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--- DARREN HAYDAR: Registered 10 assists and 13 points in the West Division Final against Iowa, both franchise records in a postseason series ... Paces the AHL with 13 assists and 20 points in 10 postseason outings ... Shares first in the league with seven markers ... Accrued 93 points (40G, 53A) in 66 career Calder Cup Playoff matchups, fourth-most in AHL history
--- JASON KROG: Recorded a point in all 10 postseason games, which includes racking up five goals and 11 points in the second round against Iowa ... Shares second in the AHL with 15 points and fourth with 10 assists during the playoffs ... Recorded at least one point in 51 of his 54 combined regular-season and postseason tilts in a Wolves uniform
--- BRETT STERLING: Leads the league with five power-play goals during the playoffs, which includes netting a man-advantage marker on Saturday in Game 6 ... Shares third in the AHL with six goals and has collected 10 points in 10 tilts during his playoff debut
--- MICHAEL GARNETT: Posted 17 saves on 18 shots on Saturday in Game 6 to earn his eighth win of the postseason, tied for the most in the AHL ... Held Iowa to one or fewer goals in three of the six games during the West Division Final ... Accrued a 2.24 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage through 10 playoff matchups after registering a 3.03 goals-against average and a .899 save percentage in 42 contests during the regular season
--- MARK POPOVIC: Netted his career-high third goal of the playoffs on Saturday ... Leads team defensemen and shares fourth on the squad with a career-best seven points during the playoffs ... Appeared in 30 career Calder Cup Playoff outings netting six goals and 15 points
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Chicago has reached the conference finals for the seventh time in franchise history and the third time since joining the American Hockey League in
2001-02. The Wolves have notched a 5-1 mark in conference finals and
continued on to win three championships.
--- Chicago's .800 winning percentage during the 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs
is tied for the highest in the league with the Hershey Bears.
--- The Wolves posted just one win in four meetings against the Hamilton Bulldogs during the regular season (1-2-1-0), while splitting the series against the Manitoba Moose (2-2-0-0).
--- With the West Division Final series win, Chicago is now 17-1 all-time in the
postseason with home ice advantage.
--- The Wolves have won four of their five matchups at the Allstate Arena during the postseason, outscoring their rivals, 23-9 in the process.
--- The Wolves allowed just one goal in their Game 6 victory over Iowa, the fourth time during the playoffs the squad has held its opponent to one or fewer markers; the club ranks second in the AHL, allowing an average of 2.20 goals per game.
--- Chicago has held its opponent scoreless on the power play in six of its 10 playoff tilts, which includes blanking Iowa on all three attempts on Saturday in Game 6; the Wolves ranks third among active teams on the penalty kill at 87.5 percent (56 of 64).
Chicago recorded 28 goals during the West Division Final against Iowa, the most in a playoff series in franchise history. The Wolves are averaging an AHL-best 4.10 goals per game during the postseason.
Sat., May 12
(at) Chicago 5, Iowa 1
--- After allowing a goal 2:08 into the game, Chicago recorded five unanswered goals en route to clinching the West Division Final, 4-games-to-2, over the Iowa Stars with a 5-1 victory in Game 6 at the Allstate Arena.
--- Right wing DARREN HAYDAR netted a goal and two assists while linemate JASON KROG collected a goal and a helper
Thu., May 6
(at) Iowa 5, Chicago 1
--- The Iowa Stars scored eight seconds in and never looked back, using three power-play goals to earn a 5-1 victory over Chicago in Game 5 of the West Division Final.
--- Defenseman TREVOR BYRNE netted the squad's only goal
--- Netminders MICHAEL GARNETT (27 of 32) and FRED BRATHWAITE (nine of nine) combined for 36 saves in GARNETT's loss
Tue., May 4
Chicago 6, (at) Iowa 1
--- The Wolves snapped a 1-1 first-period tie with five unanswered goals on the way to a 6-1 victory over the Iowa Stars in Game 4 of the West Division Final
--- Centers JASON KROG and ANDRE DEVEAUX netted two goals apiece, two of five Wolves to tally multiple points
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What to Expect From Vampire Diaries Season 4, Episode 8: Julie Plec Gives Three Mini Hints on Twitter
Oh, Twitter. We could kiss you! As excited as we've been about Vampire Diaries Season 4, Episode 8, "We'll Always Have Bourbon Street," our anticipation grew when we saw what Julie Plec tweeted.
"Tonight's episode is one of my favorites this year. Brothers on Bourbon Street, Girls Gone Wild, and Sowing the Seeds of a Revolution. Fun!" she wrote.
Well, we knew the Salvatores were headed to New Orleans, so no surprises there. Elena (Nina Dobrev), Caroline (Candice Accola), and Bonnie (Kat Graham) are clearly taking advantage of an empty mansion (and its wine cellar), so that will be fun to watch.
But this revolution... We're guessing it will be deadly to the nth degree. If it's Tyler (Michael Trevino) vs. Klaus (Joseph Morgan), we'll definitely fear for the younger hybrid's safety.
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"We really had to stick to our guns around fruits and vegetables," he says. "We explained to them that we were looking for healthier snacks."
