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Topic: Tales of Xillia (Read 69474 times)
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Re: Tales of Xillia
Reply #300 on:
September 11, 2013, 10:16:48 AM »
Quote from: Tomara on September 11, 2013, 03:21:04 AM
Ever tried Teepo Copter? Jude wouldn't give me any time to cast decent spells, so I Teepo Coptered my way to victory. Very amusing.
Pow Hammer stun rate is crazy high, 2-3 Pow Hammer is pretty much a guaranteed stun even against bosses.
Then you have way enough time to throw your strongest spell.
Another thing about Elize is her Pinky quest staff. It's way stronger than even her
(sealed) Demon Arm
On the flip side there's Leia whose final equipment is pretty bad, her offense is so-so, her defense is bad and she's just an 'off'-healer.
Her link special is only good as long as you want to steal stuff. After you've maxed the shop levels, I really don't see why you'd want her in the team anymore. Her only saving grace is that she has a resurrection spell... but then again, Elize has an auto-rez spell so you shouldn't even need it.
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Re: Tales of Xillia
Reply #301 on:
September 11, 2013, 10:41:12 AM »
Leia is great because she gives you extremely cheap all-party heals. The things that girl can do with just a single life bottle... Her item-related skills helped me get through some of the toughest boss battles. As for regular battles, Leia has some of the best victory thingies. I kept her around just for that.
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Re: Tales of Xillia
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September 11, 2013, 10:54:23 AM »
True, she's good with items... too bad I suffer from a weird mental trauma that makes me never want to use items in any RPG.
I think that's the reason why I never end up getting any of the Atelier games.
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Re: Tales of Xillia
Reply #303 on:
September 11, 2013, 11:10:54 AM »
That's... weird. They're there, so you might as well use them, right? And Xillia is really generous with the good stuff; there's nothing you can't buy.
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Re: Tales of Xillia
Reply #304 on:
September 11, 2013, 11:18:13 AM »
Yeah, I just never use items since I think "Hmmm, I might need this later and I can do this without it probably."
This might come from my younger days playing the early DQ games where you had very limited carrying capacity and good items were only found in chests so you wanted to use them only as a last resort.
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Re: Tales of Xillia
Reply #305 on:
September 11, 2013, 11:59:45 AM »
I'm the same way, Annubis. I treat items in RPGs as more precious than my character's lives sometimes...but then I just end up with a bunch of unused items.
I got over that for the Atelier series, though. Maybe it's because item use is really a 'core mechanic' for those games. And making new items is pretty easy.
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Re: Tales of Xillia
Reply #306 on:
September 11, 2013, 02:03:21 PM »
Quote from: Kevadu on September 11, 2013, 11:59:45 AM
I'm the same way, Annubis. I treat items in RPGs as more precious than my character's lives sometimes...but then I just end up with a bunch of unused items.
Hahaha! THIS ^^!!! I am so guilty of it myself.
Any how, moving on, I've been absent from this thread for fear of accidental spoilage on myself (due to discussion of xilia 2) and because I really wanted to polish this title off to get to kingdom hearts hd mix before Disgaea comes out in october and takes over my life.
Ironically (with Kingdom hearts release yesterday) I happened to finish Xilia last night/early this morning.
I really hate to say it, but this title was SO bitter sweet for me. Weak in all the respects I typically adore tales games and yet while it had its strong points, those strengths were not exploited well enough to grab me in the way Tales typically does.
I really wanted to love this game. Truly I did... but it was just "hollow" feeling to me... Bland... I feel as though for the last 4 weeks or so I quite literally repeated the same dungeon night after night. Worse yet was how the regurgitated field dungeons offer very little reward for obsessive explorers such as myself baring more items to level up shops.
Secondly, I feel after having played Milla's side of things the game should not even give you a choice as to who to pick. You should have to unlock Milla or something... 3/4 of the game is just fine from her perspective but the last leg of it leaves you totally in the dark with the main plot. While I was aware of this and selected Milla anyhow, I was really not prepared for just how much you miss out on in the last stretch of of the narrative. Worse yet was how they handled "catching you up to speed" on said events so to speak. You quite literally wouldn't even know some things occurred if not for skits that all but glaze over major plot points.
While there were some other things I could certainly whine about, it is time to move on to a more positive note. The cast was great IMO. I really loved a great deal of the characters. Of particular appeal to me was Milla herself, Alvin, Agria the Shadowless and Rowen. Though a great deal of the title proved horribly forgettable to me, the memories of those four in particular will linger. This totally surprised me because I usually don't expect much out of the tales cast. Its about the gameplay to me... and I'm not even getting into that. I want to end this on a positive note.
In terms of JRPG's this title is not bad. In terms of Tales... Major fail in my book. Nuf' said.
NOTE: I know I am probably echoing some of what was already expressed in earlier posts but I had to get it out guys... I totally expected this to rival Disgaea for my personal "game of the year". And once again it wasn't bad. But Tales games are typically stellar by my measure while this was maybe a cut above mediocre in my book.
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Re: Tales of Xillia
Reply #307 on:
September 11, 2013, 02:49:20 PM »
^ I feel a sort of cognitive dissonance when I'm all "DAMN THESE TOWNS ARENICE!" only to hit the overworld and wonder why Riese Maxia is a "succession of box canyons".
I love the past sidequests dealing with Alvin (and his relationship with his mum and Presa), as well as Rowin (and his relation with Nachtigal's family).
But I agree Klyde. Good game, but it doesn't do the things Tales does best.
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Re: Tales of Xillia
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September 11, 2013, 03:18:29 PM »
Xillia's characters are some of my favorite right now. The story was meh sure, and the fields were.....incredibly lacking, plus no sorceror's ring always saddens me. But I love Milla and Jude, adored Eliza and her little eggplant doll Teepo, appreciated Rowan's amazing old man perviness, Alvin's overly suaveness, and ....well Leia was just so cute trying to be all tough girl and shit. It all fell together so well for me, I was sad when it was over.
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Re: Tales of Xillia
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September 12, 2013, 03:59:32 PM »
Quote from: Agent D. on September 11, 2013, 03:18:29 PM
Xillia's characters are some of my favorite right now. The story was meh sure, and the fields were.....incredibly lacking, plus no sorceror's ring always saddens me. But I love Milla and Jude, adored Eliza and her little eggplant doll Teepo, appreciated Rowan's amazing old man perviness, Alvin's overly suaveness, and ....well Leia was just so cute trying to be all tough girl and shit. It all fell together so well for me, I was sad when it was over.
