub-standard approaches to their relations with others on the web.
No, no one is asking to be catered to, and no people aren't asking for entitlements.. LoL.. Just some decency and a common respect and understanding that not everyone is going to get along, but that it doesn't mean that the dislike has to be backed by this new troll mentality that is sweeping through the web and in games.
People also choose to hop on these bandwagons where a community of players are super into just being internet trolls and douches. I don't get it though, because it doesn't really stand for anything. They go on with their indecent approaches and feel victory just because someone took the time to point out how they are being idiots.
The troll, griefer, or w/e term we choose to use mentality is a sickness that is spreading. Sad cause it shows the state of people in the real world. Yes games are toys for us. We play with them and take on all sorts of persona's. but if you find yourself in your games constantly being told you are a douche or lame.
It's more than likely not because people are hating on your "pro-ness" is more than likely because you are being a dickwad and need to adjust your attitutde towards others. But what do people care? It's only the internet they know they have that protection and no real fear of retalition for the nonsense they sometimes spout..
PM before you report at least or you could just block.
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Joined: 2/15/12
Originally posted by NorseGod
Do you feel offended or threatened? It wasnt my intention, nor did I address you directly. Maybe you thought I was talking to you (shoe fits kind of deal).
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Joined: 2/28/12
Originally posted by Maephisto
I am offended and threatened by your post. It's uncalled for, especially if you were just trolling.
It is against the Rules of Conduct to troll members here on this website.
Censorship is intended to create an illusion that one side of the debate is correct and unopposed. Silence is not consent.
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Joined: 12/19/12
Originally posted by dave6660
Once again you help me argue my point. You are the person politicising here. All Four0six did was make a pop culture reference, and you had to wade in and take offence to it. It would be no different for example if he had quoted some lyrics from the John Lennon song "Imagine" and you had nothing relevent to add to the conversation other than "Ooh that John Lennon, what a dick."
If you don't do stupid things while you're young, you'll have nothing to smile about when you're old.
Originally posted by LadyEuphei
I seem to remember one of Blizzard's GM's outting himself to prove how there was no risk involved in exposing yourself (heh) to the internet.
The next day, of course, a determined effort by some dedicated (and nefarious?) netizens outted a half-dozen more—including Bobby Kotick—on a non-blizzard controlled web site.
Surely everyone so eager to trade away their privacy protections should step up to the plate first, as publicly as possible, yes?
No, I encourage you not to do anything quite so stupid and dangerous. Nor lobby for the rest of the world to.
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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Joined: 9/17/10
The problem seems to be: too high expectations and the inevitable disappointment in oneself and other human beings resulting in lowering ones standards. Accountablity can help in this respect, but it is not how things should be.
It takes one to know one.
Originally posted by Astraeis
A.k.a. "Get off my lawn."
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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Joined: 9/17/10
Originally posted by Icewhite
No. Is that how it reads? That was not what I intended to say.
It takes one to know one.
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Joined: 10/11/11
The biggest reason the internet is a massive cess pool is very, very simple.
Most of the internet are teenager and young adults. Teenagers are by very nature insensitive, extremely self-centered creatures. Now what's the problem with Young Adults in our culture? They're still teenagers.
It's a mix of the "Shock & Awe" factor that youth think is exciting, psychology (angry teenagers, angsty teenagers who have every right to feel as they do), and their total lack of perspective, understanding, or care for other viewpoints outside of their perspective.
It is not that adulthood somehow makes EVERYONE a better, more mature, intelligent person. The difference is that it makes SOME people better, more mature, intelligent people. There are still repulsive human beings, but even those become far less vocal, more articulate in their statements, wiser to reality due to life experience, etc.
Don't believe me? Get online, somewhere like WoW. Group a lot, and play with tons of PuG's in the dungeon finder.
1) If someone is extremely talkative and friendly... they are most likely a teenager. Although not universally true, the more friendly and talkative people are typically younger. As gamers get older, they seem to be more reserved. Just something I've noticed.
