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My Best and Worst of 2012
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In terms of gaming, 2012 was a long, strange year. A year in which the game I spent the most time in was a game that originally came out in Japan two years ago. OK, maybe that's not so strange in my case, but regardless, this year we were introduced to a new console while developers are preparing for two more (presumably coming next year). Kickstarter came along, shook things up, created rumblings that it would create a new industry paradigm, and then proceeded to annoy the hell out of people with an influx of projects asking for funding that may or may not succeed.
So no, it's not been the usual sort of year. But for all of the oddities that this year has brought, there have been a lot of good and bad as well. Here are my best and worst of 2012!
Biggest Disappointment: Games Journalism
There area lot of things that I could have declared the, er, "winner" of this category. The insanity, reactions, and counter-reactions to Mass Effect 3's ending (and subsequent rewrite of those endings. The Cross Assault sexism fiasco. The debate over sexism in games in general. The questionable behavior of game journalists in their relations with publishers.
What it comes down to, however, and what all of these items (and others this year that I may have failed to list) have in common is one thing. The complete and utter bungling behavior of the games press. Now, my expectations for games journalism has never been particularly high, though I'd wish that more in the press would aspire to do better. But if this year didn't showcase a complete and utter joke of what the press was, is, and may always will be, I don't know what else possibly could.
I should not that this award is not specifically for the staff of Giant Bomb, though they certainly share some of the blame for what a mess this year has been in their industry. No, this blame also goes to other major and minor outlets at both the reporter and executive levels. For those looking for some examples of what went wrong:
- The discussion behind Mass Effect 3's ending: Regardless of your own stance on the ending, and regardless of how insane the Retake Mass Effect movement may have been, members of the press consistently missed the forest for the trees, focusing on the notion that fans just wanted a happy ending and ignored the more reasoned critical analyses. By constantly shifting blame and pegging the debate as a whole as the ravings of idiot fanboys, they failed to recognize the debate for what it was at the time and some still do.
- Aris and Cross Assault: Man, was this ever a disaster. After the sexist idiocy that Aris put on display at Cross Assault, the event meant to promote Street Fighter X Tekken, there was an attempt at digging into the fighting game scene to determine how deeply entrenched this behavior was. When the fighting game community as a whole elected to turtle and shut out the press, well, that was that. Investigative journalism at its finest.
- SEXISM IS BAD YOU GUYS: Man, if this wasn't a ridiculous debate. Let me state point blank that yes, there is sexism in the industry, and you're either ignorant or an idiot if you can't recognize that. But the way that the press took up the debate this year in particular by focusing on an ill-worded quote from a Tomb Raider developer about protecting Lara Croft turned it what could have been intelligent discourse into a sideshow, right up until Square Enix revealed that a woman was responsible fro writing the script, at which point all discussion was dropped until attention was clumsily brought to an otherwise well-intentioned Twitter campaign that could have led to more intelligent discourse if journalists hadn't fumbled the ball again.
- Doritosgate: I'm not going to get into this one too much, other than to say that Eurogamer shouldn't have edited the column that sparked that fire. It was the one bright, shining moment this year when games journalists were forced to take a look at themselves, but that moment seems to have more or less passed in a cloud of razzing tongues and fart noises.
- Jason Rubin is an asshole and wants to destroy Saints Row!: Except he doesn't. People only thought he did because Brian Crescente couldn't be arsed to write up an interview with him without putting words in Rubin's mouth that led to that confusion in the first place.
- Medal of Honor trivializes war!: Tom McShea's on-camera interview with a Medal of Honor: Warfighter developer served as my introduction to Tom McShea. It also gave me a staunch reason to stop listening to him as he belligerently and immaturely forced the developer into a circular argument and more or less showing why he isn't qualified to give on-camera interviews. Any salient points that McShea might have had were sabotaged by his own inability to conduct himself in an intelligent, professional manner.
And for as disappointing as this year as been, I just don't see it getting any better. Part of the problem being that even the biggest sites (and some of the smaller ones) are staffed by people that lack even basic backgrounds in journalism. Hell, just look at Giant Bomb; Jeff comes from a time and place where, as far as I can tell, the only reason he's in the position he's in today is because he happened to be a guy that loved writing about video games living in northern California circa 1996, putting him in the perfect place to be hired by a video game website that just happened to be based in the region. This appeared to be the hiring pattern for years, and many of those faces are still active in the profession today, whether they've improved at their craft to a meaningful degree or not. At all levels of the press, from the biggest sites to the smallest, the majority of the people writing about game news aren't journalists; they're people that like games and are capable of stringing sentences together to form coherent thoughts. Are you roughly twenty-four years old, love video games, and can write with a modicum of skill? Congratulations! You too, have the qualifications to work at mid-'90s Gamespot, so long as you can work in an office and conduct yourself in a manner appropriate to the environment. (Oh, also, you have to live in the Bay Area. Tough noogies if you live anywhere else since that's where all the big outlets are located.)
Yet, even more embarrassingly, even those with actual journalism experience aren't necessarily people to look toward, either. The aforementioned Brian Crescente was once a journalist at the Rocky Mountain News, which was an actual newspaper in Colorado. Then he became editor-in-chief of one of the worst game news sites on the internet (Kotaku) before becoming part of the Polygon team, which elected to introduce themselves to the world via a hilariously overwrought documentary series that more or less proclaimed them the saviors of the games press. (Insert Nelson Laugh here.)
We are fucking doomed. Every last one of us is doomed. And I say this as someone that this past year has taken my own stab at the whole games journalism thing. From the inside looking out, I implore you to heed me when I say that we all have a long way to go if games journalism is going to ever be worth more than a bottle of Mountain Dew.
OK, rant over. Moving on!