Yep that about sums its up for me alright. In a far less longwinded and more concise fashion than my post yesterday might I add!!- LoL
I always tend to get too wordy for my own good...
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Re: Tales of Xillia
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October 03, 2013, 11:24:46 PM »
Beat ToG with 70ish hours in, made final save, and decided to save future arc and such for the end of play 2 to have something new to look forward to.
Started ToX a few minutes back. Changing camera angles pleases me, but the menus and amount of polish in them... very unTalesy. Just met up with Ms. Maxwell, and trying to decide on my first grind spot. I miss Lhant Hill.
ToG -> Grind titles and grind more to max them, character progress is still pretty slow. Beat the main arc on Chaos and it was a challenge even with a few hours of grinding (ended main arc with 120 mastered titles for Asbel and 3200 ether mixer)
ToX -> Started on hard and beat down the red haired girl with my Tales skills. Got to Millia's hometown and the gate guard said the floodmeadow had tougher enemies... got wiped out the first try. Tried a few more times for the challenge and won. Ended up spending about 20 minutes running around killing things and looting without paying attention to level. Realized I'd gone from level 12 to 26. Shop levels all around 30. That was about 6 hours ago. Left to continue and realized all fights are now a joke. Been running through collecting loot and shiny things between story segments and ignoring fights. Boss fights just involve mindless artspam and laughing as they try to injure me.
Eh. All of my Tales experience to date has been grinding and keeping at the highest difficulty I can handle and having the game only really easily "breakable" with grinding at NG+ using the grade shop. I didn't really expect 20 minutes of side grinding/looting to impact the game so much and for so long. If it's this easy to grind up to uber it's good that there's a 2nd play needed to get all of the story or there'd be no reason to NG+ at all.
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Re: Tales of Xillia
Reply #311 on:
October 07, 2013, 02:43:00 AM »
ZshadeZ: Yeah, you're not supposed to go into that area until
later in the game. I'm surprised you were able to handle it, honestly. Even if you're good enough to not get killed aren't your AI companions getting slaughtered?
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Re: Tales of Xillia
Reply #312 on:
October 07, 2013, 10:36:11 AM »
Quote from: Kevadu on October 07, 2013, 02:43:00 AM
ZshadeZ: Yeah, you're not supposed to go into that area until
later in the game. I'm surprised you were able to handle it, honestly. Even if you're good enough to not get killed aren't your AI companions getting slaughtered?
Reminds me of my level grinding in the Keterburg snow fields in Tales of the Abyss. The enemies that appear in Mt. Roneal are also roaming the first portion of the map and thus yield a lot of experience earlier.
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Re: Tales of Xillia
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October 07, 2013, 11:30:56 PM »
Quote from: Kevadu on October 07, 2013, 02:43:00 AM
ZshadeZ: Yeah, you're not supposed to go into that area until
later in the game. I'm surprised you were able to handle it, honestly. Even if you're good enough to not get killed aren't your AI companions getting slaughtered?
Third try or so when I won I started with a back attack and rushed with some quick ass beatery and 2 of the little rappy looking bird guys died fairly easily. Then Slenderman touched Alvin in a bad way and he died, but I sidestepped and warped behind him and started punching him in the ass. Millia was far off and set to artes only since I thought she was supposed to be the main mage-type at that point. She auto-item res'd him while I was comboing slender and by the time my ac ran down Alwin and her were both attacking him... he ended up stunlocked by constant attacks until he died, and then we all shot up 2 levels.
The next 2 fights were a pain too, but after that it was fairly easy so I figured it was just a nice little grind spot for challenge. After clearing each map between story areas in Graces 3+ times to try to get titles and get them to level 5 and still having bosses maul me most of the way through I thought 20 minutes of grinding couldn't possibly hurt me. >.<
I've sort of changed plans, if I hit somewhere else with overly high exp that's better than that place was I'll spend an hour in it and continue to RP as epic god slaying martial arts master PHD of Asskickery.
Also I gave Jude sunglasses and made them sink into his head and colored them an aqua that matches his outfit trim. So I'm a PHD of Asskickery with insect eyes.
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Re: Tales of Xillia
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November 17, 2013, 07:05:59 PM »
Does anyone know if there's some super special secret to activating the sub event Rowen's Honor? I've read everything I can find online and tried everything. I've flippin' kissed that gate I've gotten so close, I've entered the area from different entrances and approached the gate, nothing is working and I'm most definitely on the right part of the game.
EDIT: Oh forgot I was in a part of the game where Alvin leaves the party for a bit. So common I don't even notice anymore. You can go back to letting this thread drown like your memories of this sub-par game.
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Up until a few weeks ago, I'd had yet to experience the vegan-friendly Mexican food of El Chupacabra. Anika has raved about this place for years, but for some reason, every time we'd visit from Tacoma we'd end up at another one of our standby vegan or vegan-friendly joints. What were we doing all this time?!
I love Mexican food more than I can properly articulate. My ethnic background is part-Mexican, so I grew up eating tacos, enchiladas, burritos, tamales, and everything else delicious made in authentic style, and it was glorious. When I transitioned to veganism, (and especially after I moved to the PNW), I'd resigned myself to the fact that the only good Mexican food I'd experience would be in my kitchen. Thankfully, I now know that's not the case, and I have a spot to visit whenever we're jonesing for vegan Mexican eats and are too lazy to cook!
Located in Phinney Ridge/Greenwood, this Mexican restaurant/bar is adorable. Decorated in reds/oranges and Dia de Los Muertos style, I almost felt like I was at a restaurant back home for a second once inside. More things that makes me love this place: Christmas lights, board games, a working jukebox, front patio – prime for this season, and a full bar.
We've only happened to go on Friday nights (date night, etc.) and both times we've visited it hasn't been longer than 15 minutes for a table. Not bad for a place that's extremely popular with both the herbivorous and carnivorous types. For us vegans, El Chupacabra offers Gardein meats (chicken with green or red sauce – verde or rojo – and steak) and Daiya cheese, which means that lunch, dinner or happy hour meal options are endless.
The first time we visited, we started out with their chips, salsa and guac and I grabbed the Bartender's Margarita, (all pictured above). Because, you know, Mexican food.
The guac – fantastic. Chips – warm, okay. Salsa – a little watery in my opinion, but doable. The marg – not my bag. It had a splash of cranberry and was made with Jose Cuervo, and while drinking it I was wishing I'd had the house one. C'est la vie.
