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There are so many different ways to organize, prioritize and classify-ize your tasks and responsibilities these days that you'd probably need a couple years just to sort through all of them on your own. You can have an organizer on your computer, your phone, in your pocket or a notebook, or even, if you're short of paper, on your hand.
Even with all of the new ways to get organized, the most effective tool for me is still the simple, classic "To Do" list. My To Do list is nothing fancy, just a list of things that I need to accomplish. For some reason, this list motivates me to be smart with my time and get things done.
One of the reasons these lists are so effective is because they help you define what needs to be done. One of my favorite things to put at the top of a To Do list is "start a to do list" — that way I can cross something out right away! Nothing like building momentum right off the bat. This principle can be applied in any aspect of life. You can use a To Do list at work, at home, or even in relation to different goals you have. My wife and I have a sort of 'To Do' List in relation to our financial goals, and it has helped us get started and avoid wasting time.
Our financial 'To Do' list helps us in three ways:
Stay Organized
The list helps us know what bills need to be paid and when they're due, what major tasks or purchases we might have coming up, and perhaps most importantly, when we're going to be paid. A well-defined To Do list answers all of the questions about what needs to be done and when, helping you use your time more effectively.
Get More Done
Because we're using our time more effectively, we can use time we might have spent pouring over our budget or trying to find the electric bill in more productive ways. We can get back out making money, fine-tune our savings strategies, look for new ways to cut back, or quit thinking about money all together and go enjoy ourselves.
Meet Your Goals
We have all kinds of tasks on our list, both big and small. An easy way to design a list like this (if you're using a word processing program or a notebook) is to use a list:
- Big Goal 1
- Little Goal A
- Little Goal B
- Big Goal 2
For example, if your big goal is to save $1,000 for your emergency fund, your "To Do" list could look like this:
- Save $1,000 Emergency Fund
- Save $75 from each bi-weekly paycheck for 4 months ($600)
- Take lunch to work 2/wk for 4 months and add savings ($25) to emergency fund
See how easy that is? Now you've got a goal, and you know exactly what you need to do for it! Of course you can substitute in anything you like.
The beauty of these lists is that they are completely scalable — that is, they grow with you. If you finish your emergency savings goal, you can just start your next goal: "Pay off car debt" or whatever it is on the nice line. Figure out how you're going to do it, and brake the big "to do" down into smaller tasks and you're well on your way to leveraging your simple list as an effective financial tool.
You don't need anything special to start a to do list, either. You can put it on a piece of paper in your wallet, or a whiteboard in your kitchen, or keep it on your phone or computer. The "To Do" list is a completely customizable, easy-to-use financial (and life) tool for anyone.
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UC Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall
Irvine, California
May 7, 2011
Michael Dessen is, according to a frequent employer, the contrabass virtuoso Mark Dresser, "a black-belt trombonist." He is, in fact such a consummate sideman in so many contexts that the opportunity to hear him as a leader is a rare treat, indeed.
Dessen was able to bring his NYC trio-mates out for this concert : on double-bass, the phenomenal Christopher Tordini, who plays with saxophonist Greg Osby and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt; and percussionist Dan Weiss performs often as a leader as well as an integral member of groups led by Ravi Coltrane, Rudresh Mahanthappa, and Chris Potter.
The trombonist chose a challenging format for this concert: a 70 minute suite of seven separate movements. Dessen's music is so fresh and innovative that there are few precedents with which to compare it. He does not use chords and harmony in any traditional sense, yet there was a deep harmonic connection between the trombone and bass for every note and idea transmitted.
A post-concert examination of the charts revealed a piece with 10 different time signatures in the first 10 measures. However, the music was played as if there was a single unifying pulse that tied all of these seemingly odd meters together. Dessen doesn't try to make intellectual music that glorifies complexity; rather, he writes down what he hears. What Dessen hears is striking and organic, and new in the most literal sense.
The concert opened with "Fossils And Flows," a piece referencing the disastrous BP gulf oil spill. Appropriately enough, the composition started out with a violent outburst of trombone bleats and blats over Tordini's muted harmonics and pedal tones. Weiss tattooed a wicked ride cymbal beat against his own Elvin Jones-ish cross-sticking on the snare and tom-toms. Dynamics were one of this group's strengths, Dessen dialing up the volume for a moment and seconds later drawing down to a hush, his band mates never failing to match his intentions.
The trombonist's music also blurred the divide between written and improvised material so seamlessly, that it was impossible to hear it in the traditional "head-solo-head" format, because that was not what was happening. Dessen appeared to veer from the melody for short stretches, then suddenly bass and trombone would be playing in unison. This went on for long periods of time, and after awhile it stopped mattering what was written anymore. Tordini soloed nexta fascinating mix of short declaratives mixed with ringing harmonics and overtones. There was an abrupt return to the melody and, suddenly, the quiet rim-shot chatter accompanying the bass became its own focus, as Weiss emerged with a complex solo that built to a thunderous climax.
Dessen integrated electronic soundworlds from his laptop, throughout the evening, to great effect. It was never overpowering, instead becoming an important additional element with which the trio could blend. The trombonist sampled some of Weiss' cymbals, then looped them back into the group improvisation. He then began soloing at length, and he demonstrated his golden-pure base tone, which he then manipulated in multiples of both subtle and dramatic means.
"Three Sepals" followed, beginning as a delicate duet of trombone and bass. Tordini alternated between short, open-string ostinati and doubling the trombonist's melodic phrases. The melody of this one definitely told a story , one that ached and soared with ebb-and-flow temporal elasticity. Weiss offered an ultra sensitive percussion contribution, with mallets on the cymbals, yielding to a Tordini solo that dripped big, meaty notes in the lower register and blurry double-stops. The drummer switched to brushes, gently swirling irregular patterns on his kit, while Dessen elicited a mournful vibrato and the trio as a whole reduced down to a triple pianissimo.
In the quiet, the leader began a series of soft multiphonic gurgling, followed by the creation of a slowly developing melody that wound towards a pointed upper register yelping punctuation. That same incremental theme then double-timed, as the trio exclaimed it in unison.
Weiss gradually introduced a series of percussive brushstrokes that led into a wall of explosive accentsthen just as quickly faded down to a whisper. The Dessen trio often seemed to be fighting to see who could play the softest, developing multiple levels of quiet that only added to the sense of ritual of it all.
"And We Steal from the Silkworm," a shorter piece, opened with a loose bass vamp delineating the interlocking metric structure of 5/8, 6/8 and 2/4. The second time through the form, the trio played its complex melody in lock-step, with Dessen's laptop electronics acting as a wild card into the ensemble.
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West Texas A&M, ranked 14th in NCAA Division II, dominated the first two sets and cruised to a 25-10, 25-18, 25-20 victory over Eastern New Mexico University on Tuesday night at Greyhound Arena.
Junior outside hitter Stormi Lancaster recorded 10 kills, 10 digs and six block assists for the Lady Buffs (17-2, 8-1 LSC), who moved one-half game ahead of idle Angelo State for first place in the league. Junior middle blocker Erin Doherty had nine kills, while senior outside hitter Erika Dupree added six kills and eight total blocks (two solos).
The Zias (4-13,1-8) were led by eight kills by junior outside hitter Evelyn Escobar. Junior outside hitter Amber Durand added seven kills and 13 digs.
ENMU led 1-0 in the first set, but WT went on a 13-4 run and never looked back. The Lady Buffs led all the way after a 1-1 tie in the second set, although the Zias managed to stay within a few points most of the way before WT scored the final four points — the last three on kills by Dougherty.
