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Riding with a backpack has never been more trendy thanks to the Osprey Manta 25 Hydration pack. Personally I really don't care to shove loads of junk in my jersey pockets. Its uncomfortable and I know one of these days they will tear apart. If you're on the fence about riding with a pack or not, hear me out. The Osprey Manta will do you good.
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The Airscape design is flat out impressive. It keeps the pack away from your back which not only keep you cool but feels good too. The recommendation from Osprey for how much weight to carry is just under 20 lbs. I would disagree with that. The straps aren't sturdy enough to handle that kind of weight and unless you're adventure racing, who wants to pack 20 lbs. around?
The integrated rain cover is a little gimmicky. A cool idea but in my opinion I'd much rather have a really trimmed down pack with a stout design to carry bike tools, water, and bars. The pack has plenty of room for a rain jacket which I would prefer. But hey, I live in New Mexico and probably don't deal with as much rain as most. I wish the compression buckles were eliminated or more discreet. For a good sleek pack they just stick out too much.
I used the Manta 25 for the last 3 weeks while working in the field. I carried supplies, an iPad, and water and even though it wasn't heavy, the Manta just didn't feel right hiking. I really wouldn't consider this a hybrid bag due to having very low profile shoulder straps. However for riding a bike it makes up for not serving two masters. The sunglasses pouch really won me over. It has a 'no scratch' fabric on the inside keeping your lenses safe. Fancy pants.
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- Weight – 2 lbs. 4 oz. – would be less if they chopped a couple buckles off.
- Magnet holder for hydration hose.
- Lycra stuff pouches.
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- S/M – 1300 cu. in. :: M/L – 1500 cu. in.
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The Osprey Manta has plenty to say when it comes to features. Take the hip belt for example, very thin comfortable strap perfect for being hunched over on a bike. I do wish companies would back off on the side pull adjustment for the hip belt, I can never find the dang strap and can't seem to get it tight around my 19 inch waist. Ok… 32 inch waist, you got me. This low profile strap is not ideal for hiking in my opinion. I would rather have something a bit more thick to support a heavier weight.
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The pouch for water is very slick and easy to use. Osprey designed their water pouch to actually fit your back, hmm who would have thought? Osprey thats who! It also helps with keeping the flow of water steady which I noticed big time while I was using it. With the hydration bladder included, $140 is quite the bargain for such a well designed pack.
Osprey Manta 25 Bottom Line
If you want more of a hybrid do it all pack, the Manta 30 is probably your best bet. For biking, the Manta 25 has that sleek design that stays out of the way. The curved frame really is the reason I would ride with an Osprey rather than a Camelbak. I'm already hunched over riding my bike, the Manta 25 moves along with me making this the best biking pack I've come across.
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It was a night of comebacks Friday night for the Columbus East girls basketball team.
First, senior Mikala Lomax took the court after missing most of last season with a torn ACL.
Then, it was time for another comeback, as the Olympians rallied from a nine-point first-half deficit to claim a 66-56 season-opening win over Rushville, thanks in large part to 20 points and seven rebounds from Lomax.
"She's our go-to girl," East coach Danny Brown said. "She has the experience. She's been around for four years, and she really rehabilitated hard to get back from her ACL (tear)."
"It felt kind of weird in the beginning because always last season, I just came to watch, so it kind of felt like that," Lomax said. "But then I hit the floor, and I was like 'All right, let's go. Let's do it.'"
Lomax was far from the only star for the Olympians on opening night. Guards Molly Macy and Courtney Hunter scored 14 and 11 points respectively, and freshman Audrey Wetzel put up 11 points and a team-high 10 rebounds in her high school debut.
"She's probably mad she missed some of those outside shots because she usually hits those," Brown said of Wetzel. "She's real good getting to the basket, and she's going to be a special player for us for four years.
"I thought Molly Macy and Courtney Hunter out front just did a heck of a job taking care of the basketball and putting pressure on the defense," he said. "Molly just came up with some big shots, and Courtney really worked hard and knocked down some key free throws late in the game. I thought Kris Bellinger just did a great job rebounding and Sarah Loesch."
The Lions jumped out to an 18-9 lead late in the first quarter and led 27-18 with 5½ minutes left in the first half. But then back-to-back baskets by Lomax sparked a 12-0 run that gave East a 30-27 lead.
"We've been working on being real aggressive in our press and real aggressive man-to-man, and I think we just got a little overaggressive and got out of position in that first quarter," Brown said.
So with three starters on the bench with two fouls, Brown switched to a zone.
"We're not real deep this year, so we decided to go that route, and it worked," Brown said. "We forced them into some bad shots and we got better pressure on the shots. We just gave up way too many offensive rebounds the first quarter, and then we finally settled down."
Rushville came back to take a 31-30 lead at halftime and opened the second half with a 3-pointer from Sarah Cook to push the lead to four. East then used a 12-2 run to take the lead for good.
The Lions were still within 48-42 with 2:20 left in the third quarter, but would go nearly nine minutes without a field goal. The Olympians led by as many as 13 in the final minute.
East played without returning starters Allyson Bunch and Katie Ritenour, who suffered ACL injuries this summer. Both are expected back in January.
"It was an emotional time for us before the game with Allyson and Katie not being able to play with us at the start," Brown said. "Mikala being our only senior, she's been a leader on this team for a long time, and she kind of willed us to the win."
"I'm so proud of our team," Lomax said. "We couldn't have done any better."
The Olympians lost to Rushville by 13 points this summer when East had its full contingent of players.
"I told the girls this is my 10th year at East, and we've been to the state championship game and back-to-back Final Fours," Brown said. "This is as good a win as I've ever had as a coach."

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How hard is it to become pregnant after being off of the depo shot for two years?
I had taken the depo shot once and it took almost a year for it to wear off.. but me and my boyfriend are trying to conceive. we are both in our early twenty's and we're both healthy adults. But in February of this year I stop taking bcp and I had already taken it for about 8 months. But is it possible that even after the depo and the bcp could it be easy for me to become pregnant?
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I was off the depo MAYBE a year(probably less). Got prego in two weeks(unplanned, but still) and I'd taken it MANY times before that. I do think I've heard it can affect fertility for a time after being off it. My doctor was pretty shocked and told me that I was extremely fertile, so I don't think that's normal. We even used birth control and I was STILL pregnant in a couple weeks. So I think you'll be fine. Like I said, it didn't hurt me.posted 04/23/2012 by HereNow26
thank you... Well this may sound crazy.. but Its been a few weeks since I've really thought about it lately ( which is really hard not to as bad as I want it. But this week has been very crazy. I've got this pressure on my lower stomach like its on my bladder and I have been peeing way more and my back aches are every single day. But I kind of think thats where I work as well. But this morning i had the worst nausea.. and when i would lay down I felt so sick to my stomach and its not the first time because when i started work for my first week I had to leave because of my stomach it felt like i was going to puke every where. But all I can do is hope for the best. I haven't had my period symstoms like i normally do by this time and I have a week left before I start my period. But I really don't know what to think about whats going on with my body lately. And being very bloated doesn't help any. I noticed the other day that my stomach seems very round and that odd for me.. so any advice?posted 05/04/2012 by mandy573
hi i stopped my depo 8 weeks ago i had some spotting but no cycle yet how long will it take and am i pregnant???posted 05/16/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
hi i stopped my depo 8 weeks ago i had some spotting but no cycle yet how long will it take and am i pregnant???posted 05/16/2012 by sarahmorgan68
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i was on the depo shot for two years and although we were not trying to get pregnant i had assumed the shot had effect only 1 year after being off of it. i was wrong my son is 5 now. you should have no problem getting pregnant. as for the pill if u miss even one day its possible to conceive. i am in my early twenty's as well and im 9mth pregnant, it took only one missed pill to conceive again. if u haven't been taking any type of preventative measures u should be able to conceive fairly easily. Although every persons different don't be discouraged if it doesn't happen right away.posted 04/23/2012 by naynay0712
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RoomsBright and cozy living room with Freeview flat screen TV, DVD and CD player. Wide range of Scottish themed books available. Access to the balcony. Kitchen (4 hotplates, oven, microwave, grill, fridge/ freezer, toaster, kettle and coffee maker) with dining area. From living room and kitchen: views to the park, river, sea and over to Fife. Small storage room.