In what seemed like no time at all, our food arrived. I went for a vegan enchilada with daiya and "chicken," and R went for three tacos with the "steak" and rice and beans. See here:
The server warned me that the enchiladas were huge, and hence I got one instead of two. I couldn't remember the last time I'd had them and they've always been a fave. Chupacabra's did not disappoint. All the flavors were there, the red sauce fantastic, and the combo of daiya and faux chicken was through the roof delicious. Goodness gracious.
R loved his tacos and sides and devoured them quickly too. We left no stone unturned.
On top of this, our server was wonderful: sweet, delivering excellent service and chatted with us about their vegan food. I've read reviews of their service as being spotty, but we experienced no such thing – not even on a busy Friday night.
About a week after we first visited, we headed back, because we both couldn't get this food out of our minds. This is what happens when El Chupacabra gets to you.
This time we started out with the same apps, and I went for the pomegranate margarita – our server's choice. Usually this isn't something I'd go for, but I loved it. The flavor was sweet but not too much so, and like last time, it was strong. I'd order this again, easily. And for food, I chose the large vegan burrito with daiya and vegan "steak," (don't judge, I wanted leftovers!) and Rick went for the taco salad.
My burrito was indeed huge, so I halved it down the middle to look at the delicious inside.
I loved this, loved all the flavors at play again, and doused at it with their homemade sauces. I was in delicious Mexican food heaven by the end of this evening.
R is a sort of connoisseur of taco salads, and he gave this one two enthusiastic thumbs up. It was huge, had rice/beans, "steak," salsa, guac, lettuce, etc., and looked like a great, filling meal option. His only gripe was that the shell was overcooked, (guessing that it was baked then cooked again with filling). Despite that, he loved it.
This place is ridiculously popular, so I feel like it's a fluke that both times we've gone we hadn't had to wait too long for a table, inside or out. If you go, I recommend either going early, going later (which is what we did), bringing a friend to catch up with or hanging out at the bar. Believe me, whatever the wait, it will be more than worth your while.
If you've been, what are your favorite vegan menu items? And if you haven't been, what are you waiting for?
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By Helena Rodriguez: Freedom New Mexico
The spirit of Christmas is in giving rather than receiving. I must confess though, that being on the receiving end has made for some memorable Christmas gifts.
Like many parents, Mom and Dad liked to surprise us girls with special toys. But after peeking into Mom's stash of yet-to-be-wrapped gifts one year, the real surprise came when a Honeyhill Bunch dollhouse that I thought was destined for someone else ended up being mine.
Imagine my joy when I ripped open the wrapping paper and saw that cute dollhouse, which had been the object of my envy. I was the lucky person. I excitedly exclaimed, "Yes! It's mine!" Fortunately, Mom didn't know that I had stumbled upon her stash in her walk-in closet while playing Hide-and-Seek.
But then there was the year, while in grade school, when I came down with a fever before Christmas break and stayed home from school. I couldn't stop eyeing the brightly wrapped gifts under the Christmas tree. Before I knew it, I was trying to sneak peeks here and there. I even loosened carefully folded ends and made small rips in what I thought were inconspicuous places.
A few days later, we were loading the gifts into the car for our traditional gift exchange at Grandma Emma's house. Mom about flipped.
She spotted the poorly patched holes in the gift, which was a doll for Vanessa, and let us have it. She had to do a quick rewrap.
Then there was the Christmas my parents gave me a tape recorder.
There were no Walkmans, Ipods or MP3s back then. This little black cassette player, which came with a little plug-in microphone, was the state-of-the-art in sound back then. I couldn't wait to record my favorite Top 40 songs from the radio.
Of course, these recordings would not be perfect. There was that little problem of the DJ talking as the song was starting and then the problem of someone walking into the room, and blurting out, "Are you recording?" while you were recording.
Other than these minor problems, I had a blast with that tape recorder, once at my sister Becky's expense. Us girls shared a bedroom, and one night Becky was snoring particularly loud. I got this bright idea to record her snoring. I pushed down the record buttons, and with Becky snoring so deep, I had to bury my head in the pillow to keep from laughing so hard.
If that wasn't bad enough, I then had the gall to wake Becky up out of her deep slumber so she could hear herself snoring. I was laughing so hard, but Becky was furious, and with good reason. She was about ready to pop me.
Other memorable Christmas gifts I received included my beloved Shirley Temple doll. With her bright white and red polka dot dress and tight brown locks, she was my prized possession for years. We had the Shirley Temple album and so I'd move my doll around and sing "On the Good Ship, Lollipop."
My parents got their money's worth with the Lite Brite they got me one year. I spent countless hours poking bright little pieces of plastic into a black screen with holes, creating all kinds of cool, illuminated images.
Even when I reached the teens, that Lite Brite came in handy. We'd have impromptu discos in our bedroom with the neighborhood kids on North Avenue B and I'd put a flashing light bulb in my Lite Brite and it became a disco light.
Then there was the year Becky and I got matching baby blue skateboards for Christmas. Although it was freezing outside, we spent hours rolling around on our skateboards in Mrs. Creamer's driveway. Mrs Creamer lived down the street from Grandma Emma. We liked skateboarding at Grandma Emma's because her neighborhood had a sidewalk that extended from the front of Miss Maldonado's house down to Mrs. Powers' house on the corner.
Mrs. Creamer had a wide driveway, which was perfect for us to do all kinds of turns. Before the end of our skateboarding days, we could pop wheelies. Becky believes the concrete-floored garage to our old home on South Globe still bears the blood marks from one of her crash and burns.
May you have a merry Christmas and blessed New Year. And remember, it is still better to give than to receive.


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Around 1,000 students and young professionals descended on London club Sound on Saturday night to celebrate the festival of fancy dress and hamantashen in aid of the JNF.
More than 1,500 was raised for the charity on the night, which was organised by the Young JNF committee, Nana Events and Tango Down.
Melanie Lax, campaigns co-ordinator for Young JNF, said she hoped the party would be a springboard for other successful events in the future.
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First Community Bank customers in Clovis and Portales should hardly notice things are changing after the FDIC closed the bank and ownership was transferred to U.S. Bank N.A., of Minneapolis, according to the FDIC.
"It really is just business as usual under our new name," FDIC Spokeswoman Roberta Valdez said Monday.
Services will be uninterrupted and customers will continue to use their First Community checks, debit cards and all electronic services such as direct deposit and bill payments will continue, she said.
"We do all the work, the customers just go on… it's a win-win situation for the customers — they do nothing and get a great new line of services and products," said U.S. Bank Spokesman Steve Dale.
