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In this movie, I'll demonstrate a few tricks that allow you to access the anchor point tool on the fly, anytime that you're using the pen tool. So, I'm going to start things off inside this empty document by changing the fill color, this first swatch up here in the control panel, to black. And then, I'll change the stroke color, the second swatch, to none. And that's just going to allow me to create some black paths with no strokes. Then I'll switch to the pen tool, which you can get by pressing the P key, of course.
And now, let's say I want to draw a wavy, hand-drawn looking letter Z. Or as those of you in England say Z. Well then, what I want to do is create a series of quadrangles, that is four pointed polygons and so I'll click in order to create a first corner point right there and then I'll click again and it doesn't really matter how you do this by the way. Now click down here, click here and then click at the very first point in order to complete that first quadrangle. Again all a quadrangle is by the way, is a rectangle in which the four points don't align with each other.
Now, I'll click right about here in order to start a new path, click down here, here, and here, and then go ahead and close the shape by clicking on the very first point, in order to create that kind of zag right there. And then, let's create a zig down here at the bottom by clicking, and then I'll click, four more times, because I need to create that fourth anchor point, and then close the shape over here in the left hand corner of the document. And now I have a series of four different shapes. Now, let's say that I want to bend these lines after I've drawn them.
I'll go ahead and press the Alt key, or the Option key on the MAC. And you want to press and hold that key, notice that it changes to a little wedge, right there. And that wedge, normally what it allows you to do is drag from an anchor point like so in order to convert it to a smooth point. But that's not what I'm looking for, so I'll press Ctrl+Z, or Cmd+Z on a Mac, to undo that change. And now, I'll hover my cursor over one of the segments right here, one of the straight segments while pressing the Alt key, or the Option key on a Mac, and then I'll drag upward in order to bend that segment and I'll drag this guy in order to bend him as well.
Now, this trick only works on selected paths. So if I want to bend this zag right here, then I need to press the Ctrl key or the Cmd key in order to access the last used arrow tool on the fly. And that happens to be the black arrow in my case. And then I'll just go ahead and click on the path outline in order to select it. So you could use the white arrow tool as well. And now press the Alt key or the Option key on a Mac. And drag up on each on these long segments here, in order to bend them, and then finally, I'll press the Ctrl key or the Cmd key in the Mac.
Click on this top path in order to select it, and Alt drag or Option drag upward. It's very possible that you'll get this alert message, and it's fairly irritating because Illustrator likes to display this one a lot, and it says please use the anchor point tool on a segment. Or an anchor point of a path. So what it's telling me is that I missed the path outline. I'll go ahead and click Ok, and let me show you what the problem is. Notice when I move my cursor back and forth while I have the Alt or Option key down, I have this little wedge cursor.
That's not what I want. That's what I want if I'm working on an anchor point, but if I'm working on a segment, if I want to bend a segment, you need to see this cursor right here. It looks like a black arrowhead with this little arc underneath it. And once you see that, then you can go ahead and drag upward in order to bend the segment. And now, I still have the Alt or Option key down. I'll drag this segment up as well. All right, now let's say I want to complete this path outline, just for the sake of getting something done here. I'll press the A key to switch to my white arrow tool. And I'll press Ctrl+Y, or Cmd+Y on a Mac.
To switch to the outline mode, I'll go ahead and marquee these two anchor points and drag them over to the left a little bit to extend that top edge of the Z. And then I'll drag this anchor point until it snaps in to alignment with this one, and I'll drag let's say this anchor point right there, I'll have to click on it to select it, and then drag it down. So it snaps into alignment with this anchor point. And by the way, if you go to the View menu, if you're working along with me, you want to make sure Smart Guides are turned off in order to make this work properly. Now I'll press the Esc key in order to hide that menu, and I'll drag this anchor point down to there to snap it into alignment.
And I'll click on this anchor point to select it, and then drag it down and snap it into alignment like so. And now I'll press Ctrl+Y or Cmd+Y on a Mac, in order to switch back to the preview mode. I'll press Ctrl+A or Cmd+A on a Mac to select all the shapes. And now let's just go ahead and unite them into one shape using the shape builder tool which is about midway down inside of the toolbox. Go ahead and select it. And then to merge all these shapes, press the Shift key. And drag around all the shapes like so, and that will merge them into a single shape outline.
Now, another way to work with the pen tool, I'll go ahead and press the P key in order to switch to it here. You can also, while Alt dragging, so I'll just go ahead and Alt drag or Option drag. This edge right there if you press the Shift key as you're working. So I've got both the Shift and Alt keys down. But you have to press the Shift key as you're dragging. And that's going to constrain the angle of these control handles, like so. Now you may look at that and say, gee whiz, Deek, that's really ugly. And I agree, which is why I'll press Ctrl+Z, or Cmd+Z on the Mac to undo that change.
And so, let me show you a really great use for this feature. I'll switch over to this document that I created in advance here, and notice that I've got my king that I created in the previous chapter set against this chessboard background. In order to see the whole thing, I'll go ahead and switch to the art boards panel. And I'll double-click on Big Board in order to show you the entire board. So the idea is when we're looking at the chess board straight on, this king piece looks just fine with this straight edge.
