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Now Happening in Cities Around the World. A One Day Special Event.
'Be Extraordinary' Seminar
The Be Extraordinary One Day Seminar Swings Open The Doors To A Life Beyond Ordinary… By Harnessing Aspects Of The Human Mind Most People Are Yet To Wake Up To
April 6th — Seattle, Washtington
Be Extraordinary is a transcendent 1 day seminar that empowers you to bend reality and live an extraordinary life – all through Mindvalley's powerful framework for elevating your level of consciousness.
Created by Vishen Lakhiani, Be Extraordinary takes ideas from numerous legendary teachers at Mindvalley and unifies them in an elegant model for understanding your role in the world and how to perform at peak levels by learning:
This seminar has the synthesis of over 25 years of Vishen's study and wisdom-gathering from history's most extraordinary individuals and plus results of experimentation with numerous personal growth methodologies and frameworks.
Vishen work led to Mindvalley, the personal growth company behind many of today's top personal growth authors and programs. It also led to the book "The Code of the Extraordinary Mind", which became an international best-seller and was Amazon.com's #1 book in the world across all categories for several days in 2017.
What's Covered in the One Day Event
Be Extraordinary takes place over 7 to 8 hours in locations around the world. During the event you'll experience and learn the following:
1. The 6 Phase Meditation
The Advanced protocol for the 6 Phase Meditation. Vishen Lakhiani's meditation method designed for optimized human functioning, popularized in the book "The Code of the Extraordinary Mind"
2. The 3 Most Important Questions
The 3 Most Important Questions for goal setting and building a vision for your life that is free from the brules (bull*hit rules) of societal conditioning. It's a way to strike goals that are true to your own desires and calling – and not influence from the culturescape.
3. Key Ideas From Mindvalley's Top Authors
Integrated philosophies for understanding the world and realizing your own potential. The seminar weaves and ties together powerful ideas from many of Mindvalley top teachers including Alan Watts, Michael Beckwith, Emily Fletcher, Srikumar Rao and Neale Donald Walsch.
Applications of Gratitude, Forgiveness and Compassion as a daily practice to heal past trauma, reshape your worldview and create a more solid positive mindset.
Who Is this For
This seminar is for people who know they are destined for greatness, but may be struggling to live a life of meaning right now. For those who desire to do amazing things but are caught in a few negative patterns and need that something to help them break out.
Becoming Extraordinary takes you through all the essential Mindvalley philosophies and ties together the best teachings from all the top Mindvalley authors. You'll learn how to integrate Forgiveness, Compassion, Gratitude, Advanced Goal Setting, Creative Visualization and Intention into your daily life.
It goes into the depths of your conscious and makes you aware of your "brules", habits, and mindsets that are holding you back in life. It gives you a practical toolkit, backed up by science, for you to rewire your brain and see you life accelerate in the direction of your wildest dreams.
Your Trainers
The Becoming Extraordinary seminar is delivered by Mindvalley's Certified Trainers. More than coaches, each Mindvalley Trainer is a successful entrepreneur in their own right and someone who lives and breathes personal growth. Using the framework designed by Vishen Lakhiani they take you through the complete Be Extraordinary Experience.
Lindsay Andreotti
Lindsay is a mentor, muse, and mom, passionate about strategizing with & coaching conscious leaders who want to "play to win" rather than "playing not to lose". She is a focused business strategist, culture creator, and visionary with a 25-year history of deep business and entrepreneurship training, alongside a repertoire of life hacks, emotional intelligence, spiritual intelligence, and meditation that she brings to bear in all of her consulting and coaching programs via Brilliance Enterprises and Earth.University.
As a former professor of entrepreneurship at 5 Washington universities., leader of Start-Up America in Washington State, and a Master Certified Trainer for Mindvalley, Inc., Lindsay brings an entire career of facilitating individuals wanting to break the code on their limiting beliefs and maximizing their superhero powers to achieve a life they love. She brings experiential wisdom and a fun, light-hearted, facilitative style to every group she leads. One thing for sure, if you spend time with Lindsay, you will feel like you have nowhere to go but directly in the direction of your dreams!
Carol and Paul Benson
Carol and Paul, San Francisco Mindvalley Group, both life and business partners, are co-founders of "It Doesn't Feel Like Work" (www.itdoesntfeellikework.com). As speakers, trainers and coaches they are both Mindvalley Master Certified and Intuition Trainers. They work with individuals and companies using easy science-based methods to harness intuition and other skills to uniquely design and up-level all areas of your life into success, collaboration, abundant energy and having way more fun! To turn overwhelm into a happy, learning and growth oriented "Humanity-Plus" business and life.
- Science-based learning to up-level bridges of leadership, influence, collaboration and culture
- Speakers, coaches & trainers for individuals, teams, executive retreats and learning programs
- Authors of "5 Steps to Thrive: Reveal Any Crisis as Opportunity" (Highpoint Life Publishing, 2013), regular featured articles and blogs.
Experience The Event
Amazon's #1 Bestselling Book
The 6 Phase Meditation was first revealed in Vishen's book "The Code of the Extraordinary Mind" – now an NYT bestseller, and Amazon's #1 book for several days in 2017.
1 Million Views And Counting
Vishen presented The 6 Phase Meditation at the Wisdom 2.0 Europe event in Google HQ. The recording has now been viewed over 1 million times. Watch here .
A Mindvalley Tradition
The 6 Phase Meditation is a popular mainstay at Mindvalley's global events – including the 800+ person Mindvalley Reunion event in San Diego, August 2017.
Press Articles
NFL Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez Credits 6 Phase Meditation
"I would visualize myself doing great things on the foodball field, doing great things on the practice field, and it carried over"
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Bianca Andreescu, Wins US Open and mentioned our book
(she's also a graduate of this seminar)
Bianca Andreescu names Vishen Lakhiani's "The Code of The Extraordinary Mind" when asked about self-help books recommendations.
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Pop Star Miguel mentions he meditates to 6 Phase before his Concerts
While on the road, the singer-songwriter has been hosting special guided meditation sessions with handful of press and fans before each show.
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Full Agenda
Part 1: The Evolution Of Consciousness
In this module you will learn about the 4 levels of consciousness. This module will cover Satori and Kensho experiences and how these are crucial to ascending up the levels of consciousness. You will master the states of consciousness (waking up) & stages of consciousness (growing up).
Part 2: Bending Reality
You will understand the framework that puts you in a state of Bending Reality. You will uncover the relationship and key to happiness in the now versus your vision of the future. You'll learn how to dream big, play big and push your boundaries. You will learn about the state of mind in which you are pulled forward by big goals, yet happy where you are now. You will develop through this a feeling of continuous growth and being "lucky".
Part 3: The Advanced 6 Phase Meditation
You will go deep into the teachings of this radical way to meditate that will have a profound effect on your life. You will be guided through the The Advanced version of the 6 Phase Meditation to directly experience how powerful it is. Plus get insights into the inner workings and deep brain-rewiring that it achieves. This module covers compassion, gratitude, forgiveness, future dreaming, the perfect day and blessings.
Part 4: Limitless Goal Setting
Watch Even Your Biggest Goals Come True. With traditional methods of goal setting, you can only set a goal as big as you can imagine. When you learn to operate from inspiration, you will achieve and experience things beyond your imagination. It's as though you're tapped into a higher power that guides you. You will learn the difference between means versus ends goals and how this gives you the blueprint for the transformational: Three Most Important Questions.
You will also learn about advanced powerful techniques including how to turn problems into projects, the Power Pause, the Invisible Councillor, the Delta Doorway, and many more practices and tools to turn your everyday life into a living masterpiece.
What You Gain
When you join any Be Extraordinary seminar, you will learn:
Venue Location
2222 2nd Avenue, Seattle,
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Success Stories From Students Who
Attended 'Be Extraordinary' Seminar
"I left feeling blissed and excited…."
Thank you so much for a wonderful seminar. I left feeling blissed and excited. Blissed from all the meditation and the feeling that I was in a safe and loving environment and excited to feel that I really am embarking on am amazing journey, both personal and within the Mindvalley tribe.
I was able to consolidate my learning of the 6 Phases Meditation and I also picked up many useful tips and insights. This was my first seminar of this kind ever and I felt comfortable and at ease immediately. You came across with integrity, warmth, humour and intelligence.
Many many thanks
Fiona Esler
"It has shown me the pathway to balance, success, happiness and a vision of a better world…"
First of all thank you for the course! Be Extraordinary has exceeded my expectations.
My biggest takeaway is to dream bigger dreams, solve bigger problems, and hack happiness to be in a constant state of flow. Using the techniques learned, my days flow by with much ease, very "interesting" blissful co-incidences have happened (ask me this three months ago, I would say "no way in hell I would get the same opportunity") and have changed my perception of money, people, and reality as a whole…Be Extraordinary has shown me the pathway to balance, success, happiness and a vision of a better world
Sidney Ng
"There is no better course out there that empowers you… truly inspiring and mind-blowing."
Be Extraordinary has been truly inspiring and mind-blowing, in a way I never thought possible coming into the course. (…) It condenses all the essence and advanced techniques in the field of consciousness engineering into a structured and easily digestible format, greatly expanding our horizons and empowering us to lead a happy and fulfilling life.
The course brought my understanding of these enlightening concepts to a whole new level. You seem to have a great aptitude to identify underlying brules, simplify complex concepts into practical tools that can be easily introduced to everyone, and significantly influenced our way of living for the better.
My biggest "A-ha" moment is learning about the evolution of consciousness and the four levels of creation. Understanding this evolution really put many things into perspective for me. I now understand the underlying factor behind a lot of big changes in my life. Learning about the importance of dreaming big, being unrealistic in goals, to live by a mission not a career, bending reality by being in a flow state, surrendering to the universe; and seeing proven success stories like Mindvalley greatly inspire me and strengthen my belief that my vision in education is achievable despite my current limited experience.
To merge yourself with your vision seems to really increase the possibility of fulfilling your vision and is consistent with the idea of surrendering yourself to the vision, detaching your ego and working for the universe. The Merging technique is a whole lot more powerful than just plain visualizing. It makes your vision so much more real. (…)
There is no better course out there that empowers you to hack your minds, sharpen your intuition, heal yourself, manifest your dreams and achieve your utmost potential.
Karuna Khyentse
"I have spent a lifetime seeking, studying side by side with some of the most influential gurus you can think of, and not any one of those experiences has given me the level of personal growth and professional leap frogging that this has."
The level of growth I have seen over the last weeks has been unlike anything else I have ever experienced. I have spent a lifetime seeking, studying side by side with some of the most influential gurus you can think of, and not any one of those experiences has given me the level of personal growth and professional leap frogging that this has… and as you read that last statement, I need to clarify what I mean by "professional."
What the course has done for me, is it has filled in the blanks where I have had either a misunderstanding or ignorance. Our interaction with others, our place in society and the expectations the powers that be place on us create a false reality that the vast majority have completely submitted to. This course has created a framework that systematically returns the power to us…
This course was my missing link. Those of us who seek enlightenment, desire healing, or simply want to live a graced life free from fear and worry… Be Extraordinary is the gateway. May the Divine bless every breath you take Vishen.
Chris Holder
"It feels like I am in my dream."
I feel so incredibly grateful for your teachings and being so open to share all the resources you have come across. One of the teachings that resonated immensely with me and really made me feel so connected and in purpose was the goal setting approach to having a mission rather than a vision. That was so huge for me that was not even funny. Since that teaching amazing things have happened to me with experiences, people, meditations, visions, and more.
My day-to-day has also changed quite significantly. I feel so full of energy, excitement, love. My relationships feel so much more meaningful. The day runs smoother. I love this feeling. Experiences that in the past would trigger negative emotions or anxiety, don't any more. I just can't wait to continue improving and reaching all these feelings 100% of the time or as close to it as possible.
I want to inspire everyone to believe they can do huge things for our world and that it will bring them the highest ever level of fulfillment and connectedness to our higher source.
Thank you for inspiring me to write this testimonial. As I am writing it, I feel a big energy rush through my body and feel so good.
Your friend and student,
Claudia Fontanini
"This is a very science-based and complete system from start to the end, finally something I can believe and follow it through."
This is a very science-based and complete system from start to the end, finally something I can believe and follow it through.
This course helped me to recognize my stage of consciousness, then how to escape the career trap and create a life outside of the Brules. And it guided me step-by-step with various scientific approaches and proof such as quantum physics, neuroscience, psychology and trusty worth well-known people's speeches and information in all industries such as Steve Jobs, Richard Branson, etc. It feels like you open a hidden door to your private VIP circle and sharing most valuable information with me.
The biggest differences between this course and other courses are using unique languages such as "Brules" and "Unfuckwithable" etc. These wise, funny and witty phrases help me to see old paradigms clearer and redefine my thoughts in a very joyful way. Also, about the techniques and theories like Merging, scientific and psychological examples are enough for help me to understand with reason and intelligence. In addition, the techniques are really safe and well design for a delicate human mind like mine.
Sumi Sung
"Experiencing a whole new level of bliss in my life."
Be Extraordinary answered my question about childhood trauma and directed me to remove false childhood beliefs exercise.
Since then, I've experienced some huge shifts. Things I've been trying to implement within my business are now moving forward at full speed. I've gone from being a one-person business to a new one emerging with a team of five and complete clarity on the big vision that's driving everything forward. There's a huge shake-up going on with all the things that haven't been working and I'm announcing my change of direction in under two weeks time. Have been struggling with this all year and now boom — it's all emerging.
Super happy and excited. Experiencing a whole new level of bliss in my life.
Tabi Jayne
"I slowly started "waking up" to a new understanding of reality!"
Thank you for the amazing training. I've studied personal growth since I was a teenager and although I'm sure the tools and strategies I'd learned helped me achieve things, I never had a real breakthrough. When I started applying the systems outlined here, I slowly started "waking up" to a new understanding of reality! I realize now that I had been learning useful things before but I had been applying them from a "Level 1" consciousness. I still thought life was largely "something that happened to me" and personal growth was all about increasing my chances of having good things happen.
I now realize that spiritual growth isn't about having tools on the inside to better deal with what happens on the outside… it's about having better tools and practices to CREATE what is on the outside! That changes EVERYTHING! And it only puts me at "Level 2"… I still have more awesomeness to wake up to!!
Aaron Machado


