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The 19th Amendment guarantees American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle; victory took decades of agitation. Beginning in the mid-19th century, woman suffrage supporters lectured, wrote,
marched, lobbied, and practiced civil disobedience to achieve what many Americans considered radical change.
Between 1878, when the amendment was first introduced in Congress, and 1920, when it was ratified, champions of voting rights for women worked tirelessly, but their strategies varied. Some tried to pass suffrage acts in each state—nine western states adopted woman suffrage legislation by 1912. Others challenged male-only voting laws in the courts. More public tactics included parades, silent vigils, and hunger strikes. Supporters were heckled, jailed, and sometimes physically abused.
By 1916, most of the major suffrage organizations united behind the goal of a constitutional amendment. When New York adopted woman suffrage in 1917, and President Wilson changed his position to support an amendment in 1918, the political balance began to shift.
On May 21, 1919, the House of Representatives passed the amendment, and two weeks later, the Senate followed. When Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the amendment on August 18, 1920, the amendment was adopted. While decades of struggle to include African Americans and other minority women in the promise of voting rights remained, the face of the American electorate had changed forever.
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During World War I, militant suffragists, demanding that President Wilson
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Man arraigned on charges in shooting outside Erie school (Updated: 4:36 p.m.)
An Erie man was jailed on $500,000 bond late this afternoon after being arraigned on attempted homicide and other charges in the shooting of a woman outside of an east Erie Elementary School.
Police accuse Derrick L. Rowry, 46, of the 2400 block of East Avenue, of shooting 44-year-old Tamara Logan "multiple times in the head area" in the 900 block of East 22nd Street at about 10:15 a.m.
Logan was taken to UPMC Hamot after the shooting. She is awake and alert, Erie police Deputy Chief Randy said.
A man who was working on a house on East 21st Street said he heard five gunshots then saw a Cadillac backing down East 22nd Street. Police were given a description of the car and later found it parked in the 200 block of East Seventh Street.
McKinley Elementary School was locked down while police blocked off areas around the school, and parts of East 22nd and East 23rd streets, with crime scene tape.
Bowers said at no time were any students or staff of the elementary school in danger.
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While the rest of his family celebrated at Sandringham, Norfolk, William, wearing a suit, and Kate, in a burgundy winter coat, were at church 150 miles away.
The couple are staying with Kate's family for Christmas Day. They turned up for the service at St. Mark's Church with Kate's sister Pippa and brother James.
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The Queen, greeted by about 1,000 well-wishers, wore a turquoise coat and matching hat for the service.


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CATHOLIC HILL — Two bright red buildings stand out among miles of soggy swamp that lines Ritter Road in Colleton County.
They're a sure sign you've made it to Catholic Hill, a small settlement about 40 miles southwest of Charleston.
The buildings — a steepled church and an old school house – belong to Saint James the Greater Catholic Mission. They've stood the test of time, but black spots and wear on their red cedar-shake show they're in need of some care, as well.
Inside the old school house, the staircase that once stood is gone and scaffolding sits along the walls. Pine wood used to line the floor. But now it, too, is gone and its disappearance has shaken the very core of the church.
A thief or thieves stole the heap of wood that had been salvaged from that old school house floor as part of a long-awaited renovation. For the congregation, the loss is as deep-rooted as their history.
"The freed slaves who built that school house, their sweat and their blood is in that wood. The members of the church are descendants of those slaves," Father Jeffrey Kendall, the church's pastor, said. "It has such tremendous meaning for us. That is why it's so heartbreaking for us."
A history of survival
Saint James the Greater Catholic Mission is one of the oldest churches in South Carolina, spanning generations. Throughout its nearly two centuries, the church has been built and rebuilt.
It sits in an unincorporated section of Colleton County and was started by Irish plantation owners who settled there in the early 19th century. The church building was erected around 1826. Bishop John England, the first Bishop of Charleston, dedicated the church in 1833.
Plantation owners and their slaves would worship there. Those slaves and their descendants would later become the life line of that congregation.
In 1856, a fire that started in a nearby field destroyed the church. Then the Civil War stalled any notions of rebuilding.
When the war ended and the slaves were set free, they kept worshipping, and a layman led prayers.
"The former slaves kept practicing the faith all by themselves with no priest," Kendall said.
In the 1870s, the freed slaves built the school house, according to Kendall. "They built it on their own," Kendall said.
In 1897, a priest traveling through the area heard about some black Catholics in the area and discovered them in Catholic Hill. The priest re-established the congregation and served the parish until 1909.
Around that time a new church was finally built on the site of the old church. But it wouldn't last long. In the 1930s, a tornado spawned by a hurricane destroyed the building. The old school house, however, was not damaged.
A new church was built, the third one to stand on Catholic Hill, and the school house was utilized to teach children until the 1970s. About 12 years ago, the school building was in such disrepair the church had to cease all of the activities they held inside of it.
The congregation started raising money to renovate the building. It's been a work in progress for more than a decade, according to Kendall. They started the renovation last week. One of the first tasks was to pull out and salvage the wood from the first floor of the building.
The congregation had big plans for that pine. Little did they know, another obstacle would soon appear in their ongoing struggle to keep the church's deep-rooted history alive.
Stolen wood
The wood inside the school building was special to the congregation. It was heart pine, the densest, prettiest, most durable pine wood.
"We were going to make a new altar, an ambo, (similar to a podium), and a baptismal font," he said. Those items were going to be placed inside the main church building as a reminder of the congregation's endurance. But those plans were ruined early one recent morning when the trailer holding that precious cargo was stolen from its spot outside the church, according to Kendall.
"They stole wood destined for the most important part of the church," Kendall said. "It's irreplaceable."
Kendall doesn't think the culprit realizes the magnitude of the crime.
A report was filed with the Colleton County Sheriff's Office on June 29. But the trailer and the wood remain missing.
"I'm pretty angry," said Kendall. "Either they don't know the value of the wood and dumped it somewhere or they know the value of the wood and they're going to try to use it themselves."
Geraldine "Gerry" Jenkins is a church member who married into the Washington family about 35 years ago. Washington's ancestors were among the slaves that kept the church going for more than a century, she said.
She hopes somewhere out there, their wood remains intact and that someone's good conscience will help steer the wood back.
"They stole a part of our life. They didn't destroy it," she said. "We've come too far to be destroyed. But they took a part of our heritage away and we would truly like to have it back."
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SALEM - The hardest call Salem resident Wavelene Arnold said she had to make occurred last fall, to her ob/gyn, after finding a small lump on her breast during a self-exam.
Nearly a year later, she has no regrets - if she had waited to make that call, her chances of surviving breast cancer would have been much less than the 98 percent cure rate she's expecting.
"Early detection is key," she said during a recent interview.
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The results of a digital mammogram can be seen on a screen as Salem Community Hospital Vice President of Institutional Advancement LuAnn Haddad, SCH lead pharmacy technician Wavelene Arnold and SCH Department of Medical Imaging Chairman Peter Apicella, M.D. gather in his office in preparation for Puttin' on the Pink. The event at 12:15 p.m. Friday behind Salem Medical Center off of East State Street will celebrate breast cancer survivors and stress the need for women to have mammograms for early detection. Arnold will be speaking as a breast cancer survivor and Apicella will talk about the advantages of digital mammography. (Salem News photo by Mary Ann Greier)
The 62-year-old lead pharmacy technician at Salem Community Hospital will share her story as a breast cancer survivor during Puttin' on the Pink, a breast cancer awareness event set for 12:15 p.m. Friday behind Salem Medical Center.
Also on the agenda will be Peter Apicella, M.D., the chairman of the SCH Medical Imaging Department, who will talk about digital mammography and its importance to early diagnosis. Local breast cancer survivors and the women who have supported them, who are all invited to attend, will also walk a mile and have a light lunch.
From Arnold, the advice to other women is this: get mammograms, know your body and be your own advocate.
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4WHAT: Puttin' on the Pink breast cancer program
4WHEN: 12:15 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Tent behind Salem Medical Center
WHY: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
SPONSOR: Salem Community Hospital Charitable Foundation and Medical Imaging Department
INCLUDES: Remarks by breast cancer survivor, info on digital mammography, 1-mile walk and light lunch
REGISTER: Call 330-332-7227
"You can either bury your head in the sand or hit it head-on, which is what I did," she said.
Arnold tried to do self-exams in the shower every month and last fall she found a small lump, describing it as more of a thickening. She called her ob/gyn and had an appointment on a Thursday. That Monday, she had a diagnostic mammogram and Apicella did a biopsy after noting there was a mass. By Tuesday morning, Nov. 1, 2011, he had called to tell her the news - she had cancer.
Her husband, Robert, passed away from lung cancer on Aug. 13, 2002, six months after being diagnosed. He had survived 22 years after being diagnosed with malignant melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer.
She had been his caregiver and now she was the one who would need care. Her 26-year-old daughter, Lauren, who was in grad school at the time, came home to take care of her.
"You're overwhelmed, you cry, but I never felt the anger or the pity. I never said why me," Arnold reflected, noting a friend who had a brain tumor had asked why me and another friend commented, "Why not you? What makes you so special?"
