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Nicki Minaj is set to release her second album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, next Tuesday. So far, the first few tracks have kinda missed the mark, but with its star-studded list of guests, "Champion" is quite the posse cut. Drizzy, Jeezy and Nas all stop by and lay it down over Da Internz's hazy production. More of this, please.
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Back in my less innocent days of 2004, I was watching KING ARTHUR in my local theater when I suddenly got an unexpected surprise. For the last 5 minutes of the film, the entire population of the UK gathered to chant my name in unison!!
Well, okay, maybe that wasn't all about me, and just my namesake, but I've dreamt of such moments -- and feel pretty confident this should happen in real life someday. Hey! It could happen!
But to get back to semi-nekkid wimmen for a moment ---
Just prior to my ego inflating moment, all the heroes and villains of Camelot had faced off in the winner-gets-the-last-slice-of-pizza Battle of Badon Hill. The fearless Knights of the Round Table, Square Table, and Picnic Table grabbed swords, clubs, arrows, axes or whatever eating utensil they had within reach and dashed off to demonstrate the Darwinian principle of survival of the fittest.
For the event, all the male warriors were resplendently dressed in their Sunday-best outfits pulled from their closets, which included the requisite 100 pounds of steel body armor. This, not surprisingly, protected them not one iota. Every weapon somehow found its way like a guided missile through whatever crack and hole in the armor previously allowed its wearer to move or breathe.
But Keira Knightley and her bevy of merry hand maidens, brandishing their digitally enhanced breasts to fend off the enemy, faced the onslaught bravely in bikinis, sarongs and loin cloths -- and survived mostly unscathed.
Clearly the women benefited from the extra protection they received from their longer lasting deodorants and personal hygiene products. This is one aspect the ad agencies have yet to exploit in the commercials.
The film was merely continuing a convention that began back in the 1930's and 1940's when artists were tasked with producing eye-catching covers for various types of publications. In contrast to the interior ads that will give future historians the idea that 20th century man was sickly (as I noted in an early blog, Mirror Mirror On The Wall ), his female counterpart was healthy, shapely and proudly wore revealing outfits to showcase her assets, all impeccably color matched with her sword.
This strange commentary on Venus-Mars was a staple of all early science fiction, western, adventure and detective magazines, comics and paperbacks, back when a dime could get you 200 pages of sex, drugs and violence (no rock'n'roll, though, since Chuck Berry hadn't yet got that phone call with Marty McFly in the background).
On most covers, standard wear for men was goggles, gloves, helmets, full body suits or armor. It mattered little whether they were in space, under the sea or just strolling about in the tropics. Such wimps!
Ahhh ... but those brave women! A generous dose of Eau de parfum perfume (with lavender) coupled with a brass bikini could ward off all dangers -- and supply all bodily needs to boot.
This idea entered self-parody with Fredric Brown's What Mad Universe in the September, 1948 issue of Startling Stories. Brown described his heroine thusly: "She still wore the costume she'd worn at her desk that morning at the Borden offices. Yes, there were green trunks to go with the green bra. They were very brief trunks, very well shaped. Green leather boots came halfway up shapely calves. Between the boots and the trunks, the bare golden flesh of dimpled knees and rounded thighs."
How can you not love it?
Cover artist Earle Bergey, perhaps best known for his iconic cover to Gentlemen Prefer Bllondes, took this cue to produce what was likely the first "brass bra" cover.
Bergey wasn't the only evangelists of this I-Am-Woman-See-Me-More concept; Alex Schomburg capably (and eagerly) joined the ranks, who passed on their teachings to talented disciples like Frank Frazetta. The brass bra would eventually be homaged by George Lucas in Return of the Jedi when Carrie Fisher became, for all intents and purposes, a living, breathing pulp heroine – and every fan boys dream.
Long live the brass bra!
It's a problem with modern magazines and paperbacks, I think. There's simply not enough bosomy babes in skin-tight spacesuits on the covers of our science fiction magazines anymore; not enough amazons with ray guns; and not enough bejeweled star-queens ruling the Sevagram. I'm beginning to suspect that may be THE reason for all our problems today.
At least that's my story and I can see no good reason not to stick to it.
Buddy Lortie is a freelance researcher, specializing in pop culture, especially science fiction characters, themes and creators. He was taught to read at age 3 from the daily Flash Gordon comic strip by his father, and graduated quickly to 19th century authors like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, HG Wells and Jules Verne. He has assisted on Dark Horse's Flash Gordon collections, a biography of artist Alexander Raymond, writer Harry Harrison's bibliography, a collection of science fiction quotations, and much more, as well as assisting the editors on several of TwoMorrows publications like Alter-Ego and Sketch.


