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I was listening to an interesting news report this morning regarding advertising. The report stated that there are certain places that we expect to hear/see commercials such as television shows and radio. Then there are places we don't want to see any advertising, such as our smartphones. I was thinking that many applications we can purchase on iOS and Android cost so that we don't see ads. Then there are apps that stream radio and again we don't always mind hearing the ads because we expect to hear advertising while listening to the radio.
One thing that came to my mind was trust as well. Television ads, I feel, have a trust factor inherent in them, where as ads we see on the internet while browsing or on our smartphones are distrusted. I wonder if this is due to the cost factor. Television ads can cost thousands to millions of dollars while internet ads and moblie ads are far less expensive.
I know this, we can expect to see a lot more advertising on our smartphones as our technology drives us to get more of our entertainment on the go.
Thanks for reading!
Robert Mattei is an 18-year veteran of the IT industry, working for such companies as CVS, IBM, and currently, Brown University. He follows the up-and-coming in technology, but also loves entertainment, such as movies and books. He loves to help people navigate the world of technology and the Internet. His guilty pleasures are watching horror movies, entertainment news, and reporting on the latest in Hollywood.


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Crave Fishbar
Online Reservations
Lots of seafood choices, which I prefer. Some sinful choices, which my husband prefers. Nice wine selections. Good service . Crab from raw selections wasn't as up to my standards , but curry lobster was to die for.
Excellent service, great ambiance and some of the freshest seafood I've ever had.
We had the tuna appetizer, and Merluza and the Red Snapper for entree. All of the were fresh, delicious. My cousin has heart disease and they were completely happy to comply with his dietary restrictions. Service was great, as was the ambiance. Though I wasn't on a date, I would definitely recommend this place for dates.
While planning the perfect night out for my boyfriend's birthday, I read in Zagat that Crave was a big newcomer on the NYC restaurant scene. It was specifically featured in a group of great seafood restaurants. My boyfriend loves a good raw bar so I chose Crave. Our waitress was just about the friendliest and most helpful lady that has ever served me personally. All of her recommendations were delicious and the kitchen turned out our food surprisingly quick. Top that all off with the fact that my boyfriend was given a complimentary dessert when we only mentioned in passing that we were there for his birthday and you have a perfect evening. Thanks Crave Fishbar!
We were staying at the Waldorf and looking for a place withing walking distance and happened upon Crave Fishbar. What a delight it was. We had the same waitress and bartender both nights. She was wonderful, like the food. And he could make a Manhattan with Rittenhouse Rye and Orange bitters that was simply superb. The food was all perfectly cooked and served. Highlights were the Octopus salad and wonderful Merluzo entree. I had Halibut the second night and it was wonderful. Twice my partner had the same meal: the Thai Lobster dish.
A great happy hour with $1/oysters and wine/drinks at half price. Great for table of 2 or booths for 6 to 8.
Great seafood with a very reliable wine list and homemade desserts. Only drawbacks are space for larger groups and non-seafood options
LOOOVE this place! Based on the website and menu, I had a good feeling about booking dinner here and I was not disappointed. Food was delicious, great atmosphere, our server was a doll.
Food was fine at lunch too-fairly small menu, but something for everyone. My dining companion loved the fried chicken (I know, it's a fish place, but whatever). Fish tacos were yummy. I'll go back.
The owner/chef seems committed to high quality seafood prepared in interesting but not obnoxiously trendy ways. My husband, 21 yr old son and I shared 3 kinds of east coast oysters. My son then had the octopus small plate and then salmon for dinner. Both were excellently cooked. My husband had the vinegar chicken leg which was yummy. I had the scallops and they were excellent. Seared perfectly! For dessert we shared the flourless chocolate cake which just melted in your mouth and was accompanied by banana ice cream. We thought the portions were perfect. Our waiter was delightful and helpful with our choices. The hostesses were pleasant and welcoming. We are looking forward to returning.
Great food and friendly service. Lobster curry and Halibut are special treats as are the oysters.
and i love crave for offering all their oysters - east and west, PEI or VA or LI... everything at $1 during happy hour. we can feast over 4 dozen of these treasures from the sea and come away happy. but that's not the only thing to love. Slow Roasted Pork Belly with black mission figs is to die-for. The plancha grilled octupus is grilled to perfection. The garlic chive griddled rice is a rare treat. its getting to be one of our favorites.
I had never heard of before but I was very pleasantly surprised. It's rare that a place does everything well. This is one of those places.
Great place. Food was great as were the drinks. Great way start off our weekend in NYC.
My wife and I had a wonderful dining experience and being on the second floor was a real treat. All four courses wowed. The pork belly paired with the watermelon was totally tasty. Left super happy and talked about the dinner most of the next day.
Unfortunately, I missed the oyster happy hour (oysters for $1), but that did not stop me from ordering some. The waiter was helpful in picking out oysters that I like based on size and flavor. There were 4 of us (business associates) and we all found the menu to be fresh and exciting. This is not your run-of-the-mill seafood restaurant. I had the lobster curry, and while not a curry fan, I loved this dish. I was heartbroken that I was unable to finish it all! After the meal I told others that I could eat that dish 3 times a week for the rest of my life. I would certainly return and would recommend this restaurant to others.
Was in town to meet up with college friends. The rest was humming with fun people. The food was excellent and our waiter really was on top of the wine list. I'll definitey return
Great happy hour with half off wines and $1 oysters. Service was great and the restaurant is really clean/well kept. Oysters were great and the quality for the happy hour price was great. We didn't have anything else on the menu except the octopus appetizer which we didn't love (not huge mustard fans, our own fault for ordering). We'll definitely be back for the happy hour.
