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BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian government airstrike on a heavily contested neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo on Saturday killed at least 15 people, including nine children, activists said.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the air raid hit Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, which rebels seized parts of last weekend after days of heavy fighting with regime troops.
That gain had been the latest opposition advance in an urban warzone that expanded last summer, when rebel fighters took control of several neighborhoods. Aleppo is Syria's largest city and a key front in the civil war raging between President Bashar Assad and those trying to overthrow his regime.
The Observatory said the death toll from Saturday's air raid, near a checkpoint of anti-government Kurdish militiamen known as the Popular Committees, is expected to rise as many others were seriously wounded.
An amateur video of the raid showed people loading the bodies of three bloodied children and two men in the back of a pickup truck as women screamed and explosions went off in the distance. Another boy was seeing lying dead in the street near a burning truck.
The video appeared genuine and corresponded to other AP reporting on the events depicted.
"I saw dead people and cattle in the area," said Aleppo-based activist Mohammed Saeed, who added that he counted 11 bodies.
Both sides are eager to control the strategic district, which is predominantly inhabited by minority Kurds. The neighborhood is located on a hill on the northern edge of Aleppo and overlooks much of the city, giving those who control it the ability to pound districts held by the opposing side with mortars and artillery.
The rebels control large swaths of northern Syria, and captured their first provincial capital — the city of Raqqa — last month. They have also been making gains in recent weeks in the south, seizing military bases and towns in the strategically important region between Damascus and the border with Jordan, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) from the capital.
Meanwhile in Damascus, mortar rounds hit the residential district of Kafar Souseh on the city's western outskirts, killing one person and wounding at least 13, the state-run SANA news agency said. The attacks also caused material damage to stores in the district and set several parked vehicles on fire, SANA said.
The Observatory said mortar rounds also struck the Damascus suburb of Jaramana. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
It was not immediately clear who fired the shells, but mortar rounds have fallen with increasingly regularity in the center of the capital, puncturing the aura of normalcy that the regime has tried to cultivate in the city.
The regime has largely kept the rebels at bay so far in Damascus, although opposition fighters control several suburbs of the capital and look increasingly capable of threatening the heart of the city — and Assad's power.
State-run news agency SANA said government troops dealt a major blow to rebels in areas east of the city known as Eastern Ghouta, adding that the armed forces "cleansed" areas near the airport to the south, all the way to the northeastern suburb of Adra. It did not elaborate.
Eastern Ghouta has been one of the tensest areas in Syria over the past year, with daily clashes and shelling between troops and rebels.
The Observatory also reported clashes between government troops and rebels Saturday in the town of Otaybah east of Damascus.
Also Saturday, the newly elected prime minister of the Western-backed opposition umbrella group, Ghassan Hitto, started reviewing candidates for a planned rebel interim government that will consist of 11 ministries and will be based inside Syria, according to a statement by the Syrian National Coalition.
It said Hitto, who has lived in the United States for many years, aims to "attract the qualified talent and competencies required to manage the upcoming phase of the revolution."
The candidates for ministerial and deputy positions must be Syrian citizens older than 35 years of age, the statement said. It added that high-ranking regime officials or "those who have committed crimes against the Syrian people or have unlawfully seized Syrian property or wealth" will be excluded from consideration.
"The nominee must be an advocate or supporter of the Syrian revolution," the statement said.
The Western-backed opposition alliance has been marred by severe divisions in its ranks since its formation late last year in Qatar, and its leaders are mostly seen as disconnected from the myriad rebel forces fighting inside Syria.
Also Saturday, Russia said U.N. demands for unlimited access "to all facilities in Syria and to all persons" who experts believe are necessary to be interrogated over an alleged chemical attack "are beyond the framework of the investigation."
Both the Syrian government and the rebels have demanded an international investigation into an alleged chemical weapons attack on March 19 that killed 31 people in the northern village of Khan al-Assal. Damascus has formally asked Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to investigate.
Last month, Ban appointed a former U.N. chemical weapons inspector to Iraq, Ake Sellstrom, to head the U.N. fact-finding mission that will investigate allegations of the reported use of chemical weapons in Syria. Sellstrom, a Swede, now works at a research institute that deals with chemical incidents.


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Alice in Wonderland (US - BD RA)
Gabe visits the colourful land of Tim Burton's Daddy and Marraige Issues...
An angst ridden nineteen year old Alice Kingsleigh is plagued by dreams of a strange world after the untimely death of her beloved father. Betrothed to the nebbish Hamish Ascot (Leo Bill), and confused about her future, Alice runs from the famous Lord Ascot's garden party and tumbles down a rabbit hole. Though she's hesitant to believe it, it turns out that Alice's dreamland—or Wonderland—is real, and she's immediately thrust into a dystopia ruled by the impassioned Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter). Wonderland's heroes—the Cheshire Cat (Stephen Fry), the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp), the Caterpillar (Alan Rickman), the White Queen (Anne Hathaway), etc. – apparently have a plan, and it involves the returned Alice battling the Jabberwocky (Christopher Lee), a massive monster under the Red Queen's control.
Having just recently reviewed the Blu-ray release of SyFy network's Alice in Wonderland cash-in Alice, I'm going to repeat myself a bit here, because contextually speaking, both films save the same delude of adaptation history. Speaking in broad terms, Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass' are likely the most adapted non-religious stories in film history. Besides a massive pile of 'official' adaptations ( seventeen, including the Disney animated version, and the beautiful Czech-made mixed stop motion version), there is a long-standing tradition of films (and shorts) inspired by the basics of the texts, ranging from the obvious ( Labyrinth, Pan's Labyrinth, Spirited Away, Mirror Mask), to the more abstract and conceptual (Roman Polanski's What?, Wayne Kramer's Running Scared, and even Clive Barker's Hellraiser). The formula is so wide open to interpretation I could even argue Boogie Nights, Straw Dogs and Park Chan-wook's Lady Vengeance count as loose adaptations.
To his credit (unlike the SyFy version) director Tim Burton avoids recalling The Matrix, which is probably the most prevalent unofficial Wonderland adaptation of the last two decades. Unfortunately, Burton is often stuck between the obnoxious, sickly sweet, candy-coated filmmaking that made Charlie and the Chocolate Factory such a chore, and misled bouts of melodrama. I enjoyed Sweeney Todd quite a bit, despite its director refusing to push himself at all creatively, and hoped the refocus on dark comedy would mean Burton had another Ed Wood in him. The announcement of Alice in Wonderland didn't inspire any interest, and now that I'm actually watching the film I see my intuitions were mostly correct. This isn't to say my intuitions are particularly incredible, rather they're so un-incredible it's a disappointment whenever I'm correct. Burton's film is a semi-sequel to Carroll's original stories, which would normally separate his version from a million other over-adapted properties, except that Steven Spielberg's Hook, Walter Murch's Return to Oz, and the SyFy channel Alice all already reintroduced their heroes and heroines to their respective Wonderlands after years away. Hook and Alice both erase the protagonist's memories of Neverland and Wonderland as well. This puts Burton's film at an off-the-bat conceptual disadvantage.
