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In this excellent interview with RT's Bob English at the Casey Research Summit, Chris Martenson explains why The Fed will have a harder time giving up its QE habit than a coke addict:
"A lot of what we hear is the Fed's exit strategy … what most people don't know is that this thing doesn't work in reverse very well at all."
Martenson's full interview is below:
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Chris Martenson on Why The Fed Won't Be Able to Get Off the Runaway QE Train
Chris Martenson: The Fed Can Only Fail
Chris Martenson offers the inescapable math showing why the Fed will have to destroy the value of the dollar in its efforts to keep the credit growth our economic system so desperately needs continuing.
As Chris warns: "The Fed is beholden to a broken system, not anything noble".
The likely result of all this? Quite possibly one of the biggest wealth transfers in human history: [Read more...]
Alasdair Macleod On Why a Hyperinflationary Currency Crisis is Dead Ahead
Going from 1960 to the month before the Lehman crisis in 2008, the average exponential growth rate of global fiat currency was around about 5.9%, year in/year out. It followed that track very closely. Then of course we had TARP and all of the rest of it. And then we had QE. And guess what? The level of fiat-money quantity is now over 60% above that long-term trend line. Now, if we stand back unemotionally and look at that chart, we would say that this is monetary hyperinflation.
Here we have this situation now where the Central Bank, the Fed, is having to produce money to finance the government deficit. It's having to produce money to keep interest rates down so that the banks don't have balance-sheet problems. And if it slows down in that production of money, and even if it doesn't increase the rate of the production of that money, then our world is going to come to a rather nasty halt.
It looks like not only are we in a debt trap, but we are in a hyperinflationary trap. [Read more...]
Chris Martenson: The Periphery is Failing
For years we've preached the From the Outside In principle of markets: When trouble starts, it nearly always does so out in the weaker periphery before creeping towards the core.
We saw this in the run-up to the housing bubble collapse, as sub-prime mortgages gave way before prime loans, and in Europe, as smaller economies like Greece, Ireland, and Cyprus have fallen first and hardest (so far). We see this today in accelerating food stamp use among poorer U.S. households. In each case, the weaker economic parties give way first before being followed, over time, by the stronger ones.
Using this framework, we can often get several weeks to several months of advance notice before trouble erupts in the next ring closer to the center.
Which makes today notable, as we're receiving a number of new warning signs. The periphery is giving way.
The next big economic dislocation might be only weeks away. [Read more...]
Why We All Lose If the Fed Wins
So let's pretend for the moment that the Federal Reserve gets everything it has stated it wants. And even further: that Washington, D.C. gets everything it wants, too.
The credit markets are repaired, and massive new loan growth flows out the door. Loans are made to businesses that hire gobs of new people. Consumers borrow and borrow some more to go to school and buy homes, cars, and gadgets. Inflation remains low and job growth explodes. Tax receipts climb and the deficit falls. The stock market goes higher and higher, gold falls and then falls some more, as confidence in the system, its masters, and its institutions grows.
The Fed wins and D.C. wins. But in reality, we all lose.
It's all just a matter of timing. [Read more...]
Alasdair Macleod: Europe is a Hot Mess
It's almost August, the month everyone in Europe takes off on holiday to forget their troubles. This year may be different, though, as not only can many not afford a vacation, but Europe's troubles loom so large that forgetting them won't be easy…
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Chris Martenson: Bankers Own the World
Banking was conceived in iniquity and was born in sin. The bankers own the earth. Take it away from them, but leave them the power to create money, and with the flick of the pen they will create enough deposits to buy it back again. However, take away from them the power to create money, and all the great fortunes like mine will disappear, and they ought to disappear, for this would be a happier and better world to live in. But, if you wish to remain the slaves of bankers and pay the cost of your own slavery, let them continue to create money.
~ Josiah Stamp – Bank of England Chairman, 1920s
It really should not be any surprise that banks, in particular – with their extraordinary power to lend money out of thin air (that's what 'fractional reserve' allows) and their unlimited-duration corporate lives – are able over time to accumulate, accumulate some more, and finally end up owning everything.
While we're not quite there yet, we are well on the way.
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Market Crash Warning: Everything is Being Sold!
Global financial markets are now in a very perilous state, and there is a much higher than normal chance of a crash. Bernanke's recent statement revealed just how large a role speculation had played in the prices of nearly everything, and now there is a mad dash for cash taking place all over the world.
Collectively, the move away from commodities, bonds, and equities in all markets globally tells us that there's nowhere to hide and that this is a 2008-style dash for cash. Everything is being sold, as it must, to meet margin calls, pay down leverage, and get out of positions; all are signs of the end of a speculative phase.
It's time to consider that we are entering the next phase of our date with destiny. [Read more...]
Are Gold & Silver At a Turning Point?
The past two years have not been kind to holders of the precious metals. The price of gold is down over $500/oz since the record high (nominal) price it hit in August of 2011. That's a decline of 28%. Silver has seen a decline of 56% over the same period.
There's no way to sugarcoat the dismal performance of the precious metals in recent months. But a revisitation of the reasons for owning them reveals no cracks in the underlying thesis for doing so.
In fact, there are a number of new compelling developments arguing that the long heartbreak for gold and silver holders will soon be over.
Trying times like these are designed to wear you down and force weaker hands to capitulate before reversing.
We remain steadfast in our conviction that the precious metals investment thesis remains healthily intact, and that the real price action in the gold and silver story has yet to be seen. We see increasing evidence indicating that the next big upward reversal is near at hand. [Read more...]
Bill Black: Our System is So Flawed That Fraud is Mathematically Guaranteed
Bill Black is a former bank regulator who played a central role in prosecuting the corruption responsible for the S&L crisis of the late 1980s. He is one of America's top experts on financial fraud. And he laments that the US has descended into a type of crony capitalism that makes continued fraud a virtual certainty – while increasingly neutering the safeguards intended to prevent and punish such abuse.
In this extensive interview with Chris Martenson, Bill explains why financial fraud is the most damaging type of fraud and also the hardest to prosecute. He also details how, through crony capitalism, it has become much more prevalent in our markets and political system. [Read more...]
Chris Martenson: Four Signs That We're Back in Dangerous Bubble Territory
As the global equity and bond markets grind ever higher, abundant signs exist that we are once again living through an asset bubble – or rather a whole series of bubbles in a variety of markets. This makes this period quite interesting, but also quite dangerous.
With equity and bond markets at or near all-time record highs, with all financial assets consistently shrugging off bad – or worse – news as the riskiest of assets continue to find consistent upward bids, we find ourselves in familiar and bubbly territory.
I can summarize my thoughts in one sentence: How could this be happening again so soon?
In times past, it took one or more generations between bubbles for people to financially recover and forget the painful lessons before they would consider doing it all again. Yet here we are, working our way through our third set of bubbles in less than two decades, which must be some sort of world record. [Read more...]
Bill Fleckenstein: Hold Tight To Your Gold
Pity the wise money manager these days. Our juiced-up financial markets, force-fed liquidity by the Fed the other major world central banks, are pushing asset prices far beyond what the fundamentals merit.
If you see this reckless central planning behavior for what it is – a deluded attempt to avoid reality for as long as possible – your options are limited if you take your fiduciary duty to your clients seriously.
Bill Fleckenstein of Fleckenstein Capital has a difficult time seeing other assets to own besides the precious metals. There are confidence bubbles in stocks, bonds and the fiat currencies that will break – not may, but will – and when they do, he sees no safe harbor for investment capital save gold: [Read more...]
Unintended Consequences Are Increasing World Demand for Gold
With the financial experts claiming, some gleefully, that gold has "lost its safe haven status" in the aftermath of its biggest tumble in 30 years, many commentators thought (hoped?) that the dramatic price drop would steer people away from gold ownership. To my eyes, the past week has all the earmarks of a high-gloss propaganda campaign complete with well-placed anti-gold stories in the media and the careful use of language aimed at sowing doubt about gold's ability to be a store of wealth.
