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VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced a new standard for Mini-ITX boards to ensure an optimized multimedia and computing experience in small form factor desktop PCs. Mini-ITX 2.0 is a set of minimum specifications for the next generation of Mini-ITX boards to encourage the integration of the latest PC technologies into the small form factor market and to provide OEMs, system integrators and end-users alike greater freedom of choice in configuring mini PCs and home media centers to deliver an optimized graphics, high definition video, and computing experience. Mini-ITX 2.0 makes the ideal platform for such systems due to its advanced performance, high levels of feature integration, and easy expandability, coupled with the broad infrastructure of cases and accessories that has been built up around the form factor. At the core of Mini-ITX 2.0 is a high performance yet power efficient x86 processor, such as the VIA Nano processor announced last week, to provide all the horsepower necessary for running the latest applications and operating systems in a space-constrained environment. To maximize flexibility in configuring mini PC systems for today's increasingly immersive graphics and high definition visual computing environments, such as advanced DirectX 10 graphics and Blu-ray Disc playback, Mini-ITX 2.0 also defines a 16-lane PCI Express slot as a prerequisite, enabling the integration of a high performance graphics add-in card. "With the Mini-ITX, VIA set the de facto standard for small form factor x86 platform integration, triggering industry-wide innovation in mini PC systems," said Timothy Chen, Special Assistant to the President, VIA Technologies, Inc. "Through the introduction of Mini-ITX 2.0, we are defining the mini PC platform of the future, paving the way for the emergence of a new generation of high performance systems that deliver an optimized experience in today's increasingly media rich environment." In line with the company's long-term commitment to supporting open industry standards, VIA is working with leading industry partners including NVIDIA, the world leader in visual computing technologies and the inventor of the GPU, to drive innovation and maximize freedom of choice around the Mini-ITX 2.0 standard. "VIA has pioneered small form factor PCs, in contrast to competing closed designs, VIA's new solution allows customers to play today's latest PC games and experience new video and photo applications available with NVIDIA's DX10 GPUs," stated Drew Henry, general manager, NVIDIA MCP business. Mini-ITX 2.0 Standard Mini-ITX 2.0 is an open industry standard that defines the minimum platform requirements for media-rich optimized mini PCs. Key features include the following: Processor: High-performance, power efficient x86 processor, such as the VIA Nano processor Memory: Support for minimum 2GB DDR2 SDRAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0 integrated (IGP); DirectX 10 through an add-in card Display: 1 VGA port for LCD display; 1 HDMI port on add-in card HD Audio: 3 Audio jacks for up to 6-channel surround sound Broadband Connectivity: 1 Gigabit LAN port Storage: 2 Serial ATA II slots + 1 IDE (PATA) slot Peripheral Connectivity: Minimum 4 USB2.0 ports Expansion: 1 PCI Express 16-lane slot Size: 17cm x 17cm O/S Support: Microsoft Windows Vista; Microsoft Windows Vista Premium (through an add-in graphics card); Microsoft Windows XP, and major Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Suse Linux and gOS VIA Today's Mini-ITX mainboards have come a long way from first production, with faster processor speeds yet more power efficient platforms than ever, with richer digital media feature integration, and greater connectivity and storage options. VIA boards now feature PCI Express, DDR2, SATA II, multi-channel HD audio and much more, and VIA is continually investing resources in developing ways to integrate ever greater functionality into small footprint platforms. From the earliest VIA EPIA board to the Mini-ITX 2.0 concept, VIA has been at the cutting edge of small form factor innovation. More information on Mini-ITX 2.0 may be found on the VIA website at: http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/spearhead/mini-itx_2.0/ Mini-ITX 2.0 Availability Motherboards and systems based around the Mini-ITX 2.0 standard will be available from leading vendors in the fourth quarter of 2008. Source: VIA
With the mini-itx 2.0 standard, only time will we see a 775 board with a nvidia 610 chipset (or better).
Two Ram slots...... PCI-e.... 4 SATA..... this is a huge step up from the last couple of generations just in board design. Despite the horribly awkward IDE placement on this board....
Then you'll love intel's variant with an atom processor: The processor is the little fanless sink..... the big one is the northbridge/integrated graphics.
mini-ITX 2.0 should define dual-link DVI, or HDMI, as the output, not VGA. Even my i-BASE s479 Mini-ITX (v1.0) has DVI out, and the board is already quite a few years old.
^ yup! and now with the ability to use your mobile phone as a source of internet connection the possibillities are endless
good call. it sure beats what my brother-in-law does, he made a custom stand for his laptop in the car, and just put a power inverter in there. it works pretty well but he looks like a cop.
yea a little! he works for GE so he has a cage in the back to with tinted windows, its a van. but still looks kinda cool actually. oh yes that pun was intended
how sad is that...they can make a cpu that runs cooler than the chipset that runs it..... at least Via wont need that big ass cooler to keep the chipset cool assuming it uses the same VT8237 based on they have been using since s754 it will only need 2cm x 2cm x 5mm passive to keep it cool so smaller than the atoms HS


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Fri May 14, 2004 - 7:17pm
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Let's try to come up with quirks that help make our characters unique and realistic. Unfortunately, I can't think of any right now, which is part of the reason why I made this thread.
Sun, 05/16/2004 - 04:51
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1) multiple personality disorder
2) increadably paranoid
3) loves food to much
4) loves women to much
5) weapons collector
6)very very full of himself (my name is AGEMENOM -NOM -nom -nom [character added an echo to his own name])
Of these ive personally played the first 2 (multi persiality was fun, roll a d% to see if your evil for the next hour, have fun passing all the paladins detect evil aura ability) the rest of our party has played the rest of them, including a cleric with a religon based around womanizing, and a fighter who whould pick up ANY weapon no matter how decripit and rusty, with the attempts to sell.
Sun, 05/16/2004 - 05:46
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Every time he says something he mumbles to himself "yes thats good, very good" while rocking back and forth
Is deathly afraid of cats
Doesnt eat magically made food (bad for your health)
Doesnt trust people who dont remember his name
Has one hour a day for "me time"
Has no body hair, refuses to tell
Sun, 05/16/2004 - 06:15
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Man, these quirks are very... quirky :P
13) Middle fingers cut off.
