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TC TO JOHN A. CARLYLE; 18 October 1851; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18511018-TC-JAC-01; CL 26: 211-212
Chelsea, 18 Octr, 1851—
My dear Brother,
Your Letter has come this morning from Dumfries.1 The day before yesterday I paid the Watchmaker your account, and now enclose his receipt. I have only a minute snatched from the whirl of hurries; therefore must be brief.
These last two or three days I have been continually bustled, sending off "Copies" of the new Volume:2 I hope I am now rid of it! The small incessant bother I have had with that affair since the first of it, now amounts to a very considerable sum. I sent off one Copy, by post, to Alick; I had written him a long Letter the week before. Books go now to Canada, just as they do within Britain,—only you pay 1/ if under a pound weight, 2/ if under two, and so on. Remember this; it may be useful on occasion.— — Review Chapman3 came here one day, urgent for an Article, and looking rather wide-mouthed; he got none, nor is like to get any. I find in the Eclectic and various other dirty little Reviews and Magazines I have had shoved under my nose in these days, a curious aspect of things in reference to myself,—all my miserable little "Advanced-Liberal" and other enlightened quondam [former] "disciples" risen into a state of dreadful rebellion (owing to Niggers, ashes of Extinct Socinianism, postponement of the Millenium &c &c), and decided to be my disciples no longer! À la bonne heure [well and good]. That was quite a volunteer process, my darlints [darlings]; and I do not remember that I ever got sixpence by the business!— Truth to say, this world seems wholly run mad at present; considerably madder than usual, in all corners of it where the eye can reach. I wish I had fairly got another Book fixed upon; for the day declines rapidly, and if one can get a little work done before nightfal, it will be well. That, I perceive more and more, is the sum-total of all the good I shall ever get of the affair, try how I may.— Thackeray was here last night; he is going to Edinr to lecture in December, then to America ("to send round the hat"), is meanwhile writing an illustrious Novel:—"poor fellow, after all!"4 A blockhead from Girvan, ugly as an Ayrshire swine,—some kind of heterodox Free-Kirker,5—stumbled in, the other night, ready to fall into my arms,—ach Gott! But the "Exhibition" is now done; and we have only the miraculous Kossuth to stand "for about ten days." Allah Kareem [God is generous].— — How does my poor old Mother stand this raw-frosty weather? The good old Mother, oh be good to her!— I send my blessing to you all. Yours ever
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I am looking for a good book that would help a divorced dad (since girl was 8) cope/ understand what and why a 13 year old is hurt, angry, and all around ticked off. They tried counseling (which they both hated and couldn't leave fast enough), but he is ready to give up. I would like to have several good books handy, maybe one about teenagers and how to handle normal situations (like not wanting to help around the house, etc--as he thinks this is VERY adnormal) and one about teen girls and the effects of divorce and what the dad can do to make the best of the situation. Thanks for the help.
I've been looking for a good book on how to counter-act gender conditioning. As the parent of a seven month old daughter, I've started to notice how early gender conditioning begins. I'd love to find a good book that gives practical as well as theoretical advice. Any ideas?
I am the mother of two girls. Although they are quite young (4 mos. and 3.5 yrs.), I would like to start reading some books on raising girls. This includes young girls, not just teenagers (there were a few recommendations for these types of books on the website). So, has anyone read any books lately on raising girls that you found helpful, insightful, etc.? And if so, maybe you could tell me why. Thanks. Hilary
''Growing a Girl'' by Barbara Mackoff
''The Little Girl Book'' by Laskin & O'Neill
I also have ''How to Mother a Successful Daughter'' by Marone, but have only skimmed it, without much to pique my interest. You may also want to pick up ''Let's Hear it for the Girls'' by Bauermeister and ''Great Books for Girls'' by Odean, which both have good lists of books about fictional and historical girls and women, beginning with picture books.
Last but not least, two parenting books I recommend to everyone, regardless of the gender of their child: ''Nuture by Nature'' by Tieger. It's focussed on getting to know your baby/toddler/child/teen's personality and temperament so that you can better understand what works for them. Another is ''Siblings Without Rivalry'' by Faber. Some great tips there about fostering friendships rather than competition between your kids. Natasha
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Modified prototype.lua for those pe...
Modified prototype.lua for those people who suffer from missing cooldows. P.S. Updated link Feb 15
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I have solved my problems regarding missing timers and spell stacks by adding 2 new FontStrings with the same contained text.
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internal cooldowns as well as procs...
internal cooldowns as well as procs do not work with trinkets nor weapon enchants for Russian locale with the current patch. I cant get procs even with "my buffs" option turned on. As you can see Internal Cooldowns and procs are working for me на русском кли ...
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Any ideas on missing timers?
Any ideas on missing timers?
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It was not hard to update all included libraries, but the problem is that cooldowns are shown without timer inside from time to time. It was not the case prior 6.0.2. It seems timer renders behind icon. Like Bestial Wrath on this screenshot http://i.imgur.com/JyPSREq.jpg
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Button size
I am trying this addon in WoD, and noticed that Button size slider change the size of all buttons at once. Is it possible to set individual button size for each bar? And another issue is related to hunter aspects. TinyextraBar doesn't show activated icon on aspect button, the button looks regular like aspect is not active.
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Trying to predict the winners of the Golden Globes may seem like an exercise in futility. But I have a job to do and part of that job is pretending I know something when really, I don't know anything.
But hey, that's part of the fun of awards season, getting to see hundreds of movies and then try and pick one performance or one movie that stand above the rest. This year, much like last year, is pretty wide open. There were a lot of amazing movies this year, which makes it tough to pick which one I think is the best, let alone which of the nominees the Hollywood Foreign Press will vote for.
If any one movie is going to dominate, that movie is "12 Years a Slave". It's tough to watch, but it's a brilliant film. But then again, so is "Gravity", and "American Hustle", and "Her" etc.
But this is the Golden Globes and anything can happen at the Golden Globes. Remember all the feathers that were ruffled when Ben Affleck won Best Director at the 2013 Golden Globes? Expect a few surprises on Sunday as well.
The 71st annual Golden Globes air on Sunday, January 12, 2014 at 7:00 CST. Amy Poehler and Tina Fey will co-host this year's festivities.
Full list of motion picture nominees and my Golden Globes television predictions.
Golden Globes Motion Pictures predictions
Best Motion Picture -- Drama
12 Years a Slave
Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Best Actor in a Motion Picture -- Drama
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years A Slave
Best Motion Picture -- Comedy or Musical
Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Comedy or Musical
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Best Actor in a Motion Picture -- Comedy or Musical
Joaquin Phoenix, Her
Best Animated Feature Film
Best Foreign Language Film
The Hunt (Denmark)
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Best Supporting Actor
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Director
Steve McQueen, 12 Years A Slave
Best Screenplay
Spike Jonze, Her
Best Original Score
Steven Price, Gravity
Best Original Song
"Please Mr Kennedy", Inside Llewyn Davis
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LOS ANGELES—Britney Amber will be making an appearance at the Oval Office this week. Not the one in the White House, but the upscale Gentlemen's Club in Green Bay, Wisconsin. She'll be featuring for an unprecedented four nights, Wednesday, May 16th, through Saturday, May 19th, and will be doing multiple sets nightly. The Oval Office is known for 25-foot stripper poles, a hole in the ceiling the girls come out of, and lush interiors.
The club is located at 1100 Main Street in Green Bay. For more information, go to their website here.
"I love the name! It's going to be a great time and Green Bay will definitely show me some love," said Britney. "Unlike other gigs, my fans have four nights to come and see me. I've put together all new dance numbers and bought some sexy outfits, so that's even more incentive to come on down and have some fun."
Look for the re-launch of Britney's website through PUBA in the next few weeks.
Britney will also be featuring at the Gold Club in Columbus, Ohio June 14th through 16th and Teasers in Three Forks, Montana July 12th through 14th.
Fans will also want to be sure to pick up Britney's latest titles, Adam & Eve's Buffy the Vampire Slayer XXX: A Parody, Immoral Productions' Slumber Party 15 and Lethal Hardcore's Blumpkin's Blowjobs 3.
California-born adult star Britney Amber entered the industry four years ago and did her first scene with director Bobby Manilla. And with just a few years in, she's done more than many other performers who have been in the biz 10 years or more. Britney has graced the covers of Hustler, Club international, Club Confidential, Penthouse Letters, Club and Swank magazines, and has appeared in over 250 scenes for top studios including Hustler, Wicked Pictures, Evil Angel, Brazzers, Digital Playground, Adam & Eve and Reality Kings. She's recently been featured in some of the biggest parodies released, including Adam & Eve's :Grindhouse XXX Double Feature, Smash Pictures' Halloween XXX and Blue Circus Entertainment's Saw: A Hardcore Parody. Britney has achieved mainstream success with feature appearances on HBO's "Cathouse" series, G4TV, and HBO Canada's "The Right Hand" from Immoral Productions set to air in September of this year. In 2010, she was nominated for an AVN Award for Best New Starlet and several movies she has appeared in have also been nominated.
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text: Laila and Tariq Issawi, Samer Issawi's parents, in their home, February 2, 2013. Samer Issawi is extremely unwell, and is being held in the prisoners medical center; he has been on hunger strike for 191 days. The family was prevented from attending his last hearing at the "Shalom" court in Jerusalem, on December 18, 2012. (Photo by: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org) Al 'Isawiya, East Jerusalem, 2.2.2013


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Washington state officials, eyeing the rare opportunity to capture a big piece of a Fortune 500 corporation and to transform Clark County's economy with one masterstroke, pursued a planned expansion by Nike Inc. with everything they had.
