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This post is based on this post I made on the Paizo forums:
People playing Paladins need to realise that the Code of Conduct says …respect authority… not bend over backwards to obey it. I agree with the sentiments of the OP [that the Paladin is the most disruptive class because of the way the Lawful requirement is often portrayed], I've even stated No Paladins in a campaign I've created for these reasons – that is also how I perceive them as being played.
So much crime-fighting TV is about the protagonist breaking the law in order to bring someone to justice. How often do we see the investigator break into someone's house to find evidence against them?! James Bond is a great example of this and yet I would place him as LG – he follows his own code of laws, he suffers moral dilemmas that CG people wouldn't worry about, he doesn't break his promises. Admittedly he doesn't have respect for authority…
But this isn't about James…
People playing Paladins like this are jerks – they are deliberately trying to anger the other players. Or, when the GM tries to force the paladin into a moral issue again and again, then the GM is being a jerk. It is just shoddy roleplaying – tell them to take their antagonism and go play football or Monopoly. Tell them they are Trolling.
Regarding a sympathy for why people think Paladins should be played that way – it is a deliberate misinterpretation of the rules, same as any other Cheese, done to gain advantage over the game and the other players. That player would do much the same in any other class, it would just be a different flavour of cheese.
Let's retitle the thread:
I think it's about time we told a jerks what we really think about them.
Regardless of the game system you are using, regardless of the class requirements, some players just want to make obnoxious characters. Perhaps they see this as their only chance to be obnoxious, to behave in ways that in Real Life would have you sacked and very lonely. Perhaps they are just obnoxious.
The trouble for GMs is that we already feel stressed with running the game, and this type of behaviour can be intimidating. It is unfortunately a lot easier to let it slide than to stamp it out. What should we do?
We should be preventing jerk-behaviour before it is an issue. Talking about the Social Contract that we come together with is important. I'll post more about the Social Contract soon, but for now enjoy Kurt "Telas" Schneider's post on the Game Charter. In short, we need to define our expectations and our limits – what we want and what we will tolerate – as a group.


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RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E. B. Holding announced that in federal court yesterday United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, sentenced IRAN DEVON COOK, 35, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, to 262 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release.
On August 28, 2007, COOK pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine and use or carrying of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. COOK was charged in an indictment filed on June 15, 2006. On November 20, 2005, COOK and a co-defendant were found by Fayetteville police officers in possession of crack cocaine and firearms on Maloney Avenue, which is just outside the Grove View Terrace public housing project in Fayetteville. In the early to mid-1990's this area was the scene of a large drug trafficking organization. Because COOK had a prior felony conviction for drug trafficking and a prior felony conviction for assault with a deadly weapon, he was sentenced as a career offender under federal sentencing guidelines.
Investigation of the case was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Fayetteville Police Department as a part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, the Justice Department's national initiative to reduce gun crime. Assistant United States Attorney John H. Bennett of the Greenville branch office is handling the case for the Government.
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Since Michael Jordan retired, he's been receiving accolades for his performance on the basketball court, and rightly so.
I admire him for his abilities with a basketball, but I think he should be admired more for being the gentleman that he is. What a perfect role model for our children!


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These ingredients are:
Vegetarian Corn-free Egg-free Gluten-free Peanut-free Soy-free Tree nut-free Wheat-free
It takes a lot of favas to make a hill of beans. No kidding! Three pounds of unpeeled favas easily yields less than a pound of edible beans.
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The Windows Phone Marketplace now has 50,000 published applications and games, a milestone that indicates the Microsoft mobile operating system is gaining some traction with third-party developers.
But the number of applications that run with Windows Phone is still only one-tenth the number of applications and games available for Apple's iOS-based iPhone and iPad – Apple's online App Store currently has more than 500,000 applications. The number of applications for devices that use Google's Android mobile OS, another Windows Phone competitor, also exceeds 500,000.
The All About Windows Phone site reported earlier this week that the Windows Phone Marketplace had passed the 50,000 mark for submitted applications and games – specifically 50,126 content items as of Tuesday. The applications come from 13,002 different publishers, the site reported.
More importantly, the Windows Phone Marketplace has recently gained momentum with more than 17,000 of those applications added in the last 90 days and more than 8,000 added in just the last month, according to the site.
During the last four weeks an average of 265 new content items were added each day, up from 165 items per day at the time the Marketplace reached the 40,000 mark on November 16.
Microsoft debuted Windows Phone 7 in October, 2010, but it has struggled to gain traction in the market. For the three months ending in October Microsoft held only a 5.4 percent share of the U.S. smartphone platform market, according to industry researcher Comscore, down from 5.7 percent in the three-month period ending in July.
That contrasts with Google Android's 46.3 percent market share and Apple's 28.1 percent share.
In July Microsoft released Windows Phone 7.5 or "Mango," a major upgrade for Windows Phone that offers application multi-tasking, support for Internet Explorer 9, and a "conversation view" for managing long e-mail strings.
While the total number of applications published for Windows Phone has exceeded 50,000, All About Windows Phone said some 6,000 are no longer available because they were removed or discontinued by Microsoft or the software's publisher. And some applications are available only in specific markets. The site said 42,655 applications are currently available in the U.S.
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Calendar of Events
Saturday, February 23, 2013
"The Wild West Wolverine Classic 2013": Gym America.< less
Around 900 women gymnasts compete in this national-level competition. Complete schedule available at gymamericagymnastics.com.
9 a.m.-9 p.m. (tentative), Saline Middle School, 7190 N. Maple, Saline. Admission $11 (seniors & students, $6; kids age 4 & under, free; 2-day pass, $17 for adults & $9 for seniors & students). 971-1667. [map]
Holy Spirit Seminar: Christ the King Parish.< less
Christ the King Catholic Parish is sponsoring a one-day Holy Spirit Seminar from 9 a.m. to 5:30 pm on Saturday, February 23, 2013 from 9 a.m to 5:30 p.m. at its Ann Arbor Township campus, 400 Ave Maria Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, This one-day event begins with Mass and includes personal prayer and discussion to discover more about how the Holy Spirit deepens and renews faith.
Christ the King, 400 Ave Maria Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105. $15. 734-426-5514. firstname.lastname@example.com www.ctkcc.net [map]
Tuesday Winter Democratic Rides: Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society.< less
Every Tues., Dec.-Mar. The assembled riders choose their own pace, distance, and destination. Also, riders can start at 11 a.m. from the gazebo in downtown Dexter (994-5908). Note: Riders should be prepared to take care of themselves on all AABTS rides. Carry a water bottle, a spare tire or tube, a pump, a cell phone, and snacks.
10 a.m., meet at Wheels in Motion, 3400 Washtenaw. Free. 545-0541. [map]
"Courage, Sacrifice, & Survival: The Imprisonment & Winter Death March of POW Airmen in WWII Germany-A Daughter's Tribute": Dexter District Library.more >
"Courage, Sacrifice, & Survival: The Imprisonment & Winter Death March of POW Airmen in WWII Germany-A Daughter's Tribute": Dexter District Library.< less
Talk by historian and author Laura Edge, whose father was imprisoned in German POW camp.
10 a.m., DDL, 3255 Alpine, Dexter. Free. Preregistration required. 426-4477. [map]
"Dawn Dance Weekend": Ann Arbor Community of Traditional Music and Dance.< less
Feb. 22-24. A weekend of contra and English dancing to live music, with around 400 people expected to dance or just listen to the many fine musicians. The highlights of this year's festival include contra dancing with Colorado caller Wendy Graham and live music by Florida band Lift Ticket, and English country dancing with Oregon caller Brooke Friendly and live music by Seattle band Roguery. Wear clean shoes for dancing (no dancing in street shoes allowed).
