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Hey guys! Been an awful long time since the last post. Personally, not a lot happened to comment on as everyone was doing it so expertly, but recent major happenings inside the WWE world were just too tantalizing to not comment on.
I wanted to share just my overall summation and where WWE can (and/or have) benefit from the most recent plot lines and some context as to how it can succeed
Hey there guys and gals! Sorry, it's been a whole while since I've posted here. I'm currently in the middle of hardcore studies in England, training to be a primary school teacher, so the workload has picked up tremendously since I visited the States.
I've been avidly following (albeit offline) the events of the passing months and, whilst The Shield have made an explosive impact, Cena's
Hi there everyone.
As you are no doubt aware, one of the true wrestling greats is facing a new battle. Watching RAW when it happened, I couldn't help but feel physically ill at what was unfolding. I was scared that, in some way, as a viewer, I'd be witnessing the possible demise of a charismatic superstar and a great colour commentator, Jerry Lawler. The news seems to be more positive
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Hey guys and gals!
Cast your minds back to a few weeks ago, where I gave my opinion on the 'underated and underused' talents within WWE. I think it's only fair that I do a mirror to it, onlt this time, maybe distorting it slightly. Think of those freaky mirrors that make your head all big and your body the size of Hornswoggle.
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Hey there!
Apologies for the lack of blog or general activity, I was making my way back from Tulsa, Oklahoma on a long holiday back to sunny old England and then back off to Devon! Been busy but I'm here. And rather angry it might be said.
WWE released the kinda-anticipated 'WWE 50 Greatest Finishing Moves' DVD: a collection of the best finishers, as voted for
Hi everyone!
I really enjoyed writing the earlier blogs that I thought I might expand on the whole 'list' format blogs. They seem to generate debate and discussion and I love stirring the pot a little with some controversial picks. So, in the spirit of what now looks like an incredibly narcissistic blog post, the next topic
I was looking over
Hi everyone!
So yesterday, I did WWE's Right Calls', so I figure it'd only be right if I did a 'Wrong Call' blog as well! The interesting thing about this one is it might be influenced by hindsight more than the other one, but I'll try to be as objective as I can. If you read the last blog, you'll know that my focus is really starting in and around 2002 (when I first started watching)
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Last night Electronic Arts unveiled Battlefield 4 at a special event during GDC. Battlefield 4 is scheduled to be released this fall and can be pre-ordered today for $59.99. The game title represents a huge investment by EA as it uses the new FrostBite 3 game engine to help gamers have that immersive experience in a video game that looks pretty damn good. Frostbite 3 has been in development since 2011 and has described by EA as an "evolution" of its existing Frostbite 2 engine, designed to create a "dynamic, human and believable experience" and allow for improved animations, destruction and AI.
Thanks to the powerful new game engine and cutting edge graphics, this looks like one of those game titles where hardcore gamers might have to invest in new hardware in order to play it at acceptable frame rates with all the eye candy turned up. The game is supposed to make players as if they were completely immersed in a modern combat battle and with the right hardware it looks like that will be easily possible.
The 17-minute demo that was shown last night is available to everyone today and can be seen above. It starts out inside flipped over getaway vehicle , sinking in murky water, with four Special Forces soliders trapped inside. You have "Total Eclipse of the Heart" playing on the radio and the situation is dire. It turns out that the leader of the squad (Dunn) is hurt and pinned under his seat while they are sinking in the water. You play Recker, and Dunn hands over his magnum and one last order: shoot out the window, get everyone else out. Recker's teammates tell him not to do it. Dunn shouts it's the only way, takes aim at the window and pulls the trigger. A flashback happens and you learn how how they got into the perolous situation in the first place. The gameplay looks good and the graphics are amazing, so be sure to watch at the highest resolution possible on YouTube!
Here is the 60 second TV spot for Battlefield 4 as well!
Battlefield 4 is a genre-defining action blockbuster made from moments that blur the line between game and glory – moments found only in Battlefield. These 17 minutes of Battlefield 4 gameplay provide an exclusive look at BF4's single-player campaign. With dynamic destructible environments, epic vehicular combat, and the chaos of all-out war, Battlefield 4 gives you the freedom to do more and be more for an unrivaled entertainment experience.
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At some point in the next couple of years, I am going to invest in one of the most promising emerging markets on the planet: Greece.
I can hear the shouts of disbelief already! I emphasize that Greece is not investable now because its debt burden is unsustainable and the country is only starting to implement the reforms necessary to resolve its situation. (I also put the odds at 50% -- at least -- that Greece ultimately leaves the euro.) The reforms being forced upon Greece by the troika, however, will shape it into an economically competitive dynamo in the years ahead.
Let's look at some of the reforms Greece was forced to pass last week in the face of mass rioting.
- Significant spending cuts that reduce the role of government in society.
- Freezing all public sector salaries.
- Increase the "redundancy rate," i.e., how many employees can be laid off by private sector companies.
- Shorten the termination notice period from two years to one-to-four months.
- Reduces the minimum wage.
- Puts work requirements into welfare.
- Reduces pensions.
- Moves public and private retirement age to 65.
Many of the reforms sound like common sense, but it is not surprising that benefits had grown to insane proportions, dragging down the economy. Just moving back to "normal" (by U.S. standards) will unburden the economy meaningfully. No matter what precisely is implemented in the next couple of years, directionally Greece is moving to less government, more flexible labor laws, and returning people to the workforce.
The second half of the investment equation is what will inevitably come, one way or another:
- Tax code reform that encourages the Greek economic elite to honestly declare their incomes and pay taxes. (Did you know that only 200 people declared incomes over €500,000 last year in Greece? This in a country of 11 million!).
- Greece will default on a significant portion of its external debt. The numbers simply don't add up, and there is no other way they can realistically bring the debt down to a manageable level. A wonderful thing happens when a country gets to keep the fruits of its labor, rather than turn them over to someone else: the economy will boom. Look no further than Argentina and Brazil, which regularly ran up debt and turned into economic basket cases -- until default and reform. Next thing you know, Brazil is one of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) emerging-market countries.
I won't spend each day wondering if this is the time to pour money into Greek stocks. Patience is a virtue here. But the more strife in the streets, the more you know the reforms are meaningful and will help the economy in the long run. Like obscenity, you'll know the day to start building your Greece position when you see it. The social unrest will be at its highest, and major events (like an exit from the euro or an announced default) will be in the headlines.
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After missing most of the Warriors' run to the grand final in 2011 with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, Ropati sustained a cruel blow last season when he dislocated the same knee.
When the injury proved worse than first thought and Ropati required season-ending surgery, he would have been forgiven for wondering if it was all worth it.
Instead of feeling sorry for himself after the second blow, however, Ropati looked on the bright side - the lengthy recovery from the ACL tear may have been an ordeal but it made the 27-year-old something of an expert on rehabilitating the joint.
Armed with his new-found knowledge, Ropati is determined to return to the NRL and thinks he can even hasten his recovery by learning from his past mistakes.