But, I'll go ahead and double click on art board one in order to zoom in again. Switch back to the layers panel. Turn off the 24 squares background, and turn on the perspective background. Notice when I set the chessboard into perspective, the flat bottom of the chess piece doesn't look right at all. So what I'm going to do is, with the bend tool selected, I'll go ahead and press the Ctrl key or the Cmd key on the Mac, in order to get that last used arrow tool, which happens to be the white arrow tool. That's okay. I'll just click inside the path outline to select the whole thing, or if that doesn't work for you, just go ahead and Ctrl+Click or Cmd+Click on the outline of the path.
We just need some part of it selected. And then I'll go ahead and zoom in here and notice that we've got this extra anchor point. I don't need it so I'll go ahead and click on it with the Pen tool to delete it. So you want to see the Pen tool with the little minus sign next to it. Then click in order to get rid of that point. And now press and hold the Alt key or the Option key on a Mac and drag that segment downward. So it's very important that you see the black arrowhead along with that little arc next to it. Then drag downward like so.
Now we don't want things to be unaligned like this. Notice that I can move this segment back and forth as much as I want. I want these control handles to emerge exactly vertically. So I'll press and hold the Shift key as I drag. So I've got both the Shift and Alt keys down, that's the Shift and Option keys on the Mac. And I'll release at about this location right there. And you can see that now, what we've got is a base, especially if I press Ctrl+Shift+A or Cmd+Shift+A on a Mac in order to deselect the chess piece, we've got a base that looks more in perspective and so, that chess piece now better matches its background.
And so, that's how you access the new Anchor point tool in order to bend straight segments when working with the Pen tool, here inside Illustrator CC.
- Drawing effortless arcs, paths, and lines with the Pen tool
- Selectively and dynamically rounding corners
- Drawing complex shapes with round corners
- Bending segments with the Pen tool
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Police also found methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in the trailer. Taylor was arrested on multiple felony counts that include Lewd Conduct with a Minor Under 16, Male Rape, Sexual Exploitation of a Child, and Possession of a Controlled Substance.
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it has the good, the bad and the ugly
I liked the article. It's fairly balanced, and I appreciate seeing an intelligent, balanced approach, even if I don't agree with all of it. OCZ has some great assets, but it is not without hair on it. Going long is a bet on a turnaround or buyout - but one that I don't think would be difficult for a competent management team, and we now know we have a board that will act and is independent of management.
I actually added to my position today, both through equity and options (partly because it became smaller as a percentage of my portfolio, allowing me some room to expand and still stay within certain diversification limits, but also because it looks very cheap here). I sold a bunch of $3 Jan puts - I really am not concerned about it going under 2.60-2.70 or so, which is my breakeven. Everyone is on one side of the trade now - there has been major capitulation by bulls, fear is rampant, and people are all bearish. Too many people on the same side of the trade. The market loves to act to frustrate the greatest number of people - that was the bulls before, now I think it will be the bears.
I find the valuations at 1-2 dollars a share laughable. When I read them it makes me pretty much discount anything the author has to say. 15 / share is pretty laughable too, though - let's be real. The company has assets and market share, and even if you just wanted to be in the consumer business, there is a price at which it's just cheaper to buy in. OCZ is dirt cheap and getting cheaper. Sure, WDC could build its own consumer division, but I'm not convinced at all that it would be cheaper to build than buy with OCZ at these valuations. I don't really expect a buyout though - but I do think that while near term we will see continued uncertainty, long term it will be a success story. I sleep easy with my position - and I'll be fine with a single or double, it doesn't have to be a home run.
Sentiment: Buy
Seeking Alpha is site where readers contribute the articles. I would take whatever they say with a grain of sale. They have written some crazy stuff in the past. I wouldn't buy or sell on any of their advice. They know as much as we do or less.
Sentiment: Buy
These boards are for entertainment purposes only. On balance the uselessness of the information presented parallels Sierra - and that's pretty useless.
I find it funny that anyone thinks that anything they say on these boards matters.
Sentiment: Buy
rbaltera: Ashraf is one of us on this board. Maybe you haven't been here long enough to know who he is. He started the private email group all the longs here are members of.
LOL and we are to take this yahoo board seriously too..
you have to take everything with a grain of salt even the CEO when he talks..
its all a gamble in the end anyway.
Get out of my head, Ashraf! I agree with this article completely.
What it has is the truth. It was written by someone who was long this stock, and held shares, but realized what is really going on. More of you need to face the harsh reality.
where was the good?
The good
well it all has to be in regards to being sold so short term only...
1) parts of the company are worth more seperatly (one part of the company is worth at 250-400 million alone)
2) 80% institution own this thing and they want it sold i am sure now after this week events.
3) offer price would seem to be 700-900 milion range based on the assets they have that puts a price per share of 10-12
long term this company looks DEAD..
Sentiment: Buy


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I hope you Aussies are proud of yourselves - because I am
- From: The Daily Telegraph
- May 28, 2013
I'M a big fan of charts and graphs. A simple line can tell a powerful story. For instance, if you look at the curve representing Australia's foreign aid budget, you see clearly that your country has turned itself into a global leader in foreign development in the past few years.
In 2009, when the global financial crisis hit, many key aid donors started flatlining their spending.
Australia, on the other hand, started to speed up its already steady rate of increase in foreign aid.
I know the budget has been a big topic of debate in recent weeks.
I am relieved your government decided to keep making progress toward its pledge to invest 0.5 per cent of gross national income on aid.
I hope Australia will reach that target as quickly as possible, and that you'll continue to focus your spending on programs that fight poverty overseas.
I say this because improving the health and productivity of the poorest is one of the best investments you can make in the future of the world and the future of Australia.