The Zias scored the first two points and led much of the third set. They were up three times by three points, the last at 17-14 on a kill by Durand, but WT went on an 8-0 run featuring two kills each from Dupree and junior outside hitter Sarah Martin to gain control.
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Frank DiIorio
CodeCrafters Inc.
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Frank DiIorio
A self-proclaimed SAS zealot since 1975, Frank DiIorio is President of CodeCrafters Inc., a consulting firm specializing in pharmaceutical applications and SAS training. He is the author of the popular SAS Applications Programming: A Gentle Introduction and Quick Start to Data Analysis with SAS. He has written over 60 papers about SAS and is a frequent speaker at local, regional and international SAS conferences. DiIorio is Past President of the SouthEast SAS Users Group and was co-chair of its 1994 and 1996 conferences. In 2007, he was a co-founder of the Research Triangle CDISC Users Group. DiIorio was one of six recipients of the SAS Silver Circle Award in 2006.
How long have you been using SAS®?
37 years.
What SAS products have you used in the past? What products and solutions are you currently using?
Most of my SAS usage is Base SAS. This is not as restrictive as it may seem, given the power of SQL, the DATA step, the macro language and ODS.
What is a problem you have solved using SAS?
One of the key deliverables for submissions to the FDA is a PDF that describes data set and variable-level characteristics for the submitted data. The company I worked for was a contract research organization (CRO), which meant that we had to be responsive to clients' subtle variations in the content and presentation of the PDF. Everything seemed to vary: portrait versus landscape; the amount of data set-level detail; the color of hyperlinks (really); whether to populate the bookmarks panel; etc. Using the macro language and a library of ODS styles, I developed a generalized macro that produces PDFs that satisfy the highly varied requests of the clients. The design is robust and the macro is well-documented, so when the inevitable happens (different formatting, RTF instead of PDF, and so on), modifications are easy to make and validate.
What is the most innovative way you have used SAS?
Data set specifications for one of our company's key deliverables were written using Microsoft Word. This meant that variable names and attributes had to be manually entered by programmers. The process was time-consuming and error-prone (not to mention tedious). We formed a small team that moved the specifications out of Word and into Oracle. Once the specifications were programmatically accessible, it opened the door to a variety of applications: macros written in SAS that read the Oracle tables and generate ATTRIBUTE statements, programs that display the tables as a specification document similar to the old Word format, and so on. Using SAS to move the specifications out of Word and into Oracle, as metadata, improved program quality, shortened data set development time and saved significant amounts of programmer time (and onerous typing). Similar use of metadata has greatly simplified other parts of project workflow – titles and footnotes for tables are now held in metadata and inserted into programs via easily called macros.
What is your most memorable SAS moment?
In 1981, I was a programmer at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. One of our Help Desk customers was moving to New Zealand and needed assistance moving programs and data to tape. Before she left I gave her my résumé, and she promised to circulate it (remember that this predated the Web by a decade). A year later I received a call from the Bank of New Zealand, asking if I'd interview in its New York office for a position developing a management reporting system. I started the job three months later. The data and programming challenges were more complex than anyone could have predicted, but we were able to meet our deadlines, in part because of the coding flexibility introduced by the then-newfangled SAS macro language. The Bank of New Zealand job gave me more than two years in the most beautiful country in the world, and convinced me that "SAS programmer" was a viable career path.
How has SAS changed in the time you have been using it?
It's "wider" (the solutions) and "deeper" (there's much richer functionality in the Base SAS language). I've also watched recognition evolve from "SAS – that's statistics, right?" to not having to explain what it is (it's become mainstream, in other words). There's also been tremendous growth in opportunities to become part of the SAS community of programmers – more conferences, more opportunities for writing books.
Have you ever attended a SAS users group meeting or SAS Global Forum? If yes, please list them.
Yes! Many, many SUGIs, SESUG, NESUG, and local users group meetings. At least 100 – please don't make me list them all.
Has your work with SAS been influenced by any other members of the SAS community?
I always read Ian Whitlock's SAS-L postings and papers. I greatly admire his creativity and his willingness to explain at length the intricacies of his uniquely insightful coding techniques. Others whose papers and posts I seek out include Art Carpenter, Andrew Karp, Russ Lavery, Richard DeVenezia, Lex Jansen, Jeff Abolafia, and Greg Steffens. There are others, too numerous to enumerate here, who during conversation or in a paper, have given me that "Wow! I didn't know/forgot that SAS could do that!" rush that keeps me both humble and informed.
If you could point a new SAS user to one resource, what would it be?
I wish I could say my first book – SAS Applications Programming: A Gentle Introduction – but it's out of date. A more current and less self-serving answer would be lexjansen.com, a repository of probably thousands of SAS Global Forum, SUGI, regional and other conference papers.
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Barellan Central School is a K-12 school with an enrolment of approximately 130 students located in the Northern Riverina of NSW approximately 60km from the regional centres of Griffith and Leeton. The school aims to develop positive, caring students who set high expectations and persevere to achieve their potential in all areas. The holistic philosophy at Barellan Central School recognises and supports the individual academic needs of each student whilst also focusing on the development of creative, cultural and sporting pursuits.
Barellan Central School has developed an outstanding technology platform to integrate technology into teaching and learning and has an intense focus on the delivery of a high quality curriculum to meet the needs of all students. The focus is reflected in our school plan through an emphasis on Quality Teaching and the effective integration of technology into teaching and learning via our 21st Century Pedagogy for E-Learning action research project. The school utilises a Modular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment (MOODLE) to coordinate learning programs that can be accessed by our learning community at all times. The focus on 21st Century teaching and learning also calls for a focus on digital citizenship which is a major focus on our student wellbeing program.
Our School is also a member of the highly successful Riverina Access Partnership (RAP) which utilises video conferencing technology to deliver the Higher School Certificate curriculum across six schools. Our school plan reflects the use of NSW Smarter Schools Centre for Excellence resources to support Quality Teaching throughout the Riverina.
Barellan Central School has a highly professional and dedicated staff that utilise their strengths to provide outstanding opportunities and support for all students. There is an established culture of continuous improvement and ongoing professional learning with significant investment in staff training and ongoing, strategic professional learning in school priority areas.
The school maintains excellent community partnerships and is actively involved in a wide range of community activities. Effective communication and enhanced external partnerships with parents and the wider community remains a focus due to the changing nature of our school enrolment demographic and the increasing use of new communication technologies throughout the broader community.
The school is currently receiving additional resources from two National Partnerships initiatives: Low Socio-Economic Status Communities and Smarter Schools Centre For Excellence. Although all resources are tied to various reforms, they are also linked to the overarching school goals of enhancing student outcomes and improving quality teaching.
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iOS Users, Say Hello to Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation
The App Store is no stranger to the Dragon Quest series, and has had its fair share of ports for quite some time. That tradition is staying pretty much exactly the same with the release of Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation.