At its worst this Alice in Wonderland is a parody of the director's filmography, including the emphasis on style over substance, the Hot Topic derivative visuals (which Burton seems to have defined over the years), and the out of place action sequences. Burton's visual choices, his major advantage throughout his career lull ( Sweeney Todd notwithstanding), are hit and miss. The look is distinctive mix of cartoony computer animation, and live action costume drama (the early, real world bound scenes are probably as close as we'll see Burton get to adapting Pride and Prejudice, and I kind of liked it), which I'm not sure has ever been achieved as effectively, or at least as smoothly. The mixed media approach reminds me of some of the anime inspired cult films out of Hong Kong and Japan ( Great Yokai War, for instance), but Burton's budget allows him to blur the line a little more gracefully. Camera movement is a little slow and sleepy for Burton, who still screws in a few mega-cartoony zooms, but mostly apes Peter Jackson aping David Lean. At best Burton doesn't quite match Andrew Adamson aping Peter Jackson. The last act focus on epic battle scene is disconcerting as well, inspiring basically zero zeal. The big climax feels uncommonly small, as if enacted on a Dinner Theatre stage rather than an IMAX screen, and is followed by a terribly placating dance scene.
The film's comedic dialogue works much better than anticipated, but every clever quip is forced to fight its way through huge swaths of unnecessary exposition. The screenwriters—who must have had all of a week to prep the script—earn credit for trying to do something new with such overly familiar elements, but there's a random quality to the storytelling, and the speedy pacing allows for little investment. I never thought to care about the Mad Hatter's back story, and the film does little to convince me otherwise (the last thing the already over-adapted tale needed was text book selections from 'The Hero's Journey'). Worse is the inclusion of the director's two favourite bits of neuroses—daddy issues and fear of marriage. One assumes he's going to shoehorn them into every film from here on out, culminated I Can't Marry You, Because I Have Creepy Daddy Issues. Perhaps after this masterpiece he'll move on to making movies that feature a lasting impact. Concerning the Alice in Wonderland cast, Johnny Depp, the trailers' main selling point, is a waste, apparently content to mix all his most United Kingdom accented back catalogue. His CG augmented eyes are consistently distracting as well. Fortunately the rest of the cast is quite charming, especially Helena Bonham Carter as the insecure and impulsive Red Queen (an amalgamation of the book's Red Queen and Queen of Hearts), and Anne Hathaway as a deep down villainous White Queen doing her best to act proper.
As per their other Disney Digital 3D release, Disney has chosen not to include an anaglyph 3D version of Alice in Wonderland with this collection. From what I've heard from people that saw the film in theatres the post-production 3D was so wonky a polarized 3D version wouldn't have been ideal anyway. What fans do get is a very pretty 1.78:1 1080p transfer. The basic look of Wonderland is a massive mix of post-production trick. It's as if the chroma levels have been cranked as high as they can go, then all the details were digitally sharpened, then everything was de-saturated, and then put through the bleach-bypass process. Part of the look is the softness, and the softness does not, surprisingly enough lead to a lot of particularly sharp edges, or high contrast…erm, contrasts. There are still plenty of incredible details to explore, especially in the costumes, and the hairs of the CG creatures (so many kinds of hair). The White Queen's domain is sharper than everything else, thanks to the almost black and white look, while the Red Queen's domain is the most visually appealing thanks to the duelling blacks and reds. The warmer colours and super-deep black levels are the transfer's most impressive element, but the basically thin and soft nature of the film's non-close-up visuals, though intended, keeps the disc just this side of must-see status.
The second Alice physically steps into Wonderland the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 erupts into the stereo and surround channels. Future sequences within the kingdom are a little more traditional in terms of quantity, but this intro features some extremely aggressive with buzzing, bustling creatures, zipping all about the channels. Other effects-heavy highlights include any scenes involving the Bandgersnatch, the crowd scene during the Hatter's beheading, and the Jabberwocky battle. The animated vocal cast is a particular thrill, and all the male voices produce great, sharp bass, especially Sir Christopher Lee as the Jabberwocky. The thespian's baritone certainly rattles the LFE. The majority of the uncompressed track's efforts seem to go into Danny Elfman's score. The music is a semi-return to Elfman's earlier Burton scores, especially the Batman and Batman Returns scores, which are probably the most robust in the composer's catalogue. Alice in Wonderland features a bit of the whimsy of Sleepy Hallow as well, including a nice hero's theme that features a chorus of boys singing actual English lyrics.
The terse extras are divided into a few subsections. The five part 'Wonderland Characters' (27:50, HD) featurette starts things off. 'Finding Alice' starts things off with a general look behind the scenes, where all the cast and crew members give each other back-pats, and explain the obvious subtext. The focus is generally thrust upon Alice, including casting, wardrobe, and fight training. 'The Mad Hatter' shifts focus to Depp, who discusses his method, his and Burton's designs, make-up, costume and digital eye augmentation. 'The Futterwacken Dance' discusses the worst thing in the film, and how it came together. 'The Red Queen' is a rather entertaining look at the villain with Helena Bonham Carter, who's make-up took forever, and who looks more interesting without the digitally embiggened head. This is followed by a time-lapse look at the Red Queen's make-up set to commentary by Carter, Burton, and the make-up designers. 'The White Queen' closes out the section with a look at Anne Hathaway's amalgamation character, who is the most consistently funny member of the cast.
'Making Wonderland' (19:30, HD) begins with 'Scoring Wonderland', a reasonably informative look at the production of Danny Elfman's music, especially the main hero theme. 'Effecting Wonderland' explores all the styles of digital effects and animation that went into the technically complex film, like motion capture, green screen composition, head replacement, character animation, etc. 'Stunts of Wonderland' speaks for itself, and features some amusing green screen footage. 'Making the Proper Size' continues the look at the special effects, specifically those that pertain to Alice's varying sizes. 'Cakes of Wonderland' quickly covers the baking of the film's various prop cakes, follow-up by a brief look at the rest of the tea party props. Trailers for other Disney Blu-ray and DVD releases close out the disc.
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland isn't the garish mess I thought it would be, but it does see the director on cruise control, and is just generally not a very good movie. The performances and humour are enough to entertain, and they almost overcome the disjointed plotting, but the emphasis on goofy special effects and tired production design kicks things back down again. This Blu-ray release looks and sounds great, though the super-stylized visuals don't lend themselves to the sharpest details, and Danny Elfman's bombastic score usually takes command of the DTS-HD Master Audio track. The extras are pretty brief, and smell like sales pieces, but are actually quite efficient and informative for what they are.
*Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Some material may not be suitable for children
Disc Details
Release Date: 1st June 2010
Discs: 3
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French and Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Extras: Finding Alice, The Mad Hatter, The Futterwacken Dance, The Red Queen, The White Queen, Scoring Wonderland, Effecting Wonderland, Stunts of Wonderland, Making the Proper Size, Cakes of Wonderland, Trailers, DVD Copy, Digital Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Stephen Fry, Crispin Glover, Michael Sheen
Length: 108 minutes
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The baseball star, the Hollywood 10, Oliver North. And Lois Lerner of the IRS.
