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Cats are social creatures; contrary to popular belief they are not animals that prefer to live alone. While they can adjust to a solitary life, they also exist quite happily in a large family, whether of people, cats or both. Cats are, however, creatures of strict routine and habit. They don't deal well with change. A number of factors can affect a cat's social position, including the introduction of a new person or cat to a home which can cause a great deal of stress.
Cats have a very structured, formalized "social tier" and a great deal of their emotional well-being comes from knowing where their place is on the social ladder and knowing that their place is secure. As long as social position on the ladder is in flux or open to challenge, your cats will be in a state of high level stress. (Think of it as if the company you work for has told you they're going to fire an employee – just not which employee. The stress from the threat of job loss stays with you at ALL times, always prevalent, not just at work).
To better understand cat social hierarchy it helps to begin by understanding something about feline communication methods.
Cat vocabulary:
Cat communication is a complicated mix of body language mixed with spatial relationship and gender. Their verbal language is relatively simple and limited compared to that of their physical communication.
Stance, angle of body, tail posture, ocular lid opening (eye blinking, eye slitting, etc.), whisker positioning, surroundings/situation - these are some of the physical indicators, with a variety of meaning added on related to distance from other animals and speed of approach, among other factors.
For example;
Pippin is a fixed female who is second on the female tier. She was originally in the fourth position, but disappeared outside for a little over a week. Upon returning she was much more aggressive and succeeded in jumping two tier slots with minimal aggressive posturing. One can only assume that her experiences outside increased her awareness of her physical capabilities and hence her self confidence.
Bumpers is a fixed male who is in the tier one male slot (a newcomer who effortlessly took this spot with no physical confrontation due to his relatively large size compared to the rest of the clan).
In normal everyday interaction, these two would be VERY aware of their relative placement on the social ladder. Any physical approach between these two would be done with some casual caution, giving the appropriate physical signals and cues when approaching or passing. These cues are essentially a second by second conversation that goes something like this;
Bumpers "I'm approaching to pass. Notice my movement is of a casual manner and speed, involving no challenge or threat. I'm larger than you but desire no physical confrontation. If my passing isn't amenable to you, please let me know."
Pippin "you have my permission to pass. You're a newcomer and I don't care for your coloration (Bumpers has yellow fur, none of the others in the group are anything but combinations of black, grey and white), but I acknowledge your position as Tier One Male. Just be sure you don't change approach and vector.
Any change will be treated as a potentially hostile threat. I don't want to fight such a large cat, but I WILL defend my rights. (I've BEEN places!!! I've SEEN things. I KNOW what I'm doing!)"
This conversation is technically repeated EVERY SECOND as the cat approaches and passes, adjusting according to distance. Should Bumpers be forced to deviate for any reason, the whole "discussion" will adjust accordingly.
The whole exchange is a confirmation and evaluation of status. Other cats in the vicinity will often watch carefully, looking for any signs of weakness that could indicate a potential chance to move up the social ladder.
Considering every action a cat takes in the sight of another cat involves complex social communication cues, is it any surprise that sudden removals from or introductions to the group will upset the status quo and cause high levels of stress?
Introducing New People to the Family:
People have a somewhat ambiguous place in the social tier of the cat hierarchy. Cats face the following problems in trying to figure out just where a person fits in;
Language barrier: communication is limited. A person's "cat vocabulary" is limited; we often understand what they're saying, but "speaking cat" ourselves... we aren't that good at.
(It goes without saying a cat's human vocabulary is VERY limited).
Our large size and obvious control and mastery of the environment place us in a top tier position.
Yet, cats can have difficulty adjusting to a human's obvious blunders and faux pas when it comes to physical communication. A cat will be shocked, confused, and not a little frightened when a human, especially one the cat is not familiar with, repeatedly ignores these physical cues, rushes up to them, and swoops down crashing through all levels of physical social approach.
As a result a cat will cling tenaciously to those limited verbal and physical communication cues they understand from those humans in the household.
When a new human enters the household, it's a stressful time. Often the human will dismiss the "cat" as just a pet of limited consequence to the household, or worse yet, exhibit small indicators of dislike or jealousy.
Since cats are primarily reactive when learning "cat – human" communication, if the person doesn't
make an honest attempt to learn and establish boundaries with the cat, it's not uncommon for your cat to react in a hostile manner. Two common ways they express hostility is through hiding and/ or refusal to use their litter box.
Cats, when placed in a defensive position dealing with humans psychologically, will quickly realize they have very little real control over events in the household. So they automatically use one of the few weapons in their arsenal to strike back and make a statement; where they do their toilet. The reaction could be a statement of hostility;
"I'm a member of this household. Just like my litter box is mine, so are these other spaces to use as I deem necessary!"
"You've made me feel so unwelcome in these rooms that I can no longer safely enter them. Therefore, they're about as useful to me as my litter box; a place to do my toilet and then avoid."
A human must always remember it's THEIR responsibility to establish social rapport with a cat. This is why you don't approach quickly, don't immediately pick up. Picking up a cat can be a show of affection, but to the unwilling cat it simply establishes you as a larger, stronger predator that can do as they please, and NO animal submits to that treatment willingly. Keep in mind that "slowly approaching" applies to leaning over and reaching out as well.
People aren't often aware of the emotional impact they're having on a small animal when they bend over or reach to pick them up. Imagine if Godzilla showed up at your home one day and decided to pick you up to give you a nice cuddle. Intimidating despite the best intentions, no?
Introducing a new cat is an entirely different matter.
Introducing New Kittens to the Family:
Kittens are relatively easy to introduce into the household. Since they're kittens they'll automatically be on the lowest tier of the social ladder. Technically, they're abrogated to that special "children" status. They are expected to make mistakes, and are corrected accordingly. They EXPECT to be corrected. Usually a kitten will either be accepted with relative ease or subjected to what appears to us to be a brutal dressing down in the form of violent hissing and a number of swipes and strikes.
This may be frightening to watch, but it's perfectly natural and necessary. As long as the kitten sits there, docilely accepts the treatment and the episode stops after a short period (ten seconds to a minute) then there's nothing to worry about. However, if the behavior persists for much more than a minute or so, and seems to be particularly physical in nature, then it could be best to separate the two and treat the introduction of the kitten as one would an adult.
Introducing New Cars to The Family:
Some cats, having had no real experience with other cats, let alone kittens, lack the appropriate social learning to cope with the situation. They also may they feel particularly threatened by the newcomer. If the initial introduction between the two cats goes poorly, here is an effective method for slowly introducing them to each other in a safe, controlled manner until you're sure that the situation is stable.
Start by placing the new cat in a separate room from the others (try not to keep the new cat in the bedroom if your present cat sleeps in there with you. It would make for a VERY bad start between the two, due to understandable resentment). After a day or so, your cat will be very aware that the scent of the new cat is in the household and on you (this assumes you ARE spending time with the new cat). Next, if possible, set up a screen divide to separate the two cats. This will allow them a chance to get used to being visually aware of each other while removing the possibility of violence.
Finally, remove the screen. Pick a day you'll be around and be sure to observe their actions. Try not to step in and interfere when they get physical with each other; it's best to let them resolve the situation and establish their social positions relative to each other. Breaking it up will only add to the stress of the situation and prolong the inevitable and possibly create a tension that could lead to a very sudden, violent confrontation.
Of course, if you see actual wounding happening at any point in the confrontation, separate them immediately.
