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A9 TV; 20 October 2011
Nobody will be covering filth up. They will be curing the disease, not covering up its filth. These things happen with fathers who drink and take drugs in communities where there is no religion, no Allah and no book. You can see. Nobody is tasked with covering that up. Trying to cover it up by using religion and logic and engaging in demagoguery will just make one an accessory to the crime. It would be a terrible violation of conscience. A girl seeks shelter in a police station, and they say: "How can you make a complaint against your father? Have you gone crazy? He is your father, so he may beat you, but so what? Go on, go home." Then two hours later a report comes in that her father has decapitated her. "Your father is a sacred figure, he will not hurt or beat you," they say. But they do. You see this. There are thousands of fathers who cut their daughters into pieces. There are thousands of mothers who knife their daughters and try to kill them. Who throw acid in their faces. And these are supposedly "sacred." Who is not sacred? Everyone is sacred. Mothers, fathers and children. There is no such thing as mothers or fathers or children being more sacred. Everyone is sacred. But there can be no sacredness when a crime has been committed. True mothers are honest, loving and affectionate mothers. They are moderate, democratic, fine thinking and speaking, they act well, they are full of love, they respect their children's opinions and beliefs and respect their friends who share those beliefs. Some people say; "All right, I have no problem with you praying, but you must not talk to Muslims." Allah says in one verse that "Muslims are brothers." Muslims act as one. Allah says they are like buildings of lead all welded together. He tells them not to be divided and separated. How can anyone try and divide you? That would be like saying, "You must not pray." What does telling someone not to talk to Muslims mean? "Pray at home. But no talking." And that is like saying, "Do not perform ablutions, but you can pray." That is unacceptable. Worship is a single whole. Muslims act as one. Allah tells them not to be divided. They interact with the groups and friends they like. For example, some are Sulaymanis, some are followers of the Nur and others followers of Esad Coşan. Some are devoted to Sheikh Nazım and others to Ahmet Yasin. Others set up their own groups of like-minded people. There is a wide variety. But we respect and love them all. Some people are Jews, and others are Christians. And we love and respect them, too. Some people are Orthodox and some Protestant and others are evangelicals. We interfere with none of them. We have a duty to respect them all. We cannot say, "You must not speak to such and such." They must make their own decisions on that. You cannot tell an adult of 25 or 30 or 40 what to do. Otherwise they will do the same to you. And what makes you so mentally superior? How do you know you are superior to them? Why should that person listen to you? "You must be just like me, sharing my ideas and ideology." You cannot impose that. Everyone has freedom of ideas. A child cannot interfere in his father's ideas, nor a father in his child's. If he is an adult. If he has not yet reached the age of maturity, that is different. Fathers can guide children what to think then.
For example, what does Pharaoh say? He immediately demands the death of the Prophet Moses (pbuh). He commands that the Prophet Abraham (pbuh) be arrested right away. Then he orders him to be burned, may Allah forbid. But Allah thwarted him on every occasion. For example, the families of the Companions of the Cave gave their children no peace. "You must abide by our faith and our beliefs. You must not talk to your friends or such and such a person. You must not preach and you must not live by Islam." And what did they say? "Let us join together and leave our homes and families." They were very few in number. But Allah led them to a cave and set them in a deep sleep. Allah kept them in a state of sleep for many years, as a miracle. Perhaps Almighty Allah kept them in another dimension. The unbelievers and Pharaoh in the time of the Prophet Moses (pbuh) spread propaganda against Muslims everywhere. "They are bad, they are evil, they take advantage, they will brainwash you. They will hypnotize you, so keep away from the Prophet Moses (pbuh)." But Allah says in one verse that, "No one believed in Moses except for a few of his people out of fear that Pharaoh, and the elders, would persecute them." Unbelievers have gone to extremes in every age. They always imagined themselves to be really clever. They always imagined Muslims to be very foolish. They always slandered and defamed them. But it is they who are base, devoid of character, lacking in honor and false. Yet it is these treacherous and vile people who utter the most awful slanders about Muslims and attack them and then seek to cover up their own crimes. And, they have generally wronged Muslims. Though Muslims earned merit from that, of course, insha'Allah.
A9 TV, 3 August 2011
There are the types who kill their wives. Something happens and they shoot their wives in the middle of the road. I have said that women suffering violence "should be given police protection." The government has taken a decision. They have provided police protection. That is very good. But that is not the end of it. That will come through fear and love of Allah. That is the corruption, the strife inflicted by Darwinism on the nation. That is also what underlies the rabidity of the PKK terror organization. The solution lies in telling people of the signs leading to faith, the intellectual annihilation of Darwinism and materialism2012-10-31 12:39:26


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with help from fellow developers right here on Sitepoint I have learned so much JSON in the last two weeks or so....
now have one that's stumping me...
"header": "List of Books",
"the Books" :
{ "title": "Midnight's Children",
"author": "Salman Rushdie"
{ "title": "Dubliners",
"author": "James Joyce"
{ "title": "Emma Bovary",
"author": "Gustave Flaubert"
{ "title": "Letters to a Young Poet",
"author": "Rainer Maria Rilke"
objects inside an array.. I can't seem to get this one right....
my attempts so far.....
what this page prints now is absurd!!!
I loop fine thru top level, then thru array that contains the objects, but can't figure out how to get to the objects... (I have to get to each obj, then loop thru each one, yes? don't know why I can't figure this one out... have been struggling w/this one since last night.....
would appreciate suggestions...
thank you....
Hi again bud,
The problem lies here:
$.each(val, function(j,value) {
$.each(value, function(propNm,propVal) {
$('#content').append('-- ' + propNm + ': ' + propVal + '
');
In the first loop here, val is equal to a book object, so in the first iteration of the loop val contains:
"title": "Midnight's Children",
"author": "Salman Rushdie"
so the string "Midnight's Children" is passed into the function as the argument value. Then you're calling $.each again to interate over value. As value is a string, it's passing it into the function one character at a time, which is why you get the funky output.
thank you so much, fretburner..
what am I missing?
still printing the same.... even w/your new code.. thank you very much, btw, I somehow knew I had to nest a loop in there, but just didn't "see it"......;-)
(I added one more key @ end of JSON, to make sure it prints correctly after all that other code...;-)
PS: so the code you posted is the correct code or were you just explaining the prob w/my code?
I still can't figure it out... I have done nested before, don't why this one is stumping me.......
thanks again.....