2) A repulsive teenager is quite different than a repulsive adult. Teenagers can flip very easily when repulsive or hateful. One moment they are trolling you- the next they're your friend. Adults that are nasty people do not flip at all. They typically treat you like crap, and even if befriended still hold on to that nasty aspect of their personality.
My theory is that adults who are nasty, are so because that is part of who they currently are. Children who are nasty, are more often than not trolling around for kicks and giggles and don't actually have a serious dark side to their inner self.
I am not saying this is universally true. I have however been around long enough to identify the general age of someone based on the way they communicate online. Children, young adults, and older adults all respond differently even when projecting the same nasty personality traits.
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Joined: 10/10/03
The age issue is one I bring up when talking about how MMO's have changed since they began. But studies keep showing the average player is in their 20's if not 30's. MMO's having an average demographic of in your 20's is reasonable, but 30's?
I think a lot of younger gamers are lying about their age. Also when these studies are done I bet they assume that no one under the age rating for the game is playing.
A lot of this is schoolyard chat taken online.
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Joined: 3/30/11
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." Albert Einstein
Even an ephemeral 'feeling' of anonymity can markedly change behaviour.
There was a recent Derren Brown show where people wore masks in the audience and would vote for what happened in real time to a guy who didn't know he was on camera surrounded by actors.
In the end they voted to have him arrested for nothing - and only then did the show fake his actions with a stand-in actor - as he ran from the police and got run over by a car.
Powerful stuff - and everyone took off their masks when it happened - suddenly appalled by what they had done.
Of course he revealed the truth to them afterwards, but every one of them looked like they wanted the ground to swallow them up...
There is a proven psychological effect from anonymity - and it 'allows' out of character behaviour.
There are none of the checks and balances of normal social interraction. People do and say things that would get them kicked half to death in an alleyway if they did it to a strangers face.
To counter this, there is only one effective solution.
CONSEQUENCES have to be introduced for bad behaviour. 3 day bans after months of abuse to fellow players is truly pathetic as a deterent - and it is the norm in MMOs. The fact is, the games companies don't really give a damn about online behaviour as long as it is not crassly racist, anti-religion, anti-semitic or something else that could get them sued for not being policed.
Oh of course they don't like it in principle, and they say so. But they rarely if ever do anything about it.
Banned players don't make them any money!
The plain truth is, there are algorithms which can scan every single posted comment within a server and flag suspect ones. These could then be rapidly reviewed by a real person and warning given out within minutes. So many warnings - penalty; so many penalties - ban.
But this doesn't happen.
If it did - the ironic likelihood is that the community would start policing themselves - and very few players would be banned.
For the very same reasons that you rarely see such behaviour at social gatherings, the same would happen in a well policed game.
But no-one has the guts to introduce is - the received 'wisdom' amongst myopic game designers is that it 'wouldn't work'.
Which is of course - complete crapola...
Footnote: As I expect comments about the consequences of loudly complaining banned players on forums - let me say this. The way round this is to have a robust policing policy and the post the comments (as written) next to each thread on which the banned player complains. If they were banned for good reason, then people would rapidly get the message about what a waste of oxygen the poster was...
Originally posted by Caliburn101
Banned players don't make them any money!
It used to.
Again, we're seeing short-term thinking, of the kind that corporations are so good at. The cost of Little Johnny's account being banned is easy to evaluate. The cost of his cancerous influence on other players that encounter him, less so.
Games really did care about their integrity more than this, once upon a time. Truly they did.
But that was before Massive.
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As well all know, and as I have written about many times before, the art market experienced a serious collapse in the early 1990′s when the Japanese wealth wagon that was driving the art market boom came to a grinding halt. News last week from artprice.com that China overtook the USA during 2010 claiming the title of world's biggest auction market for fine art should have evoked a sense of deja vu in many people. It certainly did for me. What concerned me even more was a comment made by Grant Ford, Sotheby's Head of Irish Pictures, who said regarding a recent sale:
"Today's sale achieved the highest total by far for any Irish art auction worldwide in two years. We saw a fabulous price for the O'Conor and a resurgence of interest in Yeats. Of note is the fact that we witnessed an influx of new buyers and bidders from Ireland, the UK and the US, as well as China. Testament to the appeal of this market is the reappearance of certain buyers from Sotheby's Irish sales during the 1990s. A busy saleroom saw competition between room and telephone bidders, with the top lot keenly sought after."
