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Allen Robinson has a knack for making things look easy on the football field. With great size, speed and strong hands, the Michigan native looked the part of a standout player during the off-season leading up to the 2012 campaign. Members of the team knew Robinson was on the brink of a breakout season when given the opportunity to contribute. Seeing significant action for the first time in his career in week one against Ohio, Robinson busted onto the scene with nine catches for 97 yards in the high-octane Bill O'Brien-led offense. With his confidence confirmed by the breakout season-opener, Robinson never looked back en route to racing into the record books during a dominant sophomore season. The awards piled up for the athletic and vastly talented wideout, who was selected the 2012 Big Ten Richter-Howard Receiver-of-the-Year and first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches, media, BTN.com and ESPN.com. A probable All-America candidate, the hard-working and dynamic Robinson shattered the Penn State season receptions record with 77 catches, besting the previous record of 63 held by All-Americans O.J. McDuffie (1992) and Bobby Engram (1995). He also obliterated the season mark for a sophomore that had been held by Engram (48, 1993) and Deon Butler (48, 2006). Robinson's 1,013 yards marked just the third 1,000-yard receiving season in school history, joining Engram (twice) as the only 1,000-yard season receivers to wear the blue and white. Having made three catches for 29 yards as a freshman, Robinson led the Big Ten in catches, receptions per game, receiving yards and touchdown catches in 2012. His 11 touchdown grabs were tied for second-highest in a season at Penn State (Engram, 1995). Robinson's 6-3 frame and leaping ability makes him a big target in the red zone, and he enters the year tied for ninth on the career touchdown receptions chart after two seasons. The former Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep standout has breakaway speed and is elusive in the open field. He also is among the squad's most active members in community service activities. Robinson again delivered a superb off-season in the strength and conditioning program and elevated his game to another level during spring practice. Robinson was the team leader in the spring with a 37-inch vertical jump. He should be a primary candidate for the Biletnikoff Award, presented to the nation's top receiver, and a significant contributor for the NIttany Lions the next two seasons. Robinson is joined by C.J. Olaniyan and Anthony Zettel as returning Nittany Lions from Michigan.
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Robinson started all 12 games at wide receiver and was selected the Big Ten Richter-Howard Receiver-of-the-Year and first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches, media, BTN.com and ESPN.com. A Biletnikoff Award candidate, he broke the Penn State season receptions record with 77 catches, shattering the previous mark of 63 shared by All-Americans O.J. McDuffie (1992) and Bobby Engram (1995). Robinson's 77 receptions also obliterated the Penn State sophomore season mark of 48 that had been held by Engram (1993) and Deon Butler (2006). His 1,013 yards marked just the third 1,000-yard receiving season in Penn State history as he joined Engram (twice) as the only 1,000-yard season receivers to wear the blue and white. Robinson also broke Freddie Scott's school sophomore season record of 973 yards set in 1994. Robinson led the Big Ten in catches (77), receptions per game (6.4), receiving yards (1,013, 84.8 avg.) and touchdown catches (11). His 66 points were second on the team and he hauled in 11 touchdown catches, tied for second-highest in a season at Penn State (Engram, 1995). He was second on the team with 1,013 all-purpose yards. Robinson opened the season with a then-career-best nine-catch effort for 97 yards against Ohio, smashing his total number of receptions (3 for 29 yards) from 2011. He followed with a career-high 10 catches for 89 yards at Virginia, including his first career touchdown grab on a diving 30-yard effort. Robinson recorded his first career 100-yard game with five receptions for 136 yards and three touchdowns in the 34-7 win over Navy, including a pair of 45-yard grabs. He led all players with nine catches for 85 yards and two touchdowns in the thrilling 39-28 win over No. 24 Northwestern. His eight-yard TD catch in the third quarter and a diving six-yard grab in back of the end zone on fourth down helped erase an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit in the comeback win against the Wildcats. Robinson made six catches with a touchdown in the 38-14 prime time win at Iowa, and he had five catches for 68 yards against Ohio State. His five catches at Purdue went for 58 yards, including a leaping 27-yard reception and run to set up a second-quarter score. In the clash at No. 18 Nebraska, Robinson posted his 63rd reception to move into a tie for first on the school season receptions chart and made a game-high six catches for 97 yards. Robinson delivered one of the top receiving efforts in school history with a career-high 197 yards on 10 catches and three touchdowns in the 45-22 victory over Indiana. His yardage total versus the Hoosiers ranked fifth on the school's game list and included a career-long 53-yard catch and run for a TD, Penn State's longest play from scrimmage in 2012. He also made leaping 26 and 10-yard catches in the end zone against Indiana. Robinson closed the season with four catches in the dramatic 24-21 Senior Day overtime win over Wisconsin.
2011 (Freshman Season)
Robinson was among four true freshmen to see action, making three catches for 29 yards over 12 games. In his second career game, Robinson caught his first career pass, good for 12 yards against No. 2 Alabama. He made one catch for eight yards in the win at Temple and one grab for nine yards against Nebraska. Robinson recorded his first career start at Wisconsin in the battle for the Big Ten Leaders Division title. He was on the field for 93 plays during his true freshman season, including a high of 14 against Eastern Michigan.
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Robinson was instrumental in leading Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep to the Michigan Division 3 state championship game. Playing for Coach George Porritt, Robinson caught 44 passes for 720 yards and scored 10 touchdowns as a senior. He also returned two punts for touchdowns and intercepted two passes. Robinson also was captain of the basketball team.
Full name is Allen Bernard Robinson II. He is the son of Allen and Tracie Robinson and has a sister, Ashley. He enjoys video games and watching movies. He is a telecommunications major and is interested in a career as a sports broadcaster. Born August 24, 1993 in Detroit.
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flora. Along the way she encounters song, dance and storytelling
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Abdul Gaddy, Scott Suggs and C.J. Wilcox are all candidates to be a leader for a team that doesn't have a clear one yet.
After chemistry issues spoiled what was supposed to be a better finish last season, Washington is promoting a team-first mentality — which sounds good in theory.
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"(Wilcox) will be one of the guys that we'll look to shoulder the load," coach Lorenzo Romar said. "Along with that, Scott Suggs really, really has to, and will, emerge as someone who will help shoulder the load with C.J. as well.
"Abdul Gaddy without question is going to have his best year as a Husky."
The Huskies must also find a starting forward, increase the offensive production from center Aziz N'Diaye and stay healthy, which is no small feat for a team whose projected starters have battled significant injuries.
Still, priority No. 1 is solving the pecking order in the backcourt.
"Coach Romar stresses it every day in practice — if I hit a couple we're going to run through me," said Wilcox, UW's leading returning scorer who averaged 14.2 points last season. "The same way with Scott and Abdul. We're going to play off of whoever is playing right.
"I don't think it's going to be one man's team. Me, Scott and Abdul are the front line and whatever we do, however we lead and however we play, everyone else will follow."
It's easy to read too much into the order of things sometimes. Who is the face of a team? Who takes the last shot?
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Wilcox admits the Huskies are not as talented as they were last season.
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Still, Wilcox believes in the power of team chemistry.