"I think the good thing is, with the ACL last year, that was the first time I went through that rehab process," Ropati said. "Unfortunately, I'm going through it for a second time, but I've learnt a lot from what I did back then and I can rectify a few areas.
"I've learnt a lot about how the knee copes and how much to push it. Hopefully that will get me back two or three weeks earlier."
The veteran has a personal timetable of January for a return to full training, and said the knee was feeling better with every session of rehab.
"I'm the only guy who'll probably know when I'm going to come back - the coaching staff have an idea," he said. "It's feeling good. It's not 100 per cent but it's certainly improving every day. I'm feeling more confident on it every day."
That confidence is key for Ropati as he keeps his spirits high while undergoing his second major rehabilitation in as many seasons. While admitting he still harbours concerns over the potential ramifications of a setback, Ropati said he has never contemplating pulling the pin on his career in league.
"No, not really. Obviously when I injured it, I thought it was the ACL, and thoughts ran through my head about going through the process again. But Stu Walsh, the surgeon, says it's a lot better injury, I can recover a lot better and a lot faster. I've just taken that on board and I've just worked hard ever since."
While his teammates are being put through their paces in the first week of pre-season training, Ropati has been forced to watch on while he completes his own work.
His current task is to increase the tone in the muscles surrounding the joint, with a period of inactivity leaving the leg significantly weaker than his right. Following that, he will progress into strength and agility training to stabilise the area before he is given the green light to resume full duty.
Despite the gruelling routines the Warriors are currently enduring as the club's new strength and conditioning department attempt to get the players fitter than ever before, Ropati said there was no hint of relief at missing out on such punishment.
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A new general manager at the airport plans to overhaul, update and increase routes for travelers.
Carl Newman came to Houston with more than 30 years of aviation experience. He most recently served as an assistant aviation director at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport.
Newman said he plans to gut Terminal D at IAH. The entire international terminal will be new, and that will cost more than $100 million.
"We are going to be a couple years out, though, before we see some real change in Terminal D," Newman said.
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All your names are lovely, but I particularly like Serena, Fiona, and Violet!
My favorites:
Zoe - My favorite girls' name EVER. I'm devastated that DH has vetoed it. I love that it means "life" and Z is is my second favorite letter in the alphabet. I also think it's spunky and elegant at the same time.
Catherine - This is our top pick for a daughter, which I love almost as much as Zoe. I kind of inherited my love of the name from my mother, who wanted to use it for my younger sister, but unfortunately, Dad vetoed it. I think she would love having a granddaughter named Catherine, though, and we would use the nickname Cate, which was my paternal grandmother's maiden name. (Although I also love a lot of the other Catherine nicknames, too!)
Veronica - I mentioned Z was my second favorite letter -- well, V is my favorite! I love almost all the V names, but Veronica has always been at the top of the list. In fact, I chose it as my confirmation name, since I really like the story of St. Veronica. I also just adore the elegant sound of the name, especially the "nic" part, which also appears in my favorite boys' name, Nicholas (which DH vetoed as well -- boo!).
Penelope - I have a thing for Greek names ending with "e", and this is probably one of the most fun to say. It just sounds so happy and cheerful, doesn't it? Especially with the poppy "P" sounds. I also admire the mythological Penelope for her faithfulness and cleverness.
Elizabeth - Our choice for a second daughter. How can anybody not love Elizabeth? She's classic and beautiful and has a ton of wonderful nicknames. I like the idea of calling her Beth, because my nickname Meg came from Little Women, so it would be neat if she had a LW-inspired nickname as well.
Daphne - Again, another Greek name that ends with "e" -- I told you I adored them! The story of Daphne was one of my favorite Greek myths -- I even wrote a play about her for a school project -- and I like that it means "laurel", giving it a subtle connection to Laura, my sister's name. The "ph" is really cool, too.
Anastasia - Gorgeous, just gorgeous! It was my great-grandmother's name, but for some crazy reason, she hated it and preferred to be called Nancy. (Outrageous, right?) I love the meaning of "resurrection".
Seraphina - Seriously one of the most beautiful names ever. It sounds so soft and angelic. (Again, loving the "ph".)
Ophelia - Yeah, she went a little crazy in Hamlet -- so what? It's still a stunning name, a less popular alternative to the equally beautiful Olivia. (And, yet again, "ph".)
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If you could peel back the layers of the future in Lincoln County, you might see a state Veterans Home, a multi-million constuction project that would finally bring a quality veterans home to the middle of the state.
Part three in a series of looks at what could be in store for North Platte, Lincoln County and west-central Nebraska.
North Platte officials are competing with the tri-cities of Kearney, Grand Island and Hastings in seeking a new state veterans home to replace the 126-year-old home in Grand Island.
The Grand Island home provides nursing care and therapy to about 266 patients. State health officials say it fails to meet todays standards, with not enough toilets and stairs and hallways that are not wheelchair friendly. There is currently a waiting list of 27 people, according to the veterans home website.
The Legislature recent allocated $47 million for a new home, funds that open the doors for $80-100 million in federal matching grants for construction.
Gov. Dave Heineman will make the final decision on June 13. A point system for applications has been established, with 200 points for location and topography, 300 points for workforce and 50 points for community support.
Petitions are circulating throughout Lincoln County, as well as a letter writing campaign to voice support for the home in North Platte. The home would sit on about 7.5 acres, employ about 380 people and have 225 beds, city administrator Jim Hawks said.
Construction would start in 2015.
We have everything the selection committee is looking for, Hawks said. Ive been talking to state officials for several months, asking for a fair shake.
Hawks said one logical place to build the center would be on the west side of town, near Lakeview Ave., which is already served by water, electricity and gas lines. There are several other possible sites.
Nearly 10,000 veterans live in the 19-county region around North Platte.
North Platte is located an equal distance from a veteran facilities in Scottsbluff and facilities in Norfolk and Omaha. That central position would create equal access to all Nebraska veterans.
And of course, Lincoln County has a long tradition in serving veterans. From the world-famous WWII Canteen to the 20th Century Veterans Memorial to the proud traditions of Ft. McPherson, the area has demonstrated its commitment to the men and women who have fought for our freedoms.
North Platte offers many outdoor, handicap-accessible recreation opportunities; easily accessible public transportation and a quality work force, according to a series of talking points circulated by Dan Mauk, the executive director of the North Platte Chamber of Commerce.
The new Health Sciences center at Mid-Plains Community College provides a reliable stream of nurses and related medical professionals to staff the home.
Great Plains Regional Medical Center has a $100 million expansion underway, bringing state of the art hospital services to North Platte.
And, selecting North Platte would create a high-impact, much-needed economic boost in west Central Nebraska.
Veterans throughout west central Nebraska frequently travel to Grand Island or Omaha for medical care. A small clinic in North Platte is not able to keep up with demands.
However, the Great Plains Regional Medical Center is not part of the military Tricare PPO insurance program and there is only one military Tricare insurance dentist in North Platte. Few if any primary care physicians are in the military insurance Tricare PPO program, according to Robert Johnson, a veteran who lives in North Platte.