Great restaurant, everything is delish. The right balance between adventurous and familiar on the menu. I would recommend bringing back the spicy tuna app - the scallops are good but the tuna was even better.
Excellent variety of super-fresh fish and seafood served by friendly, knowing people. Upstairs is more civilized but the stairway is steep. The $1 oyster special before 7 o'clock is fantastic bargain.
Fantastic oysters, with an interesting selection. Very creative fish dishes. Nice international wine list. Hectic dining with tables very close together and lots of noise.
We keep coming back to Crave. Arrive early (before 7) to enjoy the $1 oyster happy hour, then kick back to sample their scrumptious main courses. Their selection is of oysters is fabulous and the servers are very well informed. The lobster curry dish is a bit spicy, but absolutely fabulous. I've also enjoyed their Atlantic Halibut and their salmon. Don't miss the grilled octopus. And their cocktails are very good too. Even when the place is crowded, their staff is extremely friendly and accommodating. This has been consistent on multiple visits and different days of the week. Their management must really believe in quality service and making you feel welcome.
I really enjoyed Crave as the service was attentive but not overbearing, the food was well presented but more importantly very tasty and the wine list would suit most budgets. I really liked the style of the restaurant and although we ate quite early there was still a buzz.
Very creative seafood. The Halibut was amazing on a bed of Chana Marsala that was perfect for a non Indian restaurant! great neighborhood joint.
Really enjoyed the lively vibrant atmosphere and excellent food and service.
Loved everything about Crave - upscale without being too fancy. Relaxed, modern setting Great service AMAZING food Will absolutely return and recommend to friends :)
Great restaurant. Sat at the bar with a good friend, we had excellent service, great food and wine. I highly recommend the oysters. can't wait to go back.
Recently chose Crave as a celebration spot for a couple dozen oysters and it was excellent. They give you a choice of all their oysters for $1.00 from 5-7pm. The oysters were very fresh, staff knowledgeable, and the environment energetic and friendly. Definitely would return.
Wonderful experience started from the minute we walked in. Attentive service led co-owner Brian. Great bar with big wine selection. Food was delicious - started off with deliciously fresh oysters that tasted as if they were just caught. I can't wait to come back!
Can't go wrong with the Red Snapper or Scallops - excellent!
I work around the corner from Crave Fishbar, and have been there twice now. Both times the food was amazing. I had the octopus as an appetizer and the scallops as a main course...absolutely delicious. I highly recommend.
We had a wonderful night - from appetizers to dessert. Great service and lovely sitting on the balcony
The food was amazing, and the ambiance was great. Everything was fresh, and the waiter was able to give great recommendations for oysters. Overall, I would definitely come back here!
One of the best meals I've ever had in my life. The fluke appetizer is to die for. The cauliflower soup was delicious as well as the octopus appetizer. The homemade spaghetti entree with bacon was the best pasta dish I've ever had. The chef clearly knows what he's doing and uses really original flavors that work well together. Highly recommended!
Small restaurant on 2nd Avenue... must have walked by it a bunch of times. Finally tried it, and WOW - this is one good place to eat. At least 8 kinds of oysters.... all very fresh and clean. Very interesting and inspired fish dishes. And what has to be about the best wait-staff in NYC. Friendly, knowledgeable, and energetic. Definitly worth a trip to Crave. I'll be back,
Their $1 oyster special from 5-7 on week nights alone makes this place worth it! They have a great selection to chose from. We also had the octopus and it was delicious! This is a nice place to go for a quick great meal.
Friendly welcome at the door? Service was attentive, so friendly and professional. The food was outstanding. Salmon 'sashimi' was delicate and perfectly seasoned. A chef selection of oysters took some time to prepare but worth the wait. The star was the Lobster curry, light, spicy, sweet, generous lumps of lobster - a taste sensation. We were lucky with our table upstairs which definitely helped with the overall experience on a buzzing Friday night. Can't wait to go back.
The three of us enjoyed our Friday night dinner at Malai Marke. The dishes were fresh tasting and well balanced in terms of spice. Try the chickpea luchi appetizer - delicious! Excellent saag paneer and chicken biryani as well. The decor and ambience are a cut above the average Indian restaurant. We also appreciated the fact that the restaurant is properly ventilated, so we didn't leave smelling like we took a bath in our food.
Had dinner at Crave on a Sunday night. The restaurant was pretty quiet--not too many patrons. My party of 6 thought the food was great. Our server was efficient and friendly. I would highly recommend.
I had a great dinner on Friday night. The server was also terrific. The only problem was that there was a large, noisy group at another table enjoying the restaurant's Happy Hour. Their noise made it difficult to hear one another and I know diners at other tables felt the same way.
Great for dinner! Food is excellent!! Ambience is perfect for couple.
I can say enough about the fabulous dinner experience at Crave Fishbar. We ordered appetizers, entrees and dessert—each course was a delight. And the service was exceptional, from the moment we arrived and were escorted to the bar while our table was prepared until we walked out the door to hear a charming "thank you." I highly recommend this restaurant, especially for its fresh oysters, cauliflower soup, grilled octopus and lobster curry (all were super yum).
Good selection of oysters and some interesting seafood entrees and mains. Good value wines. A larger restaurant than it looks at first glance as they have a nice space upstairs. There were some noisy groups when we were there on a Saturday evening and like many modern NY restaurants there are no soft furnishings to absorb the noise.
