text: Good Morning Britain launch - what you thought Viewers verdicts on ITV's new breakfast show versus BBC Breakfast, Daybreak and Good Morning America - plus Susanna Reid and the new presenters and those on-screen graphics... Comments Written By Paul Jones 8:39 AM, 28 April 2014 ITV's new breakfast show Good Morning Britain launched today, replacing Daybreak and its presenters with a new set, a new format and a new hosting foursome in the shape of Susanna Reid, Ben Shephard, Charlotte Hawkins and Sean Fletcher. So how did it stack up against its predecessor? What about Susanna's former show, BBC Breakfast? Was there something familiar about the new set and format, possibly from across the pond? And what about those on-screen graphics? RadioTimes.com users came, saw and gave their verdicts... Good Morning Britain v Daybreak Margot. No...sorry did not like it. Bring back Daybreak please with the ones that we have come to love or for me...BBC will win the morning news.. ShirleyHutchinson Same poor content - different wrapper - that's all. What a waste of money! Still don't understand all this "Celebrity" tittle tattle - Ross King in the States - just inane and totally unnecessary - who cares what 1D are up to. This programme is never going to be taken seriously. Ali H Well it's not what it used to be but sometimes that's a good thing.... A change can be nice and we do need to give new talent a look in. I do miss the casual relaxing Daybreak with some great characters, as in a morning i want to feel a nice cosy relaxed start to my day.. Vee Small Seriously do not know what they are thinking you know the saying "IF IT'S NOT BROKE DON'T FIX IT" well this needs to applied to Good Morning Britain I absolutely hate it PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRING BACK Aled and Lorraine that was the right mix this bunch of twits is not working and I for one will not be watching any longer. Christine Horton I hate the new show!! where are the real characters that made Breakfast TV? I will miss Aled and Lorraine. The presenters are all young and lacking greatly in personality and fun and what about the older people who watch breakfast TV who will switch off immediately! I will not be watching it from now on and am greatly disappointed with ITV! Rowena Hulme-charlesworth complete rubbish ....hate it ...bring back Aled n Lorraine ..and who the hell wants ID drawling on about their music ....absolutely awfull Elaine Benton Just turned on and what a mess visually. Too many people and all that rubbish on the desk. At first I thought it was the SKY news set up! LEAVE THINGS ALONE! Bye Bye, looks like it's back again to BBC. Shame. It used to be lovely having the ""natter and chatter" in my house over breakfast from the Daybreak "friends". ITV you've cocked up again!!! Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Good Morning Britain v BBC Breakfast Nick Pye I tried it and was initially openminded, but have to admit that the rest of you were right. The content was poor and the guests were worse. I've switched back to BBC Breakfast. Andrew Dunn Absolute rubbish. Too much stuff going on. Too many presenters round a desk, and the close up's of the presenters are awful. ITV don't get it. BBC all the way for me. Angela Too slick for early mornings. After many years will now switch to bbc in the mornings Nick Pye I've switched to #GoodMorningBritain from BBC Breakfast which I've been finding too left wing and nanny-like. And Susanna Reid is lovely. I'm also pleased to see Luke Farrington on my local news. evelyn@wynnefamily Had a quick look this morning and myfirst impression was too many people all talking at once. It has none of the calm the BBC breakfast show has it seems a lot more frantic but may give it another try when I am feeling calmer! Rowena Hulme-charlesworth BBC must be smiling this morning ...their viewing stats will be rising ...i shall be adding to it ...Sorry u got it all wrong !! Susanna Reid and the new presenters B Richardson It's a shambles! How can anyone take anything baby faced Ben Shepherd says seriously and Susanna is so full of herself it makes uncomfortable viewing... I'm off back to the BBC in the morning. At least it's a Susanna free zone! Angela Ben Shepherd the only one worth having. Too many presenters, don't like the desk and get rid of Susannah. What was wrong with the previous presenters. Margot. I'm sure Susannah is a nice person and seemed to be fun on 'Dancing'.but on here as she was as on BBC...Smug and full of herself. Notahappybunny Susanna Reid is incredibly smug and annoying, Andy Peters is trying too hard, generally too much going on which makes the programme feel unprofessional. Rowley Get rid of Suzanna Reid and the desk and the program may last a while. She is a drama queen and cannot be heard when there is something serious to report as she lowers here voice to make us think she really cares! Angelanorfolk What a disaster! Charlotte Hawkins was the only one anywhere near professional! Susanna Reid kept misreading the autocue, Andi Peters was way over the top in a very childish way. The interview Susanna Reid tried to do with the MP about benefits changes was terrible - she was better than that on BBC! I'll stick with Bill Turnbull in future! CM5 HATE IT! Not a fan of Susanna Reid, annoying person. So wooden! May have to switch to BBC! ITV need to make drastic changes and quick before you lose your viewers!!! Heather Crocker Please please please stop changing thinks that are working well. Ben shepherd is the most annoying presenter on tv at the moment. Chris Blackwell Rubbish! Susanna is annoying, can't even stand to look at her face. Bring back Kate, stop thinking that because a presenter reaches a certain age we don't want to see her, she is realistic and funny. I have always watched the ITV morning programme, but getting really annoyed with the constant changes, will be turning off! Good Morning Britain or Good Morning America? Rakoola Should of called it good morning America!!!! don't like it... Very disappointed ITV. disqus_MpBRsoiK0V Garbage- hate the American style "big table" and the "gossip" section plus too many presenters and too much moving about. Why does it have a gameshow section in a supposed news show? Woeful- you may have erred big time joining this joke Susanna. I for one am going straight back to BBC Breakfast. disqus_6th9p9WGFc Way too many graphics on screen! Too American On-screen graphics deb cant be doing with the news streaming across the bottom of the tv its like watching channel 80 news bring back daybreak terry stephenson Annoying weather flashes in corner annoying do u watch program or blip for weather .I shall be switching to bbc1 Bill I like it but I don't. I think the studio is very nice and good but the on screen graphics are too much! Dave Baxter Too many moving graphics on the screen, too many presenters who can't actually speak properly. Trish - Linclon Please take all the info off the screen - it is annoying and unhelpful! Even the weather in the right corner of the screen is not in alphabetical order! Having all this info on screen actually prevents you listening to what the presenters / guests are saying. Ali HI found myself watching the little weather flashes instead of paying attention to the news. I must admit it is a little annoying with the flash news going on and I'm all up for new and fresh ideas but that is neither new or fresh... The set and the new format ryan i think this one is