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This Week at 148Apps: December 15-19, 2014
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Dragon Quest III
Fairly tricky to track down in North America, Dragon Quest III's $9.99 asking price doesn't seem so bad when placed into the context of eBay prices for a NES or Gameboy Color cartridge. That doesn't stop Dragon Quest III from seeming rather dated by modern standards, but JRPG fans will enjoy this slice of history. You play the child of a hero, sent to see the King on their 16th birthday before being thrust into an adventure to save the world. Dragon Quest III doesn't bother with too much originality on this front but it's forgivable. It adds some more originality and flexibility through its party system. While there's no chance of being overly attached to your fellow party members, given they're essentially soulless husks of statistics, they do offer plenty of potential. You simply head to the local tavern to recruit your party and then head out, forming them into exactly what you want of an ally. --Jennifer Allen
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Roaming the Oddworld version of the Wild West is the Stranger: a gruff bounty hunter turning wanted criminals in for cash. There are a few gameplay styles on offer here, the first being the third-person platforming that allows for navigation of each area, as well as basic combat. The second is a first-person shooting mode that enables players to think more strategically by making use of a variety of critters that can be captured and used against enemies. Will they use a Bolamite to tie up their enemies, a Chippunk to draw them away from their buddies, or just electrocute them into submission with a Zapfly? Either way, the freedom of approach is an excellent touch. Last of all is the stealth element, giving players the option to take out enemies one by one by setting off traps or creating them, all while hidden from view amidst tall grass. These different styles come together seamlessly to give players the ability to decide how they resolve the matter at hand, preventing Stranger's Wrath from feeling too linear and monotonous, and instead feeling fresh and exciting. --Lee Hamlet
Papers Please
As unlikely as it might sound, I had a job once that was vaguely like playing Papers, Please. It wasn't on the border control of a corrupt state, but it did involve conducting background checks on people and checking that their papers as well as their stories added up. I stuck around as there was a strange satisfaction in looking out for discrepancies, and I also happened to be quite good at it. Papers, Please succeeds partially because of that similar sense of satisfaction, but also because of a storyline that draws you in bit by bit. Not that it should, technically. The idea of a game all about working on border control, checking over people's papers before either admitting them to the country or rejecting them, really isn't that fascinating on the surface. Two things save Papers, Please from being monotonous, however. The first is how, on a simple level, it gradually introduces new elements to what's expected of you. --Jennifer Allen
Text editing apps are fairly commonplace on the App Store, but every now and then one will come along that clicks that bit more easily than the last. 1 Writer is one such app. Simple to use but reasonably powerful as well, it's the kind of text editor that works just as well for taking notes quickly as it is for more powerful markdown-based work. A quick tap on the plus sign guides you straight into things. You can choose to just type away as normal or opt to throw in links, bold, italics, lists, and even images. Along the way, 1 Writer can upload it all to Dropbox and generate the relevant markdown syntax for you. A cursory swipe to the right takes you to a built-in web browser, lending itself well to research purposes. --Jennifer Allen
Flyhunter Origins
Flyhunter Origins from Ripstone and Steel Wool Games offers a solid demonstration of how mobile games are getting a bit ahead of themselves. Players zip through Flyhunter Origins as Zak, an alien janitor aboard a flyhunting spaceship. During some impromptu roleplay, Zak accidentally jettisons the ship's crew and its cargo (bugs) into space. Then they promptly fall back to Earth. Zak needs to round up the crew and the bugs or else he risks making his powerful boss very unhappy. --Nadia Oxford
10 Digits Learning Toy Hardware
Recently, I was given the chance to review the 10 Digits learning toy – wood numbers that interact with the iPad and other tablets. Two apps work in tangent to this number set that teaches basic number recognition, addition and the manipulation of numbers up to one hundred within these Montessori-styled applications. I was eager to test this new toy as its brightly colored classic good looks and wooden construction remind me of the wood number puzzle my son had as a toddler, which he loved and oddly anthropomorphized by dragging these numbers within their frame to listen to stories or play with other toys as though this puzzle would take an interest in these activities. A close look at each of these wooden numbers from the 10 Digits toy will find three soft plastic feet on the back to allow these pieces to work on top of the screen of the device. Each foot pattern is unique; they're akin to Braille and work with the iPad and other tablets to recognize each number in use. Both the apps 10 Fingers and Up to 100 have free lite versions to download and unlock easily using the 10 Digit toy pieces. I admire the clean look of these apps; the white screen, boldly colored numbers, and other details seen with bright translucent colors and subtle brush strokes are details reminiscent of felt tip markers on a dry erase board. --Amy Solomon
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Pear Sports System Hardware
Being fit is gently moving on from being a pastime to being a habit of successful people. Of course, as the need to be healthy becomes more pervasive, it is natural to see more and more tools that have a mobile component. It makes sense… smartphones are the ubiquitous pocket companions. The Pear System looks to bridge this gap, first by being a veritable heart rate measuring tool, and then by wirelessly connecting data via one's Android device. The review package Pear send to us highlights the system; the review packet contains the Pearl heart rate monitor, a chest strap, headphones and a carrying pouch. Most of th pieces are bathed or accented in bright blue. The HRM unit is diminutive, with the company logo tastefully stamped on the front. The back has two press-in buttons and the battery cover. The strap is black, with the press-in receptacles, and is adjustable and stretchy. The headphones look simple, but have interesting buds, and there is a button on the right ear. Finally, the carry pouch is light and zippered. --Tre Lawrence
Star Wars Galactic Defense
Star Wars Galactic Defence is a pretty basic tower defence game. Enemies of different types run along lanes in each level. The player must build a series of towers to prevent the m enemies reaching a certain area . After each level the player receives a rank depending on how many enemies they managed to stop. Player can also select 1-3 heroes for each level. These heroes can be freely controlled. Star Wars Galactic Defence doesn't stray far from this formula and indeed lacks fairly basic tower defence features, like an upgrade system or hero skills. The only hint of progression in the game is new towers that are unlocked at certain levels. Galactic Defence doesn't just encourage players to replay previous levels, it requires it. Every level after the first is so difficult that it is nigh on impossible to repeat earlier levels to gain money and hero experience. Enemies simply flood in and getting three stars is difficult indeed. This is the polar opposite of fun and is compounded by the fact that to unlock later levels the player must acquire a certain amount of stars. --Allan Curtis
Call of Duty: Heroes
Call of Duty: Heroes, despite its action game roots has more in common with Clash of Clans than with Modern Combat. Does the mammoth license of CoD make it a good game? After an initial battle, like other city builder games, the player is put in charge of constructing a base from the ground up including resource buildings, troop training facilities and base defence. This proceeds slowly. After a few resource buildings are ticking over the player can begin to crank out an army. These range from average rifle wielding grunts to..other slightly different soldiers such as RPG ones. --Allan Curtis
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Dragon Quest III Review
This Week at 148Apps: November 10-14, 2014
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GoatPunks is kind of a hard game to wrap your mind around, but let's try anyway. Players control a goat (naturally) competing for domination on a mountain full of other player-controlled goats. They can earn a few points by knocking opponents off of their perch or collecting rabbits that pop up and grant various abilities. But the real jackpot comes from making it to the top and staying there until the end. However, heavy are the horns that wear the crown, and although top players can try to defend their position by raining thunder and fire on their foes below, get usurped and they'll tumble all the way back to the bottom where they started. With all of that nonsense, GoatPunks has the potential to be a silly fun multiplayer party game, but the execution is lacking – or maybe it's just on the wrong platform. The game encourages the quick tactical thinking and local good-natured trash talk of something like Super Smash Bros. but dragging around the goat from block to block feels sluggish and indirect, while silent online matches against strangers are alien and lifeless since it's hard to tell if anyone even knows what's going on. Reaching the top of the mountain only to get bumped off at the last minute should be this huge, dramatic reversal, but instead it just becomes an endless series of anticlimaxes set to music that sounds suspiciously "borrowed." --Jordan Minor
