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The Australian share market has closed slightly higher following a firm finish by United States markets on Friday.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 6.3 points, or 0.13 per cent, at 4,777.5 points, and the broader All Ordinaries index was 7.5 points, or 0.16 per cent, higher at 4,802.2 points.
On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures contract lifted two points to 4,742 points, with 13,865 contracts traded, according to preliminary calculations.
CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the local market was exhibiting a firm tone given the stronger US market and reflected the relentless rallying experienced over the last two-and-a-half months.
''Today I think the market has just centrally positioned itself prior to tomorrow's Bank of Japan meeting,'' Mr Spooner said.
Mr Spooner said it was generally expected that the Bank of Japan would set an inflation target of two per cent, and meeting this target would require substantial economic stimulus.
This would be supportive for world growth in general and the Asian region in particular.Markets in the United States will be closed overnight for a public holiday.
Mr Spooner said there was little happening in Australia until the release of inflation figures on Wednesday.
On the local market on Monday, among the major banks, the National Australia Bank added 50 cents to $26.85 amid speculation that Spanish banking giant Santander was considering making a $3 billion bid for NAB's UK business.
The Commonwealth Bank dumped 26 cents to $62.20, Westpac lost 11 cents to $26.48, and ANZ gained 10 cents to $25.69.
Elsewhere in the financial services sector, shares in global insurer QBE rose 39 cents to $12.14 amid speculation it could axe 700 jobs to reduce costs.
In the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton firmed four cents to $36.54 ahead of the release of fourth-quarter earnings results later this week. Rio Tinto lifted 10 cents to $66.45.
Gold producer Perseus sagged 8.5 cents to $1.955 after it announced that managing director Mark Calderwood would step down after nine years at the helm.
Among other companies, recycler Sims Metal Management dived 50 cents, or 5.01 per cent, to $9.48, after the company warned that fraud may have occurred at two of the group's electronics recycling sites in the United Kingdom.
Preliminary national turnover was 1.6 billion shares worth $3.03 billion, with 550 stocks up, 452 down and 331 unchanged.


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A YOUNG footballer whose shining talent dwindled weeks before he was diagnosed with leukaemia has been told his dreams of playing for Manchester United are still intact.
Joshua Almond, 11, is in remission, having undergone extensive treatment for the disease which attacks the blood.
Having been sent a letter by the Red Devils ex-manager Sir Alex Ferguson soon after diagnosis, the club kept in touch with his progress.
And academy chief Derek Langley has promised to take another look at the youngster when he recovers.
Mum Marie, 43, of Barley Bank Street, Darwen described the family's harrowing ordeal once the diagnosis was made.
But now there is hope for the future as the Avondale Primary pupil has fought back against the disease.
Mum-of-five Marie, who is Joshua's full-time carer, said they first found out about Joshua's illness soon after his footballing ability began to suffer.
She said: "Joshua has played football since he was four and played for Rovers, Bolton, Liverpool, Burnley, Manchester United and most recently Preston.
"United were interested in him and said if he played at Preston they would keep an eye on him.
"Preston had told us he was one of their best players but then at the next parents' evening they said his level had dropped and they were letting him go."
Three weeks later, on May 15 last year, Marie and husband, Gary, 39, an area sales manager for UK Homemaker, were told Joshua had leukaemia.
Marie said: "Manchester United have been very supportive. They have said that when he gets better they want him back."
Manchester United's head of academy recruitment, Mr Langley, said the door would stay open for as long as it took.
He said: "We have always said to the family and to Joshua that we will always keep the opportunity open to him to have another assessment.
"We are really pleased he is on the mend and there is no time factor.
"We have just said when he is stronger and ready we will welcome him back with open arms."
Marie said Joshua's football playing had helped alert them something was wrong.
She said: "If it wasn't for football we may not have realised there was anything wrong with him."
As well as a letter from Sir Alex, Joshua has also had support from former Blackburn Rovers captain Tim Sherwood.
The news of Joshua's leukaemia was devastating to Marie and Gary, who lost daughter, Kelsey, in 2008.
Marie, also mum to Gemma, 28, Michael, 22, and Grayson, three, as well as stepson Owen, 15, and a grandmother-of-two, said: "He was in and out of hospital and then four months in they did a bone marrow test and realised it was still there."
Joshua was put on a stronger form of chemotherapy and sent to Great Ormond Street Hospital for a bone marrow transplant on January 5.
Following radiotherapy, he is now in remission and subject to regular checks.
Marie said: "They say if he stays cancer-free for two years he should be okay."
She said she and her family wished to thank all the hospital staff, plus the Rainbow Trust.
She also thanked the anonymous bone marrow donor and the Anthony Nolan Trust and Joshua, who has a season ticket at Blackburn Rovers, said: "I still want to play for Manchester United. Robin van Persie is my favourite player.
"I don't care what position I play in as long as I can make it!"

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Happy Valentine's Day to all my friends. I know this is a difficult day for many of you and I'm sorry for that. I just wanted to tell all of you that you mean the world to me and I don't know what I would do without your support.
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PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania volleyball team is set to begin the 2013 campaign this weekend at the University of Maryland Invitational in College Park, Maryland. The tournament starts Friday evening and concludes Saturday, with all matches taking place at the Comcast Center.
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Last year, the Quakers finished 13-12 overall, and went 8-6 in Ivy League play. The Red and Blue, the only school opening their season in the invitational, open play at 5 p.m. on Friday against the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds, who enter the tournament with a 1-2 record. The Blackbirds competed in the Campus USA Credit Union Invitational in Gainesville, Fla. on August 30 and 31, falling to Duke and no. 9 Florida on day one and sweeping New Orleans day two. When the match between Penn and LIU Brooklyn comes to an end, host Maryland will take on the University of Missouri-Kansas City Kangaroos at 7:30 p.m.
Penn returns to the court first on Saturday to face UMKC at 11 a.m. The Kangaroos come to College Park with a 1-2 record after competing in the Arkansas Invitational. UMKC split day one, losing in three to New Mexico and winning in three over Northwestern State. They finished the tournament with a loss in three against host Arkansas.
Penn closes the tournament with a showdown against the host Terps. Maryland played in the GW/Nike Invitational in the last weekend of August and is sitting on a 2-1 record. The Terps swept George Washington but saw tough competition in Ole Miss. Maryland finished on top, winning 3-2, but lost to UMBC in three. Saturday's final match between the Quakers and the Terps commences at 7:30 p.m.
Penn's 2013 captains are captains outside hitter Kristen Etterbeek, middle blocker Susan Stuecheli, and libero Dani Shepherd. Etterbeek ended last season second on the team in kills per set (2.73) and third in digs per set (3.37). She set Penn's single-match season high with 20 kills in a rematch with Brown on November 3. Stuecheli, an All-Ivy honorable mention, posed an impressive 28 solo blocks and led the Ivy League. She also led the team and finished second in the Ivy League with 1.17 blocks per set. Dani Shepherd led NCAA Division I at 6.56 in digs per set and was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year. The first-team All-Ivy libero was nominated as one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. The three seniors will return to the lineup in hopes of claiming the Ivy League championship. Among the many standouts wearing red and blue are sophomore setters Ronnie Bither and Alex Caldwell, who were both named Ivy League Rookie of the Week twice.
