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Date: Apr 03, 2012
One Day Conference Examines Business Collaborations Between Two of the Largest Economies in the World
United States- China: New Business Partnerships
Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York –Hofstra University's Frank G. Zarb School of Business and the Center for International Financial Services and Markets will host a one-day conference examining the business collaborations between two of the largest economies in the world. The conference, "United States – China: New Business Partnerships", will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the Hofstra University Club, David S. Mack Hall, north campus.
Featuring presentations from leading U.S. and China representatives from business, government, and academia, the conference will explore new business paradigms to foster mutual growth and prosperity as both countries dominate the economic landscape of the world. In addition, the important role that governments can play in supporting these innovative business arrangements and practices will also be explored.
"China and the U.S, as two of the largest economies with different market systems, will play an integral role in the success of an orderly and sustained global growth in the coming decades," said Professor Anoop Rai, director of the Center for International Financial Services and Markets and the co-chair of the conference. "This conference will provide different perspectives on the changes that may be necessary for a successful working relation between U.S. and Chinese businesses."
Dean Patrick J. Socci said: "The Zarb school of Business is committed to its mission to provide innovative curriculum and instruction to educate our business students. This conference, hosted by our Center, will continue to enrich the learning experiences of our students by exposing them to thought-provoking issues in contemporary business and weigh in on the discussion by the leading experts in this field."
"The conference will benefit not only local firms that are currently doing business in China but also firms that are planning to engage in business in China," said Executive in Residence and Co-Chair of the conference Luke Ng.
Presenters include:
- Stephen Roach, Chairman, Morgan Stanley Asia
- Jeffrey Nagel, Chief Executive Officer, NBTY Inc.
- Irwin Simon, Chief Executive Officer, Hain Celestial
- Stephen Spitz, Division President, Lifetime Brands
- Martha McGarry, Senior Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- Brian McNally, President, Global Alliance and Supply Chain, Arrow Electronics
- Albert Ting, Regional Manager, China and Japan, US Department of Commerce
- Harry Broadman, Chief Economist, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Lucio Vinhas de Souza, Managing Director, Moody's Investor Services
- Fred Teng, Chief Executive Officer, NewsChina
- Chen Wei Hua, Deputy Editor, China Daily USA
- Christopher Lewis, Executive Vice-President, HSBC Bank USA
- Charles Chen, Professor of Accounting, China Europe International Business School
- Bi Mingqiang, General Manager, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
- Anita Chan, Director, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office , SAR, China
Since 1996, the Center for International Financial Services and Markets at the Frank G. Zarb School of Business has held many notable conferences and has invited many prominent captains of industry, regulators and academics. Recent speakers have included former U.S. Secretaries of the Treasury Paul O'Neill and Robert Rubin, and the CEOs of many large companies.
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For additional details on the conference, please email the Director of the Center, Anoop Rai or call (516) 463-5356.
The Frank G. Zarb School of Business
The Frank G. Zarb School of Businessat Hofstra University believes that the best business education provides students with a sound knowledge of their field combined with a broad, well-rounded program of study guided by an experienced faculty committed to excellence. Recently ranked as the 5th part-time M.B.A. program in the Northeast and 49th in the country by Bloomberg Businessweek, listed among the nation's top M.B.A. programs by Forbes, and recognized by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report, the Zarb School, which is AACSB accredited, continues to provide its students will a solid educational background that prepares them to excel in their chosen field.
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Hofstra University is a dynamic private institution of higher education where more than 12,000 full and part-time students choose from undergraduate and graduate offerings in liberal arts and sciences, business, engineering, communication, education, health and human services, honors studies, a School of Law and the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine.

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Top-ranked DePauw wins third straight SCAC title; all five golfers earn first team all-conference honors
April 25, 2004
Lake Lanier, Ga. - The top-ranked Tigers won their seventh tournament of the season as they captured their third straight Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship at the Pine Isle Resort.
DePauw shot an SCAC second-round record 323 for a two-round total of 644 to finish 26 strokes ahead of second-place Trinity.
All five Tigers earned first team all-conference honors led by Sarah Gates who was the medalist with a 157. Deborah Garriott was second with a 162, while Lisa Chambers was third at 163. Jessica Schneider and Lindsay Amore each tied for fourth with a 164.


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Resilience: Build skills to endure hardship
Resilience means being able to adapt to life's misfortunes and setbacks. Test your resilience level and get tips to build your own resilience.
By Mayo Clinic staffWhen something goes wrong, do you tend to bounce back or fall apart?
When you have resilience, you harness inner strength that helps you rebound from a setback or challenge, such as a job loss, an illness, a disaster or the death of a loved one. If you lack resilience, you might dwell on problems, feel victimized, become overwhelmed or turn to unhealthy coping mechanisms, such as substance abuse.
Resilience won't make your problems go away — but resilience can give you the ability to see past them, find enjoyment in life and better handle stress. If you aren't as resilient as you'd like to be, you can develop skills to become more resilient.
Resilience means adapting to adversity
Resilience is the ability to roll with the punches. When stress, adversity or trauma strikes, you still experience anger, grief and pain, but you're able to keep functioning — both physically and psychologically. Resilience isn't about toughing it out, being stoic or going it alone. In fact, being able to reach out to others for support is a key component of being resilient.
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- Make every day meaningful. Do something that gives you a sense of accomplishment and purpose every day. Set goals to help you look toward the future with meaning.
- Learn from experience. Think back on how you've coped with hardships in the past. Consider the skills and strategies that helped you through rough times. You might even write about past experiences in a journal to help you identify both positive and negative behavior patterns — and guide your behavior in the future.
- Remain hopeful. You can't change what's happened in the past, but you can always look toward the future. Accepting and even anticipating change makes it easier to adapt and view new challenges with less anxiety.
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- Be proactive. Don't ignore your problems or try to wish them away. Instead, figure out what needs to be done, make a plan and take action. Although it can take time to recover from a major setback, traumatic event or loss, know that your situation can improve if you actively work at it.
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- The road to resilience. American Psychological Association. http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/feature.php?id=6. Accessed April 29, 2011.
- Mental health: A report of the Surgeon General. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/home.html. Accessed April 29, 2011.
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- Karren KJ, et al. Mind, Body, Health: The Effects of Attitudes, Emotions and Relationships. 4th ed. San Francisco, Calif.: Pearson Education Inc. 2010:543.
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Kooyers Earns Second Mid-Con Athlete of the Week Honor
Tuesday, April 12, 2005 Valparaiso University's Nic Kooyers (Holland, Mich./Holland H.S.) has been named the Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season.The sophomore posted a shutout victory 6-0, 6-0 over IPFW at first singles for the Crusaders and teamed with Shabbi Khan (Karachi, Pakistan/Oasys H.S.) for an 8-3 number two doubles win. Kooyers also earned the award back on March 8. |
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My parents have always been the biggest supporters of my skiing. Last winter, my father found a few pieces of curved PVC piping at our town dump. He immediately brought them home and saved them for me for the next time I visited.