XCOM: Enemy Within
Enemy Unknown was (and still is) a fantastic reimagining of one of the greatest PC strategy games of all time. But Enemy Within is better. This new iteration isn't a sequel, but rather a kind of rerelease with extra content. However, it's not simply a few new maps and some new hair styles. Enemy Within boasts a lot more additions than just maps – although it does have those, too. There's a new human faction to fight against that goes by the name of Exalt, and they exist purely to muck-up your operation. In order to deal with them, you'll need to send one of your agents to infiltrate several of their numerous cells – then send an extraction squad in after them to collect vital information. Once you've completed enough of these missions, you should be able to narrow down the location of the radical faction's HQ and can shut them down for good. But be warned: Exalt has access to many the same goodies that your own soldiers do, which means you'll need to change up your tactics. --Rob Rich
Candy Crush Soda Saga
Had your fix of Candy Crush Saga and you're still desperate for more? Well, Candy Crush Soda Saga will be perfect for you then, as it's a lot like the previous game. It offers up a few new game modes to try out, but ultimately it's more match-3 gaming done well – albeit with plenty of opportunities for monetization. As before, you'll be matching candies to gain points and work towards the next stage. There are bottles of fizzy drinks, too. Hence the name, and the new mode: Soda. Soda involves matching up bottles with candies in order to release purple soda up the screen, eventually freeing some candy bears. The same method of playing might apply, but the fact you have a slightly different aim does make a difference. --Jennifer Allen
Super Secret Service
Super Secret Service makes a great candidate. From its first speech to election night it says and does all the right things. But like most politicians, it can't keep every fantastic promise it makes, and by the time the next voting day comes around it probably won't deserve a second term. If all of those metaphors didn't make it obvious enough, Super Secret Service is rather political. Specifically, the game is about protecting the President of the United States using an endless supply of expendable secret service agents, each with their own names and birthdays. Reactionary radicals and hoodlums in hockey masks are trying to throw things at the POTUS and ruin his big speech, so by tapping the screen, agents will leap in to take the bullet. --Jordan Minor
This Is My Car: Mechanics for Kids
This is My Car – Mechanics for Kids allows children a chance to peak under the hood of a car as they scroll their vehicle through different stations, allowing them to peel back the exterior and interior layers of their car that include technical information delivered in a well thought-out manner that they will appreciate. As my son – now six years old – becomes older, his questions about the way things work such as the engine of a car or its brakes become more and more complex. Although my husband and I feel capable of explaining such concepts, I appreciate being able to use this app as a tool to explain in detail the inner workings of vehicles – now with visuals that my son can easily follow. --Amy Solomon
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Dragon Quest
If you're in to old school RPGs and you haven't played the first Dragon Quest, then you're in for a treat. Ah, the first Dragon Quest. Although I did not play it when I was young, I did manage to pick the game up later on. And as a RPG lover (especially turn-based ones), I loved what I saw and played. Now I that game is out on Android (for a very cheap price, I might add), I is time for everyone to relieve one of the classic and leading RPGs of all time. Well, if you've got the time, that is. --Wesley Akkerman
Jabra Stealth Bluetooth Earpiece
I really, really wanna get down to the nitty-gritty with this one: what's up with the Jabra Stealth Bluetooth Earpiece? Yes… it's sleek, as the retail unit Jabra sent us shows: different shades of grey with orange accents, gently-sized at 2.57 x 0.61 x 0.95 inches and 0.28 ounces. Coverable micro-USB port, bluetooth 4.0, NFC and A2DP support, plus retail packaging that also contains micro-USB, earhooks and eargels. There is a dedicated button for Google Now, as well as an answer/redial button incorporated towards the rear and LED. Pairing it with a device is easy and intuitive after the requisite pre-charge. --Tre Lawrence
If you still can't get enough of Flappy Bird clones, then here's another one for ya. When it comes to games that look and feel like Flappy Bird… Well, you got a lot of choice. When you look back at the game, it is actually quite unbelievable what that game did. It did not only make one guy very rich (by mistake?), but it also gave life to a new genre, we've called the 'one button gameplay' here on Android Rundown. If you can't can enough of those games, here is another one. --Wesley Akkerman
This week was all about the guides, as Pocket Gamer laid out the steps to complete sci-fi adventure Space Age, comic book puzzler Framed, and those awesome new levels for Monument Valley. All that, plus XCOM, Anki Drive, and iPhone 6 vs Nexus 6, right here.
And finally: What is AppSpy? Is it a website about video games? Is it a state of mind? Is it an energy beverage? It's all those things (except that last one), and we'd love for you to come pay us a visit. This week we've been talking about playable Angry Birds cakes, that new Borderlands game, and endless amounts of golf.
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Goat Simulator
Looking for a serious goat simulation game involving a bit of grazing, some goats screaming like humans (YouTube it), and a bit of mild milking chucked in for good measure? First of all, what's wrong with you? Secondly, there's none of that to be found in Goat Simulator. Rather, it's about what would happen if an invincible and inexplicably angry billy goat went on a rampage through a countryside village. Players are free to explore the small but largely destructible environment with its challenges, collectibles, and quirks at their leisure. There's a lot here, from goat slingshots, to goat sumo wrestling, to a sacrificial offering (that last one was unexpected, right?), and it's great fun to discover what the world has to offer. --Lee Hamlet
Kitty Powers' Matchmaker
Cheers, loves. Looking for snuggles, cuddles, and beyond? Miss Kitty Powers is ready to hook the lovelorn up with the good stuff in Kitty Powers' Matchmaker. Well, to clarify, Miss Kitty Powers will be on the sidelines offering advice – and snark. It's the player that needs to get their hands dirty by digging up clients' interests, matching up personalities, and finding them ideal mates. Kitty Powers' Matchmaker is a dating/matchmaking sim, which isn't a rare species on mobile platforms. What makes it special is its fast pace, its payoffs, and above all else, its wildly weird sense of humor. --Nadia Oxford
Dragon Quest I
There are legends that are told time and again; the sort of elemental tales that, in one form or another, define an entire genre. These stories are copied, referenced, and remade endlessly, all because they represent a fundamental part of our shared culture. For RPG fans of any age, one such tale is Dragon Quest. If you loved Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Breath of Fire, the Mana series, or any of the hundreds of other awesome old-school RPGs out there, you owe at least a little to Dragon Quest. Originally released in 1986 for the Famicom/NES as Dragon Warrior, Dragon Quest for iOS is an updated remake of a truly classic game. The visuals strike a great balance between looking like something from an early-era RPG (palate-swapped enemies FTW!), but are still cartoony and fun. The music is good, though you will get sick of the horn trill that sounds at the beginning of every random encounter. The script, written in a faux-Shakespearian tongue, is charmingly full of 'thees' and 'thous', making for a fun, campy experience. --Andrew Fisher
Plunder Pirates
Another week, another Clash of Clans style game, right? That's what you're probably thinking when looking at Plunder Pirates, and who could blame you. It does look a lot like yet another one of those kind of games. Fortunately, Rovio Stars has a few tricks up its sleeves, ensuring that Plunder Pirates has more going for it than you'd expect. Starting out, it's a lot like any base building game. You have an island with the basic structures already in place, and it's down to you to develop it and become the greatest pirate out there. Or something like that. This is done through a number of different methods. Developing each building and upgrading them while also placing new things is vital. --Jennifer Allen