A challenge can easily go on for five minutes, with little or no physical action. Let them resolve it in their own way. If for some reason there's a need to break it up, be sure to do it impartially. Don't treat one as the aggressor or the victim. You could get a negative reaction that could make matters worse. Remember, neither cat is doing anything that it shouldn't.
If you must separate them, go back to the previous adjustment stage (separate rooms, blocking screen) for a day or so and then try again.
Remember, cats aren't human beings, they have their own social rules and mores they live by. Acknowledge them and you'll have a happy, contented, household.
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As with each new project I usually ask what my husband thinks before I sew it all together. This time he said, "Wow, good job cutting up the fabric and sewing it back together." I'm guessing that's his approval. And it made me chuckle because that's all quilting really is….just cutting up fabric and sewing it back together.
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Kaylann Marhae Prater, 21, of North Matewan, was taken into custody by WVSP Trooper D.L. Contos on charges of falsely reporting an emergency, providing false information to a trooper and driving on a suspended license. According to the criminal complaint filed in magistrate court, the defendant reported to Mingo County 911 dispatchers that on Feb. 15th of this year, she was forced to engage in a sexual act with a male subject who held her at gunpoint and then proceeded to rob her of several hundred dollars at the Fairview Cemetery in West Williamson.
Upon speaking with the defendant at a later date, Trooper Contos, along with Trooper D.M. Williamson, received an alleged admission from Prater that she had in fact, not been forced to have sex or held by gunpoint, but instead, had made an arrangement to have sexual intercourse with an unidentified male in exchange for money. After performing the act, the defendant claims the male refused to pay her. Prater was also discovered to be operating a motor vehicle on a suspended license.
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Empire Blue Cross called me yesterday.
Paul and I have a joint disaster hospitalization policy with Empire. It pays if one of us gets hit by the bus, and the ambulance carts us to any hospital that's not the VA.
Actually, just last year, Paul broke ribs in an accident that did not involve a bus. He saved Empire a lot of money by insisting that the ambulance take him to the VA, instead of three closer hospitals that were not the VA.
In return, Empire refused to pay for the ambulance ride.
But I digress.
Empire called me yesterday. I wasn't home. Paul answered the phone, and a young woman named Michelle asked to speak to me. It was about my policy; she couldn't speak with him.
"Her policy is also my policy," he said. "You can speak with me."
"Sir," she said, "even though it's also your policy, I can't speak with you."
"But I'm the one who's been corresponding with Empire about the policy," he said.
"Sir," she said, "I can't speak with you."
Paul turns 65 in July, and will be eligible for Medicare. We received a bill a few weeks ago from Empire, for three months including July. He will not be on the policy in July, so he called Empire.
He spoke with a young woman named Melissa.
Consider this equation: two people share one insurance policy that covers them equally. One of them leaves it. The person retaining the policy will pay:
A) Half the two-person premium.
B) Significantly more than half the two-person premium.
Paul guessed A. EEEEH (Angry buzzer sound).
Melissa informed him that, with his name off the policy, B was correct. I would pay significantly more.
This was, Melissa said, because Paul's name was listed first.
"You mean, if we'd put my wife's name first on the policy, she would only pay half when I left it?"
BING (Happy bell sound).
Paul could not grasp the logic in this. After much talk, he still could not do the math. So Melissa told him she would consult her supervisor and email further instructions.
Melissa sent us an email. The spelling and grammar were creative. The good news: I would only pay half our current joint premium because I was Grandfathered.
The bad news: "If your wife would like to remain on the grandfathered plan, she would need to submit a completed application and a letter requesting that she stayed (sic) on grandfathered plan. You would also need to submit a cancel letter for your current contract."
She told him to tear up the bill we had received and wait for one based on three months' premium for me, and two for him.
The bill came for the adjusted amount, and I paid it.
I filled out my application, wrote a cover letter that both canceled the current policy and requested that I stay on our Grandfathered plan, and mailed it all off to the snail address Melissa gave me in her email. I cc'd her on the cover letter and emailed the cc to her so she could follow what was going on.
Melissa emailed back. She wrote, in her unique argot, that I couldn't process my application through her. Not only that: all she'd gotten was a letter. There was no application with it.
I wrote back that I hadn't processed my application through her. I'd sent her a cc of my cover letter For her information. The application and original letter had gone to Empire's snail address.
She wrote back: I still couldn't process an application through her. And the application was incomplete anyway, because there was only a letter. The tone of the email added, You idiot.
I sighed and wrote back that I had sent the application and ORIGINAL letter to the address she'd given me. I had sent her a CC as a COURTESY, JUST…TO…KEEP…YOU…IN…THE…LOOP.
I called Michelle at Empire back yesterday afternoon.
I navigated the Empire phone mail system: Clicked "1," clicked "3," clicked in my insurance number. Held. Clicked. Held. It hung up on me.
Again: click, click, click, hold, click, hold. It hung up.
Again: click, click, click, hold, click, hold…Et voila–a young man answered.
"Before we start," I said, "please take down my number so you can call me back if we get disconnected. I only have one life; I don't want to spend it going through your phone mail system again."
The young man took down my number. He repeated it. He told me to hold while he looked over my application.
He returned. "Your application is incomplete. Your husband has to write a letter that would cancel the original policy."
"I already wrote one," I said.
"Ma'am, no. Your husband has to write it."
"Your Michelle couldn't tell my husband this when she talked to him this morning?"
"No, Ma'am. You were the one requesting a new policy–"
"Yes, but he already opted out. We've already paid a premium that reflects his opting out, based on a bill sent by your company, after tearing up the old bill, as instructed by your cohort, who doesn't know how to spell or what a cc is–"
Okay, I didn't say anything about spelling or a cc. What if the young man himself couldn't spell or decipher the mysterious cc concept? I didn't want to offend him; I do have to worry about that bus.
"We need a letter from your husband, Ma'am."
I handed the phone to Paul. Who stated that the change had already been made; he didn't have to write another damned letter–
The young man hung up.
He did not call back.
Paul has a theory about customer phone representatives: They are young people who expect to snag a career when they graduate from college. When that doesn't happen, they figure that–for maybe a year, tops–they'll work the phones for Empire.
The economy fizzles. They've been at Empire for two, three years now. Still on the phones. No advancement, lousy pay. Treated like the peons they've become. They have no stake in Empire, no cause for loyalty.
When they take your call, they don't give a s**t.
I suggested he call Empire and ask to speak with somebody over 40. But then, odds are, the young person who answers will hand him over to the janitor.
Which might be an improvement.
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Friday, April 12, 2013
Jericho Trail home of three day conference
Youth from Lowcountry congregations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) began a three-day Pioneer Youth Conference Trek on the Jericho Trail in the Francis Marion Forest on April 4 at 7:15 a.m, at the Eccles Church.
They pulled handcarts and faced numerous reenactments of hardships faced by pioneers during their historic trek from Illinois to the great Salt Lake Valley, beginning in 1846.
They were driven from their homes by mobs and an extermination order issued by the governor of Missouri.
The trek emulated the 10 companies of handcart pioneers who walked the 1,300 miles from Iowa City to Salt Lake City, pulling and pushing all that they owned.
Of the total of 2,962 handcart immigrants, about 250 died along the way.
Pennye Hallam of Mount Pleasant, trek chair, has organized the treks each four years since 1997.
