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Signed by Zelda by Kate Feiffer
This book is for all those fans of graphology, the study of handwriting. If you have one in your life, Signed by Zelda is the book. Lucy, the female protagonist of the story, is nearly obsessed with handwriting. She gathers handwriting samples wherever she goes. She looks up samples of famous signatures on the internet. She knows how to tell if a signature is a forgery. She even knows how to forge signatures herself, but she's still working on being able to replicate John Hancock's signature.
However, the book is only partly about Lucy and her interest in graphology. It's also about Nicky, the boy who lives in the apartment above Lucy's and is always in time-out, sent there by his shouting and uncaring dad. (Mom absconded to India.) And it's about Pigeon, a talking, pie-eating pigeon, and Grandma Zelda, who's Nicky's sometimes forgetful but excellent pie-making grandmother. Grandma Zelda's specialty is Zeldaberry pies (recipe in the back of the book).
When Grandma Zelda disappears, Nicky, Lucy and Pigeon band together to find her. This final third of the book is both the best and the weakest part of the story. It's best because we finally get to see the three friends working together to solve a problem, the disappearance of Grandma Zelda. But it's the weakest because Nicky's dad, the person responsible for Grandma's vanishing, was just too bad for his eventual "redemption" to be believable. He's bad, bad, bad, all through the book; then he apologizes and everything is fine. (Not a spoiler. It's pretty obvious throughout the book who the bad guy is and what his nefarious plan is.)
Signed by Zelda is quirky, sort of a stretch on the believability scale, and a delight for anyone who's a fan of handwriting analysis–or pigeons. Lucy even has rules, called LUCY'S WRITING RULES:
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Sounds good! Appropriate for the 7-8-9 age range, you think?
For good readers that age. It's not a beginning reader, definitely a chapter book. But the bad dad does abandon his mom (Grandma Zelda) in the park and try to steal her apartment to sell it. Everything turns out OK in the end, which is the unbelievable part. Would you forgive your dad for abandoning grandma in the park after just a simple apology?
I totally had the same reaction after finishing this one. Though I kind of thought the talking pigeon was unnecessary; it would have been better as a straight MG without the grandma part. Maybe some other mystery for Lucy and Nicky to solve?
Thanks, Sherry. No, I think that is a bit over-the-top, too, and I wonder if that bit might be distressing for my somewhat sensitive girls. I struggle to find books for them, especially my 8 year old, that are still age-appropriate but interesting and challenging enough for her.
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Final Fantasy X
Hello 128bit.me folks I'm Jericho and well here I wrote my very first review of the PS2 game Final Fantasy X(FFX) and everything written here is based of my opinion
and is not intended in any matter or offense to others and is by any means not providing much spoiler about the game nor discouraging
players that had never played the game yet.Sorry about some wrong spelling or grammar if there is any cause I'm not that fluent.
Without further explanation I shall begin.
Story (8.63 out of 10)
Well to begin with the story of final fantasy X was quite good to the point it became more obvious as we go deeper into the story and
is a typical kind of any Rpg story board. A nice cut scenes and FMV well explains the beginning of the game as well as the overall gameplay.
The story is quite short compared to the previous titles that square released and is again with love story revolving around it.
Well the "romantic fever" already began in FF8 and has continued today and it mixes with the story mixing drama and fantasy as well as action
but it still captured my attention nevertheless so I say it's quite immersive and enjoyable.
I can't say anything bad about the story except it's too short and was filled only by battles and whatnot and the ending kinda kept the players
hanging but is very convincing (though some people doesn't like that kind of ending so some weird sequel came up.)But who wants a very long story but boring right?
We go to Criterias in the story:
I.Continuity in Story (8.5 out of 10)
Not much about the story is far-off the plot and is delivered quite continuous throughout the game.
II.Depth of Focus(8 out of 10)
Well the Story focuses about the struggle of the people to stop a certain villain from destroying their world, typical of a Rpg game and consist of various twist and surprises.
III.Clarity in story(9 out of 10)
Nothing in the story is very confusing and is easily grasp by the player, though as the story progresses player get to think as the games unfold it's mysteries at a very movie like manner.
IV.Translation(9 out of 10)
There is a solid translation of the game and we know it is translated from Japanese to English so there are error here an there nevertheless as I said a solid translation.
Characters (8.25 out of 10)
So we now go to the characters the fuel of the story as well as the player's enthusiasm.
FFx characters were typical of final fantasy based game anyone familiar with the series can easily identify it's a final fantasy game by just looking at
it's characters (though the title is in there and all). Well the female characters were very captivating (though they could have fixed them more) while
the men were fairly good. The characters suite well with the personality they have in the game and that plays a huge factor in any Rpg game
although the voice acting were kinda annoying in the american release than the original one BUT on a good side provide funny momments especially in the protagonist side.
We go to the Criterias of the Characters:
I.Costume and Clothing (8 out of 10)
Yep team square done it again with Nomura on their side "a design guru". The game successfully featured characters that blend the story surroundings not to mention the Protagonist clothes
bringing a new level of design and also some traditional Japanese clothes, a very good one.
II.Novelty(8 out of 10)
The characters in terms of uniqueness was fairly acceptable but very common among the series of the said game titles just take a closer look at them and you will see the similarities in them though
that is really due to the same character designer but I must say they are consistent and very catchy and suite the term "fantasy".