The officials were concerned that Nike, a company as politically shrewd as it is financially successful, was playing with them to win incentives in its home state of Oregon, according to documents obtained by The Columbian through a public records request. But they played to win anyway.
At stake was the potential to cement in Clark County a new strategic growth center planned by Nike that would funnel into the community a private capital investment of at least $190 million and more than 4,000 jobs over the next five years.
The documents reveal that the failed effort to persuade Nike to extend its Swoosh to Vancouver was far bigger and more complex than initially thought. Washington state government rolled out tax incentives and other funding avenues worth at least $18.6 million to Nike.
When incentives identified by the city of Vancouver are added, the total benefit floated to Nike came to as much as $32 million. And the state was prepared to come up with more, depending on how detailed the company would get about its planned business activities.
Another revelation: The state launched discussions with the city of Vancouver about putting local taxpayers on the hook to acquire the former Hewlett-Packard campus — now owned by the parent company of SEH America — and then lease the east Vancouver property to the apparel giant.
Those discussions came about because the state was aiming to lower Nike's cost, by 50 percent, of getting hold of the former HP campus, which includes 735,000 square feet of space.
Further complicating the proposed real estate deal were internal political dynamics at SEH's Japanese parent firm, Shin-Etsu, a global manufacturer of silicon wafers for the semiconductor industry.
The company didn't want to enter into a traditional property negotiation with Nike, involving rounds of offers and counteroffers, records show. And it was divided over whether to sell the former HP property it purchased in 2009 for $55 million, in light of the possibility it would end up on the losing end of a deal. The property is currently valued at $46 million, according to county tax records.
Then-Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire was undaunted by the thorny aspects of Project Impact — the code name attached to the initiative to recruit Nike.
With marketing materials extolling the virtues of Clark County in hand, she personally lobbied senior Nike officials in Portland. The two-term then-governor was gung-ho for the deal. "Let's go!" she wrote in one memo.
Gregoire understood the high stakes. Set to leave office toward the end of 2012 — when the months-long Nike deal was intensifying with Oregon and Texas sites in the running — she wrote to Nike that she was prepared to work with Gov.-elect Jay Inslee and lawmakers who hold the state's purse strings to find ways in 2013 to help secure the company's planned expansion.
In an email to the Columbian last week, Jaime Smith, a spokeswoman for Inslee, said the Nike project came up in a briefing during the transition from Gregoire's administration to Inslee's but went no further than that.
Indeed, the state's dogged pursuit of Nike — carried out in partnership primarily with the city of Vancouver and the Columbia River Economic Development Council — went no further than big plans, memos and high-level meetings. That's because the effort ended in December, when Nike extracted a favorable long-term tax deal from Oregon that kept the company's expansion in that state.
Yet, government and regional economic development leaders say they learned lessons from the experience that will inform future economic development policies and business recruitment efforts.
In an email to The Columbian in response to requests for comment on this story, Chad Eiken, director of the city of Vancouver's Community and Economic Development Department, said the city remains bound by a nondisclosure agreement and "cannot provide details about any project incentives that were discussed."
Nevertheless, he wrote: "While there is always a chance a company will not land in our community, the effort in responding to this company helped us refine our message, understand the range of incentives that might be available, and build stronger relationships with our partners in responding to these types of requests in the future."
'Center of Excellence'
The state viewed the Nike recruitment effort as being in the same league as its courting of Boeing Co., the aerospace behemoth, and of Microsoft Corp., the software giant. It was also held in the same breath as the state's successful move to land a factory in Moses Lake to make carbon fibers for use in building a new line of electric cars by BMW. What follows is based on emails and other internal documents obtained through a public records request.
"Successfully recruiting this project has the potential to reshape the economy of Clark County with a new industry cluster to the area and reignite the local housing market, plus provide much needed employment," Heidi Hughes, an aide to Gregoire, wrote to the governor on Aug. 7. "Clark County's unemployment rate is 9.1 percent, higher (than) the state average of 8.2 percent."
In fact, Nike was considering establishing a corporate "Center of Excellence" in Clark County, where it would invest at least $190 million in remodeling existing buildings, create 4,400 jobs over five years and where "all future meaningful growth" would be directed, "making this facility one of four strategic corporate locations around the world."
Gregoire personally made the case to Nike officials, writing to them that the company "would be transformative for Southwest Washington and the state, much in the way Microsoft's presence was largely responsible for the way the Redmond-Bellevue-Seattle corridor looks today."
But hurdles stood in the way of all the blue-sky talk.
In an email to senior state officials, Daniel Malarkey, deputy director for the state Department of Commerce, boiled down Nike's concerns in brutal fashion: What more could the state do to sweeten the pot? Could Gregoire help the company get control of the SEH America property?
And, Malarkey wrote, "Will (Nike's) hip employees tolerate Vancouver WA."
If the company was feeling little love for Vancouver, it certainly wanted plenty for itself.
Nike wanted "to feel a sense (of) robust excitement that they will be valued by the locals and the state," Hughes wrote to Gregoire.
Some senior state officials had misgivings, citing Nike's "squirrely" behavior in 2005, when, evidently, it got on the state's radar in similar fashion.
But the state, just like the city of Vancouver and the Columbia River Economic Development Council, decided the potential upside was too great not to enter the latest dance with Nike.
This time, state officials found evidence the company might actually be serious.
Hughes wrote to Gregoire that "a few encouraging signs lead us to think that the company is not just 'shopping around' as it did in 2005." Those included the fact that Nike leaders themselves — without the global site selector the company was using — had visited the SEH site "many times since January 2012 and have had architectural renderings drawn," she wrote.
Nike also was "enticed by the fact that this would be a much faster process than permitting and new construction," Hughes wrote, "plus existing entitlements would accommodate future growth on surrounding acreage."
It all sounded promising on paper.
But state officials knew that securing a Nike expansion hinged on whether the SEH site could actually be placed in the hands of the apparel giant.And that would be no simple real estate transaction.
In a heavily redacted portion of state documents released to The Columbian, Hughes informed Gregoire about the complicated situation at SEH and its parent company.
SEH had bought the HP property "at the top of the market" and "the site could be worth as little as … today," Hughes wrote in a memo.
Hughes went on: "there is a split as to whether to sell the (SEH) property — (unnamed) would sell it immediately, but (another unnamed) is personally invested in its acquisition, and a sale for less than (undisclosed amount) could mean the purchase of the property was his mistake."
It was suggested that Gregoire, based on her personal relationships, could broker a deal based on the benefits it would bring to Southwest Washington, including the employment opportunities the sale would create.
State officials also considered the possibility that a government entity, perhaps the Port of Vancouver, could purchase the property and lease it to Nike "with financial incentives and an exit strategy," according to Hughes.
But the Port of Vancouver balked at the idea.
The port "does not think it is politically feasible to subsidize the sale of a site to this company, especially if the structure is in part to provide an exit strategy," Hughes wrote, "plus it does not have sufficient revenues to do so."
State officials, working with the city of Vancouver, later would hatch another complex proposal, involving multiple local government entities, to publicly acquire the property and then lease it to Nike.
But first, a crucial meeting in Portland loomed.
'Fully formed options'
On the morning of Friday, Nov. 2, Gregoire and top Nike officials, including Don Blair, the company's chief financial officer, gathered inside a conference room near Portland International Airport. Gregoire's aides and senior department leaders had armed her with plenty of ammunition to hit Nike's moving target.
Her pitch included:
• At least $18.6 million in state incentives, including $16.8 million in sales and use tax deferral, a $1 million grant for infrastructure and bike lanes, and $500,000 from the governor's strategic reserve fund. That was on top of an estimated $11 million to $14 million in incentives identified by the city of Vancouver, including a $6 million low-interest loan, $1.4 million for permit fee waivers and a $200,000 business license fee exemption for 10 years. Some incentives were contingent upon approval by the City Council and Clark County commissioners.
• Business-friendly actions the state took with its workers' compensation system, including no insurance-rate increase for two years and no inflationary increase when wages rise. And improvements the state made to its unemployment insurance system, including a 42 percent decrease in the average unemployment tax rate in the past four years.
Gregoire trumpeted the state's longtime selling points, too: no income tax and a business-and-occupation tax that "favors high-margin companies," like Boeing and Microsoft. She pointed Nike officials to plans to rejuvenate Vancouver's waterfront and the bistate plan to build the Columbia River Crossing — the Interstate 5 replacement bridge project that includes light rail.
And she highlighted other attractions, including Washington State University Vancouver, Clark College, the area's nationally recognized public schools, and other natural and civic amenities.
After the meeting, senior state officials continued to strategize about how to meet Nike's demands, as the company's board had indicated it was nearing a decision point.
Nike still was holding critical information close to the vest. "We are still working on obtaining necessary information from the company to develop the most fully formed options possible for you to consider," Hughes wrote to the governor on Nov. 9, five months after discussions had begun.
Nike's interest in acquiring the SEH property, and of lowering its upfront costs, remained key issues.
To address them, state officials broached to Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes the idea of the city either using its existing Public Development Authority or a newly created one to acquire the SEH site and then lease it to Nike. State officials indicated such a deal could decrease Nike's cost of purchasing the site by 50 percent.