Worst Game of the Year: Dream Trigger 3D
I haven't really played any bad games this year. At least, none of the games I've played that came out this year have left me clawing at my eyes and screaming for the horrid banshees within the game to take my soul and be done with the torment. The absolute worst game I played this year was actually something that came out last year. Dream Trigger 3D is an example of an early 3DS game that, as far as I can tell, tried to get by on it being in 3D and little else. I say this because there's nothing else for this game to get by on. While it's at least technically competent to the point that it won't crash upon booting up, its abstract graphics are nearly impossible to decipher, leading to numerous quick and early deaths that are almost unavoidable. Despite playing through the tutorial, I honestly couldn't tell you what in the flying hell is going on in that game because it does such a poor job of explaining itself, other than the fact that it's thematically wrapped in the same philosophical dream butterfly motif that defines the Persona series. Only with absolutely no clear reason that I can find other than an excuse to put "Dream" in the game's title.
I bought this game used at a discount because I was both curious and stupid. It was too much, and I have since paid my penance.
Best New Hardware: The Wii U
It has a silly name, sure. And the Wii U's raw power will probably be leapfrogged by whatever it is that Sony and Microsoft are cooking up right now. But none of that detracts from the simple fact that the console's central conceit, a controller with a big touch-screen in the middle, is actually sound and works as advertised. And while the games that make truly innovative use of the touch screen capabilities may be further off, it's no slouch, either, as games like ZombiU do a lot to demonstrate using the touch screen in tandem with the TV.
It also helps that the console's internet functions are enough to make one easily forget the days of having to exchange friend codes. The new Nintendo Network ID system, friends lists, and the Miiverse all stand in stark contrast to the overly simplistic (if far more secure) exchange of alphanumeric codes. There's still room for improvement, that much is certain, but in terms of features and functionality, there's no question that Nintendo has learned their lessons well and have taken steps to implement systems and services that wider audiences can appreciate. Will the quality games follow? Time will tell, but I can certainly see myself playing games on the device for years to come.
Best New Character: Labrys/Best Fighting Game: Persona 4 Arena
This has been a hell of a year for fighting games with seemingly something for everyone. But the best of the year is also the most unlikely; a fighting game set as a sequel to an RPG. But Arc System Works and Atlus pulled through big-time on this one, with elements of ASW's experience working on BlazBlue and incorporating gameplay and aesthetics that perfectly evoke Persona 4. Even more impressive is the way that Persona 4 Arena manages player expectations; there's depth for those tournament-savvy players that want it, but for anyone that just wants to play the game because they're a fan of the RPG and not necessarily a fighting game fan, there are perfectly viable options for them, as well. These elements really come together to make it the best fighting game of the year.
But a major appeal of the game, particularly for Persona fans, is its story mode. And while the game features a number of returning characters from Persona 3 and Persona 4 in its narrative and roster, their importance to the proceedings takes a back seat to Labrys; a mysterious android that serves as the heart and soul of the narrative. And her particular story in the game's story mode is easily the most enthralling of them all, despite the fact that the player is only ever asked to fight once in its entire duration. She's sympathetic, fits in with the existing cast, and is well-written and acted, from her early days as an emotionless test prototype and on through her evolution into an emotive, expressive, sensitive being that has to come to terms with who and what she is even though the truth is agonizing. She's easily the best new character of the year, and just happens to star in the best fighting game of the year, only making it better with her presence.
Best Revived Characters: Pit, Palutena, and Medusa
The core cast of Kid Icarus, the heroic angel Pit, the goddess Palutena, and the villainous Medusa, had not been heard from in a long, long while. Over twenty years had passed since the last Kid Icarus game, and aside from Pit's (and to a lesser extent, Palutena's) appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, not much had been done with them in the meantime. These are characters without much personality, and no history other than being relics from the nearly forgotten depths of Nintendo's NES and Game Boy era.
And then something crazy happened. Masahiro Sakurai pulled them all out of storage, dusted them off, gave them a new game to star in in Kid Icarus: Uprising, and then wrote a fantastic script that defines them as characters, as personalities. It gave them full spectra of emotions with a surprising amount of depth. They evolve beyond jokes about the NES game and into complete personalities that don't need to lean on the olden days as a crutch. And the stellar localization and English voice acting go a long way in bringing them to life, from Pit's goofy, innocent charm to Palutena's trollish sense of humor to Medusa being an equally sharp-tongued antagonist. And that's all before the game really kicks into high gear.
Best Story: Kid Icarus: Uprising
No, I'm not joking.
Once the game gets through its requisite NES jokes and its first nine chapters, the high gear is kicked in and a new antagonist is revealed. The story grows more complex as new conflicts arise, new characters are introduced, and the plot takes some genuinely surprising, heart-wrenching twists. There's a moment in the game that I like to call the mindfuck, where my expectations were kicked in the head and left bleeding on the curb as the game threw its best curve ball. I was so genuinely stunned and so amazed by this turn that I absolutely couldn't put the game down until I had beaten it. It took me the rest of the evening and into the night. I had to plug my 3DS into the wall as the battery wore down, even as I kept the Circle Pad Pro plugged in, because after that moment, I absolutely had to see that things were set right. And when the game was finally beaten and he credits started to roll, I knew that I had played through one of the best game stories I had quite possibly ever experienced. It was absolutely beautiful, pitched perfectly from start to finish.
Best Graphics: Asura's Wrath
Vibrant, otherworldly, colorful, and insane. Asura's Wrath explores a wide range of environments from a mundane, yet still fantastic Earth to the war-torn depths of space. Its characters are beautifully designed and perfectly encapsulate their roles in the story, from Asura himself to his mentor Augus to his daughter Mithra. The fact that the game is running on the Unreal Engine 3, which has often been criminally underused to produce bland game world after bland game world, is put to excellent use here. The cinematic nature of the game's presentation, structured just like a televised, episodic anime complete with commercial bumpers, further emphasizes the artistic work on display, whether it be during one of the game's quieter moments or when Asura is in a full-blown rage.
