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Last man accused in robbery-gone wrong found guilty of murder
Christopher Patterson was found guilty of murder
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Three men accused of murder have each been found guilty after a robbery-gone-wrong in a Foods Co parking lot.
Christopher Patterson, Maxamillian McDonald and Lawrence Slaughter were each found guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree robbery and participating in a street gang.
Police said Patterson snatched a gold chain from 71-year-old Guadalupe Ramos' neck in the Foods Co parking lot on Haley on Aug. 19, 2012.
Cops said Ramos fell and died from blunt-force trauma to the chest that triggered a heart attack.
Police said they were able to track the suspects' movements both before and after the robbery because Slaughter was wearing a GPS ankle monitor as part of his parole and were able to confirm that the three were at the Foods Co at the time of the killing.
Cops said they security video from the store shows the attack happening.
Patterson openly laughed during his arraignment.
"We'll see who is laughing once he is in San Quentin," said Ramos' daughter, Angelica Ramos.
The District Attorney said the three are members of the East Side Crips and will be tried together.
"All three defendants are members of a criminal street gang. Therefore, the gang unit of the Kern County District Attorneys office will be handling the case," Deputy DA Cynthia Zimmer said.
Slaughter was sentenced to life without parole in May. McDonald with sentenced to life without parole Sept. 17. Patterson's guilty verdict was returned Wednesday. Patterson will be sentenced at a later date.


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Auroville Experience
Andy came to Auroville in 1974. After a short spell in Aspiration bakery he worked for two years in the Matrimandir outer gardens before moving on to the main structure. In 1993, when the chamber was completed, he left Matrimandir and took up other work. In 2003 he returned as part of the new Matrimandir management team, with special responsibility for organizing the workforce.
AVTODAY: Has your understanding of the significance of the Matrimandir changed over the years?
Everything has changed. I've changed, my perceptions of Matrimandir have changed. When we first went to work there, some of us were convinced that the supramental manifestation would occur in our lifetime – and that Matrimandir would be a focal point in this. Now, I'm more pragmatic – obviously another timetable has come into effect – although my original enthusiasm remains.
It's sometimes said that building Matrimandir is as much about building people as about putting up a structure. I'm absolutely convinced of this: although I can't map it exactly, I know I'm a different person because I worked there.
As to the significance of the Matrimandir, it's very hard to say, it's so complex. Clearly the physical structure is only the tip of the iceberg. Even now I'm discovering new aspects, although these are fleeting glimpses which are often forgotten. What is clear, however, is that it is a very living and very strong presence which, once it has hold of you, doesn't let go.
Take me, I was brought back here almost against my will. I had been working elsewhere for ten years and when I was asked if I wanted to join the new Matrimandir management group my head said 'no'. But I found myself saying 'yes'!
Around that time you talked of wanting to become an 'instrument' of Matrimandir rather than of any faction or group. What did you mean by that?
You're leading me on to thin ice here: I don't want to go on record with statements like 'This is what it means to be a willing servitor of the Divine consciousness'! But I think it's something to do with this adventure of consciousness that we came here for. In other words, if you can get to the point where you are not only working for personal gain but are connecting with the essence of the work you do – and I think this could be anything in Auroville, it's not limited to the Matrimandir – then I think you are participating more fully in this adventure.
Matrimandir seems to have its own agenda. It's interesting to see, for example, how much power Mother seems to have invested in that original model. There it is now, almost complete, in spite of all the conflicts and opposition – and I was among those who opposed the disks and petals. Somewhere Mother says that even against their own will people will be pushed towards the right place. I guess that happened with me.
So are the controversies a thing of the past?
I think there has been a moving on. At least we got out of the stalemate [when the previous Matrimandir management team had serious differences with the architect] as is evidenced by the fact that the work is proceeding well and many of the Aurovilians who used to work here have returned. How we got out of that impasse I don't exactly know; it happened imperceptibly. Anyway, now there's an unspoken understanding on site that we don't discuss design details as anything can be changed if it doesn't prove functional. There's no longer a sense that everything we build is there for eternity. This is particularly true for the gardens. Roger keeps insisting on this, he uses the word 'ephemeral'.
As a way of proceeding we've agreed on the need to set up a panel to oversee and, eventually, decide on the design on the twelve gardens. But right now the gardens are not a priority; we're focussing on completing the inside of the structure by February 21st, which will, by no means, be an 'inauguration'. Instead, it could be considered an 'unveiling' – and I think this will be a very strong experience for everybody, including those of us who work there.
I still remember when we were finishing the chamber. There was this final, intense period of three weeks when the work space we had been working in, joking in, for many years changed. When everything was cleaned and the coverings removed, suddenly it was something very, very strong. I think it will be the same next February and I'm looking forward to it.
Do you think the completion of the structure will have an effect upon the rest of Auroville?
These things are very complex: most of us don't know because we just don't operate on these levels. But I don't expect some kind of sudden epiphany. What can be said is that the completed structure will be proof that we have transcended a long, dry period of confrontation and that we have managed to complete something which is very central to all of us. And that's a very major point.
What's also remarkable is how much Matrimandir has touched people outside Auroville. We spend a lot of money here – we have over 300 workers on site – but the amazing thing is that over the last three years there's never been any lack of funds. People keep coming and offering: clearly there's a wide and deeply-held belief that completing Matrimandir is something very important.
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Written Answers. - Home Help Service.
Wednesday, 7 May 2003
Dáil Eireann Debate
460. Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the NAHB are cutting home help services by 9%; and if his attention has further been drawn to the disastrous implications of these cuts. [11772/03]
Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (Mr. Callely): Responsibility for the provision of the home help service in north Dublin rests with the Northern Area Health Board operating under the aegis of the Eastern Regional Health Authority.
[357]Additional funding available for non-capital investment in services has been allocated to the health services. This funding is being applied largely to maintaining existing levels of service across all service programmes including services for older people
The board has advised my Department that the number of clients in receipt of home help in north Dublin in 2002 was 2,556. The figures for the first quarter of 2003 are 3,100 clients. The total number of hours for 2002 was 389,674, and the figures for the first quarter for 2003 show a total of 97,506 hours.
The board has further advised that the home help services are being developed and integrated into projects such as personal care provision, home care packages and home first following intensive training. These projects will provide customised care packages, which will be flexible and responsive to enable older people to continue living at home for as long as possible in accordance with their wishes and that resources from other care areas may be moved into the home help service during the year.