With the advent of Sabrina's Law, which accommodates children at risk of anaphylaxis, St. Basil has gone even further with allergy protocols. In all grades, birthday parties now don't include food but games. No food is allowed in the playgrounds, as it adds risk for food allergic children and attracts bees (another anaphylaxis risk).
The fruits and vegetables message has spread to École Saint-Clément in the Town of Mount Royal, located on the island of Montreal. Dr. Valérie Marchand has two daughters enrolled there, both of whom have multiple food allergies. The school is trying to improve nutrition and protect those with food allergies. Every Tuesday and Thursday, students must bring fruit and vegetable snacks only.
"It's not as easy as buying a quick snack at the store, but it's healthier, and better for children with allergies," says Marchand, a pediatric gastroenterologist at Montreal's Ste-Justine Hospital, who often sees infants with failure to thrive, sometimes due to food allergies.
But while anaphylaxis awareness in the schools has grown considerably, the pace of change on its nutrition counterpart is slower. And there's a good reason: schools today have embraced foods, many of them unhealthy, for fundraising and as classroom rewards. Changing that dependence is a big undertaking.
Consider the experience of Kari Gregory. She spent 10 years as an Alberta junior high and high school teacher and found food a common incentive in the classroom. "I don't like the whole rewards thing; students need to do their best work because it teaches them to be accountable," says Gregory, who left teaching to care for four young daughters. (She now works as a personal trainer.)
When she taught, she'd bring in a big bag of fruit. "Often kids would ask me for a fruit. One might be hungry or another forgot his lunch." She knows teachers, even excellent ones, who still give out surgary treats. "I think teachers are lost about what to give as rewards. It's cheaper to buy a tub of $3 jelly beans, than other more nutritious snacks."
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Kate Caldwell is a teacher in Cobourg, Ontario. She has qualms about certain fundraising practices, but takes a different view on food in the class: "I see school celebrations as a teaching moment." She works in the same school as her 6-year-old daughter, who is food allergic and asthmatic.
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McGinnis: The Path of the Righteous Man? Reflecting on 'Pulp Fiction' 20 years laterWritten by Jeff McGinnis | | email@example.com
The guy in front of me couldn't have been much older than 20. He had a wide grin and glasses, an air of bemusement with the world — my kind of people. What caught my eye, though, was the T-shirt he was sporting underneath his spring jacket. Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson glared out at me. I recognized their pose instantly. I didn't need to see the logo beneath them to know that this gentleman was sporting a vintage — well, pseudo-vintage — "Pulp Fiction" shirt.
"I couldn't get a shirt in my size back in college," I said, pointing to his attire. "I had to wear a hat with the logo. This was just after the movie came out."
He smiled, then hit me with the blunt end of my mortality. "I wasn't even born yet when the movie came out."
Oof. Right in the chin. I'm still reeling slightly even now. It shouldn't be nearly so jarring, of course — "Pulp Fiction" was released in late 1994, nearly 20 years ago now. A generation of kids has been born who have never known a world before Quentin Tarantino exploded his pipe bomb of a motion picture in the face of a stale, complacent Hollywood. Naturally, someone born after that could be nearly of drinking age by now.
Yet the idea still reels me. Has it really been so long? This isn't merely a matter of me losing any sense if time, I don't think — there are movies that have been released in the years since that feel every bit their age and then some. But "Pulp" still feels modern, vibrant, alive in a way few movies can. It's one of the rare titles that stands outside its era, so crucial was its influence. It drew from and illuminated films of the past and forged a path for what movies could be in the future. "Pulp Fiction" was a one-film revolution.
It may be hard for younger moviegoers to appreciate what the feeling was like at the time. Many of us went the first time with little idea what to expect. We knew the movie what the movie was about, in theory — a trio of stories focused on a group of fairly small-time criminals — but we had no idea *how* it would be about it. How those stories would weave in and around each other, taking place in non-chronological order, so that the events of each would amplify and enhance our understanding of the whole.
Even though such narratives were hardly new, the effect was somewhat jarring on many members of its audience. I remember disliking "Pulp" for much of its running time when I first saw it. It just felt so off-putting to a relatively young moviegoer. But like a great album which can really only be appreciated as a whole, I began to catch on as the screening progressed. By the time Jules and Vincent were walking out of the diner in their athletic shorts and UC Santa Cruz t-shirts, I had a silly grin on my face from ear to ear.
Many still feel disdain for the film and its impact. I got into a debate on Facebook recently with a gentleman who passionately expressed the view that Tarantino's films were nihilistic and expressed the worst of human nature. I can see how someone giving a cursory surface glance at "Pulp" could see it as a violent, amoral movie. But even slight digging reveals it to be more. The film may be about violent, amoral people. But its core is about redemption. Each story features individuals who are nearly destroyed and given a chance to change. The idea of a higher power guiding them is talked about openly. In its twisted way, "Pulp Fiction" is a morality play with God as a central character.
The impact "Pulp" had on movies is still being felt today, two decades later. The immediate result was a glut of violent movies with offbeat undertones — the classic example of Hollywood trying to rip off the words without knowing the music. As time went on, though, a new generation of filmmakers came forth feeling free to experiment with linearity and dialogue. Much of the artistic direction we see in the best modern films can be traced back to the "Pulp Fiction" effect.