But for those who consider gold a store of value, the recent gold slam is a gift: an invitation to purchase more sound money with fewer units of paper currency. In other words, a sweet deal. Gold and silver on sale and the world is taking advantage. [Read more...]
Chris Martenson: This Gold Slam Is A Massive Wealth Transfer From Our Pockets To The Banks
The most recent gold bear raid has vastly enriched the bullion bankers, once again, at the expense of everyone trying to protect their wealth from global central bank money printing. The central plank of Bernanke's magic recovery plan has been to get everybody back borrowing, spending, and "investing" in stocks, bonds, and other financial assets. But not equally so – he has been instrumental in distorting the landscape towards risk assets and away from safe harbors. That's why a 2- year loan to the US government will only net you 0.22%, a rate that is far below even the official rate of inflation. After the two years is up, you are up $44k (interest) but out $260k (inflation) for net loss of $216,000. That wealth, or purchasing power, did not just vanish: it was taken by the process of inflation and transferred to someone else. This explains, almost completely, why the gap between the rich and everyone else is widening so rapidly, and why financiers now populate the top of every Forbes 400 list. There is no mystery, just a process of wealth transfer of magnificent and historic proportions; one that has been repeated dozens of times throughout history. [Read more...]

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Here at the Lombardi Law Firm we add blog content that is personal to those involved in accidents. We write this way so you have an understanding of how we think and handle cases - your case. We invite you to call us if you think we can help you resolve your legal problems. We settle most of our cases, because we do the basic legal work necessary to understand the facts of your case. We offer on our website, relevant and concise information that you will be helpful to you as you get ready to settle or to try your case.
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Can I sue someone who published sex-tapes of me?
Bring me a good case for Internet publishing of someone in a compromising position and we'll make an example of why this is so wrong.Comments (0)
Child's Settlement Money: Where did it go?
What can I do if my parents spent the settlement money I was paid after an injury accident when I was a minor? Attorney Lombardi discusses your legal options.Comments (0)
OSHA's Nightmare on Elm Street, a/k/a Welcome to Hell's Half Acre
If at work the worker is either electrocuted or shocked you probably are entitled to some sort of workers' compensation benefits. Call the Lombardi Law Firm.Comments (0)
The law values your pet as if it were property, not human
I start off answering this question, pointing out that the law considers pets' to be merely property. The owners' love and affection adds no value to the case.Comments (0)
How can a man live and work for 20 years in the same community and no one know him?
How can a man live and work for 20 years in the same community and no one know him?Just because you have a case doesn't mean you automatically can hire a lawyer.
It's common for people to comment on blog posts posted by the InjuryBoard lawyers and to add to their comment something along the lines of "I'd never hire you as my lawyer." Or, "You're just another bloodsucking lawyer." It seems people who comment in favor or the Taser are especially prone to being rude and insolent. I'm not sure why anyone would make such a comment other than to try applying leverage in changing the lawyer's mind about what he or she has written or to dissuade readers from adopting the lawyer's ideas thinking that just by saying they wouldn't hire the lawyer he or she mustn't know what they are talking about or a bad lawyer.
Nothing could be further from the truth. First, the business of lawyering is about controversy and good lawyers don't shy away from it. Lawyers learn early on to advocate a position irrespective of what they might think or feel about a particular subject. Lawyers work constantly on improving their communication skills to be more effective in persuading adjusters, judges, juries and defense lawyers that their client's case has merit and that the client is worthy of remuneration or compensation.
In the case I'm referring to the female commenter wasn't happy with my being critical of a police officer that substituted the use of a Taser for effective police communication skills. What that commenter didn't appreciate is that the reverse is actually true about whether or not I would ever be her lawyer. Like most lawyers I don't take a client's case just because they might think it's a great case. Contrary to popular belief lawyers do have a say as to who they choose for a client. It's not a one-way street nor is the client in complete control of the choice to engage a lawyer to handle any one case. We regularly turn down cases, some might seem good, but the client isn't the right fit.
And that's one of the most misunderstood points of litigation: If your client isn't likeable chances are the jury won't like them either and will examine the evidence wanting to find against them. This commenter needed a lot of work before any jury would find her even remotely worthy of compensation, and that's a person I would never choose as a client.
Let me give you an example that is extreme but will clearly demonstrate my point. What if Charles Manson and Jeffrey Dahlmer were alive and being housed in the same prison, they escaped and were involved in an accident with a little old lady who ran a stop sign. If each secured an attorney to pursue a personal injury claim against the little old lady how many judges and jurors would feel any sympathy for them and award compensation? My guess is none, which clearly demonstrates my point about being a client or choosing a lawyer. Personal injury lawyers aren't what people think we are and we don't sit around dreaming about the next personal injury case that might walk across the threshold to our office. We are busy professionals who take our work seriously and we do turn away lots of injured people for as many reasons as there are obnoxious people in society. We aren't stupid, we do understand the economics of this business and we clearly know how to recognize a good client from a bad one or else we'd be out of business.
So please understand Ms. Commenter, you're correct that you would never be a client of mine, but not for the reasons you assume.
It's reported that a former associate judge in Muscatine County, Iowa was ordered to serve five years in prison for his third OWI offense. He was fined $3,125 and will serve his time at Davenport's work release center. His BAC was more than twice the limit.
Meanwhile a Burlington, Iowa man was sentenced to 5-years of probation for being the driver of a car that crashed killing the passenger. His BAC was more than twice the limit.
A Waterloo, Iowa police officer was arrested on a drunken driver charge after the Black Hawk County sheriff's deputies responded to a car in the ditch. No breath or field sobriety test results were available. No indication in the available news stories that anyone was injured.
Coralville, Iowa police charged a Chicago man driving a U-Haul truck was stopped on I-80 with blood-alcohol content at 0.184, more than twice the legal limit. Children were in the vehicle and as reported charges of child endangerment are pending.
Driving drunk or under the influence has serious consequences as we've seen this past week with the Taconic Highway wrong-way driving accidents that I've been reporting on.
MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving have MADD statistics on their website including the link to the NHTSA's statistics for 2007 Traffic Safety Annual Assessment – Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities.
In 2007, an estimated 12,998 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. – a decline of 3.7 percent from the 13,491 fatalities in 2006.
The fatality rate, per 100 million vehicle miles of travel (VMT), decreased to 0.43 – the lowest on record.
Thirty-two States had decreases in the number of alcohol-impaired driving fatalities in 2007, as compared to 2006.
Twenty-five States and the District of Columbia had increases in the number of alcohol-impaired motor-cycle riders (operators).
Alcohol-impaired motorcycle riders increased by 10 percent in 2007
Since 1982 there has been a steady decline in the number of deaths per vehicle miles traveled. The death rate has gone from a high of just over 1.20 to a low of about 0.50. That's a good thing. We are moving in the right direction.
Civil versus Criminal Actions - The accidental shooting.
Several newspapers reported on an accidental shooting in Southeast Iowa in the town of Donnellson. Here is the situation. Two men were shooting targets with high-powered rifles. One was a 29 year old man, Levi Martinson. The other is James Easter, 31. These two men were shooting out from a second story window at Easter's home. They were shooting with high-powered rifles at targets set by a pond. Martinson was holding his rifle by the barrel. The gun accidentally discharged shooting and killing him. The police investigated and concluded it was "an accident". An autopsy was conducted and there is no mention of any ballistics tests being performed.
In this case the shooter is the person who later died. You can't sue yourself, but if the gun were defective then the manufacturer might be legally liable. And of course if an autopsy, ballistics tests, blood splatter evidence and other tests showed the decedent was not holding the gun then we would have a very different case.
Let's assume for the sake of this post that two men are out shooting targets and the gun one holds does accidentally discharge killing the other. The police, like they did in this case conclude it was accidental, is there a possible civil action.
Will the police conclusion of an accidental shooting preclude a civil action?