Best Original Soundtrack: Xenoblade Chronicles
There is no contest here. Xenoblade Chronicles has an absolutely massive soundtrack, and every song is golden. Its pumping battle tracks, its environmental themes (each area in the game has their own individual daytime and nighttime themes), and its cinematic music are all beautifully done and perfectly evoke the mood, whether it be a battle against a mechon enemy, exploring a massive field or city, or doing just about anything else. Even the fanfare that plays when discovering a hidden location is awesome enough to make me raise my fists in triumph when I hear it.
While Xenoblade's graphics may not be as stellar as a game like Asura's Wrath because of the hardware limitations, being on the Wii does nothing to stunt the abilities of the soundtrack's composers and musicians.
Best Game of 2012: Xenoblade Chronicles
There is a lot of game in Xenoblade Chronicles. I mean, really. You can spend over a hundred hours in it and still not be done, just because there's so much to see an do. More importantly, however, is that the game is absolutely fun and well designed in its every aspect, from simple-to-understand gameplay systems and an easy-to-manage quest log to its strategic combat aspects and the different gameplay styles of the primary party members. It might be easy to lean on Shulk for the bulk of the game with his control of the Monado, but there were large sections of the game where I was having fun being in control of the magic-wielding Melia or the goofy fuzzball of death, Riki.
The story and world behind the game are nothing to sneeze at, either. If you're a fan of Tetsuya Takahashi's other Xeno-titles, Xenogears and the Xenosaga trilogy, you should be right at home here. While Xenoblade Chronicles has nothing to do with his previous games in a narrative sense, it does feature a very rich world and an interesting story that are steeped in gnostic inspirations and influences, as well as characters and events that likewise take inspiration from those earlier games. A friend of mine that considers Xenogears one of her all-time favorites absolutely ate Xenoblade up, and could certainly do more to talk about these influences than I ever could, so don't go asking me for deep analysis (my relative knowledge of gnosticism is amateurish, at best), but if you have the interest, it's there.
But all talk of influences aside, the story and characters are well worth playing the game to see, as well. The story is entertaining, spanning the world (a world comprised of two gigantic titans!) and full of mystery. The characters the game follows are an entertaining bunch, and sometimes throw the old JRPG character tropes for a loop in some surprising ways. They're a group that's well worth journeying with, traveling across and exploring the vast reaches as their adventure takes them further than they could ever possibly dreamed.


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It's nice to know that Shia LeBeouf is just like all the other young kids with nothing to do on a Sunday night, having been arrested over the weekend for being drunk in a Chicago Walgreen's and refusing to leave. Now, we're all about personal freedom, and at least he wasn't driving a car or anything, but what on Earth could have been so exciting at Walgreen's that you would refuse to leave and get arrested as a result?
We're thinking he might have been into the greeting cards that were there, or just sitting in the aisle, reading the newest issue of Esquire, and pointing out that those pictures of Charlize Theron are really hot. Except that Shia could probably call and have that conversation with Ms. Theron, which most of us could not.

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- mickshe
- Reviews: 84
Globetrotters lodge: yeovil hotel
I stayed here for two nights only and it was ok..room was nice and i got the price for only 35pounds per night..they have given me this rate since i stayed in their sister company at alex lodge(which i will tell more about it later)..but first i will tell you about globetrotters first..this is a bed and breakfast accomodation they have given me a double room which by luck since at first they're planning to give me a single room(ensuite)just above the bar,thats why the rate is lower than usual,,,their normal rate is 53 pounds including breakfast and without breakfast 47 pounds..so originally my room was just above the bar which they also owned..so the room will be noisy..i told the reservation its ok im used to it(since i stayed in alex lodge,,i guess i have to tell you about alex lodge first for you to understand)but the room im supposed to stay in was occupied,,good thing so they have given me this double room for the price of 35..which is good.
over all i like this lodge better than alex..though the same owner but the staff is nicer here than alex.
this is just a simple bed and breakfast hotel for that price well i guess its ok..since its clean though nots so clean as you checked the cups and saucer inside your room for your coffee and the water heater for your coffee...wow!they didnt clean it from the last time it has been used..since the water is still there..anyway over all my stay was good for that price.
- mickshe
- Reviews: 84
alex lodge: another yeovil hotel
this bed and breakfast i booked online coz they have this promo "weekend 3-2-1"which means if you want to stay for the weekend starting friday..you stay three nights for the price of two which is good..coz it says in their website the price each night inclduing breakfast is 47 pounds..so i think this is a good offer thats why i booked here..and when i get there they said its not true coz if that will be the case the room rate will cost only 25pounds,,well..i guess that is not my fault..so what the reception did was she offered me 35 pounds per night instead of one free night..so i said ok coz i stayed extra night on a weekday which their rate is different on a weekday..they said its 53 so i agree.See if they will give me the promo package which according to them is not correct..here will be the cost..starting friday till monday since i stayed their for 4 nights..47x2=94(that is considered 3nights)plus 53 for monday night the total will be 147 but since the reception said the promo is not correct they will just give me 35 pounds per night for 4 so the total i paid was140..hmm that save me more..thats why i agreed :-)
anyway,whats my point?if you will reserve on this hotel online..and get the weekend promo..please do so then when you get there complain about it so they will give you a better price..got it?
Unique qualities?well when they have given me my room i wasnt informed that its just beside the bar and mind you i stayed their on weekends so it was so noisy as expected and what more you can hear the footsteps of people walking around and above the hotel since its an old building maybe thats the reason why you can hear it but even the staff do not care if they walked so noisy..i guess they just used to it..thats why i changed hotel at globetrotters..in fairness my room at globetrotters was quiet.
another unique quality is they make up the room even though you didnt display it outside(you know those make up this room card that you hang oustide the door)but they do come in the afternoon..late afternoon so you wont be expecting that..and the bad thing is they will knock once and when you asked "who is it?"they will just continue opening the door themselves while telling you its housekeeping..so if you are undressed at the moment better be fast to get to the door to hold it..so you wont get caught up naked by some housekeeper.
