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well, what year is it? any new thoughts about "what happens next"?
Yes, I do and I think we should share them with each other--except nobody wants to hear it.
So, let's summarize all that could happen on December 21st, 2012, or the 23rd of 2012 depending on who you believe since some scholars interpret the writing on the ancient walls differently:1. Sun could be turned to darkness and the moon to blood;2. Everybody could get hemmoroids;3. Gasoline could fall below a dollar a gallon;4. Glen Campbell could be forced to apologize for having ever sung Rhinestone Cowboy;5. Cats, dogs, hamsters, canaries, ferrets, parrots, and dead presidents and prime ministers could cannibalize all of our faces in our sleep because we hadn't switched to Geico Insurance yet;6. Global warming could successfully be proven to be caused by our remote controls, at which point in order to save the planet all of the governments of the world will issue everybody new remote controls that don't work, at tax payers expenses, of course, and we'll all be forced to watch reruns of Presidential State of the Union addresses for the next 40,000 years without sleep and without death finding us;7. Elvis Presley could be elected as the head of the European Union, just in time to sing about a whole lotta shakin' going on when the earthquake in the book of Revelation happens;8. Relief could once again be spelled R, O, L, A, I, D, S;9. The Titanic could finally reach the U.S.;10. Fur coats could come to life and run off screaming, even the faux ones;11. Bad breath could be discovered to be the cure to cancer, diabetes, and AIDS;12. Nero could rise from the dead as a French prostitute that Elvis Presley would fall in love with and begin singing "Hound Dog" to every night;13. All of our social security numbers could start with 666;14. We could all be forced to live on macaroni [without cheese or anything on it] and castor oil for 42 months;15. All wind chimes could miraculously start playing the theme songs from the Addam's Family and Mash for 42 months and that could wind up being the only music that we have for that whole 42 months as all radio stations, IPods, and music collections and musical instruments miraculously freeze per Bin Ladin's demands;16. Trees could become rapists that randomly strike everyone without warning;17. Carl Baugh could win the Nobel Prize;18. Everyone could have an ATM implanted in the back of their heads, whether they're strong enough to walk around with it or not;19. All of the governments of the world could start paying all of us taxes;20. It could be proven that Abraham Lincoln was actually killed by the illuminati;21. It could be proven that Jesus was crucified by the illuminati;22. It could be proven that God is a Right-wing Republican;23. Preparation-H could become mandatory in all of the schools;24. All women could be forced to take fertility drugs and have 8 kids each year under a new definition of population control;25. Cars, trucks, vans, and airplanes could become the Transformers;26. The head of the illuminati could be successfully proven to have been Elmo all this time;27. Aliens could be proven to have actually lived among us for centuries;28. Ellen Degeneres could become President of the United States;29. Snaughty English teachers could gain absolute power over the internet and each webpage with a split infinitive will be taken down;30. Mechanical bulls could become the new taxi drivers;31. Robin Williams could be proven to have been Bicentennial Man all of this time;32. Mandatory eye donation at your 18th birthday could begin;33. Jesus could come back, only to be chased by Elmo all over the middle east for 7 years;34. Evolutionary scientists could evolve into rational human beings;35. Mandatory evacuation of every bird's bowels onto every automobile, boat, plane, and their owners for 7 years straight could begin, with cages everywhere miraculously blowing open so that all birds can comply with fulfilling this curse upon automobiles, boats, planes, and their owners;36. Mandatory evacuation of everyone from California could begin, with everyone being crammed into FEMA trailers and taken to Rhode Island, or is that Easter Island?;37. The forced relocation of everyone from Washington D.C. to the commedy channel could begin;38. Headaches could be proven to be mental telepathy with extraterrestrials at work;39. Marilyn Monroe could be reincarnated as a writer's stationary;40. George Burns, Morgan Freeman, or Bruce Almighty could be proven to have been God all of this time;Did I miss any of the important ones to be on the lookout for that day that they're claiming happens then? And I'm talking about the serious ones, like the ones above that people have been waiting for, for thousands of years!!
Armies attacking Israel. a 4th Iron kingdom of some sorts that has 13 king alliance, which after being weakened is then taken over by the little horn.I have a suspicion, I think I know who this 4th Iron beast will be in its initial stages, if true, this beast will be a strange beast indeed for the saints to comprehend.
Quote from: thinktank on January 12, 2012, 09:23:43 PMArmies attacking Israel. a 4th Iron kingdom of some sorts that has 13 king alliance, which after being weakened is then taken over by the little horn.I have a suspicion, I think I know who this 4th Iron beast will be in its initial stages, if true, this beast will be a strange beast indeed for the saints to comprehend.TT, do you think that armies attacking Israel will be the first sign of the end?CHB
I'm glad you guys are more ready to wake up to the end times.Although I feel 2012 is to early, there are many events that have yet to take place, so there is still a brighter future to look forward to in the world.
Armies attacking Israel. a 4th Iron kingdom of some sorts that has 13 king alliance, which after being weakened and degraded into part clay is then taken over by the little horn and kills/uproots 3 of the kings.I have a suspicion, I think I know who this 4th Iron beast will be in its initial stages, if true, this beast will be a strange beast indeed for the saints to comprehend.
Pity, these "prophets" don't know which "Israel" or how to "watch" them.


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The Aggies had five players in double figures with senior forward Tyrone Watson and sophomore guard Daniel Mullings providing 13 points each. Senior forward Bandja Sy added 12 points, junior center Tshilidzi Nephawe chipped in 11 and redshirt freshman guard Eric Weary had 10.
NM State utilized its size advantage for a 20-rebound edge on the boards, 46-26, and Sy grabbed a game-high seven rebounds. The Aggies shot the ball well and recorded a 57.1 field goal percentage (36-of-63) and 45.5 3-point percentage (10-of-22).
The Aggies built a 52-27 halftime lead behind a balanced offense. Sy led all scorers after the first half with 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting. Watson added nine points on a 4-of-4 performance from the field. NM State shot 58.8 percent from the field as a team, and Mullings supplied eight points, while sophomore guard K.C. Ross-Miller had seven.