The quick answer is, no, it doesn't preclude a civil suit and a finding of negligence. The police are looking at whether or not the actions by Martinson were a violation of the criminal law; not civil law. Criminal law and civil law are like apples and oranges. Every crime has elements to be proven. Elements are like ingredients in a recipe. If when baking chocolate cupcakes you leave out an ingredient the cupcakes won't bake or taste right. Proving a violation of the criminal law is similar to following a recipe in food preparation.
Elements of Crimes and Civil Actions
The elements of crimes (the criminal statutes) are different, very different, than the elements of civil rules of conduct. One element that is very different for crimes and negligence (torts) would be intent. A person must intend to do the act and for most crimes the act intended is one that will or is likely to result in death, injury, fright or the deprivation of another's property.
In this case of the shooting that resulted in death the likely criminal considerations could be murder or manslaughter. To commit the crime of murder you have to have intention to do an act that is likely to cause death of another person. Manslaughter is doing something really dumb, like actually pointing a loaded gun at someone. Criminal intent is vital to a successful prosecution. Intent isn't involved as an element in negligence actions. In this case the man was simply holding the gun by the barrel and it discharged. There was no intent to do harm.
Now let's look at civil laws. A jury's evaluation of what the shooter did might consider other facts, like what a reasonable man might have done in this instance. Inquiry into exactly how the gun was being held, were they fooling around, was there another way to hold the gun and had it every accidentally discharged previous to the day of the fateful events. Experts would evaluate what actually caused the gun to fire without a finger on the trigger. If it has to do with gun maintenance then who owned the gun and if it were properly cleaned and maintained would it not have discharged? Everyone has a duty to not act unreasonably in a way that causes injury or death to another person.
Burdens of Proof
The burdens of proof, the standard by which a case must be proven, have to do with the amount of evidence needed to be produced, is different in criminal and civil cases. Due to the presumption of innocence the burden of proof in criminal cases is much higher.
Think of the burden of proof as a level of proof required to demonstrate to Judge and jury that your side of the argument on any given point is more persuasive than the your opponents. Don't confuse the burden of persuasion for any given element with burden of proof. The burden of persuasion remains on the party whose duty it is to prove any one element.
The burden of proof placed on a prosecutor to prove the defendant has violated the criminal law is beyond a reasonable doubt. On the other hand civil law violations are about negligence or fault and the burden of proof is a preponderance of evidence. A preponderance of the evidence is the greater weight of evidence. Think of preponderance of evidence as the scales of justice; just tip the scales and you win. But with the burden being beyond a reasonable doubt and you have a much tougher job in putting on enough evidence to make the elements of the crime true beyond any reasonable doubt.
And that's the difference. Yes there can still be a civil case by the estate of the dead man or his wife and children.
At the end of every month we always gather up the litigation news from around the world to keep you abreast of the world of litigation. Here is the news from March 2009.
Yesterday Apple announced a new program called Ripe that removes the Windows operating system from p.c.'s and replaces it with Ripe, a secure program that viruses can not host.
In response Microsoft released a security update called Shade, which prohibits Ripe from disengaging the latch code algorithm that it considers propriety in nature.
In other action, Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) issued a security alert for Acrobat users, an earnings warning and filed suit in New York Superior Court, Western District asking the court to enjoin Apple from releasing Ripe, alleging its virus protection programs would suffer irreparable financial harm. Wall Street traders showed support and Adobe's stock price rose on the DOW.
The FDA today issue a recall of Bayer's sale of the longest running billion dollar drug claiming there is no scientific research to support Bayer's advertised claim that aspirin has any provable medical benefits.
In patent litigation the heirs of Einstein joined Russia's energy Czar, Igor Sechin in the law suit against the major oil companies claiming they are owed royalties from all sales of energy related products as a result of Einstein's discovery of the equation for energy, EMC2. The Russian Court is scheduled to hear the Defendants joint motion for summary judgment, the week after it writes the decision. Kremlin hard-liner-in-chief encouraged by the recent IPO of OAO Yukos said, "What the government of Russia did with OAO Yukos should be a model for developing nations around the world. Just look at Venezuela. A hands off approach to the private sector will always encourage further investments and spurn development. " Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was unavailable for comment.
In other copyright infringement litigation the Institute of Mathematics in Greece sued the parent companies of Bakers Square and Village Inn Restaurants claiming the use of the phrases Pi Day, I love Pi and Pi a-la-mode infringe on it's copyright of the number 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751. On March 14, 2009 the Court heard arguments on the defendant's motion to dismiss. Counsel for the Defendants, A decision isn't expected before the end of the summer. American Blue Ribbon Holdings, LLC, the holding company of Bakers Square issued a statement claiming this litigation is "un-American and frivolous."
A derivative action against AIG by its shareholders sued the company claiming the CEO and Board of Director's employment contracts included golden parachutes and were illegally entered into. Testimony is expected from Paul Onzi, Sr., the former CFO and distant cousin to Bernard Madoff, who was charged with fraud over subprime mortgage exposure. Mr. Onzi worked out a deal. In a document reviewed, the allegations are made the contracts included a provision removing any requirement of good faith and fair dealing. In other news Andrew Cuomo, the assistant A.G. for the State of New York Attorney General charged executives at AIG with indecent exposure for their role in the subprime mortgage investments.
Lance Armstrong's fractured clavicle will not keep him out of the Tour de France. In a move intended to maintain Team US Postal Service, Armstrong lured Shawn Johnson away from Dancing With The Stars to replace him while his shoulder mends. The announcement was made on Armstrong's blog, On Tour With Lance. Johnson was not available for comment, but sources close to Johnson revealed she is excited about the challenge that lies ahead. When asked if Johnson had commented about her early departure from DWTS the Valley High School students said, "She wanted to kick some Texas a___ but felt committed to riding for Team USPS in the mountains." Word has it Armstrong's cycle is being retrofitted with booster pedals. The producers of DWTS said an announcement will be made soon hinting that Miley Cyrus was leaving the Disney Channel.
The American Medical Association has joined Allergan, Inc. (AGN) in a suit filed by Real Housewives of NYC stars in defending the use of botox on middle aged women. Kelly Killoren Bensimon, a member of the cast who is not a plaintiff disclosed the women were asking for an injunction against further use of botox injections saying, "Botox is killing the tissue cells that make facial muscles contract to form facial expressions resulting in marital discord." The suit claims women all over the world are being irreparable harmed by their husbands not being able to see facial expressions allowing them to know when their wives are angry rather than just bitchy. They claim they are being ignored and that further diverted attention will cause irreparable harm. The NY Court sitting in New Jersey issued a temporary restraining order against the maker of botox. Allergent's stock price rose after hours making the CEO smile, although no one could tell he was happy.
In other litigation Jillian Ryrcoft sued ABC, the producer of The Bachelor for breach of contract when ABC cancelled her contract for the upcoming show claiming she wasn't capable of being a contestant. ABC produced a medical record indicating Jillian's tear ducts had been injured in a car accident when the air bag deployed striking her face and causing myocrytosis, a rare but debilitating condition not allowing a person to sob. Fans expressed outrage threatening to wait out a season.
The ATRA, The American Tort Reform Association, contributed $6,000,000 USD to Senator M.O. Buyme, senior senator from Texas. Senator Buyme introduced a bill removing all tort reforms over the past 5 years in a bill that would make all litigation on a contingent fee basis and require all attorney fees to be at 99% of the recovery. Senator Buyme was quoted as saying, "We figgued, if you can't beat em why not join em. This bill will do more than any previous measure to stop litigants from even thinking about seeing an attorney." A spokesperson for the American Trial Lawyers Association, now known as "Consumed and Abused Lawyers for Just-ass!" said they were happy with the measure and would contribute a significant sum to the Senator's Campaign war chest now having a balance of $700 Billion USD. The AMA declined to comment.
