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Resort's Spring Pass is good through May 2, conditions permitting. Full Article
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Canada's Intrawest is selling Copper Mountain to Utah-based Powdr Corp. No immediate changes are planned. Full Article
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Pushback from customers outweighed financial benefit of limited running of gondola. Full Article
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American Skiing Company (ASC) has entered into an agreement to sell its two remaining resorts in Vermont, Killington and Pico, to SP Land Company for $83.5 million. Full Article
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Pico Mountain has scheduled its opening day for Friday, Dec. 15th and plans to have top to bottom skiing served by the Golden and Summit Express quad chairs. Full Article
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I noticed you have braces. I have braces too you know.
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That guy's a member of the Young Republicans... what a butthead.
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WASHINGTON Despite an adultery scandal that ended David Petraeus' tenure as CIA chief, the general may be called to testify in a Senate inquiry into the killing of four Americans at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Senator Dianne Feinstein said Sunday.
Feinstein, the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on the "Fox News Sunday" program that Petraeus' resignation on Friday "was like a lightning bolt."
She said there will be an investigation into why the FBI failed to inform her and others on the intelligence committee before Friday about the extramarital affair between Petraeus and his biographer, Paula Broadwell, when the FBI probe had been proceeding for weeks.
The California Democrat said there was no connection between Petraeus' resignation and the September 11, 2012, killings in Benghazi. Petraeus had been scheduled to testify about the Benghazi case on Thursday in a closed session of the committee; Mike Morrell, the acting CIA director, is now expected to do so.
She said the committee may decide to call Petraeus in a future meeting of the intelligence panel on the Benghazi killings. Four U.S. citizens were killed, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
"My biggest concern is, there are literally hundreds of threat warnings in the material that has been accumulated," Feinstein said. "There were five attacks during the year, one prior attack on the consulate itself. The question I have is ... why wasn't something done about it?"
U.S. Representative Peter King, the Republican chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, raised questions about why it took FBI investigators so long to inform President Barack Obama and others in his administration that Petraeus was involved.
"The timeline has to be looked at and analyzed," the New York congressman said on CNN's "State of the Union. "Because obviously this was a matter involving a potential compromise of security and the president should have been told about it at the earliest stage."
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said he was ready to turn the page on the scandal that prompted Petraeus to resign, but said the former general must testify before Congress about what he called a "national security failure" at Benghazi.
Graham, of South Carolina, called for a Watergate-style joint select committee of members of the House and Senate to investigate the matter.
Speaking on "Face the Nation" on CBS, Graham said the Pentagon and the U.S. intelligence community have much to explain in this case, but singled out Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, for her role.
"I don't, quite frankly, trust her rendition of Benghazi," Graham said. Rice initially described the attack as a spontaneous outburst rather than a planned attack. Her handling of the matter provided fodder to Republican opponents in the final months of Obama's re-election campaign.
Rice has been mentioned as a possible choice by Obama to succeed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, but Graham said Rice's nomination to this post "would have incredibly difficult time getting through the Senate."
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will next week make the first official visit to Moscow by a Japanese premier in a decade, hoping to give a new impulse to relations with Russia held back by a festering territorial dispute, officials said Monday.
Abe, who took office in December and made improving ties with Russia a priority, will meet President Vladimir Putin during his April 28-30 visit, the Kremlin said in a statement.
The Kremlin said the two sides during Abe's visit would discuss "the perspectives of the further development of the whole range of bilateral cooperation".
Foreign policy issues will also be discussed, including the situation on the Korean peninsula after North Korea's bellicose behaviour in recent weeks troubled both Moscow and Tokyo.
The Japanese government in Tokyo confirmed Abe's visit and said afterwards he would head to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey for talks with leaders of those three countries.
Neighbours in the Pacific region, Japan and Russia have long expressed a desire to expand relations in particular in business, but ties have been limited by the dispute over the Pacific Kuril islands.
The two nations have never formally signed a World War II peace treaty, with Japan maintaining its claim over the southernmost four of the islands, all of which are controlled by Moscow.
However Abe has shown signs of a more conciliatory line on the issue than his predecessor, saying in February that he wants to find a "mutually acceptable solution" to the territorial row.
After Abe took office in December, he and Putin agreed to restart talks on signing a peace treaty whose absence has so far prevented the two states from demarcating a border.
Abe said in an interview with the state ITAR-TASS news agency published Tuesday that he wanted to build good personal relations with Putin and give a new impulse to relations during his visit.