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Yum Brands (NYSE:YUM) has been a favorite growth stock on Wall St. over the last year, and it has come to rival McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) as perhaps the most popular fast food investment. Yum, which owns a portfolio of popular food chains including Taco Bell, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Pizza Hut, has been aggressive in growing their brands internationally, especially in China. Just before Thanksgiving the stock closed 40 cents shy of its 52 week high. In the week that followed, the stock reached a new 52 week high of $74.55, but tumbled almost 11% over the following weekend after an article in the Wall St. Journal reported Yum's growth in China was slowing.
The recent price correction has brought the P/E and P/S ratios much closer to the 10 year averages 19.2 and 1.7 respectively, but still remain higher than the industry averages of 19.1 and 1.1 respectively. While these indicators might not warrant selling, it does warrant looking for an alternative, especially if the rumors about Yum's growth in China are true.
For those looking to stay in the fast food restaurant industry, the original golden arches could be a great opportunity. After announcing a decline in monthly sales for the first time in nine years on November 8th, McDonald's Corporation saw its share price fall to a new 52 week low of $83.31. Since the then, the stock has recovered to about $89.50, but remains down over 10% since the beginning of the year, providing a potential entry point for investors.
So how does Yum Brands stack up to McDonalds?
The Stronger Income Sheet
By calculations based on the financial data over at YCharts.com, Yum Brands has seen its revenue grow slightly faster than McDonald's (4.9% average annual growth vs. 4.3% in 2011), but it hasn't been translating to the bottom line for investors. This can be explained by looking at the gross margins, operating ratios (a measure used by investors to gauge the ability of an organization to generate profit if revenues decrease; when comparing two companies, a lower ratio is better), and net margins.
*2012 represents last 4 quarters combined
As an investor, we want to see high gross margins, high net margins and low operating ratios. While Yum Brands' gross margin is 5% higher, they are incurring higher Selling, General, Administrative expenses, driving up the operating ratio and suppressing the net margin. As result, Yum Brands' net income averaged an annual growth rate of 9.8% per year over the past five years compared to McDonalds' 23.1%.
In addition, higher net margin for MCD provides more safety by providing management with more options. For example, consider what would happen if food costs rise. In the highly competitive fast food industry, getting price right is critical. If MCD felt prices were elastic, they could elect to absorb the cost rather than raising prices allowing it to steal share from competition. With lower net margins, this might not be an option as it would end up creating a loss for the company.
Better Financing
At first glance the two companies appear comparable in terms of their financing. Both enjoy debt to operating income ratios below 2.5 times the 12 month trailing operating income and have less than 10% of their long term debt coming due within the year. The biggest difference is in the debt to equity ratio. Based on my calculations, the ratio of liabilities to stockholder equity plus treasury stock for Yum is 8 times higher than MCD (3.6 compared to 0.44). The higher ratio indicates that Yum using more debt to finance growth than MCD. Over the short term, this will help improve earnings per share, but over the long term, increase interest expense and potentially create more volatile earnings.
Higher Dividend and Valuation
My calculations based on the financial data at YCharts.com shows that from 2007 to 2011, MCD had an average annual EPS growth rate of 27.5% and dividend growth rate of 14%. In the same period, Yum had EPS and dividend growth rates of 12.7% and 19% respectively. If we assume these growth rates continue over the next 5 years, MCD earnings and dividend would grow from $5.33 and $2.53 to $14.06 and $5.20 per share. If the same were done for Yum, their earnings and dividends would grow from $2.81 and $1.04 per share to $4.54 and $5.49 per share. Using conservative P/E ratios of 14.3 for MCD and 12.9 for Yum, which represents the 10 years lows for both companies, future share prices are estimated to be $201.1 and $58.6.
At these prices, average annual return based on today's prices excluding dividends, would be 23.7% for MCD and YUM -5.5%. If the current P/E ratios, which in the case of Yum Brands, has only been achieved three times in the last 10 years, are used to estimate future value, the resultant share prices are $228.2 and $98.2; average annual returns, excluding dividends, of 27.6% and 7.5%.
McDonald's Corporation is fundamentally stronger than Yum Brands. MCD enjoys higher, safer margins, significantly less debt financing, and higher earnings and dividend growth rates. Even if MCD's growth rate were halved over the next 5 years, the future earnings would be $8.92 per share. Using the conservative P/E of 14.3, the future share price would be $127.6 for an average annual return, excluding dividends, of 10.4%.
While MCD recently felt the effects of a slowing, economy, Yum felt it much more. This primarily because of the higher operating ratio of Yum; as growth slows, so does revenue, resulting in slower bottom line growth for investors. While slower economy hurts YUM, it the recent price drop in MCD could be a good opportunity to get into this great company at a low price. Risk of further short term downside can be hedged by using a dollar cost averaging strategy over the next few months.
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Legislature honors Deitch and Mushlin
The 79th Texas Legislature issued a resolution in honor of LBJ School Adjunct Professor Michele Deitch and Pace Law School Professor Michael Mushlin for their work in organizing a conference that focused on the oversight of U.S. prisons and jails. The conference, held at the LBJ School on April 23-26, was called "Opening Up a Closed World: What Constitutes Effective Prison Oversight?"
The resolution, which was presented on April 25 to Deitch and Mushlin, states that "the topic of independent prison oversight is especially important at a time when the Texas criminal justice system is proving that it can live up to constitutional ideals without the need for court intervention and oversight."
The resolution—presented during the conference by Representative Jerry Madden, chair of the House Corrections Committee—also commended Deitch and Mushlin for stimulating dialogue and debate that would "lead to significant reforms within the U.S. criminal justice system."