Under that plan — dubbed "Voluntary Tax-Increment Financing" — a Public Development Authority would issue bonds to borrow enough money to buy the SEH property.
The bonds would be repaid from Nike's lease payments, coupled with increased property-tax revenues pledged by local governments, including the city, the Port of Vancouver and Clark County's general and road funds.
The public records addressing the costs and terms of a public-finance strategy are heavily redacted. So, numbers aren't available. In any case, the strategy would never get a full airing.
In December, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber called the state's Legislature into a rushed special session to focus on a single piece of legislation, involving Nike.
The Oregon Legislature's Dec. 14 approval of that legislation, which protects Nike from changes in the way Oregon calculates the company's state income taxes for 30 years, gives Nike greater tax security as it plans a multimillion-dollar expansion. The deal commits Nike to completing a $150 million expansion in Oregon by the end of 2016 and hiring 500 new workers, who cannot be added by acquisition or merger with another company.
'Building our toolbox'
State and local officials say their pursuit of Nike wasn't a total loss. They say they're girding for the next opportunity.
It's important to understand that economic development is played differently in Washington and Oregon.
The two states interpret their respective constitutions differently, with Washington effectively barring direct financial support for corporations and Oregon willing to open that door.
It's possible for Washington lawmakers to write a bill that reduces, say, the sales tax on manufacturing equipment to support a targeted industry. But, unlike Oregon, the state can't write checks to corporations.
In an email to The Columbian, Penny Thomas, communications director for the Washington State Department of Commerce, said potential deals like Nike, involving thousands of jobs "with a high average wage," don't come up often.
"We look at everything in our toolkit that we can bring to bear and we do whatever we can to win," Thomas said. "Oregon just came out on top this time around — they were able to persuade Nike to stay home."
Alisa Pyszka, economic development division manager for the city of Vancouver, was involved in the city's effort to grab a piece of Nike.
The Nike effort, had it been successful, "would have completely shifted the community landscape," said Pyszka, who will leave Vancouver next month for a job at the regional economic development organization Greater Portland Inc. Even though the company didn't come, "we all felt it was invaluable," she said of the recruitment project.
She added, "We are building our toolbox for the next opportunity."
Lisa Nisenfeld, president of the Vancouver-based Columbia River Economic Development Council — Clark County's longtime promoter of jobs and recruiter of businesses — said the experience with Nike was "actually very helpful in letting us understand that we really are best suited to mid-size projects, and (that) we are especially interested in projects where the decision-maker is actually going to be part of the move here."
When big corporations use global site selectors — as Nike did — the site selectors typically focus on "what kind of incentives can I get," Nisenfeld said. "And we don't compete well in that arena.
"We compete very well on our business climate, our tax situation, our schools, many things like that," Nisenfeld added. "But if it's about how much can I get upfront as an incentive to move here, the state of Washington doesn't do that."
Columbian Business Editor Gordon Oliver contributed to this story.
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Sounds reasonable, right? Until this past summer, prepaid plans had one big drawback. They could end up socking it to you when it comes to financial aid since every dollar salted away in a prepaid plan was counted against a student in terms of financial aid. If you paid for $12,000 worth of tuition in a prepaid plan, you'd lose that much in potential financial aid awards.
But the Deficit
Reduction Act, passed in early
2006, rendered prepaid plans
equal to other 529 savings plans
as far as their treatment for
financial aid purposes. In other
words, they're considered to
be a parental asset rather than
a student asset. Here's the
bottom line: Just 5.6 percent
of assets are counted in the
financial aid formula that determines
a family's expected contribution.
That means students can qualify
for more scholarships, grants
or other forms of assistance.
"For prepaid program account owners, to have them treated as any other asset a parent might own is tremendous," says Chris Hunter, program manager of College Savings Plan Network. "We've been working with Congress and the National Association of State Treasurers for the better part of the decade to get this improvement made."
Tax changes that pinch
When it comes to tax filing time, news was dim for college savers.
First, families
lost a potentially valuable
credit for higher education
expenses. The "above the
line" tuition-and-fees
deduction for college costs,
worth up to $4,000, expired
at the start of 2006 and has
not yet been restored.
"It was tied up with estate-tax reform and minimum wage increases," explains Mark Luscombe, principal tax analyst at CCH, the tax law publisher.
"Congress is still working on legislation to retroactively renew the deduction to the beginning of 2006, but if it gets to the point that people start filing their taxes for the year, that may not happen."
The second hit
-- the extension of the so-called
"kiddie tax" -- affects
families who've traditionally
sheltered investments earmarked
for college by giving those
assets to their children. Kids
up to age 18 now face up to
three times as much in taxes
on investment income that exceeds
$1,700. That's because they
must pay their parents' tax
rate -- in some cases as much
as 35 percent. Prior to Jan.
1, the kiddie tax only affected
children up to age 14, but the
new law extends it to those
up to age 18 -- or matriculation
age for college students.
Like other changes, both good and bad, it will push families to rethink how they save and pay for college.
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Submit all application materials to The Graduate School no later than Sept. 15 preceding the spring or summer of anticipated enrollment in the M.A.T. program.
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- a baccalaureate degree (or the international equivalent) from an accredited college or university
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- English proficiency requirement*
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* An applicant whose native language is not English is required to submit a satisfactory score on the TOEFL or IELTS exam. For more information, please visit the International Applicants section on The Graduate School site.
** Many programs require personal statements, resumes, writing samples, audio files (recitals, auditions), art portfolios and/or licensure. Please consult your program for further requirements.
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- successful interview with faculty
- evidence of significant experiences in working with children
- successful completion of the Praxis I exam unless (1) your undergraduate GPA is 3.00 or higher, (2) your raw score on the Miller Analogies Test is 392 or higher or (3) your GRE combined verbal and quantitative score is 291 (150 verbal/141 quantitative) or higher.
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Senior centers from across southwest have been recognized and designated a 2009 Focal Point by the SouthWest Kansas Area Agency On Aging (SWKAAA) according to Dave Geist Executive Director. These centers were honored for the programs and services that were provided October 1, 2008 thru September 30, 2009.
A Focal Point Center is a highly visible facility where anyone can obtain information and access to services for elderly individuals. To a family caregiver and older Kansans, it is a well known, accessible place to turn to for information, services in the community and social opportunities.
To be considered for a Focal Point by SWKAAA a senior center had to meet minimum standards in twelve (12) different program areas. Outreach to the community, center management, supportive services offered by the center, and the center's involvement in the community were a few of the areas that were reviewed by SWKAAA staff during the yearly on-site visit.
The 2009 Focal Point Centers are:
Seward County Council On Aging, Liberal
Grant County Senior Center, Ulysses
Kearny County Senior Center, Lakin
Ashland Senior Center, Ashland
Dodge City Senior Center, Dodge City
Fowler Senior Center, Fowler
Scott County VIP Center, Scott City
Hamilton County Senior Center, Syracuse
Senior Center of Finney County, Garden City
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Cassandra "Spice C" Bautista radio show host, journalist, entrepreneur, and actress is celebrating her 38th birthday with a royalty themed party hosted by Prince Charles Nightlife at The Room club located in Hollywood on March 3, 2014. Special guests that will be in attendance include Rap Legend Havikk the Rhime Son from South Central Cartel, hip hop artists such as Young Invent and 2 Cool. R&B singer Kory K Stew, Delfonics Clyde Clark, Music Producer Marvin Johns, Film Writer Christopher Almedia, Celebrity Jewelry Designer Xavier Madera, Butterscotch Toffee Model Bibi Reyes, Actresses Janet Lopez and Destiny Soria, Comedian Nate Duhon, Manifesto Cafe' Business owner Hassan Del Campo Nicholas, Stereo Love rock band member Judd Steel, Pop Locking Crew Systematic Funk, fellow Pisces, and many more entertainment and city leaders. Even though this is a celebration still feel free to network and exchange business cards or digital materials.
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As I stated in the title nothing at all is necessary
to obtain this account. It will be posted public, and
just for the record I did not steal it. I made
this account myself and did an exploit which
I am not sharing <_<.
~Have fun with the d/c wars~
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Thief! You took my astros <.<.
~Snipes you~ Please
close this thread =D.
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I wanna style my Lightning mage, he looks like a Californian crackead D:
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Hoyer Urges Democrats to Oppose 'Clean' Debt-Ceiling Increase
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer told reporters he'll suggest that fellow Democrats oppose a "clean" increase in the nation's debt ceiling in a vote this evening, even though many Democrats have called for such a measure.
"I'm going to advise my members that they shouldn't subject themselves to the demagoguery that would surely follow," the Maryland Democrat said Tuesday.
Last month, 114 House Democrats signed a letter demanding a vote on a debt limit increase that is not tied to spending cuts, while Republicans want any increase to be link to such cuts. Since then, Democratic leaders have conceded that any debt ceiling increase would have to be linked to spending cuts, and talks are under way over the size and nature of those trims.
The GOP leadership is holding Tuesday's vote knowing it will fail, with every Republican and many Democrats voting no. That is prompting Democrats to deride the vote as political theater. GOP leaders hope to put Democrats on the spot. The vote also could make it easier for GOP lawmakers to vote for a debt limit hike later, if it's tied to spending cuts, since they've opposed the "clean" increase.