There are no frills or microtransactions in Kunin. It lives or dies by the sharpness of its steel and the strength of its twitch arcade gameplay. But from that trial it emerges a nervous yet nice test of ninja reflexes. In Kunin, players try to keep their little ninja alive as long as possible by deflecting oncoming knives and throwing stars. Tapping each side of the screen causes him not only to jump but also face that direction. Turning the right way is crucial because threats come on all sides and strikes from behind are lethal. --Jordan Minor
Pizo Animals
Recently I came across some puzzles that are now too young for my six year old son – jigsaws that fit into wooden-backed frames instead of being boxed like the larger puzzles he now enjoys. Much to my chagrin, I realized that many of these puzzles were missing a piece or two, making them unacceptable for charity donations. I still remember the frustration of trying to keep all of these puzzle pieces together that even when completed did not sit well enough in their frames to keep these puzzles intact. Because of this, during his time at preschool we began to work on a lot of puzzles for the iPad and iPhone where the loss of pieces was no longer a concern, allowing them to be enjoyed while laying in bed or on the go. Even better was that, typically, different levels of difficulty were included within these puzzle apps that would grow with my son. Because of this I am always happy to test new puzzle applications, and I am eager to let parents know of a new puzzle app, Pizo Animals. --Amy Solomon
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Soccer Fitness Gols
Sometimes, we get apps to review that are so natural to use. As a licensed soccer coach who has played and coached The Beautiful Game most of my life, I have an intimate understanding of how seriously fitness impacts the sport. It's an important, and there are quite a number of wearables aimed at this segment. In any case, checking out apps like Soccer Fitness Gols not only feels natural, it feels like its my duty. So there. The app itself is simple in design, with bright green, turf-like graphics making up the main background. The developer uses different shades of green in places to contrast the mostly white main screen text. The UI, as noted, is simple, and uses mostly uses taps and some gestures as the main modes of navigation. --Tre Lawrence
Agenday Smart Calendar
Making everyday business activities easier is a worthy goal that definitely earns developers a spot in heaven. With Agenday Smart Calendar, PGi might have a chance to go up yonder. The use interface is appropriately businesslike, with the default soft hues and flashes of orange. The welcome screen is tastefully crafted, with weather, date and meetings that are planned for the current day. The date bar is scrollable, and there is a calendar button nestled to the top right, along with the familiar Android-standard three-button menu access. Tapping on a specific part of the weather information leads to Weather Underground, from which more specific weather information can be procured. Altogether, the UI feels clean and intuitive, and avoids the pitfall of being too cluttered. --Tre Lawrence
Super Monkey Ball Bounce
Super Monkey Ball Bounce has a lot of problems, and being a cash cow is just one of them. It is a shame to see what Sega has done to the once beloved series of challenging games. When you love Peggle or games like Peggle, you will clearly enjoy Super Monkey Ball Bounce. That game doesn't just take inspiration from Peggle, it rips it off completely. That doesn't have to be a bad thing; one can better steal something good, than make up something bad. It is all in the details; and with details, I mean stuff like themes, power ups and level design. And that's the part Super Monkey Ball Bounce doesn't fail to be enjoyed by gamers. Because the base is pretty good. --Wesley Akkerman
And finally, this week the chaps at Pocket Gamer went big on iOS 8, with loads of tips and an investigation into Apple's new Metal tech. Plus, the guys across the pond looked into iPad virtual reality, the future of Minecraft, and asked if 2014 was the year mobile gaming grew up... Read all about it right here.
Dragon Quest I Review
Dragon Quest IV Chapters of the Chosen Review
Dragon Quest VIII is Raising the Tension on the US App Store
One of the Playstation 2's biggest Japanese RPGs, Dragon Quest VIII, has just been made available on the US App Store.
Everything from the PS2 version is here, reworked for iOS. So it's essentially the same game you've probably played (or at least heard of) way back when, only it's all been shrunk down to fit on your iPhone and iPad. And the controls have been reworked for touch screens, naturally.
You can download Dragon Quest VIII right now for $19.99, and the game features absolutely no in-app purchases of any kind - you get the whole thing right from the start.
Ash II: Shadows Chapter 1 Review
Chrono Trigger Coming To iPhone Next Month
Square Enix sure knows how to keep iOS device owning RPG fans happy. Whether it's by releasing new games like Chaos Rings or resurrecting old classics like Final Fantasy 1, 2 and 3, JRPG fans are guaranteed a good time.
Why am I explaining all this? Because Square Enix has just announced that one of the greatest RPGs of all time, Chrono Trigger, is heading to the iPhone and iPod Touch sometime before the end of the year!
For the uninformed, Chrono Trigger was a fantastic collaborative effort by the creator of Final Fantasy, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and creator of Dragon Quest, Yuji Horii. Originally released on the SNES, it's a lengthy tale of time travel to all sorts of places from the Middle Ages to a post-apocalyptic future and boasts 15 different endings.
No price details or exact release date have been announced just yet but we have got some pretty screenshots to stare at in preparation.
For now, be very excited by the forthcoming release of Chrono Trigger. It's a true classic of the genre.


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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A dorm on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando has been emptied after explosive devices were discovered by authorities investigating a death. Officers responding to an alarm found a man dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police told local TV stations they found an assault weapon and improvised explosive devices. About 500 students were evacuated.


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Cowboys-Redskins flexed to Sunday Night Football in Week 17The NFL has confirmed that the Week 17 Cowboys-Redskins game has been flexed to Sunday Night Football on NBC on December 30. That decision was widely expected, as Cowboys-Redskins will determine the winner of the NFC East and is the biggest game of the fi… (more)Source: profootballtalk.com
Cowboys-Redskins showdown for NFC East crown moved to prime time on Sunday nightThe people at NBC are beaming. The folks at Fox are steaming. The Cowboys' visit to Washington next Sunday will be in prime time on NBC. Kickoff was moved from noon to 7:20 p.m. The behind-the-scenes network lobbying for the game that will decide the NFSource: dallasnews.com


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- Co. will open the largest Uniqlo outlet this fall in Shanghai. (Newswires)
Sharp (6753 JT)
- Co. is expected to beat H2 2012 operating profit forecast. (Nikkei)
Toyota (7203 JT)
- Europe Q1 Toyota and Lexus full hybrid sales up 82.3%. (Newswires)
Eisai (4523 JT)
- Co. is seeking to develop a presence in India by introducing a sliding-scale price system to let low-income individuals in that country receive a breast cancer drug at discount prices. (Nikkei)
Tobu Railway (9001 JT)
- Preliminary FY net income JPY 28bln vs. Exp. JPY 25bln. (Newswires)
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- Panasonic (6752 JT) rated overweight, PT JPY 800 at JPMorgan.
- Sony (6758 JT) rated neutral, PT JPY 1,600 at JPMorgan.
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A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
The View From Mrs. Sundberg's Window
The gift of the story of Three Perfect Strangers
November 21, 2012
Listened to the show Saturday and it was not bad. I'd gotten the house clean and had turned my attention to The Closet downstairs where the Christmas gifts have been slowly accumulating. Was doing an inventory of sorts, and it seems I'm about half done with gift-buying for the kids. I pay attention most of the year, and pick up what I can ahead of time when it's on sale, and I'm not in a bad place. Gifts are important, but the spirit of giving is even more so, and when my brothers and our spouses and I draw names on Thanksgiving Day, I know just what gift I'll ask for when the question arises: what do you want for Christmas?
We have a fifty dollar limit for the one name we draw, and I've given thought and this is what I'd like: the gift of the story of Three Perfect Strangers. My request will be that whomever draws my name will, in the course of one day, spend the money on three perfect strangers, in whatever way might brighten their day: paying for lunch at a drive-thru, sending flowers anonymously, handing over a gas card or gift card for a pizza or a twenty-dollar bill. I don't know. The gifts will make themselves known to the giver, and MY gift will be, when we gather at Christmas, to hear the story of those three perfect strangers and what they received and how, in the spirit of giving.