Look at where the problem is occurring.
$.each(val, function(j,value) {
$.each(value, function(propNm,propVal) {
$('#content').append('' + propNm + ': ' + propVal + '
');
The val variable is an object, for example:
{title: "Emma Bovary", author: "Gustave Flaubert"}
Inside of function(j,value) the j variable is the property name and value is the string. So j is "title" and value is "Emma Bovary".Or with the next property, j is "author" and value is "Gustave Flaubert"
"Emma Bovary"
"Gustave Flaubert"
So when value is "Emma Bovary", you are then using $.each() on that string, which goes ahead and processes that string character by character. As if it were an array consisting of ['E','m','m','a',' ','B','o','v','a','r','y']
You don't want to process the strings as if they were an array. You have too many $.each command there. That's why you're getting your problem.
hi Paul.... thank you..
so what is the correct code for the loop?
so I did
$.each(val, function(j,value) {
$.each(value, function(propNm,propVal) {
$.each(propVal, function(propName2,propVal2) {
$('#content').append(propName2 + ': ' + propVal2 + ' --
');
// $('#content').append('' + propNm + ': ' + propVal + ' --
');
(I included one more loop... but got exact same result...:-(
thank you Paul......
Remove two of the loops.
oh my gosh -- that's right!!
and there I was, thinking I needed more loops...;-o
I must say, this is the most challenging JSON structure I've done...
objects inside arrays.. that's harder than the rest....:-)
thank you so much, Paul.... enjoy the rest of your day.....
You should try to get into the habit of using the browser's developer tools to debug your JS. Take the code we were talking about last night as an example:
$.each(val, function(j,value) {
$.each(value, function(propNm,propVal) {
$('#content').append('' + propNm + ': ' + propVal + '
');
If you set a break point on the first $.each call and reload the page, the browser will pause the execution of the JS at that point and allow you to inspect the contents of the variables to see what's going on.
You can even force a breakpoint to occur, which will only take effect when the console is visible, with the breakpoint statement. For example:
$.each(val, function(j,value) {
$.each(value, function(propNm,propVal) {
$('#content').append('' + propNm + ': ' + propVal + '
');
This does works well in Google Chrome, but your mileage may vary with other browsers.
thank you very much, Paul...
I'm actually glad you're mentioning this.... I kept looking at the console and it showed no errors....
actually in Chrome I got "breakpoint is not defined..."
but I'll figure it out.. I'll just read up on it more... I do need to learn more to debug JS with the browser dev tools (it's great for markup and CSS, but I don't know too much how to debug JS with those tools (except in obvious situations when you get errors, of course....)
again, thank you very much for your help, Paul.....


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In the past week, nine U.S. Senators have announced their support for the freedom to marry, explaining how their views have evolved and how they have come to understand that now is the time to stand on the Right Side of History.
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A new analysis of national polling data and trends on the freedom to marry by two top Democratic and Republican pollsters indicates that the majority national support for marriage for same-sex couples is broadening and diversifying while resistance is diminishing and becoming isolated to just a few narrow demographic groups.
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Yesterday, Freedom to Marry's Federal Director delivered a letter thanking the Democratic Party for adding a plank supporting the freedom to marry to their official national party platform. Nearly 35,000 Freedom to Marry supporters signed the letter.
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Postedon Sep 24, 2012 at 01:00 pm
This week, Congressman James Clyburn became the 157th member of the House of Representatives to sign on as a cosponsor for the Respect for Marriage Act, the bill that would repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act. He also rounds out the support from the Democratic Leadership in the House.
President Obama reiterates support for the freedom to marry in DNC speech
Postedon Sep 07, 2012 at 10:00 am
In President Barack Obama's speech accepting the Democratic nomination for president, which closed the Democratic National Convention, he continued discussing LGBT issues in what amounts to a historic level of visibility for the LGBT community at a convention for a major U.S. political party.
How Tuesday's DNC speaker lineup was the most pro-LGBT ever
Postedon Sep 05, 2012 at 12:30 pm
The unveiling of the national party platform wasn't the only historic step forward last at last night's convention. We also saw one of the most pro-LGBT, pro-marriage slate of Democratic speakers ever take the stage and talk about how we can make this country better. It was almost unbelievable to see that speaker after speaker after speaker was an outspoken LGBT ally or openly gay or lesbian themselves.
Thank the Democratic Party for supporting the freedom to marry!
Postedon Sep 04, 2012 at 09:45 am
Today, the Democratic Party officially ratified their party platform - their vision for where the future of the United States should be headed on a wide range of policy issues. Now, join us in saying "thank you" to President Obama and the Democratic Party for becoming the first major political party in U.S. history in favor of true and full equality for same-sex couples.
Record number of LGBT people will participate in Democratic National Convention
Postedon Aug 29, 2012 at 12:45 pm
When the Democratic National Convention officially kicks off on September 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina, the LGBT community will be represented more prominently than any previous DNC. According to the National Stonewall Democrats, over 530 openly LGBT participants will be official participants at the event.


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I'm excited to announce that Stratus is now publicly available for use by developers as a beta service. This is the long awaited missing link that will allow developers to take advantage of the new RTMFP protocol in Flash Player 10 and AIR 1.5. Why is this important? Well with RTMFP and Stratus, data can now be sent directly client to client allowing for highly cost-effective real-time communication. I can't wait to see what our developers build!
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Stratus is a beta hosted rendezvous service that helps establish communication between Flash Player or Adobe AIR clients. Once two clients are connected to Stratus, they can send data directly client to client. The APIs in Flash Player 10 and Adobe AIR 1.5 allow for point-to-point communication between a small number of subscribers. Publishers have to send data to all subscribing clients, so the number of subscribers is limited to the available bandwidth on the publisher end.
If data can't be sent client to client, or if you need to publish to a larger number of subscribers, use Flash Media Server 3 or the upcoming Flash Media Server 3.5 (www.adobe.com/go/fms) to fallback for Client-Server data delivery.