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DistanceEdinburgh Castle 3.4km (2.1mi)
Princes St 2.6km (1.6mi)
National Museum 3.5km (2.2mi)
Royal Mile (St. Giles Cathedral) 3.2km (2mi)
Parliament/Holyrood House/Park 2.4km (1.5mi)
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Banking Machine 280m (0.2mi)
Restaurant 300m (0.2mi)
Bus Stop 250m (0.2mi)
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In this Issue
- US-India Strategic Dialogue
- World Environment Day
- Treaty on Open Skies Review Conference
- General Assembly of the OAS
- EU-US Statement on Counterterrorism
- Certification of Iraqi Election Results
- Hurricane Preparedness Workshop
- 2010 Doors to Diplomacy Award Winners
- White House Commission on Women
- Briefing on Nuclear Nonproliferation Efforts and Iran
- Obama Administration's National Security Strategy
- Secretary Clinton's Remarks with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
- Hague Abduction Convention Compliance Report Sent to Congress
India: Indispensable Partner and Friend
"India is an indispensable partner and a trusted friend. We believe that a rising India is good for the United States and good for the world." - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (June 3, 2010)
WASHINGTON, DC, June 3 – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Indian Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna delivered joint remarks following a meeting as part of the inaugural Strategic Dialogue between India and the United States. Secretary Clinton outlined the discussions that she and Minister Singh had on a wide range of common bilateral, regional, and global concerns, such as security, energy, the economy, food security and collaboration on science and technology.
- Read More| Video | US-India Strategic Dialogue Joint Statement
- Op-Ed by Secretary Clinton: Partnership Of Democracies
- Under Secretary Burns' Remarks
- Pre-Dialogue Briefing with Assistant Secretary Blake
Conversations with America: A Discussion on the US-India Strategic Dialogue
WASHINGTON, DC, June 8 – Ambassador Teresita Schaffer, Director of the South Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, will hold a conversation with Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Affairs Robert Blake on the U.S.-India relations as a follow-up to the June 3 Strategic Dialogue at 9:30am EDT. The discussion will be moderated by Philip J. Crowley, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and streamed live on DipNote, the Department of State's official blog. You can watch the video live HERE.
This feature is part of the new Conversations with America video series recently launched by the Bureau of Public Affairs in which the State Department's senior leadership hold monthly conversations live, online, with leaders of prominent non-governmental organizations to discuss foreign policy and global issues. These forums show how leaders from the foreign affairs community engage the Department on pressing foreign policy issues and how both the U.S. government and civil society are working across the globe on issues that concern Americans most.
Anniversary of the President's Speech in Cairo
"Over the last year, we have worked hard to make progress on the difficult political and security challenges that the President addressed, and have delivered on many of the specific commitments the President cited – from science envoys and a technology fund to expanding exchanges, hosting an entrepreneurship summit, and partnering with the Organization of the Islamic Conference on polio eradication. However, these commitments were always just a beginning." - Pradeep Ramamurthy, Senior Director for Global Engagement at the National Security Council (June 4, 2010)
WASHINGTON, DC, June 4 -- Pradeep Ramamurthy, Senior Director for Global Engagement at the National Security Council, discussed President Obama's June 4, 2009 speech in Cairo, Egypt, proposing a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world, based upon mutual interest and mutual respect. Read More
General Assembly of the Organization of American States
WASHINGTON, DC, June 3 -- Ambassador Carmen Lomellin, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States, discussed the upcoming General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS). Ambassador Lomellin said, "The OAS General Assembly, Organization of American States, meets annually in June. It's a meeting of the foreign ministers and other high level dignitaries, where they discuss pertinent issues in the hemisphere and also give the mandates to the organization for the coming year. This year it will be held in Lima, Peru, June 6th-8th. The U.S. delegation will be headed up by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The theme of this year's assembly is 'Peace, Security, and Cooperation in the Americas.' A theme that is really very important to the interests of United States and of course to the entire region." Ambassador Lomellin outlined some of the initiatives that the U.S. supports that relate to the theme and priorities at the OAS moving forward. Read More
Secretary Clinton to Travel to Latin America and the Caribbean
WASHINGTON, DC, June 4 –Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela discussed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's travel to Latin America and the Caribbean June 6-10. Secretary Clinton will lead the U.S. delegation to the Organization of American States' General Assembly meeting in Lima, Peru. Secretary Clinton will also travel to Ecuador, Colombia, and Barbados for various consultations on foreign policy issues of mutual concern with those countries. Read More
Palestine Investment Conference Generates $655M in Pledges, Grants and Initiatives for Economic Development
WASHINGTON, DC, June 5 – Arab business leaders and members of the international community attended the Palestine Investment Conference (PIC) June 2-3 in Bethlehem. The U.S. Presidential Delegation was led by George Mitchell, Special Envoy for Middle East Peace.
France, Italy, and the United States pledged a combined $655M for the development of the Palestinian private sector. These funds will target high-growth sectors, including information and communication technology, housing, and tourism.
These PIC pledges aim to strengthen the Palestinian economy, support institution building, and lay the foundation for a future Palestinian state. The 2010 PIC was the second in a series of investment conferences that continue to generate positive momentum for Palestinian economic development.
Background Briefing on Nuclear Nonproliferation Efforts and Iran
WASHINGTON, DC, May 28 – Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Philip J. Crowley and three Senior Administration Officials provided an update on what is happening with the draft Security Council resolution regarding Iran. The officials provided background information on why the United States, together with the P-5+1 and others, have been putting pressure on Iran to answer the international community's questions about its nuclear program. The briefing aimed to put into context recent questions about how the resolution fits with the proposal that was made by the Vienna Group on October 1, 2009, regarding the Tehran research reactor and how these issues fit in with what Brazil and Turkey tried to accomplish in Tehran a few days ago. Read More
US Pavilion at Shanghai Expo: Gala Dinner
SHANGHAI, CHINA, May 22 – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed a Gala Dinner at the Shanghai Expo's US Pavilion. In her remarks, the Secretary underscored the importance of US participation in the expo, and cooperation between the United States and China on global issues.
Secretary Clinton said, "The shape of that future depends, to a significant degree, on the evolving relationship between the United States and China. If our relations are defined by win-win solutions rather than zero-sum rivalries, we will thrive and prosper together. Now, we may not always agree on every issue, but we should seek and seize opportunities such as this Expo to build greater understanding between our peoples.
