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In-game nick: storm. Arrived too late for Convoipolloi. Sounded fun though.
Compound it: GuerFor Bravo 1 AR. A mission of highs and lows for me. Early in the mission, Bodge was killed, leaving me in command of the fireteam. Oh dear. Bravo managed to beat off the assault from the west and turn to dig out some enemies holed up in a small compound to the east. It was at this point that I was ignominiously wounded and had to be dragged back into cover and patched up by Issus and Mamba while Bravo 2 assaulted the building and cleared out its occupants. The remaining enemies were crawling over the hills to our south east, so we were dispatched to a small compound from which we could lay down some more effective fire. We got there just in time to start shooting at mike as he gunned down the last couple of enemies. Oops (lesson learned: as FTL, check map for friendly locations before firing at fuzzy shapes in the distance). On mission end, I discovered that I'd killed three enemies while expending less than a single magazine of ammunition. I also discovered that I need a lot more practice at this whole fire team leader business.
Foxhound: Opfor Charlie 1 AR. As part of the sweeping element, we cleared compound after compound under Draakon's lead. At one point, an unlucky insurgent (Toppometer?) ran past our fireteam's line of fire as we were preparing to leave a compound, so we lit him up. Another firefight saw Ebass and Skull injured and a member of an Alpha fireteam dead, before Draakon and another friendly cleared out the enemy above the stairs with a grenade and a lot of bullets.
Lion: Opfor Alpha medic. Not much to say. I followed my squad leader, washington, up onto the left-hand ridge. I was shot by a prone enemy just as I was raising my weapon and trying to shout a warning. To no avail, as washington soon joined me in the spectator script.
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B2 was never dead (we had one loss at the very beginning of the firefight, and i was wounded and fixed up later towards the end of the mission) and i asked several times on Mumble's Bravo channel if there was any survivors in Bravo. Not getting any response i assumed we were Bravo.
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Bravo 1 AT
While the combat effectiveness of Bravo 2 continues to be debated, I can confirm Comrade Tink's observation at Bravo 1 became very, very dead, very, very quickly.
We set up on a rocky outcropping on a hill overlooking the bend in the road, a perfect position to hit the first few vehicles as the convoy slowed down for the curve. I readied my RPG, only to be told I was going to be the first to initiate contact, and that everyone would be waiting for my rocket as the signal to open fire. Reflecting soberly that I'd never before had the chance to screw up a whole ambush, I waited. And waited. Luckily, the winner of "Person most likely to get spotted and mess everything up" was our newest admin and all-round nice guy, StrangLove, thus handing me a much needed reprieve. Thanks mate! :D
Comrade Zitron tried to hurry them on their way with an impressive long-range RPG shot, and soon BTRs were descending on the village, albeit from the hill and forest rather than the road. I managed to get the first BTR with two clean hits, disabling it before another gunner could finish it off. However, as I was reloading I had my face taken clean off by the first burst of HMG fire from the other side of the valley. The second and third bursts finished off the rest of my fireteam, before my spectator script had even loaded, leaving us ample opportunity to watch "dead" vehicles sporadically mow down our comrades.
Compound it
GuerFor Bravo 1 AT
We hunkered in next to the northern most cache and awaited the British assault. Sadly, our esteemed FTL, Bodge, died early on in mysterious circumstances. Thankfully, storm did a great job leading in his absence, especially as I was hopelessly confused about the locations of the enemy for the entire mission, not even managing to see a single one, let alone fire a shot. The best thing I managed to do was get storm patched up after he'd been injured while being all brave and leadery and stuff. At the time I think I was inside a nearby building, daydreaming about the interior design possibilities.
Opfor Bravo... something, AR
Ran around on hills a lot. Had some nasty green stuff fired at me. Watched people blow themselves up from afar. Nothing much to tell.
That said, Tigershark trying to fly his fully-loaded chopper out of the hanger was pretty damn funny.
Opfor Alpha 1 AR, with Specialsoup and Toppo
Lasted longer in Lion than I did last time (first to die, bitches! *high-fives*), mainly as our side of the hill seemed to be much quieter than A2's. We let Washington run too far ahead on his own and were consequently too late to stop Bodge taking him down in a cowardly fashion, leaving Toppo to exact revenge before we moved on.
Further along the ridge we spotted A3 in serious trouble and being flanked by EI. I was too cautious and needed confirmation to fire on a squad of enemies that crested the hill in front of us, and I probably should have tried to find cover when the order to engage came. Managed to bag a couple before everyone in A1 caught a bullet and went down. Eventually, I was able to crawl and shoot, but with my aiming reticule being all over the place "suppressive fire" would be too kind a term for the quality of my marksmanship, and I bled out in ignominy.
Police Rescue V2
BluFor AAR
I remembered from the last playthrough we attempted of Police Rescue that the road to town was heavily defended, so I was initially grateful when we decided to take the chopper and execute a daring landing near the middle of the city. However, I couldn't shake the nagging feeling that something was wrong. Didn't Zitron crash the last time he tried to take the Black Hawk on this mission? He's a good pilot, why would he...
Oh, wait, the AI have Surface to Air Missiles! That's why flying is a bad ide... *BOOM*
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This came back to haunt me when I was the last squad member alive stuck way behind enemy lines, leading to me promptly running head first into an enemy compound and unsurprisingly, being spotted.
[AAR] I44 23/09/12 - Oi, Jerries, come here mates!
Despite all the PS2 and Borderlands 2 shenanigans, I44 regulars still came to the session and we all enjoyed shooting enormous amounts of bullets in general directions.
We played:
Operation Rodent
Jedburgh Ambush
Thanks to those who came I had an awesome time with you.
As always post everything in here.
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Had a really good time with you all.
Operation Rodent: Played bren gunner. advanced up the left of the compound witf Kefirz. Then trying to get in to the compound, Kefirz got shot and i tried to heal him. Unfotunately i got disconnected and when I rejoined i was stuck in him. This summoned The Old One or Truck of DOOM which killed half the team when they tried to carry.
Got connection problems again but reconnected again for Frontline:
Gunner in sherman tank. Advanced through the village with many detours, got shot at by 25xkilla with m1911 , got shot at by 25xkilla with rifle, got shot at by 25xkilla with flak cannon, shot 25xkilla with machinegun. Found the enemy tank on its head and shot the panzerfaut armed crew with HE rounds and machinegun.
Had to go after that.
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[AAR] [Sun] 23 Sept 2012 - Storytime
A fairly low playercount mainly due to torchlight and borderlands I would imagine meant we got through quite a few missions with a lot of great death and killage.
Tonight we played:
Cholo again!
Thanks for playing guys and welcome to the new guys, you all made it much easier for a guy dying of mild death.