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The only evidence of Indiana residence of this author is the dating of the title page–which also serves as a sort of dedication, apology and raison d'etre in general–as "Providence, Ind., May 2d, 1831."
His work is a contribution to the discussion then flourishing as to whether or not the American Indians were descended from one of the "Lost Tribes of Israel ."
It is possible that Mr. Jones was an itinerant minister.
Information from Walker-Beginnings of Printing in the State of Indiana.
- On the Ten Tribes of Israel, and the Aborigines of America, Etc. Etc. By a Bible Professor. This Publication is not made to Gratify Man, but to Aid the Cause of God; Therefore, Anyone is at Liberty to Approve, or Disapprove of the Work. It Is, However, to be Hoped that the Right Object will be Kept in View. The Arrangement Might Have Been Better, but that is of Little Consequence. Nett Sales of the Publication will be Appropriated to the Canada Mission–to the Indians. Providence, Indiana, May 2d, 1831. New Albany, Ind., 1831.


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:cheer: HAPPY NEW YEAR!! to all my fellow Hudsonites out there. May you all have a year filled with good health and secure employment. For those that are looking for work may you find a good job. :cheer:
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walts garage-53 wrote:Why good weather, I drive mine in rain storms, snow storms and even a hurricane. Got caught in one when we were in Virginia. No leaks, defrosters work great and electric wipers. Fix them and drive them. Walt.
Walt. Just don't want any body panels rotting out, that's all. Over here in Chicago, they put down 2 inches of salt for evry 1 inch of snow we get. Kinda makes for a corrosive environment. Have a great 2012!Dave W.
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Alex, you and that cat better get out and travel, or old miss will come to greet you. Walt.
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22 Mar 2011
Thank You, Gary Vaynerchuk
"What happens when we live in the word of mouth world? What happens when brands can be humanized? There is enormous ROI in a tweet." ~ Gary Vaynerchuk; 'The Thank You Economy.'
I want to personally thank Gary Vaynerchuk for the success of DrinkNectar.com, Spokane Wine Magazine and Nectar Tasting Room. 15 months ago, Gary's book Crush It! Why Now is the Time to Cash In On Your Passion, was the catalyst for everything I'm doing now. The concept was in my head, the business plan was written, and the timing was always considered, "sometime in the future," until reading 'Crush It.'
In summary, Crush It is:
- You can brand yourself using social media tools
- Using a blog as a central source is the best strategy
- Content is king
- Content, Conversation, Share, Care
- Repeat
As I started implementing the strategies presented in Crush It, I was blown away by the results. In a few short months my personal brand grew and many opportunities began to present themselves. Just three months into my experiment I was offered the opportunity to write a few articles for Gary's web site Corkd.com. In April, 2010 I was asked to write on a regular basis for the revamped Corkd.com. While I couldn't commit to as many articles as Gary was looking for, I was happy to provide one post per week as my time allowed.
We are living in an amazing time. Brands have the incredible potential of affordably engaging with hundreds (even thousands) of customers. The world is getting infinitely smaller as word of mouth marketing goes viral with Twitter and Facebook. When starting my social experiment, I remember the looks on people's faces. "You're going to do what with what?" Gary, THANK YOU. Thank you for sharing your personal experience in a real world way.
I also want to say congratulations, Gary, on the 1000th (and final) episode of Wine Library TV. The show thatstarted it all and inspired hundreds of wine bloggers (including myself) has left its mark as it changed the wine world. Not one to stay static, the incredibly energetic Vaynerchuk launched his new venture, DailyGrape.com the same day as the wrap of Wine Library TV. Daily Grape provides a daily dose of wine education and recommendations from Gary. The site is accompanied by a free iPhone app (other platforms coming soon). Right now, content is light but each day brings something new. At this rate, Gary will hit 1000 Daily Grape episodes in mid 2014.
Today, Gary announced his retirement from the daily wine video. Gary has been such an inspiration to so many people (me included). While Gary will still remain in wine with Wine Library and other ventures, he will continue to work as a marketing consultant, public speaker, author, wine educator and more. Thanks, Gary, for all your dedication and inspiration to the wine world!
In addition to all the big changes at the Vaynerchuk empire, Gary's new book, The Thank You Economy arrived in stores in early March. Watch Gary explain, The Thank You Economy Book.
17 Jun 2010
Re-Corkd: Thoughts on Redesigning Corkd.com
I've got web design on the brain. My day job has had me buried in web design politics for going on 18 months now. We've been through 3 major iterations and have just completed user testing with 37 people from San Jose to Sao Paulo and Boston to Beijing. We've broken the project down into a few phases, the first of which will go live (fingers crossed) on November 17. The final phases will probably keep me employed (again fingers crossed) through 2011. From there I hope to be in a position to launch my diabolical wine and coffee world domination plan. In the meantime, I was playing around in one of my favorite wine playground web sites, Corkd.com, and thought I would suggest some redesign opportunities.
Gary Vaynerchuk bought Corkd.com in May of 2007. After several years little attention, Gary announced a commitment to Cork'd hoping to propel it into the wine stratosphere like his other ventures. Recently Cork'd went through a change in direction introducing article content to the site. At first articles were added as a secondary page called Cork'd Content featuring 1-2 articles per day. In April, Cork'd CEO Lindsay Ronga moved in a new direction with 4-5 daily articles bringing Cork'd Content to the front door and the social interaction elements of wine reviews, drinking buddies, and wine education to the background. I am a regular Cork'd Content provider, but I was puzzled by the separation rather than the integration of the two elements. I personally love the interactive element of the review feed, drinking buddies, and fanning grapes and wineries.
I'm not a graphic designer. In my day job, I manage the projects and make sure that the technology partners are delivering on what the line of business wants in a timely manner. In this Re-Cork'd review, I took all the elements that currently exist on the site and arranged them in a way that would make me want to use the site and stay on the site. At a high level, I think Cork'd is in need of some graphic overhaul from the logo to the coloring (the pink and red just aren't inviting on the eyes). Below are the eight elements of the site that I would have on the page.
- Header: I would start by bringing over the header that exists on the wine review portion of the site. This encourages people to create an account and provides a search component for the great wine database within Cork'd. Opportunity exists here for greater visual weight and even incorporation of the navigation (element 2), and a new logo.
- Navigation: Navigation is helpful on any site. Currently the existing Cork'd navigation is available by clicking "Wine" from the home page. Bringing this over gives users an easy interaction to the reviews they enter, the people they connect with and the wines they are a fan of.
