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New Pics From THE HOBBIT Featuring Wargs
These new pictures from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey give us our first real look at the menacing looking Wargs from the story. These beasts look absolutley terrifying. They look like they might be screenshots from an upcoming new trailer for the film. I'm sure we'll get at least one more full trailer before the movie is released on December 14th!
Here's a description of the creatures:
Wargs were beasts of Middle-Earth used by orcs of Isengard and Mordor in the Third Age. They were simply giant wolf-hyenas that roamed Rhovanion, also known as Wilderland, and the wilds to the east of the Misty Mountains. They appear first in the Fellowship of the Ring, attacking the Fellowship before their entrance into Moria, but in the book they are only called Wolves, from Isengard.
In a way they took the place of Werewolves in the Third Age. Like so many foul creatures, the Warg may have first been bred in Angband by Morgoth, the result of mixing two animals to produce a true monster. Wargs were said by some to have been very intelligent predators; it is rumoured that they had a crude understanding of some orc words and their Black Speech. Wargs appear in J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit, in which they attack Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, and the dwarves that are traveling to the Lonely Mountain (Erebor).
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So you want a copy of our new EP, huh? Well, as you probably already know, the EP is estimated to be available on December 20, 2012 (possibly earlier). To order a copy, visit us on our Facebook at www.facebook.com/skinwicked and send us a MESSAGE (not wall post) with your address, quanitity desired, and preferred method of delivery. Delivery options are mail or personal delivery (we dont expect tips, but you would still tip the pizza boy, right?). The EP will cost 6 dollars, and cash is the only payment method accepted. We will carry change. For mail in-orders, your order will not be sent until payment is received. Alternatively, if you happen to find one of us, we will probably have a copy on us! We are accepting orders at this time so we can put together our list and be on top of the game once the CDs arrive in our hands. QUANTITY IS EXTREMELY LIMITIED. If you want a copy, speak up, because we may not have them for long! Thank you for your support!
Due to unforseen financial and time restraints, the album has been reduced to an EP.
The EP has been completely recorded, and is now in its mastering stage, and will be released late November / early December. An exact date will be released within the next two weeks.
The EP is 7 tracks, and runs about 33 minutes. It includes all original material, except one cover.
Stay tuned for ordering details, an official release date!
Hey all!
Figured you guys wanted some sort of update on the album, seeing as how you haven't got any real updates since the announcement back in February!
Well, we've got about 7 tracks done, and this figures to be a 12 track album, so we are over the halfway mark. The progress has been slowed slightly due to conflicting work schedules, but September looks to be a pretty productive month.
As for a release date, the album is predicted to be out in late winter or early spring of 2013. Maybe earlier, depending on how hard we nail this thing. Album art is also being made as we speak, and we will definitely have that out to you soon.
When not in studio, we have been making new songs and making demos at home to bring to studio, making the recording process a little easier. Our producer, Vaughn Bannister, has also been hard at work mixing in our absence.
So look for us to be in studio a lot once this amazing weather declines. We have to enjoy it too, ya know!
One last thing. Our search for new members has also been a productive one. Not gonna get too into the details of that, but you may have a chance to see us live throughout the winter, so keep that in mind and make sure you make the time to come see us when we get a show lined up!
Thats it for now. Ill be sure to post more of these updates in the future so you aren't all just guessing at what we have been up to.

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Olympics 2012: Who Will Win Wednesday's All-American Beach Volleyball Final? (POLL)
Late Wednesday afternoon, beach volleyball fans will be treated to an All-American showdown when veterans Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh take on the surprise contenders Jennifer Kessy and April Ross in the Gold medal final.
No matter which American team wins, it's sure to be an exciting finish. May-Treanor and Walsh are headed into the match as the two-time defending champions, while Kessy and Ross are running high after their shocking upset over Team Brazil on Tuesday.
But just who will win? And, more importantly, whom are you rooting for?
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Discovering the Lodi area means tasting wine and exploring one of the Central Valley's most charming downtowns.
And it means much more.
In Lodi, you'll find a bucolic regional park, Lodi Lake, where locals and visitors alike enjoy strolling, fishing and picnicking. You'll find a history museum and a stylish gallery displaying some of the best art in West.
Walk downtown, and you'll see the work of the so-called "wall dogs" a band of talented artists who invaded with paint and brush and left the central district uniquely decorated.
And you'll find a September tradition, the Lodi Grape Festival, that might have leapt from a Norman Rockwell painting.
Discovering the Lodi area also means exploring nearby towns and attractions.
In Locke, you'll find a Chinese museum and a place that serves some of the juiciest steaks around.
In Rio Vista, you'll find a Delta hub with eateries, shops and a bucolic riverfront park. Plus a landmark restaurant and bar featuring a unique collection of hunting trophies, including a rhino and elephant.
In Thornton, you'll find an annual festival that features bloodless bullfighting.
Not far from Lodi, Micke Grove Park features a zoo and an historical museum that includes amazing farm machines and vintage buildings. Also in the park is a Japanese garden, perfect for a moment of reflection or refreshment.
So thank you for coming to Lodi. We hope you find it the perfect place to experience food and drink, to explore a unique downtown — and much more.
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Collaborating with the Slim Shady in 'Roman's Revenge', the female rapper reveals she worried about including a derogatory term in their song.