One of the best places in NYC to get good shellfish and raw specialties!
Only if you are a seafood foodie -- fun raw bar, great happy hour, oysters $1 from 5-7
Great neighborhood spot. Definitely check this place out. I enjoy the scallops and the oysters are great.
Try the oyster special between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM. Great deal! Great Oysters. Ate the salmon entree. Very good. Martini was great. Prices are reasonable. Noise level is high after 7:30 P.M. Definitely would go back. Home made cookie with ice cream for dessert was really good !!
Made a reservation for Happy Hour (a rare plus!) and enjoyed $1 Oysters and some other nosh. Our waiter was extremely friendly and attentive. The ambience was very nice and though I was with a friend, I would definitely consider returning on a romantic outing. One star off because the Happy Hour menu suggests that wine is $7, but seems to mean ALL wine. My friend and I must have picked the wrong wine, because ours were $11/each. Not a huge deal, but a bit of a bummer. Overall, very nice experience!
My wife and I were absolutely blown away by the quality of the food, the graciousness of the service and the overall ambiance of this wonderful restaurant. I will be recommending to others and returning often.
had a lovely dinner! the service was very good. the food was mixed - some dishes worked while others lacked flavor. but will definitely return for another try.


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The Heart of Renys
When my husband and I were in Renys in Damariscotta about ten years ago, an older gentleman tapped my husband on the shoulder and said, "May I help you, sonny? I'm R.H. Reny, at your service." Given my husband's age, it had been a long time since anyone had called him "sonny." They went on to have a long conversation as I shopped. We then went to King Eider's Pub where a waitress overheard us talking about Mr. Reny. She said, "Indeed, he is not only charming but has supported this town in bad times."
Five years ago we bought a vacation home in Kennebunk and decided to adopt a dog from Maine. We found a wonderful fox red Lab at the Animal Welfare Society and named him Reny. Each and every time we are in Maine, we visit Renys. They always have a dog biscuit for him, too!
—Judith Rogers
Kennebunk, Maine
As I was checking out at the Damariscotta Renys, I realized that I had purchased more than I could carry to my car, so I asked the cashier if someone could help me. An older gentleman, standing off to the side, replied that he would be happy to help. As we left the store, I told him how much I loved Maine and enjoyed shopping at Renys. He then told me that he was R.H. Reny; no wonder his stores have had happy customers for decades.
—Dorothy King
Ballston Spa, New York
I knew Bob Reny for many years, having summered in Jefferson for more than fifty years. I saw him at church every week, where I was an usher. I would say to him, "It is nice to see you Bob." And he would say, "It is better to be seen than viewed." When he was in the Damariscotta store, his name tag just said: "My Name is Bob." Many folks never knew he was the founder and owner of Renys. He was that kind of person; a normal guy with a very big heart!
—Ron Smith
Jefferson, Maine, and Warren, New Jersey
Where In Maine?
I know where that is! It is in front of the best restaurant on the East Coast — Fox's Lobster House in York Beach, by the Nubble Light. Love its shore dinner . . . mmm. What I'd give for a steamed clam or lobster tail dipped in melted butter — or the blueberry pie.
—Barb Wyman
Wynantskill, New York
My sister and I immediately recognized the lobster trap Christmas tree in December's "Where in Maine?" It is, of course, in front of Fox's Lobster House in our parents' hometown of York, where we spent numerous summers working. Starting off as ice-cream scoopers on the picnic patio in our teens and working our way up to servers in the beautiful dining room. Fox's is still a place we like to frequent every summer, whether for an ice cream with a view or to sit at the newly renovated bar for a local brew. Many tourists find Fox's when they come to Sohier Park to take photos of the famous Cape Neddick Lighthouse, affectionately known as the Nubble, and come back year after year for clam chowder, lobster dinner, and homemade blueberry pie. A seasonal restaurant (open roughly from May through October), Fox's is a summer staple to visitors of southern Maine.
—Lindsay Waddell
York Harbor, Maine, and Madrid, Spain
A Christmas Memory
It's funny how one word (mémère) can provoke a cascade of remembrances [December's "Editor's Note"]. It seems like only yesterday that I was standing on the corner of River and Cottage streets waiting for my Dad to come home from the Goodall-Sanford mill. Like you, many of us left Sanford and never looked back except to carry with us a sackful of nostalgia.
—Dr. Donald Thibeault
Oxnard, California
My own mémère and her husband came to Maine from New Brunswick, Canada, more than a century ago with their toddler — my mother. My pépère (grandfather) got a job as foreman of a logging crew, and they rode the narrow-gauge railroad from Farmington to the Rangeley region, to a lumber camp located near Smalls Falls in Madrid. While pépère supervised his logging crew (made up heavily of relatives — brothers, cousins), mémère became the camp chef, assisted by several other ladies.
Mémère retained her culinary skills throughout her life and they became legendary. As a child I remember routinely stopping at her house on Main Street after school and being stuffed with cookies, donuts, pie — whatever she had been baking that day. Family gatherings, like Christmas and New Year's, were especially memorable. Mémère and her six daughters (each of whom had inherited her cooking skills) would be busy in the kitchen with its wood stove, making traditional Acadian-French holiday specialties like tourtière (meat pies) and putins (potato balls stuffed with meat), plus tables mounded with luscious baked goods.
Mémère's recipes ran heavy with what modern times frown upon: lots of butter and heavy cream. Too bad it may have shortened her life. She only lived into her mid-nineties. And never a sick day in her life.