"As far as us as a team, everybody has been here and our chemistry is going to be a lot better," he said. "Last year we had to figure it out because we had so many new players."
Washington's personality is undefined and likely won't fully take shape before the Huskies begin the season Nov. 11 at home against Loyola (Md.).
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Said Wilcox: "I feel like it could be any one of us. It could be me, Gaddy or Scott."
However, Gaddy, a four-year starter and two-year co-captain along with Suggs, put the onus on himself to lead the Huskies.
"You can't be like, 'It's my team' and be selfish about it," he said. "You have to be able to take the responsibility with that.
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The Queen family comes from the ancient Scottish Dalriadan clans of the mountainous west coast of Scotland. The name Queen is derived from Suibhne, an old Gaelic forename which probably means good-going or well-going. The Gaelic form of the surname is Mac Shuibhne.
The surname Queen was first found in on the Isles of Skye and Lewis (Scottish Gaelic: Leòdhas), where they were originally a branch of the MacDonalds of Clanranald. But although the MacQueens held lands of Garafad on the Isle of Skye for several centuries it is likely that the first MacQueen was the Lord of Knapdale in Argyllshire who held Castle Sween.
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Gareth Thomas has slammed Wales' "lack of effort" and reckons they are paying the price for Warren Gatland's British Lions secondment.
The Grand Slam champions have flopped to five consecutive defeats in Gatland's absence - the latest Friday's 26-19 loss to Samoa.
Thomas reckons the Welsh Rugby Union were wrong to allow their head coach to join the Lions but insists the ultimate blame lies with the players.
He said: "I don't care how the Lions get on. I rather Wales are drawn well at the World Cup and do well in the autumn and Six Nations.
"If Warren being away has hampered that then it's the wrong decision because my country, Wales, comes first.
"But to me it's a pure lack of effort. You have to go out and try at least as hard as the opposition, if not harder to beat them.
"At the contact area and gain line the Samoans were coming into rucks trying harder, they wanted the ball more and that was most disappointing.
"We have gone backwards and the senior players need to pull the young guys up because this isn't good enough."
Gatland temporarily returns to Wales duty this week with his native New Zealand, who the Dragons have not beat in 59 years, looming on the horizon.
And Thomas reckons the All Blacks provide the perfect opposition to put the pride back in the Three Feathers.
"They come with a massive aura but one that is so invincible that it picks you up.
"If we were playing a lower ranked team we would be on a hiding to nothing. But against the All Blacks, the unbeatable world champions the players have nothing to lose."
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Community welcomes new Elysian Park expansion
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Eastside Mix: A hard-rocking weekend
Alberta Cross begins a month-long residency at The Satellite next Tuesday. By Alfred Montez Tonight, April 28, you can check out some big name talent as Fredo Ortiz, formerly with the Beastie Boys, will have his own band debut at the Eastside Luv. His drums have ... Read More »
Silver Lake gelato maker scoops up Echo Park outlet
Five years after it opened its doors in Silver Lake, Pazzo Gelato will be adding a second, larger outlet about a mile east in Echo Park's Citibank building. Pazzo Gelato & Cafe is scheduled to open in June on the ground floor of the Sunset Boulevard ... Read More »
Police searching for clues and answers in the murder of a Silver Lake cyclist
Ghost Bike memorial for Manuel Santizo. | Photo by Will Campbell/Blogging L.A. LAPD homicide detectives continue to search for information as to why Manuel Santizo was shot and killed while riding his bike earlier this month on the western edge of Silver Lake. Police have said ... Read More »
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Trail above Elysian Valley, Elysian Park | Photo by J. NordbergFlickr Body found next to a Boyle Heights freeway offramp identified as 17-year-old Michelle Lozano. L.A. Now A discussion of Googie-style architecture at Silver Lake's Astro coffee shop. KPCC Online burglar alarm school means you don't ... Read More »
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Ready Player One: The best science fiction novel I've read in a decade
It seems like every decade or so a science fiction novel comes along that sends a lightning bolt through my nervous system: Philip Jose Farmer's To Your Scattered Bodies Go (1971). William Gibson's Neuromancer (1984). Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash (1992). Cory Doctorow's Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (2003). And I recently discovered [...]
RIM to cut 11 percent of workforce
Wow, that's a lot of rim jobs. The Canadian company's shares sunk 3 percent after the Monday announcement of 2,000 job cuts, a month after RIM said would reduce headcount for the first time in almost a decade. The company, which described the cost reduction as "a prudent and necessary step" for its long-term success, said it would inform [...]
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This public service announcement will air in all Walmart stores equipped with checkout screens. A decade ago we only saw this craziness in movies where the US became an overbearing nanny state. Every year we continue getting closer to 1984. (more…)


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text: Father of India's economic reforms, Sonia's puppet, political ingenue, India's weakest prime minister — people seek to thrust assorted caps on top of Dr Manmohan Singh's powder-blue turban. None fits him. The father of India's reforms is PV Narasimha Rao and Dr Singh is the only Congressman who dares to acknowledge this. Nor is he anyone's puppet.


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"As they continued down the road, they came to a stream of water. The eunuch said, 'Here's water. Why can't I be baptized?' He ordered the chariot to stop. They both went down to the water and Philip baptized him on the spot. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of God suddenly took Philip off, and that was the last the eunuch saw of him. He had what he'd come for and went off down the road as happy as he could be.
"Philip showed up in Azotus and continued north, preaching the Message in all the villages along that route until he arrived at Caesarea." Acts 8:36-40 (The Message).
Mission accomplished! The seed of God's word was sown in the heart of an African man who came to Jerusalem seeking the Lord. He was on his way home, with his feet firmly planted on "The Way" and the joy of the Lord spilling out of him.
Although Philip did not mention baptism, why did the eunuch seem to know what to do to seal his new-found faith in the Lord Jesus? If he was one of people the Book of Acts called "God-fearers", he would have understood the ritual of baptism in the Jewish faith.
Baptism was a common practice in Judaism. It was a ritual washing (mikvah) in running or "living" water to initiate someone into a new office, e.g., into the priestly office, or into a new phase of his life or identity with a new leader, e.g., the baptism of John. Both John the Baptist and Jesus' disciples baptized people regularly, according to John 4:1. No doubt this man, being a Gentile, had been baptized into Judaism at some time in his life as a sign that he had embraced the Jewish faith.
Just as He had done with the Passover meal, i.e. revealed its fulfilment in Himself as the Passover Lamb, so Jesus had also infused baptism with a new meaning - His resurrection. When we eat the bread and drink the wine which symbolize His broken body and shed blood, we are expressing our faith in His sacrifice which redeemed us from slavery in "Egypt".
Likewise, when we are "baptized", we are immersed in a watery grave as a symbol of our identity with Him in His death and we "rise" to a new life with and in Him. This is a clear and visible statement that we have died to our old way and have risen to a new life of identity with Jesus.
"We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life." Romans 6:2-4 (NIV)
The implication of baptism is much more than a ritual initiation into Christianity. It is a public confession of our identity with Jesus in His death and resurrection and a symbol of our cleansing from sin and embracing our new life in him.
