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John and Kari Erskine pose with Snooki (via @johnerskine04's Twitter feed).
Saturday night, Richmond International Raceway hosted NASCAR's 26th race of the year, the final contest before the 2011 Chase field or "playoff" is set. Naturally with such a big race on hand, there needed to be some A-List talent to wave the green flag. So NASCAR trudged out the Jersey Shore's Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi to be the Honorary Starter of the Wonderful Pistachios 400. Really? You can't make this stuff up.
However, Snooki, the daughter of a New York City firefighter, decided to pass the duties on to Frank Siller, founder of the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, a charity committed to "doing good" in memory of Frank's brother Stephen, a member of the FDNY killed on 9/11.
The Capitals' John Erskine, both a huge NASCAR and Jersey Shore fan, made the two-hour drive down to Richmond with his beautiful wife Kari to root on five-time champion Jimmie Johnson, whom he met a few months ago in Pocono. After getting a tour of the raceway and the chance to pose with the Wonderful Pistachios trophy, Ersk went on a mission to find the Jersey Shore star. And succeed he did. Above, you can check out the photo.
Incredibly, Snooki now becomes the third Jersey Shore reality-star that a Caps player has either met or been photographed with. Let's do the recap thing.
GROUP HUG! (Photo credit: Rob Carr)
In dramatic fashion, in front of a national television audience and a sellout crowd at Verizon Center, the Cardiac Caps were once again back at work as Washington pushed their winning streak to eight. Less than one month ago it would have been hard to imagine any of this happening. Nevertheless, the Caps are now just a single point out of first-place in the Eastern Conference.
"Guys have a bit of a swagger right now, back to the way things were," said Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby.
The Blackhawks opened the scoring less than five minutes into the contest. After receiving a feed from Marian Hossa, Nick Leddy put the puck past Holtby. Just under two and a half minutes later, however, Boyd Gordon would knot the game at one. After picking up an errant pass by the 'Hawks power play, Gordon raced down the wing before firing a slapper past Chicago netminder Corey Crawford for the shortie. Late in the first frame, after John Erskine drew a holding penalty, Washington headed to their recently anemic power play. This time, however, it would be different. New Cap Jason Arnott fired a bullet from the point that found twine, giving Washington their first lead of the game.
Three minutes into the second period, Chicago would tie the game at two when Holtby gave Tomas Kopecky a little too much daylight. Kopecky seized the opportunity, banking the puck off 'keeper's back from behind the goal-line. In the waining moments of the stanza, things got physical when Chicago's Brent Seabrook delivered a hard check behind the net to Jason Chimera. Everyone favorite fire-footed, stone-handed forward took exception to Seabrook, challenging him to a duel. Seabrook appeared to come out with the win in the bout but it was Chimera got the take-down.
"Chimmer, I thought, he was a factor. He did not get a star or anything, but I thought he was a real big factor in the game," said Chimera's teammate Brooks Laich. "He was the one that sort of instigated that little rhubarb there. I think he does a good job and takes one of their top defenders off. So I think he had a very good night."
Six and half in to the final frame, the aforementioned Laich put home Matt Hendricks' (or more accurately Eric Fehr's) feed from the corner to put the Caps on top. Washington appeared to be in control until Marcus Johansson was called for hooking at 18:10. "I thought it was a pretty chintzy call," said Boudreau. On the ensuing Blackhawks power play, Jonathan Toews converted on a mad scrum in front of the net, as the puck bounced in off Holtby's skate.
In overtime, the Capitals missed numerous chances until, finally, Mike Knuble — with a little help from Johansson — came to the rescue. Ballgame over. Caps top 'Hawks, 4-3.
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The last drawing I did made me want to do this interpretation of Aquaman. Aquaman's pretty great, you guys.
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AWESOME! XD I was never really a fan of Aquaman though, he was pretty bland compared to the other superheros I watched when growing up. Great work though! 5/5
I can totally imagine him screaming WATAH! as he strikes the pose... Get it?.. WATAH!.. water...
WOWOW Incredible style!!! I love the linework and the colours!! Great job! 5/5


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An Analysis of Industry Concentration in South African Manufacturing, 1972-2001
This paper explores the trends in industry concentration of the South African manufacturing industry over the period from 1972 - 2001, with a primary focus on developments post 1996. Across all sectors of the manufacturing industry, concentration is found to have decreased. The analysis of bivariate associations yields several results. Amongst others, sectors which are highly concentrated (as measured by the Rosenbluth index) are more likely to exhibit lower employment growth. This is consistent across all ten census years. This paper also provides support for earlier results that low investment rates can in part be attributed to high levels of concentration.
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| Kirkland Albrecht and Fredrickson (KAF) named Employer of the Year by Bridgewater State UniversitySusan Mulford, Human Resources Manager accepted the award on behalf of the firm at the Bridgewater State University Employer & Alumni Appreciation Breakfast held May 21st at the school's Campus Center. KAF was awarded the honor in appreciation of the company's involvement in numerous programs at BSU, including the Employer in Residence Program, the Employer Advisory Committee, workshops on resume preparation and interview skills, the Job Shadow Program, job fairs and the On-Campus Interview Program. "It has been a privilege and pleasure to cultivate our relationship with Bridgewater State University, "said Kenneth Kirkland, Managing Partner of Kirkland Albrecht & Fredrickson, LLC (KAF). "We're proud of the contributions we have made to this premier university's programs and are honored to be the recipient of its Employer of the Year award." About Kirkland Albrecht & Fredrickson, LLC (KAF) Kirkland, Albrecht & Fredrickson, LLC headquartered in Braintree, MA is one of the leading CPA firms in the Boston area, offering a full scope of accounting, tax, and business advisory services to a broad range of industries. The firm has garnered a reputation for its expertise and innovation solutions in Accounting & Auditing Services, Business Advisory Services, Tax Compliance & Consulting, Human Resource Consulting, and Business Valuation. For additional information please visit www.kafgroup.com or call 781-356-2000. PHOTO: Susan Mulford, HR Manager at KAF, accepts the Employer of the Year award from Laurent Troland, Assistant Director of Career Services at Bridgewater State University End
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Transfers for both legacy and non-legacy characters is speculated to be introduced eventually. Once the economies on each server have settled, it is likely that a server transfer will come into effect for around $2.
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"We find love hiding here in the shadows in the darknessmaybe,its up to you and I to bring to the night."
Dave Matthews Band
"Maybe it's not about the happy ending ,maybe its about the story ."
Rana Magdy
"some people are in love with falling in love! it's evol!"
Mario Enriques Zapata
"He wanted to say " I love you " but kept it to good night because love meant some falling and he was afraid of height"
Kanupriya saxena
"Maybe I could have loved you better. Maybe you should have loved me more. Maybe our hearts were just next in line. Maybe everything breaks sometime."
"Love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I really need it."
Swedish Proverb
"You know it's love when all you want is that person to be happy, even if you're not part of their happiness."
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The '70s were a remarkable period of rock experimentation that resulted in new production techniques, epic concept albums, and power chords that briefly gave listeners the ability to breathe under lava. Re-experience the magic with this GrouponLive deal to see BOSTON and Starship featuring Mickey Thomas at the BMO Harris Pavilion as part of Summerfest 2012. For $22, you get one ticket for reserved bench seating in sections 8–10 on Friday, August 3, at 7:30 p.m. (up to a $52.75 value, including all fees).
Buzz Aldrin graduated from MIT. Big deal. Anyone can land on the moon, but they can't write hits like "More Than a Feeling" and "Peace of Mind." From a Beantown basement, Tom Scholz rolled up his MIT master's degree and smoked it. Through the fumes and the tidal waves of guitar overdubs and stacked harmonies arose one of rock 'n' roll's most beloved and enduring forces: the band BOSTON.