—Paul J. Fournier
Palm Bay, Florida, and Starks, Maine
As a UMaine graduate in 1970 and a graduate degree in 1971, I cherish my days at UMO and am fortunate to maintain continued relationships with many fraternity brothers in Maine. The personal touch of your editorial comments, regarding your "mémère," remind me of the down-to-earth sincere people of Maine that I was so fortunate to associate with during my years at UMO.
—Art Lloyd
Littleton, Colorado
A Hurting Northeast Harbor
The rather saddening piece about Northeast Harbor from the Bangor Daily News [December's "Poor Little Rich Town"] glaringly forgot to mention one very positive, bright spot in the town. That would be the wonderful Romantic Room and its sister store at the far end of Main Street. The very photo in the article prominently features the store, right next to Shaw Jewelry, but without acknowledging it. The Romantic Room's owner, Jennifer Richardson, is and has been a major champion in bringing Northeast Harbor back to its "glory" days with her tenacity, great sense of humor, and overall love for and dedication to the town. Northeast Harbor, like many small towns that have been hard hit by the economy, would do well to have a few more like Jennifer in their midst; they might just see the light at the end of this economic tunnel sooner rather than later.
—Harvey Klinger
Carversville, Pennsylvania
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NL dRaG0n as i said its for gallante so caldari wont like you when you do those missions but it shouldnt be a big problem. i finally have my BS ^_^
R.I.P. :'( fucking QAUM killed our carrier and dread and everyone that helped defending it got annihilated (including me, also got podded with 50mil worth of implants :'( )
Not played eve in ages, i need my new rig up and running , Luckly though a friend is training skills for me so no missed skill points , cant wait to get back, also bum news about the carrier but war is war lol.
Hi, I was gonna join here a little while ago but never got round to it. Havent been playing eve for a while now. But I was reading up on how you can transfer characters (not accounts) to another person, without breaking the EULA for CCP. I'm getting this right yeah? :S Dont suppose anyone in here would be interested in a 5+Million SP Caldari with a Tech 2 fitted raven and another couple of ships? please tell me if I have misread the EULA. But I see people on ebay selling characters, and thats were this will be going next if I'm not breaking any rules. Cool game though, my dad is adicted, hence the Eve Gallente Commodore Gaming Case he has. .
AFAIK, you're not allowed to sell your account on eBay. although on the EVE forums, you can sell characters: http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=channel&channelID=734105 it will ask you to log in, i think. in any case the place to go is all channels > character bazaar does this clubhouse allow ex-players in?
Thats what i'm saying its not the account I'm thinking of selling, its the character, which according to CCP doesnt break the EULA.
u can sell it for isk anywhere, for money nowhere, and 5m sp won't give u far snuif09 - if u got ur ass kicked in low don't even try 0.0 my ally only has like 300 menbers. but half of them have capitals, i suggest joining a big alliance, goons are always recruiting
my bad. so you want to see your character to another player for real money? i think you have to make an alias first then go to the forums and declare your original one as on the market
PT why is my name still not in the club =( i also have an alt named Alpetul got it from a fellow corp member its flying a retriver and in 12 days a hulk also damned patch =(
u will get bored of ihana quick..., too many lack of ppl on u're welcome in lyonesse tho /me sees krav after him for recruiting ihatalo peeps*
Hey, can I join, I have decided I'm gonna sell my old character in the eve forums for ISK, then keep it safe to buy time codes when my subscription next runs out. My new character is: alexp999 Gonna be a minmatar mission runner.
if u're gonna be a mission whore either choose caldari or gallente, the best pve races, and join what?, and why not keep ur old char?
Fancied a change, lol. Was caldari before, my dad's gallente. Wanted to be a different race but still be able to use missiles, so went for Minmatar. Plus it meant I could use the Power of Two offer. And join, join the Eve Online Clubhouse of course!
go amarr, minmatar just nerfed badly, and amarr we're boosted some time ago, besides minmatar suck ass for missining tough u meant jhoin a corp anyways mission whoring is boring, join a 0.0 aliance


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Change of biodemographic parameters for the Black legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla on Hornoeya, Eastern Finnmark, Norway
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Change of biodemographic parameters for the Black legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla on Hornoeya, Eastern Finnmark, Norway
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Survey of study plots every three days between each year between early May until late July. Samples size in number of nest sites: > 300 each year. Egg size/clutch size of Black-legged kittiwakes: Length and width of eggs measured on a sub-sample of the nest surveyed for breedign success (sample size > 400 eggs each year). Annual survival rate of Black-legged kittiwakes: To be estimated using multi-site CMR methods on a sample of several hundreds of individually colour ringed breeding birds. Resightings are conducted every three days during the breeding season on the series of study plots (where a survey of breeding is also conducted).
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i need some help with danger qoutes.. can you help me out?
Hi Tamara, You mean Shakespeare danger quotes or danger quotes more generally? This page has loads of interesting danger quotes: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/danger.html
Read Macbeth's "If it were done when 'tis done" soliloquy below with modern English translation & analysis.