III. Game personality(8 out of 10)
Yeah you heard it right players nowadays want characters that suite them quite well and the one that can relate to their specific role and as said there is a lot of them here
Anyone felt hate,fear and anger as well as love? Well you gotta check this out and be absorb to their struggles and their story.
IV. Race or Species (9 out of 10)
Final Fantasy has a huge array of races in their series ranging from the cute moogles and chocobos to demi-humans and many more and FFX has plenty of it.
Gameplay (8.28 out of 10)
We go to the gameplay of FFX and as a fan of final fantasy series this is also a typical one but with the addition of the sphere function adding strategy in building up your characters which was a lot better than the "draw system" of the FF8(I'm not saying anything bad about FF8) and has replaces the materia of the classic FF7 but retained the great strategic
building up of your characters.The game uses the ATB (Active Time Battle sounds familiar?) yet another common thing to any FF fan out there wherein you wait for your turn to input command and issue actions at your arsenal.
The sphere system can be very good means of strategy in the game and the traditional random encounters will take a lot out of you. A unique new battle terrain comes to the deep water(Swimming anyone?) cause of the protagonist's ability to breath underwater adding a change of pace in the gameplay.
A lot of mini-games composed this game but one of them is very boring when playing it and the diffuculty keeps player to scratch their head off but take note that this just count for players who want to complete the game
with the entire collectibles at their disposal. One of the mini-games gives opportunity to maximize stats to a freaking point you owned the entired game, sounds wild ain't it?
Well the only downside of the mini games is that it takes a lot of time to complete(WTF IS BLIT***** a "mini" game??).
The all new Al-bhed system in language makes a new debut in the series wherein players need to find specific text or primers for them to understand this race.
We now don't travel the entire continent of the game with a mini character against vast land like the previous titles cause this time we plunge into the proportional world and it is still possible to ride an airship and chocobo though in a limited manner.
Now time to take a look at the finer details.
We go to the Criterias:
I. Repetition(8 out of 10)
Well generally the gameplay does not have too much repetitions except for the random battles and the annoying Mini-games the game came up with.
II.Depth (9 out of 10)
Many things and option as well as strategies can be done in this game and the players cannot just hack-and-slash away their enemies when they are at a good level without taking a good set-up of your sphere grid(like an artist without canvas).
III. Learning Curve (9 out of 10)
The game features a tutorial in terms of text boxes and many more and can be access again for further reference so if anything new came popping up there's a tutorial coming next to it. Kinda neat.
IV. Continuity(8 out of 10)
The game features content that makes you wanna complete the game and play it continously though some aspect like puzzle solving and mini-games will make you wanna turn the damn console off and drink a nice hot coffee.
V. Difficulty(8 out of 10)
Mini games are difficult while others are fairly easy and this take a lot of time to complete.
Battles are quite challenging but with enough level and a nice sphere usage makes the game difficulty as easy as eating peanuts.
VI.Interface(9 out of 10)
Nothing is too much confusing in the game well except puzzles and the mini-game controls which at the very least easy once learned. The game interface is highly adaptable.
VII.Replay value(7 out of 10)
Not much to say about this but playing this game again has a very little motivation and that's because you already know the storyline.
Graphics(8.6 out of 10)
We go to the eyecandy one of the greatest factor modern gamers look up into a game and it's the graphics and some gamers like realistic one. While not providing a very realistic approach in
graphics this game taken a huge step when it debuted in the PS2 console. Because of the first in the FF series in the Ps2 the game have featured in it's very first realistic facial expressions that captured players attention.
A very huge change of face in the game now we can see the great difference between PS1 and the PS2 in terms of graphics. The surroundings were created very convincing and suitable for the game's genre of fantasy and the Movies were very satisfying.
There are some graphical glitches but they are very few and are not that noticeable at all.
I must say this game ended perfectly great in the PS2 console but because of an early year in the development and release has not achieved the maximum graphical extent of the PS2, nevertheless a very good game of it's kind that hit the heart of many gamers that they come to love this jewel.
We now take a look at the Criterias :
I.Suitability (8.5 out of 10)
The game's environment,characters and atmosphere suite well with each other.
II.Quality (8.5 out of 10)
While not the best graphics in the PS2 games it still delivers the "very good" quality.
III.Fluidity (9 out of 10)
There are some graphical glitches but not too noticeable otherwise, everything in the game
works well with everything else, graphically speaking.
Sounds and Music(8.5 out of 10)
Every good game needs a good music and sound to accompany it without sound and music the game feels like empty and lonely at some point.
The game feautures voice acting the first in the FF series though some voice acting are annoying and feels like not suitable for the character it is well respected.
Battle music kinda remind you of the typical Final Fantasy game and the sound fits very well in the game. Well music appreciation differs from each person I gotta say I'm loving this one the score and composition are not too ear pumping and is suitable to the fantasy "theme".
Criterias :
I. Instrumentation (8 out of 10)
The game features a good musical composition and synchronize sound and has a huge variety of musical instrument used.
II.Tonal Quality(9 out of 10)
There is no earsplitting sound in Final Fantasy X and many music were quite relaxing to the ear though some can be irritating depending to the people listening.
III.Balance (8 out of 10)
Well there IS Balance here in the music and sound of FFX there is no music that keeps on playing loud and irritating nor ones that make you wanna sleep.
Majority of sound amd music heard is during random battles.
IV.Suitability(9 out of 10)
The music fits quite well for the game and its environments, as well as for the events that it's used in.