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The Stratus technology page is now live on Adobe Labs at www.adobe.com/go/stratus. Developers can use their Adobe ID to sign up for a unique developer key that is required to connect to the Stratus Service. While it is in beta, the Stratus service is free for developers to use. To help developers get started, we've also provided a sample video phone application. The working sample is live on the Adobe Labs site and we've provided the source code and a developer center article to help you build your own applications
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Good christmas gift for those who like a little bling with their perfume Bond No. 9 New York Crystal Pocket Spray Box # From a uniquely New York collection of scents, this box set includes a handy portable spray flacon, sparked with black Swarovski crystal. Accommodates 0.25 oz. of your favorite scent. T he other three containers come with Chinatown, Chelsea Flowers and Eau de New York refills. Gift boxed # 0.25 oz. each


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Celeb Trend Report: Big Bold Gold Necklaces! Gold Necklaces
Big, bold and stunning! These necklaces only look expensive!
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Recently Rihanna was spotted in London wearing not one, but two big, bold, gold necklaces. We saw Olivia Wilde, Michelle Rodriguez and other celebs pairing gold necklaces and gowns on off the red carpet this past week too.
This is one trend we can definitely go for this sping. Gold is warm and will make your skin looked glowier, sexier, healthier. Of course, we're not going to plunk down major ducats for some gold, We're smart Bettys over here. We did find 10 stunning necklaces that look great and are affordable!
1. Short metal necklace ($12.95 H&M stores nationwide). It looks like claws or spiky fronds. Very modern!
2. Dangling Spikes necklace ($6.80, forever21.com). Yes, this necklace is really under $10!
3. Textured collar necklace ($29.90, thelimited.com). Hmm, kinda looks like the one Riri's wearing.
4. Polished necklace ($44, liasophia.com). It's easy to imagine this with something cocktailly.
5. Kardashian Kollection 20" necklace with chainmail bib ($18.20, sears.com). Hmm, it would be easy to make a joke about the chainmail, except that it's such a cute necklace, gotta leave Kim K alone on this one!
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6. Sofia by Sophia Vergara fashion necklace hammered gold ($18.99, kmart.com). If this necklace looks familiar, it's 'cause Sofia Vergara wears her own designs on the red carpet.
7. Metallic fringe layered necklace ($10.50, charlotterusse.com). If you didn't know the price, you'd think it was out of your league.
8. Large hammered medallion ($9.80 Dots stores nationwide). Who doesn't love jewelry that looks this good and lets you have lunch money.
9. Knotted multi-chain necklace ($34.90, express.com). Tres boho chic!
10. A Thing for Bling necklace ($24.99, modcloth.com). We've seen redic high priced versions of this cutie pie 'round the block. We're gonna stick with this one, I mean. what's not to love?
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EASTON, Pa. – Wrapping up a home-and-home weekend series, Penn split a doubleheader with Lafayette on Sunday, falling in extra innings in game one, 4-3, and winning game two 11-7.
The Quakers swept the Leopards on Saturday at home, winning 3-0 and 8-3.
Penn (5-10) and Lafayette (6-10) will meet once more this season, this Tuesday, scheduled to play at 3 p.m. at Penn's Meiklejohn Stadium in the Liberty Bell Classic.
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Tied, 2-2, after seven innings of play, Penn and Lafayette would head to extra innings in game one of two.
In the top of the eighth inning, Quakers designated hitter Matt McKinnon lined a single to left center field, driving in Rick Brebner to give the Red and Blue a 3-2 lead.
In the bottom of the inning, Lafayette leadoff hitter Andrew Santomauro singled to the left side, bringing up Alex Nickles who would sacrifice bunt, reaching base when Penn first baseman Jeff McGarry was unable to handle the throw from pitcher Mike Reitcheck (0-1). With the tying and winning runs aboard the Leopards would sacrifice once more to move their runners to second and third. After an RBI ground out to shortstop Ryan Mincher, Lafayette's Campbell Lipe would single to right center field for a 4-3 victory.
In getting to extra innings, Penn starter Dan Gautieri pitched seven innings allowing two runs on four hits, while striking out 12 Lafayette batters.
Penn scored its first two runs of the game on RBI singles by Mitch Montaldo in the first inning, and Mike Vilardo in the fourth.
Game Two
Game two starting pitcher Jack Hartman (2-0) worked seven innings, allowing two runs – one earned – scattering six Lafayette hits, while striking out one. The outing marked Hartman's second win in his second consecutive quality start.
Offensively, the Quakers totaled 17 hits led by sophomore Mike Vilardo who went 4-for-4 and scored four runs. Three Penn batters had two RBIs in the game, Austin Bossart, Mitch Montaldo, and Gary Tesch.
Penn jumped out to an early lead, posting six runs in the top of the first inning. The Quakers would go on to score one run in the fifth, one in the seventh and eighth, and two in the ninth adding insurance runs that they would need before the bottom of the last frame.
After a scoreless eighth inning by reliever Cody Thomson, junior Jeff McGarry came on to pitch for the Quakers in the ninth and surrendered five runs, only one of which was earned, before recording the final out and sealing the 11-7 victory.
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Hey Kids! It's time to celebrate Feast for the Beasts at Oakland Zoo! For those of you who might not know about Feast for the Beasts, let me tell you all about it!
Taking place every spring and summer, this event is special because you, (yes, you!) get to bring fruits and vegetables to the Zoo for our elephants to eat. And let me tell you, they definitely enjoy their yummy treats. Our four African elephants eat around 300 lbs. of food a day- that's 1,200 lbs. every single day! So we ZooKeepers definitely look forward to getting help with their feeding on these special days. On Feast for the Beasts days (when it's not RAINING in the Spring, that is), Zoo visitors get to spread all the fruits and veggies they brought with them around the elephant exhibit. After that's done, the visitors leave the exhibit and the elephants are let in to gobble up all those delicious, nutritious veggie goodies. It's way cool to watch! BUT, when it rains the ground inside the elephant exhibit gets really muddy and – the elephants LOVE mud – but those muddy conditions prohibit us from letting Zoo guests come inside the elephant exhibit to spread around the goodies. Let's hope it doesn't rain on March 26th for the event!
What kinds of fruits and vegetables to bring for the elephants, you ask? Elephants just LOVE carrots, apples, ripe bananas, kiwi, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, whole cabbage heads, celery stalks, sweet potato, pineapple, pomegranate, and oranges. An elephant can eat an entire watermelon in one mouthful – just look at the picture here from a past years' Feast for the Beasts event! Oh, and if you do bring something to eat for the elephants, you'll get a free ride ticket. Nothing ends a great day at the Zoo better than some fun in Adventure Landing.
Aside from the awesome elephant experience, there will be animal feedings all over the Zoo. Want to see the tigers, lemurs, or even alligators get fed? Well, here's your chance. Check out the schedule below and plan your day with us. Can't wait for you to join us on March 26th for Feast for the Beasts at Oakland Zoo!