Arnold only has a few chemotherapy treatments left and her hair is growing back after months of wearing stylish scarves and trying wigs. Since being diagnosed, she's had a lumpectomy, double mastectomy, radiation and the chemotherapy, which lasts five hours each session.
She used the time during chemotherapy to look at ways to make improvements and approached Apicella about finding things to donate to help the patients occupy their minds with something other than cancer.
The Medical Imaging Department teamed up with Salem Rotary, St. Paul School and the Salem Public Library and portable DVD players and movies were donated for chemotherapy patients and their guests. They've even started serving popcorn. She thanked the St. Paul students personally and answered their questions.
From there, she tackled the dietary menu for patients with cancer, with a new menu taking into account their special needs.
For her latest project, she's putting together an SCH employee-patient advocate program, teaming SCH employees who are cancer survivors with new cancer patients to share their experiences, give them tips and give them hope. The program will begin after the first of the year.
"It is a fight and it's not easy. People need all the help they can get to get through it," she said.
Arnold had all of her treatment at SCH, where she has worked for 40 years.
On Wednesday, read about digital mammography and breast cancer screening recommendations, along with an SCH Charitable Foundation event planned for April for women with cancer.
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A Wee Bit O' Live Music!
March 15, 2013 - Jim Price
With St. Patrick's Day happening on a Sunday this year, this weekend will be filled with lots of the color green, Irish music, Irish cuisine, and plenty of Irish-themed live music parties and events.
Three major area St. Patrick's-rooted celebrations return this year. On Friday night, the 10th annual Mac's Irish Bash – a fundraiser for the Richard L. McEldowney Academic Scholarship Fund – will take place at Altoona's Jaffa Shrine. The festivities start at 6 p.m., with dinner and live music from the Michael O'Brian Band and Flight 19. Advance tickets are sold for this event.
Punk rock, rockabilly and psychobilly music take the spotlight for another annual St. Patty's tradition on Saturday night. The 14th annual 814 Riot returns to the Castle Pub in Ebensburg starting at 8 p.m. The 814 Riot will feature live bands on two stages, highlighted by a reunion of former Altoona punk rock favorites Ten Sent Wings. Also performing will be Nobody's Heroes, Ben Dumm & the Deviants, The Legendary Hucklebucks, The Barons, World's Scariest Police Chases and Sloover.
And the Oriental Ballroom in Gallitzin will again be the setting for a huge St. Patrick's Day party on Sunday evening. The annual St. Patrick's Day Party will kick off at 4 p.m., and feature dinner plus music from Full Kilt, the Michael O'Brian Band and Hot Wax. Advance tickets are sold for this event, and proceeds help out the Gallitzin American Legion.
Zach's in Altoona is always a busy place around St. Patrick's Day, and this year they will feature entertainment throughout the weekend. The Michael O'Brian Band will lead the crowds in Irish pub sing-alongs on Friday night, The Syrins will bring vintage and classic rock to Zach's stage on Saturday night, and Zach's frequent-flyer solo performer Conner Gilbert wraps up the celebration on Sunday afternoon and evening.
For some belated Irish music later in the week directly from the homeland, female Irish pop-rock quartet the Screaming Orphans will visit Penn State Altoona on Thursday night, taking the stage at the Slep Student Center at 9 p.m. Compared to the Bangles and Cranberries, the Screaming Orphans are touring Penn State branch campuses this week as part of their ongoing tour of the eastern United States. Admission to this performance is free. (And if you arrive early, stop at the Misciagna Family Arts Center to see and meet my good friend, photographer and author Meredith Kaminek, who gives a free presentation about her career and art at 7 p.m.!)
There are plenty of other noteworthy live music events happening this weekend as well. For fans of the music of new Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductees Rush, Pittsburgh-based Rush tribute band Distant Signals returns to Pellegrine's this Saturday night. This group impressed the audience on their first visit, as they demonstrated instrumental precision and chops on a variety of Rush favorites and deep cuts. The show begins at 9:30 p.m.
A new area band featuring former members of the popular groups Bad Daze, Stept On and Green Eggs will make its debut on two area stages this weekend. Brand New Wings features former Bad Daze singer Tim Howsare, former Bad Daze and Stept On drummer Jim Bagrosky, former Stept On and Green Eggs guitarist Matt Day, and former Teenage Girls bassist Matt Buhler. The group officially debuted earlier this month, and brings their mixture of rock/pop covers and originals to the Osceola Hotel in Osceola Mills on Friday night, and Pellegrine's on Sunday night.
Support live music this and every weekend! And if mass quantities of green beer, Guinness or Jameson are part of your celebration while doing so, please designate a driver or call a cab!
Here is a full listing for live music on area stages this weekend and the coming week:
10th annual Mac's Irish Bash at Jaffa Shrine, Altoona; featuring Michael O'Brian Band and Flight 19 (starts 6 p.m.; proceeds benefit Richard L. McEldowney Academic Scholarship Fund)
Randy Jackson, Stephen Johnopolos and Joe Carlin at Raphael's Steakhouse, Altoona (starts 6:30 p.m.)
Michael O'Brian Band at Zach's, Altoona (starts 9 p.m.)
Seas We Fear to Sail at Aldo's, Altoona
Mike Willz at Heidelberg Club, Altoona (9 p.m., members and guests)
The AM Band at the Bellwood Eagles, Bellwood
Ty Ayers at Underdogs, Bellwood
Born & the Beanstalk at Celtic Knot, Bellwood
The Jam at Bullpen Lounge, Tyrone
Brand New Wings at Osceola Hotel, Osceola Mills
White Shadow at Philipsburg Hotel, Philipsburg
Ganister at Blue Knob Clubhouse, Blue Knob Ski Resort
Felix & the Hurricanes at Steele's Tavern, Hopewell
The Backyard Rockers at the Thirsty Dawg Taverne, Patton
Saving Jake at Magoo's, Cresson
G'Street at Sokol's Club, Lilly
One Adam 12 at Yesterday's Party, Ebensburg
Raggedy Hobo at City Hotel, Northern Cambria
Randy Jackson, Stephen Johnopolos and Joe Carlin at Raphael's Steakhouse, Altoona (starts 6:30 p.m.)
The Hope Fallacy at Aldo's, Altoona
Felix & the Hurricanes at Family Pizza, Altoona
Distant Signals (Rush tribute) at Pellegrine's, Altoona
Giants Of Science at 4D's Lounge, Altoona
Flight 19 at Belmar Hotel, Altoona
The Conniptions at Heidelberg Country Club, Altoona
Chillz and 3 High Crew at 30 Something, Altoona
Born & the Beanstalk at Shaw's, Altoona
The Syrins at Zach's, Altoona
Inside Out (Kyx members) at Teriz Place, Altoona
NailDriver, Up Your Arsenal, Assault Method and Black Sun at Williamsburg Community Center, Williamsburg
Emberstitch at Glenn's Place, Claysburg
Fueled By Ignorance (F.B.I.) at Bedford American Legion, Bedford
LeVel at Penn West, Bedford
Ganister at County Line Inn, Mount Union
814 Riot at Castle Pub, Ebensburg; featuring Ten Sent Wings, Nobody's Heroes, Ben Dumm & the Deviants, the Legendary Hucklebucks, The Barons, World's Scariest Police Chases and Sloover (starts 8 p.m.)
Untyed at Magoo's, Cresson
Ruff Tymes at Sankertown VFW, Sankertown
Punk Fiction at Mad Hatters, St. Boniface
On A Roll at City Hotel, Northern Cambria
St. Patty's Day Bash at Oriental Ballroom, Gallitzin; featuring Full Kilt, Michael O'Brian Band and Hot Wax (starts 4 p.m.)
Conner Gilbert at Zach's, Altoona (starts 4 p.m.)
The House Band at Molly Maguire's, Altoona (starts 5 p.m.)
Born & the Beanstalk at Mad Hatters, St. Boniface (starts 4 p.m.)
The Beatlemaniacs at Thirsty Dawg Taverne, Patton (starts 4 p.m.)
Shallow 9 at Belmar Hotel, Altoona
Sleepy Saint and Rich Edmundson (7 p.m.), Brand New Wings (10 p.m.) at Pellegrine's, Altoona
Felix & the Hurricanes at Shaw's Bar, Altoona
Ty & Pletcher at 4D's Lounge, Altoona (upstairs)
Disorganized Crime at Castle Pub, Ebensburg
Ty Ayers (acoustic) at 4D's Lounge, Altoona
The Country Gentlemen at Clair's Ashville Inn, Ashville (starts 6 p.m.)
"Battle of the Acoustics" (Round 3) at City Hotel, Northern Cambria (starts 7 p.m.)
Wertz & Pletcher at 4D's Lounge (upstairs), Altoona
Open Mic/Jam Night at Pellegrine's, Altoona (starts 9 p.m.)
Open Mic/Jam Night at Mug Shots, Gallitzin (starts 8 p.m.)
Steve Summerhill at Jethro's, Altoona (starts 7 p.m.)
Michael O'Brian Band at Molly Maguire's, Altoona (starts 8 p.m.)
The Screaming Orphans at Slep Student Center, Penn State Altoona (starts 9 p.m.)
Triple Threat at Pellegrine's, Altoona (starts 9 p.m.)