8 p.m.-midnight (Feb. 22), 10 a.m.-5 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.-midnight (Feb. 23), & 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Feb. 24), Clague Middle School, 2616 Nixon Rd. just east of Bluett. $20 (Feb. 22), $18 (Feb. 23 afternoon), $22 (Feb. 23 evening), & $20 (Feb. 24) at the door. Weekend pass $75. Registration forms available at aactmad.org
Chime Concert: Kerrytown Shops.< less
Every Wed., Fri., & Sat. All invited to play one of 100 songs, with melodies transcribed in numbers, on the 17-bell chime's numbered keys. Ambitious players can add chords.
Noon-12:30 p.m. (Wed. & Fri.) & 10:30-11 a.m. (Sat.), Kerrytown Market & Shops. Free. 369-3107. [map]
Remote-Controlled Car Racing: Washtenaw RC Raceway.< less
One of the largest regular gatherings of RC racers in the country features off-road dirt-track racing for stock and modified model electric trucks and buggies. Awards for the top three finishers in each class. Spectators welcome. Food concessions.
10:30 a.m.-midnight, Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., Saline. Doors open at 8 a.m. Free admission. $16 to race. (517) 960-5252. [map]
Storytime: Nicola's Books.< less
Every Sat. An experienced storyteller spins yarns for kids age 7 & under.
11 a.m., Nicola's, 2513 Jackson, Westgate shopping center. Free. 662-0600. [map]
"DNA and Race": U-M Natural History Museum.< less
Every Sat. & Sun. Hands-on 20-minute interactive demo exploring the relationship between DNA and the concept of race. Geared toward adults and kids age 5 & up.
11 a.m. (Sat.) & 3 p.m. (Sat. & Sun.), Natural History Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. Free. 764-0478. [map]
"Miss Sunburst Model Search and Baby Contest": Briarwood/Sunburst Beauty Pageants.< less
Girls and women from infants to age 27 and boys from infants to age 3 are judged on beauty, overall appearance, and personality.
11 a.m., Briarwood. Free to spectators. $45-$110 to participate (preregistration required at pageantinfo.com or the mall office). 769-9610. [map]
"Turf Talk": Leslie Science and Nature Center.< less
Leslie Park Golf Course Superintendent Scott Spooner offers tips for developing a high-quality lawn with minimal environmental impact.
11 a.m.-noon, LSNC, 1831 Traver Rd. $3. 997-1553. [map]
U-M Natural History Museum Planetarium Shows.< less
Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows.
The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Sat. and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun.) is an exploration of the current night sky.
Flight Adventures (Sat. 12:30 p.m.) is an audiovisual show examining the science of flight through the eyes of a young girl and her grandfather as they explore how birds, kites, planes, and models fly and learn about the history and future of human flight.
Black Holes (Sat. & Sun. 2:30 p.m.) is an animated show that begins with the formation of the early Universe and the birth and death of stars and concludes with a simulated flight to a supermassive black hole lurking at the center of the Milky Way.
11:30 a.m. and 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, & 3:30 p.m., Natural History Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $5. 764-0478. [map]
Wallenberg Exhibit. "To me there's no other choice": Raoul Wallenberg 1912-2012: University of Michigan.more >
Wallenberg Exhibit. "To me there's no other choice": Raoul Wallenberg 1912-2012: University of Michigan.< less
To honor Raoul Wallenberg (B.S. Arch. '35) on the centenary of his birth, the University of Michigan, in cooperation with the Swedish-Consulate General of Detroit, is hosting an exhibition on the life of this illustrious alumnus. Created by the Swedish Institute for the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the exhibition presents the story of Wallenberg's life including his years in Ann Arbor and the months in Budapest when he helped rescue tens of thousands of Jews during the Holocaust.
Wallenberg's extraordinary moral conviction and valor are an inspiration for the University and its alumni. During the past year this exhibition has traveled to Budapest, New York, Washington DC, Moscow, Tel Aviv, Berlin, Ottawa and Toronto.
For information about arranging guided visits, or for other questions, please contact email@example.com.
Art Lounge (1st floor), Michigan Union, University of Michigan, 530 S. State St. firstname.lastname@example.com http:
"U-M Polar Plunge": Special Olympics Michigan Fundraiser.< less
Brave costumed swimmers plunge into icy water. Followed by a party with food and prizes. Registration for plungers begins at 10:30 a.m.
Noon, Michigan Stadium. $75 minimum donation; free for spectators. Preregistration recommended at firstgiving.com
"Sap to Syrup--Making it Yourself": Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission.< less
A WCPRC staffer demonstrates how to make maple syrup.
1 p.m. (families) & 3 p.m. (adults only), County Farm Park Field Operations bldg., Platt Rd. entrance. Free, but preregistration required. 971-6337, ext. 334.
Gaming Tournaments: Ann Arbor District Library.< less
Feb. 22-24. Video game tournaments.
Feb. 24: "All Stars Battle Royale." For adults and teens in grade 6 & up.
Feb 25: "Mario Kart." For all ages.
Feb. 26: "Wii Sports Resort." For all ages.
6-8:30 p.m. (Feb. 22) & 1-4 p.m. (Feb. 23 & 24), AADL multipurpose room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. Free. 327-8301. [map]
Keep Your Commitment: PR Fitness.< less
Many New Year's Resolutions last about six weeks before going by the wayside. Not this year! Join us at the Suburban Chevrolet Cadillac showroom in Ann Arbor, Saturday, February 23 from 1:00 pm until 3:30 pm and allow us to help you keep your 2013 New Year's resolution commitment to be healthy and active in 2013 and beyond.
Suburban Chevrolet Cadillac is clearing out their showroom for local health and fitness professionals to be available to talk about running, biking, swimming, racing, coaching, nutrition, shoes, gear, and more.
Along with coaches and trainers from PR Fitness, representatives from The Running Lab, The Kona Running Company, The Michigan Running Institute, and others will be available to meet, talk, and provide you with the support and information you need to keep your commitment, re-start your commitment, or even help you to create a new commitment to a healthy and active 2013.
This event is free and everyone is welcome.
Suburban Chevrolet Cadillac. Free. 303-815-4513. firstname.lastname@example.com http:
LASER Cutter Workshop: All Hands Active.< less
Learn how to cut & etch with a LASER this Saturday!
Cost: We ask for $10 to $15 for this class.
What does all this wonderful time and money get you?
- Basic instruction on how to use the laser cutter
- 1 hour (in addition / after class time) of use on the laser cutter, with the ability to pay for more time ($10 p/hour for members, $12 p/hour for non members)
- Satisfaction in helping create a fund to maintain, repair, upgrade the laser cutter!
Basic class plans:
- Basic image editing and generation
- Difference between raster and vector
- Pre cut flight check
- How to size your document
- Laser cutter set up and lock/unlock
- Power settings and configurations
- Cleaning the bed
- Basic trouble shooting
- Acceptable materials
- Post cut flight check
FYI: This class is limited to just 8 people. PREREGISTER at http:
This class repeats every fourth Saturday of the month!
All Hands Active, 525 E. Liberty St. Donation. $10 to $15. (734) 707-8242. email@example.com http:
Open House: Ann Arbor Children's House Montessori.< less
Discover Montessori education for your young child (2 1/2 -6). Visit our classroom and meet the teachers. Registration for the 2013-14 school year is open.