Charlie FTL- me, mort, tink, cap
After a nice jog through the woods, we started moving along the last of the foliage and began to engage contacts to our west and our east. Soon we encountered an angry shilka which effectively pinned us down on the reverse slope of the hill before the airfield. While trying to not draw the attention of the now enraged shilka we had a great view of watching many many bad dudes storm the support elements FOB. After watching the support FOB turn into Hamburger Hill we decided that charging the airport was a better alternative to sitting in our current location as the bad dudes that survived storming the support FOB began lobbing grenade fire in our general direction. Surprising the cover-free area of the airport tarmac was the safest location to be. We quickly finished off the hinds with whatever munitions he had remaining and quickly fled to the extract.
Delta FTL - me, mort, jrides, zitron
Delta was part of the flanking element and the made a mad rush for Shapur, i never knew there was music in this mission but it hit the spot perfectly. Running at breakneck speed through the riverbed it was not possible to communicate or hear anyone due to me having left my music slider at full due to playing Cholo last week. We placed ourselves at the southwestern most edge of the village and was able to take some shots at the massive infantry/tank stack of doom that hurried past us on the way to stomping the life out of Alpha, Bravo, Charlie. After playing peak-a-boo with a slightly miffed tank the mission ended with us seeing the stack of doom turn its attention back to the south and us.
Bravo FTL - me, mort, audiox, zitron
Bravo held down the building on the western edge. Audiox was sent out as an advance scout. After waiting was seemed a lifetime, contacts were reported coming in from the NW and NE. The building and I and Zitron were in came under intense fire but thankfully our mud thatched home was grenade proof I peeked my head out a window and I thought I shot a bad dude or two but they stormed into our home and ended our blissful domestic partnership.
Slendermen on Stairs
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Bravo FTL - me, thridkje, jrides, kerfirz
This mission was like a strange marriage between the savannah terrain of Farcry 2 and Fallout 3 with some deathmatch multiplayer added in. We went for a quick drive and then bravo made a quick push towards the gas station. I reported a figure on a foothill to our east but figured it was just a trick of the purple fog or radiation poisoning setting in. After lopping our grenades into the fuel station because.... why not? We found ourselves under fire and I believe we had been flanked from our north and the defenders had gotten behind us. jrides then decided to help me get my first aid merit badge by getting wounded a couple times while we where hiding behind the shell of a vodnik. Which goes to show you whether you are inside one our outside of one just being near a vodnik can kill you. After jrides was injured for the third time I said over von "hey jrides, where were you shot from?" only to answer my own question when I turned around and saw a bad dude 10 feet behind me and he retorted to my query with a quick blast from his AK.
That was all I played as I decided to go watch the Liverpool v. Man U match. I know, I'm one of those weird Americans that likes foot to ball.
P.s. No way that was a straight red on Shelvey!
Mail man - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9lz-BvM8tQ
Fuel Raid - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTC65hTrhGQ
Internecine - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSkqaoOdnQs
[FONT='Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Finale - [/FONT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4-aMwHMtL4
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Unreachable - Starting as the commanders medic, started firing on some ei at the hangers and incurred the Shilka's wrath.
Finale - Part of Echo , positioned to the East of the main force in Shapur expecting flanking enemies (of which there were just two) Squad did a good job of stopping enemy advance until the tanks ground us down.
Internecine - First to die. Moved position to check out sighted enemies, Right into the view of Fer and Summoners who were well hidden.
Fuelraid - ?????????????????. Saw no-one, shot repeatedly, 100% confused.
Mailman - SOAR 3 Pilot, Littlebird. Flew Charlie in, flew them out, almost got shot down and my tail rotor survived by some sort of miracle. Bravo tried their best to kill me when I made an unannounced appearance cresting a hill to the south.
Sorry ConcreteOtter, if both your feet leave the ground making a challenge = instant red. Rules are rules!
[AAR] Tactical Tuesday22/08/2012 - Witty Thread Title
The Fall of Aziz
The Generals
Two Days to Retirement (Berezino)
Post-session testing: Riverdispute
The lower turnout allowed us to play an old mission, The Fall of Aziz, to great success, despite angry civilians. GosseChase will see some adjustments but what I experienced in Opfor was very enjoyable. Let's hope to make it an equal experience for Blufor in the next iteration.
As usual leave feedback, comments, love letters to Tigershark below.Play ArmA with us. (Competence not required.)
It's okay to not like things.
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The Fall of Aziz
I was the commander in charge of making sure Aziz got to his AN2 safely.
However the spies within our ranks poured some poison into my tea making my vision go from this:
to this:
So I handed over command of my loyal troops to Aziz himself and sat down in a house.
(restarted, checked drivers, restarted, reconnected) And I was still in the house! Woo.
Found my loyal medic Head and we ran all the way to the airfield and into the An2.
Aziz got there eventually and we won.
Thank you Dogface(Aziz) for taking over. Great job everyone!
Pilot of Blackhawk 1, Callsign "Fireball"
Got Alpha Squad(commanded by Joe) in the back and we flew north, engaged a technical, dropped them off, circled, circled...
It seems like the script for the hostages to report their position every 180secs broke so we had no idea where they were.
After some time Wolf admitted that they were headed NW so we flew there and a rokkit/missile/bird-on-fire hit us and Fireball earnt her name once again.
Seems to be some errors/bugs in that one but It'll be awesome when they're fixed.
The Generals
AR In Alpha 1.
Alpha was tasked with running on the north side of the road all the way to the firestation so me and Joe went a bit further up north to the dirtroad and stayed about 100-150m ahead of our FTL to scout in case of flankers.
We got past the firestation and turned south while our FTL and his AT secured the Firestation with A2.
Seems like we hit the rear of OpFor and we shot some dudes while our gloriouz General was drinking tea in the Stationhouse.
Overall lots of death was had and we either killed all OpFor or our General was in there long enough.
Either way, BluFor won! (And I killed Head, woo!)
Two Days to Retirement (Berezino)
After much-much-much confusion we got into town, I ran a total of 30m before Joe screamed "They're behind us" and everything went white. D-E-D, DEAD! :(
Some issues with mapreading but in the end we came up to the artysite.
The LAV tried mating with the arty and everything died. We won :P
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The Fall of Aziz
Part of Delta Fireteam (of which I eventually ended up leading). Killed a ton of angry civvies, helped blew up a few technicals, had a friendly fire incident, a well worked mission if a little low on the ei count.
Bravo 2 Fireteam leader. After leaving an AI behind (still not entirely sure where he ended up), got dropped off at Mogilevka which was mostly uneventful apart from Toppometer saying something about a 4x4. Unfortunately the VON quality turned to shit at this point and I couldn't tell a word anyone was saying. Zero enemy sightings until a magic missile hit our Helo and I accidently chucked an injured passenger out the side in my desperate (and in vain) attempt to eject in time.
The Generals
Carnage. After rescuing Toppometer at the crossroads, we were flanked by Blufor and by the time we'd managed to regroup and reorganise the train had left.