Head Coach Kerry Carr recruited freshmen Rachel Baader, Lexi Slotkoff, and Arielle Winfield who will all compete for playing time. This season will allow Carr to experiment with lineups. The fierce competition against opponents and for starting positions should fuel the Quakers for an exciting season.
University of Maryland Invitational Schedule
Friday Sept. 6
Penn vs. LIU Brooklyn, 5:00 p.m.
Maryland vs. UMKC, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Sept. 7
Penn vs. UMKC, 11:00 a.m.
Maryland vs. LIU Brooklyn, 1:30 p.m.
UMKC vs. LIU Brooklyn, 5:00 p.m.
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Operation: Chess-EctomyLanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
Six words have had their chess terms removed. The chess terms have been placed into Group A. The remaining letters of each word have been placed into Group B. Your task is to reconstitute the words by merging each chess term with the proper set of letters. Other than merging the two groups together, there is no rearranging of the letters. Example: sand + pne = spanned (SpANneD).
Group A: check, file, pawn, queen, rank, rook
Group B: acisct, acsmi, eesae, pve, slshdo, ttlesae
Answercheck + eesae = cheesecake (CHeesECaKe)
file + acsmi = facsimile (FacsImiLE)
pawn + slshdo = splashdown (sPlAshdoWN)
queen + acisct = acquiescent (acQUiEscENt)
rank + ttlesae = rattlesnake (RAttlesNaKe)
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R-Truth and Kofi Kingston Can't Handle the BOOM!
by, 03-14-2012 at 08:25 PM (3753 Views)
Hello again people, sorry I haven't written in a while. Been busy and hadn't really had any new ideas for a blog lately. Before I begin, I apologize about the facts I was unaware of in my last blog about Miz and Jericho. I admit that there's still a lot I haven't seen or am aware of yet, but I hope to get around to it. Still, feel free to comment as you see fit.
I want to share my thoughts about WWE's latest Tag-Team darling pair: R-Truth and Kofi Kingston. Individually, both have traveled interesting roads. R-Truth started out in WWE as a rapping, dancing crowd favorite and went on to become an unhinged character who is not quite in touch with reality. Kofi is a high-flying sensation who recently was part of the team Air Boom until his partner misbehaved and Kofi was left out on a limb. And now, both men are in a somewhat impromptu and unconventional team.
My initial thoughts about this were, I admit, not very nice. I thought that this was yet another shot in the dark for another tag team to keep the division going. The two men don't seem to have a lot in common character-wise to me. I understand that R-Truth can get some air and has a daredevil streak, but I haven't seen a lot of that from him lately. But I can see some potential for the team being successful. First, both men are pretty high energy. Most of that is Kofi, I think, but I understand that R-Truth can turn it up too. Next, the two make an interesting odd couple. The oddball hellraiser and the acrobatic showstopper, one could say. These could play out to make the guys a popular dark horse team for the fans.
I do have some reservations yet and still for this duo. Individually, they get pop... but what about as a team? Will they mesh? Also, where will they go in terms of storyline? How will they interact? How will R-Truth's unstable character come into play with Kofi's character?
I'd like to see where this team goes from here... especially after Evan Bourne comes back. I wonder if Evan will do a jealous heel turn - feeling that Kofi passed him up for someone who wasn't on his level - and bring it to Kofi, maybe getting his own partner to replace Kofi and retalliate - which could give us a nice tag team feud. Only time will tell, I guess...


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http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/HughJ..._arts_sake.php From Hugh Jeremy of Unknown Worlds (Natural Selection 2).
How quickly such simple truths fall under withering fire. How quickly young, impressionable males rush to submit their alternative visions: Skinny waists, 'booby armour,' lesser gameplay attributes, misogynistic titles, dismissal of the entire form as a superfluous development undertaking, worse. The NS2 community has been recognised as one of the most mature, inclusive and progressive player communities in gaming. If so many of them took up the banner of the cave-man, how many of your players harbour such attitudes?
The answer is many. Many of our players - 'our' being those players of all games - actually believe it when they say a woman's place is off the battlefield, in the kitchen; that their genitalia gives them an unassailable right to disparage the physical and cognitive ability of their fellow creatures. This is not an exaggeration, as any female who has dared to turn on their microphone during a game of Call of Duty will attest, or Anita Sarkeesian will be happy to explain.
This is not acceptable and we have the power to do something about it. You can start with the simplest actions: Stand up to demands to sexualise female characters. Question the requirement that a protagonist be male. Analyse dialogue for signs of the 1920s. Young men and women will play your games - And if your game is as successful as you hope, huge numbers of them will be influenced by it.
We all have a duty to wield that influence with honour and integrity. Discharging that duty is not difficult, it is within the bounds of our development skillset. To do so is to make art - in a truer sense than even the most photo-real graphics and immersive soundscapes can achieve. In creating that art, in fostering discussion, dissent and discourse, we will have done something right. In the past, we might have acquiesced to 'pick up that can', but we won't walk away without working to ensure those that follow will not have to.
I like how he tries to subvert any blame from even his own players, too. I don't know what he's talking about with NS2's great community, I've been cussed down hard in it for the treasonous crime of being new.
Ugh, I guess I just really resent the fact that, though all the gender-related problems in video games are very much real things, it's SUCH an easy thing to point out, and you're not being clever or heroic by speaking loudly about such issues and claiming to stick up for oppressed people.
Really, there's a difference between academic feminism and the tumblr-style fuckwittery and misinformed shaming that goes on in these communities. We should learn that difference and give less airtime to the attention-seeking nobodies who are wholly unqualified to offer commentary on such subjects - not everyone who has a problem with something in video games (relating to a certain issue) is necessarily correct, or deserves to be heard. One thing that springs to mind in this vein is RPS' coverage of the supposed E3 'rape joke' which was constantly thrown about on here. I was amazed that that's what was people took from this particular exchange, and horrified that people were offended by it. So many people, too. It was lame, but inflammatory? Come on. I thought RPS was more sensible than that.
I mean, this whole 'being offended' by unrealistic portrayals of things in media is getting old. I was born with one good eye and one bad. Should I be offended by video games' portrayals of glasses-wearers like myself? Well ... I didn't shut off Metal Gear Solid as soon as pants-wetting glasses-wearing wimp Otacon appeared. I like to think I have some perspective, and that I can tell the difference between reality and a game.
Other media is more guilty of this kind of 'offensive' stereotyping anyway. Why is there such a stink in video games journalism about all this stuff?
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I wanted to comment on the Hotline Miami article, but it looks like comments there are disabled, so I will just do it here.
I wanted to raise why the issue of violence is probably more acceptable in art than is rape, and why rape is a more sensitive issue.