14) Sings while fighting, even if he's not a bard.
15) Obsessed with counting the number of ridges on the edge of every coin received.
16) Believes he's color blind.
17) Refuses to attack anything smaller than himself.
18) Mumbles about how peaceful everything was back in his day.
19) Gives asides in the middle of melee.
20) Refuses to bathe, because "That's when they'll get you..."
21) Has an eyepatch on one eye; the other has cataracts.
22) Yells at everyone who isn't a worshiper of Pelor that they are going to the Abyss when they die; he worships Kord.
23) Juggles maces between battles, but isn't good at it.
24) Has a big trepanation scar in the middle of his forhead.
25) Has rainbow-colored wig-like hair that he says was stuck on with Soverign Glue.
Sun, 05/16/2004 - 06:39
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Some of this stuff is hilarious...
26) Believes that 'the kittens' steal her thoughts
27) Believes that armour is for wimps and is NOT a monk
28) Believes that the culmination of his life's work will end when he discovers the reason why he lost his pants in a barroom brawl.
29) Changes his name to suit his mood
30) Claims he discovered a world in which wagons are motorised, people can talk through a tiny plastic brick which flashes, have automatic crossbows that can blow through trees and watch something called a Televibbin.
31) Then claims that he invented a cool new roleplaying game called Basements and Bears, or as he likes to call it B&B.
Sun, 05/16/2004 - 08:35
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32) keeps a bag filled with little jars of dirt from each nation he's been to.
33) insomniac
34) contradicts everyone about absolutely anything even the pointless things
35) constantly catches bugs and keeps them as pets in contaners, isn't aware of thier need for sustanence and is deeply upset when they die
36) always steals peoples doesn't kep track of which story came from who hence occasionally tells a stolen story to the person he stole it from.
37) has an obsession with peoples ears or other body part
Sun, 05/16/2004 - 15:11
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38)Refuses to talk when someone of "mixed blood ie half-something" is in the room
39)Refuses to turn to the left, He will only look/turn in a clockwise maner
40)Has a bad habbit of playing pranks on party member that include Sovereign glue and the celing
41)Worships himself in an attempt to give himself devine rating
42)He will not sleep unless he sleeps in a hammock, he would rather die of exhaustion.
43)Shows *way* to much enthusiasm when talking to new people.
Wed, 05/19/2004 - 16:36
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I have a Halfling that brakes the ice with everone he meets by offering them a drink from one of many flasks he keeps with him at all time. This little Quirk has helped him talk his way out of many a tight spot.
Try having a charictor with a stutter. (I made one once and my friend give me all kinds of good stuff when I'm making a new charictor if I promise not to have him stutter.)
Wed, 05/19/2004 - 17:04
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44) Suffers from short-term memory loss.
45) Has sudden out bursts of rage.
46) NEVER smiles.
47) Routinly quotes from books sayings even if they are irrelevent.
48) Is a pyromaniac.
49) Claims to suffer from "short-term blindness" or so he/she claims.
50) Believes that the world is round, and is thought of as being crazy for this belief.
51) Will only drink from a specially prepared flask, and will only eat a meal he has prepared.
52) Likes to create little clay pots, and then step on them.
53) Has a horrible phobia of pies, and pastries.
54) Keeps a finger from every creature he kills. If no finger is attatched takes a finger of the first person (oustide his group) he sees.
55) Believes that all gods are just shams created by clerics to get money.
56) Enjoys taunting the gods only for seeing the warning lightning bolts.
57) Walks on a limp, that changes from foot to foot, based on his/her mood.
58) Renames everything he comes across.
59) Enjoys feeling pain.
60) Has strange dreams, and insists no matter how disturbing on telling everyone in sight.
61) Is very unorginized.
62) Believes that he/she is some chosen hero of an ancient prophecy.
63) Always smiles.
64) Takes practical jokes played on him/herself very poorly.
Wed, 05/19/2004 - 17:29
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Byronic's ideas weren't numbered, so I'll call them 65 and 66.
Here are quirks from my current character:
67) Will not discuss anything of importance with anyone who isn't a trusted ally -- and trust is
_ hard to gain. He also has #2: Incredibly paranoid.
68) Does not understand the concept of names. He'll call people by their titles, and give his own if they ask his name. When someone introduces himself by a name, he assumes it's a title or description. "My name's Bob." "What does bob mean?" or "Today, I met a bob. I can not yet distinguish it from an ordinary male human, but I'm sure I will learn more in time."
69) Does not understand the local system of exchange. Why, my character wonders, is a vial of ink worth eight times its weight in gold, while a knife is worth a small fraction of its weight in gold? You could take this to any extreme. Maybe the character always forgets how many silver coins exchange for a gold, or which metal is more valuable.
70) Has no sympathy for children, especially when they cry. "That boy is years old. He should be taking care of his own problems, not crying to his parents."
71) Looks down on single-class characters, especially single-class wizards, thinking them overspecialized and unable to take care of themselves in complex situations (he's a wizard/monk).
72) Extremely judgemental.
73) Overconfident.
And some from my last character:
74) Will not kill anything intelligent, even in self-defence. He'll always run from battle if it's a choice between killing and running.
75) Does not tolerate the use of enchantment magic, even when used against enemies. If he was going to kill someone dispite #74, it would be because that person tried to take away someone's free will.
And some new ideas:
76) Doesn't trust his memory, so he compulsively writes things down. In the middle of a conversation, he'll pull out a sheet of parchment and jot down some notes.
77) Very low self-esteem. The slightest hint that the person he's talking to doesn't like him will send him doubting what he's saying, stumbling over his words, and feeling terrible.
78) Is easily brought to tears, but tries to hide it. There will be some specific types of things that bring him to tears, such as someone doubting his ability to do something, or someone questioning his religious practices.
Wed, 05/19/2004 - 20:03
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79. Compulsive liar. Lies when he has no reason to. Will lie about his name, age, skills and what time of day it is whenever it's asked by by a stranger.