Mr. Hoyer dismissed all of this as empty maneuvering, saying the reputation and credit of the U.S. government should not be treated lightly. The Treasury Department says the government will begin defaulting on its obligations if the debt ceiling isn't raised by Aug. 2, but some economists predict the markets will not wait until then to reflect their anxiety.
"It will not be an adult moment on the floor of the House of Representatives," Mr. Hoyer said of Tuesday's vote. "To put something on the floor for the purposes of seeing it fail…shows that it's a political charade."
Republicans are not waiting for the vote, which is expected at 6:30 p.m., to go after Democrats. The National Republican Congressional Committee, which coordinates GOP House campaigns, has sending out statements targeting several Democrats. Rep. Jim Jordan (R., Ohio), who heads the Republican Study Committee, a group of conservative GOP House members, also criticized a yes vote.
"The blank check debt-limit increase supported by President [Barack] Obama and his fellow Democrats would send our great country into an economic death spiral," Mr. Jordan said. "We cannot continue down this same reckless path of borrowing and spending like there is no tomorrow."
Debt limit increases are volatile because many voters see them as enabling Washington's spending. The issue became especially heated during the 2010 election, when Republican challengers attacked Democratic incumbents for previously voting to raise the debt ceiling.
Mr. Hoyer acknowledged that Democrats often oppose raising the debt limit when it's requested by a Republican president, and Republicans generally oppose them when they're proposed by Democrats.
"Both Democrats and Republicans have postured on it, including me. It's unfortunate that we've done that to one another," Mr. Hoyer said. "That's not adult behavior, and we've all pursued it, and we ought to get beyond it."
Mr. Hoyer also said House Democrats, who are meeting with President Obama Thursday, would raise the issue of the timing and speed of a withdrawal from Afghanistan. This appears to reflect an ongoing anxiety by Democrats about the Afghan war, even as the conflict in Iraq is winding down and the U.S. is engaged in a new military operation in Libya.
Last week, the House narrowly failed, on a 204-215 vote, to approve a measure by Reps. Jim McGovern (D., Mass.) and Justin Amash (R., Mich.) that would have required an "accelerated" withdrawal from Afghanistan. Twenty-six Republicans joined 178 Democrats in supporting the measure.
"There were all but eight Democrats who voted for McGovern's amendment, which essentially said, 'Mr. President, we need to look at once again what we're doing in Afghanistan and we need to be looking towards a transition to the Afghans of responsibility for their security and stability in their country,' " Mr. Hoyer said.


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Flooring America goes high tech
[Manchester, N.H.] Flooring America dealers are using hand held electronic devices to help increase sales and manage customer relations from their initial point of contact all the way through credit, installation and ultimately to an online referral, according to Frank Chiera, vice president of marketing and advertising, Flooring America.
"The retail shopping experience has not kept pace with technology," said Chiera. "We've developed an application the salesperson can use in the store to improve the experience but also for the customer to publish recommendations online, along with before and after photos of her installation. We know people trust the recommendations and referrals of their family and friends 10 times more than they trust a home center announcing they have a sale this weekend."
Introduced July 2012 during Flooring America's summer convention in Orlando, Fla., and available next month as a downloadable application from iTunes and Flooring America's website, members who signed up for the Fast Phase II program received a free iPad, though the application works equally well on Kindles, Android tablets, iPhones and other handheld devises.
Celeste Carr, owner of Ocoee, Fla.-based Floors Direct, signed up for Fast Phase II during the Orlando convention and picked up iPads for all 11 of her employees, including installers. While she and her employees will not undergo specific training with Flooring America until next month, they haven't wasted time adapting their hand held devices to day-to-day operations.
"We greet the customer and start inputting what she likes and dislikes about her current floor and what she's looking to replace it with," said Carr. "We use the iPad to measure and take a picture of the room to be installed and to upload a room scene to give her a feel for what the install will be like. We even qualify her for credit with it. We're using the iPad from start to finish."
However, the real driving force behind Fast Phase II is the backroom system developed by Flooring America that manages the broad, online presence of all its members. It is nimble enough to take solicited testimonials from satisfied customers and broadcast them with a local, individual store footprint across a wide range of social media platforms such as Facebook, Yelp, Angie's List and Twitter.
Customers will be asked for referrals either in store, at home by installers upon successful completion of the job or they can download the application free from iTunes to provide a testimonial, according to Chiera.
"We created a best-in-class technology that makes all the store footprints consistent but provides that local info for shoppers researching online," said Chiera. "To help grow member business, we're providing them with a voice across multiple social media platforms that creates that local buzz but it also creates enormous awareness for the Flooring America brand."
The Fast Phase II application also provides product knowledge via specific brand webinars, sales training tools, alerts on recent sales or specials and even the means to track employee performance, according to Chiera.
"The apps are geared towards the sales professional to help them discuss products in a little more detail," he said. "They take a sales person through every step of the sales process from collecting emails, full names and requirements. But it also helps them take that info and follow up if they don't close the sale right away."
For dealers, Flooring America's Fast Phase II provides a level of technical sophistication they couldn't achieve on their own.
"We're looking forward to training on the system next month," said Phil Oropallo Jr., sales manager at Syracuse, N.Y.-based Syracuse Carpet & Flooring. "We definitely needed a better way to track leads and customer information. We need to get away from the long paper trail we are using and the iPad is it. It's a nice management system and we'll see what the referrals bring us."
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WWE News
– If you had any doubt WWE was not going to go with The Rock vs. CM Punk for the WWE Championship at Royal Rumble, you can all but put them away. Rock posted the following on Twitter:
@wwe Champion @cmpunk I know where to find you Phillip. And I will.. #Rumble2013 twitter.com/TheRock/status…
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 12, 2012
– WWE has signed Renee Paquette from "Aftermath" on The Score in Canada.
– Evan Bourne has been out of action for quite sometime from his 60 day wellness violation to his career-threatening foot injury that occurred in March of this year. Evan has been doing physical therapy for 5 days this week, as he wrote on his official Twitter page. He also included a picture of his foot as it continues to heal. The tweet is embedded below:
5 days of PT this week!Jeremy delivered some pain therapy to send me home hurtin!#limpin #worstmassageever yfrog.com/occnakfj
— airbourne(@findevan) October 12, 2012
To find out the latest plans for Evan Bourne when he returns to WWE, click here.
– The Knoxville News Sentinel has a new Q&A online with Kane. Below is an excerpt:
How long he plans on wrestling:
"I have a few more years to go," Jacobs, better know to fans as the monstrous Kane, said during a recent phone interview in which his cell phone reception was crackling.
"I really don't have a specific game plan in mind. I'm still having fun. I'm still having a good time."
Team Hell No:
"We're a tag team that really doesn't work that well together," Jacobs said.
"The (verbal jabs) in between us are quite entertaining. It's a bit more lighthearted than I usually have (in a storyline). It's fun to do and different than what I have done in the past."
Click here to read the Q&A in its entirety.
– John Cena wrote the following on Twitter:
Just finishing four hours of physical therapy. If @cmpunk chooses me @wwe ill be ready for #hellinacell
— John Cena (@JohnCena) October 13, 2012
– Chavo Guerrero wrote the following on Twitter:
Just found out that the biggest pu$$& in the biz @mikethemiz was talking smack about me. I am going to destroy u next time I see u.
— Chavo Guerrero (@mexwarrior) October 13, 2012
– Velvet Sky is believed to be close to a new contract with TNA Wrestling. As we reported last summer, TNA was "desperately" trying to re-sign her in fear she could eventually end up in WWE.
– – Zack Ryder wrote the following on Twitter:
I made 2 different Episode 88s of Z! True Long Island Story. They will be never be seen. The third Episode 88 will air next Friday. #best1?
— Zack Ryder (@ZackRyder) October 14, 2012
Ryder first said the episode was going to "suck" then announced there would be no new episode for the week.
– I'm told WWE Studios has had preliminary discussions with the people behind the Bruno Sammartino film about possibly investing in it and releasing it under their banner. As previously noted, WWE has already met with Sammartino about doing the Hall of Fame and this would be in addition to that. As much as Bruno doesn't like WWE because of his relationship with Vince McMahon, the film about his life is very important to him and he realizes that WWE funding and promoting it would definitely help it reach a wider audience. Those that have read the script say it could be a really good film and WWE Studios is "definitely" interested. Triple H has been very hands on with trying to get Bruno to do the Hall of Fame and is in favor of WWE getting involved with the film as well.
– Variety is reporting that WWE will produce and distribute the live pay-per-view show "One More Shot" by The Rolling Stone on December 16th.
"WWE is ecstatic to bring The Rolling Stones into your living room," Vince McMahon told Variety.
Click here for more.
– The WWE Championship match for Hell in a Cell will be officially announced on this week's WWE Raw. As the storyline goes, CM Punk will "choose" between John Cena and Ryback. Ryback was actually inserted as a backup plan in case Cena is unable to go. Cena noted on Twitter over the weekend he would be ready if "chosen."
– John "Bradshaw" Layfield won't be working this week's Raw. I'm under the impression that commentary will be handled by Michael Cole and Jim Ross.
– According to a study by Enigma Research Corporation, Wrestlemania XXVIII generated $102.7 million in "direct, indirect and induced impact derived from spending by non-locals visiting" specifically for the show this year in Miami. You can read more by the New York Post at this link.
– Last week's Smackdown did a 1.88 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,570,000 viewers on SyFy.