"If anything changes, we will err on the side of over communicating."
Dale said the most jobs will remain intact, especially within branches. The only jobs which may be phased out are those which overlap similar positions in U.S. Bank, he said.
Dale, who said details are still being worked out, declined to discuss further the possibility of job eliminations.
U.S. Bank is expected to begin converting to its own computer systems in the third quarter and customers will be given plenty of notice as changes occur, Valdez said.
Regulators announced Friday the bank was being shut down and sold after failing. The FDIC reported the failure would cost it an estimated $260 million.
Valdez said no money was lost on deposits, which are insured by the FDIC.
First Community Bank, based in Taos, has 35 branches in New Mexico including two branches in Clovis and one in Portales.
The New Mexico bank was one of four Midwest banks closed Friday, with other banks located in Colorado, Wisconsin and Oklahoma.
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October 24, 2013 —
Robert Jufer, 72, of Honesdale, PA pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter, graded as a felony of the first degree and one count of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. The incident occurred on October 17, 2010, in Cherry Ridge Township. Jufer faces a maximum penalty of 22 years in prison and a $30,000 fine. He is scheduled to be sentenced on January 2, 2014. Jufer was arrested on February 6, for the murder of his wife, June Jufer.
According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, on October 17, 2010 at 9:40 a.m. a call was received by Pennsylvania State Police, Honesdale Barracks, from a Robert Jufer who stated that he had just returned home from the store and was attacked in his house, rendered unconscious and that when he regained consciousness he went to his neighbor's home.
Responding Troopers discovered the body of June Jufer, deceased, in her bed. An autopsy of June Jufer was performed on October 18, 2010 and cause of death was a shotgun wound to the head and manner of death was ruled homicide.
A shotgun was located on the floor near the victim. Subsequent interviews were conducted with Robert Jufer in which he gave conflicting reports of the attack. Additionally, his lack of injury to his neck coupled with physical evidence at the scene did not match the events as he reported them.
Jufer went so far as to say he used the murder weapon earlier that morning to "look for a muskrat" near the residence and returned to the home where he placed it on the kitchen table before going to Wal-Mart. He admitted that he did not look for his wife or arm himself with a weapon before fleeing the residence after the alleged attack.
A search of the Jufer residence revealed 108 rifles, shotguns and handguns in the home. The weapon located in June Jufer's bedroom, which was the weapon that killed her, was owned by Robert Jufer.
Robert Jufer was charged with one count of Homicide by Pennsylvania State Police Troopers John Decker and Patrick Zirpoli. Jufer was located at his other home in Hastings on the Hudson, Westchester County, New York in February, and he was taken into custody without incident.
District Attorney Edwards stated that the PSP troopers involved in this lengthy investigation did an excellent job at reviewing all the evidence and testing results, conducting numerous interviews and ultimately effectuating the arrest of Robert Jufer.


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The deal between the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates for SP A.J. Burnett has been made official as of Sunday, Feb. 19. The players headed to New York, OF Exicardo Cayones and P Diego Moreno, will be in the team's minor-league spring training camp.
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There are a few activities Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui wants in a new intermediate and middle school after school program.
"One things in talking to parents, after school administrators and principal is there seems to be a gap in the middle school area," said Lt. Gov. Tsutsui.
The project will be similar to the federally-funded After-School All-Stars program, which is only available in a few schools across the state.
"It's a comprehensive approach looking at academic enrichment. Looking at culture as well as athletics being the key component of this program," said Tsutsui.
Educators say having an after school program will help keep middle school students productive and out of trouble during some of the most crucial years of their lives.
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"We think it's going to be an integral part and that's something I'll be solely responsible for," said Tsutsui.
As for the after school cost to parents? Tsutsui says it will be free or at a low cost to enroll your keiki.


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- 1 Communications
- 2 Housing and Site Location
- 3 Living Allowance and Money Management
- 4 Food and Diet
- 5 Transportation
- 6 Geography and Climate
- 7 Social Activities
- 8 Professionalism, Dress, and Behavior
- 9 Personal Safety
- 10 Rewards and Frustrations
Few countries in the world offer the level of service we consider normal in the U.S. If you come to Benin expecting U.S. standards for mail service, you will be in for some frustration. We do not want to sound discouraging, but when we are thousands of miles from our families and friends, communication becomes a very sensitive issue. We would prefer you be forewarned so as to decide what is important to you.
We strongly encourage you to write to your family regularly. Family members typically become worried when they do not hear from you, so please advise your parents, relatives, and friends that mail is sporadic and that they shouldn't worry if they don't receive your letters regularly. If a serious problem were to occur, Peace Corps/Benin would notify the Office of Special Services at Peace Corps headquarters in Washington, D.C., and your family members would be contacted.
Similarly, in the event of an emergency at home, your family could contact the Peace Corps at 1.800.424.8580 and any messages would be transmitted to us to deliver to you.
Mail generally takes two weeks to one month to get from the
U.S. to Cotonou. Some Volunteers rent post office boxes in their villages; others have mail sent to the office in Cotonou where they pick it up or it is periodically delivered to sites near the Volunteers. Airmail is received several times a week via France and Dakar. Surface mail arrives approximately once every five weeks. Some mail may simply not arrive (fortunately this is not a frequent occurrence, but it does happen). Some letters may arrive with clipped edges because someone has tried to see the contents (again, this is rare, but it does happen). Ninety percent of all packages sent to Benin arrive (sometimes a few months late). Padded envelopes are a better bet than boxes because you don't have to pay duty. Don't ask people to send valuables to you. Items such as Walkman speakers, food, and clothing have usually arrived with no problem.
Number your letters, and advise your family and friends to number their letters as well and to write "Air Mail" and "Par Avion" on their envelopes. Your address during training will be:
"Your Name", PCT
Corps de la Paix Americain
Cotonou, Benin
Afrique de l'Ouest (West Africa)
Once you have been sworn-in as a Volunteer and are at your post, you will have your mail sent directly to your new address there. However, many Volunteers continue to receive packages in Cotonou since in-country delivery of mail is usually unpredictable.
Generally, regular and long-distance communication via telephone is available but expensive. If you are calling from outside the capital city, it may take longer to get a line. You can generally arrange for your family to call you in Benin, depending on your location in-country. You can tell your family how to call once you learn where you will be posted. Remember that there is a six-hour time difference (five hours during Daylight Savings) between Benin and the East Coast of the U.S.