Phil Baskin at Thirsty Dawg Taverne, Patton
(More shows may be added to this list as information becomes available. Feel free to check back.)
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Mandy Passmore of local Celtic rock favorites Full Kilt, performing during last year's St. Patrick's Day Party at the Oriental Ballroom in Gallitzin. Full Kilt returns to perform at this year's party at the Oriental Ballroom on Sunday night.
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on February 15, 2013 - 12:12 AM
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It's the shaved head. It has already given Bruce Willis 10 extra years in the heavy metal movie business and I'd be willing to wager on 10 more. He's only 57 after all.
While the Steroid Boys of 1980s and '90s action thunder (Sly and Ah-nuld) have come up against a maze of brick walls lately, a trim, slim Willis can clearly keep the "Die Hard" franchise going for a long time. All those steroids won't help you if your hair is now being dyed a color completely unrecognizable in nature. But an eternally bad attitude might.
In fact, the opening scene in Willis' new "A Good Day to Die Hard" shows our boy at the gun range preparing to fly to Moscow to liberate his n'er-do-well son, who's been jailed for trying to assassinate a Putin-type Russian strongman. Willis' shaven pate is as bald as ever, but it's surrounded by a fringe of gray-white hair befitting an actor who is now 25 years and five films into the hugely successful "Die Hard" franchise. Pay heed. You never see that fringe again.
What has aged so well in Willis – and will keep on doing so – is his squinting, smirky, Jersey-boy wiseacre presence. Once you've located American tenacity and resourcefulness in impudent smugness, you're good to go for decades. Muscleboys need not apply.
Unvarnished truth: "A Good Day to Die Hard" is the worst film of the five in the "Die Hard" franchise. But a weak "Die Hard" movie is still more fun than 80 percent of all the other action films out there – especially of the heavy metal variety, full of big explosions, constant automatic weapons fire and monstrous armored trucks bullying rush hour highways and turning everyone else on the road into bumper cars ripe for annihilation.
It's a movie that puts all the "guilt" back into the phrase "guilty pleasure." All through the movie, I kept thinking "this really isn't so hot. So why am I having such a good time?"
Because it's a "Die Hard" movie, that's why. I was there when the first "Die Hard" movie was unveiled to film critics in Manhattan in 1988. I was pretty sure at the time that 20th Century Fox had salted the audience with screamers for the final 10 minutes of the film but it never bothered me. I felt a bit like screaming with pleasure myself. I was having a terrific time at the movies. So were most of the critics around me, with or without prompting from whatever shills were there.
John McClane now has to come clean on screen about the quarter century that has passed since the first film. In the last "Die Hard" movie – a much better one called "Live Free or Die Hard" – Willis was paired off with the good young comic actor Justin Long, playing a stammering, nerdly computer hacker.
This time, McClane's son – the McClane family's "problem child" Dad calls him – is played by Jai Courtney who, frankly, doesn't look anything at all like the offspring of Willis and Bonnie Bedelia. When Dad decides to fly to Moscow on vacation to liberate the kid from a Moscow jail, he discovers quickly that the son he'd assumed had finally bottomed out in the world's esteem had, in fact, become a CIA agent entrusted with a Top Secret mission to get a hugely important Russian dissident out of prison.
The dissident has proof hidden somewhere that the next Putin-style Russian big shot is a crook and a potential international nuclear menace.
Easier said than done, it seems. All that rescuing involves roaring vehicular mayhem on Moscow highways, more bullets than are stockpiled at Fort Ord, and enough artfully placed explosives to remove everyone who can't be mowed down by mere bulletry. Sometimes, in a "Die Hard" movie, even big stunts and extremely loud automatic weapons fire just aren't enough.
Let's all cede that it's a bit of an outdated stretch to ask us all to be this paranoid about the New Russia and its potential for misusing nukes and uranium stockpiles. But then the movie knows that, too. Willis and his CIA son are smugly told by the lead Russian bad guy – a frustrated dancer (remember that ballet star Alexander Godunov played a bad guy in the original "Die Hard") – "it's not 1986, you know. Reagan is dead."
McClane is also told by the guy "you know what I hate about the Americans? Everything. Especially cowboys."
But then we know there are some things you just don't say to our infinitely resourceful Jersey-boy wiseacre, even in the worst of his films.
In the audience for a "Die Hard" movie, we are all modern cowboys. And having a ripping good time of it.
A good day to die hard
Rating: 3 Stars
Starring: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Yukuva Snigir
Director: John Moore
Running time: 97 minutes
Rating: R for violence and language.
The Lowdown: John McClane goes to Moscow to rescue his n'er-do-well son from prison and discovers he's a CIA agent.
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Less than 2 hours until the greatest drama tv show EVER ends. Damn
Breaking Bad
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Posted 30 September 2013 - 11:39 AM
I agree I like they way it ended. Very fitting.
I like how Badger and the other mexican dude make an appearance.
Overall I was well pleased.
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Posted 30 September 2013 - 06:47 PM
Good wrap up indeed.. after Dexter I was concerned but i'm not now. Everything got tied up, who went down deserved to go down and it was a worthy conclusion to one of the greatest shows in television history.
It will be missed but i'm glad it didn't get drawn out to the point of exhaustion like they do some shows.
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In memory of Steve Shoen, Rest in peace.
Posted 03 October 2013 - 08:26 PM
I'm worried that Better Call Saul, if it ever comes to fruition, will spoil the legacy of Breaking Bad.
Posted 04 October 2013 - 12:21 PM
"Mess up tomorrow, don't mess up now".
- Harry James Benson, CBE.
Posted 05 October 2013 - 12:39 PM
So, do you guys like my new avatar? Made it myself, wasn't that hard.
My favourite series ever btw, just mind-blowing stuff and great drama. Such a shame it ended already.
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Posted 06 October 2013 - 12:16 PM
I'm worried that Better Call Saul, if it ever comes to fruition, will spoil the legacy of Breaking Bad.
It's a possibility but I think Vince G. knows better to never let that happen.
Regardless I see your point and I don't know if there has ever been a spin off tv show of something that was actually good.
So this will be a true test imo
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An art poster seen at a site I visit.
"Mess up tomorrow, don't mess up now".
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Posted 28 October 2013 - 12:26 PM
Breaking Bad video game new story lines for the xbox 1 or ps4.
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The prime quality that Grand Island School District residents are looking for in a new superintendent is someone who will not only continue the schools' high-ranking performance, but take it even higher.
In addition, said Stephen J. Uebbing of the University of Rochester's Warner Center, they want a person who can "balance the tough economic times with being a compassionate leader."
Uebbing and Timothy J. McElheran of the Warner Center – district consultants on the superintendent search – gave a summary at Monday's School Board workshop on feedback from meetings and online surveys representing the opinions of nearly 500 residents and district staff members.
"This is a complex political and social district," said Uebbing, and residents want a superintendent "who can navigate a community of high expectations."
Both men also met with the board in an executive session prior to the workshop. Board member Tak Nobumoto participated in both meetings via Skype from his parents' home in Japan.
Robert W. Christmann, who retired Oct. 1 after six years as superintendent, is serving in an interim, part-time basis. He is now executive director of the Western New York Education Services Council.
The deadline for applications is Dec. 15. Uebbing said the consultants have had contact with about 70 school administrators in the state about the position.
McElheran said they expect to present the board with six to eight semifinalists by the end of January. The board would winnow the candidates to two to three, who would also be interviewed by district stakeholders. A final decision could come in April or May, with a new superintendent taking office July 1, the start of the 2013-14 school year.
The board also had an hourlong presentation from Campus Construction Management on the $54.4 million capital project that is awaiting approval from the state Education Department.
"We expect approval within the next month to month and a half," said John M. Ticco Jr., executive vice president of the firm, which will manage construction for the project that includes renovations and improvements to all five district schools.
Thomas R. Caruso, Campus vice president and project executive, said, "The goal is to award the bids in March. Construction is expected to begin in April and last two years."
Ticco said, "This is a tough and arduous process, but it's under control throughout."
Campus works hand in hand with Cannon Design, project architects.
Caruso said the board needs to take several actions soon, including designating a person – Campus recommends the superintendent – to sign the prime contracts and someone to approve change orders up to $35,000. Additionally, the board should have a process in place for acting on change orders that exceed $35,000, Caruso said.
Joseph A. Giarrizzo, district financial director, has been a point man on the project, giving updates at monthly board meetings.
Mark Voorhees and Kevin Donaghue, Campus senior managers on the project, also explained a number of steps, including change orders, contingency funds, and payments to contractors.


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4 Seemingly Innocent Things You Should Hide from Everyone
#2. Toilet Face
In 1999, the movie Office Space came out, and since then, everyone has been pretty familiar with the term "O-face." Certainly your mattress is familiar. But while the O-face is the expression you make during an intimate moment of vulnerability/when you have a few minutes free in a 7-Eleven bathroom, I would opine that there is another intimate, oft-unseen face we all have, and unlike the O-face, we want to share this with no other humans at all. Yes, the toilet face.