This USA Pavilion embodies many of the qualities that make my country a vibrant and prosperous nation: innovation, sustainability, diversity, the free exchange of ideas. And it is a model of environmental responsibility. And I am proud to announce that the Pavilion will be carbon neutral for the entire duration of the Expo. 700,000 people have already visited this pavilion. And one of the most moving displays is the tribute to the millions of Chinese Americans who have contributed so much to the cultural and economic development of the United States." Read More | Shanghai Expo Website
Secretary Clinton's Remarks on the Obama Administration's National Security Strategy
WASHINGTON, DC, May 27 – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton discussed the recent release of the Obama Administration's National Security Strategy at the Brookings Institution. The Secretary underscored that the national security strategy is about home, homeland security, national defense and foreign policy. Secretary Clinton said, "Our approach is to build the diverse sources of American power at home and to shape the global system so that it is more conducive to meeting our overriding objectives: security, prosperity, the explanation and spread of our values, and a just and sustainable international order." Read More | National Security Strategy
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U.S.-EU Statement on Counterterrorism
WASHINGTON, DC, June 3—The United States and the European Union released a joint declaration on counterterrorism cooperation. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Philip J. Crowley said, "We welcome the European Union Council of Ministers' adoption of the joint U.S.-EU Statement on Counterterrorism. We and our partners in the EU are committed to working together to combat the threat of terrorism, bringing to that effort our common values of freedom and democracy, and our respect for international law, the rule of law, and human rights." Read More
Certification of Iraqi Election Results
WASHINGTON, DC, June 1 -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton discussed the certification of the Iraqi election results. Secretary Clinton said, "I welcome today's action by the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court certifying the results of the national election. Voter turnout in the March 7th vote was strong across Iraq's 18 provinces. Iraq's electoral commission and security forces successfully organized and carried out a credible and competitive election. Since then, the electoral commission has worked in a careful, professional way to bring the process to this concluding point. This experience demonstrates that Iraqis want to use the political process to choose their leaders and settle differences." Read More
Bureau of Consular Affairs Holds Hurricane Preparedness Workshop in Washington
WASHINGTON, DC, June 1--The Bureau of Consular Affairs, other U.S. government agencies and foreign embassies, held a hurricane preparedness workshop. The 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins June 1 and ends November 30. Following the workshop, Michelle Bernier-Toth, Director of American Citizens Services and Crisis Management, took questions from the press. Read More
Remarks with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf before Their Meeting
WASHINGTON, DC, May 27--Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with the President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Washington. The leaders delivered joint remarks prior to their meeting. Secretary Clinton commended President Sirleaf for her leadership. Secretary Clinton said "…through her leadership in West Africa, playing a very important role in helping to deal with the problems that go beyond her borders but which affect her people." Read More
World Environment Day
Washington, DC, June 5 –Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joined the international community in commemorating World Environment Day. The 2010 theme 'Many species, one planet, one future'stresses the urgency and scope of our shared responsibility. Secretary Clinton said, "This year's commemoration is more important than ever as we face unprecedented environmental challenges that threaten our planet's natural resources and biodiversity." Read More: Full Statement
White House Commission on Women
WASHINGTON, DC, May 28 -- The White House Commission on Women released a report that shows the Department of State's efforts to promote women's empowerment and human rights around the world. The report breaks down the organization of various entities within the agency and how each is collaborating to reach important goals:
"The State Department is firmly committed to promoting women's empowerment and human rights around the world. The Department's main office for coordinating its policy and programs on issues affecting women and girls is the Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI). S/GWI works with bureaus and offices within the Department and across the U.S. government to ensure that programs and initiatives related to combating violence against women and girls and for women's political, economic, and social empowerment are efficiently and effectively deployed. In the multilateral sphere, S/GWI works with the U.S. Mission to the United Nations (USUN) to advance women's rights, freedoms, and opportunities." Read More
Treaty on Open Skies Review Conference
WASHINGTON, DC, June 4 -- The United States is serving as the Chair of the Review Conference for the Treaty on Open Skies in Vienna, Austria, June 7-9, 2010. Rose Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation, is leading the U.S. interagency delegation, which includes Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Celeste Wallander as co-Chair. The 34 State Parties to the Treaty, stretching from Vancouver in the west to Vladivostok in the east, will assess implementation of the Treaty during the previous five years and discuss future challenges and goals. Technology enhancements for the sensors and aircraft will be the primary focus of discussion. The Treaty is designed to enhance mutual understanding and confidence by giving all participants, regardless of size, a direct role in gathering and sharing information through aerial imaging of military forces and activities of concern to them. Read More
Award Winners Announced
WASHINGTON, DC, June 1 -- The Department of State announced the selection of two winning websites for its 2010 Doors to Diplomacy Award, which is co-sponsored by Global SchoolNet. The awards recognize the web projects that best teach young people the importance of international affairs and diplomacy. Each student member of the two winning Doors to Diplomacy Award teams will receive a $2,000 scholarship. In addition, the winning coaches will each receive a $500 cash award.
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The Silent Tsunami--Global Food Crisis, http://www.mingdao.edu.tw/diplomacy/en/. This site was built by a team from Taichung County, Taiwan. Its web project explores the problem of food shortages in various global contexts, as well as the cause of the food crisis and possible solutions.
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March 4 is "DM's Day". Time flies. My wallet, too. Remember 2006-11-09 Nostalgia for Rolplaying Games? "And since none of my former roleplaying friends play anymore, I just sit on my books and dream of days gone by."
But things have changed!
I blame it all on GreyWulf. ;)
I've decided to see how much money I spent, and vowed to stop purchasing any new stuff. (Not including the stuff that's in the pipeline, obviously…)
So check it out: RoleplayingBookshelf.
Today I also got two "watermarked" PDF files from Necromancer Games, and had to install Adobe's Acrobat Reader in order to view them: Apple's built-in Preview.app was unable to display them correctly. What a shame. I don't trust Adobe, because their software looks like a dangerous multi-headed hydra with way too many features, probably auto-updating, no uninstall option, and messing with PDF handling all over the system.
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Comments on 2007-03-02 PDF Books
I don't mind Watermarked PDFs at all, though I agree about the dislike for Adobe Acrobat. It's just too memory leaky for my tastes. Given a choice between watermarks or DRM though, I'll take the watermarked product every time. It's as good a compromise as any, I guess. Easy to crack though, so pointless in the end.
I'm rambling now. I'll shut up
– GreyWulf 2007-03-05 10:33 UTC
But you're so right when you ramble. :D :D
– AlexSchroeder 2007-03-05 10:44 UTC
A few days ago we went to see La Môme (2007). It was interesting, and the actress was very impressive, but as entertainment, it was too depressive. When she's happy, she's drunk and vulgar, and when she's not, she's falling appart due to excessive drinking. When she's in love, her lover dies in an airplane crash. Ugh.
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We saw Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) today. The pictures were often great, but story and character development are a total nil. First they seem to be nice, then they're evil, then they repent. The main character falls in love, but nobody knows why. I liked the angular faces, ship design, mask design, city design, sub design – I liked many things. But the story is lousy. Just compare it with Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1987).
Watch the Laputa movie instead.
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Recently I had occasion to consider the kind of player I am, and the kind of DM I was playing with. I think ordering the following four terms in order of preference will help you figure out what to expect, or where you have to watch out.