After the conference, Deitch was notified by the Indiana House of Representatives that she had been made an honorary Indiana state representative.
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July 24th, 2012 by Christine Fix
Celebrities are just like you and I. They work, dine, spend time with friends and family, they exercise, they shop… the only difference is, sometimes they're caught on camera.
Matthew McConaughey went for a morning run along the Hudson River in lower Manhattan in New York City, July 22.
Jennifer Lopez was spotted shopping at Barney's on Madison Avenue Monday, July 23 dressed for the heat wearing a white sheer ensemble.
"Mirror Mirror" actress, Lily Collins was seen buying snacks in a pair of shorts and blue, purple and yellow breezy blouse at Whole Foods and heading to Target in Los Angeles, Sunday, July 22. Read the rest of this entry »
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About forty percent of the entire hull was uncovered for interpretation during two intense campaigns. The study of those timbers has not yet been completed. A final report with additional information is being prepared for publication. At this stage, only the ends of the hull have been studied, so the framing plan and other central details remain unknown. All frames in evidence were canted. The hull was not uncovered far enough aft to reveal square frames. Among the finds were filling pieces between frames, two port covers, a stemson, footwales, an anchor, a rudder and rudder hardware, and a cross-bow. The hull was sheathed in lead. 1
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Iowa billboard equates bacon with cigarettes
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A billboard that equates eating bacon with smoking cigarettes is going up for a month in Des Moines, capital of the nation's top pork-producing state.
According to The Des Moines Register the billboard's placement coincides with a meeting of the National Pork Board, which is based in Des Moines.
The billboard shows bacon strips in a pack of cigarettes.
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is behind the billboard. The committee says American Institute for Cancer Research shows that less than 2 ounces of processed meats eaten daily can increase a person's risk for colorectal cancer by 21 percent.
The committee also criticized the upcoming Bacon Festival in Des Moines. Festival organizer Brooks Reynolds invited the committee to attend and share its message.
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You are invited to the Central Coast Showdown this Sunday, November 20 at Lompoc High School Gym at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. The Cal Poly Women's Volleyball Club Team will be playing against UC Santa Barbara Women's Volleyball Club Team. The first match is at 3 p.m. with Cal-Poly Gold vs. UCSB Blue. The second match is at 5 p.m. with UCSB Gold vs. Cal-Poly Green
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Aaron Hill has put in the work both in the classroom and on the baseball field.
Hill's work has paid off in the form of a partial scholarship to play baseball at UConn. The Fitch High School shortstop signed his letter of intent Tuesday.
"I like the academics a lot," said Hill, a National Honor Society member. "It has a good school of business. Everyone always has good things to say about Coach (Jim) Penders. He's a great guy. The team chemistry is good. They really have a good team over there."
Hill was a first-team pick to The Day's All-Area baseball team last spring and was also a New Haven Register All-State selection. He batted .345 with 21 RBI, 21 runs, 11 stolen bases and 11 walks as he helped the Falcons to the CIAC Class L championship.
UConn finished 31-27-1 last season and advanced as far as the Big East semifinals. It played in the NCAA Super Regionals during the 2011 season.
"He's one of the few who jumps right into a varsity program as a freshman," Fitch coach Marc Peluso said. "To see him grow and develop as a player from freshman to junior year last year, as a coach, that's what you hope for. He's a kid who buys in. He's a 'yes, coach, no, coach' kind of guy.
"As I said today at our press conference, he just gets it done. He knows what's expected of him and he performs. If he keeps doing that, keeps working at it at that level, he has a chance to do something special, and that's all you can ask for from baseball at that level."
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Project Id: 2010IN251B
Title: Transport and fate of pharmaceutical compounds in an Indiana stream
Project Type: Research
Start Date: 3/01/2010
End Date: 2/28/2011
Congressional District: 9
Focus Categories: Wastewater, Water Quality, Toxic Substances
Keywords: pharmaceuticals, streams, wastewater treatment plant, natural assimilative capacity
Principal Investigator: Royer, Todd V
Federal Funds: $ 11,080
Non-Federal Matching Funds: $ 22,487
Abstract: Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) have been documented throughout the surface waters of the U.S., but many questions remain regarding the fate and transport of PPCPs in streams. The research proposed here will quantify the longitudinal loss rate for up to 15 individual PPCPs downstream from the Ellettsville, IN wastewater treatment plant. Throughout a 1.5 km reach of stream, the longitudinal changes in the concentration of PPCPs will be assessed relative to the change in concentration of a conservative tracer (bromide) over the same distance. The bromide will be injected to the stream at the wastewater treatment plant outfall. Downstream sampling stations will be established below the point of complete mixing. Sampling of PPCPs will follow established "clean" procedures. The transport of the PPCPs will be modeled using the U.S. Geological Survey's OTIS model. The biological activity occurring in the stream will be quantified with several standard ecological measurements. Two field experiments will be conducted, one in summer and the other in autumn, both periods of low stream flow and maximum biological activity. Focusing on these periods will yield upper estimates of the ability of streams to naturally attenuate PPCPs. This research will contribute to the science-based knowledge of PPCP transport and fate. The results have important application for water resource management in Indiana and the nation.
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11-07-2012, 12:59 PMGun Control: The theory that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her panty hose, is somehow morally superior to a woman explaining to police how her attacker got that fatal bullet wound - Unknown
The problem is Empty People, Not Loaded Guns - Linda Schrock Taylor
11-07-2012, 01:15 PMThe difference between pigs and people is that when they tell you you're cured it isn't a good thing.
11-07-2012, 01:29 PMIn most sports, cold-cocking an opposing player repeatedly in the face with a series of gigantic Slovakian uppercuts would get you a multi-game suspension without pay.
In hockey, it means you have to sit in the penalty box for five minutes.