I am no statistician. I'm not a researcher, I have no lab, I don't conduct studies for a major university. I am basing this entry on nothing more than a strong hunch. My hunch is that, maybe often, maybe only once in your entire life, you had a difficult time going to the bathroom. And as you attempted to exorcise that uncooperative turd with the power of will, the power of Christ, the power of deep breathing and panic, your face contorted into a mask of deeply contemplative terror and anguish. Like those unflattering images of Beyonce's performance at the Super Bowl, so too did you screw up your facial muscles and bear down to give it your all. And rather than a quick Destiny's Child reunion, you gave unto your tiny room a few muttered curse words and maybe a groan like a great bear settling in for the night. And the expression on your face can best be described as "what you look like while trying to shit."
A lot of people take pride in how well they retain their composure. Actors and models are paid to look beautiful in unusual circumstances because we like the idea of a James Bond, who looks cool and handsome even while fighting for his life. But of all the things you'll ever do that can put you out of your element, that can remove you from a situation where you control how others perceive you, you're not likely to find one less glamorous than dropping a deuce. Jennifer Lawrence on the throne is still Jennifer Lawrence on the throne -- the threshold has been crossed, and the toilet face is just there with no mystique or allure to protect it any longer. Your toilet face is your soul's mattress. It is what it is, there's no more layers.
#1. Your Lazy Place
Your lazy place is a metaphysical thing. It's not a real place so much as a state of being, a place in which you can be found sometimes, and you never, ever want to let someone fully into your lazy place. If you're in a loving, trusting relationship, you'll happily open the window to your lazy place and let your partner look in. Also if you're a sociopath you'll let your roommate right on in through the front door, but normal people never want to fully immerse another in this zone, because you can never go back. Pandora couldn't shove all that shit back in the box, and neither can you.
What happens in your lazy place? It's where you lift your cheek up and off the couch because you want to fart and you know that if you don't give it some room, it will probably sting. It's where you breathe in sharply and notice that you have something in your nose, but rather than grab a Kleenex, which is all the way across the room, you just dig in to get the invader out. It's where you drop scrambled eggs on your bare chest and just pick them up and eat them with your fingers. That's right, ladies: I'm including you in this and picturing it as well. Mmm, egg cleavage.
Your lazy place is where you walk around in your underwear that has frayed elastic, and maybe sometimes you scratch an itch somewhere south of the border, and because no one else is around, you smell your finger afterward.
Basically your lazy place is the physical manifestation of your apathy. How far do you not care? If you drop some salami on the floor, will you just brush it off and eat it? If there's no toilet paper, will you hop into the shower instead, or maybe just use your underwear and then change?
I'm not suggesting that we all do all of these things; that would be preposterous. For instance, as a highly paid Internet comedy writer, I hired a guy to scratch and sniff for me. His name is Gill and he talks a lot about his ex-wife. You may not engage in all of these lazy-place activities, but I stake my complete lack of reputation on the belief that there's absolutely something, some weird gross thing you've done in private, that you never wanted another person to know about.


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Four Buffalo organizations will participate in a nationwide reading of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous letter from the Birmingham City Jail on Tuesday, the 50th anniversary of the day King began writing the seminal civil rights document.
The idea for the series belongs to Jim Baggett of the Birmingham Public Library, whose call for readings has struck a chord with dozens of organizations that have signed up to honor King's legacy. King wrote the letter during his incarceration in Birmingham as a response to a group of white clergymen who urged him to abandon civil disobedience as a strategy to win civil rights for blacks.
"I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham," King wrote in one of the letter's most famous passages. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."
Free readings of King's letter from the Birmingham City Jail will take place Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Canisius College Library (2001 Main St.), 5 p.m. in PUSH Buffalo's Grant Street Neighborhood Center (271 Grant St.), 5:30 p.m. in the Frank Merriweather branch of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (1324 Jefferson Ave.) and 6 p.m. in Talking Leaves (3158 Main St.), in collaboration with Ujima Theatre.
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Niagara needs to maintain momentum and build on its national ranking.
Canisius needs points every game as it fights for a first-round playoff bye.
As if the Canisius-Niagara rivalry needed any fuel to the fire, the stakes are fairly high as the two face off in a home-and-home Atlantic Hockey series.
The teams open tonight at 7 p.m. at the Buffalo State Ice Arena, then move to Lewiston on Saturday for a 7 p.m. start at Dwyer Arena.
Niagara won the first meeting of the season, 2-1, at Buffalo State. Close games aren't unusual. Neither is the visitor coming out ahead. In fact, since Niagara joined Atlantic Hockey the home team in the rivalry is just 1-6-1. The lone home win was by the Purple Eagles last season.
"No matter what the sport, whenever we play Canisius something amazing can happen," Niagara goaltender Carsen Chubak said. "Nobody expects anything easy."
The Purple Eagles enter the game in command of first place in Atlantic Hockey at 16-1-2. Their 17-4-5 overall mark has helped them gain national recognition. Niagara is at No. 15 in the USCHO.com poll, marking 11 straight weeks in that national ranking. The team also cracked the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 for the first time this season, coming in at No. 14. It's the first time since the 2006-07 season Niagara has been in the USA Today national poll.
The backbone of that success has been Chubak's performance. He has a 1.81 goals-against average and .941 save percentage. His ability to come up with a timely, acrobatic save often gives his teammates a burst of momentum. And a jolt of energy is something the Purple Eagles often need at this point in the season. Injuries have taken a toll on Niagara with as many as five starters out of the lineup and practice.
But that adversity hasn't fazed the Purple Eagles, who see opportunity and have bought in to collective goals.
"Even the guys who are hurt are always around the rink on a daily basis," Chubak said. "On game day, there are some different faces in the room, but everybody is rooting for each other. To win a championship, you have to have guys helping each other out. Nobody cares who gets the credit. At the end of the day, we want the win."
While Niagara works toward its first Atlantic Hockey regular season title, Canisius finds itself in a fight for a first-round bye. The top four teams advance to the quarterfinal round and get to host the best-of-three series. Right now, the Golden Griffins are in fifth place (9-8-2), two points out of third and five points behind second-place Mercyhurst.
While goalie Tony Capobianco has been solid for the Griffs, the offense has just started to come around. Canisius can thank Kyle Gibbons for the emergence of more consistent goal scoring.
The junior went pointless in his first eight games. In his last 19 games, he has 22 points and his 14 goals rank tops in Atlantic Hockey.
Gibbons said the difference came in November, when he was a healthy scratch for the one of the games against Clarkson.
"That was a wake-up call," Gibbons said. "I realized you can't rely on your skill and I just got back to working hard."
It's not just that the hard work has paid off for Gibbons. It's that the hard work is what most often produces goals.
"We need to get the puck and bodies at the net," Gibbons said. "When you look at the majority of goals scored, whether it's in college or the pros, they're not pretty goals. More often than not, they're deflections or they go off somebody. Our goal is to outshoot the other team and get bodies in front of the net to try and screen their goaltender."
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We are working on fixes for Age of Empires 3, and we are committed to supporting our fans. As a way to help everyone, here is an FAQ that should give you a place to start if you are having technical problems.
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General Information_____
Q. Is there going to be another patch? When will it be released?
Yes. As we finalize the contents of a new patch we will post them on the
web site
. Each new patch will be released when it is done. It is our policy to not state dates, since to many things can affect the release of a patch.
Q. What are some common Troubleshooting tips?
Computer games can function differently on different systems because no system is the same. However these steps should be taken before playing Age of Empires 3 to ensure that you are playing on a stable system.
Make sure your system supports the minimum requirements. You can find these on the box or at the
Age of Empires 3 requirements
Make sure that your video card, sound card, and network card drivers, as well as router firmware are up to date. Visit you manufacture's website for more information.
When you install be sure to turn off any anti-virus software, and make sure the game is not blocked by any security software while you are playing online.
Download and install the latest patch from the Game updates pages
If you are installing the full version of the game make sure that you have uninstalled the demo first.
A clean boot can often resolve problems. (
US MS support article
For additional support please visit
Microsoft Games Support
Q. I found a bug what should I do?
A. We have created an e-mail address to collect your bugs from the demo. If you encounter anything please send an e-mail to email@example.com. Be aware, if you are using a hotmail or other free e-mail address it may bounce your e-mail.
Be sure to include as much information as possible about your system, any logs you received as well as error messages. A good example would be
System OS: WinXP
Video Card: NVidia 6600
Memory : 1 Gig
Hard Disk Space\Free: 100 Gigs\30 Gigs Free
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Sound Card
When writing about the issue please be as specific as possible and include as many details as you can. Reproductions steps and details about how often and when the issue occurs can help us track down any bugs that remain quickly.
If you experience sound or video issue run DXDiag (or DirectX Diagnostic) and send the appropriate information with the tab associated with your issue.
1. To Run DXDiag Click on the Start Button and Go to Run
2. Type dxdiag and hit enter
3. Find the appropriate tab associated with your issue or
You can copy and paste information from the tabs or save out information in a text file.
Thanks for you help.
Q. I crashed, what should I do?
First, send the report in when asked. If continue to crash repeatedly when you do something, please send a bug report in (See above question) and try some of the general suggestions and or contact/visit
Microsoft Games Support
Q. I am having issues after patching?
We are asking that if you encounter a problem after patching please run our new file check utility and include the results in any emails or forum posts you make about your problem.
File Check Utility
This tool checks several key age3 files to verify they are the correct verison.