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text: Travel Notes: March 24, 2013 By Staff reports March 23, 2013 Story Share Train trip to ChicagoHUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- A round-trip train excursion April 17-21 to Chicago by private railcars is being offered by the Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society.The Windy City Express leaves Huntington as the rear cars on Amtrak's Cardinal.The package includes two nights' lodging, motor coach transportation in Chicago, city passes to more than 30 attractions with savings of up to 55 percent if buying separate tickets.Prices are $869 per person (double occupancy) and $969 per person (single occupancy).For information and to make reservations, call 866-639-7487 or 304-523-0364.Easter at StonewallWESTON, W.Va. -- Stonewall Resort State Park is offering limited-time rates for Easter weekend, March 29-31, of $79 a night.A lavish Easter brunch is planned in Stillwater's Restaurant at $32 for adults, $16 for children ages 6 to 12, and free for children age 5 and younger.The Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Course opens March 30 with $55 rates. Also, on March 30, at 1 p.m., the Great Easter Egg Hunt, which last year attracted nearly 400 egg seekers, will take place at the resort's Roanoke Activity Plaza. The hunt is free, but a $3 per-car fee will be charged for those not staying at the resort.For more information, contact the resort at 888-278-8150 or visit www.stonewallresort.com.Twin Falls photo workshopMULLENS, W.Va. -- Photographers Steve Shaluta and Steven Rotsch are instructors for the annual spring photography workshop April 12-14 at Twin Falls Resort State Park, near Mullens.The workshop is for photographers of all skill levels with digital and film cameras and will cover equipment use, image composition, natural lighting, people in images, action photography, capturing wildlife, digital imaging and computer software use. Participants should bring their own cameras and equipment. The package costs $149 per person, based on double occupancy at Twin Falls Lodge. The weekend includes two nights' lodging, the workshop fee, a full lunch Saturday and Sunday, and break refreshments. The workshop-only price is $69 and includes workshop fee, full lunch on Saturday and Sunday and break refreshments. Cabin rates and other package prices are available. Reservations are required. For more information or reservations, call Twin Falls Resort State Park at 304-294-4000 or visit www.twinfallsresort.com.Earth Day at Twin FallsMULLENS, W.Va. -- The annual Earth Day Celebration at Twin Falls State Park is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 20 at Shelter No. 1. Environmental stations are part of the activities and two guided hikes are planned at 10:30 a.m. and again at 1 p.m.Recycled crafts, water testing and identification of some native spring wildflowers also are part of the learning experience. Activities are open to the public without charge.For more information, call Twin Falls Resort State Park at 304-294-4000 or visit www.twinfallsresort.com. Scrapbooking weekendCAIRO, W.Va. -- A scrapbooking weekend is planned April 12-14 at North Bend State Park for beginners and those with unfinished projects.Michelle Mills, of Parkersburg, and Vickie Crawford, of Washington, W.Va., are the instructors. The weekend includes a "scrapbook garage sale" that invites attendees to bring supplies no longer used or needed to sell among each other. Attendees are encouraged to bring any supplies and equipment needed for projects and a small lamp for extra light.Packages for the weekend include two nights at North Bend State Park Lodge and activities. Meals are not included. Prices are $215 for two people sharing a room; single-occupancy rooms cost $178. Rates for triple and quadruple occupancy and cabin options are available. For all weekend activities only, the price is $50 per person. Registration is required.North Bend State Park is located in Ritchie County near Cairo and Harrisville. For event information and reservations, call 304-643-2931 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Details are available at www.northbendsp.com; click on the Events/Deals tab.Statue of Liberty reopening July FourthNEW YORK -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and New York Sen. Charles Schumer announced this week that the Statue of Liberty will reopen July 4. Liberty Island was closed Oct. 29 because of Hurricane Sandy.In anticipation of the reopening, Statue Cruises is expanding its daily Statue of Liberty Harbor Tours with up to 20 departures every day.Passengers experience the closest possible views of famed New York City landmarks and may even interact with National Park Service Rangers onboard. Sites include the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the National September 11 Memorial, the South Street Seaport, Governors Island and the Brooklyn Bridge, among others. The hour-long tours depart from Battery Park at the foot of Manhattan every 30 minutes, seven days a week.Tickets for the narrated sightseeing tours are $24 for adults, $17 for seniors, $12 for children. Passengers may purchase tickets at www.statuecruises.com, by phone at 201-604-2800, or at the seawall in Battery Park. For more information, visit www.statuecruises.com.Statue Cruises is the official concessionaire to the National Park Service. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 2 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts 3 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 4 Capital High to reopen Monday after shut down by mold 5 Parole hearing set for Putnam man who claims wrongful sex assault conviction On the up and up: Seneca Rocks has a rich climbing history Previous Story Arts Notes: March 24, 2013 Next Story


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Vitamin B6 levels are low in the general population and in arthritis and Parkinson's disease, according to findings from three new studies.
In the first large study of vitamin B6 in the general population, researchers measured blood plasma levels of vitamin B6 in 7,822 males and females at least one year old. Nearly 25 percent of those who did not take supplements had low levels of vitamin B6, as did 11 percent of supplement users. Four groups were more likely than most to have low vitamin B6 levels, including women of childbearing age—especially those taking or who had taken oral contraceptives—male smokers, non-Hispanic African-American men and men and women over age 65. Three in four (75 percent) of women who had taken oral contraceptives and did not take vitamin B6 supplements had very low levels (deficiency) of B6. Investigators noted that the federal government uses the same blood plasma measure to set the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for vitamin B6 and that even those who said they consumed more than the RDA had low vitamin B6 levels.
In an arthritis study of women over age 55, including 18 women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 33 healthy women, researchers measured blood levels of vitamin B6, folate, fats and signs of inflammation. Participants weighed the food they ate for seven days and described their pain and ability to perform daily tasks. Compared to the healthy women, women with RA had lower levels of vitamin B6, folate and more inflammation. Because the women in both groups consumed the same amounts of nutrients, doctors theorized that those with RA do not absorb vitamin B6 as well as healthy people and may need to take supplements.
In a Parkinson's disease (PD) study, researchers examined the diets of 5,289 healthy participants over age 55 and followed up for 10 years. Those who consumed at least 231 mcg of vitamin B6 per day were 54 percent less likely to develop PD than were those who consumed less than 185 mcg per day.


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Tech@State Hosts Moneyball Diplomacy Event
On June 7, 2013, the Office of eDiplomacy within the State Department's Bureau of Information Resource Management hosted its 11th Tech@State conference, Tech@State: Moneyball Diplomacy, to explore their intersection of four disparate fields: economics, technology, diplomacy, and baseball. The event, held on the campus of George Washington University, examined the increasingly large role of economic issues and data analysis in foreign policy formulation and implementation. Over 30 experts from within the U.S. government, international non-governmental organizations, policy institutes, technology companies, and academic institutions convened to engage an audience of 300 attendees, as well as hundreds more U.S. and foreign participants watching online from several U.S. embassies overseas.