- Articles: Content is king and good content is sticky. Currently Cork'd has 4-5 articles per day. I've noticed a decrease in the interaction of articles here (comments, reactions, tweets, and facebook shares). People have a difficult time absorbing that much information. This section could be reduced to 2-3 really good articles per day to increase awareness. If they want a lot of information on site, they may be better off doing what WineBusiness.com does and creating a feed of top sites on the internet.
- Live Feed: I love this interactive part of Cork'd. Right now it is buried on page two. It provides a great way for people to see what is happening in real time with Cork'd users. Interaction can occur and people will stay on the site longer.
- Sponsors: I understand the need for sponsors, although I know that Cork'd doesn't rely on them for their business model. Create a small space to bring awareness to key products but don't overdo it.
- My Reviews: As a user of the reviews section, I would appreciate seeing my current reviews somewhere on the page. If a user doesn't enter reviews, a default could be added to show the "featured user" current reviews or something similar.
- Contributor Reviews: To break up the article volume, a separate section could be created to house the posts by contributors that are wine reviews.
- Drinking Buddies and Fan: This section continues the interactive piece that was the original framework of Corkd.com. This makes the whole right side of the page very interactive and sticky for the user and builds on the wine community that helped build Cork'd into what it is.
Please understand that I'm not ripping on what Lindsay or Jonathan are doing over at Cork'd. I'm a huge fan. I had the pleasure of meeting Jonathan Troutman of Cork'd and Kristin Murphy from Wine Library on a recent trip to New York City. They are great people and fantastic winos. These are just ideas that I had swirling in my head as I carry my day job into my night hobby.
11 May 2010
Corkd: Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Success
The sky is falling, the sky is falling! "Woooolllff!" Run, hide, take cover, the apocalypse is now! "The world is drowning in an ocean of cheap wine." 2008 and 2009 have been very challenging years. Many of you reading this have had to change your spending habits as your income has been diminished or has vanished entirely. The Great Recession, as it will end up being played out in the history books, has changed the landscape of nearly every industry and left its mark on just about every person in the world. How has the wine industry faired? What is the forecast for the future?
About a month ago, I was presented with the opportunity to purchase a local winery. At that moment, I became VERY interested in the future of the wine business, direct to consumer marketing, inventory gluts, pricing discounts, data collection and marketing strategies. While the business opportunity recently fell through, I did learn an incredible amount during my research. After pouring through nearly 50 pages of information from Silicon Valley Bank's "State of the Wine Industry" report, Vin65 blog posts, VinQuest Consumer Direct report and others, here is my take on the state of the wine industry. This is intended to be a Readers Digest synopsis – it is highly encouraged to read each of the three links above.
Continue reading the forecast at Cork'd. The synopsis includes Pricing, Distribution, Marketing, Consumers, Inventory, and the Forecast
22 Apr 2010
Corkd: Are Twitter Tasting Events Worth It?
Today's DrinkNectar post is featured on Cork'd. Head over there and check out the story about Twitter wine tasting events. Cork'd is becoming a fantastic resource for wine news and I'm proud to be a part of it.
Twitter wine tasting events are changing the wine community. I had the honor of co-sponsoring #WAMerlot and saw firsthand the power of the online community. As a wine brand, these events offer little or no cost opportunities for brand impressions, building your customer base and interacting with your existing customers. As a wine consumer, they provide an opportunity learn, engage and connect.
Please take some time to familiarize yourself with the following Taste and Tweet events.
Taste Live – The premier web site for online wine and beer tastings
Community Wine Tastings on Twitter – A Facebook community to compliment the Taste and Tweet events on Twitter
Upcoming Taste and Tweet Events
May 6: #Chardonnay – 24 hours of Chardonnay; Join host Rick Bakas as we explore one of the most widely planted grapes in the world – Click for more info
May 13: #TasteTexas – Everything is big in Texas; Join host Ben Simons as we round up the Mandola Estate Winery – Click for more info
May 17: #TTMI – The third installment of Tweet and Taste Michigan; Join hosts Shannon and Courtney Casey as they promote several Lake Michigan Shore wineries – Click for more info
June ??: Shhhh don't tell, but a very special #WAWine tasting event will help bloggers get their palate primed for Washington wine before they converge upon Walla Walla. Hosted by NectarWine and several other amazing Washington ambassadors – Details coming on May 7!
09 Feb 2010
Cellar Tracker, Corkd, VinCellar Review
The work I do for my day job got me thinking about wine tracking / wine reviewing database sites. A recent project I was managing mashed together information from 17 web sites creating one global intranet site where 320,000 people view over 21 million pages each month. Over the weekend we launched the site and with a few minor glitches we were live for all to see on Monday.
Through my recent journey of wine reviews and wine blogging, I've discovered a need for a repository for the information. At the current pace, I'll have a collection of 250 reviews by the end of the year. For me, keeping track of and referring to this information needs to be in a simple to use format. While many wine tracking sites are available, I'm reviewing my use of three: Cork'd, Cellar Tracker, and Vincellar.
Each of these sites has its strengths but I'm reviewing them based on my business requirements.
- I want a site that has easy entry of tasting notes, search of existing entries and easy recall of existing entries for comparison
- I want a site that allows me to easily slice and dice my entries by date, grape, price, score, etc.
- I want a site that is smooth, easy to navigate, and is not clunky or disjointed
- I want a site that provides the greatest exposure to the wineries being reviewed
- Nice to have: Connection to other wine lovers
Do you have a wine tracking site that you use? What do you like / not like about it? Let me know in the comments.
VinCellar stats indicate 74,000 users, nearly 600,000 cataloged wines and over 38,000 tasting notes. VinCellar's unique feature is the ability to catalog, track and even sell your wine through their site.
The Good:
The user interface of VinCellar is spectacular. The tabbed navigation allows for easy access to your cellar, tasting notes, and the community. Well placed buttons facilitate quick entry of new wine and updating "consuming" wine from your cellar. Overall the navigation is smooth, intuitive and contains some unique features. Each of the database collections is easy to sort, slice and dice for quick analysis of the wine entries.
What I Love:
VinCellar seems to love dashboards. I love dashboards. One of the coolest things for me is the tasting note dashboard that shows a synopsis of the entered wine including web pricing, community tasting note averages, other users who own the wine, and even a quick search menu of everything from Able Grape, Snooth, Wine Spectator and Wine Zap.
What I Don't Love:
The lack of active users and tasting note entries often returns zero matches for comparison. Use of the search fields does not auto-populate with the data base. The community aspect seems to be focused on buying and selling wine, rather than sharing wine experiences.
Cork'd aims to be the "Simple way to review and share wine." Cork'd has over 50,000 users. At publish of this article I was unable to validate the number of reviews in the database. Cork'd thrives on being a place where users can share and have a social experience with their wine tasting.