"I hope to agree on a new start to the negotiations on a peace treaty which have not moved forward, give a new push to relations and make sure that this visit opens new long term possibilities for their development."
Abe said that he would be accompanied by the biggest ever business delegation to join a Japanese prime minister on a visit to Russia, comprising 120 people.
A diplomatic source in Moscow described Abe's visit as "very important" and said there were great expectations of "fruitful results" from the talks.
The last such visit was by then Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi who travelled to Moscow to meet Putin in January 2003.
The visit is also taking place after an intriguing trip to Moscow in February by Abe's close ally, the former prime minister Yoshiro Mori, who delivered a message from the new premier to Putin.
Yet there remains little hope of an immediate breakthrough, with Tokyo insisting the four islands currently inhabited by around 16,500 Russians are its territory and Moscow showing no hint of a compromise.
One solution mooted in the past could involve Russia ceding control of the two smallest islands of Shikotan and Khabomai and keeping the much larger Kunashir and Iturup (known as Kunashiri and Etorofu in Japanese). But even this would require massive concessions from both sides.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev infuriated Tokyo twice, in July 2012 and November 2010, visiting Kunashir which juts out past the northeastern tip of Japan's Hokkaido island.
Medvedev's first visit to Kunashir in November 2010 -- when he still held the post of president -- was condemned by Tokyo as an "unforgiveable outrage".
The four islands claimed by Tokyo are known as the Northern Territories in Japan. The islands have been controlled by Moscow since they were seized by Soviet troops at Stalin's behest in 1945 at the end of World War II.


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This is a great choose for my future
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love my classes just don't like the time
Greek Life:
They have to pick you it's nothing you can apply for
no drugs or drinking period
parking is free and it's right infront of class door
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Buying food workly sucks bad
The bus is free but for people like me that dont stay on the bus line and my car just broke down taxi are high and I don't always money to pay for them so then I have to catch rides with someone and thats even hard cause they need gas money then I dont have money to fix my own car
Getting school pay for, no problems. But getting my money that is left over to help pay for bills at home very stressful
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Where a very diverse campus, you different people from all different type's walks of life
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The school is not around are close to any clubs so I feel like thats a great thing
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We don't have drug and Alcohol issues on campus they allow that
Where good we have good a/c for the heat outside and great heat for the cold weather outside
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There very good about keeping safe there are no problems there
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All we have are machine to buy food from and the most of is a not heathly so that's the only bad thing but I wish we had more heather fresh food options.
The days and the time's that we have to attend class makes it's hard for me to really get any time at work and take care of my kids at home I love what I do and it's going to be great for me and my family in the future.
Well my education is not pay for out of my pocket so that's a plus. But by me not being able to work like I need to because of the school hours. I wish we didn't have to wait so long to get our money that's left over after the education is pay for because I need every dime just to help pay bills at home just to get by so that I can stay in school and not have to stop because I need to work more.
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Lol, this is how I used to draw Timmy. His teeth are huge. I think I actually drew this exactly a year ago, to be honest... And, overall, this isn't even half bad. This is definitely one of my better older pics that I'm proud of. There's actually detail in the background if you look hard enough. Yup, this is from "Who's Mansion Now?" by the way. The flashlight and darkened effect I love a lot.
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Seduced and Abandoned
- Network: HBO
- Series Premiere Date: Oct 28, 2013
- Summary: Director-writer James Toback and Alec Baldwin go to Cannes to solicit funding for a film called "Last Tango in Tikrit" and along the way talk to other filmmakers about the film business in this HBO "documentary."
- Genre(s): Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary
- Show Type: TV Movie
- Season 1 premiere date: Oct 28, 2013
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Every enlightening, poignant or funny word is true in the documentary airing Monday on HBO. The fact that it is so funny eventually becomes strangely sad, which makes the film thoroughly enjoyable but also irresistibly provocative.
Seduced and Abandoned doesn't always stay on track, but nonetheless never derails. It's both a romp and a stomp, with Cannes the go-between.
While Seduced and Abandoned may be hard to categorize, it is easy to sum up: amazing.
If it's even partly a put-on, Seduced and Abandoned is nevertheless a fun, larky travel essay and commentary on the film biz, an exquisite wallow in the most rarefied sort of first-world problems.
It's all done in a tone of subtly absurdist humor, which is fine but wearing. While explanations of international marketability and aftermarket products may fascinate Hollywood, they soon become white noise.