– John Layfield will work this week's Smackdown in Memphis, Tennessee as a color commentator. As previously noted, he's not at this week's WWE Raw.
– WWE Raw will return to Nashville on Monday, February 11th from the Bridgestone Arena. This will be the go-home episode of Raw to WWE Elimination Chamber.
– WWE will report their third quarter earnings on Thursday, November 1, 2012. We'll have full coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com.
– The Daily has a new Q&A online with Mick Foley at this link.
– Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio was officially added to the WWE Hell in a Cell card on this week's Raw.
– The Miz was shaken up during his match with Kofi Kingston on this week's WWE Raw after taking Trouble in Paradise. He was treated for a cut above his eye and the referee threw up the X signal. Based on the fact the camera zoomed in on Miz and they played the injury up on commentary it didn't appear serious.
– CM Punk will defend the WWE Championship against Ryback in a Hell in a Cell match at the pay-per-view in two weeks. Ryback was added to the feud as a contingency plan in case John Cena wouldn't be able to go due to his surgically-repaired elbow. The company literally used Cena to get Ryback over and it certainly appears they had to go with "plan B."
– The Miz underwent Impact Testing backstage at this week's WWE Raw after getting busted open hardway from Kofi Kingston's Trouble in Paradise. He's scheduled to undergo further evaluation on Tuesday after being knocked loopy in the match.
– Rey Mysterio was replaced by Brodus Clay (as a team with Sin Cara) on last weekend's live events. Rey has been battling the flu over the past couple of weeks and requested the time off to get better. Mysterio & Cara will face Team Rhodes Scholars on next week's Raw in the finals of the number one contender tag team tournament to determine the team that will face Team Hell No for the WWE Tag Team Championship at Hell in a Cell.
– After this week's WWE Raw went off the air World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus came out for a dark match main event against WWE Champion CM Punk. He tried to get Punk to wake up by pouring water on him. Big Show made the save and started to brawl with Sheamus. Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, Antonio Cesaro and Dolph Ziggler came out and chased off Punk. Ryback came out to help Sheamus clean house and end the taping.
– While at WWE Raw last weekend in Sacramento, California, a camera crew for Larry King's new series "Larry King Now" on Hulu taped footage with John Cena, CM Punk, Big Show, The Miz and Zack Ryder.
– iN DEMAND's official listing for Survivor Series promotes a "classic five-on-five match" for the pay-per-view. You can view the promotional information below:
This year, the act of survival turns into an all-out quest for total domination…and respect! Don't miss an incredible event featuring your favorite WWE Superstars competing in a classic five-on-five match. Only at WWE Survivor Series, Sunday, November 18 at 8PM ET/5PM PT, live on pay-per-view.
We'll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com.
– WWE Champion CM Punk is writing the intro for Marvel Comics' "Avengers vs. X-Men" hardcover collection arriving November 7th.
"I worked really hard to get to where I'm at and it's cool to be afforded opportunities like this. To me, it's hard work paying off and I'm having a lot of fun right now," Punk told USA Today.
"There's good and there's bad, but if you don't stop to smell the roses, so to speak, it's all for naught."
Click here for coverage by USAToday.com.
– WWE will hold a Super Smackdown special on Election Day in the United States on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 on SyFy. The show won't actually air live as WWE will be in England, so the show will be taped that afternoon. There is also a Raw live event scheduled for that day so it won't feature the entire roster. Like other Super Smackdown specials, the broadcast will repeat in Smackdown's normal timeslot that Friday, November 9th on SyFy.
– Tammy "Sunny" Sytch is headed back to rehab following a Tuesday morning court appearance. Sytch, appearing in New Haven Superior Court with her new attorney, requested she be sent to a treatment center in Pennsylvania. WWE, Sytch's former employer that inducted her into their Hall of Fame in 2011, will transport her to the facility and pay for the treatment. You can read more at this link.
– This week's WWE Raw rating is in and WWE may not be too happy with it. The show got a 2.7 cable rating with an average audience of 3,989,000. The first hour got over 4 million with 4,067,000 while the second hour dropped slightly to 4,013,000. The third hour took a nose dive as it went below 4 million viewers. The third hour got 3,886,000 viewers. The third hour was built around Vince McMahon's decision on who would face CM Punk for the WWE Title at Hell in a Cell.
– WWE uploaded a video here on dot com with Dr. Michael Sampson updating the condition of The Miz. Sampson confirmed what we reported earlier in that Miz underwent evaluation backstage at Raw. He also required sutures to close a laceration to his head. On Tuesday, he was reevaluated and found to be neurologically in tact and was "totally cleared" to compete. As Alex noted, he did not suffer a concussion.
– ESPN has a new Q&A online with Mick Foley. Below is an excerpt:
Who would've thought Kane and Daniel Bryan would be the most entertaining part of every show?
Man, I know, and I'm so happy for them. Kane had been talking to me about how he's been there since 1996 and he's had a 16-year run and how he's a bit banged up from years of his big, physical style. He told me that he needed to find a way to tweak the character a little bit, and when I saw him a few weeks ago I told him, "You are my hero." He laughed and said, "No, I've become you!" Here's a guy who realized he could no longer do the stuff he was known for back in the Attitude Era, so he brought some levity and laughs to the character. The anger management skit where he broke down his entire career was brilliant. I sent out a tweet right after I saw it saying, "This is why I love this stuff." It brought me right back to some of the humor we loved to do back in the Attitude Era.
Now you're back on TV and you gave an awesome promo against CM Punk. What was it like being in the ring with Punk?
Man, I'll tell you what. Punk is as good, both verbally and physically, as anyone who I've ever been in the ring with. I had the pleasure of being in there, but I have to tell you something, I was a little nervous. I didn't know if I could still cut promos on that level, but when you're dealing with a guy like Punk who is so intense, you realize that you either swim or your sink, and I was doing my best to stay afloat. I didn't realize people were going to react so overwhelmingly, because when I was done, I was just like, "Thank goodness that didn't go badly." But when I go to the back, I got a standing ovation, and everywhere I went, people were complimenting me on that promo. It was great. I loved it.
Do you see the promo leading to a match, or are your wrestling days over?
I think my match days are over, but hopefully it will lead to something else. I think it's always great to have the guys from different eras in there together. It works great for everybody.
Click here to read the interview in its entirety.
– Kofi Kingston defeated The Miz during this week's WWE Main Event taping to win the Intercontinental Championship. This marks Kingston's fourth Intercontinental title reign. The official WWE website has an announcement on the win here. Click here to view the spoilers for this week's WWE Main Event. We broke the news of the title change on Friday here on Richard's Backstage Blog.
– As noted earlier, Kofi Kingston beat The Miz to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship in a match taped Tuesday night from this week's WWE Main Event. WWE is currently running the title change on dot com as their top story despite the match not yet airing. This is no accident as WWE wanted to get word of the title change out to show the importance of WWE Main Event in hopes more people will tune into the new series on ION Television. WWE did a similar title change with the United States Championship on the SummerSlam Pre-Show by having Antonio Cesaro go over Santino Marella. The thinking was this would show the importance to not miss the pre-show and "anything can happen." We broke the news of the both title changes before they happened on Richard's Backstage Blog.
– The Great Khali returned to WWE at Tuesday night's Saturday Morning Slam taping. Khali is back after having surgery to remove a tumor from his pituitary gland back in July. For those that missed it you can catch up at this link.
– Jerry Lawler appeared at Tuesday night's taping in Memphis, Tennessee. He cut a non-televised promo, promising he would be back soon. It remains to be seen whether or not WWE will air footage of Lawler's promo.
– Mick Foley filmed an appearance this week for "Celebrity Apprentice."
– Leon "Vader" White was at WWE headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut earlier this week taping footage.
– Johnny Curtis went over Drew Haskins in a dark match at this week's Smackdown taping. Haskins is a local Tennessean indy worker that was called in so WWE producers could evaluate.