From the basement to arenas and stereos throughout the world, the monster riffs and youthful lyrics of Boston instantly elevated the mood of anyone within ear's reach. The band's eponymous debut album scored three top singles and a Grammy nomination and went on to sell more than 17 million copies. The follow-up, Don't Look Back, was born at the top of the charts and sold another 7 million. Later albums, released at a slow clip because of Scholz's scrupulous nature, kept Boston's muscles flexed and introduced the smash power ballad "Amanda" into the cultural lexicon.
For the Summerfest 2012 performance, the band is raring to go and anxious to play all the tunes that fans love most. With Scholz's guitar wizardry on display and the wide-ranging pipes of new singer Tommy DeCarlo, 8-track memories fill the air as Boston makes a stop in the Milwaukee metro area. Expect to hear signature harmonies and time-signature calligraphy as they play all the singles and deep cuts, including rave-ups such as "Foreplay/Long Time" and "Smokin'," with the zest, smarts, and enthusiasm of a Mensa cheerleading squad.
Starship featuring Mickey Thomas starts the show with hits drawn from all of the San Francisco band's airborne incarnations. Mixing '60s psych-rock, '70s stadium rock, and '80s synth pop, the skyscraping singer joins forces with Grace Slick surrogate Stephanie Calvert, blueprinting a sonic infrastructure and enabling sentient mannequins in sing-alongs such as 'We Built This City" and 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now."


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Giraffes, Beating Sticks, & More
Finn has been really into giraffes lately, loving to watch all kinds of YouTube clips about them. He especially loves how their super-long tongues can scrape leaves off of "beating sticks" on trees. This has led to lots of horse--er, giraffe--play involving the zookeeper (Dad-O) and the strings of his hoodie sweatshirt:


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Hello. I'm Aurora. I've been into anime for about 11 years. My 1st anime was pokemon but my "starter" anime I consider to be Naruto as that has gotten me into Anime overall. I mainly use this site to update my Anime list and keep track of what I'm watching.
[Will be updating my Profile here gradually overtime since a lot of it is old, from when I was a High Schooler/College Student which I am no longer. A lot of what I've said here may seem strange, and that is because I was a very different kind of person several years ago.)
If you want to know more about me feel free to ask. I'll probally want to know more about you in exchange. I'll tell you simple things, but I will never say anything too personal like my "real name" even if you tell me yours so do not ask please.
Typically I don't have a particular favorite genre. Generally they involve an element of fantasy and psychological part. As long as the anime can hold my interest and allow me to connect with at least 1 of the main characters, I can watch almost any anime.
Here are some of my top favorite animes of all time. This list will continue to change as I watch more anime, or my feelings toward anime I've watched before change as well as gain new perspectives.
1. Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni- I basically watched this anime right after Elfen Lied since I've heard people compare this to Elfen Lied. It starts out innocent and cute and quickly gets creepy and brutal. You wouldn't believe this to be a horror anime from watching the 1st 2 episodes! This show also has a lot of characters I like which is important. Beyond the betrayal and paranoia present in this show, it holds great themes such as friendship and overcoming fate. And presents a mystery. It is mostly a debate between whether Oyashiro-sama's curse is actually a curse or caused by humans who want us to think it's Oyashiro-sama's curse. A similar theme is present in the sister series Umineko which is also just as good as Higurashi.
2. Elfen Lied- I enjoy the themes of Nature vs. Nurture that this Anime presents, and it really does a great job with showing the absolute worst that humans are capable of as well as the absolute best. The abilities of the Diclonius are also interesting.
3. 11 Eyes- Got to say I really enjoyed this anime. It was one of those rare ones where there wasn't a single main/secondary character I disliked. Allow me to rant about its good points. Characters are taken to an parallel dimension (which is always a fun thing) and they fight Larves and a group called the Black Knights. They don't know why they are fighting. There is also a girl imprisioned in a crystal named Lisette. Without spoiling too much I will say she is my main favorite character from this show and one of my most favored characters of all time in anime on the par with Lucy (Elfen Lied), Light Yagami, and Shion Sonozaki.
4. Psycho Pass- This anime is true art. It is a sci-fi that takes place in a 1984 similar type of world. A person's potential to commit crime can be quantified and visualized. Even just thinking about a crime is enough to get you branded a latent criminal for the rest of your life. This is Japan ruled by the Sibyl System. The protagonist Akane Tsunemori is a new inspector who's job it is to track down criminals. With her are enforcers, who are latent criminals themselves, and track down other criminals while being watched by the inspectors. Their guns are sentient, they will only work if a target's crime coefficient is high enough. Opposing the Sibyl System is antagonist Shogo Makishima who seeks to bring people's free wills back. This is sort of a law vs chaos type of anime written by Gen Urobuchi (same person who wrote Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, another great anime). The next generation Death Note. And has you decide which is the better of the 2 trying to make the world better. It is perfection, or as close to perfection as one can get.
5. Yona of the Dawn- Will update with description soon.
Some others worth mentioning are:
Naruto- Not the 1st anime I watched but it was the anime that got me into anime
Angel Beats- This anime was awesome for being unique and set in a world after death where people can imagine and summon weapons and fight without worrying about death. The character of Tenshi is also facinating, you'll love her if you watch the show.
Inuyasha- A very good anime. It has about something for everyone. 2 Tsunderes who have a relationship that builds throughout the show. And the protagonists and the other groups of anti-heroes are bound by the hatred of a common enemy. Naraku, a hanyo just like Inuyasha. It is the best 100+ ep anime out there with minimal filler.
Death Note- 3rd anime I think. It showed me there was more to anime than just the typical Shounen plot/fights. There's the awesome Mental/psychological battles. A key thing is that I personally agree with Light's ideals he worked hard to make the world a better place. That's not something that can be considered "evil" as some think of him. Clearly because of this I hated the ending and hated the 2nd season as a whole. The show didn't feel the same after the 1st season.
Mirai Nikki A survival game with the main tool being a Diary (cell phone/scroll) that can see into the future. It is similar to Fate/SN and The Hunger Games with the survival game aspect. Thou what really makes it interesting are the characters of Yuno Gasai and Minene Uryu. They bring awesome qualities to the show and are fun characters to watch.
Code Geass- Like Death Note but a little more physical action lol. Can't help but wonder if I got my insane obsession with eyes and psychology from this anime? O_O
3x3 Eyes- Normally this anime would be on my top 5. Even above Elfen Lied if I see the whole series. Thou the manga series I found out is about 40 volumes long and the anime ova only covers an 1/8th of that. While the Elfen Lied Anime at least covered 1/2th of the manga. It is a very interesting series from what I've seen so far and thought I should mention it. I even heard it inspired part of Elfen Lied which would automatically ensure a place on my top 5.
Jigoku Shoujo- Similar to Death Note dealing in a dark atmopshere. Every episode seeing Enma Ai-san take requests to send people to hell is interesting, especially since 90% of the time the recipiants of the curse are total bastards which makes it even more satisfying. It also has a very great Soundtrack.
Some anime characters I really love:
I'm afraid I have to put up a collection of Yuki-Onna pictures They're my favorite type of Youkai so you know. I must!
There are manyy other characters I love as well. These are the main ones which have sparked special moments in their animes And hold a special place of respect for Aurora.
I also read visual novels, I don't have a very big collection right now, but I forsee my collection growing in the future. My favorites for now include:
Yumina the Ethereal- This is the main 1st visual novel I've bought. It has a fantastic and unique story with memorable characters, it also has some rpg elements that make it even more interesting. There isn't really a genre you can classify this story in as it seems to be one of those that have a little of everything.
Saya No Uta/Song of Saya- Being a fan of Madoka Magica, Psycho-Pass, and Fate/Zero, it follows that a visual novel I would have to have would come from the writer of the series mentioned above. Gen Urobuchi! It was a great story of course and similar to Umineko, it really messed with my head planting questions such as "what is reality". While it is difficult to make sense of these questions, they are interesting to think about.