In a welcoming address, Richard Boly, Director of the Office of eDiplomacy, explained the connection between "moneyball" and foreign policy. In the same way that the underfunded Oakland Athletics baseball team found success and talent utilizing unconventional analytical methods, so too could the government profit from finding "existing erroneous assumptions that underlie some of our premises of diplomacy."
Kenneth Cukier, the Data Editor of The Economist, gave the keynote address, which focused on the data's growing importance and its application to diplomacy. Citing various cases in which data brought about revolutionary change, Cukier argued that "big data is our generation's Galilean moment."
Ambassadors Marc Grossman and Alan Larson joined Cukier on stage for an animated discussion about "moneyball" diplomacy. The seasoned career Ambassadors offered insights on the creative applications of data and applied economics in the business of diplomacy and foreign affairs. Ambassador Grossman suggested utilizing data to better engage the public in matters of foreign policy.
Next up was a plenary panel of leading economists, who reflected on the theme of the day: the evolving integration of economics into foreign policy, and the challenges thereof. Later conference sessions included highly engaging five-minute "ignite" presentations where presenters discussed new and innovative technologies. Amir Bagherpour, a senior advisor for the State Department's Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO), highlighted CSO's data analytics efforts in the prevention of future violent conflicts. John Silson, a financial economist for the State Department's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, showcased an innovative use of open source geographic information system (GIS) technology in an exciting new trade leads application.
After the "ignite" presentations, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of Antifragile, The Black Swan, and Fooled by Randomness, delivered the afternoon keynote address. Taleb warned of the "noise" in data and the need for discrimination in analysis. Taleb was optimistic of big data's potential use for social good.
Three breakout panels followed. Topics included the application of big data in the formulation and implementation of foreign policy, how behavioral economics can be used to improve diplomacy and development, and the use of prediction markets by the government. Most sessions from the first day of the conference, including the opening and closing keynote remarks, are available for online viewing here! Comments regarding theTech@State: Moneyball Diplomacy conference and the topics discussed are most welcome. .
Tech@State, a component of the State Department's 21st Century Statecraft Initiative, is a series of quarterly conferences, curated and run by the Office of eDiplomacy in the State Department's Bureau of Information Resource Management.
Designed to connect technologists to the goals of U.S. diplomacy and development through physical and virtual networks, Tech@State brings together leaders, innovators, U.S. diplomats, other government personnel and academics for a two-day interactive deep-dive to explore ways to incorporate new technologies and tools into diplomacy and development. Learn more about the Tech@State series by visiting our website and following @techATstate on Twitter.
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Hello guys i would like to share my weakauras for each healing class, hope you like it ;)
Any feedback is appreciated
New to Weakauras ?
You can download it here :
Copy - paste the code of which you can find down below (Import string) On the wago.io webpage links you can find a copy string button on the right, colored red.
Like this : When ingame type /wa to open the control panel of weakaura. Select "import" Paste the string from the wago webpage into this. A screen will pop-up and select the import button on it. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Update Log :
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26-06-17 : Massive update for Holy palading Healing tool !
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29-07-17 : Shaman healing tool now supports legendary's and trinkets from 7.2.5
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Resto Shaman - Small Healing Tool
If you prefer a smaller setup, you might like this one. (But doesnt cover everything)
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Since i know little about monk healing, i do not feel like ill be the right person to try and make a weakaura
for the monk, but i've got a link from someone else his. Since i still want to be some what helpfull to
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All applications will be reviewed and considered however if you are playing a class/spec combination we need then your chances of joining will be higher.
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We currently raid 3 days per week on Mythic: Wednesday, Sunday and Tuesday 19:15-22:15 server time. While it is not a lot we try to make the most out of our time. We run optional heroic/normal/alt/previous tier raids during off days in which raiders are welcome to come to. Our members also play other games outside raid times together where anyone is welcome to join(LoL, Dota, HotS, Overwatch etc.).
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Maximum Effort is a new guild on Cenarion circle (A). I was the raid leader for my guild for a long time and we built up a strong raid team. Due to do some dis-agreements between me and the guild leader I was forced to leave. But luckly enough a lot of my team followed me! We're working to build a guild focused around team work and group progression. We love doing mythics, raids, talking and theory crafting about the game!
We have a very strong-core raid group, capable of clearing heroic and doing some mythic but we're just missing a few people to round it out!
Raid nights.. Tue/wed 6-830pm server (9:30-11:30 est) Off night Monday 6-830pm server (9-11:30 est)
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<Trust> may be what you're looking for if you enjoy killing internet dragons with a group of like minded players! Currently we are 8/9 Heroic, soon to be stepping into Mythic ToS. We are recruiting to finish rounding out our raid team. <Trust> is located on the [US] Doomhammer/Baelgun pve servers, alliance side! Check us out!
About Us:
<Trust> is a recently formed guild, founded by a group of long time players that have been raiding together for a couple of years now. Founded out of a desire to continue raiding in a casual-progression manner, we work towards defeating mythic bosses. <Trust> is a raiding guild, first and foremost.
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Bestselling author Andy Andrews's motivational book, How Do You Kill 11 Million People?, at first seems like a dark historical account of the institutionalized killing by the German Nazi regime from 1933-45.
Delving into it, the book shows what can happen when the average citizen takes an idle view of national politics.
A Bulletin book review. (The book is on sale downtown at A to Z Books.)
If it sounds like this book feeds dark fears of where our country is headed, its not that at all. The book is actually uplifting. Andrews is known for easy-to-read, profound books -- The Noticer and The Traveler's Gift among them.
This time, the title (question) recurs throughout the book. His question is not about the methods of mass murder, nor about the mindset of the people who took charge. The vital question is how such a large group of intelligent people could be relocated and killed by a relatively small number of Nazi soldiers. And, how could so many German citizens, not active in the Nazi political machine, stand by and do nothing?
How could leaders convince them to allow such terrible things? The answer is simple. Lie to them.
The author points out that of the 11 million exterminated by the Nazis, 5 million were not even Jewish. They came from many walks -- Catholic priests, Jehovah's Witnesses and suspect Christian leaders, trade union members, Democrats, Freemasons, immigrants, gypsies, homosexuals and criminals. Vagrants wore black triangles. The Nazis gave each group their own identification patch, like the yellow triangles and stars Jews were forced to wear.
This little book is informative without overwhelming the reader with information. For instance, in 3-4 brief pages, it describes how Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann convinced millions of Jews to peacefully cram themselves into trains bound for death camps, and why the Jews allowed themselves to be convinced.
The intent of the book is to encourage citizens to become informed and involved in American politics; to demand honesty and integrity.
He uses statistics to show how little of the U.S. population help shape America, come election time, and the thin margins by which presidents are elected.
Probably the strongest point the author makes is that no person should believe everything someone with an agenda says. If we do, we may find ourselves standing by idly, while something we know to be wrong takes place anyway, unhindered.
Rather than pointing fingers at political parties or specific leaders, Andrews encourages the reader to take time to research and find their own answers.