She says "The vision from the beginning was to help kids think beyond themselves and gain a greater appreciation of their heritage, family and church.
They need to understand what hardships their ancestors endured, being driven from their homes, from abundance and security, and struggling to find a new life.
On trek, they withdraw from the physical comforts of home - there's no phone service on the trail - and face physical and personal challenges that build character and testimony."
Carl Smith served with his wife Tess as "Ma" and "Pa" to about a dozen youth.
He described additional goals of the experience as developing greater self-knowledge and self-esteem, deeper friendships and understanding of the importance of the family unit.
Pulling handcarts, a human-powered wagon, is one of the most important parts of the trek, according to Hallam.
The original fully-loaded handcart could hold around 500 pounds of provisions and supplies, 17 pounds for adult and 10 pounds for each child. Frequently even this amount became onerous, and belongings were abandoned all along the trial.
"Pulling over the 19 mile trail gives them the opportunity to experience physical hardship firsthand, thereby coming to appreciate the struggles of their pioneer ancestors. The handcart helps them recognize their limitations and at the same time what they can accomplish as an individual and as a team.
They form bonds with others that last for many years after trek is over".
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Over the last two weeks, the prices have raised about 20 cents per gallon for some stations in Elkin, according to GassBuddy.
Motorists have relief, however.
In an Elkin spot check, the gas station with the lowest price is CITGO, located at 623 Austin Traphill Road near the Pleasant Hill Road intersection, is $3.41 per unleaded gallon.
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Aiken cardiologists work to treat disease
Two cardiologists in Aiken are working together to treat venous disease. Aiken Vein is a new division of Carolina Heart and Vascular Center in Aiken. The center hopes to grow their practice by offering vein treatment through Aiken Vein. Dr. Ansermo Arthur and Dr. Weems Pennington III have provided these medical services and will continue to receive patients as the Aiken Vein doctors. The new treatment center is located in the same office as Carolina Heart and Vascular Center.
Arthur and Pennington are board certified by the American Boards of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology. They specialize in interventional treatment of cardiovascular disease to include the diagnosis and treatment of all types of cardiac and peripheral arterial and venous disease. Aiken Vein is a branch of Carolina Heart and Vascular Center located at 137 Miracle Drive near Aiken Regional.
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willieH: Hi WW... Quote from: Dante on August 20, 2009, 06:21:04 PMAfter the generation of Christ (Around 70 AD) this world was the Lake of Fire. Since all prophecy had to happen in THAT generation just like Jesus said.Quote from: WhiteWings on August 20, 2009, 06:46:51 PMIn Revelation I read that people are cast into LoF after judgement. After being resurected."AFTER" is a CHRONOLOGICAL term... There is NO CHRONOLOGY to the BEING REVEALED as He is SIMULTANEOUSLY the ALPHA ...AND... OMEGA -- BOTH the BEGINNING - AND - the END, Forever! Never changing!The "Revelation" is the "REVEALING of JESUS CHRIST"... You presently appear to have a view which is CHRONOLOGICAL of a being [JESUS CHRIST] which IS REVEALED which HAS NO CHRONOLOGY... being BOTH the BEGINNING ...AND... the END...The WORKS of GOD were FINISHED from the FOUNDATION of the WORLD -- Gen 2:1-2 -- Heb 4:3 -- TIME did not have to OCCUR, in order for those "WORKS" to be COMPLETE. (one of which is JUDGMENT) GOD does not have to "wait" for TIME to elapse! His WORK is ETERNAL... and stands ETERNAL! That you and I are FINITE and unable to percieve the WORK as COMPLETE, does NOT preclude it's ETERNAL PERFECTION...At the DECLARATION of the END from the BEGINNING, was ALL COMPLETE... that finite MEN, decide that the WORKS of GOD, are INCOMPLETE is a lack of vision (IMO) and (no offense) UNINSPIRED thinking which is CONTRARY to Scriptural TESTIMONY...JESUS said:John 12:31 -- "NOW is The JUDMGENT of THIS WORLD"...That is pretty doggone, PLAIN and "To the POINT"...Also, JESUS CHRIST ...IS... the same "yesterday, today and for ever"... So the entities which are PART of the REVEALING of JESUS CHRIST: The "Lake of FIRE" and "the JUDGMENT", are the same yesterday, today and for ever... NOT necessitating this or that amount of "TIME" to occur in order for HIM to "be REVEALED"... The WORD is already REVEALED in ALL in the ETERNAL... but for FINITES, we must step through the moments of TIME to GET BACK to where we began.He is "REVEALED" within the DAYS of your LIFE... which are NOW, and IN THIS MOMENT, is "your" (and my) "BOOK" OPEN (and JUDGED) -- Rev 20:12 -- Yet ALL "BOOKS" were already COMPLETE at the FOUNDATION of the WORLD, having been DECLARED and foretold... as witnessed by the WORD... If you wish to know the END, then go to the BEGINNING which are ONE and the SAME:Gen 2:1 -- Thus the Heavens and the Earth were -- FINISHED -- and ALL the host OF THEM Heb 4:3 -- for we which have believed do enter into rest as He has said, As I have sworn in My wrath, if they shall enter into my rest, ...although THE WORKS WERE FINISHED from the FOUNDATION of the WORLD.Quote from: WhiteWings on August 20, 2009, 06:46:51 PMThat would mean we already died. We already DID! ...IN ADAM! When HE died (in spirit) ALL MEN died with him... -- 1 Cor 15:22Quote from: WhiteWings on August 20, 2009, 06:46:51 PMAssuming there is a relation between sins and the severity of LoF people that have a bad life (hunger, poor, sick) where the greatest sinners.But almost none die purified....NOT "almost NONE" -- Only ONE "died purified" bro... JESUS CHRIST :omg: Boy WW... I was just wondering, ...How do YOU come to the conclusion that a "child born in Africa which is STARVING without HOPE, is due to his SINS"? Or that a person "born in POVERTY to parents born in POVERTY is because of their SINS"? Or that a "child with LEUKEMIA is dying because of his SINS"? As far as the "severity" of the LOF... You don't see "severity" in THIS LIFE, ...WW? All one has to do to SEE "severity" is wake up and observe this world, and the direction in which it is headed -- (more "severity") I am 64, WW -- wait till YOU arrive at my age, and let's see what YOUR TESTIMONY of "this life" contains! ...I can witness for HOURS of the "SEVERITY" of THIS LIFE, which has been an ON-GOING part of life since I can remember ANYTHING... That "severity" has taken My parents, uncles, aunts, friends, etc... into varying DEATHS which were VERY SEVERE in many cases... not to mention the heartache, disease, varying sorrows, economy... the "severity" list of THIS LIFE, is literally -- ENDLESS!Believe what you will... it is your right. But the on-going sufferings of THIS LIFE of sorrows, pain, and death is only countered by KNOWING the JOY of the GOSPEL...My Lord told me to bring GOOD NEWS... and my testimony for others IS THIS:JESUS CHRIST -- TOOK AWAY -- the sin of the WORLD... and THAT is what we have to "look forward" to... ...willieH
After the generation of Christ (Around 70 AD) this world was the Lake of Fire. Since all prophecy had to happen in THAT generation just like Jesus said.
In Revelation I read that people are cast into LoF after judgement. After being resurected.
That would mean we already died.
Assuming there is a relation between sins and the severity of LoF people that have a bad life (hunger, poor, sick) where the greatest sinners.But almost none die purified....