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Works really well, had a few strange issues with the need to have a second IP helper address applied to the subnets, when the WDS service is running on a server on the same vlan as the client machines this isn't required spent a while wondering how it ever worked before realizing that its not needed.
We went from using Acronis images to deploy one PC at a time, to having the ability to do multiple PCs at once in less the time. The services were easy to setup and the images were just as easy to create. You don't have to have DNS and DHCP installed on the same server as long as the correct options are set on your DHCP server which point to the boot image on the WDS server.
Pretty easy to configure and set-up WDS. I use this for capturing and deploying different versions of Windows and haven't had a problem with it thus far. We've automated the whole process from start to finish when deploying any image. The layout could do with a bit of an update and a little more organisation from within AD Pre Staged Devices wouldn't go astray.
We are using WDS in our network, It works great, easy to setup and deploy windows machines. If you are using a Zero Touch XML file it makes deploying window 7 - 8.1 a breeze. Must have a windows Volume License contract but you will have time and money in the long run if you are updating and deploying several client machine on a regular basis. Down side is that cross hardware deployment can be a pain, if you have several different PC manufactures within your network is can get tricky gathering all the drivers for every hardware OEM.
This is a great way to deploy computers with windows. If you do combine it with a VM as a source (do a snapshot before doing capture image) it is just amazing how you did it years without it. 20 minutes for a configured Windows 7 install with drivers, standard software and fonts. Not really easy to set up but not hard either.
Takes a little research to get the lingo down, but once you have it, this is so much easier than FOG! Inserting new drivers is simple, no need to redo an entire image every time you get a new model desktop. We have been able to basically create one image that works across all sorts of model computers.

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text: The guitar is the "people's instrument," the most popular instrument on the planet. This class opens the door for you if you've never played guitar before, and opens the door much wider if you already play. Develop/ improve skills for playing the guitar, and directly address the needs and challenges of creating and/or refining guitar programs in your school. With increasing interest and demand from principals across the country, experience with the guitar can improve job security and may open new employment opportunities. To address different levels of expertise, you'll work with other music teachers to examine issues of teaching methodologies. To best address your individual concerns, portions of the class will include skill-based breakout groups.


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Wolverine devours Chaco
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Inhabitants of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico left the region between 1130 and 1180 as the climate changed and drought set in. Today, a migration is occurring as a result of another climate change – the globalizing economy.
Chaco Inc., a footwear company based in Paonia, Colo., has been sold to Wolverine World Wide, Inc., the corporation that owns other outdoor equipment brands including Merrell and Patagonia Footwear.
"The difficult business environment had a play in it," owner and CEO Mark Paigen says of the move. "I thought the best path forward for the Chaco brand was to hitch our wagon onto that of a larger company."
Back in 2003, an HCN feature by Hal Clifford pointed out the hardships of manufacturing outdoors equipment in the U.S. At the time, Chaco employed about 100 workers. Their factory and the three underground coal mines in town are, and have been, the economic engine of Paonia, a town of about 2,000 on Colorado's Western Slope.
As predicted in the feature, Chaco, like other equipment manufacturers, wouldn't stick around for long. Over the years, free trade would move Chaco's manufacturing operations to China. And just last week, the company was sold.
The official word is that the 43 individuals still employed in Colorado will stay employed through the end of May. Decisions for after May have yet to be determined, says Paigen.
It's tough to say exactly what'll happen, but a group of Chaco staff will soon visit the Wolverine plant in Michigan to draw out plans for the transition. If it's anything like the company's major manufacturing move to China in 2008, it looks like Chaco will provide a number of unemployment services including health insurance and job fairs for current employees.
Around town, most people empathize with the decision but can't help feeling a little resentment. The general consensus: it's a big loss for a small town.


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RaceQuip Patriot Firesuits
RaceQuip Introduces "The Patriot"
September 11th is now known as Patriot Day in America. So, it was only fitting that RaceQuip unveiled its new Patriot(tm) series of "Made in the USA" driver's suits on September 11th, 2007. Circle Track was given an exclusive first look at what's sure to be a hot commodity among racers next year.
The Patriot(tm) is a two-layer Nomex(r) shell racing suit built by American craftsmen in RaceQuip's Irmo, SC, production facility. The Irmo plant has been the site of SafeQuip racing suit production for the last 21 years, and is the current home of RaceQuip's suit manufacturing. Over 85 percent of the current staff has worked in the plant for over 10 years, and more than half have been on board since the plant opened. All that experience building racing suits produces some of the highest quality suits in the world.
The new Patriot(tm) suit features some uniquely American styling cues: Straight epaulets, boot cuffs (right), a classic belt with Velcro(r) closure, contrast piping, internal bag pockets, and vertical quilting to name a few. Quality is built into each Patriot(tm) by using only heavy-duty Nomex(r) thread as well as two-way Nomex-backed Brass YKK zippers to ensure long life. All RaceQuip suits are made in the USA and assembled with heavy-duty, multi-needle, over-lock safety stitch machines to provide exceptional seam strength. The arms and legs are finished with knit Nomex(r) ankle and wrist cuffs in black, so they won't show dirt, unlike light colored cuffs.
The suit is constructed using an outer layer of durable Nomex(r) IIIA mated to RaceQuip's proprietary lightweight Therm-X(tm) liner. This combination offers tremendous comfort for the wearer, plus extended longevity. The Patriot(tm) exceeds SFI 3.2A/5 standards with a Thermal Protection Performance (TPP) rating of 26. All suits are built with black arms and legs with a choice of a red or blue torso. The best part of the Patriot(tm) is the price; it's available for under $400. That's right, a lightweight Nomex(r) SFI-5 suit, made in the USA, for less than $400-now that's worth saluting.