Violence, of any kind, is more universally treated as an evil thing. We accept that war, killing, maiming, bombing people to bits, all of these are bad things and we should, as civil people, not wish them upon other people.
We go to the movies, all universally accepting, that people should not be bombed to bits. We have had this as a cultural norm for decades, to be exposed to, if not always aware, of the hypocrisy of going to the movies and cheering Iron Man or Terminator for beating people or shredding people to bits. But we are again, if not acutely, at least obtusely aware that this is not proper behaviour in real life.
IMO, as a cultural thing, violence is more accepted as something we shouldn't do. And we have lived with the hypocrisy for a very long time, without a problem.
We should be also aware that hypocrisy isn't "wrong" on it's own. It is not "wrong" for us to play violent games, as we understand as movie goes and game players. What is wrong is promoting or acting out violence in real life. The same can be said for rape in games versus in real life, I agree. But I don't feel this addresses the whole story of rape as a medium to send a message.
The difference in my opinion is that violence has been part of the cultural mediums of movies and books for time immemorial. And rape has not. We have not been desensitized to rape through videogames (maybe through internet porn, but that is an entirely different phenomenon...).
In my opinion, this is why Hotline Miami's criticism of violence in games works, when using violence, while their discussion on rape is off target.
Violence is something we are desensitized to in videogames, movies, TV shows, sports, even the news.
Rape is a completely different topic, one which has not yet been discussed, and is simply not morally acceptable to put in games as frequently as impartial unisex violence. We do not have yet cultural acceptance to feature PG13 movies or R+ movies where desensitization to rape is a common theme, in my opinion.
Why rape was a feature of Hotline Miami 2 is something I don't understand, and I agree it should be deeply controversial. I do not demand they remove it, however I do demand that there is a discussion just to see why violence and rape should be looked at differently in context of a videogame.
IMO, Hotline Miami 2 does not seek to explore rape as it seeks to explore desensitization to violence.
It could be argued however, it seeks to explore desensitization of violence AND sexual violence at the same time, to achieve a greater effect.
However, in my opinion again, it fails to do this, because it not only became a distraction to the main event (the violence, and criticism of violence in games), but it failed to deliver context for rape in games.
Violence in games has a historical context of 30+ years. Games with shooting and death and blood have been around since games existed.
Rape in games has not, and as such there is no context for the criticism of sexual violence, and deeply unexplored subject as far as games go.
This is why I think it is distasteful. No stage has been set to criticize games for desenstization through rape.
There was a stage set for the impartial violence of shooting and beating in cinema and TV shows and games for 30+ years. I maintain no stage has been set however to use Rape to send the same message.
So yes I think it is very distasteful and HLM2 should not have approached the subject of desensitization using rape as a vehicle. I think it was a cheap shot. It is shocking, I agree, and may have an effect, but I still think it was wrong to choose to use rape as a vehicle of this message.
The topic of rape has simply not been discussed very deeply for our culture I think (sexuality and sensual sex is not rape). The same can maybe be said about violence in games such as Call of Duty where they use real weapons and pay real manufacturers for the right, and people actually go out and buy the guns maybe.
I do honestly believe HLM's criticism of violence in games, using violence in games, is a very strong thing (maybe exaggerated, but it was a very well made "game" and experience). It made a point, at the very least, I credit it that.
I just don't agree that actively raping a character in the game HLM2 elevates HLM2 or it's message of desensitization to any new level, and if anything it just detracts from the focus which is our cultural acceptance of violence in cultural media. Rape is not just some ancillary feature of violence in movies and videogames in my opinion, that's why it fails.
As an aside, rape in culture broader than games is, around the world, more accepted than violence in some societies. And this may even include a lot of western countries, especially those with many different monocultures with strong beliefs in family pride and such things (can be secular families, but more often related to South Asian, Middle Eastern, and Oriental families).
Sexual abuse is experience by women at a rate of 25% and men at a rate of 10%. These numbers could actually be higher, especially in men, but either in men or women, due to lack of disclosure. Sexual abuse and rape is most often perpetrated by family members or persons known to the victim. Likely offenders are fathers, mothers, stepfathers, siblings, aunts/uncles, teachers, sports authorities like coaches, etc. And this acts can be towards sons, daughters, wives, or other relatives. The most likely people to perpetrate these acts are often people who are sexually abused or physically abused themselves in the past. They are also often of very poor intellect and have very poor levels of inhibition.
Rape, and sexual abuse, is one of those topics that victims don't even wish to discuss (similarly, abuse or child abuse of non-sexual type can not be wished to be discussed and can be under-reported).
Anyway, child abuse and physical abuse tends to have a more universal agreement that the perpertrator is doing something wrong however. Sexual abuse and rape does not always have this luxury, as attitudes, particularly not favouring the women, involves a lot of victim blaming. Rape particularly does not have this luxury.
I'm sure many people have heard of US politician comments about "rape" being different from "forcible rape" being two different things. I'm sure many people have heard about the international reported gang rapes in India. I'm sure many people have also heard of trafficking of women for rape in many countries in South Asia and South America and other places too.
Rape is one of those evil things which involves victim blaming... violence and murder typical does not. Rape is also "culturally acceptable" in some societies, believe in or not, such as in some South African communities where "gay" daughters are raped to "correct" their feelings. Rape also carries stigmatizing features, where families disown or even murder their own children... sometimes also even send them to entirely new countries just so they can stay away from the same and hope it disappears.
Rape is simply one of those things that hasn't been well explored in modern society, despite what we may think. Even in the medical field, we have to now frequently discuss the ramification of sexual abuse and rape, because it wasn't done much in the past, and because people bring prejudices when they newly come to the field.
Child abuse and sexual abuse... these are new subjects, in the sense they are only recently being taken as seriously as the problems that they are. I do not see them as things which may be briefly featured in a game and expect people to understand their nuances.
Violence in games like blowing a man's head off.... this has had 30 years of distillation.
Child abuse and sexual abuse are only newly being discussed at even treatment levels. At legal levels, at reporting levels, and medical levels... to be appropriately approached. There are severe problems of prejudice at even these levels (particularly in the consistency of reporting by police of rape, sexual abuse, and even general assault... even in places like UK, USA, and Canada), so I little expect a videogame of all things, one which does a token feature of rape, to raise it properly for discussion. I think it is deeply, deeply wrong of HLM2 to feature this in the game.
This is why I don't see the token feature of rape in HLM2 as being sufficient to address the issue of rape, or to raise it as an issue, or to use it in it's argument against desensitization of violence. It was a tactless and purposefully offensive move, but IMO it misses the mark deeply and only serves to distract from it's main argument only.
Should HLM2 have killed a child or infant (male or female) in a token feature event at the end of a level too? Would it have been acceptable form to carry on their argument? I don't think so. It wouldn't have inspired a discussion of child abuse and how to prevent it. It would simply be tactless. Because like rape, child abuse has virtually zero context in videogames, so how can it be retrospectively criticized like general violence in popular culture?