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Sorry for what happened to you but i cannot understand why you don't give that retailer's name/website out for people to know and avoid it. If that had happened to me i would effin put heir name/website everywhere i can so people would know.
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And still you haven't answered and continue to ignore to name the exact retailer online you purchased for just give a name and a website until you can atleast do that I am gonna think your just on here lying to try to get someone to toss you a retail key or in hopes funcom will feel sorry for you and give you one.There is NO reason for you not to name the website and retailer you got it from especially considering that scammed you.
Originally posted by rznkain
I decided to wait until Tuesday, then i will make the name public as deserved. I still dream and have hope that some misunderstanding was somewhere on the way, the retailer just does not have the box anymore or anything like that and now they are deciding on a method to solve this. No i'm not here for Funcom to throw me a free registration code.
Originally posted by simmihi
For what ever reason they desided not to accept Visa electron is upto them.
You could have ordered from Amazon. Origin, Best buy to name a few, you desided to go elsewhere.
What can go wrong ordering from a dodgy retailer? Well.. not sending you the retail key required, not giving all the information, a certified retailer would have given so you WOULD have known about the 2nd key requirement so you would know they are scamming you? What can go wrong? this whole thread is about what CAN go wrong if you dont use certified and renowned retailers.
And again.. on the beta forums, which are unfortunately purged now.. they did have a warning about scams. But again, Im sorry this happened but learn from your mistake and next time ONLY order from certified and renowned retailers, ESPECIALLY when you order on the net.
Originally posted by Panthien
Yea i get your point, also please understand that it was the only option at that time. I did not say i have not learned my lesson, but unfortunately for me, the official retailers are many times not an option. Amazon UK did not have any sellers delivering to my country, that's the only one from the list i could use. I agree i did not check Origin because that one did not cross my mind. I did not say i had no fault, i am saying that Funcom never did one bit to help informing me.
Originally posted by simmihi
Best buy, origin, gamestop, there probebly are others too, you always have a choise, it was your choise to deal with a shady dealer, there was a post about scams on their forums, that and the existance of scam con and fake sites are common knowlage.
Originally posted by Panthien
Dude, most of them do not deliver to my country. It's not like i wanted to order from a shady source. Again, i had no problem with this retailer ever before, bought several other games from them, all went good (still waiting till Tuesday maybe something went wrong at their end somehow). Still, sharing the info and how things work to register your codes, and that there are 2 codes, and make a clear account page, not saying normal when not playable, and not being able to sub to a game i dont own, and not being able to buy upgrades to a game i dont own, i believe some of that is on Funcom's shoulders also.
You're trying to throw all of it on me, ok, do so if it makes you feel better, i was just stating a problem, i am 100% you understand my point and agree with a lot of it, just not want to accept my part of the truth so there's no point into debating it more.
Originally posted by simmihi
Alot of stores offer digital versions.
We understand your point and no, other then understanding it sucks, hardly anyone if anyone at all will agree with you that funcom is to blame for his.
Originally posted by Panthien
Please do not speak for everyone and lose the condescending tone. Funcom could do better informing on this, and having a better account management page, and offering payment options as any other good company can.
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cant think of any game that had only pre-order key. Rift, SWTOR definently had two.

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Originally posted by simmihi
Im not speaking for everyone but reading these pages.. there really arent all that many that agree its funcom's fault, there are how ever ALOT who say its not.
Sure there is room for improvement to their faq, but a faq ussually isnt there to avoid people from getting scammed, they are there to help people with stuff.. like creating their acount, where to add a registration key, what credit cards are useble.
Information like there being a seperate pre-order and retail key(which are commonly 2 seperate keys) is given to the retailers and the retailers should have given both keys and the explination.
Im sorry but what credit cards they do and dont accept doesnt make them acounteble for you getting scammed by a uncertified 3th party retailer. YOU chose to use that one. Not getting any reaction from your retailer says it all. They knew.
It sucks but sadly it still is your own fault, stomping your feet doesnt make it any less your own fault.
Originally posted by Panthien
Who said anything about FAQ? No, i wanted to be informed, after i've registered my pre-order key, that "You have registered your pre-order key and will be able to play until xx.xx.xxxx. To continue playing, you will be required to register your product key which you can find on the label of your DVD blabla". It would have helped if i could not buy upgrades to a product i do not own. It could have helped if i could not subscribe to a product i do not own. Do you find normal that i can do that? When you can buy upgrades and pay subscription, what does it feel more natural to you, owning or not owning the product? That would have opened my eyes. These were my accusations, answer to these if you want, why are you beating around the bush?
The credit card was just a side thing, it is the only company selling things online which i encountered that does not accept my type of credit card.
It does not make them accountable for anything, but i believed it is in their own interest to protect their customers and their product, that's all. I will probably be buying the game again and add it to my pre-order account. No, i do not need charity and pity from funcom or anyone, as people before sugested, but this still leaves a bad taste. By the interest you put in this thread i am more and more convinced that you actually are a Funcom employee. I've learned something from this "experience", i hope you guys have learned something also.
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Thanks panthien for info but I have already added the CC when I bought the game from them. That is why that letter baffled me.
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Originally posted by simmihi
What country are you from again?
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I'm Romanian.
Originally posted by simmihi
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Reasons like these teached me to wait for the trial version of the games before buying them!
Originally posted by Panthien
You did not bother to answer any of my points again. I have specifically asked you to answer to my specific complains. Still, here you are yapping about FAQ and how other retailers do not accept my CC also and what my retailer did or did not do etc. I have pointed clearly some facts which Funcom did not do or did do wrong. That's the issue i'm having with Funcom, i have another issue with that retailer but that's another thing. Would you care to comment on the specific issues i've pointed in every post and you ignored them over and over again?
Gonna re-quote myself
"after i've registered my pre-order key, that "You have registered your pre-order key and will be able to play until xx.xx.xxxx. To continue playing, you will be required to register your product key which you can find on the label of your DVD blabla". It would have helped if i could not buy upgrades to a product i do not own. It could have helped if i could not subscribe to a product i do not own. Do you find normal that i can do that? When you can buy upgrades and pay subscription, what does it feel more natural to you, owning or not owning the product? Do you feel normal that my account says "Account type : normal" even if it was just a pre-order and not playable? That would have opened my eyes. These were my accusations, answer to these if you want, why are you beating around the bush?"
Do you find that Funcom has nothing to do with what was written above? Do you believe that it would have been a proper (not better, proper is the right term, what they did looks like a 4th grader job) approach to protect their customers? Do you or do you not think that i have reasons to believe that Funcom did a sloppy job with their account management page? Yes you do, but you will not accept it because you are working for them. Yes i agree i have my part of the fault, why cant you agree you have your part of the fault also. People are not stupid.
Yes i still have the retailer's e-mail. It contains text (you bought bla bla, order etc) and a key. I did not know i need 2 keys. Funcom did not write anywhere that i need 2 keys. They said "if you buy from 3rd party you'll get a registration key". I did not know that the retailer was withholding information. I've got a key. Thought it was the registration key, as Funcom said. It's Funcom's fault that they did not clearly and visibly inform how the registration process is gonna take place (i have sugested a very very very simple and common approach) with the first pre-order key and then a second retail key.
If you continue to totally ignore my points and still talk nonsense about things i have never even touched, i'm not gonna answer anymore. If that's what you want to hear and makes you sleep better over night, there you have it, you won.