Two Days to Retirement (Berezino)
Commander for the first time. Following some CC mishaps I was left behind the hospital away from my intended position. Blufor drove straight past our defences and into several objects and what appeared to be two fireteams ran straight past me as I crouched down in a bush. Typically, the very last cop to walk past happened to turn around and see me hiding - I wasted him but got gunned down as I made my escape. None of the fireteam leaders lasted long but the gang members ended up winning!
River Dispute;
LAV parked in front of a machinegun as I was in commanders seat. Fired directly into my viewing slot. Instant death.
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The Fall of Aziz.
Echo Rifleman. After some nice compound clearing from the villa to the city center, with most suspense being felt as those filthy civilians traitors had an habit of pulling their gun from their ass the moment you stopped watching them, i was shot at a corner. Good Toppo got me outta there and fixed me up, but i had to face up to the facts: something was bruised in my spine and my legs weren't responding to my brain influx anymore. Comrade FTL Wolf did call a medic, but hey. Medic, no spinal surgeon.
I could have stopped here and begged for some mercy lead in my face, but decided to give my death some sense and to charge/crawl to the airport. So here i went, (comrade Wolf, on his two legs, died at this point) and I crawled beyond our positions so much that i ended up being a scout, the tip of the spear. Death was spared to me, as i called and engaged a few contacts, some technicals and BTRs. My fireteam somehow managed to catch up with me, in spite of of my superslug speed, and i was wounded (again) by a secondary (was probably more of a tertiary) explosion on a needlessly destroyed BTR. I was fixed up again, and God injected His own Magnificence into the fingers of my saviour, who in turned injected his own fingers into me and bare-handedly fixed-up my spine.
Allah Akhbar. I felt the Touch of Him, and understood Aziz was to live to fight another day, it was a part of the Big Plan. Unfortunately, i was told his uncompetent medic wouldn't suffer the same fate.
We stormed the airfield, waited for ages, executed the doomed medic Kefirz, and after much exploderizing on the runway, we won.
Alpha Squad Medic / FireBall 1 Crew Chief.
Spent the whole mission in Ice's doomed chopper, Joe on the other minigun. We tried and give comrade Tiger "Stevie Wonder" Shark some indications about where he was supposed to go with his small-but-unfortunately-not-RC helicopter, until we heard a fatalistic "Tiger's going down" over the radio. Turns out he finally was about where Joe needed him, only his chopper had turned into a burning wreck. The absence of any life signs forced us to assume nobody could bail out before smacking the planet. By that time we had inserted our squad around Mogilevka, taken some sporadic fire, sprayed much lead on a technical in the woods, and had to bring ourselves to assume that somebody went up the ass of the two hostages and removed the mini-sputnik we had inserted there.
After some communicating, we were told the hostages were moving North-West. Then the russians committed an act of war and we said hello to a SAM. Somehow two survived the crash, but the Bravo BlackHawk / FireBall 2 would swiftly follow us in our demise.
Just so you know, i had a script error very soon into the mission, relative to markers (didn't have time to take notes about what script/what line it was, but i think it was due to a variable not being defined correctly). Looked like a really fun mission when sorted out though.
The Generals
BluFor B2 FTL.
I liked the plan from the very beginning, and, under the command of our beloved SL Frou, we and B1 moved up to the train station in an astute bounding movement. I had my AR (Jrides) posted otside the building, along a wall, so he could SAW anybody that would dare and enter our newly gained territory. Zitron and myself, plus our squad medic Storm, were inside said building. I massacred the naughty Stranglove, as he tried to treacherously murder me through the doorway. At that point Fer had joined us inside. Seeing that my boys were doing a pretty decent job at holding the building, i got out from the other side and tried to clear the south side of the courtyard. Yet i ended up facing some legs behind a corner, and by the second it took me to identify the camo those were wearing, the whole body that was hiding above them had turned around and was facing me. Much point-blank suppressive fire was exchanged, and i finally died. We still won.
Two Days to Retirement (Berezino)
A2 (i think) automatic pistolman.
After carefully choosing our positions, much confusion was had regarding what the hell was happening, and we moved to the hospital. I went there as much carefully, watching every corner to see if i could find some PCP and my guitar, and by that time my whole fireteam was down. I got into the hospital, which was pretty much surrounded by the whole country's Law and Order force (Protect and Serve, my ass) and found a comrade there (i think it was Zitron?). I yelled, urging him to crawl back to me so i could fix him up, but unfortunately he was Served tryin. Then some dirty cop came in, and after some more close range inaccurate suppressive fire exchanges, the thing that was supposed to be my lifeline (along my guitar-slash PCP-stack) ran out of lead. Death. Again.
LAV driver.
Decided to surprise the Takistanis with an invasion gift, and crossed the river on the south side instead of dying on that death-trap dam. That was after murderizing Fer's soulless body. Drove all the way up to the arty site without any contacts.
At that point, being unhappy with comrade gunner Head's firerate, i tried to run over some guy in a static Dskm. Unfortunately one of his bullets went through the hull as well as my skull, and i died, my LAV slowly coming to a halt right in front of the devil's thing. Then the other comrades slaughtered the indigenous and we won.
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I missed the first mission, but it was a fun session despite the hostage mission being broken.
Goose Chase
Alpha Squad Leader
ASL Medic: Black Mamba
A1: Cheesse
A2: Sam
One of my fireteams rode in a littlebird, the other in a Knighthawk piloted by Ice. Mamba and myself acted as door gunners. Washington's plan was simple, for us to orbit the likely avenues of escape of the enemy, and to use our choppers to deploy in blocking positions once we had a fix on their location. Alpha was tasked with the western sector, while Bravo took the east.
From the start our plan got a bit confused, as suddenly it was decided that Bravo was going to land near Moglievka (the enemy's starting location) and assault it directly. This new plan being relayed over cc, combined with having to coordinate two choppers, made things very confusing for me and at this point I had a hard time keeping track of things and confused Ice and Tiger (who was flying A1's MH-6) with some contradictory orders. For some reason no one in Tiger's chopper was able to help him navigate so I had to handle that using his map marker, which was very imprecise and difficult to do while talking to Wash, Fer (Bravo's leader) and Ice.
Eventually we landed A2 west of Moglievka to help with the assault, and we spotted a technical near a castle nearby. I ordered Tiger to set his bird down south-west of it, so that A1 could assault from that direction while A2 sprinted to attack it from the North East. Things got very confused, but I think Mamba managed to hit the techie with a burst from his M240.
At this point it emerged that the hostages map markers, which were supposed to give us updates on their location, were not working. Tiger's LB was mysteriously destroyed, and A2 found the technical abandoned. I was confused and more than a little annoyed at this point, and with no chance in hell of tracking down OPFOR infantry on in the forest I said fuck it and just got both fireteams back into the Knighthawk.