Wed, 05/19/2004 - 20:55
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80) believes himself to be an avatar of a diety
81) thinks they are supposed to be a member of the oppisite gender yet will not use magic to "fix" that problem because that would be cheating
82) has utterly no sense of direction and can get lost in a simple inn
83) refuses to kill anything unless he eats it later regardless of what the creature in question is
84) is utterly enthralled by shiney objects
85) belives that he is going to spontaneously combust any minute now, so he does every thing possible to stay constantly wet
86) hates everyone and everything but isn't evil
Wed, 05/19/2004 - 21:41
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87) For a Hexblade: Believes that all of his abilities are tied to the number 13. Must associate 13 with everything. He has to stay in room 13 in an inn. If he get a drink for a silver piece, he leave three coppers as a tip; 13 copper pieces. If he's pacing back and forth, he walks 13 steps in one direction before turning.
88) For a Monk: Never stops training. If you rest by a waterfall in the wilderness, he meditates under it. If you're traveling by horse, he'll attempt to balance himself on it. If you ask him to cook dinner, he juggles potatos with one hand and peels them with a kama in the other.
89) For a Fighter: Is always sharpening a weapon when he's resting. Sharpens it before he goes to bed. Sharpens it when he wakes up. Never uses it in a battle though, and answers any questions about it with an icy stare and a throaty growl.
90) For a Wizard: Always gets a second opinion from his familar.
91) For a Rogue: Refuses to eat or drink anything before another PC tests it for him. Claims that his mentor was killed by poisoned food. Asking around reveals that his mentor is still alive.
92) For a Barbarian: Is intensly curious about magic. Unlike most barbarians, thinks it's nifty. Will constantly ask questions whenever the party caster uses a spell. If he's in battle, he'll yell out his questions from across the field. Trys to use magic scrolls and wands, even though he doesn't have Use Magic Device. Breaks them when they don't work.
93) For a Druid: Carries a bonsai tree with him everywhere he goes. He prunes it while resting to regain spells. Flies into a rage if it's ever harmed. Will try to convince treants to let him prune them.
94) For a Paladin: Has an incessant hatred of a particular race/monster. Considers them godless heathens who serve dark masters and plot behind the backs of the righteous. Tries to convert them away from their racial gods. Works very well if he's a dwarf who hates elves, or vice versa.
95) For a Ranger: Doesn't hate his favored enemy. Feels that they are simply misguided, but can only be redemed through death. Gives the deceased a proper burial, even if it's inconvient to do so. Works best if his favored enemy is undead or evil outsiders.
96) For a Cleric: Can never keep church hiearchy straight. Often forgets that altar boys aren't priests in training. Gets offending when visiting archbishops give him orders, until he remembers who they are. Apologizes constantly for these lapses, claims that it is a curse from him god for a lapse in judgement.
97) For a Bard: Has taken a vow of silence, and will not break it outside of casting spells. Has Perform (Sign Language) as a skill, uses it for his bardic music abilities.
98) For a Sorcerer: Believes himself to be a being of almost pure magic, except for his dragon blood that dilutes his power. Performs experiments to try to have the blood removed from his system so that he may become a god. Takes every chance he gets to yell at dragons about how their ploy to weaken him will eventually be overcome.
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99) is very easily swayed by food and money
100) never refuses a challenge, no matter how stupid it may be
101) for a female character: believes that all men are perverts that are out to get her
102) extremely emotionally unstable
103) total obsession with glowing blue objects (yes, this has actualy happened in a game i was in)
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104, belives he is the tallest dwarf ever to exist (tall human)
105, names and talks to all of his weapons
106, reffers to himself in the third person
107, will walk, run, but not jog, instead he skipps
108, cries whenever anyone brings up wild elves, will not say why
109, Completly becomes a new personality after dark, (could change class feats and skills)
110, Truly belives that time doesnt actually pass, its only our perception of time that changes. (Is immune to slow and haste type spells)
Thu, 05/20/2004 - 02:23
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My current character's quirks.
111) Sasses everyone and everything in sight - except for his mother.
112) overprotective of younger sister, and is even suspicious of her bodyguard.
113) is CN in a family of LG Paladins/Clerics.
114) wears a mask and uses a different name when adveturing, so that he cant be scried upon.
115) have a room permanently darknessed and silenced so people won't bother him (gotta be able to see thru darkness and hear in silence for this one to work properly).
116) changes weapons every few weeks.
117) speaks almost every language known (knows about 15)
118) hates celestials cos they're too shiny.
119) prefers monstrous races over normal races.
120) has the attention span of a goldfish.
121) thinks up of overly complicated plans then discards them for being too easily seen through.
122) professes belief in splitting up loot equally, but always hides away some of it from the party. (or tries to).
123) prays to 7 different gods (one for each alignment).
Thu, 05/20/2004 - 18:01
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124) Two different colored eyes.
125) Is terrified that he won't be able to live up to his parent's/mentor's/deity's standards.
126) Always fidgets with jewelry. Rings, necklaces, bracelets and ear rings are all fair game.
127) Is always checking the time.
128) Chews his nails.
129) Carries a stack of letters to a lover or relative. Plans to give them to said loved one when he next sees them.
130) Indluges in some rare treat from his homeland. Seasonings for food, pipe tobacco, scented soap, preserved local meat/vegetables/fruits.
131) Never curses or uses a deity's name in vain. Disapproves of those who do.
132) Comes from a culture with a strange greeting. Kisses on the cheeks, spits in palm and shakes hands, places a hand on someone's shoulder when introduced.
133) Never sheaths a weapon until it's tasted blood.
134) Has never cut his hair or shaved.
135) Is always cleaning spectacles or pushing them up their nose.
136) Has strange piercings/tattoos/brands.
137) Considers a certain type of animal "unclean" and won't eat it's flesh or wear it's leather.
138) Has a wife/husband and possibly children in multiple towns.
139) Has false teeth.
140) Gives the first bite/sip of his meals to his deity/ancestors by spilling it onto the ground.
141) Chews tobacco or simply has a habit of spitting.
142) Eats with his hands.