Video Games are another hobby of mine. I can't count how many I've played though the series that have stood out most to me throughout my life include:
Metroid Series- Pretty much my 1st official video game series I really started playing it deserves a mention. I've played video games before with my friends but from 1st owning a Gameboy Advance I've been hooked to the Metroid series for forever basically. I love pretty much all the games before Other M. With Metroid Prime 2: Echoes being my favorite. Super Metroid/Metroid Prime also coming close. I would consider Metroid to be the best creation of Nintendo for having incredible gameplay (in both 3rd& 1st person) interesting aliens, along with a great overall story that slowly pans out. 3 great things that make for a great game.
Shin Megami Tensei series- by chance I discovered this game at a local gamestore, for only $20 this proved to be one of the best game purchases I ever made. I played SMT: Devil Survivor seeing as RPGs are awesome this one was a classic awesome rpg. I think it to be better than pokemon or any other rpg I've played before. To call it my favorite RPG would be an understatement. You get to control and fight demons YES!! DEMONS!! and choose different routes. The ending and enemies change depending on which path you take which is normally either a Law (totalitarian) or Chaos (Anarchy) path. 2 extremes. There is Neutral as well, but being in the middle of things may not suit me as much. My type of game. Thanks to a facination with demons and rpgs. I've gotten other games in the series such as Strange Journey and Devil Survivor 2. Plan to get more in the future. All the games in this series I've played so far have proven to be quite difficult of course being very fun as well. had the 3 games for several months and I've only beaten Devil Survivor so far. Close to beating Strange Journey but wow its difficult. On the final boss now but can't beat it due to being severely underleveled and not having good enough moves to counter the 1 hit kos the boss throws at you.
Well then cya for now.
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Hey, how've you been? I hope you've had a good time watching new anime over this summer.
I just finished the second series of Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai with the dvd special of 3 episodes concluding the series and I have to say is that I absolutely loved it. I strangely found myself to be more of an otaku than I originally thought according to this series. ^^' Anyway, the one character I loved the most would have to be Kuroneko. She has such a great personality to where I could only dream of finding someone like her.
So, I see you are currently watching the second season according to your list so I don't to go into much detail about the events that unfold. But, I would recommend watching the 3 episode dvd special, bringing the series to an end by giving closure to the story to the viewer and answering some questions that you may have wondered about, for certain characters that is, to be answered.
As for my next series, I am unsure what to watch. I wanted to see Steins:Gate for a long time, but I want to finish the visual novel first since there are extra little tidbits not included, yet not necessary in the anime series. I also want to catch up on Spice and Wolf, but I'd like to see what 'No Game No Life" is all about especially with such good ratings. I've been playing a ton of Dark Souls 2 and from reading the synopsis of the series, it has a vague relation to Dark Souls games and players in general. Oh the choices…..so many choices, so little time.
Speaking of video games, what's your current or upcoming game that you are into?
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Back to your Q's.
A Psycho-Pass analysis was it? If your words about the anime sounds more like an review rather than a discussion, I'd suggest you write a review.
For the "Anime that should be made" I'd say post it in the forums General Anime Discussion. Make sure you read the section rules. (each section has different rules, note it.)
If you have any further questions, please feel free to get back to me.
Sincerely, kynz
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Well alternate worlds i suppose partly depends on plot and story and how/when it's been used. Like something trying to play the card for alt world just because the situation gives them a chance it kind of loses appeal even if it could work, if however it will move the plot forward in a definite way or offer a real interesting turn i think it can play out real well.
Yeah the anime thing with alt endings, i can't remember what i watched but i wished it had a different end (the series was good but the ending left a bad taste which kind of lowered my opinion), which got me thinking about how some series do things wrong as such in the end, or not so much "wrong" but usually not what viewers want to see (commonly built around a main character who people found boring in comparison with others) and i know some series have done alternative endings with OVA episodes, sadly i never find they work (or rarely work), it could be due to it not feeling "true" as a ending or it could be just because it's too much to change a ending or change it with 1 episode ect but yeah i agree in some levels visual novels are more better placed for the alt endings.
Well i don't think they use Fansubs for all their releases, i know for Aselia's case this is what happened, and i think it might have once or twice before, i do find it odd though to use a fans-ubbing group, i know it works sometimes, Mangagamer is a group which was fansubbers who did the game Ef:A tale of two (memories/melodies) and oddly enough Minori games (the games makers) actually now have licensed the group to make the english version officially so i guess i won't knock sub groups for accuracy and quality when these things happen but it still does feel a little weird to hear it happen like that. I admit though, whatever gets me the game quicker, as long as it's decent quality with as little spelling/grammar issues as possible then im happy. I mean if you look at old games (Resident evil 2,3 from when i was a kid) they are full of typo's and bad grammar but as long as they are playable i think it's tolerable, granted i prefer it be avoided if possible.
Actually ironically as it is i started a game recently "Remember 11" (third game in the infinity series, which is one of my favourites for writing) which also uses a similar feature, they call it the tips menu, in game you can right click on check meanings on words wrote in blue, very useful as the game has a lot of medical terminology and some hiker words (it's based on being stranded in a blizzard after a plane crash on a mountain) so the thing is very useful, also has a lot of explanations of things in real life (a lot of stuff about cloning in one scene for example). As said i have met the idea of this systems before in games but they are uncommon but i do love them, and having play a game at the moment which is using one as your steins;gate is it feels nice to know how you feel again here xD on that note, i ordered Steing;gate this morning :D Probably will play it next after i finish Remember 11. The anime for steins;gate really was something great, i like a series which has that explanation thing going on which keeps up in the loop about what's what and still letting us appreciate the events occurring in the subject (in this case science) without being geniuses ourselves first hand. Well the anime was amazing so i expect the game will be amazing, i have yet to find any visual novel where the game was not better than the anime. I kind of just merged two paragraphs into this one looking at it but oh well, no worries xD
Well some games take one of my favourites (if not my favourite) Rewrite, it comes with two discs (yes it's quite a big game, it only features 5 main endings then a unlockable one, then another story ending (sort of based on a character in the series, a explanation route if you will, very detailed) and then another ending which is the final route, the game is extremely long however, as unlike most games the routes vary from a earlier stage instead of later meaning lots of unique text is used, the game size is 7 odd GB (i know, very large xD) but that in it's self gives a idea of game length. (The game does feature two or 3 video files for opening(s) and such in the CG gallery so that was a extra 500mb or so. Anyway Rewrite is rather modern so one thing i came to notice is modern games start using more size again, commonly they are closer to 3gb though not 7 xD part of this is graphical files, imagery and such require more size when higher quality and at bigger resolutions, older games like Aselia was only small resolution as such monitors didn't exist where games like Rewrite in window mode are quite large and made for perfect full screen, but also the longer the scripts the more voice files ect, it adds up xD I did some pondering into VN files actually before, as i was a big fan of such things and found in a visual novel probably 75% of file size is text alone, about 10% is voices (odd as you think most lines aside from mains are voiced) and the rest are CG or graphical stuff, so yeah mostly text takes it all up xD I love visual novels for their longevity in that some average at 60hours some even longer go above 100hours+ game play time, it isn't time wasted though, it's normally well covered in all areas we love seeing, the potential for telling a story through visual novel is incredible in scale. It must take some good talent to write them.
On a side note, you might like to check Rewrite out :D It's made by Key (clannad/air/kanon/little busters/planetarium ect) and is really great, they had some of the top visual novel writers join together to make it and it sure shows, great sound track and such but the story is amazing once you get into it. Anyway enough of my promoting my favourite game hehe. Oh this one also features of TIPS like page, a bit different as it's based around characters and events in game but similar system.