My style:
While browsing the EN World forums, I happened upon a link to a blog post about social contracts for RPG groups. How strange. Then I started reading and realized how I've been taking many things for granted. Writing them down might allow me to reappraise them. So here goes – my notes as I read through that blog post.
I think I should at least mention the time-frame to my players. I've already asked them whether they're Ok with trying an Adventure Path or mini campaigns. They are!
Another thing I should do is let my players know when I'm having tons of fun. I know that I'm always very happy when they let me know they're having fun.
I like my campaign settings to be fluff-only. In my games, players rarely go off to fight the ones in power directly. That's why I don't need their stats. And really, why else would I need these stats? Campaign settings are supposed to inspire me when I work on my homebrew adventures.
So when JVisgaitis asked: Fluff only campaign settings?, I responded that I prefer fluff over crunch. Even though I like the Kitsunemori Campaign Setting, it is still very crunchy. :/ The Echoes of Heaven campaign material has some very interesting properties:
Check out their Final Redoubt Philosophy page. I like it.
Comments on 2007-03-05 Fluff Only
I've never heard of it, which is odd. I have now, so I'm intrigued. Echoes of Heaven is duely added to my witchlist
Meantime, I'm ploughing through Mythic and giggling uncontrollably. GM-less role-playing/brainstorming at it's best. Just what my group needs before we start to migrate Ptolus to Warhammer Fantasy Role-play.
– GreyWulf 2007-03-06 01:54 UTC
Hehe. We played without a DM for three times. The first two occasions were wonderful. We basically had a little token to pass between each other. The token holder was basically the narrator. It was great fun, and I wrote it up, too (in German): RollenspieleOhneMeister. That was in spring of 1999.
When we met for the third time, we were all tired and listless. It fizzled. The fourth time we met in a bar and that was the end of it.
It was rule-less, dice-less, and DM-less roleplaying…
You're actually going ahead and switching over to WFRP. You wrote about WFRP on your blog, so I knew you were interested. But not that interested! I guess now I have to trawl Ebay, too…
Interesting how most players don't care about rules and settings, where as Dungeon Masters feel a strange obsession with checking out many different systems. I'll have to look at my copy Mutant Chronicles again one of these days.
– AlexSchroeder 2007-03-06 08:02 UTC
I've played DMless a few times and had a blast. It's the first time we've actually thought to use rules to do it though! Heh. Mythic is a great ruleset too, which makes it all the more fun.
We're going to run a few Ptolus sessions in parallel using D&D and heroic characters doing the saving-the-world stuff, and WFRP for the gritty, street-level aftermath stuff. After all, when the heroes flush out a Vampyr from it's underground crypt beneath a market, someone has to mop up the mess. Nothing does street-level better than Warhammer. These are the guys who know the victims personally, who bring the problem to the notice of the authorities and do what they can to help where they can. It's a welcome change of pace to the gung-ho cinematic heroics of D&D, and hopefully will round out the world of Ptolus even more.
That's the plan, anyhow
– GreyWulf 2007-03-06 12:57 UTC
Playing without a DM was one of the best RPG experience i ever hade. Alex: i just read RollenspieleOhneMeister: wonderful. Thank you.
– Chris 2007-03-10 20:38 UTC
Something I noticed when printing out PDF files: My printer only prints single sided, so I'd love to print only even pages, reinsert them into the paper tray, and print only odd pages. In theory, it works.
In real life, however, printing the odd pages fails practically always. There will be some irregularity, with half a page being skipped, and the remaining pages being out of sync.
Is is this an electrostatic problem? What can I do to avoid this?
It drives me nuts nuts nuts nuts NUTS!!! >{ >{ >{ ☠ ☠ ☠
Comments on 2007-03-07 Double Sided Printing
Put a book on top of the sheets after the first pass through the printer then wait ten minutes before feeding the paper through again. That gives the paper time to cool, settle and flatten out again.
Works for me, anyhow
– GreyWulf 2007-03-07 23:44 UTC
Thanks, will try that.
It's awkward to block the printer in the office for half an hour printing a file called "NecG-TombAbysthor" for everyone to see in the print-queue, hehe.
– AlexSchroeder 2007-03-08 07:57 UTC
I use this method for double-sided printer for almost every document on my inkjet. Most HP !LaserJet printers allow you to attach a duplexer which will solve all your troubles as well as save paper in most cases. Makes even more sense if it is an office printer.
– AlokSingh 2007-03-08 09:41 UTC
I'm really looking forward to playing a few Necromancer Games' adventures and mini-campaigns. Since I've played the first one solo with Claudia running the party of six, I think I'll try to build a Sunday group for these adventures. Next session is March 18. Wish me luck.
Recruiting players! 👊
So, what's the line-up?
I'm not sure in which order we'll play the latter modules.
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If you are a regular reader, you will have noted: No more Iraq ranting, no more USA bashing, no more looking at Iran's fledgling democracy, no more accusing of Israel, no more support for Palestine. It's over and out. Burnt out. I'm going down the drain like everybody else. A boorish ignoramus, cynical and bitter. It was no use. Think global and act local my ass. I've said it before, somewhere. Those who think local and act global have the power to bomb foreign nations they couldn't even find on a map, and people who read the news are frustrated by the lack of any change. Anger alone will not change the world. But it hurts just the same. So I think I'll think local and act local. There's little use in reading the newspapers if all you can do is have it forced down your throat.
I guess I'm glad I don't have any kids, or I'd feel compelled to fight for a better world for my kids. Since I have none, your kids can have it.
I think I've gone full circle: Learning to code, learning about FreeSoftware, engaging in the perpetual struggle for less Copyright and less Patents, for FreeCulture, eventually trying to change things in preparation for the WSIS, slowly realizing how futile it was, how I would have to dedicate a life to it, turning away from active Emacs development, being swamped with Spam, no longer reading the EmacsNewsgroups, no longer reading the EmacsMailingLists, working less on Oddmuse, no more excitement for SocialSoftware, reading more Books and finally starting to play roleplaying games (RPG) again. Back to homo ludens.
Goodbuy cruel world. I'm back to cultiver notre jardin (Candide).
My first issue of Dungeon magazine arrived today! :D
Comments on 2007-03-08 Dungeon vs. Iraq
Hmmm. Well.. What can I say. It is a depressing state of affairs.
– NoufalIbrahim 2007-03-09 06:00 UTC
Totally. And there comes a time where even ranting on your blog is no longer good enough.
– AlexSchroeder 2007-03-09 10:25 UTC
Oh I dunno. There's always room for a good rant
I remember what a friend of mine said, a long time ago: "Emotions are tidal".
It's impossible to stay angry all the time, to be happy all the time, to care, all the time. We need to step back emotionally and rediscover the things that make us care, happy, angry or whatever. Ain't nothing wrong with that, my friend.
Beside which, RPGs are good for the soul
– GreyWulf 2007-03-09 10:34 UTC
Das klingt ja recht pessimistisch. Das geht sicher wieder vorrueber.
Am Nahen und Mittleren Osten habe ich schon lange das Interesse verloren. Die Fanatiker und Mitschreier dort befinden sich im europaeischen Vergleich in der Zeit des 30 jaehrigen Krieges, und da haben sie noch einen langen Weg zu gehen. Und fuer Argumente sind sie ja nicht zugaenglich, wenn sie die Religion ueber alles stellen.