The official enmeshed in a probe of the tax agency is the latest on a roll call of witnesses brought before Congress who refused to answer lawmakers' questions.
A few well-known names who invoked Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination:
White House gate crashers Michaele and Tareq Salahi declined to tell lawmakers in 2010 how they sailed past the Secret Service to attend President Barack Obama's first state dinner uninvited.
They were shadowed to the dinner by a film crew for the TV show "Real Housewives of D.C." Mrs. Salahi became a regular and also appeared on "Celebrity Rehab."
The Salahis have since divorced; last year she became engaged to rock guitarist Neal Schon of Journey.
Neither of the Salahis faced criminal charges for party crashing.
Former St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire, one of the biggest stars of baseball, wouldn't answer questions at a 2005 hearing on steroid use.
He was asked again and again: Did he use illegal steroids to hit a then-record 70 home runs in 1998?
Choking back tears at times, McGwire said his lawyers advised him not to answer. "I'm not here to talk about the past," he said.
Years later, McGwire acknowledged use of steroids and human growth hormone.
Lobbyist Jack Abramoff invoked the Fifth Amendment at a 2004 hearing about his suspicious dealings and exploitation of Indian tribes with casinos.
Senators' accusations of "greed run amok" blossomed into a giant bribery and influence-peddling scandal that led to more than 20 convictions of lobbyists, lawmakers, congressional aides and others.
After serving a 3½-year prison sentence, Abramoff declared that most of the senators who lobbed questions at him that day were hypocrites who had taken thousands of dollars from his clients and firms.
Former Enron chief Kenneth Lay and four other executives refused to talk in 2002 about the giant energy company's sudden financial collapse.
After being berated for more than an hour by senators who called him a con artist and a carnival barker, Lay read a brief statement declaring his "profound sadness about what has happened to Enron" and asking lawmakers not to assume he was invoking the Fifth because he had "something to hide."
Lay was convicted of fraud and conspiracy charges in 2006 and died before his sentencing.
Charles Keating Jr. declined to answer questions in 1989 at a hearing on the collapse of his Lincoln Savings and Loan, which wiped out many investors' life savings and cost taxpayers $3.4 billion.
Keating departed in a Cadillac limousine, leaving behind a press release that blamed the bank's troubles on bad federal regulations and took a swipe at lawmakers' competence.
The case was a flashpoint in the larger S&L bankruptcy crisis and sparked the Keating Five ethics investigation of senators who intervened with regulators on the banker's behalf.
Keating was convicted of fraud and served five years in prison.
Oliver North and John M. Poindexter, national security aides to President Ronald Reagan, initially pleaded the Fifth during the Iran-Contra hearings in 1986.
North, a Marine lieutenant colonel, said lawyers advised him to "avail myself of the protections provided by that same Constitution that I have fought to support and defend."
North and Poindexter later testified in televised hearings under a deal that promised them limited immunity. That grant of immunity eventually would lead an appeals court to overturn their criminal convictions.
Playwright and screenwriter Lillian Hellman in 1952 was among those blacklisted because they refused to name names before Sen. Joseph McCarthy's communist-hunting committee.
"I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions," she told the House Committee on Un-American Activities in a letter.
Other film industry figures who took the Fifth and were sentenced to jail for contempt of Congress became known as the "Hollywood 10."
McCarthy branded those who refused to talk "Fifth Amendment communists."
AP News Researcher Rhonda Shafner in New York contributed to this report.
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GOP confident in debt ceiling bill
Shortly after returning from their retreat, House Republicans will vote on Wednesday to raise the debt ceiling without matching spending cuts — a proposal that represents both a concession and a new legislative strategy for them.
The fact that House GOP leaders have scheduled a vote on the controversial bill in less than a week since the idea surfaced signifies that they have an unusual amount of confidence in their 233 members. That's despite the fact that Republicans have hardly been able to pass a single piece of important legislation without Democratic support.
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GOP leaders feel confident they will be able to pass the bill, which suspends the debt ceiling until May 19, while trying to force the Senate to pass its budget. The legislation doesn't specify the amount by which the debt ceiling will be raised, a tactic that might be aimed at shielding lawmakers from the criticism that they're accruing billions of dollars in new debt.
The bill also attempts to force both chambers to pass a budget by April 15. If they don't, members of Congress will not be paid.
The measure — a mere 4½ pages long — is an attempt to sweep away the debt ceiling as a legislative issue until Washington resolves two other thorny problems: government funding and automatic spending cuts dubbed the sequester.
The goal, according to lawmakers, is to use the three months after the debt ceiling is lifted to tangle over long-term fiscal policy with the Senate and the White House. But it's unclear whether President Barack Obama would ever agree to a short-term debt ceiling hike, something he has previously fiercely opposed.
In a hopeful sign for Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), some of the House Republican Conference's most conservative lawmakers say they're going to support the legislation. The GOP's three-day retreat last week in Williamsburg, Va., helped corral support from them.
"Let's spend the next 90 days having [a discussion about long-term fiscal policy]," said Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.), a conservative on the House Budget Committee who will support the debt ceiling deal. "How much debt are we going to ring up? I'm sure the president would like a four-year extension. So how much debt are we going to ring up in the next four years? What do you plan to do Mr. President, and what are your proposals? And the Senate, what are yours?"
The short-term debt hike is certainly a sea change for Republicans, some of whom were urging default unless Democrats agreed to massive spending cuts. Boehner labored for months during the 2011 debt ceiling negotiations to match what has become known as the Boehner Principle — that any debt ceiling hike should be matched with commensurate spending cuts or reforms.
"I think it's always been a good idea to realize that when we write a check, we should cover it," said Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, who plans to support the bill. "And we write a check when we pass a budget. We write a check when we appropriate."
Trying to force the Senate to pass a budget is a principal objective here, lawmakers say. Senate leaders, like Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), say the chamber will pass a spending plan this year, but as of Monday afternoon, there was no decision whether the Senate would take up the bill if it passes the House.


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The Youngstown Village Board of Trustees took action at its Thursday night meeting in the Red Brick School Village Center in response to the community regarding the undeveloped corner parcel of land at Main and Lockport streets.
According to local sources at the session, Village Mayor Raleigh Reynolds, who along with trustees have been facing an ongoing question from residents and business interests on the future of the property, was asked a direct question, "Are you and the Board of Trustees for the village acquiring the vacant lot on the northwest corner of Main Street and Water Street?" The answer was "yes."
Attendees heard that the village and attorneys for the seller would begin the process of working out the language for a "non-exclusive" intent/agreement to purchase. The trustees indicted a need for a working document to exist on the potential sale of the property to enable its pursuing of grant money for the purchase. A sale price for the property has not been revealed.
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The console is of the devil
The console is of the devil
Ok , I have to come clean here. I HATE consoles. I am a pure PC gamer .