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It took me a couple of minutes for the initial search. I still have some songs that I have no idea why they are not matched, for example some songs with an "a" from the Beatles 1 album.
Overall, process was smooth and fast.
iTunes Match online music locker launches internationally
iTunes Match seems to be going live internationally right now -- and for real this time, not like yesterday. International iTunes users are now once again getting the sign up page for the iTunes Match. Folks in Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Australia, France, New Zealand and various other regions are reporting successful signs ups for the service.
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It took me a couple of minutes for the initial search. I still have some songs that I have no idea why they are not matched, for example some songs with an "a" from the Beatles 1 album.
Hmmm what if I have songs at a higher quality? Will they be downgraded to 256Kbps?
EDIT: Ah I see that those versions are not overwritten. However some of the songs on iTunes are encoded poorly. In some cases I've had to replace purchased music with - let's just say - alternatively sourced files. What about those?
Uh oh. Shuffle shuffles the entire library even if not locally installed. What about my data plan?
When I first tried to subscribe yesterday morning it said they were temporarily not accepting new members. Later yesterday I got to subscribe. It has been uploading ever since. It is on step 3, uploading artwork and tracks. Unfortunately it seems to be stuck at 46 of 7 thousand something tracks basically all day.
I just keep leaving it running. I have one other working Mac and an iPhone that use the same iTunes account and two older iPods. I've been waiting for this for a long time. As I have my music on one Mac, an older PowerMac G4 and my main machine is a MacBook Pro which has my contacts and calendar so I sync my phone to that Mac and use one of the old iPods when I want music on the go.
This may simplify my life some if it works well. I have many playlists including smart playlists. I'm making more and more use of meta data to rotate my music for instance when I'm in the gym.
I have lots of music I legally ripped from my CD collection plus some tracks I bought on iTunes or even elsewhere such as directly off indy record labels. I have a pretty good internet connection, but it has taken close to 24 hours now to upload 8000 tracks. Or perhaps it had to match 8000 then upload 7000 ish. I'm in Vancouver Island BC Canada using an upgraded Sawtooth G4.
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The urge to purgeApril 06,2013When the Great Depression struck, many influential people argued that the government shouldnt even try to limit the damage. According to Herbert Hoover, Andrew Mellon, his Treasury secretary, urged him to Liquidate labor, liquidate stocks, liquidate the farmers. ... It will purge the rottenness out of the system. Dont try to hasten recovery, warned the famous economist Joseph Schumpeter, because artificial stimulus leaves part of the work of depressions undone.
Like many economists, I used to quote these past luminaries with a certain smugness. After all, modern macroeconomics had shown how wrong they were, and we wouldnt repeat the mistakes of the 1930s, would we?
How naive we were. It turns out that the urge to purge the urge to see depression as a necessary and somehow even desirable punishment for past sins, while inveighing against any attempt to mitigate suffering is as strong as ever. Indeed, Mellonism is everywhere these days. Turn on CNBC or read an op-ed page, and the odds are that you wont see someone arguing that the federal government and the Federal Reserve are doing too little to fight mass unemployment. Instead, youre much more likely to encounter an alleged expert ranting about the evils of budget deficits and money creation, and denouncing Keynesian economics as the root of all evil.
Now, the fact is that these ranters have been wrong about everything, at every stage of the crisis, while the Keynesians have been mostly right. Remember how federal deficits were supposed to cause soaring interest rates? Never mind: After four years of such warnings, rates remain near historic lows just as Keynesians predicted. Remember how running the printing presses was going to cause runaway inflation? Since the recession began, the Fed has more than tripled the size of its balance sheet, but inflation has averaged less than 2 percent.
But the Mellonites just keep coming. The latest example is David Stockman, Ronald Reagans first budget director, who has just published a mammoth screed titled The Great Deformation.
His book doesnt have much new to say. Although Stockmans willingness to criticize some Republicans and praise some Democrats has garnered him a reputation as an iconoclast, his analysis is pretty much standard liquidationism, with a strong goldbug streak. Weve been doomed to disaster, he asserts, ever since FDR took us off the gold standard and introduced deposit insurance. Everything since has been a series of sprees (his favorite word): spending sprees, consumption sprees, debt sprees, and above all money-printing sprees. If disaster was somehow avoided for 70-plus years, it was thanks to a series of lucky accidents.
So its more or less the usual stuff. In particular, like so many in his camp, Stockman misunderstands the meaning of rising debt. Yes, total debt in the U.S. economy, public and private combined, has risen dramatically relative to GDP. No, this doesnt mean that we as a nation have been living far beyond our means and must drastically tighten our belts. While we have run up a significant foreign debt (although not as big as many imagine), the rise in debt overwhelmingly represents Americans borrowing from other Americans, which doesnt make the nation as a whole any poorer, and doesnt require that we collectively spend less. In fact, the biggest problem created by all this debt is that its keeping the economy depressed by causing us collectively to spend too little, with debtors forced to cut back while creditors see no reason to spend more.
So what should we be doing? By all means, lets restore the kind of effective financial regulation that, in the years before the Reagan revolution, helped deter excessive leverage. But thats about preventing the next crisis. To deal with the crisis thats already here, we need monetary and fiscal stimulus, to induce those who arent too deeply indebted to spend more while the debtors are cutting back.
But that prescription is, of course, anathema to Mellonites, who wrongly see it as more of the same policies that got us into this trap. And that, in turn, tells you why liquidationism is such a destructive doctrine: By turning our problems into a morality play of sin and retribution, it helps condemn us to a deeper and longer slump.
The bad news is that sin sells. Although the Mellonites have, as I said, been wrong about everything, the notion of macroeconomics as morality play has a visceral appeal thats hard to fight. Disguise it with a bit of political cross-dressing, and even liberals can fall for it.