Tarantino is still pounding away himself, of course, each film disparate in subject but unified in tone and feel. In a time where most directors are content to play bubblegum pop, Tarantino is playing hard-driving rock and roll. And, by God, the heart of rock 'n roll is still beating, even two decades later.
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According to officials with the Johnson County Sheriff's office, Jerry L. Morman, 45, of Thealka, was stopped at a road check established by the Johnson County Sheriff's office, Paintsville City Police, and Kentucky state police last Friday evening when it was discovered that his vehicle was not properly insured.
Further investigation lead officers to believe that Morman was under the influence of intoxicants and a standardized field sobriety test was conducted. Morman admitted to using methamphetamine and oxycodone, and consented to a search of the vehicle.
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Mercer Report mocks Apple share price, reverses BlackBerry's fortunes
Your daily dose of humor, courtesy of the Mercer Report . (Think something like Jon Stewart but with more u and eh.) It's easy to point out that Apple lost more money last week then several RIMs put together, but it's also undeniable that if you bought RIMM stock a while back, you'd be better off today than if you bought APPL stock.
And that should tell you just how totally insane the market is. Again,
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Mercer Report mocks Apple share price, reverses BlackBerry's fortunes
Eh...I disagree. Crackberry Kev has been pretty diligent on pointing out the fallacies of RIM in the past, and comparing them to the rest of the market. Let's face it, BlackBerrry has been the bastard of the mobile world for at least two years now, if not more. I bounce back and forth between the two blogs, and this is one of the few times I've seen RIM headlining on iMore. Crackberry at least once a month has something to say about Apple, never really harsh or insulting, just pointing out whats going on between the mobile nations. Nah bud, Crackberry is an equal opportunity blog site! LOL!
Apple's sales and profit growth rate are slowing (more than anticipated), and Samsung is taking market share from Apple in the niche that they like, the high-end phone market.
iPhone , revolutionary
iPhone 3G, 3G and the app store, again fantastic A++
iPhone 3GS set the stage for games and multiapp use A++
iPhone 4, cutting edge design A++
iPhone 4S.... Meh B
iPhone 5, larger screen B+
In the iPhone 4 (and earlier days) you could compare the iPhone to any phone and clearly see the iPhone's superiority. Now, the difference is less evident.
Rene, Can you make this App your "Pick Of The Week" on Mac Break Weekly this week? :-)
The market makes plenty of sense. Apple set their earnings target, missed that target, then apple lowered it's guidance for the next quarter. The stock corrected in response to Apple predicting slower growth in the future. It's makes even more sense since, historically, Apple has lowballed it's earnings, just so it can blow them out of the water. It's not rocket science. It's not new. One it's been in the cards for a year and a half simply because apple's share price was based on a certain rate of earnings growth that everyone knew was unsustainable for decades.
if apple launches some new product that changes the projections of future growth the stock will go back up. But until then it will search for equilibrium and level off and it will move according to earnings and it's projections. Miss either and it will fall. it's not new or surprising.
the problem with tech people/phone enthusiasts criticizing the stock market is most lack an understanding of it and the biggest thing is is the analysts aren't speaking to tech people with a rooting interest. They are writing for other analysts which are largely short term institutional investors. And i've never heard anyone outside of imore claim Apple was "doomed." There is a difference between a overpriced stock (still debatable) and claiming a company is gonna go under. There is a huge difference between lightening your position in a stock during corrections and claiming it's doomed.


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LOS ANGELES, Calif.---The Chattanooga Mocs (2-4) dropped a 106-65 decision at No. 22 UCLA in historic Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins used two early scoring runs in the first half to take control of the game.
After Z. Mason (Nashville, Tenn.) got the scoring started, UCLA went on a 12-0 run for an early 12-2 lead. Greg Pryor (Memphis, Tenn.) cut the lead to six, 14-8, with a layup at 13:37 before the Bruins out-scored the Mocs 14-2 over the next three-plus minutes for an 18-point cushion, 28-10, capped by a Zach LaVine dunk.
Mason scored back-to-back baskets to cut the margin to 28-14, but that's as close it got. The Bruins pulled away for a 47-25 halftime lead and never looked back.
Martynas Bareika (Kedainiai, Lithuania) led the way with 17 tonight making a career-best five 3pt baskets. He hit all five in the second half where he scored 15 of his 17. Mason added 15 points and two blocks, while Casey Jones (New Orleans, La.) chipped in 10 points and a team-high six rebounds.
Jordan Adams paced four Bruins in double figures with 22 tonight. Norman Powell and Zach LaVine had 19 apiece, as Kyle Anderson tallied 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.
UCLA shot a sizzling 62.9 percent (44-70) from the field including four-of-nine (44.4%) from 3pt range. Conversely, the Mocs shot just 35.1 percent (26-74) from the floor, 30 percent (9-30) from beyond the arc. The Bruins held a 48-33 advantage on the glass.