I wouldn't mind so much , but it seems everyone these days seems to be playing to the console crowd.
I tried Skyrim , seemed a great game , until I open an inventory and HELLLO , here's the 4 points of death , specially tailored for the D-pad.
Recently I tried the Witcher 2 , I game I was looking forward to for ages. And surprise , surprise , the inventory menu is radial , to suit a D-pad. There are chase sequences and quick-time events and the combat system went from something as elegant as KOTOR to a standard crap action game with light and heavy attack plus spell and item.
I wouldn't hate consoles so much if developers after gave a damn to port games properly to PC. I have a mouse dammit , i can use that to navigate the inventory.
At least have the decency to make a new UI , make it DLC and I'll buy it just take your console controls and shove'em....
OK , I just had to get that out of my system. Sorry for the rage post.
So any thoughts/opinions from fellow PC gamers ?
NOTE : Let me be perfectly clear , I don't hate the console players (that much) , my ire is aimed at devs who are too f-ing lazy to design a new UI for use on PC
Atheism is a religion like OFF is a TV channel !!!
Proud of my genetic relatives
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Misha (25-09-2012)
RE: The console is of the devil
Consoles are nice and all but I'm not a fan of joysticks and the like. I grew up on pc and mouse and keyboard are my best friends. Not to mention it's hard to beat a finely tuned gaming pc for graphics and frame rate for the best detail. Consoles are forever optimized for the best neutral.
I still prefer mouse/keyboard.
RE: The console is of the devil
Get a Saitek and kwitcher bitchin'
RE: The console is of the devil
I'm no elitist, I can see benefits to both sides of the argument.
Isn't it more important to just enjoy the games instead of bashing the platform? Though the Wii is still horrible.
But seriously, I play on both console and PC. I prefer console. PC has some great benefits but also some major drawbacks. Such as expense. Sure your top of the line gaming PC can play the best games out now at incredible resolution with amazing frame rates.... But the next batch of games will destroy your PC, unless you update your graphics card, and ram, and all of your drivers.
Or oops your three hour porn session has left your computer open for a multitude of viruses designed to bypass even the most current virus protection software. Leaving your hard drive a steaming pile of shit. More of a guy problem.
Cheaters while not PC exclusive are more of a problem on that format.
Benefits I can think of include usually free online gaming (minus MMORPGS) more comfortable control schemes for RPGs and FPSs, though I've come to enjoy the joystick format more for shooters.
Higher res graphics if you can afford the hardware, and the ability to chat via keyboard without having to buy one of those dumb controller add-ons.
Benefits to console gaming include, One initial hardware cost. Local multiplayer. Quicker gaming without massive install times. Less gaming hiccups. (due to less variables) more streamlined online due to less variables again as everyone is using the same hardware. more streamlined controller options due to limitations. Which also means I can usually play one game and easily learn the controls to another game as they will usually be similar.
No risk of virus. I can borrow games from friends without having to scan over system requirements.
"I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments." -Jim Morrison
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RE: The console is of the devil
(29-01-2012 10:15 AM)houseofcantor Wrote: Get a Saitek and kwitcher bitchin'
Well all I see on Saitek's site are PC peripherals and Cessna controllers and a chess trainer. I'm guessing you meant a different Saitek ?
(29-01-2012 11:05 AM)lucradis Wrote: I'm no elitist, I can see benefits to both sides of the argument.
Again , I have no issue with consoles as long as devs actually give me a PC user interface. It's horribly uncomfortable to play some of these games on PC. It's manageable but I hate this trend. I'll eventually have to buy a controller to play PC games , that's how bad i see this becoming.
And I don't think any console players will be forced to buy a keyboard or mouse any time soon. So it just feels like I'm pushed aside.
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RE: The console is of the devil
I can appreciate our frustration, but I'm with Lucradis on this- pretty much for the reasons he listed. The graphics on the current gen consoles are amazing still, even after years of not being upgraded.
I play both consoles and PC. I cannot afford to frequently upgrade my PC- I would have to upgrade both mine and my wfie's PC at the same time, for one. Nor do I have the patience to try to keep up w/ the latest PC hardware. There is also the fact that FPS games feel more natural to me on console than PC. I didn't think they would have first, but now that I'm used to it it's hard to go back. I tend to use PC for MMO's, sandbox games, RTS, etc. And console for action/FPS games.
RE: The console is of the devil
I understand the feeling of being left behind in a changing game market.
I feel the same way actually. Only it's the download generation that's killing me.
I like hard copies. I really do.
Not only that but I feel left behind so far as online components in videogames. The multiplayer has become the only component most companies spend any time with anymore. So I have to buy my game nowadays, pay for the internet, pay for my gold membership, pay for download content that should have been included in the original purchase to begin with, and then in two months realize the only component of the game (multiplayer) has been abandoned by the developer to make another game.
So now I own.... what? an empty server that will disappear altogether in a years time?
Not to sound my age or anything, but one of the best gaming times of my life was back in the goldeneye days... booze, buddies, and goldeneye. We did that for a solid year with the occasional fallback afterwards. The last time I played a multiplayer game for longer than maybe two months was halo reach... and I only play that when I'm horribly bored. Not because it's awesome... because it isn't.
"I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments." -Jim Morrison
RE: The console is of the devil
I agree with the UI aspect, if a game is designed around a console, then the PC port better at least work well with the PC. I'm playing Skyrim on PC and the UI is terrible for a PC player- very inefficient and frustrating. I think Skyrim really crapped out on that aspect. It felt like they flipped PC gamers the bird on that one.
RE: The console is of the devil
RE: The console is of the devil
Saitek - programmable controllers that work. If your gaming pc is windows7, just hook an Xbox 360 controller into the usb drive and kwitcher bitchin.
Btw, I paid 450 for this laptop and 300 for the XBox; can you get a gaming pc comparable to the 360 for 750 or less? Ah, no.
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A group of professionals asked this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds: "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. Here's just a few of them:
"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."-Rebecca, age 8
"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."-Billy,4
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."-Terri,4
"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss."-Emily,8
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."-Bobby,7
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate."-Nikka,6
"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well."-Tommy,6
"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore."-Cindy,8
"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."-Elaine,5
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."-Chris,7
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."-Mary Ann,4
"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."-Lauren,4
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." -Karen,7
"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget." -Jessica,8
These kids' responses show just how much of an impact adults have on them. This Thanksgiving, and really any other day, show how much you care about your loved ones and be thankful. Think about who in your life fits into these definitions of love, and show them that you're thankful that they're in your life.
My definition of love:
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The Original 'Bachelorette' Trista Sutter Gives Ashley Hebert Advice: 'Be Yourself and NEVER Settle!'
TV's first-ever 'Bachelorette' Trista Sutter has some sage advice for the current 'Bachelorette,' Ashley Hebert.
"Enjoy it because it's a once in a lifetime experience," Trista, 38, who was a runner-up on the first season of The Bachelor, before snagging Ryan Sutter as her husband on The Bachelorette, tells Parade.com. "Be yourself and never settle."