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Soon, the election will be over and NBC will come crashing back to reality. But for now, it's still whooping it up! Last night's Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash pulled great numbers for NBC in the early metered markets between 9pm-11p with a 10.1/15 (household rating/share). By comparison the 200th episode of Deal or No Deal did a 4.6/7.
I'm holding off on most opinions about the night until I see the full fast affiliates and the 18-49 demographic data. Our pal Marc Berman is sticking with his boilerplate text to report on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Last night:
The Sarah Connor Chronicles (#4: 3.4/ 5) and tired Prison Break (#4: 3.5/ 5) dipped by an average of 28 percent from the year-ago line-up of two episodes of Prison Break. Maybe Fox should rethink that full season episode order for Sarah Connor.
Two weeks ago (the last time TSCC aired):
Fox has also taken a noticeable hit on Monday with is combination of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (#4: 3.4/ 5), which the network may want to consider renewing for the full season...
My personal belief now, as last year, is that the pot was sweetened for Fox, somehow, someway to keep the show on the air this year as a promo for the forthcoming Terminator movie in May. I know some of you disagree with this, but based on the numbers, it's the best theory I have.
It's good news either way because we're getting more episodes than the numbers themselves actually seem to justify. My prediction: barring a remarkable improvement in the numbers, there will be no season three. We'll have to enjoy it while it lasts. We'll see what the viewer numbers and demo numbers look like in a bit, but it looks like not having to compete with Chuck didn't improve things at all for TSCC based on the early numbers.
We'll have the viewer and demo numbers up hopefully by 12:30pm EST, so check back. You can read the full metered market report on Berman's site
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They went to great lengths to avoid their fate. They turned to religion, homeopathy, herbalism....
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Jessica Biel was all smiles as she left Good Morning America.
The actress, who is thought to be taking a break from acting after her new film Hitchcock is released, was glowing as she left the New York studios.
Jessica brightened up her outfit with a bright pink bag as she wrapped up in a long black coat.
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August 23, 2010
The net-neutrality ending deal with Verizon is just the beginning of Google's plans to kill the open and free Internet as part of their takeover agenda to completely control the world wide web and force independent media websites, radio and TV shows out of existence for good.
Read Paul Joseph Watson's Alex Jones Exposes Google's Plan to Dominate the Internet.
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August 18, 2011
Editor's note: Long Beach cops to decide what is art and what is terrorism.
Police Chief Jim McDonnell has confirmed that detaining photographers for taking pictures "with no apparent esthetic value" is within Long Beach Police Department policy.
McDonnell spoke for a follow-up story on a June 30 incident in which Sander Roscoe Wolff, a Long Beach resident and regular contributor to Long Beach Post, was detained by Officer Asif Kahn for taking pictures of
a North Long Beach refinery.
"If an officer sees someone taking pictures of something like a refinery," says McDonnell, "it is incumbent upon the officer to make contact with the individual." McDonnell went on to say that whether said contact becomes detainment depends on the circumstances the officer encounters.
McDonnell says that while there is no police training specific to determining whether a photographer's subject has "apparent esthetic value," officers make such judgments "based on their overall training and experience" and will generally approach photographers not engaging in "regular tourist behavior."
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Okay, okay - so we're a few hours away from Super Bowl XLV and now is the time for my predictions. I'm not just going to give you the winner of the game, I'll also going to predict EVERYTHING relevant that will happen tonight in Dallas.
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The current Twin Cities heat wave is going out with a bang.
The temperature reached 100 degrees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport by about 3 p.m. Friday, July 6, marking the second day this week that temperatures reached 100 degrees.
On Thursday morning, the National Weather Service office in Chanhassen was predicting a Friday high around 90 for the metro, but expected precipitation and cloud cover never developed, said Tony Zaleski, meteorologist with the weather service.
Wednesday's high of 101 was a record for the day in records dating back to 1871. The record high for Friday is 104.
It's rare for the Twin Cities to see more than one 100-degree day recorded in a year. In records dating back to 1873, only 13 years have seen multiple days of 100 degrees or higher, the last being 1988, when four 100-plus-degree days were recorded.
Friday's warmth also marks eight consecutive days of 90-plus temperatures. There had not been a string of 90-plus degree days that long since July 2006.
Temperatures are expected to drop into the mid-80s this weekend, ending the heat wave.
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The Italy Convention Bureau, the new body tasked to coordinate the promotion of Italy as a venue for all kinds of events from the abroad markets, was officially founded June 18, 2014 in Florence.
The project was sponsored by all of the Italian associations representing tourism and congress companies – Confesercenti-Assoturismo, ConfturismoConfcommercio, Federalberghi, Federcongressi&eventi, and Federturismo-Confindustria. The project was met with the full agreement of the national tourist office.
The Convention Bureau is directed by a management committee composed by eight persons appointed by the companies taking part in the network. They are:
– Giancarlo De Venuto and Paolo Mazza, representing Assohotel/Confesercenti
– Alberto Corti, representing Confturismo-Confcommercio
– Giuseppe Roscioli, representing Federalberghi
– Carlotta Ferrari and Paolo Novi, representing Federcongressi&eventi
– Annarosa Miele and Giorgio Palmucci, representing Federturismo/Confindustria
– Carlotta Ferrari was unanimously elected President of Italia Convention Bureau
The Convention Bureau will enhance business opportunities, promote Italy as a MICE destination, coordinate and represent the Italian offer as well as spread the culture of the MICE industry through proper training.
"It's an important milestone, which I do not hesitate to call historic, reached at the end of a very quick way and supported by an adhesion which goes beyond any expectations and is scheduled to grow rapidly," said Carlotta Ferrari, President of Italia Convention Bureau.
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For years, Benjamin Mako Hill has paid to host his own mail, as a measure to enhance his privacy and independence from big companies. But a bit of clever analysis of his stored mail reveals that despite this expense and effort, he is a Gmail user, because so many of his correspondents are Gmail users and store copies of his messages with Google. And thanks to an archaic US law, any message left on Gmail for more than six months can be requested by police without a warrant, as it is considered "abandoned."
Mako has posted the script he used to calculate how much of his correspondence ends up in Google's hands.
I host my own mail, too. I'm really looking forward to Mailpile, which should make this process a lot easier, and also make keeping all my mail encrypted simpler. Knowing that Google has a copy of my correspondence is a lot less worrisome if they can't read it (though it's still not an ideal situation). Read the rest


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New Orleans Hornets v Brooklyn Nets
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Rusk is the county's new men's store in Lander
Okay guys, no more excuses, Fremont County finally has a store dedicated just for you. Rusk is open in Lander at 300 Main Street, Suite B, right behind Old Town Coffee. With a variety of men's clothing and accessories, Rusk features clothes for young men ages high school and up to adult professional styles.


