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Posted on Wednesday, November 23 @ 11:18:37 PST by Heath_Hindman
Whenever a Japanese game has a high anticipation level, Western gamers can't wait to cite the high Famitsu score. There's a problem with this, however, and I'll show it to you with the Science Maths.
The Mystical Appeal of Japan
Constantly, game news hubs are hit with posts about Famitsu's review scores which don't contain a single quote, just a number. There are a few reasons for this, the first and most obvious being a lack of understanding of Japanese. The person making the post on his lame website can't translate the review, but hey, the modern gamer has proven that the text of a review matters far less than the number at the end, right? So skip it altogether.
Keepin' the Bar Low
You need not speak any Japanese, however, to look at the magazine itself and note the brevity of the reviews, often being only 3 or 4 sentences; their biographies next to their names are actually longer than the reviews they're presenting. That means if you did translate the reviews, it would actually look worse, because it would bring to light the fact that they are incredibly short and vague. Back in high school, Mrs. Snyder required five sentences per paragraph and a range of 5-10 paragraphs for most writing assignments. Famitsu's reviews are actually held to a much lighter standard than a 10th grader's book report? Apparently so.
Imagine an English-speaking website doing this regularly, making a "review" out of a mere three extremely vague sentences and a number. "The graphics are great and I love the characters! So much action, so cool, sugeeeee! 9/10." Wow, thanks for the insight. I now have a deep understanding of...well, nothing, really.
Take the above hypothetical a step further, with the author of such a review posting his work on other websites. Forum members would laugh it off, N4G members would (appropriately) flag it as "Lame", Wikipedia would question the merits of the source, and the editors of aggregate sites such as GameRankings or Metacritic would dismiss the material in seconds. Yet with Famitsu, there's such a magical appeal about it, that it's given the green light to break all the rules and spit in the face of common sense.
Even in Japan, There are Only 24 Hours in a Day
Consider this as well, the magazine has a stable of reviewers who are reviewing upwards of five games each for the week in question. Those four scores that make up the magazine's out-of-40 score are from people who are reviewing a bunch of games each. While they don't always appear in back to back issues, you see most faces recurring regularly. Let me tell you from experience, reviewing games with a strict deadline is not as easy as it might seem, even when it's your full-time job.
So now imagine that you don't just have to review one game, but six of them. And within two weeks of that, you've got five more on your plate. On behalf of all of us who have ever reviewed games and taken our work seriously, let me say: holy shit.
Whether or not you're in the camp that feels a game should be beaten before it's reviewed, you've got to realize that schedule makes it nearly impossible to really delve very deeply into many of the games a Famitsu reviewer is tasked with evaluating. Whatever your feelings on that point of game reviews, it's certainly worth note that some games, if only for story, need to be given more time than others.
Despite mentioning a higher-than-usual amount of repetition in their review comments, Famitsu granted PSP shitfest .hack//Link a 32/40. That's a 50-hour game at the very least, and the people who reviewed it also had to deal with Keroro RPG, Pokemon Ranger DS, Armored Core: Last Raven Portable, and The Eye of Judgement in the same issue. You know damn well that .hack//Link wasn't played very long. I, on the other hand, completed it, and by the end, I was practically suicidal.
Funny, I even mentioned within the review that my early impressions were much better than my final opinion, as I declared:
I'm guessing Famitsu's crew bailed out before their hour counts hit double digits, due to their visible time constraints and high scoring of a game they admit didn't really pull them in.
Financial Motivation
When Famitsu scores a game high (which is almost always), lots of game shops around Japan will post its review page next to the box on the shelves -- you know, to help the store sell games. The more people buy those games, the bigger Famitsu's potential audience for all the strategy guides the company puts out, to say nothing of the increased exposure by having your product advertised right alongside all the hottest games.
Science, Math, Charts
Let's conclude with some research. Now, I'm as aware as anyone that there is a lot of inflation in game review scores and that the problem is far from being limited to Famitsu, but just because a lot of people are doing something doesn't suddenly make it okay. People love to rave when something gets into the mid 30's or above in Famitsu, as if that means something. You need to realize just how often that happens and take into account that a 36/40 in Famitsu only really represents a score a scant few ticks from the magazine's average score of about 31.
I am sitting next to a stack of eight Famitsu magazines. It's math time. These magazines are a random sampling of the vast piles of shit in my closet and have dates from this month, earlier this year, and even a few from 2010. I have all kinds of Famitsus and Dengekis from the last few years laying around, so I grabbed this pile and looked at all of the 71 reviews from the eight magazines. The scores add up for 2190 points, for an average of 30.85. There are far more games that score in the 30's than there are the 20's, teens, and singles, combined here. In fact, the bottom half of the scale sits literally unused across this entire sampling.
In the most recent issue I have, there are 15 reviews, and the lowest score given is a 26/40. Yeah. They reviewed 15 games, and the worst one -- the absolute lowest in a pile of 15 games -- is a 6.5/10. In the 71 reviews contained within the magazines, the lowest review score I found was a 21/40, and this number only showed up one singular time with no 22's or 23's hanging around. Twenty-one is the new loneliest number. The game that got this low mark wasn't exactly anticipated, either, it was blatant Nintendogs ripoff Dog School Lovely Puppy by Industry heavy hitter Starfish SD. Ah yes, I'm sure the "Pet Communication" genre usually demands so much more.