looking good.quite a nice setup round the studio. thank god you have got rid of that kate garroway that is the best thing you could of done. juli MW noooooo....i may as well watch the BBC, the beauty of watching itv in the morning was the informal nature of the program. the presenters are great ( apart from there being too many ) but you have put them behind a desk. Linda White Too much going on first thing in the morning, I do like to have peace and quiet waking up... will give it a go, but too busy so far, too many presenters, its nice to see the one presenter let alone the lot you have there... come back the other team, sorry John Mack It is like a visual slap in the face, to much going on and the facial close up,s are frightening. terry stephenson Full face shots a turnoff 4 behind a desk strewn with papers scruffy look. Annoying weather flashes in corner annoying do u watch program or blip for weather .I shall be switching to bbc1 Peter Hanson You are trying too hard. Give the presenters a chance to build their on screen relationships and presence. All the swtching from presenter to presenter is overkill. Keep it simple and people will connect. Unnecessary camera angles and dialogue. So much potential here! jane really don't like it. it makes the rival programme on the other side look homely and comforting! need sofas not an impersonal desk and the camera is too close up on their faces...all polished. even the smiles when they occur look fake. B Richardson They have no idea what people want to watch at breakfast time. The whole thing is a horrible mistake. The set, the presenters, the style, the dumbing down. Watch those viewing figures drop through the floor. Suzanne Ellingworth Why fix something that isn't broken. It's like all the rest of the morning shows now. I enjoyed the more informal chat, the jokes and laughter. Now it looks straight laced and boring. I don't understand 4 presenters when 2 used to do it. Follow @RadioTimes Like this? Share it. Facebook Twitter Google Tumblr Pinterest Blogger Reddit VKontakt Print Email


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Hello, all! I'm in the market for a 1st gen CTS V and have been researching like crazy the past several days. I wonder if I could get advice on a vehicle I'm interested in. Its an 05 low miles (41k) with a supercharger. Carfax looks clean so probably original rear end. Should I avoid a modded one? Its listed @22k how far off is this? Thanks!
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I am the member who posted "New potential CTS V buyer needs some info!" … I just purchased the V I mentioned in my post this past Saturday…… its a completely stock 05 with 50,000 miles. It is in exceptional shape with all maintenance documents since new, two owner, and has never had any warranty work done. I took it for an inspection at my local cadillac dealer and had their V specialist do it…. they let me under the car while up on the hoist and walked through the entire under side of the car with me. The mechanic took a small mirror and checked the part number of the diff just to make sure which generation it was. The part number is located on the right rear side of the diff, just off centre. The cars previous owner who put 35000 miles of the 50000 on the car is an almost 50 year old gentlemen, hence the reason why the car has not had to have the diff, bushings and motor mounts replaced numerous times lol it was a weekend/sunday driver and meticulously maintained. He was asking $19,500, and I paid $17,500. As the V tech said, he has never seen a V1 in such amazing shape. I couldn't be happier!
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Vtg HO Model Train RR Catalog Lot Gilbert 1955 Mantua 1947 AHM 1967 TYCO 1957
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ITEM: A lot not to be missed of vintage catelogs. So many good ones, mostly in good vintage condition. Included are as follows:
1947 The Mantua HO Handbook
1955 Gilbert HO Trains
1957 TYCO Electric Trains HO
K.B. Catalog (late 40's-50's) featuring all big names like Ideal Tiny Town, Skyline Products, Plasticville etc.
1978 Lionel Big Scale Trains and Accessories
1975 Walthers HO RR Catalog
1967 Official Souvenir Map Expo. A beautiful fold open set of 3 dimensional maps in color on the inside.
1956 Varney HO Trains
Comet Metal Products Vol. 5
1952 Kemtron 5th Master Catalog for Craftsmen. HO, HOn3, OO, TT.
1960's Selley Catalog #8 HO
1972 Selley Catalog HO
1974 Penn Central Souvenir Book
1975 Penn Central Souvenir Book
1977 Jan. Bulletin from National Model RR Assoc.
1977 Sep. Bulletin from National Model RR Assoc.
1962 Walthers Model Railroad Decals HO & O
1974 Walthers Decal Catalog & RR Lettering Manual
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- 1 boneless pork loin roast (3 pounds)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup applesauce
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3 fresh rosemary sprigs
- Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, brown roast on all sides in oil. Place on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Combine the applesauce, mustard and honey; spread over roast. Top with rosemary.
- Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Yield: 10-12 servings.
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Home Opener is here! Gates open 3:30!
Bands, skydivers, limos, Talor Battle and more on tap
June 7, 2011 6:24 AM ET
The Spikes' 6:05 p.m. Home Opener against the rival Williamsport Crosscutters (Philadelphia Phillies' affiliate) will be presented by PSECU and 95.3 FM 3WZ.
Gates will open to the general public at 3:30 p.m., giving fans an extended opportunity to experience the many fun, family activities and pageantry Opening Night will offer at the ballpark. As gates open, the first 3,000 fans will be greeted with a free Spikes Schedule Magnet compliments of PSECU. Fans will also be entertained by internet sensation "Bob the Bicycle Man" on the main concourse, and those arriving early can watch Spikes batting and infield practice.
From 3:30 to 5:10 p.m., a pair of popular area bands will perform live. The Zak Sobel Band, which recently opened for O.A.R. and Lupe Fiasco at Penn State's 'Moving On' concert, will play from 3:30 to 4:15. Then, another local favorite, Low Jack, will play from 4:15 to 5:10.
As first pitch time approaches on Opening Night, the focus will turn to the skies above Medlar Field at Lubrano Park as Sky Dive Happy Valley will drop into the ballpark from 10,000 feet to deliver the ceremonial first pitch ball to former Penn State basketball star Talor Battle. Battle, an All-American selection who led the Nittany Lions to the Big Ten Tournament championship game and an NCAA Tournament appearance in March, will also be participating in an on-field event during the game, and will sign free autographs and take pictures between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. on the ballpark's main concourse.
Spikes players and coaches will also be participating in a unique, first-of-its-kind introduction ceremony with the help of limousines courtesy of Fullington Bus Company. Limousines will transport starting and reserve players onto the field for a special introduction prior to taking the field.
The National Anthem will be performed by "Happy Valley's Got Talent" winner Riley Roth and the United States Air Force Auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol, Nittany Composite Squadron will present our nation's colors.
