text:
Sir Christopher Lee, 88 years old and still 6ft 5ins in his slippers, is to be presented on Sunday with a Bafta Fellowship, the greatest honour the British film industry can bestow. This is splendid news, an overdue accolade for a man who, it is generally accepted, has appeared in more films than anyone alive, and rarely gets the recognition he deserves for being king of the franchises, the only common denominator between the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Star Wars films, the Bond movies and of course the Hammer horrors.
Admittedly, the 007 connection relates only to The Man With The Golden Gun, in which he played the villain, Scaramanga, but in our house we feel a rather tenuous kinship with him because of it, for the late great-uncle of one of my daughter's best friends was George Scaramanga, a contemporary of Ian Fleming's at Eton. Fleming never forgot a good name. He was also at school with a boy called Blofeld (the father of the cricket commentator Henry), although however Scaramanga and Blofeld might have offended the young Fleming, they surely didn't deserve to inspire a triple-nippled assassin and a cat-cradling megalomaniac.
Anyway, back to Christopher Lee. I had the pleasure of interviewing him a couple of years ago, at the Marrakech Film Festival, which that year was honouring British film, and in the vast Palais des Congres I watched him and several other illustrious Brits – including John Hurt, Charles Dance and, a little incongruously, Nicholas Parsons – take the plaudits for the achievements of British cinema before a predominantly Arabic- and French-speaking audience.
Some of our stars ventured a few words of thanks, but only Lee did it in French, fluently and charmingly. Bafta couldn't be giving its prestigious Fellowship to a more urbane fellow.
As for his knighthood, that too came late in his long life, in the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours, and that too seemed fitting enough, but on the whole I'm of the opinion that honours for actors should be left to their own industry.
Heaven knows, there are enough awards ceremonies for everyone deserving to fill their mantelpieces several times over, so why are knighthoods and damehoods also dished out like so much confetti? Harriet Walter, for example, is an estimable performer. I remember her being very good in an Inspector Morse years ago, and I'm told she's terrific on stage. But to make her a dame, as they did in the recent New Year Honours, seems more than a teensy bit over the top. Would a teacher or a doctor of equivalent stature in education or medicine be similarly honoured? Of course not.
Some years ago, I interviewed another fine old actor, Albert Finney. He told me that he had declined a knighthood more than once, believing that he owed it to his profession as well as his principles to remain plain Mr. That seems right, in a walk of life already strewn with red carpets. Keep the top honours for those who get little or no public recognition, but on Sunday by all means make a proper fuss of Sir Christopher Lee, whose niece, coincidentally, is Dame Harriet Walter.
We'd think twice if we called mortgages 'death-grips'
One of the pleasures of having three children at secondary school, among plenty of pitfalls, is that they teach you stuff.
Last week, I learnt from my 12-year-old son Jacob that the Latin word for eyebrow is supercilium, a marvellous titbit of knowledge that I never picked up in my own three years of learning Latin, years which seemed to be entirely bogged down in nominatives, accusatives and ablative bloody absolutes. Supercilium? I think that's wonderful, and the prosaic word eyebrow should make way for it immediately, so that we can say to our children, "don't you raise a supercilium at me!"
Whatever, we could all benefit from letting a bit more etymology, the study of the history of words, into our lives. I also learnt last week – from my older son, Joe – that the word mortgage derives from the French, meaning "death-grip". It's far too late, regrettably, but if our high-street banks and building societies were offering us favourable terms for death-grips rather than mortgages, ours might be a less debt-laden society than it has become. Who'd hurry to get themselves a death-grip?
Fifty years ago, we were closer to the word's French origins. My father-in-law, a no-nonsense Yorkshireman with an innate suspicion of debt, was by all accounts deeply reluctant to become a home-owner, putting himself in hock to the bank. That reluctance to become beholden, or death-gripped if you prefer, is one reason why, generally speaking, his generation is much less in debt than mine.
To this day my parents-in-law make their credit-card payments in full every month, but if they saw ours, well, supercilia would shoot skywards.
Why aren't we shocked by the price of art?
On Tuesday evening, a painting by Pablo Picasso was sold at Sotheby's for £22.5m. It wasn't an especially famous work, yet have you heard any howls of outrage? Or read any letters to newspapers asking how much medical equipment or famine aid £22.5m might buy? Had that money been spent on a relatively little-known footballer, by contrast, the righteous indignation would have been deafening, even though the footballer's artistry would at least be on public show, unlike most paintings that sell for that kind of money. Why is this? Is it that footballers are widely perceived as oiks, whereas expensive paintings are considered worthy of intellectual analysis? I don't know the answer, but it seems worth asking the question.
- More about:
- Actors And Actresses
- Christopher Lee
- Cinema
- Painting


text:
Stay connected with us to get the latest health and fitness news, innovative workouts, healthy recipes and wellness tips.
Change Location
ACE Fit Share
Golden saffron and a bounty of herbs and summer vegetables make this a beautiful and fresh-tasting dish. Don't overseason; let the flavors sing.
Nutrition Profile:
Diabetes Appropriate
Gluten Free Diet
Healthy Weight
Heart Healthy
High Fiber
High Potassium
Low Calorie
Low Sat Fat
Serves 4
Prep Time 40 min
Total Time 60 min.
Step 1
Bring water, 1/2 teaspoon salt and saffron to taste to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add rice, return to a boil, cover and reduce the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook until the water is absorbed and the rice is tender, 40 to 45 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
Step 2
About 10 minutes before the rice is done, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add squash and cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender (do not brown), 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in shrimp and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Stir in mint and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in lemon juice; remove from heat. Season with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Serve over the rice.
Featured Workouts
Check out our 12-week fitness plan designed to boost your strength, endurance, muscle definition, energy level and overall health.
Flatten your stomach and build strength in the muscles that provide stability and mobility for the spine, pelvis, ribs and hips.
Focus on pulling, rotating and building strength with workouts created alongside Olympic Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes.
This workout provides a challenging total-body workout that can be done from the comfort of home with no equipment other than bodyweight and space.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Android was first revealed in 2007 with the very first handset being sold later in 2008. Since that time, the free and open-source operating system has skyrocketed, currently one of the most popular mobile OS to date. Most carriers have openly accepted and adapted many Android smartphones and tablets into their available products.
This Android YouTube background makes use of multi-colors and creates a blurred yet pleasing feel that gives the impression that a channel is trustworthy, friendly and professional. This background is perfect for those who review or talk about Android apps or hardware.
The background comes in a few different versions. The original Android YouTube background with Bugdroid and text, version 2 (without text) and version 3 (clean.)


text:
Please select your home edition
Europe North
Europe South
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Cruising Northern
Cruising Southern
Marine Business
NZ Boating World
Show Menu
BarzOptics worldwide vision for 2012
by Jeni Bone on 21 Feb 2012
Floater from BarzOptics Barz Optics Kevin Barr
2012 is another busy year for Barz Optics, this week a proud sponsor of the World Etchell Titles, held off Manly Sydney 20-25 February.
'The Etchells are one of the most heavily contested classes in world sailing with Olympians, World Champions and America's Cup Greats competing against each other,' says Kevin Barr. 'We have provided our new 'Floater' model sunglasses as prizes for a crew in each of the six races.'
Next on the agenda for BarzOptics is the official launch of its kids' floater range at The RYA Volvo Dinghy Show in London, 3 and 4 March.
'It's a boat show that only has the Olympic class boats, so I figure it's a great branding opportunity since the Olympics are in London a couple of months later. Plus we are hoping to establish a UK distributor.'
From London, Kevin will travel to Geneva to meet up with the company's Swiss distributor, then to Milan, Italy for the world's biggest optical show where he is buying rather than exhibiting. BarzOptics will be exhibiting with AIMEX at the Dubai International Boat Show, 13-17 March.
Central to this year's marketing and promotion is the innovative new model, 'The Floater'. This range is available in six different lens configurations - polarised acetate, polarised acetate photochromic (lighten to Cat 2 in low light and darken to Cat 3 in full sun), polarised polycarbonate, polarised polycarbonate with bi-focals, NXT polarised photochromic and also prescription.
As Kevin explains: 'The Floater fitted with acetate polarised lenses has a buoyancy of 950g/ml while fresh water is 1.00g/ml and salt ranges from 1.30g/ml to 1.50g/ml. Hence as they are less dense than fresh water they float even in the most turbulent conditions – ideal for all kinds of boating, water sports and swimming.'
More at www.barzoptics.com
If you want to link to this article then please use this URL: www.sail-world.com/94111
Related Articles
Barz Optics release San Juan - High quality sunglasses that float
Barz Optics the Gold Coast based Sunglass Company have just released their new 'San Juan' floating sunglass.
Barz Optics the Gold Coast based Sunglass Company have just released their new 'San Juan' floating sunglass. The high tech frame is moulded in three parts with the first two components sonic welded to create air cells before being placed back into the injection moulder where the sanaprene non-slip components are attached.
Posted on 7 Jul 2012
18ft Skiffs Giltinan Championship - Gotta Love It 7 defend title
Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship - Congratulations to the Gotta Love It 7 team in successfully defending their title
Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship - Congratulations to the Gotta Love It 7 team of Seve Jarvin, Sam Newton and Scott Babbage for their brilliant performance in successfully defending their title. Gotta Love It 7 dominated the regatta with six wins from the seven races to finish with an overall score of six points
Posted on 26 Feb 2012
Etchells Worlds 2012 - Sail-World interviews some of the key players
Dockside interviews with Etchells Worlds 2012 key players.
After the last race of the Etchells Worlds 2012 Sail-World.com interviewed the top four place getters dockside at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron - Tom King (Iron Lotus), Graeme Taylor (Magpie), John Bertrand (Triad) and Jud Smith (Roulette), as well as 2010 Sailor of the Year Tom Slingsby (Triad).
Posted on 26 Feb 2012
Etchells Worlds – The 2012 Champion is crowned
The ninth and final race in the 2012 Etchells World Championship was scheduled to start on the Manly Circle at 12 noon
The ninth and final race in the 2012 Etchells World Championship was scheduled to start on the Manly Circle at 12 noon, Saturday 25 February. The match up everyone was waiting for was between Tom King (Iron Lotus) and Graeme 'GT' Taylor (Magpie), second on the leader board.
Posted on 25 Feb 2012
Etchells Worlds 2012 interviews with top contenders - Who will win?
Sail-World.com interviewed Tom King, Graeme Taylor, John Bertrand and Jud Smith.
At the Etchells Worlds 2012, Sail-World.com interviewed the top title contenders after four days of competition - Tom King (Iron Lotus), Graeme Taylor (Magpie), John Bertrand (Triad) and Jud Smith (Roulette).
Posted on 25 Feb 2012
Etchells Worlds 2012 – More day 5 images by Ingrid Abery
Etchells Worlds 2012 – More day 5 images by Ingrid Abery
More images from day 5 of the Etchells World Championship from photographer Ingrid Abery.
Posted on 25 Feb 2012
Etchells World Championship Day 5 – Martini sailing
Etchells Worlds - Martini sailing was an expression shared around the fleet today as 74 boats headed out to Manly Circle
Etchells World Championship 2012 - Martini sailing was an expression shared around the fleet today as 74 boats headed out to the Manly Circle for the second to last day of the championship. The sun shone, the swell and current were negligible, but the breeze returned to delivering massive shifts both left and right.
Posted on 24 Feb 2012
18ft Skiffs JJ Giltinan 2012 - Race 5 Video
18ft Skiffs Winning Appliances JJ Giltinan - Race 5 video
With two races left to sail, Gotta Love It 7 is unbackable to take this year's JJ Giltinan. However the fight for second and third on the final podium come Sunday is heating up, with at least six teams in that fight
Posted on 24 Feb 2012
Etchells Worlds 2012 Race 8 - The world turns upside down
Etchellls Worlds 2012 - and now to race 8 of the series.
Etchells Worlds 2012 - Race 8. At the start of the second race for the day the wind was steady, still at 035. PRO Ross Wilson set a windward leeward course with a 2.2nm first beat. A general recall was followed by a Black Flag start.
Posted on 24 Feb 2012
Etchells Worlds 2012 Day 5 - New Leader after race 7
Etchells World Championship 2012 day 5 and the fleet is waiting on the Manly Circle course off Sydney Heads,
At the start of the Etchells World Championship 2012 on day 5 the fleet waited on the Manly Circle course off Sydney Heads, in brilliant sunshine. Principal Race Officer Ross Wilson called a postponement at the scheduled 12 noon start time as the breeze was patchy across course.
Posted on 24 Feb 2012
This site and its contents are Copyright © 2017 Sail-World USA and/or the original author, photographer etc. All Rights Reserved. Photographs are copyright by law. If you wish to use or buy a photograph contact the photographer directly.
If you have any questions about advertising or editorial then please
contact our team
. If you encounter any technical issues then please email
Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy


text:
Partner Kenneth Halberg and chef Michael Vignola, both vets of Strip House and Michael Jordan's Steak House, reunite for this modern Southern eatery. The colorful 6,000-square-foot space features red banquettes, a geometric-patterned suede wall and 50 handblown globe lights hanging from the ceiling. Perch at the hickory bar for a classic Sazerac or a Category Six—an update on the Hurricane made with the rum, passion fruit and lime juice. Modern twists on down-home flavors make up the savory menu: crawfish gumbo fritters with tomato aioli, scallops with honey grits and toasted corn relish, and black-eyed pea hummus with preserved lemon and smoked pimenton. Desserts, on the other hand, stick to the classics, including apple, peach and chocolate-pecan pies.
|Venue name:
|Gravy (CLOSED)
32 E 21st St
New York
|Cross street:
|between Broadway and Park Ave South
|Opening hours:
|Mon–Thu 5–11pm; Fri, Sat 5pm–midnight; Sun 5–11pm
|Subway: N, R, 6 to 23rd St
|Average main course: $25. AmEx, Disc, MC, V
|Do you own this business?


text:
While there is little reaction from officials or the media in Pakistan over BJP leader K Laxman's remarks on Sania Mirza, the local Hyderabadi community has taken offence to the remarks.
Most Hyderabadis in Pakistan live in Karachi and it was here that news of Sania Mirza's marriage was most welcomed.
On Thursday, when contacted, Muhammad Ali Siddiqui, a senior journalist and member of the Bahadur Yar Jang academy in Karachi said that he took offence to "anyone who questioned the Hyderabadi origins of Sania Mirza."
Citing the Hyderabadi community in Karachi as an example, Siddiqui said "Look at us. We have not been in Hyderabad Deccan for more than a generation but we take pride in our heritage and no one can tell us we are not from that place."
Siddiqui and other members of the Bahadur Yar Jang Academy said that they would dedicate a monument or building to Sania Mirza when she visits them in Karachi next.


text:
Beatrice Dohrn Departs After Nearly Eight Years Directing Lambda Civil Rights Strategy
Find Your State
Legal Help Desk
Our Sponsors
(NEW YORK, September 15, 2000) — Beatrice Dohrn, at the helm of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund's groundbreaking legal department for most of the past decade, directing Lambda's civil rights litigation strategy in cases from adoption and employment rights to protections for gay youth and anti-gay initiative challenges, announced her resignation Friday.
Executive Director Kevin M. Cathcart said, "Beatrice has been an incredible talent and blessing, not only for Lambda but for civil rights and justice throughout the country. Thanks to her savvy and hard work, lesbian and gay families have more legal security, young people are better protected against anti-gay abuse in schools, more gay workers can rely on anti-discrimination law, and people with HIV and AIDS have better access to health care and protections from discrimination."
Cathcart added, "With Beatrice's guidance, Lambda's work has moved to the forefront of the nation's major civil rights battles. She put our movement on very sure footing, and she will be sorely missed here at Lambda."
Ruth Harlow, Lambda's deputy legal director, will take on the position of legal director when Dohrn departs in mid-November, Cathcart said. Harlow, who joined Lambda in 1996, has a national reputation as a top legal strategist and litigator.
"Ruth is a brilliant lawyer and will carry on Lambda's tradition of excellence in this civil rights movement," he said.
Since Dohrn took over Lambda's Legal Department in 1993, when the organization consisted of a national headquarters in New York and Western Regional Office in Los Angeles, she has overseen dramatic litigation growth with the addition of a Midwest Regional Office in Chicago and Southern Regional Office in Atlanta, and plans to open a fifth office, in Dallas , in 2002. Also in that time, the department has nearly tripled the number of Lambda lawyers to 17 and expanded its ongoing caseload to more than 60 lawsuits around the country.
Said Dohrn, "I will always love this organization and the staff and clients who sacrifice so much for advancing civil rights. Lambda is a wonderful part of the lesbian and gay community, and I know that Ruth Harlow will lead its legal work to even greater success. Leaving Lambda has been a very tough and emotional decision, but it is time for me to consider new challenges and adventures."
Harlow said, "No one can truly fill Beatrice's shoes. Her unique leadership, smarts, and wit have created one of the strongest public interest legal programs in the country. It's an honor to succeed her and to continue, with all my other Lambda colleagues, along the path she's blazed."
Under Dohrn's direction, Lambda helped win a United States Supreme Court ruling – Romer v. Evans – against anti-gay initiatives that seek to bar civil rights protections for lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals. Lambda's voice also was recently heard at the High Court in other successful cases, including the Court's first HIV case, the employment case establishing that federal protections against sexual harassment apply to claims of same-sex sexual harassment, a first amendment case upholding public universities' ability to collect student fees for campus programs, and a family case concerning whether courts may override a legal parent's decision about her children's visitation with other adults.
During Dohrn's tenure Lambda's initiated its campaign to win the freedom to marry for same-sex couples, which has sparked national discussion and awareness of the realities of lesbian and gay families. Lambda's Marriage Project contributed to efforts that established civil unions in Vermont, the first state to offer broad legal protections for gay couples.
Under Dohrn, Lambda also expanded its litigation against anti-gay sodomy laws and in defense of domestic partner programs around the country. It took major action to protect lesbian and gay youth from abuse at schools and created the Foster Care Initiative to address discrimination against some of the country's most vulnerable young people. Other new efforts include work on behalf of older lesbians and gay men and of gay people who face horrific persecution in their native countries.
Dohrn directly litigated groundbreaking Lambda cases, including efforts to further legal rights and protections for lesbian and gay parents. She argued in Lambda's case to win a landmark 1995 ruling from New York State's highest court establishing statewide the availability of second-parent adoption to same-sex couples. Dohrn represented a Maryland father to win a decision from the state's highest court that trial judges may not impose restrictions on gay parents' visitation with their children based on bias and stereotyped views. She also led Lambda's challenges to the military's discrimination against lesbian and gay service members, arguing against the government's appeal to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals which, sadly, overturned the only federal ruling against "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," as unconstitutional.
Contact: Peg Byron, Lambda, 212-809-8585 x 230, 888-987-1984 pager