Why Review Content is Important
Look, I can understand a review outlet dishing out high scores to the majority of highly anticipated titles. But to see all four reviewers assigned to a given game rank each and every game with a decent ad budget among the top tier so consistently is insane. Humans react differently to games the same way we react differently to music, movies, and books. Believe it or not, there are people out there who dislike Gran Turismo 5; there are people who despise Call of Duty; there are plenty of real, reasonable, fine human beings who just can't get into Uncharted or Assassin's Creed the way some other people can; and seemingly half the Final Fantasy fan base hated both Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy XIII (which were awarded 40/40 and 39/40, respectively). If you're giving every single highly touted game a high mark, and doing so while listing incredibly short, vague reasoning bordering on guesswork, then your reviews are essentially rendered meaningless. You've got four people, and all of them pretty much agree on virtually every game they review? I've had a hard time getting four people to agree what color the sky is.
I can do that without even playing most games. Watch this. "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 brings all the action the series has become famous for. If you loved MW2, this game is for you, 33/40". Or, "The vast amount of content and engrossing world make Skyrim a must-play title of the highest order. This isn't just a game, it's an experience, 39/40". I've never even played those games, but my comments are the exact same type that Famitsu cranks out for every game that buys a significant amount of ad space, and right about in the score wheelhouse. But if you pressed me for more comments about the game or to talk in more detail about why I felt that way? I couldn't do it, or I'd start saying some stuff that would soon be proven untrue, just like what happen to Electronic Theatre when they basically made up a review of Final Fantasy XIII, the link to which is now dead due to its high bullshit content. "...Attainment of new milestones in creating believable virtual societies" indeed, ha.
Seriously, one Famitsu guy's review of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep was "I love that all of the characters have different styles and commands. When I use them they are different. The boss battles were so great". Exactly how useful is such a review? That little, tiny amount of information is not too hard to just make up without having played the game. Is there much value to a review that tells no more than what a writer could easily make up without even touching a game?
Famitsu is a fine magazine overall, but its reviews don't deserve the amount of hype they somehow garner. Their reviewers are not given enough time to really sink their teeth into the stacks of games they're called upon to review, the text is so short and vague that you could write a similar review without even playing the game in question, the review scale is yet another victim of score inflation, and the magazine is obviously motivated financially to give high marks to big-budget games and studios. That's why Famitsu sucks.
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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Gear (General) › Patagonia Lightweight Travel Pack
Feb 13, 2013 at 12:11 pm #1299220
Does anybody have experience with the current Patagonia Lightweight Travel Pack?
I like some of the features of this versus my current Golite Ion: pockets, draw-cord closure, daisy chain lash points, axe loops.
My main concerns would be durability and how well it carries.
I'd be using this pack for peak-bagging day hikes and maybe snowshoeing. And sometimes as a travel pack.Feb 13, 2013 at 4:34 pm #1954109
Ben 2 WorldBPL Member
@ben2worldLocale: So Cal
I do not believe the material will hold up well as a travel pack.Feb 13, 2013 at 5:10 pm #1954123
Rick MBPL Member
delFeb 13, 2013 at 6:21 pm #1954147
jeffrey armbrusterBPL Member
@bookLocale: Northern California
I like this pack as a winter daypack, as long as you understand it's limitations. I can carry a bivy sack, a pad, a sleeping bag and water,plus a down jacket comfortably in this pack. Or a variety of other combinations. In other words, the pack has good volume for so lightweight a package. You definitely cannot carry skis, for example, in this pack. Maybe snowshoes.
You'd want to use a compression sack for a sleeping bag if you carried a lot of other gear. I've never topped this bag out weight wise, but I'm sure that it wouldn't take much.Feb 14, 2013 at 8:28 am #1954306
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@lunchandynnerLocale: Pacific Northwest
Wish I would have picked it up.. it was on SAC a couple nights ago for under $50. Probably will make another appearance on SAC sometime.Feb 14, 2013 at 8:56 am #1954312
Yes; on SAC yesterday for $30 which is what prompted me to look at it.
While the straps on my Ion aren't that well padded, I share the concern of the previous poster. But for that price I might buy one just to test it out.Feb 14, 2013 at 9:13 am #1954318
Scott SMember
@sschloss1Locale: New England
I have one of these packs, and I really like it. I use it for all my day hikes. Even with 2-3 L of water, the unpadded shoulder straps have never been a problem for me. I replaced the flimsy foam pad in the back panel with a piece I cut from an old ridgerest, and the pack rides much better (I never use the waist belt). No signs of wear after about 2 years or regular use.Feb 15, 2013 at 12:06 am #1954639
Mark VerberBPL Member
@verberLocale: San Francisco Bay Area
I had the first generation of both the pack and the courier style bag. Durability has been surprisingly good. I don't remember how many years ago I got it, I think something like 3 or 4. The courier bag (same material) was my every day bag for 2+ years and has gone on every adventure travel trip I have taken since I purchased it. It's in still good shape. Normally it's carrying and 10lbs of camera gear + computer.