Plenty of activities will also take place after the game, including the first of 12 spectacular Post-Game Fireworks shows. In addition, all kids 12 and under will be invited to run the bases after the game, as they will be following all Spikes weekend home games, thanks to Clinical Outcomes Group, Inc.
Opening Day is the first of four straight home games to open the Spikes' 2011 home schedule. On Monday, June 20th, the Auburn Doubledays (Washington Nationals' affiliate) come to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park for the first of three straight 7:05 p.m. first pitches. The series opener will feature Bark in the Park Night presented by Metzger Animal Hospital, in which fans are invited to bring their dogs to the ballpark. Monday is also the first Dollar Dog Monday of the season, presented by 95.3 FM 3WZ.
Tuesday the 21st, the first 1,000 fans through the gates will take home a Nittany Bank Nookie Monster Bobblehead Doll and it's the first Buck Bleacher Tuesday of the season presented by the Centre Daily Times. All Outfield Bleacher seats will cost just one dollar for the middle game of the series.
The series will wrap on Wednesday the 22nd with the first Half-Price Wednesday presented by Big Froggy 101. That night will also feature the first-ever Wise Cracker's Comedy Night, including live performances by comedians throughout the game.
Single-game tickets for the four Opening Week games and all 38 Spikes regular season home games are currently on sale through the Spikes Box Office by calling (814) 272-1711, or by visiting in person weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fans can also buy and print single-game tickets by clicking here.
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In an exchange yesterday with Chairman Leahy, Elena Kagan stated that an originalist judicial philosophy cannot be reconciled with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause.
This answer is surprising, given Kagan's supposed preeminence as a legal thinker, because it is difficult to square with recent scholarship. Judge Michael McConnell, who was at the time a colleague of Kagan's at the University of Chicago Law School, published an article titled Originalism and the Desegregation Decisions, which convincingly demonstrates that the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment did intend to end school segregation. In fact, during Kagan's tenure as dean of Harvard Law School, HLS hosted Judge McConnell for a speech reviewing his work in this area.
As McConnell wrote in his seminal article, "[T]he belief that school segregation does in fact violate the Fourteenth Amendment was held during the years immediately following ratification by a substantial majority of political leaders who had supported the Amendment. In a large number of votes over a three and one half year period, between one-half and two-thirds of both houses of Congress voted in favor of school desegregation and against the principle of separate but equal. These deliberations, which were conducted in explicitly constitutional terms by Congresses charged with enforcing the new Amendment in the years immediately following its enactment, constitute the best available evidence of its meaning."
McConnell has further developed this point in his chapter for the book What Brown v. Board of Education Should Have Said and in several further law review articles: The Originalist Case for Brown v. Board of Education, The Originalist Justification for Brown: A Reply to Professor Klarman, and Segregation and the Original Understanding—A Reply to Professor Maltz.
Other scholars, including Ed Whelan, have expanded on his work by arguing that the reasoning in Plessy stemmed from a "living constitution" view:
Even in its notorious 1896 ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson, the majority stated that the "object of the [Fourteenth] amendment was undoubtedly to enforce the absolute equality of the two races before the law." But then, in the sort of freewheeling non-originalist excursion that advocates of the phony "living Constitution" have come to celebrate, the majority looked to the mystery of the universe to assert that "in the nature of things" the Fourteenth Amendment "could not have been intended to abolish distinctions based upon color, or to enforce social, as distinguished from political, equality." By contrast, Justice Harlan's celebrated dissent quoted Strauder and declared that the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment was to "remove[] the race line from our governmental systems."
Similarly, Professor John Harrison of the University of Virginia School of Law has shown in several articles that a texutalist/originalist understand of the Fourteenth Amendment is incompatible with the "separate but equal" regime upheld in Plessy and stuck down in Brown.
Elena Kagan probably had some studying to do last night, as she must during every break in her questioning. For example, after the lunch break yesterday she could talk intelligently about the term "legal progressive," after claiming to have no idea what it meant during earlier questioning. Perhaps she studied Brown v. Board of Ed. late into Tuesday night (and Wednesday morning) and we will get a more scholarly response when the senators return to the issue tomorrow.


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The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Tuesday confirmed that new UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will make the first defense of that title against Josh Grispi
The men and women of the Armed Forces will get a lightweight battle as their main event as Kenny Florian and Evan Dunham have agreed
Once the UFC and WEC lightweight divisions converge, the weight class will have over 70 fighters under contract. Will the 155-pounders be on a shorter
Jose Aldo, who was announced on Thursday to defend his newly minted UFC featherweight belt at UFC 125, will battle New England fighter Josh Grispi
The UFC-WEC merger is no longer a rumor; it's a fact. WEC co-founder Reed Harris took time after the announcement to talk with MMAWeekly.com about
Ben Henderson will defend his WEC lightweight title one last time against Anthony Pettis at WEC 53, and the victor will face either Frankie Edgar
The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Monday made official its year opening party, announcing several bouts for UFC 125.
UFC 125: Resoltuion, featuring Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard, on Jan. 1 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
It will be a battle for the best lightweight in the world and a battle of the big men as UFC 125 heads to Las
New Year's Day will bring the start of 2011, and it will also be the day that UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar next defends his
Undefeated lightweight contender Gray Maynard and Ultimate Fighter season five winner Nate Diaz have agreed to square off in the expected main event of the
Before 6,742 rabid fans, Kenny Florian proved once again why he is considered one of the leading contenders to the throne that B.J. Penn and
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Hello Customer,
The way state tax works is this. You are basically responsible for state taxes in the following states:
1. Any state where you have earned income and
2. Your resident state
If the state you work in is different than your resident state, then you pay taxes to that state on the income you had from within that state. You still must report that same income to your resident state, but then your resident state allows you a credit for any tax you already paid to the other state where you worked. This prevents double taxation of the same income at the state level.
In your particular case since you worked in a state which has no income tax, then you paid no tax to NH and so there would be no credit for you to apply on your MA resident return. But you must still report the income to your resident state. Had you worked in a state that did impose tax, then MA would have given you a credit for the tax paid to that state, but since you did not work in a state that imposes tax, you still must pay state tax to the state where you are a resident.
If H&R Block are the ones who originally filed your returns for you, they should have been very well aware of these requirements. That being the case, I would certainly approach them to reimburse you for any penalties or interest that you may be responsible for at this time.