This is it the final rating of the game according to the said criterias:
Well there it is folks any comments are welcome but I will not change the result cause it is final.
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Wonders shall never end; a young lady just shared her story on an Instagram relationship handle (break_or_makeup), where she revealed her ordeal between her 19-year-old sister and her boyfriend.
According to her, she has just found out that her sister has been having sex with her boyfriend. She found out after her sister confessed to her. The baffling part is that, her sister has even had up to five abortions for her boyfriend.
She said: "My boyfriend has been sleeping with my younger sister and she just confessed to me yesterday. I don't know how to handle it because I have not confronted him yet, still thinking of what to do. The most painful part is that my kid sister said she has aborted 5 pregnancies for him and I have aborted 3. I feel so stupid, used and abused, it's like stupidity runs in our blood. Was it his dick or his money or his sweet mouth that made us this foolish because even my kid sister said she does not know how she got involved with him.
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What is the best punishment for this man? Should I cut off his manhood? Make him mad or set him up to go to jail? Don't tell me to forgive please because this is a very wicked act. I need suggestions on how to deal with a mother fucker, my kid sister is just 19-years and he took advantage of her, I feel so guilty because I was the one that brought them close feeling he was a good man."
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Welcome to the Monthly Mash, a mashup of tools, tales and tips on customer service and the customer experience from around the blogosphere.
Volume 26: December 2013
Thoughts on the Customer: The Power of Trust
Back in 2006, Stephen Covey's eldest son released The Speed of Trust, a book that proposed the importance in business of not only trust but also of the speed at which it is established. Covey broke trust down into four "cores":
The first two components define character; the last two define competence.
For customers to trust our organizations, we need all four components. Customers want to deal with organizations that have integrity and have a positive intent that is beneficial to both parties. Most customers understand that businesses must make a profit, but they want to know that it is being done above board and in a reasonably transparent way.
Likewise, customers need to know that organizations are not only capable of serving their needs but are able to execute on these capabilities to produce results.
Nothing is more powerful than having a customer trust both your organization and your team, and nothing matters more to customers than being able to have that trust in an organization.
The Month in Customer Service Blogging
A collection of the best posts about customer service and the customer experience we read this past month.
- 6 Simple, Low-Tech Ways to Reduce Shoplifting – Tips for keeping your merchandise safe, during the holidays and throughout the year.
- Tips To Help You Stay Off Your Customer's Naughty List – We especially liked #3; if you are gracious during a product return, that customer might return themselves and buy from you again!
- 5 Common Mistakes That Derail Your Customer Experience – Keep these simple, yet important details in mind when approaching change or updates to your customer experience.
- How to Improve Customer Service at Your Operation – A fantastic and short beginner's guide to understanding and then upgrading how you provide customer service.
- A Digital Health Startup Shows How To Do Customer Service Right – A great example of how bad products can be sold by companies who give wonderful customer service.
- Why Advertising Is 'Dead Last' Priority at Outerwear Marketer Patagonia – This company's social beliefs strengthen its relationship with customers.
- WestJet Christmas Surprise Will Make You Believe in Santa – Stories like this do not scale, but they are fun. An amazing holiday surprise for a group of airline passengers.
- What If Peyton Manning Quarterbacked Your Company's Customer Experience? – A fun hypothetical scenario starring one of the NFL's most loved players.
- How To Totally Tank Your Brand Without Ever Leaving Your Website – This "what not to do" article will make you want to analyze your company website.
- 26 Ways to Make Pinterest Work for Your Business – If you are contemplating using Pinterest or are struggling to effectively use it, this is an extensive resource you should use.
- Tips for Spotting Fake Reviews of Your Business – An interesting guide to spotting false online reviews, and what to do when you find one.
- Billboards for Small Businesses: 7 Reasons to Think Twice – A great analysis of the effectiveness of billboard ads for small businesses, including some alternatives.
Brands Still Struggle to Engage with Customers on Social Media – Great research on the state of social customer service, expectations and responsiveness.
Someone Was Listening
Sometimes the most popular post from the previous month; sometimes just the one I liked best.
Statistics come from a variety of sources and can be interpreted many different ways. In the post 9 Customer Experience Statistics to Refocus Your Team, we share important statistics in three different customer experience categories: customer loyalty, customer effort, and social customer service. These statistics were chosen to help deepen your understanding of modern customers and to help you shine a new light on your customer experience.


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ATLANTA - This is not how Mike Hampton, Paul Byrd, Orlando Hernandez, and Vladimir Guerrero expected to begin the season, nursing injuries and serving a suspension for fighting.
This afternoon, as the Atlanta Braves and Montreal Expos meet on Opening Day at Turner Field, the three pitchers and All-Star outfielder will watch from the bench.
"I know they are large shoes to fill for a few days," Expos manager Frank Robinson said of starting rookie Ron Calloway in right field for Guerrero. "We'll get the shock treatment. I know one thing, it won't be any fun."
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Greg Maddux, who is 6-0 with a 1.66 ERA in seven Opening Day starts, couldn't hide his glee at Guerrero's absence from the Expos lineup. Guerrero, whose three-game suspension for sparking a March 10 brawl with the Marlins was reduced to two games, is a lifetime .322 hitter who has averaged 39 home runs and 116 RBIs in his five full seasons in the major leagues.
"He is arguably the best hitter in the league, and if you don't believe he's the best hitter in the league, then certainly he's in the top five," Maddux said. "Any lineup would miss not having him."
