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Around the Gaming World News Report 04.06.12
Hey everyone, welcome to the latest installment of Around The Gaming World. If this is your first time checking in I try to cover some of the major stories for each console in addition to news, which in my opinion, is the news of the week.
But first, let's go through some reader comments.
I find it funny that people still have faith in Bioware. They suck, get over it people. DA1 will likely be their last great game. DA2 was trash, SWTOR is trash, and I haven't played ME3 but everyone seems to hate it.
Posted By: Guest#2295 (Guest) on March 30, 2012 at 02:31 AM
I wouldn't go as far to say that BioWare sucks. I will concede that they seem to have changed some since being purchased by EA. Since the EA purchase there has been day 1 DLC in the last two Mass Effect games. DA2 was a controversial game and I think most people will agree that it was not near as good as DA: Origins. However, it's still better than a lot of the crap on the market at that time.
Choices have never mattered in Mass Effect and people are only realizing it now?
Mass Effect 1: Kill the council or save the council? No matter what you pick, there is a council in the next two games. (OMG PALETTE SWAP)
Mass Effect 1: Kill Kaidan or Ashley? No matter who is still alive the character goes on to do the exact same thing.
Mass Effect 1: Kill Wrex or Don't? If he's dead he's replaced with "Wreav" and everything continues as normal.
Mass Effect 2: Blow up collector base or give it to Illusive Man? No matter what happens the Illusive Man gets indoctrinated and uses Reaper tech on humans.
Other than the occasional dialogue difference, there's really little to no change in how Mass Effect plays out no matter how you play. It's still a fantastic series, and this isn't even a weakness, it's just odd that all of a sudden people are this upset over it.
Posted By: Guest#7119 (Guest) on March 30, 2012 at 06:45 PM
The Wrex decision probably had the biggest repercussions out of the choices you've shown. Wreav presents a completely different viewpoint on how the Krogan would advance in the galaxy if the genophage were cured. If Wreav were the chieftain I would make some different decisions in Mass Effect 3. I think people are upset overall, because they bought into the hype of how even the littlest decisions in the first game would come back into play in Mass Effect 3. When these decisions came back into play it didn't match with how a gamer had hyped it up in their mind.
Arkham City DLC Revealed – It has recently leaked online that the next DLC for Batman Arkham City will feature none other than Harley Quinn. The list of achievements has recently hit the web as well, and this list hints at yet another playable character. Use 5 different Quickfire gadgets in one fight as Robin in Harley Quinn's Revenge." Not only will fans of the game get some Harley DLC, but they will potentially be able to play against the crown Princess of crime as Robin.
Via: ComicVine
I love Batman Arkham City so the possibility of new DLC is really appealing to me. It's even more interesting when this DLC features Harley Quinn. There is certainly some plot items left unresolved in regards to Harley. One of the easter eggs in game showed a used pregnancy test in her living quarters. This showed that she was pregnant. It would be really cool if this DLC could tell us more about the future of Harley and Mr. J's baby.
The wording on the achievement seems to hint that the Harley Quinn's Revenge DLC will function as a separate addition to the main story and feature Robin as the main character. Robin appeared briefly in Arkham City but there is plenty of room to go in to what he was doing throughout the events of Batman Arkham City.
Bungie Says Farewell to Halo – Bungie handed the keys to the franchise off to 343 Industries, and they have take over the task of tracking multiplayer stats for the Halo games. Before handing everything over to 343 Bungie released a massive infographic detailing a variety of different statistics for the multiplayer mode of the Halo franchise.
Via: Bungie Online
Since 2004, over 20.8 billion Halo matchmaking games have been played, with Halo 3 supplying a majority at 11.5 billion, at around 221 million games averaged monthly. The studio gathered all the data up in a mega infographic, covering stats of the great battles between humanity and The Covenant, and Red vs. Blue. At the end of Bungie's oversight of the online war, the body count exceeded 136 billion, with over 43 billion assists.
Seeing information like that just puts into perspective how much of my free time the Halo franchise has killed over the years. During my college years I played a lot of Halo against my friends. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who had their life consumed by Halo.
Rock Band is Back – Harmonix, the developer of the hit Rock Band games, has announced their plans to release a new Rock Band title. There is a twist though, Rock Band Blitz is designed to be a single player experience where the gamer can play all the instruments in a track using the controller and not the guitar peripheral. The game will work with the entire back catalog of Rock Band music and ships with 25 songs. Rock Band Blitz is set to release this summer on both PlayStation Network and Xbox Live.
Via: GameSpot
The Rock Band games were a huge craze just a couple years ago. Then the manufacturers oversaturated the market by releasing multiple new versions of Guitar Hero and Rock Band in one year. People just lost interest in the games. I was never the biggest fan of these rhythm games unless there was a large group of people playing. Rock Band and Guitar Hero are fantastic party games and acting like a crazy rock star with a bunch of friends is usually a blast.
Turning the new Rock Band into a single player game removes the bulk of my interest in the game. Add in the fact that the console controller is used to play and not a guitar, mic, or drum peripheral and this doesn't seem like Rock Band. To me it seems like Harmonix made use of the Rock Band name to make a game loosely related to the original Rock Band games. Maybe I'll be wrong and this will pay off, but I don't see a lot of success with the new Rock Band.
Spring Fever on PSN – Amazon Instant Video recently appeared on the PS3's cross-media bar seemingly out of nowhere. The Amazon service is a clickable icon in the XMB's video section. This icon prompts a 19MB download. Individual films and TV shows are available for rental and purchase individually at varying costs, though Amazon Prime members are given full access based on their annual subscription.
Via: CNET News
I love it when more streaming media services are added to one of my consoles. To be fair, I have not tried this new, to the PS3, service. But, I have used the Amazon Instant Video feature on my Roku box. I think this service could be an interesting competitor to Netflix on the PS3. Netflix provides all the movies you can watch but they are generally older. If you are a Prime subscriber then there are many 'free' movies and TV shows to watch. But, you have the option to purchase or rent newer movies and TV shows individually. This is a winner for PS3 owners, now they have more streaming video options.
Wii U Gets a Launch Date… Maybe – Rumors have hit the web that the Wii U will launch in North America on November 18th with a launch in Japan a week later. This fits with previous reports that Nintendo would launch the new console in the 4th quarter of 2012.
Via: Time TechLand
This is launch date that makes sense. It gets the system on the market just in time for the Christmas rush. In the past the GameCube and the original Xbox have also launched in mid-November so there is a precedent for this release date. What really surprised me is that the Wii U will go on sale in North America a week before in Japan. Japanese sales will be huge regardless of the launch date but I'm just shocked that Nintendo is not giving their local customers first chance with the Wii U.
Keep in mind, this is all rumors. My bet is that at E3 we will hear official word from Nintendo on when the Wii U will be in stores. We might even see a release date that is the same around the world.
BioWare Announces Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut DLC – BioWare announced today their plans to release Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut, an answer to thousands of fans' displeasure with the current ending in the game. The free DLC pack will add additional cinematics and epilogue scenes, but makes no mention of altering what's already there in any way. Expect it to release later this summer for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
As for what to expect content-wise in this DLC, Mass Effect 3 executive producer Casey Hudson provides the following:
"We have reprioritized our post-launch development efforts to provide the fans who want more closure with even more context and clarity to the ending of the game, in a way that will feel more personalized for each player."
BioWare has also produced a handy FAQ detailing what will and won't happen in this free DLC. It can be found on BioWare's web-site.
Via: Escapist Magazine
Kudos to BioWare making this DLC free. But, in all fairness if the DLC adding to the ending had cost money the upset fans would go nuts yet again leading to another PR nightmare. The smart move was to make the DLC free. Some people won't be happy because this is not intended to redo the ending but instead to provide closure and more information. To be honest, I can live with that. I still don't think the ending, as a whole, makes much sense but my biggest complaint was we have no idea how everyone else in the galaxy fares after the Reaper threat is stopped.