Relatively modest investments in development can have a big impact when they're done strategically.
Take the example of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. Created just over a decade ago, the fund pools money from many donors, including Australia, to prevent and treat deadly diseases at an enormous scale and significantly reduced costs.
I recently visited Zambia, where I met Florence Daka, an HIV-positive mother of four. Without the global fund, she would be sick, dying, and desperately searching for someone to take care of her soon-to-be-orphaned, HIV-positive children. Instead, she leads a normal life and her youngest son Stephen was born free of HIV.
There are more than four million people like Florence who would be dead or dying from AIDS if not for the global fund. On top of that, the global fund has detected and treated almost 10 million cases of TB and distributed more than 300 million bed nets to protect children from malaria.
Another great investment your government makes is to an organisation called the GAVI Alliance, which helps poor countries purchase lifesaving vaccines.
Like the global fund, it's only a decade old and has already prevented 5.5 million deaths. What's even more exciting is the potential. GAVI is now working with countries to provide three relatively new vaccines - for rotavirus (the leading cause of diarrhoea); pneumococcus (pneumonia); and HPV, the virus that causes cervical cancer. Together, these diseases killed at least 1.2 million people last year.
The money you invest in GAVI will pay for vaccines we know will save these lives.
One way to measure the global fund's and GAVI's impact is to count the number of people served and the number of lives saved. Another way to measure it is to consider how improved health changes the prospects of a country. Poverty and disease are a vicious cycle. But the global fund's and GAVI's interventions interrupt that cycle. When adults are healthy, they can work. When children are healthy, they can develop fully. Health, productivity, and human potential: these are the basic elements of a thriving society. When poor countries become more prosperous, it's good not just for them but for the world at large and for Australia.
Eighteen of Australia's 20 closest neighbours are developing countries. It's plain to see that your own long-term prosperity and security depend on the progress of development in your region.
Many of your major trading partners, including China, Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand, were once major aid recipients. Today's aid recipients can follow the same trajectory, leading to a brighter future for everyone.
Because Australia is increasingly seen as a leader in development, your investments serve as an example and an inspiration to other donors.
I saw clear evidence of this in 2011, when Australia hosted the game-changing Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth.
Prime Minister Gillard and then-foreign minister Rudd pledged $50 million over four years to polio eradication. This commitment catalysed other commitments totalling more than $100 million, helping to restore polio to priority status on the global agenda.
Now, with polio cases at the lowest levels in history (the slope of that curve has been steep and downward, from 350,000 in 1988 to 223 last year), the organisation in charge of eradication activities has released a plan to get rid of the disease by 2018.
I am looking forward to Australia's continued leadership on this issue, which is my personal priority.
Eradicating polio is important for so many reasons. It proves we have the tools, like vaccines, to save lives. It proves that countries around the world have the systems and will to deliver these tools. And it proves that the world can come together to do something extraordinary.
Australia has been an important part not only of the polio story, but also of the larger development success story. These are achievements for which you deserve to feel proud.
Bill Gates is the world's richest man, co-founder of computer giant Microsoft and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which he established with his wife to fight third world poverty.
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Jo Posted at 10:16 AM May 28, 2013
It's all very well for a man who has endless wealth to give away millions (and credit to him for doing it), but to us everyday Aussie taxpayers, the thought of our hard earned taxes being shipped overseas does NOT give us a philanthropic glow! There are Australian citizens that suffer in poverty every day. I know you can't compare our poverty to some third world country, but put it in context. Just saying ...
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macro of Perth Posted at 10:04 AM May 28, 2013
Bill Gates fundraising for foreign aid to treat diseases that were eradicated here....while our Government allows people in this country to not vaccinate their children......we already have TB back on the scene....and others will follow.......vaccination in this country must be compulsory!!!
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truth Posted at 9:58 AM May 28, 2013
Biggest waste of gov taxes out, we are in massive deficit and we are still increasing aid, should help out our own homeless bums and beggars in the street first!
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andrew of sydney Posted at 9:50 AM May 28, 2013
Thanks Bill Gates. It's about the only thing we are proud of !! Now if only we stopped sending money to corrupt governments and directed it to the real needy.
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David Forster Posted at 9:46 AM May 28, 2013
I have no problerm with AID. I have a problem however with our government and overseas governments being effectively able to administer the AID programs
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overit Posted at 9:41 AM May 28, 2013
As Mrs Brown would say "thats nice". However, I hope this does not also increase the rate at which some these countries breed. Once again the taboo subject of world overpopulation is ignored. Why is this?, because the world economy is based on limitless growth and the handful of power-brokers that actually rule the world do not want their bottom line compromised. If you do not know who I am talking about please go stick your head back in the sand.
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Eligius4917 of East Sydney NSW Posted at 9:40 AM May 28, 2013
People often say, "why are we sending aid money overseas?" The countries we helped, now lend us money! It's good to see Mr Gates using his money to help others. All of us who have chosen Microsoft products have played a part in his 'crusade.' One of my distant relatives was the English philanthropist Walter Hall, the founder of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, and why I can't match what he did, I like to think I help out in my own way.
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Scott of Melbourne Posted at 9:39 AM May 28, 2013
Maybe if we all in our own small effort and the big punters also put in and followed in the footsteps of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation we might actually be able to achieve a level of humanity that would entitle us to be called human and as a bonus we would not have to spend as much of our tax dollars on military assets. You do not need to travel the world folks, there is plenty to do in your own suburb and your own street.