On a side note, I'm just going to trust that God, as usual, knows what is going on and everything his happening exactly the way He intends it to. Reading the story of Joesph gives me comfort. I would hope that I could have just an iota of the trust he had for the actions of our creator.Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.
James "Mad Dog" Mattis
Even an empire in decline needs its centurions. Assuming that Obama doesn't decide to purge the armed forces of those of us who aren't ideologically simpatico, and sequestration doesn't put us all out in the streets, I'll survive to the end of his term, and by then, the food and gas riots should keep me well-employed in homeland security missions.--Odysseus
Sic Hacer Pace, Para Bellum.
Before you can do things for people, you must be the kind of man who can get things done. But to get things done, you must love the doing, not the people!
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This blog was formed as a way of sensitizing and supporting women, especially of reproductive age, on issues of the uterus. Persons should feel free to comment on or express their personal experiences with heavy menses, absent periods, fibroid, endometriosis, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, ovarian cysts etc I look forward not only to hearing about your struggles, but your success stories as we face these situations together.
Monday, 23 April 2012
Dealing with fibroids: my first encounter
I returned to Jamaica for further studies and sought different opinions. They were pretty much the same thing, except the pregnancy was now at the top of the list. I knew a lot now about fibroids having read extensively but was still scared. I figure then I'll just wait till I got marry and start for kids right away. However, in 3 years, the fibroid has grown a cm a year and was now 8.2 cm in size. Almost every day, I had to answer the question are you pregnant. The fibroid distorted my endometrium, my first 2 days of period were so heavy and clotted I was changing pads at least 4 times per day. Sometimes when I visited the bathroom to urinate it would appear as if i was peeing blood, how my period was so heavy. I ws now using the super, long overnight pads, moved from taking paracetamol to ponstan forte prescribed by the doctor for the cramps. It worked, no longer had to coil up on the floor or roll till I find a position that didn't hurt no matter how awkward it was. Moreover, was the bathroom frequency; I was visiting the toilet so often especially at nights I wanted to cry. It felt like i was never emptying my bladder fully and as soon as I left the toilet and lie on my bed, within a minute I wanted to go again, no exaggeration. I had a constant lower back pain and a constant discomfort in my pelvic. There were moments of sharp pain that caused me to scream and a pain that radiates down my left leg. I also noticed a discoloration in my left leg. What was just a small spot, had spread on my thigh and I believe that it was only because of my black colour why it was hard to describe. But I had all these symptoms and no straight answers from the doctors. I knew I had to find a doctor who was following my history and the decision for surgery was up to me.
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Am so sorry to read about this,I do pray for your health and a speedy recovery and a cure. May the good lord guide you and keep you. You will make the right decision.ReplyDelete
I have had the surgery and would write a blog on that soon. I am 11 days post surgery, still recovery. Recovery time is 6 weeks but it was successful and am taking time getting back on my feet. Thanks for the comment.ReplyDelete
Surgery should be the very last option...From my knowledge there are natural herbs can help reduce fibroids.ReplyDeleteReplies
True jlo. I tried those too. They however take a long time to take effect and are most effective against small fibroid and not really large onesDelete
Your story is similar to mine, but my GYN, doesn't recommend me doing surgery now. The bloating is what I hate most, thanks for sharing. a speedy recovery to you.ReplyDelete
Thanks bron. I waited 3 years before surgery even though it was right up there as an option so watchful waiting is indeed an option.ReplyDelete
While surgery might be the last option, its a viable option which is is necessary to restore your body back to a state of comfort and ease. So sorry you went through this, but thanking God you are well to tell about it. Thanks for sharing my sisterReplyDelete
So sorry about what you are going through. I pray that God will continue to bless and give you the strength you need to stay and be strong . Thanks for sharing your experience and I hope it will help others in the similar situation. Take care:)ReplyDelete


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Tiger Woods Videos – Improve your Golf Game
Tiger Woods – a legend when it comes to playing golf. He's admired and recognized worldwide, together with other popular athletes. But as far as this sports is concerned, Tiger Woods dominates this field. He already achieved 96 victories, which is a big number as compared to the other golf players around. And because of these achievements, many people consider him not just a legend, but also an inspiration. That's especially true for those who also dream to become like Tiger Woods.
If you are among those aspirants, then you must be thinking of ways on how to become a better golf player. Although golf lessons help a lot, still it is better if you see how professionals play it. And so, this is where Tiger Woods videos come in. You see, watching Tiger Woods do his signature shots, swing, chipping, and more, you will have a clearer idea as to how those moves are done the right way.
If you try to look back when you were still schooling, attending lessons without teaching aids at that can be so boring, right? You want to see some actions, some types of demonstrations. This is also true when trying to play like a pro golfer. So, if you haven't started watching Tiger Woods videos, then now is the best time to do that.
But you might ask, "Where can I find one?" The answer is simple. It's online. Yes, the Internet is a vast source of Tiger Woods videos. You don't have to go out just to find one. Right at the comfort of your home, you can already enjoy watching and learning from these videos. But hey, don't forget to get that club ready so you can practice the moves yourself while watching!
Tiger Woods videos really make an effective tool to improve your every golf game. These, however, do not guarantee that you'll be as good as he is, but you will be certain that you'll learn a lot from this guy.
One of the cheapest and most convenient way to study golf is by watching golf videos. You can watch some free Tiger Woods Videos online though it is not the best way to learn, it is one of the most popular way to reinforce your training while in your home or office.Tags: free videos, golf, golf basics, golf instruction videos, golf online, golf training, golf training videos, Golf Videos, instruction videos, instructional videos, tiger woods, tiger woods videos, training videos
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Mr. Griffith was born Feb. 15, 1936, in George West to Leighton Coy Sr. and Dollie (Lynn) Griffith. After graduating from George West High School, he moved to Port Lavaca, where he began a successful 41-year career with Union Carbide. After his retirement, he returned to George West, where he lived surrounded by his family until the time of his death.