Thu, 05/20/2004 - 22:37
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143) insists on butting into every single little problem he encounters, no matter how small, stupid, or insignifigant it is
144) is extremely optimistic, so much that it's painful for any pessimist to listen too
145) stalks people for no real reason
Fri, 05/21/2004 - 01:40
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Some from characters I've played:
My roommate and I played fraternal twins called the Vegas Brothers. I'm a half-elf sorcerer, he's a half-orc barbarian. Our mother (the orc) got to name the first kid, which turned out to be me, so my half-elf is named Benk, while our elven father named the half-orc Orlando (the roomie and I hate the Bloomster, so we used his name for the nanciest thing we could think of). I based my character on Johnny Depp's character in
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
, so he's all crazy. Plus, true to his inspiration, he has a bat familiar but doesn't remember summoning it, so he's constantly swatting at it and wondering why it won't go away (its name is F***ing Bats).
I also play a gnomish barbarian that speaks an ancient gnomish dialect that sounds a lot like the leprechaun from one of the Simpsons Halloween specials. However, he's trying to learn common, but it's awkward and robotic. His motivation is to wield whatever does the most damage- if he could wield the Terrasque, he would (and would probably still try even if he couldn't).
Tue, 05/25/2004 - 14:01
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Rendvermin's would be #144 and #145 respectively.
#146: PC has an unnatural fear of Barmaids.
#147: An Elf PC that thinks humans should shave their ears pointy to look more like elves.
#148: A Half-Dragon that continually questions himself about which half of him is dragon.
#149: A Dread Pirate/Wizard that has a parrot familiar that swears as bad as the pirate does.
#150: A Rogue that is constantly trying to explain how items just seem to "mysteriously appear" in his pouches.
#151: A Ranger with no sense of direction, but a GPS-like memory of geographic locations he's been to.
#152: A Blackguard who often wears shades of pink.
#153: A highly knowledgable wizard that suffers from nervous twitches in her hands (thus keeping her allies on their toes).
#154: A Monk who is addicted to the caffeine in the tea he drinks.
#155: (In conjunction with #154) A Monk who gets +1 to each attack in his Flurry of Blows if he's been drinking tea within the past hour, but suffers from fatigue easier.
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147) Is actually a good guy but enjoys destruction of nearly any thing (Twigs, trees, towns, cows etc.) as long as it blows up in a most spectacular fashion.
148) Wizard: Is obsesswed with a particular element and changes other spells to fit this (i.e. using Energy substitution to cast electric fireballs)
149) Dwarf: All you can see is his beard. Everything else is covered by armor.
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159: Bard/wizard that always talks to people in the native language. Even when the rest of the party needs to know what is being said.
160: Halfling that love to play with fire. and is often distated buy his torch or lamp. Must make a will save DC 12 to stay focused when fire is in sight. Lifes goal is to see a Red Dragon in action up close.
Thu, 05/27/2004 - 22:13
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#160 : for barbarians/druids/rangers won't talk to people if they "smell funny"
#161 pc is a mute and only talks to close friends thru innuendo and sign lang.
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#162: Dares everyone who does not agree with him to a duel. The other may pick the weapons and he'll set the location (really fun if u have balance and can fight on a castle wall, difficult for the barbarian with the battleaxe:D ).
#163: Constantly has a few barrels of beer on his donkey and learns how to cast the cantrip sober up.
Thu, 06/24/2004 - 17:31
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Just since this is a useful thread
Thu, 06/24/2004 - 17:42
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162- a halfing that has a thing for human weman. "If you where just shorter!" Then spikes there drink with a reduce person posion.
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163: afraid of the dark. So much so that they have a tankard with a construal flame cast inside it. To be used like a flashlight.
164: A monk that volunteers to help people with manual labor just so he can get a feel for what there life is like. And pay the people to let him do their work!!!
165: Prays to whatever god that fits the situation. With a holy symbol for each. (Like in the Mummy)
166: Fear of rabits.
" Why do that they need such good eyes anyway?"
Fri, 06/25/2004 - 10:31
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We'll never hit 1001 if people keep misnumbering things.
Based on my count, we're up to 171.
#172: Is always snacking on something.
#173: Spends a large portion of his money on fine foods and wines, and luxirious accomodations, whenever he's in town.
#174: Will not be seen with his adventuring party in public, but is friendly with them in private.
#175: Constantly comes up with elaborate solutions to simple problems. This would be good for a character with low wisdom and high intelligence.
#176: Can't talk to a person of the opposite gender without stuttering and making a fool of his/herself.
#177: Is easily distracted by a particular type of person (children, men, women, wealthy people, people with interesting hats, etc), and will break off conversations and devote his/her total attention to any of that type who show up.
#178: Collects something (keys, bottle caps, coins, whatever), and will leave behind other objects before parting with his collection.
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#179: Always uses percentiles when talking about anything (For high Int)
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#180: A gruff, no-nonsense barbarian who has an unnatural fear of fast-moving bodies of water because he can't swim.
#181: A character who uncontrollably laughs if someone ever mentions the word "serious".
#182: A fighter who talks to his sword before every battle and on long trips.
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#181) A character with a serious porblem with insomnia
#182) Schizophrenic Paladin/Blackguard who is torn between smiting an Evil character and a Good character!
#183) A quadraplegic, blind rogue!
#184) A monk who has an alcohol addiction and prefers to drink rather than fight.
#185) An 8ft assassin with -20 on all hide and move silently checks.
#186) A druid that talks continually!
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187 - wizard who talks about what he's going to do with his familiar, and values his familiar over mere bipeds
188 - Orc, Dwarf, or other serious race with a sense of humor - in particular a love of really bad puns
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Oops. Lost two numbers again... Well, 187 gave me some ideas.
191: A wizard who's constantly bickering with his familiar.
192: A ranger or druid who wishes his animal companion would just go away and leave him alone.
193: A wizard who believes his familiar is his polymorphed relative or wife. The familiar could just be playing along, or it could believe the same thing.
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194: Obsessed about one direction, always uses his left hand, always takes the inn rooms on the left, goes down the left path, etc.
195: Always has the index fingers out on her hand when she is telling something to anyone.
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196- Names all of his "special moves" and cries them out during a fight
197- Calls every female he meets "woman". Claims to have problems remembering their names. Calls guys by their names, always
198- Pushes up his glasses with his palm, not his finger. Doesn't explain why
199- Uses vast knowledge of alchemy, explosives, and posions to create joke weapons (Like a sling shot that explodes and stinks).