And finally President Obama announced he is not actually black. When asked on 60 Minutes how he liked being the first black U.S. President, he stated: "Actually I'm not black. I'm neither white or black. I have a black father and a white mother, a fact which makes me neither white nor black." A stunned Mike Wallace sat with his mouth gaping open and Obama continued: "Mike, didn't your mother teach you the colors? I learned my colors in kindergarten. Yes we can!" A spokesperson for Western Hills Elementary School in West Des Moines, Iowa said, "President Obama is correct that white is the absence of color and black the blending of all colors. Or is it the other way around?" The Color Professor, J.L. Morton painted a different picture by saying, "Just know that color matters." College students across the United States afraid that financial aid for minorities would come to a halt for students of mixed race parents have formed Black and White Color Committees for the purpose of reforming kindergarten lesson plans. Miss Black USA and Miss Black Iowa, the organizations that run beauty pageants for single black women, both denied any of their contestants were gray or grey. A spokeswoman for Miss Black Iowa stated: "Our website is designed only in back, white and grey colors to avoid anyone really knowing." In protest caucasions across America vowed to turn off their color television sets and instead play chess.
For those of you that will find something offensive in the last news entry just know I voted for President Obama.
Under a court order since November of 2004, the Glenwood Resource Center of Glenwood, Iowa, a state-run home for the disabled, has experienced one death per month for the last thirteen months. Ironically, they quote Aristotle for their "quality quote," which reads, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit."
For those who are unfamiliar with the recent articles written by the Des Moines Register's Clark Kauffman, the facts of this tragic series of incidents are these:
- Glenwood Resource Center has been operating under a court order, enforced by the United States Justice Department since November of 2004. Glenwood was given three years-until October of 2007-to comply with minimum standards of care. Glenwood was given another year to comply with the court order when deadline was extended to October of 2008. The October 2008 deadline passed with no action against Glenwood.
- Unable to complete many of the duties listen in their job descriptions because they were not licensed within the State of Iowa, the two previous medical directors had either no experience in running a medical center or had a lot of experience in filing lawsuits and providing questionable care.
- Over the past 14 months, Glenwood has employed nine unlicensed psychologists who answered to yet another unlicensed employee, the psychology administrator, for a total of 11 unlicensed staff members. However, none of the nine psychologists can be reprimanded because Iowa law only requires private, for-profit psychologists to comply with state licensing requirements.
- A lawsuit was filed by Georgette Alexander of Oskaloosa after her son, a Glenwood resident, died when he was not properly monitored following a choking incident.
- Iowa Governor, Chet Culver, who refused to make public a multitude of e-mails among his staff relating to the death of the Glenwood resident, now claims to be concerned and expects changes to be made.
This series of unfortunate events raises eyebrows as well as questions. Why are both Governor Culver and the U.S. Department of Justice allowing the extension of deadlines? Within forty-eight hours of the October 2007 deadline another Glenwood resident died due to inadequate nursing care. Additionally, why has there been no adverse action taken against Glenwood for failing to meet the October 2008 deadline? Why would Glenwood follow any deadline, when it is apparent that there are no repercussions when they are failed to be met?
Another issue, which leads to problems at Glenwood Resource Center, is the fact that Section 154B.3(3) of the Code of Iowa requires only private, for-profit psychologists to obtain a license within the state of Iowa in order to practice.
In another recent article by the Des Moines Register, Governor Culver claimed that the Glenwood center is making progress in implementing the 2004 court order. One would certainly hope so; the 315 residents at Glenwood have been waiting four years.


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This is a level 4 measurement activity from the Figure It Out theme series.
AO elaboration and other teaching resources
AO elaboration and other teaching resources
calculate volume of cuboids
make scale models
Before the students begin this activity, you may need to help them revise the concept of volume and how to calculate it. One way is to use connecting blocks (multilink cubes or centicubes) to make various shapes and let the students find the quickest way to work out the volumes. After finding the volumes of the furniture, ask the students to arrange them in ascending order as a check that they have not lost a decimal place along the way. Some may find it helpful to put the volumes on a
place value chart like this so that the greatest volume can be clearly identified:
Students often have trouble visualising volume and, as a result, don't know if their answer is sensible or not. One way of giving them a benchmark is to ask a group to construct the frame of a "cubic metre" and to put it on display in the classroom. There is an activity on page 15 of Measurement, Figure It Out, level 3, which suggests how this can be done.
Some students also have trouble moving between volume expressed in cubic centimetres and volume expressed in cubic metres. Recognising that 1 cubic metre = 1 000 000 cubic centimetres is a key to their understanding. They can imagine stacking 100 layers of wooden or plastic cubes, all with 1-centimetre sides, into the "cubic metre" they have made.
Before they begin question 2, check that your students understand what the scale 1 centimetre : 25 centimetres means. Most of the measurements are multiples of 25 centimetres and are unlikely to pose a problem. The students do, however, need a strategy to help them find the scale lengths of those that are not (for example, 1.9 metres). Once they understand that 1 centimetre : 25 centimetres is the same as 10 millimetres : 25 centimetres, the next step is to see that 2 millimetres is the scale length of 5 centimetres.
Because the students are asked to construct a scale model of the room and its furniture, accuracy is important. It is worth emphasising the processes that will help them achieve this:
• how to draw up a net for the item, or individual pieces, with lines that are parallel and the right length and with corners that are right angles
• the mechanics of tidy construction: glue tabs, cutting neatly, scoring fold lines, using glue or tape.
The scale size of some of the pieces of furniture means that they will be fiddly to make, particularly for those who aren't naturally careful or who lack good hand-eye co-ordination.
Question 3 asks the students to draw a floor plan of the attic room. Question 4 says there is a door in the middle of the tallest wall. This should be added to the plan. The students can then place their models in the best configuration. Remind them that the roof slopes, so they won't be able to fit the wardrobe in parts of the room where the ceiling is low. Question 5 requires them to determine the dimensions of the rectangular free space remaining in the middle of the room. This can be done from
the scale model and the dimensions converted to full size, using the scale 1 centimetre : 25 centimetres. Answers will vary depending on how the students have arranged the furniture.
Answers to Activity
1. Bed: 0.9025 m3
Desk: 0.375 m3
Bedside table: 0.1 m3
Wardrobe: 1.25 m3
Bookshelf: 0.1875 m3
The largest item is the wardrobe.
2. Practical activity
3. 3 m
4. Practical activity. The final arrangement should have the wardrobe fitting into the
taller part of the room, but not against the wall with the door in it.
The diagram shows one possible layout.
5. Answers will vary depending on the way the furniture (particularly the bed) is arranged. The space left in the centre could measure approximately 2 m × 2 m, as in the diagram:


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Bulldogs fight back for Hawks triumph
Keegan Hirst scored a late brace as Batley Bulldogs staged a second-half comeback in a 28-12 victory over Hunslet Hawks.
Brad Singleton and Waine Pryce crossed over to give the visitors the lead with a try apiece in five first-half minutes as Danny Ansell added the extras.
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→ 16 notes | ♥Reblog if awesomeI really love hanging out with my sister<3
We rarely see each other especially this summer but I know it'll change since she's going to the same college I'm at. So today, I went with her because she needs to take an assessment test. We were about to go home…well actually go eat lunch coz i was starving to death…when the school got lockdown!!! There was an active shooter on campus. Cops with guns…helicopters everywhere!We were inside the girls bathroom for more than an hour! I was soo hungry… i felt like I was about to faint. Good thing my sister's there to keep me company…to make me forget I was hungry.
After getting out of the whole scenario. We met with our friend gabe…then accidentally saw our other friend lance. I convinced them to eat korean bbq..eat all you can!!!! Finally fed my hungry tummy:)
Had fun today…but it's mostly because of my sister. We always enjoy each other's company and today's going to add up on our stack of adventures.
I love you sis! and no matter how different we are…how we think…how we act…how we dress…well, that's what makes us rock!
I miss him. I miss this guy so much.
He was…well still is my best guy friend. I had so many memories with him. Memories I wish I could go back to…I could re-live.