It would've distracted their core argument as well. Babies and children are typically not killed in feature films or videogames, it is not really a feature of the argument. There is a reason there are no strollers in GTA.
Child abuse, child sexual abuse, sexual abuse in general, and rape: these discussions need more context, and HLM2 is simply not the place to jumpstart that discussion for society.
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Double post sorry... this is just the simplified version of what I wrote above I posted on Vg247.... not that anyone cares just saying where I rewrote this...
Great post and thank you for posting that, you said it much better than I was going to.
I feel the comparing of violence and rape is invalid. Violence has had a history of over 75+ years to distill itself in cultural media like movies and TV shows.
It is because of this, that the HLM criticism of violence in games works. Because violence has always been a platform in games.
Rape is however an issue virtually untouched by games, and in the cases it is, it's mostly insensitive.
HLM can't use rape to criticize violence in cultural mediums, because rape never was a integral part to the violent features it is bringing attention to.
What does social discussion and education and understanding of rape and its ramifications have to do with action movies and the obsession with killing in games? The latter of which HLM is about? Not much I think.
The rape scene in HLM only serves to distract from it's main purpose, due to it's obvious shock value.
Rape needs a different platform to be discussed. Abuse of children, sexual abuse of children or adults, and rape… all of these things are not part of the desensitization that is present in modern action films or games.
Rape cannot simply be an ancillary narrative to this history of cultural media. It is a topic on it's own and should be respected as the serious topic it is, not simply paraded and trivialized and exploited for shock value.
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Open your mind. Not everything happening in a game is about fantasy. What doesn't sit well with people is that they perceive that rape simulation implies that the target audience enjoys the simulation, thereby indirectly blending fiction with reality. If the inclusion of rape is to shock the player and the attempt is not a very effective one, then it is in my view fair to criticize the work for its ineffectiveness, just as you would criticize nonsensical dialogue or weird plot holes but no more than that - to claim that it is a moral issue is really people who are looking to find offense.
Depictions of underdressed women in video games is another one that gets me. It is not sexism; it is idiotic to say that it is; and it is divisive and therefore damaging (in that it creates a wonderful us-against-them platform) to say that it is.
Perhaps what it boils down to is that every idiot sees themselves as the center of the universe. I am offended by so and so and holy shit is that a big thing. But this doesn't explain why those who aren't even personally affected by the purported offense themselves take apparent offense. It seems that everyone on the planet wants to appear to be progressive and morally superior. Really it's another dick measuring contest, just in a different form.
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People who aren't affected directly by a thing can still be affected by it indirectly. This is known as empathy and is the ability to put yourself in someone elses shoes. It's not, generally speaking, something to boast about lacking.
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Hamster, you're in a desert walking along in the sand when all of the sudden you look down, and you see a tortoise, it's crawling toward you. You reach down, you flip the tortoise over on its back. The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over, but it can't, not without your help. But you're not helping. Why is that?
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But, this is entirely the question I wanted to raise in the 2 locked threads, since uh, use of my choice of insult is the go-to standard for unexcellency.
Is this skirting around the edges insult by proxy really the standards for excellent that raises this forum up? That if I want to rebut someone for views that cause affront, instead of doing it honestly, I should instead utilise their own words to make them say things about themselves they didn't intend, and then step back and go 'well, it's not me, guv!'
Because the alternative is that I say nothing at all, and I cannot abide that.
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PC stands for personal computer, not politically correct. Get off the fucking high horse already.
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Any one else miss the good old days when the heated threads were all about piracy?The Medallion of the Imperial Psychopath, a Napoleon: Total War AAR
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Written by Jane Shepard, Directed by Christina Massie
The beautiful Kelli eagerly anticipates the blind date her friends have set her up on. To her dismay, it turns out her date is one very disappointed lesbian named Arlin. Mutually appalled, yet appallingly intrigued, they proceed to pull the screws loose on both straight and gay women's culture, to find The Common ground between them in the search for true love and self acceptance.
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Presented by Keep It Movin' Productions - New York, NY
Written & Performed by Una Aya Osato
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JonBenét Ramsey: Murder Mystery Theater
Presented by Medium Face Productions - Brooklyn, NY
Who Killed JonBenét? And when? And how much? The creators of the off-Broadway hit, Bayside! The Unmusical! (Saved by the Bell Musical)proudly presents a true crime musical comedy. We boldly recreate that fateful night of the fateful murder in that fateful town of Boulder, Colorado. With music!
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My Three Moms
Written & Performed by Virginia Bryan - New York, NY
One birthed her, one nursed her, one raised her. Now she's burying all three. A daughter is called back to the red clay of Georgia to bury her three moms and shape her own identity. Good Lord Almighty! Who are all these crazy people at the funerals?!
Wed 2/20 @ 8:40pm, Fri 2/22 @ 7:10pm, Tue 2/26 @ 5:30pm, Fri 3/1 @ 5:35pm, & Sat 3/2 @ 5:15pm
Presented by Boom Done, Inc. - New York, NY
Written by Turhan Caylak, Directed by Adam Knight
Come be a fly on the wall, high in the mountains at the home of Pops- watch this master manipulator of a bygone era in razor sharp form, as fists fly, tops come off, and bodies hit the floor- Will Pop's legacy be preserved? Or will the secrets of the Sickie Room be uncovered at last?
Wed 2/20 @ 10:15pm, Sat 2/23 @ 8:25pm, Mon 2/25 @ 8:40pm, Wed 2/27 @ 5:30pm, & Sat 3/2 @ 6:50pm
Sisters Grimm: Fables of the Stage
Presented by Bricken and Birch Productions - New York, NY
Written by Bricken Sparcino & Amy E. Witting
Directed by Lori Kee & Bricken Sparacino
A hilarious look behind the curtain. Find out how Jack really met the Giant and what happens between the scenes of a traveling musical children's theater troupe. No children allowed.
Fri 2/22 @ 5:35pm, Sun 2/24 @ 5:15pm, Tue 2/26 @ 7:05pm, Sat 3/2 @ 2:05pm, & Sun 3/3 @ 5:15pm
The Dreamer and The Acrobat
Presented by Petite Mort Productions - New York, NY
Written by Stav Meishar, Directed by Rachel Klein
Mallory is an agoraphopic baker who never leaves her shop, eager to experience the world but terrified to try. The circus comes to town with Mallory's best childhood friend - the acrobat Gitano - with whom she's always been secretly in love. To be with him, she must overcome her fears and join the outside world before the circus leaves.
Thu 2/21 @ 7:05pm, Sun 2/24 @ 6:50pm, Tue 2/26 @ 8:40pm, Fri 3/1 @ 7:10pm, & Sat 3/2 @ 3:40pm
The Spectator & the Blind Man: Stories of Seeing & Not-Seeing
Written & Directed by Dr. ML Godin - New York, NY
Voilà, enlightenment's blind side! Set in eighteenth-century Paris, The history of Braille begins at a sideshow spectacle and ends with revolution. Hear intimate stories of triumph and degradation embedded in sound and visionscapes. Think Ken Burns on hallucinogenic steroids!