The concerning part of this comment is the suggestion that buyers who were active during the 90′s are returning to the market. The question on most people's minds would be: why now? Well, the answer is that prices have risen enough to instill confidence back into the minds of buyers. Although it might seem more logical to be more active when prices are low, most people lose confidence in the art market when prices are low and regain that confidence when prices begin to rise again – as they have been. Even though the above comment is in relation to a relatively small market, any inference that buyers from the 1990′s are returning to the market should be of concern.
Yet another sign that the art market is heading towards a 90′s style bubble is the resurgence of interest in the work of artists such as Hirst, Koons, Murakami, Prince and others who are known as boom time favourites. As soon as good taste and intelligent buying become less important than social status and reputation, you can bet your bottom dollar that the names mentioned above will start to appear in the headlines more regularly.
What frightens me more than anything I have mentioned so far is the rate at which the Chinese art market has grown. From fourth place in global auction sales to first place in a matter of four years is nothing short of amazing. As a result of this rapid rise many people are asking the question: is the Chinese art market boom sustainable? If the current evidence I have of the cracks that are already beginning to appear in what seems to be the stellar economic growth that China is experiencing, the answer is a big NO.
An investigation into China's economic growth recently aired in Australia on a current affairs television program called Dateline. This investigation uncovered some startling evidence that suggests that China either overestimated the rate at which their economy would grow, or is artificially stimulating the economy to encourage growth. What China is allegedly doing is building commercial properties and entire suburbs of residential dwellings at an alarming rate in anticipation of the future growth that will enable more Chinese people to purchase their own home. The problem is that there is still no demand for the millions (yes, millions) of properties that are being built – and likely never will be. One analyst estimates that there currently around 64 million empty apartments in China. You see, what the Chinese government is achieving by building all these properties is a growing GDP. Regardless of whether the buildings are occupied, the actual process of building generates jobs and uses resources that make the economy appear to be in a much better position that it is in. According to the dateline story titled "China's Ghost Cities" there is even a massive shopping mall called South China Mall that remains virtually empty. The transcript of the story reads:
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I'll leave you to make up your own mind about what this means for the future of the Chinese art market boom and the general direction that the art market is heading. I know what I think.
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**Nicholas Forrest is an art market analyst, art critic and journalist based in Sydney, Australia. He is the founder of http://www.artmarketblog.com, writes the art column for the magazine Antiques and Collectibles for Pleasure and Profit and contributes to many other publications
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China IS experiencing a "luxury boom". People in Mainland China are indeed buying art both traditional and contemporary. Get used to it. The pendulum has swung. This has nothing to do with Japan in the 1980′s. Come see!
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Thanks for the thoughts Nic, but even if they remain empty, who cares? They will provide future squatting spots for the wretchedly poor when China readjusts. What you should consider is just how damn cash rich people are, and how they are just getting into buying art, especially contemporary art.
This may indeed only end up being a small fraction of the total population but hey 1.5% of China is more than your entire country. Let's say 2% of total pop end up buying art at all… 26 million CUSTOMERS…
Do the numbers, regardless of bubbles and what not, they will be buying art for years to come. I know this from first hand experience, having one of Shanghai's hottest galleries. I see Chinese people n my space who have completely come on board in just a few short years, and now they get it pretty good – with of course a still slightly pushy, brand conscious style, we are in China after all, but hey no worse than anyone of previous nouveau riche generations anywhere.
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I am sure that china art will boom, if you ever visited casino in Macau, you will know that Chinese is getting so rich.
Thanks for the comment Martin. I have no doubt that there is considerable wealth available at the moment, but it can't last. Just like the Japanese, the Chinese have invested heavily in real-estate and are driving their economic boom using real-estate. Just like the Japanese, this real-estate bubble will eventually have to fail and with it will go the money to buy art.