Nicki Minaj felt uncomfortable with Eminem's homophobic slur in their track "Roman's Revenge" but hoped her gay fans would realize he was "playing a role" and rapping as his evil alter ego, Slim Shady.
Minaj faced a backlash from fans last year after releasing the controversial collaboration, in which Eminem uses the derogatory term "f**got". The "Check It Out" star admits she worried about including the line in the song and even asked her gay friends what they thought of the lyric.
Minaj tells Out.com, "You know, if I'm being honest, I didn't like (him using it). I spoke to everyone I knew about it. I spoke to my hairdresser, who's one of my closest friends. I sat him down and said, 'Terrence, what do you think about this? How does this make you feel?' And we had a long, long talk. And he said he didn't feel like Eminem was talking about a gay person. He felt like it was a word being used to describe a straight man, and he didn't take offence to it."
"It's Eminem - I felt like we were creating a movie. And in the same way, I feel like if you were to watch your favorite actor or actress say 'f**got' or say "n**ger" in a movie, you don't hate them because it's like they're playing a role. Roman's Revenge was more like a theatrical piece. I was a character and (Eminem) was a character. Of course, when it comes to creativity, there's such a thin line between creativity and something being offensive."


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Lewis Hamilton has raced to the top of the world championship table by winning the Canadian Grand Prix.
He's now three points clear of his McLaren team-mate Jenson Button, who finished second in Montreal on Sunday.
It was one of the most exciting races of the season so far, with five cars battling for the lead from the start.
Hamilton fought with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso throughout, but Alonso lost out to Button with 14 laps to go. The Red Bull drivers came fourth and fifth.
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber were also contenders for victory and finished fourth and fifth.
Hamilton's win means he's now three points clear of Button in the championship, with Red Bull's Mark Webber third and Fernando Alonso fourth.
But Hamilton didn't have everything his way over the weekend - earlier he was fined around £5,000 for not returning his car to pits quickly enough, after his final qualifying lap.
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Saturday, November 7, 1998 Published at 14:23 GMT
Double murder suspect remanded
A man has appeared in court in Belfast charged with two separate murders.
The decomposed body of one of the alleged victims was found a year ago in undergrowth beside a duck pond near Newtownards, County Down.
The second alleged victim was shot dead in Bangor, County Down, in July.
Thomas David Maginnis, 36, of Rathmullan Drive, Newtownards, was charged with the murder of Brian O'Rawe, 36.
Mr Maginnis was also charged with the murder of William Henry Paul, 49, who was shot dead in Bangor on 3 July.
He was also charged with the robbery of Ł1,850 from a woman in County Down on 6 February.
A second man, Adrian Gordon Price, 28, of Blenheim Drive, Newtownards, appeared in the dock at the Belfast Magistrates Court charged with making available a car on 3 July knowing or suspecting that it would be used in an act or acts of terrorism.
An RUC Detective Chief Inspector told the court that when he charged Maginnis last night he replied "definitely not guilty" to the murder charges but guilty to the robbery.
He said Mr Price had replied "not guilty" to the charge against him.
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Joe Gayton directs this sensuous study of a man and woman disenchanted with life and out of love with love. Ditching her previous life, Kate (Kelly Lynch) heads to the desert, where she gets drunk in a bar and wakes up in bed with -- and married to -- a stranger (Barry Tubb). Despite the unorthodox start to their affair, the two embark on a journey of erotic discovery -- but the past threatens to upset their steamy romance.


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LOS ANGELES -- The cousin of a San Francisco Giants fan who was severely beaten in a Dodger Stadium parking lot by two people wearing Dodgers gear issued a call for civility today among sports fans, and thanked well-wishers across the country who expressed support for the man and his family.
Bryan Stow, a 41-year-old paramedic and married father of two, remains in a comatose state and in critical condition at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. Police were still searching for the two men who attacked him after the Dodgers' opening-day victory over the Giants Thursday.
"Our family and friends would also like to thank everyone around the nation for their support and prayers of Bryan," Stow's cousin, John Stow, told reporters outside the hospital. "To know that people who have never met Bryan could care so much about him and his well-being has truly been overwhelming. Though this has been a terrible tragedy done by cowardly people, it is reassuring to know that good people are speaking out and are appalled.
"We would like to use this as a rallying cry to stop unnecessary violence in our greatest pastime and all other sports, not only here but abroad," said Stow, who wore a Giants hat and jersey as he spoke. "This would be one of the greatest gifts you could give to us, especially Bryan. So I ask for one last thing on behalf of Bryan -- that we all enjoy a safe and competitive and exciting year of baseball and a successful Giants home-opening weekend at AT&T Park."
Earlier today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $10,000 reward for information leading to the two men who attacked Stow. The City Council approved a $50,000 reward.
"Violence has no place at what should be a family venue," Councilman Ed Reyes, who proposed the reward, said.
The rewards in the case now total $100,000, including $25,000 from the Dodgers, a $10,000 reward offered by the Giants and $5,000 from Stow's employer, American Medical Response. His co-workers have also set up a fund to help pay his medical expenses.
Several City Council members called for increased security at Dodger Stadium.
"I really want to ask the Dodger organization to step up security during these games in the parking lot," Councilwoman Janice Hahn said. "I've heard people say they don't want to take their kids to Dodger games. They don't feel like it's a family friendly venue."
Councilman Jose Huizar echoed the call.
"I call for the Dodgers to thoroughly review their security procedures," he said.