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In Nelson's Wake
Part 3: At 6:30 the next morning I was up and dressed and peering through binoculars in the direction of Cape Trafalgar, 30 miles distant.
By Alan Harper — October 2004
He, too, once sailed out of Lisbon and headed south. As a young captain under Admiral Jervis, he shot to fame by capturing not just one but two enemy ships of the line at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1797. Eight years later, by now an admiral with two great fleet actions behind him and worshipped by the British people, he led his ships into action for his third and final victory off Cape Trafalgar.
The site of a naval battle gives away no secrets. You cannot stand on a rise and see where the opposing forces faced each other. There are no physical clues or remnants—except on the ocean floor, hundreds of feet below. The sea provides a more challenging canvas for the imagination.
It was at this time of day, from this position, and on just such a bright morning in 1805, that Nelson's ships first sighted the enemy. In light airs it took six hours for the two fleets to come together, but by late afternoon it was all over: the French and Spanish were routed, their survivors fleeing for Cádiz, and Nelson was dead.
As we closed in on the Strait, the traffic grew thicker. Tankers and container ships jostled for sea room in the separation zone. A Spanish aircraft carrier and her destroyer escort passed us to the north, heading westwards. Amid the chatter on the VHF, a U.S. Navy frigate on antiterrorism duties could be heard politely interrogating a Greek merchant ship.
Nelson would have recognized these quiet routines of commerce and sea power. He would have felt perfectly at home as the mighty Rock of Gibraltar loomed into view off the port bow. But what he might have made of a pan-European football tournament—in which England crashed out in the quarterfinals—we can only guess.
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A GOLD ring owned by author Jane Austen will go on display for the first time next month after it was saved from being sold to a US pop star.
A campaign was launched to keep the turquoise and gold ring in the UK, after it was bought by American singer Kelly Clarkson at auction for around £150,000.
Last year, culture minister Ed Vaizey placed an export ban on the jewellery, preventing the American Idol winner from taking it out of the UK.
The Jane Austen's House Museum then raised enough funds through the Bring the Ring Home appeal to save the ring, with particular help from an anonymous donor who pledged £100,000.
Now, the ring is set to go on display in Jane Austen's Hampshire home, in Chawton, bringing a touch of true romance when it is unveiled for the first time on Valentine's Day.
Mary Guyatt, curator of Jane Austen's House Museum, said: "Visitors come from all around the world to see the house where she once lived and we will now take great pleasure in displaying this pretty ring for their appreciation.
"The Government's decision to decline an export licence preventing Kelly Clarkson from taking the ring from the UK reflects how rarely Austen's personal effects turn up in today's art market, and having missed out at auction in 2012, we are thrilled to have had this second chance to bring it home to Chawton."
Mr Vaizey said he was delighted the appeal was a success, adding: "It's clear from the number of people who gave generously to the campaign just how admired Jane Austen remains to this day."
Visitors to the museum can also see the letter written by Jane Austen's sister-in-law, Eleanor Austen, confirming its original ownership and bequeathing the ring to her own niece Caroline, in 1863.
It was kept in the Austen family for 200 years, and is one of just three pieces of jewellery known to have been owned by Austen in her lifetime.
It contains her December birthstone, turquoise, and is said to symbolise wisdom and spiritual journeys.
It is not known if the ring was a gift from someone, or if it was bought by Austen herself using some of the proceeds from her book sales.
This year also marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Austen's novel Mansfield Park which is being celebrated by the museum.
Austen, whose face will appear on £10 notes from 2017, was born in Steventon, where her father was rector, before settling at Chawton, near Alton.


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This article was published 6/12/2012 (1718 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Last week, we talked about some of the advantages and the cautions when using joint title designations on properties or investments, as an estate planning tool.
Today, we will drill down into beneficiary elections, focusing on locked-in retirement accounts, life income funds and insurance company segregated investment funds.
Thanks to Christine Van Cauwenberghe of Investors Group, who recently wrote a scholarly article on this topic in the journal of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Remember that registered accounts include RRSPs (registered retirement savings plan) and RRIFs (registered retirement income fund). These plans all allow you to name a beneficiary to receive the funds on your death.
As well, the RRIF allows you to name a "successor annuitant", which would be a person who would continue to receive the payments you were receiving from the RRIF prior to your passing.
Any such beneficiary designations allow these assets to pass outside of your estate. This means that they avoid probate, but do not necessarily go to the same people you have named in your will.
This just means you want to make sure your wishes are clear and consistent in both documents.
For example, if it was your intention to leave all of your estate to your children, you would name them in your will to receive the residue of your estate. However, if you named your spouse or some other person as beneficiary of your RRSP or RRIF, obviously those assets would go a different direction than the assets that formed part of your estate.
In today's column, we are ignoring tax consequences. Registered assets left to a spouse are not taxed on the death of the first spouse. Registered assets left to any other beneficiary are taxed to the estate in the year of death (except with disabled dependent beneficiaries).
Life insurance policies usually pass by way of beneficiary election, and similar care must be taken in consistency and purpose. However, the death benefits are paid tax-free when left to an individual, so less concern there.
There is a subset of registered accounts known as locked-in plans. These are made up of money that was transferred from a previous pension plan, and are therefore covered by more restrictive rules.
The RRSP equivalent locked-in plan is called a LIRA (locked-in retirement account) or locked-in RRSP, and the RRIF equivalents are called LIF (life income fund) or LRIF (locked-in retirement income fund).
Generally, the spouse or common-law partner must be named as beneficiary on locked-in plans, consistent with pension legislation. Naming a child as beneficiary where a spouse exists will usually be ignored in favour of the spouse. This could happen when a widow or widower names children, and then starts a new spousal relationship and neglects to change the previous beneficiary designation.
Provincial law is variable and tricky on whether or not the spouse can waive rights, and the spouse can always cancel such a waiver.
The spouse is usually first choice from a tax perspective, to avoid the entire registered account value being added to the income of the deceased person in the year of death.
Segregated funds are investment funds issued by insurance companies. Unlike conventional mutual funds, these allow a beneficiary designation, which means the assets bypass the estate, and are protected from creditors of the deceased or the estate.
TFSA accounts allow beneficiary elections, and if a spouse or common law partner (known as a "survivor" in this context) is named as "successor holder", the amount can be added to the survivor's TFSA without affecting contribution room -- an "exempt contribution". A form RC 240 must be filed. Other beneficiaries simply receive the money that was in the TFSA into their own hands (outside their TFSA).