Thank you Customer
Hello again Customer,
Yes, you will owe tax in your resident state of MA on the income you earned in NH.
The only time that you benefit from working in a state that has no income tax is if you also live in that state. Otherwise you still pay tax to your resident state on that income.
But again, even though you are definitely responsible for the tax owed to MA, if H&R Block is the one who originally filed your return in this manner, then I would certainly approach them about any additional penalties or interest that you are also being asked to pay, as this is something they should have been well aware of when they filed your returns.


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My friend Payton is gone. He has his own family now and his forever home. He has a teen aged boy and girl. He has a little brother too. Biscuit likes Payton. I am happy for my friend. Now it's my turn to have my own home. I am going tomorrow and I will have a little sister. Wow! A sister and a mom and a family. My new mom is building a new house and I get to stay at my new granny and pawpaw's houst till it's ready. ME, I'm going to have a family to love me and take care of my for the rest of my life. I am so happy. I hope my new family likes me. I hope they love me. I don't know if I can sleep tonight. I am so lucky. I was rescued and I am safe and now I will have a family and a forever home. Thank you ARF-LA and mom & dad.
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently awarded $563 million to 353 American Indian and Alaskan Native entities that represent 539 tribes across the U.S. including the Cayuga Indian Nation in Seneca Falls.
The Cayuga's were given $367,991. It's not known how they will use the money.
Provided through HUD's Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Program, these funds are distributed annually to eligible Indian tribes or their tribally designated housing entities for a broad range of affordable housing activities (see local grants).
"Hardworking American families in tribal communities should be able to live in communities where they have a fair shot to reach their potential," said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. "The resources provided today will give these tribal communities the tools to maintain quality housing, prevent overcrowding, improve public safety and provide other basic building blocks of security and success."
New York tribes awarded money were:
Akwesasne Housing Authority - Hogansburg $2,302,774Cayuga Nation Housing - Seneca Falls $367,991Oneida Nation Housing Corp - Oneida $779,834Seneca Nation Housing Authority - Irving $2,367,028Shinnecock Housing Dept. - Southampton $173,608


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(In a 5-4 decision, SCOTUS held that several sections of the Child Welfare Act do not apply to Native American biological fathers who are not custodians of an Indian child. The ruling would go on to state that the procedures required by the ICWA to end parental rights do not apply when the child has never lived with the father.) ...
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The postures of Surya Namaskar, the Sun Salutation- a deeper insight.
6. Ashtanga namaskar – 8 limbed salutation
The Posture: Also called sashtanga namaskar ( complete salutation). From adho mukha svanasana ( downward face dog) lower your knees,chest and chin to the floor in that order; the sit muscles are lifted with the abdomen off the floor.As a variation, instead of the chin, touch the forehead to the floor.
The Breath: Bahya kumbhaka …moving into the posture on a hold after complete exhale.
The attitude: Total surrender
The focus: On the Manipura chakra
The understanding: When you have completely emptied yourself of emotional baggage, psychological debris and engraved memories at a cellular level, you create the space for surrender to happen;
The chant: om (hraha) pushne namaha – 'hraha' being the beeja or seed syllable that is purely vibrational in nature.
The mantra meaning:Salutations to the giver of strength and nourishment.
Benefits at the –
Physical Level: Works deeply on core muscles; strengthens limbs
Mental Level: Sense of unification; letting go.
Energetic Level: Integration of the energy centers; moving beyond fragmentation of Self.
Spiritual Level: Experiencing the dropping of the small 'i'.


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A worrying trend has started to raise its head in the videogaming industry of late, as games become less about providing entertainment for the masses, and more about making money for shareholders - the death of the videogame plot.
Take three of the latest Triple-A videogame launches, for example - Assassin's Creed 3, the Call of Duty series and Mass Effect 3 - all games which were built on well-established storylines, all games with a good pedigree and a huge fan-following... and all which buggered up their plots in the last 15 minutes.
Naturally, in a post dealing with videogame plots, here be spoilers...
I just finished Creed 3, and despite the game's plot itself - both the modern action of Desmond Miles, and that of his ancestor Connor - being well executed, and neatly fitting into both the history of the Revolutionary War and the wider Assassins vs Templars overplot of the series, the ending was an utter let down. It was a cop-out, pure and simple.
Coming to the ending, I was expecting series hero Desmond to have to make some sort of a choice, or have some sort of a dramatic payoff. What I got was a confusing video sequence which detailed his actions - he pushes a big button, saves the world from a global catastrophe (which had been built up throughout the series, and turned out to be a damp squib), and - surprise surprise - unleashes another evil upon the world at the same time.
I think its fairly clear what happened here - rather than finish the storyline in a fulfilling way, by having the Templars and Assassins work together to save the world, and perhaps forge an uneasy peace, the shareholders screamed: "No! You must mercilessly milk the series until it's so worthless that it can't make another cent!", and lo, we have a wet fart of inaction and yet another threat for the Assassins to take on. Ho-hum.
The same problem - big business dictating the developers' control over their own work - was also clear in Mass Effect 3's ending - but I've waxed lyrical about that mess - and its subsequent 'fix' - in other articles.
As for the Call of Duty series, what was once a lovingly made game which focused on the smaller battles each soldier must face as a little cog in a big war is now becoming an awful, repetitive mess which is designed for one purpose - to sell copies, and make money.
So, in my view, the death of the cohesive, well-developed videogame plot is actually a symptom of the wider decline of videogame developers' freedom.
Games which once had a plot and a purpose have become relegated to the level of wrestling and football titles - desperately re-releasing the same old gameplay and slapping a '2013' on the box like series fans won't realise what the publishers are doing.
It's disheartening - especially to gamers who have enjoyed such titles as Deus Ex, Thief, ICO, Final Fantasy 7 and the like - to discover that Triple-A titles have become little more than cash-cows beholden to investors.
But, fear not, the industry isn't completely shafted - there are rays of hope out there. First, we have 'Indie' games – titles like the excellent Braid or Journey which aren't tied to investors and shareholders with iron chains, and are free to experiment and try new things.
Then there are the start-up companies (usually stuffed with ex-Triple-A developers) which are going their own way, and finally, services like Kickstarter, which offer gamers themselves to invest in titles they want to see - and reap the rewards when the games are released. Sure, these three are but a speck of dust on a beach shaped like the Call of Duty logo, but at least we're not completely consigned to a gaming future of 'FIFA of Duty Assassin's Call of the Creed 2020'...