I imagine this could take some work, but no more work than choosing a material gift for me. It's rumored I'm tough to buy for, and I suppose it is, as I don't have an affinity for things, and I wear pretty much the same general outfit all the time, and I am not a jewelry person, and I tend to say "books or chocolate or wooden spoons or Ciara perfume" when the question arises. But what I want this year is that story, and the thought that three lives were lit up, if only for a few moments, in the spirit of the season, of giving gifts without attachment, without expectation, without anything but warmth of heart, and thoughtful attention. It feels a bit selfish, this request. And maybe it is. But it's number one on my short list of two things. The second thing? That's for another day. Thanksgiving is at hand, and I have bars and corn casserole to make.
Just thinking the word "cranberry" makes my mouth water. Combine it with "meatballs" and you've got my attention. These cranberry meatballs will get the party going, but you may have to make something else on the side, in the event that they disappear, and they will.
Cranberry Meatballs
2 lbs. lean ground beef
1 (1 to 2 oz.) pkg. dry onion soup mix
1 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
1 egg
16 oz. catsup
16 oz. water
1 cup brown sugar
1 (16 oz.) can whole cranberry sauce
1 (16 oz.) can sauerkraut, rinsed/drained
Combine all meatball ingredients and form into cocktail-sized balls. Place in a large shallow roasting pan. For sauce, combine all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer 10 minutes. Pour over meatballs and bake at 350 for 1 hour. Keep warm in a covered ovenproof serving dish until serving. You may prepare these ahead of time and serve in a warm crock pot.
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The View From Mrs. Sundberg's Window Archive
- Prime Time for Deep Thought
- Figuring Out Who We Are
- Wonder and Possibility and What If
- Some Things Work and Some Don't
- The Flour Hit the Fan
- Check Out the Flip Side
- Happy to be There, Happy to Leave
- The Real Comfort
- Where "Home" Comes From
- The Adventure Never Ends
- Not Quite Sex, but There is a Resemblance
- A Mazillion Small To-Dos Before School Starts
- You Never Know What Moment Will be a Golden One
- Be Mindful of the Route You Take
- One Fine Stretch of Days
- Just Be
- This Too, People, Shall Pass
- Mother Nature Will Have Her Way
- Letting Go is Tough
- A Fulfilled Life
- Consider Patience
- Life is Meaningful Because it Stops
- The Celebration of a Life
- A Monumental Act
- Smell the Flowers
- Boredom and Terror, and Sweetness
- An Exercise in Forgiveness
- It's Time to Get Out There
- A Wanted Woman
- Anything Worthwhile is Going to Take Some Effort
- Looking Back Toward Home
- The Journey Changes You
- So Much to Look Forward To
- Anything Worthwhile Deserves Patience
- Go With Whatcha Got
- This Land of Seasons I Love
- A Simple Question
- The change you wish to make
- Where words just don't cut it
- A nod to Pancakes
- When you're sick, you're sick
- A life lived is not about things
- I'm not put off by the thought of my own funeral
- The adventure of the ordinary day
- A lot we didn't get around to
- Where did Christmas go?
- Take Heart
- A table full up with Christmas
- Gifts can be a challenge
- You have each other to love
- The gift of the story of Three Perfect Strangers
- Gemutlichkeit
- For many of the best things in life, a person has to wait in line
- The things we can't not do
- Never met a perfect person
- Just ask a question or two
- What I get in return?
- Listen awhile, and you'll hear it, too
- A day of good hard work
- New friends vs. old friends
- There will be joy like this again in my life
- A lonesome place to spend some time
- Whatever makes you grow is gonna hurt somehow
- Hold someone close to you today
- A Postcard from Mrs. Sundberg
- For goodness itself, thanks
- How blessed can a woman be?
- All about purpose and meaning
- As it should be
- This is where the party is
- Our wants have changed and our needs are few
- A day may be perfect, but we aren't
- Nice to have home to return to
- How time moves along
- Feet are a funny thing
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With every Grand Slam, there are superstars that won't live up to their credentials.
Whether it's an injury, bad luck or poor play, some players just have bad tournaments. Wimbledon 2012 will be no different. For a variety of reasons, these stars will disappoint their faithful fans once again.
For this article, I've chosen four men and four women who will not live up to expectations at Wimbledon.


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I took this one for some time, never really noticing it works. Then I switched to Country Life Gluten Free Chelated Zinc and it sure did the job. Switch over.
Chelated zinc is the most bioavailable form of zinc. Most zinc supplements are treated by the body as waste since they aren't bound to something organic (food). This chelated zinc is bound with amino acids which the body processes as food. I'll use this product for life!
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I suffered from acne for so long and I had high expectation for this. But it turned out that i have more breakouts, once I stopped they're gone. So i guess Zinc is not for me.
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McLane Driver 1 in Shawnee, Kansas
McLane is a $48 billion dollar supply chain services leader, providing grocery and foodservice supply chain solutions for convenience stores, mass merchants, drug stores, and chain restaurants throughout the United States. McLane, through McLane Grocery, McLane Foodservice and recent foodservice acquisition, Meadowbrook Meat company, Inc., (MBM), operates 80 distribution centers and one of the nation's largest private fleets. The company buys, sells and delivers more than 50,000 different consumer products to nearly 90,000 locations across the U.S. In addition, McLane provides alcohol beverage distribution via McLane Beverage Distribution, Inc., and its acquisitions of Empire Distributors, Inc., Horizon Wine & Spirits and Delta Wine & Spirits. McLane is a wholly owned unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK) and employs 20,000 teammates globally. For more information, please visit www.mclaneco.com .
This position is responsible for the accurate and timely distribution of food staples, food specialty products and restaurant supplies to various customer locations. Tenure class is 0-4 months.
Other duties may be assigned. A teammate in this position must have the ability to:
Drive tractor, maneuvering into position to attach trailer and handle lines to secure.
Inspect tractor-trailer for defects pre/post trip and submit DOT inspection report indicating condition.
Inspect bill of lading and store keys for accuracy in off-hour delivery. Inspect trailer to ensure product is secure for undamaged transport of product.
Drive tractor-trailer to destination, applying knowledge of commercial driving regulations and skill in maneuvering vehicle on the road and on customer premises.
Maintain driver log (Manual or Peoplenet) according to DOT regulations, documenting delivery receipt, product temperatures and exceptions.
Unload trailer, delivering product into customer premises.
Perform any other duties as necessary.
Meet this position's physical demands.
A teammate in this position must:
Be at least 21 years of age.
Possess a CDL Class A License; minimum driving experience of 2 years or 50,000 miles tractor-trailer experience (If less, additional training time will be required at the discretion of the RVP) or successful completion of the McLane Driver Training Program.
Not have more than two moving violations in past 3 years.
Not have been convicted of a DWI/DUI within the past 5 years in any vehicle, public or private.
Be able to read and comprehend labels, instructions, and bills of lading.
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Wayne Rooney's still got it and Anders Lindegaard should be No.1. These were among the things we learned as Manchester United scraped past Manchester City in the FA Cup.
In an eventful derby clash in which City threatened to come back after going 3-0, United held on for a 3-2 win.
It was a game full of talking points, involving Vincent Kompany and Paul Scholes amongst many others.
Here are six things we learned about Manchester United in the FA Cup third round match at the Etihad Stadium.