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Report: Smith, Knicks Agree To 4-Year, $24.7M Contract
Smith's Agent Confirmed The Deal July 4, 2013 11:28 AM
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – According to several reports, J.R. Smith and the New York Knicks have agreed to terms to a new four-year, $24.7 million contract.
Smith's agent, Leon Rose confirmed the deal on Thursday morning.
The deal, which is the maximum the Knicks could have offered Smith, includes a player option after the third year.
Last season Smith averaged 18.1 points, 2.7 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game while being named the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award.
The signing won't become official until July 10.
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Local boxing notebook: Rios confident heading into Alvarado bout
Fans and media cannot wait for the anticipated Oct. 13th showdown between unbeaten boxer-punchers Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado.
Apparently, Rios can't wait either.
"I'm 100 percent ready to get it on," said the Oxnard boxer.
Rios and Alvarado will fight in a scheduled 12-round bout at the Home Depot Center in Carson. The bout will precede the super bantamweight world title unification bout between Nonito Donaire and Toshiaki Nishioka.
The Top Rank-promoted card will be televised on HBO's "Boxing After Dark."
Rios (30-0-1, 22 KOs) was originally scheduled to fight Mauricio Herrera on July 7, but was forced to withdraw because of an injury to his right arm.
Coincedentally, Rios and Alvarado (33-0, 23 KOs) fought on the same card in their last bout on April 14 in Las Vegas. Rios won a 12-round split decision over Richard Abril. Alvarado, who hails from Denver, won a hard-fought 10-round unanimous decision over Herrera.
While the boxers seem to mirror one another in terms of skill and power, boxing experts are anticipating Rios-Alvarado to be a highly competitive bout. Rios believes he holds a distinct advantage over Alvarado.
"He hasn't fought a guy like me in his career," said Rios on Wednesday morning. "I'm taking this fight seriously because a victory will take me to the next level."
Top Rank is satisfied with the brisk ticket sales for the event, pointing to Rio bringing a lot of fans from Oxnard and the overall popularity of Donaire, who is often mentioned in the best pound-for-pound fighter debate.
Another reason could be ticket prices, which range from $35 to $150 ringside.
Rios is hoping the fight won't be decided by the judges.
"I respect him (Alvarado) because we've known each other since the amateur days. However, all friendships aside, I'm going for the knockout like he's going for the knockout," Rios said.
Also fighting on the Oct. 13 card will be Oxnard lightweight Javier Garcia (8-2-1, 7 KOs). The nephew of Robert Garcia will fight unbeaten Jose Roman of Carson in a scheduled eight-round bout.
It was originally reported Roman-Garcia was to take place Sept. 13 in Las Vegas, but since both fighters reside in Southern California, it made sense to stage the bout in Carson.
Prior to fighting Roman, Garcia will return to the ring Sept. 14. He will take on Stan Martyniouk (11-1, 2 KOs) in a scheduled six-round bout at the Woodlake Hotel in Sacramento.
Unbeaten featherweight contender Miguel Angel Garcia knocked out Mauricio Pastrana in the second round on Saturday night in Los Mochis, Mexico.
Pastrana was knocked down by a Garcia right hand to the head and was counted out at 1:05. Garcia, a 2006 graduate of Pacifica High, improves to 29-0 with 25 KOs. The Colombian-born Pastrana, who has lost 10 of his last 11 fights, drops to 35-17-2 with 23 KOs.
Garcia took the fight as a tune-up for a possible fall showdown with WBO featherweight champion Orlando Salido.
Garcia is co-trained by his father Eduardo and his brother Robert.
Unbeaten Magomed Abdusalamov will fight Saturday night in Moscow against Jameel McCline in a scheduled 10-round bout. Both will fight for the vacant WBC United States (USNBC) heavyweight title.
The Russian-born Abdusalamov (15-0, 15 KOs) lives in Oxnard and trains alongside linear middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.
Abdusalamov, who has not fought beyond the fourth round, is coming off a second-round knockout over Maurice Byarm in his last fight on July 6.
McCline (41-12-3, 24 KOs) poses as Abdusalamov's toughest test. He challenged for a world title four times, losing all those bouts. He has gone 3-3 in his last six bouts, losing to Artur Szpilka over 10 rounds in his last fight on June 30.
The Abdusalamov-McCline bout will be the chief supporting bout to the main event, which features Vitaly Klitschko defending his WBC heavyweight title against Manuel Charr.
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Web for the Average Joe?
Tonight my brother and his girlfriend stopped by the house for a visit. While he was there, he asked if there was a site where he and his graduate school colleagues could edit and share documents. Now my brother is computer literate and knows how to surf the web, download stuff and work his computer, but not necessarily up on everything going on in the cyberspace.
Where does the average person go to find out about services on the web? It started me thinking. I am not sure. For those of us in the "know" we usually have read about it on a tech blog or have seen a Tweet on Twitter. But for people like my brother, these two things do not happen. Usually what happens is a conversation like tonight where they ask someone with the knowledge and I go, well that is easy you can either use Zoho Docs or Google Docs, and proceed to give a quick 15 minute demo. So, I thought, maybe I will put a website together that shows people these things, but again, how do you advertise that is out there?
So, I am trying to find a way to publicize to the average computer user about services like Google Docs. Something where they can go to a website, take a look and go, yep that will work for me.


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New Noise Review 'Bucko'
Signed to the label run by the Jetplane Landing boys, Smalltown America, Fickle Public have found a happy home for their angular rock spazz attacks and jerky rhythms. 'Bucko' recalls numerous Brit acts, those who like to keep their listeners on tenter hooks. So the amusingly titled "Just Like I Got Used To Saying Courtney Cox Arquette" makes like JPL, followed by the Jarcrew mimickery of "Five Four To The Floor" and pilfering of Mclusky's back catalogue is rife. They so often sound like Seafood's more petulant siblings and even touch on the unsettled aggressive nature of Six By Seven, but you get the feeling that these boys don't take themselves too seriously. 'Bucko' represents a valiant effort which only misses the mark on rare occasion; this patchwork of sounds and influences makes something newer and more fantastically random than the sum of their parts.
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The Hartwick Experience - Video Testimonial
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Heroes: Parasite
(S02E18) "Company Man" last week gave us many dimensions of one character. This week's awesomeness gives us many events snowballing throughout the Heroes universe. New characters, new secrets about old characters, and in anticipation of a month-plus hiatus, some tantalizing cliffhangers.