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Oct 29, 2013You know how there are certain projects that critics love just because they think the concept is clever, they like the people, there's a slyYou know how there are certain projects that critics love just because they think the concept is clever, they like the people, there's a sly insider prospective, etc. This is one of those projects. The reviews were good, I like Alec Baldwin, I was expecting to like it. BUT about half way in, I was bored and not really appreciating it.
The concept is unusual, a movie about making a movie loaded with interviews with real people we all know. Many of the interviews were tedious, (Ryan Gosling an exception)
Baldwin and James Toback fill in the gaps with lots of footage of themselves engaged in various activities related to making their faux film. This may be entertaining for those who find Baldwin and Toback as fascinating as they themselves apparently believe they are.
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1985–86 Rugby Football League season
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|Chris Johnson 400
|Top try-scorer(s)
|John Henderson 27
The 1985–86 Rugby Football League season was the 91st ever season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Sixteen teams competed from August, 1985 until May, 1986 for the Slalom Lager Championship.
Season summary[edit]
Slalom Lager League Champions were Halifax.
Halifax finished on top of the First Division table to claim their fourth, and to date, last championship, but Warrington defeated them in the Rugby League Premiership competition.
Paul Bishop of Warrington scored a record equalling 5 drop goals in the Premiership semi-final against Wigan on 11 May 1986.
Castleford were 15-14 winners over Hull Kingston Rovers in the Silk Cut Challenge Cup.
Wigan were 11-8 winners over Hull Kingston Rovers in the final for the John Player Special Trophy.
Warrington were 38-10 winners over Halifax in the Premiership Trophy. Warrington's Australian forward Les Boyd was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man-of-the-match.
2nd Division Champions were Leigh.
Bridgend Blue Dragons and Southend Invicta dropped out of the competition. The promotion scheme was changed to 3-up 3-down.
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A shirtless lifeguard, an adorable puppy and tequila… sounds like the perfect recipe for a fantastic commercial. In the past, Sauza Tequila has graciously given us tasty drink recipes to share with you. This time around, they've provided us with something even tastier to sink our teeth into.
Meet the Sauza Lifeguard, played by the deliciously hot male model, Anderson Davis. This buff lifeguard isn't just about water safety. He's all about making one mean margarita. "My favorite S.O.S? You and me, Sipping Our Sauza-ritas," says Davis. Watch him spread sunblock on his chiseled body, make a Frozen Cherry Lime Sauza®-rita and get wet in Sauza Tequila's new commercial, "Make it With A Lifeguard."
If you enjoyed Beyonce's "Mirrors" Pepsi commercial as much as I did, then you'll appreciate this behind the scenes clip. I certainly did and I'm sure a few of you will as well. It includes interviews with Bey's choreographer Frank Gatson and Jake Nava who directed the wicked ad.
My favorite part of the video is the segment with Ty Hunter. He styled the 31-year-old entertainer for this project. Even though we only saw a handful of Beyonce's past incarnations in the ad, clearly looks from more music videos were planned. I hope an extended version of the commercial is scheduled to drop soon. Recreating some of that wardrobe must've required meticulous work. Check out the clip below.
I like Beyoncé but by no means am I her biggest fan. Kelly Rowland was always my favorite Destiny's Child member. But I have to give credit where credit is due. Bey's new Pepsi commercial is all kinds of awesome.
The 31-year-old entertainer enjoys the beverage while rehearsing. Out of nowhere she's confronted with different past incarnations of herself in various mirrors. I wonder if Mrs. Carter was inspired by Justin Timberlake's "Mirrors" music video. Reflective surfaces are certainly all the rage these days 😉
I love that Beyoncé included less-than-flattering versions of herself in the clip. That pink ensemble during her "Bootylicious" days is not good. "Single Ladies" and "Crazy In Love" are among others also included in the commercial. At the end of the ad, she says, "embrace your past, but live for now." Deep B, deep.
Loving the snippet of the new track as well. "Grown Woman" is so much better than "Bow Down Bitches." The song has a sorta "Lose My Breath" type beginning. Check out the commercial below.
Normally, I'm a honey mustard or vinaigrette kind of guy, but I might have to rethink my salad dressing options, especially after watching this Kraft commercial. The brand's new pitchman cleverly called (not) "Zesty Guy" makes a really compelling case to try Zesty Italian. Just be careful not to get too close to the stove like him. Otherwise you might find your v-neck shirt disintegrate, leaving you exposed like Zesty Guy. I guess it's really our fault. He keeps asking how zesty we like it, causing the flames to go higher and higher, as he adds a bit more zest.