"Tonight was embarrassing," Head Coach Will Wade said. "I am not going to sugar-coat it. It was an embarrassment for us and our program. I am not going to act like we fought back, because we should have never been down like that. We didn't compete like we needed to and it's the first game all year where we didn't come and compete like we needed to.
"Give UCLA credit because they took us out of a lot of things and did some really good things, but we didn't do what we needed to do."
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Global exam results for ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) reveal today that a record number of students around the world successfully completed their final exams in December 2013.
Almost 195,000 candidates took over 357,000 papers around the world, with an additional 57,000 students sitting computer based exams.
7,980 students (7,700 June 2013) have completed all the exams needed for that aspect of their professional qualification, enabling these students to take the next step to ACCA membership on completion of their practical experience and ethics requirements.
Pass rates in the Professional Level remained constant overall, but some improvements were seen in the final level Options exams. In particular, students performed well in the 50 mark case study in P4 - Advanced Financial Management and the pass rate rose by 8%. Other Options exams and the Essentials exams remained close to historic pass rates.
Overall pass rates across the Skills module (F4 to F9) of the ACCA Qualification fell this session, other than F4, Corporate and Business Law, where results improved over the previous session. Despite the slight decline in pass rates at the Skills module, 8,455 students become eligible at this session for ACCA's Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business on completion of their Professional Ethics module which is another step to membership.
Additionally, 4,833 students transferred from the Foundations in Accountancy register to the ACCA Professional Qualification on completion of their Diploma in Accounting and Business exams or their Foundation Specialist exams.
Alan Hatfield, ACCA director - learning, said about the results: 'These are all demanding exams which must not be underestimated, the Professional Level exams being equivalent to Master's degree level. Research has shown that employers are seeking compete finance professionals. Passing the ACCA exams and completing the practical experience requirements (PER), provides the market place with qualified professional accountants who demonstrate these skills and competencies.'
Alan Hatfield continued: 'We congratulate all students who have passed this session's exams – they deserve a great deal of credit, particularly the 7,980 who have completed their final exams. It's also pleasing to see that many students who have passed their final papers have also completed their practical experience requirements whilst studying for the exams. Practical experience is an important requirement of becoming an ACCA member, and we look forward to welcoming our new members soon.'
Alan Hatfield concluded: 'As in previous sessions, our results analysis shows that students who study with approved learning providers, and use the ACCA quality assured study materials, fare much better in the exams than those who do not. We recognise that not everyone has access to face to face tuition and there are now a number of quality-assured distance learning packages available for students. Additionally, at ACCA we are exploring other innovative ways to help students in their studies.'
December 2013 session ACCA Qualification pass rates:
Paper F1, Accountant in Business, 74%
Paper F2, Management Accounting, 61%
Paper F3, Financial Accounting, 57%
Paper F4, Corporate and Business Law, 43%
Paper F5, Performance Management, 41%
Paper F6, Taxation, 45%
Paper F7, Financial Reporting, 39%
Paper F8, Audit and Assurance, 35%
Paper F9, Financial Management, 45%
Paper P1, Governance, Risk and Ethics, 48%
Paper P2, Corporate Reporting, 49%
Paper P3, Business Analysis, 49%
Paper P4, Advanced Financial Management, 42%
Paper P5, Advanced Performance Management, 30%
Paper P6, Advanced Taxation, 41%
Paper P7, Advanced Audit and Assurance, 33%
December 2013 session Foundations in Accountancy pass rates:
Introductory Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting
FA1, Recording Financial Transactions, 74%
MA1, Management Information, 71%
Intermediate Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting
FA2, Maintaining Financial Records, 64%
MA2, Managing Costs and Finance, 56%
Diploma in Accounting and Business
FAB, Accountant in Business, 59%
FMA, Management Accounting, 52%
FFA, Financial Accounting, 48%
Foundation Specialist papers
FAU, Foundations in Audit, 44%
FTX, Foundations in Taxation, 71%
FFM, Foundations in Financial Management, 43%
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- Founded in 1904, ACCA has consistently held unique core values: opportunity, diversity, innovation, integrity and accountability. We believe that accountants bring value to economies in all stages of development and seek to develop capacity in the profession and encourage the adoption of global standards. Our values are aligned to the needs of employers in all sectors and we ensure that through our qualifications, we prepare accountants for business. We seek to open up the profession to people of all backgrounds and remove artificial barriers, innovating our qualifications and delivery to meet the diverse needs of trainee professionals and their employers.


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Crime Alert issued on 3/06/2014
Crime: Theft
Date: February 28, 2014
Location: Wellness Center, 1st Floor
On the afternoon of Friday, February 28, 2014, a student left his backpack unattended in the hallway on the lower level (first floor) of the Wellness Center which was stolen nearly two hours later. Below are photos of the two suspects possibly responsible for taking the backpack. The female suspect carries a pink backpack and the male subject wears a grey backpack. Campus police is asking for any information regarding the suspects and the stolen property.