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"Why do the ages of our world's greatest civilizations average around 200 years?"
"Why do these civilizations all seem to follow the same indentifiable sequence -- from bondage to spiritual faith, from spiritual faith to courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependence, and finally from dependence back into bondage?"
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Sporting rode early goals to a win in Chicago, with Mike Magee on target again for the home side.
Graham Zusi and Benny Feilhaber both scored inside the opening 10 minutes of the match, and despite Mike Magee pulling one back late in the first half, Sporting held on for the win.
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World Cup rookie John Brooks could barely pull himself off the pitch. The emotion of what he'd just done, heading home the game-winner to beat Ghana, left his face buried in the grass.
It was only his fifth international appearance for the men's national team. The defenseman wasn't supposed to be in Brazil, if you ask most soccer experts. He definitely wasn't supposed to be a factor, just get experience for America's real run at the World Cup in 2018.
Yet, he wound up the hero. The youth movement came through.
National team coach Jurgen Klinsmann took a lot of heat for going young, leaving Landon Donovan off the team in favor of inexperienced players who will be the future of American soccer.
And then Jozy Altidore was knocked out with a strained left hamstring, making most Americans start really missing Donovan.
But after the first of three group matches, Klinsmann came up gold. OK, maybe silver.
It was a nerve-wracking match, an unimpressive performance. The U.S. was outplayed by Ghana, spending most of the match on the ropes after Clint Dempsey's goal in the first minute. Ghana had 21 shots on goal to the American's eight.
But they hung on for dear life. And even after Ghana eventually tied the match, the U.S. mustered another surge.
The same guy who warned us not to expect the U.S. to win the World Cup wound up looking like the savvy coach who's known what he's doing all along.
"We have a great spirit," Klinsmann said in post-match interviews. "The U.S. team always has a great spirit and fighting to the last second. … It was a grind. But it was a wonderful win at the end of the day."
The result is three points, which is huge because this match was the most likely for the U.S. to win. They'll get a wounded animal in Portugal on Sunday before finishing group play against Germany, a World Cup favorite.
Beating Portugal would get the U.S. to the knockout rounds. A tie puts them in good position to move on. And it's all possible because Klinsmann's decisions panned out Monday, albeit in excruciating fashion.
Several of the premiere players on the team struggled or got hurt. Midfielder Michael Bradley bordered on awful. Dempsey wasn't the same after he broke his nose on a Ghanaian shin. Defender DaMarcus Beasley, the first US player to appear in four World Cups, looked every the old head until a second-half surge.
"Sometimes it hurts you when you score early because the other team tries to push the game," Dempsey said afterward. "You find yourselves in a defensive shape. And then we struggled to keep the ball. We gave it away too easily, made ourselves have to run a little bit more. At the end of the day, we showed a lot of character and grinded out a result."
That thrust Klinsmann's youngsters into action. Aron Johannsson, the fill-in for Altidore, looked in over his head out there. Midfielder Alejandro Bedoya, and defenders Matt Besler and Geoff Cameron, they were pivotal in keeping the relentless athletes of Ghana at bay for most of the game. And two of Klinsmann's substitutes factored into the deciding goal.
On a rare opportunity for the U.S., sub Graham Zusi zipped a well-placed corner kick. And Brooks was there for the finish, perfectly bouncing it through the box and past the keeper.
Four minutes after they squandered the lead, the most unlikely player on the field put the U.S. back on top.
The improbability of his goal was illustrated as Brooks ran around overwhelmed, emotional. In that moment, it was Klinsmann might end up getting the best of both worlds: a respectable showing in the World Cup and vital experience for the youth movement.
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Ask a hunter to define a trophy deer or elk hunting experience, and you'll likely be surprised by the answer.
"My finest trophies are the hardest ones I hunted for," said master taxidermist Mike O'Haver of Lyons and O'Haver Taxidermy in La Mesa. "I have mountain goat hunt memories that will last forever."
It's not always the size of the animal or the number of antlers that qualifies a hunt, but when the animal and the antlers match the time, effort and passion put into the fair chase, it truly is trophy time. And it's always noteworthy when someone does put it all together on a hunt.
Let's start with Eddie Zavala, part of the Edwards-Zavala hunting camp in Pine Valley that has been hunting together for over five decades. Zavala shot his first buck ever, a 3x3, in the Lagunas in 2011. He was keeping alive a family tradition established by his grandfather, the late Lauro Zavala, who was 75 years old in 2002 when he shot his last buck in San Diego County, and Larry Edwards, who is hunting his 59th consecutive season in the county.
Eddie Zavala scored again this year by shooting a 4x5 buck that Edwards estimated to be 200 pounds on the hoof. Eddie was hunting with his father, Guillermo, and brother, Michael, in the Bear Valley area of the county.
Memo and Michael Zavala took the buck to Lyons & O'Haver Taxidermy on Monday morning. It was the biggest buck taken in the camp this fall. Another camp member, Larry Burt, shot a forked horn earlier in the season.
Zavala's buck was an example of a local hunter doing well here on public land, but Tim Wilder's story captures the essence of the extreme adventure of hunting elk on public land in Oregon.
Wilder is the son of David Wilder, branch manager for Motion Ind., in San Diego. Tim shot his first elk in Colorado back in 2011 on one of their typical do-it-yourself hunts.
This time, Tim Wilder shot a 5x5 Roosevelt elk in the Astoria, Oregon area.
"I'm so proud of Tim," Dave Wilder said in an email. "He hiked everywhere for four days, and then they came upon a herd and shot it at 280 yards."
Those two hunts represent some of the best of deer and elk hunting, but soon after Memo and Michael Zavala left Lyons & O'Haver Taxidermy Monday morning, a waterfowler arrived with a single blue-winged teal duck.
John Florance of Haynes-Florance & Associates took his 10-year-old daughter, Jayla, waterfowl hunting at their duck club on the Salton Sea on Saturday. Jayla was a keen observer and snapped some great photos. The experience was so special, Florance decided to have a mount made by Lyons & O'Haver to preserve the first duck from Jayla's first hunt with her father.
"It will be a way for us to both remember the day hunting," Florance said of their own personal trophy hunting experience.


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Police blotter for July 15, 2011
Published 12:00 am, Thursday, July 14, 2011
WATERTOWN -- James T. Clampett, 23, 1270 Litchfield Road, Watertown, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and reckless driving. Clampett was held on $500 bond and scheduled to appear in court July 25.
THOMASTON -- Robert J. Zurkowski, 26, 66 Elm Street, Thomaston, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, failure to renew registration and failure to stay in proper lane following a motor vehicle stop on Route 8. Zurkowski was held on $500 bond and scheduled to appear in court July 25.
TORRINGTON -- Darweisheed Rice, 37, of 73 Norfolk Rd., was charged with DUI and operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license July 11 following several reports of a vehicle driving erratically on Winsted Rd. He was issued a $500 bond for court.
TORRINGTON -- Mercedes L. Griffin, 20, of 340 Grand Ave., Apt. 2, New Haven, was charged with second-degree failure to appear July 11. He was issued a $1,500 bond for court.