In most discussions of the game's best hitters, especially those who combine power and average, you wouldn't get very far before you get to Guerrero's name. Barry Bonds, Manny Ramirez, Todd Helton, Chipper Jones, and ... Guerrero.
"It's definitely a plus for us that we don't have to see the monster in the No. 3 hole," Braves infielder Mark DeRosa said.
It is subject to change, given the ever-present possibility of fragile elbows and exercise injuries, but the Braves' rotation after Maddux will feature one proven winner (Russ Ortiz), one rookie (Horacio Ramirez) and a pitcher whose career is still a coin toss (Jason Marquis).
This is the second time since the Braves moved to Atlanta in 1966 that they have faced the start of a season with two starters on the disabled list. (In 2000, Odalis Perez and John Smoltz were on the DL on Opening Day.) Byrd, who has been sidelined with a tender elbow, is expected to rejoin the rotation this week. Hampton strained his right calf running on a treadmill Friday and will probably miss three weeks.
Regardless of the state of the rotation, Maddux will enjoy his Opening Day assignment.
"It's cool. Opening Day is different," he said. "It's very special the first time you go out there. It's almost like you get a chance to do it again."
In the Expos, Maddux is drawing a team he generally loves facing: 23-15, 2.41 lifetime, including a 1-0, 2.42 mark last season, when he gave up just six earned runs in four starts. Three years ago in September, he struck out 13 Expos, and in 1998 he recorded his 2,000 strikeout against Montreal.
For a dozen years, the Braves have been the premier team in baseball, at least from the first pitch of the season through the dying days of summer. First in the major leagues in regular-season wins, they have been, from wire to wire, a team that hasn't known the feeling of being second-best.
In certain circles -- namely the six-state region that bumps Tennessee on one side and Florida on the other -- there are children who have made it an article of faith that the Braves always finish first. They have known nothing else.
No one played in more World Series in the '90s than the Braves, who became almost as much a part of the October prime-time landscape as "Friends". But the team hasn't played in the fall classic since 1999, hasn't gotten out of the first round of the playoffs in two of the last three years.
Now, at the start of their 38th season in Atlanta, the Braves expect a revamped pitching staff, new first baseman Robert Fick, and a galvanized Javy Lopez and Vinny Castilla to end their penchant for October failure.
"The fact that you're winning and there are people in the stands, it's exciting," said Fick, who spent his first two full seasons in the big leagues with the sad-sack Detroit Tigers. "It's like free adrenaline."
Without a doubt, Lopez and Castilla would give a significant boost to a lineup that batted a collective .260 and averaged 4.4 runs per game last season.
"We're a much better team with Javy and Vinny hitting. We're already a relaxed team, but it would put us in relaxed overdrive if they hit," right fielder Gary Sheffield said. "The thing is, when you look at the Braves of the past, Javy was a big contributor. With him hitting, not as much emphasis was put on the guys in the middle of the lineup. You don't win 11 championships in a row with only one part of your lineup hitting."
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Editor's Note:CSNBayArea.com Senior Insider Ray Ratto chats regularly! Be sure to join him forfree-flowing discussions on just about anything!Ray Ratto
Welcome to the B. William Zito Lounge for today's chat. Don't be bashful, and don;'t be stupid, unless that's your A-gameFrom Dan
Does it drive you nuts that all of the outside media and other bandwagoners descend on your turf and step on your toes? It does me, get the heck out TBS, I want my regular Comcast guys who blow our doors off. Although, Brenly would fit in nicely with the crewRay Ratto
After 29 some-odd yearsI'm used to it. When Comcast becomes a mega-rightsholder, we'll be the outside media and bandwagoners, and we will not be merciful
From EMILY
I HATE WATCHING OUR LOCAL TEAM BEING TELEVISED BY TBS, ALL THEY WANNA DO FOR POST GAME IS TALK ABOUT THE EAST COAST TEAMS. THEY HAD LITTLE TO SAY ABOUT OUR GIANTS!!! TAKE OVER THE BROADCAST OF THE NLDS COMCAST OR FOX PLEASE.!!!!Ray Ratto
Who do you think I am, the King of Television? Picture in picture! Mute! Radio! There are options. I don't mean to be snotty, but TBS owns the rights and there is nothing you can do but seek alternate forms of informationFrom Sox
What will it take for Selig to agree to adopt instant replay?Ray Ratto
Massive amounts of cash from the TiVO peopleFrom Dan
When you watch brodcasts from other teams, you realize how spoled we in Giantsland are spoiled with everyone in the brodcast media that are involved with the Giants. 90 of the other brodcasts are sleepers. I will probably regret posting this because now, once again, Comcast will raise rates.Ray Ratto
In fact, we're raising rates right now. Send me 20 or you have to listen to Ted Leitner in SpanishFrom NaturalHobbs
Ray - should Bud Selig listen to screaming commentators on ESPN who think that increasing instant replay should be top on our nation's to-do list, or people who've actually played, like Bobby Cox, who had the perfect response last night - he knew that if you put yourself in a position to 'lose' a game on a bad call, then you've lost already - striking out 14 times, making 2 (3 really) errors, and pitching around Sandoval was more than enough to cost them the game.From Leitner Loves Hockey
When should I start paying attention to the Sharks this year? Corollary: Is the NHL season too long?Ray Ratto