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Robert Herron of Australia Posted at 9:33 AM May 28, 2013
Big difference is Bill is generously spending his own money .Australia is doing it with borrowed money our children will have to repay.
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dave of daddy whats a 457 Visa Posted at 9:33 AM May 28, 2013
Hi Bill keep up the good work unfortunately Australiaâs book keeper made a little mistake by a few BILLIONS and we have no money we have been diverting money from health education infrastructure We sold Sydney airport so cheap lucky i didnât call it a training mine site or i could have been in trouble, To make it the most expensive in the world .but we did have time to set up a future fund to cover MP'S super funds. Please come back next year, check we are still in business All the best ROBERT FORD
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Daniel Reeves of Northcote Posted at 9:31 AM May 28, 2013
What a remarkable difference between where Microsoft profits go and where Apple's contribution to humanity is apart from fleecing us with the fruits of hard labour. WELL DONE GATES! CONSUMERS OF YOUR PRODUCTS SHOUL BE PROUD AS WELL! IAM
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bull of bulli Posted at 9:27 AM May 28, 2013
And we say thanks to the Labor party,,,,,,Again.
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rae of syd Posted at 9:25 AM May 28, 2013
I'm sorry Bill but as far as I am concerned the only tax dollars of mine I want spent in Africa is to sterilise them so they no longer bring children into their nightmarish, poverty stricken cesspool of a society. I want all foreign aid stoped and the money spent in my country not someone else's because Australia is fast becoming the next third world country due to our inept Governments. Our hospitals, schools, roads, housing, job markets etc etc etc are now non existent and desperately need fixing up. Fix our our own country before sending any more of my taxes overseas.
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AL Posted at 9:21 AM May 28, 2013
What a great front page story, thanks!
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Simon Posted at 9:07 AM May 28, 2013
The guy is an absolute star. Forget a PC on every desk in every home, how about eradicating disease - solid Bill.. solid...
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Vacation Heaven
I own timeshare at Oak Plantation and have been there twice since I first bought my week in 1999. Both times have been just heaven. The first year there it was just me and my wife, it was a perfect honeymoon. The second year there we had our 1 and a half year old daughter. She never even knew she left home, she loved it and we did too. The comfort is unparallel.
Oak Plantation
My wife & I stayed at Oak Plantation in July and found it a great place to stay. We usualy use a friens villa but it was not available. So we stayed at Oak Plantation. The condo was first class and the staff were great. Loved the place and would recomend it to anyone.
What A Great Vacation!
We had the best vacation ever! Thanks to the Oak Plantation Resort. When we arrived, we asked that our accomodations be changed so that we could have a lower unit. Everyone at check in was so accomodating and did so without delay. The next morning due to our washer/dryer unit not functioning, we requested a room change. Well,the new unit was so spacious and simply beautiful!! We couldn't believe the value. And so close to everything...not just the parks but the restaurants and shopping stores....and a super Walmart to boot! We met many nice families by the pool every night which made the difference when traveling with 2 busy boys. All in all, we can't wait to return for a week of relaxation!!!
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My husand and I spent 5 days at Oak Plantation and have no complaints at all. The facilities were clean and the staff attentive. The rooms were a nice size and the pool and hot tub a good way to relax. I would recommend it to anyone who was looking for a nice secluded place to take your family away from all the disney hoopla.
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My husband and I stayed at Oak Plantation two years ago. We loved the accomodations, the pool, and the neighborhood feeling of the property. Our one bedroom condo had a full kitchen, living room and dining area. The furnishings were nice, clean, and comfortable. We were so impressed with the property, we purchased a time share week there!
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We just got back from another trip to Oak Plantation. We will continue to go back. With a 2 year old, space and kitchen are a must for us when we travel. Large closet where we set up the portacrib! Was perfect both times. Never bothered about the timeshare speech and the price was excellent!
Great place to stay, 10 minutes to Mickey
truly was a great place, with lots of amenities, a full efficiency for less than a motel room. Treated like gold. It is a time-share, although a very sweet lady (Dolly Wells) mentioned reasons to hear the sales pitch, and never bothered us after that, we did not attend same.
Avoid this place.
I was a guest of the Oak Plantation Resort in March 2002. Unfortunately, it was an unpleasant experience. My room was adjacent to the basketball court. Every night during my stay, I was subjected to noise and a bouncing basketball from that court until 11:00 p.m.I found it difficult to sleep and read.
The several times I called the front desk pleading for a new suite, my complaints were dismissed. I was told Oak Plantation was booked solid. Since my stay was limited and my itinerary all planned, it was impossible to find accommodations elsewhere. (The staff should have helped me find a suitable room in another establishment). I did not look forward to returning to Oak Plantation at night and tried to stay out as late as possible. On March 10, I got so fed up I went to a 9:30 showing at the local cinema in a very tired state.
This was my first trip to Florida and it was a terrible experience. Next tiime I will stay at a familiar brand like Holiday Inn.
Nice accomodations; great value
My husband and I stayed at Hampton Vacation Resort Oak Plantation last year. It was so much better than a hotel room. We had a full kitchen, dining room, living room, and laundry in the one bedroom suite. It was really nice and the price was less than we would have paid for a standard hotel room. We will definately go back.