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The Maroon LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LA., FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1931 No. 12 VOL. IX Father Hynes Appointed President of University National Peace Week Observed by Universities Students Gather In University Auditorium For Speech By Dean New Dean Of Arts and Science Addresses Students On World Peace STUDENT COUNCIL SPONSORS PROGRAM Students' Speeches Broadcasted Over Radio Station WWL "The Church has done much throughout the ages towards the movement of establishing peace between belligerent nations." was the statement made by the Rev. F. D. Sullivan, S. J., former president of the university and at present dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, in his address to the student body, Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. The address was delivered to the entire student body which had assembled in New Prexy Succeeds Father Sullivan As Head Of University Appointment Is Made by Director General of Jesuit Order at Rome FORMER PRESIDENT NEW ARTS AND SCIENCE DEAN Students Cheer as Full Holiday for St. Patrick's Day Is Granted The Rev. John W. Hynes, S. J., was appointed president of Loyola university Saturday, by the director general of the Jesuit order. The announcement was read before an assembly of the faculty. Father Hynes begins his duties immediately. The Rev. Florence D. Sullivan, S. J., former president, will take over the duties of Father Hynes as dean of the college of the arts and sciences. This appointment at present is only temporary, it was announced. Father Sullivan served as president for six years, and retires under the canonical law of the order. Under his term of office, Bobet hall, in which the school of dentistry, as well as the science department of Loyola are located, was constructed. SPANISH CLUB WILL PRESENT TWO PLAYS EARLY NEXT MONTH Rehearsals Held Nightly In the Auditorium Under Author's Direction The Spanish Club, under the direction of Miss Jessie Montejo, head of the Spanish department of the university, is progressing rapidly in its rehearsals of the two plays which it will present about the middle of next month. Rehearsals for the play "El Chico" are held every night from seven to eight o'clock in Marquette Auditorium. This tragedy was written by | Joseph Abraham, former Loyola student and editor of the Maroon, and is directed by the author. The comedy, "La Praviana" under the direction of Howard Bogner is rehearsed each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at four o'clock in the Auditorium. Mr. Bogner has assigned definite parts for the play to the members of the club. The cast is as follows: Julia, Julia Sierra; Dona Purificacion, Isabel French; Ramona, Vera Cornibe, Don Luciano, Leo C. Zinser; Juan, Chester Schmitz; Ricardo, Lawrence Babst; Anton, John Connolly, El Ayudante, Bill .Scheyd. TEMPLE BLACK IS APPOINTED EDITOR OF PUBLICATION Junior Arts Student Assumes New Duties With Current Issue With the resignation of Paul Azar, Senior Arts and Science student, as editor, the Loyola Maroon is under the guiding hand of Temple Black, Arts and Science Junior. Black was appointed to the editorship by Father William J. F. Ruggeri, S. J., faculty advisor for the publication, following Azar's announcement that he would be unable to continue in that capacity.The new editor has had quite a bit of experience on the paper, hav- I ing served as feature editor during the first part of the school year. He knows the ropes thoroughly, having Frosh Win Over Sophs in Peace Essay Contest Grant Is Awarded First Place Over Whitley, Babst By Judges Jack Grant, freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, gave his class its first victory in the contest for the Hausmann trophy, with his winning essay on the subject, "Inter- I national Peace Through Christ's Teaching." Harold T. Whitley strengthened the frosh bid for literary fame, when his thesis was awarded second honors in the competition. Lawrence Babst saved the sophomores from complete annihilitation by winning third place. Although the freshmen were victorious in the essay contest, they are still running second in the race, the sophomores having won the debate and the oratorical contest. A basketball game is next on the program, and is scheduled to come off within the next week. An indoor base ball game will close the competition between the classes. SHARPSHOOTERS PREP FOR MEET AT SHREWSBURY Scheyd, Whitley and Guidry Lead Gunmen, Aggregate Scores Show The Rifle Club's six-man team", which will represent it in the coming matches at Shrewsbury on March 29, was selected last Monday night after the team practice at the Army Supply Base range. This team was chosen by LieutenantREV. JOHN W. HYNES, S. J., who was appointed to the Presidency of Loyola University last Saturday by the Director General of the Jesuit Order at Rome. —Courtesy N. O. States PLANS PROGRESS FOR GLEE CLUB STAGE SHOW To Present Spectacle Shortly After Easter Vacation In Auditorium Plans for the coming show which will be Riven by the Glee Club and the Orchastra are rapidly progressing. The Glee Club already has several numbers in its repertoire and is constantly adding new ones and placing finishing touches on the old. The individual acts are being mapped out and arranged now and although no definite date has been set as yet for the performance, it will not be long in coming. The orchestra has held several gratifying practices and will be well prepared to give splendid entertainment on the night of the spectacle. LECTURE BUREAU RESUMES SPEECHES AFTER INACTIVITY Lecture on Bolshevism Being Added to Repertoire of Organization After a period of comparative inactivity, brought about by the Christmas holidays and by the advent of the mid-term examinations, the Loyola Lecture Bureau is resuming its work. During the past month four lectures have been delivered. Felicien Lozes, sophomore arts student, delivered a lecture on the Mass before the parishioners of the Catholic church in Marrero, La. Leo C. Zinser, also a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, spoke on the "Altar and Its Appurtenances" at Sacred Heart Academy. Paul Commerce Class Hears Lawton on Foreign Exchange "Negotiable Instruments and Use In Foreign Trade," Subject "Negotiable Instruments, and Their Use in Foreign Trade," was the subject of a lecture to the students of the school of commerce Friday, by Harry Lawton, manager of the foreign exchange department of the Hibernia Bank and Trust Company. The lecture was given in Marquette auditorium at 11 a. m., under the sponsorship of John V. Connor, Ph. D., head of the department of commerce.Mr. Lawton explained the use of the bills of lading and insurance certificates that are used in international commerce. Each member of the audience was presented with a complete set of the papers that are used in the shipping of goods to foreign countries. Mr. Lawton took each separately and explained its particular J use. He also explained the risks that are undertaken by the shipper and the shipping company. ANNUAL RETREAT IS SET FOR WEEK AFTER HOLIDAYS Reverend David Foulkes, S. 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Strength is not defined by physical prowess, mental focus, or a 10-star college education. Strength, by all accounts, is a combination of patience and stubbornness. This perfect intersection is called perseverance and every child born early becomes a student and eventually a lecturer. Life in the NICU is a place full of distractions…from the incubators, to the constant beeps, quietness in the mix of chaos and for the most part each day ends with life and/or death.