Yes i agree there, though i imagine some wont. It does let you appreciate the content they get done within 12-26 episodes (averages) when the same game could have over 60hours of content or more, true a anime will follow one story line (normally) or shave out parts which wont work in contradiction to a series not having multiple play throughs. I don't mind a series being 50-100 episodes+ but as you said some will find it hard to commit to, i for one would be hesitant if it wasn't interesting early on, as to risk 100 episodes on something which might not be good is something we don't like to do xD Also though is production costs, it's pretty pricey to make things above 30 episodes, as the standard 24 is quite pricey but profits usually work out, if a long series isn't too great then they might be bankrupting themselves. So in a way it's understandable i guess why not many do this. I don't mind keeping the games longer though, it's in it's self a pleasure to play it knowing there is so much more new content the anime wouldn't feature :D kind of like your steins;gate, i seen the series but not played the game (yet) so when i get the game i will come to appreciate all the extra stuff so much more - though this is probably just how i see things.
Yes sadly pay monthly schemes profit highly even with less players, think of it this way, if a normal games costed for example 40 from the shops and they charge 15 a month, in 3 months they make their money, the rest of pure profits, so even if only 30% of people play the pay to play over buying a normal they will profit in the long run, the sad thing is though that play to play games have no freedom, to me a game should be playable at anytime but pay to play don't let you have that, so if you play for 2months and get bored on the 1st week of the 3rd you have to pay the full month, then on top of that if a year later you wish to play you can't just fire it up unless your got cash ready, which sucks as if you want to try it again you might not like it and be bored by 1 day and still pay a month, essentially they rake in profits of people who might not even play, same goes for if you wanted to try it and didn't like it, still costs money. It feels sad to see ES fall to such levels though, though i admit im not their biggest fan i don't mind their games but seeing them make that, shows they like most only care for profits.
I can see why you took to visual novels so well with that line, the part about stories with a more modelled progression but with chances to make a "freedom" type choice which can change things or whatever, like the visual novels how choices stack to new endings ect, anyway i didn't mean to derail there, just thought how similar they was. I do prefer not being the best of the best in a game, it might be odd but if you're the power who calls the shots things never seem as fun as being the lower guy, even though in text this sounds depressing. As with Elder scrolls, you can be leading like all the guilds (like thief and mage ect) all at once and barely see anyone, that isn't really leader but missions say you did what you was told and now your the best, it feels to unrealistically plain, i like stepping outside realistic hence my love for fantasy genre but some common sense should apply. This could be me thinking to much i guess but im just saying it is odd you lead everything but don't feel or act like a leader, and for me you don't even want to be the leader.
Yeah, i do see the benefits of digital downloads for games, ignoring consoles (as space IS a issue on them) you can download and install whenever and any machine without issue (not all the code issue if you have it on another machine ect) and it is convenient for space but i always see myself as a collector, though it only takes a few seconds to buy a game digitally and you could be playing in 10mins instead a trip to the shops or waiting a day or 3 for the post, nothing tops the feeling a just having it in your hand or room, even though the disc wont be touched much after installation it's still that factor which in a way is a feeling of pleasure or accomplishment (even though i haven't done anything hehe), owning it i dunno how to explain but yeah i just enjoy it. I don't question digitally but i do feel sad see physical copies vanishing slowly but surely.
Yeah i agree there, i support any physical visual novels when i can, i have even imported some from Japan just to show support (expensive i know)but it's nice being able to show support to them who deserve it. And like JAST being one of the only western companies to license the games im happy to give them money for good games, especially how they aren't really expensive in my opinion.
with Seinarukana im glad to hear it sounds they will keep hard/super hard, as with Aselia i love a challenge and beating the game gives it endless more replay value with harder modes. I hear the mana/ether system will be quite different but still present, not sure if it's replaced entirely but it sounds either if it is or isn't that it will be similar, though i hear they developed it more which could be fun, i liked it in Aselia and it was fun trying to get good ratings for bonus so it should be good developments. I admit talking of the game just makes me crave it more, i would love if it was released within the next year, it's easily my most anticipated release.
Hmm interesting to hear Euthoria will be returning, have to admit i hadn't noticed, i have checked the characters out (a little, i admit i have been more focused on new developments heeh) but i guess i must have no realised, anyway it's good to see a noticeable face. Im hoping the new cast of characters will be as great as all the last ones though, i mean they got some pretty big shoes to fill which is a little unfair on them i know but can't help but expect good things after Aselia's characters :)
Yeah, Utawarerumono the game is great, the anime was okay but when compared to the game feels very rushed, i didn't have a issue with it or anything but yeah the game is even better. Yup your friend was correct, there is only one long story in Utawarerumono, no routes, it's not uncommon with some games to try a longer one route story, especially with games using RPG elements, but due to the large number of missions and story time it's quite lengthy. There are ways to tweak it's story minorly but nothing much noticeable.
Yeah, though i don't mind and can play real time strategy i admit given the choice i would always choose turn. I find in real time the game needs me in 5 places at once controlling several parts of the maps with units and though i can play them i prefer the calm feeling of turn based, in which i can monitor what moved where, the hp or threat some units might pose and how to counter as well as thinking my moves after, point being it feels more laid back but in a way even more strategic in turn based, im not blindly controlling 3 squads of soldiers in 3 places at once, or i can be but one by one not worrying as it's all real time. As you said, it's fun being able to see enemy spirits movements and by that choosing which of yours to use/focus on, maybe use red to penetrate they defences with a quick push or use greens defence to your advantage ect, to me this is the most exciting strategy type game.
I do have to agree, it is kind of sad to see the games we grew up with and worked hard at beating, had fun enjoying the challenge and figuring things out, now that today's equivalent is so easy and can be pretty much beaten by anyone regardless. I have never really liked guides, i loved figuring things out and getting good at game instead a guide telling me how it should be done. Yup, even back when i used to play fighting games and whatnot you find a battle is a lot easier to win with a clear mind or after a break, same with boss battles on RPG and heck probably even shooter games, i guess it helps a lot calming the mind. hahaha sorry but that imagine is just great, imagining modern gamers from today trying to play the very challenges we grew up with, worked hard at and conquered through skill not guides, i imagine if you tried a modern gamer on them types of games with no guides and no internet they would fail bigtime. It's sad to know the internet was partly responsible for guides on some level, i always viewed the net as a good thing, there are always bad things to see about anything and no exception with the net but as a whole i think it was great, but when i was a kid when the net was new and not so common in every house and even when you had it you didn't look for game guides, they was better times than how people now can head to google are whatever and just type what they want and they beat a tough game like it's nothing.
Well i think Newgame + has always been a feature i love. Most games never make much use of it though, a handful of RPG's will let you have a similar system, but what fun is it in them because when you start the new game you are level 70 for example and monsters at the start are still like level 3. Aselia and most SRPG games do it right having it partly for new modes and for increased challenge. The dragons was a great idea for me i think, some was possible on normal but made you stray from your task at hand (with rewards though) whilst some was more like traps, in that first time round they will be to tough, this was fun as it always gave something to look forward to next playthrough, thinking (hoping) you can slay the next dragon which caused you some trouble before.
Well i think the issue with me is, i just dislike when characters are too forgiving (which many are), it's sad to see characters like that as realistically it would be almost impossible to act so positively. Not that i dislike Arika overall, as said i did generally like her, just when these things happen i wouldn't mind seeing her upset and a little angry, i don't wish to create "bad" characters (good - bad thing) but well yeah. I liked her as the story developed more, sure she could be childish/loud and forgiving but i think she could serious and mature when she needed to be and fought for her sense of justice and didn't like inequality between countries, otome and everyone as a whole so i did come round to like her quite a bit.