Fabulous Place To Stay
It is a fabulous place to stay. The condo was exactly what we needed. It was a great price and had a lot of anemities. Very clean. The grounds were kept very well. It was quiet and a wonderful place to vacation for the price. It was close enough to the main attractions but coze enough to just stay in and relax. The only dray back was that it was time share property. Although it is voluntary to participate in a time share sales meeting. If you came to relax and don't want to own a time share I DON'T RECOMMEND GOING TO THE SALES MEETING. THE FREE TICKETS TO UNIVERSAL STUDIOS IS NOT WORTH IT TO SIT THROUGH THAT THING. In general I would come back every time I came to Orlando.
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Mummies, Transformers, The Simpsons and Shrek...
... characters were coming out now and we met the Simpson family and Daisy had a picture with them. I bumped into Marilyn Monroe. There are lovely vintage cars all the way along. Nicely themed area. We mooched in the shops and visited the tribute to Lucy.
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Costalegre, meaning "Coast of Joy" in Spanish, is the undiscovered territory south of Puerto Vallarta. To reach the nirvana of Jalisco's Costalegre, you must rent a car in Puerto Vallarta or Manzanillo — or charter a small connector flight directly onto your destination property. This unexploited coastline is blissfully and quietly dotted with private homes, resorts and rental villas. Most notable is Sir James Goldsmith's private estate turned ultra-exclusive eco-resort called Cuixmala, where you can rent one of several fully staffed villas and bungalows on the hacienda. There are highly personalized and private meals sourced locally — juices, produce, cheeses, even butter are all made either on-site or on their inland sister property called La Hacienda de San Antonio. A favorite detail on property: sensual, fresh Jasmin body cream in corked-glass apothecary bottles, found bathside.
EAT: Playa Rosa in Careyes is the closest township to the unmarked and high-security Cuixmala estate. The Agua de Jamaica, or Hibiscus iced tea in English, is absolute ambrosia; the fresh guacamole and homemade chips make for a perfectly balanced beachside aperitif.
PLAY: Ask anyone in Careyes where the hidden boutique of Geraldine de Caraman is. You're in for a treat. In an unmarked shop off the highway, she offers truly one-of-a-kind, wonderful, handmade pillow covers made from antique Guatemalan and Mexican huipiles, blouses of the indigenous women. She also has Mexican bedspreads from Oaxaca woven on historic wooden looms; most of these are custom orders. She is constantly adding new items, like tribal caftans and even Havaianas, if you somehow left your sandals stateside. The Cuixmala boutique is fantastic, too, with a blend of modern luxuries and old-world, artisan-crafted tribal wares for the body and home.
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San Jose del Cabo, located on the tip of Baja California Sur, is one of our family's favorite places. Baja is like nowhere else on earth, with its calming spirit and balmy breezes. It has a unique physical beauty that combines desert, mountain and sea. Our home, in the Palmilla corridor, is located on the Sea of Cortez, which boasts miles of pristine, white sandy beaches. San Jose del Cabo features some of the world's best sport fishing, as well as yachting, whale-watching, surfing, paddleboarding and diving. We are surrounded by four championship golf courses and numerous spas. Family vacations may include swimming with dolphins, zip-lining, horseback riding, surf and paddleboard lessons and deep-sea fishing.
STAY: For premier luxury resorts to lease, Villas Del Mar offers three- to six-bedroom villas and haciendas, as well as private homes. If you'd rather stay at a hotel, try One & Only Palmilla, Cabo Surf Hotel, and Cabo Azul.
EAT: Market, from chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and Agua Mexiterranean Restaurant at One & Only Palmilla are wonderful for something upscale. Edith's, Morgan's and Mi Casa are great for authentic Mexican. If you've gone fishing, Nick-San will prepare what you caught that day. This place has the best sushi. The 7 Seas Seafood Grille at Cabo Surf Hotel and The Office on The Beach are perfect when you want more of a beach vibe.
PLAY: An afternoon may be filled with a variety of activities: lying in a hammock reading the latest novel, pampering massages, shopping Luxury Avenue Boutique Mall or yachting at sea. When you want to plan an event or dinner party at your rental, contact Amy Abbott. She's the best event planner. Pisces Yachts is the place to call for yacht and fishing charters. Book a tee time at one of the nearby championship golf courses. There's the Jack Nicklaus– designed Palmilla Golf Club and the Ocean Club at Cabo del Sol, plus El Dorado Golf & Beach Club and the Querencia. And for spas, head to One & Only Palmilla, Esperanza or Las Ventanas al Paraíso.
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Sayulita, a true bohemian surf Mecca, is about 45 minutes from Puerto Vallarta. It was introduced to us by [Dallas friends] Lisa and John Runyon several years ago. We will never forget the first time driving through the jungle, flying down a two-lane road amid typical Mexican vans and taxis only to be passed by two Porsche Cayennes with surfboards on top. We thought, "Where the hell are we going?" Sayulita is gritty but charming. The place feels partied-in and crowded. There are hippies with surfboards and dogs roaming the cobblestone streets, divine tacos on every corner, cold beers in everyone's hand and no shoes on anyone. We love Sayulita's unplugged energy. They only got an ATM machine in 2011. You won't find a Hard Rock Cafe or a Domino's Pizza and we love that. It costs more to get there than it does to stay! Unless, of course, you lose control at [the boutique] Pacha Mama.
STAY: We recommend renting a house through sayulitalife.com. We have loved Las Gemelas, a collection of six houses on the beach, or Las Hamacas, another group of six houses on the beach. Mi Otra Casa is another good one and it's on the square. You can also stay at a hotel. We like Petit Hotel Hafa or Villa Amor.