Crime Alert issued on 2/12/2014
Crime: Robbery with a Gun
Date: February 12, 2014
Location: Science Hall, Men's Restroom, 2nd Floor
On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 6:15 p.m., a robbery occurred in the Science building, second floor men's bathroom. The victim (CCSF student) stated that on his way out of the restroom, the suspect came out from one of the bathroom stalls and pointed a gun at him. The suspect told the victim to give up his watch, wallet, and backpack and he wouldn't get shot. The suspect also demanded the victim's cellular phone, which the victim was not in possession of one; the suspect then used the weapon to conduct a pat search of the victim's pockets.
Suspect Description:
Black male, approximately 5'10", about 150-160 pounds. He was wearing dark clothing with a black hoodie. Also, he was wearing a black bandana covering his nose and mouth. The weapon is described as a black semi-automatic pistol possibly a "Berreta" model.
If you have any information about this crime or wish to report any suspicious activity, please contact Campus Police.
Crime Alert issued on 8/23/2013
Crime: Robbery with Force
Date: August 22, 2013
Location: Ocean Ave and Howth St. (near Wellness Center)
On Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 8:45 p.m., a robbery by force took place at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Howth Street. The victim a CCSF student stated that she was using her cellular phone as she was walking on Howth Street near Geneva. The suspect approached from the rear and pushed her to the ground grabbing the Iphone from her hand. The suspect was last seen running southbound on Howth Street towards Geneva Avenue.
Suspect Description:
Black male, 20-25 years old, about 5'6", wearing a black sweatshirt and grey sweatpants. No known weapons were used or seen.
If you have any information about this crime or wish to report any suspicious activity, please contact Campus Police.
Crime Alert issued on 5/08/2013
Crime: Robbery With a Knife
Date: May 8, 2013
Location: Creative Arts
On Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 1:05 p.m., a robbery took place on the 1st floor men's restroom of Creative Arts. The suspect approached the victim and pulled out a knife approximately 6 - 7 inches in length and ordered to give him his belongings. The suspect took out cash out of victim's wallet and returned the wallet back to the victim. The suspect told the victim to count to 30 before leaving the restroom. The victim saw the suspect exit the restroom and walk eastbound down the hall towards Visual Arts.
Suspect Description:
Black male, 24-27 years old, 5'8" in height, skinny built, short black hair, and brown eyes. He was wearing brown slacks, a black coat with collar, and black gloves.
If you have any information about this crime or wish to report any suspicious activity, please contact Campus Police.
Crime Alert issued on 4/06/2013
Crime: Robbery with a Gun
Date: April 6, 2013
Location: Wellness Center
On Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 11:18 a.m., a robbery took place in the 2nd floor men's restroom of the Wellness Center. The victims were approached by two suspects and asked if they had drugs for sale. The victims told them they don't sell drugs. Suspect#1 pulled out a silver semi-automatic handgun, pointed it at them and said: "Give me your money and your phones". The victims gave them their belongings. Suspect#1 then said: "Wait five minutes before you leave the bathroom or I'll kill you". Suspects fled in an unknown direction.
Suspect Description:
Suspect #1: Black male, medium complexion, 25-30 years old, 6'1", 170 lbs., short black hair, and brown eyes. He had a silver colored "grill" in his mouth and was wearing a grey hoodie sweatshirt with grey sweatpants.
Suspect #2: Black male, dark complexion, 25-30 years old, 5'10", 160 lbs., with black/brown shoulder-length dreadlocks. He was wearing a medium length black jacket and blue jeans.
If you have any information about this crime or wish to report any
suspicious activity, please contact Campus Police.
Crime Alert issued on 4/04/2013
Crime: Robbery with a Gun
Date: April 4, 2013
Location: Howth St. and Geneva Ave
On Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 1:50 p.m., a robbery took place on Howth St. at Geneva Ave. The victims were sitting on the front stairs of a house on Howth St. near Geneva Ave. The suspects approached them and asked if they were selling marijuana. The victims said "no". After a quick chat, the suspects started to walk away, but then stopped. Suspect #1 then pointed a silver colored semi-automatic handgun and ordered the victims to empty their pockets. Suspect #2 lifted up his jacket to reveal a "Mac 10" type assault weapon in his waistband. Suspect #1 took their belongings and put them into a brown back pack with white and black stripes on it. The suspects told the victims to walk away and don't look back. The suspects fled in an unknown direction.
Suspect Description:
Suspect #1: Black male, dark complexion, 18-20 years old, 6', 180-190 lbs., with short "boxed" cut hair. He was wearing a grey zip up "Nike" sweatshirt, and black "Levis" jeans. He had clear colored braces on his teeth and a space between his two front teeth. He also was described as having acne and a "big forehead".
Suspect #2: Black male, 18-20 years old, 5'11", 165 lbs., with shoulder-length brown dreadlocks. He was wearing a blue colored baseball cap, blue windbreaker with a red zipper, white t-shirt and light blue jeans. He was described as having a tattoo on the left side of his neck. A partial description of the tattoo was that it had flames.
If you have any information about this crime or wish to report any suspicious activity, please contact Campus Police.
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Joined: 6/18/07
Originally posted by Teala
Seems to happen with a lot of games exactly how you described it. I'm not sure EA hires people to defend Darkfall though.
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Joined: 4/19/08
Originally posted by Teala
Read my answer above.