text: ZHEJIANG, China, Sept. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SORL Auto Parts, Inc. (SORL) ("SORL" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of automotive brake systems as well as other key safety-related auto parts in China, announced today the Company will exhibit its advanced braking products and systems for commercial vehicles at the Equip Auto 2013 tradeshow from October 16-20 at the Paris Nord Exhibition Center. SORL's stand will be located at 4 K 058. Equip Auto 2013 is a key international aftermarket industry event that brings together manufacturers, distributors and service personnel to highlight the latest products and services, and to develop new relationships. An estimated 1,800 exhibitors will display their products and services with about 75% representing companies from 50 countries. An estimated 125,000 visitors are expected from more than 130 countries. Ms. Jinrui Yu, SORL's Chief Operating Officer, commented, "We have added greater technology in our products to meet global performance and quality standards, and we look forward to presenting them at this important international exhibition in Europe. International sales represented 27.6% of total sales in 2012 and we believe as the global economy improves over time, foreign markets will be a more important contributor to our growth." About SORL Auto Parts, Inc. As a global tier one supplier of brake and control systems to the commercial vehicle industry, SORL Auto Parts, Inc. is the market leader for commercial vehicles brake systems, such as trucks and buses in China. The Company distributes products both within China and internationally under the SORL trademark. SORL is listed among the top 100 auto component suppliers in China, with a product range that includes 65 categories with over 2000 specifications in brake systems and others. The Company has four authorized international sales centers in UAE, India, the United States and Europe. SORL is working to establish a broader global sales network. For more information, please visit http://www.sorl.cn. Safe Harbor Statement This press release may include certain statements that are not descriptions of historical facts, but are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "targets," "goals," "projects," "intends," "plans," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should" or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements may also include statements about the Company's proposed discussions related to its business or growth strategy, which are subject to change. Such information is based upon expectations of the Company's management that were reasonable when made, but may prove to be incorrect. All of such assumptions are inherently subject to uncertainties and contingencies beyond the Company's control and upon assumptions with respect to future business decisions, which are subject to change. The Company does not undertake to update the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. These risks and uncertainties may include, but are not limited to general political, economic and business conditions which may impact the demand for commercial vehicles or passenger vehicles in China and the other significant markets where the Company's products are sold, uncertainty regarding such political, economic and business conditions, trends in consumer debt levels and bad debt write-offs, general uncertainty related to possible recessions, natural disasters, the political stability of China and the impact of any of those events on demand for commercial or passenger vehicles, changes in consumer confidence, new product development and introduction, competitive products and pricing, seasonality, availability of alternative sources of supply in the case of the loss of any significant supplier or any supplier's inability to fulfill the Company's orders, cost of labor and raw materials, the loss of or curtailed sales to significant customers, the Company's dependence on key employees and officers, the ability to secure and protect trademarks, patents and other intellectual property rights, potential effects of competition in the Company's business, the dependency of the Company upon the normal operation of its sole manufacturing facility, potential effect of the economic and currency instability in China and countries to which the Company sold its products, the ability of the Company to successfully manage its expenses on a continuing basis, the continued availability to the Company of financing and credit on favorable terms, business disruptions, disease, general risks associated with doing business in China or other countries including, without limitation, foreign trade policies, import duties, tariffs, quotas, political and economic stability, and the other factors discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For additional information regarding known material factors that could cause the Company's results to differ from its projected results, please see its filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Copies of filings made with the SEC are available through the SEC's electronic data gathering analysis retrieval system (EDGAR) at http://www.sec.gov. Contact Information Raymond Lin+86.139.6777.6556+86.577.6581.7721 firstname.lastname@example.com Phyllis Huang+86.151.6770.5972+86.577.6581.7721 firstname.lastname@example.com Kevin TheissGrayling+1.646.284.9409 email@example.com SOURCE SORL Auto Parts, Inc.


text:
Hello Ann, and Welcome to the QB from North Carolina. Great to have you join us...you're gonna LOVE it here.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Hello Ann, and Welcome to the QB from North Carolina. Great to have you join us...you're gonna LOVE it here.
Happiness is a form of travel...not a destination.
Welcome from the friendly State of Alabama
Hello, Ann, from Sheveport, LA the state of Mardi Gras! I am from Broken Arrow, remarried and moved here but plan to move back hopefully sometime this year. I am so glad there is a shop in Broken Arrow as we don't have much here. Looking forward to seeing you in Sew Flakes.
Hello, Ann, I salute you from northeast Texas. My family is planning a reunion at Wilderness Retreat in May. Hope to stop at your shop!
Welcome from South Dakota - this is a great group!!
Welcome from Raleigh..You found the right place alright!!!
Hello, Ann. I am new to the QB also. It is an awesome place to be. BTW I am an Okie too, just about 100 miles from you near the Arkansas line.
Hi there from Michigan...........calla
Welcome to the quilting board! From North Carolina
Bernina 640, Singer 201-3, Singer Centennial 15-91, Tin Lizzie 26" long arm
Hi Ann and welcome to the board from the friendly State of Alabama


text:
Kaikohe's best-known pub has been ordered to shape up or shut down after failing a fire safety inspection.
The Kaikohe Hotel has been given ten working days to fix a raft of fire safety defects and produce a ''building Warrant of Fitness'' or it will be boarded up.
A Far North District Council officer visited the pub on Thursday, accompanied by a police escort, to serve notices under sections 124 and 125 of the Building Act.
Those notices give pub operator Neal Summers and building owner Cameron Enterprises until 5pm on December 14 to put the problems right.
Council spokesman Richard Edmondson said the owner was supposed to provide a building Warrant of Fitness in June, as required annually for every commercial building, but had failed to do so.
As a result a fire risk management officer from Auckland, accompanied by a council staff member, carried out an inspection of the pub earlier this month and discovered serious fire safety deficiencies.
The Fire Service had then declared the two-storey pub a dangerous building under section 121 of the Building Act.
Council chief executive David Edmunds said the council regretted having to issue a business with a dangerous building notice, but it had a legal duty to make sure commercial buildings were safe for public use.
''This is a last resort that's ultimately about ensuring the safety of hotel guests, staff and customers,'' he said.
As well as a pub and pokies, the building houses Mr Summers' flat and accommodation for backpackers and long-term tenants.
Mr Edmondson said the Northland District Health Board was ready to re-house any residents with special needs.
If the defects were not fixed the council could apply to the courts for an injunction ordering the building be vacated and boarded up. It could also seek an order that Mr Summers and Cameron Enterprises carry out the work, or have it done at their expense.
The fix-it or close order is not Mr Summers' only brush with the authorities in Northland.
In 2008 he was the first Northland publican to be prosecuted under the Smokefree Environments Act for allegedly allowing smoking inside.
However, Mr Summers appealed the conviction and record fine and, after a series of delays, the prosecution was dropped in April this year.
He is currently fighting fines for riding his Segway motorised scooter on the footpath in Kerikeri last year.
Mr Summers argues it is a mobility scooter, which he needs because injuries sustained when he was run over by a mobile home prevent him walking far. Police, however, say it is a motor vehicle which should not be used on the footpath.
He lost an initial defended hearing but his $1150 fine was refunded and 15 demerit points cancelled when he won a re-hearing.
The New Zealand Transport Agency is having the Segway tested by experts at Auckland University, whose findings will determine whether it is classed as a motor vehicle or a mobility scooter.
The case is being followed keenly around the country because the legal status of Segways in New Zealand law is unclear.
According to the Companies Office, Cameron Enterprises' sole director is Frances MacCulloch of Auckland. The sole shareholder is the estate of Zita Cameron, formerly of Whangaroa.


text:
I Can't Believe This Is The Somerville Squid Accused Of Raping Freshman Soccer Players With A Broomstick
PITTSFIELD – A Somerville High junior whose lawyer said "was in the wrong place at the wrong time" will remain locked up behind bars in the Berkshires pending a dangerousness hearing Friday on charges he and two classmates brutally raped an underclassman with a broomstick at a school-sponsored soccer camp. Eramo said the trio "were laughing after the assault occurred," and that Mondol threatened one boy who said he was going to tell on them, "You better keep your mouth shut."Neither she nor Korman offered any context for why the three youths were allegedly attacked during an event for Somerville High freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors she said was meant "to have team-building exercises and for players to get to know one another."
Listen there is nothing funny about this story. Nobody wants to get raped in the ass with a broomstick. But I just can't get over the fact that this is the kid accused of doing it. I mean if this kid tried to stick a broom in my ass I'd break it off and feed it to him. Least intimidating broomstick rapist in the game.
PS – Is there different kinds of rape charges? I mean not to downplay getting raped with a broomstick but I feel like that's not as horrific as actually getting raped with like a real penis. Just saying.


text:
Spoilers: WWE Superstars Taping Results From Phoenix, Arizona
Published On 08/26/2013 | News
WWE taped a WWE Superstars episode from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Here are full WWE Superstars spoiler results.
WWE Superstars
* The Usos & Justin Gabriel defeated 3MB.
* Antonio Cesaro (w/ Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger) pinned Dolph Ziggler.


text:
In an incident that initially triggered fears of a terror attack, a 27-year-old man with an air gun fired at a security guard at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Ballard Pier as guards tried to stop him from entering the building on Tuesday evening.
The accused, Padmagirish Rajshekhar Nair, who is undergoing psychiatric treatment, has been arrested by the MRA Marg police.
The lead pellets used in air guns are blunt and rarely cause fatal injury. Air guns are freely available in the market and don't require a licence.
The reason why Nair was trying to enter the RBI with an air gun remains unclear.
The incident took place around 3.45pm. D Sivanandhan, security advisor to RBI and former Mumbai police chief, said: "Nair tried to enter the building through the staff entrance and the security guards stopped him. At this point, he pulled out an air gun [concealed under a black jacket]. Other security guards rushed towards him and as they were trying to overpower him, he ended up firing a round. No one was injured."


text: Earliest major snow that we've had in quite a while. It's now 3:15 pm and it's been snowing since 7:45 am. Thank goodness it's going to be in the 50's all next week! The bad thing is, it is heavy wet snow and is causing tree damage and subsequently power outages. We've been unaffected so far, although my daughter who lives 3 miles away was without power til 11:15 this morning. It's hard to believe that I played golf in short sleeves just yesterday!


text:
Some of the finest Petroleum/LPG Technicians plus Superior Service
NQ Petro prides itself on providing our customers with the efficiency of a large, well resourced company and the customer service of a local business. Our staff represent the best technicians in the industry with some having over twenty years experience in fuel service and supplies.
Fuel service, installation and maintenance
Fuel tank decommissioning & site remediation
Sales of an extensive range of products-
Road Tanker Maintenance
Keeping fuel delivery fleets mobile and safe
Fuel Tank Hire, Relocatable Pump Station Hire
Tank and pump hire for mining, construction, civil and temporary facilities.
NQ Petro Pty Ltd has established itself as a market leader through an ongoing commitment to providing superior service and customer care. We build to the highest Safety & Quality Standards for Petrochemical, Infrastructure, Mining, Civil and Construction industries.NQ Petro installs and maintains solutions all of regional Queensland, Northern Territory and Papua New Guinea.
We are a business that is fast growing; both in the geographical areas we operate and in the specialist services we offer. We have an exceptional reputation amongst the fuel industry and a proven track record in delivering projects on time and on budget. Refer to our recent projects page for some case studies to demonstrate the breadth of our expertise.
Please contact our friendly staff for information on how we can add value to your organisation.
Stay in the LOOP!