Cellphone coverage is more and more prevalent throughout Benin. Many Volunteers buy cellphones once they arrive, which facilitates contact with family and friends back home as well as Peace Corps staff in-country. The Peace Corps does not supply cellphones to Volunteers.
Computer, Internet, and E-mail Access
If your sponsoring agency or counterpart owns a computer, you might be able to arrange access for work or personal use. The resource center in the Peace Corps office and the three workstations located in Parakou, Natitingou, and Kandi all have computers for work-related use. However, Internet access is currently not available at all of these workstations, nor is it available in rural areas where the most Volunteers are placed. In most cities, Volunteers have been able to access e-mail at private businesses or at Internet cafes; access to the Internet averages about $1 per hour, though the connection and speed are best in major cities and much slower in rural areas. Please let your family and friends know that it may be one or two months between times when you can check your e-mail. E-mail should not be considered by family and friends your main avenue of communication.
Housing and Site Location
Peace Corps staff, in collaboration with the ministry for which you will work, will decide your post according to the needs of the country. This happens after Peace Corps staff reviews all sites for appropriateness, safety, and security and takes time to get to know each trainee during pre-service training. You may not know where you'll be assigned until the last few weeks of your training program.
Living Allowance and Money Management
As a Volunteer in Benin, you will receive four types of allowances: living allowance, settling-in allowance, vacation allowance, and, when needed, travel allowances.
Your living allowance is meant to cover your basic expenses; i.e., food, utilities, household supplies, clothing, recreation and entertainment, transportation, reading materials, and other incidentals. The allowance is reviewed at least once a year through a market survey to ensure that it is adequate. Currently, the living allowance in Benin is paid in local currency and is equivalent to approximately $180 a month. It is directly deposited quarterly into your bank account.
Additionally, you'll receive a one-time settling-in allowance (roughly the equivalent of $150, and paid in local currency) to buy basic household items when you move to your site.
You earn your vacation allowance at the rate of $24 per month and it is added to your living allowance each quarter.
If you are requested by the Peace Corps to travel, you will be given funds for transportation and meals. This amount is based on the costs of transportation and lodging.
Most Volunteers find they can live comfortably in Benin with these four allowances, although many Volunteers bring money (in U.S. currency; cash or traveler's checks) for out-of-country travel. You are strongly discouraged from supplementing your income with money brought from home. The living allowance is adequate, and Volunteers should be living at the same economic level of their neighbors and colleagues.
Credit cards can be used at a few hotels in the capital. Traveler's checks can be cashed for a fee. You will not find many retail places that accept credit cards or traveler's checks.
Food and Diet
Practically all foods are available at local markets in regional centers and in Cotonou. In some regional centers, there is a sufficient variety of meats, and local green vegetables are in abundant supply and variety when in season. Most tropical fruits can be found year-round. Fresh milk is not available, but powdered milk can generally be found throughout the country. In some villages, fruits and vegetables are rare, and Volunteers must travel to larger towns to obtain them.There are several supermarkets in Cotonou that cater to European and American tastes. Almost everything is available, but items are typically imported and therefore expensive. Basic foodstuffs available in almost all markets include beans, corn, rice, tomatoes, yams, hot peppers, garlic, onions, and spices.
Volunteers are not allowed to own or drive cars. Instead, you will be issued a bicycle and a bicycle helmet. All Volunteers must be prepared to ride on zemi-jahns (a motor scooter operated by a taxi driver), which is a principal source of transportation throughout Benin. You must wear a Peace Corps-provided motorcycle helmet when riding one of these, and you must wear the bicycle helmet when riding your bike. Violation of this policy will result in administrative separation. There are precious few vehicle taxis, and they are expensive and located only in Cotonou.
Most Volunteers travel throughout the country in "bush taxis," which are generally in less-than-optimum condition and unregulated for safety standards. There are frequent road traffic accidents due to fast driving and poor road conditions.
We strongly urge that you pay careful attention during the training sessions on selecting public transportation and ask other Volunteers to assist in identifying safe drivers. You should avoid traveling at night whenever possible and use the bus lines when feasible.
Geography and Climate
Benin has a hot and humid climate in the south. There are four distinct seasons in most of the country: a long rainy season from April to July; a short dry season from August to September; a short rainy season from October to November; and a long dry season from December to March.
In contrast, the north has two seasons: a dry season from November to the beginning of May and a rainy season from May to October. The north is also marked by extreme daily temperature fluctuations, especially during the Harmattan (a dry sand-carrying wind from the desert during the dry season months of November, December, and January).
Social Activities
Social activities will vary depending on your interests and where you are located. They may include taking part in various festivities, parties, storytelling, and local dances. We encourage all Volunteers to remain at their sites and to discover the region to accomplish the second Peace Corps goal of cultural exchange.
A few larger towns may have more entertainment venues and an assortment of buvettes (bars) with live music and dancing, but for the most part it will be incumbent upon you to entertain yourself. The most successful Volunteers are those who make friends in their village and organize their lives around activities that take place there. There are many religious and traditional ceremonies during the year that provide opportunities for you to participate and immerse yourself in the cultural life of your village or town. Much of life revolves around food and Volunteers are often invited to other people's homes to relax and enjoy a meal and conversation.
Professionalism, Dress, and Behavior
Your social and public behavior as a Volunteer is of critical importance to you and the Peace Corps. Volunteers have social responsibilities that are more complex than those of private citizens. The Volunteer is often the most identifiable (and frequently the only) American in the community; hence, in addition to the responsibility for personal conduct that resides with every individual, Volunteers have a responsibility to conduct themselves in a manner reflecting credit on the Peace Corps and on the United States. Your hosts will inevitably see you as an example of American culture and customs. You will receive an orientation to appropriate behavior and cultural sensitivity during your training. As a Volunteer, you have the status of an invited guest, and thus you should be sensitive to the culture and customs of your hosts and other Americans who may have a culture different than your own.
Being neat and cleanly dressed is a sign of respect and pride. Trousers (for men, and women in some regions), blouses/ shirts, skirts (below the knee) and dresses are appropriate wear for work. Particularly in the Muslim north, dress is very conservative. If dress is inappropriate—shorts, halter tops, short skirts, form-fitting or low-cut blouses, dirty or torn clothing—you will not be readily accepted in your job.
Moreover, for women, inappropriate dress and behavior will attract unwanted attention. Beninese may not directly comment on your dress, but they most likely will think that you either don't know what is culturally acceptable or that you don't care and are disrespectful. Beginning in pre-service training, staff will require you to appear appropriately dressed and will ask you to leave the training site if you are not dressed properly.