The babies are so small and the hopes so grand I'm surprised that there isn't a higher level of insanity among the adults. Life in the NICU also taught me a new lesson about being ready, how to prepare, and how to use a few items for a multitude of needs. After a few weeks, anything I needed, I carried in my backpack and even today I load my backpack as if I won't be coming home for a few days…strange yes, but, the fact of the matter is that "you never know". It's the same as having non-perishable goods in the house in the event of a loss of electricity, flood, or need to get the hell out (a jump bag)!
Back to perseverance. I don't know if you've ever been in a situation in which each and every breath was important. Each one becoming more important than the next. Have you ever talked to someone, but watched their chest or throat instead of their eyes or lips. Weird, I know…but this is life in the NICU. The nurses always told us that babies are far more resilient than what we give them credit for. But this does not take away your wish to take away his or her pain. I constantly prayed to take Shiloh's hell…I didn't feel it was fair for someone so young, so small, to go through so much. My thoughts are no different today than in 2007, and although I do understand that if Shiloh was here and I was gone, there would still be pain, HOWEVER, I've had a very good run as a citizen of the earth, but the NICU taught me that death has no conscious and EVERY life will expire. Life in the NICU taught me to be prepared but not be scared.
I'm uncertain if brave is the correct word to use for the NICU babies, perhaps a combination of motivational phrases would be more appropriate. What I do know is that those babies are special and the NICU reiterated to me that every person is "special" because of the uniqueness of his or her spirit, and your spirit is your greatest attribute.
I'm happy the NICU is not a place all babies will visit, and I'm hopeful that those parents will take the time to understand and appreciate how each and every breath is precious.


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Have you heard the music that no fingersenter into?Far inside the houseentangled music –what is the sense of leaving your house?
Suppose you scrub your ethical skinuntil it shines,but inside there is no music,then what?
Mohammed's son pores over words,and points out thisand that,but if his chest is not soaked dark with love,then what?
The yogi comes along in his famous orange.But if inside he is colorless, then what?
Kabir says: every instant that the sun is risen,if I stand in the temple, or on a balcony,in the hot fields, or in a walled garden,my own lord is making love with me.
What is God? The moment the question is asked, the idea of a person arises in the mind – and God is not a person. Those who think of God as a person start, from the very beginning, moving in a wrong direction. They will never arrive. They will go round and round in circles, they will travel much, but they will never reach anywhere.
If the first step is wrong then all else goes wrong. The first step has to be absolutely right, because the first step is half the journey already. In fact, as far as you are concerned, the first step is the whole of the journey – because the other step is to be taken towards you by God.
You take one step, he takes the other step…and the meeting. And the distance between you and God is only two steps. The initiative has to be from your side.
God is not a person, but that's what you have been told down the ages. God is a presence. God is not substance but significance. Once God is understood as significance, your life starts changing. Then you don't argue about God, whether he exists or not; then you are no more interested in theology. The whole of theology becomes rubbish. Then you start moving in a totally different way, in an altogether different dimension.
If God is significance, then you have to create a certain meaning in your life, because only meaning can meet the meaning. You have to create significance in your life, because only significance can meet the significance. You have to become more aware, more loving, more aesthetic, more sensitive.
If God were a person it would have been a totally different approach. God is not a person but only a fragrance. You will need great sensitivity to comprehend that significance, that fragrance, that music.
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text: If for no other reason than its provocative title, this is the single most famous episode of Charlie's Angels. Our three heroines pose as lawbreakers in order to infiltrate a brutal and corrupt woman's prison farm in the Louisiana swamplands. Their mission: To solve the disappearance of one of the inmates, and to find out why so few prisoners leave the farm alive. Among its other virtues, "Angels in Chains" boasts an impressive supporting cast, including cult-film favorite Mary Woronov and future leading ladies Kim Basinger and Lauren Tewes. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi


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Building Participation and Engaging Members
Winter/Spring 2013
Studies show that a majority of congregations have less than half their members involved in the ongoing life of the community. So while they struggle to grow, in essence, half of their current human resources are under-utilized. This course will explore patterns in society, congregational expectations, and leadership norms that contribute to this reality. It will draw on recent research and literature to strategize ways to overcome this low-commitment dynamics. The course will use engaging exercises, self-reflection and an experiential effort to change involvement dynamics in an actual organization throughout the course.