Spoken by Macbeth, Macbeth Act 1 Scene7
If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well
It were done quickly: if the assassination
Could trammel up the consequence, and catch
With his surcease success; that but this blow
Might be the be-all and the end-all here,
But here, upon this bank and shoal of time,
We'ld jump the life to come. But in these cases
We still have judgment here; that we but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor: this even-handed justice
Commends the ingredients of our poison'd chalice
To our own lips. He's here in double trust;
First, as I am his kinsman and his subject,
Strong both against the deed; then, as his host,
Who should against his murderer shut the door,
Not bear the knife myself. Besides, this Duncan
Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been
So clear in his great office, that his virtues
Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against
The deep damnation of his taking-off;
And pity, like a naked new-born babe,
Striding the blast, or heaven's cherubim, horsed
Upon the sightless couriers of the air,
Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye,
That tears shall drown the wind. I have no spur
To prick the sides of my intent, but only
Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself
And falls on the other.
"If It Were Done When 'Tis Done" Soliloquy Translation:
What should he do? He faced the tower wall and pressed his forehead against it. If it could be all finished and done with when it's done then it may as well be done quickly. If only the repercussions of the murder could be controlled. If only all the danger could end with Duncan's death -. If only the death blow could be the end of it -. If only we could escape the consequences of our actions here on earth – skip the life to come -.
Macbeth climbed up to the battlements and looked up at the sky. There were no stars.
The trouble was that we have choice: we havefreedom of choice. But if we choose violent options they come back to plague us. And it was that law, that even-handed justice, that was the problem. When we poison others we poison ourselves.
Duncan. Macbeth sighed. What was he to do?
The King trusted him completely. For two very good reasons: first as Macbeth was his cousin and his subject -both very powerful arguments against murder – and then as he was Duncan's host, who should shut the door against his murderer, not bear the knife himself!
Macbeth walked slowly down the stairs and back into the courtyard. And anyway, Duncan was so gentle as a man, and so strong as a king, that his virtues would cry out for revenge at the brutality of his death. There would be outrage at the slaughter of such a good man: everyone would be so filled with pity that the whole nation would grieve.
No, there was no excuse – only vaulting ambition, which threatened to overreach itself and bring him crashing down.
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Hey, I need some help with quotes for the 'contrasting good and evil in macbeth' (only macbeth). Any themes or points are greatly appreciated, thanks
"Oer leaps itself and falls on the other" would be known to all horsemen who, jumping too fast onto the saddle, slides off on the other side, and then cannot use the spur to prick the side of the horse.
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He struggled to a 10-15 record in 2007 with a 5.17 ERA and barely pitched 100 innings in almost next three seasons in Detroit, posting an ERA under 5.00 just once.
His Arizona stint in late 2010 wasn't much better, as his ERA was 6.85 and he walked 27 batters in 22 innings.
Last year in Cincinnati, he got the ERA back down to 5.00, although he went 1-6. Perhaps more importantly, he struck out 57 in 75.2 innings and his walk rate fell back below one for every two innings.
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Bronx Irish legend turns 100 and throws massive party in Yonkers
Joe Cunningham, music legend, celebrates in style surrounded by friends and family
Three days before the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 a special little boy was born. His parents, living in Crusheen, Co. Clare, called him Joe. He was the sixth child born into the family.
There would be one more after Joe Cunningham. Little did his parents know then that a century later their precious son would still be alive, healthy as a horse and living life to its fullest potential in New York.
Co. Clare export and Yonkers resident Joe Cunningham turned 100 on April 11. To celebrate this special and rare birthday Joe's family threw him a massive bash at the Kerry Hall on Sunday.
The Clare man keeps himself young at heart. He doesn't allow anything to stop him.
He is still driving his car. He has been known on occasion, mainly when there are events on at the Irish Consulate in Manhattan, to drive himself into the city.
He gets up every day, climbs down (and up later) six flights of stairs in his apartment building and drives himself to visit his wife Rose, a mere 95,, who now lives in a retirement home.
People came from all over to help this wonderful man celebrate his centennial. Friends and family came from Ireland. Others traveled from different parts of the U.S. and Joe, often dubbed the mayor of Woodlawn because he knows everyone, welcomed all his guests.
Donning a dapper tuxedo Joe, like always, wore a huge smile on his face. He was elated to be celebrating such a special birthday. He made it his business to get around to all his guests and tell a few tales.
Joe, accompanied by his wife Rose, 95, their children and grandchildren, is known for spinning a few yarns, and he didn't hold back on Sunday either. He quickly made people forget their woes. There was nothing but smiles and good cheer around the Kerry Hall, and this was thanks to the birthday boy.
Several dignitaries attended Joe's special day, including Irish Consul General Noel Kilkenny and his wife Hanora. Joe's guests were entertained by the Cunningham Brothers, Joe and Rose's sons.
Joe set up the band many years ago and he was very proud on Sunday to have his own blood perform for his friends.
So what is his secret to living 100 years? The answer is his positive outlook on life.
Joe always has a kind word to say. He makes the best of a bad situation and always sees the glass half full.
"He never had stress, he never let himself get stressed," Joe's son Jim shared with the Irish Voiceon Sunday.
"He eats fried food and has never been sick a day in his life."
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"I learned to type using all my fingers so when I'm on the computer I can always look up at Rose," he once said.
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How to Break Sunlight Through the Clouds
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In this tutorial I will show you how to turn an overcast day into a stunningly dramatic scene with sunlight breaking through the clouds. This technique can be used for other applications as well. I originally came up with it when I needed to create shafts of light coming through a canopy of trees. The best part of this technique is that the beams are created from the actual imagery so they look very realistic. Lets get started…
Before & After:
Here's the photo we're working with
And here's what we're producing (Click the image for a larger version)
Step One:
Duplicate the Background photo layer by dragging it to the New Layer Icon at the bottom of the layers palette. Name it 'Light Beam Base'.