In addition to appearing in the sexy ad spot, Zesty Man will also pop up on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live as a guest chef and bartender. I'm sure Andy Cohen will be happy. Having a hot guy to stare at while guests ramble on is a nice way to pass the time. Plus you can probably cop a feel for the sake of ratings 😉 If you want to spread the word about the sassy cook, you can send Zestygrams to all your friends. Check out the commercial below.
What would Miranda Priestly say? I'm sure she wouldn't approve of Stanley Tucci's high-waisted jeans and wifebeater? Speaking of The Devil Wears Prada, did you know Tucci married co-star Emily Blunt's sister Felicity last year? I had no idea.
I don't know what I find more shocking about this vintage Levis commercial from the 80s. The fact that Tucci was once a former male model or that he had hair. For as long as I can remember, the 52-year-old always sported a shiny scalp. He suits it so well. In fact, watching him act all chachi with thinning hair as a leading man is a little odd. To me, he'll always be the actor who plays memorable supporting roles in the aforementioned Prada flick, The Hunger Games, Maid In Manhattan and the classic Burlesque. LOL. Obviously, I kid with the last one. Check out Tucci's Levis commercial below.
Poor Audrey Hepburn. While fellow dead icons like Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly and Marlene Dietrich appeared with Charlize Theron in Dior's J'Adore commercial, the Breakfast at Tiffanys actress rises from the dead to hawk milk chocolate. Not nearly as glamorous, but I'm sure pretty lucrative for her estate. Her children Sean Ferrer and Luca Dotti stated that their mother was a chocolate fan and would've been "proud" to be in the ad. Yeah, right!!! Lol.
The Hollywood legend is the new face of Galaxy chocolate. Hepburn is digitally resurrected using footage from her iconic flick Roman Holiday. She's shown riding in a bus, but ditches it when she sees a hottie in a sleek convertible. The two then ride off enjoying the Almafi coast and Galaxy chocolate of course.
This isn't the first time Audrey rose from the dead to shill product. Since her death in 1993, she's appeared in ads for Gap and Ikea. I wonder what will be next. It'll be interesting to see if this endorsement deal puts her in Forbes Top 10 Earning Dead Celebrities For 2013. She didn't make last year's cut. Check out the commercial below.
One of the most annoying things about laptops and iPads at the beach or in the sun is the glare you get, seeing only your reflection when you look at the screen. Although I've never tried one myself, the Kindle Paperwhite apparently does not have that issue.
In a new commercial titled "Perfect Day At The Beach," a man and a woman are side by side in their recliners, both reading their e-books. The woman has no problem because she has a Kindle, but the guy struggles to see anything. They chat about it a bit and he decides to buy one online. To celebrate, they decide they should have a drink to celebrate and that's where the gay twist comes in!
Such a cute commercial. Watch it below!
In a new promo video slash commercial, Miracle Whip brings together one of the most random mixes of singers you could think of to sing what they call their "Open Mouth Anthem."
In the video, Lance Bass, Susan Boyle, Wynonna Judd and several other singers join forces to sing about mayonnaise and opening your mouth to eat it. It's so bizarre and funny at the same time because the joke is how seriously they are taking it. It actually reminds me of a "We Are The World" video, except just about mayo.
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Andrew was a student at Babson College when he started developing his idea for a wristband that conceals a USB storage drive (8GB) for easy, anytime access to electronic files. Originally launched in 2010 and now available in new colors, these OnHand bands have a fun, casual look that's geared for kids and young adults—and functionality that computer users of all ages can appreciate.
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Hi! My name is Andrew. Ever lose a flashdrive? Ha! Of course you have! When I was studying at Babson, I must have lost dozens of flashdrives. Well guess freaking what? I decided to change the game.
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I brought this same wristband at staples for a lot less and brother's company was giving these away for a promotion.
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Aaron from The Grommet here.
There are certainly alternatives out there! OnHand has been proudly making their USB wristbands for several years now and have put much effort into quality and colorful designs.
One thing to note is that these are 8 GB. Smaller-sized flash drives will be much cheaper.
With the iPhone 5 card case I am wondering about the magnetic strips on most cards, usually when you put a phone by a card, that demagnetizes it, what stops this from happening with your product?
@This was my question, too. I hope you get a reply.
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Thank you for the question. Generally, most phones, and the iPhone 5 in this case, do not demagnetize strips on cards such as credit cards, library, cards, etc.
However, hotel room keys are another matter. The difference comes down to how the information is coded in the magnetic strip, and with hotel room keys, because they are re-usable, the encoded information is not as strong and more susceptible to being demagnetized.