TORRINGTON -- Delvore M. Bond, 21, was charged with possession of marijuana, possession with intent to sell marijuana, possession of marijuana within a school zone and possession of drug paraphernalia July 11 following a motor vehicle stop on Main St. He was held on a $5,000 bond for court July 11.
TORRINGTON -- Jonathan Havanick, 35, of 131 Berry St., Apt. 1, was charged with second-degree breach of peace, third-degree assault, four counts of risk of injury to a minor, second-degree reckless endangerment and pedestrian walking into the path of a motor vehicle July 10. He was held on a $10,000 bond for court July 11.
TORRINGTON -- Carl L. Johnson, 57, of 26 Lipton St., was charged with first-degree failure to appear July 13. He was held on a $25,000 bond for court July 13.
TORRINGTON -- Raymond J. Murphy, 75, of 14272 West Arzon Way, Sun City West, Arizona, was charged with second-degree breach of peace and second-degree threatening July 12 following an incident at 355 Prospect St. He was released on a police set $10,000 surety bond for court July 25.
MORRIS -- Edward J. Mankoski, 43, of 312 Kenyon Rd., was charged with second-degree harassment, (intimidation) and with a criminal violation of a restraining order July 7. He was issued a $50,000 bond for court July 8.
WINCHESTER -- Two parties were arrested after allegedly leaving Noli's Restaurant without paying for their meals. Eileen M. Geoghegan, 50, and Michael S. Smith, 48, both 60 Main Street, Winchester, were charged with sixth-degree larceny, released on $500 non-surety bonds each and scheduled to appear in court July 18.


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Industry News
Industry Visionary and Pioneer Rick Goldberg Dies
MODERN SALON and SALON TODAY is sad to learn of the passing of industry leader Rick Goldberg on March 13, 2013. Goldberg was an energetic visionary and a pioneer within the professional beauty industry. He was 58.
Throughout his professional career, Goldberg worked on product development, sales and marketing for a number of professional brands, including Aveda, KMS, L'Oreal, and TIGI. He was a longtime Aveda distributor, and served as a consultant to Aveda founder Horst Rechelbacher. Goldberg's many professional accomplishments include: Co-developer of the Cost Cutters franchise; two-time Aveda distributor of the year; equity owner of American Crew; president of the Beauty and Barber Supply Institute; the 1992 MODERN SALON Distributor of the Year; and one of the founders of The Salon Association.
Services to pay tribute to Goldberg will be held Sunday, March 17, at 12:30 p.m. at Temple Israel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Goldberg is survived by his three sons, Noah, Josh and Isaac.
The family has asked that any donations in Goldberg's name be made to either the Hennepin Country Medical Center or to the Scleroderma Foundation through its website or by calling 800-722-4673.
Here, some industry leaders share their memories of Goldberg:
"The beauty industry has lost a great friend in Rick Goldberg. He was talented and creative. Rick was a very energetic distributor home-based in Minneapolis, MN, who went on to serve as President of BBSI in the early 90's. Rick was fun, he loved a challenge, and approached life with a zealousness that was so often contagious. We will sure miss his ready smile. His many friends all over our beauty world mourn his passing."-- Howard Hafetz, CEO, Raylon Corporation
"Rick's energy, presence and power were—and are—larger than life. He made a huge difference in my life and in our industry. He is deeply loved."--Virginia Meyer, co-founder redCHOCOLATE
"I am shocked and very saddened by the passing of Rick. The eulogy in Modern Salon epitomized him. He greeted me in 1997 with great hospitality, when we were setting up Aveda distribution in the UK. The industry has lost a true pioneer,and a creative and intellectual mind. Additionally a great human being! My sincere condolences to his family."--Leon Alexander, CEO and President, Eurisko Design
"I was at BBSI when Rick came aboard as president. Rick was in many ways a breath of fresh air and he really challenged the organization to think outside the box. He always had some catch phrase that he seemed to pull out of thin air whenever necessary, and it was always humorous and brilliant at the same time. He was the first person I ever remember saying, "Change is Good," and he really led the organization with that phrase in mind. Rick was the architect behind so many programs that the BBSI created, some of which are still thriving today. Rick always talked about his boys and how great they were doing, he was extremely proud of his children. I worked with Rick on several projects after BBSI when he was developing products and brands for other companies, and I was always in awe of his creativity and passion for the beauty industry and life in general. Without a doubt, he is a beauty industry legend, but I think most of us will remember him as a great guy with a big heart, a wonderful sense of humor, a razor sharp mind, and an endless appetite for life."--Mike Spano, former BBSI executive
"I have so many special memories of the early Aveda days with Rick…the strategy meetings where he would pace (having way too much energy to sit for long), waving his arms, expressing his ideas with intense and inspiring passion! Rick's charisma, energy, and innovative thinking was always topped off by being the best dressed man in any room! He has made a positive and permanent impact on every person he touched and contributed to our special industry that he loved! He'll be missed and remembered…always and in all ways."--Debra Baker Neill, Principal, Neill-TSP
"Rick prompted, provoked, taught, enrolled, envisioned and shared. He challenged our commitment and our status quo. He expected our involvement, and our shared vision brought to life so many initiatives under his Change is Good motto, such as YEC, TSA, BBSI and LEC. Watch out heaven, he will be organizing a new army of creative learners to share his next chapter!" --Sydney Berry, President, Salon Services


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WEB EXCLUSIVE: RPET prices in the first quarter fluctuated but mostly ended up where they started. The exception was clear post-consumer flake, which went up about 2¢/lb for the quarter.
Virgin pricing seems to have restrained recycle prices. "There is a little weakness in pricing on the virgin side. That is not usually the case going into summer," said one recycler. "However, that could be simply a correction because virgin pricing went up in January and February, so maybe suppliers are reversing a little of that."
In post-consumer recycle, there seems to be more demand than supply, putting upward pressure on prices. Couple that with virgin pricing weakness, and the stage is set for competition between virgin and RPET. Said one market analyst, "From the post-consumer side, you have to sacrifice a little bit of margin to keep the material moving. There's a whole market that is not buying based on post-consumer content, but based on price."
According to one West Coast source, "The Chinese haven't been in the market, but we hear they are coming back in slowly. If they start to make a serious move, then things can change quickly—and there is already a supply deficit." Some sources say 60% to 65% of the West Coast supply is now staying domestic. That number was probably 45% to 50%, at best, not too long ago.
California is a story in itself. "So many recycling companies opened in the state, and there was not enough good-quality bales in the market to process them. We ended up paying a nickel a pound more than the Chinese market. That has to be a first in history!" says one California reprocessor. "Although the Chinese market is down, we are still paying a higher bale price. The bale price today for the Chinese is 25.78¢/lb. Some domestic reprocessors are still offering as high as 30¢ or 31¢." That situation may not last. "As we enter April, there are going to be more bottles in the market. That should ease up the supply/demand balance and perhaps change the pricing scenario.