Personal Safety
More information about the Peace Corps approach to safety is outlined in the Health Care and Safety chapter, but it is an important issue and cannot be overemphasized. As stated in the Volunteer Handbook, becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer entails certain safety risks. Living and traveling in an unfamiliar environment (oftentimes alone), having a limited understanding of local language and culture, and being perceived as well off are some of the factors that can put you at risk. Many Volunteers experience varying degrees of unwanted attention and harassment. We ask that you inform the country director of harassment of any kind on the job, as there is a zero-tolerance policy.
Harassment in public (e.g., being called yovo [foreigner] by children or adults on the street) is an issue that you will encounter. Staff and peer support Volunteers will help you develop strategies to cope. Your success and effectiveness in doing so will depend largely on your personality. Perhaps for the first time in your life, you will learn what it means to be "different" or a member of the "minority." If you are uncomfortable with being perceived as different all the time, Peace Corps service is not for you.
Petty thefts and burglaries are not uncommon, and incidents of physical assault do occur, although most Volunteers complete their two years of service without personal safety problems. The Peace Corps has established procedures and policies designed to help Volunteers reduce their risks and enhance their safety and security. At the same time, Volunteers are expected to take responsibility for their safety and well-being by exercising common sense and by following the policies and procedures developed from the experience of staff and Volunteers who have come before you.
These procedures and policies, in addition to safety training, will be provided once you arrive in Benin.
Rewards and Frustrations
Although the potential for job satisfaction is quite high, like all Volunteers, you will encounter numerous frustrations. For example, the pace of work and life is slower in Benin than most Americans are accustomed to; and, people change practices and traditions that are centuries old only when it is sensible to them and profitable. Also, due to financial or other challenges, collaborating agencies do not always provide the support promised. For these, and other similar reasons, the Peace Corps experience is often described as a series of emotional peaks and valleys that occur while you adapt to a new culture and environment.
To counterbalance some of these frustrations, Peace Corps/Benin has worked to create formal collaborative and supportive systems and work environments. You will find yourself in work situations that require an ability to motivate yourself and your counterparts with little guidance from supervisors. You may work for months without seeing any visible impact and without receiving feedback on your work.
Development is a slow ongoing process. Positive progress is often seen only after the combined efforts of several Volunteers over the course of many years. You must possess the self-confidence, patience, and vision to continue working toward long-term goals without seeing immediate results.
To approach and overcome these difficulties, you will need maturity, flexibility, open-mindedness, and resourcefulness. Beninese are a hospitable, friendly, and warm people. The Peace Corps staff, your co-workers, and fellow Volunteers will support you during times of challenge as well as in moments of success. Judging by the experience of former Volunteers, the peaks are well worth the difficult times, and most Volunteers leave Benin feeling that they have gained much more than they gave during their service. If you are able to make the commitment to integrate into your community and work hard, you will be a successful Volunteer.


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It's free, and they dine among friends their same age.
But Friday, April 19, was special.
The table where they sat was decorated with red roses and a metallic balloon. It was their 61st wedding anniversary.
The lunch wasn't their only treat. That evening, they celebrated their anniversary again at dinner at a Mexican food restaurant.
"They might be a little old," observed Victor Ortiz, the BCAA Senior Services coordinator, "but they're party animals."
After lunch, the couple sat and tried to remember the pertinent details from the early 1950s when they met.
Lucio lived in Panna Maria; Elida lived in Pettus, 25 miles away. They met about halfway at a weekly community dance at the San Benito Dance Hall in Karnes County.
Lucio scanned the crowd, focused on Elida and asked her to join him on the dance floor.
"We started dancing, like friends," she remembers.
"She was lucky," Lucio says, and laughs.
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"In those days," she says, "we didn't have a phone."
Or email or texting or Twitter or Facebook.
At a subsequent dance, Lucio popped the proverbial question.
"Well," Elida answered, "I need to think about it."
She did. Lucio waited. And waited. Months.
"I was only going to ask her once," he says.
Elida finally agreed, but doesn't remember when she said yes.
Their engagement lasted six months.
They were married in 1952 at a Roman Catholic church in Pawnee.
No honeymoon. "We were poor people," Elida says.
Elida never attended school; Lucio stayed in school through the third grade.
The newlyweds moved in with Elida's mother.
"I didn't feel too good about that," Lucio admits.
Two years later, Lucio became an independent trucker, driving a blue-and-white tractor.
He also leased land near Mineral to farm.
Over the years, the couple had two sons and a daughter. But a cloud comes over their faces when they remember. Both sons died, and parents are not supposed to bury their children.
Their surviving daughter, Leticia, lives on the same street where the Peñas have resided for more than half a century.
"We've had the same phone number for 50 years," Elida says.
And the secret of the success of their marriage?
Elida offers the answer.
"I don't know."
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#1 New York Times best-selling author Mark Levin explores the philosophical basis of America's foundations and the crisis that faces government today.
©2012 Mark Levin (P)2012 Simon & Schuster
"Man's basic nature : Liberty"
In this book, Mark Levins reiterates the goals of our founding fathers when they gathered to write the constitution and form our unique brand of American democracy. By tracing patterns of thought by the greatest thinkers of the western world, Levin clearly explains the flaws of logic and lack of appreciation for man's true human nature that have led to the 'group think' socialistic aspects unduly praised today by popular culture.
This book gives a logical explanation of where conservative ideals originate and how their simple goal for all men to pursue happiness in liberty has become corrupted since World War I. Levin's book describes how a socialist strain of 'do-good'ing that has turned our government into a "Nanny State." The goals of which run counter to individual freedoms, daily liberty and pursuits of prosperity.
The negative spin put on the desire of conservatives to keep government out of our daily lives is a disingenuous, but rampant criticism in today's culture. This book lists point by point historical evidence that the socialist characteristics of government, praised by liberals as humanitarian, have the effect of strangling individual self determination and is therefore detrimental to the American way of life.
Levin's book ignited a new interest in the Constitution in me as he explained the origins of political and economic conservatives' desire to keep Americans free of tyranny. I'm not certain how a liberal-leaning American would accept the premises raised by Levin. But I found his arguments compelling, if not sad. By this account, we have strayed a long way from what our founding fathers envisioned.
"poor quality reading (audio book only); content+++"
all the content is excellent, info that should be familiar to schoolchildren, should be taught to all school kids. I wish I had had ANY of this content taught to me in the 1960s and 1970s. People simply don't know much of this stuff.