But they shouldnt. Mellon was dead wrong in the 1930s, and his avatars are dead wrong today. Unemployment, not excessive money printing, is what ails us now and policy should be doing more, not less.
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I'd like to openly welcome any mmorpg.com readers/users to ask in this thread any question you have about either Darkfall 1 (the existing game) or Darkfall Unholy Wars (the new game being released in November).
In the Darkfall community my characters name is Indefinite Integral but mostly everyone just calls me indef. I've been following Darkfall since around 2006
Like many, when the game was released I failed to get into the initial wave of players before the purchasing servers crashed for days on end. After a week of trying I gave up on trying to get in.
Months later I came back to give it another go but there were still many glaring issues that still existed.
About a year after that I came back again when the meditation patch was released (offline skill gains) in order to reduce some of the grind in the game. Since then I've been completely hooked and I've been playing on and off for about 2 years. I know every in and out of the game and I doubt there is a question I can't answer.
Darkfall has grown into a one of a kind, truly amazing game that to me will never be matched by any other type of MMO or game. If you want to know more about this or have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
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Having played with but mostly against Indefinite in Darkfall 1.0, I can happily say he's a very knowledgeable player. When players talk about Darkfall 1.0 being "like nothing they have played before" ... they mean it. Part of why it has so much potential is that it comes from a totally different cultural basis than most of the MMOs or standalone RPGs on the market, and at times felt like playing in a Greek tragedy or Shakespearan play. The new equivalent would be, most directly, living in a world as harsh and unforgiving as Game of Thrones (indeed if Game of Thrones wanted an MMO, they should license and reskin DF:UW, just with the magic removed or very heavily reduced).
Darkfall 1.0 to me was blend of old-school Ultima Online, EVE Online, a FPS, a classic MMO RP high fantasy world, and early 19th century naval combat. Yet the world and tone worked. It had some glaring problems though, including the UI and new player experience (which was likened very directly to the EVE learning cliff, only there were PKs with swords at the bottom of the cliff to kill you if you did anything at all!). Unholy Wars has incredible potential, and we know from dev Q&A's that some of the "woops" design decisions that plagued DF 1.0 are gone from Unholy Wars - they have listened, and have made significant changes that were long overdue. It should be a lot of fun, but it is so different that people should not hesitate to ask people like Indef about the game, what was wrong, and what we know is being changed to make the new one so much better.
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I applaud you guys for loving the game and trying to stir some positive buzz in the mmorpg community. I for one am certainly interested. First obvious question - the dreaded "catching up". I know there probably will be a wipe, but say I am a casual gamer (in terms of limited time avaiable) or I simply won't have much time in November. How long will it (probably) take to reach competitive level in a single specialization? Say the playtime is only a few hours a week.
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I am very casual player, i understand that i never be good in pvp. But that feelings what can be get in Darkfall mass pvp is unforgetable.
In Darkfall 1. skill up was very slow, but in Darkfall UW it will change, as i understand there will be system like in EVE.
Many people wont agree with me, but i think Darkfall is very good game for people who dont have time. Yes it take long to craft or get gear, which can be lost in minutes, but my goal is not to participate in every my clans pvp event. Darkfall is very democratic; you, can join to group or leave it and nobody will blame you, maybe i just was in good clans :)
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Ok here I go:)
1- Wipe or no wipe?
2- Scripts needed or not for standard play?
3- Macroing issues taken care of?
4- Safe zones for newbies? Anyone that says vets do not gank newbies are lieing:) I know Spewart and others that do it. Hell even me at times.
5- Load lag taken care of?
Those are first things I can think of
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Originally posted by furidiam
1- New game, new servers. Not technically a wipe but essentially yes.
2- Removal of insta cast spells, role system limiting you to a certain number of abilities combined with AV recognising it and claiming to have removed the need sounds good. But only time will tell.
3- Macroing has been taken care of in the original as it is now but I wouldn't see the need to macro in UW
4- I don't think there will be any large safe zones, only the NPC towers to protect you
5- Yes, something about changing to asynchronus, which wasn't possible in the original.
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Im a pve player at heart who enjoyed the danger that Darkfall 1 offered. The main reason I left was that it took so much time to do anything related to crafting and harvesting plus it was pretty boring. Tapping a node 51 times? Has there been any news about that aspect?
Will they also be introducing localized resources? Regional banking? I like that they fixed it so enemies could not use your bank as I was pretty vocal about it. A local or regional banking system would add a layer of depth and planning to any guild relocation etc.
Any other Sandbox features looking to be added?
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Originally posted by furidiam
On point 4: "Programming work for all the new training areas is close to being done. The training areas consist of a series of chambers where new players can train before they move on. Training starts with basic movement and progresses all the way up to spellcasting and combat. This training process is actually a nice adventure with an epic ending, before new players earn their pass and are transported to the actual world. The goal is to ensure that, before entering Agon, new players become familiar with the basic mechanics, as well as the essence of Darkfall, and they can do this at their own pace."
Source: http://www.darkfallonline.com/blog/?p=2749
And regarding point 5: Theres a interesting Thread on Df Forums on that matter
"That's pretty interesting stuff, load lag is my biggest issue. What's the difference between synchronous and asynchronous?""It allows for multiple things to processed concurrently, at the same time. But with darkfall 1, when a player would need to load into your zone, your computer would stop processing the game (very briefly) and load in all the characters data/modles and stuff, then continue processing. It's along those lines, but darkfall UW will process them and the world at the same time. System architecture previously did not allow for this, and would have required a full rewrite of the game engine to fix. With this and a bunch more issues needing a fix is what drove them to practically reprogram the game from the ground up, and what we got is Darkfall: UW. This is also why the game was not an expansion, but instead a full release, because it was built from the ground up again."
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This is my quote.
At this point it's only a speculation about DF: UW, although if I had to guess, I would say less than how long it takes to get to max lvl in any other themepark game.