Expectations for the next several months are that virgin prices will come down through the fall and post-consumer prices will rise.
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AS children, they lived less than a mile from one another.
And yesterday (Thursday) former teenage sweethearts Betty and Walter 'Wally' Grabham from Hemyock celebrated 70 years of 'very happy' marriage.
So what is their secret? "Give and take," said Betty, now 89, and a healthy dose of good luck.
"I was married when I was 19," she said. "Of course, in those days you had to get your parents' permission. Unless you were 'signed' you couldn't get married until you were 21, so my father had to sign."
The wedding was held on a bright day in 1944 in Clayhidon's Rosemary Lane chapel.
"Not too bad a day," said Betty. "We did have a few spots of rain but not too many.
"On that particular day people had to walk miles to get to the ceremony because they'd stopped the trains.
"People weren't allowed to come from Exeter as it was thought the Germans were to invade us, and there wasn't the petrol."
They lived as husband and wife on Walter's family farm in Clayhidon, she as a housewife, and retired to Hemyock.
They have two daughters, "both OAPs," said Betty, and are expecting their first great-great-grand child in July.
The couple were to celebrate their platinum wedding with a slice of cake made by one of their daughters.


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Topic: Inconclusive biopsy, but surgery scheduled
Hello, everyone! Sorry that I found it necessary to discover this sight, but thankful to find others from whom we can gain valuable information . My dear husband, age 78, has been told by the doctors they think he has bile-duct cancer. I am not as knowledgeable as many of you, so I can't share much about the statistics. He presented with jaundice on April 28, and since then has had 2 ERCP's and 2 EUS's, but they still do not find definite malignancy. They find atypical cells that are suspicious, but nothing definite. The stent resolved his jaundice and he feels better than he has in months. No health problems, and he takes no medications - he is very active and people don't ever think he is over 70.
The doctors have recommended the Whipple surgery, scheduled for Aug 1 at the Medical University of SC in Charleston. We realize that IF it is cancer, then surgery is his only chance of completely removing it, but they are not sure. He is reluctant to undergo such extensive and dangerous surgery without a definite diagnosis. Do any of you have any recommendations on any other possible solutions? Did anyone proceed with surgery without knowing for sure they had cancer?
They have told us the suspicious area is at the head of the pancreas, in the distal region, and the plan is to remove half the pancreas, the bile duct, the duodenum and the upper part of the colon. He does not tolerate IV pain medication at all - it causes horrible hallucinations, which we learned after his gallbladder surgery 4 years ago, and he is very anxious about how long he will have to be on the pain medications.
He refused the surgery at first, but our research indicates that the cancer side effects will be much worse that recovering from surgery. Do you agree with this? After much prayer and discussion, he decided to go ahead and have them schedule the surgery, but I am not sure he will go through with it. I have not had time to look much at this forum, so if this has been addressed previously, I apologize.
God bless all of you - I realize that all of you here are suffering through the same things we are only beginning to experience. Thank you!


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Saturday, November 19, 2011
Immortal Imagery: The Immortals
The Immortals is well worth seeing for its thrilling story, gripping action, and more than serviceable acting, but it is a must-see for the amazing imagery of Tarsem Singh (The Cell (2000) and The Fall 2008).
The story is a simple Greek mythological tale of heroes and formidable foes. The most formidable foe is King Hyperion, played by Mickey Rourke, looking much like he did in The Wrestler, beefy, craggy, and wearing his hair in long greasy strands, with the added threat of a deep, croaky voice. Theseus, the hero, is played by Henry Cavill, handsome and muscular. Bitter at the gods because the gods just don't seem to care, Hyperion wants the magical Epicus bow (a cross between the elven bow of Legolas's and an RPG launcher) in order to release the Titans (wiry zombie-like dudes imprisoned with iron bars chained to their mouths) and battle the gods, golden armored denizens of Mount Olympus wearing hats that look like they were designed by haute couture fashion designers who make models look like they come from another planet.
In a film featuring much manly slow-mo swordplay and buckets of blood, a nice calming effect is supplied by Freida Pinto as Phaedra, the virgin (not for long) oracle. Athena, played by Isabel Lucas, dressed in a little bit of golden armor, is nothing short of wow!
But The Immortals is all about the art direction. (Well, considering Athena and the gripping combat, not quite.) The sets for cliffside villages, palace chambers, and temples are modern minimalist design.
Even Mount Olympus is a simple circular platform with a few marble benches. The style of the imagery looks like something painted jointly by Maxfield Parrish and Thomas Cole.
But nothing detracts from the awesomeness of Tarsem's expansive landscapes that stretch far beyond the limits of a framed image. In the middle of a vast wasteland, a wall and a steampunk gate guard the Titans at Mount Tartarus, and this is the setting for a battle between a vastly outnumbered group of heroes and a prodigious horde that gets channeled into a subway-like passageway.
Then it's fast and slow-mo clashing and slashing before the gods come down and kick Titan butt in a scene that might well have made Sam Peckinpah sit up in his grave and gawk in envy. When Ares (Daniel Sharman) defies Zeus (Luke Evans) and helps the mortals, he pulverizes very slow-moving bad guys with a hammer while he moves at a faster godlike speed. It is a remarkable, very cool scene.
The violent combat is well staged, and for the most part it is not overbearing and belabored. Unlike 300, which is more about what you see than what you feel, The Immortals gives you characters and conflicts to care about once the action starts. Still, the set design and art direction stand out as the film's best strengths and make The Immortals a movie to see.
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- Jason Bellamy said...
Well, shit. Am I going to have to see this now?
- November 19, 2011 at 5:29 PM
- Hokahey said...
Actually, I found the film's action and its visual expansiveness refreshing after seeing smaller-scale dramas like Take Shelter and Martha Marcy May Marlene.
Oops, forgot to mention it was in 3D, but you probably know that. It wasn't gimmicky, in-your-face 3D. For the most part, I wasn't aware of it being in 3D, though it added a lot of depth to the images.
- November 19, 2011 at 10:35 PM
It got a bundle of bad reviews, but my spirit is with you Hokahey, as I rather liked THE FALL, and don't always need to connect to films (like you) on strictly narrative terms. I was hoping to see this tonight in fact, but I am not sure I'll be able to pull it off. Anyway, this is a mighty fine defense here!
- November 20, 2011 at 6:06 PM
- Hokahey said...
Thanks, Sam. Tell me what you think if you get a chance to see it. I expected bad reviews - though Entertainment Weekly gave it a B. I enjoyed it as a change of pace and as an entertainment.
- November 20, 2011 at 7:52 PM
I'm not that much of a internet reader to be honest but your sites really nice, keep it up! I'll go ahead and bookmark your site to come back down the road. Cheers
- November 21, 2011 at 7:25 PM
- Jason Bellamy said...
Hokahey ... Well, based on your glowing review, I gave this movie a chance. I still had very low expectations. But with Tarsem, I thought I might be surprised.
Uh, no. Whatever drug you were on when you found this "gripping," please share it.