Ann Arbor Children's House, 2309 Packard Street. Free. firstname.lastname@example.com www.annarborchildrenshouse.com [map]
Propeller: University Musical Society.< less
Feb. 20-24 (two different programs). Edward Hall directs this internationally celebrated, innovative all-male British theater company in two of Shakespeare's most popular plays. In The Taming of the Shrew (7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 & 23; 2 p.m. Feb. 24), an earthy comedy about the battle of the sexes, the action centers on a wealthy merchant's efforts to marry off his prickly, hot-tempered elder daughter. With one of Shakespeare's most absorbingly suspenseful plots, Shrew also features amazing exploits, lots of high-spirited impersonations, sharp wits, and even sharper tongues. Also, Twelfth Night (7:30 p.m. Feb. 20, 22, & 24; 2 p.m. Feb. 23), a comedy of mistaken identities and misplaced affections. Viola, a noblewoman shipwrecked on the coast of the mythical kingdom of Ilyria, disguises herself as a man and finds work as a servant to Duke Orsino, with whom she promptly falls in love. But when the duke sends his new servant to court a young widow on his behalf, the widow becomes enamored of Viola. After several more gender-bending plot twists, everyone eventually snaps back into place, but with a variety of delightful and surprising differences. "Propeller specializes in knuckle-dusting Shakespeare that digs for the harshness beneath the lyricism," writes a New York Times reviewer. "Funny, antic, bawdy: the productions are all these expected things. But they also make sure that the chuckles stick in your throat."
Various times & dates, Power Center. Tickets $18-$56 in advance at ums.org & by phone, and (if available) at the door. 764-2538.
"Eat, Meet, & Be Cherry!": Cherry Republic.< less
Every Sat., Feb. 9-Mar. 30. Cooking demos by chefs from local restaurants, including Grizzly Peak (Feb. 9), Melange (Feb. 16), Lena (Feb. 23), Tios (Mar. 2), The Melting Pot (Mar. 9), Gratzi (Mar. 16), Habana Cellar Lounge (Mar. 23), and Conor O'Neill's (Mar. 30). Tastings.
2-4 p.m., Cherry Republic, 223 S. Main. Free. 585-5231. [map]
Ann Arbor Juggling Arts Club.< less
Every Sat. Jugglers of all skill levels invited for informal practice. Indoor location TBA in case of inclement weather.
2:30-5 p.m., U-M Diag. Free. 761-1115.
"The Meaning of Almost Everything": Purple Rose Theatre Company.< less
Every Wed.-Sun., Jan 10-Mar. 9. See review. Guy Sanville directs the world premiere of Purple Rose founder Jeff Daniels' comedy that combines slapstick, vaudeville, tragedy, and farce in an exuberant romp of a play that explores the pain and joy of human existence. The story concerns 2 men who live in an undefined place and time where nothing happens. One wants to remain in the safety and comfort of this environment, while the other wants to leave.
8 p.m. (Wed.-Sat.), 3 p.m. (Wed. & Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Purple Rose Theatre, 137 Park St., Chelsea. Jan. 10-17 previews: Tickets $22 (Wed. & Thurs.), $27 (Fri. eve. & weekend matinees), $32 (Sat. eve.). After Jan. 17: Tickets $27 (Wed. & Thurs.), $37 (Fri. eves. & weekend matinees), & $42 (Sat. eves.) in advance at purplerosetheatre.org, and by phone. 433-7673. [map]
Come Try Ringette FREE: Ann Arbor Ringette.< less
Ann Arbor Ringette is happy to announce our next Come Try Ringette FREE event for girls ages 5 - 18:
Saturday, February 23. 2013
3:15 pm - 4:35 pm (with parent meeting afterward)
Ann Arbor Ice Cube
2121 Oak Valley Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI
BRING A HELMET! You will not be allowed on the ice without one. Ringette, hockey, skateboarding, bicycle, etc. will do. We will provide sticks, skates and FUN! All skating abilities are welcome!
Please show up at least 15 minutes early to sign-in and get ready. Parents and participants are welcome to stay afterward for a short meeting to learn about our program.
Spread the word!!!! We want more players!!!!
Questions? Email firstname.lastname@example.com
What is Ringette you ask? Find out here: http:
Ann Arbor Ice Cube, 2121 Oak Valley Dr. Free. firstname.lastname@example.com www.facebook.com
"Amour": Michigan Theater.< less
(Michael Haneke, 2012). Drama set in Paris about 2 retired music teachers whose marriage is tested when the woman has an attack. French, subtitles.
Michigan Theater. Tickets: 10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; films before 6 p.m., $7). 668-TIME. michtheater.org. [map]
Habitat for Humanity Italian Dinner: Dexter United Methodist Church.< less
Menu includes salad, chicken cacciatore, lasagna, pastas, pizza, marinara and Alfredo sauces, beverages and dessert. Silent auction. Proceeds benefit a Habitat for Humanity project to renovate 2 homes to sell at affordable prices to qualified buyers.
4:30-7 p.m., DUMC, 7643 Huron River Dr., Dexter. $9 (seniors, $8; kids ages 5-12, $5, kids 4 & under, free.) 426-8480. [map]
Annual Fundraising Banquet: Washtenaw County Pheasants Forever.< less
Buffet dinner, live and silent auctions, and raffles.
5:30 p.m., Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. Tickets $65 (includes membership) in advance by Feb. 15 at washtenawpf.org. Reservations required. 740-7300. [map]
Indonesian Cultural Night: U-M Indonesian Student Association.< less
See review. Traditional Indonesian music and dance performances, including a performance on the angklung (Indonesian instrument made out of bamboo tubes), saman dancing, and more. The program begins with an Indonesian dinner.
6 p.m., Angell Hall Auditorium B. Cost TBA. email@example.com. [map]
Chinese Documentary Film Series: U-M Center for Chinese Studies.< less
Feb. 16: "The Revolutionary" (Irv Drasnin, Lucy Ostrander, & Don Sellers, 2011). Saul Rittenberg, a former GI Chinese language expert who stayed to become an active participant in the Chinese communist revolution and its aftermath, reflects on his life in China from the mod-1940s through the end of the Mao era.
Feb. 23: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (Alison Klayman, 2012). Portrait of China's most famous international artist and its most outspoken domestic critic. Mandarin & English, subtitles.
Mar. 16: When China Met Africa (Nick & Marc Francis, 2011). Exploration of China's expanding footprint in Africa through the stories of 3 people in Zambia: a Chinese farmer, a Chinese multinational's road project manager, and Zambia's trade minister. Mandarin & Zambian, subtitles.
Mar. 23: The Transition Period (Zhou Hao, 2009). A startlingly candid look inside the unsavory dynamics of Chinese politics at the local level seen through the eyes of a retiring Communist Party secretary in a rural inland province. Mandarin & Henan dialect, subtitles.
7 p.m. Unless otherwise noted), Angell Hall Auditorium A (entrance at the Fishbowl on the east side of the bldg.) Free. 764-6308. [map]
"Gospelfest": Bethlehem United Church of Christ.< less
All invited to sing gospel music with an immense choir drawn from Detroit- and Ann Arbor-area congregations. Rehearsals (11 a.m.-6 p.m.) are followed by dinner (BYO lunch). The public is invited to listen for free.
7 p.m., Bethlehem United Church of Christ, 423 S. Fourth Ave. $15 (includes dinner and sheet music) in advance only. 316-2107. [map]
"Jirokichi the Rat": U-M Center for Japanese Studies.< less
Benshi (Japanese silent film narrator) Kataoka Ichiro narratesIto Daisuke's 1931 samurai film as well as some silent short films TBA. With music spun by celebrated DJ arwulf arwulf.
7 p.m., U-M Natural Sciences Auditorium, 830 North University (use entrance nearest the Diag). Free. 763-4301. [map]
"Urinetown: The Musical": EMU Theater Department.< less
Feb. 15-17 & 21-24. EMU theater professor Pirooz Aghssa directs EMU drama students in Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis's Tony-winning musical comedy about a city in the midst of a drought so devastating that a malevolent corporation has been able to take control of all the toilet facilities. Romance and chaos intertwine in this sharp satire that takes aim not only at environmental degradation, the sophistries of the legal system, and corporate piracy but at the form of the Broadway musical. Newsday critic Linda Winer calls it "elevated silliness of the highest order that makes a gratifying case for the restorative return to knowing foolishness and the smartly absurd."