Saying all that, your credit card should be fine!
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Arc of Mercer athletes are highly competitive and skilled, they just have one little thing whether itĺs mental or physical that sets them apart.
But according to Matthew Zak, they have every right to share the field with non-special needs athletes. Thatĺs why the Course Integrated Specialistĺs employer, Arc of Mercer, are launching an integrated Special Olympics program with local high schools and colleges.
The Arc of Mercer is a nonprofit group based in Ewing, with offices in Trenton, for special needs adults ranging from 21 to 41 years of age.
ôRight now, we have Steinert High School, Robbinsville, possibly Bordentown, and Trenton Catholic Academy on board. Rider and TCNJ are on board too,ö Zak said.
Currently, Arc has a league where the special needs athletes compete against each other, but they want to launch the integrated program in Jan. or Feb. According to Zak, they already have 10 Special Olympics athletes for the basketball program, seven for the soccer program, and 10 playing floor hockey.
Zak said the original idea was to have a competitive league with the high schools and colleges, but that legal issues prevented that.
ôSince we have older adults, there were some issues with insurance, but the main thing was the age difference. Having high school studentĺs play against 21 to 41 year olds, they werenĺt completely for that. So we are going to conduct training/mentor programs with scrimmages,ö Zak said.
During the program, special needs athletes will attend a new training program every month for a week at a different high school. Zak said they want to switch the locations between different schools.
Steven Gazdek, the Athletic Director at Steinert, said they have had meetings and been in early planning stages with Arc.
ôItĺs for a good cause. We have been involved in Special Olympics before and itĺs something we want to get involved with,ö Gazdek said.
According to the AD, he has to get his coaches on board and have the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association approve it, but he is hopeful it will happen.
ôWe are looking to possibly put on some clinics and teaching programs involving our coaches and then build from there,ö Gazdek said.
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BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Lottery Corporation reports that nobody won the major jackpots in the Louisiana Lotto and multistate Powerball drawings Saturday night.
Louisiana Lotto players matching all six numbers drawn would have won or shared a $450,000 prize. The prize will rise to an estimated $475,000 for the next drawing, on Wednesday.
Powerball players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared a $25.6 million jackpot. That prize will rise to an estimated $37 million for Wednesday.
Also, the lottery says, no one won the $100,000 Easy 5 jackpot.
These Louisiana lotteries were drawn Saturday:
Easy 5: 04-15-18-19-25
Estimated jackpot: $100,000
Lotto: 02-07-09-11-24-37
Estimated jackpot: $450,000
Pick 3: 8-5-7
Pick 4: 4-6-7-8
Powerball: 22-27-35-37-45, Powerball: 3, Power Play: 4
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I've partitioned by Linux install to have separate / and /home partitions. In this instance, while installing Ubuntu 12.10, I accidentally created a new profile as /home. Thus, in the home folder on my system I have two different profiles. One is the one I always use and the other is new.
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Dec. 12, marks a new era and a new team dynamics for writer Jeff Parker's Dark Avengers as Issue 184 goes on sale. But before the new storyline begins, I convinced Parker to reflect on his Thunderbolts/Dark Avengers run, which started in November 2009 (Thunderbolts #138) as well as discussing what lies ahead with the series. It was interesting to learn his thought process when collaborating with past series artists like Kev Walker and Declan Shalvey, as well as what current artist Neil Edwards motivates Parker to tackle. This interview was a fun romp for me, full of surprises — none more than the first: that Parker nearly passed on writing the series.
Once you finish the interview, please chime in if you agree that Parker should get a chance to write a Man-Thing series for Marvel. And if you missed CBR's Dave Richards' interview with Parker regarding Red She-Hulk, be sure to read it to learn about more great Parker storytelling.
Tim O'Shea: You started writing Thunderbolts/Dark Avengers in November 2009. Could you have envisioned it would be a book you would still be writing a solid three years later?
Jeff Parker: No, I almost passed on it. When Bill Rosemann asked me if I'd be interested in coming on after Andy Diggle. I'd never read much of the title, and he described that they wanted to base it around The Raft superprison. And I was wary. "It's all set in prison? They never go anywhere?" But Bill and Tom Brevoort assured me that they'd be able to go on missions, it just needed to have prison as a big backdrop; that's what had been discussed at one of the Marvel summits. Bill had asked me because I'd just worked on The Hood sequel miniseries with him and Kyle Hotz and he thought I'd be good for continuing with a villain book.