He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Jane (Williams); and three sisters, Hazel, Helen and Joyce.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie; daughters, Cheryl (Paul) Schmidt and Glenda (Edward) Blinka; and son, Kavin (Dale Ann) Griffith; stepdaughters, Jeanne Burge, Leeann (Mike) Crawford and Kay Campbell; grandchildren, Brad Schmidt, Justin Schmidt, Kellie Poole, Ashley Wood, Tyler Blinka, Jonathan Griffith, Kayla Griffith and Hailey Griffith, Everett Wood, Josh Troell, Natasha Martin, Jo Lee Storey, Maggie Campbell and Tatiana Scott; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Visitation was held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 2, at Galloway & Sons Funeral Home chapel.
A graveside service was conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 2, at Glenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the South Texas Children's Home or the charity of one's choice.
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97 of Every 100 Rapists Receive No Punishment, RAINN Analysis Shows
Only three out of every 100 rapists will ever spend even a single day in prison, according to a new analysis by RAINN of Justice Department data. The other 97 will walk free, facing no consequences for the violent felony they have committed. Because rapists tend to be serial criminals, this leaves communities across the nation at risk of predators.
While the percentage of rapes reported to police has risen in recent years, a majority — 54% — still are not reported, according to the Justice Department. But increasing reporting alone won't solve the problem: only about one out of four reported rapes leads to an arrest, and only about one out of four arrests leads to a felony conviction and incarceration.
RAINN's new analysis is based on the most recent available Justice Department data, using an average of the five most recent years when available. Based on older data, RAINN had previously estimated that about 6% of rapists ultimately go to prison for their crime.
"This staggering statistic sends a clear message to offenders that they can commit this horrible crime and get away with it. The single most important thing we can do to prevent rape is to put more rapists in prison," notes Scott Berkowitz, RAINN's president and founder. "That's why we have made it a priority to pass the SAFER Act and eliminate the backlog of untested DNA evidence from open rape cases."


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Capcom confirms plans to open a Resident Evil-themed restaurant in Shibuya, Japan, with a grand opening scheduled for July 13, 2012 (via Andriasang). Which is kinda gross, when you think about it. We're talking about a series of games in which zombified people are constantly trying to chomp on you. What will this place serve?!
The presumably safe-to-eat menu hasn't been announced yet, but Capcom says that Biohazard Cafe & Grill -- remember, Resident Evil is called Biohazard in Japan -- will offer "limited items" and performances by the dance team S.T.A.R.S. Angelique. The plan is to keep the restaurant open for a single year.
My brain can't take weirdness of this magnitude on a Monday morning. What do you all think?


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By Joe Irizarry 12:20am, November 8, 2013A C-5A will go on public display at the Air Mobility Command Museum in Dover on Saturday.
There will be a short ceremony at 10 am to symbolically transfer it to the museum from the 164th Airlift Wing of the Tennessee Air National Guard.
This is the first time ever a C-5 has been retired to a museum.
C-5's have been have been assigned to Dover Air Force Base for over 42 years, and this aircraft made its final flight in August landing at Dover so it could be prepared to be in the museum.
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Mayor Glenn Hagel presents the 2012 Dubinsky Family Scholarship to recipient Kayla Busch's parents on her behalf.
With a seven-subject average of 95.3 per cent, student Kayla Busch was awarded the 2012 Dubinsky Family Scholarship.
Mayor Glenn Hagel presented the award during Monday's regular council meeting.
"I am very, very proud to present the scholarship to Kayla Busch," said Hagel during Monday's meeting. "Kayla's not here because, not surprisingly, she's away studying right now. But she has very, very proud mother and father who are here (at council) to accept the award on her behalf."
Busch graduated from Peacock Collegiate and has begun studies at the University of Saskatchewan studying arts and sciences with a goal of pursuing medicine. In a letter to city council from the selection committee, it stated outside of the classroom Busch played volleyball, softball and did track and field and wrestling. She was a coach and mentor in softball and wrestling and volunteered at the Bantam Softball Westerns and 2010 Saskatchewan Winter Games. Outside of the world of sports, Busch was a volunteer tutor, volunteered at the food bank and helped make Operation Christmas Child and the Kinsmen Santa Parade successful.
Other items considered during Monday's meeting:
• Council approved the exemption of the entire off-street parking requirement for 20 off-street parking spaces at 12 High St. E. in exchange for a payment of $5,000 per exempted space. The request came from Shaw Chartrand, vice president of Zarkor Construction Ltd. who requested to move forward with the parking spots for future development of 40 suits in the Walter Scott Building.
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And just to let everyone else know they keep deleting this from there forum casue they know im right
have a 50ml jug of test c that is bunk!
I purchased the 50ml jug which i paid 200$ with a guy from my gym in september who is currently away in the army so he told me he got it from olympus pharm on ironmagazine forums so ive come here o see if there is anything that can be done . i have started using it december 28 gram a week for my bulk cycle and its bunk ive done numerous cycles and it should of kicked in by now! i saw you guys had problems with the test on the forum i posted a pic of the product on ops forum!
bunk test c?
I have pm several members who have had problems with your gear and got some intresting messages from them regarding labs and not sending them! If they where taken care of without sending labs why should i be treated differently? I feel this is not right i payed hard earned money!
I'm sorry, no labs there is nothing I or Ez can do. We are merely reps, we aren't Olympus.
Thats complete bullshit that REPS WOULD DO this for other customer and not me WHY AM I DIFFERENT?
Get labs done, period. I am done here
WELL SINCE IVE HAD A FEELING THE TEST WAS BUNK I BEGAN PROP 4 days ago, so when i will go to get bloods my test will be high so what is the point of getting labs ? You have treated other members differently why am i different? I WANT AN EXPLANATION AND DONT DARE CLOSE MY THREAD CAUSE IM RIGHT!