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The Other 80 Percent: Turning Your Church's Spectators into Active Participants Scott Thumma and Warren Bird Jossey-Bass/Wiley 2010. Buy now
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I'm not sure if there was already a fix posted for this, but I recently did a fresh install of Mint 11 LXDE and noticed two instances of the Update Manager (mintupdate) on every boot. I end up manually closing one of them, but is this an issue the Mint team is aware of? If so, is there something I can do in the terminal or a config file to remove the two instances?
Btw, excellent work on the LXDE version of Mint 11. Earlier I tried out the LTS version (version 9) and the silver theme on the newer versions is much much better than the older black one.


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For the past few days I've been undercarbed and not perfectly happy with what I'm eating due to a lack of fruits in my diet, it was horrible and I began to understand the importance of having RIPE fruits in hand all the time. I have a bunch of fruits right now but they're all unripe and I couldn't really eat them. This circumstance had made me realize the lack of awareness in some aspects of my life. Sometimes when you claim yourself to be aware that you move in that direction all the time, there is no real consciousness of taking action but just the words and it almost seems like preaching. It was all coming to me with a real purpose on why it is happening at this point in time. I feel like my higher self is taking me by it's hand and telling me to start connecting to the "real" source and not to the "egoic state of mind." It really does take a lot of awareness to understand which aspect of your self is driving you that it takes alot of patience and wisdom to decipher your state of being. The imbalances I've been suffering was due to a lack of connectedness of my physical body and energy body. The diet is also an aspect from which I should be working on in terms of avoiding these imbalances because it's so much easier to have plenty of fruits and feel very ALIVE, connected and filled with so much life force.
Just a bite of a perfectly ripe and luscious mango and the creaminess and sweetness of a banana just sends me off to another dimension with a higher vibration. <3
LIFE IS SO MUCH BETTER WITH FRUITS!!! IT DOESNT GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT!!! :) That's fo' sure!
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Is the United States a Nation of 'Makers and Takers?' >
Tax Policy Not the Root of U.S. Economic Problem
Tax policy is not the root of United States's economic issues
September 25, 2012
There has been much public discussion of who exactly pays taxes and who gets government benefits ever since Mitt Romney's now-famous fundraising speech was made public. Almost all of this discussion has focused narrowly on what the government actually takes from people in tax revenue and what it pays out in Social Security, unemployment insurance, and other benefits. This is unfortunate, because tax and transfer policy is the less important way in which the government helps or harms people.
The set of rules the government puts in place that structure the economy redistributes far more income than its tax and transfer policy. Starting with an obvious example, the government has destroyed millions of manufacturing jobs through a trade policy that puts U.S. manufacturing workers in direct competition with low-paid workers in the developing world. This policy has also had the effect of driving down wages in other sectors as the displaced manufacturing workers are forced to compete for jobs in retail or elsewhere in the service sector.
[See a collection of political cartoons on Mitt Romney.]
Note that this is not free trade. There are millions of very bright people in India, China, and elsewhere in the developing world who could easily train to U.S. standards for doctors, lawyers ,and other highly-paid professions. They would be happy to work in the United States for half the prevailing wage in these areas, leading to large gains to consumers and the economy, but we chose not to structure our trade agreements to facilitate trade in this area.
We have also strengthened patent and copyright laws to make the monopolies granted stronger and longer. Currently we spend $300 billion a year on prescription drugs. If drugs sold in a competitive market, we would save around $270 billion annually. This transfer from consumers to drug companies is about five times as large as the size of the Bush tax cuts to the richest 2 percent.
[See a collection of political cartoons on the economy.]
Labor-management policy is another important area through which the government redistributes income. In the last three decades this policy has been much more friendly to management and hostile to workers. For example, in the Chicago teacher strike, Mayor Rahm Emanuel had gone to court and threatened strike leaders with fines and imprisonment if they did not end their strike.
There are many other areas in which the rules set by the government redistribute income. In the last three decades, the direction of redistribution has been mostly upwards. If we want to have a serious discussion of makers and takers, we have to look at these rules, not just the tax code.
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The presenter typically provides a working paper at least a week in advance, which is posted online so that it is available for attendees prior to the workshop. The workshop usually begins with a presentation of the work by the speaker, followed by a lively discussion. Doctoral students are asked to prepare three questions in advance. Workshops are typically held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in RAWL 3082 (unless otherwise noted).
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What? You want to disable IM in Lync? Why on Earth would you want to do that!
It turns out there are a number of reasons that some organizations might want to, including:
Whatever the reason, there's a simple way to disable IM via a registry setting on the Lync Client. It's actually a hold over from the Office Communicator client, and the setting is described in BLOG post here as well in a KB article (KB954648).