I am going to ask you two favours about your estate planning -- please check this weekend to see whether everything is the way you want it, and get good advice on your plan and your beneficiary designations.
Oh, one more thing, unrelated... please don't overspend on Christmas presents. Arrange to give your time as a substitute.
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Dollars and Sense is meant as an introduction to this topic and should not in any way be construed as a replacement for personalized professional advice.
Please consult your own tax and financial advisors for specific advice on your individual situation.
David Christianson, BA, CFP, R.F.P., TEP, is a financial planner.


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"Some bits funny, some not"
I always enjoy Wilmore's spots on The Daily Show. His mild take on racism has some unexpected reversals -- like the title, "I'd rather we got casinos". The bits in this book are in the same vein but most go on too long and lack punch. I would say it's amusing most of the time and funny only some of the time. His delivery is perfect though. He is an excellent narrator.
"If you like Larry Wilmore you'll like this!"
Larry Wilmore Hilarious
I Am America and So Can You
He has a great tone and humor
"Laugh out loud at times"
Enjoyable book with laugh out loud moments throughout the book. Some of the themes could have been less repetitive but overall an entertaining listen.
"2 stars and a lemon"
Wilmore has his moments of brilliance, and he truly is a funny guy, but this collection gets redundant and wearing. Maybe because he's such a good physical comedian, some of his material falls flat without the accompanying shtick. In places where he's "interviewing" another character, it becomes hard to follow. I didn't give up on this book, but I wish I had...
"Larry helps me with being white."
Funny. Enlightening. Good listen. What? You need 8 more words? I mean 5? Never mind. Oh, wait. Be sure to catch Lar on his podcast; Black on the Air.
"Keeping it a 100 before that was a thing"
Amusing and thought provoking definitely ahead of his time with his observation about race and still right on time with these thoughts. Wish he would write about this past election.
I like business books and other non-fiction books that help me learn new skills I can apply at work and in life. Read sci-fi sometimes too.
"Brief, but funny."
Approx 3hrs in length. Of no real substance, but humorous. Mostly thoughts on race relations from a mildly conservative Black (Larry would prefer the term Chocolate) perspective.
"Very Funny... at times"
The book has its very high points and its very low ones too. I enjoyed the first half of the book but started to lose interest as it kept going, as it keep me waiting for a laugh.
Could only take about fifteen minutes of this book. Don't waste your time or money.
"Great title, the rest... meh."
I love Larry Wilmore. His segments on The Daily Show are hilarious. So perhaps my expectations were a little high going in. I hate to slam the guy, but I really felt let down by the quality of his book.
As with most comedians who take to writing humor books, his is built on "chapters" that are really just stand-up bits writ large. Unfortunately, with Wilmore this comes out as a watering down rather than as an opportunity for him to riff on a topic. The premises are kind of clever, the bits and routines are humorous, but I found myself getting bored waiting for them to pay off; few of them ever did.
Take a second and look at the expression on Wilmore's face on the cover of his book. Go ahead, scroll back up. That expression he's wearing reflects how I felt after listening to this book. "Meh."
If you like him and wish him success as I do, great. But rather than throw money at his publisher as a way of demonstrating your love for or appreciation of him, just send him a check for the amount the audiobook would have cost you. I wish I would have done it.
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Did you know?
In the 1870s Okiep was said to have the richest copper mine in the world.
If you had to rush between the Northern Cape towns of Springbok and Port Nolloth, you would probably do the journey in just more than an hour. After all, the distance is a mere 130km.
But there's a three-day slow-travel alternative, a much more enjoyable meander near the foot of the Richtersveld – or the head of Namaqualand, depending on your point of view. You're in legendary copper country here, where the spring daisies run riot and diamond fields are not far away. There is deep history and legend in this area.
We start our trip with a square meal at the Springbok Lodge & Restaurant. The guy in the hot seat overseeing operations is one Jopie Kotze, who's a legend in these parts. An hour in Jopie's company is like the History Channel and National Geographic in stereo. He knows the lie of the land, the geology and, in the spring, exactly where to find the best blossoms.
We're staying over in one of Jopie's self-catering cottages, so the afternoon is spent walking through the town on a self-guided tour. After a visit to the Namaqualand Museum in the old synagogue and a briefing from Jopie on the role of the Jewish community in the district, we take a late afternoon drive out to the Goegap Nature Reserve, and round off the evening with supper back at 'The Springbok'.
The next morning we relocate just up the road to the copper town of Okiep, checking in at the local Okiep Country Hotel. Once we've dropped our bags, we hop back in the car and drive out to the Cornish beam pump and old smoke stack, evocative remnants of a once-flourishing copper industry.
Okiep was once the site of a siege during the South African (Anglo-Boer) War. The besieging Boers were led by the war general, Jan Smuts, and one of the rules of engagement was that women and children were not to be fired upon. So some of the British soldiers, in order to get a much-needed drink, apparently donned dresses and sun-bonnets and minced their way across the road to the bar.
Our last day of this journey leads us briefly to the town of Steinkopf and then on through the Anenous Pass to the plains leading up to Port Nolloth, that little distant, mist-shrouded speck on the horizon.
Port Nolloth, once a copper port then a crayfish town and now home to offshore diamond divers, is an exciting little settlement also known as a gateway to the Richtersveld – the desolate, mountainous desert in the extreme north-west corner of South Africa. We drive down to the docks and take photographs of the little diamond boats moored out at sea. That 'tong-tong' we hear is the buoy bell marking out the perilous entry route for arriving vessels.
Our trip ends with a visit to the nearby holiday town of McDougall's Bay and a meeting with George Moyses, well-known diamond diver and raconteur. We come away from these three days with our heads spinning, full of historical yarns and good times spent with colourful characters.
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Who to contact
Springbok Lodge & Restaurant
Tel: +27 (0)27 712 1321
Email: email@example.com
Okiep Country Lodge
Tel: + 27 (0)27 744 1000
Email: email@example.com
Bedrock Lodge
Tel: +27 (0)27 851 8865/7176
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
How to get here
Springbok lies approx. 560km north of Cape Town on the N7 highway to Namibia, so is a drive of at least six hours or so, if you don't stop much.
Best time to visit
The best times to visit this region are in the shoulder seasons (spring – August to September, when the area's famous flowers are blooming; and autumn – April to May).