My hope is this DLC will show what has happened to the squadmates and hopefully explain how the galaxy remains intact despite
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the destruction of the mass relays. The destruction of a mass relay destroyed an entire solar system in the Arrival DLC but somehow the destruction of the entire mass relay systems at the end of Mass Effect 3 has no repercussions. What I also want to find out, is what happens on Earth assuming everyone has survived. If the destruction of the relays doesn't destroy Earth then there are many species trapped on Earth. The Turians and Quarrians will be unable to consume Earth-based foods due to their dextro DNA. How will they survive in this new galaxy?
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Those are just some of the questions I would like to see answered. Hopefully they are in this free DLC. I would love to see some of the ambiguity of the ending of Mass Effect 3 resolved.
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I had a lot of fun responding to comments on Mass Effect 3. I think it's a fun topic to debate because there isn't really a right or wrong opinion. Feel free to leave comments based off of my responses on Mass Effect 3, let's keep the debate going!
If you'll pardon some shameless self promotion I have been lucky enough to be involved in some other 411Games pieces this week. I was lucky enough to get to review Diabolical Pitch an Xbox Live Arcade game making use of the Kinect. It was a fun game but there are times when the camera can't keep up with the player movements. Also, the 411 Games staff has put together their Top 5 Movie Games this week. I've been catching a lot of flack in the comments and I deserve it. Goldeneye was not even in my top 5, but in my defense I tend to forget it's a movie tie-in game. The game stands alone in my mind. Check out the top 5 and let everyone know what you think of their lists.
Thanks for checking in for your weekly dose of gaming news. It should be interesting to see how some stories, such as the next version of the Xbox and PS3, progress over the next week. Before closing everything up for the week I'd like to take a moment to shamelessly self promote myself. I had a chance to review MLB 12″: The Show and thought it was pretty fun. For someone who hadn't played a baseball video game in years it was a lot of fun once I got over the learning curve.
As always, please make use of the comments to let me know what you are thinking. Feedback is always welcomed.


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CUMINE - IVOR REX - Passed away peacefully in Canada on
Thursday July 30, 2009. Dearly beloved husband of late Trisette, son of
late Ira and late Edith Cumine, brother of late Ernie, late Jackie and
Joe, son-in-law of late Collin and late Stella Ferdinands, much loved
brother-in-law of late Clarence, Sheila, Doreen (England), Christoble
(Australia), Maureen, Ivor, late Tyronne, Sherwin (Canada), late Carmen
and Ronnie. Burial took place in Canada on Tuesday August 4, 2009.
513-5, Weldrick Road West, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C859, Canada.
DISSANAYAKE - CECIL STANLEY PERERA Beloved husband of late Noeline
Dissanayake (Retired Divisional Officer - Agrarian Services) and Old Boy of
Prince of Wales College Moratuwa and loving father of Chinta, Sampath (Sweden),
Ramani, Priyani and Mohan (Ranpokunugama), loving father-in-law of Navaraj
Fernandopulle (Ex Air Force), Priyantha (Nandana Auto Works (Private) Limited),
Neil Daluwatte (S S P Tangalle Division), Malkanthi (Pessens Duty Free), beloved
son of late Louvisa, Marthelis (Marshall) Perera Dissanayake of Nalloruwa,
Panadura, brother of late Clary and Wilton, passed away peacefully. Cortege
leaves No. 33 A, Sadasarana Mawatha, Negombo. Cremation at 4.30 p.m. on
Sunday at Katunayake Burial Ground (Air Force Road). Tel. 0312238461.
EGALLA - INDRANI Beloved wife of Cyril Egalla, loving mother of
Wasantha and Shanthi, mother-in-law of Dr Chandini Perera, sister of Ananda
Seneviratne and late Amara. Cortege leaves No. 56, Mirihana Road, Nugegoda
on 14th September 2009 at 4.00 p.m. for cremation at the General Cemetery,
Borella, Kanatta.
FERNANDO - ANTHONY SOMA Beloved wife of late Harold Fernando, loved
mother of Anand (Australia), Champa (Australia), mother-in-law of Mangalee,
Lakmina Wijesuriya, loved sister of Ariyasena, Wimala, late Weerasiri, Dayaseeli,
late Premasiri and Gunaseeli and loved grandmother of Lasath, Sahan, Ravin and
Dinusha, expired in Sydney, Australia. Cremation took place on 12th August in
Sydney. (Home address: 21, Wentworth Avenue, Killara NSW 2071, Australia).
HAPUGODA EVELYN (MRS R. S. HAPUGODA) Thanks giving service for her
life will be held on Sunday September 20th 2009, 7.30 a.m. at Christ Church
Baddegama. She passed away on August 29, 2009 and was cremated on August 30,
2009 and the ashes will be interred at the church according to her wishes after
the thanks giving service. Children and loved ones. 'Surathilina' K.S.
Hapugoda Mw., Baddegama.
MUTTULINGASAMY - PARVATHY, Beloved wife of late Mr T.S. Muttulingasamy
(Retired Chief Accountant, Bank of Ceylon), daughter of late Dr and Mrs
Visvalingam of Point Pedro, mother of late Sarojini, Sivarajah (U.K.), Sivakumar
(U.S.A.), Arunthathy (Australia), mother-in-law of Sunthareswaran (U.K.),
Shantha Devi (U.K.), Ramani (U.S.A.) and Praba (Australia), passed away in
Colombo on 31st August and a private funeral was held on 3rd September at
General Cemetery, Kanatte.
VANDERWERT - ARTHUR EMMANUEL 28.09.1919 - 03.09.2009. Loved husband of
Brenda, father of Rodney and Laurette, father-in-law of Jan and Maurice,
grandfather of Kristian, Nicholas, Shannon, Nathan and Eleesha, greatgrandfather
of Luke, Emily, Grace, Harry, Isaiah and Gabriel, grateful thanks to the staff
at Eden Terrace for their kindness, care and dedication, in the arms of Jesus.
Arthur former brand member of the Millionaires. 25, Liston Ave., Keon Park,
Vic. 3075 Australia. VANDERWERT - The Funeral Service for Mr ARTHUR EMMANUEL
VANDERWERT will be held at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, cnr Edwardes and
Ashley Sts, Reservoir, Vic. Aust. on Wednesday (Sept. 9, 2009) at 2 p.m.
followed by Private Cremation.
WADOOD - DR A.M.A. passed away on 4th September 2009. Son of late P.A.
Wadood and late Sithy Nisa of Galle, beloved husband of Fareeza, father of
Hillufa, Ahmed and Farhana, father-in-law of late Aslam, Fathima and Thahir,
grandfather of Farah, Amri, Aabid, Zaakir, Imaad and Zaakif, son-in-law of Sithy
Marikar, brother of Fathima, Sooriya, Ismath, late Zaglool, late Sithy Kadija
and Nazeer. Janaza took place following day morning at Dehiwala Muslim Burial
Ground. 50, St. Mary's Road, Mount Lavinia.
WIJEYESEKERA - S.G. Beloved husband of Schanti, beloved father of
Priyanka, Tilan, and Shiyanti of (Aus) and father-in-law of Sureka, and Ray
(Aus) grandfather of Mia (Aus), passed away on 7th September 2009. 99,
Rosmead Place, Colombo 7.
ATTANAYAKE - JOSEPH LESLIE Husband of Helen Bridget, father of Sugath
(Attanayake Enterprises), Nalin (Sri Lanka Air Force), Keerthi Sunjewa (Star
Garments), Ravi (Emirates, Dubai), father-in-law of Ramya, Sonali, Priyanga and
Dinusha, grandfather of Himashi, Senura, Sadara, Nadisha and Kenoli, expired.
Cortege leaves No. 71/13, Kandy Road, Dalugama on Sunday 13th September
at 3.30 p.m. for Service at St. Francis De Sales Church, Dalugama at 4.00 p.m.
thereafter followed by burial.