Now with that said, consider the following. In the current version of Darkfall after the last patch, with you play hours, you would be able to max out everything during your first month, even faster if you have a the funds to sustain your development. So AV has recognized the big flaw in their original design when it comes to character development and therefor we have every reason to believe that the "grind" of skilling up will be a thing of the past.
1. You can put down a definite yes for this one.
2. With revamped GUI, limited amount of spells/skill available by each specialization (compared to 110 skills/spells/items you need in the current darkfall lol) removal of instant cast spells for this very reason, looks like a solid NO.
3. No data on this one. But if the skilling up is as fast as it is now, macroing will be non relevant/non existent as it is in the current version.
4. Spewart thePunishier is such a terrabad, but let's not get off topic. Well first of all, as has already been pointed out, new players will start the game in the tutorial zone(s). They'll have to complete the tutorial before joining the real world.
Another thing is, NPC cities will be complete safe havens now. Even clans at war can not attack eachother inside NPC cities. However, this only applies to immediate vicinity of the NPC cities, and once you step out of that protection bubble, you will turn grey and are a free kill for everybody. We are not sure how big this protection bubble is, but I'm assuming it will include couple of newbie spawns.
Furthermore, according to the new lore, all playable races will be allied to wage an "unholy war" on gods and demons. So there will be no "red races", so anybody killing anybody who's not a rogue will take alignment hit, no matter what race you are.
5. They say yes, the load lag is fixed (I will miss it!, no joke), but we'll see how it is.
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Originally posted by Chram
Hi Chram,
DF1 certainly had a MASSIVE grind when the game was first launched and for a solid year or more afterwards.
Since then AV has done some great things to fix that. First they started by increasing skill gains on monsters and later on players. The major thing they later added was meditation. An offline skillgain system so your magic schools, stats (stats give you health, mana, damage, etc.), passive defenses, etc. would increase while offline for a gold cost.
Secondly, since a couple months ago AV launched a 'promotion' where they increased all gains by 20x universally. As of right now you can have a 100% maxxed character in less than a month EASILY. I personally re-rolled a new character and had her maxxed out in about 2 weeks but I had the bank to back that up. To give you an idea I play on average of about 10 hours a week, mostly on the weekends.
So as for the new game. AV knows the grind isn't something anyone wants and they have removed it from Darkfall 1. I will imagine the new game will function very similar to the current state of DF1 but will have maybe 30%-50% slower gains. Why? The role system will only allow you to use certain spells/schools at a time. I would imagine the goal is to allow casual players like ourselves to have a PvP viable role within a month or so. If you play more that will obviously reduce the time frame.
One of AV's biggest pushes for this new game is the new player experience as mentioned in the video. The current new player experience is pretty awful if you don't have friends/clannies pushing you in the right direction. Their goal is to make the initial experience much more intuitive and fun....and much less of a job like it was initially. We'll see if they pull it off!
Originally posted by Macwar
You are correct. There is currently an offline skill gain system and this will be implemented in the new game. It has been very successful in DF1 for reducing the time it takes to be PvP viable. Read my above post for a more detailed explanation.
Originally posted by furidiam
Originally posted by Badaboom
There hasn't been much said about gathering. Crafting has been significantly improved and is a fairly new system. As for the time needed to max out a mastery or something is still unknown.
However they have said that the majority of resource gathering will come from local capture points which are controlled by nearby holdings. This is to promote PvP between nearby holdings.
Currently you cannot bank in enemy holdings in DF1, but there has been no mention of localized banking. I wouldn't expect it as they have mentioned wanting to implement some sort of trade system.
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1. Will I be able to play a Black Knight/ Dark Knight/ Whatever you want to call it?
2. Have they stated anything about the purchase price and sub fee?
3. Any improvements to character creation?
4. Have they released the minimum requirements for the game?
5. Any new major game mechanics in place that were not in DF1?
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Darkfall really is a one of a kind game, you either love it or hate it.
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Originally posted by indef
Something Along the lines of a Shadowknight from everquest. Basically a warrior that uses Necromancy/ Witchcraft.
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They haven't announced all of the specifics on the role system yet, but it's likely that you'll be able to play as something very close to this.
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Questions for movie reviewers out there
Questions for reviewers, not just for Horrordigital, anyone here who does reviews.
Are you naturally good writers, or did you have to practice a lot? How long do you usually work on a review? Any kind of tips or anything would be helpful.
Let me explain why I'm asking. I have a blog that I've run for several years now. I used to share out of print music, but it got to be a hassle keeping up with that music was out of print, files deleted, people threatening to sue me...So I've decided to try something new. I thought, hey I watch hundreds of movies a year, why not try and do some movie reviews?
I've written probably 7 or 8 reviews, and I've got to say, it's kind of hard. I try to keep the reviews at like 4-5 paragraphs, then talk a bit about the disc or whatever. But I either write too much and really ramble on, or I write to little and the review ends up not being very cohesive.
I'm also bad about touching up my reviews. I post the reviews, and reread them and constantly find sentences that don't work, or parts where I left out a thought so that two unrelated sentences just sort of collide with one another. I get anxious to post my reviews and usually end up editing once or twice once they've already been posted.
I think my Wizard of Gore review actually isn't too bad and I had fun ripping FDR a new one. If anyone wants to read, here's some of them:
Now, I'm more into reviews on sites like BadMovies.org or Bleeding Skull, where they kind of have fun with the reviews. Not necessarily ripping movies apart, but poking a bit of fun while giving your thoughts. I know I'm not a serious film critic, some of my favorite movies are stuff like C.H.U.D. 2, Return of the Killer Tomatoes and Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever. I'm way more into shitty movies, than good movies most of the time, that's just what I'm more likely to watch. So that's more the writing style I'd like to do.
Any kind of tips or criticisms of my writing would be appreciated. Preferably helpful criticisms, as I do want to get better at this - don't just tell me I suck, but why I suck
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I'll check your reviews later, but the first thing I'd ask is what's your educational background?