Wie sieht es mit free software, copyright, Patente etc. aus? Da tritt auch ein groessere Pause ein??? Dann bleiben neben der Arbeit noch die Spiele und da hast du viel Freude, wie ich dem blog entnehme. Nur kann ich da nicht mithalten, weil mich das so gar nicht anspricht.
Wie waer's mit einem Tapetenwechsel, einen Kurzbesuch in Brasilien? Eine westliche und doch eigene Kultur!!!
– Helmut Schroeder 2007-03-12 01:44 UTC
Don't feel guilty or anything, this is not a wasted effort, you see, it ain't a circle, it's a spiral – you're becoming better with each cycle.
– TheSheep 2007-03-13 08:43 UTC
Agreed. It's the Community:InvolvementCycle.
– LionKimbro 2007-03-13 18:53 UTC
Good point. I'm glad to see that I'm not alone!
– AlexSchroeder 2007-03-13 20:53 UTC
I was hoping April Fool's had come early this year. See EmacsWiki:2005-04-01.
PS. The "Matching Pages" search works great. Self:action=index;near=1;match=2005-04-01
– AaronHawley 2007-03-15 15:13 UTC
Scharfzüngige Liste von Gründen keine Zeitung zu lesen von SuShee.
– AlexSchroeder 2007-03-17 11:07 UTC
I spent the weekend with Claudia in Aminona near Crans-Montana (Valais). March 10 is the anniversary of our relationship. We've been together for over 15 years, now. ❤ ❤ ❤
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Comments on 2007-03-12 Back from Montana
Herzlichen Glueckwunsch zu den 15 Jahren Gemeinsamkeit und alles Gute fuer die noch kommenden Jahre!
– der Vater 2007-03-12 20:59 UTC
three cheers to you!
15 cheers I say! :D
– AadityaSood 2007-03-15 06:14 UTC
Thanks! Wishing you two all the best as well.
– AlexSchroeder 2007-03-15 07:10 UTC
Just noticed this. Belated wishes from the both of us.
– AlokSingh 2007-03-20 06:16 UTC
Some of my sites have been hosted on EggplantFarms, eg. CommunityWiki. Unfortunately, that server has a read-only filesystem for several days, which basically disables all my wikis.
Tags: Life
Comments on 2007-03-12 Epfarms Continues Read-Only
Same here. Grrrr indeed. I dropped the admin an email, but I've have no reply. The server is completely down right now, hopefully rebooting and disk-checking. Something (possibly the always running rsync process?) is causing corruption, which ain't good.
/me is considering setting up a temporary wiki at memebot.com, or installing the static-hybrid.pl module (would that help? I doubt it). Or both.
– GreyWulf 2007-03-12 23:17 UTC
Wow, we're back in business!
– AlexSchroeder 2007-03-13 08:56 UTC
Today I came back from a few days in the mountains and noticed several pieces of comment spam on my site. I just realized that they were all made from IP numbers belonging to an ISP in the Ukraine. I don't need to add these pages to QuestionsRequired – I just need to add them to BannedHosts.
Spam is such a sad thing.
Over on Treasure Tables I found a link to NearbyGamers in a post called NearbyGamers: Find Players with Google Maps.
At the moment we're but two in all of Europe, I think. [1]
I also had to experiment with the location field a bit (ended up using "Zurich, Switzerland"). Note that German speaking gamers are probably best found via Spielerzentrale.
Stuff I bought today:
Some days, Comics just beat everything else.
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I started running CrucibleOfFreya, as planned! (2007-03-07 Necromancer Games)
Claudia runs Corian, Galdar, and Phelps, three pregenerated characters (PDF) for the (revised) Wizard's Amulet available from Necromancer Games' Free Stuff page. She had run six of them through the Wizard's Amulet a few weeks ago and liked it. (Personally, I did not like it. The first encounter looks very much like a filler, and the second encounter has a magic user, animated undead, and thugs with ranged weapons. I was afraid to run it on anything but "easy".)
Her friend runs the two pregenerated characters Belflin and Krel, and a character we created today – the druid Auroleva. Creating the character took quite some time, but I was surprised to find that the two enjoyed character creation very much. 👌
April 30
On their way to Fairhill, Phelps managed to spot the three orcs hiding behind a rock on the hillside to their left and the party hid just in time. They waited behind trees and rocks for several rounds, and the orcs kept shooting and shouting insults such as "Cabbage heads! Pumpkin seeds!" Then the players decide to shoot back. Auroleva uses her short bow, and Corian sends two magic missiles, doing max damage in both rounds and slaying two of the orcs.
The third orc turns to run with Belflin and Krel hot in pursuit. Belflin knows how to track the orc and Krel speaks orcish. They see the orc disappear in the forest, follow him to a little stream, and see him taking cover. Belflin tries to sneak up on him, but at the last moment he steps on some dried leaves. The orc whips around, raises his axe and snarls: "Prepare to die, dirty elf!" But Belflin just ducks, moves in, and smacks him with the flat side of his longsword across the head. Yay for non-lethal damage! The orc collapses.
As Krel interrogates the orc, the players learn the location of the keep, they learn that Tavik is looking for something in the ruined keep, and that Kren and his orcs are planning to attack Fairhill soon. During the interrogation, the captured orc tried to convince Krel to join their cause and get rid of the rotten elf, begged for mercy, and offered to join them.
Next session, we'll see what to do with the prisoner.
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Clicking on the images will take you to the corresponding Flickr page. I added comments to the Flickr pages trying to explain what I liked about these pictures. I'm not sure it's worth discussing it: If it doesn't work for a visitor, what's the point in explaining an obviously failing idea? Note that I rarely think of these things as I take a picture. Perhaps reflecting on the process of choosing pictures I like, I can improve my composition skill, aiming for the effects I appreciate the most.
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Ptolus: City By The Spire by Monte Cook arrived today. Imp's Shop has done an outstanding job in getting the books to me with free shipping & handling. It's not yet available on amazon.de; there's a 2nd hand copy available from Amazon Marketplace @ €183,52 (instead of the €120,00 I paid). And guess what. The book's from the UK. Amazing. Perhaps I should get into the resale market.
The book looks impressive, and it's heavy. They should classify it as a weapon.
You can also buy it as a 800 page PDF. Deadly!
I also bought a printed copy of the Player's Guide, because I prefer reading stuff on paper, and because printing things myself results in bad production values (black and white, no glossy paper, time wasted printing, time wasted trying to print two-sided, and so on).
I also received The Vault of Larin Karr by W.D.B. Kenower from Necromancer Games. Cool. This product might actually see some use before we're getting to Ptolus, as I have in mind to connect it with my current CrucibleOfFreya campaign, including the Tomb of Abysthor by Clark Peterson and Bill Webb. We'll see.
Perhaps I should move my Sunday group to Ptolus, and let my Wednesday group play the dungeon crawls? They like combat. (Remember my simple RPG classification scheme: Rank combat, riddles, and interaction according to preference.) And I found a page on the web describing Tomb of Abysthor as follows:
The adventure has several components: riddles, combat, mystery, combat, intrigue, and, of course, combat. [1]
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Vor ein paar Tagen habe ich mir wieder ein paar Comics im Analph geholt. Courtney Crumrin und die Gilde der Geheimnisse von Ted Naifeh (auf Deutsch bei Eidolon), ist wie gewohnt interessant gezeichnet und einzelne Elemente der Geschichte auch wirklich klasse: Tommy aus der Mergelgrube, die Frösche aus Hermia's Mund, und so weiter. Ab und zu hat es Momente, wo ich den Verdacht habe, dass sie nur für Jugendliche eingefügt wurden: "Dann merkt ihr ganz genau, was eine Crumrin kann."