7 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) 2 p.m. (Sun.), & 10 p.m. (Thurs.), EMU Quirk Theater, Ford St. (off Lowell from Huron River Dr.), Ypsilanti. Tickets $15 (students, $12; kids age 12 & under, $7) in advance and at the door. 487-2282.
"Women in Wine Strolling Wine Tasting": Vinology.< less
All women invited to try some 30-40 wines made by women winemakers. Also, light appetizers.
7-9 p.m., Vinology, 110 S. Main. $45 (plus tax & tip). Reservations recommended. 222-9841. [map]
Dan Grueter: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.< less
Feb. 21-23. Fast-rising young Ohio-bred comic, a frequent guest on late-night TV who's known for his wry, quick-witted, and very funny observational humor. [] Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served.
8 p.m. (Thurs.-Sat.) & 10:30 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), 314 E. Liberty (below Seva restaurant). $8 (Thurs.) & $11 (Fri. & Sat.) reserved seating in advance, $10 (Thurs.) & $13 (Fri. & Sat.) general admission at the door. 996-9080. [map]
New York Philharmonic: University Musical Society.< less
Feb. 23 & 24 (different programs). See review. Alan Gilbert conducts this orchestra noted for its clean, punctual tone and a spirited musicianship led by its especially strong brass and percussion sections. Although no longer at the top of its game, as it was in the 60s under Leonard Bernstein, the ensemble is the oldest orchestra in the United States and still noted for a deft technical prowess. Feb. 23: Brahms' Symphony No. 1 in C minor, and Mozart's Overture to The Marriage of Figaro and Symphony No. 36 in C major. Feb. 24: Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B minor, and Bloch's Schelomo, with acclaimed German cellist Jan Vogler.
8 p.m. (Feb. 23) & 2 p.m. (Feb. 24), Hill Auditorium. Tickets $10-$100 in advance at ums.org & by phone, and (if available) at the door. 764-2538. [map]
"Good People": Performance Network Professional Season.< less
Every Thurs.-Sun. (except Apr. 5), Feb. 21-Apr. 7. David Wolber directs the Michigan premiere David Lindsay-Abaire's Tony-nominated 2011 comic drama, a touching and funny look at America's large and growing economic divide. A dollar store employee in working-class Boston who loses her job and faces eviction from her apartment. In desperation, she reaches out to a high school boyfriend who had made it out of the neighborhood and invites herself to a chic cocktail party in his home. Stars Suzy Regan and Logan Ricket. The Mar. 17 performance is preceded at 6:30 p.m. by a "Cultural Conversation" ($10; reservations suggested) hosted by Performance Network artistic director Carla Milarch with the director, designers, and cast.
7:30 p.m. (Thurs.), 8 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) 2 p.m. (Sun.), & 3 p.m. (Mar. 9 & 23 and Apr. 6), Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Preview tickets: whatever you can afford to pay (Feb. 21), $22 (Feb. 22, 24, & 28), and $30 (Feb. 12). Mar. 1 opening night tickets: $39 & $41 includes reception. After Mar. 1: $27 & $29 (Thurs.), $32 & $34 (Fri. & Sun.), $25 & $27 (Sat. matinee), $39 & $41 (Sat. eve.). $3 discount for seniors age 60 & over. Tickets available in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. $10 student discount in advance, half-price student tickets at the door only. For reservations, call 663-0681; to charge by phone, call 663-0696. [map]
"Into the Woods": Saline High School Drama Club.< less
Feb. 22-24. Students perform Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning musical, a darkly comic reworking of several Grimm fairy tales. The show features one of Sondheim's most eclectic scores, ranging in style from jazz to vaudeville to rhapsodic ballads and operatic duets and trios.
8 p.m. (Feb. 22 & 23) & 2 p.m. (Feb. 24), Saline High School, 1300 Campus Pkwy., Saline. Tickets $12 (students, $10; Feb. 23 dinner & show, $25 in advance by Feb. 18). 429-8000, ext. 2338. [map]
"The Laramie Project": U-M Musical Theatre Studio.< less
Feb. 21-24. Hank Stratton directs U-M musical theater students in Moises Kaufman's moving portrait of a community dealing with loss, based on over 200 interviews Kaufman conducted about the 1998 murder of University of Wyoming gay student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming.
7:30 p.m. (Thurs.) 8 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), U-M Walgreen Drama Center Arthur Miller Theatre, 1226 Murfin, North Campus. Tickets $17 (students, $10) at the Michigan League in advance and at the door. To charge by phone, call 764-2538. [map]
"The Skin of Our Teeth": U-M Theatre Department.< less
Feb. 21-24. Jonathan Berry directs U-M drama students in Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning satirical allegory, which he called "a history of mankind in comic strip." The Antrobus family barely survives the Ice Age only to be plunged into Noah's Flood and washed up onto a postapocalyptic wasteland. The tragedies are put on hold when the actors break character and poke fun at the notion of a play, and the family's ditzy maid adds a flirty comic touch, but the sinister, slow evolution of the family's bratty boy into a mindless, militaristic possible murderer adds considerable darkness to this work that Wilder said "mostly comes alive under conditions of crisis."
7:30 p.m. (Thurs.) 8 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Lydia Mendelssohn Theater, Michigan League. Tickets $20 & $26 (students, $10) at the Michigan League in advance and at the door. To charge by phone, call 764-2538. [map]
"A Night on the Town Purim-Style": Temple Beth Emeth.< less
All invited for a Purim celebration with pool and snacks. Costumes provided.
9-11 p.m., Bab's Underground Lounge, 213 S. Ashley. $5 admission (buy your own drinks). 665-4744. [map]


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- Willamette
- Administrative Departments
- Campus Life
- Wu Plan
- Create a Schedule
Create a Schedule
The third step in creating your Willamette Plan is to create a schedule. For each of your goals, create steps to take or milestones that you must reach en route to success. For each step or milestone, plot a date of achievement.
Every good plan has a sense of urgency because it requires a commitment to achieve goals in a particular timeframe. Consider, by way of illustration, the following academic goal, objectives, and schedule drawn from the Self area of focus:
Goal: To make the transition to an academic major that will develop my skills and provide effective mentoring
- Objective 1: Review the College Catalog and web information on each major of interest to me. Narrow my choices to a reasonable number.
- Objective 2: Explore possibilities by fulfilling general education requirements through courses in potential major departments.
- Objective 3: Meet with each possible advisor in my departments of interest by visiting during office hours and having a conversation about their expectations of the advising relationship.
- Objective 4: Identify current majors in my departments of interest and meet with several to learn about their experience in the programs.
- Objective 5: Declare the perfect major and sign up as advisee for the perfect advisor!
This goal fits the overall timeframe of an academic year pretty well: You must declare a major no later than your second semester of your sophomore year, so planning to complete the task at the end of your first year is ambitious, but leaves you time to complete any trailing objectives should it be needed. Furthermore, each objective will take some time, and it makes sense to do them more or less in order.
Here's how the whole thing might be scheduled:
- Objective 1: This is mostly just browsing online, and even at a leisurely pace shouldn't take more than a few weeks to do. Completion date: September/October 2013.
- Objective 2: Take at least 2 general education courses from departments of interest each semester. That will provide exposure to 4 departments during the first year, and 6 by the third semester. Completion date: May or December 2014.