Now, I'm not saying you gotta get a journalism degree, but you'd be amazed at what you can learn in a Composition 101 course. Even from a community college. They'll give you the raw basics, like what is acceptable and what is not (they'll go on and on about slang terms, colloquialisms, active vs. passive voice, etc). Just one or two courses will really fine tune your writing.
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My educational background is currently, uh, none. I mean I got through high school, just nothing beyond there. I've considered going to school, but I'm not good with people, and I don't really make enough money to afford to go, so I've never gotten it done.
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Seriously, try a basic composition class at a community college. Hell, that's what I did (and I just transferred the credit when I went to a major university). These types of classes are pretty much the same whether it's Harvard University or Spittle County Community College. English is English.
Going through your review, I just see some of the basic conflict of tenses and voices, and obviously you use slang and profanity. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but if you take a college class you'll be genuinely surprised that some of the shit you think isn't slang actually is! (and I also think that was a train wreck of a sentence on my part, but we'll let that go). Not to say you shouldn't use profanity if you're writing something less formal, but it's better to know the rules and then decide to break them at certain times for emphasis.
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I think being creative, witty, or just knowing the aesthetics of telling a story has a lot more importance to writing a review than knowing how to partularily write grammatically and phonetically well. Anybody can write a dry, bland, text book (synopsis/technicals/supplements) reviews ala DVDBeaver or Blu-Ray.com. Those are a dime a dozen. What keeps readers coming back for more is something fresh, unique, maybe find a certain "hook" to tie in with your review.
Very few (if any) of Bleeding Skull's reviews are that long nor are they written with any sort of strict grammatical correctness. Yet, many of the reviews can have the reader in tears from laughing so hard. They are entertaining. Period. So entertaining, infact, they have a book in the works.
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Well, that's the tricky part, isn't it? Being grammatically correct, and still entertaining. When I see reviews or even posts with dumb spelling errors ("The Shinning", and they're not referring to The Simpsons' parody), it makes the writer seem less intelligent to me, and I start to tune out.
Of course, you're absolutely correct in saying that if someone is technically perfect, they're usually dry as dust.
Finding that balance is tough, but that's why I say it's good to get the education in anyway. Learn the rules, but know when to break them for comedic or dramatic effect. Really, that applies to any artistic endeavor.
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I write comic and graphic novel reviews for Omnivoracious on a bi-weekly basis. Tips I've learned:
1. Avoid beginning your review with a question. "Looking for a good movie this weekend?" Everyone does it (self included), but it's usually a sign of an aimless opening.
2. Avoid cliched, overused phrases and descriptors: "That said," "rollicking," "riveting," "tour de force," "fully realized," etc. If you frequently read/hear it elsewhere, it's tired.
3. Grammar, grammar--pay attention to your grammar basics: "then/than," "you're/your," "they're/their/there," "it's/its." These are the building blocks of writing a sound review. If you are unable to show an audience that you can even do that, you will lose them. If you are unfamiliar with a usage, it's nothing to be ashamed of. Spend three minutes and look it up!
4. Before you click "publish" on that great review you've just written, take five minutes and read it aloud to yourself. You won't believe the mistakes that your eye will pass over but your mouth will catch. If you stumble over a phrase, rewrite it!
But the best advice is this:
Read more reviews, and read reviews that are from sources and about topics that are outside your comfort zone. The only way to be a better writer is to read and write more. Yes, it's tough to stay motivated and to keep your writing fresh without falling back on easy habits, so read more! And good luck to you, Suicide.
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I wrote for my school newspaper in the 80s and also sold my reviews printed from a dot matrix printer. When I review a movie it's essentially the film that matters and I try to document the fun time or the hell I had sitting through it.
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Writing reviews are definitely tough. I took some writing classes when I was in college and I can still hear my teacher's lessons in my head when writing reviews for my blog. I don't do it professionally, so I don't mind too much if they aren't the greatest.
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It's very, very, very difficult.
I struggled with writing in my younger years a lot. I worked for a computer company in California that made me take some writing classes. It helped.
You know what else helps? Writing reviews...
My earlier reviews were bad and poorly written. I still think I struggle with writing but like anything, if you think you're bad and work your ass off at it, you can generally do alright.
Even now, though, I read my reviews a few times over and find corrections. I usually read through my reviews 3-4 times before I actually post it, and even then I'm sure there are still errors. I know part of my problem is that I'm a fast typist. Sometimes I think one word but type another, like I'm out of sync or something.
Most authors have editors and I'm sure most magazines and larger websites have them as well. For us, well, it's yourself and your readers if you're lucky.
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I ran my own little horror movie review site for a good 4-5 years and got a decent amount of traffic (nothing major). I noticed that my initial reviews, when I would re-read them, would seem really bad in comparison to the more recent ones. I'm by no means a naturally gifted writer, and it was hard, after 100 reviews or so to keep the reviews interesting TO ME, as the writer. a few thoughts:
Over time, you'll develop a voice. I tended to try to be "funny" and I also did a lot of side research on actors or technical crew who went on to better things. I also read the book (if there was one) that the movie was based on and did a page-to-screen comparison and on some of the more obscure stuff I got decent feedback. You haven't lived until you've reviewed THE PACK _and_ read the book it was based on. My point - hit it from a fresh angle.
The other part is just practice and letting people critique. My sister was an english major and was invaluable in helping me sound smart. I Also revised, A LOT. I wasn't afraid to reconsider something or add to it.
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Print out a copy and read it. And then give it to somebody else and have them read it.
What you read in your head is sometimes what's not written in you text. When I printed out the notes I did at TAFE for later study I was truly appalled at how they read, and I had proofread them as I had done them, but looking at them later... terrible!
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Thanks for the feedback guys. I'm trying to be sure to reread the hell out of my reviews and catch mistakes, and rework the flow of everything before I post it.
I'm working on a Terrorvision Video Dead review which is interesting to try and do since I like one of the movies and dislike the other movie. One thing I didn't think about is that I don't have any way to make blu-ray screenshots so I can really post many images on my blu-rays. I'll probably get an external drive for my laptop in a week or two.