We got rid of the backpack within the first year. Had a lot of nice features, could never got really comfortable with it. The loads I carried never seem to be a good match for it's size / shape. Your experience might be different.
–MarkFeb 17, 2013 at 7:45 am #1955197
James AyresMember
@scrivnerLocale: Southern Turkey
My wife and I have used one of these, trading off with other packs, for three or four years. We've drug it through a half dozen countries in the past few years and used it as primary luggage, not only as a daypack. It has served us very well, much better than other more expensive and more 'robust' packs. We also use for short backpacking trips.
Below is a short article I recently wrote about it; to see photos (they didn't come over) go to my website.
Patagonia Lightweight Travel Backpack
The Patagonia Lightweight Travel Backpack is offered as a pack that folds into its own pocket, takes up little room in your primary luggage and becomes useful when you arrive at your destination and unfold it. Then, voila, the tiny little pouch becomes your day bag, picnic bag, going to the beach bag. We have found it to be all that and more. We use it as a primary travel bag.
I say 'we,' but strictly speaking it's ML's bag. I only use it when she's not looking, or when the load's a bit too much for her. ML bought it over four years ago at the Patagonia store in Venice, CA. Since then we've carried it all over the world and used it far beyond its design envelope. This little backpack, sometimes heavily loaded, sometimes lightly, has been carried on and off dolmus, tuk tuks, jeeps, airplanes and trains; up and down mountains; through rain and snow and summer's heat, without failing or even showing hints of failure. The stitching is as good as new. The fabric shows little sign of wear and is water resistant.
ML can pack a week's worth of clothing and toiletries, her laptop, camera, a couple of paperback books, snacks and a water bottle in this gossamer wonder (the bag only weighs eleven ounces) and live out of it indefinitely. When she arrives at a destination, she dumps her clothing, laptop, and accessories in our room and uses it as a combination purse, day bag and grocery getter. The bag expands and contracts as needed. We have hauled two or three days worth of food from markets and bazaars to holiday apartments, rented rooms and camp sites in a dozen or so countries.
Yesterday at the local bazaar, she packed into it: a double bunch of two foot long leeks, a half kilo each of walnuts, cashews, dried apricots and goat cheese, a half dozen tangerines and tomatoes, a half kilo of onions, some potatoes and two loaves of flat bread. There was still had room for chocolate bars and a few other things, which ML picked up on the way home.
For a picnic with friends at the two thousand year old ruins of a Roman city, I carried it with four bottles of wine, two of water, a half kilo each of Brie and paté', two baguettes, two pears, a bunch of arugula, a couple of tomatoes and a lemon, olive oil, paper plates, and forks – and my sweater and rain jacket. For camping ML can easily carry in it her sleeping bag and air mattress, food and water, and personal effects.
The only improvements I can think of for this pack (I used to design backpacks and luggage) would be to make the shoulder straps longer. They fit ML fine. They also fit medium sized fellows. I wear a size 48 jacket, and would like longer shoulder straps. Also, the elastic on the side pockets needs to be stronger; it has stretched out of shape. ML is planning to sew some stronger elastic over the worn out stuff.
In addition to the main compartment, there are two side pockets, one zippered pocket on the front, a back pocket into which slips a foam pad, and a top pocket for little stuff. The bag does in fact fold into the top pocket when it's not in use, which is pretty much never.Feb 17, 2013 at 11:00 am #1955296
Thank you, James, for the thorough review. I'm more convinced to pick up one of these when the discounted price is offered again.Feb 17, 2013 at 11:30 am #1955309
James AyresMember
@scrivnerLocale: Southern Turkey
You're welcome Bill. I'll probably pick up another one when we return to the states. Then, I'll be looking for someone to sew extensions on the shoulder straps for me. We've been traveling for almost two years now, and this pack has been in daily use. during this much extended trip. During the same time I've bought and discarded three other packs, all were heavier and 'stronger,' but stitching failed, fabric wore through or 'waterproof coating peeled off. Many things that work OK for a week's backpack fall apart under daily use. I recommend this pack without reservation. I'll be reviewing other gear in Living Lightly soon.
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Michael Walstrom, 14, the son of Lori and Glenn Walstrom, of Latrobe, waited to participate in an Underground Railroad re-enactment Saturday in Blairsville during the inaugural Knotweed Festival.
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You may have only discovered the joys of making jewelry recently. Perhaps your items caught the eye of relatives or co-workers, and you soon found yourself selling jewelry. You may have had success at local galleries or craft shows and now wish to expand into the world of internet sales. Or you may be an experienced hand at jewelry making, and are looking for a great venue to sell your items.
Ruby Lane has hundreds of shops selling their own artisan jewelry creations and a steady stream of shoppers looking for these items. We have some hints that will help you sell, whether you are new to jewelry making or new to on-line sales. Even seasoned professionals may be able to polish up their presentations with a review of these tips.