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I've been dealing with Chinese art for over 35 years. I've been going to China regularly since one of my top Chinese customers told me that he would stop doing business with me unless I came here. So, not to lose the business (which was considerable even by 10 year old standards) I did go, and have been going back ever since. A few years ago everyone who had a car was driving a beat up Suzuki, or equivalent. This year they've all changed over to Jaguars, BMW's, Audi's, Cadillacs, and even Ferrarris. In addition, even a large percentage of ordinary workers have cars now, where just a few years ago everyone used to walk. (can you imagine the impact on waistlines that will happen in China shortly?) At a dinner party I was at last night, they served chilled German wine, French Bordeaux (not chilled), and an array of food that would totally abolish any memory of the cultural revolution which took place here just a few decades ago (where are all those red-scarved idealists now? Same place as the hippies of the American 60′s) The appitite for luxury goods, fine art, anything remotely related to Chinse culture (even if not authentic) is astonishing. Considering the population of 1.34 billion, a relatively few unoccupied apartments (5%) is quite acceptable. At least they're not having the foreclosure meltdown that the US is having, and the US customers are still buying, don't you know. My opinion, for what 35 years of experience in this market is worth, hold on to your hats. You ain't seen nothin' yet.
So, the east is looking at the west and is trying to be like the west. What's the news here? Where's the revolution? There's no art market change if it's just a bunch of wannabes with more cash at hands.
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With the rising social and economic standards in China it's no wonder that the wealthy are beginning to buy more art, especially fine art. It supports the current craze in China to exhibit wealth through consumer goods after years of being told not to, a little consumer behaviour Reactance Theory in action. I for one have met with an art investment advisor and feel that the doom and gloom circling around the art investment world is just paranoia. If the current rise in China and the twelfth 5-year plan released by Beijing in March indicating the government's plan to stabilise economic growth are anything to bank on I think the art market will continue on its current growth trajectory.
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The central theme of this design is that of a fairly accurate dolphin and like most illustrative logo treatments, this example started off as a series of sketches and renderings before the artwork was vectorized into digital media. When aiming for an effective mascot logo, It's important to 'nail down' the character before adding text and other other visual accents, and more often than not, these characters are developed the old fashioned way – with pencil and paper.
Highly rendered cartoon logo for a family-owned laundromat
Been a while since we posted on The Daily Logo (not really daily then, is it?) but let's get back at it. Today's offering is this nifty little laundry logo for a family-owned laundromat. To create this design, we took a fairly illustrative approach with an anthropomorphic washing machine. Both the illustrative style and font choice were chosen to emphasize 'speedy', which just happens to be the name of the laundromat in question.
Simple iconic logo design for a youth ministries church group
As more and more churches embrace marketing as a way to get their message out, more and more are turning to modern logos as part of their branding. Case in point, this logo for a youth ministries logo that employs a simple icon with a funky font style.
Dragon themed logo for an upscale toy company
Whimsical dragon character was designed to be non-threatening to younger children or their parents (the target audience) and was set up technically for store signage and posters. As the logo was created in vector format, the large reproduction sizes were not an issue.
Dynamic bull icon makes up this logo for a stock market monitoring company
Hard to believe that this logo was designed by the shop over 13 years ago, illustrating the value of a timeless logo. Designed for a stock market monitoring company, the bull icon is almost breathtakingly simple, but still strong enough to stand on its own. This logo was also turned into a nifty Flash screensaver (click on the play button to launch).


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Religion and same-sex marriage: Elkhart clergy offer some views
State lawmakers are expected to consider a proposal to put the question of amending the state Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage to voters in the Nov. 4, 2014, election.
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Would God condemn or oppose same-sex marriage?
Some religious officials I spoke to -- in the context of the looming debate on the matter in the 2014 Indiana legislative session -- offered some insights. State lawmakers are expected to consider a proposal to put the question of amending the state Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage to voters in the Nov. 4, 2014, election.
I didn't specifically pose the what-does-the-bible-have-to-say-about-gay-marriage question. It just turns out that local religious officials seem most tuned in to the matter, pro and con, so I spoke to them. And in the course of my conversations with them, the interplay of spirituality, religion and gay marriage naturally surfaced (along with constitutional questions and observations).