If this episode had been a football game, then I would say it was remarkable for its extraordinary number of turnovers. Time after time, when one character thinks he or she has the drop on another -- surprise! It isn't so.
I'll get the Niki/Jessica stuff out of the way first. Niki manages to gain a modicum of control of her body back from Jessica. First she leaves the photo of Nathan -- Jessica's next intended target -- on D.L.'s pillow as some kind of warning. Hm. A written note might have helped: "Dear D.L.: My evil dead twin has taken over my body. She has a gun in her bag and is planning to kill this politician. (See photo, attached.) Take steps to ... " etc. But nah, and D.L. thinks Jessica is being paid to "entertain" Nathan or something, so he just warns her to just watch her step from now on.
Later, Niki breaks through again. She's too late to save the FBI agents, but just in time to warn Nathan himself about Linderman's plot.
Speaking of Nathan, the flying politician's fingers are in many a pie this week. Before heading to Vegas, he drops a dime on Isaac attempting to handle the tragic events at the Artist's loft and help Peter. Agents of the paper company intercept that call, naturally. When Nathan gets to Vegas he encounters Hiro, and helps him past Linderman's gate-keeping goons. "When I first met you," Nathan tells Hiro, "I thought you were crazy."
"That's okay," says Hiro, "I thought you were mean." Like Hiro, we have been given the idea lately that, yeah, underneath his power-craving exterior, Nathan really is one of the good guys. It looks even more like that is the case tonight, for awhile anyway. Nathan is revealed to be an FBI informant, working to take down his "father's good friend" Mr. Linderman all along.
But there's more. Nathan confronts Linderman with the intention of killing him. Linderman's not especially surprised by this wrinkle. It would probably take quite a lot to surprise Mr. Linderman. Not only does he know about Nathan's ability to fly, and Peter's and Claire's abilities, he also has a pretty good grasp of future events from his collection of Mendez paintings and possibly other sources. Or, maybe I should say, possible future events. Without going into details, Linderman reveals a plan for fast-tracking Nathan to within "a heart beat of the Presidency," in two years: "a life of meaning" but not happiness. That gets Nathan's attention, and he lowers his weapon.
Among many other roles in his distinguished career, Malcolm McDowell has in latter years played Ari Gold's antagonizer and James T. Kirk's killer. In his initial Linderman outing, he plays it clever, cool, calculating, charming, and sardonic. Just the traits I like to see in a decent megalomaniac.
Nathan either intends to align himself with Mr. Linderman, or to just play along to see what happens. It's too early too tell. But if Linderman had really wanted Nathan dead, where would that leave his plan for placing Nathan in the White House? Maybe Linderman knew the outcome of sending Jessica after Nathan in the first place. Or maybe he has detailed plans to achieve his goals under many different scenarios.
Soon we will head back to the future alongside Hiro. But first, Ando, it turns out, was not that easy to get rid of. He surfaces disguised as one of Linderman's security guards after Hiro finds the sword and the curator sounds the alarm. Ando infiltrating the highly-paranoid Linderman security force may not be the most believable twist we've seen, but I'm so happy that Ando is back that I'm not going to dwell on it.
Anyway, Hiro uses his powers to transport Ando and himself to safety. Okay, maybe not to safety per se, as they end up on the roof of the Deveaux building -- post nuclear disaster. Hiro immediately interprets this to mean that he will fail to stop the bomb. However, it could be only one of many possible futures.
One interesting thing about the skyline is that there is construction going on amid the Manhattan ruins. It looks like at least three new skyscrapers are being built. This might just be normal rebuilding the could occur after any disaster, but the significance of including this particular detail, along with hearing Linderman's intended future for Nathan, makes me wonder if the nuclear disaster is part of a plan by someone (Linderman? Nakamura?) to take over the world, a plan which also entails rebuilding a new city, a sort of Lindermanopolis if you will, from the ashes of NYC.
How about that Candice? I hated her from the moment she patted a strapped-down Matt Parkman on the head. Like many a metamorph before her, she's obnoxious as hell. I guess that's what comes from being able to take on anyone's form. (Update: Most commentators state that Candice is an illusionist, not a shape-shifter. This makes sense as the entire background shimmers and changes when she comes out of an illusion -- not just her body. She's still an a-hole though.)
Too bad it didn't occur to HRG after he discovered what Candace's power that he wouldn't be able to trust another living soul as long as she's around. This brought about one of the saddest reversals of the episode. HRG feels the relief of finally being able to talk openly with his wife about his secret life. Back from his New York mission, he tells "her" the company "has to be stopped -- for good" in order to ensure Claire's safety once and for all. Just like that, his plan, which were necessarily concocted in a hurry last episode, is uncovered by these much more sinister agents of the company: Candice and the boss, Eric Roberts' character.
Claire pulls a fast one on the Haitian at a New York airport, and seems to escapes him. She wants to stay in the city and look for Peter. Earlier, she kept asking the Haitian to tell her when she could see her family again. I don't understand that. After what she witnessed last week, how can she hold out the hope that this is an option? It's easy to forget sometimes that she's really a kid, and I guess this is a reminder.
Claire goes to the Petrelli family home. Nathan and Peter's mother turns out to be yet another character who knows more than she has let on, and has been working behind the scenes since forever. I was pretty blown away by this one. I never suspected her of being anything but a minor character placed there to make Peter feel like an ineffectual younger son. But no, Claire has a new French-speaking grandma who reveals herself as an ally of the Haitian and part of some greater scheme.
Mohinder shines for a moment when he, having discovered Sylar's true identity, tricks and drugs the serial killer. That moment, and the tuning-fork torture, almost make up for his extended naivety lately, chumming around with Sylar of all people. But, poor Mohinder has severely overestimated his ability to control Sylar. That is difficult to understand given Mohinder's knowledge that Sylar has absorbed a large number of abilities. Mohinder really should have taken the sample he needed and killed Sylar immediately after the drugged tea took effect. Oh well, hindsight is 20/20.
Anyway, Sylar's death would have deprived us of a Peter/Sylar showdown.
Contrary to spoilers I've read, no one actually dies in this episode. I'm not saying Peter or Mohinder won't die, say ... oh, five seconds into Chapter Nineteen. Mohinder is pinned to the ceiling, but still breathing. Peter is having his skull opened. The healing ability Peter absorbed from Claire might yet kick in as it did when Claude chucked him off the Deveaux building. Isaac's new paintings might sorta show Mohinder and Peter de-skulled Sylar-style. But who knows with those paintings. (Note: Commentators below see the paintings as being of Isaac himself. After looking at them again, and adding more screen captures, I'm inclined to agree.) Okay, I'm out of theories.