Hello and welcome to What Are You Reading? Today we're joined by special guest Ethan Young, creator of the webcomic-turned-print collection Tails.
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Welcome to Food or Comics?, where every week we talk about what comics we'd buy at our local comic shop based on certain spending limits — $15 and $30 — as well as what we'd get if we had extra money or a gift card to spend on a splurge item.
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Chris Arrant
If I had $15, I'd make up for lost time and get the first collection of Mind the Gap (Image, $9.99). Rodin Esquejo is an absolute gem in my opinion, and Jim McCann looks to have crafted a story with some definite suspenseful power. After that I'd get James Stokoe's Godzilla: Half Century War #3 (IDW, $3.99). This has become one of my favorite serials to come out, which for a work-for-hire book is tough. Instead of doing a story in service of the concept, it uses the concept to create a great story – and Stokoe really loves Godzilla and puts a face to those humans who oppose him. Finally, I'd get the free Cyber Force #1 (Image/Top Cow, $0) because, well, it's free. I have an unabashed love for the original Cyber Force, and previous reboots haven't really gelled the way I wanted to. I'm excited to see what Matt Hawkins brings to this, and I'm glad Silvestri is involved even if only on covers and designs.
If I had $30, I'd first stop for Glory #29 (Image, $3.99). I tend to read this series in built-up bursts, and I'm overdue to catch up. I like the monstrous rage Ross Campbell brings to this, and seeing Joe Keatinge capitalize on the artist he has to create a broader story is thrilling. After that I'd get a Marvel three-pack in Hawkeye #3 (Marvel, $2.99), Daredevil #19 (Marvel, $2.99) and AvX Consequences #2 (Marvel, $3.99). I'd buy David Aja illustrating a phone book – seeing him getting a great story is icing on the cake.
If I could splurge, I'd lash onto Charles Burns' The Hive (Pantheon, $21.95). I'm reluctantly late to the game when it comes to Charles Burns, but X'ed Out clued me into his awesome cartooning power. After devouring his previous work, I'm excited to read The Hive as it first comes out. I don't quite know what to expect, but after finally coming around to Burn's skill I'm up for pretty much anything. Continue Reading »
Welcome to Food or Comics?, where every week we talk about what comics we'd buy at our local comic shop based on certain spending limits — $15 and $30 — as well as what we'd get if we had extra money or a gift card to spend on a splurge item.
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Chris Mautner
If I had $15, I'd buy Boys #70 (only two issues until the big finale) and Classic Popeye #2, IDW Publishing's ongoing series of reprints devoted to Bud Sagendorf comics from the 1940s, as the first issue was much more fun than I expected it to be.
If I had $30, I'd put those comics back, but would be stuck between a couple of books. The first would be Aya: Life in Yop City, which collects the three previous Aya books by Marguerite Abouet and Clement Oubrerie in one volume. These are great, funny comics, full of life and observation regarding a culture — in this case African culture — most Westerners know nothing about.
There's also A Chinese Life, a massive doorstop of a memoir by Chinese artist Li Kunwu (with help from writer Philippe Otie) chronicling his life and times. Kunwu lives through some of modern China's most tumultuous periods, including the Cultural Revolution, and hopefully his book will, like Aya, humanize a time and culture that for many is just a few lines in their history book.
Finally, there's Message to Adolph, Vol. 1, one of Tezuka's final works, set during World War II, about three people named Adolph, one a Jew, the other a German boy living in Japan, and the third the fuhrer himself. Originally published by Viz about two decades ago, Vertical has taken it upon themselves to put out a newly translated version which is great news for those that missed this great manga the first time around.
Is there a greater splurge purchase this week that Dal Tokyo, the collected version of Gary Panter's off-kilter comic strip? I plugged this book last week, but it deserves another one. I've been waiting for this book for awhile.
For the scholarly comics type, the splurge of the week might be Crockett Johnson and Ruth Krauss, a look at the creator of Barnaby and Harold and the Purple Crayon and his wife, a children's author with whom he frequently collaborated.
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Johnson was known as the greatest defensive fighter in the hwt division. In all my years studying Johnson I've never seen him react to any punch like he does to that very long right hand from Ketchel. He does indeed start to fall before the punch is any where near him. In my eyes the punch if it hit him at all brushed the back of his head. It does also seem weird that the punch was thrown in full view of the camera.....Ketchel directly to the left and Johnson directly to the right. I always thought the KD was faked watching this bout back in the 70s on 8 mm film to this very day watching on YouTube. Smiths comments adds further proof in my eyes because what he says is what I see when I watch the film and he was there at ringside. Why it happened and all the circumstances surrounding it will probably always be a mystery.