But Huizar said the city also has a responsibility to work with the Dodgers.
"The Dodgers are closely associated with what Los Angeles is all about. We do not want to be known as a city where violence occurs after these events," he said.
On Saturday, Dodgers owner Frank McCourt called the beating "tragic," but said he was satisfied the team has done everything possible to make the stadium safe.
"You could have 2,000 policemen there, and it's just not going to change that random act of violence," McCourt said.
"Everything from the result of the game to the overall experience was fantastic, and to have a few individuals mar that, it's a terrible thing," McCourt said.
Stow was leaving the stadium with friends, all wearing Giants apparel, around 8:25 p.m. Thursday when the two suspects, wearing Dodgers gear, started taunting them for being Giants fans, police said.
"At some point the suspects attacked the victim and hit him in the back of the head. The victim fell and hit his head on the pavement. But he continued to be assaulted and kicked," LAPD Detective Percy Morris said at a Friday news conference.
"The two friends tried to get away but when they saw what was happening, they tried to go back to aid their friend, but the crowd was so dense they couldn't get there fast enough."
One of the doctors who has been treating him said Stow suffered "a very severe fracture to his skull, as well as contusions, which are very bad amounts of bruising in both frontal lobes."
Dr. Gabriel Zada said surgeons inserted a pressure-relieving device in Stow's brain, but on Friday, his condition worsened and he underwent surgery, which successfully eased his brain pressure.
"However, since that time, he has remained in a comatose state and our medical team has done and is doing everything to ensure that the most optimal outcome that is possible is achieved, and we're working tirelessly to do so," Zada said. "It's very hard to say what the prognosis is. It's really too early at this point. He does remain in critical condition and over the next week or so we'll be able to make a better assessment, but at this time the prognosis remains guarded."
The suspects are described as between 18 and 25 years old, Morris said. According to the composite sketches released by police, the two suspects had shaved heads. Both had thin mustaches and one also had a small goatee. The second suspect had numerous tattoos on his neck.
Anyone with information on the beating was asked to call Morris or fellow Detective Larry Burcher at 213-847-4261.


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We are delighted to announce The Campaign for UAlbany's School of Business – a $9.75 million campaign that will enhance our longstanding reputation as the best public research university-based business school in New York State. The centerpiece of the campaign is the new $54 million School of Business building, a hub of learning, innovation, and entrepreneurship for the Capital Region and the state. Once completed, the 96,000-square-foot structure will promote commercialization and entrepreneurship activity for business students and professionals.
UAlbany's School of Business is highly regarded for its academic quality, its accomplished and accessible faculty, and its innovative and customized programs of study, as well as for its internship opportunities and the excellent advisement and placement of graduates within influential organizations. The School continues to make extraordinary strides: to date, we have raised $6.15 million (63%) towards our goal to fund three priority areas:
- To provide increased scholarship aid to attract superior students;
- To build endowments for research support that sustains outstanding and diverse faculty, as well as allow students to work side by side with faculty in various research projects;
- To enhance the academic environment to allow students and faculty to advance the discovery, communication, and application of knowledge for all areas of business within a complex global economy.
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"We were just trying to make the best of a worst-case situation," Evans said.
Evans was satisfied with the result of that meeting, which left his Bulldogs playing Kentucky at 12 p.m. in Georgia Tech's Alexander Memorial Coliseum, he said. Strong winds and heavy rain and hail damaged the tournament's original site, the Georgia Dome, late Friday night, forcing Georgia's game and the remainder of the tournament to be moved to Georgia Tech's campus.
"Everything was discussed but at the end of the day everybody came to the conclusion that the best thing was to continue this tournament to determine a tournament champion and give everybody the opportunity to get in the NCAA Tournament.
NCAA officials told the SEC it must complete its tournament by end of Sunday evening's NCAA Tournament selection show in order to maintain the conference's automatic berth, said SEC associate commissioner Mark Womack, the highest-ranking conference official at the tournament.
Maintaining that automatic berth was critical to Georgia, Evans said, because it was the only chance the Bulldogs had of qualifying for the NCAA Tournament.
Georgia Dome officials told the SEC they were uncomfortable hosting Saturday games at their damaged facility if any other options could be found because Saturday's forecast called for the potential of more heavy rains and high winds downtown.
"Everybody was trying to do the best they could to be reasonable and try to reach a conclusion in a very difficult situation," Womack said.
One of the toughest parts of the meeting was the decision to keep most fans out of the game, Evans said. The logistics of re-ticketing the more than 20,000 fans who held tickets to the game in the Georgia Dome and paring that down to the fewer than 10,000 that will fit in Tech's gym was too difficult in the time frame, he said. Safety also was a concern, he said.
"I'm sure there are some disappointed fans out there," he said. "They should be, but I hope everyone understands the circumstances surrounding this."
The SEC is considering refunding fans who had tickets for Friday's game, Evans said. He and Georgia's athletic administrators got two-and-a-half hours of sleep Saturday morning, whichwas better than conference officials, who worked through the night with no sleep, Womack said.
"They're doing a great job," he said.
STILL BIG BLUE: Each school participating Saturday was given 400 tickets to pass out to families of players and coaches and its program's VIPs, but Kentucky clearly found more somewhere.
The Wildcats had about 500 supporters, giving them a significant vocal advantage over the 100 or so Georgia was able to get to the game.