By the way, concerning previews and clips that will surely appear between now and late April: as it was with "Simone" this time, any character that is shown alive when they should be dead might actually be Candice. I'm just saying ...


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(Oh Jesus, here we go…)
No, no, bear with me. I'll be done with this in a minute and then I'll tell you about some stuff I liked in 2011.
It's natural that we would arrive at the end of another year all-introspective and perhaps a little maudlin. No matter what other circumstances pertained, we would probably still do this. Although it's really just another day, we have learned to measure out our lives in bite sized portions and to place markers of its demise repeatedly along our way.
So, yeah, we're always going to feel we're at the end of one thing and the start of another on this day of all days, on New Year's Eve.
But that Christmas Week we've just completed, it sets us up for it, I think.
It's like our year, it's like our life.
It's full of promise, at first. It starts out with music and lights and companionship and excitement and… well, you know how it starts. Then the promise doesn't quite deliver – it's good but it's not as good as it's built up to be – then it slides into the doldrums Then it dies.
And it all happens in a week.
Therein lies the rub.
You see, at first, Christmas week stretches ahead of us like a promise of peace and leisure which may never end. And then it all goes so quickly… so very quickly.
As a year goes quickly…
As a life goes quickly.
So, it's hardly a wonder that we might ponder our future, our past, our very existence on this day of all days. After all, we have just watched our lives play out in miniature, right before our pudding-stained eyes.
So, yeah, here comes 2012. It will probably be quick and edgy just like all the others were. Live it and love it the very best you can.
Now, that's quite enough of that.
I liked some books and films and stuff which I came upon this year. Mostly, though, they wouldn't be from this year. I am usually several steps behind the Zeitgeist and I like it that way. Besides, new stuff is so damned expensive.
Books: Castlebar Book Club showed me some of my favourite books of this year, they included:
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Tony & Susan by Austin Wright
Film: The film which stood apart for me this year is, again, not of this year: The Secret in Their Eyes. I also greatly enjoyed 'Super 8' with my family and 'True Grit', which has stayed with me in a rather surprising way. There is lots from 2011 that I haven't seen yet – I'm a DVD man, mostly. I am most looking forward to 'Tinker Tailor…'.
Theatre: Danny Boyle's 'Frankenstein', beamed to my cinema on St Patrick's Day, was a high point in many respects. Bruiser's Othello, in the Linenhall, was also brilliant.
I don't expect that my liking something will encourage you to try it but, if you see something here and then see other people liking it too, perhaps the collective liking will bring you to it. That's my hope anyway.
Thanks for stopping by, this year. I have no idea what kind of posts next year will bring but then I never do. To quote Indiana Jones, "I'm making this up as I go."
Happy New Year.


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Schiff Nutrition posts higher 3Q revenue, earnings
Utah's Schiff Nutrition International said its sales for the third quarter of its 2012 fiscal year grew 25 percent, the result of a strong marketing campaign and the introduction of a number of new products.
The Salt Lake City-based company, whose third quarter ended Feb. 29, said revenue for the period reached $72.2 million, up from $57.7 million in the same quarter a year ago.
Those revenues helped Schiff post net income of $4.6 million for the quarter, or 16 cents per share, compared with the net income of $4 million, or 14 cents per share, for the same period in fiscal 2011.
"We are positioning Schiff for long-term growth," Tarang Amin, president and CEO, said in a statement announcing the company's latest financial results.
"Our sales and gross margins continue to benefit from our investments in brand building."
Schiff markets nutritional supplements under a variety of brands.
For the first nine months of fiscal 2012, sales reached $191.5 million compared with $161.8 million for the same period in the previous fiscal year, Amin said.


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Ventura County unemployment rate for January rises to 9 percent
Ventura County's unemployment rate rose to 9 percent in January from a revised 8.6 percent the prior month, according to data released today by the state Employment Development Department.
The county lost 6,500 jobs across all industries, and 4,200 of them were nonfarm positions. Trade, transportation and utilities (down 1,600), and educational and health services (down 1,400) were the sectors that suffered the biggest losses in January.
The state unemployment rate was published earlier this week and was unchanged at 9.8 percent.
Steve Levy, director of the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy in Palo Alto, does not see a problem with the numbers. He said California gained far more jobs than previously reported in 2011 and 2012.
He noted the seasonally adjusted nonfarm wage and salary jobs estimate for December rose by 126,200 more than the EDD previously reported.
"Many of these extra job gains appear to have occurred in late 2011," he said.
He said construction jobs were 20,500 more than previously reported, and there were 19,400 more manufacturing jobs, 49,000 more professional and business services jobs, and 16,900 more leisure and hospitality jobs.
Ventura County's unemployment rate for December was initially 8.5 percent but later revised to 8.6 percent. Throughout 2012, the local jobless rate stayed below double digits, while the state's jobless rate didn't fall below the double-digit range until September.
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Belichick to the Chiefs?
posted at 1/13/2010 3:19 PM ESTThis is gonna sound crazy... at first... but let's think about it for a moment. Belichick was faced with the choice of trading Brady or Cassel. He kept Brady and traded Cassel along with Vrabel (strangely) to the chiefs. Do you think there's a possibility he figured he would give Brady another year or two and have Pioli rebuild for him in Kansas City should Brady not get back to top form? Maybe the uncharacteristically dumb moves he made this year was the result of his one-more-time-let's-go-for-broke mentality. Or possibly even because he is trying to find a way to sever ties in New England. Perhaps Cassel, Pioli, Weiss, and Crennel are waiting for him in KC, along with an oddly placed Vrabel who Belichick may have decided he wanted for a locker room leader in the future. He knows he can only ride the Brady train for so long. What if he decides KC is his backup plan?
Re: Belichick to the Chiefs?
posted at 1/13/2010 3:23 PM ESTHow about Weis and Romeo are familiar with Pioli they believe to get back to elite coordinator status it will be more impressive to make the chiefs a playoff team than it would be the patriots.
I like the fiction behind the post though. They Chiefs already have a pretty good coach, he'll be there for a long time.
Re: Belichick to the Chiefs?
posted at 1/13/2010 3:26 PM ESTI think people are putting a bit too much stock in his genius moniker. He's not going anywhere people. Remember, this relationship with Kraft only works because they're both complements to each other.