Amy DeBeck, reverend at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Elkhart and a foe of the proposed amendment, suspects clergy who oppose gay marriage will turn to certain bible passages to defend their views. In the context of religion, though, the germane point, in her view, is affirming peoples' dignity.
"The church and religion calls on pastors to speak up on the worth and dignity of people and that's what we do," said DeBeck, who backs "equal marriage" rights.
Ray Laborde, pastor of McCoy Memorial Baptist Church in Elkhart, views marriage as divine, created by God as the union of one man and one woman. He backs the amendment proposal.
"God created marriage. It is not a human institution, it is a divine institution," Laborde said. Per "God's plan," he said, marriage is the union of one man and one woman.
Pastor Rob Van Ess of First Congregational United Church of Christ in Elkhart, a critic of the amendment proposal, views marriage as a "spiritual concern" for churches. By his reckoning, then, the question of whether same-sex couples should be able to marry should be left to individual churches, not decided, say, in a government document, the Indiana Constitution.
Pastor Mike Fisher of Grace Bible Church in Elkhart, an amendment backer, offers a direct correlation to God -- and morality -- in discussing the issue.
"If we allow unmarried couples living together and gay 'married' couples to be equal with God-ordained, heterosexual married couples, we will cease to be a moral society," he said in an e-mail. "When gays get equal rights, like evolution, they will not stop until they have eliminated all heterosexuality."
Most state lawmakers representing Elkhart County back the proposed amendment. I got hold of two on the issue last week, Indiana Reps. Tim Wesco of Osceola and Tim Neese of Elkhart, both GOPers.
"I think we need to protect and encourage the basic unit of the family of a man and a woman," said Wesco, who bases his views on biblical teachings and history.
By defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman, it strengthens the institution of the family and, therefore, benefits and strengthens the state. "I think ultimately the ideal is a man and a woman and the state should encourage that ideal," Wesco said.
Neese in the past has expressed support for the amendment, but indicated a more nuanced position when I spoke to him last week. He's open to civil unions between gay partners, he said, and wouldn't object to easing the proposed amendment's language against such relationships.
Given restrictions on reworking amendment proposals, though, implementing such tweaks may prove difficult, if not impossible.
Tim Vandenack is a reporter at the Elkhart Truth newspaper in Elkhart, Ind., www.etruth.com. Reach him at email@example.com or 574-296-5884. Visit him on Facebook or follow him on Twitter at @timvandenack.


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2010/05/25 What does your Hero fight for?
02-06-2010, 03:52 PM | Message : #61{Leon_S_Kennedy}
I fight to scrub this virus from the face of the Earth! I want to take my revenge for the disaster back in Raccoon City and other parts of the world. And, I also fight for....... ADA!
02-06-2010, 04:55 PM | Message : #62ShadeShooter
I think Nemesis hit you too hard Leon and teleported you into Heroes
02-06-2010, 06:16 PM | Message : #63ShadowHawk1101
(01-06-2010 09:55 PM)maj.shane a ├®crit :(01-06-2010 04:55 PM)ShadowHawk1101 a ├®crit : My Hero fights for the very reason of any person...Honour, Courage, Revenge, and most importantly...Love for his country. John La Guesten was a well known German soldier until he was wounded and left to die on the battlefield at the age of 18. After escaping and regaining strength he formed the 1101 regiment and changed his name to Michaelo Lutzvieg. After recruiting some of the best soldiers he could find they went off to war. He trained his men into the art of the Assassin and was soon called the Shadow Hawk. After many battles he decided to investigate the day he was left behind 20 years earlier. What he found was not good. The regiment he was in was aware of his families heritage...American. They had purposely left him there to die because of this. Shadow decided to find the man responsible for this and take his revenge. For 6 months he tracked down that man and out of anger assassinated him. It wasn't until June 6th, 2009 that he started to regret what he had done. On June 7th, 2009, the 1101 regiment was slaughtered on the battlefield. Shadow escaped and joined the war with the National Army and to this day is known as ShadowHawk1101...
Sure i can help.
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02-06-2010, 10:35 PM | Message : #65KiraBee#
My hero once walked into his house, but something was different.