1. Know your materials. The number one issue with Artisan Jewelry shops being reviewed for opening on Ruby Lane is improper presentation of gemstone materials and metals. Any jewelry seller should be aware of the Federal Trade Commission's Guides for the Jewelry and Precious Metal Industries, an industry of which you are now a part. Gemstones must be described accurately, leaving your customer no grounds to claim misrepresentation. It is your responsibility to correct any misrepresentation made to you when you acquired the material. Are the pearls you are offering cultured, simulated or natural? Are they color enhanced? Are the beads you bought as "turquoise" stabilized, dyed, or enhanced in some manner? Is there a possibility they are actually another material, such as howlite or calcite? Are your settings actually silver, or merely silver colored metal? Learn what gem materials are subject to misrepresentation. Learn to identify these problems, and do not hesitate to ask your suppliers questions about materials and enhancements.
2. Present this information accurately. If you aren't sure what the turquoise colored beads are, admit it. Describe them as "turquoise color stone beads". If the bead caps you are using are silver colored, but you are not sure if they are actually sterling silver and do not have the ability to test them, describe them as "silver colored bead cap".
3. Present your pieces completely and attractively. Your customer does not have the benefit of handling the piece before sale in an on-line transaction. Make sure your pictures show the true colors of the piece. Make sure your pictures show the complete piece, including clasps. Make sure the fronts and backs of pieces are shown. Take your photos in an environment that keeps the focus on your jewelry, making sure that props and backgrounds do not overwhelm the piece. Be sure to include lengths and size information. If you are making wire-wrapped creations, make sure to include some photos that will reassure your shoppers that the pieces are finished smoothly and that their favorite sweater will not be the victim of a sharp or loose wire. Make sure photos are focused and show off any unique features of materials or design.
4. Romance the stone. Now that you have a technically accurate and complete description, get creative again. Is there some legend or metaphysical property associated with the stone? Is the piece the newest trend in jewelry? Is it in the colors that are all over the fashion world this season? Is it a birthstone? Is the stone used to signify a special occasion or anniversary? Let your customer know this. But please remember to share any metaphysical claims about the properties of gemstones as something less than scientific fact.
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We've come to another sharp turn in the perpetual-motion carnival ride of CM Punk Drama. For those of you not up to speed, let's dig you out from under your rock and hit all the particulars here – Punk abruptly left WWE after this year's Royal Rumble, Vince McMahon told investors he was "on sabbatical," WrestleMania came and went with no sign of his return, and his contract finally ran out in July, giving him time to officially retire and tend to important matters like tracking down the latest Chew paperback. He's gone. It's a done deal. And yet, here he is, back in the conversation again.
This time, Punk is appearing on WWE radar due to legal issues with the forthcoming WWE 2K15 video game, scheduled for release on October 28. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, CM Punk's lawyers sent a 22-page letter to WWE regarding the use of his likeness and unpaid royalties. Yes, I know what you're thinking. The phrase "CM Punk's lawyers" is EXTREMELY weird and I can't believe I just typed it.
Regarding the unpaid royalties… is anyone, least of all CM Punk, surprised by this? The report from the Observer says that WWE ceased sending Punk royalty checks due to the sudden fashion in which Punk breached his contract. If that's the case, then I'm inclined to side with them on this one. If the average person stops showing up for work in January, are they really going to send a letter in September asking their former boss "Why the hell have my paychecks stopped coming?" That's not how it works, and I really hope Punk had the foresight to anticipate this before he stormed off. As far as the video game goes, 2K Games is already way too deep in the development cycle to make any significant changes, especially considering that IGN has already confirmed that the John Cena/CM Punk rivalry is one of the main facets of the Showcase single-player mode. It's too early to tell how this will be handled, but if the recent trend of Cena and Brie Bella means anything, CM Punk WILL SEE YOU IN COURT.


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Uncle Tom's Story of His Life: An Autobiography of the Reverend Josiah Henson
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by Josiah Henson
Series: Docsouth Books
Paperback: 184 pages
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press; 1 edition (September 1, 2011)
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
This 1876 version of Josiah Henson's autobiography, the first of many editions issued by British editor John Lobb, followed the original 1849 edition and a much-expanded 1858 version. The autobiography traces Henson's life from his birth into slavery in Maryland in 1789; his escape to Canada in 1830; his participation in the founding of the Dawn Settlement for fugitive slaves in Ontario; and his several trips to England to raise funds for the settlement. Henson, who in his later years toured as the model for the Uncle Tom of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, describes his meeting with Stowe in 1852 and draws parallels between the histories of other Uncle Tom's Cabin characters and his own acquaintances. While Stowe herself stressed that there was no single model for her title character, she called Henson a "parallel instance" for Uncle Tom in A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin. nineteenth century and translated into several other languages, Henson's autobiography continues to reward readers with its descriptions not only of slave life in Maryland and Kentucky, but also of the business and educational ventures of escaped slaves in Ontario.
A Docsouth Book. This collaboration between UNC Press and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library brings selected classic works from the digital library of Documenting the American South back into print. DocSouth Books uses the latest digital technologies to make these works available as downloadable e-books or print-on-demand publications. DocSouth Books are unaltered from the original publication, providing affordable and easily accessible editions to a new generation of scholars, students, and general readers.