All that's required on the client machine is:
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LibItemUpgradeInfo-1.0 provides information about item upgrades applied to items. Functions :GetUpgradeID(itemString) Arguments itemString String - An itemLink or itemString denoting the item Returns upgradeID Number - The upgrade ID (possibly 0), or nil if the input is invalid or does not contain upgrade info :GetCurrentUpgrade(id) Returns the current upgrade level of the item, e.g. 1 for a 1/2 item. Arguments id Number - The upgrade ID of the item (obtained via GetUpgradeID()) Returns... | |||||
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Dec 05, 2013 | Release | |||
A library intended to supply color manipulation tools. Until I get the documenter working, I suppose I'll just type it in here manually. Also, for the purposes of this documentation, ℝ is to be considered redefined as "computer-real", which is actually closer to ℚ, but.. myeah. Assuming Prism = LibStub("LibPrism-1.0"): Prism:Gradient(type, rMin, rMax, gMin, gMax, bMin, bMax, x) Call with 2*rgb values representing the colors at x = 0 and x = 1 respectively, alongside the x coordinate you wish... | |||||
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LibDispellable-1.0 aims at helping to test if the player can really dispel an enemy buff or a friend debuff. The current Blizzard implementation of cureable buff filter ("HARMFUL RAID") does not take talents into account. There is no way to test for buffs the player can dispel on her enemies. LibDispellable-1.0 provides methods to test both defensive, taking care of healer talents for Magic dispel, and offensive dispel, using a comprehensive list of enrage effects. See the API page on... | |||||
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LootBuddy automatically removes items from your bags after looting a corpse which meet a set of filters you create. Commands: /lootbuddy config or /lb config - will open config window /lootbuddy enable - toggles filtering on /lootbuddy disable - toggles filtering off /lootbuddy silent - toggles silent mode on, you will not receive item deletion notifications UPDATE - v1.0.8 Fixed a bug where quest items would cause filtering to cease. UPDATE - v1.0.7 Fixed a bug where quest items would... | |||||
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LibMovable-1.0 This library allows addon developers to quickly and easily setup user-positionable frames. End-user features LibMovable-1.0 works using a lock/unlock mechanism. When unlocked, the position of the frames are shown with colored overlays, even if the frames are hidden. The user can then move the frames around by dragging the overlays and rescale them using the mousewheel ; x- or y-axis locking is available through modifier keys. There is no need to enable mouse interaction with... | |||||
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Nov 22, 2013 | Release | |||
Timer bars with that extra sweetness. LibCandyBar-3.0 provides very simple timed bars, in the spirit of CandyBar-2.0. Documention: API | |||||
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Nov 19, 2013 | Release | |||
LibSpecRoster is a very lightweight library to keep track of group (party/raid) specializations, roles, talents, and glyphs. Blizzard made some nice changes with 5.0. All spec changes by group members trigger the PLAYER_SPECIALIZATION_CHANGED event, and group members can always be inspected, no matter where they are, as long as they are online. This means that there is no longer any reason for complex libraries that watch group members' casts to see if they cast a spec change, and that... | |||||
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Nov 16, 2013 | Release | |||
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Forum Discussion Thread Editing - how to maintain PeriodicTable. Usage - how to include and use PT sets in your mod. API - how to use PeriodicTable in your mod. Forum - discussion thread. Brush up on your chemistry knowledge. Periodic Table adds organizes many WoW items and spells into sets. Like most Ace addons it's focus is efficiency. PT is a LibStub library for managing these sets (ex: Misc.Spell.Mount, Consumable.Food.Edible.Cheese, Misc.Minipet, ClassSpell) for other addons. If you are... | |||||
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Nov 05, 2013 | Mature | |||
LibXML-1.0 is a library for importing strict XML data into your programs. It's fully compatible with WoW client versions 2.0 through 5.4 See the API for documentation. | |||||
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Nov 05, 2013 | Release | |||
LibMath is a collection of math functions that extends the Lua math library significantly. Functions math.avg (...) Returns the average (mean value) of the numbers passed. Usage: local avg = math.avg(1,2,3,4,5) assert(avg == 3) -- (1+2+3+4+5)/5 = 3 math.ceil (number[, significance]) Rounds a number up to the nearest integer value or the nearest multiple of significance. Usage: local rounded = math.ceil(4.51) assert(rounded == 5) local minutes = math.ceil(110, 60) assert(minutes == 2)... | |||||
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Nov 03, 2013 | Release | |||
Creates simple table controls for tabular text data. Primarily used for _NPCScan and its ilk - docs are in the code itself. | |||||
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"In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories." Anyone with a television in their house will no doubt be familiar with these famous lines, the opening for the original Law & Order series. Although the series ended back in 2010, it's a franchise that's still very much alive and kicking, so much so that developer Telltale Games decided to create an episodic line of games, titled Law & Order: Legacies. As of writing this review, three out of seven episodes have been released, but it's clear that Telltale Games will have to do much more to keep players on the edge of their seats.
We have to admire Law & Order for having so many episodes, yet having a reasonably decent stack of story ideas to keep viewers interested. So it's no surprise that the stories in Legacies are the strongest point of the game, even if they were a little predictable. They follow the pace of the TV show convincingly as well, right down to the white text on black background and the "DUN DUN!" sound effect. Episodes seem to be a little short though, with each of them taking us about 45 minutes to finish. Each episode had a different premise, with the first episode, Revenge, being the most interesting of the lot and giving us high hopes. The other two had their fair share of twists and turns, but they never quite trump the suspense of the TV series. One thing we did like was the presence of an interlinking story between each of the episodes, which we're definitely looking forward to in the later episodes.