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Mahin, Rohan, Shyamalie, Namalie & Lalin, father-in-law of Domani, Srivan, Rohan
& Inoka, expired. Cremation on Monday 14th September at 6.00 p.m. Godigamuwa,
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Consultant at Labour Courts. Beloved husband of late Mrs. Soma Seneviratne,
brother of Mrs. Karuna Sirisena (Madapatha), M.M. Hinnihami (Baddegama), uncle
of Asoka and Kumara (Apollo Hospital), grandfather of Deshangi (Commercial
Leasing) and Sisara (D.S. Senanayake College), expired. Cortege leaves residence
345/19, Kuruppu Rd, Borella at 2.30 p.m. for cremation at Borella
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late Mr & Mrs Wijesinghe of Ittapana, father of Chathuri (Anger Lehner Gmbh) and
Kamali Harshini (Brands Alley (Pvt) Ltd), expired. Cortege leaves residence
No. 1/12, Dharmaraja Mawatha, Dehiwela at 4.00 p.m. on 13th Sunday to Mt.
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Date of Stay: September, 2012
We have stayed here twice before.. and it's a good park as we were overnighting. I had forgotten that the main railroad tracks are next to this great park, with major frt trains about 4x a night. If you keep your AC on, no problem. We would still stay here again.
Date of Stay: September, 2012
We are here for 2 weeks and the park is well maintained with large pull through sites. Owners/managers are very accommodating and friendly. Quiet park this time of year. Great area in the mountains and local N.C. crafts.
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We stay at this remarkable park 4 months a year, and not only is it a beautiful,quiet and well maintained park with concrete pads the folks are very friendly. If you wish to become a part of PM Oaks RV Park you may choose to own a lot but that is not mandatory. Just come to enjoy it! The nice thing is that there are rules as with any RV park and they are enforced. There was a clear split from the previous owners. The park is now a condominium association and it is run very well.


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Pinyon Pines triple murder case
Two men accused in murders to appear in court
Indio - Hearings are scheduled for Friday for two men accused of a 2006 triple murder in Pinyon Pines.
Robert Lars Pape and Cristin Conrad Smith were arrested in March and charged with the Sept. 17, 2006, killings of Vicki Friedli, 53, her boyfriend Jon Hayward, 55, and her 18-year-old daughter, Becky, at their Alpine Drive home. The defendants face three counts of murder, with special circumstance allegations of committing multiple murders and two sentence-enhancing firearm-use allegations.
Pape, 26, has an arraignment and bail hearing, and Smith, 25, has a trial-readiness conference and a hearing on a motion to dismiss his case. The dismissal motion, which was filed by Smith's attorney last month, contends there was no reasonable or probable cause to order Smith to stand trial, and takes issue with the prosecution's evidence and testimony given at his preliminary hearing.
A judge ruled after the March preliminary hearing that there was enough evidence for Smith, who has pleaded not guilty, to proceed to trial. Pape, an ex-boyfriend of Becky Friedli, was indicted by a grand jury, so a preliminary hearing was not required in his case.
Firefighters who responded to a blaze at the victims' home the night of Sept. 17, 2006, found Becky Friedli's burned body in a wheelbarrow about 70 feet from the house. After firefighters doused the blaze, they found the bodies of Hayward and Vicki Friedli inside the house. Both had been shot.
Pape could be eligible for the death penalty if convicted because he was an adult at the time of the killings. Smith -- 17 at the time of the slayings -- faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if found guilty. Both Pape and Smith are being held without bail at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside.


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Well the next day Phil was good but Meaghann was sick but anyway we pushed on. We went into town to a little bakery to grab some breakfast which was quite interesting as the lady only spoke French or Italian. Ordering was ok but when she short changed me 10 francs that was a little bit harder and a nice bloke came and rescued me. Anyway after brekky we were off to the United Nations Building and where on a tour with our great leader Katherine. The tour was very interested and I actually sort of know what they do now. After that we dropped of Phil and Meaghann as they had to work on Monday, and then there were 3.


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Once again ThatOtherDev has come around to drop off a little something for us to play with. This time around he is releasing a game by the name of The Catachthonic a third person game that, well I'm not sure what the end result of the game is so to truly explain this lets take a look at the release note.
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Here is the first PS3 release of The Catachthonic (a 3D first/third person game/toy with an interactive environment and a verity of random abilities).
Use the left analog stick to move, right analog stick to aim, X to jump, Circle to switch from first and third person view, Square to perform an action (like raising the ground, spawning a block, spawning a person to follow you, turning on or off slow motion, etc), and use the left and right buttons to change what action you will be performing.


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Director Martin Scorsese doesn't give a hoot about the technicalities of stock scamming. In "The Wolf of Wall Street," he is strictly in it for the party. And, boy is there a lot of partying ... three hours worth on screen.
The anti-hero here is a real Wall Street wildman named, Jordan Belfort, played as a nonstop screaming pep talker by Leonardo DiCaprio. After a brief failed stint at a legitimate Wall Street firm, Belfort starts his own company, the falsely hightoned Stratton Oakmont. There, his legions of hustlers sell "pennystocks," inflating the value and then dumping their own shares. This nets Belfort and his buddies millions in profit, while the investors lose out.
As the money rolls in, Belfort is not one to keep quiet about it. He unleashes elaborate orgies in the office and everywhere else, with a parade of prostitutes and unchecked pill-popping, coke-snorting and booze-imbibing. He replaces his loyal wife, Teresa (Cristin Milioti) with a trophy-type, Naomi (Margot Robbie); buys a Ferrari, a horse-breeding farm, a McMansion, and a homogenous yacht. The FBI gets a whiff of his corruption and, ultimately, brings him down. But, he cuts a deal, does some prison time and, today, Jordan Belfort is a motivational speaker and sucking in bucks from the book-and-movie rights to this movie.
Does crime pay? It seems to.
"The Wolf of Wall Street" follows the same pattern that Scorsese established with "Goodfellas" and "Casino": a charismatic criminal takes us on a tour of his life in the underworld, accenting each moment of indulgence.
Scorsese is such a flamboyant filmmaker that it looks like loads of fun. Is there a downside? I doubt it. But, that's entertainment.


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Harriet Sightings
Should I bring my laptop," Ange asked. "Sure," I shot back in email, wondering if it was a Mac or PC? We, like you, first meet Harriet's bloggers on the web, and then feel that we know them through their posts and comments. Setting eyes on them for the first time always fuzzes my mental picture. Ange doesn't have black hair as in her author photo (Duh.). The laptop she pulled from her bag to blog the Academy of American Poets Forum last week was a MacBook—I guessed that. What I can never guess is where her or other bloggers' posts will get picked up on the web.
Here's a list of upcoming and past virtual and real sightings. It starts with a listing of where you (if you happen to live near "the most expensive neighborhood on the globe") can set your eyes and ears some of our previous s bloggers:
1. Kwame Dawes, Mary Karr, Yusef Komunyakaa, Patricia Smith, and Rachel Zucker
Read this Wed., Oct. 24th at 7 pm
Housing Works Bookstore Café
126 Crosby Street, New York City
2. Gift Hub: A philanthropy blog that advises people on how to give away their millions uses Stephen Burt's essay on Pope to defend naming names on Wealth Bondage News.
3. A Russian blog passes along Christian Bok's advice to his students (and the gun behind glass) in his post Writing and Failure (Part 2).
4. On Chicks Dig Poetry, Sandra Beasley coins a new verb: "I've Been Harriet-ed!"
5. In what appears to me to be a consensus, poets seem to prefer skimming to reading.
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You can't fool me. Ange is a pure creation du texte, a circulation of signs, she does not exist except as a neural evanescence in the minds of her readers — who themselves subsist but as decoded symbols that wander tormented through the primordial fire of language.
I am the only-alive! There is no-one but me! Internet apotheosis! I am made of glass!
That goes for you double, Emily.
Simon sure has my number! Actually, it's good to keep people guessing as to what you really look like. Too much emphasis on the author photo. Unless you're Frank O'Hara — or Rita Dove — best to keep ducking the iconic.