200- Is a Gothic character who is the happiest of the entire group
201- Wears a cape. Casts spells to make the cape sway when there is no wind. Claims it's for "dramatic effect".
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197- character who constantly refers to his past experiences for the current situation.
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I play 113. CN rogue with retired paladin father.
198 Speaks a constant third person internal monologue of thoughts outloud because he wants to write a biography.
"He is moving in for the kill. The unwitting orc suspects nothing. Ho! He has spotted his hunter! He is chasing our brave hero down! He requires help!"
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204: a dwarf that loves art, shaves his beard, and is affraid of the dark.
205: a nice looking female halfling psionic, that is very easy to go to bed with.
206: a prostitude loving monk
207: a halfling that doesn't believe that there are monsters that can not be beaten.. (needs an extra char that pulls him away from dragons).
208: taunts every creature, doesn't matter how dangeres the creature is
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209- A character that has had a permanent minor transmutation effect on him, such as a eyebrow beinig flipped over or ears being flipped over
210- A character with the above deformity on his hands, and uses it to claim that he is the son of a Rakasha
211- Addiction to a drug
212- Ex-farmer who fights with his prior tools. Very entertaining when combined with any of the 'overconfident' quirks. ;)
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213 - Hates to get dirty / bloody will go out of way to not to get dirty. Constantly washes hands / takes a bath.. or a wizard that constantly casts presidigitation to be clean
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214 - The character thinks that every aspect of his life, from his movements to his very thoughts, are controlled by another being he cannot see or touch, and that his life is nothing more that a collection of numbers.
215 - This same character thinks that the world will end when giant objects shaped (oddly enough) like 20 sided dice, fall from the sky.
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Anya Sizer of the London Women's Clinic offers advice to couples undergoing fertility treatment on how to use the event to help ease the stress of undergoing assisted reproduction.
Valentine's Day is nearly upon us again, and the shops are full of oversized bears, love-hearts sweets and comedy boxer shorts, all designed to show the one you love just how much you care. As with many other special days in the calendar, when you are going through fertility treatment, Valentine's Day can seem like one more thing to avoid and one more pressure.
But Valentine's Day can be a helpful reminder for couples going through infertility treatment. A reminder that underneath all the injections, scans, clinic visits, etc, there is an 'us' that can so easily be overlooked.
Couples are often surprised by the toll infertility is taking on their relationship and wonder if this is normal. What I have found, both personally and professionally, is that it is almost inevitable that it will put a strain on even the strongest of relationships. We should expect fertility treatment to be tough, but we should not lose sight of why we are doing it in the first place. We must not lose sight of the other person.
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Anya Sizer is the Fertility Support Coordinator at The London Women's Clinic in Harley Street, London where she runs workshops and gives talks on infertility support and stress management. She is a trustee fof the Infertility Network UK, and has published a book, called 'Fertile Thinking', a self-help guide on coping with infertility. Anya is the mother of two IVF children, a journey that took six years and odds of 1 in 125,000 to achieve.
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ROME, Ga. (AP) -- A pair of bald eagles has apparently found a home on the Berry College campus in Rome.
The Rome News-Tribune reports that the site is the first known bald eagle nest in Floyd County in recent years.
Georgia Department of Natural Resources personnel were able to confirm the nest location recently, when a biologist spotted a bird carrying sticks to the nest site.
Renee Carleton, an assistant professor of biology at Berry, said the college might establish a viewing area for people who wish to observe the birds.
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SAP is jumping into the social collaboration application arena, launching a social software platform for use by employees within a business and a social networking application for marketing and customer service tasks.
SAP leveraged its SuccessFactors cloud software subsidiary in developing the new SAP Jam application. SAP acquired SuccessFactors, a developer of cloud talent management applications, in February, and SAP is using it as a vehicle to expand its cloud software footprint. Lars Dalgaard, SuccessFactors founder and CEO, is spearheading SAP's cloud efforts.
Market researcher IDC predicts that sales of enterprise social software applications will reach $4.5 billion in 2016 with a CAGR of 42.4 percent. With the new products, SAP will be competing with the likes of Salesforce.com's Chatter, Oracle's Social Relationship Management and Microsoft's Yammer.
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"Deploying social software in a silo isn't enough," said Sameer Patel, SAP global vice president and general manager, social software solutions, in a statement. "Social software needs to be pervasive across our business applications and our devices, not in social silos, so the best minds can come together where collaboration is needed the most to continuously meet both business execution objectives and to delight the end customer. This is the core design principle behind SAP's social strategy."
The new SAP Jam application lets employees connect with fellow workers and collaborate around business processes, content and data. It combines what SAP described as "the best parts" of the Jam product SuccessFactors developed prior to the acquisition, with added capabilities and components from SAP StreamWork -- a social networking product SAP developed earlier.
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NFL Awards Vikings $200M Loan for Stadium
The NFL has approved a low-interest loan to the Vikings for $200 million.
AM1500 ESPN's Tom Pelissero broke the story at the NFL winter meetings in Arizona. The $200 million will go toward the team's share of $477 million for the new stadium.
It can be paid back over a period of 15 years, but could be extended to 25.
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Weekend, FanExpo Vancouver!
Our Saturday was quite different than anything else we would have expected to be doing on a Saturday, let alone our first Saturday in Vancouver. We got free press passes to Fan Expo Vancouver 2012 (Edition 1). The Fan Expo could be thought of as the Canadian edition of the Comic Con. That means a lot of stands with all things Comic/Anime/TV/Movie related, from T-shirts, cushions, actual comics to actual cast members from TV-shows and the first Batmobile (There was a guy who would take a picture of you and the car for 20 dollars.)
So here we were, on this Expo, knowing that in mere hours we'd be acting like a group of political radicals that walked straight out of a TV show.
Our first part of the day we spent looking around bewildered at the amount of people, and also the costumes people had made. Some silly, some sexy and some really awesomely great. By far, the best costume we saw that day was Master Chief (of Halo fame). The guy who made it had spent 1000 hours making the suit. And it sure looked the part.