My earliest employments were, to carry buckets of water to the men at work, and to hold a horse- plough, used for weeding between the rows of corn. As I grew older and taller, I was entrusted with the care of master's saddle- horse. Then a hoe was put into my hands, and I was soon required to do the day's work of a man; and it was not long before I could do it, at least as well as my associates in misery.
A description of the everyday life of a slave on a southern plantation illustrates the character and habits of the slave and the slaveholder, created and perpetuated by their relative position. The principal food of those upon my master's plantation consisted of corn- meal and salt herrings; to which was added in summer a little buttermilk, and the few vegetables which each might raise for himself and his family, on the little piece of ground which was assigned to him for the purpose, called a truck- patch.
In ordinary times we had two regular meals in a day: breakfast at twelve o'clock, after laboring from daylight, and supper when the work of the remainder of the day was over. In harvest season we had three. Our dress was of tow- cloth; for the children, nothing but a shirt; for the older ones a pair of pantaloons or a gown in addition, according to the sex. Besides these, in the winter a round jacket or overcoat, a wool- hat once in two or three years, for the males, and a pair of coarse shoes once a year.
We lodged in log huts, and on the bare ground. Wooden floors were an unknown luxury. In a single room were huddled, like cattle, ten or a dozen persons, men, women, and children. All ideas of refinement and decency were, of course, out of the question. We had neither bedsteads, nor furniture of any description. Our beds were collections of straw and old rags, thrown down in the corners and boxed in with boards; a single blanket the only covering. Our favourite way of sleeping, however, was on a plank, our heads raised on an old jacket and our feet toasting before the smouldering fire. The wind whistled and the rain and snow blew in through the cracks, and the damp earth soaked in the moisture till the floor was miry as a pig- sty. Such were our houses. In these wretched hovels were we penned at night, and fed by day; here were the children born and the sick- - neglected.
Source: "Uncle Tom's Story of His Life": An Autobiography of the Rev. Josiah Henson (London, 1877).
I was born June 15th, 1789, in Charles County, Maryland, on a farm belonging to Mr. Francis Newman, about a mile from Port Tobacco. My mother was a slave of Dr. Josiah McPherson, but hired to the Mr. Newman to whom my father belonged. The only incident I can remembered which occurred while my mother continued on Mr. Newman's farm, was the appearance one day of my father with his head bloody and his back lacerated. He was beside himself with mingled rage and suffering. The explanation I picked up from the conversation of others only partially explained the matter to my mind; but as I grew older I understood it all. It seemed the overseer had sent my mother away from the other field hands to a retired place, and after trying persuasion in vain, had resorted to force to accomplish a brutal purpose. Her screams aroused my father at his distant work, and running up, he found his wife struggling with the man. Furious at the sight, he sprung upon him like a tiger. In a moment the overseer was down, and, mastered by rage, my father would have killed him but for the entreaties of my mother, and the overseer's own promise that nothing should ever be said of the matter. The promise was kept- - like most promises of the cowardly and debased- - as long as the danger lasted.
The laws of state states provide means and opportunities for revenge so ample, that miscreants like him never fail to improve them. "A nigger has struck a white man;" that is enough to set a whole county on fire; no question is asked about the provocation. The authorities were soon in pursuit of my father. The fact of the sacrilegious act of lifting a hand against the sacred temple of a white man's body...this was all it was necessary to establish. And the penalty followed: one hundred lashes on the bare back, and to have the right ear nailed to the whipping- post, and then severed from the body. For a time my father kept out of the way, hiding in the woods, and at night venturing into some cabin in search of food. But at length the strict watch set baffled all his efforts. His supplies cut off, he was fairly starved out, and compelled by hunger to come back and give himself up.
The day for the execution of the penalty was appointed. The Negroes from the neighboring plantations were summoned, for their moral improvement, to witness the scene. A powerful blacksmith named Hewes laid on the stripes. Fifty were given, during which the cries of my father might be heard a mile, and then a pause ensued. True, he had struck a white man, but as valuable property he must not be damaged. Judicious men felt his pulse. Oh! he could stand the whole. Again and again the thong fell on his lacerated back. His cries grew fainter and fainter, till a feeble groan was the only response to his final blows. His head was then thrust against the post, and his right ear fastened to it with a tack; a swift pass of a knife, and the bleeding member was left sticking to the place. Then came a hurrah from the degraded crowd, and the exclamation, "That's what he's got for striking a white man." A few said, "it's a damned shame;" but the majority regarded it as but a proper tribute to their offended majesty....
Previous to this affair my father, from all I can learn, had been a good- humored and light- hearted man, the ringleader in all fun at corn- huskings and Christmas buffoonery. His banjo was the life of the farm, and all night long at a merry- making would he play on it while the other Negroes danced. But from this hour he became utterly changed. Sullen, morose, and dogged, nothing could be done with him. The milk of human kindness in his heart was turned to gall. He brooded over his wrongs. No fear or threats of being sold to the far south- - the greatest of all terrors to the Maryland slave- - would render him tractable. So off he was sent to Alabama. What was his fate neither my mother nor I have ever learned....