Wash ordered us to land to block OPFOR from getting to their camp while Bravo pushed at them, theoretically allowing us to catch them in a pincer move. Unfortunately as we flew North West our chopper was instantly destroyed by a SAM from the Russian base, even though the mission notes told us that they wouldn't attack unless we entered their area. I guess Tiger got hit by the same thing.
Bravo's chopper suffered the same fate, and in the end there were a handful of BLUFOR stranded in the middle of nowhere with no idea where the hostages were, so we just spectated OPFOR's tedious jogging towards the end trigger. Head offered some light relief by escaping, but the mission was called.
The Generals
I was Alpha 1 AAR, and myself and Ice hooked north and got behind OPFOR without being detected. I shot a few in the back, incapping some and killing one, and then chucked grenades. Most of them were dead at this point, and our general was in the station, but Head (who was incapped at the time) dropped me, but Ice avenged me by coming in from the other side and killing him.
Two Days to Retirement (Berezino)
I loaded my trusty boys in blue into their squad cars, making sure we had as many as possible on the road for maximum psychological effect. One fireteam attacked from the north, while two followed me in from the south. I plowed my car into a wall, bailed out, ran for a bit, and got shot. Apparently those damn rockers with their guitar music won the day.[SIZE=2][COLOR=red][URL="http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/forums/showthread.php?28-ArmA-2-Combined-Operations-We-have-our-own-server"]RPS Arma 2 community server![/URL][/COLOR][/SIZE]
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[AAR][28 Sep 2012]ACREilcous v2
2. co24_rollingradio - Takistan
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Nice round , semi good player count.
[AAR] I44 29/09/12 - Fix bayonets men!
This AAR might be posted with a small delay, but whatever... I don't care :P
Anyway the session was a blast and I hope you liked it
We played this:
Jedburgh Ambush
Air Raid
Cleanup Operation
I know that players made some cool screens so please share them with us. And post everything related to the session here.
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[AAR] Folk [Sun] 30 Sep 2012 (Joint session: CiA)
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Give in to your chocolate cravings and explore the great world of chocolate! The Unique Eats crew covers it all, including gourmet confections like chocolate fleur de sel toffee, nostalgic baked treats like whoopie pies, outrageous hand-formed chocolate salamis, and chocolate sea salt crostatas. These handmade chocolate treats are guaranteed to tantalize your taste buds. Tune in tomorrow, Tuesday, February 8 at 9:00pm ET.
Hungry Girl - Chocolate 911
Chocoholics rejoice – Hungry Girl shows you how to enjoy your favorite Valentine's Day chocolate indulgences guilt-free in Chocolate 911. Try out her recipes for Chocolate Marshmallow Mississippi Mug Pie, Madness Cupcakes, over-the-top dessert drink, Mounds Bar Martini, and to top it all off: her non-alcoholic Hot 'N' Nutty Liquid Brownie. Tune in Thursday, February 10 at 5:00pm ET.
Food(ography) – Chocolate
Join Mo on a journey through the deep, dark path of chocolate from the depths of the South American rainforest to the back rooms of master chocolatiers. See how Hershey's Kisses have been challenged by Victorian clad blenders at Mast Brothers Chocolate in New York, and what discover some crazy but delectable confections you may want to add to your Valentine's Day wish list. Tune in tonight, Monday, February 7th at 9:00pm ET.
Ask Aida - Chocolate
With a week left until the big day, Aida's already craving chocolate… first it's chocolate bliss with Aida's Double Chocolate Malted Tart and Mexican Chocolate Frozen Bananas. Then she moves on to her velvety Chocolate-Almond Butter Fudge Sauce. And last but not least, she stirs up a decadent Raspberry Hot Chocolate. Tune in Wednesday, December 9 at 9am ET.
Everyday Italian – Chocolate Tasting Party
In search of Valentine's Day inspiration? Join chocolate lover Giada as she shares three ways to incorporate chocolate into your dinner plans. Sip on her Chocolate Espresso Bellini, take a bite of her Chocolate and Brie Panini, or end the meal with her rich Gianduja Souffle. Tune in Saturday, February 12 at 8:30pm ET.
Tyler's Ultimate – Chocolate Dessert
Team up with Tyler Florence on his quest for the Ultimate Chocolate Dessert in New York City. Learn a recipe for Bittersweet Chocolate Cloud Cake, then move on to Lusanne, Switzerland, for a lesson in Espresso Coffee Truffles. Last, it's back to Manhattan to watch Tyler craft his own Decadent Chocolate Cake. Tune in Thursday, February 10 at 1:00pm ET.
The Secret Life of – … Chocolate
From the ancient Mayans and Aztecs to the chocolatiers of Beverly Hills, the Valentine's Day aphrodisiac has long been one of our favorite foods. You won't want to miss out when we trace its growth from a ceremonial drink to a billion dollar industry, and even explore its scandalous links to romance and surprising role in the heyday of Hollywood. Tune in Thursday, February 10 at 12:30pm ET.
Also make sure to check out the rest of our chocolate devoted line-up:
• FoodCrafters – Cacao Tuesday, February 8 at 8:30pm ET.
• Follow that Food – Follow that Chocolate tonight, Monday, February 7 at 8pm ET.
• Food Jammers – Chocolate City Thursday, February 10 at 10:30pm ET.
• Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello – Chocolate Thursday, February 10 at 11am ET.
• Good Deal with David Lieberman – Late Night Chocolate Party Wednesday, February 9 at 10am ET.
Is chocolate on your Valentine's Day Menu? Visit Cooking Channel's Everything Valentine's Day for delicious recipes and lots of romantic ideas.
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Guest Blogger Sarah Neufeld's Photo Diary: Week 2
Looking for an exotic beach getaway with dramatic natural scenery and a side of adventure? Our (limited) money is on Belize. Start in the jungle at Ka'ana (from $195 per night), an ELLE Decor-worthy home base for days of cave tubing, zip-lining, and exploring underground rivers. Kick it like Indiana Jones at Actun Tunichil Muknal, crossing rivers and swimming through turquoise pools to the mouth of a cave littered with the remains of ancient Mayan human sacrifices. Then it's off to capture the Aloha spirit Central America-style at Matachica (from $195 per night), a thatched-roof hideaway amid the powdery white beaches fronting the world's second largest coral reef on Ambergris Caye.
Many of the yachts that once anchored along Italy's Amalfi Coast and France's Côte d'Azur have sailed east for Croatia. Europe's newest Riviera has all the turquoise-watered, marina-partying, champagne-swilling allure of its Western cousins for a fraction of the price. Here craggy cliffs form limpid coves backed by olive groves, vineyards, and windswept cypress forests. Start your beach hopping on the glam island of Hvar with a stay at Riva (from $131 per night), a microcosm of Croatian life with a 100-year-old building on the outside and mod furnishings on the inside. Its bumping waterfront club and marina draw models and the yachters who love them. Afterward head farther north to Istria, Croatia's answer to Provence with rolling fields of lavender, truffle-dotted oak forests, and historic seaside towns. Take it all in from the nautically inspired Hotel Lone (from $169 per night), whose 248 minimalist rooms and spa hide amid an old-growth forest beside the Adriatic.