This is the problem area. Adam's voice drones on like a computer synthesized voice. The worst part is being able to determine )or not) whose voice Adam is reading. Is he reading a quotation of another author, or Mark's own words?
I guess it doesn't matter so much WHO reads it, as long as that differentiation can be discerned. A good way improve that would be... to use one male and one female reader when male/female quotes are being read, reserving Mark's words for the main narrator.
This is only real point I care to make (improve the narration). The subject matter is very dry, and it's slow on the uptake, good (or substandard) reading matters more than usual, perhaps. All the ways people expressed their thought in past centuries or past millennia even, their writings take more attention or energy to fully appreciate.
"Best conservative book out there"
Everyone should recommend this audiobook it will give you a solid understanding of our nation.
I had always known that stateism was a prevailing ailment of our county but never had a strong grasp of just how far back the usurpation of liberty went.
"Great book deserved better audio production"
I gather that this audiobook was rushed out the door, which is a shame. I hope someday they can re-record it with Mark Levin doing the intro with the kind of passion and emphasis that he gives his radio audience. He read it very quickly, in a bit of a monotone. Then the other narrator takes over, but it's very hard to catch the difference between the lengthy quoted passages, and Mark's own words. May I suggest a third narrator take over for the quotes? Like Richard Dawkins did in his recent books? Much easier on the ear, and easier to keep straight. Performance aside, this is a stunning book which makes clear the evil philosophies that have led us down the rat hole of statism. I recommend it to anyone who wants to flesh out the theoretical underpinnings of modern conservatism and libertarianism.
"Awesome! The Great One is Right on Target!"
Ameritopia should be required reading in High School civics, in College and University American and World History and Political Science classes. I listened to Liberty and Tyranny when it came out. Bought the book so I could refer back to it. At the time I felt it amazing that Mr. Levin had such a grasp on what Barack Obama wanted to do. Listening to Ameritopia gave me the historical background to understand what Mr. Levin conveys so well. To understand the goal of the state-ists and progressives opens our eyes to what they are doing each day to further their agenda. They are smarter and know what "the little people" need, and they are the ones who can deliver.
Thank you Mark Levin for doing your wonderful part to educate Americans so we can help to save our country.
inrfedibly well documented
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I like Mark's voice, Grupper at times is a little monotonous
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"A great and scholarly book. A very timely read"
I prefer audio books because I don't have time to read.
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The author's explanation of how the greatest minds in history have not been able to design a working utopia here on earth - nor will we ever find true utopia here on earth.
I liked the clarity of their reading of the text. It was neither monotone or overdone. It was just right.
The most interesting tidbit is the analysis of how we are living in a post-Constitutional republic and we are at a critical decision point between living in America or Ameritopia
Read this book. It contains valuable information needed to cure that which ills our current political situation.
"A call to arms and reasons to act!"
I have recommended it. For friends who have said that they were struggling with reading the book in hardcover, I suggested the audio version as an alternative to hear the message. It seems that sometimes the more complicated is easier to understand when you can listen and relisten and let your mind capture the thoughts in this manner.
I appreciated the way that the author referred to past examples of the classics to demonstrate the points of how the desire to achieve Utopia can only be accomplished through the total loss of individual freedom.
There were no scenes, but the way in which the author highlighted the background of the philosophies of those who influenced our founding fathers and why our founding documents are based on these philosophies. When you understand what is at stake and realize the direction we are going -- it becomes very clear on how important it is to take necessary actions to reverse our current course.
After your freedom is gone, you'll have learned the lessons of Ameritopia
Great book!
"How do the establishment think about you."
What a history lesson about the people past and present who would tell me how to live my life.
Plato. He gave great thought, time and effort to explain just how stupid and retarded I am.
This book solidified my understanding of how the progressive would like to control my life verses what the Constitution allows the federal government to do. The contrast is stunning and makes me afraid for, not me, but my son, daughter-in-law and three young grandchildren. I am very afraid for them.
If you do not understand what the enemy wants to do to you, you cannot defend yourself against them. The result is tyranny or liberty.
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Pedaling, Paddling, and Summer Heat at lastJune 30th, 2011 by Maya Barlev '12
(Could also be called: "While Pedro is Away, the Interns Will Go out to Play.")
While today is rainy and cloudy yet again, the past three days have been absolutely, deliciously, fabulously hot and humid. I'm talking DC-(or Philly)-in-July kind of weather. While I may not enjoy the sweat and dehydration that occurs in this heat, this is what summer is supposed to be like. No scarves, no wool socks, no boots — just summer dresses and ultimate shorts and swimsuits.
Pedro is away in Poland for the week, and Monday was absolutely too wonderful to be cooped up inside all day. So, Stephanie and I made great progress in the morning — I worked on an update about UNAWE Indonesia, and Stephanie worked on the website. Then, in the afternoon, we left a few hours early and biked to the beach. Katwijk aan Zee is only ~40 minutes by bike, and we made it almost the whole way without fail. We were a little off-track once we hit town, and Stephanie's bike acted up, but we eventually made it to the beach (the trick was following people in bathing suits!)
Tons of people, yes, but the beach was wonderful. It was great to just absorb the Vitamin D (don't worry, tons of sunscreen, too! As my wise mother says, "The skin you'll have at 40 is the skin you'll deserve"), and have some time to take a nap and read my book (White Teeth by Zadie Smith — SO good!).
From the beach, we biked straight to Leiderdorp for kayaking. Again, we got a little deterred directionally, and it took much longer to get there than expected, (sorry to Fabian and Justin, our guides, who waited for over an hour for us). But kayaking was terrific! Really, really, great weather for it. We are also now official LEVITAS members, meaning we can paddle whenever we like, as long as we have an instructor with us.
After dinner with the kayak club, I rode back into Leiden for a game night with some frisbee players. Embarrassingly, I got lost again. Well, not that I got "lost" — because I knew where I was at all times — but more that I couldn't find the streets I needed to turn on. Roads here are not clearly marked, and so directions that say "Right on Rijnsburgerweg" don't work. I was advised today to instead write directions that say "make the 3rd right" or "Right at the windmill." So, in total, I estimate that I was on my bike (thus, the "pedaling" in the title) for ~ 3 hours and ~30km. A map of the adventure:
Yesterday was equally (if not more) hot and humid. It was also the master's graduation ceremony for our friend and Sterrewacht (Observatory/Astronomy Department) student, Tiffany. It was quite an official ceremony, and after being personally awarded her degree, she signed her name on the walls of this Harry Potter-like room where decades of graduate students had signed their name before. Afterwords, some people threw her a small surprise party, and it was nice to socialize a bit with people from work outside of work. In two weekends, I'll be traveling with this group to Belgium.