I think they're on now. As to your corollary, think of this as game 244 of the 2007 season and you'll feel much better about the current setupFrom NaturalHobbs
Have you seen Lincecum throw that many fastballs, without half being deposited in the stands, since 08 or even 07? Is the book on the Braves that they susceptible to fastballs, or was his early offspeed stuff that good? Or is the Braves offense that much worse than the Giants?Ray Ratto
His early offspeed stuff established the fastball, which topped out at 94 but actually moved more than it has in the past. It wasn't Halladay wicked, but it was Cliff Lee-level nasty. And by the way, the Braves' offense isn't that much worse than the Giants. One run is still normally a crummy day's work, even for the MarinersFrom NaturalHobbs
Is there ANY reason (short of injuries to 2 starters) why Zito would be back on the roster for the NLCS or WS?Ray Ratto
A cholera epidemic? No, I'm being a wise ass. I'd be surprised if he saw any postseason unless Bumgarner has a soul-crushing panic attack or turns lousy, and I'm not expecting suchFrom Sox
Any idea what the Giants' upper limit on off-season spending is? Do the Rowand and Zito deals preclude them from trying to sign Beltre or Crawford?Ray Ratto
Why, no, I don't. I did see Neukom running laps around the field with his shirt off, if that helps. As for money, I think they have it. But convincing hitters to come here when they have other options (as Crawford and Beltre surely do) is a whole different fondue pot entirely. They'll get paid wherever they go, but numbers are easier to compile in friendlier confines than theseFrom Edgar, Sacramento
What will happen first, the Kings get a spiffy downtown arena, the 49ers get a Santa Clara stadium or the A's migrate to San Jose? Maybe I should include hell freezing over as option No. 4?Ray Ratto
Or option 5: I wear a 34-waist again. If I had to rank them, 49ers, A's, Hell, Kings, me.From Brian from Lake Tahoe
I see this Giants team as being capable of winning a 5-game series against anyone in both leagues. But a 7-game series makes me nervous. Can the pitching carry them against a powerhouse like Philly, should the lads get to the NLCS?Ray Ratto
I am on record as saying no, so unless I want to look like Dick Vitale picking 47 college team to reach the Final Four, I am honor-bound to stay as I have been. Sounds like from the tone of your question that you're a little squeamish about Sanchez in a Game 7From Ellen -- As fan
Would Eric Chavez have been a borderline Hall of Fame candidate if he'd stayed healthy? (I realize that's like asking if I'd be rich if I had a different father). But just for the sake of debate, what say you?Ray Ratto
No. Even a borderline HOF candidate had to track at a better rate than he did in his heyday. No shame in that; it's just that the HOF is a bitch to get into, and even harder once the Veterans Committee gets around to telling you to take a hikeFrom Malcom, Carmel 49ers Fan
I really like Jed York, the way he speaks, the vision he has laid out, the way he has aggressively pursued a stadium ... is he a guy to lead this team for decades? Or is he just a better alternative than is father and I'm delusional.Ray Ratto
I believe you'll want to go with option (b), until you see something more from the boy than the fact that he isn't Dad. I mean, if you get liquored up enough, Sarah Palin sounds clever, too. It isn't how they sound, it's what the product looks likeFrom Rand
Why wouldn't the 49ers and Raiders share a stadium like the Jets and Giants. Geography? Or is it just mutual hatred, distrust, lame egos, etc. It absolutely makes no sense, and in this economy, it's insulting.Ray Ratto
No, here's why it can't happen. 1. Someone would have to be made whole for moving further from his fan base, and neither side wants to do that. 2. They don't trust each other. 3. There is no guarantee when control of the Raiders passes to Mark that it won't be sold and move back to L.A. 4. Roger Goodell hasn't come out to twist the arms he would cheerfully twist if this weren't the West CoastFrom Barton Jones
Odds that Stanford makes the Rose Bowl? I'd like to assume that No. 2 Ohio State will lose a game (not likely for No. 1 Alabama, down year for the SEC) and that allows No. 3 Oregon to leapfrog its way into the BCS title game. Work with me here, Mr. Ratto, I know this is half wish, half logic.Ray Ratto
No, it's half wish, half heroin. I believe to my vacated soul that a team that gives up 49 points in three quarters to anyone has defensive issues that mean more than one loss, and probably more than 2. I don't see a 9-3 team in the Rose Bowl. Plus, Ohio State isn't losing to anyone in the Big 10 this year.From Ban TBS
So, let me get this straight: Ernie Johnson is a basketball guy, and a studio host to boot. How is it that TBS thinks he's a play-by-play guy for the postseason? Why don't they just bring Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith in and make it a complete crock? Is Tony Kubek available?Ray Ratto
There's nothing wrong with Ernie Johnson for a national audience. You just want Kuiper and Krukow, and you don't want to mute your TV and turn on the radio because you're afraid your spouse is going to sell the couch in the 15 seconds it takes you to do so. Watch and listen both. This is America! This is why I fought in the Spanish-American War, damn it! For your freedom!From Humm Baby
So, you have one game for all the marbles and you have to choose one announcer to take the hill, so to speak: Hodges, Simmons, Greenwald, Kuiper ... (not going to nominate Phil Stone or Steve Physioc, sorry). Diplomacy prevent your from answering? It's a tough call but I love Hank's dry sense of humor.Ray Ratto