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I Have a Hunch About A Boy
Using Hunch.com to solve dating dilemmas
-Carrie Seim
For some reason, all day yesterday, I couldn't stop thinking about a guy I used to date. Then I remembered it was his birthday. (Old holidays die hard.)
I picked up my phone to wish him a happy birthday. Then I set it down, remembering all that had happened since his last birthday. Then I picked it up, because what's the harm of one little phone call? Then I set it down, remembering the enormous emotional, physical and pop cultural harm that can be caused by one little phone call.
The age old dating dilemma – to call or not to call?
I was at my wit's end, about to resort to something drastic, like asking my Magic D8te Ball its opinion. That's when I discovered a cool new website called Hunch.com, which promises to make your dirty dating decisions for you. (And sounds cooler than saying you used the good old magic eight ball to pick your spouse.)
The premise of Hunch is that, after asking you a bunch of questions about yourself and your query, it will dispense a definitive answer, a percentage of confidence in that answer and some practical advice.
The more times you use Hunch, the "smarter" it becomes about you and your questions. You also provide feedback as to whether or not you agree with Hunch's decision result. (Although it seems rather uncouth to ask someone for advice and then tell them their answer sucks.)
The site's advice can be applied to all sorts of life's quandaries, but I'm certain I'll be making my bed in its romance/dating/love department.
So last night, with very little time before the clock struck midnight and my ex turned into a birthday pumpkin, I put Hunch to work.
I typed in the key words: ex, boyfriend, birthday, call. Hunch was clever enough to suggest the decision topic "Should I call or text my ex on his/her birthday?"
It next presented me with six follow-up questions:
1. Would you say that you guys ended everything on "good terms"?
If by "good terms" you mean a shoe was thrown across the room at his head, then yes, good terms!
2. Have you guys spoken in the last three months?
Yes! We always keep in touch. He posts funny quotes and pics on his Facebook wall and I admire them. Every day.
3. Do you have a child with this person?
No. Unless he stole one of my ovaries in my sleep. Which would be cool with me, if you're reading this redacted.
4. Is saying "happy birthday" your only motive in making this call?
Of course! What kind of person do you think I am? Someone who calls someone on their birthday just because they'd really like to catch up with them and find out whether their attitude toward marrying me has changed?
5. Were you two dating for more than a year?
Hang on, let me check my journal. Oh let's see, yes, I guess it was more than a year. MORE THAN A YEAR OF UNFULFILLED PROMISES. Give or take.
6. How would you describe your relationship with this person? Sexual, loving or a nightmare?
All. Of. The. Above.
And then it was the moment of truth. What would Hunch tell me to do? I made a solemn vow with myself – and my journal – to follow Hunch's advice to the letter.
The answer popped up on my screen:
Yes (50 percent) and No (50 percent).
I'm not making this up.
Apparently Hunch couldn't decide if, yes, I should "Give him/her a call it's his/her birthday after all." Or if no, "It's probably not the time to call. Either he/she doesn't deserve it, or you should just flat-out not be talking to him/her."
Thanks a lot, Hunch, for leaving me exactly where I started. To be fair, I tried some other dating questions with Hunch and it was far more definitive. For example, it's 94 percent confident that I should ask Luke Wilson on a date.
As to the ex-boyfriend birthday call, I decided to sleep on it.
Read Carrie's last blog: Big Flirting in Big Apple: Part Two!


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"Loved the quiet location in this ..."Loved the quiet location in this pretty area of Cornwall. The accommodation was comfortable and clean. The owner close by and welcoming.Loved the quiet location in this pretty area of Cornwall. The accommodation was comfortable and clean. The owner close by and welcoming.
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Mabe 1 mile. Located in tranquil open countryside just one mile from Mabe, this compact but well-appointed barn conversion is part of a small collection of holiday properties, next door to the owner&
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Offering cosy but comfortable ground floor accommodation, the cottage is decorated and finished to a high standard, and is perfectly placed for exploring the gentler south coast or the rocky coves and high cliffs towards Land&
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Whether you want to walk through open fields, picnic by the riverside, laze on a sunny beach or take a boat trip up river to see the sights, it&
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The area boasts several top-quality country pubs and restaurants, and for anglers there is also coarse and trout fishing on nearby Argal Lake (1/2 mile).
A superb location for a relaxing break.
All ground floor. Two bedrooms: 1 x double, 1 x single bed with pull-out bed beneath. Bathroom with bath, shower over, basin and WC. Compact, modern and well-equipped kitchen and living areas with breakfast bar dining area. Enclosed patio with furniture.
- Oil central heating
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Falmouth 4 miles; Truro 10 miles.
A small hamlet just 4 miles from the maritime town and harbour of Falmouth. The surrounding countryside offers rolling fields, country lanes and misty, atmospheric creeks that wind their way inland from the sea through deep, wooded valleys. The area is perfect for lovers of breathtaking countryside, for enjoying time in boats and for long country walks. Falmouth, with its magnificent natural harbour (third largest in the world), winding streets and beaches will keep you occupied for hours. Its old harbour-side pubs, excellent shopping, Pendennis Castle and the stunning new National Maritime Museum complete the picture. Across the harbour is the beautiful town of St Mawes, surrounded by the rocky coves, sandy beaches and lush green countryside of the Roseland Peninsula. Go there by car (15 miles) or take the passenger ferry from Falmouth (15 minutes).
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The husband of a Gold Coast woman took their two children to Indonesia a couple of days after she went missing, police say.
Novy Chardon, 34, was last seen at her Bridie Drive house, in Upper Coomera, on Wednesday night.
A friend reported the disappearance of the home-based beauty therapist after her husband left Australia for Jakarta on Friday with their daughter and son, aged nine and seven.
Detective Superintendent David Hutchinson says the husband, the last person to see Mrs Chardon, is not a suspect at this stage.
''We have spoken to him on the telephone. He hasn't been able to shed any light on her whereabouts,'' he told reporters on the Gold Coast on Monday.''
"He had previous business arranged in Indonesia and already had the flight booked for the Friday, and it wasn't till after that that the friend became concerned.
''There was no plan initially for him to take the children, but he has since taken the children.''
Supt Hutchinson said the couple did not appear to have had an argument before Mrs Chardon went missing and described her disappearance as out of character.
''I understand she has, on occasion in the past, gone away for a day or so, but on this occasion she hasn't been seen now since last Wednesday,'' he said.
''She hasn't had any contact with good friends here in Australia and also with her family in Indonesia, so for those reasons alone, we have concerns for her welfare.''
Police are yet to locate her midnight blue Volvo XC90 four-wheel drive with Queensland registration plates 860LTZ and are not discounting the possibility of murder, suicide or that Mrs Chardon may still be alive.