The Good:
The Cork'd interface is bright and clean. Users can easily create profiles, add buddies and use Cork'd as a "Facebook" for wine conversations. Cork'd is also great at wine education and awareness with their database of grape profiles, winery profiles and the newly launched Cork'd Content that showcases articles about various wine topics.
What I Love:
I love the extensive database of wine and the ease of adding wine that is not already in the database. The format is also very conducive to conversation with other users through the discussion thread format on each database entry.
What I Don't Love:
The navigation feels clunky and a little outdated. It is not easy to move from task to task, search or filter database entries, and slice and dice my existing entries. While I enjoy the conversational format and feedback of reviews, it takes too much time to find a consolidated list of comparative reviews. The database of reviews seems slightly larger than VinCellar but still returns zero results on some searches.
Cellar Tracker contains the largest database collection of the three boasting nearly 100,000 users and 1.2 million tasting notes. Cellar Tracker is simple in form and function and its users are active. Wine collections can easily be cataloged, tracked, and the data can be sliced and diced seven ways to Sunday.
The Good:
The best part of Cellar Tracker is the vast amount of comparative data and the ability to filter it. The reports tab also provides an incredible amount of useful information about your cellar, tasting notes, and the community.
What I Love:
The search fields auto populate to aid in searching for the exact match. This feature helps to eliminate duplicate selection as it leads you more quickly to the selection you're looking for. While on a selected wine (tasting note page) you get a vast amount of information including the ability to bid on user wines for auction.
What I Don't Love:
Cellar Tracker is the most minimalistic in design. What the database has in data it lacks in navigation, and interface. The text based design is a distraction (to me) and makes using the site cumbersome. Links on the site indicate that a new design is being launched in February (that's this month). The site doesn't easily offer a way to connect or converse about various wines.
The Synopsis:
VinCellar has the best interface with the most effective and visual interaction with the data.
Cork'd has the most social site and a robust wine education component.
Cellar Tracker has the most extensive user group and data base.
I'm going to enter all my existing reviews (currently 70) into each site and experiment more with the best solution. In the end it may be necessary to use two or more of these sites to provide the greatest exposure to the wine reviews and the wineries.
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Jackson Rathbone Talks Breaking Dawn at Dare2Care Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party
Jackson Rathbone attended the Dare2Care Pre-Oscar Cocktail party last night (February 24th) and gave E! Online some juicy Breaking Dawn deets regarding the Edward and Bella consummating their relationship:
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"It's definitely sexy," Jackson Rathbone told us at Leeza Gibbons' Dare2Care Pre-Oscar Cocktail party of Edward and Bella's highly-anticipated onscreen love-making. "It definitely qualifies as shmexaaay."
How sexy?
"It's a PG-13 movie, but also it is what it is and it's a union," Rathbone said. "They are consummating their relationship and they don't just do it once, let's put it that way."
Rathbone also assures us we'll be seeing lots of that signature Rob and Kristen chemistry in the flick.
"Oh yeah," he laughed. "It sizzles, man. It sizzles like bacon!"


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My family and I moved to Grand Junction from Texas about a month ago. We have been hearing about the fall colors in Powderhorn. We took a drive up and the views were breathtaking.
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Paul Patranella and Bill Allen of Bryan are long-time friends who like motorcycles and food. That might sound like people you know, except the people you know probably aren't going to star in their own national TV show.
Paul and Bill are the new faces of The History Channel show "Hairy Bikers", which premieres this week.
"We just have this awesome opportunity to travel the country with my partner," Allen said Saturday after he and Patranella did a stage show at the Texas Reds Steak and Grape Festival in Downtown Bryan. "We just go ride and discover everything local. That's what the whole thing is about, getting down to the bottom of it."
"Yeah, and then we get there and we cook something local with our little twist," Patranella added.
This American version of a British television concept hits the airwaves in its regular time slot Friday at 9:00 p.m. A sneak peak airs Monday at 10:00 p.m.
Patranella, a chef who has worked for high-ranking dignitaries like former President George W. Bush, and Allen, a motorcycle shop owner, traveled up and down America's roads, logging 8,000 miles while shooting episodes for the show.
What do they hope viewers will see?
"A couple of fun-loving guys meeting people, having a good time and eating," Patranella said.
"If you've got a friend that one of these days, you want to go hit the road and go explore things, we got the opportunity to do it," Allen added.


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He told the story of an officer who testified at the King trial as an expert on the use of force. The man said he believed the officers had, indeed, employed excessive force. His photo was tacked up at the police academy, and it became tradition for any officer who passed by to spit on it, Braun said.
"They've changed enormously, but you're still going to have pockets of this," he added. "You're still going to have individuals who are throwbacks. You're still going to have the culture of cover-up. A group that's fighting together and under siege, they're going to stick together."
Dorner demanded justice and an apology, and vowed that police blood will flow until he gets them. The manifesto names some 40 people he claims have wronged him. He wrote that he does not expect to survive his vengeful rampage.
Last weekend, a couple was found shot to death in Irvine, a suburban Orange County community south of Los Angeles that is home to a college campus. Investigators tied the slayings to Dorner; his manifesto seems to confirm the connection: It says the slain woman's father represented Dorner, unsuccessfully, at a hearing before an LAPD disciplinary committee in 2008.
So far, the bloodshed seems to be taking place outside the city limits. It covers a wide area around Los Angeles, with incidents reported from San Diego in the south to the mountain resort of Big Bear in the east. Three Riverside police officers were shot, one fatally, by a man police say was Dorner.
His beef might be with the LAPD, but no one in law enforcement can feel safe while he is on the run.
Others have threatened to target LAPD cops in the past -- gang members, for the most part. But Dorner is no gang-banger. He's a veteran trained to kill by the military and by his one-time employer, the police.
He threatens payback by violent, unconventional means: "This is my last resort. The LAPD has suppressed the truth and it has now led to deadly consequences," he wrote.
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck dismissed the allegations in Dorner's manifesto. "You're talking about a homicide suspect who has committed atrocious crimes," he said, adding that he was not inclined to give credence to his "ramblings on the Internet." As for any apology, well, Dorner shouldn't hold his breath, Beck said.
People who have invested years watching the LAPD -- including attorneys, legal analysts and the Los Angeles Times reporters who have covered the department -- say it has indeed changed since the early 1990s. But they also agree that its past is fertile territory for anyone with a grudge against the department.
Times editor-at-large Jim Newton covered the LAPD as it struggled with the fallout from the King beating and the years of study, oversight and reform that followed. He was the paper's lead reporter during the O.J. Simpson murder trial, when the defense put the LAPD on trial and Simpson was acquitted.
Dorner's manifesto "doesn't reflect any larger cultural truth about LAPD," Newton wrote in an e-mail.