"Since then you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died and your life is now hidden with Christ in God." Colossians 3:1-3 (NIV).
Perhaps at this stage the eunuch did not understand all the implications of his baptism, but at least he knew that his life had changed direction. He was now on course to follow Jesus and be identified with Him and with all those who had become a part of "The Way".


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A Clash of Kings
A Clash of Kings
2 wheels are better than 4!
Just started Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
One does not simply ride their bike into Mordor! - electrik
I just finished listening to Nathan Lowel's Solar Clipper trader series (6 books)
one of the most breath taking emotionally involved books I have ever read or listened too. he is one of those "special" authors who can literally suck you INTO the world he is creating INTO the very lives of the characters he creates and his speaking ability so perfectly matches and enhances the experience. one of those rare I would rather listen to than read books because of how much his voice enhances the experience.
I was in near tears when ishmael had to leave the louis mckendrick. I grew concerned when there was doubt he would make captain and I was live angry when greta. well lets not spoil anything.
no serious action no aliens and invasions just a good sci fi based drama of the life of a spacer that just sucks you in and holds you tight. takes a special kind of author to do that well.
you can download it for free on podiobooks its the "trader series" of the solar clipper age by nathan lowel. starts with quarter share and half share ends with captains share and owners share. it hurt coming to the end of that series. I just hope he writes some more of ish's adventures.
now I am listening to the ringworld series. the story is great the speakers..... not so great. :-) this series is probably better read than listened too if your able to (I do a lot of driving so while I read a lot I also listen to a lot as well)
One reason i check in here is for suggestions on what to read/listen to next.
New to the Podcast thing, but my son thought I'd like the GFL podcasts by Scott Sigler.
He was right, enjoying the series.
Following your lead, started the Trader Tales. So far, so good. Thanks.
Being Dyslectic, the 4 years I spent in the UK driving on the left, just felt Right...
I am not joking but currently im reading your forum posts.
Finished The Green Eagle Score, The Black Ice Score, and The Sour Lemon Score (10th, 11th, and 12th book in the Parker series) by Richard Stark, AKA Donald Westlake.
Finished Roosevelt's Centurions: FDR and the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II by Joseph E. Persico.
Finished Shadow and Light by Jonathan Rabb, a detective novel set in 1927 Berlin.
Almost finished James Lee Burke's latest Dave Robicheux novel, Light of the World. This novel is set in Montana, rather than Dave's normal Louisiana stomping grounds.
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Robert Ludlum -The Parsifal Mosaic. The political/action thrillers suck me in.
Finished James Lee Burke's latest Dave Robicheux novel, Light of the World. This novel is set in Montana, rather than Dave's normal Louisiana stomping grounds.
Finished Big Sky by A. B. Guthrie an adventure in the American West, pre Civil War.
Finished a Bernie Gunther WW2 novel, Man Without Breath by Phillip Kerr. Captain Gunther a German soldier, ex-Berlin detective with a conscience investigating murders in the Katyn Forest near Smolensk.
Started Masters of Atlantis by Charles Portis, the author of True Grit, a book I previously enjoyed.
Finished reading Masters of Atlantis by Charles Portis, the author of True Grit. Another winner.
Finished reading Butcher's Moon by Richard Stark AKA Donald Westlake. The 16th book in the Parker series, and the 13th that I have read this year, all are winners.
Started reading When I Left Home: My Story, Buddy Guy's autobiography. I saw this great Blues singer/guitar player perform in the Philadelphia area twice in 1967 and 1968. He is a fabulous musician finally getting some credit and recognition from a wider audience long overdue.
Snow Falling on Cedars, which is about Japanese-Americans struggling for justice, equality, and life on the West Coast during and after WW2. That is relevant to our near future, since the West Coast may have another wave of Asian immigration after the next Japanese-Chinese war, which may be starting now.
This is the year I read almost all of Terry Pratchett's Discworld books.
Finished reading When I Left Home: My Story, Buddy Guy's autobiography. Great stories about the Blues Masters of the past and present.
Started reading The Bounty Hunters by the late Elmore Leonard. I've already read all of his crime novels and unfortunately can't look forward anymore to a new one coming out. I've read most of his Western short stories already; this Western novel was written in 1953 and his writing style is already evident.
Finished reading The Bounty Hunters by the late Elmore Leonard.
Started The Way West the second of the Big Sky Western series by A. B Guthrie. It won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1950.
The first in the series, Big Sky was an excellent adventure in 1840's West along the Oregon Trail.
Good Omens is one of my favorite books, have read it a few times...
currently revisiting the Xanth series by Piers Anthony because I'm sort of bored
with everything else I've picked up.
Think I'm going to get the latest in the Song of Fire and Ice series as I've
enjoyed those.
Sono più lento di quel che sembra.
Odio la gente, tutti.
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It's Czech author Milan Kundera and the book is called The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Finished A Canticle for Leibowitz last night - really enjoyed it. A great take on man-made apocalypse.
Think I'll re-read Ender's Game now to be prepped for the movie in a few months.
lengthy stint in jury duty. (re)read:
herodotus-the histories
michael lewis-moneyball
chuck klosterman-eating the dinosaur.
i'd rather be alive wrong than dead right
Finished The Way West the second of the Big Sky Western series by A. B Guthrie. It won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1950.
Finished The March Violets, the first novel of the Bernie Gunther Series. In this book, Bernie is a German PI in 1936 Berlin hired to find various missing persons, some of whom are found floating in the river, some are never found. Heydrich and Göring make their presence known, set against the background of the government trying to put up a civilized facade during the summer Olympics held in the German capital.
One of my favorite novels, Elmore Leonard's City Primeval, High Noon in Detroit was a combo of both genres.
Currently reading Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin by Timothy Snyder.
Finished the Kindle version of Slaying the Badger this past summer.
Currently reading Eddie Merckx by Daniel Friebe. 2010 book that I found in a London bookstore in June.
1984 Gitane Sprint; 1984 Gitane Tour de France;1982 Trek 610; 1980's Univega Supra Sport (fixie); 1975 Teledyne Titan; 1968 Peugeot PL8; ;1982 Nishiki Marina 12; 1972 Peugeot PX-10; 1987 Trek 800 Antelope (touring/commuting set up); 1981 Trek 510; 1993 Trek 950 mtb; 1996 Klein Pulse II mtb; 1997 Klein Pulse Comp mtb; 1989 Peugeot Limestone hybrid (for touring); 1989 Spectrum Titanium
Tom Clancy dead at 66
One of my favorite authors. Takes a certain kind of interest to make it through his kind of books, they were always worth it.
He will be missed.
The Hot Kid by Elmore Leonard.
One does not simply ride their bike into Mordor! - electrik


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When the meta and the self-conscious merge
You get this line from Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres (who I always thought was one of the best female stand-ups) at last night's Oscars, which I didn't watch — ironically and precisely for the very reason that is hinted about in the joke:
"Possibility No. 1: 12 Years a Slave wins best picture. Possibility No. 2: You're all racists. And now, welcome our first white presenter, Anne Hathaway."