Then came the time we'd been waiting for. We had to wait a while in the panel area, we spread out across the empty seats to be mingled with the general public. Slowly but surely the seats filled up. Luckily a few colleagues were there aswell, so I had some people to talk to. I, and my nerves, liked that a lot. So after a very short intro came the cue for one of the other actors that was playing member of this political group to rise up and go against the lies that were being told about this organization. So when she walked out it was our time to rise up and liberate.
The actual motive for this whole setup was to hand out flyers to people, convincing them to play ARG that will be accompanying the launch of the TV show. This did ment we had to try and convince people we were from this organization. At a Fan Expo like this, that was completely the wrong way to go about it. Visitors at a Fan Expo are not there to hear about political ramblings. They are there to hear about nerdy stuff: TV shows, Anime, Movies, Games, etc. So after a few futile attempts we went on with just being us, selling people a gaming experience. That worked really well. The visitors want to play things, want to be submerged. Especially the cosplayers – the people in costumes.
In that category I was really amazed. There was a group of people that had Game of Thrones costumes: Daenerys Stormborn, John Snow and Jamie Lannister. These characters were so well done that they had to go separate to move around, otherwise they could not even walk a meter. Of course there are the standard Links, Pokemon, Dragonball Z and the mandatory Stormtroopers plus all that kind of things. Also not to be excluded: the sexified female Links (although Link in the games is male there are a lot of female Links at a convention like this). Also, there was this guy running around in a deer pelt and deer head. (I think its from Street fighter or something). A lot of things I did not recognise; I am not even close to nerd enough to know all these characters. Luckily I had Isaak as my walking character guide. Not to be forgotten is the Female Shepard (Mass Effect) with a quite impressive costume. There were actually two Female Shepards. One actually looked more like Shepard – renegade scars included – and the other sported a better looking costume. Both were interesting in their own right. Later I learned that Jennifer Hale, the voice actor that did Female Shepard, was actually at the Fan Expo. That is someone I would have liked to talk to as I am kinda curious what she normally sounds like and if her voice even resembles Shepard's voice or that it's completely different.
After that we had seen enough people, cosplayers and flyers we went our seperate ways. Isaak went on some pony quest to see a screening of "My Little Pony, Friendship Is Magic" This scene has an idiotically big cult following, which is quite impressive. There were a lot of cosplayers in Pony costumes. Though they are a little harder to recognise since, well, converting a four-legged animal to a human does not go over all that well. At Least, my eyes aren't trained to recognise them. Sinne and I decided to explore the city some more.
As we walked out of the Convention Center, we saw a Swat van and a lot of people surrounding it. Normally I am not really the disaster tourist. Though there was something fishy going on and something caught our eyes. Walking there I could imagine how Vancouver could pass off as a city like New York. Just like New York, Vancouver is completely filled with big glass skyscrapers and Art Deco buildings. Beside the Swat van were a few bored looking office workers staring at a tall building, and Sinne inquired what was going on. Lo and behold, it turned out to be a film set. But nobody was as surprised about this as we were. They all acted like it was normal. "Happens a lot here. You'd be surprised at how much was taped here." That's the general remark on that subject.
We walked on, as the filmset seemed rather quiet. Suddenly I realised that the Yellow Cabs being parked outside of the building were not Priuses (Most cabs in Vancouver are a Toyota Prius). They were New York Yellow Cabs. And, as it turned out, the film set was indeed meant for some location in New York. Around this time we ran into a few people from the crew of the film set. There the whole situation got even better. It wasn't just any film set. It was Uwe Bolls film set. (He's done flicks like Bloodrayne, Alone in the Dark, Far Cry, etc.) We got the most amazing imitation of the German director of one of the crew members. It would seem he is actually insanely comedic to work with. The crew liked him, since every first take was fine with him. Less work for them.
After getting some Must-See-While-In-Vancouver tips from the crew we moved on. We ended up on a building's roof with a garden and an epic amount of stairs. This was when we realised what made this city so amazing: It has space. You have a chance to do these strange architectural structures. Though fun, a building like this doesn't have much of a function. In The Netherlands there isn't any room for these kind of idiotic things. Especially not in the middle of a city center. Underneath the structure was an ice court. Well, it is in the winter. Now, it was ust a slap of concrete where people were practicing Capoeira and Breakdancing.
Our tour let us back to Trees, a coffee place we visited the first day, since we were told that they have the best cheesecake in Vancouver. And they sure have. I can say that. What an awesome cheesecake that was. Not that I have had a lot of cheesecake experiences, but this one was really good. Also, the people working there really like their work. I guess that always helps with these kinds of shops. Interesting note: on this very saturday three people actually guessed we are from the Netherlands. You'd think that Dutch isn't quite as recognizable as German or French accents. Most people are totally clueless as to our origin, but these people guessed it right the first time.
The next day we split up to have some time of our own. Well, Isaak went to the Fan Expo again (we had free passes so why not). Sinne and I went looking for shoes for Sinne and some other things. One of the most idiotic things we found out was that we some places have four coffee (just regular coffee shops not the ones we have) packed together in a corner. That's insane. And after that went I went on to the Fan Expo as well and Sinne went looking for a public library, though that ended up in Stanley park (which is about 1.5 hours away.). I found Isaak just walking out of the Convention Center, so I talked him into giving me his camera and I went in to see if I'd be capable of taking some nice pictures. It turned out not to go that well because of the insane amount of people and the bad lighting conditions. Most of the night we just spent in the hostel enjoying our first month first three days.
FanExpo Show floor. Photo's by Isaak, Jeff and me who stole Isaaks camera.
Us playing Liber8 Terrorists. Write up here. Photo's by Jeff
That should account for our whereabouts for the first week. The next week will be detailed – though a little less adventurous - later.


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During this time of year many people are getting out into their backyards to garden. Would you like to get you kids more involved in helping you? Well we have the perfect project to get them in the gardening spirit. These tile flowerpots are so easy to make. This project would be best for tweens and teens. All you will need are some FolkArt paints, and the FolkArt Tile pattern stencil. Give your kids a green thumb, and let them make these pots.
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I would get the FangBook X7-100, and in a laptop you won't need over 8GB and a 675MX is a nice gpu. Thats cool how you can RAID 2 mSATA SSD's Also they must have had a typo, on their website they all come with 7200rpm hdd.