Around the area
Many of the towns along the way have good little museums that depict past lifestyles and events – they are well worth a visit.
Tours to do
The most popular outdoor adventures around here are tours into the Richtersveld – check the listed Northern Cape Tourism website for operators.
Get around
Self-drive is the easiest option on this journey.
What will it cost
Self-catering accommodation along the route should cost no more than about R350 per person per night.
Length of stay
Set aside at least three days and two nights for this trip.
What to pack
Pack for the outdoors, as there will be occasional walks and little climbs to vantage points. Bring something warm for the misty nights along the coast. This area can be extremely hot in summer (October to March) and cold in winter (May to August), though even winter days are warm, so pack accordingly.
Where to stay
Recommended overnight stays are the Springbok Lodge & Restaurant in Springbok, the Okiep Country Hotel in Okiep and the Bedrock Cottages in Port Nolloth.
What to eat
Port Nolloth has some very good seafood restaurants – check for the catch of the day.


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Chris Cwik of Fangraphs had an interesting piece over the weekend, discussing how the Mets need to make every effort to leverage their first half of 2012 into a playoff appearance.
I believe he's right, but not for the reasons he's described, nor do I believe they should they go about it in the way he discusses, by trading top prospects for starting pitching help such as Zach Greinke.
Cwik writes:
"While the Mets are in good position, the trade deadline could really shake things up in the National League. If the Mets want to ensure themselves a playoff spot, they should go all-in at the deadline.The first reason why: The Mets' core group of players is aging. New York's top three players, according to WAR, are all at an age where it's not typical for players to improve any further. Wright has experienced a big rebound at age 29, but he's dealt with some major injuries throughout his career and there was concern that he was in decline last year. It's a miracle that 33-year-old Johan Santana is pitching this well after missing the entire 2011 season with a shoulder injury. And while Dickey has been phenomenal, he's also 37. They've all churned out great performances this year, but there should be a healthy dose of skepticism as to whether they'll be able to replicate their performances next season."
This is a key part of 2012, which has been described in many places as a revival built upon the young, homegrown Mets. The lion's share of value from the 2012 team comes from the longtime Met Wright, the trade acquisition Santana, and the scrap heap pickup Dickey. Among the rest of the Mets, the highest WAR among position players comes from Ruben Tejada, 83rd in the league; among pitchers, it is Jon Niese, 81st in the league. It is a sobering reality when considering how 2012 truly fits into the rebuilding schedule of the Mets.
But a deal, such as the one Cwick proposes–Zack Wheeler for Zach Greinke–does little to address the weaknesses that remain on the roster.
To be sure, Greinke has been fantastic this year. He's pitching to a ERA+ of 146. But Chris Young, the man he'd replace in the rotation, is pitching to an ERA+ of 130 over five starts. That's not nearly enough of a short-term bump to justify dealing your best prospect, if such a bump even exists.
Now, the suggested target from Buster Olney, Grant Balfour, makes a lot more sense. Balfour's peripherals are down somewhat in 2012, but his track record suggests that he is a quality reliever capable of getting both lefties and righties out. He makes $4 million this year, so it would require the Mets to add around $2 million in salary, or presumably, give Oakland a better prospect if asking the Athletics to pick up the salary. But the fit would be a good one. and presumably, the cost will not be Wheeler.
The Mets could also boost the 2012 team similarly with an acquisition to catch, particularly as a right-handed complement to Josh Thole, or better yet, a right-handed hitting outfielder to play center field.
The potential upside- each round of the playoffs is worth estimations in the tens of millions of dollars– is critical to an ownership group still fighting to survive. But desperation aside, let's be clear here: all teams do better with more money than less.
So if the Mets find a way to improve this roster, they ought to do so, within reason. But they probably shouldn't do it in the principal area that has gotten them thinking like buyers, rather than sellers, in 2012, let alone at the expense of a young player they'll need in years to come.


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WORK will start next spring on York's Community Stadium - including a brand new swimming pool - the city council has announced.
A brand new 8,000 seater stadium, swimming pool to replace Waterworld, gym, and community hub will be built on the site of Huntington stadium.
GLL - the company currently in charge of Waterworld and the on site gym - will head up the consortium building and operating the site, and will take on the running of the council's leisure centres at Yearsley Baths and Energise.
Building will start in spring 2015, and the site is due to open in summer 2016.
As well as a new swimming pool complex with a six lane 25 metre pool, a teaching pool and a leisure pool, the site will house five-a-side pitches, an Explore library, NHS services, York St John University's Institute of Community Sport and Wellbeing, and an independent living assessment centre.
Tim Atkins, the council's Community Stadium Project Manager, has hailed the new scheme as a sports facility of regional significance while GLL's Chris Symons said the company was delighted to be involved in the "groundbreaking" project.
Social enterprise GLL already runs 140 leisure centres in England and Wales, he added, meaning the firm has the "operational skills and community focus" to make York's new site a success, he added.
Mr Symons said: "Our focus at GLL is to help more people, get more active, more often, and the inclusion of partners such as York City FC, NHS Hospital Trust, Library services, and York St John, allows us to develop world class facilities that will thrive at the heart of the city."
Council leader James Alexander added: "The commercial element provides the vast majority of the funding for the extensive community facilities. We are creating a leading family leisure destination in the North of England and are doing so with minimal impact to the public purse by leveraging £5 of commercial investment for every £1 of council spend."
Among the sports and community facilities will be new retail space - which council cabinet member Cllr Sonja Crisp said would be either one or a number of sports and leisure outlets in total around the size of the Next store on the nearby Vangarde site.
The council will put forward a total £8 million of the £37 million budget - £2 million already committed to the replacement athletics track and £2 million to the stadium, and an extra £4 million of council funding to come from prudential borrowing, subjct to approval by councillors, Cllr Alexander added.
The announcement came after an 18 month long procurement process, which had prompted fears of delays for the project.
Mr Atkins said that having worked on the scheme for a long time, he can understand the frustration of fans who thought they might never see the long awaited stadium.
"It's fantastic we now have something to show people," he added.
The 18 month search for a joint design, build and operation contract has been chosen to protect the council tax payer from risk and to ensure all the companies involved communicate properly, Cllr Alexander added.
York City FC's communications and community director Sophie Hicks has said the club was delighted to see the project progressing.
"We are extremely pleased that the capacity is now proposed to be 8,000, as this really helps our footballing aspirations.