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Our 15th anniversary of the Classic Cruise Car Show had over 400 vehicles on display along Notre Dame Street and side streets!!! Notre Dame Street is the main drag in down town Belle River-On the Lake!
There is no construction in town this year and our show will be 11 blocks long again! All the way from the lights in town to Shoppers Drug Mart on Eleventh Street!
Special thanks to the car show committee for collecting more than a 100 door prizes for the participants.
The Classic Cruise Car Show kicks off the Belle River Sunsplash weekend. Stroll down the main drag on Friday afternoon and evening viewing the amazing variety of classic cars, antiques, muscle cars, street rods, customs and more. Many stores and restaurants in Belle River are open and welcome you to drop in.


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Here's a link to a recent ABC News article about this genius little product. I know what all the girls on my Christmas list are getting this year. I'm sure they'll thank me for that.
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In my last post I talked about the under-appreciated emergence of "nightmare bacteria" (those are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's words, not mine) that are widely distributed in hospitals and nursing homes around the world and do not respond to a last-ditch small family of antibiotics called carbapenems. That seemed dire enough, but new research suggests the problem, bad as it looks, has been understated.
There's an ahead-of-print article in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy whose authors include David Shlaes, a physician-researcher and former pharmaceutical executive, now consultant, and Brad Spellberg, an infectious disease physician on the UCLA medical faculty and author among other books of Rising Plague, about antibiotic resistance. In a commentary examining the Food and Drug Administration's promised "reboot" of antibiotic development rules, they analyze privately gathered data on resistance in the United States and conclude the incidence of highly resistant bacteria is greater than the CDC has estimated.
I'll let them tell it (I've reparagraphed for clarity). For non-medical readers, the organisms being discussed here are Klebsiella and Acinetobacter, common causes of ICU infections that have become resistant first to a class of drugs called the third-generation cephalosporins, and after that, to the carbapenems. After the carbapenems, there are literally one to two drugs left, neither of them very effective (and one of them quite toxic).
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Much like OS 7 wasn't a huge update for smartphones (although RIM would like us to believe otherwise) PlayBook 2.0 isn't a huge update either, although there are some added features that certainly enhance the overall user experience. Looking at PlayBook 2.0 there hasn't been too many changes made in terms of UI appearance. Save for a slightly altered menu and a new appearance for the docked icons it is very much the same.
The features that RIM added with PlayBook 2.0 are going to welcome additions. They've improved the e-mail app, the calendar app and even the contacts app, which now has integration with LinkedIn and Twitter. They have also made some smaller improvements such as the inclusion of folders and some more enhancements to the BlackBerry Bridge. Yes, BlackBerry Bridge hasn't gone away. However it is kind of neat how the BlackBerry Bold was shown controlling the PlayBook, gestures and everything.
The fellow who was kind enough to do the demonstration for us also spoke a little about Android apps running on PlayBook 2.0. He demoed us a couple of games, such as Angry Birds, and said that any existing developer can submit their already existing Android apps to BlackBerry App World.
Overall PlayBook 2.0 is a minor update, but it is a solid effort nonetheless. It remains to be seen what RIM has planned in terms of tablet hardware in the future, considering the original PlayBook's lack of popularity. Check out the demo of BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 and tell us what you think about it.


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Lindsay Lohan is returning to her red roots!
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"Red again," the headline-making actress wrote on Tuesday, posting a photo herself looking lovely in a white dress and rocking her signature red locks.
Earlier on Tuesday, the actress -- who has sported a variety of hair colors over the years -- announced that she had finished production on her latest project about the life of the Hollywood screen icon. She also thanked fans for helping her celebrate her birthday on Monday.
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what would you expect from lessons?(275 Posts)
just wondered really as i had my first lesson tonight, i used to ride as a child but ive not ridden for over 30 years.
the first school i had booked with were very lax and when i showed up for my lesson tonight they claimed they had tried to phone me to say the instructor hadnt made it in - they had not tried to phone me and i told them that - then they changed their story and the man said he couldnt ring as had locked himself out of the house, and said they would be in touch. Still no call from them, not even an apology.
so at short notice i booked at another school and went for my lesson tonight.
i told them id not ridden for a very very long time and would need to be treated like a total novice.
it was an arena, a very placid horse and i really had a wonderful time, but i just wondered how lessons normally go?
i found i couldnt concentrate on technique because i was trying to keep my horse going, he was lovely and an old hand but in trot he wanted to stop....is it a good idea to learn to control the horse and learn technique at the same time?
im pleased i was let loose to some extent and i think i will learn quickly - alot of it came back to me tonight though i will need tons of practice and im sure alot of this cant be "taught" and has to be learnt on the job as it were.....but i know my balance is awful and though i was told id done really well, it all felt a bit clumsy and i dread to think what i looked like!
how do first lessons normally go?
she is on the road to north duffield just through hemingborough - abut 6 miles from Howden.
Wow Vicar, she is a real find at that price
i know - thats why i want her to stay in business! she is a treasure, but she is well hidden! She never got back to me about DSs offer to build her a website.... and i dont want to pester.
well, both me and DD went for a lesson today - this was my 5th and DDs first ever time on a horse!
My lovely instructor was really pleased with me today and said i was riding like id sneaked in another lesson! i felt i did really well today. Im going to ache like billio tomorrow though
DD did really well too, and managed to master a rising trot (but with me leading so no reins) - she really enjoyed it and has asked to go again next week. so thats one more lesson for my lovely lady, and she has taken me up on DS offer to build her a proper website and get her googleable.
im still nattering on about having my own.... roll on summer....if im ready then that will be the time i get one.
DDs lesson today - but i went and did the leading
running around the school like a loon while lovely instructor sorted out DD.
good news is DD loves it, so when we are more equal in ability we can have our lessons together.
im also going to start going and helping out at the stables, mucking out etc. Being there is really helping my depression.
My next lesson is on Tuesday.
We are then going to sort out a date for DS to do the website. She also lent me some 'My Horse' magazines.
i love riding. i love being around the horses. and i found a fabulous place with a fabulous instructor almost on my door step.
Wow Vicar, she sounds absolutely fantastic!!
Dd rides at a lovely, non-googlable, riding school. Word of mouth is travelling well though and they are getting quite busy.