EAT: Chocobanana is on the corner of the main street and is bustling all day with expat computer programmers who work for four hours in the morning and surf all afternoon. It's good people-watching and has the best coffee and breakfast. Sayulita Café is a fave. The food is fantastic and the ambience is perhaps the best Sayulita has to offer. The line alone will let you know you are in the right place. La Terrazola will host a dinner and will build a bonfire for you. It's very fresh and simple, straightforward Mexican fare. Don Pedro's Restaurant & Bar is a mainstay. It's beachfront food, good for large parties and they take reservations. They have Italian food, too, if you are tired of Mexican.
PLAY: There are surf schools up and down the beach. The beach is excellent for stand-up paddle- and longboarding, which is very good for beginners. There is also whale-watching, horseback riding, zip-lining, deep-sea fishing and yoga activities. It's pretty typical old-school Mexico. The shopping is also pretty good. Pacha Mama, owned by the chic French Mignot sisters, is one of the yummiest shops I have ever been to anywhere in the world. They have been in a zillion books and magazines for good reason. These ladies are living the Gypset dream. Revolucion del Sueño is great for well-priced home gifts and highly designed Mexican T-shirts and jewelry. Alma Boutique is the beachy-est boutique of them all. They carry gauzy hippie skirts and modern huaraches as well as jewelry from Dezso by Sara Beltrán.
- Sayulita Life (Sayulitalife.com)
- Mi Otra Casa (miotracasa.mx)
- Petit Hotel Hafa (hotelhafasayulita.com)
- Villa Amor (hotelvillaamorsayulita.com)
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GeminiDeus 4 years ago#2
As always, fun is relative. I find Battle Mage, Luminous, Dual Blader and Cannoneer fun whereas someone might think otherwise. Luminous, Kaiser and Angelic Buster are the newest classes, therefore fairly stronger than other classes currently. Luminous has a ton of quests that get him to level 75 quickly, then again from level 95 onwards, and his 4th job main skill is incredible, attacking monsters all over the map and hitting up to 8 times each.
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Bokothechoco2 4 years ago#3
Female Lumi = AB > Female Merc > Kaiser > Male Phantom = Female BaM > Female Rest > Male Rest
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Emerald_Flash 4 years ago#4
Mercedes and Luminous are the funnest, IMO.
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Fun is subjective, what is fun for one person could be incredibly boring for the next.
Try a few classes or do a little research on them and give one a spin that piques your interest.
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FolkenRawr 4 years ago#6
Hey Spence, if you come to Windia you know I'd be happy to hook you up.
I clean bird**** out of cuckoo clocks for a living.
FamedMimicGogo 4 years ago#7
Spenny my brah. If you're looking to simply hit in the 4th job area, you only have to hit 100 now.
The basis-no, the very soul of mimicry is the ability to aptly imitate anything, no matter the situation.
Thusly, I will imitate your every move!
Labyrinth Tank 4 years ago#8
Kaiser has all the things that I find fun.
Fast attacks - Both mobbing and single target skills are ridiculously fast
Multi-hit attacks - This is especially useful for training at Jesters early. Those levels usually fly by.
Mobility - Flash Jump and chain to go fast horizontally and vertically
Sustainability - Mana is never a problem and health leech per attack is usually enough to keep your hp at max when training
Good damage - op, even in puny human mode
Transformation - There's a few times when it's not a good idea to transform, but other than that, it's feel awesome
"Did you avenge me? Awesome!" - Kargon
Kat_GraviTQueen 4 years ago#9
There isn't any one class that is the "most fun" each person will have their own opinions and personal preferences on which class is fun for them.
TwilightRaver 4 years ago#10
In theory, Phantom seems pretty fun to me, thanks to their wide variety of skills, in that you can steal Adventurer skills. Phantom's own skills are pretty neat too, with the keydown Milles Aiguilles skill and the card system Phantom uses.
I say in theory because... Phantom's been nerfed. I don't think removing their nerfs would make them super powerful or anything, it would probably just make them on par with the newer classes. In fact, I think they need a buff right now, same with the other Maple Heroes.
And that is also why I will say that Mercedes is also fun in theory. Very agile, their attacks flow quite nicely, either providing air or land control (Spikes Royale + Leaf Tornado for air control, Rising Rush + Rolling Moonsault + Leaf Tornado for land control, either way you're going to use Leaf Tornado for monsters around you), their keydown skill is pretty cool, hitting twice and twice again with Adv. Final Attack. However, the theory part comes from the fact that they're one of the weakest classes right now.
Finally, Buccaneer and Mihile seem pretty fun too. I have not played a Buccaneer, but they seem pretty powerful and they have a laser. Same goes to MIhile, except I've actually played a Mihile, and they've got decent mobility with their Flash Jump, a good 1v1 skill in Soul Assault, and a great mobbing skill in Radiant Blast.
But really... power, mobility, whatever your class has, as long as they've got unique features or anything that appeals to you, any class could be fun.
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Postal 1:
- The reason for going on a killing spree in the first place. According to the manual, the town of Paradise has come under the effect of a madness inducing plague and the Postal Dude is the only person able to put a stop to it. Of course, given his diary entries and sadistic enjoyment of causing death and destruction, he's probably just flown over the cuckoo's nest.
- The diary entries in between levels, e.g. "10/17/97 The Earth is hungry. It's heart throbs and demands cleansing. The Earth is also thirsty..."
- The screams of the dying seem to qualify.