If you've ever watched an episode of Law & Order, you'll be familiar with the format of the game. Each game episode is essentially split in half, one dealing with the investigation side of things and the other bringing the action to the courtroom. The investigation portion is much more entertaining by far, with the majority of the Legacies's point-and-click gameplay taking place during these sections. But that's all you ever do – point and click. The game never forces you to make any key decisions, such as who should be questioned or which locations you should visit – these are all done for you. Once the game railroads you into talking to a witness, you have a choice of picking from various topics to ask them about. If they get antsy, great! Things get slightly more interesting as you can attempt to pick apart their testimony, which usually involves trying to remember what you may have heard from other sources beforehand. This gets important when the game starts asking you questions like "Is she lying?", as answering incorrectly three times will cause the witness to end the conversation. Get them right however, and the game awards you with... a star. Yes, it feels just like preschool all over again, complete with a text overlay telling you you are correct. Earn enough stars during each scene and you may raise your detective rank. This feels like a meaningless add-on designed to make players feel like they've done a good job, but aside from a small line of text at the episode selection menu, it never rears its head again. It's really not that difficult to pick the right answers most of the time though. Firstly, some of the answers you can pick are blatantly incorrect. Secondly, Legacies allows you to access a log containing all the dialogue said so far, which admittedly is a huge help during some of the more complex lines of questioning.
Each case also has a section that has you looking for vital pieces of evidence. You are given a list of objects, sometimes with a vague description (eg. "source of blood") and must scroll around a tiny space trying to find them. These sections are ok, but could be more intuitive for sure; examining an object requires you to draw a circle around it which the game doesn't always register. The game attempts to challenge you here as well, giving you a number of actions during which you should be able to find all the evidence. The problem is that nothing actually happens when you go over this limit, except for not being able to earn extra detective points. Another irksome thing about these evidence collecting sequences is that you, as the player, never use the evidence again, even in court. If anything, it's more of a convenient excuse for detectives to arrest someone.
Gameplay during the court sequences is slightly different, but not much of an improvement. At its core, it's still asking the right questions and saying the right answers, but there's a lot more than stars at stake. In court, there is a sliding scale showing how much the jury favours your case and it's your goal to earn as many points as possible to convince them. And yes, like in Ace Attorney, you can object. While the theatrics aren't as spectacular, objecting is quite satisfying, although each time you do so you have to explain why. Legal jargon comes out in full force here but Legacies explains it to you every time, even throwing in a handful of reminders as though it doesn't trust you to check your logs. Object for the right reason and you earn points, but if you make the wrong decision, you'll lose some as well. But again, the consequences of failing don't feel like they have much impact; most of the time, a slip-up will just result in the script soldiering on as though you haven't done much wrong.
That's the thing about Legacies – it just feels far too scripted. It's very hard to feel like your choices actually make a difference to any of the procedures. Couple this with the fact that the game pretty much insists on holding your hand at any given opportunity and you'll wonder if you started up some bizarre rookie detective simulator instead. In the end, Law & Order: Legacies just feels like you're watching a slightly interactive episode of the TV show, but with weird, cartoony graphics and actors who are ok, but not quite the real deal. You can already get a better version of the experience on TV for free. It's clear that there's only so much Telltale Games can do with such a prestigious license, but we hope that the next episodes that are released are more entertaining and feel more like a video game.
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The USAFA Golf Classic is coordinated by the Association of Graduates – United States Air Force Academy to benefit the Long Blue Line and its supporters, including alumni, parents, and friends of the Academy. As a non-profit organization, all proceeds from these events allow us to fulfill our mission to serve and support the United States of America, the United States Air Force, the United States Air Force Academy, and our graduate community.
In 2013, the USAFA Golf Classic will tour three cities, reach thousands of USAFA graduates and supporters, and garner hundreds of participants. Each of these outings is supported by a volunteer committee of graduates and an established and active Alumni Chapter in the area, yielding an energetic mix of active duty military and civilians, including business owners and executives. This year, we will kick off the season in Dayton, Ohio and wrap up in Baltimore, Maryland. We plan to build on two consecutive years of successful tours and bring more fun and networking to the 2013 tour.
Handicap? What handicap? We encourage golfers of all skill levels to join our scramble! If you are unable to make it out for the day, we welcome you to register for the Evening Awards Banquet.


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Last week, the Manatee County Commission approved an emergency dredging project for the West Coast Inland Navigation District (WCIND) that will dredge 10,000 cubic yards of sand near Jewfish Key.
Although the county is willing to deposit some of the sand on the north end of Longboat Key, an area in desperate need of sand, there are two problems with that gift from the county.
"We don't have a permit to place the sand on our beaches, and we can only place 600 cubic yards of sand on the beach for an emergency project," said Public Works Director Juan Florensa.
But the good news is the town is moving closer to finding a source of beach-quality sand that it can place on the north end, where the North Shore Road beach access was closed in March due to erosion.
Although the town did not receive permission from the state to take 600 cubic yards of coarse, white sand near the Venice shore for placement near the beach access, there are at least three other sand sources that still look promising.
Those sites include two sites near the shores of Manatee County and south Hillsborough County.
And, a sand site is still being explored in East Manatee County in a borrow pit of Schroeder-Manatee Ranch.
The Florida Department of Transportation, Florensa said, expedites permits for high-erosion areas when 600 cubic yards of sand or less is used for beach placement.