I have decided my new year's resolution is to lose another 3stone which should bring me to just under 14st. Then I am going to get back onto a horse. Your thread has inspired me!
I rode as a child. Never had much confidence, was happiest hacking on a comfortable, easy pony, but loved it and loved being around horses.
Lost my nerve big time aged around my early twenties and never rode again. But now that dd is riding and I am regularly at the stables I am beginning to miss it and wondering if I am ever brave enough...
I am 6ft1 so will end up on the big cobs but that is fine <wibble> and am hoping to get back to the 'happy hacker' level.
And then, when the dc have moved out, I will finally fulfill my childhood dream of my own horse.
Can't wait <wibble>
She is just the best. (i have a bit of hero worship!)
She told me she had another pupil come this week who had been a year at another school and had learnt to ride by kicking and hitting the horse with a crop......big no no for my dear instructor. everything she teaches is about pressure and release, so simple leg aids while working with the hands, and body, no kicking allowed and not a crop in sight. she is no pushover, but she speaks "horse"
she got dd learning about diagonals today, and got her using her reins properly at walk in just one lesson. she can now halt, set off, turn and set off in trot on the correct diagonal, this after 2 lessons.
its also comforting to see dd is struggling just as much at the coordination as i am! (though i think she is picking it up quicker being 15 and all!)
i really recommend taking it up again behind im loving it.
Ahh, lockNumberNine, the big hosses are the business! I had a wonderful lesson on the 16h2 Irish draught I ride. I tell you, I'd buy him in a minute if h was up for sale. I spent half an hour working on my canter and it was just brill.
Vicar, a few posts back you talked about stroking your horse's face and her falling asleep. A few weeks ago, it was a lovely sunny day and I was mounted up waiting for the rest of the lesson
to get their arses in gear mount. We were standing in the sun and it was warm. DHorse leaned his head into his bridle a little. Then a little more. Then a little more. Then, once I was holding his head for him, he fell asleep in the sun .
they are great arent they poledra.
ill tell that to DD who is destined for a large cob of 15.5 hands! his name is sampson and he is mahoosive! (dd is much taller than me!) she keeps looking at him and going "but mum!!"
she wont be on him for a while yet though.
I do have a massive soft spot for the big hairy cobs - at the stables dd rides there are two gorgeous gypsy type cobs of I would say 15.3 ish or possibly even taller, they are huge!
The tallest pony dd has ridden so far was a gypsy cob of 14.3 (Alfred) who was just lovely...
My latest
obsession hobby is to oggle Safecobs on the web and on fb and dream about all the lovely cobs they have for sale....
dont talk to me about oggling safecobs.... im trying to resist! (i have just remortgaged to pay for some works on the house and the tempation would be to run off with the money and buy a safe cob!)
well. im still having wonderful, confidence building lessons and actually had a little go at canter twice today.
im not ready for it really and was on the lunge but it was lovely....i am being pretty fearless! it was good to try it and its taken away the slight fear i had of pushing the horse into a canter accidentally (which ive done a couple of times - just squeezed a little too much with my calves!)
anyway. still loving and cant wait until im ready for a proper canter. My instructor (Heather) did say if i had a go i would probably "trampoline" and to try and push the small of my back into the saddle (she said imagine im polishing the saddle with my pockets) - but not quite mastered that yet. i stayed on fine and felt secure. I think it will all come with time.
im sure it must be easier to learn when your younger!
Awww, its so lovely to hear that you are having such a great time Vicar . Keep on going for those weekly lesson and you'll be cantering confidently in no time! '
I like that your instructor had you on the lunge for your first canter - it tell me that she is looking after your confidence, and won't let you dent it unecessarily.
Thanks zazzles
she is looking after me so well, building my confidence but at the same time correcting anything i do wrong and giving me exercises to build strength and balance all the time. She schools her horses so well that she can work them on the lunge while i concentrate on position, seat, leg aids, riding forward.....
But then she will let me take more control when i can. (usually at slow speeds!)
i had no idea how coordinated you had to be! but im getting there.
she has agreed to let DS do her a website so we are on with that. I am loving every second of every lesson.
i spent most of the afternoon at the stables today! loved it! had my lesson and then helped out with a kiddie lesson, untacked hoss then just did a few jobs around the yard, filling water buckets, setting fair bedding....(see - even getting the lingo!
was there from 12.45 till about 4pm....i love it so much.
my riding is shocking but my aim is to be safe enough - never going to be a spectacularly brilliant horsewoman but safe and competent would be enough for me!
That's great Vicar, it sounds like you have the horsie bug good and proper . You'll end up a barn rat yet, just like many girls and women have done over the years .
i kissed 'my' horse today....(when no one was looking) i think we have a definite affection for one another. (or she just has an affection for the polos i keep in my pocket but i like to kid myself!)
i soooo have the bug. its bad.
i just wish i could ride! think today was something like my 7th lesson.....how do people canter while making it look like they are glued to the saddle?
when i have too many things to do at once it all goes to pot! but at least i can feel when my position has gone now. My instructor is the most patient woman ever which is a good job! i may take some working on!
i can feel through the rein now when she is going to go into canter (she so desperately wants a canter and i cant do it! - i know until i can do it right its not good for her back)...
instructor seems to think it will come right but its very slow progress.
i love it.
lovely instructor has asked me to go and help out at the stables on saturdays so im a happy bunny.
the down side is that because of shifts i wont be able to go every week but i will be there as often as possible.
it will be fab for me to learn as much as possible in readyness for when i get my own!
Yay Vicar!!!! You've got it bad! Horse for you sooner rather than later! It will come together, just give it time. In the meantime, have a fabulous time messing about with horses!
my instructor mentioned today maybe looking in about 9 or 10 months for my own and she will help me. i do have it really bad....
ive such a long way to go - this proper learning to ride mularky is definitely not easy but i love it. Heather (my instructor) says it will come, but im definitely struggling with my seat at present - im too stiff and i need to sit deeper - heather got on today to show me and oh my god she is just a genius - she can go left or right without even holding the reins - she can do dressage so im seeing that its more about your body than anything else. She seems to be telepathic - i couldnt even see what she was doing, it was all through her body, no kicking or pulling, im amazed at how clever horses are....how they can read you if you give them the right signal. God knows what im saying to the poor thing at the moment! lucky for me she is so well schooled that heather can control while i work on technique.
im insanely excited that she asked me to go on saturdays to help - just being there makes my day. im hoping that i may become of real use!
ive forewarned DH that ill be looking for my own in about 9 months. I am presently addicted to the safe cobs website and DH got me some great books for xmas about stable management and horse care.
i will be there all weekend next week as going to help on saturday then lesson on sunday. <----------thats me today!
oh, and im subscribing to Your Horse magazine while im sat here im watching the dressage on Horse and Country TV!
how bad do i have it?