Es ist auf alle Fälle immer wieder ein seltsames Gefühl, Comics, die ursprünglich auf Englisch erschienen sind, auf Deutsch zu lesen.
So wie die Elfenwelt Comics (Elfquest) beim Carlsen Verlag. Ich habe mal angefangen, die deutschen Comics zu kaufen, weil der Seitenpreis sehr ähnlich ist wie der Seitenpreis der englischen Sammelbänder: Elfquest Archives Volume 1 (DC Archive Editions) (Gebundene Ausgabe) kostet €49.99 für 216 Seiten, und der dritte Comic Band auf Deutsch kostet €10 für 66 Seiten (und 10 / 66 × 216 = €33). Dann kaufe ich die Comics Claudia zuliebe auf Deutsch.
Die Elfen sehen immer wieder wie aus einer Hippie Phantasie entsprungen aus.
Nur leider sind von den ersten 10 Bändern Band 2 und 4 schon nicht mehr lieferbar. Wie ärgerlich. Ich glaube ich habe mich hier auf ein Himmelfahrtskommando eingelassen. Auch die Wikipedia Seite konnte mir nicht klar machen, was ich denn nun genau kaufen muss, damit ich alle Geschichten in der richtigen Reihenfolge lesen kann.$
Soll ich schon auf Sammelbänder ausweichen?
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We saw Sinbad (2003) on DVD, and liked it. Better story than Atlantis (2001). I'm not sure I really like the obvious computer animations such as the fly-throughs, the water-effects on the sirens, and so on. Similar to many other movies, the bad guys are the most formidable. Eris FTW.
Recommended if you like animations.
Tags: Movies
I rarely write about Emacs. Hello Planet Emacs! X|
So, is there anything new in my .emacs?
psvn is subtly different from
pcvs for CVS. I can't be bothered to investigate, though.
That's it. Not much happening in terms of Emacs. It just is…
Tags: Emacs
I found that my Gaim on Windows crashes, when I try to add another account. I'm stuck with GTalk. I'm using 2.0.0beta6. Maybe I should downgrade to 1.5.0.
[time passes]
Now that I've downgraded, I was able to get GTalk, AIM, and ICQ up. When I try to connect with the MSN account however, Gaim crashes.
Tags: Software
Comments on 2007-03-29 Gaim Crashes
There is a text version gaim-text from gaim 2.0 which is supposed to be quite good and potientially someone might build a Emacs package for it.
– Leo 2007-03-29 14:22 UTC
I've started reading The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu. I should learn a bit more about Heian Japan…
I very much like the sexual subtext that is hidden behind layers of time and cultural barriers, poems, and allusions. It is almost unfortunate that I ended up with the abridged Edward Seidensticker version. Via the Wikipedia The Tale of Genji page, I found a complete copy of the Seidensticker translation online. Oh well. I prefer paper to monitors, so I'll stick to the abridged version for now.
Maybe I should check out the illustrated travel-guide to the book before going to Japan coming autumn. (No, we have not made any preparations at all, yet.)
Update: I just ordered the unabridged translation by Royall Tyler, together with some more Elfquest comics.
Die deutsche Version, die ich gelesen habe, ist keine Übersetzung direkt aus dem Japansichen (obwohl das Original zu Rate gezogen wurde), sie basiert auf die erste, englische Übersetzung von Waley. Scheinbar gibt es noch eine andere (direkte) Übersetzung: ich habe was von Oskar Benl gefunden, ist aber sehr teuer, und obwohl ich Benl von Übersetzungen von Inoue recht gut kenne und schätze, kann ich mich noch nicht dazu durchringen, sein Genji zu kaufen und lesen.
– Chris 2007-04-12 20:03 UTC
I'm listening to two Podcasts:
Comments on 2007-03-30 My Podcasts
Ich habe die zeit als audio und podcast abonniert, sonst höre ich auch bücherwelt (deutsche welle) und französische sendungen von france inter. Gut finde ich allô la planète… Lade ich dann alle auf mein ipod-mini bussi
– mum 2007-04-02 10:02 UTC
Ok, I admit it. I've been reading The Order of the Stick over the course of several days now. A comic about a D&D party with knowledge of the rules and mixing adventure and meta all the time.
I've reached episode 179 and I still like it. Scary how often I recognize our own gaming group in it.


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I can't identify this fish, if anyone knows what it is please help. Saltwater/freshwater ????
Thats a saltwater fish, I don't know what kind though.
I think it's first name is Mandarin ?????. I don't keep Saltwater fish but I've seen this fish in my LFS and it is stunning.
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I just googled it and it is a Mandarinfish. Thank heavens for Google, lol
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With Extreme Couponing premiering on TLC tonight, I'm convinced that either 1) reality show programming can't get any more stoopid or 2) the end of the world is near (and, gosh, May 21 is coming up).
Don't get me wrong. I love coupons and free stuff just as much as the next parent. But the thought of watching people freak out over saving $1.25 on two bottles of Heinz 57 (or, as actually happens on the show, watching a mom spend more than $156 dollars at Rite Aid to get $17 back) makes me want to rip my face off.
What happened to quality, pathos, true emotion? Where's the next Hoarders?
Well, being a solution sort of guy, I'm offering up the Dadler as a reality show option under the following titles:
Get Over My Parenting
In each episode, the Dadler goes to the local park, lets his kids climb to the top of dangerous play structures by themselves, tells his bloodied-knee children to walk it off, gives the stink-eye to helicopter parents, and says to junior bullies, "Keep that up and you'll wind up in prison."
The Vanagon Diaries
The Dadler quits his job and, immune to all protests, forces his family into the VW and heads for the desert, the woods, and the coasts in his quest to achieve his life's mission: Hitting every national park in the country. Controversy develops when he begins homeschooling his children not in math, but in how to be fur trappers.
What Happened at My House Last Night
All the screaming, yelling, crying, and whining that happens every night at Chez Dadler. Each week we'll mix in some contrived parenting errors with the real ones, such as attempting to teach a 5-year-old chess by letting her win without knowing the difference between a pawn and a knight.
My Life With Penelope
Okay, so, more a delusional show than reality show, but…each episode follows my alternalife adventures with my baby mama, Penelope Cruz. Episodes could include my fistfight with Javier Bardem, my efforts to be accepted by Penelope's family, and my efforts to learn Spanish so that I can understand why Penelope is yelling at me.
With a Teen Mom getting roughly $280,000 a year to be young and dumb, I bet the Dadler and Mrs. Dadler facing a pregnancy (like that would ever happen) with middle-age fear and loathing would be worth at least $300,000. Ooh. Imagine being pregnant, homeschooling, AND living in the Vanagon? That's worth at least $500,000, don't you think?
So, which of my starring vehicles would you watch?
But I don't want to hog the next reality show spotlight: You've got just as much chance as I – so, what would your reality show be about?
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Photo: This is a rare production still from the canceled reality show, Cooking With the Dadler, which was shelved after this infamous episode about pie crusts


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May 4, 2016
Marine life officials along the coast say all the recent whale sightings and strandings aren't unusual.