Andrew Blankstein, the paper's current LAPD reporter, agreed. "Every organization is going to have rogues," he said. "But what can you believe from somebody who is homicidal? Obviously, anybody with grievances has a long, well-publicized history of the LAPD to pick at."
Laurie Levenson, a professor at Loyola Law School, has watched the LAPD and its high-profile controversies during the era that includes King, Simpson and Rampart. She also believes the LAPD has changed, even if it is not perfect.
"The LAPD has come a long way, but it still has its detractors," she wrote in an e-mail. "Ironically, the person who is most set on destroying it is one of their own. The Rodney King and Rampart scandals brought to light racism and corruption that had existed in the department. It is easy for someone with their own vendetta against the department to tap into these past episodes and make the LAPD a target."
But, she added, the tactic is likely to backfire.
"In the end," Levenson said, "he is probably just creating more sympathy and support for the people he loathes."
CNN's Ann O'Neill covered the Rampart police corruption trial in 2000 as a reporter for The Los Angeles Times.


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To find this climb, head left when you reach the base of the wall from the approach trail. Look for the perfect finger and thin hands crack.
Gear for me was as follows: a 1 friend, a purple camalot jr (though a 1.5 friend would have been better), 1 green camalot jr, a 2 friend, 2 red camalots, 2 2.5 friends and 2 gold camalots. If you want to sew it a bit more, bring another 2.5 friend or red camalot and/or a 1 friend. Towards the top, if you're out of hand sized, you can reach to the crack to the right and plug a 1 friend.
Cams 1.5"-2.5", until it gets wider at the top (take a few 3"). It is mostly 2" once you get off of the ground. THis is green camalot or purple HB (black metolius?) This climb is relentless, but is easier for people with small hands. GO FOR IT.
I haven't done many routes at IC, or many cracks at all for that matter, but this was a really cool route. The bottom of the route has three or so pods in the crack, and going from the first to the second is much harder is you're short. The hardest part for me was fighting the pump on the thin hands crack after the last pod to a block wedged into the crack. The only downfall is it seems to be the only really good route in the area.
Ooo Jared, don't know if I'd agree with you there. There's quite a few really high-quality climbs right around Scarface (Black Uhuru, Where's Carruthers, Wavy Gravy, etc.). I'd submit them, but I'm too much of a wuss to lead them and I won't submit routes I haven't led.
This is the most enjoyable single pitch of crack climbing I've ever experienced. Simply a fantastic route.
Obviously Jared hasn't been to the Scarface wall very often. Other than the good routes mentioned by the other person, here are just a few more: Sicilian, Columbian Hitman, Not That Funny, Desert Vaurnet (probably one of the best routes at the Creek)...shall I go on?
One of the three bolts at the anchor wiggles around in your hands. This is the center bolt with a large, rounded edge hangar. The other two bolts seem fine and are adequate for an anchor and getting off (have chains between these two). Super route and still pumpy with a no-gear to clean top rope.
if you have smaller hands, this climb is more of a 5.10. the crux begining is short, and the rest of the crack is stellar hands.
The view form here is just awesome!
Agreed with m-earles comments. Its thin hands most of the way then widens some higher up. First 15 ft is slightly overhanging but its hard to tell from photos. It took some cool photos from the top. Will post them later.
was easier for me NOT to tape up on this one, (I have small hands) the inside is quite worn, so your hands won/t actually get too torn up, enjoy.
This is a four star route because it is such a striking line at the Scarface Wall. I enjoy this route, but I like the "sicilian" much more. Scarface is another Creek route the grade is depending if you have bigger or smaller hands. The beginning is thin, so big handed people are going to have a harder time. How did this thing get downgraded from 11c to 11-?
Beautiful line with a fun cruxy start and bomber hands the rest of the way. Once you get past the first 6 meters it's pretty much in the bag and fun as hell.


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From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant
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High fashion and homeland security clash in a masterful debut.
Boyet Hernandez is a small man with a big American dream when he arrives in New York in 2002, fresh out of design school in Manila. With dubious financing and visions of Fashion Week runways, he sets up shop in a Brooklyn toothpick factory, pursuing his goals with monkish devotion (distractions of a voluptuous undergrad not withstanding). But mere weeks after a high-end retail order promises to catapult his (B)oy label to the big time, there's a knock on the door in the middle of the night: the flamboyant ex-Catholic Boyet is brought to Gitmo, handed a Koran, and locked away indefinitely on suspicion of being linked to a terrorist plot. Now, from his 6' x 8' cell, Boy prepares for the trial of his life with this intimate confession, even as his belief in American justice begins to erode.
With a nod to Junot Diaz and a wink to Gary Shteyngart, Alex Gilvarry's first novel explores some of the most serious issues of our time with dark eviscerating wit.
-John Freeman, Boston Globe
"In this funny debut, flashy Filipino fashion designer Boy Hernandez sees his American dream become a nightmare when he's ensnared in a terrorist plot and shipped to Guantanamo. Gilvarry nails the couture scene, but Boy's rough journey from Manolo to Gitmo is no joke."
-Andrew Abrahams, People
"It's rare for a novel to tread so fearlessly into the political and yet to emerge so deeply funny and humane. Gilvarry is a young talent on the rise. Watch him gallop through the mess we've made of our civilization with style and panache."
-Gary Shteyngart, author of Super Sad True Love Story and Absurdistan
"The deepest intelligence is poetic, incisive and inordinately funny. Heads up, folks. Alex Gilvarry just walked through the door."
-Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin and Zoli
"From the Memoirs of a Non-enemy Combatant is sharply written and wryly witty, touching on the sensitivities and paranoia of post-9/11 America. . . . Combining a Kafkaesque hero with a captivating "coming to New York" story, Gilvarry's debut is a timely and touching triumph."
-Stephanie Turza, Booklist
"One of the best celebrations and condemnations of American fear and ambition since Bellow's Augie March was doing the celebrating and condemning."
-Brock Clarke, author of Exley and An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England
"This is a sly, witty novel. You'll be quoting lines from it to your friends."
-David Bezmozgis, author The Free World
"Finally, a young American novelist who has the guts to confront the absurdity of the last decade. Gilvarry has given us a sly, hilarious, and wickedly insightful book about living in the United States (or trying to live in the U.S.) in the aftermath of September 11th. Fashion, terrorism, New York and Guantanamo Bay: in the hands of Gilvarry, hilarity ensues. A brilliant debut."
-Michael Hastings, author of "The Runaway General" (Rolling Stone) and The Operators
"A smart, funny novel with political undertones that will also be particularly enjoyable for those with an interest in fashion . . . [Gilvarry's] style and dark humor are subtle and witty . . . The events that unfold are equally disturbing and entertaining."
-Shaunna E. Hunter, Library Journal
"A talented writer and observer . . . [Gilvarry] skillfully captures the frenetic world of striving designers."