Thu 2/21 @ 8:40pm, Sun 2/24 @ 12:30pm, Mon 2/25 @ 10:15pm, Wed 2/27 @ 10:15pm,
& Sat 3/2 @ 8:25pm
Twisted Beats & Circus Feats
Presented by Circadelix - Sydney, Australia/Chicago, IL
Written by Jesse Horne, Directed by Dan Griffiths
Twisted Beats & Circus Feats tells a uniquely heartfelt story through the eyes of a slightly deranged clown who, in his quest to become a hip-hop superstar, falls in love with a wind-up ballerina. A breathtaking fusion of clowning, juggling, contortion, hip-hop rhyming, storytelling, and puppetry.
Thu 2/21 @ 10:15pm, Sat 2/23 @ 5:15pm, Sun 2/24 @ 2:05pm, Wed 2/27 @ 7:05pm, Fri 3/1 @ 4pm, & Sun 3/3 @ 3:40pm
Wearing Black
Presented by Dark Prophet Productions - New York, NY
Book, Music & Lyrics by Riley Thomas
Accident. Murder. Evan must navigate the drugs, debts, and relationships he inherits after his twin brother is killed. Darkly visceral, strangely intimate and set to a deeply emotional score, "Wearing Black" trespasses into of the hearts and minds of those left behind and demands to know what place love has in death.
Thu 2/21 @ 5:30pm, Sat 2/23 @ 6:50pm, Wed 2/27 @ 8:40pm, Thu 2/28 @ 5:30pm, & Sun 3/3 @ 2:05pm
A Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup
Presented by Shoshinz - Tokyo, Japan
Written & Performed by Yanomi
The mysterious Miss Hiccup lives alone, but is definitely not lonely. She is forever accompanied by a raucous cast of sounds and music that make her life an absurd adventure. A hilarious and beautiful story by an award-winning Japanese performer.
Wed 2/20 @ 6pm, Fri 2/22 @ 10:50pm, Sun 2/24 @ 4:45pm, Wed 2/27 @ 9:10pm, Sat 3/2 @ 7:55pm, & Sun 3/3 @ 6:20pm
Generic Magic Realism
Presented by Temerity Theatre - Brooklyn, NY
Written by Ed Malin, Directed by DeLisa White, Starring Nat Cassidy
What happens when the magical world of your average South American person is transplanted to a more northern, less magical, more real location? Join Octavio as he discovers poetry, satire, love, birds, chocolate, hippies and explosives on the way from the Andes to San Francisco during the fragrant 1960s.
Thu 2/21 @ 6pm, Sat 2/23 @ 9:30pm, Mon 2/25 @ 7:35pm, Wed 2/27 @ 10:45pm, & Sat 3/2 @ 1:35pm
Little Pussy
Written & Performed by John Grady - New York, NY
John Grady's true tales of being picked on, chased down, and beat up, from his youth to adulthood. Will he ever stand and fight? Are bullies and the bullied destined to find each other? If so, who will save him? From the creator of the fringe hit, Fear Factor: Canine Edition.
Wed 2/20 @ 7:35pm, Fri 2/22 @ 9:15pm, Sun 2/24 @ 1:35pm, Thu 2/28 @ 10:45pm, & Sat 3/2 @ 9:30pm
Losing My Religion: Confessions of a New Age Refugee
Written by Seth Lepore, Directed by Thomas Griffin- Westhampton, MA
A hysterical romp through America's spiritual enterprise exposing the blurry line between self-help and faith. Yoga gurus, healthy chocolate peddlers and Buddhists with God complexes ego-trip their way toward absurdity.
Thu 2/21 @ 7:35pm, Sat 2/23 @ 3:10pm, Tue 2/26 @ 9:10pm, Thu 2/28 @ 7:35pm, Fri 3/1 @ 9:15pm, & Sat 3/2 @ 3:10pm
Maison des Reves
Written & Performed by Talie Melnyk - New York, NY
Directed by Gretchen Cryer
In 1909 Alexe Popova confessed to killing over 300 men, liberating women of her community from their abusive husbands. For 30 years she fought the War on Women in her own way, with a little lethal poison. Come 'try' her for yourself at Maison des Reves!
Wed 2/20 @ 9:10pm, Fri 2/22 @ 7:40pm, Sun 2/24 @ 3:10pm, Wed 2/27 @ 6pm, & Sat 3/2 @ 4:45pm
Serving Bait to Rich People
Presented by Botwot Productions - Aspen, CO
Written & Performed by Alexa Fitzpatrick
Ski bum Alexa Fitzpatrick serves up jokes about sushi and dating in a land locked mountain town where the men outnumber the women two to one. As a bartender at a very high-end sushi restaurant, she amusingly stumbles through the moral dilemmas of serving very expensive bait to rich people.
Thu 2/21 @ 9:10pm, Sat 2/23 @ 1:35pm, Mon 2/25 @ 9:10pm, Thu 2/28 @ 9:10pm, Sat 3/2 @ 6:20pm, & Sun 3/3 @ 3:10pm
That's Her Way
Presented by En Avant Playwrights and Emerging Artists Theater - New York, NY
Written by Kathleen Warnock
Directed by Vivian Meisner
Stuckey and Ferro have been doing this dance since high school. Hometown hero Stuckey stayed behind in their small town while smart, ambitious Ferro went off to discover her own future. A lifetime later, she's back and the conversation continues. Will it ever end?
Fri 2/22 @ 6:05pm, Sun 2/24 @ 6:20pm, Wed 2/27 @ 7:35pm, Fri 3/1 @ 6:05pm, & Sun 3/3 @ 12pm
The God Box
Written & Performed by Antonia Lassar - Brooklyn, NY
A "bagels and schmeaaah" mother discovers her daughter wasn't a practicing Jew. The God Box is a hilarious and poignant tale of how faith is passed on, and what happens when it isn't.
Wed 2/20 @ 10:45pm, Sat 2/23 @ 7:55pm, Mon 2/25 @ 10:45pm, Thu 2/28 @ 6pm, & Sun 3/3 @ 1:35pm
Varieties of Religious Experience
Written & Performed by Adam Strauss - Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by a scientific study showing that hallucinogenic mushrooms can effectively treat obsessive-compulsive disorder, Adam Strauss embarked on his own program of vigilante psychopharmacology.
Thu 2/21 @ 10:45pm, Sat 2/23 @ 6:20pm, Tue 2/26 @ 7:35pm, Fri 3/1 @ 7:40pm, & Sun 3/3 @ 4:45pm
VGL 5'4" Top
Written & Performed by Lucas Brooks - New York, NY
Directed by Matthew Klein
Sick and tired of short jokes and snobbery amongst the gay population, Lucas, a sexually frustrated and vertically challenged young top, is ready to fight back. Armed with only a laptop and a quick wit, our gallant hero addresses the loaded topic of sex and how it divides us, rather than unites us, in a time of need.