Luckily, no one in the academy is racist. Though despite granting both major male actor awards to the AIDS movie, they are, as it turns out, wretchedly homophobic.
Sometimes I find my life so recursive that I fear one morning I'll wake up if not a giant cockroach, then at least completely inside out.
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bgbear says March 3, 2014 at 2:13 pm
They could save a lot of time and effort if the academy just vote on what topic is "most important" for the year, assign a studio, producers, writers, director, make the film, and just give it an Oscar.
sdferr says March 3, 2014 at 2:24 pm
Heck, since I don't pay the Hollywooders much mind any longer bgbear, I'd sorta been going along assuming that's what they've already been doing for lo these many years now.
Ernst Schreiber says March 3, 2014 at 2:36 pm
Actors have been winning oscars for playing AIDS victims as long as AIDS has been around.
Actors have been winning oscars for playing slaves for as long as the academy has been around, come to think of it.
Ernst Schreiber says March 3, 2014 at 3:04 pm
The only bit of the show I caught was a painful one where Ellen was trying to get a selfie with Meryl Streep so it could become the top retweet, or some damn thing before a whole bunch of other people* got in on the photo. It would have been funny if Ellen had asked Meryl to take the group photo,** but sadly, it was just more of that "look at me!" self-referential self-congratulation that Peggy Noonan was lamenting as proof-positive of our decadent elite.
*I think Kevin Spacey had to crawl and jump over three or four people to get into that photo.
**which she did, but since that wasn't the joke, she didn't insist on it.
As long as Ellen's new retweet record butthurts the Obamarrhoids, I'm for it.
mojo says March 3, 2014 at 3:45 pm
It's all in your mind, Gregor…
Blitz says March 3, 2014 at 4:12 pm
That movie wasn't even historically accurate. All they had to do was READ THE DAMNED BOOK. No, they decided to dramatize the thing,playing into the issue of the day( WAS racism when the movie was made,now gay shit )
Of course it was going to win, it was built that way. Fuck Hollywood.
dicentra says March 3, 2014 at 5:16 pm
Speaking of metahipsterism, a critique of Whole Foods clientele:
They stand in the middle of the aisles, blocking passage of any other cart, staring intently at the selection asking themselves that critical question: which one of these olive oils makes me seem coolest and most socially conscious, while also making the raw vegetable salad I'm preparing for the monthly condo board meeting seem most rustic and artisanal?… Outside the four walls of a Whole Foods, you might recognize these people as Gawker commenters or Twitter shamers.
Libby says March 3, 2014 at 5:25 pm
You used to be able to count on Hollywood to make at least one McCarthyism-themed movie a year. Guess they forgot how to speak truth to power, what with all that butt-kissing of power they've been engaged in.
Libby says March 3, 2014 at 5:26 pm
Dicentra, would those be the ones with "COEXIST" stickers on their Volvo or Prius?
BigBangHunter says March 3, 2014 at 7:43 pm
– I think the line is "wake up with my face sewn to the living room carpet" but that would be carping.
mojo says March 3, 2014 at 9:19 pm
Beats waking up in a bathtub full of ice in a cheap motel with a kidney missing…
dicentra says March 3, 2014 at 10:06 pm
All they had to do was READ THE DAMNED BOOK.
I have no idea what you're referring to, and I'm so proud of myself for not knowing!
ProfShade says March 4, 2014 at 8:00 am
"In some respects your education has done you harm…"
BBH & mojo, I hope never to have sufficient experience to compare the two.
You'd be surprised how easy it can be to get a full beard tangled up in shag carpeting, by the way.
I think it's a scientific fact that if you wake up in a tub of ice with a kidney missing you had a good time.
At least that's what I told myself.
All three times. (sorry mom)
sdferr says March 4, 2014 at 10:07 am
ClownDisaster plays the minstrel fool: *** And if Congress thinks that what I've done is inappropriate or wrong in some fashion, they're free to make that case. But there's not an action that I take that you don't have some folks in Congress who say that I'm usurping my authority. Some of those folks think I usurp my authority by having the gall to win the presidency. And I don't think that's a secret. But ultimately, I'm not concerned about their opinions — very few of them, by the way, are lawyers, much less constitutional lawyers. ***
palaeomerus says March 4, 2014 at 10:30 am
"Sometimes I find my life so recursive that I fear one morning I'll wake up if not a giant cockroach, then at least completely inside out. "
Such a topology where the inner and outser surface become continuous and indistinguishable should be henceforth known as Jefferact. Who the hell was Tess anyway? Who cares. She had her 15 minutes.
Nice, sdferr — the child of Question Authority bases his case on appeals to his own authority. He's so recursive he's an inside-out cockroach who morphed into an outside-in roachcock.
sdferr says March 4, 2014 at 12:49 pm
Here's another inside-outer-outside-inner: PA says Netanyahu's AIPAC speech amounts to declaration of end of peace talks
*** Fatah central committee member Nabil Shaath said Netanyahu's comments "contravene all the rules of the peace negotiations agreed with the Americans".
Shaath said that Palestinians "totally reject" Israel's demand of Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, as well as Netanyahu's objection to refusing Palestinian refugees. ***
So, the demand to be recognized as a Jewish state as a precondition for peace talks to establish a peace between warring parties is a declaration that no peace can be obtained, because no Jewish state can possibly exist.
Squid says March 4, 2014 at 1:02 pm
But there's not an action that I take that you don't have some folks in Congress who say that I'm usurping my authority.
One does not usurp what is rightfully one's own. The complaint is that Jugears is usurping the authority of Congress, of the several states, and of each of us individually. He is abusing his own authority, in order to usurp everybody else's.
You'd think The Smartest Guy In The Room would understand basic usage and vocabulary…
Pablo says March 4, 2014 at 1:11 pm
Nice, sdferr — the child of Question Authority bases his case on appeals to his own authority.
In this case it was an appeal to his own stupidity.
"But ultimately, I'm not concerned about their opinions — very few of them, by the way, are lawyers, much less constitutional lawyers."
Of the 535 of them, 173 are lawyers. Good Christ, the man is an idiot.


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Public Citizen has sent a petition to the FDA urging the agency to place a "black box" warning on Pfizer's Tygacil because of a higher mortality rate associated with taking the drug than other widely used antibiotics.
Tygacil (tigecycline) was approved by the FDA in 2005 to treat complicated skin infections and intra-abdominal infections and in 2009 to treat community-acquired pneumonia. However, last year, the FDA issued a safety alert to health care professionals informing them of an increased mortality rate associated with the use of intravenous tigecycline compared to that of other antibiotics.
The agency said that alternatives to tigecycline should be considered in patients with serious infections. At the same time, the FDA required that the drug label be modified to include data about the increased mortality risk, but these warnings were inadequate, Public Citizen said in the petition.
The watchdog group called on the FDA to add a black box warning to the antibiotic's label indicating the increased risk of death and advising that it should be used only as a last-resort antibiotic, and then only in combination with one or more bactericidal. Public Citizen also petitioned the agency to require an FDA-approved medication guide to be distributed to patients, as well as a "Dear Doctor" letter to physicians, warning them of the dangers of the drug and the need for restricted use.