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We show how the combinatorial results of the previous lecture can be used to estimate the Banach-Mazur distance from a given convex body to a cube of the same dimension.
Combinatorial dimension and its connection to random processes.
We introduce combinatorial dimension, which is an extension of VC-dimension to the non-discrete setting. We discuss the relation between the combinatorial dimension of a set and the probabilistic properties of a random process indexed by this set.
Covering Conjecture and separating trees.
We show that large entropy of a convex body implies the existence of a nice combinatorial structure in it.
Dimension reduction.
We use random coordinate projections to show that the size of the combinatorial structure constructed in the previous lecture is independent of the dimension of the convex body.
Entropy versus combinatorial dimension.
We prove that under mild regularity assumptions the entropy of a set is equivalent to its combinatorial dimension. We also solve a long-standing problem of Talagrand concerning estimates of random processes in terms of the combinatorial dimension of the set of parameters.
Applications of combinatorial dimension to functional analysis and convexity.
We show how the combinatorial dimension approach can be applied to extend the Bourgain--Tzafriri restricted invertibility principle for linear operators and to derive a coordinate analog of the classical Dvoretzky theorem in convex geometry.
Convexity and the combinatorial dimension.
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In the financial field, we track indexes, economic indicators and legislative policy to provide us with a better forecast for the markets. While we remain apolitical when making investment decisions, we certainly have our own individual and independent political beliefs. This week we wanted to discuss six and a half years of the Obama administration's policies.
Beginning in 2008, then-Senator Obama marketed himself as the antithesis to George W. Bush. President Bush's policies regarding military action in the Middle East as well as his fiscal policies angered both the left side of the aisle and the right. Senator Obama campaigned that it was time for America to change and promised us a path to prosperity. To date, the administration has been plagued by scandals that bring Nixon-era comparisons to mind. Once elected, President Obama made the economy a No. 1 priority, yet we have failed to see any significant improvement in GDP growth or U-6 unemployment, and federal spending has skyrocketed. It is easy to lose sight of all of the irresponsible actions over an administration, but let's recap all of the follies and briefly describe the implications of each event. Note that these are not in any particular order of importance.
- Unemployment: We look at U-6 unemployment data rather than U-3 or U-4, and while we have seen a drop in the last 12 months, U-6 was over 15 percent for 37 consecutive months during the span of 2009-11. Last year's average unemployment rate according to U-6 was 13.8 percent, which is much better than the 16.7 percent in 2010, but significantly worse than the 8.2 percent average of 2006.
- Economic Growth: Under this administration, Real GDP Growth has not exceeded 4 percent, which by comparison was above 4 percent from 1996 until the early 2000s resulting from Clinton's economic policies, and Real GDP Growth jumped to over 8 percent during the Reagan administration. President Obama failed to supply any real economic impact with "Shovel Ready Jobs" and the economy continues to struggle.
- Lack of Wall Street Reform: President Obama promised to be tougher on Wall Street, yet we continue to see margin debt on the rise, a lack of oversight in derivatives markets, and criminals such as Jon Corzine of MF Global walk free. Note that while equities are at historic highs, it is our belief that these levels are not indicative of the economy but rather of the low interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve.
- The Affordable Care Act: Rammed through Congress on a partisan basis, this was a piece of legislation that the country was not ready for, nor were those in charge of implementing the infrastructure. The healthcare system in the U.S. can certainly be improved; however numerous polls showed that the voters did not want this legislation passed, which led to significant Republican wins in the 2010 midterm elections.
- Amnesty: Having witnessed the immigration process in action, it is without question that we could correct the inefficient process for immigrants who want to come to the U.S. to make a better life for themselves and their families. However, blanket amnesty is a slap in the face to those immigrants who went through the formal process, and this administration continues to support amnesty even though a significant portion of the population disagrees.
- Fast and Furious: Many have already forgotten about the botched weapons operation that left a U.S. border patrol agent dead and automatic firearms in the hands of dangerous drug cartels. This was a case of a well-intentioned goal that was horribly miscalculated and executed.
- The IRS Scandal: The most Nixonian of President Obama's scandals, details have unfolded showing that the IRS was aware of the targeting of conservative groups. Nixon also abused the IRS which was included in Article II of his impeachment.
- The NSA: As privacy becomes a deeper concern for more and more Americans, the revelation of just how deep the NSA's reach was became a major concern for citizens.
- Drone Strikes on Syria: While the president promised a transparent administration, he apparently did not feel transparency was necessary when he issued a drone strike in Syria without congressional approval.
- Benghazi: It came to light that this administration put forth a coordinated effort to mislead the public on what caused the attack on the US Embassy in Benghazi resulting in Ambassador Stevens' death. Many have argued that this as well could be an impeachable offense
With all of these distractions it is no wonder that the economy has failed to rebound. Please note that this list is not intended for taking partisan shots at the president, but rather to point out the mistakes of this administration. There are certainly similar lists that we could make regarding Republican administrations, but we must live in the present, and the shelf life of "blame Bush" has long since expired. President Obama promised a different type of presidency than that of Bush, and so far we have received more of the same. Our fear is that if this administration does not get their act together and focus on the economy, we may be in for a Jimmy Carter type of ending.
Ben Treece is a 2009 graduate from the University of Miami (Fla.), BBA International Finance and Marketing. He is a partner with Treece Investment Advisory Corp (www.TreeceInvestments.com) and licensed with FINRA through Treece Financial Services Corp. The above information is the opinion of Ben Treece and should not be construed as investment advice or used without outside verification.
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Since the Motown sound went silent — except on oldies stations — and General Motors and Chrysler (but not Ford) required life support from Washington, there has been little to recommend Detroit, Mich., to visitors, much less its residents.
The recent conviction of Kwame Kilpatrick, the former mayor of Detroit, on multiple charges, including racketeering, fraud and extortion, adds another insult to the city's injury, increasing its misery.