– THQ has released the overall attribute scores for every WWE '13 Superstar and Legend. They are as follows:
- AJ Lee – 77
- Alberto Del Rio – 89
- Alicia Fox – 76
- Animal – 87
- Antonio Cesaro – 84
- Big Boss Man – 86
- Big Show – 92
- Beth Phoenix – 78
- Billy Gunn – 87
- Booker T – 88
- Bradshaw – 87
- Bret "The Hit Man" Hart – 94
- Brian Pillman – 87
- Brie Bella – 76
- British Bulldog – 88
- Brock Lesnar – 92
- Brodus Clay – 87
- Cactus Jack – 90
- Chainsaw Charlie – 86
- Chris Jericho – 90
- "Attitude Era" Chris Jericho – 89
- Christian – 88
- "Attitude Era" Christian – 87
- CM Punk – 95
- Cody Rhodes – 88
- Damien Sandow – 84
- Daniel Bryan – 91
- David Otunga – 84
- Dolph Ziggler – 89
- Drew McIntyre – 84
- Dude Love – 90
- Eddie Guerrero – 92
- "Attitude Era" Edge – 88
- Edge – 91
- Epico – 81
- Eve – 77
- Faarooq – 87
- Gangrel – 85
- Godfather – 86
- Goldust – 85
- Grand Master Sexay – 84
- The Great Khali – 84
- Hawk – 87
- Heath Slater – 82
- Hunico – 81
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley – 88
- Jack Swagger – 87
- Jey Uso – 81
- Jimmy Uso – 81
- Jinder Mahal – 83
- John Cena – 96
- John Cena '04 – 91
- John Laurinaitis – 75
- Justin Gabriel – 83
- Kane – 89
- "Attitude Era" Kane – 91
- Kelly Kelly – 77
- Ken Shamrock – 88
- Kevin Nash – 89
- Kharma – 79
- Kofi Kingston – 87
- Layla – 78
- Lita – 78
- "Attitude Era" Lita – 79
- Mankind – 91
- Mark Henry – 89
- "Attitude Era" Mark Henry – 87
- Mike Tyson – 89
- The Miz – 88
- Mr. McMahon – 81
- Natalya – 77
- Nikki Bella – 76
- Paul Wight – 92
- Primo – 81
- Randy Orton – 92
- Rey Mysterio – 90
- Rikishi – 87
- Road Dogg – 87
- The Rock – 93
- "Attitude Era" The Rock – 94
- R-Truth – 87
- Ryback – 87
- Santino Marella – 86
- Scotty Too Hotty – 83
- Shane McMahon – 82
- Shawn Michaels – 95
- Sheamus – 90
- Sin Cara – 87
- Stephanie McMahon – 74
- Stone Cold Steve Austin – 95
- Ted DiBiase – 82
- Tensai – 87
- Triple H – 93
- "Attitude Era" Triple H – 92
- Trish Stratus – 80
- Undertaker – 93
- "Attitude Era" Undertaker – 95
- Vader – 87
- Val Venis – 85
- Wade Barrett – 87
- X-Pac – 87
- Yoshi Tatsu – 81
- Zack Ryder – 85
– WWE has announced that Rey Mysterio has been taken off the card for WWE's 3-show tour of Cairo, Egypt from October 18 to October 20. Mysterio, who cannot is unable to compete due to the flu, will be replaced by Ted DiBiase. Click here for more information on the tour.
– WithLeather.com has a new Q&A online with WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres. Below is an excerpt:
With Leather: Why did the WWE discontinue the Diva Search after you won? Was it because they knew they struck gold with you?
Eve Torres: Actually, there are a lot of rumors that they're going to do another Diva Search, and I'm hoping that there is one. The WWE has found incredible female talent through the Diva Search, even it's the women who are kind of casual fans and just aren't sure if they can commit all the way or the women who are intimidated about the approach and the FCW. Hopefully we do another one because it would be great to see more women coming into the division.
With Leather: With Kelly Kelly gone and Beth Phoenix soon departing the WWE, how do you see the landscape of the Divas changing? Can we expect to see more of the remaining Divas or is there some young talent that will be coming in?
Eve Torres: It's hard to say, because we never really know what they're thinking. As much as people think we really know what's going on, we really don't. On Mondays at 4 PM, half the time I have no idea what's going on. Right now, we have a great group of girls – hungry girls – who all want to contribute to the Diva division. That's what I really care about. Obviously, I'm delighted that I'm part of an interesting storyline, but whatever I can do to help this division and get it back on top is just something that I – and all of the other girls – am willing to do, whether that means helping new talent that comes up or re-polishing the talent that already exists on the roster.
Click here to read the Q&A in its entirety.
– ESPN has a new article online featuring quotes from AJ Lee, discussing her inclusion in WWE '13. Below is an excerpt:
"Oh my gosh, it's so surreal, I can't even wrap my brain around this," she said minutes after playing as herself for the first time. "This is over 10 years in the making for me and just a dream come true. I'm the luckiest person in the world."
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
– CT.com has a new Q&A online with Brodus Clay below is an excerpt:
Q: There was a period in late 2011 where they frequently referenced your impending arrival, but it kept getting delayed. Was it a situation where the delay was planned or your future was in possible jeopardy?
A: My future? No, I don't think so.
[Chris] Jericho's imminent return was coming, Kane's return was coming, The Rock was coming. There were so many other things going on. In the meantime, there were these two personas that I have that are very much who I am. I'm literally split down the middle. I can either be the funniest guy in the room and life of the party, but I also can be the most uncomfortable-looking dude in the room at the same time. [With] the two personas I have, [the creative team] were really just trying to figure out, 'Which one should he show the world?' I'm glad [for] the wisdom that I didn't necessarily understand at the time. Looking back, it was the right decision.
Q: Did you come up with the Funkasaurus idea or did somebody else pitch it to you?
A: Actually, the original nickname that I was told — it scared me to death — was Heavy G. I think the last thing you want to be known as is Heavy anything. No offense to Heavy D — rest his soul. Worked for him, wasn't really my bag. Rob MacIntyre, who I trained with, was a big reason behind me dropping me a hundred and 50 pounds. Him and I were lifting weights and making jokes, trying to figure out better names. First it was the Funk Monster and then Funk Nasty. Then, he looked at me and [said], 'Funkasaurus' and started laughing, and he pitched it.
The writer was like, 'I'll get ready [your] debut. What are we going to call you?' I was like, 'I don't want to be Heavy G.' He was like, 'Look, man, I've got like 12 other things to do. Just call yourself whatever you want to call yourself' so I told the announcer to call me the Funkasaurus. He looked at me like I was crazy. I'm like, 'I don't know why I want to be the Funkasaurus.' So I got lucky that the swamped writer had other things going on. Luckily, it stuck.
Q: Take me back to the night that you debuted the Funkasaurus in January. What was your mindset like? How much of it was laid out?
A: The week before I was gonna debut, Road Dogg, who has been a huge help and influence, said to me 'cause we were in Memphis, 'We've got to debut tonight. It's gotta be tonight. We can't do this in Corpus Christi. They're gonna boo you out of the building. They're gonna hate it.' Time constraints, whatever [happened so] it got cut. [Later,] he comes up to me and he's like, 'Corpus Christi is exactly where this needs to happen.' I had that going in my mindset and started thinking, 'Nah, it's not going to happen again.' Then, I saw a vignette with my name with a disco ball on the door, and my brother texted me and said, 'Why is there a disco ball with your name on it?' I didn't return his text 'til afterwards.
I was in Gorilla [position by the entrance ramp] and I was like, 'Finally, finally' since I was chomping at the bit. Got a chance to go out there and could have dropped a pin. Fans were kind of shocked. There was one fan in particular who was dressed up like evil Brodus Clay, and he yelled at me, 'You suck, Brodus Clay' [with] a really sad face. I yelled back at him, 'My bad.' It wasn't for him, I wouldn't have gotten 'My bad.' Everybody laughed and killed the tension, so it was cool.
Click here to read the Q&A in its entirety.
– Bill Goldberg was on "4th & Pain" with Adam Carriker and Chuck Carroll on Thursday and discussed recent comparisons of him to Ryback. Below is a paraphrased excerpt of what he said:
I am very flattered throughout his [Ryback's] rise that people have been chanting my name. I don't think it's a knock on him whatsoever… I take no offense to be compared to a guy who is going up against for the US title or whatever it is. He's going to hopefully be a major superstar for these guys [WWE] and it's kind of flattering. I didn't make it that long in the NFL but I made it there… At the end of the day for people to still be chanting my name, six years, seven years, eight years removed from the business – that's a huge honor. Any comparison on a positive note is a huge honor for me.
Click here to listen to the show in its entirety.
– Rey Mysterio noted on Twitter he is battling a "serious illness." Below are his Tweets:
Would like to apologize to all the fans out in Cairo for not being able to attend the tour due to a serious illness!
— Rey Mysterio (@reymysterio) October 18, 2012
Really feel bad for missing this one, but promise to make the next tour. Enjoy! 1 luv Rey619
— Rey Mysterio (@reymysterio) October 18, 2012
– Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights:
-Still enjoying the opportunity to sit in for the King on Monday Night Raw with @MichaelCole. The three hour dynamic of doing live TV is daunting and unlike a PPV which has no official, commercial breaks. The amount of info that we are responsible to provide within the body of the show is extensive and requires ample preparation.
-This I do know: one has to limit one's liquid intake early in the day to sit at ringside for over three hours as Mother Nature can be a cruel lady at times.
-The Nashville Raw ran smoothly for Cole and me at the announce table. Our two man chemistry is evolving nicely as I keep @Jerry Lawler's seat warm for his return which I assume will likely be sometime before the end of the year. I haven't heard an exact date as that decision will be left up completely to the medical people. I'm assuming that King will return and take his seat next to Cole and that JBL (@JCLayfield) will continue to work with Josh Mathews on Friday Night Smackdown but that's simply one man's observation.
-Until then, I'm going to enjoy every week that I get the opportunity to broadcast and to maximize my minutes on WWE TV including this Monday in New Jersey which is always a hot, loyal, WWE crowd.
-I'm planning on traveling to Atlanta for the Hell in a Cell pay per view before heading to Charlotte for RAW as both cities have played a big part in my career beginning with the Jim Crockett promotions days.
-Plans are also being made for me to travel to England to likely work the Birmingham RAW TV broadcast and then participate in a WWE try out camp that begins the Wednesday after the two days of Birmingham television.
Click here to read JR's latest in its entirety.
– The Fayetteville Observer has a new Q&A online with World Heavyweight Champion to promote the Smackdown taping in the city later this month. Below is an excerpt:
Weekender: If you could face anyone right now in a world title match, other than Big Show, who would it be?
Sheamus: The Undertaker. I'd like to try and defeat him in a Wrestlemania event. That would be record-breaking for me.
Weekender: It's said that toy manufacturer Mattel took longer to make your action figure because they had to make a special shade of white to authentically represent you. What's up with that?