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As been said before: Funcom does accept Visa Electron if you choose Visa (Unless they changed this for TSW, which would surprise me but not impossible)
The info about 2 keys is there. If you bought it through official channels or atleast did an extensive read up on TSW before buying.
You went to an unofficial retailer and they seem to not have a clue. They didn't provide you with full details. So again I don't see any fault with Funcom, even if you used your pre-order code in my eyes they didn't had to provide another warning since if you purchased it at official channels you would have been informed sufficient (or at a better non official retailer).
And no I'm not a fanboy, don't even play any Funcom titles.
In my eyes: Go berserk on your retailer instead of wasting energy on venting frustration on a forum or towards funcom.
Even if you spent a day trying to mail or call em. Might I suggest to keep at it a few days? And if you can't bother than stop bothering to post about it. Since again: the fault is mostly at your retailer and in my eyes you didn't properly read up on how things worked.
The part of being able to upgrade a product you don't have... If you got the pre-order code YOU HAVE THE PRODUCT but the key will get to you at the release day. WHEN you get it at OFFICIAL channels (or an unofficial retailer with half a brain who does things properly) again Funcom isn't to blame since if you have the pre-order code you have the retail code in their eyes.
PS: It amazes me to see comments of others going all "wth i need to fill in payment details to get my free 30 days" Seriously do people not read anymore? And to make it even worse these procedures have been around for a long long time. MMO games are not single player games so please read up on how they work and how subscriptions work.
Originally posted by tofke
Please provide the official link. We're talking official sources here, aren't we? My main fault was going to an "unofficial" retailer, so let's keep it official.
"As been said before: Funcom does accept Visa Electron if you choose Visa (Unless they changed this for TSW, which would surprise me but not impossible)"
So when the registration page says CLEARLY that we do accept Mastercard, Amex, Visa (NOT Visa Electron) - that's exactly what it says, check payment methods - and i contact live support and they say they do not accept Visa Electron, i should do "more research" on this forum because it actually works. Yes you are right, Funcom seems a very professional company.
Anyway i'm gonna take your advice and stop posting here. There is no point in doing that.
"The part of being able to upgrade a product you don't have... If you got the pre-order code YOU HAVE THE PRODUCT but the key will get to you at the release day. WHEN you get it at OFFICIAL channels (or an unofficial retailer with half a brain who does things properly) again Funcom isn't to blame since if you have the pre-order code you have the retail code in their eyes."
So if i have the pre-order code they "suppose" that i have the retail code so they can take my money but also they "suppose" that i do not have the retail code and i stole the pre-order code from somewhere and now i'm trying to screw them over? I need to have the final product to be able to upgrade. Upgrades and special offers should be possible after i enter my retail code (i have it, don't i?)
Why are 2 keys needed?
1) Because i can screw them over, case in which the retailer tells them "this guy did not pay", they ban me, easy solution
2) Because the retailer can sell the pre-order and the retail codes as 2 separate full product codes
Who protects me from 2) ? Only common knowledge? Wouldn't a crispy clear way of how things work when registering the game you bought from a 3rd party be a good idea?


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After watching President Obamas gun control speech on TV I have to say that I found his big plan to curb gun violence more of a wish list of things he would like to see than an actual plan to stop the violence. He pawned it off to Congress, stating that it is up to them to see to it that they do something about it.
I must also say that Obama should be ashamed of himself for exploiting children to promote his agenda. It was nothing less than what Hitler did when he used children to push his hateful agenda to take control over the masses. Obama and his ilk want to disarm law-abiding citizens while ignoring the fact that only criminals will have weapons.
I may not be an educator but I am educated and as a marine Vietnam vet and former cop from Connecticut, I was considered a weapons expert in the military and on the job, but I didnt learn what I knew there. My father, who was also a cop, pounded gun safety into my head at young age and taught me to respect weapons.
Further, if you tell a kid that guns are dangerous then you are asking them to see for themselves. If you show them the dos and donts it takes the mystery away.
If the school system implemented a psychological test as well as an aptitude twice during a childs development at ages 8 and 14 years old, then they may be able to tell who should be watched and helped through puberty.
If children are taught safety and respect for weapons, then gun violence could be nipped in the bud long before it happens.
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#1 22 February 2010 - 08:13 AM
Some simple ones:
look at a numpad on a keyobard. Each number represents a direction so 6 is right and 8 is straight up. 5 would be neutral (not moving in any direction). 236A would be a street fighter styled fireball motion and pressing the A button.
a frame is the smallest unit of time in a fighting game. Most fighting games run at 60 frames per second, so instead of using terms like 0.0125 seconds, we just say 1 frame. For example an attack that starts up in 12 frames means it will be active in 0.2 seconds.
read the conventions link. Here are a few common ones:
CH = counter hit
j = while jumping so j.2C = while jumping, press down + C
black beat/ blue beat = a combo that the opponent could have escaped out of if they had teched
hit confirm = a technique of only doing the rest of a combo if the first hit actually hits the opponent. Some of these can be quite hard.
whiff = an attack that completely misses the opponent. Imagine your attack hitting only the air.
cancel = performing a second attack while the first attack is still happening thereby canceling the animation of the first attack. There are very many types of cancels, and they are all used for various things.
link = a combo where you must wait for the first attack to recover completely before doing the second attack. Links typically take some time to do consistently, so keep on practicing!
gatling = revolver action = normal attacks that cancel into one another.
mixup = having the opportunity to attack the opponent in 2 or more ways at once without giving the opponent much time to react (high/low/crossup/throw).
crossup = jumping over the opponent and hitting them just as the opponent's character turns around. This is useful as it's difficult to block and stops the opponent from doing DPs (because their inputs will be reversed when you cross them up).
tiger knee = the act of doing an air attack very low to the ground. Comes from the command for Sagat's Tiger Knee attack in Street Fighter 2. EX: doing Jin's j.236C by pressing 2369C.
chicken block = jumping into the air and blocking rather than standing on teh ground and being forced to guess a high-low mixup.
DP = dragon punch. Refers to attacks whose utility is similar Ryu's dragon punch from street fighter. This does not mean that the motion to perform the move needs to be the same.
SRK = shoryuken = dragon punch
FD = faultless defense = barrier block. A type of blocking where you negate chip damage and increase pushback at the cost of meter.
IB = instant block. Blocking just before an attack strikes you makes you flash white, recover faster, etc.
FC = fatal counter. Blazblue specific mechanic for making all subsequent attacks in a combo deal more hitstun
IK = instant kill. Guilty Gear specific mechanic for instant killing an opponent. Mostly for show.
OCV = one character victory. Used in team battles where one player defeats the entire opposing team.
no longer doing name changes, sorry
#2 27 March 2010 - 07:10 PM
shtkn edit:
Grounded means you must air barrier / air fd to block this attack in the air. On the ground, any block would work.
thanks to excelence for the gif art
#3 28 March 2010 - 07:37 PM
Don't believe his lies
#4 29 March 2010 - 01:51 PM
#5 12 April 2010 - 07:48 PM
#6 12 April 2010 - 08:53 PM
the numbers represent a direction.
I am confused by 5D, 6C.
6 being foward, 4 being back, 2 down, etc. 5 means no directional input. When you see "A, B, C, D" it represents a button to push.
On your Xbox controller A=X, B=Y, C=B, and D=A
And this happens, obviously, because Noel was meant to be hated.