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It's been argued that stories revolve around seven basic plots but – jeez – one narrative seems to be exerting an especially strong pull at the moment. This is the second re-make, in a month, of Ken Scott's so-so 2011 comedy Starbuck, (the first being the Vince Vaughn vehicle, Delivery Man).
Yet again, a champion sperm donator – here a Frenchman, of Spanish stock (Jose Garcia) – finds out he's fathered 533 children, just as his girlfriend announces she's pregnant. What follows is often crude, manipulative and fetishises (biological) parenthood to an absurd degree.
Still, thanks to Garcia and director, Isabel Doval, there's a sweetness to the proceedings that makes you sort of glad it wasn't strangled at birth.
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FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Monday, April 2, 2007
If You Build It, They Will Come: The Story of the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium Project – Keith Leal of U.W. Marx Construction shares stories and photos of project. 10 a.m. Thursday, April 19, in Hudson Valley's Bulmer Telecommunications Center Auditorium. Admission is free. (518) 629-7336.
The Mike McMann Band – Accomplished Capital Region guitarist performs with his five-piece band. Noon, Thursday, April 19, in Hudson Valley's Siek Campus Center Exhibition Room. Admission is free. (518) 629-4TIX.


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Which Calcium Causes Constipation?
It is very typical that most calcium supplements (that usually only have added vitamin D) often cause constipation – as well other gastrointestinal issues like bloating, gas, and cramps, or all of them!
There's a good chance that you have first hand experience and is why you're reading this.
It's a big problem because it deters you from taking the necessary dosage of calcium day in and day out.
One of the main reasons supplements don't work is simply lack of 'compliance' to the schedule of regularly taking them. Hurdles to supplement compliance are the size (and numbers) of the capsule or pill, cost and tolerability. Constipation, and bloating, gas, and cramps fall into the last category. If your body does not tolerate your vitamin pill, you will soon stop taking it.
So in effect, because it's a barrier to regularly taking calcium, constipation is actually a cause of osteoporosis.
What's Your (Calcium) Type?
The most common type of calcium and the one that causes the most gastrointestinal discomfort is from rock. That's right – your supplement is most likely calcium derived from limestone or marble (described on your label as 'calcium from calcium carbonate').
Why do we eat rock calcium (and since the 1930s when it was first introduced)?
Because rocks are cheap, rich in calcium (40%) and capable of slowing bone loss.
See, we naturally lose about 1% of our bone per year after age 35. For decades, rocky calcium carbonate has cut that in half so we only lost about 0.5% per year. Given no other calcium (from shell, coral or cattle bone) could boast anything more, slowing bone loss with rock calcium was better than not slowing it at all.
But a very uncomfortable side effect of rock calcium carbonate that we've tried to accept is constipation, as well other gastrointestinal issues like bloating, gas, and cramps.
These gastro issues happen because rock calcium carbonate essentially turns off the production of stomach acids.
This is why rock is used as the main component in antacids like Tums. It works great if you suffer from acid reflux and heartburn – but your digestive system pays the price!
If stomach acids aren't there to churn and break down your food, then it makes sense that constipation, bloating, gas, and cramps will result.
The Cause and the Cure
As odd as it seems, calcium can be both a cause and remedy for constipation: the wrong kind of calcium, and taken excessively (more than 1500 mg/day) can make matters worse.
Normally, calcium keeps your colon clean by combining with excess bile and decayed fat to form a benign insoluble soap, which is excreted with your stool. But too much leads to digestive problems, as well as other problems such as unwanted buildup of calcium in the arteries.
Magnesium Means Movement
If your calcium supplement (or your diet) lacks magnesium then trips to the washroom become even more rare. Magnesium is very important for good digestion because it is a natural, gentle laxative. When feeling stressed, anxious or worried, magnesium relaxes your colon walls. (1)
Magnesium reduces tension on the walls of your colon which allows for a normal peristaltic ("a radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles which propagates in a wave down the muscular tube") (2) action. Also, magnesium attracts water which means more gets to your colon – only a good thing regarding your digestive tract because water makes your stools softer.
Regularly including magnesium rich foods in your diet is just good housekeeping and will keep you regular.
Here are The Top 10 Sources of Mighty Magnesium to commit to memory:
- Bran – Rice, Wheat, and Oat
- Dried Herbs – Dried coriander provides the most magnesium with 694mg (174% Daily Value) per 100 gram serving, or 14mg (3% DV) per tablespoon. It is followed by Chives (160% DV), Spearmint (151% DV), Dill (112% DV), Sage (107% DV), Basil (106% DV), and Savory (95% DV)
- Squash, Pumpkin, and Watermelon Seeds (Dried or Roasted)
- Cocoa Powder – Dark Chocolate (who says all the tasty things are unhealthy?)
- Flax, Sesame Seeds, and Sesame Butter (Tahini)
- Brazil Nuts
- Sunflower Seeds
- Almonds and Cashews – Mixed nuts, Pine Nuts
- Molasses
- Dry Roasted Soybeans (Edamame) (3)
Is Your Tank Full
But in our hectic times it's hard to always eat well and keep calcium and magnesium mineral levels where they should be. And that's where supplements re-enter the picture..
Why? Because our food is no longer farmed as it was for millennia – in soil that was mineral rich. Acreages are no longer left fallow for seasons to allow the minerals to replenish, as that would interrupt big business profits.
This is not guesswork either – many lab tests have proven that vitamin and mineral levels in many of the most common veggies (broccoli and tomatoes and spinach, for example) are 50% less than they were in the 1950s! And similar numbers show up in the other food groups like meat and dairy because, as you likely guessed, our livestock are also eating vitamin depleted foods.
This means that you have to eat double the amount that was consumed a couple generations ago to get the same amount of calcium and magnesium. Not very likely!
It's best to eat all organic foods, and that will help you get proper amount of calcium and magnesium, as organic foods are more vitamin rich. If you're one of the few who can afford to do this consistently and you never deviate, then you do not need vitamins.
However, if you're like the majority you shop at the big supermarkets and buy what's on special – not organic foods that are often priced 30% more. And do you eat on the fly; at restaurants; while traveling and get together etc? This is how dietary compromises are so easily made and why supplements are a convenient and cheap insurance.
But how to deal with all those uncomfortable side effects?
Relief Is Here
Well now organic marine algaes, called algas calcareas (in spanish), very rich in calcium (30%) have been discovered that do not lead to ANY constipation or bloating, gas, and cramps. The algae naturally contain other important trace minerals, including magnesium, which sets them far apart from single element rock calcium.
Because the calcium (and all the minerals) is from plant, the body naturally absorbs it much more readily than rock, which comes as no surprise. The algaes are not simply calcium carbonate, but a mixture of calcium types.
So your stomach acid is not turned off when eating plant calcium, and can go about its job of breaking it down. By doing so, more of the calcium and other minerals is absorbed and gets to where it should go – your bones. And what's not needed is easily passed through the digestive tract.
Four Fibrous Foods to Feast On
Consuming highly fibrous foods like algae, as well as intestinal friendly items will further encourage good digestion for you.
Try as much as possible to do your digestive system a favor by eating generous amounts of:
- Legumes – split peas, lentils, black beans, almonds, pecans
- Veggies – broccoli, peas, carrots, potatoes, brussel sprouts, corn
- Fruit – bananas, strawberries, pears, oranges, apples, figs, raisins
- Grains – buckwheat, whole grain cereals, barley, brown rice
Also, by drinking more water and regularly exercising you can further minimize any digestive issues you may have. (4)
And increasing fluid intake and your physical regimen has many fringe benefits besides gastrointestinal ones. Because weight bearing exercise is a key component of good bone health and is scientifically proven to help to keep your bones strong. It is equally as important as the calcium and minerals you take.
All Calcium is NOT Created Equally
But possibly more important than digestive issues, this calcium is scientifically proven to actually increase bone density. 2 published clinical studies show participants doing so within 6 short months! (5)
At first, some in the scientific community were sceptical, answering with a common refrain: 'calcium is calcium' – meaning all calciums have exactly the same effect on you once in your bloodstream.