Trista, who's seven-year marriage to Ryan has produced sons Max, 3, and Blakesley, 2, also suggests that Ashley take time out for herself. "I think a major thing is to relax as much as you can," she says. "You really need to take any down time that they give you because you're going constantly. What helped me was to keep a journal…Just to be one with my thoughts and get clarification on what was really happening and what my gut was truly feeling."
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In fact, Tristan and Ashley have been compared to each other, which Tristan doesn't mind at all. "A lot of people have been commenting that she reminds them of me and I take that as a huge compliment because I think that she's bubbly and fun loving, and I think she's beautiful," she says. "I'm really excited for her and hope that there's a happy ending."


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The design projects undertaken in the unit will be based on urban design and strategic planning issues in three areas critical to the future growth of Australia's urban environment: metropolitan urbanism, urbanism on the periphery and regional urbanism. The unit allows students to identify the existing fabric of specific precincts in transition; analyse the artificial and natural boundaries which shape or limit their place setting; and propose a range of sustainable design strategies that resolve areas of discontinuity and open up options for stimulating urban renewal. On completion of the unit students should be able to develop an informed understanding of the place of architecture, landscape and planning within the context of the city, and to explore methodologies for evaluating and responding to an urban context with respect to environmental, economic, community, cultural, and heritage issues.
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Brooklyn Decker & Jennifer Aniston Just Go With It
Sports Illustrated cover model Brooklyn Decker is set to appear in Just Go With It, also starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston!
The 22-year-old model will make her feature film debut in the movie, originally entitled Pretend Wife, according to TheWrap.
In the film, Brooklyn will play the woman Adam falls for, and he'll hire Jennifer to play his soon-to-be-ex-wife.
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Actress Molly Ringwald shows off her newborn twins, Adele Georgiana and Roman Stylianos, on the cover of this week's PEOPLE magazine. Ironically, the issue hit the stands the same week as John Hughes–who directed Ringwald in such iconic 80's films as The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink–passed away.
Ringwald showed off the twins' black and white nursery, where the mom of three (big sister is Mathilda) spends her time nursing her little ones and singing jazz standards. "It is exhausting, but it's wonderful," she said of her newest additions.
Ringwald said she was grateful to have a second chance at love and a family. She met husband Panio Gianopoulos in 2002, and the couple married in 2007.


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Machus to wrestle, run at Notre Dame College
Solid work ethic and dedication often pay off.
That holds true for Bronson High School (BHS) senior Hunter Machus, who signed to wrestle and run cross country at Notre Dame College in Cleveland, Ohio on Thursday night.
Machus has wrestled at the 112 and 119 pound classes, finishing sixth and fourth, respectively in 2010 and 2011; and has lofty goals for his senior season at BHS. Hunter – who looks needs 43 wins this season in order to hit 200 wins for his career.
"I want to get my 200th win," said Machus. "I also would like to win a state title and get to team state."
Machus signed with Notre Dame College, which just recently moved to Division II status in the NCAA. The wrestling program has won three straight National Championships (2010-2012), and the program seems to be on the rise. Notre Dame College assistant coach Anthony Ralph spoke highly of the Bronson senior.
"Hunter is the type of wrestler we look for, as he possesses all the qualities of a champion," said Ralph. "He will compete with some of the best wrestlers across the country. We are proud to have this two sport athlete a part of the Notre Dame family."
Bronson wrestling coach Al Sosinski believes that Machus will be successful in college, because he has characteristics that set him apart from others.
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Growing tomatoes in Florida's hot, humid climate isn't always easy. Too hot and the fruit won't set. Too much rainfall and fruit cracks, or the plants develop diseases and lose their leaves.
These problems have been largely solved with the introduction of Solar Fire, a heat-tolerant variety developed by researchers at the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
"Solar Fire is our best bet yet for a tomato that can set fruit at warm temperatures," says Jay Scott, a professor of horticultural sciences at UF's Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Bradenton. "Most tomatoes that can set fruit at higher temperatures have small fruit, but this one is different. And you can plant this variety earlier in the fall growing season than other varieties.
Solar Fire has medium to large-sized fruit, just above 6 ounces, with an attractive red color and gloss. Each vine bears a lot of fruit, so crop yields are good. It is a firm tomato, an important factor when shipping produce, he adds.
"It's best when eaten fresh in salads or sandwiches, rather than cooked or canned. I like it on bruschetta with pecans and blue cheese," Scott says.
Solar Fire is resistant to Races 1, 2 and 3 of Fusarium wilt as well as Verticillium wilt Race 1 and to gray leafspot. It has moderate resistance to fruit soft rot, a bacteria that attacks damp tomatoes after the fruit has been harvested.
Late summer planting
"Until now, if you wanted to plant tomatoes in Florida from July through August, you've been pretty much out of luck," says Tony DiMare, vice president of DiMare Ruskin Inc., one of the state's largest tomato producers. "There are a few varieties such as Florida 91 that can be planted in early fall, but summer heat has always meant the fruit won't set. We're glad to see the introduction of a new heat-tolerant variety."
Growers are invited to see the new varieties, usually on someone's farm, DiMare said. "A small amount of seed is offered to growers so they can plant single rows of the tomato, called strip trials. If growers like the way the tomato performs, they'll plant a couple of acres to see how the plant fares under commercial production techniques."
He said commercial production has become a science, and new varieties come under close scrutiny.
"We check the moisture in the soil and monitor the nutrition we add to the plant," DiMare said. "We analyze the sap from the petiole of one of the tomatoes in the field for nitrogen and potassium levels to see if we need to add fertilizer. When the fruit is ripe, we check density, color, interior color and texture. We also look for flavor — consumers don't want tomatoes that taste like cardboard."
Once the varieties are accepted for further production, they are named — often for the characteristic they were bred — such as solar Fire's tolerance for heat, DiMare said.
Like other new tomato varieties developed by UF researchers, Solar Fire began life as a number: Florida 7943B.
California availability
Solar Fire has been licensed for production with Harris-Moran Seed Co. in Modesto, Calif. Bruno Libbrecht, product manager for tomatoes for Harris-Moran, said his firm has fields of Solar Fire under cultivation, and seed will be available in late May to early June 2004.
Reggie Brown, director of the Florida Tomato Committee, an industry group based in Orlando, said tomatoes are the most valuable vegetable crop grown in Florida. A winter cash crop in Florida since the 1870s, tomatoes now bring more than $400 million into the state annually.
"We think Solar Fire will extend the tomato season in Florida, and will prove to be a significant addition to the fresh tomato business in the state," Brown said.


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University of Vermont
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Environmental Sciences [RSENR] (Bachelor of Science)
The Environmental Sciences major provides students with the fundamental knowledge and hands-on experience to identify, analyze, and solve "real world" environmental problems arising from human activities.
General Requirements
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A total of 120 credits is required for the degree.