Novice Member
Joined: 2/01/09
Yes. All major gaming companies do this to hype up their game on the inside. Depending on the sucess of the game they wll sick around longer than others. These people they hire are on the inside and already involved with the company though, you wont hear about a normal person outside being paid to post.
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Joined: 4/15/06
hatred enriches.life is a prison, death a release.
frankly maybe its just my personal upbringing and gaming choices but i dont care if X game/company spams forums with BS threads/posts about their/a game. as none of that would sway me to play it.
all it does it lets me know X game is on the market. at which point i go and research it and see if i want to touch it with a caber or not. too many people become sheeps of positive posts that its retarded. i guess thats where any sort of paid spam ad pays. as it makes the sheep jump up and down for it.
where as the smart people go OH ok ill go look at it. instead (id consider most positive posts on a game to be similar to FB game spam. game is crap until i deem its not.
long story short, reviews/critics and peoples posts about a game mean little to me. until i personally have checked it out i deem most posts about it to be bias to some extent, so paid thread/posts are kinda pointless to me personally.
Hard Core Member
Joined: 4/25/08
Who on this site at least, posts that TOR is the greatest game ever? I mean....really? I don't frequent many other forums anymore, but people are doing that elsewhere?
I see people say the story is great and the game is fun, but not the greatest thing ever.
I have seen plenty of people claim that about GW2, why not ask about that company? Blizzard doesn't need to with their game, it makes so much money that a couple ten thousand people don't matter that hate it.
omg, steam sale! Go!
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Joined: 5/07/11
Originally posted by GwapoJosh
I wouldn't call Sevenstar a fanboi. In all truth, they like the game (I do too) and there's nothing wrong with that.
On topic, I'm pretty sure they do but nowhere near the numbers most think.
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Joined: 2/26/09
Originally posted by Ichmen
The problem is that there are a lot of sheep and where normally they would pick up a game and just play it, now these sheep pick up a game, play it and have fun, read on the forums how bad the game is, start to hate it and leave. That means the game that was fun to play losing population and money, development slows, it is harder to play due to lack of numbers and eventually crumbles.
While you may not be one of these people that do get easily swayed by these posts there are far too many that are. That is the main reason this gets done. If everyone had a mind of their own and didn't buy the advetising and marketing used to sell stuff then we wouldn't have games with multi million pound advertising and marketing campaigns.
Most online sites for buying products now have a new release section. Most games now have online forums. Sites like this one have information about what is out there. You have facebook, twitter and all social sites to get the word out there. So the publishers flood these channels of information using alternate ways to get their product purchased.
They buy good opinions, buy good reviews, buy trends, buy hot topics, buy awards, buy google search positions, buy forum posts...The problem isn't that they spend all this money on trying to get you to buy their product, that happens with all products, the problem is those that will have their view changed from positive to negative (or visa vesa) simply because of it rather then their own critical thought.
And the publishers know this is how it works because they don' mind realeasing unfinished buggy products because they can still sell it because the ground work has alerady been done. As long as the publishers realise they can sell a sub par product for the same price as a fully finished product they will do so. They will cut short development times because they know that they can sell paid beta access and people will still love it. They know they can sell an unfinished product because people still say "That game company makes crap games...but if they make a game about 'insert IP' I will buy it in a sec".
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Joined: 10/02/11
The Critical Hit Pretzel!
Yes, but every game has it. Still there are people who enjoy the game not attached to the company. Personally I'd even side with SWTOR over GW2 as a personal preference, doesn't mean its a better game or anything, heck I'd be so bold as to say SWTOR is worst off then GW2 in terms of how is done, but for me I have a lot more fun with SWTOR (thoguh both are meh games).
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Joined: 1/07/08
War is not the ultima ratio, but the ultima irratio - Willy Brandt
I dont think so. Some people happen to like a certain game.
Personally I'm massively disappointed by SWTOR. I excpected it to fail with graphics and rulesystem, and it did, and thats okay. I did however NOT expect it to fail with interface and story content as well.
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Joined: 1/07/11
Sheldon Cooper: Leonard, be serious. We're playing a game here. (Big Bang Theory)
All companies nowadays hire people to swarm the social sites, public themed sites and their own forums with positive feedback. There are even independent professionals advertizing their services in the internet to write positive reviews of any product with a price tag per word.
During the last year this has become completely ridiculous. The amount of paid people providing positive feedback or replying to negative posts in forums has reached new levels.
ArenaNet, for example, has at least 20 to 30 people roaming their forums day and night counteracting all the player comments about broken aspects of Guild Wars 2 (besides their forum moderators that delete and merge posts at will, sinking the best threads about negative aspects of their game in the middle of hundreds of other posts destroying all the context and post feedback sequence). Each of their paid "mercenaries" has at least 4 or 5 forum accounts so in reality it seems that all the praising for their broken game comes from the real player base.
The end result is worth for them: for every 10 negative posts, if they have 1 post ridiculing or displaying the opposite opinion they create doubt in the potential new costumers and when in doubt people tend to give the company the benefit of the doubt, spending real money in their game or their gem store.
Also, If you are not aware, all the big game companies (EA, Activision, etc) sponsor or have shares in most of the gaming magazines and sites. If you read with attention you are able to realize which company sponsors which sites/magazines.