"There was supposed to be a limit," Evans said. "I'm not going to get into that right now. It is what it is. I'm trying to take the high road. You knew they were going to show up," Evans said. "I'm sure everyone tried to do what was appropriate."
Tennessee and Arkansas also brought more than 400 fans to the game, which only served to make the Georgia contingent of 150 or so all the more noticeable.
WHAT ECHO?: Even with the big Kentucky contingent, the crowd for Georgia's first game was only 1,458. The Mississippi State-Alabama semifinal played Friday night in the Georgia Dome drew 20,125.
Saturday's attendance left almost 8,000 seats empty in the 9,100-seat Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Each team was allowed to bring its cheerleaders, dance team and pep band, which helped fill some of the void, but it still was an unusual site to see so many empty seats.
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12 French Bulldogs Trick-Or-Treating On Halloween
Did you know French Bulldogs are total candy hoarders? Because they are. They just can't get enough of the sweet stuff, which is why they're given to dressing up in ridiculously inappropriate Halloween costumes just to get a Tootsie Roll or two. Here, we've got 12 Frenchies all dolled up in their spooky best. Enjoy!


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How to fix green hair
You may have gone from blonde to a buzz or spiral perm to pin straight, but I'm guessing you've never been green.
At least not intentionally.
When it comes to hair, a faded shade of mildew is not setting any international trends, right? Yet so many of us unwillingly wear tresses that are jaded – literally – all summer long.
Can the finger be pointed solely at chlorine? No siree. It seems something more sinister lingers beneath the forestation of our hair colour.
So, why does hair go green?
"Hair doesn't actually go green from the chlorine in the water as chlorine is actually a bleach and bleaches whiten," explains Lores Giglio, Global Artistic Director for muk Haircare. "The reason hair goes green is because of the copper in the water, " she adds.
Oxidised metals in the water bind to the protein in the hair shaft and deposit their colour so the colour that produces the green tint which we often think is chlorine, is actually copper. "Obviously, swimming a lot can damage the cuticle allowing the copper to get in and stick there and once it's in, oxidation takes hold and the hair goes green. So although the green you see is not chlorine, because it can damage the hair cuticle, chlorine probably helped the copper get in and stick, ultimately turning the hair green," Lores explains.
Are we all at risk of swimming and sun ruining our summer hair repertoire?
"The lighter your hair colour is, the more the sun will lighten it naturally and in some cases, be the cause of dry, damaged hair," says Lores. In particular, red hair is also more prone to fading and many red colours are only meant to last a certain amount of washes, so exposing hair to the sun will definitely fade the red faster.
What's the at-home quick fix?
You can prevent copper from binding to the hair shaft by sealing the hair cuticle, which can be done with a conditioner or treatment at home. "Simply apply a portion to dry or damp hair and put it up in a pony tail. Or for better results wear a swimming cap to protect and infuse the hair with moisture," suggests Lores.
Having the hair coloured professionally again will provide a solution," says Lores. "But I have a secret home-made remedy that works as well," she spills.
Home remedy to get rid of the green
- Mix roughly a teaspoon of baking soda with a handful of shampoo (Lores suggests Deep muk Ultra Soft Shampoo) to create a paste.
- Lather well into hair and leave on for ten minutes or so before rinsing off.
- Follow with a good conditioner.
The baking soda is a gentle way of lifting the green out of the hair before you have it coloured again next time.
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Despite four arrests since October ranging from second-degree murder to possession with intent to distribute heroin, Cedric Merrell Glasper has spent most of the past year outside of a jail cell.
"We don't believe that he should be on the street," said Hillar Moore III, East Baton Rouge Parish's district attorney. "We believe he should be in jail."
Beginning with an arrest in late October on an array of drug charges, Glasper, 25, has repeatedly been arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on serious offenses, only to be released within days after posting bail. In total, Glasper has put up nearly $50,000 to post bails totaling more than $400,000 for the three arrests, according to bond appearance forms filed in court.
And on Tuesday, he landed in jail again.
According to an affidavit of probable cause, an informant told detectives to look for a green Toyota Camry on Tuesday night in the area of North Foster Drive near Florida Boulevard because a drug deal was scheduled to go down. So when a speeding car matching that description appeared there Tuesday evening, police stopped it. Inside, they found Glasper, who had nearly $600 cash in his pockets and several plastic bags filled with heroin tucked away in the car's center console, the affidavit says.
It marked the third time since October police arrested Glasper, 5122 Wilmot St., Baton Rouge, on a count of possession with intent to distribute heroin, court records show. And between the first and second heroin arrests, Glasper was accused by detectives with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office of being one of three people involved in a March shooting in the Glen Oaks area that left Corinthian Robertson dead and two other men in their 20s injured.
Prosecutors since mid-June have been asking judges to revoke or increase Glasper's numerous bails, but a hearing on the matters has yet to occur. The first motion hearing is set for July 7 before state District Judge Trudy White, while the second is scheduled July 9 before state District Judge Bonnie Jackson.
Moore, the district attorney, noted that Glasper is presumed innocent until these cases run their course. But based on the allegations, Glasper should be in jail, Moore said.
He called the case "unusual," adding, "this is certainly not what normally happens."
Judges set bail to ensure that defendants show up for their court dates. However, if an accused violates the conditions of the bail, the judge often revokes or increases the bail. It's not clear whether Glasper violated any conditions despite subsequent arrests.