I met him during during highschool. I was still in the Philippines that time. My first impression on him: he's a a freakin good dancer. I wasnt really expecting that we were going to get close…that we're going to be bestfriends. Not until my 2nd year highschool that I really gotten a chance to know this guy. I guess we got more close because we're in the same class and his friends were my friends. There was a time when we started texting…texting every night…everyday. That's when we really got close. We goyt cute little nicknames… we call each other "Beh."That's when I started to see him as a person I cant manage to lose. I guess you know where this story goes huh? Yes…I felt something for him. I dont want to sound overly confident but I think the feeling was mutual. I really feel comfortable around him…I'd goof around and he wont mind. As a matter of fact he would goof around with me. We would go to malls and just hang out there…then we'd meet friends after. I share the same passion as him…dancing and that's what made us even closer. I guess it was a big shocker especially to my best girlfriends that I would share a special friendship with this guy. No it's not that he's ugly..he's super cute actually… it's just that I'm not the type that would really enter into that loveydovey stuff if you know what I mean. I guess there's a reason why Im not the loveydovey type. Well, during that time with him, I started being soooo emotional. Drama queen. Embarrassing!! AHH! I would cry and make a scene at times…well i think i did it quite often.Looking back at those memories makes me want to punch my old self!teehee I was childish back then… inexperience when it comes to relationship…heck he was the first guy I like or love…whatever. Point is…we had something special.
But it was the best time of my life…coz he was part of it. No, what we had wasnt official…heck i didnt know what we had…I just know that he makes me happy, makes me laugh, makes me cry, makes me do stupid things, he's someone I hate to lose.
2007. Year when I left the Philippines. It was summer and I was in a vacation in Manila. A remember that day, It was hot and we were all in my Grandma's house eating lunch. My mom and dad, who lives in Calif., called up. My mom told me to go back to Bacolod (my province) and pack all my things. I asked what for? She said she wants us to join them in California, said that it's about time we went home. I said no. actually I shouted NO! She said it cant be negotiated…we have to go. My mom really hated the thought of us being far away from them.. I mean, of course it's normal! I know I cant contest her decision. The first thought that came to my mind…HIM. Honestly…he was the first person that entered my mind. He wasnt the first one to know that I was leaving. I didnt know how to tell him….and I dont even want to tell him…hoping that I could escape this reality. But I know I cant runaway…He needs to know. So he found out and he said that I should go. We were chatting via webcam and I see that he's smiling and all. He was happy for me…though I wanted him to be sad that I'd be leaving…that I'd be halfway around the world. I know he doesnt want me to be upset and all. Coz seeing him upset would make me more upset! I thought, what would happened now…to us. I dont want to be far from my bestfriend.
I got one week and a half to go back, pack, say goodbye to all my friends and leave. How I wanted to spend those days with him…and I did, well most of it.
Anyways…I remember saying goodbye to him. He went to see me off with a couple of our closest friends. I remember hugging him the last time…wanting not to let go. I remember my aunt telling me "Hey we need to leave" I remember myself still holding on. I remember sitting in the plane and staring out my window…thinking about all the things I will be leaving behind. It's as if that one and a half week wasnt enough. Not enough at all!
I remember getting a text message from HIM before my flight to calif. He's all saying goodbye…sorry….something about friendship…that he'll be there as a friend. I remember hurting so much because of this. I didnt want to hear/read all those words.. goodbye.sorry.friend.
First few months after I got here in LA…we didnt even talk. we didnt even say hi via chat. NO communication at ALL! I hated it! I mean…who wouldnt! but i figured it really is for the best. Id hurt more if he talks to me.. I'll miss him more if I do…and moving on will be tough.
After years! take note… years! we finally got a chance to talk. I think, if my memory wont fail me…it was during his birthday. AUGUST 12. I said Happy Birthday and he replied…thank you. :) That's when we started talking again…as if nothing happened…as if we were back to where we were when we first met…friends.
I dont hold grudges…nor do I dwell in the past. I still miss him though…I miss our friendship. He's my best guy friend and certainly one of the first few people I would run and hug once I visit Philippines.
I love you…miss you. Dont think I forgot that it's your birthday today! So happy birthday. Hope you read this:)
→ 14 notes | ♥Reblog if awesomeat last. after 5 years…they finally took off my braces! before/after photos:)) teehee
rawwwr! it's tumblr's fault!
→ 24 notes | ♥Reblog if awesomeJK! teeheee!—- edited by shesnotadude.
I really dont care how many followers I have coz what matters the most for me are the readers that i'm able to inspire and touch. Thank you for those who have submitted their stories, those who shared their innermost thoughts, to those who have trusted me with their secrets, those who asked for my advice. I love my followers readers who have supported me and this blog and who have showed their love and appreciation for the effort I put in.
Just so you know, your messages also inspire me. I've read stories that have touched me and changed my life. Stories that were able to broaden my perspective and view life in a different way. Unforgettable stories that I thought would only happen in movies, story books.
Last year, a friend of mine told me about tumblr. She urged me to make my own tumblr blog…she says you can express yourself here…be who you are without people judging you. And if someone does judge you, well, you dont know them so it wont matter that much. I said I'd give it a try. My ex broke up with me during that time…and tumblr was my only escape. I'd rant here, posts quotes, songs about the broken hearted. Then I figured…hey, i should make my blog a blog for the broken hearted…but as time pass…my brokenness faded…and I got tired of all the sad posts I have. Heymissawesome.tumblr was born. A blog dedicated to inspire people, o remind people that they are not alone…that somewhere in the world is a person who feels the same way they do. A blog that seeks to give hope to the broken hearted, a blog where you can express yourself, share your stories and urge you to think about life in a positive way. So thank you Angel (my friend) and Martin (my ex) for inspiring me to use tumblr and for all my readers and tumblr friends!!
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→ 6 notes | ♥Reblog if awesomeGosh my friend Gabe has a poser?…unbelievable! He's so stressed out…and he even called me and asked me to report the fb page. I got a little annoyed of him..but I guess its normal to be pissed off. He just needs someone to rant…he found me…unfortunately Im in a bad mood today so I wasnt of much help to him. Why do people create a facebook page and use another person's identity?? I told him maybe it's a girl and she has a crush on him…or maybe he's a guy and he's planning to use the fb page to pick up girls teeehee. Whatever reason it is, I think he should think positive about the whole situation. It just means he is just too damn awesome that people idolize him. Maybe that poser is too insecure of himself. Gabe is lucky he has a poser…of all the people the poser chose him. I wish I have a poser too(sike!)
→ 9 notes | ♥Reblog if awesomeWe may be two completely different people, but we complete each other. She's my bestfriend, my sis, and she's always been there for me.
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I hate to admit this but until last season Maria Grachvogel was completely unknown to me. Having taken an eight year gap from London Fashion Week, the last time she showed her collection - which is often well known for Victoria Beckham's appearance on the runway - I was still dreaming about working in fashion whilst worrying about what was going on in the playground at high school. Last season was the first time I was introduced to her designs and was instantly taken by them and last month, when I was lucky enough to meet the woman herself, I left even more charmed than the first time we'd met.
Having interviewed my fair share of designers over the last few years, not many have been as charming as Grachvogel or quite frankly, appealed to me so much aesthetically. Arriving wearing one of her own printed dresses - one that I already had my eye on -, the designer completely embodied the essence of her brand and looked amazing doing it. "I focus on designing clothes that make women feel good," she said. "Clothes that appeal to the moods of a woman like feeling relaxed, or clothes that make you feel protected, sensual, womanly or dramatic."
Since watching her Autumn/Winter collection last season, I've always considered her as my best kept secret but considering the fact that only last month she appeared in British Harper's Bazaar's September issue and is often referred to as the go-to designer for a legion of fashion editors internationally, it's safe to say that what I once thought was a best kept secret is a pretty bad one.


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Escaping Emotions
Everyone does it sometimes. Some do it regularly – shoot themselves in the foot or put obstacles in their own chosen path. Behavior is self-sabotaging when in attempting to solve or cope with a problem, it instigates new problems, interferes with long-term goals, and unsettles relationships.
People don't always realize they are sabotaging themselves. This is in part because the consequences of many actions are not immediate, which makes it hard to connect behavior X to bad outcome Y.