Fri 2/22 @ 4:30pm, Sat 2/23 @ 4:45pm, Sun 2/24 @ 7:55pm, Tue 2/26 @ 10:45pm, & Fri 3/1 @ 10:50pm
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36 Hours
Presented by aWe Creative Group - New York, NY
Written by Amy E. Witting, Directed by Bricken Sparacino
Four years after a brief rendezvous Annie and Patrick reunite at Heathrow Airport and discover how life-changing 36 hours can be.
Wed 2/20 @ 5:30pm, Fri 2/22 @ 8:40pm, Mon 2/25 @ 7:05pm, Thu 2/28 @ 10:15pm, & Sun 3/3 @ 3:40pm
Bathtub Jen and the Henchmen
Written by Jennifer Harder, Charley Layton, Glen Heroy, & David Rosen - New York, NY
A steampunk collaboration of prohibitionistic proportions! Sneak into a world of slapstick, stand-up, and vaudeville with Jersey's finest speakeasy entrepreneur and her curmudgeonly ex-con husband as they embark on poorly judged money-making schemes, erotic escapades gone awry, run-ins with a keystone cop, and vignettes that include accordion, ukulele, clarinet, spoons, and trumpet.
Wed 2/20 @ 10:15pm, Sat 2/23 @ 3:40pm, Mon 2/25 @ 8:40pm, Thu 2/28 @ 5:30pm, & Sun 3/3 @ 5:15pm
iMime, There's An App For That
Presented by Laughing Nomad Productions - Minneapolis, MN
Choreographed & Performed by Kirsten Stephens
Inspired by irretrievable hours sucked into Angry Birds, YouTube, and deciphering privacy settings. Each "app" opens a window into the bizarre, addictive, and sometimes surprisingly human things we follow, share and become with our gadgets. iMime tells the stories of our lives, both real and virtual, through stylized, poetic movement.
Thu 2/21 @ 5:30pm, Sat 2/23 @ 6:50pm, Sun 2/24 @ 2:05pm, Mon 2/25 @ 10:15pm, Thu 2/28 @ 7:05pm, & Sat 3/2 @ 12:30pm
Love in the Time of Time Machines
Presented by The Theatre Elusive - Toronto, Ontario
Written by David Tichauer, Net Petrie, & Gillian English
Klein and Gabrielle broke up. That was it. OR WAS IT?! Yes, it was. OR WAS IT?! When time's arrow spins like a compass, do our actions amount to a hill of beans? What do the beans amount to? I don't know, you're the bean expert! Point being...Time Machines!
Klein and Gabrielle broke up. That was it. OR WAS IT?! Yes, it was. OR WAS IT?! When time's arrow spins like a compass, do our actions amount to a hill of beans? What do the beans amount to? I don't know, you're the bean expert! Point being...Time Machines!
Wed 2/20 @ 7:05pm, Fri 2/22 @ 10:15pm, Sun 2/24 @ 12:30pm, Mon 2/25 @ 5:30pm, Fri 3/1 @ 7:05pm, & Sat 3/2 @ 5:15pm
My BoX
Written & Performed by Killy Dwyer - New York, NY
Fed up yet inspired by the trending "love to hate" mentality of an increasingly cynical society lost in a technology coma, Killy personalizes pop culture shock and earnestly explores a botoxicated community communicating in carefully edited tweets and meaningless memes. This one-of-a-kind dark comedy musical incorporates non-traditional instruments, toys and (ironically) modern sound technology, combined with performance art and projection/video submitted from artists around the world. This revolution will not be televised. It will evolve live in My BoX - please think outside...
Wed 2/20 @ 8:40pm, Sun 2/24 @ 6:50pm, Tue 2/26 @ 7:05pm, Fri 3/1 @ 10:15pm, & Sat 3/2 @ 10pm
My Pussy's Purrin' Again!
Written by D'yan Forest & Stephen Jobes, Performed by D'yan Forest - New York, NY
A vibrant, 78 year old woman, discovering the purrin' stirrin's of sex at age 12 (oh! Camp Takawalananakiki!), admits to the many lies of her life and discovers no matter how the world has tried to stop her adventurous soul-- her pussy's purrin again! Comedy, song, dance, and a glockenspiel, too.
Thu 2/21 @ 7:05pm, Sun 2/24 @ 5:15pm, Tue 2/26 @ 5:30pm, Fri 3/1 @ 8:40pm, & Sun 3/3 @ 6:50pm
The Sandman's Coming
Presented by Brain Melt Consortium - New York, NY
Conceived & Directed by Molly Ballerstein
Lulled by nursery rhymes, a man's thoughts are haunted by what separates his identity from his addiction. Finding life's beauty and embracing addiction's lifeblood entangle when what is real is only perceived through touch. Dance, multi-media, and text weave together for a chilling look into the world of an addict.
Thu 2/21 @ 8:40pm, Sat 2/23 @ 10pm, Wed 2/27 @ 5:30pm, Thu 2/28 @ 8:40pm, & Sat 3/2 @ 2:05pm
The Vindlevoss Family Circus Spectacular
Presented by Animal Engine- New York, NY
Written by Carrie Brown & Karim Muasher
Directed by Mark Gindick
The mustachioed Professor Penelope Vindlevoss discovers Edward the Zombie on her recent anthropological expedition, and takes it upon herself to domesticate him. What is Edward's final lesson? To put on a circus, of course! Physical comedy and undead logic collide in this quirky fable about how to be truly human.
Thu 2/21 @ 10:15pm, Sat 2/23 @ 8:25pm, Wed 2/27 @ 10:15pm, Fri 3/1 @ 5:30pm, & Sat 3/2 @ 6:50pm
Traditional Dances of Sri Lanka
Presented by Nishadhi Dance Troupe - Sri Lanka
Mind and spirit in one as the body sways to the tunes of the yakka (devil).
Fri 2/22 @ 5:30pm, Sat 2/23 @ 2:05pm, Sun 2/24 @ 3:40pm, Wed 2/27 @ 7:05pm, Sat 3/2 @ 8:25pm, & Sun 3/3 @ 12:30pm
Two Lovely Black Eyes
Presented by Elephant Run District - New York, NY
Written by Chris Harcum, Directed by Aimee Todoroff
Chris Harcum (American Badass, Rabbit Island and Some Kind of Pink Breakfast) returns to the Frigid Festival with a stand-up and storytelling fueled solo performance on feuds, gunslinging and what you get when you go up against the impossible.
Fri 2/22 @ 7:05pm, Sat 2/23 @ 5:15pm, Wed 2/27 @ 8:40pm, Sat 3/2 @ 3:40pm, & Sun 3/3 @ 2:05pm
FRIGID New York was founded by Horse Trade and EXIT Theatre in 2007. Since founding The San Francisco Fringe Festival - the 2nd oldest fringe in the United States - nearly 17 years ago, EXIT has learned a thing or two about festival running. They introduced Horse Trade to the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals (CAFF) in mid-2006. Besides feedback from dozens of thrilled CAFF participants and artists, Horse Trade was drawn to its main principle: "...to provide all artists, emerging and established, with the opportunity to produce their play no matter the content, form or style and to make the event as affordable and accessible as possible for the members of the community," Horse Trade is proud to sign on to the tradition and chill out the New York independent theatre scene's ideas of what a theatre festival can be.