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Who's Bringing What? Galleries Reveal Offerings for Art Cologne
Forty-eight years later and Germany's premiere art fair (and the world's first), Art Cologne looks set to continue on its upward trajectory this week (April 10-13) at the Koelnmesse. Under the leadership of Daniel Hug since 2008, the fair has seen increased international participation—nearly half of the 200-some galleries exhibiting this year hail from outside Germany and around a third of visitors as well—and the winning back of some key Germans as well. Two Berlin heavyweights, Esther Schipper and Contemporary Fine Arts, are back in Cologne this week after lengthy hiatuses. "They couldn't afford not to be there," commented one inside source regarding the move.
Hug has introduced one major addition to Art Cologne this year, a special section dedicated to video art, which springs forward from his presentation of works from the Julia Stoschek collection last year and will feature pieces by the likes of Keren Cytter, Christian Jankowski, Anthony McCall, Marcel Odenbach, Martha Rosler, Anri Sala, and Erik van Lieshout.
The fair's two-year-old collaboration with New York's New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) got a remodel for 2014. Previously confined to its own section of the Messe's second floor, participating galleries will now be mixed in amongst the galleries of Art Cologne-proper for "Collaborations." The section highlights booths in which two or more galleries combine their efforts on a single-artist show or in which a gallery presents a collaboration by two or more artists. Translation: more galleries get to participate for less money on more experimental projects. One might also expect the move to increase foot traffic to the NADA galleries, which have complained at times of playing a noticeable second fiddle where collector interest is concerned. But even established names who have typically shown in the main fair like Galerie Thomas Schulte or Tanya Leighton signed on for the new section.
The two new offerings are sure to bring some youthful vim and vigor to Art Cologne's second floor. But, considering the typically-conservative collecting tendencies of Germany's Rhineland and Hug's shakeup of the floor plan last year which saw more primary market, contemporary dealers brought downstairs, opening hour focus will likely fall most heavily on that first floor.
Flanking the entrance for a second time are Thaddaeus Ropac and David Zwirner. For this year's edition the duo are taking refreshingly divergent paths. At Ropac, the name of the game for 2014 is works with serious museum provenance. Principle among those is a brand new Georg Baselitz bronze Zero Ende (2013). The piece is slated for his major exhibition this fall at the Haus der Kunst in Munich and comes from his new series Coté Sombre (Die dunkle Seite). It was carved via chainsaw from a single log before being cast in bronze. Also on the booth is Alex Katz's extensively exhibited painting from 1982 Morning Nude, Arnulf Rainers painting from a series show four years ago at Munich's Alte Pinakothek, Votivkreuz (c. 1980), and a 1986 Warhol Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup Box said by the artist's foundation to be one of only four or five in existence worldwide.
Zwirner, whose father founded Art Cologne 48 years ago, shoots for the new in the opposing booth. Freshly minted art star Oscar Murillo premieres a series of works such as sculpture Untitled 1 (anomalies from a candy factory) (2013/14). The works will subsequently be featured in his first show at David Zwirner New York opening later this month and for which Murillo plans to build a chocolate factory inside the gallery space. After much success with his works at last year's Art Cologne, Zwirner will also show a pair of new Photogram works by Thomas Ruff. Yayoi Kusama's colorfully geometric canvas Where the Youth Is (2013) and Neo Rauch's oil Brandung (2004) round out the booth's highlights.
Hauser and Wirth shifts gears from last year's German-heavy booth of Isa Genzken and Christoph Schlingensief among others. This year, Americans dominate. Richard Jackson's large, fiberglass sculpture Bobble Head (2013), a studio-fresh multimedia wall work by Rashid Johnson Four Guys (2014), and 1992 Paul McCarthy sculpture Alpine Man—in which a lederhosen-clad man with shorts pulled down gets friendly with a beer keg—are set to highlight the booth.
Of the first floor's slightly older work, Dadaist Hannah Höch's Woman and Saturn (1922) on offer at Remmert and Barth's booth stands out for having hung in the artist's Berlin studio until she passed away in 1978. Fellow Dusseldorfers Galerie Schwarzer's first time ever recreation of Le Corbusier's series of 19 lithographs, Le poème de l'angle droit (Poem of the Right Angle, 1955) should also prove a highlight. But, In terms of collector interest, Lucio Fontana's Concetto Spaziale (1960) at Galerie Karsten Greve might just be the one to beat.
Upstairs, Contemporary Fine Arts makes a splashy reentry to the fair with two solo presentations. First up are the Cologne-based Romanian twins Gert and Uwe Tobias, who will show a new series of their recently much-sought-after woodcut paintings. Tal R's Invisible Chair (2013) features among the works in the Copenhagen-based painter's complimenting show.
Fellow returnee, Esther Schipper's booth features a best-of from recent shows. An untitled Matti Braun painting on silk from her current exhibition is a highlight, as is Angela Bulloch's plinth-like sculpture Rhombi Kind with Beryl Head 007 (2014) from the exhibition previous. Tomás Saraceno's series of six modules, Air-Port-City/Cloud-City/ 6 Cloud Modules 30 SC (2013) are poised to pick up on interest generated from his recent, monumental installation at the Kunstsammlung NRW in nearby Dusseldorf.
Over at London's Marlborough Contemporary, Sigalit Landau's sleekly black twisted tubular work, Pickaninny Baby (2013) plays sculptural counterpart to a painting- and work on paper-heavy both of pieces by the likes of artist-of-the-moment Diango Hernandez showing Fingerprints in Motion (2013), Laurence Kavanagh showing The Lonely House (Bedroom) (2009), and Pamela Golden showing The 'General' (2013).
Art Cologne prize winner Rosemarie Schwarzwaelder's Galerie Nächst St. Stephan shows one of the fair's largest sculptures, an untitled, brightly colored number by Katharina Grosse, which measures in at around 11x6x5 feet. Schwarzwälder also has paintings by Grosse, Helmut Federle's The Background Chronical III (2013), a series of works by Günther Umberg, and an untitled work each from Herbert Brandl and Michal Budny.


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by Justin Vick
As the United Way of Central Carolinas works to collect $500,000 toward its $21.2 million goal by Feb. 14, Huntersville resident Linda Beck is already looking ahead to next year.
Beck directs the Mooresville/Lake Norman United Way office in downtown Mooresville.
While the office has given the United Way increased visibility in Mooresville since opening there in September 2010, Beck envisions increasing awareness of her office throughout Lake Norman and partnering more with the faith community, neighborhoods, schools – even book clubs.
"A lot of people know about Charlotte's office, but they may not realize we do have a presence and serve from Exit 18 in the University (City) area to Exit 43 in Troutman," Beck said.
That office distributed $925,319 for 15 agencies in 2012-13, including the Ada Jenkins Center, Barium Springs, Exchange/SCAN, Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County, Iredell Council on Aging, Mooresville/Lake Norman Christian Mission, Our Towns Habitat for Humanity and United Family Services.
"There are lots of nonprofits out there, but we can really be a resource to find out the nonprofits that are stable, well-run, financially sound and using the dollars correctly," Beck said.