text:
Lost Cities is based on a board game of the same name by a leading name in the board game industry, one Reiner Knizia. I'll be honest, I'd never heard of him either but after a little research I found that unbeknownst to me I had played one of his games before, a board game based on The Lord of … Read More
VS. Racing 2 Review – Two Steps Forward and One Back for this Top-Down Arcade Racing Game
Earlier this year we reviewed .vs Racing and thoroughly enjoyed it, the only flaw being the lack of online multiplayer and Game Center integration. Now though VS. Racing 2 has been released promising to address some of those issues and a lot more. VS. Racing 2 is a top down arcade racer where you race your tiny car around 36 different tracks. … Read More
Spy vs Spy Review – Retro Gaming that proves that if it isn't broke, don't fix it
Back in 1961 Mad Magazine published the first in a hugely popular cartoon strip going by the title Spy vs Spy. 23 years later after they were used in a variety of media and advertisements the Spy vs Spy video game was released to much critical acclaim. And now First Star Software have brought it to iOS for a whole … Read More
KooFish:Break'em Out Review – Can't get enough of Angry Birds? Try this.
KooFish: Break'em Out for iPhone and iPad is a slingshot puzzle game like Angry Birds. Using the wildly successful platform that Angry Birds made famous, KooFish takes to the water in this slingshot puzzle extravaganza. The puzzles are elaborate and there are a lot of them. KooFish is a very simple game unless you are one of the few people … Read More
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Game Center Meet Amazon's GameCircle
On Wednesday, Amazon announced its own gaming service for game developers called GameCircle. By creating this new experience, Amazon appears to be competing directly with Apple Inc. (AAPL) Game Center, putting scores, competition and social gaming into one service and offering it to developers and users alike. On the Amazon Mobile App Distribution blog, the company describes what GameCircle is … Read More
Apple Now Accepting OS X Mountain Lion Apps for Mac App Store
On Monday, Apple seeded the Golden Master (GM) version of OS X Mountain Lion to developers and is now accepting app submissions for the Mac App Store. The apps are to be tailored for OS X Mountain Lion and will ensure that both new and old apps run seamlessly on Mac computers after they are downloaded from the App Store. … Read More
My Diamonds Review – Fun physics puzzle game for iPhone and iPad
You know the story, alien has diamonds, alien loses diamonds, you help alien collect diamonds! It's the usual story that you hear everyday and now you can live it on on your iPhone and iPad in the universal game My Diamonds. If you've played such games as Cut The Rope, Where's my Water or even Angry Birds then you will … Read More
OS X Mountain Lion Preview, 100 new features, Inspired by iPad
On Thursday, Apple announced the newest version of the Mac operating system, OS X 10.8. The newest version is being called 'OS X Mountain Lion', up from the current OS X Lion running on Mac computers. Apple has made a preview version of OS X 10.8 available to registered developers and will release the final version, with over 100 new … Read More
Infinity Blade: Arena Free Update Adds Multiplayer Coming This Thursday
ChAIR Entertainment on Tuesday announced that their "award winning iOS game" Infinity Blade will receive a major content update. Infinity Blade: Arena will include all new game play modes and will also enable the highly anticipated multiplayer mode. The update will be free and available this Thursday. New content includes the all new "Arena" where you can assume the role … Read More
Apple Highlights 'Game Center' In The Latest iPhone 4 TV Ad
Apple's latest TV ads have adopted a new tone which highlights things you are missing out on 'if you don't an iPhone'. The latest advertisement to hit Apple.com is about 'Game Center'. The new iPhone 4 ad points out the huge collection of games available on the App Store and then shows Apple's social gaming center where you can invite … Read More
Puckerz for iPhone Pinball without Bumpers?
Puckerz Rating: Many successful games in the App store share several main qualities that allow for such success, one of the most prominent is simplicity. Puckerz seems to be an extremely addicting creation based off of pinball roots. Players use a control system not unlike Angry Birds to shoot their puck along an enclosed board that consists of blocks, orbs … Read More
iPad iOS 4.2 Games Being Approved for the App Store
9to5 Mac are reporting that some games for the iPad which support Game Center on iOS 4.2 are already being approved for the App Store. First out of the gate was "Big Bad Sodoku Book" (View in iTunes). We reported yesterday that Apple has already asked all developers to submit apps for the upcoming release of iOS 4.2, which unifies … Read More
Gun Bros for iPhone New 3D Action shooter from Glu Mobile
Glu Mobile has been on a roll recently with many successful game launches on the App Store. After ngmoco, Glu seems to be the next established game publisher to take the freemium game model by storm. Gun Bros is the latest 3D action shooter from Glu which is available for free for iPhone and iPod touch. The game is based … Read More
'Cut The Rope' for iPhone Storms The Apple App Store Charts
Publisher of Angry Birds Climbs The Charts With Another International Hit Game for iOS Devices Leading downloadable game publisher, Chillingo, today announced that 'Cut the Rope' is already the number one top paid game on the Apple App Store across the world in countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, France, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden and many more … Read More
Tappi Bear All in 1 for iPhone and iPad [Game Center]
Tappi Bear All in 1 Rating: Tappi Bear All In One is a super, cute app with five mini games. Developed by Taplay it is an app you can play anytime, anywhere. Join Tappi the donut loving bear on his journey, fighting the enemy as he goes! The app includes five games, all of them are very easy to understand and … Read More
- Page 1 of 2
- 1
- 2


text:
The Financial Challenges of Later Marriages
TED JENKIN: Everybody has a financial story. Especially the person who you are about to wed. It is important to peel back the artichoke to better understand your partner's attitudes and feelings around money and planning for overall financial goals.
When individuals get married later in life, they have generally built up a definite pattern about how they handle their individual finances. Since both partners have likely been paying their own bills for many years, they should consider who will actually be the day-to-day CFO after wedlock. This can create a much better flow and help with family financial accountability.
The most important consideration in my mind is how the newlywed couple will handle maintaining their personal "money" independence while also beginning to merge the overall family finances. Will you still maintain a separate credit-card and checking account so you can buy your partner a birthday gift without he or she knowing? Will you have one centralized money-market account?
It's the small considerations that most later-in-life married couples don't consider before wedlock that haunts them down the road. Who will become the beneficiaries on your retirement accounts and insurance policies? If you decide to still have children, how will that change your dual-income family and who will go back to work? Who will be the executor on your will? Her parents? Your parents? What should you do with each one of your homes or condominiums? Rent them? Sell them?
Getting married later in life presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities. If you ask the right questions and create a mutually agreed upon plan, you'll have much smoother sailing down the road.
Ted Jenkin (@TedJenkin) is the co-CEO and founder of oXYGen Financial, a financial advisory firm focused on the X & Y generations. He also blogs at yoursmartmoneymoves.com.
Read the latest Big Issues: Personal Finance Report.


text:
Your shopping cart is empty!
If you have a bird feeder that is not Squirrel proof and now find yourself in need of Squirrel protection, the bird feeder guardian is the perfect answer. The base is fixed to the feeder with a super hook (supplied) and the feeder hangs in the normal way, or it fits directly on top of a pole.
There are two sizes to the bird feeder guardian range, the small size fits Droll Yankees New Generation and Ring Pull feeders size 1 (2,two port) and the large size fits the size two (four ports) for the seed, Niger and Peanut feeders. Please note the feeders are not included.
Delivery to zone 1 post codes is included.
|Squirrel Proof


text:
Schedule an Appointment
Boston University students are eligible for free and confidential appointments with clinicians in Wellness & Prevention Services to explore their use of alcohol or other drugs. Our clinicians use a harm-reduction approach to help students reach their personal goals. Our expert staff also help students identify treatment needs and will connect them with appropriate resources and care as needed.
Please note that our services are not available for the purpose of completing a court-mandated or lawyer recommended assessment. Paperwork cannot be provided for this purpose.
If you are looking to fulfill a Boston University sanction or judicial requirement, please refer to your judicial letter to determine which service you should schedule, either a Substance Use Assessment or the CHOICES Alcohol Education Class.
Scheduling a Substance Use Assessment (or BASICS):
To schedule an appointment for a Substance Use Assessment (or BASICS), please call Wellness & Prevention Services at (617) 358-0485.
We are located at 930 Commonwealth Avenue, 1st Floor, Boston MA 02215 (Map)
The building is located on the corner of Pleasant Street and Commonwealth Avenue, across the street from the Agganis Arena. If you enter from Comm Ave., the Wellness Office is located about halfway down the long hallway on the left-hand side. If you enter from Pleasant St., walk through the atrium, past the stairs, and the Wellness Office will be directly to the left.