Under Louisiana law, people jailed but not yet convicted can pay a bail bondsman 12 percent of the bail — for example, $12,000 on a $100,000 bail — to be released from jail, and the bondsman will ensure the defendants appear in court. Or defendants can post a bond putting up private property or they can be released on their own recognizance.
Tommy Damico, a Baton Rouge criminal defense attorney who represents Glasper, said his client has a right to bail unless he is found guilty of any of the accusations in court.
"An arrest is one thing," Damico said. "Let's see what they can prove in court."
The first arrest in the series — court records show Glasper had been arrested at least twice before on other drug charges a few years ago — came in late October. Police executed a search warrant on a Bradley Street residence and found him inside along with various amounts of heroin, crack cocaine and a pain killer called hydromorphone, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
He was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. But within days, he posted a $100,000 bail and was released.
While free on bail, Glasper was arrested in the Glen Oaks homicide. Authorities booked him again into Parish Prison, this time on a count of second-degree murder, two counts of attempted second-degree murder and a count of illegally carrying a weapon.
A judge set his bail at $150,000. Again, within days, he posted bail and was released.
Then, on June 11, police caught Glasper with more heroin, an affidavit says, leading them to book him into Parish Prison on a count of possession with intent to distribute heroin. His bail was set at $51,500.
On June 14, Glasper bailed out. But it wasn't long before he was back.
Glasper's current bail is set at $200,000. As of Wednesday night, he remained in Parish Prison.
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Sun has set on 5th Sun Cafe & Lounge
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Highland remains hot as a restaurant 'hood and Jefferson Park is one of the town's up-and-coming dining destinations -- but its location on the edge of both areas didn't cast any glow on 5th Sun Cafe and Lounge. And now this Mexican restaurant has gone dark. See also: 5th Sun lands its liquor license
Trudy Gonzales had opened the restaurant back in early 2011; she'd never been in the restaurant business before, but decided to start her own place because people kept telling her how much they loved her food.
And as experienced restaurateurs can tell you, that's a start -- but it's not enough to keep a restaurant going.
It didn't help that the location just off Speer and Federal boulevards had never been a restaurant before, and had little presence.
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Falstad Wildhammer is the High Thane of the Wildhammer Clan and a founding member of the Council of Three Hammers that now presides over Ironforge. Despite wild speculation, Falstad has never been dead and anyone who claims such is a liar.
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Falstad was originally introduced in the novel Warcraft: Day of the Dragon (reprinted in the WarCraft Archive).
During the Second War, the old Horde captured Alexstrasza (the Queen of the Red Dragonflight) and enslaved her brethren to use them as aerial siege weapons against the Alliance. Rhonin was sent by Krasus and the Council of Six to infiltrate Grim Batol in order to rescue the dragon. Falstad Wildhammer assisted Rhonin the mage and Vereesa Windrunner in that mission, and earned the respect of the Red Dragonflight.
Throughout World of Warcraft until the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, Falstad was an NPC located at the Aerie Peak in The Hinterlands. In the Cataclysm expansion, the NPC was moved to the throne room of Ironforge as one of the members of the Council of Three Hammers.
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Best tacos in Colorado Springs at nearly the best price$1.49. Don't miss the refrigerated buffet with its host of salsas and sides, such as roasted peppers and sliced radishes. The carnitas tacos are wonderful, but there are plenty of other choices.
The tostadas at $2.99 include beans and your choice of meat as well as avocado, lettuce, tomatoes, and Mexcian cheese.
Place is inside a Mexican grocery. The sign is on a post near the street. There is not a noticeable sign saying El Ranchito on the building.
Just moved here from New Mexico and was disappointed in the New Mexican food here.I was missing the chile. My fiancee Tony brought me here and i absolutely love this place. I had the tacos and they were great...Tony had the tamales, chile was just what i needed.Staff was excellent and great service as well we will be back. My favorite place in town!!!!!
The food and service are great, Ricky and Angel go out of their way to make you feel like family.
Couldn't disagree more with the review. The critic must be some elitist arse, who'd be better off reviewing obscure restaurants with square plates or butcher's paper for a plate. Anyway, the three or four times I've eaten at Mother Muffs, the food has been great. Just what you'd expect after reading the menu. I've had BLT, fried raviolis, cheese sticks, and a burger. All were tasty. Service has been great. Prices are decent! Nice atmosphere in the front room. Olde school, pub feel!
This is a hidden secret of Colorado Springs. The restaurant is located at 1015 W. Colorado now and the phone number is 632-6309. The food is some of the best in our city. They strive for quality and freshness. Everything is homemade. My favorite restaurant.
Best Mexican sit down in the city.
Service and food are excellent. I was born in NYC and come from an Italian family.
My husband and I recently got married at The Briarhurst Manor and all I can say is WOW!!! We are speechless. We found this venue over the internet. The reviews were pretty good and so much was included so we booked it without seeing it. We live in Florida so when we had a chance we came out to do cake tasting and so on and omg this place is beautiful. The food is to die for. We eneded up having our rehearsal dinner here also in the Palmer Room!!! The price is so reasonable... Not even fair actually compaired to the service and food. There were even deer hanging around during the wedding. Our planner Allison.... Im really not sure there are words to describe how amazing she was. I still tear up thinking about her and everytime i turned around, she was always there to make sure my family and our guests were happy. We were so nervous and Allison just made it happen. Our wedding was so intimate, and beautiful. We truly couldn't have dreamed of a better wedding. Allison felt like part of the family. She def. Outdid herself. I would reccommend Allison and the Briarhurst Manor ten times over. The staff was also so attentive and amazing, even patient when dealing with drunkin guests. We cant thank you enough. From the bottom of our hearts, Thank you. We cant wait to come back for our anniversary every year. This is the nost beautiful venue with amazing people👍😊
I love this place, Carne Asada is great! I drink the beer. lol
A must try!