#7 12 April 2010 - 08:54 PM
edit2:ohh well here is something a bit more indepth
3000: WZC/Reborns>Turn-X 2500: Gold Frame/Sinanju 2000: Gunner Zaku
GG Xrd:
Zenia (Sacred/Tone)
Shin Koihime Musou:
#8 12 April 2010 - 09:07 PM
he's asking if numpad notation applise to both arcade controls and console pads. The answer is yes.
If you were asking what the numpads mean... well there's your answer. They were also explain in EVERY SINGLE ONE of the links in the first post (except the shoryuken glossary).
no longer doing name changes, sorry
#9 12 April 2010 - 09:21 PM
Since I'm here I might as well ask about one. I've seen the term 'gatling' used a couple times, but was unable to find it in any of those links. What exactly does that term mean when it comes to fighting games?
And this happens, obviously, because Noel was meant to be hated.
#10 12 April 2010 - 09:25 PM
normal moves cancel into normal moves in GG. Gatling is the name for this fact. In BB i believe it's called Revolver Action, but whatever, people usually refer to them as gatlings.
no longer doing name changes, sorry
#11 12 April 2010 - 09:35 PM
Thank you for the info.
And this happens, obviously, because Noel was meant to be hated.
#12 14 April 2010 - 12:26 PM
the numbers represent a direction.
6 being foward, 4 being back, 2 down, etc. 5 means no directional input. When you see "A, B, C, D" it represents a button to push.
On your Xbox controller A=X, B=Y, C=B, and D=A
I see, I eliminated that theory based on 5 being no movement, so I thought, "that can't be it then." But that is probably better than just saying D, thanks. Pressure Strings?
#13 30 June 2010 - 08:30 AM
can somebody tell me please what is ment by "dj" in combo lists?
Like [...] ->5B->jc->jB->dj->jB->[...]
I thought it was something like jumpcancel. But what is the difference between "jc" and "dj" then?
I searched for some time now, but couldn´t find out ._.
#14 30 June 2010 - 09:06 AM
"dj" or "djc" in combo notation usually refers to double jump canceling, or canceling an air normal into another jump, such as Ragna's j.c, j.d, dj, j.c, j.d ect.
"sj.*" means to superjump.
Also, for Ragna and Jin combos if you run into dc, DC, or [DC] it means Dash Cancel, or canceling a normal with a dash.
The only other weird one I can think of at the moment is if you're looking at Sol's Sidewinder Loops, the notation nj. is used in a few. This stands for Neutral jump.
Any other weird notations should be cleared up at the top of a character's combo list such as move nicknames (BBU, BK, VSD) or weird character specific commands (Carl and Ara's negative edge inputs are usually shown as ]D[ for example).
EDIT: There is ONE MORE I thought of that could possibly confuse a new player. If "CH" preceeds the notation, It means that the combo can only be initiated if the leading move is a counterhit. Ex. Jin's CH 5c,6c [DC] 5c, ect.
Hope that cleared everything up.
#15 30 June 2010 - 09:19 AM
tyvm for your response!
#16 30 July 2010 - 06:28 PM
Is It Spring 2011 Yet?
#17 01 August 2010 - 03:23 PM
When referring to this combo for Ragna, what does it mean I should do in the parenthesis? Does it mean I jump cancel after JC? Also, are parenthesis only used to refer to cancels like dash cancels?
#18 01 August 2010 - 03:26 PM
#19 01 August 2010 - 08:41 PM
6C > jc.C > jc.C > 214C
Forward C, jump cancel C, jump cancel C, Belial Edge.
#20 02 August 2010 - 09:54 AM
That's pretty terrible formatting.
6C > jc.C > jc.C > 214C
Forward C, jump cancel C, jump cancel C, Belial Edge.
I saw it from a Japanese combo vid.
#21 04 August 2010 - 09:41 AM
That's pretty terrible formatting.
6C > jc.C > jc.C > 214C
Forward C, jump cancel C, jump cancel C, Belial Edge.
well yours weren't so good either
the standard is usually something like
6C > jc> j.C> jc> dj.C> 214C
AC on XBL
#22 04 August 2010 - 11:11 AM
#23 22 August 2010 - 01:09 AM
Seems like a waste of space to have jump cancel as a separate input, not to mention repetitive. And since double-jump C isn't actually a different attack than jump C, the dj seems unnecessary as well.
Sure, I agree about dj.C being kinda weird, but the jump cancel, no, that can't be a waste of space.
Otherwise... I mean the question is simple: how would you tell someone where the jump is?
Take any Jin combo with his air BnB - j.C, j.2C, j.2C... sometimes you can get another j.C in there; there's even one with three j.2Cs and a j.D.
If I just listed those, how do you know where to jump? Sure, you could try it and figure it out on your own... but that defeats the point of notation.
Anyway, it's perhaps no surprise the first post I make is about notation, as I have come with thoughts that the negative edge notation from other games is insufficient to describe Arakune combos. I'll be seeing what I can do about that in Arakune boards.
#24 22 August 2010 - 02:18 AM
Jump C, jump 2C, jump cancel 2C.
That said, I've acquiesced and have started using JC as a separate input. It actually does make more sense that way.
Now if they'd just publish the freaking guide...
#25 22 August 2010 - 02:40 AM
If I just listed those, how do you know where to jump? Sure, you could try it and figure it out on your own... but that defeats the point of notation.
C moves (for example) don't self gatling, so the JC becomes superslous, since you have to jump, however if it's like JA>JA>JA>JA>etc, then the JC is probably necessary, just make sure they know it's jump cancel and not JC, so like J-C
It's auto-flash, it happens when a Jin player plays Jin.
Says Jin stalker #1
#26 10 September 2010 - 11:05 PM
#27 10 September 2010 - 11:13 PM
they can recover from it.
Say, what does it mean when people say a move can be "Teched"? I was reading the list of changes for the 1st lokee test for BBCS2 and it said things like "Bang's 3C can now be teched"
It's auto-flash, it happens when a Jin player plays Jin.
Says Jin stalker #1
#28 11 September 2010 - 02:14 PM
#29 11 September 2010 - 03:35 PM
I have no idea where loketest comes from, I just chuck it up to lol-japan.
#30 11 September 2010 - 04:20 PM
location test
I have no idea where loketest comes from, I just chuck it up to lol-japan.
So its just someone playing around with the unreleased data at a "location"?
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
Is this what it is, the so-called Empty Nest Syndrome? Our baby boy, Simon, has been in the States for the past year and our older son, Clément, left us for his summer internship early July. We are told that our home should be filled with an oppressive emptiness, the weight of loneliness heavy on our hearts. We should yearn for the company of our dear children, their presence a necessary part of our happiness. Shall we feel abandoned, as the experts say, craving the bustle and camaraderie, desiring for nothing more than overseeing their needs and wants, preparing them hot, wholesome meals and providing them with clean and lovingly ironed laundry? Do we feel the chasm their desertion has left; are we jealous that they have quit the bosom of the family for greener pastures and the companionship of others? Just two lonely parents who have given their every waking moment for the last twenty years to a pair of beloved, darling offspring, parents now wandering aimlessly around an empty space, a home no longer a home without the noise and laughter, the demands and the exciting challenges of parenthood? A family no longer quite a family?