Nonprofits that accept United Way dollars have low overhead or administrative costs, allowing more money to go back to the community, she said.
While key donors are prepared to help the United Way of Central Carolinas make target, Executive Director Jane McIntyre said the majority of donors give $500 or less. Some 47,772 of last year's nearly 55,000 donors gave between $1 and $500, officials said.
"That's the whole premise of United Way, making each gift count, regardless of size," McIntyre said. "Right now, everyone can be a savior to a neighbor in need."
The United Way also collects money through corporate campaigns. Ingersoll Rand in Davidson is among the largest corporate donors in its five-county footprint.
Smaller companies are pitching in, too, offering services pro bono for upcoming events. The Stoner Group in Huntersville is sponsoring a March fundraiser to celebrate the past year. The Peninsula Club in Cornelius is offering the venue. And SLD Unlimited in Denver is marketing the event.
Capitol Strategies in Cornelius is helping the Mooresville/Lake Norman office better use social media to promote its campaigns, as well as activities that empower the community.
The office launched its Young Leaders group in November. The group, designed for the 40-and-younger crowd, plans to have mixers and volunteer days.
Beck plans to create a social group for older, civic-minded folks, dubbed Legacy Leaders. She envisions Legacy Leaders eventually mentoring Young Leaders.
Such opportunities illustrate the importance of the United Way having an office in the Lake Norman area, said Bill Norton, vice president of marketing for United Way of Central Carolinas.
"You want to feel like someone knows what's going on here in my backyard," he said.
Sometimes, people walk in off the street asking for help paying rent. Staff will refer them to member agencies that can provide that assistance. Other times, people walk in asking about volunteer opportunities.
"I think we're accessible," Beck said. "People can see our big blue awning. That's pretty much my goal this year, to let people know that we're present. We're here to help."
Want to help?
The United Way of Central Carolinas supports 87 nonprofits in five counties: Anson, Cabarrus, Iredell, Mecklenburg and Union. The Mooresville-Lake Norman office is located at 228 Main St., Mooresville.
Details: 704-664-2284 or www.uwcentralcarolinas.org/give.
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Over the course of the past few years, Jack Black has become something of a caricature. If you see his name in the credits of a film, you can basically assume he's going to play some sort of loveable loser with a zany outlook on life. Like Jesse Eisenberg and Michael Cera, he's almost reached the point of being typecast.
And while his crazy guy routine has gotten a little old these days, it's hard not to look back at some of his earlier work with very fond memories. This scene from High Fidelity is one of my favorites not only because Black is at his oddball best in it, but because it also features fine performances from John Cusack and Todd Louiso.
The sequence opens with Cusack's Rob walking to his record shop. As is the case in much of High Fidelity, he's breaking the fourth wall and speaking to the audience directly. He shares a bit about the "fetishistic" qualities of his clientele when it comes to buying their vinyl. Moments later, his employee Dick (Louiso) wanders in. Dick's a soft-spoken record nerd and he offers to make Rob a copy of the new album he scored over the weekend. Rob's clearly not interested – telling him "Yeah, I haven't really absorbed that one yet," when discussing the last tape Dick made for him -- but Dick won't take no for an answer.
The scene jumps ahead to later in the day, the two men listening to a quiet track from Belle & Sebastian when Black's Barry comes barging in. Barry's like an irreverent force of nature, telling the guys that the song "sucks ass" before popping it out of the cassette deck and replacing it with his very own mixtape. Next thing you know, Katrina and the Waves' Walking on Sunshine is blasting through the store. Rob freaks, but Barry doesn't care and takes off dancing like a madman through the shop while Rob falls over the counter in a mad dash to shut if off.
Once peace has been restored, you start to see that Barry's a good -- if slightly misguided -- guy. He really just wanted to cheer the newly single friend up. That sweet moment doesn't last long, though, because Dick mentions that he prefers the Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels version of Little Latin Loopy Lu to the Righteous Brothers track. Barry once again flips out and goes spastic, while Rob tells us that he can't fire his two employees because he hired them for three days a week, but they just started showing up every day over four years ago. It's a good closer to a scene that allows us to get to know the film's main characters without being totally obvious that it's providing character detail in the process.
High Fidelity has a lot of great scenes (including a cameo from The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen), but this is the one that tends to pop into my head whenever someone mentions the film. Let me know what you think and feel free to share some of your favorite scenes from the film in the comments section.
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Congrats to Mr Dorsey
Good success in your new home
Packers' Thompson bids Dom farewell
there, i fixed it for ya
Apparently Dum Capers is keeping his job. Tough to have any confidence in this team moving forward with the embarrassing performances his defense has displayed in the last 2 playoff losses.Hide replies
Obviously there is no accountability. Capers screwed the Pooch yet again and the apologists blame the players and TT now. Where were the adjustments?
Fire Capers now!
jptroll 2013 said it best lets go back and just fire everybody and start rebuilding!! LOL your a fool
Legendary you're a fool if you don't think what happened to the defense was mostly Capers fault. Lack of planning and a total lack of adjustments. Idiots like you would stand pat and then not understand how we lose 48-35 in the playoffs next year. Clearly time to make a change.
Packers Thompson bids Capers Farewell
I wish
Please let Capers Go!!!
Yeah, I really hate how Capers couldn't hold the edge on the zone plays. Oh, wait, that was Walden. The Packers were outmanned as much as they were out coached Saturday night. Raji, Pickett and CMIII are the only true starters in the front seven. And Pickett won't be able to play like he is forever so they legitimately need to replace 5 starters in the front seven, maybe 4 if Perry returns strong. Ya - that's Capers fault.Hide replies
they were completely unprepared for a mobile QB, and couldn't adjust as the game went on...and this isn't an isolated incident..They couldn't stop AP when he was the queens only option this year, not to mention the last 2 playoff losses(51 and 37 points, followed by 45 this year)....and all those teams had different players...the one constant is Capers...and now he must go
Maybe it is that the guys who are killing the Packers are stars. . . .Warner with the Cards, AP is certainly one, and Kaepernick had either a major coming out party or a once in a lifetime game. Meanwhile, the Packers counter with the likes of Brad Jones, Eric Walden, Frank Zombo, Mike Neal, Mike Daniels and the ever underachieving AJ Hawk. Bill Parcells couldn't win with that talent pool.
I don't think any of those guys you mentioned other than Hawk played the Cards 3 years ago...that's the problem with Capers, this season is not an isolated failing...it has happened 3 out of 4 years...and it has happened in record breaking ineptness
Agreed about the turnover. But you don't turnover a roster for fun. You do it to get better players. The Packers have new players, they just aren't any better. I would hope that even a novice fan would recognize a huge failure to have any 5-technique players that are more than roster filler. They need tough smart players. I like the two LBs from Stanford - Thomas and Skov. Skov is a maniac and would look great wearing #50 in Green and Gold next year.