1) Patch to the latest game version
2) Save this
to your desktop
3) Launch the esage3filechecker.exe from your desktop
4) After the process is completed open the ESAge3Results.txt file (should also be placed on your desktop)
5) Open this file to view results which could include any combination of the following results: Invalid (corrupt file), Invalid Version, Not Found, & Version Correct.
6) A successful installation should return all listed as Version Correct.
Q. How do I create a user.cfg file?
1. Using "windows explorer" browse to my documents\my games\age of empires 3\startup
2. Click on "Tools" at the top of the window, select folder options
3. Click on the view tab
4. In the advanced settings list, look for the line "Hide extensions for known file type"
5. If checked, uncheck it.
6. Click Apply at the bottom of the options window,
7. If you want to set this for all folders, then click apply to all folders
8. Click ok.
9. Open notepad
10. As a test add nointrocinematics to the first line
11. Click file => save as
12. In the save window browse to my documents\my games\age of empires 3\startup
13. File name = user.cfg , Save as type = all files , click ok
14. Back in windows explorer verify the file exists. Then launch the game. If done correctly the opening movies should not play, instead you should load directly to the main game menu.
Where can I find additional contact information?
Contact page
of the website has a list of additional contact emails.
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Installation & Patch
Q. Is Windows 2000 supported?
Windows 2000 is not a supported operating system for Age of Empires 3.
Q. I am encountering error code messages when I try to install, what should I do?
Below is a list of error codes as well as some information about each code. For additional assistance please visit
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Generally means the user doesn't have enough temporary disk space to conduct the install. InstallShield (MSI actually as well are parts of IS) requires a significant amount of temp file space to do the install. It has to copy it's runtime to the temp dir, install the IS engine into the Program Files folder, then use temp space to extract files from the cabs. So the users either has to free up space in their temp dir, or move the temp dir to a drive with more space.
Which is failure to install the IScript engine (above). To work around this in the task manager you can find one or more instances of msiexec.exe running, or under C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32 you'll see IDriver.exe which might still be loaded when IS tries to update it to the current version (or it's write protected). Renaming that file sometimes fixes the 1607, or killing the msiexec.exe's running in task manager or killing IDriver.exe if it's running in task manager (under Processes).
Is an assembly error and may be coming from the msxml4 installation. The user can probably download the msxml4 stand alone installer to get around it, or reboot and return the install.
1335 and 1305
Are file read errors. 1335 indicates a corrupt cab file and might be a bad disk, bad CD-Rom reader. The test is to try to copy the entire contents of the CD to the hard drive (xcopy is best). If it fails to copy you either have a bad drive or bad CD-Rom.
Is an error trying to read from a file and may also be due to a corrupt cab file or other corrupted file on the CD, or file that's copied to the temp dir that hits a flakey sector. If it's not the CD-Rom or the CD-drive, then move the temp location
Q. I keep getting a msg MSXML 4.0 is not installed correctly, what should I do?
You will need to install MSXML. Please refer to this MS support
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Q. How much free space will I need to patch Age of Empires 3?
You will need around 1.4 gigs of free space to successfully patch the game
Q. I am updating the game and it seems to freeze at 6%
Wait a few minutes. It is updating large files so it may take awhile.
Q. I waited and nothing happened or I encountered an error?
There are a few things that may help out:
Make sure you have enough free space. The patch needs approximately 1.5gig of free space to work with during the installation.
Defrag your hard disks before installing.
Undo any edits that have been made to any age3 game files in the installation folder; default c:\program files\age of empires 3\. Then restart the patch process.
Disable any applications running in the background such as; virus scanners, spyware stoppers, etc.
Make a backup before of the My Documents\My games\Age3 folder then delete it, and restart the patch process.
Try logging into WindowsXP with a different Administrator account than the one you first tried. You may have to create a brand new administrator user.
Completely uninstall the game, remove all game folders from My Documents, then reboot your computer. Log in with an admin user, install the game then launch and update.
Also these work arounds have helped some users:
1. Extract corrupted file (I.e. art1.bar, sound.bar, etc.) from the .cab files located on disks 1-3. Overwrite the file(s) in the corresponding directory in your game folder(s). Download the patch 1.01 from this website. Reboot computer and start in safe mode. Run the patch.
2. Install game. Set read-write permissions on the age of empires 3 folder (and sub folders) to NOT read only. Run the patch through the game utility or manually.
Q. I encounter "Age of Empires III was not installed for allusers or the current user. Please log in with the correct account. This setup will exit." error, when installing WarChief's. What can I do?
1. Right-Click the Start button and select "Explore"
2. Navigate to the "All Users" directory, then "Start Menu", then "Programs"
3. Create a directory called "Microsoft Games"
4. In that directory, create another directory called "Age of Empires III"
5. Re-Run the War Chiefs install program.
Q. Do I need to install the previous patches first, before the latest one.
No you do not. You should be able to patch up to the latest patch from a fresh installation, or from any previous patch.
Q. Just after patching I have started crashing or experience odd behavior.
Many times our patches will not play nice with current user mods that users might have installed, resulting in odd behavior or crashing. We recommend removing any mods before patching the game.
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Sound & Music
Q. I have both an onboard and a PCI sound card, and am having a problem.
If you have an on board sound card and a second PCI sound card you should disable the on board sound card and run off the PCI card.
Q. The game says "Age of Empires III Error: The Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (l3codecx.ax) cannot be found" Whats wrong?
The missing file is one that comes standard with windows. It may have been deleted by the user, or possibly with the installation of a codec pack. Here is what you can do to restore the missing Fraunhofer codec (l3codecx.ax):
1. Insert your Windows XP disk.
2. Go to Start->run
3. run: expand e:\i386\l3codecx.ax_ c:\Windows\system32\l3codecx.ax
4. run: regsvr32 l3codecx.ax
Substituting the proper drive letter and system path.
Alternatively, you can copy the file from another machine (from the Windows\system32 directory) and then do step 4.
Q. My sound cuts out or is choppy.
A. Turning off hardware acceleration may help. You can do that by following these steps.
1. Click on Start and Run
2. Type in DXDiag and hit Enter
3. Select the Sound tab and turn the hardware acceleration slider all the way to the left
Also check your hard drive for heavy fragmentation. Make sure that it is not fragmented by running defrag found in your system tools. This may take awhile but it will help sound and system performance.
Q. My sound cuts out and then my game crashed.
First update your game to the latest version.
If you continue to have problems you can try either, this:
1. Open Program Files and Microsoft Games folder
2. Navigate the Age of Empires III folder to Sound and Music and then Standard
3. Right Click on the LeisurelyBrows.mp3 and go to properties
4. Toward the bottom of the menu uncheck the Read Only option and click on Apply and OK
5. You can also delete the LeisurelyBrows.mp3 if that does not work.
Or you can try this:
1. Open your My Documents\My Games\Age of Empires 3\Startup folder
2. Create a user.cfg file
3. Add the line +nosound or +nomusic save and exit
4. Play the game
This will turn off the music or the sound depending on which one you have added. This is a temporary work around and we looking into this issue.
Certain sound codecs will also cause issues on some systems. Check your third party codecs.
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Make sure that you have the latest video drivers and have DirectX9.0c installed before following these trouble shooting steps.
Q. I am getting Direct 3D or D3D Errors and Initialization Errors, my screen is all black, or I am getting a error about "refresh rates", what can I do?
A. You game may be running at an unsupported resolution and refresh rate.
First, make sure your monitor is running at a supported resolution and refresh rate. Try changing your desktop resolution to 1024 x 768 at 75 hertz. one of the following fixes.
1) Create or edit the file My Documents\My Games\Age of Empires 3\Startup\user.cfg
2) On a new line add the word "window", without the quotes
3) Restart the game
Second try this:
1) Identify your current working resolution and refresh rate (or one that you know works) through your Display Property settings (i.e. 1024 x 768, 60 Hz)
2) For vanilla Age3 Open the following file for editing: My Documents\My Games\Age of Empires 3\Users\NewProfile.xml
3) Go to the resolution setting line (around line 30) that says this:
1024 x 768
4) Edit the resolution text to match the working resolution you identified earlier.
5) Go to the refresh rate setting line (around line 67) that says this:
6) Edit the refresh rate value to the working rate you identified earlier
7) Restart the game
NOTE: Be very careful editing NewProfile.xml as it can be easy to put invalid text in many of these settings. If during this process you feel you may have messed up this file, you can delete it and it will regenerate to default settings.
For TWC you will need to edit \My Documents\My Games\Age of Empires 3\Users2\NewProfile2.xml
Q. When I am starting my game I am getting an "Initialization Failure" error message
A. Some extended driver software and third party software causing this problem. Look for 2 programs on your system. Refreshlock and Refreshforce are causing this problem. If you remove the software then it should fix this problem. You can also user the software to change your monitor Hertz to 75 and it should work. You may have to tweak the software and experiment.