The town would like to renourish the hot-spot area until a major renourishment is performed in 2011 or 2012 and a permit is approved for offshore breakwaters that will help stop the sand from eroding so quickly.
The cost of the emergency project is unknown until a sand site is approved. But Florensa said the town could save some money by using dump trucks to transport the sand to Longboat Key.
Meanwhile, if a deal can be worked out with the state and the West Coast Inland Navigation District to place some of the dredged sand this fall on the north end of the island, Florensa said he is in favor of it.
"If the sand is white enough and we can legally place some sand there, it would be a welcome addition to a beach that is quickly disappearing," Florensa said.
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This group is for anyone who loves to play Board Games, Card Games, or Roleplaying games. This is not a Video Game meetup. This is a Meetup for folks that love the social interaction that comes with the paper and dice style games. Games can range from tabletop like Settlers of Catan to card games like Bohnanza to roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons. Join us for epic adventure and fun on the Coast!
Have fun and meet nearby game players! Come to Oakland Friday Open Gaming to play old and new favorites with new friends. We play card games, board games, roleplaying games -- you name it! -- every Friday night from 7:00 PM to midnight at It's Your Move Games (4920 Telegraph Ave., a block south of 51st St. across from Walgreen's).
I'm hoping to find local gamers with time for some fun RPG gaming. I am OK with old grognards and complete newbies. Both bring something to the table. I do have an ulterior motive: I'm looking to recruit players for my playtests (I am a semi-professional freelance game writer). Nonetheless, I'm also eager to play casual board and card games part of the time as well. I'm interesting in shuffling game master/mistress and planning duties around, so we don't get bored and we all get opportunities to …
A group for fans of RPG such as Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinders to connect, meet, network, and start games with other local gamers and fans of Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinders and other Fantasy and SiFi based Role Playing Games. Good food, good fun, good company.........
Come meet and play board games, card games and even the occasional RPG with smart, interesting. Types of games you'll see played at this meetup include Dominion, Arkham Horror, Core Wars, Lords of Waterdeep, Battlestar Galactica, Ghost Stories, and more! No Experience required to join, we're always willing to teach newcomers.
Multiplayer gaming used to mean getting together with your pals for an all-nighter of Goldeneye, Mario Kart, and endless pizza and soda. Whether it's today's best-sellers, your childhood favorites, or classics from the arcade era, video games are meant to be enjoyed together! South Bay Button Mashers is a [in-person] gaming club that will bring together fans of all games and all systems. Once every other week, we'll gather 'round the TV to rekindle the glory days of the SNES, N64, and more. We'l …
Monthly get together for gaming tournaments.
This meetup exists to facilitate tabletop board and role-playing games in the East Bay. We meet semi-regularly in the El Sobrante area (near Pinole and San Pablo), in the back of the El Sobrante public library (atop the site of an old Huichin village and burial ground). We are generally not hardcore gamers and hope to share a large spectrum of game play. We have played such games as Arkham Horror, Descent, Munchkin, Resistance, and Monopoly. Currently we are meeting semi-regularly (c.f. El Sobra …
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In the past 10+ years I have noticed a lack of Dungeons and Dragons networking around the Stockton Area. Its relatively easy to find a game in Sacramento or the Bay Area, but not around here. This group is to fix that. Its to get players together with DM's and vice versa. Time for everyone to crawl out of their plate armor and meet some new folks!
One of us! One of us! We created this group to chew gum and play games and we're all out of gum. No seriously we love playing table-top role playing, board-games and card games, etc and we wanted to get groups of folks together here who love doing the same thing. There's always new games and demos to try, and GM's looking for groups or groups that need a location on certain nights. On our Board-game night (Monday from 6pm to 10pm) we have a storage closet full of games & people are more then wel …
This is a group for role players to get together and play games in the tabletop indie rpg community. From My Life with Master to Apocalypse World, we are a group interested in playing unique and story-weaving table top rpgs. Whether you're interested in checking out some games outside of the traditional play style, or just looking for more people to play your favorite indie game, you've come to the right place.
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Playing Indie RPGs where joint story telling and role playing is the key, instead of GM-run hack-and-slash. Could be a game of Microscope where anything goes (from epic space opera to World War 2 drama to fantastic) and the focus shifts to points of interest, or perhaps a game of Fiasco where the fun is in watching the story unfold in unexpected ways. Imagination and communication is key!