But these body friendly algaes are much more than just calcium.
It believed that it's all the extra trace minerals the algaes naturally contain (on top of the calcium itself), that is leading to these unheard of study results.
Because our bones are made up of much more than calcium. They are also made up of countless other trace minerals like vanadium, manganese, silica and others. All of which are provided by these unique body friendly algaes.
Another reason calcium from marine algaes is actually increasing bone density may have to do with the fact that simply our bodies were not designed to eat rocks!
Getting your calcium from living natural food sources like marine algaes is always recommended, versus from inorganic supplements.
To Supplement or Not?
We've all know that it's best to get your nutrients from living food as opposed to synthetic, or rock sources. But the problem is we routinely eat nutrient poor fast and processed foods. And when we do eat well and at home, broccoli for instance (and other 'good' sources of calcium) is only about 8% calcium (and falling every year due to mass production techniques).
In an ideal world of only organic fresh foods, we would have all our nutritional needs met.
But because you probably make some dietary compromises or indulgences, supplements are a smart and affordable option to make sure we come don't up short on vital nutrients.
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Thank you for the information. i have been prescribed the powdery chewable tablets that you describe as 'rock' for all the years since diagnosis by scan in jan 2006 age 50. i most certainly will try algae cal. also thank you for the dietary info, i will be following a healthier diet from now on. some of your diet plan was already on my weekly agenda, but now i have seen some that i could introduce for variety. much appreciated.
Hi there I have been taking calcium citrate and magnesium glycinate and I am having severe constipation. I was wondering if the calcium in the article would work for me. I can't goon this way with severe constipation.
Thanks, Kathy
I think you have Just solved my problem! Where can I purchase AlgaeCal? Currently I am taking 1 , 60g calcium plus w/ magnesium in the am and one in the pm plus an am vitamin D , 1000iu.
Thank you
Can you by this in the uk?
Hi,I would love to try AlgaeCal but I have a difficult time swallowing pills. Are they large?


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When Wimbledon Football Club was forcibly moved from South West London to Milton Keynes in 2004, it seemed like the end of an era for a much-loved team whose 'Crazy Gang' had lit up football in the 1980s and 1990s with their brash, direct approach.
The beautiful game it wasn't, but you had to admire the chutzpah of a side who had won three promotions in four years to reach English football's top tier in 1985 just nine years after playing league football for the first time.
We thought we'd see the last of the Wimbledon name when the club was bought, relocated and rebranded as the MK Dons in 2002, but a group of fans disgruntled at the move set up a new club, AFC Wimbledon, who have now won promotion to the Football League.
It completes an amazing comeback for Wimbledon - and has inspired us to look at 10 of the greatest sportsmen and women ever to fight their way back to the very top after the world assumed that they had disappeared forever.
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Tennis - Andre Agassi
After a dazzling early career that saw him win three Grand
Slams, he was plagued by injury and drug abuse after hitting top spot in
the mid-1990s. His career seemed over as he plummeted in the world rankings,
bottoming out at number 141 in November 1997.
But he hit the gym the year after and got back to his best.
Went on to win five more Grand Slams, regain the world number one ranking and
complete a career Grand Slam by winning the French Open in 1999.
Boxing - George
Foreman (pictured top right) had his reputation as one of the world's greatest
ever heavyweight boxers sealed by the middle of the 1970s, beating the
legendary Joe Frazier in 1973 (Frazier was then the undisputed and undefeated
heavyweight champion) and losing to Muhammad Ali in the famous 'Rumble in
the Jungle' in Zaire a year later.
He retired after becoming very ill following a fight against
Jimmy Young in 1977 - an episode which he saw as a near-death experience, and
which prompted him to retire and become both a born-again Christian and an
ordained minister.
Ten years later he shocked the world by returning to the ring
aged 38, and after some impressive displays - including taking a peak-condition
Evander Holyfield the distance in 1991 - he eventually became world champion
once more by beating Michael Moorer to
claim a world title at the age of 45 after flooring the champ with a right hand
in the 10th round while trailing badly on points.
Basketball - Michael
Sprang one of sport's most shocking early
retirements in 1993 when he tried to become a professional baseball player.
From one of sport's great heroes to something of a curiosity
and even a laughing stock, the sensitive and intelligent Jordan was deeply hurt
by the sneering that his hubris attracted and even wrote a book defending his
actions, called 'I can't accept not trying'.
But all credit to the great man for not descending into a
sort of David Icke cycle of self-justification. He simply returned to the NBA after
two years out and led the Chicago Bulls to three consecutive titles for the
second time in his career. He was, if anything, even better in his second
incarnation than in his dazzling first.
He retired again in 2000 only to make a second comeback - this
time with the Washington Wizards - just over 18 months later. He failed to lead
the side to the play-offs in his two seasons, but scored more than 40 points in
a game three times and earned a place in the 2003 All-Star game at the age of
Golf - Lee Westwood
The Worksop wonder burst on to the golfing scene in the mid-1990s,
winning tournaments all over the world, ending Colin Montgomerie's run of seven
European Tour Order of Merit titles and reaching fourth spot in the world rankings
before his 30th birthday. But he hit the skids in spectacular fashion as a career
break and a decision to rebuild his swing saw him lose his game completely.
Years in the wilderness followed, time in which he could
barely find a fairway as he dropped to 259th in the rankings. He started to get
things back in 2003 with a couple of wins, but it was only in 2007 that he
started to win again regularly and since then he has gone on to become the
world's most consistent player - and world number one.
"There is no other level," he said after finally
coming out of the slump in 2008. " I made that mistake back in 2000 and it
cost me three years of a career."
Football - Paolo
We've thought long and hard about which footballer to
include in this list. Should it be Roger Milla, persuaded out of a three-year international
retirement by the President of Cameroon before becoming the undisputed star of
the 1990 World Cup? Tony Adams, whose life was in tatters after he was sent to
prison for four months for drink-driving, but who continued to fight alcoholism
and became an inspirational captain of both Arsenal and England?
In the end, however, we've gone for Italian striker Paolo
Rossi. His career was finished in 1980 when he received a three-year ban from
the game for his part in the extraordinary Totonero betting scandal that rocked
Serie A in 1980.
Rossi continued to protest his innocence throughout his time
away from the game, and had his ban reduced to two years on appeal just in time
to be called up by a desperately out-of-sorts Italian side ahead of the 1982
World Cup in Spain.
He was almost dropped after shambolic performances in the
opening three matches of the tournament, but began to hit his stride thereafter
as Italy beat defending champions Argentina.
In the next match Rossi scored an extraordinary hat-trick to
send Brazil out of the tournament and put his side in the semi-finals, where he
scored two more goals before scoring again in the 3-1 win in the final against
Rossi's comeback was complete: he had won not only the World Cup but also the Golden Boot, and was named both European and World Player of
the Year later in 1982 before continuing a glittering career that saw him win
two Scudettos and a European Cup with Juventus.
Formula One - Niki
The 1975 F1 world champion was on top of the world halfway
through the 1976 season: he won five of the first nine races of the year and looked on
course for a second consecutive title in his Ferrari.
But a horror crash at the Nurburgring seemed likely to end his career - and very nearly his life. He swerved off the track on the
second lap of the race with suspected suspension failure, bounced off an
embankment and smashed into the car of fellow driver Brett Lunger before
grinding to a halt and bursting into flames.
Trapped in the burning wreckage, TV viewers watched in
horror as it seemed the Austrian must surely be dead - but Lunger and several
other drivers managed to pull him from the crash.
With severe burns to the head and extensive lung damage from
inhaling toxic gases, Lauda lapsed into a coma soon after.
Unbelievably, however, he came back from the brink despite missing
most of his right ear and being unable to blink properly. He returned to action
after missing just two races, finishing second in the championship, and then
won the title the very next year. After retiring a couple of years later he
made a return in 1982 to earn funds for his fledgling airline, and was crowned
F1 champion once more in 1984 by just half a point over McLaren team-mate Alain
Tennis - Jennifer
The ultimate child prodigy
in sport, Capriati became a global superstar despite barely being into her
teens. She reached the semi-finals of the 1990 French Open at the age of 14, entered
the world's top 10 later that year and won six titles - including denying Steffi
Graf Olympic gold - over the next three years.