I was driving all day yesterday and didn't have time to prepare food so I was going to settle for a veggie sub at Subway. When I pulled in to the parking lot, I noticed Arabian Nights Cafe in front of me. I went on my phone and looked at the reviews and decided I just had to try the falafel over going to Subway. WOW! So glad I chose to try it. It was the best falafel I have ever eaten! Very friendly service and I was given a cup of tea while I waited for my falafel. The tea was amazing too! Absolute perfection!!! I will be coming back until I have experienced everything this place has to offer. AMAZING!
Can I please please please get the recipe for the amazing shrimp tacos as I don't live in the area!! They were amazing!
Reminds me of deep-in-the-city eateries I frequented on the east and west coasts - but the food is a lot better. I never saw disorganization, just crowded. One mistake, and they fixed it. Go there. Huevos Rancheros. Go there.
No better breakfast, anywhere.
Awesome drinks and friendly staff. Best new drinks ever!
Great customer service and really goes the extra mile to retain their customer base. This proves to be a great lunch stop for the busy businessman and the sushi loving hippy. Try it out today!
For our 20th anniversary, our children arranged an evening at this world class restaurant. We were warmly greeted in the parking lot by Carlos and escorted to our table by Marcia. Mere words cannot describe the experience. They have a perfect level of attention to every detail, amazing layers of flavor, and service as if you were their only guest. The menu is unmatched and the Crème Brulee is like no other. Thank you for this wonderful memory.
Excellent chefs, fresh fish, eloquent atmosphere.
The tacos are awesome. It's a small shop with only 2 people working there - 2 very friendly, helpful people.
Amazing burgers! Freaking great locally or regionally sourced buns, beef, condiments, and beers. Burgers of the day are excellent, too. Fully recommend going here if you like memorable, ethically minded food -- not just another greasy burger.


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Wibu to complain about this waitress?(162 Posts)
Dh thinks I shouldn't have complained, I think I definitely should have, who's right?
Went to a Toby carvery, meal was fine and service by the waitress fine until we finished the meal (they don't do much as its a buffet thing). We then obviously wanted the bill so I tried to get the waitress' attention. When she came near the table I made eye contact twice to try and get her to come over. She smiled and looked away then left. Next time she came near I made eye contact and raised my hand, nothing. I ended up getting up and walking over to her at another table and standing waiting for her to finish with them then asking.
We waited another 10 minutes for her to bring the bill. Dh had the card in his hand, and she had the card machine in hers, but before we could ask to use it she had gone. She just put the bill on the table and walked straight off. I then started the rediculous process of trying to get her attention again, I even stood up and called out excuse me after three or four failed attempts. She completely ignored us. This had been going on for another ten minutes.
Finally I managed to get her attention and asked for the card machine, waited another five or so minutes and she came back with it. Dh didn't want me to say anything, but I seriously couldn't stop myself. I was tired and wanted to go home, not play this rediculous game of catch the waitress.
I said that I had been trying to get her attention for ages, that we had wanted to pay by card and she had the machine etc and that it had taken a rediculous amount of time to get the bill sorted.
Her reply: "Well I do have a lot of other customers to attend to, I didn't see or hear you." No apology, and then she just walked off once the payment had gone through. IMO the only acceptable response to this sort of complaint is surely an apology?? I feel it's her job to be attentive to her customers needs, and she had seen plenty of times that we had finished our meals and would obviously need to sort the bill.
Dh thinks I shouldn't have complained and that it would have been enough to simply not leave her a tip. Obviously I don't agree. Aibu?
Actually I wasnt refering to the op so much...
Thanks cornflake. I promise I really was polite! I don't think there is any situation that negates the need for politeness and manners.
YourMa - there is no suggestion that the OP was anything but polite. She didn't click her fingers, she tried to make eye contact, she tried to attract attention with a hand in the air, and then she went over to where the waitress was. I'm sure you do get some horribly rude customers, but the OP wasn't one of them. And she deserved acknowledgment of, and probably an apology for, the fact that she was kept waiting for somewhere in the region of 30 minutes to pay the bill. She didn't get good service, and the fact that it might not have been the waitress' fault and that she may have been serving other customers really well doesn't negate the need for an apology to the OP.
I love the assumption that because its a carvery the waiter/ess isn't that busy.