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It was a rough day. We had thought my sister's Klatskin tumor was a Stage I or II. The drs. basically opened her and closed her back up. It seems like it started in the gall bladder and both bile ducts are affected as well as much of her liver.
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TheNexusNews reports that EA and BioWare are intimidated by the announcement of The Witcher 3 - knowing that it will harm the sales of their upcoming Dragon Age 3 (III) if they don't release the game in time.
30 times the size of the witcher 2 is a pretty big world. Anyone have the estimated size yet?
If this is true, then that is great news. Force them to expand their development and give gamers more substance for the $$$.
Games are being released- other developers are worried.
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Hello, I need to have three images displaying on a page, each of them looping through a set, but in sequence. This means that when the page loads three images display, after 2 seconds the first one changes, after a further 2 secs the second one, then the third, an then it would repeat endlessly.
I've used innerfade.js and ave some code that delays initially delays each slideshow by 2 secs so that they change in sequence. However, at the beginning not all three images display, but one appears after the other.
Please see http://jsfiddle.net/xXSb5/1/
I need some help now in making this works. Much appreciated!
You're wanting the innerfade2 plugin to show a random sequence, but you don't want to wait for the staggered starting time to occur before the first image is shown.
I see that you have already made some changes to the plugin, so if you want to maintain the random sequence under the control of the plugin a possible solution is to add to the innerfade2 plugin a new setting to freeze the start for a certain period of time. An option called freezeStart could be a useful name for that new option.
Thank you for your reply, John. None of the customisation to innerfade was mine. Someone else made an improvement here: http://computeraxe.com/jquery-stop-action-improves-innerfade-plugin
In fact, I'm just not very Javascript literate and think I need some kind soul to help me out with the correct code. Maybe this is a better starting point: http://jsfiddle.net/spirelli/gFveN/
What needs to change though is that the transition of the first slide show should happen after 2 seconds, the 2nd after 4 seconds and the 3rd after 6 seconds (with all of them changing every 6 seconds, but offset by 2 secs).
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With a sequential series of images that's fairly straight forward. We can just use setTimeout to delay the other slideshows by 2 and 4 seconds:
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We can also use a bit of CSS to help remove the extra images and tidy up the container height before the slideshow begins.
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You can see this in action at http://jsfiddle.net/pmw57/gFveN/3/
Thank you very much for your time Paul. That's been very helpful. All the best!
I've got a follow-up question on this one. As it stands you have to wait for 6 seconds for the first animation to show.
Is there a way to modify this so that the whole thing starts after 2 seconds?
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AN army of volunteers is helping people get back on their feet after last month's floods.
Volunteer advisers from South Worcestershire Citizens Advice Bureau, who have been helping people cope with the aftermath, will receive additional government funding to provide extra assistance to people in the Malvern Hills District.
They will be able to give advice on getting help and support to people whose home, business or self-employment has been affected by the storms on matters such as finances, housing or consumer issues and replacing damaged goods.
Les Kinmond, chief officer of South Worcestershire Citizens Advice Bureau, said: "We have been helping people deal with the horrendous impact of these storms and these additional resources will help us to continue to deliver support where it's most needed.
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Mr Kinmond added: "Even after the water recedes, the impact of flooding can last for years. We know form first-hand experience that helping people get over a crisis like this is a long-term commitment.
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Barack Obama's 2008 campaign is under investigation for alleged voter fraud during the Democratic primaries. Many Indiana voters are claiming their signatures were forged.
The Democratic Party within the state was quick to react calling it an 'isolated incident', while the Republican Party says it's cheating if found guilty.
In each congressional district in Indiana, you need 500 signatures - Obama qualified with 534. It is being said 150 of them were forged.
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Easy Creamy Pork Tenderloin
Easy Creamy Pork Tenderloin – A delicious recipe for the slow cooker
Cook once and serve multiple ways? Yes, please! We like to get a LARGE roast and turn our leftovers into MAKEOVERS by serving the same main dish a variety of ways! You may not be able to pull the wool over your families eyes serving the same thing again and again, but put this tasty shredded pork on nachos, baked potatoes, tacos, and sandwiches and they won't think twice about gobbling it up!
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- 5 Pounds Pork Loin Roast
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Step One
Place roast into the slow cooker and season with onion and garlic powder.
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Cover with BBQ sauce and then pour Dr. Pepper over the roast.
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Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours until pork is tender. Shred with forks.
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Sure, Jenny!
This sounds amazing! Can I use Diet Dr. P?
Elizabeth, just put your leftovers in a freezer bag. I like to lay it flat so I can stack bags on top of each other. Be sure to write the recipe name on the bag! When you're ready to eat it, just break it up (while it's still in the bag) and put it in your crock on LOW for about 4 hours or HIGH for approx 2 hours. Happy Crockin'!
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Shelli, just use what you have! I'd go with the fresh garlic…a couple of cloves maybe. Remember, the longer you crock the more flavor you need to add. If you really love garlic you could even add 3-4 cloves. Stand back! Lol!
I have garlic salt and fresh garlic. Can I use either of these, or should I just go buy the garlic powder? I want it to taste good!
You can use frozen, Kristina. Just make sure you don't turn your crock on first or it could crack your insert. Let the meat sit in the pot, put the ingredients over it and then turn it on. Also, might have to add an hour or 2 to cook time. Other than that, you're all good! Happy Crockin' to ya!
Haven't made this yet, but it sounds awesome! Was wondering if you could use a frozen pork loin or is it better to have it defrosted first. Thank you!
Well, if you use a crock that fills 1/2 to 2/3 full then your crockin' time won't change much. But, if you're using a large crock that leaves a lot of room inside then you'll probably want to check your meat after 4-5 hours. You'll know it's ready when it EASILY shreds. Size and type of crock can make a big difference!
If a 5 lb roast is 6-8 hours on low, how long do you cook a 2-3 pound one?
This looks great!! Im going to have to try!!
You sure can, Laura! This is a great one to freeze!!
I can't wait to try this tonight. But I do have a question about the pork loin, after it's cooked am I gonna be able to freeze what's left?Rating
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I think a 5lb would serve 10-12 people…depending on the appetites of your guests!
How much does a 5 lb pork loin serve? I'd like to make enough to serve about 25 people. Probably just using rolls vs full sized hamburger buns though.
Will this work with a pork roast?
Glad we could help bring out your "inner-cook", Stacey…lol
Made this last for the second time! I very seldom cook, and am very pleased to say that my hubby was talking about my "awesome" cooking to his buddies last night! lol Thanks girls!!!!
I made this a while back and I think I may have just gotten a bad cut of meat, or maybe overcooked it. The flavor was great, but it was tough and I had a hard time shredding the meat. I want to try it again, so we'll see!
Miranda, you should be good to go. It will have cooked a little over 6 hours.