For two or three years my mother and her young family of six children had resided on [Dr. McPherson's] estate; and we had been in the main very happy....
Our term of happy union as one family was now, alas! at an end. Mournful as was the Doctor's death to his friends it was a far greater calamity to us. The estate and the slaves must be sold and the proceeds divided among the heirs. We were but property- - not a mother, and the children God had given her.
Common as are slave- auctions in the southern states, and naturally as a slave may look forward to the time when he will be put upon the block, still the full misery of the event- - of the scenes which precede and succeed it- - is never understood till the actual experience comes. The first sad announcement that the sale is to be; the knowledge that all ties of the past are to be sundered; the frantic terror at the idea of being "sent south;" the almost certainty that one member of a family will be torn from another; the anxious scanning of purchasers' faces; the agony at parting, often forever, with husband, wife, child- - these must be seen and felt to be fully understood. Young as I was then, the iron entered into my soul. The remembrance of breaking up of McPherson's estate is photographed in its minutest features in my mind. The crowd collected around the stand, the huddling group of Negroes, the examination of muscle, teeth, the exhibition of agility, the look of the autioneer, the agony of my mother- - I can shut my eyes and see them all.
My brothers and sisters were bid off first, and one by one, while my mother, paralyzed by grief, held me by the hand. her turn came, and she was bought by Isaac Riley of Montgomery County. Then I was offered to the assembled purchasers. My mother, half distracted by the thought of parting forever from all her children, pushed through the crowd, while the bidding for me was going on, to the spot where Riley was standing. She fell at his feet and clung to his knees, entreating him in tones that a mother only could command, to buy her baby as well as herself, and spare to her one, at least of her little ones. Will it, can it be believed that this man, thus appealed to, was capable not merely of turning a deaf ear to her supplication, but of disengaging himself from her with such violent blows and kicks, as to reduce her to the necessity of creeping out of his reach, and mingling the groan of bodily suffering with the sob of a breaking heart? As she crawled away from the brutal man I heard her sob out, "Oh, Lord Jesus, how long, how long shall I suffer this way!" I must have been then between five and six years old. I seem to see and hear my poor weeping mother now. This was one of my earliest observations of men; an experience which I only shared with thousands of my race, the bitterness of which to any individual who suffers it cannot be diminished by the frequency of its recurrence, while it is dark enough to overshadow the whole after- life with something blacker than a funeral pall.
Source: Josiah Henson, Uncle Tom's Story of His Life: An Autobiography of the Rev. Josiah Henson (London, 1877).
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Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh has condemned the actions of Queensland players who sang the Maroons song after winning their Test match against New Zealand, reports News Ltd.
"If it in fact happened, someone should apologise," said the legendary cricketer.
"Maybe it was an honest mistake but it was strange.
"It was inappropriate for sure."
It was an event that Waugh says he would never have let happen in the Australian cricket team's dressing room while he was captain.
Led by Queensland Origin and Kangaroos captain Cameron Smith, the impromptu ditty was joyfully sung on the field post-match.
But not everyone was so keen on singing the Maroons' victory tune.
There was an obvious look of discomfort from players who donned the sky blue jersey, such as Paul Gallen, and Josh and Brett Morris as Smith, Cooper Cronk, Billy Slater and a host of other Queensland players sang the "Aye aye yippee yippee aye" chant.
NSW Origin stars James Tamou and Robbie Farah however were seen half-heartedly joining the chorus.
By singing the Queensland song in the green and gold, it is believed an already large rift in the Australian squad, has grown wider, and split the team aiming to reclaim the Rugby League World Cup from New Zealand next year.
Waugh joins other sporting greats Simon Poidevin, Tommy Raudonikis and Benny Elias who have also hit out at the Queensland players.
"In hindsight, I think we are all disappointed it happened," said John Grant, head of the Australian Rugby League Commission.
Grant says the ARLC has no intention of punishing any of the players involved in the gaffe.
"I was in the dressing room when it was sung and I didn't notice any player having an issue," he said.
NSW captain Paul Gallen told reporters he didn't take kindly to the song being sung.
"We did notice it and mentioned it, but I certainly didn't sing it."


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Date of Stay: September, 2009
A good Escapees park. All sites appear to be level with more than adequate width. While there are a number of short back-in sites, the "H" row has long back-ins with parking across the road in a field. We travel in a 45' motorhome and had no trouble fitting in the H-row back-in. The pull throughs are only available at the daily rate (not the weekly) and therefore are more expensive. Like most Escapees parks, the social activities at the park are fun and everyone (employees and campers) are friendly and outgoing. The campground is actually in Hollister, directly across the old bridge across the lake from Old Branson and the new upscale Branson Landing area.