"There's been a lot of hard work behind the scenes with the football club and the city council, and we look forward to moving into a fantastic first class facility in July 2016."
A paper with details of the project will go before councillors in the coming weeks, and a new full planning application is expected to be submitted in November or December this year.
Both Waterworld and the stadium will close at Christmas, for work - beginning with a community archaeological dig - to start in the New Year, and the athletics track at Heslington West built as a replacement to the current Huntington track - is scheduled to open in October or November.


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Are you caught in the middle of yet another winter snowstorm? Take heart! Punxsutawney Phil didn't see his shadow this morning, which means spring is (supposedly) going to be early this year. We can't wait. As much as we love chili and stews, we're ready for a return to the fresh fruits and vegetables that springtime has to offer.
One of the first signs of spring is asparagus. It's a hotly anticipated item at the farmers' market where I work. We sell flowers in the early spring, but people in the know ask about our limited bunches of asparagus we keep on the truck. Even when we transition to a vegetable stand in April, the asparagus is usually sold out by noon. Asparagus can be cooked a number of ways, but my personal favorite is Kelsey's recipe. She wraps bundles of asparagus in proscuitto and roasts the bundles in the oven.
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Another springtime favorite is rhubarb. This versatile fruit (vegetable?) can go sweet or savory. A favorite childhood memory of mine is eating rhubarb at my grandmother's house. We ate it raw, with as much sugar as could fit down the middle of the stalk. I've since upgraded from that mouth-puckering snack and cook the rhubarb with sugar and strawberries for a delicious pie filling. This take from Emeril finishes the dessert with a crunchy almond topping.
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Or take your love of spring to the Iron Chef level. Michael Symon combines ramps and morels, two early to mid-spring favorites that can be hard to find, into one elegant dish.
Get the Recipe for Pan-Roasted Chicken Breast with Ramps, Morels, and Frothed Parmesan
And while it's a little too early to step into the kitchen and make any of these dishes, you can bake a cake in honor of Punxsutawney Phil and his early spring prediction (image above).
What is your favorite springtime fruit or vegetable?


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VELAUTHAM DISENTHAN aged 27 of Spar Stores, Kingston Road, Poole. Admitted driving a VW Polo on St Mary's Road, Poole with 82 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Also admitted failing to stop after a road accident. Also admitted driving without insurance. Also admitted driving the above vehicle without a valid test certificate. Fined a total of £300. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs £85. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 20 months. To be reduced by 153 days if the defendant satisfactorily completes a course approved by the Secretary of State.
BRIAN EDWARD HYDE aged 45 of Rockley Road, Poole. Admitted possession of 2.60 grams of amphetamine, a class B drug. Fined £50. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs £85.
JORDAN LEE LEWIS aged 19 of Holcombe Road, Poole. Admitted assault by beating. Conditional discharge of 12 months. To pay compensation of £250.
GAVIN SHANE LOCKTON aged 23 of Lagland Street, Poole. Admitted obstructing a police constable in execution of his duty. Fined £120. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £85.
GEORGE IGONI COOKEY aged 46 of Pollards Hill South, London. Proved in absence of driving a Volkswagen at Ashley Road, Poole, otherwise than in accordance with a licence. Fined £95. Also proved in absence of driving above car without third party insurance. Fined £565. Victim surcharge of £56. Costs of £85. Licence endorsed with six points.
NEIL LAMBOURNE aged 37 of Rowan Drive, Poole. Admitted driving a VW on Wimborne Road otherwise than in accordance with a licence. No separate penalty. Also admitted driving above vehicle without third party insurance. Fined £110. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £35. Disqualified from holding a driving licence for six months. Licence endorsed with six penalty points.
STEPHEN JOHN WRIGHT aged 42 of Primrose Gardens, Poole. Pleaded not guilty but found guilty of interfering with a VW Golf with the intention of theft of said motor vehicle or part of it or of anything carried in it. Committed to prison for 14 days suspended for 36 weeks. To pay victim surcharge of £80. Costs of £80. Also pleaded not guilty but found guilty to interfering with a Renault Megane, a Vauxhall Vectra and a Kia Cee'd with the intention of theft of said motor vehicles or part of it or of anything carried in them. Committed to prison for 14 days concurrent suspended for 36 weeks for the above. Also found guilty of going equipped for theft of a motor vehicle at Sterte Close. Committed to prison as above. Also admits commission of a further offence during the operational period of a suspended sentence for an offence of theft. No adjudication, dealt with for original offence. Convicted of original offence in respect of which a suspended sentence order was made on January 4, 2013. Suspended sentence of imprisonment of six days suspended for 12 months imposed by East Dorset Magistrates Court implemented as a sentence of one day.
MICHAEL ALLAN MILES aged 58 of Newfoundland Drive, Poole. Pleaded not guilty but found guilty of exceeding the 30mph speed limit at Longfleet Road. Fined £140. Victim surcharge £20. Costs of £250. Licence endorsed with three points.


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Thread: New to Blood Bowl.
New to Blood Bowl.
Hey lads, I'm new to Blood Bowl but I'd be interested in a match or two with the people here. Or even playing a tournament round. How do I start doing this?
Have a look in here: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/foru...allenge-League
There is also a RPS Blood Bowl group on Steam where you should be able to find some nice people to play against.
Edit: You could also join the RPS Blood Bowl League: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/foru...sions-of-Death! Just read the rules and get going, there are many very helpful people around.
Last edited by Squiz; 27-03-2012 at 02:55 PM.
sf pretty much nailed it :)
Challenge League is a good place to go for a quick friendly, Divisions of Death is approaching it's 18th season now (!) and we're still friendly to newbies.Admin for the RPS Divisions of Death
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Chrom - PerpetuumWhen asked, he merely responded with a wry bleat followed by a swift kick to the testicles.- Rakysh
Awesome, thank you everyone! :)
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Guy, I'll post here, because I simple can't create any thread, and I'm looking for help on this game, that I just got.
I have a lot of doubts on this game, and I rly wish that someone can clarify some. I'm kind new on the game, and I don't know if this game have a player base, so it's a shot in the dark but It's worth anyway.
1º Where can I download replays? I searched everywhere and I can't find any replay anywhere. I mean it, I passed more than 3 hours just searching for replays to downloa from championships and could not find a single one.
2º What's the porpose of cheering fans, cheer leaders and rioting fans on this game?