"From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant (Viking, Jan.) is a bold novel-bold in its style, its thesis, and its story. While Alex Gilvarry's narrative and characters are big and playful, the underlying premises are deadly serious. What happens to those falsely accused or mistakenly detained when the remedies of the American criminal justice system are unavailable to them? How does one prove one's innocence when the system is set up to prove one's guilt? How does an unknown fashion designer launch his work in New York City? Okay, that's not serious but it was certainly interesting. Gilvarry skillfully navigates the space between black comedy and farce without delivering a polemic. His intriguing characters include the aspiring Filipino fashion designer Boyet Hernandez, his one-time Ivy League girlfriend, his financial backer-cum-arms dealer, his unfortunately named attorney Ben Laden, and a mysterious chronicler. Gilvarry gives us a debut novel that is delightful without being sophomoric. I loved reading the book and look forward to selling it in my store: it's just our kind of book."
-Catherine Weller, Publishers Weekly "Galley Talk"
Alex Gilvarry is a native of Staten Island, New York. He is the founding editor of the website, Tottenville Review; he has been named a Norman Mailer Fellow, and his writing has appeared in The Paris Review. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, and Cambridge Massachusetts.


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At the age of seven Ernest was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire as its youngest ever pupil; he studied with Mathias (a pupil of Chopin) and many of Europes leading performers and pedagogues, including Philipp, Leschetizky, Huber and Moszkowski, giving concerts throughout Europefrom Paris to St Petersburgall before he was sixteen. Due to this intensive schedule he developed neuritis and despaired of the future. Fortuitously he was heard by Paderewski who was so impressed that he took Schelling as his only American pupil from 1898 to 1902.
Schelling established himself by 1905 as a mature virtuoso and enjoyed a fine reputation as a pianist. He also developed his conducting skills as Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and as conductor of the Young Peoples Concerts for the New York Philharmonic. These Young Peoples Concerts embodied Schellings commitment to bringing the enjoyment of music to children all over the world. He pioneeringly illustrated the concerts with large-format glass lantern slides projected onto a screen, achieving a kind of Pied Piper status. A commemorative bust now stands in Carnegie Hall, placed in gratitude for this work with the young.
When Ernest Schelling died suddenly in December 1939 more than a thousand mourners attended his funeral including a host of colleagues such as Yehudi Menuhin, John Barbirolli, Mrs Fritz Kreisler and Mrs Edward MacDowell; he was to have been conducting that very day. A telegram from Paderewski was read to the Carnegie Hall childrens audience:
Words cannot describe my deep sorrow in losing my dearest friend. He was taken from our love at a climax of his splendid career, leaving unfinished many of his works, depriving us untimely of admiring his rich talent. In the history of American music the name of Ernest Schelling will be given the outstanding place it certainly deserves.
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Administration official defends Hagel from GOP criticism
A senior administration official offered some sharp pushback Monday on Sen. Lindsey Graham's comments about the president's choice in Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary.
Graham made headlines Sunday when he blasted Hagel as an "in-your-face" choice during an interview on CNN's "State of the Union." The South Carolina senator labeled Hagel a "controversial" pick by President Obama and didn't rule out staging a filibuster to prevent a vote on Hagel's nomination.
"Hagel, if confirmed to be secretary of defense, would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense towards the state of Israel in our nation's history," Graham told CNN Chief Political Correspondent Candy Crowley.
Hagel, who served as a Republican senator from Nebraska, has taken heat for going against those in his own party on matters of foreign policy. He's known for opposing troop surges in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as opposing unilateral sanctions against Iran.
A senior administration official expressed doubt that Graham's comments will likely turn into action during the Senate confirmation hearings.
"It's one thing to posture on a talk show, it's another thing to look a two-term Senator in the eye...and say I'm voting against you because you turned against the war in Iraq," the official said.
Were the Republicans to block the nomination, the official continued, it would reflect "a party this so far in the wilderness, I don't see them getting out soon."
On Iran, the official noted that Hagel has opposed unilateral sanctions as a principle, but that he has supported multilateral sanctions on Iran.
Graham wasn't the only senator voicing concern on Sunday. Though softer in his tone, McConnell said Hagel would get a "thorough vetting" during confirmation hearings.
"Whoever is nominated for secretary of defense is going to have to have a full understanding of our close relationship with our Israeli allies, the Iranian threat, and the importance of having a robust military," McConnell said on ABC's "This Week." "So whoever that is I think will be given a thorough vetting. And if Sen. Hagel is nominated, he'll be subjected to the same kinds of review of his credentials as anyone else."
The official noted McConnell's 2008 floor speech recognizing Hagel's retirement, in which McConnell said Hagel had a "clear voice on foreign policy and national security" and credited him "as a leading voice in foreign affairs."
"A lot of these guys gave wonderful quotes about (Hagel) when he retired," the source said.
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EDMONTON - Nearly a year to the day after pop superstar Justin Bieber came to her bedside at the Cross Cancer Institute, social media is abuzz with reports that 19-year-old Crystal Montgomery has died.
Early Thursday, CTV morning anchor Stacey Brotzel and dozens of other people tweeted their remembrances and condolences.
On the Facebook page Angels for Crystal, Montgomery's mother Rita posted: "Our beautiful angel Crystal Amber Montgomery decided tonight was the night. She is free of pain. We will forever love her and never forget her. Crystal, you are going to be the most happiest angel."
The Journal reported that 15 minutes was all it took to turn Montgomery's pain into joy on Oct. 15, 2012. Four months earlier, she had been diagnosed with osteosarcoma, the same malignant bone tumour that claimed the life of Terry Fox. She lost all of her hair after the first chemotherapy treatment and by the time of Bieber's visit she had lot 30 pounds. Her left arm from the shoulder down had to be amputated.
Her best friend Joana Antunes thought a visit from Bieber, who was in Edmonton for a sold-out concert, would be the best medicine.
"She cried happy tears and was in shock to see him," Antunes said at the time. "Crystal's going through a very hard time with her chemotherapy and everything she has to face with her cancer. We just want to remind her that she's beautiful and that she has the courage to fight this and go all the way and be completely OK."
Montgomery spent about 15 minutes chatting Bieber, who showed up thanks to a Twitter campaign under the hashtag #bieberforcrystal.
"Justin Bieber made a point of coming into the hospital quietly and respectfully without disrupting other staff and patients, and he sure brought a lot of joy into the room," said Paula Germann, operations lead at AHS-Cancer Care's Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton.
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ATHENS - Marika Mitsotakis, the voluble, opinionated wife of a former Greek prime minister whose cooking skills were the stuff of political urban legend, died in Athens on Sunday as two of her children ran for reelection in Parliament. She was 81.
Her family said she died in a hospital, but did not specify the cause of death. She had various health issues over the years.