Starts with 1333, but right now you can get free upgrade to 1600 Mhz 8GB (4GB x 2) Max is 8GBx4 1600Mhz.
You don't, but you can always hook up to a monitor with higher res, etc., but then the gpu probably wouldn't even get fps with 1440+
I think the problem is by the time that GPU uses 2 GB of VRAM, it will already start to run out of steam.
Yeah it's not worth it to get the upgrades, I would just get the stock notebook and then just buy those from Newegg


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Lakeside Cabin-hot tub, high speed wi-fi, fireplace in Smith Mountain Lake
- bedrooms 2
- baths 1
- sleeps 6
- pool no
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed yes
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A rustic cozy cabin hideaway is nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia overlooking beautiful Smith Mountain Lake. Relax on the screened porch among the canopy of trees, secluded from the bustle of everyday life. Relax at night by the stone fireplace with your favorite book, or star gaze from the dock. Grill at night on the gas grill or utilize the fully equipped kitchen. Swim in the clear waters off the dock, fish for bass, canoe or kayak or just lay in the sun with a good book. This cabin is located minutes from one of the best Virginia State Parks, known for its hiking trails, clean beaches and weekend concerts. Many historical sites, quaint shops and antique stores are nearby. There is something for everyone. TVs and great loft space just for the kids to go escape to, with their own space! N
This home is next door to the Pinnacle Cabin that accommodates 6 people, so this is perfect for extended families of 12 or just a small family getaway, in a real rustic charming cabin!
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Hot-tub, brand new! Lounge chairs with view to mountain..2 TVs- one in the loft just for kids and one in the living room..Great rustic cabin, just like a lake vacation!High Speed Wireless Internet access, Cable TV and books galore..curl up by the fireplace or on the screened porch and enjoy yourself! Firewood provided.New central A/C provided!
vacation rental rates
Summer: 250/300 /1600 weekly, see our official lake web site for 3 night min stay rates, or call us
Spring 175/225/ 1200 weekly- 2 night min.
Fall: 1200/175/225-2 night min.
Winter: 980/140/150- weekends 2 night Min.
Add cleaning, tax and dog fee
Damage deposit $300.00
Call for Holiday rates, all rates subject to change
Reservations 540-797-0460
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Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.
Learn more in our Security CenterTop things to do in Smith Mountain Lake
- Visit Bridge Water
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- Westlake cinema
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- Arcades
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It's no secret that one of the few bright spots in the housing market today comes from all-cash buyers, many of whom are foreign investors. But a new bipartisan bill in the Senate aims to take this trend to its most logical (and controversial) end -- buy a house and you'll qualify for a resident visa in the U.S. The bill,... Continue Reading »


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Senator Thomas, under his constitutional right of protest (Art. 4, Sec. 18), protested against the passage of Senate Bill Nos. 794 and 795.
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I voted "no" on Senate Bill Nos. 794 and 795 not because I oppose sobriety courts. I think they are a wonderful idea, and anytime we can get Michigan citizens on the road to sobriety, I think that is a great idea. What troubled me most about the legislation is that the legislation allows restricted driver's licenses to individuals who have demonstrated bad behavior and non-sobriety simply because they have enrolled in this program.
I think there are thousands of people across the state of Michigan who have been unable to pay driver responsibility fees, and they have also lost their licenses. They do not have a pathway towards getting a restricted driver's license because they can go into some program. I think it would have been more appropriate after completion of the program; then you can look at whether or not a person should be eligible to drive.
Simply not allowing poor people who can't pay the very, very excessive driver responsibility fees the opportunity to not get a restricted driver's license, and almost rewarding those people who have multiple DUIs an opportunity to get a driver's license just doesn't seem to be the right path. It doesn't seem to be fair. That is why I voted "no."
Does this new pilot program allow past DUI offenders to enter into the program or is it for future convictions. Thank you.


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Why buy just 1x Astrolabe? That leaves you with 709 Gold.
Either 1x Astrolabe + 2x Minor Totem (603), or, what I prefer,
4x Minor Totem, 1x Warhammer, 1x Mystic Vestments = 803 Gold; Free Courier.
With the Free Courier you'd not only stay away from People buying 5 Sets of Blights,
but also actually allow all 6 Slots on the Heroes (with an Astrolabe that you have to drop in the Lane, you got -1 Slot).
link about tournament info doesn't work for me?
yeah for me too.
Proud for actually beeing one of the 10 to play the first MatchMaking game.
And for being one of the first to become a SBT.
seems to be affecting all of the newsposts, not just this one. It is being worked on, check back momentarily.
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paste info here please since your link doesnt work
Lol, is this for everyone?
It'd be fun to get a learning experience from playing the pros.
hahah shadow sometimes players need a break and game for fun..odd aint it :P
oh and vulpes thanks for the suggestions..we'll probably go with the idea tht leaves 603 gold..Rules will be changed before brackets are released.
Yes this is for everyone..gogogo
that might overlap with the optrix tournament at 1900 gmt same day , might wanna make it earlier
also you could expand the bracket to 128 or 256 since there are a lot more individual players than 5 man teams
Next big tourney is the 50.000$ Scout-only Invitational.
It's supposed to start soon. Too bad I have no idea who I'm supposed to play against.


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i have one form , inside it , there is a menu strip ,
the menu strip consist three menus object or button.
for example -1- employee information,2-leave information and 3-utility.
Now, if i click employee information button then a new page should be open which consist some textboxes and other field.
take an example of ms office when we click "new" in menu , a page is open.
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Walk with Zombies!
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011What is this fascination with zombies & the UNDEAD? I hear that the Tucson Zombie Walk of gruesome souls hanging around downtown is in its 6th year. For more info about these folks stumbling, shuffling, moaning & groaning, & waking up from the dead, go to www.tucsonzombies.com. Lots of photos of past Zombie Walks on their website.
2011 Theme: Zombies in Spaaaace!
The 6th Annual Tucson Zombie Walk!! With Costume Contest with these categories:
Funniest Zombie
Scariest Zombie
Most Original
Best Kid (Three prizes given)
Best Group
Best Zombie Hunter
Audience Favorite
When: October 22, 2011, Time: 4 p.m. (but wait till it gets dark!)