Yeah i don't view side-tracking (that's probably not a word xD) a bad thing, it sometimes extends messages but i think most of the time for the better, worst case it does nothing for a conversation but commonly it sprouts seeds for a side topic which might become main or whatever, but it's a good way to develop even more fun topics which sometimes have linked from one thing to another without even realising it.
Sorry reply was a little slower (than usual, which i know is slow xD) just had some family things going on so i been a little pre-occupied
I like the idea of alternate worlds, well as long as it's done properly anyway, there are some series which use it as a lame scape goat thing rather than having it for a serious story concept. Which actually brings me to a point i forgot to ask last message, what's your opinion on alternate endings? Not speaking alternate worlds but more when a series might create two endings (commonly one done as a OVA), really i can't think of any examples of the top of my head (guess you could say Higurashi but that's not really a alternate ending per'say), say a romance series ends with xx ending but a OVA makes zz ending or something, romance was just a example as it's probably the easiest i could think of on the spot, i had one in mind not long back but i forgot what it was now. It's a concept i usually find doesn't work to well but i don't think it's bad all around depending really on the series itself and what the ending changes.
Well i just had a quick look into Hanachirasu, apparently it was completed via fan sub so if JAST are anything like i think they should have it soon, with Aselia they actually purchased a Fansub groups (ironically the same as Hanachirasu) version from them and then just cleaned it up (spelling or grammar ect) basically just doing some small touches to the text to make it simple to read then re-distributed it, it was a odd sales thing but i hear they do it a lot, it profits and means we can own them officially and have them on our shelf's so i don't complain, anyway if they have done this, it's possible we might see this release soon. With it being Nitroplus i have some expectations again as always, they usually do put effort into most their work after all, though it's synopsis just made me think of planetarium for some reason (which was a nice short VN xD).
The "tips" page in Stiens;Gate sounds good, kind of like having a diary or log in them detective game just offering info on science/otaku terms and what not, It's a good idea as most people know JP can't translate to well into ENG so a lot of groups now leave words in games like tsundere or chuunibyou or name honorifics like chan and kun (just examples) and whilst some groups provide a text file or printed page with the word and it's meaning it isn't something people check so implementing a game system like the tips thing sounds a good idea to help players. I have seen the anime series for Stiens;Gate so i imagine if it's anything like that (normally games are but better xD) it should be a real treat, the series always did well at getting you involved with the science to everything and letting you truly appreciate it. I plan to get the game around the end of June time, im buying a new laptop first for it xD (i normally play via my PC but im going to get a laptop just for VN's as i travel a lot in summer and i think they are perfect for taking with me xD), so around end of June start of July i will be able to join the playing :D
Yeah i know what you mean there, Little Busters for me is a great example, the game and anime felt so weird (especially as the anime used alternate art style), sadly though the anime was good it didn't live up to how awesome the game was (still enjoyed it though), but that's just how it is i guess, the games are always more detailed as they have only the file size to consider unlike a series which has to finish in x number of episodes. Im a huge fan of soundtracks, commonly a series will have a similar (sometimes better) soundtrack than the game but i like them sharing, lets the true feeling of how the scene of meant to play out feel more "true" to it's self.
Yeah i love the ability to have a "sound gallery" or whatever you want to call it which lets us listen to music in game at will, Key games now commonly let you whilst browsing CG's and such which is nice. I like the feature also because besides it lets us here our favourite track or a piece we enjoyed it also helps us find who composed/sings/writes the music, which for people who do pay some attention to details like that (myself included) it's nice as it can sometimes lead us to finding music artist we grow to love the feeling of their music. I love VN's offer this though, it's sad on console games which DO have decent soundtracks but you can't listen to it feely, i remember one game i played a certain boss battle non stop just for it's music xD So i think it's a great point for games to do this, as after all, music in a VN is one of the biggest things which make them great (good soundtrack usually sets the mood of a scene).
I actually find it sad when you own a game but you are forced to connect to the net or play it online, as you said what if the game server is down or alternatively your net is down? I had my net speed upped to 80MB/s recently but we had to go the day and part of the next without net (it was a area upgrade not just system, new wires ect underground), if i owned one of them games they are essentially stopping me playing when i need to most. I'm alike you were all but a few exceptions i usually play single player which makes seeing the large focus on multiplayer a shame, back when i was a kid i remember games being simple or multiplayer co-op or split screen, single player games was generally full effort story (same for co-op) whilst split screen you knew would have some work put elsewhere, which wasn't bad as they usually still was fun single player but now days, it's all multiplayer online and throw a short story for the few who care in. It kind of isolates us who want a fun story, forcing us to play online multiplayer games (which i for one won't do unless it's in my exceptions list). This is actually one reason i have begun to love Visual novels more than ever in the last year or so, they are only about story, sure only a handful have actual gameplay but i don't mind, i enjoy some gameplay don't get me wrong but i never feel i lose out after finishing a epic story VN without the gameplay. So either one i get i usually feel better off than the normal online multiplayer games. What makes me laugh is these online games don't even seem to offer split screen, i decided to i would play a game with my brother once and realise almost no games have split screen modes now, you only can play online, why can it be online multiplayer but not local? It's so dumb, and now days no games let 2 users play together even online so i see no real system to encourage people to play with friends/family locally. Then i usually can get 2 or 3 VN's for the price of one normal console game. Kind of sad for me really.
Funny actually, you would assume Elder Scrolls is free to play but its pay to play, as in pay monthly (you can't even buy it, monthly payments only...). I honestly laughed when i found this out but still it's kind of lame. The game is really more a one player thing anyway so it won't feel right with loads of others around, probably ruin the feel of the game, Elder Scrolls being MMO, it's just a weird thought xD It's a good point thought about always becoming the leader of the guilds and such, i never really thought about it much, i did question once why i became the leader of a guild i only joined a few days ago but only jokingly so never thought it seriously. In a way i would prefer to actually not be a leader, i guess i see how it works for some but i kind of like knowing there is always some power in charge to keep you on your toes, that might sound odd considering people normally like to be in charge and hate having someone control them but i think in a game (which is fiction so who cares? xD) it could have some potential instead of you always being the top. I guess it's like the situation of a RPG hero, why do we play the hero all the time and not just some everyday guy? well the guy becomes the hero kind of like how we become the leader of the guild but still, i don't mind being a follower of the guild or another person in the city. If any of that makes sense xD
Hmm can't say i use anything like steam much to how most do, mainly because i just like to buy my games from the shops (or accurately amazon xD) as it usually works out cheaper and im the sort who loves the physical copies but anyway back to the topic, Steam sounds more useful if you have the net access and such in that you don't need to worry about being offline, though i did wonder about do they sell sort of more... VN's or anime style games there? i hear they started selling a handful of VN's once but not heard much from that. GOG sounds nice, well if your into the classics anyway (which i don't mind in some ways), but i love when games come with them small bonuses which some don't care about but i love. Artwork and soundtracks are always a appreciated extra to me :D
Yeah just seems everything we hear about Seinarukana makes us want it even more :D I like the fact they have enhanced a lot of the gameplay side but still kept a strong story (or so i have heard) to the game, as that was made Aselia so good, a great story which i for one got really into along side fun gameplay, it's like the gameplay was a breather for the player and a chance to have some fun and then return to a good plot after, all the much your advancing the plot anyway xD I like the new idea of skill storage though, sounds a fun thing, i noticed with Aselia the biggest issue with some characters (fire spirits especially) you wanted to keep some skills but had to remove them just for another skill as it might be a little bit stronger, meaning a lot of spirits had the same attacks, it will be nice choosing before hand who has what and changing them to match the occasion. I'm hoping they have kept the super hard modes, i like when a game offers a tough fight, so having really hard things like super hard is some great fun.