One way to know whether a behavior is self-defeating is to examine it in the context of your long-term goals or desires and determine whether it is consistent with them.
Connecting a behavior to problematic consequences does not guarantee the ability to disengage from the behavior. Sometimes, people undermine themselves because the behavior feels right. With basic survival functions, behavior based on what feels right is fine: feel hungry, eat; feel thirsty, drink; but emotions are different. Often times, self-sabotaging behaviors feel right because they help us escape intense and uncomfortable emotions that would be better off dealt with openly, directly, and when appropriate, with professional care.


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Your Favorite D&D Modules
( This is a quick questionnaire for a possible business venture. )
1. What do you consider the "Glory Days" of Dungeons & Dragons? (What version of D&D do you consider the best? And no, "Pathfinder" isn't a viable option, despite the fact that I agree with you.)
2. If you were to name your favorite and most memorable D&D modules, what would they be? (Be as detailed as you want to be. I like to pull them out of my garage and read 'em from time to time, too.)
That's it! Thank you.
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hard call.
Although in this case I have to say the stand out would be 1st ed with the Slavers/giants/drow/demonwebpits arc of modules. Amazing, and frankly can't think of anything that quite caught that span of epicness.
1st Ed worked for me - once you worked out the game system, that was it.
Not that I don't enjoy what 3+ introduced, but it did change the focus away from actual playing somewhat, in my opinion.
As for favourite modules - every group I've gamed with, regardless of the edition we're playing, has gone through G1 - 3 and the Desert of Desolation. Those two series just seem to work.
3.5 and 4th editions, and the two best old school modules for my taste are the 4th Slavelord module and Expedition to the Barrier Peaks
N1 "Against the Cult of the Reptile God" fantastic small village with a nice ending fight
Hands down 1E is the best, though I have to say I never ran it without houserules. Today, I'd probably use skills and feats from 3E to fill gaps (don't like NWPs).
The modules are a no-brainer. The A-series, G-series, D-series(with Q), and the Temple of Elemental Evil (T 1-4). And I kind of liked the OD&D B series.
1) Golden Age of D&D was 3rd Ed for me all the way. Although I had played since '82, it was the first time I was really hooked into D&D to the exclusion of pretty much all other RPGs.
2) I started in Basic D&D, not AD&D, so I really have a soft spot for the Basic D&D modules, particularly ones by David "Zeb" Cook being favorites (Isle of Dread, Master of the Desert Nomads, Temple of Death). (Honestly, David Cook was my favorite writer period from TSR, between Star Frontiers and his D&D work).
1. I can't answer that, really. There is only one iteration of the game I don't like (but I won't mention it). There were pluses and minuses to each. I think 1st and 2nd both appealed to my nature best, since I love to ad hock and solve rules issues, and 3rd kind-of catered to the rules lawyers too much. But then, 3rd also appealed to me, because of all the extensive monster-making rules. I love making monsters.
2. Tomb of Horrors, White Plume Mountain, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, Against the Giants, and the Slavers series. No, not any more original than the others posting here, but there's no doubt these were atmospheric adventures that captured the energy and mystery of the game best.
1. 1st edition
2. GDQ 1-7 Queen of Spiders, N1 Against the Cult of the Reptile God, UK2 The Sentinel and UK3 The Gauntley, A4, Dungeons of the Slave Lords, T1-4 Temple of Elemental Evil. The list could do on and on!
What edition is best? Pathfinder (I know, but I have to add it since it is currently my favorite edition) 2e but with some holdovers from 1e (like the ranger)
I really feel 2e gets too much of a bad rap, but it's so compatible with 1e in so many ways that the materials can be used nearly seamlessly between the two.
Favorite and Most Memorable Modules: I6 Ravenloft A1-A4 Slaver Series G1-G3 Giant Series S2 White Plume Mountain The Whispering Cairn (Age of Worms chapter 1)
Edition... I can't really settle on one edition, as I find strengths and weaknesses in each of D&D (esp as the Compendium rules), 1e, 2e, and 3/3.5e. I'd not also that (IMO) the changes in how the fluff/settings evolved during each edition may make it tricky to objectively consider each edition in its own right.
Modules... I'll skip over some of the obvious ones in favour of a few gems that might be less familiar to some: B10 - Nights Dark Terror X2 - Castle Amber RA1 - Feast of Goblyns Dead Gods
Plus IMO some of the best adventures were publshed in Dungeon rather than released as modules, including the APs.
Edition: I have to say that my favorite edition is the classic BECMI/RC version of the rules which originally came out in 1983 when I started gaming. It's probably fair to say that we actually played more first edition AD&D back in the day but I really like the more streamlined rules.
Modules: Of the old school modules my favorites are B2 Keep on the Borderlands, B5 Horror on the Hill, X1 Isle of Dread, I6 Ravenloft and the Desert of Desolation series I3-I5. Never got a chance to play any of the A/G/D/Q/T modules back in the day unfortunately.
I guess 2ed is my favorite but I've never played anything before that.
My favorite module is Labyrinth of Madness without question.
1. I feel that 1985 to 1995 were the glory days for D&D. Late 1st edition/early 2nd edition and lots of support for basic/expert D&D. My favourites are the Moldvay Basic/Cook & Marsh Expert and 2nd edition.
2. Temple of Elemental Evil, Keep on the Borderlands, Night's Dark Terror, The Lost City...
Early 2nd Edition was the glory days. 2nd Edition (before bloat) was the best edition of D&D.
As far as modules, well, back then it was more about settings than modules you see. ;-)
Blue Book
"Palace of the Vampire Queen" by Pete and Judy Kerenstan's
OD&D for me. Liked the red box basic with the expansion boxes for expert, companion, etc.... Modules I liked Isle of Dread and Keep on the Borderlands, with an extra big like for the Caves of Chaos section... I am gaming more now then in the past and I do enjoy Pathfinder but only really at lower levels (1-8ish), so I guess I am having more fun now.
1st edition, all the way.
Favorite modules? There were a lot of great ones: White Plume Mountain, Dwellers in the Forbidden City, Tomb of Horrors, the Slavers series, etc. -- they were awesome. However, some of Paizo's 3.5 edition modules from Dragon Magazine are arguably equally as good: Spire of Long Shadows and Into the Wormcrawl Fissure from "Age of Worms," and Sea Wyvern's Wake and City of Broken Idols from "Savage Tide" come immediately to mind.
1. First Edition AD&D (late 1970's - early 1980's)
2. Any of those great classic modules from that time, although I have a HUGE soft spot for the Secret of Saltmash series, particularly the first one (U1 The Sinister Secret of Saltmash)
Late 1st/early 2nd Ed were my favorites. Setting details were more important than mechanics, which could cause wackiness...but that was an acceptable part of the game. So even though I learned the game right around 1.5 (and also BECMI), that's my favorite time.
Favorite modules? Temple of Elemental Evil (because I can appreciate what was the ambitious nature of the project and still think of it fondly as a well-written adventure for its time) and Dragon Mountain (because we still tell stories of the game I ran in college through that boxed set--complete with Humanoids Handbook kobolds). But many of the BECMI and 1st/2nd Ed modules also qualify. As do many of the Dungeon adventures in the Paizo years, really.
1st ed for me
I did like a lot of the BECMI modules as well
B2 The Keep on the Borderlands B5 Horror on the Hill
X1 Isle of Dread X2 Castle Amber X4 Master of the Desert Nomads
CM1 Test of the Warlords (one of my all time favourites)
Of the AD&D modules
The Giants and the Drow series
I2 Tomb of the Lizard King
I3 Pharaoh
L1 The Secret of Bone Hill N1 Against the Cult of the Reptile God S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks S4 Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
U1 Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh
Living in a small country town where the nearest store with a shelf of D&D stuff was over an hours drive away and the Nearest gaming store was 2hours away in another state we had to make do with what we could get our hands on.
What we would do is weave modules like U1, L1 and N1 together so we had a consistent campaign.