He traded Cassel because he knew he couldn't keep both and because franchising Cassel was going to be too big a hindrance on the cap. You can't trade away a Hall of Fame QB in his prime, even if he coming off a knee injury. He also knew that there was going to be a 2-3 year lull where the team wasn't going to be as competitive. That's natural because of how the NFL is setup. It's better to rebuild with Brady at the helm who's not going to be learning on the fly.
Trading Vrabel is two-fold: he was going to be a salary cap casualty anyway with a figure of somewhere around $3 million if I recall. Plus, I think Pioli made it a condition as part of the Cassel deal so he could get some veteran leadership in the lockerroom (what we lack right now).
Pioli, Weiss and Crennel all left to do their own things because that's human nature, part ego and part greed. In their tenure with the Patriots, people said Belichick was the mastermind and now they're wanting to go out and prove to themselves and the world that they had a stake in our success. No harm in that because that's what we ALL would have done had we been in their shoes.
He didn't make dumb moves this year. 4th and 2 had to be done. Funny how more coaches are now going for it on 4th down since that play. Yes, he botched some major free agent signings but that's everyone and not just Bill. It happens on every team every year. When he says he does what's best for the team, I truly do believe him. Why else would any coach do anything? To win, right?
Brady will get back to top form for a window of 2-4 years. Perhaps even 5 given he relies solely on his arm and his intelligence. To think Bill's slowly eroding the Patriots to make a run to Kanas City is not realistic.
Re: Belichick to the Chiefs?
posted at 1/13/2010 3:42 PM EST
you're absolutely right...that's crazy.Posts: 154
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This is gonna sound crazy
Re: Belichick to the Chiefs?
posted at 1/13/2010 4:11 PM ESTI wasn't talking about 4th and 2 being a dumb move, I mainly meant Galloway, Greg Lewis, Burgess, trading Vrabel etc. And I wasn't saying BB was intentionally eroding the team. I think as long as he's here, he wants to win. But maybe he knows if he makes careless moves that cost the team money, he will lose business credibility in Kraft's eyes, and the mystique may fade away. Of course, I'm also the victim of an overactive imagination, and I've been told repeatedly that I'm a conspiracy theorist. By the way, did you know Obama shot Kennedy?
Re: Belichick to the Chiefs?
posted at 1/13/2010 4:26 PM ESTThis is a joke right?
That and im so tired of people bringing up the trading of Vrabel as killing this team. Mike Vrabel is done and washed up. He had 44 tackles and 2 sacks. Boy we really missed that production. Hell Burgess out played him this year.
Re: Belichick to the Chiefs?
posted at 1/13/2010 5:09 PM ESTYou must be drinking something other than KoolAid Dynasty.
Re: Belichick to the Chiefs?
posted at 1/13/2010 5:18 PM ESTI beleive anything is possible.to many times we have seen the tuna and his staff move from one franchise to another.and he offered the jets job to BB.but BB came here and threw all of them for a loop.could BB do what the tuna has done time and again?yes he could.but will he?I just dont see it happening right now.
Re: Belichick to the Chiefs?
posted at 1/13/2010 5:24 PM ESTIt's not all that crazy, well it is crazy, until i read this...
'' For most of the first half, Meyer was talking to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who also attended the game. ''
Maybe they are good buddies, maybe Kraft likes college basketball, maybe Kraft is looking for a DC and OC, maybe Kraft is looking for other options at HC.
It's all speculation, speculation is all us Pats fans have until September LOL
Re: Belichick to the Chiefs?
posted at 1/13/2010 5:54 PM ESTAre you the same poster that started the "maybe Welker really isn't hurt" thread too???
Re: Belichick to the Chiefs?
posted at 1/13/2010 5:55 PM ESTBB read one of my posts and saw enough to offer me the OC job, I start monday. Anything in special everyone wants me to do as my first order of business when I arrive?
that's how likely this KC conspiracy theory is.
Re: Belichick to the Chiefs?
posted at 1/13/2010 6:03 PM ESTOMG!! A conspiracy!!
Maybe it was KC on the grassy knoll too!
Re: Belichick to the Chiefs?
posted at 1/13/2010 6:33 PM ESTI want some of what you are obviously smoking.
Re: Belichick to the Chiefs?
posted at 1/13/2010 6:38 PM ESTI am not happy that Romeo is now going to join Weiss and Pioli in Kansas. If Romeo and Charlie wanted to show they can win independantly without the BB influence why would they sign on at the same team together again. BB has won nothing since they were on the sidelines with him and maybe it is he that wants to show he can be a winner without them. Pees and O'brien have been woeful especially this year and the Pats need to cut them adrift. Charlie and Romeo would have been ideal and the Pats should have taken advantage of the unique situation of them being available together and signed them. Kansas will be a force in a few years
Re: Belichick to the Chiefs?
posted at 1/13/2010 7:23 PM ESTBelichick is staying Put But I would have loved to see Weis and Crennel back where the belong in New England where they are trully needed And only reason Belichick couldn't keep Cassel You can't keep a Q.B that you pay that much on the side line Thats just stupid
Re: Belichick to the Chiefs?
posted at 1/13/2010 8:09 PM ESTGenius is signing with a first class owner in a big market, with a huge and smart scouting staff, with a spiffy new stadium and state of the art practice facility, you having all the power, and having three extra first day draft choices stockpiled for 16 months down the road. You don't have to pack and unpack your household goods.
Bill Parcells may beg to differ, that genius is building up five teams from nothing and then quitting one day on the first four of them, why, nobody knows. To each his own.
Re: Belichick to the Chiefs?
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Re: Belichick to the Chiefs?
posted at 1/13/2010 8:14 PM ESTposted at 1/13/2010 5:54 PM ESTPosts: 867
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Are you the same poster that started the "maybe Welker really isn't hurt" thread too???
No. I'm not.


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Washington Lawyers Give Back to First Responders on 10th Anniversary of 9/11
On Saturday, September 10, 2011, the WSBA Young Lawyers Division (WYLD) will host the Washington First Responder Will Clinic (Washington Will Clinic) at the Starbucks Support Center, 2401 Utah Ave. S, Seattle, WA 98134, from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. This event is being offered free of charge to Seattle police and fire fighters and their spouses or state-registered domestic partners (an appointment is required).
The Washington First Responder Will Clinic was originally inspired by the tragic events of 9/11 and a strong desire for attorneys to give back to first responders in their local communities. The September 10 clinic date was chosen to mark the upcoming tenth anniversary of 9/11 and to honor the ultimate sacrifice made by first responders that day.