''All options are still on the table,'' Supt Hutchinson said.
A crime scene has been set up at the Chardon home, with homicide and organised crime detectives investigating.
Mrs Chardon is described as Asian in appearance, 160cm tall, with brown eyes and long dark hair.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au.


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LAKE MARY, Fla. - Police officers in Lake Mary are investigating whether George Zimmerman inappropriately took items from his in-laws' house where he had been living.
Police spokesman Zach Hudson said Friday that officers are investigating what happened to a television, couch and other pieces of furniture that had been at the house owned by Zimmerman's in-laws.
Zimmerman moved out of the house recently after his wife, Shellie Zimmerman, filed for divorce earlier this month.
Shellie Zimmerman's mother claims the items Zimmerman took didn't belong to him.
Hudson says officers are handling the matter as a landlord-tenant dispute.
He says officers want to talk to Shellie Zimmerman's parents and also George Zimmerman before deciding if a theft took place.
Zimmerman was acquitted in July of any crime for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin.
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- City pays over $2.5 million in un-reimbursed salary and benefits to full-time and part-time union officials. Unions must now reimburse.
- City implemented 10% wage reduction.
- City eliminated merit and step increases (except for DPOA).
- City discontinued bonus vacation days.
- City employees were allowed two sick banks with unlimited accumulations. City froze future accumulations in Reserve Bank and sapped Current bank at 300 hours.
- Transfers and promotions previously based on seniority will now also be based on various factors, including education level, expertise, performance, attendance, training and work/discipline history.
- City previously provided Supplemental Unemployment benefits beyond those required by law. Supplemental unemployment benefits discontinued under CETs.
- Previous shift premium pay ranged from $.75 to $1.10. The City will now pay $.25 (afternoon); and $.50 (night).
- Longevity Pay (bonus) for long-time employees eliminated.
- Holiday
pay reduced from 2x to 1 ½ x.
- The City designated additional days, including certain election days as holidays. This practice is discontinued.
- Payout of sick time for retirees accrued after effective date of CET has been eliminated.
- The City discontinued the tuition reimbursement program.
- Instituted 80/20 cost sharing on medical benefits.
- Retirement: reduced multiplier to 1.5x and eliminated escalator (annual increase of retirement payments).
Significant DPOA Specific CETs
- Police Reserves: Broaden right to use police reserves without prior restriction which limited them to doing things that were not "core duties" of police.
- Civilianization: City may now use civilians in positions currently held by police officers (i.e. including payroll, mechanic, and janitorial functions).
Significant DPCOA Specific CETs
- Members are now treated as executive at-will employees and may be de-appointed by Chief of Police.
- Bachelor's degree required for appointment to Commander.
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We've been busy working on getting Flash Access ready for release in the first half of next year, while educating people about the product.
I presented last week at Streaming Media West, and got some really good questions from the audience, as well as a lot of interest in what we are doing around protected HTTP streaming.
If you are interested in a webinar/presentation, I will be talking with the FMS User Group on December 3, 2009 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM PST. I will cover the role of content protection in monetizing video content, as well as Adobe's product roadmap in this space.
Anyone who can't make the call should feel free to take a look at our whitepaper.


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Basically what I am trying to do is have a form where I can put in some info and have it mailed to the email I put in. Something like the image below.
Is there any kind of tutorial or anything close that can show me how to do this?
Unless you know a bit of PHP, it might be better to use a third party service like WooFoo. Otherwise, here are some links I've gathered over time:
Very much appreciated. I am a newcomer when it comes to php. I can do a simple contact form, but never done one where you fill in the email yourself.
$to = 'email@example.com';
That is what I dont need. I need it to email the addy I put in the Email box.
I don't quite understand what you mean by that.
Like I need to put in a email that I want the info to be sent to. I dont need the info sent to myself. Basically when someone asks for a quote, I can pull up this form and send it to their email, So the email will always be different as well as the info I am sending out.
OK, so you just need the "to" email address to be part of the form, rather than hard-coded. Although I have to ask, why not just do this via your regular email client?
Yes, thats what I need, and because I dont want to have to fill in the prefilled into it.
The outcome is going to look something like this
Bold being the pre-generated content
Sure, although you could just do a quick cut and paste each time. Not much work in my view. Anyhow, just saying!
If you have done a contact form before, all you need to do differently for this one is create an extra variable (for the 'to' email address) and feed this variable into the 'to' field of the mail () section as the to address.
Yea but to a lazy client it might be... lol


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Thunderbird Artists' Waterfront Fine Art & Wine Festival, taking place February 15-17, 2013 at the Scottsdale Waterfront, will feature Justin Coopersmith, known for creating one-of-a-kind pieces using a unique combination of textures, hues and shapes.
The Waterfront Fine Art & Wine Festival will showcase a juried selection of renowned artists, such as Coopersmith; one of the largest wine tasting event in the Southwest with fine wine from participating wineries from around the world; and live music, including guitarist Scott Helmer.
Coopersmith has more than 40 years experience as a published professional designer, illustrator and mixed-media fine artist. With more than 200 paintings published in print as an artist, Coopersmith has kept busy creating custom painting commissions and projects, traveling around the country exhibiting at juried fine art shows. Coopersmith's true passion is creating abstract expressionistic paintings as well as landscapes, still lifes and figurative motifs.
In addition to browsing paintings, bronzes, glass, stone, copper, lay sculptures, photography and jewelry at the Waterfront Fine Art & Wine Festival, attendees have the chance to take part in a wine tasting. For $10, patrons will receive an engraved souvenir wine glass and six tasting tickets, providing a unique opportunity to sample an extensive collection of domestic and imported wines ― the finest wines in the nation, as determined by Thunderbird Artists and top wine experts. Additional tasting tickets can be purchased for $1.
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, the festival will take place on the pedestrian walkway of the Scottsdale Waterfront and Southbridge, next to Nordstrom's and Olive & Ivy. Admission is $3, and parking is free.
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For Isaac Newton, a century and a half before Darwin, science was not separate from religion but, on the contrary, an aspect of religion, and ultimately subservient to it. ...But the science of Darwin's time became precisely that, divorcing itself from the context in which it had previously existed and establishing itself as a rival absolute, an alternative repository of meaning. As a result, religion and science were no longer working in concert, but rather stood opposed to each other, and humanity was increasingly forced to choose between them. (Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, Henry Lincoln, The Messianic Legacy, Gorgi Books, London: 1991, p. 177-178.)