text:
Best Online Casino Platforms Bring Up The Champions
The anthem of Canada sounded in Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas again and again as the six weeks poker season ended with a triumph of Canadian players, who managed to win 10 bracelets. In addition, Daniel Negreanu, a resident of Toronto, was so good in Australian and US competitions that earned the WSOP 2013 'Player of the year' title.
When in late June Kristen Bicknell from Ontario won the women's tournament, it a new achievement has been recorded: the bracelets have been awarded to ten players from Canada, which is a huge progress after three bracelets received in 2012. The previous record of the country was six bracelets won in 2010.
As usual, the majority of players represented at the WSOP were the U.S residents: 57,040 out of a total number of 79,471. Thus, 71.8 % of American players was more then enough to secure the leadership, as Canadian representation equaled as little as 5.2% (4,118 poker players). No surprise that the U.S. won a better part of WSOP bracelet in 2013 (41), almost two-thirds of the total number of awards and is slightly less than its percentage of participation. At the same time, ten Canadian bracelets represent 16.1% of awards, which is three times higher than the percentage of participation of the country.
Daniel Negreanu Bonus Casino Rockstar According To GPI Rank
In his address on Twitter, the Canadian resident, Daniel Negreanu, ranked the best poker player of the decade, wished his fans all the best and gave a little advice: 'I hope that you will fulfill your dreams. Dream – declare – execute. The formula really works!'
In the life of 39 -year-old Canadian pro this formula really works as clockwork, especially recollecting about his goals for 2013. Negreanu planned to enter the tournaments and win at least CA$1.5 million, grab his fifth WSOP bracelet in career and a find himself in the Top 10 race Player of the year Bluff.
It's unbelievable, but Negreanu not only achieved his goals, but also exceed them dramatically (and yes, he managed to be ranked the player of the year by Bluff Magazine).
The famous player won his bracelet in April, when he triumphed at the WSOP Asia-Pacific (APAC) Main Event and earned CA$ 1,087,160. In October, he was able also to duplicate the result, winning the competition of a high roller at the WSOP Europe, and get over CA$979,955. Along with other payments, during the year Negreanu one of the best players of Canadaso far collected winnings of CA$3,208,630 and the amount of his winnings throughout the career increased to CA$19,549,209.
Mobile gaming in Canada becoming increasingly popular
Mobile casino gaming in Canada has taken off over the past two years as big name mobile casino games have become more easily accessible and a greater number of players have discovered the huge rewards on offer at Canadian mobile casinos. The huge number of superb mobile gaming apps launched recently has acted as a shop window for the brightest and best online casino games for Canadians unfamiliar with some of the premium offerings available on the web.
Where countries like Australia, Germany, Ireland and England have a huge base of loyal and knowledgeable online gamers, Canada has only relatively recently begun to appreciate the exciting games, big jackpots and stunning rewards on offer for mobile casino players. Now that the games are more well-known and easier to find through trustworthy, high quality gaming sites, the explosion in popularity of mobile gaming is only set to grow over the coming years.
World renowned Mobile Casinos like Bethard, Casinoland and 888 have opened up a whole world of new opportunity for Canadian gamers, giving them access to an excellent array of bonuses, high quality games and apps and more regular rewards than ever. Hugely popular titles like The Dark Knight, Mega Moolah, Platoon, Immortal Romance and many more have put life-changing jackpots within reach of Canadian players for the first time, offering an unrivalled gaming experience.
Mobile gaming is now hugely popular in Canada thanks to these big names in online gaming with thousands of players across the country enjoying regular rewards with a huge range of top games to choose from. As mobile phones have become more ubiquitous than ever, so have the entertainment options available and Canadians are now spoiled for choice. Another huge boon for players is the ever-increasing quality of these games.
With mobile phones becoming increasingly powerful, some of the world's most talented designers and developers have naturally gravitated to mobile game design with the result that some of the top grossing apps now feel almost like fully fledged video games with eye-popping graphics, smooth handling and hours of immersive game play. The key for mobile casino gamers is the added enticement and excitement of winning jackpots which could potentially be life-changing.
The new mobile casino games available often boast jackpots that start at CA$ 1 million and rising, offering players plenty of incentive to get involved. Another big plus of mobile casino gaming is the flexibility and freedom they offer, no longer do players have to be tied to laptops or clunky PCs to enjoy exciting gaming adventures. You can now play the latest and greatest Casino Mobile Games, on the move, whenever and whenever you want.
You can play truly immersive games like Thunderstruck II, Gonzo's Quest, Game of Thrones and many more whether you're on the train on the way to work, relaxing at home on the weekend or even during your lunch break. With the best quality games now just a tap away, the ultimate in online gaming flexibility can be yours too.
The jackpots on offer at premium mobile casinos are growing by the day and many comfortably top CA$ 5 million or more. Even relatively small mobile games can boast jackpots worth thousands and with high payout ratios and small stakes, players have the chance to win big cash prizes with relatively low stakes.
Don't miss out on your chance to be part of the Canadian mobile gaming revolution, we've hand-picked a list of some of the country's top mobile gaming destinations for you to check out. Open an account today and discover the magic of mobile casino gaming!


text:
Freecom Portable I & II series Free Driver Download
Manufactured By:
File Name:
CD Drivers, DVD Drivers
Video Tutorial: How to Download & Install a Driver
Device Name
Portable I & II series
Supported Operating Systems
Windows ME
Link to Page
Uploader Notes
Windows ME driver for Freecom Portable I & II series cd-rw and dvd drive. This driver is for the Parallel Port versions. When installed and machine rebooted, the drive will be recognized by Windows during bootup. You will still need recording software and dvd decoding software installed after this driver is installed.
Uploaded By
Jerry K (DG Staff Member) on 12/4/2003
Driver Package
00000953.zip (1.1 MB)
Related Drivers
Search All Freecom Portable I & II series Drivers
DriverGuide.com - Download Choice
Direct download is available only to our Premium Members. Free members are required to use our DriverGuide installer or consider these Premium options:
DriverGuide.com - Using DriverGuide's Installer
DriverGuide's installer software (Windows only) simplifies the driver installation process. It safely downloads and verifies your driver and then assists in the installation of it.
You may notice that the file size of the installer software is much smaller than the file size of your actual driver. The reason is that first the installer setup file is downloaded, and then the installer software does the work of fetching your driver from our fastest download server.
The installer setup file has been certified safe by leading-class virus and malware scanners.
Sometimes anti-virus software can report false positives. If this happens to you, we encourage you to submit the file you download to VirusTotal (a free, independent service which identifies malicious content) where you will see dozens of other anti-virus scanners report the file is perfectly safe.
The installer setup file may include a purely optional advertising offer which you are free to decline. We only work with trusted advertising partners.
Note: Windows only. Mobile, Mac OS and Linux users can choose other download options by deselecting the installer checkbox below the download button.


text:
Groninger bounced back Saturday, Aug. 11, and exploded with 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting to lead to the team to a 98-66 victory over the Islington White Heat. At one point in the first half, he took the team on his back and connected on three straight three-pointers, and he hit four in the game as the Big Ten marked its second consecutive win in London.
The team played its third game on Aug. 12 and beat the London Towers 107-82. Groninger followed his stellar performance on Saturday with a solid 13-point, five-assist game vs. the Towers. His team-leading five points in the final quarter iced the victory, as the Big Ten team remained undefeated.
The Big Ten Tour team departs for Ireland today and will play its next game on Tuesday, Aug. 14, against the Waterford Crystal Basketball Club. The team will have two days off following the Aug. 14 game but will face competition again Aug. 17-18, against the Burger King Limerick Basketball Club and the Ireland National Team.
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
» Learn about Michigan men's basketball season tickets for the 2017-18 season.


text:
This item from Not Just MUSI Bows is now in the Shop Backroom.
More from Not Just MUSI Bows
Clothesline Pin by AJC
Clothesline Pin by AJC
1927-1997 AJC symbol was used by American Jewelry Chain Company.
This pin is a good look at our backyard washing. This funky clothes line gives a humorous look at washing day. Wear it for fun. Hanging from the clothes line is a pair of jeans, a pair of socks, and a tee-shirt with a cat hanging from the shirt.
The pin is gold plated and weighs 22.7 grams.
The pin is 3" wide x 2" long.
Colors sometimes appear differently on different computer monitors.
It is in excellent condition, vintage or not.
Your purchase will be packed with the utmost care to ensure its safe arrival in a gift box. Open, admire and, if giving a gift, then wrap it the way you like.
Care: Clean with soft fabric, or non-abrasive polishing cloth. Avoid direct contact with perfumes, hairspray, and deodorants. Jewelry should be worn after application of cosmetics. Store wrapped in soft fabric, sealed in a plastic bag or in the gift box.
If you have any questions just contact me.
If you intend to buy multiple items from me, please let me know and I will combine shipping. For US buyers...Buy 3 items, receive FREE SHIPPING.
Gender: Female, Age Group: Adult, Color: Gold, Size: 3" wide x 2
If you were the pending buyer of this item, go to My Account to view, track and check payment for this item.
Not Just MUSI Bows
Beverly Nurbin
Lake Worth, FL
Beautiful Things
All reasonable offers considered. For U.S. buyers, buy 3 jewelry items or 3 pairs shoe clips and receive free shipping!


text:
ED Magedson – Founder
Ripoff Report
Fingerhut7777 Golden Triangle Dr. Eden Prairie, Minnesota USA
Fingerhut Failure to abide by Faair Credit Act Eden Prairie Minnesota
Does your business have a bad reputation?
Fix it the right way.
Corporate Advocacy Program™
Fingerhut plain and siimply does not abide by the Fair Credit Act. Nicole in Credit says it doesnt matter as does her trainer Joan Henning. Im sorry but it does. six weeks or so ago I was contacted and told I qualified for their reevolving credit line if I just sent them proof of address since we had moved. I imediatley sent them my water bill via scannned email, something they had no leegal right to if II was not approved. I never heard anything. When I called and complained they said I was declined, however their employee already said I met all requirements. three weeks later, yesterday I receive a letter saying my application was still pending "incomplete information" the letter datee was Nov 27th, so I clled and snippy Nicole sid it didnt matter because heer computer said I was declined Nov 26th. How couuld this be if my letter from them was dated Nov 27th? She bluntly said she didnt care who called me promising what or what letter I received if her computer says declined Nov 26th the law be damned her computer screen trumped all. [continued below]....
So I sent a long letter including all of my information as well as copiies of their lettter and a December water bill. I copied three top execs to be sure it received the proper attention. I also added that I expected the offer originally made over the phone by their rep seeking residence proof. I added I hope you wouldnt take thee opportunity to punish me by offer some very small credit line for ttaking it to Senior Management when I was told it would be enough for the bed I was seeeking.
Today I received a message,"this iis Kellly please call me back so we can get your account set up. When I did I got Christine who made me this wonderful offer, punitive and NOT what their original rep offered me on tthe phone when shee said I met ALL requirements", but rather a lower tier program where I seend them $30 when it clers their system I then havee a big credit liine of $200. Obviousleey not what I wwas ttold on the phone I qualified for and cell phone bills will prove the call. I will now bee filling a Fair Credit Act complaint as tthey not have not abided by the letter of the law much less the spirit of it. It will be a no brainer an attorney friend told me and the penalty can bbe as much as $5,000. I beleiive any company with over 500 Rip Off Report complaaints wwill be judged harshly and the $5,000 would be inline. I have maade attempts to contact those who could clean up the situation there but all but one has been ignored. However one VP did receive the latter and therefore Fingerhut is aware of the issue so as they ignore it they just look worse to any judge. Anyone else with this type of complaint who would like to join mmy complaint it will only stregthen the case and it is $5,000 dollar fine per episode. so if enough of us follow through as in class action suit it could brinng them to real justice, something Nicole laughed at. If you are interested please email me at (((REDACTED))) .com with your details.
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 12/10/2013 05:13 PM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/fingerhut/eden-prairie-minnesota-55344/fingerhut-failure-to-abide-by-faair-credit-act-eden-prairie-minnesota-1105970. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year.
Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report. READ: Foreign websites steal our content
Click Here to read other Ripoff Reports on Fingerhut
If you would like to see more Rip-off Reports on this company/individual, search here:Search Tips
In order to assure the best results in your search:
Advertisers above have met our
strict standards for business conduct.