He discovered that his 4floor house is full of bullets. He couldnt leave that with no response.
His goal is to shoot out all the bullets from his big house.
02-06-2010, 11:03 PM | Message : #66kill137
my hero is the best ever, lvl 19
add me all!!!!!
or you will die!!!!?
03-06-2010, 07:59 AM | Message : #67D.D.Anderson
I am a lojal royal! i fight for my friends and freedom!
03-06-2010, 10:12 AM | Message : #68Douglas3000
The royals and me fight to bring the Nationals to their knees and admit to cheating in the Oylimpics.
03-06-2010, 11:24 AM | Message : #69Orlpar
Only For Fun I don't see a sense of this game, when playing for K/D ratio or something like that.
I don't want being angry when someone kill me. This is only game, and it's made to make players HAPPY !
So everyone forgot about KDR and start playing for fun !
03-06-2010, 04:01 PM | Message : #70.:Sparten117:.
My hero fights because he is needed. No matter what side I am playing I'm needed by my friends and comrades. And also to survive, when you are needed you are also expected to have the endurance to survive. And if you don't survive your getting killed by the enemy and you must kill that enemy to survive. But none of this death and pain is needed. Just if our governments weren't so efd. (Nice big speech then that lol) .:Sparten117:. has left the building. (But I still mean't the big speech)
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Have no fear everyone.
We will still be choosing a winner but unfortunately a little later than usual.
We will announce the winner This Friday (11th June)
09-06-2010, 04:05 PM | Message : #72Doctorrodders
Im fighting because I got dragged back by shade
Oh, and also for the money. The money helps
09-06-2010, 04:45 PM | Message : #73Airborn-Sock
I fight for two things. 1) To watch helpless nationals run and die and 2) so i can get the war over and done with so i can go and love up my girlfriend . Oh and another thing, i like being a nazi occasionly so i can stand in front of commandos so the cannot shoot anyone . There you go, my life story.
09-06-2010, 07:33 PM | Message : #74Pedro5016
My hero fights for freedoom, for honour, for mates, and for greatness and i cope it humbly and with strength
09-06-2010, 08:08 PM | Message : #75SwornDuty
I fight for... hey wait, why am I here?
Suppose its to steal Shade's football brazy spain and england!
09-06-2010, 08:33 PM | Message : #76{Leon_S_Kennedy}
09-06-2010, 09:59 PM | Message : #77TankOst
My soldier Hans fights for his fatherland, but not as a bad guy. He only wants to save his biutiful land,every woman and every child from the danger of destruction and he fights because he wants to keep his soldiers alive every man is important for him and for every lost one he kills 40 enemies in his name.
10-06-2010, 04:54 PM | Message : #78WilliamTheTard
*story space*
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(02-06-2010 03:52 PM){Leon_S_Kennedy} a ├®crit : I fight to scrub this virus from the face of the Earth! I want to take my revenge for the disaster back in Raccoon City and other parts of the world. And, I also fight for....... ADA!
Like Leon, I fight to get a chance to kill Wesker!
I wanna my revenge! For my struggle back in Raccoon City!
And also to find a cure for the virus that infected me.....
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my heroes fight to be the greatest mafkees in the world


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- The 2012 TNA Final Resolution pay-per-view kicks off with a Jeff Hardy video package for tonight's main event.
- We're live from the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida as the pyro goes off. Todd Keneley welcomes us to the pay-per-view and he's joined by Mike Tenay and Taz.
- We go to the ring and out comes James Storm.
Storm says he isn't scheduled to be here tonight but that won't stop him from having some fun with the fans. Storm shows footage from Impact of the Aces & 8s beatdown where he saved Jeff Hardy. Storm says he's here to ruin Bobby Roode's celebration party and whoop his ass. Storm calls Roode down to the ring. Out comes Kazarian instead.