Sheamus: Yeah, that was funny. I was waiting the longest time to get my action figure – I used to love those when I was growing. The color they had to come up with is called "Sheamus White." It's a bit weird and surreal to see yourself as an action figure.
Click here to read the Q&A in its entirety.
– The Daily Star out of the United Kingdom has a new article online featuring quotes from Chris Jericho. In it, he discusses the mentality in WWE and hopes to work with them again in the future. Below is an excerpt:
"I don't know if it's bullsh*t but there is very much that attitude in WWE – sometimes 'if you're not with us you're against us'. It's been there so long I find it kinda weird.
"As you and I know, WWE lives in its own world and you can see that for any outside ventures that they do.
"I'm always cool with them and always open to going back, but it's difficult – I would have liked to have done more, maybe, but they want your time exclusively and the longer I've been there, the less time I have. Hopefully we'll work together in the future.
"If we don't, well, I can walk away knowing I had an amazing run and achieved everything I wanted to achieve in wrestling."
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
– John Cena confirmed on Twitter that he will be on WWE's overseas that begins on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 in Strasbourg, France. Cena wrote the following on Twitter:
And to all the @wwe folk wondering if I am traveling with #raw to Europe, I most certainly AM. See u there! #eurotrip
— John Cena (@JohnCena) October 18, 2012


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Just to curious as to what everyone's "other half" does for a living...think it would be cool to see the diversity!
My hubby works at Retail Sports Company in Public Relations
He works in the lab of a hospital(Cooks specimens which i will not go into) he also deals with the mourge.
It seems like everyone has other halfs with great jobs! I was waiting for people who were going to say DH works at McDonalds or something--BTW THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH WORKING THERE JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD POP UP AT LEAST ONCE!
My husband will make 2nd class petty officer in March. He is a Nuclear Reactor Operator in the US Navy and we're currently enjoying shore duty :)
mine is currently unemployed - factory shut down and hasn't been able to find work since - its been a little over a year.
But, he is in school FT finishing his degree in teaching - he wants to teach elementary ed.
Julia (28) + Derric (33)
Mama to:
Aaliyah Mychal (5.14.08), Derric Allen III(6.5.09), Nehemiah Jakeem (4.3.11), Naim Zechariah (6.2.13), Nasir Immanuel (1.29.16)
My DH is a Assistant Service Manager/ Warranty Administrator for a large car dealership. I work as a Analyst Support Specialist and trainer for a very large Multi specialty medical facility. I am due 06/22/2013 With a bouncing baby boy!! He will join a big sister and brother.
Julie + John = Mercedes Alexis 05/10/2001 Lincoln Alexander 12/19/2007 and Hudson Austin 06/25/2013
My hubby is a professional painter. Used to be a high rise construction specialist, but right now not much of a need for that here at the beach.
My husband is in construction. I love the days when he has to actually get dirty and comes home with ripped jeans and his boots on. He thinks its weird that I think its hot!
Former Sgt. with the Marines (Semper Fi Marines!) and now is a Federal Agent.
Michael 7-2-13
Baby #2 due 5-13-15
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The beauty industry and cosmetic related products has exploded in the last decade and it's no surprise that YouTube has been a huge part of the expansion. Finance website Mint.com estimated that the average woman spends $15,000 on makeup in her lifetime. There are thousands of beauty channels with people touting all sorts of information on beauty-related products, hauls and how to get into the beauty industry whether as a makeup artist or PR company.
Melody O'Flaherty is the Founder of Melody Joy Public Relations in New York City. Melody and her team focus on beauty, fashion, celebrity and lifestyle public relations and marketing with a proven track record of growing brands through creative media placement, cross promotions, events, product placement and website publicity.
Melody Joy PR is the company behind the notable brands and world-acclaimed beauty pro instructors at The Makeup Show, which is the largest professional driven beauty event. If beauty and public relations is your passion, Melody O'Flaherty gives insight into the industry.
Q: How did you get started in Public Relations?
MOF: I've been attracted to fashion, beauty and glossy magazines since I was 14 and dreamed of one day pursuing one of these passions as a career in New York City. During college I worked full-time in the industry and after getting my Bachelors in Business Marketing realized it was finally time for me to make my next step and turn my childhood dreams into a reality. I then packed my bags and moved to NYC.
The energy of New York City was so inspiring the moment I stepped foot here and the opportunities in this city are endless. It took me only a couple weeks to get my first two clients and within 6 months I had officially started my own agency and tripled my clientele all within the beauty industry. My dream had become a reality and only continues to grow from here.
Q: What is the role of a PR person and how does it work?
MOF: PR is nonstop. Each day brings something different and you must always be in the know.Know what editor is where, which producer is in charge of what and who is the right person to pitch your client to.
On a typical day however, you can find me coordinating press for our clients and constantly working with the media to increase awareness and name recognition for them. I am always strategizing, meeting, and planning the next steps for our clients whether it be the logistics for upcoming product launches, events, or new store openings.
Things move fast in this industry and you need to handle and juggle many things at once. A beauty editor may call and need product that day for a shoot…if you can't get it there the opportunity can be lost for your client.
Q: Reality TV makes PR seem so glamorous (launch parties and hanging out with celebrities). Is that the average day in the PR world?
MOF: No, that is actually just a small percentage. While attending some of these events and networking is part of it, there is also a lot of hard work and stress that happens behind the scenes. PR can be grueling long hours, but if you love what you do then these hours can fly by and you can enjoy the more glamorous side of PR.
Q: Do PR people work across all industries (i.e. beauty, entertainment, consumer products) or is it more specialized?
MOF: In my firm, we are specialized specifically in the beauty industry and many other PR companies operate like this too. I think it's important to find your niche, what you love and excel in it. It's better for your clients too because you will be more passionate about their brand and will build solid relationships with the editors in this category.
Q: How has social media changed or affected the way you work in PR?
MOF: Social media not only has increased the amount of platforms available to PR firms to spread the word and reach consumers, but it also offers news to spread immediately. It is important that these outlets are also a priority. More and more people are referring to blogs, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, etc. to read reviews on their favorite products or to learn more about ones they are interested in trying. I have even received calls from beauty editors that have seen our client's products posted on various social media outlets. Today a pitch goes much further than just an email.
Q: What advice do you have for people who are interested in making a career change who would like to get into the PR field?
MOF: I say, take a risk and follow your passion! If you like the energy, fast paced lifestyle and thrive on being in the know then PR could be for you. The most important thing is to first know what area of PR you would like to be in. There are so many different facets and niches in PR and if you know this ahead of time, you will be sure to find a career that you're passionate about. If you like makeup, then be a beauty publicist…and if you like sports than follow that path.
To learn more about Melody Joy PR services or to contact them for representation visit their website. Follow Melody Joy Pr on Facebook and Instagram.


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- Final Fantasy XII - The Zodiac Age
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- Yooka-Laylee
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Rome: Total War Cheats
publisher: Activision
developer: Creative Assembly
genre: Strategy
P1000, 256MB RAM, 300MB HDD, 64MB video card
|ESRB rating: T
release date: Sep 22, 04
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Press [~] during game play to display the console window. Then, enter one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function:
<command> ? - Display help for desired command
gamestop or bestbuy - 10% cheaper units in campaign mode
oliphaunt - 40% bigger elephants in campaign mode
jericho - Walls fall down in siege in battle map mode
add_money 20000 - Increase money by 20,0001
add_population <city name> <number> - Add population to indicated city
auto_win <attacker|defender> - Attacker or defender automatically wins next auto resolved battle.