You are not the only one - I started out last year saying just a couple of lessons, now it's a hack with a friendly group once a week, plus a horse share 1 day/week, plus a lesson when I can...and even my horrible crash landing today hasn't put me off too much.
Great isn't it
Oh Vicar, you do have it bad . The extra time there will help you get to ownership quicker though.
Btw, the stiffness through the seat can be helped by stretching at home a few times a week. Some riders eventually progress to yoga/pilates once week to help their riding, but I don't think you need that at the moment. 2-3 sessions a week stretching, even for 15 min will help.
Have fun!
hatcam it is fab! hope your aches and pains heal quickly....saw your thread - ouch.
what sort of stretches zazzles?
im planning on starting running again....i stretch before and after but not sure i will be stretching the right bits!
i am really looking forward to spending time there - i love being there, i love the horses, and my RI is a gem, i wish id not left it until 40 to learn, everything seems to take longer these days!
but ill get there - im determined. doesnt matter how long it takes.
The key things to work on to improve your riding are core strength and suppleness through your hips, which is why Pilates is so good, but regular riding also developes these.
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Ramey Cabernet Sauvignon Annum 2006
Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley, California
Winemaker's Notes
A new release for us, this represents our version of a "winemaker's wine." Having spent so much time working in Bordeaux and visiting Burgundy, the Loire and the Rhone, I'm deeply steeped in French winemaking tradition, including their orientation toward the growing site or region. Thus, all our wines are either vineyard designates or regional blends. While Annum is an appellation wine, it is the one blend we make each year that allows us to select from a range of vineyards to make the best blend possible that vintage.
Blend: 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot, and 1% each Cabernet Franc and Malbec
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The Wine Advocate - "The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Annum (96% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% mixed Bordeaux varietals) exhibits aromas of chocolate, cassis, incense, and flowers as well as a distinctive minerality/earthiness, full-bodied power, and a dense, layered mouthfeel. It should easily keep for 25+ years. "
Vinous / Antonio Galloni - "Inky ruby color. Pungent aromas of blackcurrant, cherry preserves, licorice and smoky Indian spices. Really exotic in the mouth, offering mineral-driven dark berry and bitter cherry flavors, with dusty tannins adding grip. The spice and mineral notes build with air and extend through the long, sappy, gently sweet finish. There's a strong suggestion of Pauillac showing today, and I don't think this would be out of place in a flight of high-end Bordeaux of similar age."
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Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 969480, 7 pages
Research Article
Effect of Chlorotriphenyl Derivatives of Sn and Pb upon Biophysical Properties of Membranes
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By Brian Pinelli
For five days of competition in September, the world's premier kayakers and canoeists descend upon Deep Creek, Maryland, as the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships return to the United States for the first time in 25 years.
The Adventure Sports Center International (ASCI) in McHenry, Maryland is the venue for the marquee competition, September 17-21. Paddlers from more than 35 nations will adroitly navigate the world's only mountaintop re-circulating artificial whitewater course.
Numerous stars of the sport said they are greatly anticipating the pinnacle event in U.S. waters.
"I know about the history of the sport when twenty years ago the United States was a pretty strong country, especially in C1, so it will be good for their movement," said Italian Daniele Molmenti, the K1 Olympic gold medalist from London 2012.
"I'm pretty excited and will go there in July for two weeks for training and to see the course," said the popular Italian kayaker. "From watching videos of the course, it looks like I will need to get back in the gym." The ASCI course is designed to feel more like a natural river, whereas many of Europe's artificial whitewater courses tend to have faster, shallower water with crisp eddies.
Hannes Aichner of Germany expressed similar sentiments.
"Usually all of the World Cups and everything else is in Europe, so for the athletes it's a good experience to paddle somewhere else besides the Czech Republic, Slovakia, or in Germany," said Aichner, the 2012 Olympic bronze medalist in K1.
Olympic C2 gold medalist and reigning world champion David Florence would have participated at the last world championships scheduled for the U.S. in 2001, had the event not been abruptly canceled due to 9/11.
"Having a race in your home country makes you feel like you are more closely involved in the sport," Florence said regarding the benefits to the U.S. paddlers, something he experienced firsthand at the 2012 London Games. "I think it could only be good for USACK and the American athletes."
Defending K1 World Champion and 2012 Olympic silver medalist Vavřinec Hradilek has been hampered by a back injury this season, and is cautiously optimistic about competing at Deep Creek.
"If I can get in the boat at least five weeks before the departure for the world championships than I will do them, but for the moment this is not the priority," said the 27-year-old Czech kayaker. "The priority remains to be 100 percent healthy."
On the ladies side, 20-year-old Australian Jessica Fox is one of the sport's burgeoning superstars and should be fun to watch in Maryland.
"I was in Wausau, Wisconsin in 2012 for the Junior Worlds so this will be my second time to the U.S.," said Fox, the defending C1 world champion and K1 medal contender. "I've never been to Deep Creek and not too many people have other than the Americans.
"It's not very similar to any of the rivers we train on in Europe or Australia, so it will be really cool to race there."
Team USA will be seeking to break a World Championship medal drought which dates back to 2002, when Rebecca Giddens paddled to K1 gold in Bourg St. Maurice, France. The last U.S. man to capture a medal at the showcase event was Scott Shipley, who raced to K1 silver in Spain in 1999.
Twenty-year-old Michal Smolen – who won this season's Under-23 World Championships in Penrith, Australia and also claimed his first-ever World Cup medal in Prague on June 21 – appears to be the strongest medal contender from the U.S.
"Obviously, the big one is world championships in Deep Creek," said the Polish-born Smolen, who obtained his US. Citizenship in February 2013. "All of the focus during the season is towards that with steps along the way."
Joining Smolen on the U.S. squad will be 13-time world championship medalist (six-time gold medalist) Fabien Lefevre, 32, who is in his second full season competing for USA Canoe/Kayak, while veteran Dana Mann could make waves in women's K1.
In 1989, at the last American hosted ICF World Championships on Maryland's Savage River, U.S. athletes led by canoe stars Jon Lugbill and Davey Hearn, won six of 24 medals, including two gold.