As for Gadget trial, well it's quite accurate to see how you said, your kind of the commander in a way and playing Aselia just turn based and more military style (well kind of), it's decent if you have nothing much to do or some spare time and just fancy some playing like that, the mission briefings/story side only really last 10-20 minutes a piece and you play about 20 missions (which after mission 10 begin to consume time but they are always fun). so really it's one of them things, fun to play but lacking the plot, all gameplay no story i suppose. I do prefer a story but i can manage how they do it.
Closest game to Aselia would be utawarerumono, it's same as Aselia as in it's turn based, involves some strategy and the map is in a sense similar, actually the whole game is, same thing as your in a war in some ways, lots of characters from archers to mounted and stuff, basically it's the same gameplay just new story, quite a fun game and worth checking out if you want something like Aselia. Another game Tears to Tiara, made by the same people as utawarerumono, it's not really the same style as it's a real-time rpg, you have x number of people (can't remember how many can be used at once but think it's about 8) and they all playing real time, so though i prefer Turn based in a VN it does work real well, and it's a very long game, one with a decent story as well. Though i should say the downer there is it's kind of more a adult rated game, so i can't say i recommend it in all area's as normally these sides to games drag them down a little. Anyway i somehow got side-tracked here thinking of similar games xD
Well as said im a huge fan of mages or whatever in a RPG choice and any game offering magic systems im usually on-board favouring the magic users (example of course is Orpha, though i did favour her beforehand because i just found her cute and funny). It's interesting how you brought up "Rock paper scissor systems", i never really hit it home but i never noticed there is a line between normal magic and elements to something like Pokémon (guess this will be the top example) where as some have elemental power vs others and the respective damage dealt to received is entirely focused around elements types to resistance where as some games elements are more respective to a spell type (fireballs being of course fire element) and or otherwise offer a boost to weaker elements, so fire to insects or water to fire whilst not being so complex to create the whole one is decent against the other whilst this is good to that ect system has. In Aselia though i did kind of associate elements mentally to them, Orpha of course being the Red Spirit i gave her fire element (she does master fire skills anyway), which made me think Green would be Earth, it could be the colour green i just associated with earth (normally brown or green) but i think green spirits was defence and so some spells in games offer rock armours or such spells which feel more earth element so i kind of linked the two, black of course went to dark element, they was a perfect match whilst the only tricky one was blue, blue one thinks water but that doesn't match Aselia, most blue spirits i imagine to be strong (they are front line attackers) but maybe a little inpatient, i know that isn't really shown but it's just a interpretation of strength to me, either way i think no matter what they was, i think Aselia was the exception to them, i guess you could say colour describes her well, they say blue means calm and well she was quiet and quiet "out of it" in some scenes xD im rambling again xD
Well the thing with games being easier was admitted (by nintendo anyway) was people don't like harder games, or more accurately people don't seem to enjoy a challenge and get worked up easily in comparison to handing them a game they can just beat. Sad thing to this is though true some people might get worked up at a tough part in a game, to me that would offer more enjoyment in beating that bit, and besides, games are for fun not to get stressed at, if someone can't do a part why not try again later, calm and try again after a break, sometimes some stuff is easier than meets the eye (common in old puzzles in horror games, the answer was infront of you all along and the player over complicated the problem by thinking too much). So in short games are easier due to players not wanting them to be challenging, i find it a lot more boring to buy a game and walk through it without issue and be done with compared to one which makes me think up a strategy to kill a enemy or makes me try my best, something i can do blindfolded isn't really "fun" to me. Why not use the old style system, easy/normal/hard/very hard/extreme ect, this system could be the easy some players want whilst still being tough for others. One thing i dislike is, some people played easy modes to learn where enemies are and then played again on harder modes, though it might have some more you instantly have the advantage of knowing where what is, which kind of feels sad to me. Maybe i just like a challenge whilst others not so much? I used to enjoy Silent hill series (don't now, the modern ones are horrible, though i am alike you and mainly play RPG now anyway, outside a handful) but the third game there, every time you beat it on it's "current" hardest mode you got a new one, it went normal/hard/very hard/extreme/extreme 1,2,3 ect, the number increased each time making it harder, i got to like 15 i think till i couldn't do no more which was fine as i had played a lot by then, but there was no easy mode, well there was but the only way to get it was by dying over 15 times in the first chunk of the game, so basically the game realises you're having trouble and lets you change to easy (during gameplay oddly enough), do that and im happy, it was literally endlessly difficult and for them not so accustomed to the game who had issues it had a safety net but it didn't let people start off easy. Well that was one of the better games for example of being tough. I like when you beat something it has the chance to become more tough.
I must agree there, the newgame + feature is a great idea on most games, i love it on Hyperdimension games for example but as you said probably one of the best is Aselia, because as you said, lv 30 is endgame normal and sort of low level hard, so when beginning again your sort of at square one like when you started but you have a new challenge and still have the characters you levelled and raised (levels ect). I liked newgame + in Aselia especially for the Dragons around the map, now i think it is possible to kill some or most on the first play through but it's quite level based so if you have some higher than others or not good enough they aren't sometimes possible, in later playthroughs it gives you chance to fully explore the map, find things you didn't or fight dragons you couldn't, also as said before it's fun to try more to get a better ranking, at first early on i wasn't to concerned with ranking as i didn't think it would make such a difference to your training of spirits and buildings ect. In the first playthrough i was fine in splitting my teams up to take separate ways on missions with multiple ways or targets to either move quicker or be strategic in blocking all roads and being on offence, but i never put effort into splitting around to let one team go for the dragons, so it was fun there as well, and of course the difficulty slowly increasing in it's self made it fun, first time is getting used to things and by the end, knowing the game whilst harder modes started to test your knowledge and made you develop strategy ect, which for me was real fun.
Yeah i remember when i watched HIME/Otome, at first i thought they was sequels until the characters didn't seem to quite match then realised with some research it was just a alternative story idea the author had but because they use similar systems they kept the same characters, which i don't think is a bad system. I think it throws people of when Mai herself comes along, with Natsuki (however spelt) and Nao and other familiar faces we quickly begin to learn they seem different but adapt to the new stuff, but when Mai comes... well it's kind of, Mai creates several stories which sound similar to them on HIME so it throws things out, i think their target was just to reference their older series for fun but it did become confusing. I think it's a good idea to use the system, it maybe could state it's in no relation though, but i think it's a good thing if they have 2 ideas which are similar as HIME and Otome was they could do this more often, it's cheaper to produce in art required and it is a good way to sell another series. Merging the series ruins potential what one could of had, really it creates 2 series from a similar idea but the series have only the structures similar whilst the story is fresh and enjoyable.
I think Arika is a mixed feeling character, many people i admit dislike her, she is what some define as loud and annoying, im kind of used to them though so i didn't mind her. My only issues with her was she was "too" nice, she forgives people to easy and im not being negative but i just couldn't see people being so kind hearted, or if so they would be walked all over. When that girl sent them thugs after her in the street allys, that for one was horrible and realistically could of ruined her life, i wouldn't able to be nice over something like that. I admit i did quite like the ending, Arika was the true ruler but as you said she wasn't really ever moulded for the position so it was weird, besides she trained as a Otome who are more like guards/protectors, so she did well by Mashoiro's side as her Otome, and i liked Mashiro coming to see what people thought of her and how people needed her, making her into a better ruler. It wasn't as i thought where Arika would be found and become a new ruler, i liked this way and it left me with a good feeling.