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It all started that September day, when I had the courage to start my blog. I decided to redo these chairs which became the catalyst for so many projects.
In October, I decided to redo my office after making these Cork Boards and redoing this Chandelier.
Book Page Wreath and my Fall Wreath. I was so inspired by the beautiful blogs I was following.
December has been a busy month. I decided to take a break from blogging to enjoy my time off from work with my sisters and parents. I did manage to get in a few crafty projects in before the holiday break. I even got featured on Tatertots and Jello for my Book Page Christmas Tree.


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Nah, I just think you'd look snappy in a suit.
Having seen more of your posts, I don't think you're ENTIRELY trollish, but you do seem to delight in going right for the sarcastic undercutting castrating counterpoint. You apply a good amount of reducto ad absurdum to many of the 'arguments' made around here but to many that can come across as trolling.
Anyway, clarification of communication aside, I'm curious as to which current RPG has writing and character development that exceeds that of this game or Dragon Age Origins. Yes, some of BioWare's constructs tend to be a bit on the formulaic side, but if a formula works you don't necessarily need to reinvent it every time you head into your design meeting.
Your mileage may vary, of course.
Sounds like he actually liked this one. lol
Christ, man, I'm not. But like I said to someone else, he's nitpicked like this before and then gone on to acknowledge that he really enjoyed the game in question (again, check his CoD4 and Infamous reviews). And if he really didn't like the game that much, he didn't make a strong case for it.
brilliant spot on review, i love hearing you insult every game i own. that jet pack idea is pretty good. i feel the same about the adventuring just being small linear hallways where you shoot either blue suns, eclipse or blood pack mercenaries then go back to talking to your whinny crew
Yahtzee sort of touched on one of the things I don't like about role-playing in ME2. If you actually play the game making all the decisions and saying all the things you would in real life (as you expect would be the point of games like this), you get punished at the end of the game by being somewhat gimped in conversations and your options to affect the story. It's almost as if the game is designed to be played either completely Paragon or completely Renegade, with little real incentive for people to play as themselves.
For example, it isn't, "Hmm, I'm going to spare this guy because he didn't do anything wrong"; it's, "Hmm, I'm going to kill this guy because I need more Renegade points to convince Miranda to get over that stupid argument she had with Jack."
It's supposedly "an option" to be neutral, but Paragon and Renegade are really the only big options there are (there is no colorful Neutral dialogue to choose from, for instance), so it again comes down to being either a hippy wonderboy or a racist prick with a sweltering ego.
By the way, anybody else think Commander Shepard immediately became creepy whenever he started hitting on people? The combination of the slight uncanny valley and the strange seductive lines made me feel a little ashamed to be playing him.
"Come on, Tali. You know you want this."
Ahh Mass Effect. I read an article over on Gamasutra about how they were making it "critic proof", which was pretty hilarious.
It's almost as if the writing staff and the design staff didn't really communicate at all, which is probably fairly close to the mark.
This review was pretty interesting; I hadn't played the first Mass Effect outside of a friend's house once, and it wasn't really my cup of tea.
In other news, who is the random face that Yahtzee uses in most/all of his reviews? I've been wondering about that for quite a while~
I see Gobblecoque returned.
"Ban the human reproductive system!"
I LOVED the vehicle sections, I always did. They were EASILY my favourite non-plot parts of the game. I don't mind that they were removed in favour of the shuttle though.
I like how Yahtzee considered the whole point of the game banging Miranda, it was pretty much the same for me.
How do you characterize the Reapers? They're just a rip from Cthulu anyway. Advanced and ancient to the point of unknowabillity sort of rules out characterization.
wolves with lasers!! THAT'S what the movie Frozen was missing!
It was pretty funny, but I really want to see Yahtzee rip apart Dante's Inferno!
Indeedie. Sadly, some people seem to think "Plot holes and failed characterisation" is what to call it when they don't like a story.
I keep hearing about these "humongous plot holes," but I have yet to hear one decent example. Anything you want to know about the story or subsequent character stories between ME1 and ME2 is available in the game if you bother to ask the correct questions/choose the right dialogue options.
This the first ZP episode that made me laugh in a long while, particularly the part about Dirty Harry and Captain Picard.
Also, has anyone heard of the anime/manga One Piece? Well in one of the recent chapters/episodes, there WERE wolves that shot lasers from their mouthes!
Agreed - Or the few times someone has said what they think is a plot hole, its been explainable within 2 minutes to them. Not that they ever believe it. You'd think people would be a tad more open minded in a universe full of FTL drives and 'Element zero', but apparently not, heh.
There's not much current gen stuff admittidly but Troika and Black Isle games put Bioware to shame espcially Planescape and Bloodlines.
The key problem I have with Bioware's dialog is that not only does the player have little control over a conversation but everything is hideously verbose. I'm reminded of second rate fantasy novels that dom their best to emulate LotR but just fall short, and given where Bioware started I strongly suspect that those sort of books are the root of Bioware's style.
hu i though hed like the combat
I kinda like the Mako parts in the first one, am yet to play Mass Effect 2 but I'm sure I'll enjoy it.
/facepalam play the game before commenting
Yes you are the saviour of the universe. Of games that is.
Mass Effect 2 is a total beauty that rarely comes around. I truly fell for the Tali romance (probably because she didn't have off-putting, badly decided reaction faces) i found the story gripping, the gameplay great and the upgrades a breath of fresh air.
THEN the mining hit. Oh, the mining. Who though this would be a good idea for gamers, a legion of people whose definition largely stems from the constant stimulation argument.
In Mass Effect 3 they need to bring back planetary exploring but not make it shit. Is that so hard? KotOR did it (kind of). Its simple. You land on an interesting and varied alien world and have fun. You now have the interesting and varied down and even a bit of the fun but not the MASS Effect. It's more Empty Effect which at least has the boon of alliteration.
Planescape I will give you and Black Isle died of mismanagement and poor followups.
But Troika? I had Arcanum and Bloodlines. Both were very flawed pieces that failed to catch on because they had issues that were serious enough to kill being able to really play the game. The writing was okay but if it had been seriously that good it would have caught on. They were ahead of their time considering that the settings were Steampunk and Vampires.
bAHAHAHAHAHa ROLFCOPTER!!!! i thought it was just me that hated the bloody vehicles in the first one but glad yahtzee agrees we think alike but that was his funniest video me thinks very amusing
You know, our corporation in EvE Online currently has openings in the space surveying department. If any ME2 players would like to apply, we would be happy to review your application.
Yes, the scanning and probing for resources is IMMEDIATELY tedious.
I'm the captian! What do I have this big crew for if I have to sit at the console myself and drag a scanner over a planet?
I should be captain Kirk 'probing' alien hotties while the red-shirts probe the planets!
Why can't I set up mining facilities or something? It's like I'm playing a game of a galactic hero playing EVE between missions
I haven't quite finished the first game (I know I'm a bit late but I'm finally playing it) but I've just left Virmire and you talk to Soverign in that part, I got the gist of the Reapers there, so it would make sense if they don't exposit about them in the second game.
Great review as always. Can anyone tell me how the resources effect the end of the game without spoilers or is it tied into the plot? I didn't finish the game when I rented it but I got to the "suicide mission," and I've been trying to figure out why 3 characters died right away despite me completing everyone's side missions that made them "loyal." If it spoils things nevermind, I'll find out next time I play.
Also Yahtzee must've gotten lucky as far as the ally AIs, because they still cause problems for me. They still perform better than in ME1, meaning they only shoot me in the back occasionally and use their powers at times that make more sense, but I still ran into some major spots of trouble. Occasionally the AI characters will retreat back to your position if they are in trouble and in front of you, but if they are about to die and you are too and the biotic Turtle monster enemy is smart enough to walk around the tiny box you are now both hiding behind it just kills you both, thanks a bunch Jack. Ordering them to use powers from cover can get annoying if they start targeting the wall you are sitting on because you bumped the control stick down to aim at guys on the field below you. And in one instance I actually cleared an entire floor before realizing that both my allies were still stuck around the corner of the bottom of the stairs I entered the room from, so clearly they hadn't been helping me much but it was still annoying knowing they could've been there to divide the enemy's attention, and maybe fire the occasional bullet or power that the menu will tell me is useless against that specific enemy, not that the AI cares.
Nice Monty Python reference
WOAH! Epic burn at the beginning. 0_o
Yeah, Bioware needs to really work on their facial animations.
In that case he shouldn't say "the game is too easy" if all he's able to do to stay on track is play on easy. I perfectly understand that he's on a schedule and thus needs to compromise difficulty levels in order to play through a game but at the same time if he does that he can't really turn around and say "too easy" because of it. Of course it's going to be too easy, you were playing on easy.
Then again maybe I just suck because I died a good number of times on Normal difficulty.
Good vid as always, he seemed to like this one. Good writing is also a big ++ in my book, I love a good story in games.
Its Yahtzee's game, he can play it however he wants. You should know that, yahtzee is an entertainer and the main reason he rants is because its more entertaining. He's criticism should be taken with a grain of salt because he has stretched small gameplay flaws in games he actually likes because, well talking about how good a game is BORING.
Anyways, i loved the review. Though we really dont need a square mile of bland terrain do we? I thought we got past this.
Mismangement on Interplays side of things with them deciding that consoles were the way to go and cancelling Black Isle's 3 big projects in a row.
Troika dies because of dickisness from Activision. And Bloodlines did catch on, it has a fan community that is still doing fan patches today. And whilst it had many issues writing quality was not one of them.
Financial success does not equal good writting and vice versa.
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Check out two totally noir clips The Big Bang, in which Antonio Banderas plays a private dick who stumbles onto a plot to recreate the beginning of the universe?
The more we see of this film, the more we're starting to think that The Big Bang isn't so much a movie but a science fictional poem with a noir twist. Listen to that dialog! It's a wacky little film, that includes a waitress with a particle sex fetish, and we can't wait to see more. Here's another clip.
Late one night, Los Angeles private investigator, Ned Cruz (Antonio Banderas) gets a visit from a recently paroled Russian boxer with an intriguing job offer: find Lexie, his missing girlfriend-and the 30-million dollar stash of diamonds she's hiding. As Detective Cruz sets out to find her, the clues send him into the city's seediest corners, from a Hollywood action star with a dirty little secret (James Van Der Beek), to an enterprising porn producer who takes a personal interest in his own work (Snoop Dogg), and a kinky waitress with an unusual fetish for particle physics (Autumn Reeser). Lexie proves to be as elusive as she is beautiful and Cruz becomes obsessed with finding her. With time running out, Cruz discovers the trail leads to reclusive billionaire (Sam Elliott), and his physicist (Jimmi Simpson), intent on recreating The Big Bang underneath the New Mexico desert. Tailed by a trio of cops also looking to find the missing diamonds, and with the body count piling up, Cruz soon realizes that what appeared to be a standard missing person's case is anything but, and could quite possibly bring about the end of the world as we know it.
The Big Bang will have a limited release on May 13th.