Ahh yes N1 Reptile God was a great module.
Now with that said, the old modules were fun and usually quite simple in layout, so there was an ease of use for the GM. Some were a bit large, ToEE and Castle Greyhawk, but generally it was pick up and run.
I have become aware of the good quality of modern works though (Pathfinder), and have to say I am quite impressed.
2nd ed was a great system, but towards the end it had gone a little bit crazy. I just outright refused to touch 3rd and 4th, so in all fairness don't know what they may or may not have to offer.
1. For me the glory days would be in '83 or so, when I was GMing a guy through the giant modules all the way into Queen of the Demonweb Pits. I was hitting my personal stride as a GM and really getting a hang of the game. I liked experiencing all the modules that I saw listed as available products but before then had never had a chance to experience or read.
2. Most memorable - Ravenloft. I drove Strahd into his catacombs from the 2nd story of his mansion and knew we wouldn't survive if he had a chance to regenerate. So without resting, we pressed straight down into the most dangerous area of the castle just to find his coffin and do away with him. Very scary. Hated being scared. Loved the module.
Same for Castle Amber. We were getting picked off one by one. Only 4 of us remained to take on the final chapter. Beating it felt very heroic.
I loved Ravenloft as a setting, almost as much as DarkSun. Never gpt to 'play' either as I was the perpetual GM.
Funnily enough in the way history repeats I once again find myself playing GM for my group... its what I get for offering to share the load I suppose. Now I am the only GM - its like magic...
1. What do you consider the "Glory Days" of Dungeons & Dragons?
Those are two different questions! I'll answer the first one...
AD&D before the release of Unearthed Arcana.
2. If you were to name your favorite and most memorable D&D modules, what would they be?
As well as G1-3, D1-3, and I3-5, I fondly remember many of the AD&D modules produced in the UK - the U series, starting with The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh, and the UK series, starting with Beyond The Crystal Cave. I also have a soft spot for O1, The Gem and the Staff.
1) Best Era of Adventures*:
1: 3.5 Dungeon Mag 2: Pathfinder 2007-2010, Paizo 3: 1E 1981-1984 4: 3.0 Dungeon Mag 5: 2E Dungeon Mag; #55-84, Chris Perkins Editor
* Includes only "best" adventures, without averaging them with crappy adventures
oooo...I love this stuff. I would say the high point was in 1979--the release of the first DMG, when Judges Guild and Gamelords (still can get these on Ebay occasionally) were both producing a lot of stuff--
Best modules IMO are in order:
1. Tomb of Horrors 2. Village of Hommlet 3. The Tombs of Shale' Chuun (Gamelords Thieves Guild #2) 4. Tegel manor
Then there is the City State of the Invincible Overlord, the Free City of Haven, and the Wilderlands series...as well as the Harn stuff a bit later. The variety and quality of content (not production value) was very, very high. Ideas were original, and well developed. Get a copy of Haven if you can--best City ever made.
Favorite Edition to play (excl. PFRPG): 3.5E
"Glory Days": 1E AD&D (cf. "The Golden Age of science fiction is 12.")
Modules: Savage Tide/Age of Worms (tie for first place).
I'd say :
1st ed (for the Gygaxian prose) but I still prefer Pathfinder
and N1 Against the Cult of the reptile God.
Though for the best modules coming behing N1 :
The Desert of Desolation series The Tomb of Horrors and of Course : I6 : RAVENLOFT !!!
Mwahahahahahahaha !
EDIT : While I love N1, in retrospect Ravenloft should come first.
I believe we are in a golden age right now. Because right now, I have access to material to play any version of D&D I want. And new material is coming out daily. If I need ideas before a session, I can start a thread here or on any number of social media and get dozens of new and interesting ideas within minutes. There has never been a better time to be a gamer. (This extends to RPGs in general, but it fits for the subset that is D&D as well.)
As for favorite modules, I have a fondness for the Palace of the Silver Princess. It is one of the few modules I've ever run more than once. I also really liked Dead Gods for Planescape.
X2 Castle Amber - the group liked it so much, that we generated an entire campaign world out of the module. We use it to this day for our political games (Game of Houses).
Desert of Desolation (I3-6?) - Again another series that the group liked so much that it became our main campaign world that we continue to use to this day.
This past week I went through the storage boxes in my garage, looking at all of my old products, and was broken hearted when I could not find my copy of Castle Caldwell. I know I owned this one, but must have loaned it out and never got it back. I loved that module.
I miss Reverse Dungeon from the AD&D days. Obscure, but yeah.
Loved the whole Temple of Elemental Evil, as well as the Throne of the Bloodstone. As to the edition I liked the most, I'd have to say 2e, especially with all of the complete handbook's. I truly liked the kits, that were available.
I liked D&D from the 80s though Few of the modules were ever fleshed out with any quality...They were just hack and slash with minimal story line and never updated to Rules Cyclopedia with any consistency. Even Keep on the Borderland has what should have been considered an 'Artifact'.
I do however admit that I always loved the Isometric Castle Maps of the Castle Ravenloft Adventure module...
I loved 1st edition but I got into both Basic and 1st ed at around the same time.
Modules, my favorite ones (all of which I ran):
- S1-3 Amazing series and had a strong influence on my overall gaming outlook. Tomb of Horrors - Pre-Indiana Jones death trap complex White Plume Mountain - excellent puzzle quest Expedition to the Barrier Peaks - Picture Book/Players Aid. Lead me to Gamma World (my fav game) and changed how I saw gaming in general
- T1 Village of Hommlet (excellent town setting, great dungeon crawl). As a total package - this may be the best module ever made.
- U1-3 Were excellent UK offerings, the best being the Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh
- UK2-3 The Sentinel vs. The Gauntlet - good stuff, something different
And of course the X series of modules (got into these more than the Basic B series, easily convertible to AD&D)
- X1 Isle of Dread - Fantastic module - X2 Castle Amber - Strange and horrific - X4-5 The Master of the Desert Nomads series. Good feel, with plenty of creepy or memorable creatures (Bhut, Soul Eater, Juggernaut, Nagpa, Dusanu, and the Mujina) and a fun quest.
AD&D 2nd edition was awesome between 1990-1993.
I was heavily involved with Dark Sun, Ravenloft, Forgotton Realms, and Planescape settings.
I recall a Module back in the day I had an absolute blast with called "The Orc's Nest". Also the epic boxed set "The Ruins of Undermountain" was absolutely epic and difficult journey to get through. I had a blast with that module several times.
It would be cool if Paizo released a boxed set dungeon like "The Ruins of Undermountain."
3.x, being that it is the only version I have played.
As for modules, that would be "Life's Bazaar" for the excellent pair of dungeons and beautiful campaign starting material included in it.
My favorite era was 2nd Ed, because it was more about the story aspect of role playing than the other editions (IMO). However, the best module (for sheer flexibility) is still Caves of Chaos--I could do all sorts of stuff with that one.
Probably the BECMI rules, as everything was new and exciting back then. Other than that, our houseruled brand of 2e, at the end with some 3e mixed in.
X 2, Castle Amber, hands down. Sure, it was illogical as hell, even if you accept the setup. But it was one of the craziest stories ever. And the Glantri Gazetteer published much later was a gem at its time. Aahh, nostalgia :-))
1) BECMI and Mystara, in all their incarnations. Chateau D'Amberville was an amazing role-playing experienced, really taught me a lot about GMing (and French accents!) Wrath of the Immortals and Hollow World adventures were outstanding. Mystara has never been bettered as a setting IMO.
2) The second wave of AD&D - Ravenloft, Dragonlance, Saltmarsh, Desert of Desolation. This actually saved D&D for me - I started a few years earlier but gave up because I detested all the plotless Greyhawk garbage like Slavers/Giants/ToEE. None of that captured the epic feel I wanted... until the second wave came along.
3) Pathfinder. It seems pretty much everything I wanted 3rd edition to be, but wasn't.