- Objective 3: This can be spread out over the time that I'm taking exploratory courses. If each visit takes approximately 30 minutes and each department has an average of 5 possible advisors, spending a month catching up with all the potential advisors in a department seems reasonable. I'll assign a month to each of my options.
- Objective 4: Folding into a meeting of majors, if possible, can be an efficient way to learn a lot all at once. Still, no rush—I'll give myself a month for each one, and assign them as I did above.
- Objective 5: Easy—once all the other objectives are complete, this is a simple matter of confirmation with my new advisor and filling out a form in the Registrar's Office. Takes a few minutes.
To achieve great things, two things are needed: A plan, and not quite enough time.
—Leonard Bernstein
Create a landing page to introduce yourself and provide links to the rest of your plan. Think of it as the doorway to your WU Plan, through which anyone who wishes to know your intentions must pass.
Where are you now? If life is a journey, this stage amounts to finding your starting place.
It turns out that goals are good for things other than soccer and water polo. In this section, you get to create them for the next year of your life.
Planning doesn't stop with creating goals. You also need to achieve your goals, which, it turns out, requires more planning. In this section you'll plan how to succeed with your plan by scheduling your objectives.
Finally, the section in which you make this process matter by putting the plan into effect. You'll find surprisingly useful tips on how to maintain focus and bring your plan to fruition.


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Eccentric Basketball Player Climbs Highest Horse In History Of Height Or Horses
Don't even try with Royce White if you're not one of the most impressive women in American history.
Royce White is a talented basketball player who was drafted by the Houston Rockets last year but hasn't played an NBA game yet, partly because of disputes with his team about how to handle his anxiety disorder. He also has pretty high standards for romantic partners, apparently.
I'm done with this generation of women. When Coretta Scott King shows back up, somebody do me a favor... inform me. #MeGeneration #BeWell— Highway_30 (@Royce White)
Royce White
I'm done with this generation of women. When Coretta Scott King shows back up, somebody do me a favor… inform me. #MeGeneration
Royce White has a Martin Luther King, Jr. complex. (The #BeWell is what really puts the condescension cherry on top of the dismissive sundae.) If necessary, though, he will also settle for Ghost Harriet Tubman or Vampire Hunting Betsy Ross.


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Psalm 18:33,35-36 "He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights. You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great. You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip."
Rev. Paul Mims
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My witty roommate went viral last night when the below image was picked up from her blog {Be Better} and reposted on The Daily What last night and Huffington Post this morning!
Hilarious and so true! So in honor of her quick wit, wrecking ball Irene, and Chinae's birthday tomorrow, my drink of choice will be Hurricanes tonight as we celebrate all of the above!
Hurricane Recipe::
1 oz vodka
1/4 oz grenadine syrup
1 oz gin
1 oz rum
1/2 oz Bacardi 151 rum
1 oz amaretto almond liqueur
1 oz triple sec
grapefruit juice
pineapple juice
Have a safe weekend...Hope to see you Monday!


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More Audiobook Fun From Amazon
October 10, 2012 | 1:45 pm
Last week I wrote about a new audiobook feature that Amazon introduced, making it easier to switch from the text version of an e-book to its professionally-narrated audiobook version. But in the same announcement, Amazon also revealed a new feature that's available in its new versions of the Kindle Fire tablet.
"Immersion Reading" promises an "evolutionary multisensory reading experience that intensifies the power of great stories and helps readers retain more of what they read," Amazon explains in a press release. Translation: You'll be able to listen to a professionally-narrated audiobook at the same time that you're also reading along with the text yourself!
"Immersion Reading" is now already available for nearly 15,000 different Kindle e-book/audiobook combinations, as Amazon announced in their press release, "across a wide array of categories and genres." It's a feature that's exclusively available on the new versions of the Kindle Fire tablets; Amazon first revealed the details during their September 6th press conference in Santa Monica.
Amazon will also let you try the feature with 20 free e-book/audiobook combinations of some classic books. They're the same books I wrote about last week—some read by professional actors like Kenneth Branagh, Anne Hathaway, or David Hyde Pierce—at tinyurl.com/FreeKindleAudiobooks.
In general, if you see an e-book listed in the Kindle Store with "Whispersync for Voice" capabilities, you can also listen to its audiobook version while you follow along with the text for an "Immersion Reading" experience. There's automatic page turns, and Amazon will even highlight the text as it's being read, which they believe will make for a more compelling experience that helps both new readers and long-time fans of books.
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How incredibly irritating that would be. I read a lot faster than I talk and I sure read a lot faster than someone else talks, so…how incredibly irritating that would be.
I guess it makes sense for children's books, but, please, just leave me alone to read in peace!


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Fried eggs on Mango-leek-cashew salad
After months of hiding behind the clouds, Mr. Sun is finally out. It means like the blossoms starting to come out of hibernation, I'd be enthusiastic to go to the groceries and cook more. Like every time I pick the kids up we would buy a loaf of bread or two before going home. There's that Billa store near the school where we get our stuff and at the end of the month that's also where I would take a free recipe magazine from the cashier stand for cooking inspiration. I've long wanted to try the recipes but I never really did until last week. This fried eggs on mango-leek-cashew salad was just so attractive to pass up and to not share so here's my first attempt at following a recipe by the book…errr magazine.
(Incomplete photo of ingredients here.)
1 stalk of leeks
1 mango
a clove of garlic
1 tablepoon olive oil
1 lemon
pinch of chili
4 tablepoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon honey
roasted cashew
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon sesame oil
You'll need:
a small pan
egg shaper (optional)
glass containers
For the salad, wash leeks and cut into 1cm pieces. If you're using fresh mangoes, peel them up and cube, if you're using canned — not really recommended albeit simpler – just cut them to cubes. Mince garlic. Heat up a teaspoon of olive oil on pan and put in the leeks, saute for a minute and remove from heat.
Remove the remaining olive oil from pan and save it for later. Wash the lemons with warm water, dry up and grate a bit of the peel into a small dish. Squeeze the juice. Combine 1 tablespoon soy sauce, a pinch of chili, half of the minced garlic, honey and 2 teaspoons of lemon juice. Meanwhile, mix leeks, mango and cashew and sprinkle with salt to taste. Combine with soysauce mix.
For the sunny-side up eggs, put vegetable oil in pan and let warm on medium heat. If you have those metal egg rings, put 4 of them on pan and break each egg on one…fry the eggs for about 3 minutes.
While cooking the eggs combine remaining soy sauce (3 tablespoons), chili, brown sugar, sesame oil and remaining garlic and cook for a minute in a separate pan. Set aside. Remove the eggs carefully from the rings…wash the coriander and snip into small stalks.
Arrange the leek salad in four glass containers, put an egg on top of each and drizzle with the cooked say sauce concoction. Garnish with coriander and serve.
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Cinnamon Toast
Breakfasts. They're supposedly the foundation of everyday and yet I fail to prepare one that would energize the kids, hubby and myself. It has been my goal to wake up earlier so I can have all the time to make a decent meal. I fail…all the time. The easiest I can prepare are toasts which the kids normally like with just butter. For hubby an egg and coffee with the toasts would suffice. So to spice those bread on some days, here's my cinnamon toast for easy fix. Four ingredients and a toaster and here's your comfort food.
What you need:
- Bread
- Butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 4 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
1. For the bread, choose ones that doesn't have butter in them already. I find these cheap loaves from the grocery across our place, they're at 0.40 cents. They're not the best tasting bread when eaten alone but when made into cinnamon toasts or spread with nutella, they're the best. So get some slices off for buttering.
2. Toast a few pieces on low…better use the grill-toaster than the pop-ups. While waiting, mix brown sugar and ground cinnamon. I prefer brown sugar but granulated would do. Take the bread slices out, be careful: they're hot! Spread butter and sprinkle some of the sugar-cinnamon mix.