Q. I am getting blocky smoke and/or units.
A. If you set your Shader options to low it will fix this problem
1. Click on Help and Options and Select the Options tab
2. Select the Graphic Options tab and set Shader Quality to Low
Q. My game is crashing on startup and I think it is caused by the video.
Driver controlled Anti Aliasing will try and force the game into AA mode. This can cause the game to become unstable. Turn off anti-aliasing (or set it to application controlled) from the video driver control panel
Q. I an Nvidia SLI system and there is a green bar on my screen, what should I do?
1. Open the NVIDIA control panel
2. Select the "SLI multi-GPU" tab
3. Uncheck the "Show GPU load balancing" box
4. Click "OK"
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Miscellaneous Tech Questions_____
Q. When I try and run Age of Empires 3 or The Warchiefs under vista I encounter the error message "Protection stub has stop working"; what can I do?
Your system may have DEP enabled for all programs and you need to add age3.exe or age3x.exe into the DEP exception list.
Open the system properties in the control panel.
Click on "Advance System Settings"
In the window that opens, click the settings button in the Performance section
Go to the Data Execution Prevention tab
Click Add..., and browse to Age3.exe and/or Age3x.exe, select the file and click open.
when you are done adding programs, click ok.
You may need to restart your computer, do so then try running the game.
Q. Who is the leader of the ES clan?
Strobe is the current leader; he's the lead ESO programmer. However, he rarely if ever plays online so there isn't much to see in his profile.
Q. How do I load a custom scenario in Multiplayer?
Currently you can not play custom scenarios in multiplayer. We are currently investigating the addition of this into the game.
Q. Why can I only play Supremacy or Deathmatch games but not both?
You need to make sure you have selected a home city that matches this game type you want to play. Check the select Home city screen to select the Home city you want to play, or if you need to create a new city to match the game type you want to play.
Q. Why can I not advance to the Imperial Age?
It depends on the type of game you are playing:
1. If you are playing the campaign, this age is not available in every scenario.
2. In Deathmatch Imperial age is not available, unless the game starts in, or after the age.
3. In Supremacy players should either start in Imperial or be able to advance to it normally.
Q. How do I un-pause / resume a save game?
First install the latest patch. After you patch you should be able to resume a paused game by:
Pressing the Pause/break key on your keyboard. On most keyboards this is located near the "scroll lock" and "page up" keys. Some keyboards require a multi key combination or function key to be pressed inorder to gain the "pause/break" functionality; please refer to you keyboard or computer documentation.
Pressing the hotkey assigned to pause/resume. By default hotkey editor assigns F7 to this function but you can remap this if you like.
Clicking on the cancel button on the "game paused" window.
Q. Can I use my ESO HC in single player? Can I use my Single player/ LAN homecity on ESO?
NO. Your Single player/LAN home cities are completely separate from your ESO home cities.
Q. How do I delete savegames?
You can not delete savegame files from within the game. To delete them:
1. Close age 3
2. Manually browse to my documents\my games\age of empires 3\savegame
3. Select the file you want to delete and deleted it.
Q. How do I watch recorded games?
1. Place the recorded game file in your My Documents\my games\age of empires 3\savegames folder.
2. Launch the game.
3. Select Help and Tools from the main menu.
4. Click on Recorded Games
5. Select the file you want to watch and click load.
Q. How do I view screenshots?
1. Browse to your My Documents\my games\age of empires 3\screenshots folder.
2. open the file you want to view in an application that can view .jpg files.
Q. How do rotate the camera?
First turn the "rotate camera" option on in the options, then in game you can rotate using either ctrl+(left or right)arrow keys, or Shift+mousewheel.
Q. How can I map the TAB key? How can I manually edit my hotkeys?
The reason we made TAB a reserved key is that it is used to cycle between the selected unit groups in the unit selection panel. Allowing it to be remapped would cause both the cycle and the new action to happen. That said, I'm sure there are a few people don't mind this (obviously if you had previously remapped the TAB key), so you'll be relieved to know there is still a way to work around this.
When you change a key's mapping, a new entry is added to the NewProfile.xml file (in MyDocuments\MyGames\Age of Empires 3\Users). You can modify this entry.
1. Go into the hotkey editor, change the function you want to some open key and say ok.
2. Exit the game.
3. Edit NewProfile.xml
4. Look at the bottom of the file and find the proper group under "KeyMapGroups"
5. Change the
(* = whatever you temporarily mapped it to.)
6. Save and close the file
7. Run the game
It's a little more complex than before, but should get you back to the most of the keys you are used to.
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Common Game Questions
Q. Why are the maps so small?
We played many games of AOE3 every day and iterated on map size until it felt right to us. We wanted resources to be contested, not infinite as well as wanting players to have the ability to get across the map quickly enough to help out an ally rather than just losing the game if you didn't happen to be in the right place at the right time.
Q. Are we ever going to see larger maps?
Yes. In patch 1.02 we released five new large versions of some existing maps and in the future we may release additional large maps.
Q. How do I chat to all players in a multiplayer game?
Start your chat message with a * and your message will be sent to all players.
Q. How do repair my buildings?
Select the building and click on the repair button. Note this button may not be active if you do not have enough resources to repair, or if the building is under attack.
Q. How do card bonuses stack?
We apply all the percentages to the base rate not the modified rate.
If your gathering rate is 0.5 and you get a 15% bonus, it becomes 0.575. Easy enough.
However, if you get an additional 15% bonus, it does not affect 0.575, but it is calculated based on 0.5 and then added to the existing bonus. So getting three different 15% bonuses would increase gathering from 0.5 to 0.725 (0.075 added three times) rather than 0.760 (which is what you get if you keep multiplying the product by 15%).
The reasons we do this are a little arcane, but they allow you to apply both addition and multiplications to rates without worrying about the order of operations.
Q. Can two teammates send the same Team card?
Two teammates using the same Civ should are not able to send the same team card. But you can send both the team and non-team versions of a card, see above for how they stack.
Q. Can we play with three teams in a game?
No, at this time you can only play 2 team or Free for all games.
Q. How did you chose which civs make it into the game?
There is no simple formula to how we choose to include a civ. It's a mixture of:
Historical relevance
Fan expectations
Global prominence
Designer bias
Art time
We wanted to have the civs players expected, like the Spanish, but also to throw in some curve balls. The Ottomans and Germans were quite powerful during the time period and easily could have come to the New World with different leadership (as could a dozen other nations).
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Performance Tips
Q. What are some things I can do to improve performance?
A. There are several things you can do.
Defragment your hard drives
Make sure you have the latest windows updates
Verify you have the latest Drivers for your hardware
Verify you do not have any spyware or viruses
Turn off other applications running in the background
Adjust in game graphics settings.
Upgrade your hardware
Q. What are the game size recommendations?
A. The following guidelines are recommended for a good multiplayer experience:
8 Players - Greater or equal to a P4 3.2 GHz, 2 GB RAM, and Cable/DSL, LAN
6 Players - Greater or equal to a P4 2.8 GHz, 1 GB RAM, and Cable/DSL, LAN
4 Players - Greater or equal to a P4 2.2 GHz, 512 MB RAM, and Cable/DSL, LAN
2 Players - Greater or equal to a P4 1.4 GHz, 256 MB RAM minimum (512 MB RAM recommended), and 56 KBps modem
Q. Where can I get more information about performance tips?
A. For more performance information please you can visit
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This is a list of unsupported video cards. If you have one of these cards you may want to consider upgrading your system.
3D Labs Permedia 1
3DFX - All versions
Rage (all)
Radeon (original series)
Radeon 7000
Radeon 7000 IGP
Radeon 7200 (32 MB only)
Radeon 7500 (32 MB only)
Mobility Radeon 7000 IGP
Mobility Fire GL
Cirrus Logic - all versions
Matrox G100
Matrox G200
Matrox Millennium
Matrox Millennium II
Matrox Mystique
Geforce 2 (32 MB only)
nVidia Riva 128
nVidia Rica 128 zx
S3 Virge_VX
S3 Virge_MX/MV
S3 Virge_MX+
S3 Virge_MX
S3 Virge_GX2
S3 Virge_DX/GX
S3 Trio64V2_DX/GX
S3 Trio64UV+
S3 Aurora64V+
S3 Aurora128
S3 Savage 2000
Intel 945
Intel 945G:0x2773
Intel 945GM:0x27A3
Intel 915G:0x2583
Intel 915GM:0x2593
Intel 810 / 815
Intel 845
Intel 850
Intel 865
Intel i740
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Serves 6 |
Prep Time 5 minutes |
Cook Time 10 minutes
12 ounces Eden Vegetable Spirals, 1 packageor Eden Kamut Vegetable Spirals or any Eden Spiral Pasta
1/2 pound pea pods, blanched 1 minutes and chopped
1 cup green onions, chopped
1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and sliced into strips
30 ounces Eden Navy Beans, 2 cans, drainedor Eden Great Northern Beans
4 cloves garlic, pressed
3 Tbsp Eden Toasted Sesame Oil
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Cook pasta as package directs, al dente, drain, and cool. While pasta is cooking, blanch the pea pods in 3 cups boiling water for 1 minute. Remove, rinse quickly under cold water, and drain. Mix pasta, beans, vegetables, and garlic. Add toasted sesame oil and ume plum vinegar to the salad, mix and serve.
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On Girls Day Festival in Japan, which falls on March 3, each family places emperor and empress dolls on the top tier on a stand with court ministers on the second tier. The exquisite "ningyo" (doll) of wood and silk with paint of crushed oyster shells (shown here) was fashioned after a minister of the time; today it is priced at $225.