If so, it will present a parallel to the theory of evolution itself, a theory universally accepted, not because it can be proved by logically coherent evidence to be true, but because the only alternative, special creation, is clearly incredible. (D.M.S. Watson, "Adaptation", Nature, no. 124, p. 233)
It is not that the methods and institutions of science somehow compel us to accept a material explanation of the phenomenal world, but, on the contrary, that we are forced by our a priori adherence to material causes to create an apparatus of investigation and a set of concepts that produce material explanations, no matter how counter-intuitive, no matter how mystifying to the uninitiated. Moreover, that materialism is absolute, so we cannot allow a Divine Foot in the door. (Richard Levontin, The Demon-Haunted World, The New York Review of Books, January, 9, 1997, p. 28)
Do they not look at the sky above them? How We have built it and adorned it, and there are no rifts therein? And the earth - We have spread it out, and set thereon mountains standing firm, and caused it to bring forth plants of beauteous kinds (in pairs). And We send down from the sky blessed water whereby We give growth unto gardens and the grain of crops. And tall palm-trees, with shoots of fruit-stalks, piled one over another. (Surah Qaf, 6-7, 9-10)
"Anybody who has been seriously engaged in scientific work of any kind realizes that over the entrance to the gates of the temple of science are written the words: Ye must have faith. It is a quality which the scientist cannot dispense with." (J. De Vries, Essential of Physical Science, Wm.B.Eerdmans Pub.Co., Grand Rapids, SD 1958, p. 15.)
This most beautiful system of the sun, planets, and comets could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being. This Being governs all things, not as the soul of the world, but as Lord over all, and on account of His dominion. He is wont to be called Lord God, Universal Ruler.
Since we astronomers are priests of the highest God in regard to the book of nature, it befits us to be thoughtful, not of the glory of our minds, but rather, above all else, of the glory of God. (Dan Graves, Scientists of Faith, . 51)The great physicist, William Thompson (Lord Kelvin), who established thermodynamics on a formal scientific basis, was also a Christian who believed in God. He had strongly opposed Darwin's theory of evolution and totally rejected it. In 1903, short before his death, he made the unequivocal statement that, "With regard to the origin of life, science... positively affirms creative power." (David Darling, Deep Time, Delacorte Press, 1989, New York.)


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A BOOK has come to light documenting the fortunes throughout the First World War of a howitzer battery recruited in Ilkley
Reader, Sheila Bancroft, of Burley-in-Wharfedale, whose grandfather, L Lambert, was a driver with the unit has given us the chance to take a close look her copy of the book, which chronicles the actions of the 11th West Riding Howitzer Battery from 1914 to 1919.
Published in 1931 by Renwick of Otley, the book, A Record of D24 5 Battery was written by Sergeant AE Gee and Corporal AE Shaw. It is thought to have been given to local men who served in the unit.
The book lists all those who served, and recounts the units early days at the Drill Hall on Leeds Road in Ilkley, and its training in 1914.
The average age of Battery personnel when they went overseas was under 21, and the minimum enlisting age was then 19 - but several under that age were said to have joined up.
One incident recounted is of a medical inspection held prior to departure overseas in 1915, to weed out men of unsuitable age or physique.
The medical asked a young driver his age, and the 16-year-old, who had another brother in the unit, answered: "My brother's 21, Sir."
He was duly told to go outside.
But his deficiency in years was overlooked and he remained with the Battery throughout the War.
The Battery left the training in Donceaster on April 14 1915, and sailed out from Southmapton on April 15, with guns, horses and baggage, on a huge troop ship, headed for the unknown.
Sailing to Le Havre, they disembarked, not entirely without incident as one of the large guns slipped from its slings and crashed onto the quay, slightly injuring two gunners.
They were taken by train to Richebourge St Vaast, in northern France, and as they travelled, began to realise for the first time what war really meant.
Although initially well away from the real Front, they could see "twinkling of star shells" in the distance at night, and sometimes the feint breeze carried the pulsations of artillery fire.
But still they carried their enthusiasm with them. When deployed, the other men were said to be envious of those who fired the first shell, which had been covered in chalk inscriptions making observations about their German adversaries.
Most of the rounds fired that day, according to the book, had written on them: "A present from Ilkley."
Also at Richebourg the men representatives of the Indian Corps, and were particularly in awe of the Ghurkas, an examined their kukris with respect.
The first casulty was Gunner N Tennant, who was blown through the door of the observation post and wounded in the head on May 9 1915, and there were more injuries in the days that followed.
One of the first major incidents for the unit came on September 1, though, when Captain RT Benn was killed instantly when a German shell hit the observation post.He was buried near Talana Farm, close to the Ypres-Boesinghe road.
Later in 1915, the unit encountered the horrors of a gas attack.
The book documents the hardships of winter, the unit's horses standing in a sea of mud.
It also accounts much of the camaraderie and humour which many of the men shared, however. Memories included gathering round to listen to an officer's gramophone, sing-songs and smoking in the canteen dug-out - and amusing occurences.
Once such incident saw the soldiers mistake an officer's fine riding horse - also shaggy and muddy - for one of the draught horses, and wonder why it did not have the knack of pulling the guns as the others did.
The hard slog of fighting on the front took its toll, however, with other men being killed and injured as the war progressed.
There were a total of 96 casualties in the unit through the War, including six killed in action, five who died from their wounds, three deaths from sickness, and one man who was sadly killed when a ship taking him back to Britain was attacked.
Several of the men were also gassed and suffered other injuries such as burns
In November 1917, the men were saddened to see the terrible destruction wrought on a unit from Otley, in the neighbouring D246 Battery, when an enemy shell fell on a large ammunition dump near the guns.
The Ilkley unit was fighting at Quevy-le-Grand in Belgium when instructionscame that Armistice was official at 11 'o' clock.
Men began to be sent home from early 1919. A total of 20 of the men in the Ilkley unit were also decorated for their actions while serving with the unit.
After the return to Yorkshire, a club was formed at Ilkley , and an annual dinner was held for some years afterwards.
Founding officer of the unit, Major PC Petrie, who spoke of the hardships of the war, in a foreword to the book - but sadly, also reflected how the "magnificent teamwork" which the war brought out in men seemed to have been cast aside in the years which followed.


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DEAR READERS: I received a deluge of mail in response to the upset woman with serious carpentry skills who had been called things like "cute," and then dumped by guys who couldn't take it that she could outswing them with a hammer. She asked primarily for men to respond to a question on how they really feel about a female builder. Here are the best examples of the answers -- the first three from men, and the second from a woman. (Ms. DIY even got a job offer!)
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: Cute? Red Flag! For any guy to call the DIY woman who has devoted so much effort and passion to developing carpentry skills "cute" is demeaning. Would we say that about men who are expert cooks, designers or who work in any number of other professions? She deserves nothing less than a man who's bursting with pride about her talent, as I imagine is the case with her father. I can't guarantee results, but I'd seriously suggest that she relocate from Transcona to Wolseley, buy an old house, get busy renovating it and meet the locals. It's one community where people tend to see beyond outdated gender roles, and there certainly are others like it in Winnipeg. Good luck, and don't compromise. -- Male Enthusiast, Wolseley
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Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: The woman with the carpentry skills should be told about Habitat for Humanity's "Women Build." If she volunteered with them she would meet other women with DIY and carpentry skills, so she wouldn't feel so unusual. Perhaps her new friends would introduce her to a better social network. To get involved and learn more about Women Build, please contact at 235-2400 or firstname.lastname@example.com -- Hot Hint, Winnipeg
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Fort Myers, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - The top two seeds will face off in the championship game of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament on Sunday afternoon, as the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles welcome the Mercer Bears to Alico Arena with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament at stake.