Capers is not the problem I still think he can get the job done I think TT did a fine job tighting our Pass D but forgot about our Run D once we got that tight which I think we can this offseason especially with Bishop getting healthy and Worthy and Perry back I think we can turn this ship around. I mean look what the Seahawks did in one offseason they turned their crummy Defense around to a top 10 squad. Packers will remain the best in the NFC North and just a few big pick ups could help this team win the Super Bowl we are not far off at all GO PACK GO!!Hide replies
Capers is not the problem. Start watching the games. Your dreaming if you think TT is going to sign one let alone two big time free agents. You must be a Bears fan.
Go away troll.
there's no free agents worth signing; Jarius Byrd and Dashon Goldston would be nice additions, but their teams won't let them go....the rest just look like crap, unless there are some salary cap casualities
Where can I see the "eligible" free agents?
trollkool 2013 who can we replace Capers with?? Lovie?? I highly doubt that after all we exploited the Bears defense countless times in 3 years. I mean Firing Capers now would either mean promote some one within the system will that help us? probably not and switching back to the 4-3 might work however might not. The Packers over 4-5 years are built for the 3-4 so to speak. Firing Capers would mean the Packers are back on the rebuild stage and will be a step back. I mean we need players with some attitude and heart. I think Desmond Bishop who will be healthy and a force next year put it nicely. I think like the seahawks the Packers can put it together going to be a wild offseason.
I've mentioned this a couple of times, but I think its more true now than ever. I think that in the front office and on offense, the Packers need another experienced voice. This is another loss of a long-term team member. Its a part of the game, but sometimes you have to supplement when you're losing the war of attrition. An experienced personnel guy to be a sounding board, maybe a devil's advoacte at times, seems like it could be a positive addition to TT's staff. On offense, its clear to me that MM calling the plays without Philbin's voice hurt the team. I think Whisenhunt would be a great candidate to bring on as an "Asst. Head Coach - Offense" to have another strong experienced voice in the room.
Despite the foolish banter of fans, the Packers just need bigger, stronger and faster guys on defense.Hide replies
It would help if we had more guys who follow orders.
TT should lose Dom Capers too.
Too bad the Packers arent bidding farewell to TT.Hide replies
Firing TT would also be a mistake just like firing Capers. How would you know if the new guy would be better?? The new guy could put us back to the 70's TT built a super bowl champion and i can gurentee we are not done yet GO PACK GO
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LOVE is spelled T-I-M-E
It is said that for a child, "LOVE is spelled T-I-M-E." I believe this is not only true for children but for married couples as well. Time is such a precious resource nowadays. We're all so busy busy busy. The husband is busy building his career. The wife is busy taking care of the kids. The man is busy with his hobbies. The woman is busy with her friends. Unfortunately for many, the husband and wife are busy with practically everything and everyone else…except with each other.
Sadly, that's what happens. If you've been married long enough, you know about the endless things to do. The feeding bottles to clean…the diapers to change…the work to be done to put food on the table…your parents who have been requesting your visit for many months…your friend who seriously needs your help…PTA (Parents & Teachers Association) meetings to attend…the doctor appointments…the list goes on and on. And note that most if not all are clamoring to be "top priority."
A Simple Truth
Here's a simple truth about time. When you choose to do something, you are also making the choice not to do something else. When you choose to meet someone, you are also making the choice not to meet others. When you choose to give your attention to something or someone, you are choosing not to give your attention to everything else. To spell it out more clearly, it's either you give your full attention to your spouse or not.
Making the already tough situation more difficult, we live in a highly-commercialized and always-connected society. Every person is bombarded with thousands of marketing messages daily. Everywhere you look and everywhere you go, advertisements are calling on you to give your time and attention to them. Whether online or offline, in the car or walking on the road, we can spend our energy on millions of things. And people all around us are grabbing our attention – an SMS here, a chat message there, a call in the middle of your date, etc.
Enough said…even this article is taking your time!
Call to Action
The call to action here is simple. If you love your partner, give him/her time.
1) Slow down.
2) Give her your full undivided attention.
3) Intentionally tune out other stuff and focus your mind on him.
4) Get disconnected from technology for a while. Turn off your iPads, laptops, cellphones, etc.
5) Love your spouse by giving T-I-M-E.
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- You have done something great
- and then some evil corporation clones your stuff.
Well, there's few different ways to handle this:
- You can wee on their tent, and make superior PR move that gets picked everywhere around the net. (Recommended)
- You can whine how there's evil corporations and that your stuff shouldn't be copied.
- You can concentrate on building success that doesn't depend on stuff that can be cloned. Match-3 games can be cloned. Tower sim can be cloned. RPGs with deep storyline is harder to clone.
- You can make shitty game that doesn't sell anything. These are rarely cloned too.
- You can ignore em. (Pretty good plan)
- You can think what's important, why you are making games. Profit? Passion?
- You can make gross zombie games. Big studios rarely clone those. (Hah!)
Now, regarding the "game mechanics can be cloned". I think this is pretty good thing. Sure, ripping off somebody's game mechanics and then cloning pretty much the whole game with different graphics is bit shitty move… but that's how it needs to be.
Businesswise, it's pretty profitable to be second in the market. Clone hit games, and make some changes. But that's something hundred zillion other corporations are doing. Zynga isn't only one cloning their way to success. If cloning was the way to go, then how come there aren't as successful other cloners?
And this also makes one really ponder why you are making games? Are you making games that you can profit? Or are you making games mechanics & games… that are spread all over the world? Doesn't it make one happy that by creating something cool that everybody wants to clone… something cool that others can benefit from? Isn't that a pretty darn sweet thing?
Or, is it so that you were doing this stuff for profit? In that case, jump to one of those clone factories and see how happy things are there.
Or do you just "want fair fight"? Well, time to wake up. This is a really open market world where best offering (not necessarily best product) wins the profits. If you do game that can be cloned by a big studio, then you knew what you were against when you first started. Or did you really think that after you make your smash hit, nobody would be interested in getting the money too?
"But this kills innovation"
Tough luck. And yes, for some genres at least. At one point Match-3 games were selling like pancakes. They were hot stuff (not sure how they do nowadays). Now, is the innovation in match-3 games killed? I suppose. There's every now and then one new different match-3 game but I feel the market is pretty saturated.
So, if you do some popular gaming thing that can be cloned, of course you can except that there won't be innovation.
We can cry and bite our legs off, but that doesn't change anything. If we are worried about cloning, then we should do stuff that's hard to clone.
We know that there's cloners waiting for the next hit game. That's perfectly fine. I mean, creating a clone isn't going to guarantee success. It's risky. Not all cloners are profitable. It takes heaps of effort too, and is not "easy way" to go.
There's people doing games for passion, and not getting money. That's perfectly fine too. Whining about "but rules should favor me as [insert random reason here]" is not going to cut it. If you don't like the rules, you can go play somewhere else.
So… who's evil?
I think it's quite natural to think that Zynga is "evil" or "doing wrong" when they clone a game. They are a company who want to make profit. They have business strategy that is targeted to maximizing profit. They might steal an idea or two, but so does everybody else. They might clone stuff they can clone, but so is everybody else. Zynga is just doing things better than many other corporations.
I'm not saying Zynga is less evil than me (slightly richer though). They simply seem to have different values from me. I try steal every game idea I can, but I try add something unique, something of my own in the creation. I want to do something I like doing, and something I like to experience. If somebody was to clone that stuff and make profits, that's pretty cool. Next time they need ideas, they know where to find me.