- The unsettling menu screens, very unsettling loading screens (pictured), and the total horror the credits screen. The amount of Body Horror depicted in all of these is disturbing as all hell.
- Also, due to Early Installment Weirdness, the violence isn't Played for Laughs nearly as much as Postal 2 and the subsequent sequels: the only thing remotely funny is Rick Hunter's signiture Badass Baritone quipping Bond One Liners - and even then, it's implied that he isn't the voice for The Postal Dude himself, but a Literal Split Personality and/or Demonic Possessor forcing The Postal Dude on a killing spree For the Evulz.
- The ending for the original game counts as this, big time. The final level starts off at Elementary School, where you're seemingly given no choice but to gun down the laughing and playing children - except they don't die, or even react, to being shot at, running through fire, or dodging rocket launcher rounds. Then The Postal Dude, seemingly having what little remains of his sanity snap like a twig, passes out, while the camera blurs out to blackness. Then you wake up locked in a Bedlam House, while a distorted voice talks about how the stress of modern day life causes people like the character to "Go Postal", all while saying your atrocities would never be understood by anybody else, even if you deluded yourself into being a One Man Army fighting against all odds. The voice then says that, while they will never understand what set you off, "rest assured, we WILL have plenty of time to study (you)."
- The soundtrack qualifies as insanity in music form. Here's an example.
- Redux's soundtrack manages to be even more horrifying.
- Some of the Dude's lines are pretty creepy. He really changed a lot from Postal 1 to Postal 2.
Postal 2:
- In one house, you find that the bathroom floor, sink, and bathtub are covered in blood.
- The sewers in the game are pretty eerie. They are mostly dark with only a red tint to accompany them, and there is an ambient drone that is heard whenever you go there. Oh, and there are also mutated burned up hellhounds roaming them, ready to attack The Postal Dude on sight.
- In a huge case of Surprise Creepy, there's the "Get Steaks" mission on Thursday. Walking in to the butcher shop, the fact nobody is at the counter should be a clue that something bad is about to go down soon. Walking into the back you find The Butchers, a gaggle of bloody butcher-apron-wearing lunatics who are Ax-Crazy by even Postal's Crapsack World standards. And what cements their wicked reputation so firmly? Literally the second you walk in, you see a trio of Butchers Laughing Mad as they watch people being dropped into the whirring blades of a meat grinder - ALIVE, might I add - and the reason they turn on you is because they don't want you ruining their "fun". Thankfully, a well-armed Postal Dude should be able (and more than willing) to blast all of these loonies to hamburger meat themselves.
- From the same level, you come across a whole cow stuck face-first in a huge meat grinder, with its lower back and legs sticking upward as it gets mulched gruesomely. It's probably one of the goriest and most unsettling moments in the whole game, though it is a bit funny just by how ridiculous it is.
- The level where you get kidnapped by rednecks and help up in a sex dungeon at the brewery. Based on the many sexual torture devises in the room The Postal Dude wakes up and fight his way through, who knows what horribly depraved things they were planning to do to him, or already did to him.
- The hallucinations Dude experiences throughout the expansion pack Apocalypse Weekend certainly count. Whenever one happens, the world around him becomes disturbing and distorted, with walls turning into moving flesh and blood stained tiling straight out of Silent Hill. In one specific hallucination in the game taking place in the offices, all the doors are plastered with a creepy baby (Gary Coleman?) face on them◊.
- The creepy fat nurse from the intro cutscene of Apocalypse Weekend. Luckily it was only a dream.
- Apocalypse Weekend also introduces undead zombies into the mix, as well as many creepy encounters with zombified Gary Colemans (probably rendered more creepy after his death).
- A fanmade game, Eternal Damnation, included in the Fudge Pack edition of Postal 2, is full of Nightmare Fuel, especially in parts of the game where giant Body Worlds-like corpses chase you down the street.
- The final boss of Apocalypse Weekend, Mike J: the Mad Cow of Zombies and God of Hellfire. In general, you are fighting the producer of Running With Scissors as a giant mutated humanoid zombie cow. note He is tough, large, leaves a trail of fire in his path and has flaming Gary Colman heads to shield him from the Postal Dude's attacks. He is a horrendous sight to behold.
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- Paradise Lost however turns him from horrendous to hilarious, by essentially making him a regular guy, trying to have a regular wedding, who just so happens to be the ten-foot-tall mutant leader of a legion of zombies, and who makes money by selling his own milk to the public.
- Paradise Lost gives us mutated dogs, which are larger than normal dogs from the original Postal 2. They only appear in the Cock Asian mission, but are still pretty creepy regardless.
- Speaking of the Cock Asian, plenty of hints to the meat used in the food is included in the kitchen and storage room. In fact, if you go back to the restaurant's storage room a later day, a cage full of zombies will be there. I'm sure you can connect the dots.
- You go to Hell in the last day of Paradise Lost. The depiction is typical of most depictions of Hell: fiery lakes of lava, skeletons in chains on walls, zombies, the return of the above mutated dogs (now less mutated and more hellish, complete with glowing red eyes) and gimps and cows in cages. The screams of the damned heard throughout the level are also pretty unsettling.
- In the original Postal 2, there is a house you can find filled with cats and and a woman. If you go to that house in Paradise Lost, the house is still full of cats, but the bathtub in the other room has a headless corpse in it. A strange drone is also audible in the house.
- The zombie cows, especially when they charge at you.