Yet the teenager was totally unprepared to handle this level
of success and descended into drug abuse and petty criminality,
leading to convictions for shoplifting and drug possession. A first-round loss
to an unknown journeywoman in the first round of the 1993 US Open was the
beginning of the end. She played just one match over the next two years, completely
dropped off the WTA rankings, and appeared destined to be little more than a
warning footnote in the tennis history books.
Her persistent attempts to get back into the professional game
from 1996 onwards at first looked little more than an embarrassment as she barely
won more than the occasional match, but a first-round win at Wimbledon in 1998 was
the precursor of her recovery.
She improved again and again over the next two seasons, then
in 2001 defeated Martina Hingis in the Australian Open to finally fulfil her
promise by winning a maiden Grand Slam title, 11 years after first making a
Grand Slam semi-final.
She went on to win the French Open later that year and
defended her Australian crown in Melbourne before injuries finally put paid to
her career in 2004 at the age of 28.
Ice hockey - Gordie
The man known simply as 'Mr Hockey' was one of the great ice
hockey players of all time, winning the Stanley Cup four times with the Detroit
Red Wings and retiring in 1971 at the age of 43 after finally admitting defeat
in his attempts to get over a chronic wrist ailment. He was inducted into the
NHL Hall of Fame a year later.
A year after that, however, a pioneering surgery gave him a
chance to return to the ice as part of the newly-formed World Hockey
Association - and he ended up playing for eight more years, even leading the Hartford
Whalers to the play-offs in 1980 at the age of 51 before hanging up his skates again.
But still Howe wasn't done - and 17 years later he was
signed to a one-game contract that saw him take to the ice one last time for
the Detroit Vipers IHL team. He was 69!
Cricket - Bobby
The Australian was one of the outstanding players in
his nation's illustrious cricket history, making his Test debut in 1957 and
going on to captain his side from 1963 to 1967. He was Wisden's cricketer of
the year in 1965, and when he retired in 1968 the world of Test cricket was a
poorer place for his absence.
He spent the next decade dabbling in press and PR work, and
playing occasional weekend cricket for his local side in the Sydney suburbs -
but when Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket poached most of the country's top
players in 1977 he was persuaded to come out of retirement to lead Australia's
official Test side.
Despite the long absence he hit the ground running, scoring
89 in his second innings against India in Brisbane and then making 176 in the
next match in Perth.
When World Series Cricket ground to a halt the returning
players wanted him to carry on, but the Australia Cricket Board voted him out
and he decided to retire again, this time aged 42. He continued in the game this time, however, and was the coach who turned Australia into world beaters in the late 1980s.
Cycling - Lance
When the American cyclist was diagnosed with testicular
cancer in the autumn of 1996, it seemed a
tragic waste of life - and a premature end to an incredibly promising career. The
Texan had already racked up a string of wins in one-day classics and Grand Tour
stages, and had even won the UCI World Championship at the age of 21, but with the
disease having spread to his lungs, abdomen and brain he was given just a 40
per cent chance of survival.
Yet the 25-year-old responded outstandingly well to the
pioneering treatment he was given, with the medication he received having been
chosen specifically to limit the chances of lung tissue damage that would have
certainly spelt the end of his career. He went into complete remission, and a
year after finishing chemotherapy he was back in training.
In his comeback season of 1998 he finished fourth in the
Vuelta a España to demonstrate that he was back, and the year after won the
first of seven consecutive Tours de France before retiring in
2005. He made a comeback four years later but was unable to keep up with
Spaniard Alberto Contador, though he still managed to finish third at the age
of 37.


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PARIS, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Paris conference on Libya's future without Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday welcomed political transition plans presented by the country's rebels, who promised "a new, democratic and pluralistic" government for all.
Yet more prudent voice say uncertainties and and a host of challenges are still hanging over the oil-rich country.
"Libya's future is for Libyan people to decide and determine," United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told a news press conference that followed the half-day meeting.
At the request of Libya's rebel National Transition Council (NTC), participants agreed on the UN's leading role in helping the council advance the political transition. A civilian mission will be deployed to Libya after the UN Security Council reaches a mandate, Ban added.
According to Ban, the Libyan rebels presented to the Paris meeting all the urgencies and priorities, ranging from transition justice, human rights, policing to helping prepare elections, institution building and constitution drafting.
Ban said humanitarian challenges are the most immediate ones in need of international attention, which is different from the focus of NATO allies.
France and Britain, advocates of military means to oust Gaddafi, emphasized the importance of a continuing NATO presence to protect Libyans. The United States urged the right use of unfrozen Libyan assets and warned against extremism and terrorism.
"In fact, the international community will be watching and supporting Libyan leaders as they keep their commitments to conduct an inclusive transition..." U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a separate conference at the U.S. embassy.
The top U.S. diplomat even added requirements on future Libyan constitution, saying equal rights for women and men should be included.
"I think this conference is very bad sign, because starting a process of state building by an international conference dominated by western powers...will probably be even more difficult to establish a consensual plan and make it accepted by the population," Bertrand Badie, an expert on international relations, told Xinhua.
An unnamed French official admitted ahead of the Paris conference that "there is a risk that the transition will fail."
Noting the military operation is coming to a close, the contact group on Libya is eager to be relevant in Libya's new era. However, many questions key to peaceful and democratic transition remain unanswered.
"The rebels are probably very diverse and pluralistic, even made up of very contradictory political currents...the big question is who will win in this coalition and how will those winners impose their will on those who have been defeated," said Badie.
Hillary's warning also reflected similar concern even though top NTC leaders in Paris promised "all assets will be managed on behalf of the Libyan people in an accountable and transparent manner."
"At this stage, we're not asking anyone whether they're extremist or not," said Fathi Ben Shatwan, former Libyan energy minister at a debate shown on French television channel France 24.
"It's much easier to overthrow a dictatorship than to establish a new regime," Badie noted, recalling the chaos to date in Iraq after the downfall of Saddam Hussein eight years ago.
Badie also said "Libya was under dictatorship and the opposition was poorly organized, irregular...divided by ethnic and tribal groups," adding that he worried about how they can create a new regime in a short period of time.
As the NTC leadership will soon move to Tripoli, the security management in the capital has sparked arguments among tribes controlling the former stronghold of Gaddafi.
Nevertheless, the embattled Gaddafi, whose whereabouts remain unknown, voiced continued resistance just as the Paris conference was going on.
"Let this be a long fight and let Libya be engulfed in flames," the hiding Libyan strongman said in an audio message broadcast on Syria's Al-Rrai TV channel.
Gaddafi at large is "definitely a destabilizing factor. We need to find him," said Waheed Burshan, a NTC member in the France 24 show.
Rebel forces halted the all-out attack near Sirte, Gaddafi's hometown and the last stronghold of pro-Gaddafi forces, with a surrender ultimatum pending on Sept. 10. But Gaddafi's vow to make Sirte a new Libyan capital is likely to trigger more violence and conflicts.


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this a follow up on last ramblers.hell with jane may she die and worms eat her.
ok already im honk honk honking.
I is here,, I figured your PM out Dave,,, lol.
Tis a beautiful day in the neighborhood,, I went to Meijers yesterday for sometotes and picked up a 5 lug 5.7 x8 trailer tire rim deal...
They were not marked but I put one in my cart as they only had 2. When I checked out something seemed not right with the total... I looked at my reciet and they said the tire/rim combo was 32 dollars original price and it was marked down to 11.99,,
I need to go back and get the other tire,, lol
Good morning from 'Denver of the East' where it is quite again, because a lot of the folks living here, mostly men folks, left yesterday fer Phoenix fer some racing out thar. The RHS and her half breed sister will be flying out of Charlotte today heading for Phoenix, not to watch the NASTY boys and girl do their thing (left turns), but for a surprise birthday party for one of their lady friends who travels the world with them annually.