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I suppose I better gear up for another onslaught of Yuletide beer photography and copntest award gathering. Heck, it's two months to Christmas tomorrow. And this will be the fifth edition of the annual contest. I can't believe it but it is true - it all began in 2006. If you want to read all the contest posts through the years, fill your boots. That is last year's winner up there taken by Kim Reed of Rochester, New York.
I have a few prizes already gathered over the year. An autographed set of Pete Brown's books as well as a few from the mighty pen of Ron Pattinson. There is an XXL Portsmouth Brewing t-shirt as well as a bunch of other stuff. We'll hit up the prize giving supporters in the past as well but if anyone reading is wanting to join in, well, feel free to let me know you are interested in adding to the loot bag. I will have to think of this years rules but, for now, let us all be cheered by the coming season of photography and joy.


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Thursday, 13 January 2011
In which I'm not married with children
Back in the mists of time I spent my Gap Yah in an exceptionally deprived town in East Africa, teaching English, maths and science to a load of children who'd done nothing to warrant having my inexpertise thrust upon them.
The guy I went with and I were the only non-locals there, causing quite a stir for being a) white and b) just friends. Thankfully, towards the end of our stay, we were joined by a fellow mzungu who, being white and speaking fluent Swahili (rather than my not-quite-conversational-with-no-grasp-of-the-grammar style), managed to confuse the residents even further, which provided weeks of endless entertainment for all concerned.
When I left, we swapped email addresses and phone numbers and, for a while we managed to keep in touch. But then, as so often happens, life got in the way. But, a week or so ago, up cropped a message from the African Queen, asking how life is.
A few days' worth of short exchanged messages have been enough to act as a reminder that it's a few little decisions that can totally change the course of one's life.
When I knew her, AQ was all get-up and go, frighteningly full of energy and ambition. Speaking five languages, she had great plans to travel the world as a translator. I was quite convinced she'd end up at the UN, heading up teams negotiating the finest details of massively controversial intra-national policy.
So when she told me that she'd met a guy just after getting back from Africa, fallen madly in love, got married and is now the stay-at-home mother of a one-year old, it took me by surprise. Judging by her reaction, the reply that I'm back from Edinburgh, living in the Home Counties and about to take on a slightly terrifying-sounding job at a rather bigger agency strikes her as equally alien.
As I suggested catching up over a drink (her domestic circumstances allowing, of course), it struck me that, even at the same age in life, people who once seemed to have more similarities than differences can suddenly take such divergent paths as to make each other's lives seem utterly foreign.
Much as I might bemoan the fact that I have get out of bed at ungodly o'clock each morning and make the shag of a commute into Central London to do a job that sometimes causes more bags under the eyes and teeny tiny wrinkles than I think is strictly fair in someone of my age, I don't know that – presented with the alternative – I'd have it any other way. Yes, at some point, I'd quite like to make the stereotypical (and, now, rather controversial) middle-class move of jacking it all in and spending my days doing Nice Things whilst the husband does the cash-earning. But for now, I'm quite happy to be spending my days rushing around like a mad thing, with the freedom to do as I please, without anyone else to think about.
Recently, the lovely Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Open left a comment on a post I'd written – I imagine she did so off the cuff, and rather flippantly, but her words have really resonated, and they stick with me now as I do things like contemplate my counterparts at home with their husbands and children: the grass isn't greener – it's just green.
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- nuttycow said...
You and I both. And Jo is full of profundity, isn't she?
(is that even a word?)
- 13 January 2011 at 09:44
- HC said...
Laudible and healthy attitude Miss Blonde. And that sounds like a good way to make your commute more interesting as well.
FYI, the code word for making this comment was "relic". I'm sure it was unrelated.
- 13 January 2011 at 10:32
- Blonde said...
NC: She's a clever lass, definitely.
HC: Ah, if only. Bodily proximity sometimes makes it feel as though I am. (I'm ignoring that last bit.)
- 13 January 2011 at 13:26
- Redbookish said...
Blonde, the world at the moment is either serendipitous, or spooky. Out of the blue, last month I received an e-mail from my best friend at school (on another continent) and then a subsequent update on her life -- in her case, a child, a failed marriage, and suburbia. Couldn't be further from what I do.
That e-mail exchange set me thinking about the apparently ordinary choices made which lead to radically different outcomes.
And I also thought Whew! There but for grace of ...
- 13 January 2011 at 15:47
- Blonde said...
Red: That's faintly freaky, isn't it?! But yes, you're right on the sneaky escape feeling; I don't know that I'm quite ready to give in that just yet...
- 13 January 2011 at 20:19
- Mike said...
People rarely turn out what, or where, you expected. I could never have guessed I'd end up where I am (Tennessee) when growing up in Minnesota.
I think the real issue is whether they are happy, no matter where they are or what they do. If they are happy...good for them.
- 13 January 2011 at 21:20
- Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Open said...
Nuttycow, Oh, stop I'll blush.
It's true though, it's mad how quickly things can change. It still freaks me out when I hear that my friends or people my age are pregnant or whatever in a "so soon?!" kind of way. It's like I forget I'm 26 and these things are actually normal now. Note to self: am no longer 18 :(
- 14 January 2011 at 14:00
- Brennig said...
Horses. Courses. The only thing better than being not married with children depends on one's mental position and attitude. All different. All with different feelings.
- 16 January 2011 at 14:07


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Bench Prince? Neuheisel didn't consider it at Utah
Quarterback Kevin Prince had not thrown an interception in 16 quarters before throwing two in the second half against Utah on Saturday. His second one was returned 67 yards for a touchdown that gave the Utes a 28-6 lead in the fourth quarter.
By the end of the third quarter, Prince was just 5 of 10 for 64 yards.
Coach Rick Neuheisel said Sunday he did not seriously consider removing Prince from the game.
"That was not a situation to put Brett Hundley into," Neuheisel said. "It was not a situation, on a cold night like that, to put Nick (Crissman) or Richard (Brehaut) into the game. I wanted (Prince) to get himself jumpstarted to get going again (for Colorado)."
Neuheisel said he was encouraged by Brehaut's progress toward the latter half of last week's practices and that he will partake in team drills this week. Whether Brehaut, who has been sidelined since Oct. 8 with a fractured fibula, will actually be able to play against the Buffaloes will depend on how his leg responds to a full week of practice.
Neuheisel said he has his "fingers crossed" that tailback Derrick Coleman will be available Saturday. Coleman was limited against Utah after suffering a hip injury.
Neuheisel said safety Tony Dye (neck) remains questionable.
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Swansea City take on Arsenal on Sunday January 15th and many fans are probably expecting Arsenal to take home the points.
Football can be a funny game, though, and Swansea have already provided us with some impressive displays so far this term.
Usually the second half of the season is where newly-promoted sides start to get figured out, and if they hit a bad run of form, the effect on their confidence can be devastating.
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This crossover of impeccable talent seems to be a best case scenario the likes of which we rarely get to see in the industry. Fans of the original game can rest easy, knowing that the leads that gave it its identity are working on the sequel, while everyone else can enjoy the knowledge that we will be getting another ridiculously smooth and polished action experience from Platinum Games.
From Final Fantasy VII Remake, Fallout 4, Dark Souls III, Shenmue III, South Park: The Fractured but Whole, Kingdom Hearts 3, Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness to Fire Emblem Fates and Bravely Second (was officially revealed before E3 but still very close.) RPG Fans will have so much to look forward to going forward.