Required courses: BCOR 011/BCOR 012; CHEM 031/CHEM 032; CHEM 0421; GEOL 055 or PSS 161; MATH 019/MATH 0202; NR 1402 or STAT 141; ENSC 001, ENSC 130, ENSC 160, ENSC 185, ENSC 201, ENSC 202; fourteen to seventeen credits in one of the following Focus Tracks: Agriculture and the Environment, Conservation Biology and Biodiversity, Ecological Design, Environmental Analysis and Assessment, Environmental Biology, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Geology, Environmental Resources, Water Resources. Up-to-date course requirements for each Focus Track are available from your advisor or the Dean's Office; students may elect to petition to develop a self-design track.1Math 19, 20 and NR 140 also fulfill the RSENR general education requirement.
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By Mary A. Sego
Title: Purdue Club of Chicago records, 1921-1955
Primary Creator: Purdue Club of Chicago (1880-)
Extent: 1.0 Cubic feet. More info below.
Arrangement: The volumes are organized chronologically. The folder contains material circa 1920-1950.
Date Acquired: 08/20/2009
Subjects: Purdue University--Alumni and alumnae
Forms of Material: Letters (Correspondence), Photographic prints, Picture postcards, Records (Documents)
Languages: English
The Purdue Club of Chicago is the oldest and largest of Purdue University's Alumni Clubs. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Purdue presence in the Chicago metropolitan area. Many of their efforts focus on promoting Purdue University and supporting the 21,000 alumni that live in the Chicago area.
The Purdue Club of Chicago is rich in history and service to Purdue alumni. The organization started in the late 1800s. The Purdue Club of Chicago and Indiana Chicago Club created the tradition of the Old Oaken Bucket. This bucket continues to serve as a trophy in the annual rival football game between Purdue University and Indiana University.
Events are planned throughout the year to bring Chicago-area alumni together. Popular annual events include bus trips to football games, summer picnics, game-watching parties at local bars, an annual Freshmen Send-Off Picnic, the Big Ten Night at US Cellular Field, and group trips to concerts. The Purdue Club of Chicago also competes with the Indiana Alumni Club in Chicago in an annual blood drive competition.
Each year, The Purdue Club of Chicago awards a scholarship to a selected incoming freshman. Efforts are made throughout the year to raise money to help fund the annual scholarship. The club strives to increase both the dollar amount and number of scholarships that it awards each year.
For more information on the Purdue Club of Chicago: http://www.puchicago.org
Repository: Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Alternate Extent Statement: 1 cubic foot box
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Physical Access Note: Registers are in fair to poor condition.
Acquisition Source: Jon Simpson
Acquisition Method: Donation
Preferred Citation: MSP 46, Purdue Club of Chicago records, Karnes Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries
Processing Information: All materials have been housed in polyester sleeves, acid-free folders, and acid-free boxes. All newsprint has been photocopied. A clipping containing images of people has been preserved for display purposes, with a photocopy made available for research.
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Terry Allen Cochran, 59, passed away peacefully in Hood River, Ore., on June 4, 2013, at the home he shared with his companion Janny Harvey. Terry was born March 8, 1954, in Hood River, grew up in the Hood River and Parkdale areas and attended Hood River Valley High School. He loved music, playing guitar and spending time with family and friends.
Terry is survived by his mother, Lila Mary Meyers Cochran; sister Teresa (Bruce); brothers David (Jeanette) and Don (Diana); ex-wife Karen Bowie; grandchildren Michael, Tyler, Chris and Cheyenne Caldwell; and numerous nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. He is also survived by many, many friends.
Terry was preceded in death by his father, Floyd, A. Cochran, and brother Daniel Cochran.
He will be loved and missed — but never forgotten!
Memorial services are planned for Saturday, June 15, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Odell, where a potluck dinner is planned after the service. All are invited to attend!
Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000. Please visit www.andersonstributecenter.com to leave a note of condolence for family.
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This past weekend in college football was a reminder to everyone that the mighty can fall. Five of the 11 undefeated teams were handed their first losses and four of the top ten in the BCS Standings slipped.
No. 10 Georgia 17, No. 2 Florida 9
The Word's Largest Cocktail Party turned into the World's Largest Outdoor Turnover Party. Georgia stuffed Florida from every direction, forcing six turnovers in a 17-9 victory. The Bulldogs have won back-to-back games in this heated rivalry for the first time since 1989. The win also denied the Gators a chance to clinch the SEC East and allowed Georgia to control its destiny for the rest of the season. The Bulldogs can win the division by winning their last two SEC games against Ole Miss and Auburn.
No. 5 Notre Dame 30, No. 8 Oklahoma 13
In Norman, Notre Dame rolled all over Oklahoma. There is no denying that the Fighting Irish are a title contender now. QB Everett Golson threw for 177 yards and added a rushing touchdown in Notre Dame's 30-13 victory. Linebacker Manti Te'o boosted his Heisman Trophy candidacy with 11 tackles, two tackles for a loss, a sack and interception as the Irish held the Sooners to just 13 points. Notre Dame is 8-0 for the first time since 2002.
No. 16 Louisville 34, Cincinnati 31 (OT)
For the second straight week Cincinnati blew a second-half lead, but this one seemed to really hurt. Louisville trailed by 10 on two different occasions during the game, but rallied each time. In overtime, Cincinnati quarterback Munchie Legaux threw a costly interception, leading to John Wallace's game-winning 30-yard field goal and a 34-31 win. Louisville is 8-0 for the first time since 2006. The Cardinals went on to finish 12-1 that season, which included a 24-13 win over Wake Forrest in the Orange Bowl.
No. 13 South Carolina 38, Tennessee 35
South Carolina was forced to finish last season without star running back Marcus Lattimore. This season the Gamecocks sadly have to do the same. Lattimore led the Gamecock ground attack against Tennessee, rushing for 65 yards and a score before being carted off the field in the second quarter with a right leg injury. The South Carolina team physician announced Sunday that Lattimore hyperextended his right knee while causing injury to several ligaments. Lattimore has already made it back once through a tough rehab process, returning as one of the nation's top backs this season. He finishes the year 662 yards and 10 touchdowns.
The most anticipated weekend of the college football season is upon us. The rematch of the 2012 BCS National Championship Game will take place from Baton Rouge. No. 1 Alabama and No. 5 LSU will battle for the third time in less than a year when the teams meet in a contest that could go a long way in shaping the national championship picture.
No. 17 USC looks to play the spoiler role for No. 4 Oregon's national title hopes. In the preseason, it seemed perfectly reasonable to imagine that these two Pac-12 powerhouses would match up to be 8-0 this weekend. But the Trojans took a big hit last weekend dropping from No. 9 to No. 17 after falling to Arizona. They look to rebound off the loss and stop Oregon's fast-paced offense.
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The Villas at Franklin Heights
Condo sizes: 1,060 square feet
Rooms: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths
Year built: On demand
Annual taxes: Not yet determined
Asking prices: Starting at $199,900
Monthly condo fee: $266.10
New construction condominiums featuring bright and open living spaces with kitchen boasting granite countertops, dining area and loads of cabinet space. Two well-sized bedrooms, including master with en suite bath and walk-in closet. Includes laundry room, central air, gas, heat and slider that opens to your private balcony overlooking the beautiful grounds of Franklin Heights.