The heat was eventually broken by an incredibly dramatic thunderstorm, much like the ones we get at home. I really hope it's a taste for the weather to come. This weekend I'm playing an ultimate tournament at the beach, and it will be much nicer with warm, dry weather!


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Baseball fans are lucky enough to see their favorite teams and players back on the field today, but those of us in the football world continue to read court briefs as we wait for April 6th. In the meantime, pro days continue and draft boards are being accordingly.
Locker nearly perfect … during his pro day at the University of Washington. The former Husky starting QB completed 38 of 40 passes, including 35 in a row, showing improvement in his accuracy, an issue that's been heavily scrutinized after he completed just over 55% of his passes as a senior. The general consensus is that Locker has shown improvement in each of his public outings from the Senior Bowl to the combine to yesterday's pro day. Locker has worked with former NFL QB Ken O'Brien, who has helped the prospect improve his footwork and release. In analyzing his performance, Locker felt he was "more consistent" and felt the ball came off his hand well. While the reviews were mostly positive, Locker's draft status continues to hover between a late 1st [...]


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When Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium turned 5 in 2007, it celebrated by commissioning Belgian comedian Kamagurka to redesign one of its planes. The result? A plane adorned with a long-haired superhero beneath the logo "Kamagurka Hairlines."
Warming to the theme, in 2009 Thomas Cook's Belgian branch unveiled its Mega Mindy livery -- inspired by a popular children's cartoon character created by the animation company Studio 100. The livery was created to advertise Studio 100's theme parks in Belgium and Germany.
This elaborate Swiss International Airlines livery depicting farmers herding cows through an alpine meadow was unveiled in 2006. Following it in 2010 was a flower power livery, adorning planes on the Zurich-San Francisco route. Flower power? Surely a few decades late.
Qantas has some of the most colorful liveries around. Back in 1994 it commissioned the aboriginal-themed Wunala Dreaming design for the side of a Boeing 747. Another livery was Yananyi Dreaming, inspired by Uluru (Ayers Rock) and the stories of the indigenous Anangu people.
Among the South African budget airline Kulula's quirky liveries is the Flying 101, with arrows pointing out the plane's various parts, and a mustache-adorned plane rolled out to mark the Movember charity fundraising drive.
In 2009, Korean Air created a livery celebrating its sponsorship of London's British Museum. The livery depicted an Egyptian golden coffin mask and an Anglo-Saxon helmet, among other items from the museum's exhibits. A helmet -- winged or otherwise -- yes. But can the coffin theme have helped the more nervous flyers onboard?
Taiwan-based EVA Air launched its first long-range jet -- flying between Taipei and Los Angeles -- emblazoned with everyone's favorite mouthless cat. Everything on the EVA Air feline flying machines is Kitty-themed, from crew members' uniforms to the coffee cups, head rests, toilet rolls and food.
Condor's crazy-looking Rizzi-bird livery was created by the late American artist James Rizzi to commemorate the German airline's 40th anniversary in the mid-1990s.
Bears might fly -- a British Airways plane sporting a panda-themed livery took to the skies to mark the launch of a route from London to Chengdu, China. But BA isn't the first to put a panda plane into the sky.
ANA's panda-themed livery, created to celebrate 20 years of the airline's flights between Japan and China, was unveiled in 2007. The image took 350 people 80 hours to transfer to the plane. Other ANA liveries have included rainbow-colored Pokémons and a Woody Woodpecker design to promote Universal Studios Japan.
Berlin's coat of arms -- a brown bear wearing a crown -- inspired Germanwings' Bearbus livery, created to celebrate the launch of the airline's operations out of the German capital's Schönefeld Airport. Best not to think of the ditty about bears and woods when this big baby passes overhead.
Bangkok Air has adorned its aircraft with everything from flowers and umbrellas to cartoon characters. Some of its latest liveries feature the airline's mascots -- colorful planes with names such as Sky, Sunshine, Rocky and Daisy.
Known officially as the Salmon-Thirty-Salmon (it's a Boeing 737, get it?), the inspiration behind this livery was an incident in 1987 when an Alaska Airlines plane was hit by a fish as it was taking off in Juneau, Alaska. It's believed the fish was dropped by a passing bald eagle.
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Mr. Atwater: How easy do you think it is to fool a counselor or lie to people in A.A.? I know people who go to addictions counselors and A.A. meetings, then go drinking.
I think a lot of people who go to those meetings just go because they have to and say the right things while they're there so they won't get in trouble.
My husband had to go to counseling and A.A., but it just made him more sneaky about his drinking. He would tell me he was going to a meeting, and he would go to the bar. Then he would tell me he hadn't been drinking. It would make me feel crazy because I wanted to believe him. It got so I hardly trusted my own senses anymore. Counseling and A.A. didn't do him any good at all.
Dear Reader: I'm sorry your husband was unable to stay sober this time. Living with a drinking alcoholic is not easy. It is hard to tell who is sincere and who is not. The general rule is, "watch what people do, not what they say."
If a recovering person is regular with counseling and A.A. meetings, is trying to be honest and "work the program," chances are pretty good they're serious about sobriety. However, "serious" isn't enough by itself. The only people who generally stay sober are those who are desperate enough to persevere and try to handle the hardships that come with being human in a different way than they did in the past. This would be called CHANGE.
Staying sober involves a lot more than just showing up at a couple of meetings. Another misconception is that A.A. and counseling "do" something to you. What gets done is a partnership arrangement, a co-creative process that involves willingness, openness, patience, trust and a few other hard-to-come-by commodities.
The truth is some people do come to counseling and "fool" the counselor, and people do go to A.A. meetings and continue to drink or become sneaky about their drinking. I have been told that only about one in 10 people who come to A.A. stay in the program for more than a year. The good news is of those that stay, most stay sober. This is why newcomers to sobriety are encouraged to "stick with the winners."
Alcoholism is a disease, and his drinking is not caused by or aimed at you. Although he thinks he needs to hide his drinking from you, his dishonesty primarily is hurting him. Remember many belligerent, dishonest alcoholics do recover.
You might want to look into Al Anon. The person who conceives of his drinking as "getting away with something" is a tragic case, because he hasn't yet understood that the only one he's fooling is himself.
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