Where: 101 N. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ
Joel D Valdez Main Branch Library
(Outdoor Event)
Activities Schedule: (Subject to Change!)
2:00 – Vendor Set-up
4:00 – Thriller Dance
4:10 – Repo, the Genetic Opera
4:30 – Magician (TBD)
5:00 – Zombie Variety Show
6:00 – Zombie Hokey-Pokey and Roadkill Chicken Dances
6:10 – Dr. Horribles Sing-a-Long blog
7:00 – Call for Costume Contest
7:15 – "The Cordial Dead" film showing
7:05 – Time Warp Dance
7:10 – Thank Yous, Sponsor recognition, & Safety Talk
7:20 – Top 10 of each category paraded on stage. Winners announced
7:40 – Walk Begins (Audience Favorite as the Grand Marshall)Don't Miss This Year's Event!! And Remember– In Spaaaaace, Nobody can hear you Scream!!
Cost: This is a FREE event, though we ask everyone to please bring
2 items of Non-Perishable Food and/or a Few Dollars of Cash
to fill our donation boxes.
Ironically they are asking for food donations, but my question is: why do the undead need or care about food? Or a "few dollars of cash"? Nice of them to care about those of us still alive I guess.
Hundreds of the undead walked in October, 2010 as shown on this Tucson Zombie Walk YouTube video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2K0AR5gd-U (taken at the 4th Avenue Underpass).
But it sounds like a fantastic, ghoulish event for those who want to dress up as zombies, just before Halloween, El Dia de Los Muertos, and the upcoming All Soul's Procession.
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This reptile has no backbone.
How about we stop bowing down to lawbreakers and giving them free stuff?I deeply resent people who come here uninvited and then demand special favors from the populace.I have reached the point where I scream DEPORT them..ALL of them..figure out a damn way, just DO IT!
Nor is he a leader.
What, exactly, needs "reform"? Our open-borders policy? Our "do not prosecute or deport" policy? Our spineless refusal to hand out welfare AND health care to illegals?I can understand that Hispanics who want to work and have been here (illegally) working and paying taxes and raising their own children without government handouts should remain here. But how does one even begin to determine which of all the illegals are doing that?I can understand that the growing numbers of Hispanics will vote for the Party that gives them stuff which means the GOP is losing that many voters, but do you just adopt the profligate entitlement spending Democrats do in order to get votes?Practically speaking, we cannot afford to lose that many millions of votes but human nature being lazy and greedy as it is, how do you attract lazy and illegal immigrants?They´re not even coming here to work any more. They´re coming for the welfare. How do you fight that? So long as Democrats give out freebies the the GOP doesn´t, we lose millions of votes, like it or not.Anyone?
Yes, the only reform needed is to ENFORCE the LAWS on the books. There is basically no need for any new laws for any subject if the current laws were enforced.
Playing usual Dem-light role.How about securing borders first.There is an overwhelming support for simple solution which is: first border security than reform.
Ya´ll were right about Boehner. I´m done.
Yes, the Republican poobahs will hammer in the final nail to the Republican coffin, thinking this will buy them Hispanic votes. All they´re doing is giving the Democrats another 11 million voters.
Even the best mops and buckets are of no use until you fix the leak.
Boehner: Sell-by date reached.
For the zillionth time - -Immigration is not a problem. In fact - - it´s a blessing.The problem is the welfare state, you blubbering twit. Stop being the tax collector for the welfare state - - and defund and eliminate it.Sheeeeesh!
Mr. Speaker...Have you ever taken time out of your busy beltway schedule to sit down and actually read TITLE 8 SECTION 1325 of THE UNITED STATES CODE? A clue...it deals with improper entry by illegal aliens!
FTA "..."I think there's a bipartisan group of members that have been meeting now for three or four years," Boehner said. …"Three or four years????
So once again we will legalize a few million more Democrat entitlement voters, make some limp wristed attempt to ´protect´ our borders and swear we will never do it again. The Federal Government has completely ceased to care what their constituents care about. Just get them elected on their lies, entrench them in the Washington swamp and they will do whatever they want.
There is only one political party in the Unites States today. It has an aggressive openly dictatorial "wing" ("progressive", "democrat", liberal"...) and a slyly craven "accommodating-to-dictatorship" "wing" ("republican"). There is no "choice".
The day is fast approaching when the word ´bipartisan´ is going to cost these people at least their jobs.
The questions the repubs should be asking: will we get more votes from the illegals we let in, or the Americans who won´t vote for the Repubs if they "legalize" the illegals.
Here`s you voter registration form Mr. Newly Crowned Citizen. Would you like to register as a democrat or a democrat?
When you hear "bipartisan" and "immigration reform", you need to hold on to your wallet. There is no way this isn´t going to cost taxpayers a boatload of cash.
BASICALLY, Speaker Boehner is a giant dissappointment. The inability to stratagize and the seemingly lack of desire to fight for even their own rights as members of the House of Representatives is shameful. They are allowing the legislative branch of the government to become almost inconsequential. When Progressive Republicans decide to stop bad-mouthing their fellow Conservative Republicans and enthusiastically form a cohesive party that respects it´s new members and ALL American citizens who believe in our Constitution and our traditions, maybe then our party will have a chance to turn this up-side down world right-side up again. Obama knows exactly what he is doing. He is not a "nice man who is in above his head". I truly belive Enemy, thy name is Obama.
I thought Boehner said he regretted what he already has done. Now he is back to no regrets. He is set to destroy America by letting in 100 million Mexicans.


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Laura Hand anchors CNY Central's Weekend Today in Central New York.
Half of Americans over 85 have Alzheimer's
Recognizing that the face of dementia has changed dramatically in the past decade, the Central New York Alzheimer's Association is doing its first Caregiving Conference. Cathy James, CEO of the local organization, says there are more people in their 40s and 50s being diagnosed. Over 65s see one in 8 with the disease, and 85s and over, the odds go up to one in two--fifty percent.
The Caregiving Conference is aimed at families of patients, to update on information and to offer support services. It is Wednesday, May 9th and runs all day--8:30am - 4:30pm--at the Hilton DoubleTree. More information is available at 472-4201 or www.org/cny