At the Washington Will Clinic, volunteer attorneys provide free estate-planning advice and documents, such as wills, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives, to first responders who risk their lives every day protecting our local communities. Attorneys Ford Clary and Jenni Frere Volk introduced the program to Washington in 2006.
The September clinic will be the twentieth clinic held in Washington and will also mark its 1,000th client served since the program's inception. Across the state, the will clinic has provided more than $500,000 worth of free legal services to first responders and their families.
Renee Maher, the surviving spouse of Federal Way Officer Patrick Maher, who was shot and killed in August 2003, is a strong supporter of the clinics. "I was a licensed attorney when Patrick was killed and we were completely unprepared," she says. "The absolute worst time to have to answer questions about estate planning is when your spouse has just suddenly and tragically passed away….I am so grateful to see these incredible members of the WSBA step up to help our first responder families. They are making more of a difference than they will ever know. It is so important to get these documents finished and sometimes our law enforcement families just don't know who to ask for help, or they think it will cost a fortune to get their most important documents completed. "After 9/11, everyone wanted to help; everyone wanted to do something for our first responders. These clinics are the perfect way to channel that energy. WSBA members can impact these families by donating a little bit of time, knowing that they are making a huge difference."
The Washington Will Clinic takes an extraordinary amount of volunteer manpower to run each clinic efficiently and professionally. It takes nearly 100 volunteers to staff the Seattle Will Clinic, as well as significant communication among the organizers, the WSBA, and the police and fire departments. "Ford and I recognize that the volunteers are the backbone of the clinic, and without them, we would not be successful. There is no question that our volunteers have made this program into what it is today — they are reliable, professional, and extremely devoted to the Clinic," says Volk.
The 2011 Washington Will Clinic schedule includes clinics in the Tri-Cities, Shoreline, Spokane, Seattle, Redmond, and Puyallup. For more information or to participate directly in the clinic, please visit www.wsba.org/willclinic (click on the "Volunteer with the Washington Will Clinic" link) or contact the Washington Will Clinic at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Washington Will Clinic is made possible by the generous support of the WYLD Public Service Committee; the WSBA Real Property, Probate and Trust Section; the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division through a subgrant from the ABA Fund for Justice and Education; and Starbucks Coffee Company. The clinic is always looking for volunteers and donations of paper, printer ink, and other supplies. If you would like to get involved, please contact Jenni Frere Volk or Ford Clary at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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I'm an alright photographer. My photos are good enough but I'm not about to win an award any time soon. My limited talent makes it absolutely essential that I remove anything that might further hinder my chances of getting a decent shot.
One of the biggest challenges I face is finding somewhere inside my house where I can take a photo without the evidence of 100+ years of domestic life.
Our wooden house was built in 1906. She's decrepit, filled with the clutter of 4 kids and a husband with hoarder tendencies and I love her. However, she's not the most photogenic of subjects. There is one small, poster-sized spot on one wall which is relatively clear of wrack, ruin and children's scribbles.
We will renovate but unfortunately not with quite enough speed to insert a clean backdrop into any of my photos in the near future.
So I've resorted to creating my own backdrops. It's simple, fun and an easy way to create the style you want in your photos. In this post I'll show you how to create your own DIY Backdrops.
When real life isn't photogenic
This is what I'm dealing with. A lounge with kiddy stickers on the walls, worn stained carpet, a table that little fingers have peeled the top from – the list of unmentionables is endless really. You can just spot in the right-hand photo the transition of 1960s carpet from cream to red to groovily patterned green.
What you'll need for a basic backdrop
All you really need to start creating your own DIY backdrops are:
- A moveable flat surface
- Something to lean it on
I bought a plain painting canvas from a dollar shop. Given the extent of ick in my house I also bought a piece of white foamboard so I had the luxury of having one for the 'stage' and one for my 'backdrop'.
It cost me less than $20 (NZ) for both items and you can see from the photos that they're not little. I wanted them to be big enough to give me flexibility in using them in a wide variety of shoots but not so big I couldn't shove them conveniently out of the way when I was finished.
If there's no handy wall I lean my canvas against a couple of heavy books.
Dressing your backdrop
The beauty of using a canvas, foamboard or other mobile flat surface is that you can leave them plain or just as easily dress them. In the image above I've draped leftover fabric over the canvas but you can use absolutely anything you have in your house.
When I say leftover fabric I mean fabric bought for a cool looking handcrafted toy that I was totally inspired to make but never in fact, did. All my leftover fabric was borne from the same misguided urge to make the pretty stuff I see online but actually lack the motivation, time, energy and raw talent to make. Inspiration and ideas I have in spades. As well as piles of sad unused pieces of fabric and other crafty materials. And to be honest, cooking equipment. Same reason.
Simple ideas for dressing your background include:
- Tablecloths
- Sheets or pillowcases
- Fabric remnants
- Hessian
- Wrapping paper
- Newspaper
- Clothes
Just take whatever the item is and tuck it over, under or around the board.
Using clothes as a backdrop
In the photos below I've used an old olive green cotton dress as my backdrop. I wanted the backdrop to recede so chose a darker shade of the object. The old dress just happened to be the right colour.
The flax kete was woven by my mum-in-law. She weaves them, fills them with goodies and gives them to each of us at Christmas. My mum-in-law rocks.
Hessian is a great backdrop particularly for craft projects or retro items. In the images below I've used hessian behind the objects because it has a subtle mottled shade and texture which suits the handmade vibe of the objects themselves.
I went through a phase of crocheting woollen jar covers to use up some of the baby food jars we were collecting. My older daughter uses the jars as holders for her pens and pencils.
Repurpose items
If you don't have a canvas nearby and you need some photos for an urgent bloggy deadline, repurpose other items you have lying around the house.
In my case I have a wealth of crap littering the house and yard. Lucky, lucky me.
Vintage suitcases
Here are a couple of the vintage suitcases we have. These two are particularly heavy. One is filled to the brim with old keepsakes, the other with tape cassettes. Yep, just in case someone were to break out a boombox and not have any tapes handy. We got you covered booyee.
That old, battered look plays really nicely against contrasting items – crystal, china tea sets and so on. The plywood luggage tag features a print by the artist Shane Hansen.
I actually repurposed the suitcases from their current repurposement as heater guards. Our groovy wall-mounted 1960s gas heater is pretty safe except when a 1 year old tries to pry open the front to stuff raisins, tissues and toy cars inside it.