With that layer selected hit CMD + M (or CTRL+M on PC) to apply a curve to it. Apply a harsh curve to it so that we have maximum contrast in the clouds with small areas that go completely white. I am focusing on the area on the top third of the frame slightly to the left. These white areas are going to be where our beams of light come out of the clouds.
Now apply a 2 pixel gaussian blur to that layer ( Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur ).
Step Two:
Turn off the Light Beam Base layer and select the Background layer. Select the Polygonal Lasso tool (L). Set the Feather to 50 in the Properties bar at the top of the screen.
Draw a loose selection around the area of the sky where the beams will come from by clicking various points. Here is the selection I made as viewed in Quick Mask mode:
Make a new Curves Adjustment Layer just above he Background layer. Our selection is automatically applied as a layer mask. Apply a similar curve to the one we did before, but this time we want to limit it so the shadow areas are not affected. Name the layer 'Light Source'.
Step Three:
Turn on and select the Light Beam Base layer. In the toolbar select the Single Row Marquee tool. Zoom in on one of the white areas of the clouds and click once in the middle of it. This selects a single row of pixels across the image.
Zoom out so you can see the whole image. Select the regular Marquee tool. While holding alt/option drag from the left of the image right up to the left side of the white area to deselect those pixels. Do the same on the right side. You shoud end up with a selection of a single row of pixels just across the white area like so:
With the 'Light Beam Base' layer selected hit CMD + J. This throws your selected pixels on a new layer. Name that layer 'Beam 1′.
Step Four:
Turn off the 'Light Beam Base' layer. Select the 'Beam 1′ layer. Hit CMD+T to Free Transform the layer. Grab the bottom center handle and stretch is all the way down to about where the boat sits. Now while holding CMD drag the same handle to the right so it sits just under the boat. Now while holding CMD+SHIFT drag the bottom left and right handles outward until you get a shape that you like.
Note that the Free Transform preview might look a little whacked because Photoshop is dealing with a single row of pixels. This technique is called pixel stretching. When you apply the transform it will look right.
Step Five:
Set the 'Beam 1′ layer's blending mode to Screen on the layer palette.
Hit CMD+M to apply a curve to the layer. Darken the layer way down until the beams of light start to show up.
Add a layer mask by clicking on the Add Layer Mask button at the bottom of the layer palette. Select the mask by clicking on it in the layer palette then hit CMD+M to apply a curve to it. Bring the highlight point down to 50%. Hit OK.
Select the Polygonal Lasso tool (L) and set the Feather to 15 this time. Select the center of the beam all the way through. Here is what my selection looked like as a quickmask.
Select the 'Beam 1′ mask and hit CMD+M to apply a curve. This time bring the shadow point up to 50%. This will make the center of the beam brighter than the edges.
Step Six:
With the mask still selected, hit G for the Gradient tool. Click on the gradient preview in the top left of the screen and set it to the black to white gradient if it isnt already set. Set the gradient mode to Multiply on the Properties Bar.
Drag from the top of the beam to the bottom. Before you click anything else go to Edit > Fade Gradient. Fade it down to about 50%. This creates a falloff on the beam but we use the Fade function so it doesn't completely disappear at the bottom.
Step Seven:
Select the Background layer. Select the Eliptical Marquee tool. Click and drag directly on the boat, while holding down the mouse button hold ALT and make a narrow ellipse at the base of the beam.
Hit Q to enter Quick Mask mode. Go Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and use 5 as the radius. Go Filter > Blur > Motion Blur and make the angle 0 and the distance 150. Hit Q to exit Quick Mask.
Make a curves adjustment layer just above the Background layer. Lighten up the water a bit until it looks like the beam is hitting the water.
Step Eight:
I just want to add a little contrast to the image as a whole. To do that, put a curve at the top of the layers palette and just add some contrast.
Repeat steps 3 through 7 as many times as you would like using other white spots in the clouds but be sure to mind the angles at which the beams come down. They should look like they all come from the same light source. I did 3 different beams to create my image.
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A Friday night flash of light in the skies over the East Coast sparked a rash of meteor sighting reports, followed by a mad dash to track down photos and videos of the event.
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"It's not an incredibly rare event, but it is very unusual to have that many people observe it, and also it was unusually bright," Ron Dantowitz, director of the Clay Center Observatory, told NBC station WHDH-TV in Boston. "These types of meteors happen once or twice a year. The unusual thing is that it was so well observed not so long after sunset."
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Update for 3:44 p.m. ET March 23: In one reference, I mistakenly placed Thurmont in New Jersey rather than Maryland. And it's WHDH, not WDHD. Sorry about that! Also, more video views of the flash have come in. Hopkins Automotive Group posted this flashy security camera video on its Facebook page. There's also this dashcam view from WUSA9 photojournalist Kurt Brooks.
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I'm actually gonna make a point similar to Nalano's. LotSB was a good(ish) DLC pack, although I'd argue the pinnacle of DLC use comes from Bethesda and Rockstar's GTA IV DLC - in terms of content, new things and so forth.
But to say, in blanket terms, something like a "weapon pack" is bad DLC is very, very odd. Why are they bad? It's all about the context, the price:perceived value and so forth. Mass Effect 2's weapon pack added some much-needed variety and some 'alternative' weaponry, for example, but the packs Just Cause 2 had weren't particularly necessary or even really worth your time due to the implementation of said weaponry (i.e. you had to buy it in-game after, well, buying it) and also their place wasn't really that clear. Saints Row the Third is also a good example of it done wrong - they have a low price:perceived value, um, value, and they don't add much to the game that isn't already there - why do I need Saints branded VTOLs and stuff when, through the course of the game, I unlocked two?