Kaz says Daniels will beat AJ Styles tonight and starts ripping into Storm, calling him a big cry baby. Kaz calls Storm a drunk and the crowd cheers. Kaz says it's time Storm cut the cheap dime store Toby Keith routine, saddle up, get on his horse and ride off into the sunshine. They keep talking and Storm challenges Kaz to come in the ring. Kaz says he's not here to fight and there's not even a referee. Storm says he doesn't need a referee and leaves the ring to go after Kaz. A referee comes out and backs Kaz down to the ring. Storm and Kaz go at it at ringside now.
Kazarian vs. James Storm
The match is now official as they go at it in the ring. Storm keeps control but Kaz turns it around and nails a big clothesline. Kaz with a reverse neckbreaker and a 2 count. Kaz goes on and dumps Storm out to the floor. Kaz works Storm over on the steel steps. Kaz goes to the apron and comes off with a double ax handle shot. Kaz covers for a 1 count.
Storm fights out of a hold but Kaz takes him back to the mat. Storm comes back and unloads. Storm with a double underhook for a 2 count. Storm ends up hitting the Last Call superkick for the win.
Winner: James Storm
- After the match, Storm takes the mic and celebrates with a beer.
TNA X Division Title Match: Kenny King vs. Rob Van Dam
We go to the ring and out first comes Kenny King. The TNA X Division Champion Rob Van Dam is out next.
Back and forth to start the match. King with a kick and early 2 count. RVD goes to the floor to re-group. RVD comes back in with kicks and a leg whip. Lots of back and forth in the match. RVD gets the win and retains his title.
Winner: Rob Van Dam
- Jeremy Borash is backstage with Daniels. He cuts a promo on AJ Styles and says he is the better man.
TNA Tag Team Title Match: Matt Morgan and Joey Ryan vs. Hernandez and Chavo Guerrero
We go to the ring and out first comes Joey Ryan. His partner Matt Morgan is out next. Out next are the TNA Tag Team Champions Hernandez and Chavo Guerrero. Ryan starts the match off with Chavo.
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XL Academics Supports the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program
Today, a secure retirement is out of reach for over 2.5 million Illinoisans who do not have access to a retirement savings plan at work. Illinois needs a commonsense approach that helps encourage private savings so more people can have the freedom to live independently throughout their lives, relying less on government safety-net programs.
The Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program (Senate Bill 2758) makes it easy for small businesses to provide a basic retirement savings option for their employees. Through voluntary retirement accounts, the program promotes self-reliance and empowers workers to save for their own retirement.
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XL Academics and Northern Illinois University's Division of Student Affairs Work together on Peer Mentorship Initiative
XL Academics and Northern Illinois University are working together to develop a peer-to-peer mentorship program, which will be part of Student Affairs. The new initiative will be headed by Dr. Katrina Caldwell, Vice President of Student Affairs.
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Do you live in Winnebago or Boone County? Are you interested in construction or currently work in a construction related field? Are you interested in becoming BPI Certified? XL Academics, through the Home Energy Auditor Training Grant, is offering free 6-week long classes, starting September 30th, to earn BPI Certification. Each session will teach you professional skills to excel in the work place, the trade skills to become BPI Certified, and you can earn up to $1000. Interested in enrolling, please call 815-708-6089, visit www.xlacademics.com, or stop by the main office at 5301 East State Street, Suite 218 in Rockford, IL.
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The search and selection process has been completed and EIGERlab is pleased to announce the selection of XL Academics, Inc. as the project lead for our Minority Business Development (MBD) project.
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UW-Madison, College of Letters and Sciences Teams up with XL Academics for Student Mentoring and Alumni Engagement
XL Academics has partnered with the UW-Madison College of Letters and Science to establish an interactive cloud-based platform which will allow current students the opportunity to engage in online mentoring relationships with alumni of the University.
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ROCKFORD, IL (March 9, 2011) – Greater Beloit Economic Development Corporation (GBEDC) in conjunction with Beloit Memorial High School(BMHS) has partnered with XL Academics, Inc. (XLA) to provide an online mentoring platform to their students and participate in XLA's Community Wide Mentoring Initiative.