The carvery is the selling point, main attraction etc etc but its also a restaurant. We have a menu for those not into all things meaty or who fancy something different, we do desserts, we have a bar, tea, coffee and not to mention all the 1001 other things none waitressy we are
expected to do. Warming babyfood, bottles, calling taxis, being a human A-Z, helping the elderly or infirm to get their food (takes a long time, gets me in trouble for keeping others waiting even though leaving them to their own devices would cause a bigger delay in the long run oh and not too mention because I'm nice and LIKE helping old ladies). We also listen to your dad's or dh's shit jokes, smile politely when you complain about your stuffing balls and clean up the monstrous mess that you'd never make in your own home but find perfectly acceptable to leave here because you paid £5 and a voucher cut out of the South Manchester reporter for the privilege. We're human we make mistakes. Tips are nice but I don't lose sleep over them. If you frequent your local Toby rather often then be nice to your waitress. We can give out free ice cream and coffees where we feel its appropriate... Sometimes its very appropriate. Click your fingers or bark at me then its not appropriate I just fall over you carrying some to the next table. Kidding! Sometimes there is no next table.
I don't think you were being unreasonable. I actually think it's much more unreasonable not to complain. How does the waitress know the difference between someone who never tips and someone who feels they have had bad service if you don't tell her. In your situation, I would actually email the restaurant as well. If their standard process (paying at the table) is causing a problem for their customers, and apparently for their staff too, they need to know about it. If something annoys you enough that you would consider not returning, then give them a chance to fix it. (Of course, if they don't, because it's an intrinsic part of their business model or they just can't be bothered, that's up to them.)
God forbid that serving staff should be courteous and learn to control their own temper/irritation/ or address their inability to understand what the term 'service industry' means.
What makes you think it was short staffed? The waitress was hanging around with nothing to do but ignore the OP's requests.
I think the place was short-staffed and she was in a bad mood. I've waited on many tables and she should have told her manager if she couldn't cope as well as come over to you and sad something like "I'm sorry to keep you waiting but I'll be with you as soon as I can". Maybe her training was piss poor. What I found truly appalling is that she didn't apologise when you confronted her. At that point I would have asked to see the manager unless I was seriously pressed for time. Her attitude stinks.
So YANBU. Too many people accept crap customer service in this country and I don't know why.
she's just an arse take no notice of the silly girl x
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Meant to say wasnt busy. I may start an aibu thread about smasjing up my i
As i used to be a waitress its unfair to assume she was busy. If we we looked bit empty people would assume we werent busy not having any idea how busy we were behind the doors!id she had been ignoring you on purpose that would have been unacceptable but it doesn't sound like she was, just that she was trying to serve her others customers!if you had called her straight away you probably would have been served quicker,
I'm sorry you've taken it like that but it really wasn't. Please don't tell me what I didn't and didn't intend.
Especially when I at no point called you a dickhead.
Angel I know, I know. I sounded rather uncouth myself
Looking back over the thread it seems there are quite a few other posters who would be ticked off about it, so i don't feel like such an almighty hormonal bitch. I will however definitely pay at the till if the situation were to come up again!!
So composhat when angel questioned you calling me a dickhead for asking for the bill, why did you say this:
"No someone who had no understanding of the fact that the waitress had other customers to attend to as well and that in a busy restaurant she may have to wait to be served."
Ie, I wasnt an 'ill mannered dickhead' for asking for the bill, but I was for the above.
Sorry whether you used the plural or not, it was definitely aimed at me, or anyone else who would react the same way in my position.
Heffalump reread my first comment, I didn't vapl you a dickhead, ot was a comment on the amount of shite that lowly paid service staff have to deal with from customers who all want serving at the same time and get uppity and all consideration for the waiting staff goes out the windo, not aimed at you personally. ..hence dickheads plural.
Looking at the OP, Heffalump says she tried eight times to get the waitress to come over so they could pay the bill and leave, and the whole process took more than half an hour. Seems reasonable enough to make a direct complaint to the waitress about it and as the waitress didn't then apologize or even acknowledge that she had seen the OP trying to engage her perfectly appropriate not leave a tip.
It wouldn't have cost the waitress anything to have said sorry (normal customer service surely), or to let the OP know that another time she could have paid elsewhere. Perhaps she might have got the tip then?
And sorry but it is illmannered and somewhat dickheadish to take the piss out of someone's spelling.
Only on AIBU would someone criticise you for..gasp..repeatedly trying to get the bill.
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I personally cannot stand keyboard warriors who use Internet forums to call other's names. How very uncouth, compo shat"
Ha ha! Got to the love irony Hugamoo! I know it was a typo.... but very, very funny!
Malcolm - I don't think picking on people's spelling or calling someone a dickhead is ok fwiw.
And another thing - before I spontaneously combust - I get called a prat by some
child person yet it's ok for another poster to be shouting 'ill mannered dickhead' at the OP? Right. Just so I understand the rules!
Oops. Damn auto correct. composhat
Madamecastafiore - Indeed it should be MalcolmTucker'sMum but sadly you're not allowed punctuation marks in the nickname line.......t'is agony for an uptight pedant such as oneself!
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Down at the Arroyo Cafe, Preston Surface, whose name sounds like a fertilizer, was telling us about the time he was doing standup at the Chuckle Barn in Willcox and how he unwisely mentioned the bumper sticker he saw on a pickup parked out in front of that fine establishment.
"If you ain't a cowboy, you ain't..." Preston cleaned up the sentiment as Rosa poured another cup. "...bovine waste product. I told them I studied logic at the university, and logic would suggest that if, in fact, you are a cowboy ... then wouldn't that logically make you ..." At this point his story turned into a chase involving assorted cowboys and a rope.
I told Preston I respect cowboys. Real cowboys. Which are about as rare as snow in Tucson. I've worked with livestock. And cowboys. And here is what I learned: Cows have walnuts for brains and you never ever want to mess with a cowboy.