Spring is the busiest season for marine officials as big whales and smaller whales are spotted or wash up along our shores.
Keith Rittmaster, natural science curator at the Maritime Museum says what we're seeing with the recent whales washing ashore and others getting stranded is typical for this time of year. He says North Carolina gets about 140 to 150 marine strandings a year.
The deaths can be caused by boats, entanglement in fishing lines and plastic trash left behind.
Vicky Thayer, NC Marine Mammal Stranding coordinator says the reason it seems as if we've had more whale strandings than usual this year is because of technology. "There may be an increase of awareness now because of our technology now so people are talking more and we are more aware."
There have been 20 strandings in NC so far this year...four whales, two seals, two porpoises and the rest dolphins.
While the strandings may not be unusual, marine officials say what we are seeing now is still heartbreaking.
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interesting, a lot of people reported that some time ago using the.33 radio ...
i never tried, i use the.48 radio...
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you can get the radios in my mediafirefolder
Wifi keeps turning itself on, seems to have started happening within the last few days (been running the latest nightlies).
Any way I can figure out if it is a problem with the rom or some app causing it?
I'll turn wifi off when I leave home, phone is in my pocket for a couple hours, battery takes a hit because wifi came back on and was searching the entire time.
Flash light bug:
I have face unlock set for my phone and also I have "toggle torch" set as one of the quick launch shortcuts. This is because I like to access torch without unlocking the phone.
However, when the camera comes on for me to face unlock and I swipe up for toggle torch on at the same time, it force closes and won't turn off even if I swipe back for toggle torch off until I reboot the phone.
I think it crashes because torch doesn't work with camera but should it also affect front camera for face unlock?
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Sticks and Stones
The man they call "Porno Pete" is a little chafed.
Jim Burroway
June 4th, 2007
Peter LaBarbera doesn't like his nickname.
For several years now, it's been reported that Peter LaBarbera has made it his quest to attend various leather and S&M events, report on what he sees, and claim that it somehow is representative — or even relevant — to the gay community at large. Whenever he goes to events like these, he takes several salacious photos and posts them on his website. Then he exhorts his readers to "take action" of some sort (which usually involves harassing the hosting venues) and demands that everyone in the gay community condemn the event.
He takes this work very seriously. He even compares his mission to those of Simon Wiesenthal and Mother Theresa. That's pretty serious.
It's been reported that Peter LaBarbera has a collection of leather outfits to wear to these events. It's also been reported that he likes to go undercover to gay bathhouses — Chicago's Steamworks seems to be a favorite. And it's been reported that LaBarbera maintains an impressive collection of gay porn — for research purposes, of course. In fact, LaBarbera's storied reputation for being inordinately fascinated by all things pornographic — well, not all things, just gay male things — has led to his being dubbed with the well-earned moniker of "Porno Pete."
LaBarbera credits Wayne Besen for the nickname, one that has spread LaBarbera's fame far and wide. When I mentioned Peter LaBarbera to my partner over the weekend, he didn't know who I was talking about. As soon as I said "Porno Pete" though, he knew instantly. "Oh, that guy." It has now reached the point where you have to refer to his nickname at least once just so everyone will know who you're talking about.
But Porno Pete doesn't like his nickname. He calls it a smear. He brought his objections up in a comment on this web site, and he repeats his objections on his own site.
By the way, he also generously mentions this humble web site on his blog, describing us as alternating "between high-minded critiques of pro-family research and mean-spirited name-calling." The "high-minded" part is quite a compliment. Thanks. We do try. Sorry about the name calling though. We try to be high-minded, but it's hard to stay focused when dealing with low-minded people, particularly those who go through more exclamation marks in a single post than normal people do in a lifetime. But I'll give it my best shot.
At any rate, Porno Pete, err… Mr. LaBarbera attended an "International Mr. Leather" event in Chicago recently, and he's all up in arms because of how awful the whole thing was. If I had gone, I might have agreed with him. That's probably why I didn't go. I have no interest in these things whatsoever. What's more, none of my friends went. I don't think they were interested either.
Now that I think of it, if someone were to point a gun to my head and demand I give the names of all the people who went, the only name I could give would be Mr. LaBarbera's, and I'd have to pray that that would be enough to save my life. Otherwise, I'm doomed.
Several years ago, I did happen to attend an event where public nudity was on display everywhere I turned. It wasn't pretty. I had gone along with some (straight) friends and rented a sailboat to cruise around the British Virgin Islands. We anchored one afternoon off of the tiny island of Sandy Cay for a day of hiking and just generally hanging around the pristine beach. We had been on that island for no more than an hour when we saw a Windjammer-style sailing vessel on one of those "barefoot cruises." It dropped anchor and began to discharge its passengers onto the beach. Except this was no mere barefoot cruise. This was a "bare all" cruise of mostly retired Minnesotan nudists — heterosexuals all. On our beach. In public. In blindingly broad daylight.
They were very nice and friendly. I talked to one kind lady who reminded me of my grandmother, except of course for the no-clothes thing. They invited us to join them, but we decided to leave when we saw them organizing what looked to be a game of nudist leapfrog. We didn't stay around long enough to learn the rules.
I don't know what horrors Mr. LaBarbera saw at International Mr. Leather that weekend, but I would have dared him to take pictures of these pasty-skinned, gray-haired (yes, even there!) naked Minnesotan retirees. I doubt he would have made it off that island alive.
I bring this up because I think there's a simple lesson to be learned. If you don't like something, don't go. Or if you're there by accident, leave.
Mr. LaBarbera doesn't like International Mr. Leather, which I totally get because neither would I. So next time it comes to town, he should do what I did. Or didn't do — whatever. Don't go. I mean really — they had a sign at the door saying the event was closed to the general public, didn't they? Mr. LaBarbera even took a picture of it. I wish there had been a sign on Sandy Cay, but there wasn't. Mr. LaBarbera should consider himself lucky to have been forewarned.
But no, he barreled right past that sign (after pausing to take a picture of it first) and went right in. And then he took lots more pictures. He even took pictures that he said he couldn't post on his web site. I'm not sure why he took those pictures — but hey, different strokes, right?
And now that he's posted his "report," he wants the rest of us homosexuals to condemn the event. Well heck, I didn't even know about it, and I don't know what responsibility I have for it. Why should he call me out on it? I don't hold Mr. LaBarbera — or even heterosexuals in general — responsible for spoiling my afternoon in the Virgin Islands. Why should I be tied (get it? That's a joke!) to that thing in Chicago?
But okay. I'll set aside that complete breakdown in logic and offer my condemnation for something I have nothing to do with:
I don't think I'd like it. I don't like any public display of fetishes, even though this wasn't entirely public. Next year, I will be sure to boycott it.
(Can you boycott something if you don't know about it? Do I have to join the International Mr. Leather mailing list just so I'll know what not to go to? I'll have to think about that one.)
But as long as we're on the topic of demanding that people condemn things that have nothing to do with them, I'd like to point out to Mr. LaBarbera that this year's Fetish Con will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Tampa this coming August. Even though this is a heterosexual event, this should be right up Mr. LaBarbera's alley. There's even bondage among the plethora of commodified sexual pleasures. He can take pictures and describe everything he sees. (He can even take some more of those pictures he can't put on his web site.) And he can preface his report with a warning:
Graphic photos below with offensive depictions of real-life heterosexual depravities
And he can demand that all heterosexuals "condemn the perversion."