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Among the Survey's newest developments is the addition of a comprehensive program of near-surface archaeogeophysical remote sensing. The term Archaeogeophysics describes a range of non-destructive methods for locating and analyzing subsurface archeological and cultural features. In addition to their utility in conventional archeological applications, these methods also facilitate larger interpretations of intrasite settlement pattern and social organization. Through post-processing of the geophysical data, maps of cultural features and other data anomalies can be georeferenced to actual field coordinates using GIS. Then, using Total Station technology, subsurface features can be located on-site with centimeter-level accuracy for archeological testing, as needed. Jami Lockhart directs the program, and, along with other Survey personnel and Arkansas Archeological Society members, has completed more than 50 geophysical projects within the State and elsewhere. Near-surface remote sensing is revolutionizing archeological methodology, and the Survey endeavors to remain at the forefront of this development using five geophysical technologies: magnetometry, electrical resistance, electromagnetic conductivity, magnetic susceptibility and ground penetrating radar.
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Four new transfer agreements in place with ISU
Representatives of Ellsworth Community College and Iowa State University met recently to sign four agreements facilitating the transfer of credits for ECC students who plan to transfer to ISU to pursue a bachelor's degree. ECC students who earn credits in the Family & Consumer Science, Art, Graphic Arts, and Apparel Merchandising degree programs will be able to transfer those credits seamlessly into ISU's Bachelor of Design program. Pictured at the signing meeting are, from left: Luis Rico-Gutierrez, Dean of the ISU College of Design; Kimberly Zarecor, ISU Director of the Bachelor of Design program; Dr. Nancy Muecke, ECC Provost; and Dr. Lisa Stock, ECC Dean of Students & Academic Affairs. Previous transfer agreements between ECC and Iowa State (as well as many other colleges and universities) are already in place for other programs, and future discussions will be held about additional transfer possibilities between ECC and ISU. (Photo courtesy of ECC Marketing Office)


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It's more Hester's idea to focus on returning kicks? I thought he was going to consider retirement because lovie wasn't there to continue his fantasy that he can become a viable NFL receiver?
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DETROIT - JANUARY 3: Devin Hester #23 of the Chicago Bears looks on during the game against the Detroit Lions on January 3, 2010 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Devin Hester is not expected to see a lot of action at wide receiver this year. There is a chance that Hester could not be used at all at the position and that is alright according to the 30-year-old. "I'm fine with it," Hester said on The J Mack and Nate Vash Show. "It was kind of my idea to let me more focus on my kickoff and punt return thing. … It was more of my idea to do it." During Lovie Smith's tenure as the Bears coach the team attempted to turn Hester into an option in the passing game. Last year he continued to struggle in that role and failed to record a kick return for a touchdown. This year Hester is focused on being the best return man he can be. "Me and coach Trestman talked before I went home for the break and we came up with the idea that I would just go back to being a key return man — a punt return and kickoff return man — and a little bit more special teams," Hester said. "That would be what I know as of now my role to be for the upcoming season." Hester had 23 c
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text: While I have been wandering around the internet I found some articles about people who have been animating with Camera phones. In a world where phones mean more to students than personal high-gene, parents, or food, I fell like this is a sure fire way to get your students fired up about animation. One of the best examples I could find, is said to also be the worlds smallest animation. If you ask me I think these guys are just over achievers at this point. Not only did they decide to make an animation with a camera phone, but they made it the smallest stop motion they could. The animation is called Dot, its a 90 second film of the adventures of a little girl who is .35 inches tall. The film was aided by a phone Microscope that was invented by bioengineer Daniel Fletcher. The original purpose of the microscope was to be used by doctors in poor and rural areas. They could take pictures of blood and tissue samples with the "Cellscope", and send them via cell phone to laboratories anywhere in the world. The phone that was used was a Nokia N8. Now don't everybody run out and buy a Nokia. I am not here to sell a phone. I am curious to see if something like this would work with any camera phone. The creators of this little adventure were the same people who Brought you Wallace and Gromit, so needless to say these guys knew what they were doing. I have decided to give this endeavor a try. I will be blogging as a go.


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First time! ^.^ Inspired from the using the zodiac as a theme. If this goes well the first time I will continue making a set each month. Each one are for $10 each. Interested comment down below or message me, it's a first-come first-serve basis:
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