Date of Stay: August, 2008
Entering and exiting the campground itself was easy. Water pressure was excellent and electricity was good. This campground has a lot of potential, but the owner has succumbed to the temptation to populate his campground with a multitude of semi-permanent workers. Of the claimed 139 sites in this campground, I would estimate that less than 15 sites are available for short term larger RVs. This, in and of itself, is not bad except that there are either no rules, or the rules are ignored, concerning the number of vehicles that may be parked on each site. On most sites there are at least two in addition to the RV and in a large number of cases three and they are usually parked in a manner blocking the street. This makes it very difficult upon leaving to exit your site and get down the interior roads even though those roads are seemingly plenty wide. In addition, all kinds of extraneous appliances, spare tires, etc. are allowed to accumulate on sites where semi-permanent occupants are placed. I would stay here again, but the place needs some rules enforcement.
Date of Stay: August, 2008
I guess the rates went up since May. The riverfront sites were $69 per night and the sites backing up to the highway were $59. Seventh day is free. Excellent sites and utility hookups. Can wash both your toad and motorhome without recrimination. Campground seems to stay only about half full probably due to the high rate structure. Owners are extremely friendly and helpful. Signage coming from the east is not large and entrance is easy to miss. Good location for outdoor activities and only 2 miles to downtown Pagosa.
Date of Stay: July, 2008
The nightly rate paid reflects an Escapees discount. The regular rate is $16. This campground is good for an overnight stop. It is located about 8 miles northwest of Guymon on Highway 64/412. No one mans the office you basically fill out a form and put your payment in an envelope and drop it through the door slot. The sites are grass and easy to enter and exit and the campground itself is easy to enter and exit. The electric was very solid at 120v with no variations.
Date of Stay: July, 2008
The pull-throughs are those C-shaped pull-throughs, but some are large enough and straight enough for a big rig to pull into and out of without unhooking the toad. We were in Loop D and it appeared that the electrical had been recently redone. I was last in this park and this loop about four years ago and improvements have been made. Besides the electricity, the sites are now paved rather than gravel. There is NO shade here and it can get very hot. Arrived around 1:00 pm on a Tuesday without a reservation and there was plenty of site availability.
Date of Stay: June, 2008
This was an excellent park. Parking is on grass intermixed with gravel. Electricity was excellent, as was water pressure. Both open and shaded sites are available, with very easy entry and exit. Being a former mobile home park the sites are all large and flat. WARNING: All locations shown on maps on various websites or written addresses are incorrect. Call the campground for correct directions to the campground!!! There is a published 14 day limit, but I was told by two different people staying there that longer stays are possible. Weekly rate is $100 and monthly rate is $300.


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Imagine if there were a way to increase your chances of living your life in a way that makes you feel more fulfilled, more aligned with who you are and what your values are, and more at ease about your future. Imagine you had the ability to teach this way of life to your children so they grow up with these same principles that they can pass on to their children and their children's children. Sounds great, right?
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While money doesn't buy happiness, it can send you careening full-speed into debt. Before long, bills start to pile up, the hole becomes deeper and you wonder how you are ever going to get your feet back on the ground.
Millions of Americans are suffering from what's not in their wallets and how to pay the bills. It's no wonder the stress seems downright unbearable:
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Like a lot of parents, my hubby and I have a desire to teach our children to appreciate the value of a dollar, be independent and responsible, grasp money management, respect their belongings, and understand how things run in the real world.
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Sulphur police gathered at The Grove at Heritage Square on Wednesday to honor four Louisiana law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty last year. (Natalie Stewart / American Press)
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SULPHUR — Officers lined up one by one to drop a light blue ribbon into a basket placed below four photos to pay their respects to four deputies killed in the state last year.
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Deputy Randall Beniot, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Deputies Brandon Nelsen and Jeremy Triche, and Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office Deputy Ricky Issac Jr. died in the line of duty in 2012.
Sulphur Police Chief Lewis Coats said being a police officer is "being part of a brotherhood."
"When we lose a brother, no matter if it's at this department, the parish, on the state level or even the federal level ... when they hurt, we hurt," he said. "When you cut us we all bleed blue. We're all out here doing the same job."
Although the Sulphur Police Department hasn't had an officer killed in the line of duty in more than 90 years, Coats said he can't help but think of the "close calls" his men have faced.
"When I think about this police department and how we have been saved from tragedy, I think of Officer Glen Romero's crash a few years ago," Coats said.
"I think about Caleb Hollingsworth, who was nearly crushed between two vehicles by a fleeing suspect. I think about Capt. Craig Thortonberry and Sgt. Mike Strother, who responded to one of the most dangerous calls an officer can respond to — a robbery where the suspects are armed and still inside. These guys all walked away. The bad guys went to jail, and they went home to their families."
The average time on the job for officers killed in Louisiana last year was 12 years; their average age was 40, Assistant Chief Billy Craddock said.
"Officers go to work every day prepared to face any danger presented ... for people they have never met," he said. "They chose to dedicate their lives to a noble profession."
Each of the four officers' names rang out three times from dispatch, "headquarters to Deputy Sheriff Randall L. Beniot, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office ... end of watch Jan. 18, 2012."