Got an interesting call on the cell phone yesterday while Skip and myself were out on 'Storming Norman'. The fellow calling informed me that he was a sports writer with the North Carolina Sportsman magazine and they wanted to do a story about winter time catfishing for blue cats and all their inquires about who to get for the story lead them right back to me. I accepted the offer and I will be taking the sports writer out this coming Tuesday to do some cattin'. Strange thing is that the upcoming trip and it's story will not be published until their February 2013 issue. Ifin I ain't around then, how about one of y'all buying a copy and letting the others know what took place.
Got some severe weather heading our way Friday night and part of Saturday, but heres what we have in store for today : 39/66/57, wind out of the SE at 5 to 10 MPH and severe TS in the PM.
Good to see Dave O. taking the reins of this edition of the Rambling Thread. Think I will just set my trolling motor on auto-pilot and just let it do it's thing, knowing down deep, ifin anything goes wrong, the scout will be there to help out in a time of need.
It was a pleasure to have Skip on board the LUND yesterday, he makes good company on a fishing trip. Down to earth kind of guy, ifin U know what I mean.
Bad eye acted up yesterday while I was out on the water with Skip and methinks I have DX what is going on with it. It is drying out due to being outside in the wind and then the pain slowly starts from this condition. The cure will be for me to put some drops (fake tears or something like that) in it prior to going out fishing. Ifin it ain't one thing, it's another. YKWIM
Big 'D', my favorite bait shop has a lot of their crappie stuff on sale real cheap ! Let me know ifin U want me to buy U one of them five dollar paper bag specials, U hear.
Nil desperandum
"Mac was born to fish an forced to work." Quote from Keith Mette, July 6, 2013
Mac's web site >>> http://gofishingwithmac.weebly.com/
12th eviction in 6 years. DUHHHHH!!!! Kinda like the ones that get pulled over for DUI. Its their 5th one in 3 years and their license is suspended. Its more or less why bother.
Dogs are givein me fits. LOL! They escaped 2 times yesterday from the back yard. I really need to put my foot in the fence guys arse and create motivation. LOL! So it looks like today will be another round of erect some more obstacles. LOL!
I'm off for the next couple of days and had nothin to do or anything planned. Guess them little shits knew that. LOL!
I'm thinkon some nice RibEye steak sandwiches on real rolls this evenin. Noy them rolls ya get from Virginia on down. LOL!
Good morning , all!!
Hopefully everyone is doing well , enjoy your respective weekends.
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this a follow up on last ramblers.hell with jane may she die and worms eat her.
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I was young but I do remember this.
@ 04:37 heavy weather is down south. Cheap that be a 10/4 on the Haribo gummi worms, the kids get a big kick out catch'n gills and dumb bass on the gummi's. I don't like candy, so??
High Ho away we go with Dave O; tell Clyde I said Hay n not to run thru the fence, tell him I sent a nice rub, bet he grunts.
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Dirtdobber, that wouldn't have anything to do with mud on your turtle would it?? IJA
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good morning 45* on my end my side. I hear thunder rumbling and we are under a server thunder storm watch till 7am.
Critter when you have time go to my web site and scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Worked on transferring all my crap over to this putter last night. i think i got it all done except for loading my camera program and that's not a big deal.
well im outa hear storm is getting closer.
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(ll. 2621-2627) Then the brother of Haran departed with his wife and household
and with all his substance to be subject unto Abimelech. And Abraham said unto
men, of Sarah, his wife, "She is my sister," and thereby saved his life. For well he
knew he had few friends or kinsfolk among that people. And the prince sent forth
his thanes and bade them bring him Abraham's wife.
(ll. 2628-2637) Then a second time, while dwelling among alien people,
Abraham's wife was taken from her husband, and given into a stranger's arms.
But the Eternal Lord sustained them as He oft had done. Our Saviour came at
night unto the king as he lay drunk with wine. The King of truth spake unto the
prince in a dream, and in anger denounced him:
(ll. 2638-2641) "The wife of Abraham hast thou taken from him, and for this deed
of evil death shall smite thy soul within thy breast."
(ll. 2641-2652) And, heavy with feasting, the lord of sin began to speak in his
slumber: "O Prince of angels, wilt Thou ever, in Thine anger, suffer a life to fail
which liveth with righteous ways and upright heart, and seeketh mercy at Thy
hands? I questioned not the woman, but she said that she was Abraham's sister.
And I have wrought no evil against her, nor any sin."
(ll. 2653-2666) Then again a second time the Righteous Lord, Eternal God,
spake unto him in his dream, and said: "O prince of men, if thou reck aught of
longer living in the world, restore this woman unto Abraham to be his wife. He is
wise and righteous, and may behold the King of glory and speak with Him. But
thou shalt perish with thy goods and treasure, if thou withhold this woman from
the prince. But if that just and patient man will intercede for thee, he may prevail
with Me to let thee live unharmed, enjoying blessings, friends, and treasure all
the days of thy life."
(ll. 2666-2674) Then in fear the warden of the people awoke from his slumber,
and bade summon his counsellors. Smitten with tenor, Abimelech told them the
words of God. And they feared God's vengeance on that deed, according to the
dream. Then the king in haste called Abraham before him. The mighty prince
said unto him:
(ll. 2675-2690) "Tell me now what evil I have done thee, Hebrew prince, since
first thou camest to our land with thy possessions, that now so fiercely thou
shouldest lay a snare before me. Lo, Abraham! a stranger to this people, thou
wouldest entrap us, and defile with sin. Thou saidest Sarah was thy sister and
thy kin! Through her thou wouldest have done me grievous hurt and endless evil.
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I traveled home to Dearborn to attend my good friends' wedding today; Randy (Gordon) and Melissa got married in Dearborn in a lovely wedding and we've had a fun day. I got to read the gospel, and I was so glad to be a part of it! I've known Melissa for almost 20 years and Randy for almost 10, so I couldn't not be there. (For all of you who are wondering, I played an extra few gigs in Houston before I left so that I could pay for this extra plane ticket. It's not coming out of the program budget! =)
Well, it was a rough couple of days before I left. As you all know, we had a fun little fire on our hands, and as you all don't know, I found out Monday night and Tuesday about a little thieving ring that has been operating within my program. The kids mostly steal during Sunday School when the teachers leave a locked cabinet open (they have been stealing donated crayons and pencils in order to sell them, and they tell the potential buyers that "the gringa just has so much stuff she's giving it away!")
I also ended up having about $40 stolen from my wallet (not my passport -- whew!) because I forgot to lock my apartment and the kids beat me upstairs when I unlocked the church after doing my laundry. So, that's another lesson learned. I know who the culprit is, but naturally he isn't talking.
So, I was generally feeling pretty betrayed, as I suppose I should, but I've decided that the kids should probably write and read an apology to the church on Sunday before they can return to the program; after all, it is the church community they've injured. Their parents, for the most part, aren't going to do anything, so I figure this is the only way to ensure a sincere apology and have a public commitment that they won't do it again. I've also had a suggestion that the offenders should make some sort of restitution -- the stuff is gone, but perhaps they should clean or something (though knowing how well little boys clean, maybe this isn't the best option!). It's the idea that if a child hits another child, he should be the one to get the ice.
So, I've had some time to be mad and come down from that, which is probably good
I haven't started teaching music yet, but I will once some windows are cut. I am not going to risk injury by rhythm stick because of the heat!
And, I found a couple of plays in Spanish, so we'll be doing those. (Anyone know where I can get some kids' plays in Spanish??)
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I am installing Shaw laminate this weekend. I have everything prepped in the bedroom where I am beginning but I am running into kind of a snag. Everything I've read says to start left to right, which I am, but it doesn't say anything about how to start if there is an existing door into the room that you are going! I am adding pictures for reference. Any answers or ideas would be great!
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And lastly--there is a large gap going from the bedroom into the bathroom where tile is laid. The threshold seems to be much higher than what the new floor is going to be. Any ideas?