Well actually it didn't take so long to write this one, once I started I just got into it, oddly enough endlessly side tracked in the process xD Well ended up with some long paragraphs this time xD


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The intergenerational transmission of welfare participation: Facts and possible causes
This article explores two methodological issues in measuring intergenerational correlations in welfare participation. First, a method is proposed that controls for differences in eligibility as well as participation. Second, the use of event history analysis allows all available information on mothers' and daughters' welfare histories to be used. The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth is used to measure the intergenerational correlation among whites, blacks, and Hispanics. Three broad conclusions emerge. First, parental participation in Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) is correlated with daughters' AFDC participation for whites and Hispanics-daughters living in households that received assistance have higher probabilities of having a child and receiving assistance in the year of first birth than similar daughters whose parents didn't participate (or participated for shorter periods). Second, parents' participation does not seem to be capturing solely the effects of low income which leads to a correlation in mothers' and daughters' eligibility. Finally, the loss of income if the parent does not participate raises the probability that the daughter will receive assistance. The effect of this income loss offsets nearly half of the participation effect for whites.
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It's Desmond D. Jennings! He made his debut yesterday in the AFL for the Javelinas going 0-3 with two walks and a strikeout. Surprisingly he attempted to steal second after one of the walks but the batter fouled off the pitch. Guess the shoulder is healed. Jennings is on the taxi squad so he will only play in two games per week.
Elsewhere in the winter leagues Hector Gimenez and Ben Hendrickson have begun playing in the Venezuelan Winter League. Gimenez has gone 0-7 with a walk and a strikeout for the Tigres de Aragua. Hendrickson pitched four innings in relief for the Leones del Caracas, allowing no ER's on three hits with six strikeouts and a walk.
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Was this trully necessary to say at this point?
Geez... I don't like her.
Hmm...does anyone think it might be an Obama Pelosi ticket? Just a thought.
Why does the MSM keep bringing this subject up? AN Obama/Clinton ticket would NOT be a dream ticket for anyone but the Republicans and to be honest a Clinton/Obama ticket would be worse.
Now if Ms. clinton were to win a Clinton/Biden ticket would look interesting and when Mr. Obama wins an Obama/McCluskey ticket would certainly have good momentum
Thanks to the recent behavior of Obama toward Clinton....THIS democrat is voting REBUBLICAN if Obama is on the ticket.....no way Obama
The voice of reason.
Go Obama!
How about Obama/Pelosi?
While I also do not believe there should be a Clinton-Obama ticket or an Obama-Clinton ticket, I missed the moment when someone died and put Pelosi in charge of naming the ticket.
Peter S.
I am very glad that Pelosi has pointed out how Hillary basically endorsed McCain over her fellow party member Obama. Is Hillary even a real democrat? Because Hillary is surely destroying the democratic party with her kamikaze campaign.
To Keith Olberman:
How come Keith Olbermann didn't do a "Special Comment" about the horrible remarks that Jesse Jackson Jr made about Hillary on THEIR NETWORK?
Jesse Jackson Jr comments about Hillary not crying over DEAD Katrina victims should have gotten a "Special Comment" from Keith Olberman.
Also, there was racial overtone in his remarks.
Obama never denounce these comments and Jackson is still a high level staff member in the Obama's camp
As matter of fact, the media rarely even mention Jackson comments.
Also, did Keith do a "Special Comment" about David Axerold indirectly accusing Hillary Clinton of Bhutto's Murder?
I think even Norah O'Donnell found Jackson comments outrageous.
For which, read: get ready to vote for Obama. Senior party leadership does NOT want to deal with the headache that a brokered Clinton nom would create, and it sounds like Pelosi is pretty certain it can be avoided.
I don't get why Pelosi is taking this hard stance against a joint ticket? Maybe she's hoping for an Obama/Pelosi ticket? Can you imagine how liberal that ticket would be? Or, maybe she's thinking the first all woman ticket of Hillary/Pelosi.
Who knows.. the only way to bring all the Democrats together (as they are quickly dividing) is to have a joint ticket. In fact, both candidates should announce now they would choose the other in order to unite all the Democratic voters. Instead, Pelosi is stating otherwise. Hard to figure.
Go Nancy! Thank you for highlighting the Clintons' shameful remarks about Obama.
Nancy didn't rely on her husband to get to the top job in Congress. She earned it on her own!
Pelosi is probably right.. I'm not sure how she is so confident at this point that it's impossible, but it's probably true.
Especially if Barack gets the nomination. Hillary has way to much pride to be his VP, and she wouldnt even do it for the good of the party.
Have you seen the racist, America hating comments in the video of the preacher Obama claims in his book to be a large influence on him?
These videos couples with Mrs. Obama's comments and his alignment with Farrakhan make him pretty much unelectable in the general.
The Dems. better start thinking Hillary now for sure!
You'd think BO would have distanced himself a long time ago from these things……….or maybe not?
The DNC now has an easy way out of allowing Obama forward, just include both the MI and FL votes as is in the interest of fairness. That gives HRC enough to claim the supers without to much fuss.
I'm in Memphis now(almost 17yrs.) .Nancy was Rep in my old district.......... I am so proud of her !!!! She truely has the concern of the party and the country on the forefront of her agenda. She has the second most powerful job in Washinton. Hillary, Boxer, and Finstien should all have taken lessons from this outstanding leader !!!! They couls learn much.
Of Course there won't be.
A lady that promised change failed to deliever, and now she wants a divided democratic party over these two candidates.
She must me a republican spy haha.
In 1992, at a campaign stop at James Monroe High School's Law & Government Magnet School in L.A., then Gov. Clinton told the student audience that the choice of a vice-presidential candidate should not be based on political considerations. "I think it is important that this be perceived as sort of a non-political decision...". He critized President Bush for selecting Dan Quayle for political reasons. He also has been quoted as saying the choice should be someone who "can be a good President if something happens to Bill Clinton." (all references are from NY Times articles April/ May, 1992).
So, when Hillary and Bill Clinton suggested that Sen. Obama would make a good choice for vice-president was it,
A.) a serious lack of judgement on their parts, or
B.) an indication that they believe that Senator Obama is qualified to be president.
I don't believe there is a third option.
Gore/Obama '08. Experience and Judgement
Obama would tarnish his reputation, for ever, no matter how he got tied with Hillary. There is no way, in my opinion, that he would jump in that dirt pit. These are the same people that are using race to frighten white voters from voting for him, and dividing our country in any way they can in order to get a vote for the queen of scandal.
Obama's strategy isn't the one that will win.
Obama = Macro
Hillary = Micro
Hillary, by conserving her finances, has spent less money than Obama, and will lead in the popular vote when this is all said and done. She will not lead in pledged delegates, but Super Delegates will allign with her based on the popular vote.
Her strategy was far superior to Obama's. After PA and FL/MI revotes, Hillary will be the clear front runner in popular votes. Super Delegates would be stupid to go against that. It would be another Al Gore/Bush moment. Bush won presidency tho Gore got the popular vote. We all know how we took that.
Obama is a great candidate, but his strategy was flawed. Hillary played the right strategy, and will go on to be the Democratic nominee.
They are gettin lots of calls on another issue that they have to deal with. I don't see how there could be an Obama / Clinton ticket and this was something that Senaor Clinton initiated a short while back and it is coming home to roost. Denial is not a River in Egypt.
There will be no dream ticket this year. That is clear. There may be a nightmare outcome with a McSame as Bush victory. That is also clear, but thankfully totally avoidable with a Hillary nomination.
Does she know something that know one else knows?
I think that Pelosi should consult her crystal ball if she thinks that it will be a dream ticket without both of them on the ballot. Because then it is the Democratic party that is dreaming if they think a nominee that only appeals to half of the Democrats could ever win against the Republicans without the other half. .


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Mirapoint Solicits From the Competition With Upgrade Program
Mirapoint this week announced a competitive upgrade program to attract enterprises that are using under-performing or unsupported messaging systems.
The program is set up to enable enterprises to take advantage of Mirapoint's integrated hardware and software solutions bundled with migration services to ease the move from legacy systems to Mirapoint's platform.
Mirapoint this week announced a competitive upgrade program to attract enterprises that are using under-performing or unsupported messaging systems.The program is being targeted at Critical Path, Sun/iPlanet, and Openwave customers in particular.