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I am running Windows Vista and am having issues with my sound. I've never had this happen before. I downloaded and installed the Vista codec pack and if my sound is muted when I shutdown the computer, when I load up Vista again and un mute the sound I still don't get any sound. I pumped up the sound to the max and still got no sound. I first had K-lite mega codec pack and I had the same problem. If the speakers are un muted when I shutdown the computer, when I start it up again the sound works just fine. But when I mute them when I shutdown, I have to restart the machine when the speakers are un muted. Just so you know, the driver is SigmaTel C-Major Audio and Vista says it's working. My first thought was that the driver was out dated but the driver came from Vista from the Update straight from Microsoft.
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Does the manufacturer have their own sound drivers? You might want to switch to those and see if it makes a difference.
While the built-in drivers are usually functional and stable, I've had quite a few devices that just didn't work quite right until I installed the official drivers from the manufacturer.
That's the first test, if that doesn't work be sure to let us know.
Thanks for the reply back. I went to Dell's website and downloaded and installed the newest version of the SigmaTel C-Major Audio driver and restarted my computer with the sound muted to see if it would work and it does not. Once Windows is booted up again and after I un mute the audio there is still no audio until I restart the computer with the sound on. Now, when I installed the newest sound driver from Dell I did not first uninstall the older one. When I go to the device manager I only see one sound driver there and it says it's working properly. I'm lost in how to fix it.
Another alternative that you could try is to use the XP driver instead. I've read on some other forums about people having better luck with XP drivers.
You might also contact Dell about it.. I've read that there's some weird problems on some other brands of notebooks.
I have this exact same issue, I have yet to resolve it. I know instead of rebooting with the sound unmuted one can go into hibernate and come back...a little bit faster but still a pain in the butt.
try going into Control Panel>System>Device Manager>Sound Controller....right click, Properties>Driver and try rolling back the driver. If it works you're back to square one but you seem to prefer that choice.
Any luck with deleting the codec?
You might also want to try installing these updates, if you haven't already:
They fix a lot of problems with sleep mode and other stuff.
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From the "Beach" in their name to the '60s girl group melodies, the surfy guitars and broken-winged angel vox to the…oh, do we really need to go further here?
Actually, yes, because first off, Jim Diamond produced this. The Jim Diamond who goes way back in the Detroit garage scene, recording so many great bands that he's been around long enough to see some of them influence ones like this. So on this second Beach Day album, the percussion sounds are rich, and the vintage guitar tones captured with the ease and delectable fullness with which you and I grab and devour a bag of BBQ potato chips on the couch. And no doubt, given the utter ubiquity of their chosen genre, Beach Day is well aware that they best tweak their sound or get lost in the wave of lady-led, reverb-wash, garage pop-bands.
That might've been Diamond's influence too, as while he's known for creating and capturing fuzzed out garage stomp, he's also got the smarts to know when to lay back. Like the way the guitars gently wah-wah in the back sometimes (BFF's), get scrunchier when need be (Messin' Around), and only occasionally go standard Jesus & Mary Chain fuzz-floating (The Lucky One), but never wash out the smooth, cruel-coy of singer Kimmy Drake. While she ain't exactly Paul Westerberg in the lyric department, she can make her early-20s kicks'n'crushes wordplay sound more mischievous than it actually is.
Fades Away has some fine Farfisa-sounding keys. The vocal harmonic, Raveonettes' demo-diving How Do You Sleep At Night is a lovely lilter. And Lost Girl showcases Drake's voice more than usual, and proves that she's at that developmental stage where she's past insecure indie moper, strong enough to have to decide soon where she's going to go with it, not unlike this whole summer crush genre.
At this point, this sound sits comfortably in TV advert boardroom pitch meetings. So it's notable that even Beach Day's instrumental here called (I'm not kidding) Gnarly Waves has a minimal eeriness to it, again resisting easy over-reverb to the point of almost making you believe its cheeky title is ironic. And following it up with the scrunchier Pretty, which sounds like Karen O trying and succeeding at boogie boarding, works well at bending away from the script a bit. It's successful moments like that that reflect Beach Day's stated view that getting out of their sunny Florida home digs and spending the Polar Vortex recording in Detroit got a wee bit of needed factory soot stuck to the wax on their boards.
From the "Beach" in their name to the '60s girl group melodies, the surfy guitars and broken-winged angel vox to the…oh, do we really need to go further here?


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I hate damp days in my truck and it's got a LSD and 305 width tires. My 97 Eclipse GST convertible was a nice cruiser but I was SOL if it was wet and it was 99% stock. Just getting up to speed was a challenge, though it was an open diff and crap stock tires.
I loved my 89 Mirage turbo - it could peel a tire from a 70 punch (open diff and 195 width tires FTW). It was hard to nail a launch vs anything but another FWD car but on a roll its 14b and 1.6 liters defied physics vs. cars that should have won on paper. I've driven a couple of 20g'ed FWD DSMs and they were fantastic up top. Bigger turbos are just traction control for FWD
Oh, and I'm always WOT in the rain because I know the other people can't. Sure there are plenty of days of good weather but a solid week of cold rain in the winter or the insta-showers we get in the summer will drive you crazy.
Like you said, I'd recommend AWD for less experienced drivers just because of how forgiving it is. The SRT4 is easier to go fast in, the engine is bulletproof, and I love the seats.