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Understanding searchAlfort, Esben (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This thesis provides a framework for information retrieval based on a set of models which together illustrate how users of search engines come to express their needs in a particular way. With such insights, we may be able to improve systems' capabilities of understanding users' requests and through that eventually the ability to satisfy their needs. Developing the framework necessitates discussion of context, relevance, need development, and the cybernetics of search, all of which are controversial topics. Transaction log data from two enterprise search engines are analysed using a specially developed method which classifies queries according to what aspect of the need they refer to. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8720
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Danish Foundations, CSR Legislation, and how Tradition Facilitates Compettive AdvantageBlom, Karen Sofie; Kaus, Kristine; Biering-Sørensen, Anna Sophie; Tackney, Charles T. (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In stark contrast to other national settings, the commercial foundation is a rather common form of ownership of enterprises in Denmark. Today, there are around 1,300 Danish commercial foundations. Familiar foundations include AP Møller Mærsk, Carlsberg, Egmont, and Novo Nordisk. Our paper aims to facilitate an understanding of this unique Danish tradition and explore its profound contemporary relevance.The significance of Danish commercial foundations, their societal and compassionate role, has manifested itself through philanthropic projects for centuries. We explore the dual identities that inhere in contemporary Danish commercial foundations, and how these impact contemporary society. There are also challenges and opportunities for such foundations in light of recent Danish corporate social responsibility (CSR) legislation. We explore these through a contextual analysis of legal structures that govern Danish commercial foundations. Extended Foundational Corporate Citizenship (EFCC) is presented in the paper as a communications model or tool to help resolve the inherent tension between a commercial foundation's contemporary business and philanthropic units, offering an aid to strategic advantage identification. The EFCC model and associated modes of communication proposed may further serve to manage legislative pressures presented to commercial foundations. Moreover, the traditional commercial foundation structure, coupled with EFCC model deployment, appears theoretically and strategically anticipatory of emerging Danish legislative obligations. Isomorphic processes within commercial foundations shed light on the links between the internal communicative challenge and CSR legislation. Such isomorphism appears between the business - philanthropic configuration and the company - CSR configuration. These processes aid recognition of the potential benefit of the inherent structure of a commercial foundation in relation to the emerging focus on CSR legislation. An additional purpose of illustrating the isomorphic processes was to facilitate clarification of a potential strategic advantage of commercial foundations, indicating how such traditional foundations may not only exist in society but operate "ahead of" emerging CSR legislative reporting obligations. The contemporary proliferation of CSR, as a legal matter, is a potent source of consumer interest. It is also a research field that provides commercial foundations with a number of opportunities to explore. Legislative obligations may appear to be little more than a reporting obligation for commercial foundations' business units. Yet, our research suggests the structure of a commercial foundation already contains a latent communicative advantage for the good, not only of commercial foundations, but also contemporary society. We believe that our research findings in the Danish case of foundation organization and management theory may be of interest to an international audience. Within the structure of a commercial foundation one may find inherent notions of compassion coupled with authentic commercial and profit-making intentions. Indeed, we hope the results offer a path to successfully anticipate current, as well as future, stakeholder and public expectations for an organizational form of historical interest and future merit. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8612
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Kaisla, Jukka (København, 2001)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7246
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Essays on the Micro-Foundations of Firms' Search for InnovationMarkus, Arjan (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Innovation is at the heart of firm competitiveness. Due to the limited potential for knowledge recombination within organizational boundaries, companies are increasingly forced to span boundaries and tap into external knowledge sources in order to innovate. The role that skilled individuals play in this process of harnessing external knowledge for firm innovation is an increasingly studied phenomenon. However, the conditions under which external knowledge sourcing impacts firm innovation remain underexplored. The research question that guides this dissertation is formulated as follows: How does external knowledge sourcing affect firm-level innovative activity? The purpose of this thesis is to examine how recruitment of skilled individuals, and to a lesser extent collaboration and licensing, affects firm-level innovation, and which individual- and firm-level characteristics moderate this relationship. The dissertation consists of four empirical essays, an introduction, and a conclusion. The basis for three of these essays is The Integrated Database for Labor Market Research (IDA) provided by Statistics Denmark which is matched to patent data from the European Patent Office (EPO) and survey data on firm innovation from the Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy (CFA). One essay relies on a combination of the Deloitte Recap Database and patent data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The combination of datasets used in each essay allows us to study the role of scientists and engineers and in particular their movement across organizational boundaries in great detail. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8854
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Governance, Linkages and AidBuur, Lars; Therkildsen, Ole; Hansen, Michael W.; Kjær, Mette (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Natural resource-driven development in Africa has emerged as a hot topic in recent years. Extractive industries,1 by which is meant energy (i.e. gas, oil, and coal), minerals and metals, are an important part of this agenda. The renewed interest among governments, firms and donors in these industries hinges on the assumption that they will generate foreign revenues, create jobs and boost economic growth. Indeed, Africa's abundant endowments of natural resources may speed up economic transformation, economic diversification and poverty alleviation. Industrial policies are thought to be particularly important to achieve this by helping to develop the linkages of the extractive industries sectors and the local economy, and by using resource rents and revenues to generate growth and employment in agriculture, industry and services more broadly. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8830
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the influence of movement on user's visual attentionPetersen, Helle; Nielsen, Janni (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
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Carl, Michael; Doherty, Stephen; O'Brien, Sharon (Preprint, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Eye tracking has been used successfully as a technique for measuring cognitive load in reading, psycholinguistics, writing, language acquisition etc for some time now. Its application as a technique for automatically measuring the reading ease of MT output has not yet, to our knowledge, been tested. We report here on a preliminary study testing the use and validity of an eye tracking methodology as a means of semi- and/or automatically evaluating machine translation output. 50 French machine translated sentences, 25 rated as excellent and 25 rated as poor in an earlier human evaluation, were selected. 10 native speakers of French were instructed to read the MT sentences for comprehensibility. Their eye gaze data were recorded non-invasively using a Tobii 1750 eye tracker. The average gaze time and fixation count were found to be higher for the "bad" sentences, while average fixation duration and pupil dilations were not found to be substantially different between output rated as good or bad. Comparisons between BLEU scores and eye gaze data were also made and found to correlate well with gaze time and fixation count, and to a lesser extent with pupil dilation and fixation duration. We conclude that the eye tracking data, in particular gaze time and fixation count, correlate reasonably well with human evaluation of MT output but fixation duration and pupil dilation may be less reliable indicators of reading difficulty for MT output. We also conclude that eye tracking has promise as an automatic MT Evaluation technique. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8045
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Blomgren-Hansen, Niels (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7603
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Accounting as matters of concern and a Poincaré DiskYu, Lichen Alex (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Inspired by Latour's (2005a) notion of matters of concern and M.C. Escher's Circle Limit III as a representation of the Poincaré Disk, this study follows how an S&OP process was fabricated in a large Swedish manufacturing company. The study claims that when actors are fabricating the S&OP process, local actors create emergent, ongoing and multiple matters of concern around it. The group demand chain, the actor who is responsible for guiding the implementation of the process, delegates the attempts to close these matters of concern to local actors located in separate times and spaces. As a result, constituents of the S&OP process are dispersed in diverse local times and spaces rather than being coordinated in a single time and space by the group demand chain. Accounting is a set of matters of concern. The S&OP process and its purpose of integration come from an "absolute nothingness" – its minimal configuration ‐ because actors refer to them in their absences. They need to be re‐presented. The minimal configuration of the S&OP process creates a working time/space where diverse actors are engaged to create emergent properties of the S&OP process and new possibilities of integration. Consequently, as new matters of concern are constantly created by actors, integration on the demand chain becomes uncertain because actors are always creating new possibilities to move towards integration but will never arrive at the destination of integration. The S&OP process and integration thus go back to the "absolute nothingness" because as matters of concern they have no edge. To integrate is thus to postpone integration. In‐between stands the constituents of the S&OP process and possibilities of integration dispersed in diverse times and spaces. This means from this "absolute nothingness" lays the "geometry exactitude" of the managerial technology. Accounting is a Poincaré Disk. Therefore accounting not only creates a presence what are absent but also initiates a working time/space where actors can bring heterogeneous problematisation upon itself. The impossibility of representation brings about possibility of heterogeneous representational practices. Accounting makes the transition possible by artificially blurring the distinction between absence and presence. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8702
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Circulating References and Matters of ConcernYu, Lichen Alex (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The main finding of this thesis is that when actors are fabricating the S&OP process, local actors create emergent, ongoing and multiple matters of concern around the S&OP process. The group demand chain, the actor who is responsible for guiding the implementation of the process, delegates the attempts to close these matters of concern to local actors located in separate times and spaces. As a result, constituents of the S&OP process are dispersed in diverse local times and spaces rather than being coordinated in a single time and space by the group demand chain. When local actors are closing these matters of concern, they create new properties on the S&OP process and new management possibilities in relation to integration. These new management possibilities may include, for instance, generating different primary keys of forecasting in different divisions, mobilising different inscriptions in different settings, using mean error to evaluate forecasting accuracy, connecting different visualisations such as ABC analysis and items with high growth rate and value to collaborators' intelligence, creating new potentials for more consistent decision making and more proactive customer serving, creating new actions to help the under-estimated sales forecast, and transforming the minimal configurations of the S&OP process. Consequently, integration on the demand chain becomes uncertain because actors are always creating new possibilities to move towards integration but will never arrive at the destination of integration. To integrate is, thus, to postpone integration because there are always emergent matters of concern around the technology to foster integration. Because constituents of the S&OP process are separated in diverse times and spaces, to integrate is also to separate constituents of integration. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8719
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A Conceptual FrameworkHoldt Christensen, Peter (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Abstract This paper argues that knowledge sharing can be conceptualized as different situations of exchange in which individuals relate to each other in different ways, involving different rules, norms and traditions of reciprocity regulating the exchange. The main challenge for facilitating knowledge sharing is to ensure that the exchange is seen as equitable for the parties involved, and by viewing the problems of knowledge sharing as motivational problems situated in different organizational settings, the paper explores how knowledge exchange can be conceptualized as going on in four distinct situations of exchange denominated organizational exchange yielding extrinsic rewards, organizational exchange yielding intrinsic rewards, financial exchange, and social exchange. The paper argues that each situation of exchange has distinct assumptions about individual behaviour and the intermediaries regulating the exchange, and facilitating knowledge sharing should therefore be viewed as a continuum of practices under the influence of opportunistic behaviour, obedience or organizational citizenship behaviour. Keywords: Knowledge sharing, motivation, organizational settings, situations of exchange. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7486
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The Importance of Groups and Personal NetworksHutchings, Kate; Michailova, Snejina (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The unprecedented escalation in the number of organisations that have decided to internationalise their operations in the last two decades, and the international movement of labour that has accompanied such expansion, has meant that understanding the process of knowledge sharing within subsidiary operations has become an issue of increasing importance. Where the cultural distance between home and host nations is great, as it is between Western industrialised economies and the transition economies of the (former) Communist nations, there is even greater saliency for achieving effective knowledge sharing if its potential value for gaining organisational competitive advantage is to be harnessed. In examining knowledge sharing in Russia and China, this paper specifically addresses how group membership and personal networking in these countries facilitate and impede knowledge sharing. Ultimately, the paper provides important insights for Western managers about how to optimise knowledge sharing in their subsidiary operations in Russia and China. Key Words : Knowledge sharing, group membership, personal networking, Russia, China, Western Managers URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7316
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Husted, Kenneth; Vintergaard, Christian (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6315
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An International ViewKotzab, Herbert; Teller, Christoph; Grant, David B. (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper discusses factors affecting the execution of supply chain management and presents a conceptual model and six hypotheses based on such factors identified in the literature. The model was tested in two European country-specific cases using structural equation modelling. Findings in both cases confirm the hypothesized hierarchical order of three proposed antecedents: 'internal SCM conditions' affect 'joint SCM conditions' which in turn influences collaborative 'SCM-related processes'. Managerial implications are that firms in both countries should adopt these hierarchical steps to ensure a rigorous and appropriate approach to achieving full and integrative SCM. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8330
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Facts and Figures on Collaborative Projects in Climate and Energy Research: Report based on Quantitative Data from the SUCCESS projectKnudsen, Line Gry; Hansson, Finn; Mønsted, Mette (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The present report is drafted for the SUCCESS1 project; a pilot project launched by the EIT with the purpose of benchmarking past and ongoing collaborations in the knowledge triangle of research, education and innovation in the European Union. The empirical focus is the field of climate and energy research. This field is in specific need of more efficient collaborative models that can facilitate knowledge sharing and thereby ease the development of new sustainable energy technologies. By analysing existing projects and processes in this field, we are able to derive new and improved models of governance structures for integrated partnerships in order to improve the innovation processes. The final goal is to work towards recommendations on the process of strengthening relations within the Knowledge Triangle of education, innovation and research in the European Union. With this report, we aim at providing a solid ground for establishing and analyzing best practice collaboration in the field of climate and energy research. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6323
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Negotiating Values in the Creative IndustriesMoeran, Brian; Strandgaard Pedersen, Jesper (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper looks at creative industry events – in particular fairs and festivals – and at how they provide a venue for the (re)enactment of institutional arrangements in a particular industry field, as well as for the negotiation and affirmation of different values that underpin them. Tracing the study of such field configuring events back to studies in economic anthropology and sociology, the authors of the paper argue that it is the notion of values that underpins fairs, festivals, awards, auctions and similar events. Going beyond the economist's notion of 'Value' in the singular, the paper posits that, in order to understand the relationship between culture and economy, we need to consider a plurality of material/technical, social, situational, appreciative and functional values when examining how economic Value is derived from creative products. It is these values that are continuously being (re)negotiated and transacted by those participating in creative industry fairs and festivals. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7982
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Branding Singapore as a revitalized destinationOoi, Can-Seng (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Destination branding attempts to frame the place in a unique manner, so that it will stand out in the global tourism market. The assertion of uniqueness has become an institutionalized global practice for celebrating destination identity. The emphasis on uniqueness in the destination brand however overshadows another important but complementary strategy: the accreditation approach. This paper gives attention to the accreditation strategy while presenting the Singapore case. By looking at the newly inaugurated Formula One car races in Singapore and the soon-to-be-opened integrated resorts, this paper argues that the Singaporean authorities are actually making Singapore less unique and more similar to other places. This strategy is advantageous because these new attractions will draw the attention of the global masses and they will also accredit Singapore as vibrant, glamourous and trendy. So, this paper shows why – despite the attempt to be different – destination authorities are learning from each other and pursuing similar attractions for their destinations. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8052
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Branding Singapore as a Revitalized DestinationOoi, Can-Seng (, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Destination branding attempts to frame the place in a unique manner, so that it will stand out in the global tourism market. The assertion of uniqueness has become an institutionalized global practice for celebrating destination identity. The emphasis on uniqueness in the destination brand however overshadows another important but complementary strategy: the accreditation approach. This paper gives attention to the accreditation strategy while presenting the Singapore case. By looking at the newly inaugurated Formula One car races in Singapore and the soon-to-be-opened integrated resorts, this paper argues that the Singaporean authorities are actually making Singapore less unique and more similar to other places. This strategy is advantageous because these new attractions will draw the attention of the global masses and they will also accredit Singapore as vibrant, glamourous and trendy. So, this paper shows why – despite the attempt to be different – destination authorities are learning from each other and pursuing similar attractions for their destinations. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7952
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Evidence from CEO TransitionsBennedsen, Morten; Nielsen, Kasper (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Economists have long acknowledged that the structure of the family (number of offspring, marital status, etc.) plays a crucial role in important economic decisions (e.g., labor supply, demand patterns, portfolio choice, educational attainment). In this paper we investigate the link between family structure and corporate decisions of family firms. Even though there is considerable anecdotal evidence on this link, there is no systematic study. This paper fills this gap. To this end, we assembled a unique dataset with accounting information from 1995 to 2002 of the universe of privately held firms in Denmark. Our dataset includes the family trees of the owners as well as personal information about all family members. This information allows us to identify family firms among privately held firms. We find that, using a 50% definition of control, 89% of privately held firms are family firms. We focus on the decision whether to choose a family member or an outsider as the next CEO. We show that the larger the pool of potential heirs, the higher the probability of family transition. Also we document that this probability is significantly lower when all offspring are female. Finally, family conflicts (proxied by divorce or multiple marriages) reduce the probability of family transition. In a robustness check we show that there is a causal effect from family structure to corporate decisions. We do this by instrumentimg the number of children with sibling sex composition and by restricting the sample to one in which founders had their last child years before founding the firm. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7631
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Entrepreneuring in Africa's Emerging Fashion IndustryLangevang, Thilde (Frederiksberg, 2016)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: A vibrant fashion scene is emerging in Africa, spearheaded by a new generation of young fashion designers. Drawing on a multi - sited study of Ghanaian, Ugandan and Zambian female designers, this article examines the emerging fashi on industry as a site for entrepreneuring where people's aspirations to bring about personal, cu ltural and socio - economic development converge. The paper reveals how fashion designers envision their endeavours as pathways for pursuing their passion, for changing the associations ascribed to 'Africanness', and for revitalising failing clothing industries. The paper proposes that while th e emerging character of the industry creates uncertainty and many obstacles for running viable businesses, fashion designers remain enthused by narratives about the industry's future prospects. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9333
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These organizations can help you reduce your impact on the planet.
Clothes, shoes, linens, and more
Damaged clothes and linens aren't garbage anymore. Up to 95 percent of clothes, shoes, and linens thrown in our garbage could have been reused or recycled. Thrift stores, drop boxes, and others will take all of your clothes, shoes, and linens for reuse or recycling – even damaged goods – in any condition except wet, mildewed, or contaminated with hazardous material.
Seattle Public Utilities has partnered with King County to create the Threadcycle program, which helps decrease your impact on the planet by reusing or recycling your unwanted clothes, shoes, and linens. Worn-out, ripped, and mismatched items are now collected and turned into new products such as carpet padding, insulation, and wiping rags. Learn more about what happens to these items through Threadcycle.
Important: Don't put clothes, shoes, linens, or other household fabrics in your recycling bin.
Acceptable items
- Clothing, shoes and personal accessories such as belts, purses, hats, gloves, scarves, luggage, and backpacks
- Bedding, towels, linens, curtains, and tablecloths
- Fabric scraps
Learn more about items accepted through Threadcycle.
Give your clothes, shoes, linens, and more
Choose the most convenient thrift store, drop box, collection truck, or scheduled curbside service:
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound
- Northwest Center
- The Salvation Army
- Seattle Goodwill
- SightConnection (Sight Connection closed June 2019)
- TexGreen
- USAgain
- Value Village
- This partner is unable to update their website to communicate their acceptance of damaged clothes, shoes, and linens, but does accept those items as a Threadcycle partner.
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- Second Use, a South Seattle retail store with vintage architectural pieces and salvaged building materials.
- Ballard Reuse for salvaged cabinets, doors, windows, plumbing and lighting fixtures and flooring.
- Earthwise in South Seattle for reusable building materials and architectural features.
General donation/reuse
- Seattle Habitat for Humanity Store - takes in donations of new and used home improvement items such as furniture, appliances, and building materials.
- GreenDisk for recycling CDs and small electronic accessories like computer mice.
- The Sharehouse - picks up usable furniture, provides tax deductible receipts, and delivers it to people in need.
- Discover Books - conducts book drives to support literacy programs and encourage recycling.
- Business Hazardous Waste - online market of industrial by-products, surplus materials and wastes, run by the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County.
- E-Cycle Washington: for recycling of computers, monitors and TVs (website unavailable)
- FreecycleSeattle for donating useful household items
- Use a search engine to look up "Thrift Stores."
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Sausage Sliders with Cran-Apple Slaw
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 25 min.
Makes4 servings
- 2/3 cup coleslaw mix or shredded cabbage
- 1/3 cup chopped apple
- 3 tablespoons dried cranberries
- 3 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted
- 4 teaspoons mayonnaise
- 4 teaspoons barbecue sauce
- 1 pound bulk pork sausage
- 4 slices sharp cheddar cheese, halved
- 8 dinner rolls, halved and toasted
- 3 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
- 8 lettuce leaves
- In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Chill until serving.
- Shape sausage into eight patties. In a large skillet, cook patties over medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160° and juices run clear, adding cheese slices during the last 1-2 minutes of cooking time.
- Spread rolls with mustard; top each with a sausage patty, lettuce and 2 tablespoons coleslaw mixture. Replace roll tops.
Nutrition Facts2 sliders: 672 calories, 43g fat (15g saturated fat), 107mg cholesterol, 1250mg sodium, 47g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 4g fiber), 23g protein.
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Aug 13, 2013
I made these for dinner and now my DH asks for them all the time! So epically good, so easy and everyone loves them. I made just the slaw for a family picnic and it was gone before the potato salad and that's never happened before!
Jul 10, 2013
I am not a fan of apples or dried cranberry's in my coleslaw or bbq sauce so I left them out. The result was a very tasty slider that i would serve at any get together.
Oct 21, 2011
My husband really liked these. They were easy, fast, and very good. We especially liked the coleslaw, and I plan on making a larger batch sometime to just eat as coleslaw and not just to add to the sausage patties. I liked the coleslaw even though I really don't like nuts at all! This recipe is a keeper.
Oct 21, 2011
This was excellent. Served mine on mini pretzel bagels - it was outstanding!
Oct 15, 2011
This was SOOOOO good! I was a little nervous while making it, just because it seems a little different, but all those flavors together is just fabulous! EVERYONE loved it, which is saying a lot in this family!!!