3. Toast them again until sugar melts and your done.
Best served with milk+honey for kids and coffee for hubby.
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Breakfasts at Victoria Hotels
(photo from http://www.slrobertson.com)
My kids love to eat and have a good time. However, we all love traveling too. Imagine what hubby would search for each time we travel. Hotel with ample amenities to keep the kids entertained, a pool for them to enjoy when it's too hot, a park or playground just near the hotel for them to unwind and of course, yummy food. They enjoy breakfast buffets just like during our Paris trip.
Thankfully the chain of Victoria hotels offers various restaurants with a serving of tea & coffee, pastries, hot chocolate, fruits & fruit juices, yoghurt, cereals, pancakes, breads, grilled tomatoes, baked beans, sausages and of course: bacon and eggs. If we find ourselves visiting my new nephew in Canada, we're sure to check out one of their chains.Read More
Cupcakes for Breakfast
Early morning yummy smell. That's what woke up the kids on a Saturday morning. The weather hasn't been so cooperative – summer at 14 degrees? It's not really that bad…I'm not really a summer person. I enjoy 18-22° more than sunny 30° or up. I'd prefer that too over rainy days and especially when I'm staying at home finishing translation jobs.
So along with the rainy and cool atmosphere I baked these yummy breakfast treats. Normally they'd prefer doughnuts, croissants and semmels but they wouldn't say no to cupcakes either.
My youngest loves choco bits on top of his so I made these with especially loads of them. He's been allergic to cow's milk as a baby so he grew up having soya milk…since he turned five the doctor gave a go for cow's milk which he loves so he would often request some. That mug, by the way, was one he designed at the kindergarten.
For the recipe, I'm still using my old recipe and here..I'm reposting it.
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups confectioner's sugar, sifted
4 large eggs, set at room temperature
1 cup milk (you can substitute buttermilk)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
semisweet chocolate chips
Note: If you don't have self-rising flour you can make them at home. For each cup of all-purpose flour, you need to add 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
How to:
1. Preheat oven to or 390°F or 200°C. Line your muffin tins with cupcake papers, about 24.
2. In a bowl put in the flours, stir to combine and set aside.
3. In your mixing bowl, mix the butter with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
4. Add sugar gradually and beat until fluffy.
5. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. Add the dry ingredients in three parts, alternating milk or buttermilk and vanilla.
7. With each addition, beat until the ingredients are incorporated but do not overmix.
8. Spoon the batter into the cupcake papers, filling about 3/4 full. Drop in a teaspoonful of chocolate chips to each before putting them in the oven.
9. Bake in a 350°F or 180°C oven for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick/cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
10. Cool the cupcakes in the tin for 15 minutes.
11. Remove cakes from the tins and put on a wire rack before icing.
12. Ice with your favorite frosting/icing or serve as is.
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cooking: 20-25 mins
Total Time: 55 mins
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I'm glad I was somehow able to transfer this blog's content to my other blog, really thought I'd lose everything. I just decided to keep this blog for recipes. Some of my entries that I transferred included a write up about taho (soy bean curd with caramel and tapioca pearls) – a childhood breakfast favorite.
I've always enjoyed taho with my older sister. We would hurriedly get our glasses, mine would be stout but big, hers would be thin and taller…it doesn't represent our figures later on though (not sure lol). We would beg for extra caramel and tapioca pearls all the time…
When we went home last year, I learned that taho is hubby's favorite too. I never knew this before because, well, there aren't taho vendors around. It was one morning in our QC home when hearing the familiar call of "tahoooooooo" that he woke up and hurriedly sent me down, made me buy 40pesos of taho! Had I grabbed more coins I'd buy more.
Coming back to Vienna, there's no way that we can buy taho from a vendor. Thanks to fellow foodies, I found recipes about how to make taho…the moment I got hold of silken tofu…I made taho immediately.
silken tofu
tapioca pearls
caramel (sugar melted in water and heated)
How to:
1. Cook tapioca per package direction.
2. Dissolve sugar in water and cook to caramel consistency.
2. Put silken tofu in a microwave safe container. Heat up 10 minutes.
3. Combine all three ingredients and serve hot or cold.
Voila! Taho in minutes! I'd surely be making this today, it's our 10th year together after all.
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Homemade Taho
-Silken tofu with tapioca pearls and caramel-
"The best way to a man's heart is through his stomach" goes Fanny Ferns's quote. Jokingly, Robert Byrne believes "Anybody who believes that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach flunked geography." 😀 The last quote always makes me laugh. Thinking of it it should have been biography instead of geography but the author was obviously suggesting something else, which I wouldn't want to talk about.
I can attest to the truth of the first quote though. My hubby has a penchant for spicy dishes which I strongly oppose. If I'm the boss in here I would rather not cook anything spicy…So what I'd do is to cook specially for him, meaning I cook first for the kids or set aside something for them before putting in the chillies. Sometimes I just serve pepper and chillies for the boss to garnish his dish with. He's always thankful.
-Unadulterated silken tofu-
I did mention sometime ago that hubby loves Taho (soybean curd) and that one time during our vacation I had to follow the Magtataho 2 blocks from our house just to buy him some (I was below the house and he was upstairs so I had to go lol). Gosh, that Manong walked so fast! I bought 40pesos worth of taho for him that morning and another 40pesos two days after.
Oggi of I can do that! mentioned in that post that she made taho at home which got me excited. I had long planned to make some but the I'll-do-that-tomorrow attitude finally brought me to today. 😀 I googled and the search page showed two of my favorite foodblogs…Kuya Vanjo's Panlasong Pinoy and Weng's Munchkin Mommy. I was surprised at how easy it seems, and it was! A few minutes later, I had my first homemade taho.
So all you need would be:
silken tofu
cooked tapioca pearls
I cooked the tapioca pearls per package direction, caramelized sugar and heated up the tofu a little in the microwave oven…I topped the tofu afterwards with the first two ingredients and that's it!
After dinner, I served hubby a bowl of taho which he surprisingly refused…so I set it aside and observed. He was so not in the mood and I thought it must be work. Around midnight though he asked where is the taho I made…this time he's calmed down. So I served him the bowl again and he contentedly finished it…
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No frills, just compelling storytelling by Dave Ma for Ghostpoet's Meltdown
Last week London's Ghostpoet released his second record, Some Say I So I Say Light and as we've come to expect, gritty, sombre tones are present throughout. The first single from the album, Meltdown has had its promo directed by LA-based director Dave Ma – and the aptness of the video to the track is a rare treat. A snap-shot split-screen of two young relationships should, on paper, be nothing to write home about, but there's something so oddly compelling about it that it drew me in completely.


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Granted, but you discovery that most of the good multiplayer communities have died long ago.
I wish I owned the holy grail.
Granted but you are eternally chased by The Rabbit with his big...pointy....look at the bonnesssss!
I wish Tim the Wizard would incinerate The Rabbit afterwards for dinner.
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Granted, but once the D&D game ends you all realize you're sitting in your friend's parents basement.
I wish I had a supercharger for my Mustang.
Granted, you're now The Doctor, but since you never specified which "The Doctor," you're now The Doctor of Stalingrad, a movie.
I wish we Moderators got paid thirty dollars per infraction.
Granted but the plane suffers some problems mid flight and you end up on the island from lost.
I wish Dyra would like K-pop
Granted but the world suddenly has a freak occurrence of mass amnesia and no one can remember who Dyra or K-Pop is.
I wish my work day would end already (it's just started).
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Granted, you're fired.
I wish for an orb of pure light that fits in my hands.
Granted, but it blinds you so you can't find it any more.