Perhaps the 2014 Championships will be a catalyst to jumpstart a U.S. program which has had difficulty maintaining stride with its European counterparts since the glory days of the 80's and early 90's.
For those canoe and kayak enthusiasts who can't wait to see the best paddlers from around the globe competing in Deep Creek, international training takes place at the Adventure Sports Center between July 7-27.
For more information about the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships visit www.deepcreek2014.com
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Here's a video of U.S. Olympians competing on the ASCI slalom course.


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Running back DeLone Carter (5-10, 200) of Copley (Oh.) High School is one of the top running backs in the Buckeye State this year. Carter had a tremendous season in 2004 (2,556 yards, 28 touchdowns) and is starting to get heavy recruiting interest.
"He has been offered by Wisconsin and Syracuse and a few of the MAC schools," said Copley coach Dan Boarman.
Boarman said Carter has already been to Syracuse and is thinking of making a trip to Wisconsin.
"He went up to Syracuse last week with his parents," Boarman said. "He was really impressed with what he saw up there and they are doing a super job of recruiting him. He is talking about going up to Wisconsin and then stop by some of the MAC schools that have offered on the way back."
Carter also ran track for Copley, competing in the 100, 200, 110 m high hurdles and long jump. Boarman said that academics will not be a problem with Carter.
"Solid student," Boarman said of Carter. "Taking his ACT this week. I am not worried about it. His parents really stress the academics."
Recruiting is starting to heat up for Carter, so when will a decision come?
"I am not sure it will happen but I wouldn't be surprised at him making his choice and verbaling before the season," Boarman said.
Carter himself told Bucknuts reporter Dave Biddle at the Ohio High School Football Guide photo shoot in late May that he does not know when he will make a decision."I'm not sure," he said. "When that time comes, I'll just know it I think."
Boarman said that Carter is the top player he has seen in his time of coaching.
"I have been doing this for about 30 years," Boarman said. "He is probably the best I have ever had.


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My dad and I are thinking of giving lake nockamixon a shot for ducks during the week (although I'm leary because I hear that there can sometimes be a lot of hunters). Hopefully will try to scout a little before hand but I was wondering if ducks prefer certain features of lakes over others like coves, mouth creeks points? etc. Any advice?
Also, we will be using a boat but it is metal aluminum and we have no dog, I was thinking of keeping the boat hidden somehow using camo burlap and making a makeshift blind on shore and using the boat to retrieve ducks. Does anyone else do this?
I'm fairly new to waterfowl hunting, I was introduced to it from some friends who took me out with them, but I've since moved back here to SE pa (allentown area) after going to college. I'm still inexperienced but have been practicing calling and have some decoys of my own now. I'd like to get my dad into it too. It's hard to find good places. If anyone in the area ever has openings to join for hunting please let me know if interested in having a couple guys join you (geese too)


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Coles to drop Myer name
Australia's largest retailer Coles Myer will change its name and restructure into three businesses as part of a new strategic plan.
The company will be known as Coles Group Ltd, and will be made up of Target, Officeworks and a new integrated "everyday needs business" comprising food, liquor, fuel and general merchandise, operating under the Coles brand.
Coles Myer chief executive officer John Fletcher said the group would drive sales and earnings growth by further simplifying its business to invest in stores and customers' shopping experience.
Mr Fletcher said the retailer would spend $850 million on more and better stores in the 2006/07 year and $60 million on improving customer service in its supermarkets.
Its Bi-Lo grocery brand will be converted to Coles and the retailer will launch new products, including house brands.
The change of name will sever Coles Myer's ties to the Myer department store chain, which it sold to a group led by private equity firm Newbridge Capital for $1.4 billion.
The new everyday needs business would over time include Coles Supermarkets, Bi-Lo, Coles Myer Liquor Group, Coles Express and Kmart, with more than 2200 stores in multiple formats across food, liquor, convenience and general merchandise under the umbrella brand of Coles.
Full integration is not expected to take place for at least 12 months.
The new business will include the discount department store format, with Kmart to accelerate its program of store refurbishments and the development of new key categories, including new home brands.
Target will remain a separate business, as will Officeworks.
Profit guidance unchanged
Mr Fletcher said the group's 2005/06 guidance of a $785 million net profit, before the sale of Myer, remained unchanged.
The profit on the sale of Myer was expected to be approximately $600 million.
"The group will also make a provision of up to $300 million against FY06 earnings to largely cover the cost of strategic initiatives," Mr Fletcher said.
He said the comparative sales growth trend in the fourth quarter was continuing to improve in food and liquor.
Mr Fletcher said 2006/07 would be a year of transition, with the business delivering underlying earnings and earnings per share (EPS) growth.
Headline earnings would be impacted by the cost of the transformation program peaking in 2006/07, and funding of the strategic initiatives which required a significant operating and capital investment beyond the provision.
Net capital expenditure for the year would amount to $1.2 billion.
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The Dalton Police Department is the new owner of a new breath testing machine.
The machine was purchased with an $8,000 grant received in April from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS).
The Intoxilyzer 9000 replaces the Intoxilyzer 5000 model at the Dalton Police Department.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation approved the Intoxilyzer 9000 as the state's new standard breath testing device in January 2013. By December 2015, the state will phase out use of the Intoxilyzer 5000.
Officers from the Dalton Police Department's Traffic Unit will be attending training classes soon to become certified to use the new device.
The GOHS grant was awarded to the Dalton Police Department in recognition of the agency's active participation in the MATEN II (Mountain Area Traffic Enforcement Network).
To be eligible to receive the grant, agencies must attend monthly MATEN II meetings, conduct road checks in the agency's jurisdiction, and also report monthly traffic statistics to the Governor's Office of Highway Safety.
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can't we just have first post from new users to require moderation before going live ?
spammers using thread titles are quite annoying
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Ok this is probably a good idea but a new customer with no idea of how to get something to work and got redirected to this forum hast to wait for moderation.
I wouldn't like that!
Maybe a better solution is to limit this restriction to customers with zero purchases ('cause spammers don't actually buy something from here…)
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Or flag a poster if he's a. new b. hasn't purchased anything and c. posting more than, say, 3 posts within a 10 minutes spam.
What about flag any comment from any user just on mondays?
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Spammers will always find their way in a soulless automated system – flagging comments for review is a much better option IMO .


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