I know, for sure because I know the magazine editor in real life, one example of a big international gaming company owning the most sold magazine in an european country through another front company. The result is that their games are always highly praised in that magazine while their competition games are very skillfully smeared so 99% of the people reading the magazine can never realize what is behind the scenes.
Dont you find interesting some sites advertizing the prizes for Game of The Year (GOTY) while all the other game runner up´s are completely inadequate?
Or reading highly praising reviews of a game and then playing it and realize that the game is not what have been advertized?
There is an information war out there and hundreds of millions of dollars to be made from gulible costumers. Most of the big game companies, like all other companies in the world, use all the dirty tricks on their bags to show how "good" are their products even if they are not good at all.
Most of the forums or reviews mercenaries earn not that much per day/per article/per review/per post (though I read an article about a review mercenary - he writes positively about a lot of products, mainly electronics and books - that states he is making more than 200.000 dollars per year). He even sub-contracted other people to work with him because the companies demand was huge. If you browse Amazon, for example, you will see what I am talking about.
Even political and other professional/social organizations have contracted staff to fight this information war over in the internet. This is not new, it happens since a long time ago with paid journalists in most of the newspapers around the world. The only difference is that nowadays, with the massification of the internet, everyone can be a paid mercenary to write positively about a product or organization. With so many willing mercenaries the price per word dropped to very low values so it is very tempting and cheap to have them in the companies pay-roll.
Sorry for this long post. To sum up, read the forums and the game reviews with an analytical eye and try to find the truth. It is not easy but the truth is out there..:)
Best regards,
Leonard: Penny, you are on fire.
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Joined: 4/19/08
Originally posted by Adamantine
Funny, exactly reasons (among other) why I love so much this game. There were some choices in game that really got me. Like where you must decide or to sacrifice innocent colonists or to let die your contact (woman) from Coruscant. And alike. Also incredible twists, like when you discover that great jedi master is actually "son" of emperor. So really wondering what is for you fail on story. As for interface, have everything one may need. Not sure if you ever played. If have listed few points why i love, hope you can list few why not.
And hype did not bothered me at all ... I did not care not even minimally up to about 1 month before release. I did not have anything better at that time to play ... so decided i will try. Purchased in other country as in mine was scheduled months later ... and, wow, that was one of best investments in games in my life.
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Joined: 1/10/08
PC is not political correctness, it means Political Cowardice!
Originally posted by Thebigthrill
OMG!!! You mean there are people out there that like a game that you don't! Say it aint so. You don't need to understand it. We are all different so if people want to love SWOTR good for them!
As to your question... The fact that you actually think that is unbelievable because most of the haters here tend to claim that EA is losing money on this game so why would waste even more to come to these forums and try to defend their game?
Here's an idea for you, stop worrying about what the SWTOR fanbois are doing. Spend more time enjoying your favorite game.
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Joined: 8/27/04
Perhaps tomorrow will be better.
Originally posted by Kyleran
He said they moved those jobs to the Asian market.If is true that would also make sense.
Personally i feel most of what was said in that article is possible.We do know developers spend tons on marketing,just look here ,we see it with Trion and Kings Isle.
If developers took that money and put it into the games, we might actually have more content and more depth in our games.
I would not be so sure they are told collectively to post on forums,but i am sure they are told to do whatever it takes.
We have all seen the 1/2/3 posts by users that seemingly have a lot of knowledge of gaming and the game,does look suspicious.We have also seen the lame merketing most develoeprs do,that is a big no no for me,it really turns me off to see anyone try to bullshit me .NOTHING a site or person tries to do will convice me to play,i will make my own decisions at all times.
It all goes back to your grandfather's claims that money is the root of all evil,people will lie,cheat,manipulate,mislead,steal to get it from you.All this with a straight face,moral standards are very low in society and it will get a lot worse before better.
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Joined: 8/24/05
Originally posted by Thebigthrill
Yes, without a shadow of a doubt. I know people who work in repuation management.
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Joined: 4/15/07
if they are hiring...ill go..just pay me in cartel coins lol
No matter how cynical you become, its never enough to keep up - Lily Tomlin
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Joined: 1/05/09
Originally posted by Thebigthrill
Heh , a diploma isn't required to see how TOR sucks. They can twist reality all the want , just by looking at the game play videos on youtube is enough to make me puke. Galaxies will always be better then TOR , and nothing in this world will make TOR any better then Galaxies.
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Joined: 2/03/10
Originally posted by Whitebeards
Great first sentence, totally ruined by your second sentence....think about it.
If you continue to make sweeping statements like you know what everyone everywhere thinks about a certain topic then I am going to shout at you.
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Joined: 10/18/12
Originally posted by Macecard
The truth hurts?
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Joined: 8/14/09
Originally posted by DancingQueen
Isnt it ironical out of nowhere all the usual abnormal rabid WoW fanboys start bashing and pushing blame on "the GW2 fans".
The glaring hypocrisy is not funny anymore.
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Joined: 9/13/04
Everything has it's time and its place, know yours?