Isle of Dread was how I was introduced to the game and how the game didn't need to be just knights and castles but dinosaurs, pirates, and well whatever you wanted to throw in.
Next to Isle of Dread, the Ravenloft setting was my go-to setting as a DM. I have fond memories of running Feast of Goblyns (several times).
Im torn between 1st ED and 2nd. I liked 2nd because of the kits, I hated it for the string of books I was forced to buy to understand some kits.
As for Modules, I would say The Mud Sorcerer's Tomb, and Castle Ravenloft.
1) I agree with a previous poster...each edition (except one which I won't mention) had it's good points and bad points. With what they are doing w/ D&D Next and PF...I think we are just about to start the Golden age of TRPGs...
2) Favorite modules have to be all those old D&D modules and bunch from the 1st ed.
2. Castle Greyhawk, The Egg of the Phoenix, Red Hand of Doom.
1e AD&D and Ravenloft (I6). It was all my Hammer Horror watching as a kid brought to life!
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What a boring game! The game is basically intended for kids just like the cartoons but adults are not restricted either. Tom will almost always throughout the game get his butt kicked for his mischievous behaviors. Much like in the cartoons but here the players control Jerry for different missions.
The intention of Jerry is to steal cheese and trying to get Tom kicked from the house. Just like in the previous versions, you will be familiar with the storyline if you have played them. You will also encounter other characters like Spike the dog, and the cat, Tom's friend. You will notice that Tom is quite rigid. All in the game is so suggestive of the cartoon; you will feel like you have been taken back many years.
The house in which the game is set up in has six rooms, and each of the rooms is a level in the game. They are quite a number of modes in the game as well; Break Speed, Normal and the Timed Modes. The cutscenes happen in the Normal Mode. This is where the game is mainly focused on. In this scene the player has to guide Jerry through the room as he runs through a rail of system, as he jumps all over collecting cheese. Tom will be in trouble with Jerry at a variety of points. Here you will be presented with different commands appearing on the screen. There will be tapping, rotating wheels, scribbling in boxes and targets.
The mischievous Jerry must cause chaos by breaking things, when you fail an event it leads to another cutscene where Jerry will be causing a mess. When you get to Normal Mode and in order to unlock it, you must get a gold ranking in one of the other Modes. Jerry runs around the room, a footrace in the Timed Mode as he dodges any obstacles and he will be slowed down by the obstacles. In the Speed Mode you will encounter Jerry as he flies around the room in a jetpack. You are supposed to direct him through the colored rings so that he can collect points.
In the Break Mode Jerry will be throwing cheese at objects that are in the house, you will do this by tapping on the touch screen. You can also move Jerry to the direction you like as well as make him jump. You will find these Modes boring. The only lively mode is the Break Mode. You will find that the controls are slow whereas Jerry is a very fast animal, the way we know him from the cartoons. The Break as much is fun, it suffers from touch screen control problems; cheese that Jerry throws doesn't always fly to where it is intended to fly. The major problem with the game is that it is too short; rather the fun bit lasts for less than twenty minutes.


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Certainly the best episode from season 17 nad one of the best post-classics, too. A
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Bart Has Two Mommies
One of those episodes that make you think: "What the hell were they thinking?" Some of the bits with Rod and Todd are funny, the main plot is worthless. Bart gets kidnapped by a mother gorilla, what the hell were they thinking? D+
Last edited by Thrillho; 11-14-2009 at 02:19 PM.
D+ Act 3 was the highlight here for once.
Don't like the A story or the B story, but I don't think it was outright awful either. D/D-
Somewhat good, I actually liked most of it. C+/B-
Great episode. I like the plot (I actually think the subplot combines with the main plot well) and I think it's very funny. A-
I liked the B story with Marge looking after Rod and Todd but the A story of Bart getting "adopted" by a mother gorilla is downright awful.
Kids, let me tell you about another so-called ``wicked'' guy. He had long hair and some wild ideas. He didn't always do what other people thought was right. And that man's name was...
I forget. But the point is... I forget that, too. Marge, you know what I'm talking about. He used to drive that blue car?
-- Homer's parable of the guy in the blue car, ``Homer the Heretic''
Ralph: I Won! I Won!
Principal Skinner: No Ralph this means you're failing English
Ralph: Me fail English? That's unpossible.
Bad episode. Really bad. D
The flandereses seemed very off in this one, however it wasnt a complete mess of an episode so C+/B-
Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife
I think this is a pretty good episode. I think the plot is pretty good and some of it is very funny. B+
Very good, I enjoy Gervais' writing and acting work, and this was no exception - (if he actually wrote it of course). I liked the appearance of Dan Castellaneta on the movie studios and the studios in general.
One of the better season 17 episodes. B
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A decent episode, but slightly marred by the S17 habit of dragging out jokes. An 11/15 seems fair
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It's okay I guess and one of the better episodes by the very low season 17 standards. I enjoyed Gervais' voice work more than anything. D+/C-
it's a good episode for me too. Sometimes a little bit weird, but mostly funny and entertaining
Awful episode. The beginning was decent, but the rest is terribly boring.
3/20, one of my 10 least favorites episodes of all-time.
Season Rankings : 7 > 5 > 6 > 8 > 4 > 9 > 3 > 2 > 10 > 15 > 16 > 1 > 11 > 14 > 12 > 20 > 18 > 17 > 19 > 13.
Pretty mediocre episode. Lisa didn't deserve the trouble with Verity.
Sort of underrated, I'm a big fan of Ricky and his style. B
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Dirigo pulls out a win in fourth quarter
AUGUSTA — Riley Robinson went to the foul line four times. The first two free throws, with 15.6 seconds left, set his team up for victory. The final two, with 4.7 seconds to go, sealed it.
Robinson scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter to help Dirigo top Old Orchard Beach 50-47 in a Western Class C boys´ basketball quarterfinal Monday at the Augusta Civic Center.
Third-seeded Dirigo (18-1) advances to a regional semifinal against No. 2 Waynflete at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. Waynflete (16-1) advanced with a 78-47 win over No. 10 Monmouth Academy.
Joe Gildard led the Seagulls (14-5) with 10 points. Anthony Langella-Laws finished with nine points and eight rebounds. Quincy Grace had nine points and six rebounds in limited action because of foul trouble.
"(Robinson) was very strong for us, but the biggest thing he did tonight was go 4 for 4 at the end," said Dirigo Coach Travis Magnusson, whose team outscored OOB 21-12 in the fourth quarter. "It´s a tough situation for a freshman, but he knocked them down. He was very cool. I don´t think the ball hit the rim."
It was a cool finish to a hotly contested game that was back-and-forth from the start. Early foul trouble took Grace, OOB´s 6-foot-3 big man, out of the game in the second quarter. Just when Dirigo looked to be edging away, leading 20-15 with 3:55 left in the first half, Zach Seamans hit two layups during a 6-2 run by the Seagulls that cut it to 22-21 at halftime.
"OOB played really well, and they did most of it without their big guy," Magnusson said. Not having to face Grace "was kind of a wash for us, because the guys who came on played really well. I feel like we kind of stole one today."
Old Orchard Beach came out strong in the second half, as Langella-Laws -- easy to find by his play as much as his Mohawk haircut and pink socks and sneakers -- hit two consecutive 3-pointers to help the Seagulls to a 29-22 lead two minutes into the third. Robinson answered with a shot from the baseline and another short jumper to close it to 31-26, and the seesaw battle was on again.
"This is a good win. We didn´t play well at first, but we stuck around," Robinson said. "We gutted it out."
Grace hit from the low post to make it 45-41 in favor of OOB with 3:20 left. Robbie Babb (nine points) responded with a basket for Dirigo, then made one free throw before Robinson´s basket with a minute left put the Cougars ahead for good, 46-45.
Robinson then sank two free throws to make it 48-45. Grace scored again before Robinson went to the line again time.
"I was feeling good," Robinson said. "You´ve got to be confident stepping up to the line in that situation. My teammates were really supportive. They wanted the ball in my hands. They trusted me."


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