You will need to undercut the door jambs to slide the lam underneath them.
I hope that helps a bit
Looks good how you have it...you will just need to strip between your starting row and then a transition piece from the laminate to the tile.
Hope this helps.
I'm late getting here. How did it go?
Yea, Don't forget to post new pics...
It went terribly. I had to have 3 different people come in to help. 1 to show me what I was doing wrong; 2 to finish it for me.
Love the floor but it was harder than what everything that I read and talked to people about.
Shaw is a little different than some other laminates. Their newer locking systems have to be installed correctly, that is you have to lift and drop them into place. A lot of other systems allow the laminate to be placed flat and tapped into place instead of clicking down like you are suppose to. It's easier to cheat that way but it damages the laminate itself.
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But this really isn't the case, or it is in the same way that the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand "caused" World War 1: It was the trigger, but in itself it was not the driving force behind the war. So perhaps there are some speculators that bought gold this week because they are concerned that political tensions in Iraq will escalate, but there are deeper factors driving the price that have been driving the price higher for many years now. Only those investors who understand this will have the confidence to buy gold when the market is weak, or when geopolitical tensions in Iraq (or anywhere for that matter) dissipate.
The price of gold has been rising for several fundamental reasons. The first is that demand is rising faster than supply. This demand is coming primarily from Asia, as central banks and citizens from that region of the world have more resources with which to buy gold, and they have a desire to do so. Prior to the beginning of the bull market—which began at the beginning of the century—people in Asia were far poorer than they are today. Furthermore, central banks and Asian governments didn't have the massive influx of foreign reserves resulting from trade surpluses that they have today. Asian nations were debtor nations, and their productive capacities were limited with a couple of exceptions (e.g. Japan).
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The scenes from Cairo in recent days have been met with alarm around the world, as well they might have been.
Egypt was the second country in the region, after Tunisia, to remove its long-time ruler after a mostly peaceful show of people power. As by far the largest country to have successfully accomplished a revolution, it became a beacon for others.
There is an uneasy symmetry between the heroic tenacity of the protesters on Tahrir Square nine months ago and the more untidy, more volatile nature of the equally persistent crowds now. But there is also a difference, and that difference is mood. The protests of Tahrir Square in February were buoyed by hope – the hope nurtured by Egypt's young population that a better life was possible, and that they could make it happen. That hope now seems a long way from Tahrir Square.
But the seeds of the present discontent were also sown in those early weeks, in the acceptance – part joyous and part in trepidation – that the military should preside over the transition. When the army took over, as Hosni Mubarak bowed to the inevitable, the transfer of power was widely hailed as a liberation. But it was a liberation only insofar as the officers who formed the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces accepted that this was a strictly interim arrangement, designed to bridge a perilous power vacuum between the enforced departure of the President and the organising of free elections.
There was always the risk that the military would rediscover a taste for power, or that a failure to accelerate the development of new institutions and robust electoral procedures would provide a pretext for the army to remain as a bulwark against disorder. Either would make the army takeover in February look more like a military coup, with hindsight, than a liberation.
This is not – quite – where things stand today. But it is what the protesters fear, why they have returned to Tahrir Square, and why they are resisting all attempts to dislodge them. Similar demonstrations are reported from elsewhere in Egypt.
The renewed protests, and their geographical spread, show that there can be no going back. But they are evidence, too, of how many opportunities have been wasted as the months have passed. Reforms have barely begun in any sector; living standards have languished or declined further, as the tourist industry has shrunk. Frustration has set in.
These are dangerous times. Only one week remains before the start of parliamentary elections, yet it looks as though they will be a far cry from the exercise in democracy for which the protesters agreed to leave the square all those months ago.
The specific trigger for the new protests was a plan by the military council to claim veto power over a new constitutional drafting committee. The original idea was that such a committee would be set up by the new parliament; any role for the military – let alone a veto over the committee's composition and work – could be seen as negating the whole purpose of the elections.
For voting to proceed in this atmosphere would be a recipe for trouble. But so would be a postponement, which would only compound the growing pessimism and risk new clashes. The military have to be persuaded that any attempt to prolong their hold on power will make an already perilous situation worse.
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The community events coverage by the Brandon Sun is greatly appreciated by the not-for-profit groups and community volunteers. Having said that, I feel it is necessary to set the record straight regarding the Louis Riel Day Festivities at the Discovery Centre. In addition to providing sleigh rides, the SW Region Manitoba Métis Federation and the Grand Valley Local also provided the venue inside the centre, the hotdogs and hot chocolate, face painting for the kids, as well as volunteers to staff the event. The volunteers for our groups work very hard to bring together all facets of the community in these celebrations and need to be recognized for all their efforts. A job well done and appreciated by the many who attended.
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At two HJC rallies — Asandh and Sadhaura —Bishnoi spoke discreetly about the alliance, as he called on his supporters to "do justice to HJC in case it goes alone to the assembly polls".
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For 3 days we relaxed, shopped for knock off t-shirts, visited temples and ate eye wateringly hot curries. But, most importantly of all, watched the All Blacks beat France & win the Rugby World Cup
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It was at that point we decided to change our plans very slightly, much of Thailand was impassable because of the flooding and some of Cambodia was affected as well. Soooo, we decided not go to China and Japan at the end in Jan, when it would be very very cold anyway, we would go there right away! We booked flights and flew out that night - first destination - Japan! You can just imagine our excitement... and confusion as we hadn't prepared ourselves at all.


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A Calcasieu judge Tuesday declared Carl Webb competent to stand trial for allegedly killing his grandmother.
Psychiatrists James Anderson and Garrett Rider both testified they believe Webb fulfills the criteria needed for competency to stand trial.
Webb, 35, is accused of first-degree murder in the February 2009 death of his 75-year-old grandmother, Helen Webb.
Both doctors said Webb told them he had visual and auditory hallucinations. They were not considered to be in the "genuine sense," Anderson said.
Anderson said when he asked Webb about the auditory hallucinations, Webb told him, "I hear voices all the time."
Webb told Anderson he saw "shadows moving on the wall like bugs," the doctor said. Anderson said Webb also told him that he had taken LSD in the past.
Anderson said he regarded Webb's responses as "general answers" that lacked specifics.
He said he regarded the answers as more Webb's general thoughts and not hallucinations.
Anderson said that when he interviewed Webb, Webb showed symptoms of paranoia, but not extreme psychotic thought.
Based on Webb's situation, Anderson said paranoid thought was not out of the ordinary — "people are out to get him, plotting and scheming, in a sense," the doctor said.
"There's a little saying, 'just because you're not paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you,'" Anderson said later.
Rider said that when he evaluated Webb Nov. 5, the day before Anderson's evaluation, Webb was irritable and a bit paranoid, but not psychotic.
Rider said Webb had the ability to judge right from wrong. He also said Webb understood his charges and their consequences.
Both doctors said Webb told them he had a past history of psychiatric hospitalization, most recently in 1995.
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Venezuela also temporarily offers island site as Moscow eyes Caribbean
Russian strategic bombers may be based in Cuba in the future, a Russian Air Force chief told Interfax news agency on Saturday.
Maj. Gen. Anatoly Zhikharev, chief of staff of Russia's long-range aviation, said Cuba had air bases with four or five suitable runways.
Interfax reported that he said Cuba could be used to base Russian bombers if the two countries "display a political will", adding "we are ready to fly there."
Zhikharev also said that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has offered an island as a temporary base for Russian planes.
Zhikharev said Chavez had offered "a whole island with an airdrome, which we can use as a temporary base for strategic bombers," the agency reported. "If there is a corresponding political decision, then the use of the island ... by the Russian Air Force is possible."
Two Russian bombers landed in Venezuela last year in what experts said was the first Western Hemisphere touchdown of Russian military craft since the end of the Cold War.
Cuba has never permanently hosted Russian or Soviet strategic aircraft. But Soviet short-range bombers often made stopovers there during the Cold War.
Russia resumed long-range bomber patrols in 2007 after a 15-year hiatus.
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