All this information comes from Jake Costello, a man who lived in Kyoto for the past 21 years and collected such antiques. He and his wife, Yuko, are opening their shop in Nevada City on Saturday, Aug. 18, through Aug. 26 for a show and sale of baskets, kimonos, chests, vases, scrolls and many more such lovely items with much Japanese history behind them. The couple does this twice a year.
"Shopping for Japanese antiques presents intriguing and challenging opportunities," says Costello. "Not only was this collection put together for its beauty and artistic value but also with an eye as to how these various objects could be transformed and used in a Western home and garden. It presents quite an avenue for the inventive person to be creative because more likely than not, these Japanese artifacts will be used in a different role that the originally intended function."
A saké jug, for example, could become a lamp; an old storehouse wooden door could become an usual coffee table. An embroidered obi (the wide belt that cinches in the kimono) could adorn a table or wall.
Kodo Arts Japanese Antiques is located at 571 Searls Ave. The show/sale will continue daily, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., for the nine days; after hours by appointment. Call Costello at (530) 478-0812 or e-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com. Go online at www.kodo-arts.com.
(Editor's note: All things Japanese seen to be converging on Nevada City, as the same day this art/antique show closes - Sunday, Aug. 26 - CATS has its Japanese comedy show at Nevada Theatre. There will be two shows that day: one at 2 p.m., the other at 7 p.m. Contact CATS at www.catsweb.org for more information and tickets.)


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Hello, I am currently in the thought process for creating a new manga novel series. If anyone would like to give me a reply as to what they feel they are missing in any of the already established manga novels, this would be great. Besides this, if you have any side thoughts on this subject, lemme know and I will definitely take this into account. I appreciate any replies, and I look forward to your thoughts. Thank you!
I think nowadays the story is a bit either for boys or for girls I miss story that attract both audience (I think Ranma is pretty good in doing that) just think too much boys comic in the market for me... I like story based in historical background as well...
i like manga in the historical background. i also like comedy .
When you say more historical type Manga, what do you mean? You mean like World Wars? If you could elaborate, this would be very helpful! By the way, what is your take on a romantic sci-fi piece? Possibly something to the effect of a comedic look on relationships with the kind of seriousness of Dawn of the Dead or a Vampire novel? Yet it still captures the ideals in a funny or serious way that both boys and girls attest to when they think of the opposite sex? Thanks for the comments and keep them coming. I am hoping to take all of your ideas and one night just brainstorming what I think would cover everyone's genre of choice.
that sounds good in my openion.but beshure to put some blood in there."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
well of course, haha.... No, I am currently developing the characters right now along with the story line. There will defiinitely be blood for sure I can say now.... Haha... Hey, yoshimitsu, would you like to partake in the process and work on this with me? I was just thinkin about the writings bit, you know.
Great idea....how do you want to do this???"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
I am sure that you have read more Manga than I have, no doubt. Here's one of the biggest things that I need help with. I don't really know exactly what kind of romantic/horror/comedy manga novels are already out there. WHat would you think of doing a quick research job to see? After that, you can help me with developing the storyline. Cool? thanks for caring at all! hahaha Peace, love, and rock and roll
i can't see anyone ever being made,beside's inuyasha and thats missing horror.all the manga i see are missing at least one of those three thing's.so if you do this,it would be the first one of it's kind."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
I think the best one out there is Macross, but hey.. I can't think of any other good ones on romantic sci-fihistorical background: not world war (it is getting a bit boring) but something that set on 'historical' background. I like Kenshin because it is set in meiji period... for example, I like Japanese history as it is just a bit mysterious for me..but there are plenty of 'background' out there that not been used. For example, Indian fairy tales.. (Saito Chiho tried but it is for girls...)
maybe something a little more Shawn of the Dead than Dawn of the Dead.
To tell you the truth, that was exactly along the lines I am thinking. You know, a comedic horror, with a slight romance hit (for the girls) to move along the storyline, especially along the beginning set-up.
that sounds good to me. but what about the suspence??"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
i got it and i will mail you shortly."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
Dude, you were right.. Haha... The e-mail is already gone... Hahaha.. But you did get it for sure? Cool... Go ahead and e-mail me and we will go over the details I wrote up yesterday and the day before. Peace, love, and rock and roll
i think you should have a type of ninja and mechanics series where they fite in huge robots that have big huge samari swords with laser sword blades like star wars lol.
sorry to say this but you just discribed half of all the gundom series..."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
i wouldent mind a manga about the true yoshimitsu...the demon,the half oni half man...the true king of the samurai.the true demon with the blade.the yoshimitsu that lost his family by his otherside,his demon side...the demon that he's been fighting,the oni side of him."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
well some that appeal to me have some historical themes in them like Inuyasha, Rurouni Kenshin or FMA. so maybe something like that. maybe create a mix of genres that wouldn't fit together normally like a horror comedy thing. "When the heavens do not bring forth justice, man must bring it upon himself to do so. That is the meaning of Jinchuu." -Enishi Yukishiro.
like Death Note! Not a rip off, but you get the idea "Thou art I. I am thou. Thou shalt be blessed when creating Personas of the Headphones arcana....."
like the movie mist read the book and watch the movie take that plot and add something on it make a sort of sequel. the movie and book have a great plot to fall on too"It's Time To Take A Dirt Nap!!" - Dead Leaves, #666
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NEW CUMBERLAND-Ten years after the end of his tenure as Weirton police chief, Democrat Ralph A. Fletcher is headed for the office of Hancock County sheriff.
Fletcher, 60, of Weirton, soundly defeated Republican candidate Ronald P. Haggerty Sr. in Tuesday's election. Unofficial results from the Hancock County Election Office showed Fletcher beating Haggerty by a vote of 7,435 to 4,240.
Fletcher will succeed Sheriff Mike White, who is leaving office after eight years because of term limits.
During the campaign, Fletcher said his priorities as sheriff will include drug enforcement, staffing levels and assignments, and training for officers.
Fletcher ran a highly visible campaign that included stressing his 34 years in law enforcement, both in the private and public sector.
He got his start as a patrolman and a detective in the Weirton Police Department, where he specialized in accident investigations and children's crimes. Fletcher served as police chief from 1998 to 2002, during which time he was responsible for 45 sworn officers, 19 civilian employees and an annual budget of $2.7 million.
"That's quite a bit of administrative background," he said.
Upon retirement, Fletcher took a job with Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort, where he helped set up an armed guard unit. He currently is special investigator for the Hancock County Prosecutor's Office.
In his campaign, Haggerty, too, stressed his years of experience with the Weirton Police Department. Haggerty, 61, of Weirton, worked there as a patrol officer and detective for 21 years. He currently operates a convenience store in Weirton with his wife.


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Genealogy News: North America – 30 October 2011
Happy Birthday to the Statue of Liberty, who doesn't look a day over 125! And, in the same general location, Ellis Island has opened the Peopling of America Center.
A major map library has moved into state-of-the-art quarters and the largest collection of Hispanic American newspapers is now online.
In celebration of Halloween or Dia de los Muertos - take your pick - the Genealogy Canada blog will post an updated list of websites and blogs for Canadian obituaries tomorrow. If you are searching family north of the border, your elusive ancestors may be among records on those websites.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Thanks to Facebook, I know now which Brady Bunch kid Id be, what kind of dog I am and how long I would survive a zombie apocalypse. (Jan, beagle and forevermy husband is handy with a shotgun, and I swing a mean cast iron skillet. I think wed be OK. You thought I was going to say I dont believe in zombies, didnt you?)
Also, in case you were wondering, my spirit animal is a wolf, my aura is yellow and my Old West barmaid name is Peacock McGee.
Lord help me, why do I take these stupid tests? If, as some critics say, Facebook is the biggest time suck on earth, links to Buzzfeed and Mental Floss quizzes are a whole other dimension of wasted hours. Ive lost so much time Im now my own grandma.
Heres the thing: I dont CARE what famous author Id be, which Big Bang character I am or what dead painter I am. (Ernest Hemingway, Sheldon and Peter Paul Rubens. I didnt say I skip the tests, I just said I dont care about the results.)
Again, WHY am Iand millions of other peopletaking these dumb tests online? Maybe weve reached a new threshold of boredom. Or does it speak to our yen for self-awareness? Or are we all just comically self-absorbed?
Some of the quizzes are blatantly tongue-in-cheek. Example: My prison nickname is Honeychile. My actual prison nickname would be Dead in Her Bunk.
Heres what else Ive learned about myself:
If I were a vegetable, Id be a pickle. Crisp and crunchy, thats me. Not.
If I were a horse Id be a Shetland pony. (At my height, this surprises no one.)
What kind of hostess am I? Neurotic. The kind who forgets to put coffee in the coffeemaker and serves boiling water.
If I were a soda, Id be root beer. (And belch all day long.)
Which hair color suits my personality? Red. Sure, because that goes so well with pink skin and blond eyebrows. In real life (remember real life?) nobody has seen my true real hair color in almost 40 years. It could be plaid for all I know.
What Harry Potter character would I be? Ive never read a word of the books or seen a frame of the movies. I realize this puts me in Coventry with some folks, but so be it.