Mrs. Mitsotakis's husband, Constantine, was prime minister from 1990 to '93, after serving in several Cabinet positions from the 1950s through the 1980s. He led the conservative New Democracy Party from 1984 to '93.
Their daughter, Dora Bakoyannis, a former mayor of Athens and a former foreign minister, ran in Sunday's election at the head of centrist Democratic Coalition. She quit the New Democracy party in 2010 when it refused to sign off to Greece's first bailout. Her brother, Kyriakos, the Mitsotakises' only son, chose to remain within the party and also ran for reelection Sunday.
For the most part, Mrs. Mitsotakis conformed to the stereotype of the dutiful, devoted politician's wife. But her personality contrasted with her husband's famous even-tempered demeanor, and "Mrs. Marika,'' as she was widely known, could not, and did not, avoid the occasional limelight.
On one occasion, in 1991, then-industry minister Stavros Dimas - currently foreign minister - resigned during an official trip to what was then the Soviet Union after a public dressing-down by Marika Mitsotakis.
When her husband became prime minister in 1990 after a turbulent career, Mrs. Mitsotakis was visibly elated and proud.
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His friend, LIL TWIST, was pulled over in his FISKER driving RECKLESS... again, and TMZ got these exclusive photos to prove it!
Biebs, who turned 19 today and was topless this morning, wasn't reportedly asked for comment.
Justin Bieber needs to rethink loaning his car out to Lil Twist, because his Lil Friend just got another ticket in JB's Lil Fisker Karma.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Lil Twist was just pulled over on the 101 Freeway by CHP because he made an unsafe lane change. Deputies cut Lil a break on the lane change but gave him a ticket for tinted windows.
FYI -- it's the same tricked out Fisker Justin was driving when he was racing down the 101 Freeway last year, trying to shake the paparazzi.
And you'll recall, Lil Twist is the dude who got a ticket in Bieber's Ferrari on January 1 when a photog was struck and killed while shooting the scene.
JB is in London. He should have taken the keys.
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Tom Pelissero has reported on Twitter that the Vikings are still holding onto a small hope that Harvin may play. Pelissero reports that the Vikings have a "slim hope" that Harvin will practice tomorrow but, if he can't, he will not be suiting up Sunday against the Bears.
According to a tweet from CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin will not play in the Vikings week 12 contest against the Chicago Bears. Harvin suffered a sprained ankle in the Vikings' week 9 loss to the Seattle Seahawks and has not seen game action since. There was hope that Harvin's condition would improve with the Vikings coming off a bye week but he missed two practices this week before being ruled out for Sunday's game.
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I think this proves nothing apart from being biased and that tom sucks using the wii controller.
I'm far from a Nintendo fanboy, in fact I'm more of a PC gamer than anything. But Jesus Christ this is a biased review!
I've been playing this title on my Wii U and it's a great game! I agree, the controls do get annoying from time to time and I find myself pressing down on the D-pad more than I should to recenter my Wii Motion Plus with the screen. But overall I thought the game was a good purchase. The music is absolutely brilliant, the story and gameplay are exceptional and a 25th anniversary symphony music disc comes with the game (right out of the box). This game deserved a 9.0.
I've lost confidence in gamespot reviews over the years. There is little coverage on PC content, Nintendo skepticism seems to be commonplace, and there is an obvious favoritism towards Microsoft products. I guess Nintendo isn't greasing their wheels enough.
this game is the only console zelda game that i played and decided not to finish.....
The motion controls work fine.. It's your fault of playing in an infrared filled areas or defective Wii Motion Plus controllers.
Here's my opinion. If it's not broke, don't fix it. Critics criticize The Legend of Zelda for not adding a number of new things. I don't mind what Nintendo continues to do. I enjoy playing Legend of Zelda because of what it was, what it is and hopefully what it will continue to be. Keep the pattern. As I said earlier, if it's not broke, don't fix it. Skyward Sword deserved a 9.0
The only thing I can say is this: If there's motion plus control option, that would be the exception to the rule. With this requirement of motion plus, you have to be dead accurate with your motions compare to the normal wii remote option. Classic controller would've been the alternative for the old school. With the Wii U on the way, using the tablet should be no problem. Anyway, this is the sad reality when you hope the motion plus would be perfect to use.
I guess I suck at the controls, too. They are by far this game's greatest weakness. What's the point of waving the controller like a sword if the sword doesn't respond to your every swing? Hell, you can kill most enemies by just flicking it around like crazy. The only way to swing without error is to time your swings and adjust your angles so meticulously that it sucks the fun right out of it. And having to constantly recenter the pointer? Dude... I'd give this game a 10/10 if it used Classic Controller. I love it. But the controls are absolutely frustrating the crap out of me.
I can try to agree with all the Points for this very critical Review, except for controls. There is ABSOLUTELY nothing wrong with controls in this game. I would say they are the strongest aspect of the whole title, what makes this game more fun to Play than Ocarina of Time for example. Repetition was present in all previous Zelda titles I played so far and the stealth section wasnt executed so bad. I am surprised instead he doesnt mention how frustrating the sleeping realm Trials are... anyway this game deserves an 8.5 or 9.0, without doubts.
Control issue? More like user error. Learn to play.
Just beat this game. This guy is just bad at Zelda. And he's mad about it. Period.
So new Zelda in '14? That's cool Nintendo, but in the mean time.....
I'll take a Wind Waker re-release for WiiU, please! So gamers are skeptic about the controller screen? Tingle tuner on the controller screen. Hell, I'd get a WiiU just to replay this game. Add WiiMotionPlus support to items and everywhere in between! Update visuals as necessary. That one's free Nintendo. :)
It looks and sounds to me like Mc Shea wanted the combat to work at a faster pace than it was designed for
I tried to controls when it's using the sword or a projectile weapons and it's not perfect. Tom McShea is right to nail that issue.
Huh, I would have given it at least an 8, and I had never played another Zelda game. So, I'm not biassed to the franchise at all.
ITR: zelda fanboys and nintendo fanboys in general forget that the wii u motion lag still hasn't gone anywhere and makes combat in this game a chore. Honestly how the IGN reviewer found this to be a 10 is absurd. I loved the story of this game but the controls still suck just as much is they did back when i returned my twilight princess wii copy for a gc copy.
Make all the lame comments you want. I don't think Tom is there anymore after the review. Don't waste your time with negative comments. Instead just play the game and don't take this review too personally. I can't be clearer than that. I know Tom's review maybe bad but given a score 7.5, it's not so bad really.
*the villian's and supporting characters aren't as interesting". so what your saying is Ghirahim isn't nearly as interesting as Ganondorf... that's what I'm getting at... the motion controls only take time to get a custom to, they aren't close to as bad as you make them out to be.the fetch quest to dungeon is a very basic pattern but the dungeons always have something new to introduce and the fetch quest's don't massively impact the rest of the experience so in the conventions of this pattern are new game play experiences that are NOT predictable. gamespot, you lose.