You have to look at the DLC packs, as I think Nalano said, on a case-by-case basis.
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Definitely prefer to pay a single fee and have access to everything, but I think that some of the other options can have merit. For example, I don't have any particular problem with the idea behind DLC (a few months post release,) but do think they should adjust pricing. The reason people moan about the death of expansion packs is because you pay half the price for the modern equivalent but only get at best 1/10th of the content.
Unlocks (at least in multiplayer, as pretty much all single player games have some form of unlocks,) are a nuisance, but not as game breaking as some would say. It can certainly be done right, but I would much prefer developers to give their game longevity by making good games, instead of forcing you to grind for gear you need to have to stay competitive.
F2P, again, can be done well or badly. Personally, I think Tribes: Ascend has done it very well. I played the free version, but down money for the starter pack and managed to unlock most of the stuff I would want (all classes and a few weapons for my favourites.) I think the required experience for unlocking new weapons could be lowered a little bit or they could give out more experience for filling different roles, but I can understand the decision behind it; they do want people to give them some money!
I've never been interested in MMOs. The subscription model is off putting and feels overpriced, particular in the world of Steam Sales we now live in where I could buy a massive single player RPG for a few pounds. The style of game also always seems to just be a single player game with much more grinding.
What if the game wasn't worth the price paid and the locked content is nothing but terrible shit?
Look, when I paid the game in full price I expect them to deliver everything they got for their final product. I felt a bit cheated if I knew they locked the stuff and want me to pay more to get some of it. I'm more willing to give them my money if they want to expand the game and putting more content to it.My widdle awrt bwog where I post my widdle skwibbwings wight here.
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In that case you are happy they locked the content because you don't have to pay for it!
I don't really buy the argument that if they don't give you everything they've done it's wrong. From a moral point of view, if what they've made is worth more than full price to you, they deserve more than full price from you. From a financial point of view, their plan might be relying on making some of the content DLC (if they wouldn't use DLC they would either not make as much stuff to begin with, or make the initial price higher).
As an example, as I said above, in Duels of the Planeswalkers they always know what their first DLC decks are going to look like, and they're usually in the original release but locked. They could give us that stuff already. But of course their whole business plan for the release is to have those five as DLC; if they wouldn't sell it as DLC later they would never have made it so they wouldn't be able to give it to us in the standard release. Either that or they'd have to put the price of the release up, and since one of the draws for Planeswalkers is the low entry price, this would probably ended up being more expensive for everyone.Irrelevant on further examination of the rest of the thread.
How about I rephrase that? "What if the game without the locked content didn't deliver as much as the price paid for it, which is higher and probably unreasonable?"
But, I'll agree with you about DotP. It's only fair if the game was sold according to how much it's worth without the locked content, which is not the final price for the whole product.
What I'm really complaining about is that when publishers decide to sell the game at full, final price, without regarding how much it's worth with or without the locked content, and intends to sell them as dlc like the stuff is made after release.Last edited by Voon; 23-06-2012 at 10:57 AM. Reason: i need to proof read before i post...
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Full Access Retail Release for me. I used to love FPS games online, but this whole thing of having to grind away for XP to unlock weapons etc is killing the genre for me. I've paid my money, now give me the damn toys already. Please don't make me "work" for them.
Personal value judgements don't pay development bills.
Fundamentally games prices haven't gone up in years, but development costs have (more spectacle requires more people). Gamers want more for less and subsequently publishers and developers have had to look for alternative ways in which to try and pull in additional income through limited editions, micro - transactions and DLC. It's all very well to demand full editions, but unless people are prepared to pay an extra $20 - $30 or so on top of the existing $60 AAA benchmark it's unlikely to happen.Why yes you're right I'm deliciously evil
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Full access retail release is my preferred way to go. Games like Mass Effect 3 or Call of Duty, which heavily restrict the way you play online do so for reasons I find incomprehensible. I'm not paying them a subscription, so the usual loot-chance shenanigans that games like WoW have going on feel out of place and just downright annoying. Why can't I play ME3 with a Krogan if I want to? It's not 'an interesting game mechanic', it's off-putting. Similarly with games that restrict the hardest difficulty-mode to a second or even third playthrough, or, and this happens mostly in the RTS genre, games that use the campaign missions as drawn-out tutorials on specific units and only give you access to the most interesting and powerful units in the last three missions of said campaign.
Retail release with earnable unlocks works well in certain genres. For example, I've recently been putting a lot of hours into PS3's Gran Turismo 5, and moving up through the cars is a nice way of introducing you to the increased speeds and the tracks as well. This works best if you separate a Career mode, which would work as described and allow for customization of the cars' settings and appearance, and an Arcade mode, in which you would be able to drive all cars in their stock configuration for those moments when you just want to have a quick race with a certain car.
Release with optional payed for downloadable content is something I don't have a lot of problems with. I can see why the studio's and publishers would like to charge for extra content. I think there's a difference between story-line additions like Return to Ostagar for Dragon Age: Origins and the 'Jet packs and monster trucks' for a game like Just Cause 2. I much prefer the first, and are much more likely to purchase those at release. The second are those I pick up during sales when they're in the 0.50-1 range.