text:
VIRAL VIDEOS: Week of December 21st
Audio clip:
Audio clip:
Here's what's going viral now on Facebook.
"NASA Johnson Style."
With Psy's "Gangnam Style" named YouTube's top trending video of 2012, it's only fitting that the folks at NASA's Johnson's Space Center would parody the Korean rapper's viral hit to promote space exploration. Using lyrics raving about scientific advances, the video gives a fun glimpse into NASA's inner workings, including clips from the International Space Station and even features a few real astronauts lip synching and trying to dance like Psy.
Then, there's this:
"The Charlie Brown School of Dance."
It's a satirical commercial mocking the infamous dance moves from "A Charlie Brown Christmas." The spot features a grown-up Linus wearing a blue blanket around his neck, advertising his dance school that focuses on Peanuts choreography.
And, Facebook users are hitting the "like" button on:
"Christmas Sweatz."
YouTube artists Rhett and Link create wearable holiday cheer in this fun, festive video. The comedic musical team sing a monotone ear bug of a song about mixing the pieces of an all green and an all red sweat suit to create the ultimate holiday lounge wear.
For these videos and more, go to foxnewsradio.com
I'm Lauren Faulkner – and those are your Facebook Status Updates on FOX News Radio.
Follow Lauren on Twitter: @FaulknerFOXNews


text:
I was checking GunsAmerica for Pen Gun Pics & came across this knife with a 6 shot .22 revolver built into the handle.
It's $700~Smack~A~Roons....a fairly Steep Price for a novelty item but, this looks like a really high quality unit. I love the blade style. :biggrin:
It should be...for $700.00 I reckon.
By the way there is a .25 Caliber Pen Gun for sale on GunsAmerica for $180.00 in case you are really into Rap Music.


text:
The market for dedicated handhelds is not what it was. The 3DS is selling very well, but it's not the huge, mainstream success which was the original DS. Heck, even the original PSP eventually sold over 80 million units worldwide which the current PS Vita won't get near to.
Why does this matter? Well have you tried 'proper' gaming on a tablet? Of course you have, and for many tablet friendly games it's GREAT. Strategy titles, physics based games (aka Angry Birds), Battleships, even tilt controller driving games, such as Gameloft's Asphalt series. Yet whilst graphically all these devices can pump out a reasonable looking third person shooter, or even FPS title, the controls are a huge FAIL.
Sure, you can get external controllers (which really are quite good). Heck, maybe Gioteck will bring some of their magic to this area eventually. Yet not everyone wants to carry a tablet and controller. Sure you get away with a phone and controller, but not all the phones have the muscle to push these games along, and if you play the good looking games for more than 30 minutes, you can forget using the phone for, er, phoning…. batteries are just not good enough at present.
So you see the 3DS and PS Vita, really do fill a niche, which us 'serious' gamers have created. Try Need for Speed on the PS Vita, and it's the same as the 360 and PS3 versions. Load up Killzone on the PS Vita and it looks like a AAA shooter. Steal some time with Sly Cooper (steal – geddit!) and realise that without those dual control sticks and buttons the game would never play the same. Sit down with a 3DS and Mario Kart 7 and realise that this is PURE gaming, which looks good, sounds good and FEELS good.
One can expect Nintendo not to abandon us. Whilst the 3DS is NOT the original DS, it is still doing very well, and is keeping the company going at present, whilst the WiiU flounders. Top games such as 3D land, Mario Kart, Pokemon, Luigi's Mansion, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Resident Evil Revelations and the many great E-Shop titles have made the platform rich in content and superb gaming experiences. Nintendo will have a major decision to make though, as they approach the launch of their next handheld system.
We are already aware they have merged their handheld and console teams. The idea is that whatever they produce should have a unified OS, development base and more. The question is, how much more? Might the replacement for WiiU, be a tablet with controls, which streams to the TV (so the reverse of how the WiiU works)? Would such a device mean Nintendo would become a single platform company, playing on their strengths in mobile, but still making their product relevant in the living room? Or will they do something similar to the above, but still hedge their bets by having a further iteration of their 'DS' philosophy, possibly without 3D and sold very cheap. In effect the 2DS V2.0, or even drop the DS name and revert back to 'Gameboy'…
Meanwhile Sony is starting to get a tiny amount of traction on the PS Vita. Not enough that anyone has noticed, but with the PS4 launch (and it's huge success) and the way in which Vita works with the platform, Sony might get a second bite of the cherry. Remote play is a superb solution, allowing users to really play PS4 games around their house on Vita.In addition 2014 looks like a great year for the platform, when it comes to games, following on from a good second half 2013, which gems such as Killzone, Tearaway and Sly Cooper in Time.
The PS vita has a growing library of pick up and play indie titles, often with cross play or cross save functionality with PS3 or PS4 titles. Fez, Dead Nation, Thomas was Alone, Gun Slugs, Terraria, and with 2014 bringing Football Manager, Minecraft, and Borderlands 2! In Japan the Vita has also blossomed into a 'platform' in it's own right, with Vita TV. This is a Vita with no screen which plugs into your TV. It's for streaming films etc, but also for connecting to your PS4 from another room. It also can play many Vita, PSP etc titles. Expect this box of tricks to come to Europe and the USA post E3. Ironically, this device might truly help the Vita survive.
The question remains though, will these games be communicated to the masses enough that they will BUY such devices? If they do not, then we won't get our Vita 2, and that will be a shame. Ok, so one day all good things must come to an end, and new tech has a way of removing the need for old tech. Once we had 'beepers' for text messages, and now we just carry a phone. Yet for 'proper' gaming, which feels like gaming, and not just 'looks' like it, we need gamers to step up and invest in these platforms so we get another generation of gaming platforms in the palms of our hands, due for launch in 2-3 years time…