- In the former police station where you meet Zack Ward, if you go to Anthony Hopkins' solitary door, instead of it being empty as usual, you're gonna see some bizarre cow-like doll inside sitting on a toilet while a creepy drone plays in the background. The first time you see that may make you laugh or creep you out.
- The monkeys on the first day in the CCCP building. Especially the fact that they have the top of their head cut and you can see their brain. Although it can kind of shift to funny when you free them and they spout odd lines in a synthetic voice while shooting their tormentors.
- The game's Asylum, complete with hostile inmates, doctors and a creepy track just for it. It gets worse for one of Paradise Lost's errands on Wednesday, where you have to go through all three buildings to find parts to fix an air conditioner - parts which the inmates and doctors are apparently worshipping, and will throw themselves at you in huge numbers to protect.
2007 Film:
- The head's on pikes in The Postal Dude's boss's office. Even though the boss jokes that they are fake and just there to scare employees (even though one of them starts leaking blood), they are still pretty creepy.
- J. K. Simmons' creepy smiley face after getting bombed by a suicide bomber.
- All the kids at Uwe Boll's Nazi Theme Park getting gunned down. We get a pleasant aerial shot of the huge pile of dead kids laying about. Even for a movie that is for the most part Played for Laughs, it's a bit too much.


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We are only 7 games back in the wildcard race.....
I just realized this.
We are only 7 games back in the wildcard race.....
I just realized this.
Whatcha gonna do, brother, when Brennemania runs wild on you!!
Wow..thats awesome...keep winning and it will take care of itself
If we can win one of the next two games before the allstar break and give us a 3-3 road trip I will be pleased. We have a great chance tonight with Edinson pitching, not so good a chance tomorrow with Bailey facing Sabathia.
The teams we're facing after the break are less than stellar, a ten game homestand against the likes of The Mets, Padres and Rockies. This is a great opportunity to move above 500 and tell us If this team really has fire and is worthy enough to compete.
If we come out of the homestand 7-3 we'll be at 500 and very close to talking more about the wild card race. The homestand after the break will really tell us what this team is made of. Are they mice or men?
We may as well be 25 games back...this team isnt going anywhere (except home after September)...
I hate to be the bucket of cold water but, this team is not a WC contender. I do think we have the potential to finish above .500 provided we don't have a major fire sale, although it needs to be acknowledged that finishing above .500 really doesn't matter all that much.
Still, all things considered, I am enjoying this season and last night's win was very satisfying.
I heard your record..it's alright.
ummmm were 4 games below .500 at the break. 7 games out of the WC.
This team has the talent now to make a run. Its their heart and WANT that i question.
I dont doubt they could make a serious run in the second half.
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Last time I checked we were 11 back from Chicago.
Don't jinx us!
Make that 6.
StL blows a 10-6 lead in the 9th, then lose 12-11 in the 10th.
Nice job, Pitt.
Do you realize if Cincy wins tomorrow and St. Louis loses Reds would only be 5 out of the Wild Card. If you can get that down to 4 by July 31, Reds might be buyers.
Before the win tonight, Basball Prospectus listed our odds at making the playoffs at 1.31842%. I'm not going to get my hopes way up, but I might if that number keeps moving up.
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I don't remember how I "met" Mark; I think it was through my crazy friend Shelly Kramer (who, BTW, is definitely worth following on Twitter).
As an avid reader of his blog for a few months now, the value he brings me daily puts him in my top 10 list. Everything from social media and blogging to funny videos and cartoons, he also writes posts after he's been out riding his bike, which you know I love!
Last week I was running through an airport, glanced down at my phone the moment his feed arrived, and I saw the headline, "Guy Kawasaki Is the Devil." Of course that caught my attention, I read it and immediately tweeted it. BRILLIANT! It was very tongue-in-cheek and very funny. And his follow-up post yesterday about what happens when things go viral is very much worth the read.
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I couldn't agree more, Gini!
Absolutely! Mark's blog is the first blog I check in the morning. He's constantly producing quality work. What a star!
Great Recommendation Gini! Such good stuff.
Schaefer's blog is the third blog I visit each day. First, I flip a coin to see whether I read Buscall or Dietrich first. : )
Every day is a good day but this has been a great day with validation from your peers such as this. I also like this Follow Friday format. I will probably copy it and claim it as my own idea. Carpe postus (seize the post).
Thank you for your kindness, support and friendship, Gini.
Until Jon writes a blog post about you, Mark, I WIN!
Mark was the first person I met in Knoxville when I moved here. I appreciate the warm welcome. It's unbelievable the great things I've learned reading his blog.
I couldn't agree more with your #followfriday suggestion Gini. I already follow Mark and now I follow you too. My new motto is "never quit learning" so I like it when others lead the way and Mark's never led me astray.
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Flambeau Outdoors® AZ Series-6 Tackle Bag. Delivers all the space you need for lures and accessories!
Bring along this sensational AZ Tackle Bag on you next trip... there's room for every fishing accessory you'll need! Equipped with 6 total Tuff 'Tainers® that have Zerust® coating that protects tackle against rust and corrosion so your lures stay in top condition and adjustable dividers so you can shape them to your needs.
The containers are housed in a tough 600-denier nylon ripstop exterior that's weather-resistant for years of fishing fun!Check the specs:
- Padded shoulder strap for easy carrying
- Outside bungee and pocket storage for your extra tools and accessories
- Oversized zippers are easy to manipulate, even with gloves on
- Measures 14" x 11' x 7 1/2".
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