During the mid-20th century, Detroit was a vibrant city with a population of almost 2 million.
Today, it stands near ruin. The number of residents has now been estimated at just over 700,000.
According to the Chicago Tribune, "The city has a crushing debt of $14 billion, and a budget deficit of as much as $327 million.
The pay and benefit structure of public employees can't be sustained. … The city could run out of cash in a matter of weeks."
And yet the city's main courthouse reports having $280 million worth of uncollected fines and fees.
The state plans to send in an emergency manager to try and repair Detroit's finances. It might take an exorcist or faith healer.
The initial response to all of this sad news was denial.
Some tried to change the subject by playing the race card.
The majority of those who live in Detroit are African American. Michigan's governor, Rick Snyder, is white, as are a majority of the state's residents.
But crime, corruption, malfeasance and misfeasance are not exclusive to a single race. Ask New Jersey.
The problem for Detroit is something no one wants to address: one-party rule. And that would be the Democratic Party.
While the road to Hell may be paved with good intentions, the road to corruption and municipal failure seems to have been paved by Detroit's Democratic monopoly.
Political monopolies invite bribes, kickbacks, misuse of funds, cronyism and a sense of entitlement.
Many businesses have fled Detroit for the usual reasons, including crime. In 2009, Time Magazine reported the city's functional literacy rate was near 50 percent and its unsolved murder rate was nearly 70 percent.
The Detroit News reported last month that nearly half of the city's 305,000 properties failed to pay their 2012 tax bills.
"Some $246.5 million in taxes and fees went uncollected," reports the News, "about half of which was due Detroit…" (The other half went to county, schools and other public entities.)
Michigan law provides for an emergency manager with the authority to prevent local elected officials from making financial decisions. That person also would be granted the power to alter labor contracts, shut or privatize departments and, reports The New York Times, "…even recommend that Detroit enter bankruptcy proceedings, a possibility that experts say raises the prospect of the largest municipal bankruptcy in the nation's history, at $14 billion worth of long-term obligations."
Altering labor contracts caused quite the controversy in neighboring Wisconsin, but it had to be done. Democrats there (and in Detroit) had given away too much of the store in exchange for votes.
Shrinking government and encouraging personal responsibility can be a win-win and not only for Detroit. "We can't go on like this," is starting, however slowly, to become clear to more and more people.
In contrast to the city government, the private sector in Detroit is doing well. "Booming" is the word used in a March 5 New York Times front-page story.
That, too, has accentuated in some minds the city's racial divisions because the young entrepreneurs and artists moving back into the city are mostly white.
They have revived parts of downtown, but that revival has not spilled over into blighted African-American neighborhoods.
Some years back, Detroit leaders announced a "Renaissance" for the city. There's a hotel there by that name, but that's about it. Detroit needs more than a Renaissance. It needs a revival, but that is not likely to happen as long as Democrats maintain their political stranglehold.
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According to reports provided by the Aiken County Sheriffs Office:
An Aiken woman reported fraud on Friday after an unknown man called her and told her she had broken the law by applying for too many loans. The suspect told the victim she could avoid jail by purchasing a money card with $195 on it, then calling him back with the card information. The victim did as she was told, and the suspect activated the card.
A North Augusta man was detained for disorderly conduct on Friday after he was found lying in the roadway on Cherokee Drive in North Augusta. The man smelled of alcohol and exhibited signs of intoxication.
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You might be surprised to learn that the small, artisan, neighborhood shop – the butcher, the baker, the cheese and the fishmonger – was on the brink of extinction. It was. The French went absolutely crazy for the supermarché and the deluxe hypermarché, happy to take the car (and the entire family) on a Friday evening or Saturday morning out to the disheveled periphery of the city or equidistant between huddles of villages to fill monster-sized shopping carts with boxes, bags and cans of goods, produce that was more than not flown in from some foreign clime and meat from who knew where (and evidently take it all home and cram it in their tiny, dollhouse-sized French refrigerators). These caverns of goods were bonanzas, like hitting the jackpot with their one-stop shopping, their offerings of never-before-seen delights, a jumble of food, toys, housewares and clothing, their oh-so American perception of abundance. And their low prices.
And an entire generation of young French adults and parents began eschewing the market, the local producers and the artisan shops. Those shops struggled and began shutting their doors. And we panicked. An entire generation of French adults and parents were now coming into their own through the doors of an hypermarché. A new generation of French adults and parents stopped marketing, or rarely, stopped cooking, or mostly, stopped being able to tell the difference between an excellent loaf of artisan bread and those purchased wrapped in plastic at the store. These young adults were turning their backs on the small, neighborhood artisans and the traditional custom of picking up fresh produce and meat daily, choosing rather to buy in bulk on bi-monthly trips. And the neighborhood shops began disappearing.
Happily, the trend was fairly short lived. Well, kind of. Those super- and hypermarchés still thrive. New ones just keep popping up all over the country like acne on a worried teen, urban blight, and shopping conglomerates even sneak mini-versions into city centers; these dens of pre-packaged delights teem with shoppers, happy or not, most days of the week. And even we, yes, go once regularly to pick up cleaning supplies and the basic staples of a well-stocked pantry. But the neighborhood artisan shops have come back and stronger and more popular than ever. The Frenchman's fancy might be tickled by new trends, but he knows what tastes good. Well, most of them, anyway.
My husband never gave in to the new trend. He never gave up marketing or patronizing the local artisans and producers. His parents, after all, owned one of those quaint mom-and-pop corner shops that sold dry goods and staples, yes, mass-produced cheeses, but also handmade cheese and fresh fruits and vegetables. He grew up in a home where food was purchased daily, meals were prepared from scratch, where his parents didn't discover the supermarket until well after they retired.
My husband is a funny creature. He is allergic to supermarkets. We go out of necessity, yet he avoids it when he can. And when he does go, well the results are often disastrous. He has been known to abandon a full caddy in the center of the food aisles and run for his life. He has been known to break out in sweats, break out in hives (I kid you not) from the sheer stress of the thing. The overly bright neon lights, the impersonal chill, the canned air that settles around us, the rows upon rows of goods no one needs.