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Cinnamon Fried Plantain @ Horn Banana - Local Fruits # 3
Friday, July 29, 2011
Have you ever tasted a Ham Chin Peng (咸煎饼Chinese fried "bun") flavoured fried banana? Haha, this is one.
When I saw a bunch of plantains at a Malay stall, I immediately wanted to buy one. Just this one cost me RM3. It seemed pretty expensive for just 1 banana right? But when I asked Mike's worker, who owns a banana plantation herself about the plantain I just bought, she said, it's usually sold at RM5/kg. So, the one I got was worth the price. But she also commented my banana was not mature when picked. She said, the rear end of the fruit should be more enclosed.
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text: William "Bill" Reinhart, age 93, of Loveland, CO passed away July 29, 2012 peacefully in his sleep. Bill was surrounded by family, born in Mitchell, NE on June 12, 1919 the son of John and Katherine Reinhart. He was raised in Fort Morgan, CO and later moved to Cedar Cove on the Big Thompson River in a home Bill (Jean) built. They both survived the Big Thompson flood of July 31, 1976 helping their neighbors and lost ones while losing their own home. Bill served in the US Army as a First Sergeant in the 3rd Armored Division landing on Omaha Beach to start WWII. He was the recipient of several medals to include the Soldier medal and Purple Heart. Bill married Norma Jean August on September 16, 1946. They were happily married 65 years. Bill was a member of the VFW Post 41 and American Legion; an outdoorsman, avid fisherman and previously owned his own business. Bill is survived by his spouse, Jean of Loveland, CO; sons, Jerry (Janet) Reinhart of Casper, WY and Jim; his 4 grandchildren, Shaun, Brad (Chandra), Tanner and Cydney; nieces, Betty, Gladys, Thelma; and nephew, Mic. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, John and Henry Reinhart; sisters, Mary Boos, Lydia Betzold, Frieda Ostrander and Paula Cyprian. No services are scheduled. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to your favorite charity in honor of Bill Reinhart. Inurnment will be in Fort Morgan at Serenity Falls Columbarium with private services at a later date.