I feel that the chaps at nimblebit chose the right way to deal with Zynga's copy & "we wanna buy you" offer. They turned this into a PR thing which favors them. Zynga can clone the game, but they cannot clone the fact that nimblebit has the "small good guys against big evil corporation" edge that can make an interesting story. Nimblebit managed to create a cool story out of the situation, and I'm pretty sure they benefit from this.
That's the name of the game.
P.S. And if Zynga is successful, do you really think that other big players won't notice it and challenge them? This zoo is filled with predators who are ready to attack each other as well.


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In op-ed written for Foreign Policy, former US president accuses Israel of 'deliberate attacks on civilians' saying there was 'no humane or legal justification for the way the IDF are conducting this war.'
Published: 08.06.14, 08:52 / Israel News
Former US president Jimmy Carter has called on the United States and EU to recognize Hamas as "not just a military but also a political force" in an op-ed written for Foreign Policy on Monday.
While he does lay the blame on Hamas for doing the same - indiscriminately targeting Israeli civilians - he draws a comparison between the number of casualties on both sides.
"However, three Israeli civilians have been killed by Palestinian rockets, while an overwhelming majority of the 1,600 Palestinians killed have been civilians, including more than 330 children. The need for international judicial proceedings to investigate and end these violations of international law should be taken very seriously," he asserts.


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New Orleans rockers the Revivalists cover the Bee Gee's "To Love Somebody", recored in the Jam in the Van vehicle at the High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy, California last July.
Photos of Day 4 of our Vernal Pledge Party: The New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Traditional Jazz Band, Papa Mali, Alvin Youngblood Hart, and the Martin Krusche Trio.
Photos of Day 3 of our Vernal Pledge Party: The Palmetto Bug Stompers, The Original Pinettes Brass Band, Erica Falls, Raphael Bas.
It was a glorious day!
Over 30 years ago I found myself at my first, no adult supervision Mardi Gras. My friend Anna turned on the radio as we got costumed and I stopped in my tracks. I couldn't believe that there was a station playing the music my father played (traditional Jazz). I was even more excited to discover that the DJs were all volunteers. Oh man, did I ever want to be in that number!
Fast forward 32 years. It was perhaps the coldest, wettest, nastiest Mardi Gras in history, but you couldn't keep me at home. I found myself sitting behind the microphone about to share my first Mardi Gras broadcast with the world. I was shaking. Could I really convey to the rest of the world how much Carnival and its music meant to me? I put forth the challenge to those not in New Orleans, "Don't let this be just another Tuesday!"
Before the first song was over, the phone started ringing and it was on! Listeners were calling to tell me what they were doing to celebrate Mardi Gras in their world. One lady was about to ice her king cake in Maine. One man brought donuts with sprinkles (closest he could get to a king cake in Nebraska) and coffee to work and had an early morning break room celebration for his employees while listening to WWOZ. Another listener went to work in costume in Seattle. Proving that to WWOZ listeners, it was not just another Tuesday.
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Photos of Day 1 of our Vernal Pledge Party: Groovesect, Los Otros, Dave Ferrato, and Larry Sieberth, volunteers, food, and fun.
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Tigers show speed, aggression in first Grapefruit League game
If the first Grapefruit League game is any indication, the Tigers will be a very different team from the one fans saw in 2013.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- If the first Grapefruit League game is any indication, the Tigers will be a very different team from the one fans saw in 2013.
Playing the Atlanta Braves at Champion Stadium, the Tigers showed off their speed Wednesday.
In the fourth inning, Rajai Davis walked. The Braves, aware that Davis stole 45 bases last season, thought they had him at first but Davis beat the throw to second.
Victor Martinez, always a fan of runners in scoring position, promptly drove Davis in for the Tigers' first run.
In the sixth, Ian Kinsler walked. Davis singled and Kinsler kept running past second, only to hit the brakes when he realized he couldn't get to third in time. Martinez singled Kinsler home and Davis went to second. Davis then stole third, his second stolen base of the game.
At the same time, the less-than-fleet-of-foot Martinez took second. Then Don Kelly hit a pop-up in foul territory that third baseman Tyler Greene caught. But before he could get the ball back in, Davis was home on a sacrifice fly for a 3-2 Detroit lead. Because Greene rushed, Martinez was able to reach third on the error.
"Even Victor Martinez was heads-up on the bases, went an extra 90 feet twice," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "So the base running was good."
In the seventh, Daniel Fields walked, stole second and took third on an error by second baseman Tommy La Stella. Eugenio Suarez drove Fields in with a sacrifice fly and a 4-3 lead.
In the ninth, Francisco Martinez walked. Ezequiel Carrera hit a bunt single. Both advanced on John Murrian's sacrifice bunt and both scored on Hernan Perez's single for a 6-5 lead. Perez took second on the throw. Tyler Collins singled and Perez was thrown out at home.
"There was some excellent base running," Ausmus said. "Rajai, even Ian Kinsler, forcing the issue, coming around second and realizing he's not going to make it and holding up. There were two throws to home from second, one time we scored, one time we didn't. In both cases, it was good, aggressive base running.
Although the Braves were attempting to rally in the bottom of the ninth, with one on and two out, the umpires finally called the game because of heavy rain.
Officially, the game was suspended but it will not be resumed.
According to Elias Sports, the Tigers earned the 6-5 win.
"The spring training rainout rule?" Ausmus joked. "That doesn't really concern me. I don't know how the game goes down. It's not really that important to me. I think it is important that we are working on some of the things we've been practicing the last week and a half, getting our at-bats, getting our innings pitched, getting to know each other as players on the field."


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Still ironic how its the electronics that make Honda the Giant in MotoGP, and the Minnow in WSBK.
That fact, if nothing else, clearly defines how massive a role Electronics play in modern bike racing, and how much it influences the outcome.
IMO, this means that the tech needs to be seriously downgraded AND regulated in ALL bike racing. Otherwise we don't really HAVE racing any more.
We know that changes will come. Lets hope, that IF the factories don't have the clout to strong-arm Dorna in WSBK like they do in MotoGP, then Ezpeleta could do something that actually maintains or enhances the competition in WSBK with sensible rule changes that promote great racing, and lower the tech and costs in WSBK. If he can't then all international bike racing will slowly go down a very expensive toilet.


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Posted 17 April 2014 - 06:09 AM
Football PPR 2014 - Cutler, L. Bell, R. Jennings, Dez, Marshall, V-Jax, Justin Hunter, Quick, Rudolph, HOU DST. D-Thomas fan club member.
Dynasty 2014 - Romo, E. Lacy, Gore, T. Gerhart, C-Michael, J. McKinnon, D-Train, K. Allen, R. White, M. Evans, D. Adams, B. Quick, J. Graham, L. Green, HOU DST.
Been a blast everyone - take care, and remember to abide by the CoC, and to help your fellow community out - it's what's made the Forum community great!
P.S. My passion is primarily FBB - you'd LOL at my football track record!