Who are we kidding? We hugged each son goodbye, making sure that their suitcases were filled with all necessities and clean clothes. We made sure that they would be heading to a safe haven, a roof over their heads and food on the table. Maybe a motherly tear or two was shed as I waved goodbye. And then, well, let the fun begin!
The Empty Nest just happened to coincide with JP's sabbatical, a time when he would be home full time; no office, no office hours, no long work days away from home. How could we possibly deal with such total upheaval, these major changes all happening at one time? Without the sons to cushion our face-to-face daily existence, would we manage to fill our hours with activities not centered on them and find subjects to talk about together? Would we risk having nothing to do and nothing to say to each other? Well, if you follow my blog and understand the message nestled within the words, you will understand that, in fact, our days have been filled with joy and laughter, projects and outings. We force ourselves to separate for several hours a day simply to accomplish our individual tasks as the urge, day after day, is simply to be together, side by side, doing something, anything, nothing. Our newfound freedom, for this is what it is, allows us to do as we please when we please, and we have.
So many bloggers are writing post after post about their babies and toddlers, offering images of chubby hands and arms reaching into baskets of berries or scooping up sweet treats, stories of young children crawling into bed with them in the morning or dragging dirt into the house after a rambunctious morning outside. Not us! Those days are long gone and we find the solitude delicious, the freedom exhilarating! Neither chubby, darling toddler nor loud, demanding youth taking up our space and our time. Neither childish babbling nor adolescent kvetching to break the silence. There are no schedules to coordinate nor mealtimes abandoned for more interesting invitations, no eyes rolled in disbelief as we head early to bed or invite them to take a trek in the woods with us, no picking up after messy boys or worrying when they don't come home at night. Just calm and serenity, lazy days dotted with bursts of energy and exertion as we see fit, quiet meals and long mornings in bed. Date night is every night and the only one we need take into account is one small Boston Terrier.
Until September: Simon returns home with the hopes of going back to school and Clem will be back for another year to continue his studies. The house will once again be filled with young men, both our own and their friends, the Young Dudes who have taken into the habit working together in the back bedrooms, popping out once in a while to enjoy a meal or a bit of tv. Doorbells buzzing, music blaring, cutlery clattering on plates, laughter ringing throughout the house and the dog bouncing after the boys in the hopes of being invited into the bedroom to crash. The house will no longer be our own to do as we please and once again we'll be needed and argued with, confided in and made fun of, just like old times.
But maybe, just maybe, it will be different this time. Maybe they have grown up thanks to the time away and the responsibilities that were placed on their young shoulders, adolescence morphing into adulthood. Maybe their teen grumblings and unreasonable demands, their hormonal mood swings and irrational bickering will have been replaced by rational adult conversation and trust in our experience and opinions. Maybe the old skulking around, their secretiveness and mistrust will have miraculously transformed into a well-meaning sharing of confidences and a desire to meet us half way. All joking aside, we have always enjoyed our children's company when their intelligence, kindness and humor were not overshadowed by all of the stereotypical adolescent woes and boorish comportment. We have been lucky not to be stricken by any Empty Nest Syndrome and thoroughly enjoy, appreciate and delight in our time alone, yet, truth be told, we do somehow miss our boys and being involved in their lives. We do love having them join us at a restaurant for a meal or for a picnic and a trek in the vineyards. We love hearing all about their activities and discussing their future plans with them. We love their wicked sense of humor and their clever musings. We do, after all, miss being a family.
So, until then, we will take advantage of our time alone and enjoy every single second of it.
We'll do as we please without the risk of being caught in an uncompromising position or being accused of being old. We'll run our lives according to our own schedule and our own whims without the judgmental glances of those two. And then we'll prepare the house for the return of our two prodigal sons. And then we will celebrate.
Meanwhile, we cook and bake for two. I have been cutting back on the sweets but I have too long neglected Mactweets. Deeba and I decided that the theme of July's Mac Attack challenge would be Ice Cream and Macarons, certainly a match made in heaven. I have long been craving a rich vanilla ice cream dotted decadently with chunks of pecan brownies. And what better to go with Pecan Brownie Chunk Vanilla Ice Cream than Mocha macs, that fabulous combination of chocolate and coffee, my personal favorite?
The stunning combination of chocolate and coffee, the two flavors perfectly balanced and complimenting the other; neither one too heavy, bitter nor rich to overpower the other. A delicate macaron, the outside elegantly crisp and the inside satisfyingly dense and chewy, the best macaron shells I have made yet. Perfect with the ice cream or filled with your favorite chocolate ganache.
For the shells:
7.2 oz (200 g) confectioner's/powdered sugar
4 oz (115 g) finely ground blanched almonds
3 large egg whites (about 4 oz/ 112 g)
1 oz (30 g) white granulated sugar
1 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp powdered (not granular) instant espresso powder
Follow the method and instructions here or here for the macarons.
From Donvier Ice Cream Maker Recipe & Instruction Booklet's French Vanilla Ice Cream
Makes about 1 quart (1 liter) ice cream
3 large eggs
2 cups (500 ml) whole milk
1 cup (200 g) granulated white sugar
2 cups (500 ml) light cream
2 tsps vanilla
1 – 2 cups coarsely chopped pecan brownie chunks
Whisk the eggs and the milk together in a large saucepan until very well blended. Whisk in the sugar. Over medium-low heat, cook the mixture, whisking continuously, until thickened, about 10 minutes. It should smoothly coat a spoon. Allow to cool and then whisk in the cream and the vanilla. Refrigerate overnight.
Bake a pan of brownies using your favorite recipes or make one of mine:
Fudgy Brownies (for an 8 x 8 or 9 x 9-inch square pan)
- or –
Best Big Pan Brownies (for a 15 ½ X 10 ½ x 1-inch (38 X 27 x 2-cm) jelly roll pan with ½-inch sides)
The fudgier the brownie the better. Adding pecans, walnuts or another kind of nut (try it with salted peanuts!) adds a satisfying crunch to the brownie and to the ice cream.
Once the brownies are cooled to room temperature, coarsely chop and reserve 1 to 2 cups, depending on how much you like to add.
Prepare the ice cream:
I used a hand-crank 1 pint (500 ml) ice cream maker, making half the custard base at a time. Once it was thickened to a smooth, creamy but still workable (not stiff) ice cream, I scraped it into a plastic freezer-friendly ice cream container and stirred in brownie chunks. I repeated with the second half of the custard base and added more brownie chunks. My brownies were slightly overdone and a bit dry so that they crumbled in the ice cream, but it is still delicious. I also added swirls of liquid caramel au beurre salé.
30 comments:
- Kulsum@JourneyKitchen said...
Reading your post reminded me of something my mom often says ' You fall in love twice with your man - one when you new, young and crazy wanna be couples and second time when you are old. Just two of you together and you will look back at the life you spend. Its like falling in love all over again :-)) and you surely sound like it. I wish you could bake for me. Gorgeous!
- August 4, 2011 at 6:33 AM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
Good to know that you are not suffering from the empty nest syndrome. I guess that happens when your life entirely relies on that of your children...
Those macarons are awesome! I really that flavor combo and the chunks of brownies in the ice cream.
- August 4, 2011 at 6:36 AM
- Barbara | Creative Culinary said...
I remember when my youngest daughter was starting college and her sister was living in CT after she had graduated. No man here, hasn't been for a long time. Every moment of my life was devoted to my kids out of necessity, trying to 'make up' for the parent who was missing.