Any of the latter three, but if you make me choose -- Simmons, Greenwald, KuiperFrom Black Hole
Will Jason Campbell see another start in Oakland, assuming Grandkowski stays healthy (big if). Why isn't this an outrage, that they bring this guy in and he can't make it out of September. Did Cable bet his job on Grandkowski?Ray Ratto
Cable isn't bold enough to defy The Al, but if the team loses no matter who the quarterback is, he's gone anyway. And yes, Campbell will start againFrom Giants Fan
For your money, best Giants postseason team: 1987, 1989, 2002, 2010 ... sorry, wasn't around in 1962.Ray Ratto
'62 had five Hall of Famers, but since you declined the opportunity to expand your knowledge, 2002From Blue Liner
Fighting in hockey? Time for it to go? Necessary part of the game? Enjoyable and legit part of the game? BTW -- Did you see the HBO doc on the "Broad Street Bullies" earlier this year? Terrifying and inspiring all at the same time.Ray Ratto
They tried to cut back of fighting, found out they do better box office with it. This is an old argument that always comes back to whether more people like watching Canadians beating Slovaks or Russians beating Swedes. Me, I find it a nuisance, but I know how the NHL rolls. And the Broad Street Bullies special was a little superficial for meFrom muddypuddle
best beer food combo at AT&T?Ray Ratto
Beer and roofing insulation is good, so your question may actually be mootFrom Ramond
Can the A's challenge Texas next year? Was this season a success (finishing above .50, second place in the division)?Ray Ratto
Maybe, but they need a bat, maybe even two. And no, success is not measured by being the eighth-best team. It takes more to win in the AL, and they're not there yet. They have the pitching down, but the offense was miserableFrom Tom
Do people ever recognize you on the street? We used to have season tix to the 49ers and every time Ira Miller of the Chronicle came down from the press box people used to yell at him. Do fans yell at you, run away in fear, offer to buy you a drink?Ray Ratto
Yes, but they don't tend to enjoy the experience. Most fans yell at me, but as long as none of them are holding a bill or a baby, I'm okay with it. And nobody has ever offered me a drink, unless its a Windex with an anthrax chaserFrom Brandt
Best sports town in America, in your opinion? New York is too easy a pick. For history, championships, fan passion, variety of teams, I tend to think Chicago.Ray Ratto
Philly, then ChicagoFrom Guest
Ray, is it wrong of me to be hoping that the Niners finish below 500 and miss the playoffs? My biggest fear at this point is that they'll win just enough games to decide to keep Singletary and Smith one more year.Ray Ratto
"Wrong of you" is burning down a hospital, bilking old people or devouring puppies. You're entitled to dream what you want to dream. Be bold! Be decisive! Root for 0-16 if you want. You'll get punched out a lot at the stadium, but you're man enough to take itFrom Teal Tim
What is your take on Todd McLellan? Standard analysis is he was hired to be a Red Wings-killer. What's your Cliffs Notes version on his coaching acumen, how he handles players, etc.?Ray Ratto
Bad hair. Good coach. Players work hard for him, which is the only real issue there. Standard analysis re: Detroit was wrong, but the Sharks wanted to play more like the Wings, so they went the flattery-is-the-highest-compl;iment routeFrom Mike Murphy
What do you do to keep the moths out of your sweaters?Ray Ratto
DDT cologneFrom Jim
Does Ken Rosenthal hold a conversation in the same choppy tonedialect that he uses on TV?Ray Ratto
No. He sings his conversations in a high, lilting Irish tenor, which is why he's up to eyelids in women.Ray Ratto
And with that, today's shameful exercise in alcohol-free slander is done. Next week; disappearing rabbits, flame throwers and pudding sculptures for the kids. Until then, tip 20 percent or don't pay the bill at all
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Game seven.
Stanley Cup finals.
I'll take it.
If I had one little gripe, it's that now that NBC has taken over the broadcasts of the games, OLN has gone back to a 24-7 format of fishing and bullriding. When they were broadcasting the games, they led in to them with terrific hockey specials, promos, and Stanley Cup flashback videos unavailable elsewhere. It was great, and I'm sure they could do better ratingswise with some hockey programming before and after the games. Maybe the postgame interviews? Why not buy the CBC postgame? Are there people awake at 11:30 at night demanding fishing shows?
Still, the NBC broadcasts have been great, and having Pierre Maguire on the benches is a stroke of brilliance. For my money, he's the best analyst in the game, or at least on American TV; I didn't get the package this year, so I haven't seen the CBC stuff.
I've been watching a little bit of the World Cup over the weekend. I've been doing my best to appreciate soccer, mainly because the haters seem to drag out many of the same criticisms that are leveled at hockey (low scoring, not enough "name" stars, etc), and I don't want to simply shrug off something that so much of the world loves, simply because I haven't given it a shot, which is what I perceive has happened to hockey. So I've made an effort, and yeah- you know, it's all right. I'll definitely tune in for the final.
That said, would it kill them to put in a fucking blue line?
Seriously, I'm not really loving this "Anything that seems exciting is offside" rule.
Watching soccer is like rooting for a wave to wash over a sand castle as the tide comes in. It's like "here it comes, will it happen? ...nope it's going out again. OK here it comes, will it happen this time? ...nope, there it goes. Wait, look! Here it comes, will it happen? Oh for God's sake."