Truly, I found this movie unbearable in almost every aspects. The story, to the degree that there is one, doesn't make sense. The action scenes start and stop abruptly, and again rarely make sense. The dialogue is awful. The acting is about the same. Freida Pinto is easy on the eyes, but beyond that?
What really stunned me is that I found the movie visually dull. It's almost all muddy, empty shots that look like just what they are: five actors on a small stage that's painted up to look big. And this is the first 3D movie I've seen that doesn't seem to even be aware it's in 3D.
I loved one image: the one near the end when the mountain crumbles and the avalanche of dust wipes out the masses below. Other than that ...
All of this slo-mo action was boring 10 years ago. But Hollywood keeps shoveling it out. In the scene where the titans are let loose, a titan does the run-and-one-foot-jump-off-the-wall-punch trick not once, not twice, not three times but at least FOUR times. When the movie is redundant with itself, there's a problem.
(And am I the only one who thought that the relationship between Zues and Athena seems particularly sexual in nature, even though she kept calling him "father"? Ew.)
- December 3, 2011 at 3:24 PM
- Hokahey said...
Sorry I misled you on this one, Jason. I guess that Friday night I was so brain-dead that I was up for anything. But I have to say I enjoyed this movie and would see it again - as opposed to the recent Killer Elite that you'd have to drug me in order to get me to see it again.
Right, there wasn't much of a story, the dialogue was cheesy - and yet I got a chuckle out of some of it - but most of all I liked the surrealistic minimalism of this movie. And I'm with you on the overuse of slow-mo combat, but I enjoyed what this film did with it.
- December 3, 2011 at 5:02 PM
- Jason Bellamy said...
So it goes. It's OK.
Although, if you do see this again, I'll be interested to see if it holds up for you or not.
I didn't see Killer Elite, but there were several times I almost walked out of Immortals, hanging on only because of the price of the 3D ticket and in the hope that an awesome climactic fight scene might salvage the rest.
- December 3, 2011 at 5:27 PM
- Hokahey said...
Yeah, the price of 3-D really bites if the movie is not to one's liking. I wish 3-D would go away, but now they are re-releasing all sorts of old movies. Jar-Jar Binks is coming back to haunt you in 3-D!
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When I asked to share one of their recipes, Larry and Paula Burdick turned me over to Burdick's chef, Michael Krug. He sent the recipe below and said, "I wanted to make sure that the recipe that is used is not too complicated, but still thrilling from a culinary perspective." It is, indeed, thrilling! When I first made the recipe, I cut it in half and it worked perfectly. But as chef Krug said, "Why go to all that bother for only 75 truffles?" After tasting these luscious bonbons, I understood his point.–Rebecca Gray
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When melting chocolate, it's imperative that this be done gently and not at too hot a temperature. As author Rebecca Gray notes, dark chocolate can easily burn and take on a scorched taste if it's heated higher than 130°F (54°C). Milk chocolate is even more sensitive and shouldn't be subjected to temperatures greater than 120°F (49°C). As such, be careful to always melt it over steaming, not boiling, water. And never, ever melt it in a pan directly over a flame.
Caribbean Rum Truffles Recipe
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- Makes about 150 small truffles
- 2 pounds Caribbean dark chocolate (Valrhona Pur Caraibe, Extra Bitter, Grenada, Jamaica, or Trinidad, with at least a 60% cocoa content)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons glucose (or substitute honey)
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- Zest of 1 orange, preferably organic, finely grated
- Pinch salt
- Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/4 cup Caribbean dark rum
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1. Chop half of the chocolate into small pieces and place in the bowl of a standing mixer (or place it in a bowl and have a whisk and a strong arm at the ready).
- 2. Combine the honey, glucose, cream, orange zest, salt, and nutmeg in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Take the pan off the heat and let the cream steep for about 15 minutes.
- 3. Return the pan to low heat and warm the cream mixture until hot but not boiling. Pour it through a fine-mesh sieve into the bowl with the chopped chocolate and mix or whisk until the chocolate melts and a smooth ganache forms. Add the rum and butter and mix again. Turn 2 baking sheets upside down on the counter and cover them tightly with plastic wrap. Pour half of the ganache on each plastic-coated sheet and cover with another layer of plastic. Make supports for the ends of a rolling pin to rest on, one on either side of each sheet pan, using books or magazines stacked to the same height as the sheet pans. Resting the ends of the rolling pin on the supports, roll the ganache to a uniform thickness of about 1/4 inch. Let the ganache rest in a cool, dry place for at least 36 hours and up to 72 hours.
- 4. After the ganache has rested, cut it into small, even pieces of a size that's your preference. Roll the pieces into small, round, truffle-shaped bonbons, wearing gloves if desired.
- 5. Meanwhile, melt the remaining chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over but not touching steaming, but not boiling, water. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the cocoa powder on a second baking sheet.
- 6. Still wearing the gloves, if desired, place some of the warm melted chocolate in your palms and coat each truffle with a thin layer. (If you've stuck a candy thermometer in the chocolate, take note. I like to roll our truffles with a chocolate that's 94°F to 99°F (34°C to 37°C).) Place the coated truffles on the parchment paper and let them rest in a cool room for 30 minutes.
- 7. Coat the truffles a second time with another thin layer of chocolate, then gently roll them in the cocoa powder with a fork. Let the bonbons rest in the cocoa powder for at least 2 hours, again in a cool room.
- 8. Take the truffles out of the cocoa powder and brush off any excess powder with a pastry brush. (Do this gently, as cocoa powder is very light and could provide a thin layer of cocoa dust over your kitchen). Place the truffles on your finest silver tray and serve at room temperature.
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Hi, I am new to your Forum. I want to thank everyone for taking the time to share your stories and information. You have no idea how comforting and empowering you all are!
My adventure started Jan. 11, when I got a text message from my husband saying he had made a doctor's appointment. He'd just gotten home from a business trip the night before, and I didn't know what was going on. He said he was itchy and yellow.
Four days later a CAT scan revealed his bile duct was almost totally blocked. A week after that we were inRochester, MN, discussing installing a stent and biopsing the mass. Then we were told it was a cancerous tumor wrapped around the main vein in the liver and it was not operable. A few days later, the same day my husband realized there was internal bleeding, his doctor called to tell us a different Mayo surgeon said he thought he could successfully remove the tumor.
So we went back to Rochester to treat the bleeding and have the surgery. The doctor was able to remove 99 percent of the cancer. A couple of weeks later we made our third trip to Rochester to have infections treated. We head back Monday to have the drain removed. Monday, march 18, chemo and radiation will begin at a Mayo facility a half-hour from our house. Rochester is about 2-1/2 hours away.
I have been spending my time trying to learn all I can about xeloda and radiation therapy. and this cancer I cannot spell or pronounce.
My husband is 57, and outside of this, in excellent health. He has been trying to regain strength and weight (he'd lost over 20 lbs since the first of he year). He is able to work remotely as well as going into the office, so he is keeping busy. The only symptoms were mild indigestion once every 3 weeks or so, and some fatigue and irritability, which we both thought was job related.