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I've noticed all the chat about rushing lately. It's disgusting me to see people say that one strat is unbeatable, and another is easy to counter. In AoC this was true, but in SWGB things have changed due to some kick ass units available in tech level 1.
Although these new units complicate our ideas of counter rushing, below are some thoughts on how to stop a rush in its tracks. Keep in mind that I will not post a build order that will allow you to have some all powerful economy to beat the rush. Also there is no correct way to stop a rush, and no unwavering order will beat every rush every time. Your ability to adapt makes you the player you are- not what rushes you can and cannot do. If you want build orders AoC is still being played.
For all counter rushes though, basic training is a key component. That extra armor and HP makes an enormous difference in whether your workers live or die to the invading army. Neglecting this technology can cost you your workers which in turn cost resources, and that can cost the game.
Trooper Recruit Rush.
This will happen quickly and can put you behind before you know it! You will notice that the first key to stopping any rush is to not be caught with your pants down so to speak.
Being with scouting: Once you've spotted the resources around you and taken note of the resources in your enemies' base, the scout should be covering all angles to your base coming from the enemy. More often than not, a trooper recruit rush requires a forward barracks and power core to reinforce the numbers of the army. Trooper Recruits are far too slow to reach your base in time from the enemy's. If he is sending recruits one by one from home, he should in effect be sending lambs to the slaughter.
If you can catch the forward builder in the process of building a power core or even a second barracks your first impulse should be to take some workers (with basic training!!!!!) to try to disrupt the building, and if you can to wall in the troop center. If you can do this you may be able to delay the rush long enough for you to build a troop center and a power core of your own to begin creating the army to stop his. If this is the case then the logical strategy would be to turn the game into an old school Skirm War such as in AoC (note troopers cost the same as skirms hence the name)
If you don't notice the rush, then he has caught you with your pants and down and thus has an advantage. However all is not lost. If you don't have your basic training by now get it!!! The +1 pierce armor makes quite the difference. You need to get an army as quickly as you can because the trickle of the initial attack will quickly turn into a stream of invading recruits. The Initial Attack (IA) should only surprise you if he hits you at about 8 or 9 minutes, and if he hits at that time he is only likely to have 4-5 trooper recruits so you are faced with a decision. If they come for your carbon workers (or any other large groups) uses strength in their numbers and attack the recruits with workers, if you have a civ that can repair villagers (workers) with other villagers then use it to your advantage. If they go for your nova miners or some random hunters your best bet is to run those workers in duress to your town center and hope its fire can weaken or take out a few recruits. After the initial attack you can just try to take control of a few hills so that you maintain an elevation bonus and begin booming. Key things to keep in mind are: (a) keep your villagers working as much as you can (b) use villagers to give you a number advantage every time you attack. Villagers are fairly strong in TL1. Once you hit tl2 (if its before him) you can upgrade to troopers and overrun his puny recruits. Add some towers to defend key spots such as ore and use then to retreat into to strengthen troops.
However if the battle wages into the next age remember you are in a weakened state. This is not a wise time to build jedi to counter troopers. They are too expensive in a game that is undoubtedly to close to sacrifice those resources. You should build another troop center and consider building a few mounted troopers to burn down his forward power core. The whole idea in tech level 2 fighting is to get an early advantage either in military size and strength or an economic advantage by depriving them of the resources they need. If one approach is no working adapt your plan to the other.
keep your cool, dont panic
make sure you have basic training
get a troop center up ASAP
use recruits and your own villagers to hold off get to TL2 as soon as feasible
Mounted Rush.
If you uncover a nursery during your scouting this should send a red alert to you that Mounties may be on the way. If you find one on a map where nerfs are not in an abundance, it's a dead give away that at some point you will be seeing mounted troopers so better prepare for it.
To do this you should build a power core and a troop center as well as try to tl2 quickly. It is in your favor to have troopers fighting against the mounty trooper juggernauts as opposed to weak (and more importantly SLOW) trooper recruits. You should also be aware that a forward troop center is not needed to MT rush. They are extremely quick, so running from one base to another is not a particularly crippling thing. So don't think if there is no forward building from the enemy you are safe.
Workers cannot defeat mounted troopers and you'll just be sending them to their death to attempt to kill mounted troopers. If you are being MT rushed and did not suspect it, do not fret just build up a group of troopers and you should be able to fend off the attacks using their power overlapped with Command Centre (CC) or tower fire.