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Calling all Gamers! This group is about the past time of gaming. Currently the "Mission Statement" is in flux... as it should be. The groups focus, to begin with, will be board games of the more "complex" nature. Pandemic, Lords of Waterdeep, Cosmic Encounter and many more. Card games could include, Magic the Gathering or Legends of the Five rings. And lastly we may dabble in roleplaying games such as Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder. It will be a place to meet. Discuss gaming news, play a few g …
Vampire the Requiem is a white wolf game designed with the D20 system and can either be played table top or in Larp (Live Action Role Play). The Minds Eye Society(MES) is a GLOBAL community of players who all play the the White Wolf as A Larp. Presently there is games in Sonoma, Modest, and Walnut creek... and LA. I been a player of MES who also lives in redwood city find this to be a difficult challenge every time I want to play one of the hosted games. in one of those cities. To remedy this, …
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This is a meetup for nerdy girls. Info about the group can be found here: http://whatis.bayareanerdgirls.com/ Ideal BANG members will have an interest in any of the following: Comics | Graphic Novels Gaming | Boardgames Anime | Manga Sci-Fi | Fantasy Cosplay | Dressing up No match up top? How about these: Graphic Design, Web Development, Interior Design, Typography, Makeup, Baking, Knitting, RPG tabletop, Writers, Tea/coffee drinkers (we do a lot of that in this group), pie enthusiast …
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Sponsored by the Living Arts Counseling Center Are you a gamer, LARPer, or self-identified geek? Do you want to improve your role-playing skills? Are you also interested in improving your dating skills? Join like-minded gamers at our dating skills workshops and groups, where you'll learn how the principles of role-playing games can be applied to your dating life. Through improvisational games, learn and practice how to: Feel calm and relaxed in social situations Feel confident around p …
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This is a group for anyone who is interested in strategy gaming in its many face to face forms. This would include Miniatures, either Historical or Sci-Fi/Fantasy, strategy oriented boardgames from euro games to historical boardgames, or euro style card games. I started this group so I could meet other gamers in a social atmosphere and local, or close to Pittsburg, Antioch, Oakley, Brentwood. Looking forward to gaming with everyone.
War Torn Front @ 506 N Union Rd in Manteca CA www.WarTornFront.com We do Magic the Gathering Tournaments everyday (Monday - Saturday) and Kaijudo on Saturdays. *NEW* When scheduled, we're open on Sundays for events too. *NEW* We are the largest game store within in the valley. We also have one of the largest collections of Magic the Gathering Singles in stock in the Central Valley. If you have any questions feel free to ask. We have a schedule of all of our events posted on meetup. Also check o …
Hello, and welcome to your local LARP Calendar! The Organizers listed on this Meetup group are also LARP Organizers, and can be contacted directly to find more information about their events or games. They often post their events directly to the Calendar as well, and the system will keep users apprised of upcoming events on a regular basis. If you are a LARP organizer that isn't currently on this system and would like to use it, please join and send me an email and I will make you an Organizer o …
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The Penny Arcade Expo (aka PAX) is an event held each year in Seattle, Boston, and Melbourne (Australia), with the intent of bringing people together who enjoy games-- video games, board games, role-playing games, etc. If you're a regular attendee of PAX and you're looking to meet people who also attend PAX every year, this group is for you. We'll meet periodically to do whatever folks in the group want to do. This could include gaming nights, movie nights, mountain biking adventures, etc. For P …
The Geek Club South Bay was created so that geeks of all kinds could meet to make friends and participate in fun activities. We host events of all kinds, including board game nights, movie marathons, Sci Fi book clubs, and video game parties. We're pretty sure we've got something for every geek out there!
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This group was created to unify Post-Apocalypse enthusiasts. We will meet and discuss our favorite Post- Apoc. interests! They can be from any medium: movies, novels, comics, tv shows, animes, games, etc. Movies like: Mad Max The Road 28 Days Later (zombie enthusiasts are welcome) Night of the Living Dead Sunshine Anime: Desert Punk Ergo Proxy The Big O Trigun Comics: Y: The Last Man Walking Dead Tank Girl Wasteland Games: Pandemic (board game) Half-Life Manhunter Fallout Borderlands Any …
I'm Tom McCloud. My friends and I have been running D&D games since 1976, using the three volume set and my own variations. We also flirt with other game systems. Try our group at http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/TomMcCloudsRpgGroup/ If you like original D&D, or want to learn, JOIN!
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We are forming teams old-school style: NO indoor arenas, just public open space access to community parks and more. Organized events where you don't need to pay for parking, equipment rentals, scheduled room times. Free, unrestricted games of capture the flag, predators, terminators, aliens and more. Bring you Worlds of Wonder vintage equipment or use ours for free (we'll bring extras). This was an Alternate Reality Game back in the late 80's and is on it's way back: a great workout for t …
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Good people, good times, D&D.
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A monthly meeting where our kids can meet up, share Minecraft ideas and grab some yummy food or something.
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Bring your best decks and join fellow Standard Format devotees for a night of casual Magic The Gathering play.
A group dedicated to Steampunk and Retro Futurism in San Francisco proper, but also the Bay Area in general!
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Real Life Super Heroes, Masked Crime Fighters, Costumed Vigilantes, & Uniformed Mystery Detectives meet to share case files, organize citizen patrols, review investigations, analyze crime statistics, discuss law enforcement support, teach new techniques, tell success stories, plan charitable and educational events, send inspiring messages, and learn about resources for solving cases. Whether fighting crime, solving cold cases, researching records, or otherwise, this group is a support team for t …
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Let's get together for no apparent reason and have no apparent reason parties. NARP!
Welcome! We are a diverse group of open-minded people with interests that are somewhat unusual. Our hope is for the Geek Club (Peninsula Chapter) to be a place for meeting like-minded people with which to go on adventures or just hang out. Most of our events are very laid-back, so don't be afraid to jump right in. Our group definition of geeky is fairly broad. Anything off the beaten track: anime, computers, science and science fiction, cult films, unusual art processes, fighting robots and …
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