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If you're showering behind a vinyl curtain, especially a new one, best not to inhale too deeply: The plastic contains phthalates and other toxic chemicals that readily evaporate, or "off-gass" into the air, according to a study released last week by the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ). Hot steamy conditions promote the release of phthalates, plasticizers that are not chemically bonded to the PVC, to which they lend that soft but creepy cling.
Researchers tested five unopened PVC vinyl shower curtains purchased from Bed Bath & Beyond, Kmart, Sears, Target and Wal-Mart. High concentrations of phthalates, which have been linked to childhod asthma, genital deformities and obesity in humans as well as to cancer and hormone disruption in animals, were found in all five curtains. Organotins, which can affect the nervous, reproductive and immune systems, were found in 60% of the curtains, and the Wal-Mart curtain contained such volatile organic compounds as toluene, methyl isobutyl ketone and ethylenzene.
Along with the polluting lifecycle of PVC, the least recyclable plastic, whose manufacture releases carcinogenic dioxins into the environment (where they rise in the food chain), it adds up to a catalog of shower horrors that might have impressed Alfred Hitchcock.
Below are some healthier and more sustainable choices.
Greenest is certified organic cotton, grown without synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. To find, click here.
Hemp, a crop that requires fewer pesticides than conventional cotton, is also a green option.
Rawganique and Pristine Planet sells hemp shower curtains.
Crate and Barrel sells cotton and hemp curtains, and polyester liners (made from petroleum but recyclable and phthalate-free).
IKEA PEVA shower curtains are as cheap as vinyl but phthalate-free.
Because Target and Bed, Bath & Beyond are actively phasing out PVC, according to CHEJ, you should be able to find alternative curtains in those stores. To read CHEJ's report, click here.
To prevent shower curtain mold and mildew, keep your bathroom well-ventilated; if splotches develop, add a half cup of borax, white vinegar or hydrogen peroxide when you wash it.
This article originally appeared in Plenty in June 2008. The story was moved to MNN.com.


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Converting mechanical to electric energy
While not as large as the turbines, generators operate just as quickly, with rotors spinning up to 3600 rpm in sealed, hydrogen-cooled chambers. Generators are also dependent on auxiliary support systems for cooling, lubrication, and control. It's a lot to manage – and SKF can help.


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BASEBALL -- May 3, 2010
Sophomore Danny Detmar of Chesterton, Ind. has been named the pitcher of the week in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). Detmar pitched a complete game seven-hitter in leading the Flying Dutchmen to a 7-1 win over Kalamazoo, completing a doubleheader sweep of the Hornets. He struck out nine Kalamazoo batters and walked two in the contest. Detmar is being honored as pitcher of the week for the first time in his career.
SOFTBALL -- April 19, 2010
Pitcher Deidra Enochs, a senior from Summerfield, Fla. (Belleview HS), is the MIAA Pitcher-of-the-Week. Enochs fired three consecutive shutouts in posting a 4-0 record for the week to lead the Flying Dutch into first place in the MIAA race. She threw a four-hitter in a 4-0 victory over Calvin, scattered six hits over five innings in an 8-0 win over Albion, and gave up seven hits in a 1-0 win over the University of Chicago. Enochs completed the week by going the distance, allowing six hits, in a 4-3, eight-inning victory over Trine. She walked only one batter in 27 innings of work for the week. Enochs is being honored as Pitcher of the Week for the first time in her career
BASEBALL -- April 6, 2010
The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named righthander Robby Poll its pitcher of the week. Poll, a senior from Grandville (Grandville HS), tossed a six-hit complete game in leading Hope to a 7-1 victory over Calvin on Monday. Poll, who is being honored as pitcher of the week for the second time this season, did not walk a batter and struck out six in running his season record to 4-0 with a 2.89 earned run average.
BASEBALL - March 29, 2010
The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) has named shortstop Chris Mattson the season's first Player of the Week. As sophomore from Muskegon (Mona Shores HS), Mattson went 9-for-13 at the plate for a .692 average in leading the Flying Dutchmen to a four-game sweep of Olivet to open MIAA play. Mattson scored nine runs, drove in three more and had two doubles among his nine hits.