Set in a lovely wooded area off Lincoln Street in Franklin is a new 3-story, 18-unit condominium building, across from a set of occupied townhouses. The community is called Franklin Heights.
Each villa-style condominium features a master bedroom and bath, a guest bedroom and bath, hardwood floors in the main entertaining areas, granite counters in the kitchen and bathrooms and its own laundry room. These are attractive yet affordable units, well priced for anyone entering the housing market or downsizing.
The condominiums have approximately 1,060 square feet of living area. The model unit with upgrades is listed for $219,900 by Matt Kelly, a real estate agent with Kelly & Colombo Group of Real Living Realty Group. Twelve of the 18 units are being marketed. The units start at $199,900. Standard units for which you can select your own finishes are listed for $209,900. They are a little more expensive on the second and third floors and on the back facing the woods. A monthly condo fee of $266.10 covers all exterior maintenance, including landscaping, snow removal and road maintenance as well as water, sewage, refuse removal and master insurance.
As you walk through the front door of the model unit, there's an "L"-shaped kitchen on your right with an adjoining eat-in area, which flows into a living room. At the end of it is a sliding glass door that opens onto a small wooden deck. This entire area has hardwood floors.
The kitchen has granite countertops, white wood cabinets, under-cabinet lighting and stainless steel Whirlpool appliances, including an electric range, a microwave above it, a dishwasher and a refrigerator. Above the granite counter is a tile backsplash. The cabinets have slow-close drawers, so fingers can't get caught in them, and the sides of each drawer are dovetailed together.
Next to the kitchen is an eat-in area. And beyond that is a living room, staged with a couch facing a 37-inch, flat-screen television. At the end of the living room, a sliding glass door opens onto a wood deck with a composite railing. Every unit has a deck or balcony. Next to the sliding glass door, there's a closet with a slatted wooden door for a gas furnace. The condos are heated by forced hot air and have central air conditioning.
At the beginning of a short hallway just off the kitchen is a coat closet. The hallway leads to a guest bedroom with wall-to-wall carpeting and a full-sized closet. Opposite the guest bedroom is a guest bathroom with a granite-countered vanity, tile floors and a full-sized fiberglass tub. Next to the guest bath is a linen closet and a laundry room with hookups for a washer and a gas dryer. The laundry room contains the condo's hot water heater.
At the end of the hall is a master suite. The master bedroom has one set of double-hung windows, two single windows, wall-to-wall carpeting and a large walk-in closet with shelving. The master bathroom has a vanity with a granite-countertop, a linen closet and a full-sized tub.
The exterior of the building is vinyl. There's one elevator in the building, and there's a fire sprinkler system and a fire alarm.
Franklin Heights is approximately 7 minutes from Interstate 495 and 5 minutes from the train station in downtown Franklin. Boston can be reached by train or car in approximately 45 minutes, Providence by car in 25 minutes and Worcester by car in 35 minutes
It costs $1,000 to reserve a unit, with 10 days to make a decision. You have a choice of several granite countertops, hardwood floors and cabinet styles as well as a list of possible upgrades to choose from. It takes approximately 1 to 3 months for a condo to be finished once it has been purchased.
Next spring, the builders of Franklin Heights, the Wellesley Group, plan to build 15 new townhouses to add to the 18 that are already standing and occupied across the way from the condominium building. They new townhouses will be 1,800 square feet. The price is yet to be determined.
For more information about the condominiums, call real estate agent Matt Kelly at 508-520-9669. The model condominium can be seen on Thursday nights from 5 to 7 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.


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If you are looking for lingerie that is well priced, comfortable and enormously sensual, Maison Close is perfect for you. The brand is committed to the game of love: erotic, chic and refined. From their lookbook:
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Had the most wonderful dinner with my Secondary school mates. The last time we met was at Cheryl's wedding. Cheryl is back from London for a week. Since the last meet up didn't happen, Jaccy was quick to gather us before Cheryl leaves again.
The only sad thing is that John, Stephen, Mynn couldn't turn up. 😦 Can't wait to see them again.
Jaccy recommended a Korean restaurant, Kho Kho Nara, for its famous fried chicken. Located at the dark and quiet alley of Tras Street :). Overall, I like the food and ambience. Good for long hours of chitchatting as we were seated in cubicles.
The fried chicken is nice. Jaccy ordered the small fried chicken in original, garlic and sweet. *Yummy*
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Another dish that is pretty spicy. Added the Korean instant noodles with rice cakes. I ate mouths after mouths. Especially superb when the noodles are totally soaked with the Kimchi soup.
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The shooting happened at the home of their father, John Kohler, who police said is in critical condition at a hospital. His girlfriend, Ronda Blankenship, was shot in the head and was also in critical condition.
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Posted on 12/26/2012 7:46:48 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
U.S. shoppers spent cautiously this holiday season, a disappointment for retailers who slashed prices to lure people into stores and now must hope for a post-Christmas burst of spending.
Sales of electronics, clothing, jewelry and home goods in the two months before Christmas increased 0.7 percent compared with last year, according to the MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse report.
That was below the healthy 3 to 4 percent growth that analysts had expected...
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Four more years of this as all the delayed tax increases Obama put in place kick in. I'm sure at some point he'll offer some $500 rebate to people earning less than $30,000 or something like that to "stimulate" spending. The sad part is that inflation will kick in soon and so everyone who saved will be screwed anyway.
Why on earth would anyone expect "healthy 3 to 4 percent growth" this year, with so many people out of work and prices on the rise?
When there is no money,there is no money.Unlike the government we working stiffs can't order our employer to pay us more.
So unless your willing to work longer and pay more income taxes your going too have to sacrifice somewhere.
I just hope the parasites are happy because in the end their the ones who are going to make the sacrifice.
If my taxes keep going up I'll just stop working.
It's Bam's economy and the morons that voted for him will get hit the hardest. Unfortunately these @$$ho%es won't realize they're getting screwed.
Why on earth would anyone expect healthy 3 to 4 percent growth this year, with so many people out of work and prices on the rise?
Why on earth would anyone expect a healthy anything, when we send hundreds of billions of dollars to China, never to be seen again?
Either work out the trade balance now, or stop all trade with China and bring back US jobs.
What we are doing now is broken.
Oh oh!
I just said some dirty words....to liberals that is.
Perhaps you are preaching to the wrong choir. Spend some time posting this on the lib sites. They are running things.
Nobody here can do a damn thing about it.
Obama does not want jobs for Americans.
If our side stops selling out America, our side will regain control.
As it is, we have outsourced enough jobs now, we have become a minority party.
America first.
Happy Dreaming. It ain't going to happen anytime soon. The House has passed legislation to help bring back jobs. Most people never hear about it because Pinky Reid never brings them to the Senate floor.