The game was by far harder than Twilight witch is a good thing. But again the game feels empty when you decide to step back from the main story, there are just uninteresting side missions, no extra dungeons. And of course the next Zelda has to introduce a new enemy, they can't keep Ganon forever and the game has to be longer, at least 50h to complete the main quest.
The best Zelda games in my opinion are Wind Waker, Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess.
He named himself Tom instead of Link... automatically not a true Zelda fan. Joking. Nah, but seriously, the game was amazing. The controls were bad about half the time, but they aren't bad enough to make the game get only a 7.5. Also, from judging how he plays, he sounds like he really isn't too skilled. He swings the sword in the same direction constantly, uses his bow on close-ranged enemies, and doesn't realize that you can run when charging up for a skyward strike. Honestly, this game was great and Tom McShea doesn't do it justice at all. Rant over.
i enjoy the fact that in skyward sword theyre trying to get people to use the motion plus and the more i use it the more i enjoy the change from the classic controller. although zelda does begin to get tedious after about the 4th dungeon the controls story, and love for the game are what kept me busy throughout this game. one thing i wouldve liked to see is somehow be able to play this game by using a gc controller. all in all one of the best zelda games i have ever played and will always keep me busy until the game is perfected 110%.
To each his own. For me personally, this is one of the greatest games I've ever played, and definitely the best in the franchise. I am primarily a PC gamer and quite picky about visual quality, but this game looks great to me. I just compensate for the jaggies by lowering the sharp on my tv to create a softer image. Strong finish for the Wii with Skyward, Xenoblade, and The Last Story.
You can't really make an argument based on an individual's perspective being ill-conceived. My perspective differs from Tom's in that I don't find the Zelda game to be repetitive. Miyamoto needs to ensure that he's developing a Zelda game that a. is better in quality than the previous game b. pleases his current fanbase c. brings in more fans through innovation I'm not a fan of the wii remote nor the exclusion of a classic style controller that has been used so consistently throughout the Zelda series. I do like the fact that they are attempting to make this game more realistic for the user and create a fun and exciting world to explore. I will always play Zelda no matter what.
Please, don't criticize the reviewer for that reason F0urTwenty. Anyone who's new to the game or not familiar with Zelda should not be alienated because they're doing it wrong. I can't be any more clearer than that. For the record, I have played the game through only for the first part and haven't gone to the dungeons yet. So don't jump the gun on me.
This is the worst review I have ever read and watched in my entire life, 100% sure of that. Gamespot should do a thorough evaluation of there staff, he clearly just doesn't know how to play the game correctly. This is sad gamespot, just sad.
@Slim_Lyrics Wait... what is that some kind of joke? Yah, it's Ocarina of Time, just with a different story, control scheme, inventory system. over world design that resembles a big dungeon, different dungeon and level design... oh wait, thats not Ocarina of Time, thats Skyward Sword. Your comparisons are weak-minded and foolish to the point of sadness and a desperate need to feel cool by not playing mainstream games. Who's the pathetic one here? Me, the one who got the play the game, or you, the guy who missed out on one of the best games of 2011?
@larkin-54 i think you and i played different skyward swords, didnt resemble any zelda game I've played in the last nearly 20 years
@johnny lol? man check it out theres like 10-100 skyward sword online guides (just google"skyward sword walkthrough" but im 99% sure that guide i pointed out will work just fine
Larkin-54 is so them right, the game is good , brings more challenge then Twilight (difficulty in general) but nothing that revolutionize the franchise. And Johnnyauau I don't understand because you really must not be paying attention to the game to loose yourself, Imean Fay is always there to give you the solution + the little bonus stone in your home town. You really don't need a guide!
@johnny you should be able to find a guide online http://www.zeldadungeon.net/Zelda14-skyward-sword-walkthrough.php this one would work fine
its a good zelda game but doesn't do anything new... that about sums it up game spot is the only review with the balls to say it
To be honest, I'm pretty lost without a game guide TheZeroPercent. So I'm going to need to find my way around this game. That's the only thing that kept me from playing this game. Don't take it the wrong way but any new gamer might have a hard time at the start.
"I've lost confidence in gamespot reviews over the years"
Me too, and more so w/ this reviewer! His reviews most of the time for Wii/PSMove games are soooooo off! Happy gaming!
@Blue-Sky controls are the only perfect aspect of this game. I wouldnt go back to a Controller played zelda.
Thanks. I think Tom is now doing other things and is no longer monitoring this video review and review text anymore.
I' @Redley911 This may be a spoiler but have you even played the game? Ganon is not even mentioned and this new villain is actually pretty interesting. And the main game took me around 40 hours. That's the longest action/adventure game I've played.
@F0urTwenty Lol because he doesn't let his fanboyism get in the way of his job? Yeah dude, you're totally right.
What's more important? Blaming Tom or doing your own review? If all you do is make excuses then do your own review. Simple.
@Indurrago To be honest, I never miss a beat and perhaps I do have to wait until there comments finish before I put mine in. That's my nature.
@johnnyauau I don't have intention of making a review. Seeing as I never finished the game. I just find it hilarious over half a year you're still here.


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Review: 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover
Can't believe am about to start another review with a cover rant, but yeah, this one does not do this book justice either! Nor does the title actually, but luckily, 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover by Linda Wisdom was a Kindle Freebie (oh-so-smart-move Publisher Person because now I'm hooked and I will buy the rest of the series), so it was easy to press the 'Buy' button.
This book is black, funny, wry, and felt as 'real' as a supernatural tale can feel in terms of relationships and dialogue. I liked the fact the two protagonists are well-matched, no newbie versus master thing going on here, just a well explained back story (spanning nearly a millennium) that doesn't interfere with a great mystery and some real tension as the nefarious doings of the villain unfolded.
The secondary characters were also great and, while providing light relief, definitely not one dimensional, especially Irma, the ghost very much attached to our heroine's car.
Not really sure why this is classified as 'lite paranormal'. It seemed too developed for that but I give up trying to understand the shades of gray in fantasy sub-genres. Suffice to say, great story, great alternate universe creation, and great characters means I will be snapping up the next three books in the series as soon as possible.


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Active humbuckers and a double-locking Edge III trem.
This Gio RGA has dual EMG humbuckers that pump out aggressive metal tones while the diabolical, double-locking Edge III trem bridge with palm-friendly, low-profile tuners allows the most radical tremolo effects ever with total tuning stability. The comfortable, double-cutaway mahogany body has a beautiful "quilted maple art grain" top with arched top. The bolt-on maple GRGA neck has a 24-fret rosewood fretboard.
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