When I was a greenhorn pitching hay in Sasabe, I told a ranch hand I dreamed of being a cowboy. This inspired him to tell this story about a hungry mountain lion.
"He looked down at the bottom of the canyon and spied a tasty looking bull. He was sure there wasn't a ranch hand in the bunkhouse so he bounced down the side of the canyon and he killed the bull. Ate every last bite of it and fell asleep in the sun. After a long nap he woke up, stretched and yawned the loudest yawn you've ever heard. It echoed around the canyon, waking the cowpuncher napping in the bunk house. Winchester in hand, he came out and dispatched the cat to paradise."
"Know the moral of the story, son?"
"No, sir."
"When you're full of bull keep your mouth shut."
Oscar Wilde in overalls. Like the coffee quaffing cowboy next to us, Baxter Tiberius Fly, subject of the yellow news clipping that's been on the Arroyo Cafe bulletin board since before the chimichanga was invented. Baxter is older than the Chiricahuas.
"Meteor expert Michael Van Allen said the light seen streaking across the western Arizona sky last night was Baxter Tiberius Fly, a hapless rodeo competitor who was tossed aloft during a bull riding event at the Tucson Rodeo. Residents in Yuma reported seeing Fly arcing across the sky over the Colorado River."
Preston ate his salsa omelet and scanned the morning news. "Says here in the paper an estimated 200,000 people see the rodeo parade each year."
Gesturing to Rosa for a refill, Baxter quipped, "And twice that many smell it."
Preston told Baxter he didn't mind hard work and getting his hands dirty, that he never gave up on his dream of being a cowboy.
"If you want to clean up after a herd, I hear Carnival Cruise Lines is hiring."
Very funny. Preston ached to have Baxter's life. I could see why. Baxter lives on a ranch. Preston uses ranch dressing. Baxter is a wrangler. Preston wears Wranglers. Baxter rides on the range. Preston has a rusted range outside his trailer next to a busted washing machine.
Must have been around the time Cochise was teething when Baxter renounced the world that tenderfoots like you and I live in. Like an ancient saint, he took a vow of poverty in exchange for the sun on his face and a daily grind that in reality is 20 times tougher than the kind of daily cardio workout Preston fantasizes about when he's on his "Happy Trails" treadmill daydreaming of riding Trigger into the sunset.
Baxter's weathered face has more lines in it than a map of Santa Cruz County. From my vantage point, sitting between these two, I'd say Preston's pasty white face looks like a cow's udder with eyes. Those eyes grew large when Baxter talked about the rodeo.
"I got more more broken bones than the Apaches got broken promises." As he showed us his scars, Preston mentioned his favorite event. Bull throwing.
"There ain't no such event as 'bull throwing'. If there was I'd say every politician east of the Pacific should be banned from 'bull throwing' because that's their natural gift, a God-given advantage over the rest of us.
"My days of competing for prize money and a clean gurney at the local emergency room are over. I'm impressed Tucson still thinks so highly of this exercise that two days are subtracted from school learning so thousands of young 'uns can stay home and watch 'Cowboys and Aliens' on pay-per-view. Brings a tear to this old bull's eyes."
As we were leaving, Preston asked Baxter, "You still sleep out under the stars?"
"Yes, boys, I do. But I gotta tell you - some days I wouldn't mind trading in my life for someone who had an easier go of it."
I picked up the tab for the old cougar. He was yawning.
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This data documentation discusses the procedures and methods used to measure total carbon dioxide (TCO2) and partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) in discrete water samples during the Research Vessel (R/V) Akademik Ioffe Expedition in the South Pacific Ocean. Conducted as part of the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE), the cruise began in Montevideo, Uruguay, on February 14, 1992, and ended in Wellington, New Zealand, on April 6, 1992. WOCE Section S4P, located along ~67° S between 73° W and 172° E, was completed during the 51-day expedition. One hundred and thirteen hydrographic stations were occupied. Hydrographic and chemical measurements made along WOCE Section S4P included pressure, temperature, salinity, and oxygen measured by a conductivity, temperature, and depth sensor; bottle salinity; bottle oxygen; phosphate; nitrate; nitrite; silicate; TCO2; and pCO2 measured at 4°C.
The TCO2 concentration in ~1290 seawater samples was determined with a coulometric analysis system; the pCO2 in ~1270 water samples was determined with an equilibrator-gas chromatograph system. In addition, 172 coulometric measurements for the Certified Reference Material (batch no. 7) were made at sea for 62 bottles and yielded a mean value of 1927.5±1.8 µmol/kg. This mean value agrees within one standard deviation of the 1926.6±0.7µmol/kg (N = 6) value determined with the manometer of C. D. Keeling at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The TCO2 values listed in this report have NOT been corrected to this difference.
The WOCE Section S4P data set is available free of charge as a numeric data package (NDP) from the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center. The NDP consists of two data files, two FORTRAN 77 routines, a readme file, and this printed documentation.
- Chipman D. W., T. Takahashi, S. Rubin, S. C. Sutherland, and M. H. Koshlyakov. 1997. Carbon Dioxide, Hydrographic, and Chemical Data Obtained During the R/V Akademik Ioffe Cruise in the South Pacific Ocean (WOCE Section S4P, February-April 1992). ORNL/CDIAC-100, NDP-063. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. doi: 10.3334/CDIAC/otg.ndp063.