Oh, and in a closing note, I've been poking around Youtube for hockey clips, as I'm wont to do, and I came across the clip of the infamous Clint Malarchuk accident, where the Buffalo goaltender had his jugular vein cut after taking a skate in the throat during a collision in the crease. Anyway, I'd seen print photos of the incident, but had never actually SEEN it until now, and it's pretty grisly, awful stuff. I thought about posting a link, but I'm not really comfortable with it- this blog is for entertainment, and that clip is not entertaining. If you want to see it, go to Youtube and enter "Malarchuk" and "hockey" and it will come up. But be warned, you are seeing a man with his throat cut, and blood literally pouring out onto the ice. It's chilling, it's a miracle he survived, and it kind of upsets me to even think about it.
But you know, that's what the internet is for right?
You gotta make your own choices.
Enjoy game seven.


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POLICE were last night investigating the death of a 25-year-old soldier whose body was found at a barracks.
Sapper Philip Eden was found dead at Carver Barracks, Wimbish, Essex, headquarters of 33 Engineer Regiment, on Sunday.
An Army spokeswoman said Sapper Eden's death was not being treated as suspicious but police were investigating.
Sapper Eden was married with two children and lived in the area.
Two soldiers from the unit, part of 16 Air Assault Brigade, were killed during the Iraq war and this week six military policemen from the Brigade were shot dead in Iraq.


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Tuesday is here, and you know what that means--it's time to start thinking about the latest hot releases. Luckily for you, we use our awesome taste so you need not bother with the waste.
Source: Microsoft Game Studios
In the latest installment of Microsoft's premier shooter Halo 3 ODST, the Master Chief gets taken out of the equation and instead puts you in the boots of a regular 'ol Orbital Drop Ship Trooper. So from the get-go, you know things are going to be a little bit different. Expect the same run-and-gun style gameplay, massive bosses, intense multiplayer action, and a few new goodies, like Firefight mode - similar to Gears of War's Horde Mode - in which you and your buddies take on increasing more difficult waves of baddies.
The Prince is back, ready to roll right over your heart with his wacky and decidedly Japanese-style sense of humor (and fashion) in the brand new Katamari Forever. This time, you're tapped to help piece together the memories of the King of All Cosmos the only way you know how - by rolling over random objects to create an increasing larger and larger snowball of weird crap while avoiding various hazards along the way. Katamari's deceptively simple yet incredibly addictive gameplay returns to the PlayStation 3 this week!
Source: Warner Bros.
Jody Hill's follow-up to The Foot-Fist Way, Observe and Report, pretty much takes the cake when it comes to vulgar, violent, inappropriate humor. It's not for everyone, but the people who like this movie love it, and it's nice to see Seth Rogen playing a part where he's not terribly loveable. It's even nicer to see him go mano-a-mano with Ray Liotta. As for the extras on the DVD, you're crap out of luck: there aren't any. Nada. Zero. Bupkiss. Warner Bros has started a trend wherein it provides absolutely no extras on its standard DVDs. Nope, you're going to have to buy the Blu-ray if you want bonus features, which include additional scenes, a gag reel, and several featurettes.
If your girlfriend can't get enough of Matthew McConaughey, well…get a new girlfriend. But if that's not an option than get her a copy of Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, now out on DVD and Blu-ray. She'll get all the dimples and southern charm she can stand for the next two months. The Blu-ray definitely has more bonus features than anyone could possibly need from this release, but the more the merrier, right? Extras include a behind-the-scenes featurette titled Recreating the Past, Imagining the Future, additional scenes, the featurettes titled Exiting the Studio and The Bridesmaids Toast, and, of course, extra stuff on BD-Live and a bonus digital copy. Whew! That should satisfy anyone's McConaughey cravings until his next smash hit.
Source: Jim Dyson/Getty Images
Backspacer is the ninth studio album from alternative legends Pearl Jam and sees the band exploring very new territory. Pearl Jam has drifted away from their straight rock roots and are now pulling new influences from pop as well as new wave. The first official single "The Fixer" is a fresh pop/rock composition filled infectious grooves and solid vocal work from Mr. Vedder. The record has already been getting stellar reviews in magazines like Rolling Stone and on websites like Allmusic. I'm sure this won't disappoint.
A Brief History of Love is the new debut LP from the much-hyped British electro-rock duo The Big Pink. The Big Pink has already won the prestigious NME Philip Hall Radar Award for best new act and they were also named as "one of the most likely breakout acts of 2009" by the BBC. "Dominos," the album's first official single has already taken the indie blogs by storm and for good reason. The band has even found time to remix the Lily Allen pop joint "22." Do not sleep on these dudes. Get it!
Did we miss anything? What are you looking forward to picking up this week?


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Questions raised about police chief finalistsPosted: Updated:
The city of Phoenix is looking for a new police chief and the choices are down to the final seven candidates.
"We are very comfortable that these are the top candidates from throughout the country," said Lisa Esquival, deputy personnel director.
Esquival said that the city hired an executive search firm to help find the best person for the job, and it's come down to five external candidates and two from within the Phoenix police department.
CBS-5 conducted its own background check on the police chief candidates, to see if there were any red flags the community should know about
CBS-5 did a simple Google search, after typing in the candidate's names.
One candidate, Carlos Maldonado, is the police chief in Laredo, Texas, but CBS-5 found news reports from 2006 that indicate Maldonado stepped down as state police chief in New Mexico because of allegations that he had an extra marital affair with a state lawmaker.
CBS-5 asked Esquival if that sounds like the best person for the job.
"We'll take all of these things into consideration, as well as their work history,"said Esquival.