Look at the sodding carpet. Did I mention we've yet to renovate? Could you tell? We've left the carpet on despite what it looks like to give the timber floorboards a little more protection than it would have without it. Spending money on re-carpeting it now would be wasteful with our upcoming renos. So in the meantime, this is what our hallway looks like. This is why I have a canvas backdrop people!
Vintage wooden crates
Keeping with the retro theme, vintage wooden crates always look great in photos. This is just more crap from under the house but I must admit, I am fond of these.
In the images below the boxes are paired with vintage children's books which I'm a sometimes collector of.
So there you have it – DIY backdrops are a great way to ensure the focus of your photo stays where it should – on the subject.
I hope you have fun creating your own photo shoot – lights, props, backdrops and all!
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Road Map
The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned was the first DLC with trophies to be released for Borderlands (the first actual DLC was the Gearbox Mercenary Pack, which was a pre-order bonus). The basic storyline is the titular Dr. Ned has had a little "accident" in Jakobs Cove, which has caused the whole area to be overrun by Zombies. It's up to you to find out exactly what happened and put a stop to it.
After installing the DLC you will get a message whilst the disk/game is loading which informs you the DLC has been loaded, press to get rid of the message. To start this DLC, just go to any Fast Travel station and travel to "Jakobs Cove"; you need to have finished the main game mission "Fix'er Upper" before it will appear. You must be Lv10 or higher else you will find the missions too hard. We recommend you wait until you have at least finished the main game mission "Return to Zed" before starting this DLC, the reasons being you will then have 3 Weapon slots available instead of two and you'll be of a higher level. To get the absolute best out of this DLC we recommend waiting until Playthrough 2, this way you will have all 4 Weapon slots open plus you will get a lot more XP and the Loot will be better. If you get desperate for XP on your way to the "Ding!" trophies then this DLC will give you a nice boost (credit to Plas for this info).
There are several side missions in this DLC, they are not required for any trophies but we advise you do them anyway as they will greatly contribute to speeding up getting the Braaaaaaaaaaaaains! trophy. See here for the mission list: Side Missions
Glitch Notes:
If you have the latest patch installed then technically no trophies are glitched but there have been reports over the years that some of the story trophies won't pop if you're player 2. If any trophies do glitch then you will have to either start another Playthrough/character or load a save file backup from before you got glitched.
This DLC also has some really bad Frame-Rate issues related to using incendiary attacks but if you remove any incendiary relics and/or skills and keep incendiary weapon-use to a minimum, then the Frame-Rate will be much more manageable. Lilith is the worst character for causing Frame-Rate issues, make sure you Respec and remove any Skill Points you may have in the Phoenix Skill. You can Respec back again when you're done with this DLC. It also helps to pick up as much loot as possible as having too much lying around makes the already shaky Frame-Rate worse. According to GiGGi1975 having an explosive relic equipped will also cause Frame-Rate issues, it's best to unequip any relics until you've finished this DLC to avoid problems.
The worst areas for Frame-Rate issues are: The Jakobs Cove Coastline, all of Generally Hospital, parts of Dead Haven and small sections of the Lumber Yard.
You can find info on further glitches here: Borderlands Glitches Thread (Zombie Island specific glitches can be found in post 4). Additional info on co-op issues can be found in the General Information section of the main guide: General Information.
As a general note all the controls in this guide assume you are using the "Resistant" control scheme. Also note that all the pictures used in this guide were taken by Terminator.
Step 1: Story trophies and start work on Braaaaaaaaaaaaains!
The Story trophies are all pretty self explanatory but the boss-related ones can be a pain to get, though there are some tricks you can use to make things easier. The story trophies will only pop once you've completed the mission with the same name as the trophy e.g. to get the Jakobs Fodder trophy, you have to finish the mission called "Jakobs Fodder". The only other issue you may have are with the Badass Tankensteins as, on Playthroughs 2 and 2.5, they can be a nightmare to kill but if you kit and spec out your character right then you shouldn't have too many problems killing them. The Badass Tankensteins have two attacks:
Step 2: Clean up
The only trophy you may not have after killing the final boss is Braaaaaaaaaaaaains!. This can be a real pain to get after killing the final boss, as the number of available brains seems to go down at this point. If you have any side missions left, then do those and/or hang out in a heavily infested area like Dead Haven to grind out any brains you still need. Saving, exiting to the main menu and reloading your save will reset the Zombies so you can farm them faster and more easily.
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House of the Ned
Completed the 'House of the Ned' mission
Story related, can't be missed.
Jakob's Fodder
Completed the 'Jakob's Fodder' mission
Story related, can't be missed.
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Completed the 'Braaaaaaaaaaaaains!' mission
Missions involved in this trophy:
Do not start work on this trophy then change playthroughs, else you will wipe your progress towards it and have to start again.
Note: You don't get any brains from bosses, Corpse Eaters, Skelerakks, WereSkags or Badass Tankensteins.
To start this trophy you need to accept the mission "TK Lives", which is found here:
"TK Lives" is an unmarked mission that doesn't appear on the Bounty Board. Press on TK's Leg to accept this mission. All you have to do is go through the door and approach TK, press on him to Turn In the mission and receive the mission "Brains".
To get a brain, you have to blast it out of a Zombie's head. The best weapons for this are the Shotgun and SMG as you can aim in the rough vicinity of a Zombie's head and the shot(s) will send the brain flying. Sniper Rifles can have the same effect but Zombies move in an erratic way which makes aiming difficult. Any brains that appear will stay put until collected but any you collect after "Turn In" appears for your current brain collection mission will not count towards the next one. Similarly any brains you collect prior to starting the first mission will not count, thus we recommend you leave every brain that drops on your way to that mission and pick them up later. Once you've collected enough brains to satisfy the current mission, stop collecting! If you farm the area near TK's hut then you can get "Brains" and "Braaains" done quickly. After Turning In a brain collection mission, wait a few seconds before moving onto the next one as TK may puke up some loot for you.
Providing you kill every Zombie you meet, then you can get this trophy done just after or just before killing the final boss. The trophy won't pop until you Turn In the mission "Braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaains".
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Night of the Living Ned
Killed Ned...sort of.
Story related, can't be missed.
Ned's Undead, Baby, Ned's Undead
Killed Ned. Again.
Story related, can't be missed.
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Side Missions Guide:
These missions are listed in the order they appear:
Missing: Hank Reiss:
Eggcellent Opportunity!:
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It's Alive:
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