Hands down this generation had some of the best games in several generations. People will talk about the Uncharted series, Dishonored, Skyrim, Mario Galaxy, Skyward Sword and the list goes on and on. But what about those non-AAA games which maybe didn't get the reviews they deserved, such as Shadows of the Damned?, Spec Ops The Line, Bulletstorm, Nier, Kingdoms of Amalur, El Shaddai, Alpha Protocol, Enslaved Mirror's Edge and so many more. Goozernation has a big list and for most gamers there...
""In video game discussions, you'll hear all sorts of terms being tossed around to describe a game's social standing. "Overrated" someone will say, as they describe the latest Call of Duty and make the claim that it doesn't deserve all its praise. "Underrated" someone will say, as they describe the latest Animal Crossing title and claim that people should appreciate it more, or that they simply just "don't get it". Then there's a lesser-used term: "Under the radar".""
"Nier is not the kind of game that will immediately grab you and pull you in, but then neither was Final Fantasy XIII. Both games don't even start to get going until the 15-hour mark. The difference between the two is Nier is going to be forgotten - a tragic end to a hugely underappreciated developer, Cania. Tragic, because in many ways Cania's dark and gloomy style is the superior game."
Game Podunk blogger, IWX writes on 5 highly anticipated games only to realize the game weren't as good as they're supposed to be. Read on for more and to find what went wrong with these games.
David "Snarkasaur" Stewart of Spawn Kill reviews the latest "action-rpg" to come out of developer Cavia's twisted group of minds. Read the full review to see where this game makes its mark.
""Everything in the game is presented in a serious tone, though it's hard to take the game seriously when your main party consists of a wisecracking book and a lingerie-wearing hermaphrodite with a filthier mouth than a Tarantino script. Most of the game seems to have been developed around a core concept of "Wouldn't it be cool if…" though there's not enough cool to forgive some of the lack of polish to be found within the game.
Nier has loads of ambition but it drops the ball in several ar..."
This week Yahtzee rips into the cavia-developed, Square Enix-published NIER, an action RPG that's been getting mixed reviews.
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"Nier is a missed opportunity. There are moments when the storytelling shines, but those are few and far between in a pretty drab quest-laden game with boring missions and fetch quests. The combat also lacks depth and finesse, and the whole experience just seems to plod along without a lot of reward."
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While it was nowhere as big as March, April still saw many great new releases, especially on the home console front. Here are five games that stood out from the rest of the pack.
According to Media Create, Nier Replicant on the Playstation 3 is the best-selling game in Japan for the week that ended on April 25th despite the reported shortages.
Nier is an action-RPG putting players in the shoes of a father attempting to cure his daughter of a terrible plague. The game was produced by Square Enix, and features a fast, new style of gameplay not usually seen in their RPG titles. Yesterday, they released the game's launch trailer.
Nier Replicant (PLaystation 3) and Nier Gestalt (Xbox 360) are apparently selling above Square Enix's expectations as the games are becoming hard to find in Japan.
"After a couple of slow weeks for game releases gamers can finally expect to see things pick up. In fact, this week is but a precursor to the month of May when the game releases get kind of crazy."
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"Square Enix is partnering with DC Comics imprint Wildstorm to create a custom comic series that will explore the rich and mysterious back story of the upcoming Action-RPG NIER. NIER will be available for PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 at North American retail outlets on April 27, 2010."
Square Enix today have released a new trailer for the upcoming PS3 and XBOX360 title NIER. Watch the video below, as it introduces Nier's companion, Kaine
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Square Enix is known for games that are not only fairly deep in terms of storyline, but also graphically impressive. NIER is about to add another element to the mix - one in which the titular character, Nier, has a life with pastimes that can affect elements in the game. Ok, Nier does a fair amount of hacking and slashing, but when the day is done he goes home to his daughter and home.
Perhaps this quote, from GameZone's exclusive interview with Square Enix USA sums..."
Some new screenshots have just arrived for NIER, the action RPG by caviar.
The new images focus on a new location called "Facade"; they also introduce a couple of new characters, including the King, and depict a battle against invading wolves.
Most of them are awfully strange, particularly the one featuring that cheery pale fellow who probably eats children for breakfast.
NIER launches April 27.
"Square Enix Ltd. has announced that the highly-anticipated NIER will be available as a simultaneous global release on 23rd April 2010, for both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. The newest title from Square Enix, NIER promises to deliver unique and memorable characters, intense action-packed battles, explosive magic and storytelling like only Square Enix can."
"Set in a crumbling world plagued by disease and dark, unrecognizable creatures, nothing is as it seems in Square Enix's latest Action/Adventure game. Players are cast into the role of the unyielding protagonist, NIER, unyielding in his quest to discover a cure for his daughter, who is infected with the Black Scawl virus. With powerful allies and a mysterious book, NIER encounters things that will confound even the mightiest of warriors."
Square Enix released a new audio trailer for the game Nier. An odd approach of advertisement no doubt, but the choice words used in the trailer sound a lot like something we would shout at companions of other games.
"Along with confirming a spring release window, Square Enix sent us the game's box art. It appears we're getting Nier Gestalt on both platforms in North America.
The Nier, as in Nier the protagonist, pictured on both boxes is the muscular Conan-like warrior from Nier Gestalt, an Xbox 360 only game in Japan. Nier Replicant, the PlayStation 3 version, features a younger, bishounen hero searching for a cure to the Black Scrawl virus for his sister. In Nier Gestalt, Nier is a father and Yonah,..."
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Next week is the Tokyo Game Show 2009, which runs from September 24th to 27th.
The first screenshots are available for Square Enix's NieR RepliCant, the PS3 NieR that stars our favorite hermaphrodite herorine Kaine. (The 360 NieR is NieR Gestalt, which has different character designs and premises.) It is a bleak distant future in NieR RepliCant's world, which is being developed by Cavia (Drag-On Dragoon/Drakengard).
Square Enix will be posting up a trailer tomorrow, September 18, for NieR RepliCant on their Youtube channel. The game is set for a 2010 release, and ...
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Square Enix has announced their E3 2009 lineup, touting its new direction as a global entertainment company, which is as follows:
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If the smiles our resident grin-meister, Wordsmith, just aren't enough to "honor" the absurdity of this day, allow me to add another. The Earth and environmentalism, according to the late, great George Carlin…. In light of his death not long after, it's almost prescient in how inconsequential humans are in the scope of time and events. Or, as Carlin puts it, "The planet will shake us off like a bad case of fleas…"
It's seven minutes of laughter, with the delicious irony of truth, meant to rightfully humble humans as an arrogant species, thrown in for good measure.
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OH! For a monmet there, I thought you were implying that this whole strip was a dream of Lillie's.
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Widely regarded as the best in baseball headed into the 2013 season, the St. Louis Cardinals' impressive system is highlighted by the best hitter in the minor leagues, outfielder Oscar Taveras, who garnered MVP honors in the Texas League (Double-A) last year, his age-20 season, after leading the league with a .321 batting average and 67 extra-base hits.
Beyond Taveras, the Cardinals boast numerous, highly-projectable right-handed pitchers in Shelby Miller, Trevor Rosenthal, Carlos Martinez and Michael Wacha, each of whom are on pace to reach the major leagues within the next two seasons. Furthermore, the organization's depth on the mound could also put the team in a unique position to execute a trade at some point during the 2013 season, if the need arises.
With a host of early-round picks in the 2012 draft, the Cardinals' system grew even stronger as they netted four of their top-10 prospects: Wacha, Steve Bean, Stephen Piscotty and Carson Kelly. And that doesn't even include their first-overall selection, outfielder James Ramsey.
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