I am attempting this for a party with my girl friends this evening. I just now put it in the slow cooker. Any chance it will be done by 6:30?
Hi Crystal, I would say about 2-3 hours on low and see if it's tender enough to shred. Don't lift the lid too much, but since yours is already smoked maybe you can check it every hour. Don't want it to overcook like you said :) Happy Crockin' to ya!
My husband smoked a pork loin and I would like to throw it in the crockpot (already cooked) using this recipe. How long should I leave it in the crock pot so that it will shred, but not overcook?
Amanda, you can buy broccoli slaw in the produce section. It should be by the regular cole slaw. It is just a yummy alternative to regular cabbage slaw.
May I ask what the broccoli slaw recipe is?
yes you put it in raw
so i am new to this… if the recipe doesnt specify that the meat needs to be cooked, do you just add it raw?
I made this a couple weeks ago and it was great!! My husband likes the meat smoked so he added Liquid Smoke to it. I liked it both ways. We had a lot left over so I divided it up and froze it to use for a quick meal. A definite keeper!!
We used the 18 oz bottle of Sweet Baby Rays.
What size bottle of barbeque sauce?
I made this Saturday night for Sunday Brunch and it was AMAZING. Only cooking for 2 so I used a 2.75 tenderloin instad of the 5lb, adjusted recipe to suit. Flavor up there with Peggy Sue's on a sandwich. Looking forward to using it in different ways!
Question for the girls on the BBQ Sauce: Sweet Ray's comes in several sizes. Can you confirm which size is ideal? Thanks!
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We LOVED this! My two daughters went on and on about how good this is! Woot!
Yes M'am! You use the whole bottle of BBQ sauce and the whole can of DP.
Do you use the whole bottle of BBQ sauce and Dr. Pepper can?
Made this the other day! It was a hit in my house! Took 5 min. to throw together! One I will be making again! :)
Jodi…just a dash of the onion and garlic powder will do ya. I'd say a tsp of each if I were going to measure it out :) Glad y'all like it! It's nice to find a recipe that's a keeper..Happy Crockin'
I made this without the onion and garlic powder because we can't eat them, but it was still yummy!
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I made this last week with a 5 lb pork loin and had NO left overs! That's how good it was! It fee 14 adults. Most had 2 ea. on reg. size buns. SO Yummy! And easy! Served with cole slaw and chips.
I made this a week ago with 1 1/2 cans of regular Coke and the pork roast just fell apart by shredding it with a fork. The flavor is delicious. It's such an easy, tasty recipe.
Going to give this a try this weekend. For those of you have made it, how much onion and garlic powder did you add? Thanks!
Got this in the crock right now and smells AMAZING. Going to be ready in time for my Denver Bronco came tonight! Whoop whoop!! :)
Made this last night. Was really good, meat just fell apart. Delish…
I made this for a party over the weekend – bought the little "slider" size buns and it was a huge hit!!
This recipe is SO yummy and easy! It's a family favorite for sure. It's my go-to recipe when I need to make something for a big group. I always made it without the garlic and onion, but I really like adding those spices to the dish. It really gives it a nice kick! Thanks Crockin' Girls :)
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A young climber had to be airlifted to hospital after suffering a serious fall on Otley Chevin last weekend.
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Russia has defiantly rejected criticism of its arms supplies to Syria after it was reported that Moscow was supplying improved ''ship-killing'' missiles to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
Sergei Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Affairs Minister, accused Western media of ''trying to create a sensation'' and claimed no international agreements were being broken.
His comments came after The New York Times cited US officials saying Russia was delivering Yakhont anti-ship cruise missiles upgraded with advanced radar systems to the Syrian government, which is engaged in a bloody civil war with Western-backed rebel groups.
Military experts told the paper the enhanced missiles would be a ''formidable weapon'' if Mr Assad's forces wanted to hinder any future international efforts to impose a naval embargo, carry out air strikes from ships or impose a flight-exclusion zone.
Mr Lavrov said: ''I do not understand why the media is trying to create a sensation out of this. We have not hidden that we supply weapons to Syria under signed contracts, without violating any international agreements, or our own legislation.''
Russia has sent Yakhont missiles to Syria in the past, but the new batch is said to have greater capabilities because of the better radar.
In Washington, General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said the shipment ''will embolden the regime and prolong the suffering'' that the United Nations estimates has killed 90,000 people and forced more than 1.5 million to flee.
The US has long urged Russia to halt arms sales to Syria and has expressed particular concern about the planned delivery of sophisticated S-300 air defence weapons, which officials worry could complicate any international intervention and possibly fall into the hands of Lebanon's Hezbollah militants.
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Russia insists it is not selling Mr Assad's army any offensive weapons that could be used to kill civilians.
More than 1.5 million Syrians have fled their homeland, the UN's refugee agency said, warning that the real figure could be even higher.
In addition, the UN has said that more than 4.25 million Syrians are displaced within their homeland.
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Struggling to save the Philadelphia bike race - we get what we pay for
As we work frantically to save the Philadelphia pro cycling championship from extinction, I'm struck by a couple of facts.
Fact one: According to the reporting on this saga, one reason the race is in trouble is that the city handed organizers a bill for $345,000 for last year's race, which they couldn't handle.
Fact two: This year the city will write a check to the Philadelphia Eagles for just over $9 million to keep them happy and playing in Philadelphia.
Yeah, I know the bike race isn't the Eagles. The Manayunk run up the wall is a once-a-year event, while the Eagles play 10 whole games a year in the stadium they got a public subsidy of over $200 million to build (the $9 million payment is one part of that subsidy package: an escalating series of annual operating and maintenance payments that last through 2027).
My point is that a lot of events and institutions claim to bring tourists or jobs to Philadelphia, and it sometimes seems a little arbitrary which ones get public subsidies, and which ones get bills.
Personally, I don't care whether we keep the bike race or not. I find it pretty boring to watch a bunch of guys pedaling in the same direction, and I can think of any number of excuses to open a lawn chair and drink if I want to. And I've never heard anybody from outside Philadelphia mention that there's a big bike race here.
Still, a lot of people enjoy it, and no doubt it brings some visitors for a weekend. But does anybody in government ever rationally compare the costs and benefits of the subsidies we hand out to private companies here?
I became convinced covering the debate over stadium construction in 2000 that claims the city would get its investment back in new jobs and tax revenues was a bunch of hokum. The fact is that taxpayers handed hundreds of millions to profit-making corporations to keep their teams playing here.
We levy a 15 percent tax on hotel rooms here, and that generates millions that go the convention center and folks who promote tourism in this city. Does it make sense?
There's a professor of public policy at the University of Texas in San Antonio who's made a specialty of looking at the economic impact of convention centers, and has raised some troubling questions. If you're feeling wonky, here's some testimony he gave Congress in 2007, which dealt in part with Philadelphia's convention center.
Anyway, if we really think the bike race is worth saving, how about asking the Eagles and Phillies, or the tourism boosters to part with a little of their share of the public largess and become sponsors?
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