Traditional MMOG is something I'm not at all fond of, but is something I put up with because of the fun I'm still having in WoW. In effect I'm paying 15/5=3 for each night I play, but since it gives me access to a game in which I've 'invested', for lack of a better word, a lot of time in the characters, and in which I have a lot of long-standing contacts with which I can do the various mini-games (PvP/raid/etc.), it's worth it to me. I do, however, not subscribe to any other MMOs, because of the lack of the earlier mentioned reasons I still play WoW. This, I realise, might be solved by spending more time in those other MMOs, but I don't have the time for that any longer, so it doesn't happen.
Free to Play is a nice idea, and I think there's two kinds of Free to Play. There's the open source kind, like OpenTTD, and the 'BUY MORE ITEMS'-kind, which I don't like at all. I was playing Blacklight Retribution a while ago, and I think to purchase a slightly better gun you'd have to pay like 10 - and that was just the gun. To its credit, the basic gear is pretty good, but to have a screen filled with other options that you then have to pay large amounts of money for is, I suppose, more annoying than anything else.
Episodic Release sounds like a nice idea, but there haven't been any particularly succesful examples of this in genres I like, so I can't really comment on this.
Anything as long as it can be supported by mods or player made content is something I used to like and favour, but no longer really care about. A game like rFactor for example has tons of user made content. The problem I have with this is that a lot of that content isn't particularly good or well optimized, which isn't to say that people should stop making it, but that - for understandable reasons - they're usually not up to the standard of the original content by professional development studio's. Another problem that often crops up is that you run into tons of version-incompatibilies when playing online, restricted access to certain mods based on how complimentary you are to the mod-makers, exclusive download sites from wherever which don't have an English version, and, in the case of rFactor, a lot of hassle with ini-files or other third party modding tools, which all have their own particular problems.
That went on for longer than I'd thought, but there you go.Last edited by Tritagonist; 23-06-2012 at 11:56 AM.
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I hate F2P models like Blacklight and Brawl Busters. Renting gear? Fuck right off.
Needless to say, of course I prefer free-of-charge AAA game.
But realistically, I prefer somewhat traditional price schedule of a priced main program with priced DLC (3rd option). This is a way to keep continuous commitment by developer, be those DLCs require installation of main program of be them expandalone.
I see that F2P is among the options, but up till now it is hard to find a F2P title which is AAA rated.
BTW, I used to prefer free demos to try out new titles before making purchasing decision, but not anymore with Youtube. I am a lazy guy. I dont want to spend effort to play demo for deliberation for buying new games.Last edited by squirrel; 23-06-2012 at 12:29 PM.
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Well yes, we do need to be suspicious about DLC, because it's easy to use it to disguise spending the same amount as usual to develop a game and then chopping bits out in order to save money. But in principle, DLC and even Day 1 disk-locked DLC is not bad for consumers. To be honest I much prefer early DLC to DLC that shows up after I've finished playing a game, especially a story-based game, because I'll not be in as good a frame of mind to play it. We just have to stay alert, because the publishers will indeed try to use DLC as a way to get more money for nothing.
Irrelevant on further examination of the rest of the thread.
Couldn't really decide. For one I love the "Full acces retail release" but I have been heavily disappointed by some of those 50 bucks games lately so I grew cautious with those. At least as long as there is no demo there is no chance in me buying it from now on. Also they often come with bullshit drm solutions which also turn me away from buying them.
During the last year I started to like free2play as more "reasonable" titles started to being developed with a more fair and less pay2win attitude towards them. But most of them aren't even officially released yet and it is yet to show how good and long-term succesfull/sustainable they will be. But putting a few bucks into a game I already enjoyed for weeks and/or months is just fair and as long as I can decide how much money I want to spend and not the game telling me how money I have to spend to go on is a pretty reasonable solution to me.
I really don't care for unlockables in games. The first Call of Duty was excellent and there where no unlockables. In fact the fist game I remember unlockables in was Battlefield 2.
Just give me a full game and if you want to add on it later then give me optional DLC. I hate it when things are on the disc but are locked for day one 'dlc' or pre order bonus, but not enough to stop me buying the product.
I do not mind Pay to win really as long as they are being honest about it and as long is it is in a free to play game.
Subscription MMO's I have no problem with but the more recent ones are just not worth it imo (ToR, Tera, TSW).If graphics are not important why spend so much on a GPU?
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More than anything else I want the price to be honest and upfront.
I'm fine with a number of pricing models - regular full game (this is what I favor 99% of the time), arcade (pay a credit to play until you lose or beat the game), monthly subscription, etc. I have even seen completely valid F2P competitive games where you can either buy or grind for playable characters, and which are not P2W.
Bite-sized DLC, payable unlocks, F2P etc. more often than not end up being some kind of P2W (= shit), or otherwise feel dishonest and manipulating and pull you out of the experience. I also severely dislike double-dipping retail+subscription models, and find them inherently manipulating.
"Earnable unlocks" are not a pricing method. (Usually shit design, though.)
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The unlocks/full access thing is ambiguous for me: I like unlocks in singleplayerbut in multiplayer full access is mandatory if you want it to be an actual competition instead of a casual mess-around.


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Posted: 02/25/2013
LINDSAY LOHAN's money woes are stacking up after officials slapped the troubled actress with a new tax bill.
The Mean Girls star is accused of owing the state of California $56,717 in unpaid income taxes from 2011, reports TMZ.com.
Lohan was recently able to clear her 2009 tax debt after her Scary Movie 5 co-star Charlie Sheen handed her a cheque for $100,000 , but she still owes America's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) $140,203 for federal income taxes stemming from 2010.
In December (12), Lohan's publicist insisted the star was "working out" a payment deal with IRS authorities after falling behind on her taxes.
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