Originally posted by Whitebeards
If you think the GW2 fans are bad, I guess you have no idea on how the Borecraft ones are. We can only guess that you're one :)


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Kurt and Blaine at the Glee Wedding — Are They Back Together? (PHOTO)
Okay, Klaine fans: Here's the deal. Glee creator Ryan Murphy knows you are freaking out about Kurt's (Chris Colfer) potential new love interest, Adam (Oliver Kieran-Jones). And he wants you to know there's still hope.
The sexy blond Brit at NYADA might be vying for Kurt's affections, but that doesn't mean Kurt can't still end up with his first love, Blaine (Darren Criss), in the end.
Ryan has already revealed on Twitter that Kurt will take Blaine, not Adam, as his date to the Season 4, Episode 14 Valentine's Day wedding. He also promised a steamy Klaine makeout session inside a car.
As if that's not enough, Ryan now basically just insinuated that Kurt and Blaine are soulmates. On January 18, he tweeted this photo of the boys all dressed up in their wedding attire... and standing in the hallway of a hotel (scandalous)! His caption for the photo read simply this: "Come What May"
Anyone who's seen Moulin Rouge can tell you that "Come What May" is basically one of the most romantic love songs ever. Is this confirmation that Kurt and Blaine will get back together? No. But is it a pretty strong hint? Absolutely.
For now, we'll leave you with one of our favorite lines from that iconic song — a line we hope more than anything will sum up Kurt and Blaine's relationship in the end.
"And I will love you... until my dying day."
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ServingsCuts into 10 slices
Fudgy dark chocolate sponge, the perfect party cake, afternoon-tea cake or any-excuse cake
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Additional info
- Cake base freezes well for 3 months
Nutrition per serving
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- protein
- 6g
- carbs
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- fat
- 40g
- saturates
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- fibre
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- sugar
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- salt
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For the cake
- 200g caster sugar
- 200g softened butter
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 200g self-raising flour - swap 2 tbsp of the flour for 2 tbsp sifted cocoa powder (we used Green & Black's)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp milk
For the fudge frosting
- 200ml double cream
- 50g butter
- 3 tbsp clear honey
- 200g dark chocolate (use 70% cocoa solids if you can), broken into pieces
- top with shaved or grated chocolate
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- Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Butter two 20cm sandwich tins and line with non-stick baking paper. In a large bowl, beat all the cake ingredients together until you have a smooth, soft batter.
- Divide the mixture between the tins, smooth the surface with a spatula or the back of a spoon, then bake for about 20 mins until golden and the cake springs back when pressed. Turn onto a cooling rack and leave to cool completely.
- For the fudge frosting, heat the cream until it just begins to boil. Take off the heat and add butter, honey and chocolate (broken into pieces).
- Leave to melt for 5 mins, then stir briefly to combine - don't over-mix or it will lose its shine. Sandwich the cakes with a third of the just-warm frosting and spread the rest over the top and sides. Top with shaved or grated chocolate, if you like.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2005
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Comments, questions and tips
I made cupcakes from the cake mix, cooked them for 10 minutes they were not dry at all. I dipped the whole of the cupcake in the fudge frosting, when they had all been covered I whipped up the remaining frosting. The mixture will thicken and turn a milky chocolatey colour which I then piped on top of each cake. These turned out to be fudgy gooey gorgeous gems.
This was delicious. It's my usual chocolate cake recipe. Easy to make and always moist and chocolaty. I think those saying it was dry must have baked it a little too long. I have never tried a fudge frosting before. So glad I did. My family was very impressed and I will definitely be making this again. High calorie content, but worth it on special occasions.
This recipe was really great and gave delicious results. Another easy recipe that gives me a brilliant chocolatey cake every time can be found here: http://helenasbistro.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/foolproof-chocolate-cake/
I just made the chocolate sponge to be the middle tier of a large tiered cake, and not the fudge frosting. I wasn't particularly impressed with it, the outcome was an only lightly chocolate coloured and flavoured sponge that wasn't especially moist or big on flavour. I have used other chocolate cake recipes that make a much nicer chocolate sponge.
I made this cake for my boyfriend's birthday, decorated with chocolate and caramel curls, and Maltesers spray painted gold. As I'd had to make it 2 days prior to the day itself, I was a little concerned it would be stale but tasted fine. Even nicer heated up in the microwave for 10 seconds, it makes the frosting really gooey! I followed the recipe exactly apart from using only 1 tbsp honey in the frosting instead of 3, as I read that it could be a bit overpowering. Overall I found this really easy to make and received good feedback from everyone who ate it.
HI all, after baking the ultimate chocolate cake by Angela Nielsen, I am so hesistant to try any of the choc cake recipes here. My attempt with Ms Nielsen's recipe came out looking rather good but the taste is so sickeningly sweet and that was without the ganach. I baked twice the amount for a big cake and used top notched ingredients, feeling very sorry about that now. Personally, I won't be enjoying the cake, I ate a small piece to see if it was worth to invest more in frosting it but the cloying sweetness just overpowered all that good chocolate (I used 70% choc bars, beautiful muscovado and raw brown sugar and good butter).
I might try this for at one portion recipe so that it won't hurt so much if the end taste result isn't up to expectations.