What famous designer would I have been? Coco Chanel. Hahahaha! If you saw my closet, youd laugh, too.
What is my stripper name? Hot Pockets.
What criminal mastermind would I be? Al Capone, which is weird because he actually LOST his mind. To syphilis.
Which classic novel are you? The answer I got is Little Women, but I reject that in favor of Three Musketeers, because DArtagnan is my spirit name. Of course.
What type of doughnut are you? Seriously? I dont even like doughnuts. But apparently Id be a cruller.
If I were an alcoholic drink Id be a Bartles & Jaymes wine cooler, because thats how I roll.
What Food network star are you? I got Rachael Ray, which is hilarious because the only thing I can do in a kitchen in 30 minutes is set it on fire.
And last but not least
What Duck Dynasty character are you? I can end the suspense and reveal Id be Jase. Because I grow a beard so easily.
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|Blue soldier #1: "We need you to help us kill all the red soldiers."
Medic: "Even if my orders didn't prohibit me from doing that, I still wouldn't. I'm a conscientous objector."
Blue soldier #1: A what?"
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Blue soldier #2: "You're the thing that babies suck on."
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In this ninth installment in the award-winning and New York Times best-selling Walt Longmire mystery series, the Wyoming sheriff follows his cowboy code of ethics in a religious range war that strikes a little too close to home.
©2013 Craig Johnson (P)2013 Recorded Books
"Craig Johnson's best!"
I have never listened to a novel for the second time just after hearing it. I did with "A Serpent's Tooth". There are many reasons I like this new Walt Longmire book; here are five of them:
1. Sheriff Walt, his under-Sheriff,Vic Moretto, and his close friend, Henry are back in full force
2. The plot has numerous unexpected twists and turns with quite a surprise ending.
3. Johnson's wit is abundant.
4. The novel begins with the Sheriff's patient conversation with a charming old lady talking about angels who fix up her house and visit her daily and grows into a complex story that involves corrupt corporations, a polygamy-practicing fundamentalist Mormon sect, an old man who believes he is a 200 year old historical figure, Mexican oil criminals and murder too close to work.
5. Finally, George Guidall is superb .
"I Rarely Find Books Deserving of Five Stars"
...but this is it. I read this book because, as a fan of this series, I have eagerly awaited the release of this newest book ever since I finished reading the other eight a few months ago.
Walt Longmire is an incredibly likable character. He is humble, brave, self-deprecating, sensible, and fallible, all while managing to be a salt-of-the-earth kind of charming. The supporting characters draw the reader in even further, each with his or her well-developed role, strengths, and flaws. The culture of Wyoming and the American West gives great flavor and lets this be a learning experience (I'm an east-coaster) at the same time.
And then there is the story. Twists, turns, action, romance, mystery, balanced with well-written dialogue and the sturdy cast of characters -- it's a page-turner that will make you laugh, cry, and cling to the edge of your seat.
If that weren't enough, let's layer on the fantastic narrator, who does an incredible job of bringing the characters and the emotion and pace of the story to life. It is truly incredible how remarkably consistent he is with the different voices.
My commute is my only audiobook time, so I listen in fits and starts and sometimes zone out for a bit. With this book, I found myself rewinding every time I started up again or found myself zoning out. I tried to savor every word because I just did not want it to end. (I won't spoil it with details -- but it ends with a kick.)
Even if you haven't read the other books in the series, you could start here. If you don't love this book, I wouldn't bother reading more of them -- but if you do love it, you are in for a treat. There are eight more!!
Enjoys espionage, mystery, police procedurals, science, biographies.
"Walt is awesome"
George Guidall is Walt Longmire. This is classic Longmire, with the characters you really like, some sad losses, a win you've hoped for, great historical research, interesting side characters and really bad bad guys. The only downside is that if you've never read a Longmire novel, don't start here. There's an arc and you really need to read them in order.
Myst/thrillers, some contemporary and ✨fun fantasies✨are my favorites but always open for a good story.
"Wonderful Walt and the Gang!"
Love these books! The dry humor is laugh out loud funny and the stories are always captivating and original.
In this ninth addition to the series, two separate stories run parallel, the first of which has to do with a Mormon Ranch that is being run more like an occult. The second surrounds a smooth talking stranger that is supposedly drilling a well on the ranch. Walt knows that there is something sneaky going on, so when he gets two seperate reports of missing persons, and one very "odd" report of a home repairing Angel, he and the gang are off to the races in an exciting, fast paced investigation.
Many great developed sideline characters and of course the unequalled main cast. Never a disappointment with any of Craig Johnson's, Longmire series. As always Guidalls narration is perfect and it just would not be as good without him. Highly recommend.
Mystery reader (especially series) and Austen lover
"A Wonderful Introduction to Walt Longmire!"
After a few disappointments, I had become wary of trying new (to me) authors and series. However, when I saw "A Serpent's Tooth" on sale as the daily deal, I decided to give it a try and see if I agreed with all those wonderful reviews of Walt Longmire I had seen on Audible. I do agree with those reviews -- from the very beginning of the first chapter, I was intrigued by the characters, both major and minor, contained in the story. From County Sheriff Walt Longmire and his under-Sheriff Vic(toria) Moretti, his friend Henry Standing Bear (also known as "the Cherokee Nation") to a sweet little old lady who says angels come to her house and make needed home repairs and another woman who runs the general mercantile in Short Drop, WY, Craig Johnson's characters are three dimensional and very human, with quirks and wit galore.
In addition to wonderful characters, the plot is great. Starting with the appearance of a "lost boy" from a polygamous fundamentalist Mormon sect that has set up a compound (make that a fortress) on 12,000 acres of land in Walt's county, and developing into the murder of one of Walt's Deputies and attempted murder of another, the story line carries you along right to the final battle without ever letting your interest flag.
George Guidall's narration puts the finishing touch on a perfect package. His voice, with a natually deep timbre, brings Walt to brilliant life as a native Westerner, and then softens just enough to provide truly believable female voices. And his delivery of quirky or witty pronouncements is perfect.
All in all, this book was a wonderful experience. Now I will go back and begin the series with Book 1 so that I can experience this series with all the backstory from one book to the next. Highly recommended.
"Slightly confusing"
I never got intimately involved with any character outside of the 2 main ones. I think the story line had a lot of potential but I felt lost at times.
I really enjoyed the reader. He kept the book interesting even when it wasn't.
"Love Walt, but what happened to Vic?"
I've read all the books and I continue to think they're great, but this one disappointed me - just a little - because of the characterization of Victoria Moretti. She was a lot more unlikeable in this book, and that's a shame because I really liked her character. Walt continues to be terrific and he's the perfect heart and soul of the stories, but I hope that Vic's issues (and they may be many) get settled out before too long because she's not the same as she was and I found that disappointing. Not all characters have to be likeable, but the under-sheriff (deputy) shouldn't be someone you really dislike.
"A solid book in a solid series"
Craig Johnson does a good job of bringing interesting characters to life in his stories, and in this one, Owen Porter Rockwell is brought back to life, or possibly never died in the first place (no plot spoilers). The narration is tremendous, and all the usual characters are in place and ready for action. There is a fair amount of personal drama as well and some of it is left to be resolved in the next installment of the series, which is okay and even necessary to some extent. There is an exciting set of villains to pit Walt against and he needs (and gets) help from some surprising places and from some expected ones. I do love this series, and look forward to every novel in it, I have yet to be disappointed.
Highly recommended
I love books!
"What can you say about these books?"
Different kind of book report for this one. I learned there was a Longmire TV show this year, season two. So the books wouldn't be spoiled by the TV show, I read all of the Longmire books out at that time. I then watched Season 1 & 2 of Lognmire. As with most movie and TV book adaptions, the book is usually better and it's the same with the Longmire books. The TV series stays true to the character of Walt Longmire but takes liberties with the rest of the story. I enjoyed teh TV show but it stands on its own from the books. I wonder what author Craig Johnson thinks about this? He's probably making enough money off the TV series he's probably not that concerned. Plus the money the books are bringing in, i'm sure he's doing very well, thank you. But the TV season ended and up then came this new book. I was glad to have it and get back into listening to the Longmire saga. In this tale, there are polygamist Mormons, oil, some really bad people and some really good people. Craig Johnson's writing style is excellent, witty, it flows and his character development is second to none. If I were to classify the genre I'd call it a modern day western being set in Wyoming. If you were interested in this series, I recommend starting with book 1. I have really enjoyed every single book in the series. PS Narrator George Guidall is a great one!
book keeper
"I have listened/read them all"
I would definitely recommend this book to a friend. I do believe this may be Craig's best Longmire book yet! It was hard for me to put down.
As always Walt and the "Bear". Craig Johnson expands each character individually as well as the friendship with each book. It amazes me at the complexity, but yet simplicity he uses to develop the characters.
Vander Ross............. quite the comical character, but I also enjoyed the intensity with which George Guidall expressed of the scene in Shortdrop between Walt and the Lanyer gang after the Sheriffs substation burnt down taking the life of Double Tough. It was as if I was part of the scene taking place before me.
This would be hard one for me. I watch the Longmire TV series and while I enjoy the TV show; I enjoy the books so much more.
I have truly enjoyed the Longmire series and I hope Craig will continue with this wonderful series.
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