That is not our problem, period. Follow our protocol or you are out of luck, period.
And just to let everyone else know they keep deleting this from there forum casue they know im right
Re: bunk test olympus
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Question? I see that you had problem with olympus test c 250it being bunk sid you have to send labs to verify?
Whats up bigman88, they asked me to send labs but i diddnt send them to them, they fixed my problem though. Hopefully they fix yours. Talk to pitsburgh63 he took care of my problem promptly! They are ture to word they will fix it and make it right brother!
Well this is just fucking silly now.
its all bunk up in this place ecept Wp big true
hey bigman88 try contacting pittsburg63 maybe he can help but i think all members should be treated equally ! this is clearly not the case hear i know for fact i did not have to send labs to get my replacement and they even hooked it up SORRY THIS IS HAPPENING TO YOU BROTHER!
sound a bit staged
I got 2 bunk jugs and they wont do nothing for me either. They just keep asking me for nudes or they wont replace it.
Another dumb fuck trying to get free gear. If u show proof of order etc they would help you. Without that your just another dumbass
^ gtfo
Isn't all gear bunk here?
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i negged the fuck, a neg that is worthy for my neg thread, i love law inforcement pricks
-All of my posts are for entertainment purposes only, & not to be taken seriously
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U expect me to believe ur FBI when ur stupid ass can't even spell watch?
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Hahah good by to all of you survailence is under wah you all been warned! Thin what u want unyouchable my ass see you dumb fuck in federal cohrt!
yeah this guys a tool, people like him crack me up. There are to many scammers out there on both sides sponsors and buys. Its the name of the game. If you don't like it then get a script. Simple as though. I have probably lost more money then some people here has spent total. First red flag I read is I got gear from my friend and I want it replaced because its bunk...
1) I know guys who buy gear, get a crimper, draw out the gear and put in olive oil. Allot of people in my home town do that with watson and other ugls like axio and dynasty. I know some one who has 10k of dynasty lables lol that lables bottles of test p as NPP and ect. To much crap could happen second hand that the sponsor should not be responsible for.
2) where is your blood work that supports this?
3) Do you even know how to run gear or are you just eating like shit and pinning? I know guys running insane amounts of stuff more then me and I run to much, and they look fat and sloppy.
4) FBI serious just leave now you lost all respect.
Seriously the funniest thread I've seen in a while.
I should be careful though, he may take my avi pic and use it in federal cohrt - I mean you can see my shorts watch and underwear in it.
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U.S. Federal Reserve to restart 'money pump' with further 'quantitative easing'
The US central bank has announced it will resume its policy of pumping more money into the economy via so-called quantitative easing.
The Federal Reserve said it will buy "additional agency mortgage-backed securities at a pace of $40bn (£25bn) per month".
The central bank also said it could increase the size of its purchases if the economy does not improve.
The economy is a pivotal issue in this year's US presidential election
Interest rates in the US have been close to zero for several years now, and the Fed againt kept them at below 0.25%.
'Matter of time'
Speaking later, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke also lowered the Fed's growth forecast for the US economy to 2% this year, down from the 2.4% it predicted in June. But it expects growth to rebound in 2013 to as much as 3%.
"The committee is concerned that, without further policy accommodation, economic growth might not be strong enough to generate sustained improvement in labour market conditions," said the Fed.
US stocks, which had been little changed, gained after the announcement. The benchmark Dow Jones average was 0.7% higher.
The US central bank has tried to support the economy by quantitative easing – buying $2.3tn (£1.4tn) in bonds in two rounds.
For some analysts, the latest measures – dubbed "QE3" – were less than expected.
"We doubt it will be enough to get the economy on the right track," said Paul Ashworth, an economist at Capital Economics. "It's only a matter of time before speculation begins as to when the Fed will raise its purchases from $40bn a month."
The Fed calls such measures "asset purchases", where the central bank buys bonds to keep the long-term cost of borrowing down. The last round of asset purchases ended last year.
Mortgage-backed securities are debt backed by loans made to homeowners.
The unemployment rate in the US has been above 8% since January 2009, but the current 8.1% is down from the recent high of 10% in October 2009.
"To support continued progress toward maximum employment and price stability, the committee expects that a highly accommodative stance of monetary policy will remain appropriate for a considerable time after the economic recovery strengthens," the Fed said.
The Fed also confirmed that its $267bn (£170bn) programme to reduce long-term borrowing costs for firms and households would continue for the rest of the year.
In a move dubbed "Operation Twist", the central bank buys longer-term bonds from retail lenders and swaps them for shorter-term bonds.
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Turn-based genius!3votes I like it
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planeta...
alexindiana says: Unfairly called a Civ clone it's much much more. I played it for hundreds of hours. The art, cinematics, tech tree and customisable units make it pretty unique.
Conquest of the New World
alexindiana says: An Interplay classic. I love this game so much I even kept the CD ROMS and manual from when I used to play on my 486 ;) The gog version is great. My tip - play custom, 140 turns, hard mode, biggest map you can with as little water as possible.
UFO: Afterlight
alexindiana says: OK, so the UFO games aren't XCOM. Bah humbug. But they are still great games in the same genre. And boy, they get tough ;)
Treat your GOGmix as your child - name it! ;)
Coming up with a cool and descriptive title should be your first priority. Being original is in your best interest - bet you wanna get lots of nice votes, right? Go all crazy if you want, but be sure to keep it civil!
So, what are the ingredients?
Pick a game that belongs in your GOGmix from the list, or find it by typing something in the text field. Relevance is key here - Earthworm Jim doesn't quite fit the "Sexiest heroines of all time" bill now, does it?
Justify your choice... Or not!
OK, so it's not required, but now that you went through the trouble of adding a game, telling everyone why you did it would be a nice finishing touch. After you're done here, add another game, rinse, repeat.
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