Do not got tech level 3! If you do, you will lose.
Trooper Rush.
The easiest way to stop a trooper rush is by out-massing the other guy with Troopers of your own. This of course means having troops before the mass of TL2 troopers hit your town. Again this is nostalgic of AoC Skirm Wars.
Towers are also effective at stopping the trooper rush as they have enormous advantage on them. By sending 2 guys on ore early (during the upgrade to tl2) you can throw a tower on your Ore/Nova mines, 2 on your carbon. The towers on your carbon should try to also cover your farms so the enemy troops can not just harass your food.
I find myself throwing up 3 towers andunted troopers and begins towering me I am in trouble. You do not typically get an army if you're using a tower defense since you want to get tl3 as quickly as possible. You will find tower rushes are ineffective against any player who has had some experience in the game.
Tower Rush.
You begin stopping this rush prior to the start of the game as well. Naboo and Trade Fed are suited for tower rushing, as Naboo later have the greatest buildings, but it seems the Fed are far better. Not only can their workers repair each other from defensive Tower fire, but they don't have to stop and build houses which mean they can get can get on Ore quicker, giving them larger quantities.
Be scouting for early ore mining being done by Trade Federation civs who are enemies. If he is mining at 9 minutes, then he is either tower rushing, or using defensive tower strategies to get a faster tl3. Either way you should begin looking around your wood and the perimeter of your farms (if you have any) for idle villagers waiting for that magical moment when he tl2 and starts building those towers.
If you catch it early enough you can build a defensive tower that forces him to try to start building his line elsewhere at some insignificant spot in your base. If you do not, then you will have to give up land but should still build a tower of your own and get on ore, so that he has to change directions to continue towering and you can possibly build towers of your own and kill his workers. Once his workers are dead then focus on booming and hitting tl3, towers do not but scratch pummels and covered by fighters, a tower rusher will not be able to protect his forward. However in tech level 3 he will have a definite stone advantage so expect his base to be towered with both anti air and regular turrets. A tower rush makes for a long game do not be drawn into a fight underneath his towers without proper siege!!
If you really wanted you could also forget booming and begin mounted trooper rushing, but its extremely risky. Blue can do this but he has been playing long enough to understand and adapt his play. You must be able to do the same.
The ideas and process contained within this post are nothing more than guidelines if I were to be put in the various given situations. You can follow other plans and may succeed but you'll still need to understand what I say to always be successful. take the time to watch these game and share you ideas on how you turn rushes to your advantage
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I would like to add a small point, Walls, with turrets, and then waiting mounties. That ensures anything other than air does not break through, and as the need for military is not great, [a few mounties] you can afford to keep other entrances to your base, or your own attack, re-enforced. Costly in ore, but a spaceport will help. In a base with many entrances. It will help.
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I've found in some cases walls are more hassle then they're worth. It's fun to build up a big, walled in base, but logistically, I find it's better to keep things small and close together, with an army to defend the base instead of turrets and walls. Walls cost a lot, and require repair, and only add to the area that requires defense. Turrets do little damage against larger armies.
But then, I still like building walls, and am continuing my search for a way to wall in my base without it being more of a hassle than it's worth.
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Some walling can be useful early on, but once you start booming, it really is more trouble than it's worth. You should never aim to build a wall all the way around your base and rely on it to keep the enemy out. It just discourages you from spreading out and your econ will suffer later in the game (isn't that right Vostok
Making walls out of prefabs and other buildings is a useful trick. You have to build them anyway sooner or later, so it doesn't cost much extra in resources (if you're TF you will have to use walls). Even then, you shouldn't be trying to wall in your whole base. Just block enemy access to certain areas, and channel their attacks so they're easier to fight off. Force them to run the gauntlet of fire from your CC and turret.
Above all, you should block in your turrets and power cores on 3 sides. This makes it extremely difficult for mounties to burn them down. It's nearly always a good idea to put a turret on your carbon workers, and well placed house walls can help keep enemy troopers away from them, or force them to attack close to the turret.
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I find that a well placed fortress makes a great wall. If you place two fortress's close together, that makes an even better wall.
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I use towers in stead of a wall
It is a good defend
Then put some soldats in it and it is even better
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Towers are great and inexpensive and often much more effective than a fortress, I concur. If (ore not being a problem of course) I can, I like to have at least 2 fortresses supported with as many air turrets and laser turrets as I can get. Then protect them with a shield generator. Looks good on paper, but you can't always get'r done of course in real life.
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