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A former circuit judge in Tennessee has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for lying to cover up a scheme that provided him with painkillers and sex.
Richard Baumgartner expressed remorse at sentencing Wednesday in federal court, saying he was greatly shamed and regretted his actions. The 65-year-old former judge in Knox County was convicted in November of five counts of misprision of a felony.
Authorities said he lied to cover up a conspiracy involving a defendant from his court, a woman about half his age who had supplied him with pills and sex.
An investigation also found he was using large amounts of painkillers while presiding over trials and had purchased drugs inside the county courthouse building starting around 2007 and continuing until he stepped down in 2011.
"I will forever be remorseful for any disgrace I have brought to that profession," the disgraced judge said, speaking at his sentencing hearing in Greeneville.
Baumgartner resigned from the bench and pleaded guilty in March 2011 to a state charge of official misconduct after a probe by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation found he was addicted to painkillers and purchased pills from Deena Castleman, who had graduated from his drug court program. He did not receive jail time for that plea.
Federal prosecutors had requested Baumgartner serve two years in prison, saying his actions severely disrupted the Knox County courts and required retrials of half a dozen people. In particular, retrials were ordered for two defendants in highly publicized trials involving the 2007 torture slayings of a young Knoxville couple.
The prosecutors told U.S. District Judge J. Ronnie Greer in a memo that "Baumgartner engaged in despicable conduct that has shaken the public's confidence in the criminal justice system."
But Baumgartner's attorney, Donald Bosch, pleaded for probation. The defense attorney said Baumgartner had already been publicly humiliated, financially ruined, debarred and now is a convicted felon.
In sentencing Baumgartner to prison, Greer said the defendant should serve some prison time because judges should be held to a higher standard. Greer said Baumgartner also must undergo drug testing and drug and mental health treatment upon his release.
First appointed to the Knox County Criminal Court in 1992, Baumgartner once presided over many high-profile criminal cases in Knoxville. He also launched the county's drug court.


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Raspberry Lemonade Spritzer
(serves 6-8 cocktails)
1 lemon, sliced
1/2 cup of raspberries
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1/2 cup strawberries, sliced
1L bottle of seltzer (lime- or lemon-flavored encouraged!)
12-15 ounces of vodka
Approx. 20 ounces of lemonade
Infuser Pitcher (like this one) - perfect for this drink!
Cut lemons and strawberries into slices. Pack all fruit, including fresh raspberries, tightly into your pitcher's infuser insert (preferred, or you can mash at the bottom of your pitcher). Pour vodka and seltzer in pitcher. Then top off with lemonade. Serve on the rocks and enjoy!
Spinach Artichoke Dip
1/2 bag (about 5oz) of frozen spinach, thawed
1 (8oz) can of artichoke hearts (quartered, preferred)
2-3 tbsp mayonaise
1/2 cup of shaved parmesan cheese
1/2 tbsp of crushed garlic
salt, pepper, red pepper flakes mixed in, to your liking
bread crumbs sprinkled on top to you liking
1 bag of pita chips
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Take frozen spinach and thaw out. Roughly chop the spinach and then the artichoke hearts and place into a bowl. In that same bowl, add mayo, cheese, garlic, and spices, and then mix to blend ingredients equally. Place contents of bowl in an oven-safe dish and spread evenly. Sprinkle bread crumbs lightly on top and place in the oven for about 10 minutes. Remove and serve with chips.


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ROCHESTER — The following items are based on 1,120 entries on the Rochester Police Log from Feb. 20 to Feb. 26:
Wednesday, Feb. 20
2:08 a.m. — Sherry Ann Harris, 38, of 43A River St., is charged with receiving stolen property.
2:14 a.m. — An East Rochester resident has received a text from his girlfriend advising him to watch his back or "end up in the river like his brother."
5:02 a.m. — Joshua Scotton, 26, of 49 Kinsale Drive, is charged with willful concealment.
5:46 a.m. — Marc Ghen, 33, of 17B Market St., Somersworth is charged with operating without a valid license.
10:21 a.m. — A toter is taken from Warren Street.
10:41 a.m. — Steven Bradley Thibedau, 24, of 1222 N 5 Street, Apt. 8, Socorro, NM, is charged with drug possession.
11:35 a.m. — Walmart reports the theft of a computer, which has been caught on video.
1:52 p.m. — A man on Industrial Way says a coworker has made threats.
2:20 p.m. — Kimberly Griffin, 24, of 55 Bassett Drive, Barrington, is charged with driving after suspension.
2:51 p.m. — Kristine K. Poitras, 28, of 5 Beaver Dam Road, South Berwick, Maine, is charged with fugitive from justice.
3:05 p.m. — A home is burgled on Cushing Boulevard.
4:07 p.m. — A dark colored truck is involved in a hit and run on Old Dover Road.
5:10 p.m. — A woman's daughter's ex-boyfriend's mother (if you are still with us) is giving out the woman's address and encouraging people to fight her. Police advise the caller to avoid the temptation of answering Facebook posts.
5:57 p.m. — Walmart reports a theft.
6:37 p.m. — Several citizens are offering to go to a Salmon Falls Road location and beat someone up.
7:28 p.m. — A woman calls from Dora Drive to say a dog's jumped in her car. Just then its owner comes by to get it.
7:32 p.m. — A Magic Avenue man reports a possible credit card scam.
7:37 p.m. — A Knight Street woman says someone broke into her apartment while she was asleep and stole her medication. Ooops, she's just found it.
9:47 p.m. — A Linscott Court woman reports the theft of $100.
10:04 p.m. — A River Road lady allegedly flips out and punches her roommate on the side of the head because he asks for a key.
Thursday, Feb. 21
10:05 a.m. — A Siamese-looking cat is missing from Myrtle Street.
10:19 a.m. — A camper parked at Walmart for nine days will be given a trespass notice.
11:40 a.m. — Sandra Price, 47, of 24 Pickering Road, is charged with unsworn falsification.
12:08 p.m. — Two young men are ripping the doors off a car on Eastern Avenue. They are taking off the parts "that Lambert's Salvage won't accept." Police tell them to keep the noise down.
12:34 p.m. — A Mill Street resident reports a cell phone stolen and suspects a relative.
12:42 p.m. — A Profile Apartments woman finds fuse boxes have been ripped out of all three of her cars.
1:50 p.m. — A Dynasty Restaurant employee finds a wallet with ID. The owner will come for it.
2:17 p.m. — Police check up on a man said to be breaking into a vehicle on Milton Road. He is the owner and is locked out.
2:21 p.m. — Rite-Aid on Milton Road encounters another attempted forgery.
3:51 p.m. — Christine D. Cutter, 26, of 203 Paulson Road, Farmington, is charged with willful concealment.
5:13 p.m. — An East Rochester Main Street lady says furniture, a TV and more were taken from her apartment while she was in jail.
6:14 p.m. — Youngsters, including one with a guitar, fight on Mill Street. Police ascertain they were just playing. No crimes were committed (unless the kid murdered a tune).
6:50 p.m. — Debra L. Solsky, 55, of 10 Atwood St., is charged with driving after suspension and one-way road and rotary violations, on Brock Street.
7:16 p.m. — Brian Smith, 36, of 17 Daffodil Hill Lane, is charged with unauthorized use of a propelled vehicle, drug possession and two counts of driving after suspension.
8:10 p.m. — A boyfriend's niece is assaulting Eastside folk, trashing their apartment and giving them a poke, yelling and fighting and behaving like a schmuck, and now she's trying to get into a truck.
9:24 p.m. — A man smoking a cigarette near Cumby's on Milton Road is regarded with suspicion, mostly on account of stumbling.
9:55 p.m. — Walgreens reports a robbery, with money taken from the main registry.
11:02 p.m. — A hole has been shot in a Lagasse Street window.
Friday, Feb. 22
12:06 a.m. — William R. Clark, 36, of 171 Scruton Pond Road, Barrington, is arrested on two warrants.
3:04 a.m. — A burglar alarm goes off at Jimmy's Smoke Shop.
8:40 a.m. — An auto sales employee is threatened by a customer who thinks their vehicle is not being repaired quickly enough.
9:25 a.m. — A child's bike has been abandoned on Charles Street for about a week.
1:05 p.m. — Kenneth Bodge, 23, a transient, is charged with theft.
1:31 p.m. — Kevin D. Brochu, 23, of 63 Salmon Falls Road, Apt. 8, is charged with theft.
2:34 p.m. — An Xbox is stolen and a trashed room left behind at Sunset Arms Apartments.
2:46 p.m. — Shawn Canney, 28, of 4 Arrow St., is arrested on a warrant.
3:03 p.m. — There is a "possible" theft at the high school.
6:13 p.m. — Two ladies at Cumby's on Knight Street reportedly solicit for disabled vets and hand out black and white flowers, but no table signs or ID are visible, raising someone's suspicion.
9:32 p.m. — A headlight of a car parked at the community center has been smashed.
10:18 p.m. — A man allegedly threatens a diner at Granite Steak and Grill.
10:20 p.m. — Lynn Labombard, 60, of 37 Cormier Drive, is charged with driving under the influence.
Saturday, Feb. 23
1:10 a.m. — Keith McConnell, 46, of 70 Franklin St., is charged with driving after suspension.
1:40 a.m. — Police check on an Amazon Park party and find nothing illegal going on.
1:56 a.m. — E911 has someone swearing on the phone. Then Farmington PD has him in custody.
10:50 a.m. — A guy selling generators out of his truck at Home Depot is moved along.
12:27 p.m. — A Warren Street woman reports the theft of a credit card which has been used in Rochester.
12:49 p.m. — A North Main Street woman is seeking three bags of clothing from her boyfriend, but he's hanging onto 'em.
1:14 p.m. — Folks yell and scream, how indiscreet that this occurs on Pleasant Street.
1:30 p.m. — Dillon Albers, 20, of 77 Winter St., is charged with reckless conduct and disorderly conduct.
2:17 p.m. — Walmart has a video and the plate number of a vehicle involved in a theft.
3:14 p.m. — A son-in-law "flips out" on Milton Road.
3:42 p.m. — On Winter Street, two teens carry rifles. One also has a tackle box, which sounds a bit fishy.
3:44 p.m. — Someone boarding a taxi at the Globe Mall, yells to a lady "she will get what's coming to her."
4:13 p.m. — Police are called to the Norway Plains complex to adjudicate Facebook postings.
10:14 p.m. — At the North Main 103, music's loud until a plea to turn it down bears fruit, but then, a darned live band cranks up again. Police deem it louder than is right, so it's abated for the night.
Sunday, Feb. 24
2:55 a.m. — Catherine R. Brisson, 40, of 23 Patriots Way, is charged with driving under the influence and drug possession.
5:50 a.m. — A front end loader removing snow at Market Basket disturbs a neighbor, but "does not appear to be louder than normal."
6:49 a.m. — A man's cellphone and wallet were stolen last night at Varney's Laundromat.
11:50 a.m. — A tree limb goes down on Washington Street and becomes a log item.
12:26 p.m. — A wallet found at Walmart is reunited with its owner.
1:09 p.m. — An Eagle Drive woman who visited classbook.com is being insulted by a Tulsa, Okla. man she cannot remember from school. She's advised to ignore him.
3:22 p.m. — Two tree limbs fall onto Old Dover Road. Public Works is on the job.
6:26 p.m. — Half a dozen people fight on River Street.
6:40 p.m. — At Hannaford, medications and makeup are stolen from a purse.
8:29 p.m. — Music blasters are warned at Norway Plains.
9:48 p.m. — Someone in baggy pants and someone with bright red hair (dyed) chase a couple on North main Street. A broken neck is threatened.
Monday, Feb. 25
2:24 a.m. — Timothy Moore, 23, of 711 Scruton Pond Road, Barrington, is charged with habitual offender and transporting alcoholic beverages.
11:31 a.m. — Katriena Hall, 37, of 19 Norway Plains Road, Apt. 30, is charged with driving after suspension.
12:01 p.m. — A juvenile is charged with two counts of simple assault.
1:10 p.m. — A man keeps knocking on a Lowell Street door asking for work.
1:17 p.m. — There's a parking spot spat on Quaker Lane.
1:28 p.m. — A man who has "scruffy red hair," plus a beard, and who wants to move snow on Dodge Street finds no custom there, so he walks away exceeding slow, and talks to himself for it wrankles — he has "plastic bags round his ankles."
1:50 p.m. — A Patton Street woman reports the theft of an iPod Touch second generation.
2:19 p.m. — David Ayers, 28, of 3 Ayers Cove Drive, Barrington, is charged with willful concealment and false report to law enforcement.
2:50 p.m. — Christine R. Roux, 31, of 378 Main St., Somersworth, is charged with willful concealment at Walmart.
2:52 p.m. — A Verizon Jet Pack has been stolen from a middle school office.
4:22 p.m. — A lady withdraws a large blade from the trunk of a vehicle on Pine Street and heads toward town.
4:28 p.m. — A Microsoft surface tablet has been stolen from a back desk at Radio Shack.
4:59 p.m. — Necklace chains and charms are missing from a Pine Street apartment.
5:50 p.m. — Henry Apac, 62, of 30 Crown Point Road, is charged with habitual offender, drug possession and failure to use required turn signals on North Main Street.
5:55 p.m. — An Amazon Park dog watcher has allegedly stolen change.
8:09 p.m. — A motorist on Portland Street thinks a chunk of ice was thrown at her vehicle, but it may have come from an overhead branch.
10:41 p.m. — Ladies and gents on North Main, someone's telling, are fighting and pushing and shoving and yelling.
Tuesday, Feb. 26
2:08 a.m. — North Main Street residents "keep banging doors."
10:18 a.m. — A pregnant lady is shoved by a youth on Lafayette Street.
11:06 a.m. — A postal clerk finds a wallet and an officer returns it to the owner.
12:50 p.m. — Cumby's on Highland Street ne'er sees the like, a man shouts and screams and acts out like a tike, and when he is done, he makes off on a bike.
1:45 p.m. — There has been a burglary at Northgate Apartments.
2:27 p.m. — At Dunkin' Donuts on South Main a lady hits a car, it's because "he wouldn't move," and if that sounds bizarre, "she almost ran him off the road" though which road's hard to say, when police arrive it's been "resolved," all parties drive away.
10:08 p.m. — After a reported fight at Cumberland Farms on Knight Street, a Strafford teen is charged with simple assault and unlawful possession of alcohol; Anthony Manoli, 23, of 114 Warren St., Laconia, is charged with simple assault.
11:43 p.m. — A staff member leaving Frisbie thinks he spots drug dealing in the parking lot.