I wish my left ear was seventeen feet wide and painted pale blue.
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Granted. Except all your colleagues decide to follow you home and continue the party at your place.
I wish I had some delicious chocolate.
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.
Granted but you die in a fiery crash when playing a game of chicken on the interstate with a semi tractor trailer.
I wish December 14th would hurry up so I can see The Hobbit.
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Granted, but it's the worst movie ever made and gets a 0.5/10 average review.
I wish LOTR and Harry Potter were never made.
Granted. As a result JK rowling never becomes rich and donates money to charity, millions die. Peter Jackson never brings money into the NZ economy and due to the recession their government collapses, wild gangs of roaming street thugs ravage the streets and begin building an army. Russia sends a nuclear sub to deal with it thus breaking the no nuclear new Zealand treaty and WW3 is started. I hope you're happy.
I wish we could find people to use Hyoyeon and Sunny as their avatars
Granted. But then Majad bans them and their avatars become that banned image.
I wish Anakso didn't close the old Players vs. Mods thread to make a new one.


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How long had it been? Two years? Maybe even more, but it didn't matter. I was just glad to be back. The aroma of different herbs and spices filled the room. I walked into the kitchen, just to see Mom standing by the stove completely drenched in sweat.
"I made your favorite curry", she said, handing me a spoonful.
"Mmmmm… I guess it does only happen in India" I replied, smacking my lips. She giggled. It was the first time I had seen her smile since my return.
I had just come back the other night from Singapore. Earlier I couldn't wait to come home. Now, I didn't know. Things were different. It hadn't been very long since the accident. An unhealed scar lay on Mom's shoulder. The scar she got when Dad left us. The thought of it brought tears to my eyes. The grief, pain, sorrow…it all came back. I felt incomplete—we all did.
My younger sister joined us. "Now that smells nice", she said, and seeing our morose expressions, understood what was going through our minds. She decided to change the topic.
"So Di… how are the studies going? All ready for final year?"
The sudden question shook me out of the memories. "Ya? Oh…yeah. All set." I replied in a weak tone. "And you? What's the plan now that you're over with boards?"
"Well, I've been meaning to tell you…"
"Tell me what?"
"Mom…um…should I?"
I glanced at mom. "Wait a minute. What's happening here? Is everything all right?"
"Everything's fine", she answered, "we're just going to be making a few changes around here, that's all."
"What kind of changes?" I asked hesitantly, for I thought I knew the answer. I had picked up hints from here and there, but kept convincing myself that it couldn't be true. But then she said it.
"We're selling the house" she uttered without meeting my eyes.
"But why? What's wrong with it?" I asked.
"Don't pretend you haven't noticed. Pipes are leaking. Walls are broken. And bills just keep on coming, but there is no money to pay them", she answered, now looking at me.
"But where are you going then?" I said.
"We found a flat. Not very big, but fine for the both of us", she started to explain, "Uncle Sameer loaned us some money and I promise I will repay him back as soon as I can."
"Uncle Sam?" I asked, "Mom, why didn't you tell me earlier? I could have arranged some money…somehow."
Her voice was shaky. "How could I have told you? I know you would've left everything and come. Your education is one thing I'll never let you fool around with. At least that's what your dad always told me." She started to cry. I leaned forward and gave her a hug.
"It's all right now, Mom. It's okay. I'm here, and I respect everything you do for me. And we will get through this together, as one happy family. Right Aly?" I said, looking at my sister.
"Absolutely", she replied without hesitation.
We had one of our family hugs, which somehow made it all alright. But in the back of our heads, we all knew it. So many memories in this one house. Both we sisters grew up here. Learned to walk, talk, eat, and I don't know what else.
I knew it wouldn't be easy, leaving everything behind. All those nostalgic moments. Pep talks before competitions…the Saturday-night serial we'd watch…all those fights I had with my sister…everything just vanished before my eyes. It seemed like yesterday when Papa would come home with chocolates in his hand and we'd run towards him, barefoot, with Mom shouting from behind us to be careful.
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Manchester United's hopes of the treble ended in dramatic fashion as they suffered a 1-0 defeat to Manchester City in the semi-finals of the FA Cup at Wembley.
Veteran midfielder Paul Scholes was sent off in the 72nd minute following a lunge at Pablo Zabaleta and the 10 men could not get back in the game.
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Carphone is flogging it from tomorrow for just £60 on pay as you go, or £70 if you're a new customer, including £10 of top-up. It's been on sale in Argos for a few weeks for £130 SIM-free, but this is less than half price just for getting it with a SIM card.
But check out these specs: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, 1GHz dual-core processor, 4-inch 800x480-pixel screen and a 5-megapixel camera. Not bad at all!
To put that screen in context, its 233 pixels per inch density is exactly the same as the original Samsung Galaxy S, which you can find knocking around for about £150 new.
The biggest downside to the Y300 is how little space there is for apps -- a minuscule 0.8GB. While you can expand the storage by 32GB with a microSD card, you can't install apps on that, just store photos and music and so on.
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Reunion Gold Corporation (TSXV:RGD) reported assay results from 45 diamond drill holes and 33 reverse circulation drill holes completed in 2011 and 2012 for its Matthews Ridge manganese project in Guyana, South America.
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At the end of March 2012, the Company had completed a total of 38,331 meters of diamond drilling in 576 holes and 9,688 meters of reverse circulation drilling in 161 shallow holes. There are currently four diamond drills and one RC drill working at the project.
Reunion has to date received complete assay results from 134 drill holes, of which 56 were previously released. Results from 45 diamond drill holes and 33 reverse circulation drill holes completed in 2011 and 2012 are reported in this press release. Highlights of the most significant assay results are presented in Table 1. Refer to Appendix 1 for complete new results.
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Cape Elizabeth residents oppose plan to make old water tower a cell tower
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Zoning Board of Appeals next week will decide whether to uphold a decision denying building permits for cellular phone service antennas and communications equipment on and around the Portland Water District's decommissioned water tower on Avon Road.
"They're saying a federal law allows them to put up these antennas without regard for our zoning ordinance or a site plan review," Code Enforcement Officer Ben McDougal said. "I determined that wasn't the case."
Priscilla Armstrong, who can see the tower from her home, was one of several Avon Road residents to receive a letter from Verizon Wireless last September inviting her to a meeting at Town Hall.
She was told Verizon had approached the Portland Water District about placing an antenna atop the 80-foot-tall, nearly 70-year-old tower, which has been dry since 2007, but still supports an antenna to monitor water pressure and sewer pumping stations.
Residents were annoyed.
In emails to the town in the following months, they cited aesthetic qualms, concerns over the noise of the equipment's generators and HVAC systems, the unwelcome traffic of service vehicles on their dead-end street, and an overall negative impact on the neighborhood's quality of life.
Still, nothing appeared imminent.
"Everyone on the street thought the meeting was just the beginning of a process," Armstrong said. "The town had told us previously, should this ever raise its head, that the cell phone companies would have to request a zoning change. Next thing we know, Verizon — and subsequently, AT&T — have signed a lease and they're applying for a building permit and not a zoning change."
Verizon's attorney, Scott Anderson, submitted a building permit application to the town on Feb. 11. New Cingular Wireless, better known as AT&T Mobility, followed suit shortly thereafter. The companies' cases for bypassing the town's site review process were built in part on the federal Spectrum Act, a provision of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012.
"The whole purpose of the Spectrum Act is to eliminate local permitting barriers to expanding wireless coverage," Anderson said.
The Federal Communications Commission is currently determining the regulations of the Spectrum Act through the rule-making process.
"They may issue regulations, they may not," Anderson said. "But as with any state or federal statute, the statute is in effect now. The fact that there aren't additional regulations doesn't mean people wait to implement, or that it doesn't have the full force of the law."