He still prefers his meat come from a butcher, his fruit and vegetables from the primeurs, our baguettes and loaves fresh from the master baker's oven.
And he still cooks from scratch.
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One crucial element in turning a good stew, curry or tagine into a great stew, curry or tagine is allowing it to sit for at least an hour, more if possible, before gently reheating and serving; the meat becomes tender, the sauce thickens and the flavors meld and deepen. Give yourself the time when preparing this dish to allow it that recommended resting time.
Olive oil + margarine for cooking
2 – 3 medium onions (we used 1 yellow + 1 red), peeled, halved and sliced
1 lb 5 oz – 1 lb 8 oz (22 – 25 oz / 600 – 700 g) boneless lamb shoulder, cut into fairly large cubes
1 large or 2 medium cloves garlic, peeled and thickly sliced
2 – 3 tomatoes, quartered
1 can (5 oz / 140 g ) can tomato paste
1 Tbs yellow Madras curry powder (rather mild) or more to taste
1 gently rounded Tbs cornstarch
Sea salt (fleur de sel) and freshly ground black pepper
1 small vegetable bouillon cube
1 bay/laurel leaf
1 small bowl freshly shelled peas (from about 2 lbs / scant 1 kg in pods)
Rice (I prefer basmati) to serve.
In a large heavy pot or Dutch oven (we use our Le Creuset), heat about 2 tablespoons olive oil + 2 tablespoons margarine – blending the two keeps the heat even – and toss in the onion and garlic slices, stirring to coat. Cook over high heat, stirring, until just tender. Continue cooking, stirring up the meat and onions often, until meat is lightly browned on all sides.
Once the meat is browned, add a healthy amount of pepper, say 10 or 12 grindings, a rounded tablespoon of cornstarch and stir to toss and evenly coat the meat; cover with water, about 2 cups (500 ml). Stir in the tomato paste, add the fresh, quartered tomatoes, the curry powder, a very large pinch ( 1 teaspoon or so) fleur de sel, the bouillon cube and the bay leaf. Stir to blend, bring to a boil, lower, cover the pot and allow to simmer for 30 minutes.
At the end of 30 minutes, stir in the fresh peas, cover the pot again and allow to simmer for an additional 30 minutes or until the peas are tender.
Remove from the heat and allow to sit for at least one hour, longer if possible.
To serve, prepare the rice, slowly bringing the lamb curry back to a simmer and let it heat through.


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At PechaKucha Nights (PKN), presenters are allotted 20 slides shown at 20 seconds each to express their ideas. The latest PKN's doors open at 7 p.m. Feb. 22 at The Blarney Event Center, 601 Monroe St. Introductions begin at 8 p.m. and a cash bar is available. Admission is free.
Kimberly Adams, founder of Tart Projects, an artists' platform, started Toledo's PKN in March 2012.
"The presenters that we have are invested in our community in some form or another and are doing great things. It's always exciting to see PKN come together. So many people within our community are not aware of their surroundings and everything that is going on. I think most people in attendance are surprised and pleased to hear about all the positives that are happening in Toledo," Adams said.
So far, presenters include: Scott Delaney and Kelly McGilvery of Artomatic 419!, Amanda Moore of Toledo Streets, Steve North of LifeLine Toledo, Judy Paschalis and Gordon Ricketts of Bowling Green State University Arts Village.
The most recent Toledo PKN was Sept. 28 at the Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion. About 150 attended, Adams said. PKN began in Tokyo in 2003 as a way for young designers to share their ideas.
"They started it for architects, because the architects tended to be a little long-winded when they were presenting their designs, so they kind of shortened that format for them," Adams has said.
Now PechaKucha Nights occur in more than 500 cities all over the world. To learn more, visit www.pechakucha.org.
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October 25th, 2012 11:47 PM #46☆Isobel★Eloise☆Matilda★Alice☆Eleanor★ Amelia☆ Elena★Mirabel☆ Felicity★Phoebe ☆Eilidh ★Rosalia☆Roisin★Azalea☆Elsa★Arabella☆ Genevieve★Elodie☆Tallulah★Ruby☆
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Checked my state for "less common names," each of these has at least 5 children born in my state last year:
Jihad, Jabriel, Broden, Benadiah, Tayden, Seven, Sabastian, Rylen, Raylan, Quran, Giuseppe (like the shoe?), Dontae, Avant (avant garde?), Royal, Kash, Case, Cannon, Jowell, Lyric (on a boy), Syncere, Christ (There were 12), Legend, Crosby (hockey player's last name), Benuel, Messiah, Maxim (like the gentleman's magazine)
Reem, Nicholas (on 5 girls), Joseph (also 5 girls), Aubrielle, 5 female Alexanders, Princess, Messiah, Julissa, Jenesis, Treasure, Skylynn, Blessing, Taylin, Precious, Skylee, Jazlynn
I also know a girl name Ruxandria, who goes by Roxie~Zoe
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I heard this one from my aunt: La-a. It's bad enough just like that, but it's pronounced Ladasha. The dash in the middle is literally said like the word. I feel so bad for that little girl.I'm Erin, a teenaged writer who loves names (and dessert).
Girls names of the moment: Delaney | Eleanor | Georgia | Kate | Lucy
Boys names of the moment: Felix | Harry | Liam | Theo | Tobias
October 26th, 2012 10:24 AM #52Senior Member
On middle names: There's no point to them.
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On picking kid's names for nicknames: Just name the kid the nickname in the first place if you're that set on ever using it.
Someone with a difficult name thought on giving out "unique" names: Please stop and think how your kid's life will be growing up with a really difficult/awkward moniker.
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Le-a urban legend has been mentioned four seperate times in this thread now, and the fact that it's a popular urban legend has been addressed multiple times now too.
No disrespect to anyone who posted it. I'm just so tired of it.