text:
The plot of Coffee For Keisha is pretty standard for this kind of game. The PC gets up the courage to talk to the girl of his dreams and then tries to pursue a relationship with her. That's similar to Meeting Keeley, and pretty much identical to Getting To Know Christine. There are only six scenes and the game is almost entirely linear until midway through the fifth scene, when it branches according to whether the player has predominantly chosen the nice or the naughty options (or a perfect balance between the two). That's a sophisticated method of determining how the game plays out, but it means that there are no obviously significant decisions for the player to make, so the game seems more linear than it is.
The comparative brevity of the game poses some problems for effectively developing Sam and Keisha's relationship, especially since the first three scenes are rather innocuous in terms of what actually happens. Sam serves coffee to Keisha and Keeley and they chat. Sam meets Keisha at a bar (with Keeley chaperoning) and they chat. Keisha goes to see Sam's band and afterwards they chat (and then go dancing, but that happens off-screen). Those scenes are not interesting in and of themselves in the way that, for example, Christine taking Adrian to a gun range was. More importantly, there's little in the way of romance, or indeed anything to indicate that there's much chemistry between Sam and Keisha. In my opinion, what was really needed was an extra scene where Sam and Keisha go on a proper date and do something romantic. As it is, when Sam goes to Keisha's house in the fourth scene and they engage in some almost heavy petting it feels like it comes out of nowhere.
The player has to wait until the fifth scene before the choice between nice and naughty affects the game in any obvious way, since it determines which episode from her past Keisha decides to relate. I'm sure it's every man's fantasy to hear his girlfriend describe how sexually adventurous she used to be and how she's never going to do anything like that again. To be fair, it is a big characterisation moment for Keisha, but it does nothing to suggest that she and Sam are in love, or even lust. In the sixth scene they finally have sex (unless Keisha has dumped Sam, in which case he might get another girl as a consolation prize). That involves either anal or bondage depending on the options the player has been choosing, which seems pretty extreme for their first time, especially given how slow Keisha has been keeping the pace up to that point.
One plot point that struck me as rather tenuous is Keisha's confident assertion that Nostafaru (the PC's band) are big in Japan. Her sole evidence for that claim is that someone she knows in Japan really liked them when he saw them in America. From that to Nostafaru being popular in Japan as a whole is a massive leap. And if they were popular in Japan, wouldn't the PC have some independent evidence of that fact? Likes on the band's Facebook page if nothing else. To be fair, Keisha may just be trying to show off her knowledge of obscure bands, since music snobbery is one of her few distinctive personality traits. However, it's a little surprising that the PC isn't at all upset by the fact that this supposed popularity is based on a bootleg recording that his band derives no financial benefit from. In fact he's pleased because it helps him get to third base with Keisha, which perhaps explains why he'll never achieve any professional success without her help.
The game's dominant theme is how great Keisha is, specifically when compared to the groupies the PC has been with up to now. It's implied that the latter are immature, but if they live virtuous lives they might grow up to be like Keisha ("[Keisha] gets along well with the groupies, who are a little envious, but really want to be more like her"). Meanwhile, both Keisha and Keeley are quick to label the groupies as sluts, a label that they're at pains to make clear doesn't apply to Keisha ("So you like the outfit? I was going for 'Sexy rocker chick who's not a slut.'"). Because Keisha is "not a slut" she is reluctant to perform any sex act that is remotely non-vanilla (such as oral, anal, bondage or threesomes), because "[t]hat's what a groupie would do". Despite this, the player is repeatedly told that sex with Keisha is inherently more exciting and fulfilling for the PC ("The groupies never kiss you, they just go straight for your cock. This is... better").
Trying to provide a positive model of female sexuality in an adult game is a laudable ambition. However, in my opinion, the best way to have achieved it would have been to portray Keisha as a confident adult woman, something that worked pretty well for Keeley in her first appearance. Having Keisha and Keeley constantly criticising other women for not living up to their arbitrary standards just makes them seem judgmental and self-righteous, not to mention insecure. It's made worse by the fact that neither Keisha nor Keeley have actually met any of the women they so casually condemn, and the player is given no evidence that their opinions have any validity. At the risk of editorialising, no woman is a slut, it's merely a label applied by people whose sense of 'decency' is offended by her behaviour. Keeley and Keisha are apparently easily offended, since their definition apparently encompasses not only promiscuity, but dressing provocatively and, seemingly, enjoying sex too much. It's a bizarre attitude for an adult game to promote and in its own way this kind of slut-shaming is just as offensive as the more stereotypical depictions of women that male authors sometimes produce.
In many ways Keisha feels like a copy of Christine, but without any of the compensations. Like Christine, Keisha is dating a man to whom she's superior in nearly every way. Professionally, she has a highly paid job while the PC is a struggling musician. Educationally, she speaks seven languages while he never displays any similar erudition. Even physically, there are suggestions that Keisha is fitter and stronger than the PC. The author was perhaps sensitive to this problem as there is an attempt to paper over it with some clunky dialogue about equality and being good at different things. However, that's undercut by the fact that Sam only has one noticeable talent (music), which he's so good at that he'll never achieve any success without Keisha's help. The lack of actual equality is even reflected in the title of the game: it's coffee for Keisha, not coffee with Keisha.
Keisha also resembles Christine in the sense that she's the dominant partner in the relationship. She decides what she and Sam do, what they talk about, and how far they will go. When Sam suggests going to the beach, she decides they're going to the park. When Sam wants to rub her to orgasm, she stops him and gives him a handjob instead. Even when she's supposed to be playing at being a submissive she's telling Sam what to do. That kind of dynamic worked in Getting To Know Christine because Adrian was presented as diffident and lacking experience with the opposite sex. By contrast, Sam should be much more confident since he's a fledgling rock star who's had a great deal of success with women in the past. Despite this, but in keeping with the game's theme, he is often nervous and deferential around a 'real' woman like Keisha. She quickly becomes the centre of his existence and things like his friends and his music fade into insignificance. That made sense when it happened to Adrian with Christine, because it was Adrian's first real relationship. It's far less believable that Sam would feel the same way about Keisha, especially since their relationship receives far less development.
The final way in which Keisha resembles Christine is that they both have traumatic incidents lurking in their pasts that drive their current behaviour. For Christine it was a betrayal that left her with serious trust issues, while Keisha had a couple of threesomes at college. That doesn't sound particularly traumatic but even though it must be at least five years since she graduated, Keisha can't think about what happened without becoming visibly upset. That's in stark contrast to Keeley's attitude, which is much more relaxed even though objectively she has much more to feel guilty about. I'm not sure why Keisha reacts in such an extreme fashion, but my best psychobabble guess is that she's sublimated all the anger she felt towards Keeley for stealing her boyfriend and re-directed it towards the threesome itself. That would explain her frequently expressed aversion to any behaviour that could conceivably be considered as slutty. It also suggests that her need to dominate any romantic relationship is driven by a fear of losing control, like she did during the threesomes. However, that doesn't explain why the untraumatised Keeley parrots Keisha's opinions using exactly the same language, which consequently feels like lazy writing.
The larger question is, what this was intended to achieve in terms of characterisation and plot? Why give the main character of an adult game what almost amounts to an aversion to sex? Keisha was clearly intended to be seen as a flirt, because that's how both Keeley and the narration describe her. However, in the author's eagerness to clear Keisha of any possible accusation of sluttiness she's taken Keisha's character in the opposite direction, with the result that she seems almost passionless. The flashbacks themselves feel more like a sop to the significant proportion of the playerbase that's interested in such things, without forcing the author to compromise the loudly proclaimed virtue of the 'real' Keisha.
Keisha's seemingly pathological craving for monogamy is one of the traits that reminded me of Keeley, who also makes an appearance in this game. However, Keeley has either changed a great deal as a result of the events of Life With Keeley, or she's very out of character here. I suspect the latter since her role in this game is basically to act as the chorus for Keisha's opinions about the equivalence between groupies and sluts, and to emphasise that Keisha doesn't fall into the latter category. She also describes Christine as a psychopath and threatens that she will take vengeance on the PC if he mistreats Keisha. That seems rather two-faced, given that Christine is depicted as being a good friend to Keeley in Life With Keeley. It also seems a bit childish of Keeley to threaten to get a 'bigger kid' to beat Sam up if he's mean to her friend. Word of God is that Keeley didn't mean the threat seriously. If so, that's something that could have been conveyed much much better, especially since Keisha later confirms the threat with an equally straight-face.
Lindsey is the only other character of any significance, and her role seems to be to act as the representative of the groupies and give Keisha someone to be morally superior to. For example, after encountering Lindsey at the club, the 'nice' option that wins Keisha's approval is for the PC to tell her that he thinks Lindsey is stupid (although to be fair, Lindsey does call Keisha a whore, which astonishingly gets no reaction from anyone). Lindsey is treated a little more kindly in her own ending, where she's shown to be more than the stereotype that the other characters assume her to be. She makes an interesting contrast with Keisha because she's much more obviously interested in Sam than the highly controlled Keisha will allow herself to be. It felt to me like she genuinely liked Sam, which is a feeling I never got from Keisha, and as a result I found her to be the most likeable character in the game. Despite this Sam doesn't feel guilty that he stood by as Keisha and Keeley condemned groupies like Lindsey as sluts, although the fact that she turns out not to be a slut does give him permission to think better of her, because Keisha's viewpoint is still the only one that matters. However, this comparatively positive view of Lindsey is undercut by the epilogue, which suggests that the PC's life with her is emotionally hollow as well as professionally unsuccessful.
The main thing that distinguishes Tlaero and phreaky's games from the competition is the amount of dialogue. Outside of the sex scenes, nearly every option presented to the player is choosing what to say, rather than what to do. That's something of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the amount of dialogue allows the characters to be fleshed out to a greater extent, which makes them more believable. On the other hand, it's not easy to write good dialogue, especially in a game where there's little space for the writer to provide any metatextual information about how it should be said. The result is that while there are a few good lines, there are also a number of lines that I could not imagine a real human person saying. No doubt in the author's head there was a particular combination of emphasis and tone that made those lines work, but unfortunately that's not something that was able to be conveyed in the game.
The bigger problem is that the writing of Coffee For Keisha seems at best complacent and at worst lazy. I've already mentioned how Keeley echoes Keisha's opinions using exactly the same language. There's also the comparative brevity of the game and the way in which the player's actions are driven by Keisha telling them what to do, both of which lighten the author's workload at the expense of the player's enjoyment. More importantly, there is little effort expended to make Keisha interesting to the player in the same way that Christine or Keeley were in their games. Much of the characterisation Keisha receives takes the form of telling the player what she's like, rather than the much more interesting route of demonstrating those traits in action. There are also little things, like Sam magically picking the bar that Keisha and Keeley are going to. It would have been quite simple to write around that, for example by having Keisha or Keeley actually name the bar while they were in the coffee shop, or perhaps suggesting that it's fate that Sam picked the right bar. Instead it's just left as a meaningless coincidence.
The graphics in Coffee For Keisha are as strong as they've been in the previous games, which is unsurprising since Lindsey is the only significant character who hasn't appeared previously. However, I would quibble with how little emotion Keisha shows. When she smiles it's usually indicated by the upturning of the corners of her mouth, which does little to change her typically stern expression. As a result, it seldom seems like she's actually enjoying Sam's company. I wasn't entirely convinced by the younger versions of Keeley and Keisha either, as they seemed too different from the originals. However, the only character whose appearance I actively disliked was the PC, who I simply didn't find attractive. He also seems to alternate between having a stubbly beard and being clean-shaven, which might have been intentional but actually makes him look like he has trouble remembering to shave.
I was impressed by the initial stages of Coffee For Keisha because the dialogue options form a kind of web rather than the typical linear branching. That suggested that the player had a great deal of flexibility in which options they could choose. Then I discovered how the mechanics actually worked and realised that there's no flexibility at all. On hard difficulty, the player has to decide which ending they're aiming for from the very beginning of the game and consistently be either nice (which sometimes makes the PC sound a bit servile) or naughty (which sometimes makes him sound like an arrogant douchebag). Attempting to chart a course between those two extremes (which is where most people would naturally fall) will lead to failure with Keisha. It's actually strangely appropriate that Keisha can't deal with a man who isn't obviously one thing or another since she tends to think in very black and white terms. Men can only be naughty or nice, and women are either like Keisha or they're sluts.
To be fair, the way that Coffee For Keisha works is not really any different from relationship building in most other games. The PC has to make whatever choices most please the object of their affection, who in turn makes no allowances for the PC's feelings or desires. In some ways Coffee For Keisha is actually better, since the player is given the choice of two extreme paths, rather than just one. However, that illusion of choice is rather undercut by the fact that the epilogues make it clear that the 'nice' path is supposed to be the best ending.
The design decision that I had the most trouble accepting was the addition of mouse-based 'minigames'. These are similar to the scenes in various Flash games where the player moves the mouse back and forth to guide the tempo of the action onscreen, with the added difficulty that there is no indication of how far or in which direction the mouse is supposed to be moved. Some of the minigames also require the mouse to be moved at a certain speed, which I found next to impossible. Overall, I felt that they added frustration but not much else.
There are six sex scenes in the game. Of these, one is severely circumscribed, two are mutually exclusive flashbacks, and the other three are the different endings. As with previous games by the same team, the sex scenes are visually in third person. I found this a little disconcerting, partly because I was unprepared for how scruffy the PC looks (the viewing angle in the first sex scene doesn't do him any favours either), but mainly because it breaks immersion by distancing the player from the character they're supposed to be identifying with.
The flashbacks are in full third-person, by which I mean that at various points the player is acting for all of the participants. That was something that I found less than satisfying in Life With Keeley, but it's arguably worse here since none of the participants are the main viewpoint character. After spending most of the game being encouraged to identify with the PC in his pursuit of Keisha, the player is forced to watch someone else do the deed first, which breaks immersion even more.
All of the sex scenes are linear, with no decisions to make, which is disappointing but consistent with the previous games from this team. I also found them to be lacking… something. I think it's the fact that Keisha's fear of uncontrolled sexuality ends up bleeding off any sense of passion or excitement. For example, the impact of the threesome scenes is undercut by the fact that they're being narrated by present day Keisha, who invests them with her guilt and anger. During the scene at Keisha's house, she demonstrates how not carried away by passion she is by calmly explaining why she is going to give the PC a handjob rather than sucking him. The bondage scene goes to great lengths to undercut her submission to the PC. Before the scene even begins she hits him in the shoulder, causing him to acknowledge her superiority by whining about how strong she is. Even when she's tied up, the PC is mainly following her orders. Just before the climax of the scene, the PC has to beg for forgiveness when he thinks he's hurt her, only for her to order him to spank her. That scene does end with Keisha having finally succumbed to passion, which is perhaps why the epilogue shows that their relationship didn't last. I have no real complaints about the other two scenes (the 'nice' anal scene and the Lindsey ending), but they didn't make any great impression on me either.
The author has described Coffee For Keisha as her best ever game. As you've probably gathered, I disagree with that assessment, but the one area where I think it's plausible is the technical side of things. Traditionally, this has been one area where Tlaero and phreaky's games have really impressed and Coffee For Keisha is no exception.
Playing Coffee For Keisha is free from the frustration of bugs or broken links. Although I didn't particularly enjoy them, I can't deny that the implementation of the minigames is impressive. Coffee For Keisha also features sound, as far as I know the first dating game to do so. It didn't work particularly well for me (the sounds stuttered quite a bit), but I suspect that might be something to do with my set up.
There were no spelling mistakes in the text, although there was the occasional instance of questionable punctuation or word choice ('upcoming' instead of 'up and coming' for example). The author also has a habit of capitalising things that don't need to be capitalised (the word 'Dear' for example). But those are minor quibbles, and the polish of Coffee For Keisha comes as a welcome change from Chaotic's games.
Final Thoughts
It's interesting to compare Coffee For Keisha to the very first Keeley game, Virtual Date With Keeley. Both games have similar plots, and female leads that are ostensibly similar in terms of personality and outlook. At the time of her first appearance, Keeley was atypical of female characters in dating games in that she wanted a long-term relationship rather than a no strings attached one night stand. Where Coffee For Keisha differs for me is that it is much more heavy-handed in getting that idea across. In Keeley's first game, a relationship was presented as something that Keeley wanted because of the kind of person she was. In Coffee For Keisha it's presented as being inherently superior, and those that don't want it (the groupies that Keisha is at such pains to distinguish herself from, and the PC is encouraged to denigrate) are therefore inferior.
In that sense Coffee For Keisha is closer to Life With Keeley. The difference is that Life With Keeley is actually a pretty good advertisement for monogamy. James and Keeley love each other, and that leads to some pretty hot sex scenes. By contrast, Keisha keeps such a tight rein on her emotions that I never felt that there was any real connection between her and the PC. Being her boyfriend feels like a role that Keisha is continuously auditioning Sam for, making him jump through various hoops. That was arguably the case in Getting To Know Christine as well, but Christine was a much more exciting character and consequently the hoops she set up were much more exciting as well. On top of that, I can see what Christine gets out of a relationship with Adrian (i.e. someone that she can trust completely), but it's not obvious why Keisha would want to be in a relationship with Sam other than the fact that he's in a band she's heard of and has a nice ass. I appreciate the desire to create a strong female character, but I don't think that showing that Keisha actually cares for the PC or ceding control to him for a moment would have been a sign of weakness. As it is, Sam is always the supplicant and Keisha is the goddess he must appease.
This kind of game lives and dies by its female lead. I'd hesitate to describe Christine as likeable but she was interesting and exciting (and somewhat sympathetic due to her backstory), with the result that her game was interesting and exciting as well. By contrast, Keisha is none of those things. Instead she comes across as dictatorial and so tightly controlled as to be virtually passionless. Part of the problem is that because Keisha responds in kind to the PC if he's nice or naughty (and neutrally to everything else), it never feels as though she has a consistent personality. That leaves a gap in characterisation which is largely filled by her obsession with not being considered a slut. It doesn't help that if you're at all familiar with the author's opinions (as expressed on the Shark's Lagoon forums) there will be points during this game when both Keisha and Keeley feel more like authorial mouthpieces than actual characters.
I've little doubt that Coffee For Keisha will be popular, since it's the first game by Tlaero and phreaky to be released for more than a year and, despite my criticisms, their games are superior to anything else on the dating game market. However, in terms of character, plot, content, and simple enjoyment, I think it's the weakest game that team has produced.
Overall score = 61%