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I thought I'd offer a final list of things to do rather than pop off with these phrases that may mean little or nothing to the recipient, or worse, may cause unintended - but lasting - harm.
It turns out that packing all the belongings you need for at least three months into the back of a Prius is a challenge. Of course, being a guy it's the kind of challenge that makes life worth living. Anyone who has ever been a Tetris junkie can appreciate the exhilaration of fitting forty-seven differently shaped items into a space made for about half the volume. Yes, I had to jump up and down on the back hatch, and several keepsakes are undoubtedly smashed beyond recognition. But by God, I got it all in there.
While I was basking in the glory of being a master packer, my family was busy feeling. Amy kept up her "four cries an hour" regimen, while three-year-old Zoe melted down whenever she realized this toy or that piece of furniture was not going with us after all. It's a strange feeling, leaving most of our valuables behind, but for me, it's kind of liberating. I love the idea of grabbing what I can carry and heading west until I reach the edge of the earth.
Apparently my family doesn't share the same romantic bug. They like stability.
"This is the longest I've ever lived anywhere," said Amy, wiping tears aside. "This is home."
"Yeah, but we're taking home with us," I said, trying in vain to employ the typically male strategy of emotional deflection.
"Taking it where?"
"Good question."
We're dropping the kids off at Grandma's in New Mexico for a few weeks while Amy and I make our way up to Portland to look for temporary housing. We'll likely land in a furnished apartment downtown (you know, cause we left all our stuff in Pueblo) until our house sells. Then we'll find a new home, I'll fly back and get everything moved once instead of twice. Practically speaking, it's way easier than dragging everything up and into a rental, then repacking and moving at all again in as few months.
Emotionally, it's a little bit more complicated. At least if you have "feelings" like the rest of my family. Lucky me to be born with Vulcan sensibilities.
"I'll miss our couch," Zoe cried, clinging to it like a binkie. "I love this couch!"
"The couch will come later, honey," I said. Of course, explaining "later" to a three-year-old is kind of like trying to explain Vegas at a monastic convention?
But there's no such thing as a monastic convention, you say. Yeah, well, mind your own business.
So instead of focusing on how everything we were doing was the last time we would do it in our home, I decided to make it into a contest.
"I'm gonna be the last one to pee in the back bathroom!" I hollered.
"I'm the last one to sit on the couch," said Mattias, spreading himself across the sectional like a big starfish.
"I'm the last one to hug this," Zoe said, squeezing a column between the living room and dining room.
"I'm the last one to cry in our house," said Amy.
"I don't doubt that," I said from the bathroom. After she was done showing the walls some love, Zoe came back to check on me, as she tends to like to do. Apparently she's unaware of the fact that I've been peeing with fairly regular success for thirty-seven years prior to her existence. But somehow, now that she's here, she's the pee police.
"Good job daddy," she said, patting me on the back. Not exactly the best idea while a guy is peeing, but as I said, I have four decades of experience; I can compensate for such minor distractions.
"Thanks baby. Why don't you give me a little bit of space?"
Zoe, being three, is low to the ground, so not much gets past her if it's below three feet. We've been in "purge" mode for a while, and Amy in particular is a machine when it comes to getting rid of stuff. I've found some of my own stuff in the trash lately, but I know better than to reach in for it; it's probably booby-trapped.
Zoe had a going-away party at her day care provider's house a couple of days ago and came home with so much new crap you'd think it was her birthday. I could feel the temperature rise in the room when Amy saw the parade of bags coming in through the front door.
The small, flat stuff stayed. Messy, bulky or noisy things found their way to other loving homes. A couple of things simply hit the round file cabinet, like the Dora Hearts. I'm not even sure exactly what they are, except that they're heart-shaped, plastic and have Dora on them. Some doink in a marketing lab figured out that's all it takes to trigger the "I want" reflex in three-year-olds, and man, does it trigger.
Especially when they see the Dora Hearts in the trash.
"Mommy," you could hear her winding up for a tsunami of three-year-old fury, "you threw my heart in the trash! How could you? I loved those hearts sooo muuuuuch!"
"Talk about a metaphor," I smirked.
"Shut up," Amy scowled.
We finally made our way to the door after a quick round-robin prayer where we each shared one thing we loved about the house. And of course, faithful to the challenge, Amy squeezed one final cry in following the heart-in-the-trashcan fit, so she was in fact the last one to cry in the house.
As I pulled the front door closed, I reached up and gave the brass lion door knocker a few solid whacks.
Nobody home.