Another candidate, Anne Kirkpatrick, is the former chief of police in Spokane, Washington, but lost a high-profile wrongful termination case and was accused of witness tampering.
Former San Jose Police Chief Robert Davis had calls for his resignation in 2009, following allegations of racial profiling and excessive force within his department.
"If any of these candidates were to move to a 2nd interview we would do a very thorough background check, hiring a private investigator to look at everything," said Esquival.
The seven finalists met with the public and city leaders during an informal reception Thursday night.
They'll take part in a grueling interview process in front of three separate panels on Friday.
CBS-5 wanted to know if there would have been any better qualified candidates.
"We looked at the number of candidates and we felt like we had the best qualified candidates that we invited," Esquival said.
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Who are you? And what do you want?
My name is Joel, and I live in the Pacific Northwest. I've been playing music since I was 5, and writing music since I was 14. I am not a professional anything when it comes to music. It's a lifelong passion that's normally taken a backseat to raising a family any my regular job as a software engineer. Although I try to keep the music candle burning on a weekly, if not daily, basis, I have to fit it between everything else.
See here for a timeline of my songwriting journey.
What I want is to build a site where I can relate some of my experiences in the hopes that other songwriters who are walking the same path can learn from my successes and mistakes. I also want to learn more about the craft of music production, and one of the ways that I learn is to research and write things down.
Does the name Songwriter Sidekick have any significance?
Sort of. The goal of this site is to help as a guide to the things you can do if you write songs. So the first part, Songwriter, is a no brainer. But there wasn't a good way to sum up recording, marketing, passive income, PROs, taxes, and many other topics I plan on writing about in one or two words. So I came up with Sidekick off the top of my head because it sounded good and had a nice visual to it.
Also the domain name songwritersidekick.com wasn't taken yet.
All of your reviews are positive. How can that be?
Mainly because I only write reviews about gear or services that I feel excited about. If I use a microphone or a plugin or anything that makes my life as a songwriter better, I want to tell other people about it.
However, if you read enough of my reviews you may find that I gush more about some items than others.
On the flip side, sometimes I do purchase an item that I feel isn't worth the money or is defective in some way. But whether it's because it is actually junk, or it's a rare lemon in an otherwise solid line, or my opinion is simply wrong - I don't feel inspired to write negatively about it.
You seem to be kind of Folk/Acoustic based. Do you ever write about [some genre or another]?
Well, they say write what you know. I like all kinds of music, but what I like to play and record is mostly acoustic based. You'll find that the focus of this site is geared in this direction, and you'll be much more likely to find an article about mic placement on an instrument than how to produce dubstep-ready sounds in Native Instruments Massive.
Not that I don't like Massive! I do - but I don't think I'm so good yet at determining the good sounds from the bad.
However, there are many resources for all kinds of genres out there, and I'll link to them as I go.


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My name is Xpeke and I am the adc of Fnatic, for proof you can googl xpeke and see ho i am.
garen is not op
Lie, garen is the most bos character in the game, and he is as good as adc as any other good character, specily if you folow this build.
How to win Lane
Ok, so yu mite thinc , why garen fir adc if he is not range? yes he is range. In the runes you get cd, why? Because garen R is a good ranged, so he can be adc.
you can also use the smite to get early gold from farm
You also need a muramana for more mana since he has early game mana problems.
Bonetooth neclace is a must, since it makes him snowball a lot.
Also, if you do good (which you will) you will get focused - barrier op


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A sacrifice of praise, and prayer for help.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
40 I waited patiently for Jehovah;
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May 27th, 2010 – by: bigdaddymac
My first thought was: hmm, he isn't THAT big...however, it must have been an optical illusion, as his "contents" is out of proportion to the external dimensions:
14 floors, an enormous atrium, restaurants all over the place, a spa, a gym, swimming pools, an amphitheatre, an outdoor running track, an outdoor movie theatre, a helicopter landing pad, a runway to land a medium sized boeing....ok, the last one is a lie, but you get the picture.
My second thought was..."oh sh*t, here comes trouble".
Passenger decks are from level 5 and upwards. Dip below this level and you will discover an underground network of passages, busy crew and all sorts of equipment. This is equivalent to the backstage area of a theatre; except, there are no famous artists to meet.
The medical centre is small, but impressive and well equipped. In addition to the 2 consulting rooms for the doctors, there is an isolation ward, a treatment room, a short stay ward and an intensive care unit, where I presume thoracotomy lady will soon be visiting.
My official duties only commence in a few days, as I am currently in a "hand-over" or induction period. The staff is very friendly, particularly the medical tream. Both doctors are South-African, as well as 2 of the 3 sisters, which is lank kiff.
The ship has a strict hierachy, not unlike the army. As a doctor, one is automatically an officer of rank, and almost the highest one. 3 stripes for the doctor and 3,5 stripes for the senior doc. Only the captain and one or two others have 4 stripes. Being an officer grants access to most passenger areas and facilties, whereas the crew or non-officers have to stay below level 5 in the termite areas.
This also means that I have my own cabin, with double bed, shower, tv, 2 portholes and even a cabin steward. The officers mess is even more of a treat: waiter served area with buffet and a la carte menu, carpeted floors (which makes all the difference) and flat screen TV's. I ordered a pasta dish. I can see how people gain weight here, I need to be careful.
I'm looking forward to seeing what these next few days bring...
In summary: weird, exciting, overwhelming, fancy, scary, unreal and a bit insane!
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