The combined lake from these vendors alone should offer ample fish: OpenWave for example, announced plans to end-of-life Post.office on August 31, rendering a potential 20,000 to 250,00 user deployments up for grabs, Mirapoint said.
As part of the program, Mirapoint has designed tools to accelerate migrations. These tools can handle migrating message information, as well as user preferences, such as filtering and forwarding rules, address book content, and other user-specified data.
Mirapoint has already migrated a variety of enterprises from larger, more-expensive, software-based solutions offered by a variety of competitors, including OpenWave, Sun, Critical Path, and sendmail. In the past year, the vendor claims to have migrated 25 customers with a total of 2 million mailboxes.


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Yesterday, I ran in the Impact a Hero 5K in Sugar Land, Texas, a suburb of Houston. I beat all of my previous 5K times!
I decided to start out fast rather than to start easy and speed up later. It was fun to run fast right from the beginning, but I felt pretty tired when I got to the first mile marker. It was hot and humid, but the route was mostly shaded.
I'll run another 5K in a couple of weeks. I hope to keep my pace at about 8:15 in that race. In this race, my average pace was 8:19/mile.
At the race, I was able to meet two runners my husband knows, Karen and Tim, and a runner whose blog I like to read - her nickname is Pony. Pony and I just happened to start talking about running after the race and her blog came up. I was so surprised when I realized that I was talking to someone whose blog I've visited. It's a small world! Karen and Pony both placed in their age groups!
After the race I celebrated my 5K PR with ice cream from Dairy Queen. What a great morning!
~Gotta Run Now


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Randy Moss welcomed to New England's wild weather while golfing
By John Ingoldsby
BOLTON, Mass. - Randy Moss got his Welcome to New England Wild Weather Moment today, only on the golf course rather than the field turf.
Moss was part of Coach Bill Belichick's foursome as they, and most other members of the organization, participated in The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation's 10th annual golf tournament at The International in Bolton.
While playing in a classic New England 'Nor'easter, the type of weather usually reserved for unwitting opponents playing at Gillette Stadium, Moss learned an early lesson be it golf or football: The Patriots play no matter what the weather.
Some organizations might have considered postponing today's proceedings, given the forecast of 100% chance of rain, much of it torrential.
But that's not the Patriots Way. When the game is on, it's on. Usually the bad weather is a welcome sight, whether it be Snow on Demand greeting Peyton Manning's arrival for playoff games a few years back or waist-deep snow thrown in the air to music to remind the Dolphins they weren't in Miami anymore.
Randy Moss (Far right with green umbrella) walks to his ball while Coach Bill Belichick (Far left with red visor) heads to the far side of the green to get a different line on the upcoming putt. (Photo by John Ingoldsby, Patriots Insider) |
But Florida-style rains from Hurricane Barry for a golf tournament in June were not on anybody's wish list. The mere fact the course was playable in the quagmire was a tribute to the condition of the fabulous International, where both courses were filled with Patriots from Bruschi to Vrabel to Colvin.
A notable participant was Troy Brown, who as yet is unsigned with the team, but was there flashing his usual smile and good cheer. The other notable sighting was uber-competitor Tom Brady winning the Long Drive Contest by cranking one more than 300 yards, no surprise given his Pebble Beach background.
It's back to business on Tuesday when the Patriots begin their three-day minicamp, where better conditions are forecast and Randy Moss will be able to flash his real game
John Ingoldsby has covered the New England Patriots for various publications the past 13 years. He began his writing about the NFL for newspapers in the 1970s. John is a member of the Professional Football Writers of America. You can find John on the Patriots Insider boards under the handle Rudiee.


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Sapphire Radeon HD 7790 1GB Dual-X OC Video Card Review
Power Consumption Test
Using our PROVA Power Analyzer WM-01 or "Power Thingy" as it has become quickly known as to our readers, we are now able to find out what kind of power is being used by our test system and the associated graphics cards installed. Keep in mind; it tests the complete system (minus LCD monitor, which is plugged directly into AC wall socket).
There are a few important notes to remember though; while our maximum power is taken in 3DMark06 at the same exact point, we have seen in particular tests the power being drawn as much as 10% more. We test at the exact same stage every time; therefore tests should be very consistent and accurate.
The other thing to remember is that our test system is bare minimum - only a SSD hard drive is used with a single CD ROM and minimal cooling fans.
So while the system might draw 400 watts in our test system, placing it into your own PC with a number of other items, the draw is going to be higher.
Power draw numbers are also very strong sitting very close to the bottom.
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DENVER (CBS4) – A favorite Denver show has returned for a holiday run at the Garner Galleria Theater.
It's "Dixie's Tupperware Party" — a real Tupperware party with an outrageous hostess.
"Dixie has become a Denver favorite at the Garner Galleria, and this holiday stop is a welcome return. Dixie's back — along with piles of Tupperware, hilarious giveaways, and a lot of outrageously rude comedy," CBS4 Critic at Large Greg Moody said.
The tagline is "This ain't your grandmama's Tupperware party," and it's not. It's a rude, raucous, raunchy and absolutely hilarious show. It stars the top Tupperware sales lady in North America, Dixie Longate.
"This is a great group of people that love to do things, they love to be actors," Longate said. "Some places you go everybody sits around being all lazy, but people here, they love to get up and party and dance."
The show opened Thursday night at the Garner Galleria Theater in the Denver Center for Performing Arts. It runs through Dec. 30 and CBS4 has got a deal. Use the promo code "Moody" online, on the phone, or in person and get tickets for only $25 for every night except Fridays and Saturdays. Call (303) 893-4100 or visit DenverCenter.org/Moody.
– Greg Moody is CBS4's Critic At Large. His reports on CBS4 News are featured on the CBSDenver.com Entertainment section.
– Also, don't miss Moody's entertaining bio, his Top Spots in Denver lists, and his frequently updated Moody's Picks page.


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Footy fan feast to reboot Brisbane economy
By James KellyTourism experts say next month's jam-packed football calendar in Brisbane will inject an extra $18 million into the Queensland economy.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk says some hotels are already booked out.
"People will be looking further afield and there is, of course, opportunities on the Gold Coast," he said.
The football frenzy culminates late next month when the British and Irish Lions take on the Wallabies in Brisbane.
The Lions will also take on the Queensland Reds.
Rugby league fans have a State of Origin game to look forward to along with the usual NRL fixtures, while in the AFL Brisbane hosts Geelong.
State Tourism Minister Jann Stuckey says an extra 70,000 visitors are expected.
Hotelier Andrew Ford says licensed premises are expecting a bumper month.
"It's going to be massive everywhere - I think most of the pubs are geared up for it," he said.


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Donaji & the Magical Poncho
This is the story of a fearless girl and her encounter with the wicked cold wind god
4.29 / 5.00 4,576 ViewsOkay if it has the same glitches as cops 1 tell me...I am having some problems knowning what the problem is. This is a funny movie and I like it to run smoothly..not having it horribly scorched like last time..I dont know what it is...but if it has explict problems..tell me..dont blam it cause of that..Im trying to fix it
you know this and cops one could mix to make one big video.
Interesting Concept...
Needs Some Work.
It was good. As a word of advice i suggest you make the delay of sentences when
Bison raps shorter, it makes the rythym go off a little.You should finish your other movies first and TRY make them cool.
---LeggoMahEggo :3
Looks to be good
But the problems really bug me, I'm trying to be easy on it because you can't find the problem.
I think I might know what the problem is though. Whatever that player you are using in the flash file is probably screwing it up. All other flashes I've seen with that player in it have had the same problems.
It's kinda funny, but you probably shouldn't stream it. Maybe it's just me, but I notice a drop in quality whenever I see a streamed Flash.