3º Some times at random some animations occurs, like one of my players get +1 MA from nowhere, and gets a scroll on his head, or a big animation is played on everyone on one team, showing +1 AV but I think nothing happens. What's that, and how we make that happen?
4º Is it true that single player Normal AI is Harder than the Hard AI?
5º What the Big Boy(found in blood bowl digital) mod does? Does it work on the latest version of the game?
6º Where can I find or how can I get the "fan favorite" perk?
7º Is there anyway to make the AI more challeging? Like a mod that makes they play better?
8º Is there still people working on projects to improve the game? If yes, where can I find those projects?
9º Are the Devs still working on the game? (releasing patchs)
10° Where do you guys play this game? I want some friendly matchs, playing with the computer rly don't improve my game anymore :/
I have more questions, but this is what poped from my head right now. Thanks everyone and good day, I hope someone can clarify something to me :P
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There is still a very active player base but the casual crowd is dwindling so it is increasingly about private leagues rather than pick up and play MM style games. To answer your questions:
1: BB Manager is your best bet for finding replays. A recent patch has buggered up older games but anything from the last month or two onwards still works.
2: Cheering fans/rioting fans are Cyanide specific extended inducements, so not part of the game proper. They impact on the recharge rate of the wizard. Cheerleaders come into play on a kick off event adding +1 per cheerleader to a D3 roll with the winner getting an extra reroll.
3: Educated guess here that you are playing real time mode? Sounds like it may be the wizard scrolls or somesuch, but no one really plays real time.
4: Sort of. The AI is stupidly bad on all skill levels but on hard it gets so risk averse that anyone with the slightest idea of how to run a stalling screen defence will be able to shut down an AI drive. It takes more chances on normal so occasionally with good rolls it will make some progress.
5: Not 100% sure about big boy; I believe it was an AI mod on the original version of the game.
6: Never seen Fan Favourite on Cyanide.
9: Support is a thorny issue. Cyanide just released a new patch but broke a load more stuff and there is still a long list of issues going back years to beta. Support seems to be limited to a patch or two post-release and then nothing until a new version is launched. Chaos Edition will be released in a couple of months time.
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Oh no, real time just suck. I play turn based, I love turn based games like Civilization, so blood bowl could not be different :P
And well, I'll take a screen shot next time this wierd thing happens. But I swear that this some times a appers that a wizard uses some skills from no where (like giving +1 MA to my star runner, or + 1 AV to everyone of the enemy team, which does not work).
But it's strange, have features that does not work, and I noticed some very game breaking bugs.
Like if you buy a wizard, the AI will not do a thing some turns. (if you play on single player). Apparently sometimes all players get the bonus dodge, even if they shouldnt. I don't think that the trees taking roots makes a difference on their AV, because on the turn after it taking rots, they don't get injured or anything(maybe I'm getting the skill wrong).
But is good to know that there are still players on this game. It's great.
But I want to know where you guys play. Is that steam? Or you play on some kind of different way, like Tunggle or Hamachi?
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Sorry for the double post, but I forgot to ask.
BB manager? Is that a website or a program to download? Can you give me link? I googled it, but I got into a program, and I'm not sure if it's trusted to download at random, because it can be something else with the name bb manager, like an APP for a cel phone
Sounds like you are playing the blitz-version of blood bowl instead of classic? That version does have some of the extended inducements.
Treemen taking root does not lose any AV except they can't move the rest of the drive unless they get knocked over.
The current competition rules are here - www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m780049a_Blood_Bowl_Competition_Rules.pdf
They may help with some of your queries, but it does sound like you're playing blitz mode rather than classic (which tends to be the preferred mode).Admin for the RPS Divisions of Death
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Chrom - PerpetuumWhen asked, he merely responded with a wry bleat followed by a swift kick to the testicles.- Rakysh
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Yes, I play blitz. It just sounds more fun. I never tried the classic.
I alrdy readed the game rules, but I rly didnt understood what's the difference in classic.
I know that there is no ageing, sposors and I guess no cheer leaders. But I dont know if anything else changes and...well I don't know if I should change it,
Aye the single player is a bit borked, best rule of thumb is that if its a cyanide addition it probably isnt worth using, your best bet if youd like to play with the lovely rps'ers is the challenge league for friendlies and the divisions of death for leagues, links up there in the original posts
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But where you guys play?
Hmm? We use the multiplayer in Blood Bowl where some splendid individuals have set up leagues for all RPS-ers to play. See the links that squirrelfanatic posted before.
Essentially the Classic rules are the official Blood Bowl rules as used in the tabletop game (more or less, there are a couple of things outstanding that the video game hasn't implemented).
The Blitz version is the classic game, plus some additional stuff Cyanide added. This includes player aging, contracts, sponsors, equipment and some extra inducements. These additions haven't been vetted or playtested outside of Cyanide's QA, unlike the Classic rules which have been tested over years and years of tabletop play. For this reason they aren't so popular with a lot of fans.
Inducements in Classic mode:
- Wizard (Fireball or Lightning Bolt only, once per game, does not recharge)
- Wandering Apothecaries/Igors
- Cheerleaders
- Bribes
- Bloodweiser Babes
- Extra Team Training
- Halfling Master Chef
- Mercenaries and Star Players
All other inducements (iirc) are Cyanide's Blitz additions.
Personally I don't mind playing Blitz mode every now and again, the added factors make the single player mode a bit more interesting. But it isn't well balanced in places, especially when it comes to the Wizard.
However if you are new to Blood Bowl the Classic mode is the recommended starting point. There are less weird team management rules, the whole thing's better documented, and it's also the most common format for online leagues by an extremely wide margin (yes Blitz is that unpopular), so it better prepares you for multiplayer.
Weird Effects in Blitz
The weird graphical effects you've mentioned may well be race-specific spells, which replace the Wizard's fireball and lightning bolt in Blitz by default. Stat adjustments will either be coming from equipment (if they last a whole match) or some racial spells (if they last a couple of turns).
AI Mods
I don't know about the Big Boy mod specifically, but there are other AI mods out there. The Blood Bowl Community Content Pack adds new AI and a lot of other single player improvements. There is also the New Wave mod which I've used before and is still compatible. Other AI mods pop up from time to time, like this one.
Last edited by Screwie; 25-05-2012 at 11:38 AM.
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Awesome mate. Thanks a lot for everyone. You were all very helpful. I'll stop bothering everyone. I just can't express how gratful I'm :)


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