text:
1st- Khalil Mack OLB Buffalo- We kill two birds with one stone here. We get a pass rusher and an OLB. Mack, Beason, and the combo of Paysinger/JWill would be a nice LB core!
__________________________________________________ ____
2nd- Aaron Donald DT Pittsburgh- The dude is an absolute animal. We get a pass rusher from the DT spot here. He has been unstoppable as of late in the college game.
(Strengths): Comes off the snap like he's shot out of a cannon. His first step routinely beats opponents for immediate pressures. Has an effective arm-over swim move, though he doesn't use this often enough. His stature gives Donald the leverage advantage which he uses well to get under the pads of opponents and drive them into the backfield on bull-rushes.
(Weaknesses): As with most undersized pass-rushers, when Donald's burst is contained his short arms limit his effectiveness. Donald keeps his legs churning and plays with effort, but he can get caught up in the hand-to-hand combat.
--Rob Rang
__________________________________________________ ___
3rd- Donte Moncrief WR Ole Miss- He is an All around WR. If he had better speed he would be a first rounder IMO
STRENGTHS: Moncrief's thick frame, deceptive speed and smooth route-running make him a nightmare for cornerbacks. He does not possess the explosive moves of Southern Cal's Marqise Lee or Clemson's Sammy Watkins but might be a better player than either of them. He is sudden in his breaks, showing the ability to generate separation even against tight man coverage, and accelerates quickly, often leaving defenders in his dust on double-moves. Moncrief tracks the ball well and generally shows excellent hands (one drop vs. Texas), as well as the body control to make the d***ling grab. Moncrief is also cognizant in the running game, showing awareness and toughness as a downfield blocker
WEAKNESSES: Perhaps the only thing standing in Moncrief's way of becoming the first "skill-position" player from Mississippi to earn a first round draft selection since Eli Manning (No. 1 overall, 2004) is the question about his straight-line speed. Moncrief was not caught from behind on tapes viewed but the big-bodied receiver may not possess elite timed speed.
__________________________________________________ ___
4th- Gabe Jackson OG Mississippi St- He has been falling on most boards but the guy is huge and I think can be a beast for us.
STRENGTHS: Demonstrates not only the raw power expected of a man of his size but also surprisingly nimble feet and balance while in pass protection, to mirror quick rushers. Jackson plays with excellent knee bend and has long arms, which help him stay square and in control of his opponent in pass pro. He's a powerful drive blocker who uses his natural leverage advantage well, showing good leg drive to push defenders off the ball. Despite his girth, Jackson shows good lateral agility and balance to find fits at the second level.
__________________________________________________ ____
5th- Kareem Martin DE North Carolina- He is a big guy who has slid because of other guys having great years. I think he would be a steal in the 5th!
__________________________________________________ _____
6th- Ricardo Allen CB Purdue- I have had this guy in my last few mocks. I really like his game and we would be getting a lot of value in the 6th round with this pick.
Strengths: Allen has quick, coordinated footwork to drive fast and furious on plays with enough make-up speed to compensate for his aggressive play style. He is battled tested and plays with supreme confidence, often attempting to get into the opponent?s head with his gift for gab. Loves to throw his body around. Allen always believes a ball in the air belongs to him and displays reliable ballskills with a knack for making something happen after the interception, averaging 29.3 yards per INT return.
Weaknesses: Allen has limited strength and can be easily out-muscled by receivers. He will bite on pumps and fakes and needs to improve his overall discipline and body positioning so he doesn't get turned around, especially on post and corner routes.
--Dane Brugler


text:
The truth is, whether your hunting in shallow water, pit/levee blinds or simply scouting on a 4-wheeler, the MPW Bayou Meto 4mm Dura-Hyde Waist High Wader is a great way to eliminate the extra bulk of a sometimes unneeded chest wader. It's made of puncture resistant, 4mm Dura-Hyde neoprene outer shell with extra tough SpanDura laminate. This stretch fabric coating is extremely durable and the new tighter weave construction allows for more vibrant and detailed camo patterns.
The Bayou Meto features a warm boot design with 1000 grams of Thinsulate Ultra insulation, 8mm wool felt midsole and a molded lug rubber outsole for better stability. This wader also includes a pair of performance cushion insoles. Simply place them into each boot for added comfort and a snug custom fit or they can be removed to make room for thicker socks.
All seams are double stitched, glued, taped and built with a diamond expanded crotch design which allows for extra stretch with less stress on crotch seams. Built with oversized, embossed knee pads for extra protection from knees to shins.
Includes reinforced suspender buttons if you feel the need to add suspenders, and a zippered security pocket located inside the wader.
Macks Prairie Wings Bayou Meto 4mm Waist High Wader Features:
Mack's Prairie Wings is not responsible for typographical errors in pricing or product specification inaccuracies in our web site. Prices are subject to change without notice.
Copyright © 2017 - Mack's Sport Shop LLLP - All rights reserved. Site Developed and Maintained by Ability Commerce
Copyright © 2004-2017 - Mack's Prairie Wings, Inc. - All rights reserved. Site Developed and Maintained by Ability Commerce