Obam is a UN Globalist. They do not want a good economy in the United States. Just the way it is.
Shoppers disappoint retailers???? Not the way my wife shopped.
Shoppers disappoint retailers???? Not the way my wife shopped.
That is what I was going to say. Clueless for sure! If retailers got 'any' business, they should be thankful.
Because the Sun President was reelected, raising the country above the morass of fear that a businessman would be elected president. The press had convinced themselves that those who spend the money they earn would be as enthusiastic as those who spend the money others earn.
Over the years I have always given Savings Bonds, just this year one of my grandsons cashed in and bought a used car. All the toys I could have bought over the years, would have been discarded, broken or garage saled. Now he has a car, and understands what I did for him.
When they reach age 20, I give them nothing.
I noticed that in the days before Christmas people had food items in their carts, not presents. People must have got their presents right after Halloween and through Amazon. From Halloween to Thanksgiving a great flurry then nothing.
I wasn't going to spend a dime this year because I'm going to have to pull the property taxes out of my ear. But, I did/will. One 20s kiddo will be needing new tires soon so told her to consider that a late Christmas present. The other needed some sweatshirts that, thankfully, Walgreens had for $1.50 (!) each. Christmas dinner was from food already on hand in the freezer and garden so no holiday spending there. There isn't any money to blow. When the .7% numbers came out, we all hollered at the tv it wouldn't have been that high without the guns sales. I'm sure that number isn't taking inflation into consideration and I'm sure it's been padded just like the unemployment figures.
Yeah, we have four growns and they all get "practical" Christmas presents. Same with my 12 year old grandson (lives with us). This year he got the fees for CYO basketball as his gift. They are all cool with it that way.
Don't even send cards out anymore either, don't want any that I just throw in the trash later.
This is not a BAH humbug attitude, it is reality of what has happened to the old fashioned Christmas. Now it seems it is only geared to how much can you spend, perpetrated by the Dept. Stores and the Media, as well as the Grandparents game of who bought the most expensive present.
I am not playing anymore.
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LONDON (MarketWatch) — The bond market is finished? You can only lose money in it from now on? That was very much the consensus in the market at the end of last year. But no one told investors in Europe. The one roaring trade for the start of 2014 has been euro-zone peripheral debt, with yields tumbling in the crisis-hit, debt-laded nations within the euro EURUSD, +0.9167% .
The trouble is, it is going end in catastrophe.
Right now, the PIGS — Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain — are flying. But that can't last.
Investors are taking a big bet that the euro-zone crisis is gradually being fixed, that yields will start to converge again across Europe, and the banking system will stabilize. They are wrong on each count. In reality, the fault lines in the system are growing worse, it is just that right now they are under the surface. When the crisis flares up again, as it inevitably will, there will be huge losses on those bonds. And the banks will be in a deep crisis again.
For the last six months euro-zone peripheral debt has been the asset to own – and it has kicked off the New Year with an even stronger performance. The yield on Greek 10-year bonds is now just 7.7%. Back in the summer it was above 11%, and at the peak of the crisis when many people thought it was about to get kicked out of the single currency, yields topped 30%.
Yields on Portuguese debtTMBMKPT-10Y, -0.79% are down to less than 5.5% now, compared with 7.5% last summer and more than 15% at the height of the panic. Irish bond yields TMBMKIE-10Y, -0.37% were down to just 3.25% last week, and the spread over German bond narrowed to less than 2%, compared with 11% at the height of the crisis. Spanish TMBMKES-10Y, -0.93% and Italian bonds TMBMKIT-10Y, +0.77% have done just as well.
There are plenty of signs the market has turned. The Irish government has returned to the debt market and found plenty of demand. So have the Portuguese. Italy auctioned bonds on Monday at the lowest yield since 2011. The Greeks even said last week they were contemplating resuming private bond sales again this year. The PIGS really are flying.
If the definition of a bubble is a market that has become completely divorced from reality, and only wants to hear good news, then this is the biggest bubble we have witnessed for some time.
True, Ireland is genuinely in better shape than it was. But Ireland was always the exception. It was already a wealthy, competitive economy (one of the five richest in the world, remember) before the crisis began. And it exports mainly to the U.K. and the U.S., both of which have been growing this year — 18% of Irish exports go to America, and 17% to Britain. When your main customers are doing well, it is not that hard for an economy to recover.
But to assume that, just because the Irish have managed to come out of intensive care, the rest of the peripheral nations will as well is a big mistake. Take Greece for example. True, there have been some signs of improvement. The economy is not shrinking quite as fast as it was. The trade balance has returned to surplus. The tourist industry has started to grow again.
But so what? The main reason tourism is growing is because turmoil in sunny countries such as Egypt and Tunisia has meant people are going to Greece instead. Imports have collapsed because people can't afford things any more: the result is a trade surplus. The fact remains that the economy has shrunk by 25%, and is still getting smaller, and unemployment is still rising.
If that is a success, it would be good to know what failure looks like.
Or take Portugal. Anyone who thinks that country has turned the corner is advised to read the magnificently angry blog created by David Salanic of Tortus Capital Management. The budget deficit was still 5.9% of GDP in 2013, missing the 5.5% target, and even though the country is aiming for a 4% deficit in 2014 after another punishing round of austerity, there is no guarantee that will be met. There is no evidence of a revival of exports, and unemployment is only stable because of the increasing numbers of young Portuguese giving up on the country and looking for work elsewhere.
The same is true of Italy and Spain — and increasingly of zero-growth France as well. In none is there evidence of the kind of recoveries that would be needed to stabilize the currency — or make their bonds a safe bet. Mass migration accounts for better unemployment numbers. Wage cuts mean imports are lower, reducing deficits. But that is not the same thing as prosperity.
The global economy is on a cyclical upswing.
Countries such as the U.K. and U.S. are growing at 3%-plus. Even Japan is doing better. It would be extraordinary if the peripheral euro zone did not see some improvement. But long-term damage has been done to nations locked into permanent slump.
London is flooded with young Italian and Spanish workers. The numbers coming from Spain rose by 40% to 49,800 in the year to September, according to the U.K.'s Department for Work & Pensions. The numbers from Italy increased by 52% to 39,400; from Portugal by 45% to 28,300; and from Greece by 31% to 9,300. Many of them are highly skilled, and all of them are hard working. That's great for Britain. But it's bad news for the countries they are leaving. How many countries prosper in the medium-term when the best and brightest of their young are leaving in droves?
Five years of recession have left all of them with weakened industry, crushing debts, and decimated demographics. How does that make the long-term solvency of the state better? It doesn't. With the exception of Ireland, all of the PIGS will have to restructure their debts at some point. So will Italy. And the investors buying their bonds at these levels are going to get burned — and very badly.
More from MarketWatch:
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Jessica McPherson (0-4) took the loss for the Abbey, allowing eight runs on seven hits, with five walks in two innings of work.
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For Belmont Abbey, Jessica Inman was 3-for-6 with two runs scored, while Candace Cady was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Abby Threatt was 2-for-4 with a double and run scored.
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