McDougal sees the situation differently. He sent letters of denial to both companies, which promptly appealed.
"The section of the Spectrum Act that speaks to this is extremely brief," McDougal said. "The FCC is going to write 40 pages of rules that detail what's allowed under those three sentences of federal law. When those rules come out, then we can have a sound discussion as to whether the Spectrum Act applies to this proposal. It's possible, but I'm not convinced at this point."
After constituents voiced concerns about the project, state Sen. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, attended a meeting with representatives from Verizon and the Portland Water District board.
"I think there's some federal rule making going on that (the cell phone companies) are trying to get out in front of, and that doesn't seem appropriate," Millett said. "You need to allow the federal government to work through its process and wait to see what happens."
Armstrong conceded that she's against the installation of the cell service infrastructure for personal reasons, but said she'd like to see the corporations play by the same rules as anyone else looking to build in the town.
"If they don't uphold the permit denial, they're really just saying these companies can come in and do anything they want," she said. "If they're going to try and do this, they shouldn't try to go around the correct procedure of how Cape Elizabeth would like to handle these things."
The Zoning Board of Appeals is expected to make a ruling Tuesday, May 27, in a 7 p.m. meeting at Town Hall. Its decision will likely take into account more than just the Spectrum Act, and include the water district antenna currently on the tower and the town's ordinance provisions for "alternative tower structures."
If the appeal fails, the cellular service providers could take the case to Cumberland County Superior Court, McDougal said.
Further complicating matters are the AT&T and Verizon site plans. Despite the fact the companies' cases will be heard in tandem, their conceptual drawings are distinct; neither drawing shows, for example, the two different equipment shelters the companies intend to build. That said, there appears to be room for both companies – and possibly others – on the half-acre lot.
If Verizon and AT&T eventually lease the land, the Portland Water District stands to make at least $2 million over the next 25 years, said Donna Katsiaficas, the water district's attorney. Some residents have accused the water district of a cash grab, a charge the quasi-municipal corporation hasn't exactly denied.
"Because the revenue from the lease goes toward water repairs, because we're public, it goes to the benefit of the ratepayer," said Katsiaficas, who added that the companies have offered to pay to repaint the rusty tower, which could cost $100,000.
Still, not everyone sees the arrangement as altruistic.
"One of the most troubling aspects of this thing is the role of the water district," said Cape Elizabeth resident Tony Armstrong, Priscilla's brother-in-law. "Publicly elected officials approaching all this the way they have – it's trouble."


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San Diego Mayor Bob Filner speaks at transportation event
Groundbreaking ceremony was for trolley project
SAN DIEGO - Mayor Bob Filner refused to address questions about alleged sexual harassment Thursday when he made a rare public appearance at a groundbreaking ceremony for a San Diego trolley construction project.
Filner, who has been accused of unwanted advances, groping or attempts to kiss by at least three women, was surrounded by a throng of local and national reporters and television cameraman when he arrived at and later left the Barrio Logan Trolley Station.
Filner made only a brief statement to the media, saying that "we need to see this process throughout," in reference to the due process he requested when the allegations surfaced.
The event in Barrio Logan was to commemorate the beginning of Blue Line station improvements on the $660 million trolley renewal project.
"I see you found a wonderful way to attract media attention for our efforts on the trolley," Filner joked, as he tried to make light of the intense media scrutiny at the event.
He then continued with prepared statements regarding the trolley improvements.
"This event is about the future of our city. This neighborhood is about the future of our city," Filner said.
Otherwise, he remained silent with a smile pasted on his face. He left immediately following a photo op with other area elected officials.
A new round of construction on the trolley system's Blue Line, the oldest of the system's three routes, began Thursday, Metropolitan Transit System officials said.
The stations along the line between Old Town and San Ysidro will be remodeled to speed loading and unloading of passengers with platforms that accommodate state-of-the-art low-rise trolley cars, next-arrival signs, new shelters and new track and switches.
Details on any planned service outages were not immediately provided by the MTS.
Upgrades have already been performed on the Orange Line, which runs between downtown and El Cajon.
The MTS hope the Blue Line upgrades will provide quicker, more comfortable and convenient trips for riders.


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Scene 1 saw a bickering divorced couple attempting to agree whether LA or New York would be the better location for their teenage daughter to grow up, scene 2 depicted a middle-aged business man trying to conceal his uncharacteristic indiscretion after waking up following a heavy night's drinking to find a completely inebriated call girl in his bed and his wife on her way to the suite in the lift, whilst scene 3 concerned a first-time Academy Award nominee and her bisexual husband, rating the chances of her receiving an Oscar. These first three scenes involved just two characters by cleverly mixing up the performers, whilst all were featured in the final scene that saw four good friends falling out over a simple accident.
Delightfully different characterisations from Jeffrey Holland, Jo Ross, Susan Skipper and Martyn Stanbridge brought out both the pathos and humour demanded by Neil Simon's witty dialogue (with one further non-speaking role performed by Chloe Holmes in scene 2).
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La. Tech Mascot's Death Covered Up
In a terrible and twisted turn of events, Louisiana Tech reported on its Facebook page on Wednesday that its live bulldog mascot that had been missing since Sunday, Tech XX, died of heat stroke and was apparently covered up by an employee at the Sexton Animal Health Center after he or she left the dog outside too long in 102-degree heat.
It was reported on Monday that Tech XX had been let out to go to the bathroom but disappeared when an employee of the clinic returned to let him back in. That was apparently a lie as the school posted a note from the mascot's caretaker, Patrick Sexton, who also runs the animal health center that read in part:
Regretfully, I learned this morning that through negligence of an employee, Tech XX was left outside too long on Sunday evening and passed away from a heat stroke. That employee unfortunately chose to handle it the wrong way and attempted to cover it up. Due to this negligence, the employee is no longer employed by Sexton Animal Health Center.
My family, my staff and I are extremely upset at this tragic turn of events as I know the entire Louisiana Tech Family is as well. Tech XX was a member of our immediate family and a daily part of our lives for the past four years. We are devastated over the circumstances of his passing and there will be a large void in our hearts for some time to come. As with any family member, we will spend considerable time grieving his passing.
If you've ever owned a pet of any kind, you can only imagine the pain the Sexton family and entire Louisiana Tech community is feeling right now. The fact that the death was allegedly due to such extreme negligence and followed by a cover-up just makes this even more sickening.
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IMAGINE trying to swim through quick-setting concrete. For a bacterium, swimming through water is a feat of similar proportions. To an organism less than a thousandth of a millimetre long, water is extremely thick, and at this size, viscosity is the biggest obstacle to a microbe's movements. Despite living in a world of treacle, bacteria are not sluggish: in our laboratory in Oxford, we have seen them sprint through water, covering more than 100 times their own length in no more than a second.
Scientists have been fascinated with the Olympian swimming abilities of bacteria since the 17th-century Dutch microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek first looked down his home-made microscope and discovered 'little animalcules'. Many have since been lured into looking for the answers to two questions: how bacteria swim and why.
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Keith Appling made two free throws with 7.9 seconds left and finished with 15 points to help No. 18 Michigan State beat Ohio State 59-56 on Saturday night. The Buckeyes had a chance to potentially tie the game in the closing seconds, but Shannon Scott didn't come close on a running 3-point attempt. Deshaun Thomas, who scored a career Big Ten-high 28 points, was upset Scott didn't pass him the ball. Thomas wanted a shot to send the game into overtime after he made six 3-pointers in regulation. The Spartans (16-3, 5-1 Big Ten) have won five straight conference games. Ohio State (13-4, 3-2) was playing for the first time since handing Michigan its only loss last Sunday.
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