It would have been nice to have had that moment with a partner, to reconnect and enjoy what you are now; but I have to say...I shed few tears. Maybe mine was more from anticipating a bit less exhaustion but I know I was ready for the nest to be a bit emptier!
The mom's who didn't know how they would survive; I never quite got that but all of us, no matter the way that time affected us; we all would have done better with this macaron.
- August 4, 2011 at 6:55 AM
- A Spoonful of Yumm said...
the ice cream with macarons look adorable ! love the decoration you've done.
- August 4, 2011 at 6:56 AM
- Meaghan Luby said...
ha, glad you aren't suffering an empty home! this food looks amazing, thanks for sharing :)
@ http://clutzycooking.blogspot.com
- August 4, 2011 at 7:20 AM
- Poires au Chocolat said...
Lovely post. It's so nice that you can celebrate such a big change in your lives. My mum and I found it a bit harder - but I think that was mainly because it has always just been the two of us and she was left on her own, without a husband to spend all that time with! But we're both good now, just a difficult first year or so.
Ice cream macs look fabulous. I was meaning to do this one but ran out of time :(
- August 4, 2011 at 8:07 AM
- manda said...
They so cute, and a perfect size. They look delicious.
- August 4, 2011 at 10:15 AM
- Nicole said...
I certainly am one of those bloggers in the thick of toddlerdom. It's good for me to get perspective from you who had been through it (and survived) so that I can look forward to once again - in the far away future- being just me and my husband again. I know it will be great, but for now, I wouldn't change a thing.
Both of your recipes sound amazing. Anything that says mocha is right up my alley. Brownie chunk for that matter, too!
- August 4, 2011 at 10:22 AM
- Rambling Tart said...
So glad you're thriving in your temporarily empty nest, Jamie. :-) I hope you and your man have a fantastic time just being a couple again. :-)
- August 4, 2011 at 10:22 AM
- Radhika @ foodfor7stages said...
Your post reminds me of my parents who are currently experiencing this empty nest syndrome after my sister and I left home. But I see them taking time off and visiting places all over India. It makes me feel comfortable in a way that they have finally got some time to spend together now. As I type I miss them more and I can't stop tearing.
This is a beautiful & scrumptious post
- August 4, 2011 at 1:07 PM
- WiseMóna said...
Those Macarons look amazing Jamie. Please come and make them for me and the kids and the Chef ;0)
You know, I do look forward to the empty nest part of our life but have to say that right now with all of them in school and wiping their own ....... Noses, I am really enjoying the whole family dynamics. Hope you enjoy your last few weeks of freedom!
- August 4, 2011 at 1:42 PM
- thelittleloaf said...
Gosh this recipe looks utterly divine! I made ice cream sandwiches with chocolate chip cookies recently, but in a macaron? Wow! Yum.
My parents found it really hard when my brother and I left home...but we came back! With boyfriends and girlfriends in tow. They've got rid of us again now - maybe kids leaving home isn't such a bad thing ;-)
- August 4, 2011 at 2:02 PM
- Barbara Bakes said...
My twins are 15 and starting high school and my oldest is having my first grandson in September, so I've been parenting for 28 years and I'm not sure what stage of life I'm in, but the empty nest stage is starting to sound pretty wonderful. So glad you're enjoying yours. I know I'd enjoy one of your luscious macwiches.
- August 4, 2011 at 5:14 PM
- KG said...
oh i want this now, wish i could just reach put from my lappy!
- August 4, 2011 at 6:46 PM
- Lora said...
How wonderful you and your husband are having such a beautiful time together. What a great example for your sons and their future relationships. And the macs and ice cream - to die for!
- August 5, 2011 at 2:51 AM
- Nuts about food said...
As you well know, my life is filled with chubby, dimpled hands and children nestling in our arms and filling our days with joy. It is also filled with noise, mess, tantrums, exhaustion. I dread the moment they will be gone, the moment they leave us but I also often dream of the freedom we had before them, date night, going to restaurants, doing what we wanted when we wanted. Enjoy your newfound freedom and your husband. You should. You deserve it. Perhaps, though, it is all the sweeter because you know it is not forever yet, that this is a wonderful pause before you are all reunited again?
- August 5, 2011 at 4:25 AM
- lisaiscooking said...
Sounds like you're having fun! How great to enjoy some quiet time and then have your house full again soon. And, your ice cream filled macarons look delectable. Brownie chunk and mocha sound great!
- August 5, 2011 at 7:24 AM
- Maria said...
Gorgeous macarons - a perfect treat to enjoy all by yourself! ;-)
- August 5, 2011 at 11:26 AM
- asiangrrl said...
Want. These. Macarons. Want them now. Lovely post as usual, Jamie, but really, I'm just drooling over the macarons!
- August 6, 2011 at 12:29 AM
- VS said...
Lovely post. Yes, I agree with Kulsum. A couple will fall in love all over again. The macarons are so gorgeous.
- August 6, 2011 at 1:29 PM
- Sam @ My Carolina Kitchen said...
Quiet can be a loud noise in a house sometimes. My mother never wanted me to leave home and made me feel guilty when I did.
You must be very proud of your boys Jamie. Oops, I should have said young men. But think of those lovely macarons you have to keep you company.
- August 7, 2011 at 4:31 AM
- tasteofbeirut said...
one of my best friends called me last night and we talked for 3 hours about experiencing the empty nest and dealing with it; so she is going back to FRance to be with her aging mother (who would love to have her back) while her kids and grandkids live their life in LA, not needing her as much as she would like; c'est la vie! Love these macs by the way, treats like this make life much sweeter, n'est-ce pas?
- August 7, 2011 at 7:55 AM
- Carolyn Jung said...
What? You haven't turned their rooms into a new home entertainment center yet? LOL Usually, parents are apt to do that. Me? I'd rather fill a room with those lovely macarons. Mocha is one of my fave flavors for them, too.
- August 7, 2011 at 5:55 PM
- Jamie said...
@Carolyn Jung: LOL! Too funny! But we have warned the older son that one day we may move and not leave him our new address :-)
- August 7, 2011 at 11:54 PM
- Pecan Pie said...
Great post. Great story. This is a decadent and stylish looking dessert. Great idea, great execution. Chocolate and coffee are a personal favorite. Love homemade ice cream and anything with pecans. All in an ice cream sandwich. Mouthwatering. ~ thanks for sharing, tom
- August 9, 2011 at 6:09 PM
- Savorique said...
I always thought it would be nice to put ice cream instead of ganache between the macaron shells.
One more reason why macarons are awesome, they are so versatile!
- August 10, 2011 at 2:24 AM
- Laurel said...
- August 10, 2011 at 9:29 PM
- HI Cookery said...
Hi, Jamie! It's just us Highlander and Islander in the house, so we can relate to your cooking and eating for just two people. Better to have at least one for company than none at all, right?
Love the generous chunks and big filling of your macs. The brownie-vanilla-mocha flavors are a perfect and delicious combination! Thanks to you and Deeba for hosting the monthly MacTweets challenges.
- August 11, 2011 at 7:51 PM
- RollerScrapper said...
yummy! yes please! they look just like tiramisu!
I can just imagine the chocolatey creamy goodness!
- August 14, 2011 at 7:59 PM
- JoAnn said...
Lovely photos... tempting recipe.
Love your site
JoAnn Ryan
- August 21, 2011 at 11:27 AM


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