If past performance gives us any indication of future behavior, we won't see anything like this. Americans for Truth never comes close to being "high-minded." I'm sorry I can't return the compliment. The only thing Mr. LaBarbera is interested in is finding weaponry he can use against every LGBT person on the planet, and he doesn't care where he finds it.
I doubt we'll see Porno Pete in Tampa, and that's a terrible shame. I think Mother Teresa would be very disappointed in him.


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There Were No Bachelorette Parties at The Abbey in WeHo Last Night
Jim Burroway
May 26th, 2012
Two thoughts: 1) I couldn't be happier, and 2) what on earth took them so long? This is from their press release:
Every Friday and Saturday night, we're flooded with requests from straight girls in penis hats who want to ogle our go-gos, dance with the gays and celebrate their pending nuptials. They are completely unaware that the people around them are legally prohibited from getting married," said David Cooley, Founder of The Abbey. "Over the past 22 years, The Abbey has been a place that accepts everyone, gay, straight, lesbian, transgender, bisexual and everything in between. We love our straight girlfriends and they are welcome here, just not for bachelorette parties."
It has long been a policy at The Abbey to deny admission to groups in costume, including Bachelorette regalia. Bachelorette parties had previously been allowed inside if they removed their costumes. The Abbey's 'bachelorette ban' comes on the heels of a ban on gay marriage in North Carolina and a number of other states across the South. The Abbey encourages other gay-owned and operated establishments to institute their own bans as a sign of solidarity until marriage is legal everywhere for everyone.
To be honest, I'm surprised that The Abbey is just now getting around to this. I was in Washington, D.C. in 2008 for a conference, and decided to take in an evening at Town, a large two-story dance club. This was the year that marriage bans were on the ballot in California, Florida, and my home state of Arizona, and more than a year before marriage equality arrived in D.C. On the lower level of the club was one of the most impressive drag shows I've ever scene, polluted, I might say, by a obnoxious bachelorette party flaunting their privilege. They were partying in a gay club while the rest of us had to stand there and be reminded that even in our own spaces we were second class citizens. I found it unspeakably rude. I'm glad to see these bans in place, but more importantly I will be thrilled to see them thrown out when we can all celebrate marriages equally.


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The Power of Independent Thinking
John C. Goodman at P.A.U.L. Festival 2012
Recorded: Friday, August 24, 2012
Independent Institute Research Fellow John C. Goodman addresses P.A.U.L. Festival 2012 on The Free-Market Alternative to Obamacare.
Type: TelevisionIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Economic Policy, Free Market Economics, Government Waste/Pork, Health Care, Politics, Privatization, Public Health/ Consumer Protection, Regulation and Deregulation, Taxes
John C. Goodman on Special Report with Bret Baier: Alternatives to the Affordable Care Act
Recorded: Friday, July 6, 2012
Research Fellow John C. Goodman, author of Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, discusses alternatives to the Affordable Care Act on FOX News Special Report with Bret Baier.
Experts: John C. GoodmanType: TelevisionIssues: Economic Policy, Health Care, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics
John C. Goodman on States Potentially Refusing to Implement Parts of Obamacare
Recorded: Monday, July 2, 2012
Research Fellow John C. Goodman, author of Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, interviewed on CBN on the issue or states choosing to opt out of parts of Obamacare.
Experts: John C. GoodmanType: TelevisionIssues: Health Care, Taxes
Ivan Eland on RTs CrossTalk Discusses U.S. Soft Power
Recorded: Monday, June 4, 2012
Ivan Eland, Independent Institute Senior Fellow,
discusses America's waning as a soft power with Peter Lavelle on RT's CrossTalk.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, Government Power, Politics
Ben Powell on Immigration Myths
Recorded: Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Benjamin Powell debunks immigration myths
Experts: Benjamin W. PowellType: TelevisionIssues: Culture/ Society, Economic Policy, History (U.S), Immigration, Politics, Regulation and Deregulation
Tabarrok on Debt and Imprisonment
Recorded: Friday, April 20, 2012
Alexander Tabarrok, Research Director at the Independent Institute, speaks with Alyona Minkovski of RT's "The Alyona Show" on increasing criminal justice fees applied to those convicted or charged of a crime and time served due to debt.
Experts: Alexander T. TabarrokType: TelevisionIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Criminal Justice/ Prisons, Culture/ Society, Taxes
Jonathan Bean on the History of Racial Segregation
Recorded: Thursday, January 12, 2012
Research Fellow Jonathan Bean engages with John Stossel of Fox Business Networks Stossel on positive market influences toward racial integration in America.
Experts: Jonathan BeanType: TelevisionIssues: Business, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Culture/ Society, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Race Issues


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1.21 gigawatts, a failed car experiment and a bad hair-do was all you needed.
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They make you nervous when you first enter their castle lair, subdue you with their charisma, bleed you dry when you doze off....
Ever watch a scary movie and think, how are zombies able to get so far into buildings and chase people despite being slow and brain-dead?
No moment in sales is more powerful than meeting a new potential client for the first time, it's like being superman, you get to create an image that you are the best sales-hero in Metropolis.
During the numbing hangover of the post-bubble days of the early 1990s, a real estate man found himself wandering the streets of Tokyo looking for direction. In the mid-1980s, land in Ginza was said to be priceless while real estate in the remainder of Tokyo, wasn't far off. But when the party was over at the end of the bubble era, the prices of overvalued properties came crashing down.
Tetsuya Bessho, founder of the Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia, talks about the changing face of film.
It's kinda like getting a job as a carpenter and your boss says, "Here's a brand new shiny hammer, go build me a house."
We've all been there, Friday night, 6:08PM before a 3-day weekend, shiny new-pen in one hand, empty tin-cup in the other…
So, it's been written that I said "There is nothing you can't buy with money" and "You can praise honorable poverty extravagantly because you are so far it," and it looks like this is a quote from the heading on the first item of my book "To Earn Is To Win" but actually, this is the wrong interpretation and if you read it, you will understand...
Female entrepreneurs are emerging outside the traditional Japanese management system but remain Japan's greatest untapped human resource.
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Home List of Titles Effect of additives on gelatinization, rheological properties and biodegradability of thermoplastic starch
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/210572
- Title
- Effect of additives on gelatinization, rheological properties and biodegradability of thermoplastic starch
- Author(s)
- Yu, L.; Christov, V.; Christie, G.; Gray, J.; Dutt, U.; Harvey, T.; Halley, P.; Coombs, S.; Jayasekara, R.; Lonergan, G.
- Abstract
- Effect of additives on the starch gelatinization was governed by the processing conditions. The order-disorder transition of starch in water can occur in more than one way and the effect of polar additives on gelatinization can also be in more than one way. The additives appear to be plasticising thermoplastic starches, resulting in improving rheological properties. The thermoplastic starches with the additives are all biodegradable although the rates of biodegradability are slightly different.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Source
- Macromolecular Symposia, Vol. 144, no. 1 (Oct 1999), pp. 371-374
- Publication year
- 1999
- FOR Code(s)
- 0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry
- Keyword(s)
- Additives; Gelatinisation; Thermoplastic starch
- Publisher
- Wiley
- 1022-1360
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1999 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
- Peer reviewed