create_unit <settlement or character> <unit ID> <amount> <exp or armor or weapon> - Creates a unit in the selected settlement or characters army with the stats you input
toggle_fow - Toggle fog of war
give_trait <character> <trait> <number> - Give character the trait at indicated level
process_cq <city name> - Complete all building in construction queue; can only be used once
process_rq <city name> - Complete all military units in recruitment queue; can only be used once
list_traits - Lists all traits
move_character <name> <x,y> - Move indicated character to desired coordinates
give_trait_points <character> <trait> <number> - Give points for indicated character's trait
force_diplomacy <accept|decline|off> - Force opponent to accept diplomatic proposal
invulnerable_general <character> - General invincibile in combat
date <year> - Changes date
kill_character <character> - Kill indicated character
season <summer|winter> - Change season
capture_settlement <city name> - Capture indicated city
toggle_tow - Toggle tabbed output window display
toggle_restrictcam - Toggle camera restrictions
give_ancillary <character> <ancillary> - Give character an ancillary
character_reset - Reset character to start of turn settings
show_cursorstat - Show cursor position and region ID
toggle_terrain - Toggle the terrain to display various data sets; no parameter resets to normal
give_trait_points - Give character points for trait
list_ancillaries - List all available ancillaries
mp <value> - Give the character movement points
list_characters - List all characters in the world or those belonging to a faction
show_landings - Show landing positions available to the AI from a given region; default hides them
filter_coastlines - Apply filter to world map coastlines
toggle_coastlines - Toggle strategy map coastline display
set_building_health <value> - Set health of building of the specified type in a settlement
ai_turn_speed <value> - Set maximum speed of turn processing during AI round
amdb_min <value> - Set aerial map overlay depth bias for minimum zoom
amdb_max <value> - Set aerial map overlay depth bias for maximum zoom
amdb_offset <value> - Set aerial map overlay offset towards camera
zoom <value> - Zoom to specified aerial map zoom
set_ranking_interval <value> - Set denominator of the faction ranking graph interval (calculated as number_of_turns divided by denominator); if 0, then denominator will be set to number_of_turns for an interval of 1
regenerate_radar - Regenerate radar
adjust_sea_bed <value> - Adjust sea bed to specified height
reload_shaders - Reload all vertex shaders
reload_textures - Reload all textures
toggle_game_update <mt|toggle|reload|int> - Fire
toggle_perfect_spy - Toggle everyone's spying ability to perfect and infinite range
building_debug - Toggle building debug mode
reset_display - Force display reset cycle
toggle_underlay - Toggle underlay
toggle_overlay - Toggle overlay
diplomatic_stance <value> - Set diplomatic stance between the two factions
test_ancillary_localisation - Add all ancillary to the character info display
perf_times - Toggle display of simple performance times of game update vs. display
burn_piggies_burn - Ignite all piggy winks
test_message - Test the event message specified in descr_event_enums.txt
show_terrain_lines - Display defensive terrain features
message_collation_set - Toggle message collation (sets all factions)
show_all_messages - Toggle show all messages to all factions
clear_messages - Clear all stacked messages
reapply_rigid_model_influence - Unknown
toggle_flowing_water - Toggle display of campaign map flowing water
nw_stats - Toggle display of network stats
toggle_pr - Toggle pr mode
list_units - List all units in an army
victory - Show victory message for faction for short or long campaign
trigger_advice - Trigger advice
damage_wall <none|gate|breach> - Damage wall of settlement
test_victory_scroll - Open victory scroll declaring that the given faction is the victor
upgrade_effect - Trigger unit upgrade effect
force_battle_victory - Force local player's alliance to win the battle
force_battle_defeat - Force local player's alliance to lose the battle
output_unit_positions <filename> - Output positions of all units in the battle to the specified file
show_battle_paths - Show all valid processed paths in pathfinder
show_battle_paths_for_unit <value> - Show all valid processed paths in pathfinder for specific unit given a unit ID
show_battle_street_plan - Show the street plan for the settlement
show_battle_marker <value> - Display a marker at x, y for t seconds
show_battle_circle <value> - Display a circle at x, y of r radius for t seconds
kill_faction <value> - Remove faction from the game
diplomacy_mission - Create diplomacy mission
event <value> - create event at position
control <value> - Switch player control to specified faction; old faction may not act correctly as AI faction
create_building <value> - Create building of the specified type in a settlement
disable_ai - Disable AI
halt_ai <value> - Halts turn sequence before the start of the specified faction's turn (the current faction if no faction given)
run_ai - Restarts an AI turn sequence
Note: This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the "preferences.txt" file in the game folder. For unlimited ammunition, change the value of the "LIMITED_AMMO:" line from "TRUE" to "FALSE". You can do the same for for morale, fatigue, fog of war, etc. values. Note: You must start a new campaign for the changes to take effect.
Building debug mode commands
Use the following commands after enabling the building_debug code:
Toggle view modes: [Tab]
Reset mode: [Right Shift] + [Tab]
Go back modes: [Left Shift] + [Tab]
Damages building under pointer: G
Display plaza: P
Cheap mercenaries
Note: This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the "descr_mercenaries" file in the "\activision\rome - total war\data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign" folder. Locate the line that appears as:
unit merc barbarian infantry, exp 0 cost 750 replenish 0.06 - 0.19 max 2 initial 1
Change only the cost by setting it to "1", so the line now appears as:
unit merc barbarian infantry, exp 0 cost 1 replenish 0.06 - 0.19 max 2 initial 1
Do the same to all mercenary units. Note: Do not add mercenaries in new places as it will prevent you from ever playing the campaign.
All factions
Note: This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the "descr_strat" file in the "\activision\rome - total war\data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign" folder. At the top of the page it will have something like this:
campaign imperial_campaign
Change it to the following:
campaign imperial_campaign
Stand off
When you are outnumbered, have low forces, and know that you will lose, get a good stand off position by gathering all of your remaining forces, and go to a hill or the highest position if possible. If that is unavailable, go into the forests. Then, gather your forces and put all archers in the very back, all medium to close ranged missile weapons in middle, and all of your spearmen in the front with the legionnaires, swordsmen, etc. just behind. If you have elephants or horses, put them javelins. Then, with the spearmen formation, you can either wait for the enemy to hit the spearmen then charge with horses. However it would be better to horse charge them when they are in archer or javelin range, then keep bombarding them. Next, use all of your swordsmen to attack after the enemy hits the spearmen. Then, use all of your forces to charge, except for the archers. Move them away from the fight and keep bombarding. This is also a good choke point defensive maneuver.
If the Senate asks you blockade a port, etc., you can go blockade it for the last turn and not have to do it for the entire five.
Easy money
Start with the Juli faction, Red Roman. Listen to their first mission. Take that rebel town, then make a few Diplomats. Spread them out everywhere, then start asking for trade rights. The more money you can get, the better. Also, if you know you or your allies will not attack them, you can ask for an alliance. Another good method is to build all the farms, roads, ports, and mining things you can do in a settlement.
Removing culture penalty
Destroy the foreign shire/temple and wait for one turn.
Lose with as much damage against opponent
When you get into a fight that you know you cannot win and you cannot run, use the main body of your force to attack the enemy and have ranged units fire at them. Slam your cavalry into the rear of the enemy, then pull them away again. Send them back in and pull them out. Keep repeating this, and you can at least cause the enemy to lose as much of his forces as possible.
Taking a settlement
Note: This only works when you attack, and when the enemy has a wooden palisade or walls. When you want to take a settlement and you are totally outnumbered, get two gate rams. When you are deploying, take half of ypur troops and move them over to one gate. Leave your general with the first group. The enemy should send only horses to the second group. Bring good soldiers so that you can charge in after you attack. If done correctly, then the enemy should stay attacking the first group. Leave your archers with the first group to "rain fire on the enemy". You would probably take the settlement. Note: This works best against barbarians and sometimes rebels.
Unlock New Nations
Beat the game in a full Campaign (50 nations and Take out SPQR) to Unlock New Starting Nations: Egypt, Gaul, German, Sluicid, Spain.
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Sports On A Sunday: Kevin Shattenkirk, Derrick Goold, Brian Ping, Kim Anderson, Steve Greenberg, Dan McLaughlinKevin Shattenkirk on the Blues, Derrick Goold & Dan McLaughlin on Cards, Brian Ping on Rams and stadium issue, Steve Greenberg on College Football Championship and Kim Anderson on Mizzou Basketball.
The Cardinals Hot Stove League Show - January 7, 2015
Sports On A Sunday Morning: Kevin Demoff, Kim Anderson, Howard Balzer, Lou Korac, Dan McLaughlin & Earl Austin Jr.Rams COO Kevin Demoff & Howard Balzer on NFL playoffs and Rams off-season, NHL.com's Lou Korac on Blues, Dan McLaughlin on Cardinals, Kim Anderson on Mizzou Basketball and Earl Austin Jr. on SLU Hoops.
Sports Open Line: Ryan Van Bibber
Sports On A Sunday Morning: Tom Stillman, Kevin Demoff, Rick Hummel, Kim Anderson, Mike Kelly & Dan ReardonChairman Tom Stillman on Blues, RIck Hummel on Cardinals, Kevin Demoff on Rams, Mike Kelly & Kim Anderson on Mizzou and Dan Reardon on Golf
Sports On A Sunday Morning: Doug Armstrong, Kevin Demoff, Kim Anderson, Patty Viverito, Paul Dottino, Bob Ramsey & Dan McLaughlinDoug Armstrong on the Blues, Kevin Demoff and Paul Dottino on the Giants and Rams, Bob Ramsey on SLU, Dan McLaughlin on Cardinals & Patty Viverito on the MVC.
The Hot Stove League Show - December 17, 2014
Sports Open Line: Buck French of Fantex Brokerage Services
Sports On A Sunday Morning: Mark Reynolds, Chris Zimmerman, Derrick Goold, Kevin Demoff, Kim Anderson & Dan McLaughlinMark Reynolds, Derrick Goold & Dan McLaughlin on Cardinals, Chris Zimmerman on Blues, Kevin Demoff on Rams and Kim Anderson on Mizzou Basketball
The Hot Stove League Show - December 10, 2014Cardinals manager Mike Matheny joins us live from the Winter Meetings in San Diego.
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Maria de Jesus Arroyo was frozen alive in White Memorial Medical Center in California. The 80 year old woman died trying to escape her frozen tomb. According to an April 3 report by the Los Angeles Times, the hospital thought she was dead when they froze her.
The woman's family sued the hospital, but their lawsuit was thrown out. The reason the judge threw out the case was because they filed too late. The family only one year from Maria de Jesus Arroyo's death to file a lawsuit.
The Second District Court of Appeal overturned the lower court's decision. Despite filing the lawsuit over a year past the woman's death, they can still file. The reason for this is because the pathologist didn't give his expert opinion about her being declared dead and frozen alive until after the statue of limitations had expired.
Maria de Jesus Arroyo was found, face down, by morticians. Her nose was broken and she cuts and bruises to her face. Those injuries were so severe that the morticians could not cover them up with make-up.
The family's lawsuit against the hospital has returned to the Los Angeles County Superior Court. At the time of publication, it was unknown when the case would be heard.