As the No. 2 seed in this event, Mercer hosted each of its first two games, taking down Jacksonville in the quarterfinals (69-55) before downing USC Upstate in double overtime in Thursday's semifinals (78-75). The Bears are now 25-8 overall and have held their own away from home, going 8-7.
FGCU earned homecourt advantage throughout this event as the regular-season champion and took advantage early in the tournament with wins over Stetson (77-55) and East Tennessee State (69-64). The Eagles, who won the conference tournament a year ago before reeling off a Cinderella run to the Sweet 16 as a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament, are 22-11 overall and have won 15-of-16 at Alico Arena.
The teams split the two-game regular-season series, with each side winning on its home floor. Mercer leads the all-time series by an 11-5 count.
After the Bears tied their semifinal matchup in the final minute of regulation and coughed up a lead late in the first overtime, they finally dismissed USC Upstate in the second extra session, with TJ Hallice's bucket with 1:36 left proving to be the game-winner. Although they shot a less-than-stellar 41 percent from the field, they were active and effective from 3-point range, knocking down 14-of-31 from beyond the arc. Langston Hall paced the effort with 21 points and six assists, Jakob Gollon netted 17 points and Anthony White, Jr. connected on 4-of-5 from 3-point range on his way to 21 points.
On the season, no A-Sun team has been more well-rounded than Mercer, which shoots a lofty 47.9 percent from the field for 79.6 ppg while allowing just 66.5 ppg on 40 percent shooting. Hall not only pours in a team-best 14.7 ppg but he also finds time to hand out a league-best 5.7 apg. Daniel Coursey is a mainstay in the frontcourt with 9.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg and 2.1 bpg, while four others chip in between 7.7 and 9.4 ppg.
The Eagles were in trouble late in their most recent bout, as they trailed by one with just over three minutes to play, but they responded with six unanswered points and secured the five-point victory from there. They shot a mere 37.3 percent from the field (including 4-of-23 from 3-point range), but they held ETSU to an even worse 33.3 percent showing. Chase Fieler sparked the effort with 22 points and 15 rebounds. Jamail Jones also tallied a double- double with 10 points and 10 boards, Bernard Thompson scored 14 points and swiped six steals and Brett Comer netted 11.
While not nearly as well-rounded as Mercer, FGCU has nonetheless impressed on both ends of the floor this season, as it outshoots its competition from the floor, 47 percent to 41.4 percent, while boasting positive margins both in terms of scoring (+5.4) and rebounding (+3.1). Thompson leads the way with 15.1 ppg, having knocked down 53 3-pointers and drained just shy of 80 percent of his free-throw tries. Fieler brings 14.2 ppg (on 54.9 percent field goal shooting) and 7.5 rpg to the table, while Comer adds 13.9 ppg and 5.4 apg to the mix.


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The Norman Conquests: "Table Manners" in rotation with "Living Together" and "Round and Round the Garden"
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sundays; through Nov. 7
Where: Cygnet Theatre, 4040 Twiggs St., Old Town
Tickets: $34-$49
Phone: (619) 337-1525
Online: cygnettheatre.com
Norman, at the breakfast table in gaily striped pajamas, has a confession to make. He's trying to tell his wife, Ruth, that he planned to go off for a weekend with another woman; in fact, with Ruth's sister, Annie. Ruth barely listens; she's focused on eating her Puffa Puffa Rice cereal … until Norman finally gets to the point, and she roars with laughter.
It's hilarious yet devastating, and Cygnet Theatre consistently brings out both of those qualities in its stellar debut of Alan Ayckbourn's "Table Manners."
There is everything to like about this show, starting with the fact that Cygnet has taken on the challenge of doing all three of Ayckbourn's "Norman Conquest" plays in rotation.
These comedies of manners involve the same characters, three siblings and their spouses (or, in one case, a suitor). And they take place over a single weekend at the siblings' childhood home in England: "Table Manners" in the dining room, "Living Together" in the sitting room, and "Round and Round the Garden" outdoors.
Sean Murray and Francis Gercke (Cygnet's artistic director and associate artistic director) co-directed, and they've achieved a superb balance between heartbreaking moments and downright slapstick — for instance, when Tom, Annie's shambling sad sack of a beau, has to sit at the dinner table in a child-sized chair.
Albert Dayan plays Norman — whose romantic "conquests" are tongue-in-cheek — with a zany physicality. When he tries to get a response from his taciturn in-laws at breakfast, his body bubbles with energy as if he's possessed by the spirit of Isadora Duncan.
Frances Anita Rivera is all sleek control as Ruth, a high-powered, tart-tongued corporate type who has little use for her feckless husband.
Contained but with her own strength, Jo Anne Glover is Annie, the unmarried sister who cares for their ailing mother, an invisible presence upstairs. "Courted" by the possibly asexual Tom (Danny Campbell, shaggy and awkward), who has barely touched her, Annie feels trapped, and Glover smolders as if she understands every nuance of Annie's despair.
Ron Choularton as brother Reg and Sandy Campbell as his wife, Sarah, brilliantly round out the family party. Campbell is annoying yet touching as a control freak who lacks the power to make anyone do what she wants. Choularton's Reg is a boyishly charming goofball, hair and limbs flying out exuberantly.
In fact, all three men seem like overgrown children, while the women are serious and responsible, and in the case of Ruth, emasculating — a reminder that Ayckbourn wrote this trilogy in 1973, in the early days of the women's movement.
Beyond that subtext (and Jeanne Reith's costumes), it's a bit hard to locate "Table Manners" chronologically. The characters, presumably in their 30s, may have been slightly too old for the sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll of the 1960s, but their world seems closer to the 1940s swing tunes in George Ye's sound design. The fuzzy sense of historical place no doubt enhances the play's shelf life but robs it of some authenticity.
On the other hand, Ayckbourn's gentle laughter at these characters feels timeless.
In this meticulously crafted production, Sean Fanning's set combines the solidity of dining-room furniture with a white sort of cutout backdrop — walls, windows, bits of fence — that serves for all three plays. Michelle Caron's lighting diffuses as if through windows to signal the time of day.
And Reith's costumes are like mini-personality profiles, from Annie's practical jeans to Tom's wellies to Ruth's yellow-orange outfit that shouts, "Here I am!"
Here it is, Cygnet's "Norman Conquest," a landmark for this visionary young company and for theater in San Diego.Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune