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#35 – The Neverhood
The result of animator Doug TenNapel's imagination, The Neverhood is one seriously bizarre game – which of course we mean in the very best way. With literally tons of clay used in its painstaking hand-crafted construction, the 1996 release featured stop-motion claymation graphics that not only look great a decade later, they will always look great. This game tells the surreal tale of a character named Klaymen on his journey to… well, it's not always clear. Players are thrust into the world with little explanation, which only makes things weirder as you explore this mostly deserted plasticine world. The story eventually coalesces as Klaymen tries to take back the Neverhood from the evil usurper Klogg, all the while picking up scattered video disks that piece together an intriguing origin tale. (And if that isn't enough background, the phenomenally detailed Hall of Records fills in all the other blanks, and then some.)
There are plenty of puzzles ranging widely in style and difficulty, but this game is fondly remembered more for its absurd style and humour, striking orchestral scores and unique visual aesthetic. Delightfully whimsical animations abound, making great use of the creative freedom such a pliable medium allowed its designers. The game was released at a time when good FMV cinematics were still a breathtaking thing to behold, and while we may be beyond that initial awe, the cutscenes here still hold up to this day, with delightful pacing and gags. To anyone playing the game for the first time: eat the fruit from the tree. Eat a bunch of them. Your inner child will be rewarded handsomely. Even without an actual game to play, exploring The Neverhood would be a dreamlike adventure of memorable sights and sounds, but its many puzzles and wistful creation tale make it all the more outstanding an achievement. Other games have dabbled in claymation, but there's only one Neverhood.
You might also like: The Dream Machine: Chapters 1 and 2, Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures
#34 – Amnesia: The Dark Descent
With absolutely no exaggeration, we can safely (or not so safely, as the case may be) proclaim Frictional Games' Amnesia: The Dark Descent as one of the greatest – if not the greatest – horror games ever made. This indie adventure may be too consistently intense for some players, but if you enjoy being reduced to a quivering, whimpering nervous wreck, you'll get your wish here. Without gore or cheap scares, without combat of any kind, Amnesia works on you slowly, building tension with patience and foreboding atmosphere, and then, when you least expect it, throwing you into the maw of danger with no defenses. It may not feature the most devious puzzles, but some brilliant use of physics makes for memorable solutions that feel natural and realistic, and just try completing them while scared out of your wits and on the run.
But no one plays a game like Amnesia to solve puzzles; you play for that nightmare adrenaline rush you get from the greatest horror stories. The tale of an amnesiac protagonist's struggle to uncover the secrets of the Prussian Castle Brennenburg isn't exactly brilliant of its own accord, but the castle is the setting for some seriously unsettling atmosphere. Distant groans and scratches ratchet the anxiety as shadowy figures flicker past in the dark until you can't take it anymore – and then they keep coming. And when you really, really can't take it anymore, the curtain falls and you're under siege from hideous, unknowable creatures that sap your life force. But careful! Hiding in the darkness may save your hide, but at the cost of your sanity, which will deteriorate until your vision is blurred and your movements impaired. So keep a lantern and a change of pants ready, because Amnesia: The Dark Descent is the scariest adventure game of all time – and it's coming for you.
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#33 – L.A. Noire
It wasn't a surprise to anyone when Rockstar announced that its 2011 project was heading to 1940s Los Angeles, the home of classic hard-boiled noir films and novels. But it was a surprise to hear that the game would minimize much of the running, gunning, and mischief of Grand Theft Auto and instead focus on exploration, clue-gathering, interrogation, and puzzle-solving. Why... it almost sounded like – could it be? An adventure game? Yes, it turned out that L.A. Noire became one of the most expansive, immersive, and enjoyable adventure games ever made. What begins as a series of unconnected cases turns into a brooding and complex tale of corruption, deception, and temptation that takes some rather unexpected turns. There are still some gunfights and car chases along the way, but many are optional and take a distant back seat to the gritty investigative gameplay.
The game stars Aaron Stanton (Mad Men) as war-hero turned LAPD gumshoe Cole Phelps, along with a host of wonderful character actors who bring a depth to their roles not usually seen in gaming. The gameplay transitions smoothly from driving around a massive, historically accurate recreation of '40s L.A. to intricate exploration of crime scenes to intense shootouts and even more intense interrogation. The interrogations are the definite highlight, featuring Rockstar's revolutionary facial capture technology. What other game forces you to scan characters' expressions for facial tics and other tells that signal lies? Even more impressive, the game managed to forge its own identity while still touching on all of the themes and motifs you'd expect from a detective mystery of that era. Bringing together the best of Grand Theft Auto, interactive movies, old-school adventure games, and film noir, L.A. Noire is an amazing achievement that rightfully takes its place among the best adventure games ever made.
You might also like: Law & Order series, Noir: A Shadowy Thriller
#32 – Gabriel Knight: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
The last adventure ever to be produced by Sierra, and perhaps one of the most controversial both for its themes and unique style of play, Jane Jensen's Gabriel Knight III: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned is the most ambitious installment of the trilogy. Not only did it raise some highly contentious topics years before a certain Dan Brown, such as the possibility of the Holy Grail really being an allegory for the womb of Mary Magdalene, it also sought to reinvent the genre by putting players in direct control of the camera in a fully 3D environment. This feature allowed for an unprecedented amount of free exploration, though the success of the actual implementation is still a question of debate among adventure gamers.
What matters the most, however, is that even with a final cliffhanger that was clearly meant to be resolved in the next (as yet still unmade) chapter, this game is a masterpiece of interactive storytelling, a compelling example of what could still be achieved in a genre that was rapidly dwindling by 1999. The mesmerizing story of hidden secrets and mysteries, of blood and power, vampires and Templars, of lies that date back to ancient Egypt and earth-shattering truths about the progeny of Christ, features a solid cast of intriguing characters, all with an agenda of their own, and perhaps the best over-arching puzzle ever seen in an adventure, the multi-faceted Le Serpent Rouge. Even if a troublesome development history somewhat hampered the final product, as is occasionally evident in some ill-conceived design choices, the third and for now final chapter in the Gabriel Knight series remains one of the crowning storytelling achievements of all-time.
You might also like: Gray Matter, Memento Mori
#31 – Portal
When Valve released The Orange Box, the inclusion of Portal almost seemed like an afterthought to the high-profile shooters it was bundled with. It wasn't until we played through the short but sweet first-person physics puzzler that we realized this "afterthought" was arguably the best part of an already impressive package. The game features a simple enough premise: a silent protagonist finds herself in a series of mechanical test chambers with no clear goal except to reach the end. The only tool at your disposal? A unique gun that fires coloured portals instead of bullets, allowing you enter one and exit the other to surpass seemingly impossible obstacles. This completely different approach to puzzle design provides some of the most original challenges the adventure genre has seen in the last decade. If you dare to consider it an adventure – and we do, albeit a whole different type of adventure than any other.
As clever as its puzzles are, it's the writing that makes Portal truly spectacular. The insane computer A.I., GLaDOS, is one of the funniest characters in or out of a computer game. Whether training you in how to use the portal gun, taunting you for failing, or enticing you with promises of cake, virtually every line GLaDOS speaks is entertaining, yet reveals a surprisingly complex character that hints of a much darker purpose behind your captivity. The rest of the story is told simply through observation of the environments themselves. Concealed rooms in broken walls feature drawings and scrawled writings from a deranged former occupant. Cloudy windows high in the test chambers hint at hidden observers you never see. And when you finally break through to the other side and see what's really going on behind the scenes, it's all the more effective because you've earned the discovery yourself. It's classic Valve storytelling at its best. Hilarious and unique, Portal was a surprise hit of 2007 that every adventure gamer owes it to themselves to experience.
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Great idea, i loved the Top 20 list. Though, I'm already sad to see Toonstruck go this high, but oh well.. that's the thing with the lists.
This would also be a good reminder for the games still to play, i've already got my eye on Faust from Day 1.
I Already Hate[TM] this list…
Seriously, I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I can't help but see how inherently silly it is to try to rank things as wildly different as Faust and Toonstruck on the same scale—- and no amount of handwaving in the introduction is going to change that. But on the other hand, I'm already getting caught up in the horse race, glad to see that the Runaway series ended up with the dregs where it belongs, hoping that Day of the Tentacle will join it soon (rather than being at the very top of the list as it was last time), hating that The Dig is at such a low spot, wondering what I would put on the top spot (I guess Monkey Island 1 is, for better or worse, the quintessential adventure game), etc.
In any case, this list has already given me ideas for good games I haven't played yet and that I should give a chance to, and I'm sure there will be many more in the coming days, and for that I am grateful.
Awesome, this'll be something to look forward to each day! :-) Nice to see that Gold Rush! made the list.
Why don't you review some of these games, like Space Bar and Gold Rush? I would love to read your take on them, but they're conspiciously absent from the review boards.
We reviewed Gold Rush, but yes, there are some we haven't, and revisiting these older games for the list has motivated us to get those covered. Really it's as much a matter of availability and compatibility at this point. We don't all still have 20-year old games on hand anymore, or have success getting them to run. But we'll try! Kurufinwe, that's the spirit!
Finally, the TOP 100! Every thematic website should have one of those) I remember earlier TOP 20s on AG, but they weren't that fulfilling, and they were really only one man's point of view.
So far I've only got one big complaint - The Dig. It is not only a great adventure game on its own, but it is also one of the best sci-fi games, with an original, developed story and universe. It is one of the earliest and most organic adventure/puzzle mixes that overshadow Myst. And I'm not even talking about the music, which is arguably one of the best scores in gaming history. The game is at least TOP 50 material.
And I'm also with Kurufinwe with hopes for DoTT. It has seen enough first places already
Won't there be a vote for top 2011 adventure games?
That's the Aggie Awards Totally different animal. And yes, that'll happen in February, as usual, including the reader vote.
I think the last Top 20 list was in April 2004, so this Top 100 list is long overdue. There have been some great games in the last 7 years so it's natural to expand the list. Plus, it helps people like me who like to organize lists of games they've played, plan to play, etc.
already have to disagree, strongly. Toonstruck is far better than The Dig, for starters, yet precedes it. Runaway is just tripe not worth revisiting.. not sure I will bother with the rest to be honest.
Bugger the fact you allready went through the ***1/2 section probably means no BS3, SF: Tunguska or Lost Horizon on the list. I never expected them to end up very high but not at all? Shame. Also imo: Runaway 2 wipes the floor with Runaway 3 whom I consider to be the least good of all installments.
I'm not looking at the rankings at all. Already half the games posted are ones I haven't played, and that's why I read these lists. I don't really care whether my favorite game is at #1 or #100 if it's on the list.
Looks good so far. Iv played half of these first 10 games and i agree with their positions. Iv never been a big fan of the dig, despite its nice production values. The puzzles are boring and tedious and the story goes real flat imo. The atmosphere is nice though and its certainly worth a look for anyone who considers themself an adventure-gamer.
The first snow fell yesterday and now THIS! I cant believe that 2 of my wishes became true on the same day! I have to quote the great Homer on this because I am at a loss for words. "Tramampoline! Trampopoline!"
I have to put this list on my Top 100 things that happened this year
Woot, this is so much fun! I can't wait to see how many of the games in the list I have played! And it's a perfect opportunity to find out what games I missed but really must play. And yes, of course I already hate this list but of course when composing a list like this you are like a politician in the sense that you never do it right. One request: when everything is published, can you then make a list of links to the descriptions of all the games?
Oh yes, there will be a complete list of all the games at the end, with links to their respective article pages, if that's what you mean.
Kudos for giving respect to The Dark Eye! That said, I will very disappointed if there are no Legend Entertainment titles featured.
It would be nice to have the year of release next to each title.
But nice work! , i love these lists although you can never agree 100% with them.
Some great choices on Day 2! Good to see Laura Bow. Also, very pleased to see Dark Fall 1 - a classic I only recently played. The 7th Guest absolutely had to be included on this list. It's hard to overstate how exciting it was when my brother and I got a CD-ROM drive and loaded up this game. It was so different and exciting.
Sordy-wordy, the release year is listed in each and every write-up. Have to give people some incentive to actually read them.
So far I can't agree or disagree with any selection. When it gets closer to the top ten or twenty is where my hackles might rise.
It's nice to see Spycraft and The Dark Eye made it to the top. While not mainstream or well-known, they fully deserve it.
What a fun feature! Several of these games bring back fond memories. I also see quite a few classics I haven't played, some of which I had completely forgotten. I'm enjoying those informative write-ups as well.
I'm very excited to discover the remaining 80!
List continues to look very good. Quest for glory 2 is a favorite of mine and would definitely rank better on my list (especially if you count the drastic improvement by the agd remake), but still a solid write-up of the game.
I already love AG's top hundred! I'm surprised and delighted to see The Space Bar and Spycraft included. So what if nobody agrees with the ranking. I bet not even the staff members themselves agree with it. And this is undoubtedly the most interesting part. When we've reached 35-40, the territory will become all-too familiar: Syberia, Still Life, MI, more LucasArts, the Gabriel Knights, more Sierra, TLE, TLJ, etcetera
Awesome list, I'll save it for future reference!
Should the Quest for Glory series even be nominated for the TOP100 Adventure game?
These games are clearly RPG's in essence. If these are featured on the list, then also "The Elder Scrolls" series (and maybe others) should be featured aswel…
In our books, they should. QFG is a breed all its own, but clearly as much adventures as RPG, unlike Elder Scrolls or any other RPG series.
QFG is definitely "adventure" with "RPG" elements more than the other way around. It also helps they come from Sierra.
I just hope Day of the Tentacle does not retain its #1. =)
Yay SH: The Awakened made it to the list! You might wanna review that review though considering you placed right in the middle of 4 star territory. Plus I think it deserves that extra star.
Oops, actually that's not correct. The further I get the more the ratings drop. That can't be right, can it?
Review scores have nothing to do with this list. Obviously most will be highly rated in both, but not all. For one thing, a review is ultimately just one person's opinion, and this is a full staff effort, and a review is also frozen in time. It doesn't factor in legacy, subsequent enhancements, etc. The Awakened, for example, was considered at least in part because of its remastered version, which did something no other game has ever done.
Steam just now has an excellent offer of the Frogware Sherlock series including Awakened. Bargain prices.
I'm really enjoying this list, too. I know the greatest game of all time probably won't make the pinnacle but I can live with that…I guess. It's entertaining to read what seem to be well considered opinions about so many games I haven't played and might like to one day.
@Jackal: I see, that makes sense. Thanks for clarifying that.
Maniac Mansion should be in the top 20 the least…
IMHO it's very dangerous to make all-time lists. But i think this list is very successful and useful so far. or was until #64, The Book of Unwritten Tales. it musn't be in top 100 (imho again.)
Loom is No. 61??? It would be a sin to not include it in the top 25.
Agreed, Loom is one of the most unique and wonderful adventure experiences, way ahead of its time. And BoUT, Drawn, The Awakened might belong to the "Top decent adventure games of the last 5 years", but Top 100… Well, at least Shadow of the Comet made it. Now my soul can rest in peace.
I like Black Dahlia's inclusion. It's a great game, apart from some extremely difficult puzzles and a silly ending. The first 2/3 or so of the game are fantastic AG storytelling.
It's funny that this site's review is 2/5 stars, but the game made it onto this list. Huzzah!
I would have liked to see Toonstruck and Loom a little higher. They're both very charming. I'm hoping to see The Curse of Monkey Island near the top.
from other comments here too, i see that the Loom is the first miss in this nonetheless great list..keep on giving them!as you may say the list depends on the staffs views on each game but still the readers show otherwise. i didnt expect it to reach #1 as it is in my own list (And yes im playing adventure games for 20+ years now) but it should be among t he 25 best titles based on story, MUSIC, interface ,g raphics (For its age)...
I just recently started playing Black Dahlia again so I'm really happy to see that it made it into the top 100. It's a wonderful game!
I found an installer that extracts all 8 cd's into one neat bundle on your HD so you can play if from there with no cd swapping. Also had an option to remove those lines from the FMV sequences and to slow it down on dual core machines so it runs really well on XP.
So it's like playing for the first time…all over again :-)
Nice idea I can't wait to see top games. My favorite games so far are not on the list )) Also this list is going to help me find out about games I missed to play.
Syberia II: you might also like: "A New Beginning" *tries to clean up coffee that slpashed around the screen*
You guys did tremendous work here so one really shouldn't complain but…Dreamfall on #51? I mean in terms of gameplay it might not be perfect but storywise it's by far the best game ever made! Imo it deserves a place in the top 20 but then again it's not my call. Still I think not even in the top50 is very harsh on such a magnificent and awe inspiring game.
Hand me that rag, moonbird. My monitor's dripping, too.
Sharing one's lack of motor control doesn't tell us anything contructive. I stand by the Syberia 2/ANB recommendation 100%.
The only linking thing between the two is that they are 3rd person adventures. Even if I think my brain to breakpoint, I can't see anything else in common. Even the gameplay is totally different. Syberia is uninteractive, ascetic and includes a lot of running, while on the other hand ANB is a crystal clear oppisite: Rich in hotspots, detailed and no running at all. I really would like to hear an explanation for this recommendation. I'm not trying to brag, i'm really just curious, because I can't find the point there.


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Noooo! Raef!!!!
No that Mr Earl Grey himself has been kicked out, I have lost all hope. I mean who the hell are we left with?
Lucinda –
I quite like Lucinda and her weird twisty neck, but she is too negative too whiny.
Lee –
Urgh can't stand him – tried to be noble but is actually quite thick and reminds me of a third division football player.
Michael –
Goes without saying he's like a cat with nine lives but he's tainted goods, he won't win now. Like all the other hotheads before him, he cannot win – Sir Alan likes pussy cats he can push around.
Helene –
This woman as a face like a slapped backside. She hardly does anything and why she didn't get fired for choosing coloured wedding dresses last week is beyond me.
Alex –
Of all of the candidates, I hate him and his smarmy know it all face the most. Get that tougue out of your cheek and get a haircut, you hippy.
Which….quite frighteningly…means…that…we…are left with….
Tubby Claire with her bizzare thumper the rabbit tooth –
Gracious as always –
I have a odd feeling the Claire is the one. I know for a FACT that she is already working for Sir Alan, but I know that sometimes he hires runner ups too. But considering how poor the candidates left are, I wouldn't be surprised if she won. She has actually been strong in the last few weeks and spoke sense in the tissue box challenge.
My problem with Claire is that she loves to watch others crumble. She's like Angelica from Rugrats – she likes to push you to the edge and loves to watch you fall apart. When she's the team leader she gives it her all – when it is someone else, she would rather watch the whole team fail than help out – as long as she isn't accountable she doesn't care. That is my problem with her. And the fact she waddles.
What do you think? Claire to win? I can't stand any of them. I say bring back Raef!


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Fire0nice228 wrote:I woulda loved to see Latendresse here, but like other posters have stated.. the Pens have their 'big fish' under contract already.. Crosby Neal Malkin Letang Fleury are big fish. Getting the bottom 6 up to snuff is far more important IMO. I mean I love to make a splash or have the big names as much as any but IMO Sutter and Cooke are the only ones worth diddly on the 3/4 lines
Idoit40fans wrote:They obviously like having the 3 center setup and now they have a guy getting paid money that slots him at that 3rd line. No pressure to move him up and out of position.
firepower wrote:The team will probably be fine on D, especially with the rookies that mey crack the lineup(Despres, Morrow, Dumoulin, ect.). A veteran with a cannon for a shot wouldn't hurt. However I agree about the forward situation. Even if Shero doesn't want to (or can't) add the expensive pieces, at least add some grit. Tanner Glass is one piece, but get a couple more.
no name wrote:Luring free agents ok yeah. But since the lock out how many good players have we lost to free agency... Scuds... Eaton... well my point is we are able to lock up our own. Once they are here. Alot of teams lose big names to free agency. Since Shero we have lost most of our guys on out terms.
JoseCuervo wrote:The point is they can still win if one of them is injured for a while. Obviously, the pens won't get the cup if any of their knees explode, but that'd be the case even with staal here.
sil wrote:I think it's becoming more and more clear that Shero is expecting the likes of at least one or two of Despres, Morrow, Dumoulin, Harrington, Samuelsson, etc... to prove they are, in fact, ready to play NHL minutes.
Tico Rick wrote:So they don't like Mario's pool anymore?
JoseCuervo wrote:while sutter isn't as offensively gifted as staal, he can certainly provide some offense. sutter isn't solely a shut-down center and plays a lot like a younger staal. He could certainly fit on the 2nd line for a short term barring any minor injuries.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The dollar recovered some ground on Monday, climbing back towards a multi-year high against the Japanese yen hit following under reports the Bank of Japan will give in to government pressure to raise its inflation target.
Reports said the Bank of Japan would agree to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's demand for a firm 2% inflation target, implying significant further monetary easing. The bank currently has a 1% target. The central bank would likely announce the 2% target after discussing details at its next policy meeting on Jan. 21-22, according to a Kyodo News report.
"For the Japanese yen, the weakening trend remains a byproduct of the continued reference to the prospective 2% inflation target, highlighted as an immediate target and not one for the medium term. Anti-deflationary policies are of course in addition to the prospective political appointee to the BOJ governorship; a person who according to…Abe, will be like minded," said Jeremy Stretch, currency strategist at CIBC in London.
The prospect of renewed action to rid Japan of deflation sent the dollar USDJPY, +0.01% as high as 89.64 yen, according to FactSet, its highest level since June 2010. The dollar slowly slipped to ¥89.46,up from ¥88.23 in North American trade late Friday.
The greenback has gained 16% on the yen in the last 12 months since it became clear a new government would be elected, which would more aggressively push for stimulus and easier monetary policy, including policies that would weaken the yen.
Against the yen, the euro EURJPY, -0.20% briefly breached ¥120 for the first time since May 2011, later easing to ¥119.50. On Friday, the European currency changed hands for ¥119.03.
"For now, it remains hard to stand in the face of ongoing yen weakening bias, although we would be wary of [British pound/Japanese yen] and [Australian dollar/Japanese yen] as both currencies face their own domestic concerns," Stretch wrote in a note to clients. "But while we would continue to look for a yen short bias, there are starting to be some siren voices, even within Japan, about the extent of the move."
The dollar initially lost ground Monday, after briefly turning positive near the start of U.S. trading as U.S. stock futures softened. The dollar tends to gain ground due to haven-related flows when investors become more risk averse.
The ICE dollar index DXY, +0.45% — which measures the U.S. unit against six major currencies — traded at 79.460, down slightly from late Friday's 79.566.
The WSJ dollar index BUXX, +0.43% which uses a slightly larger comparison basket, traded at 70.52, little changed from Friday.
HSBC senior forex strategist Daragh Maher said comments from key Federal Reserve members in the coming days could paint a picture of loose policy, creating a "risk-on" mood that tends to encourage dollar selling.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has a speech scheduled at 4 p.m. Eastern time.
"The Fed speaker calendar is dominated by doves in the early part of the week. These should provide reassurance that the Fed is in no rush to turn off the liquidity tap despite these early signs of encouragement on activity," Maher wrote in a note Sunday.
The euro held on to a small gain after improving by 2.1% against the dollar last week on optimism about a return to normalcy in euro-zone financial markets. See: Dollar falls vs. euro, yen stays at June 2010 low.
The euro EURUSD, +0.2408% bought $1.3386 versus Friday's $1.3341.
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The euro extended gains to 0.9% versus the Swiss franc EURCHF, +0.1340% its biggest jump since November 2011.
The euro bought 1.2332 Swiss francs, its highest level since December 2011.
The move should cheer the Swiss National Bank, which in 2011 declared it was prepared to buy unlimited amounts of foreign currency to stop the appreciation of the franc against the euro, setting a floor for the euro/Swiss franc exchange rate at 1.20 francs. The SNB has regularly repeated the warning.
"The SNB has won its battle, for now, which tells us more about capitulation of euro bears than capitulation of Swiss franc bulls, I suspect," said Kit Juckes, head of foreign exchange at Société Générale.
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Mon-Fri: 8 AM - 5 PM
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The Keck Language Resource Center is located on the third floor of Armstrong Hall on the west end of the building. In addition to providing a variety of services to the language departments and people studying languages, the LRC houses the campus Macintosh lab and a SmartBoard.
Language placement and proficiency testing
WebCAPE for French, German, and Spanish
Testing Schedule
Proctored exams are available ONLY during the academic year blocks 1-8 and only in the Keck Language Resource Center. No appointment is required. On the first day of the block, placement exams are available from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. For the rest of the block, placement exams are available from 12:45-4:00 pm Monday through Thursday, and from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday. Placement exams are not administered the last day of the block, during block break, half block, or summer session, so please plan accordingly. Also note that students can only take the placement exam once per semester.
About the WebCAPE test
The WebCAPE tests your knowledge of grammar. It is an adaptive test, meaning that if you answer a question incorrectly, it gives you an easier question, and if you answer a question correctly, it gives you a harder question. For this reason, it can take anywhere from five minutes to an hour to complete the test.
Placement testing in Arabic, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Latin, and Russian
Please contact the following faculty to arrange a placement exam
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How to use the filesystem package
From Joomla! Documentation
- 1 Using the JFILE:: class
- 2 Using the JFolder:: class
Using the JFILE:: class
There are 4 classes in the filesystem library.
- JFile:: (file.php)
- JFolder:: (folder.php)
- JPath:: (path.php)
- JArchive:: (archive.php)
This tutorial focuses on the JFile:: class.
The base for filehandling is the JFile class, found in libraries/joomla/filesystem/file.php Below you can see the most common options from this library file. At the end of this post you can find a very simple script for file upload.
Get file extension
$ext = JFile::getExt($filename);
Pretty clear, just feed the function with a filename and it will return the extension of the file you selected.
Strip file extension
$name = JFile::stripExt($filename);
This will return the filename without the extension.
Clean filename
$safefilename = JFile::makeSafe($filename);
It cleans out all odd characters from a filename and returns a safe filename.
Copy a file
JFile::copy($src, $dest);
It is basically a wrapper for the PHP copy() function, but also checks if the file you want to copy exists and the destination really is available. Great thing is that this function also makes use of the FTP-layer in J15 if necessary.
Delete a file
It tries to delete the file, making sure it is actually existing, but also checks permissions. If permissions are not set up properly, it tries to change them and delete the file. It also uses the FTP-layer when necessary.
Upload a file
JFile::upload($src, $dest);
It is basically the wrapper for the PHP move_uploaded_file() function, but also does checks availability and permissions on both source and destination path.
So how does that look in a script? I put up a small code snippet of an upload script. Some of the functions are used. The script is fired from an upload form. That form has a file element, called file_upload (see below).
<form name="upload" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="file" name="file_upload" />
<input type="submit" />
Note: If you didn´t add the part: enctype="multipart/form-data" then you are unable to upload a file!
Upload code looks like this:
* File upload example
// Retrieve file details from uploaded file, sent from upload form
$file = JFactory::getApplication()->input->get('file_upload');
// Import filesystem libraries. Perhaps not necessary, but does not hurt
// Clean up filename to get rid of strange characters like spaces etc
$filename = JFile::makeSafe($file['name']);
// Set up the source and destination of the file
$src = $file['tmp_name'];
$dest = JPATH_COMPONENT . DS . "uploads" . DS . $filename;
// First check if the file has the right extension, we need jpg only
if (strtolower(JFile::getExt($filename)) == 'jpg')
// TODO: Add security checks
if (JFile::upload($src, $dest))
// Redirect to a page of your choice
// Redirect and throw an error message
// Redirect and notify user file is not right extension
Using the JFolder:: class
The base for folder handling is the JFolder class, found in libraries/joomla/filesystem/folder.php Below I will discuss the most common options from this library file. At the end of this post, I put it together in a very simple script as an exmaple
Copy folder
JFolder::copy($src, $dest, $path, $force);
This will copy a complete folder and all of it's contents to another location on the server. It does permission and availability checking on both source and destination. By using $path you can enter a basepath to prefix to the filename and by setting the $force parameter to true, you can force the overwriting of already existing files. If set in the configuration, the FTP-layer will be used.
Create folder
JFolder::create($path, $mode);
This is basically a wrapper for the php mkdir() function, but with error permissions and availability checking. This one also uses the FTP-layer when set in the configuration. $mode will set the default permission, once copied and defaults to 0755.
Move folder
JFolder::move($src, $dest);
Basically a wrapper for the php rename() function, but with permissions and availability checking. This one also uses the FTP-layer when set in the configuration.
Check if folder exists
Wrapper for the php is_dir() function. Pretty straightforward, returns true if folder exists.
Read files from folder
JFolder::files($path, $filter = '.', $recurse, $fullpath , $exclude);
Function to read files from a folder. When setting $recurse to true, also subfolders will be searched. $fullpath set to true returns the full path in the array. With $exclude, you can offer an array of extensions, not to include in the search for files. It returns an array with all filenames.
Read folders from filesystem
JFolder::folders($path, $filter = '.', $recurse, $fullpath , $exclude);
Exactly the same as JFolder::files(), except this does only return an array with foldernames.
Make a tree like list from a folder structure
JFolder::listFolderTree($path, $filter, $maxLevel = 3, $level = 0, $parent = 0);
It will read a folder, specified in $path and will return all folders in an array, suitable for tree display. You can specify the number of levels. The folder array looks like this:
[0] => Array
[id] => 1
[parent] => 0
[name] => administrator
[fullname] => g:/joomla_1012/administrator
[relname] => g:/joomla_1012/administrator
[1] => Array
[id] => 2
[parent] => 1
[name] => backups
[fullname] => g:/joomla_1012/administrator/backups
[relname] => g:/joomla_1012/administrator/backups
[2] => Array
[id] => 3
[parent] => 1
[name] => components
[fullname] => g:/joomla_1012/administrator/components
[relname] => g:/joomla_1012/administrator/components
Clean a path string
Identically to the JFile::makeSafe() function. It cleans all odd characters out of the string and returns a clean path.
Ok, and how does this look in actual code. We are going to read the contents of a folder called images. In it, al large number of files are placed. We want to create a subfolder, called jpg and filter all jpg files out and move them to the jpg subfolder. After that, we will move the complete subfolder to another place on the server.
// First we set up parameters
$searchpath = JPATH_COMPONENT . '/images';
// Import the folder system library
// Then we create the subfolder called jpg
if (!JFolder::create($searchpath . "/jpg"))
// Throw error message and stop script
// Now we read all jpg files and put them in an array.
$jpgFiles = JFolder::files($searchpath, '.jpg');
// Now we need some stuff from the JFile:: class to move all files into the new folder
foreach ($jpgFiles as $file)
JFile::move($searchpath . '/' . $file, $searchpath . '/' . 'jpg' . $file);
// Lastly, we are moving the complete subdir to the root of the component.
if (JFolder::move($searchpath . '/'. 'jpg', JPATH_COMPONENT))
// Redirect with perhaps a happy message
// Throw an error
This is example script only, but gives a general idea of the possibilities.


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Nathaniel came to CPR from Minnesota Public Radio. He began his career there in 2009 as a web editor intern, before being hired full-time in 2010. He has photographed floods, built digital maps and databases, and rewritten radio scripts to bring stories to life online.
In 2013, Nathaniel won two fellowships to report abroad. He traveled to Nigeria to report on agriculture, development and food for MPR and the Splendid Table. Later that year, he reported from Vienna, Austria on European Union trade issues for local newspapers.
Nathaniel was also part of MPR's award-winning digital team, which won two prestigious Edward R. Murrow awards for best website in the country for large market radio.


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The character Penguins only come in one size: the Picky Penguin, or the larger one. They are fully invested in a certain genre and are cosplay fanatics...just for one character. Designed to be a certain character these penguins are perfect for those who want a specific character.
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You can check the travel connections easily yourself: http://www.reittiopas.fi/en/ Then you can decide if it's too far from your work place and the city.Duality wrote:Thanks again everybody for answering, it's helping me a lot.
Are there any places in Helsinki which you can absolutely not recommend to live in because of poor public transportation or other circumtances?
Do the district in the north/northwest like Kaarela etc. have decent connections to the other parts of the city?
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Computer animation is leaps and bounds ahead of where it was years ago, in large part because of motion capture technology that can map the leaps and bounds of real life people. Motion capture (or "mocap") is the process where the movements of actors are used to map movements in either 2D or 3D computer animation, and it's a field that has revolutionized both the film and video game industries.
Motion capture is one of the most effective ways to collect reality-based movement data in real time. Movies often use motion capture for computer-generated effects and creatures. Performance capture technology, as seen in the blockbuster film Avatar, has forever altered the way directors, actors and animators collaborate to create whole new worlds on screen.
This fascinating technology has also been used in all types of video games to portray movement, from sports games like Madden Football to cinematic, emotion-based games such as the recent smash-hit Heavy Rain.


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We've been so abused, so beat up by those who hate us. Why is it up to us to make the first move when we're the victims here? They certainly don't deserve our forgiveness. ... However, forgiveness is a necessity for Christians.
I have these high,
high ideals of how one should live a Christian life and I really
mean most of them, but when I look in the mirror of my life, I
see it's this forgiveness thing that is my largest stumbling block.
I don't forgive easily or well.
Bonnie's extension of forgiveness had changed my life, allowed me to learn how to forgive myself, and taught me the power of forgiving others. I think God's forgiveness is like Bonnie's.
To me the greatest challenge
we all face as LGBT Christians is forgiving those whom are acting out of
fear and misunderstanding and creating pain and hurt for us. Who
cannot see the tremendous opportunity for us to let our light and
understanding of what Jesus taught us to live bring light to the lives
of the entire Christian community, the LGBT Communities and the world?
When we look at these hurtful situations, we often ask how can I forgive the way Jesus did? The answer lies in the words, "for they know not what they do." These are not people who have evil intent involved.
The forgiveness I gave to my offenders set me free, I was no longer at the mercy of the devil's torment. I was at peace. I could again plan for my future, and two and a half years later could come home where I belonged. This hatred and feelings of revenge was gone from my heart and I now learned how to forgive.
There is no doubt God desires that we are all healed and whole, yet self-forgiveness and self-love are either neglected or put in the "too
hard" basket.
The biblical word for forgive means "to let go". God forgives us by
letting go of our disobedience and failures. We forgive others by
letting go of our resentment and judgmental rejection of other people
when they have hurt us.
Like so many people today, I can't say I'm a perfect Christian in every other regard excluding forgiveness. I don't pray as often or as faithfully as I should. I am not as active in the church as I should be. I judge the more conservative Christians because I disagree with their beliefs. Much of these failings are, I think, related to my failure to forgive.
Please God can You forgive me for not coming right out of the closet with my flag flying? Can You forgive me for hating myself most of my life? It's just that I haven't had the courage to face the loneliness
that I thought would be the result of coming out and shutting the door
firmly behind me. It terrified me to think that I might not be able
to get back in again. Can You forgive me for having so little faith?
One of the most beautiful stories of forgiveness that many gay and lesbian Christians relate personally to is the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11-32. The two sons could easily represent today's Christian communities.
Guilt and fear hold us captive until we are able to let go of them. The key to letting go of them is forgiveness. Forgiveness is an expression of love. That includes not only forgiving others, but it includes forgiving ourselves as well.
"But how can you be a Christian and be into leather?" ... Our leather may seem to be a sign of aberration, a politically incorrect kink that doesn't belong. To us Christian Leatherfolk, it is a God given gift, which we use in living our lives abundantly.
I guess that as I sat before the ministers that day, I gave little thought to the fact that what we were confessing before God and our church could be considered a sin.
Our society wants to support teenagers in their quest to find a mate. Our families and churches do their best to provide Christian standards for dating. However, they often ignore the reality
of gay and lesbian teens. Where can we turn for guidance?
Dr. Truluck realizes recovery from Bible abuse will take time for gays and lesbians and has designed his website and his new book "Steps to Recovery From Bible Abuse" to address that.
Readers sound off on what they like and dislike about Whosoever.
Readers share their praises.
What's most important? It's not just a theoretical question. On what does one base all the decisions that must be made each day in today's world? What's the most important commandment?
We have lost the capacity to
yearn for justice. Injustices don't affect us; droughts in the southeast and southwest might drive up some
prices at the supermarket and once in a while there is a surge in gasoline prices at the pump. But by an
large we aren't affected by the vicissitudes of life that rob life of both meaning and justice all over the
Because he is frequently the victim of such biased translation, Paul is often unfairly maligned and underappreciated by LGBT Christians.
Giving a homophobic twist to "Sodom" to create the verb "sodomize" took great care and deliberation. The abusive anti-gay slang language that modern scholarship has imported into Bible translations is "the
abomination that makes desolate" for millions of closeted homosexual
Christians who love God and follow Jesus as the way, the truth, and the
Why would some folk lie, ignore the
meaning, or even fake evidence in order to prove the inerrancy of
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When Sally Ride left Earth's atmosphere on the space shuttle Challenger in 1983, she built her legacy as the youngest astronaut and the first woman to enter space, and yet she was famously private. In this podcast, join award-winning author and journalist Lynn Sherr for a lecture bringing detail and color to the life of Sally Ride. Drawing on her thirty year friendship with Ride and exclusive access to Ride's papers and closest confidants, Sherr brings to vivid life this extraordinarily gifted, daring, and complex woman.
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If you're thinking of going to film school, what could be better than an insider's opinion? When asked, some students may say that spending thousands of dollars on a film education is not as important as actually getting the hands-on experience of making films.
Others might not agree. In their opinion, a degree helped to open doors in the industry and showed that they've made a true commitment to the profession. Often, they also tell you that the errors made during their film classes have saved them from making very costly mistakes later. And the contacts that they made during their film school days have proven to be invaluable in gaining employment and networking with fellow professionals once in the business.
In either case, dedication, hard work, and a competitive nature are often cited as being the most important aspects of succeeding in a film career. In New York, an area long known for the drive and competitiveness of its people, these qualities are instrumental to success. Attending a film school in the area is tough. The total number of students enrolled at any given time greatly outnumbers the amount of available jobs in the industry - so students have to excel both in and out of the classroom.
Film programs differ according to the type of school at which they are held. For example, the Film and Electronic Arts program at Bard College, a private educational institution, takes four years to complete with tuition costing approximately $40K per year. The first two years of the program are dedicated to students acquiring a historical and critical background of film (freshman year) and learning the fundamentals of production (sophomore year). Students spend these two years working toward Moderation - a process that determines whether or not they will be allowed to continue their education at Bard.
During Moderation, their educational goals and previous coursework (i.e.: completed film project, full-length script, or historical/critical essay on film) are assessed by a board of professors. If the board feels that the student has met the requirements set for the program, they will allow the student to leave the Lower College and enter the Upper College for two more years of subject-intense film study. If the standards are not met, the student may be put on academic probation or will fail out of the school. Approximately one-third of the students pass, another third fail, and the final third are placed on probation. A student's junior year is involved in the deepening and broadening of creative and critical awareness, and their senior year is devoted to the completion of a Senior Project.
At the Rochester Institute of Technology, students can enroll in the School of Film and Animation which has a four-year program designed to allow students to "learn by doing." This program has long been considered one of the best undergraduate film programs in America and is rated in the top five on the east coast. Annually the program has approximately 600 applications and, of those, only 60 students are chosen to enroll. By the third year of the program, approximately half of those students are still attending class. In addition to classes that involve learning actual film production techniques, their studies include scriptwriting, film history, and aesthetics which are designed to expose students to a broad spectrum of filmmaking styles. Students spend their first year following a basic filmmaking program. In the following years they may choose to follow one of five areas of concentration: production, animation, stagecraft, scriptwriting, or craft. The cost to attend RIT is approximately $31K per year.
City College of New York offers an undergraduate program through the Media & Communication Arts Department. The Film & Video Specialization program provides a wide range of fundamental production skills for both fiction and documentary films. Courses include screenwriting, production, and editing in both 16mm and digital video formats.
Beginning in the freshman year (unlike some other film schools), students are allowed hands-on access to film and video cameras and equipment (professional lights, skateboard and doorway dollies, cookies, etc)- and they are allotted studio time to complete production assignments. Students are required to take courses in history, theory, and aesthetics of film in addition to production classes. Tuition is $1,600 per semester for residents of New York state and $3,400 for non-residents.
In addition to considering tuition costs, students need to check out expenses for housing. Some schools provide on-campus housing, but space can be limited. Apartments located off campus can be expensive - sometimes running at over $1,000 per month without utilities included. In addition, students need to look into daily travel expenditures for getting to and from their school of choice. In the metropolitan areas, mass transportation is available by bus or subway, and commuters from more suburban areas can use local train services. Within New York City, a cost of $2.00 per ride for a local bus or subway ($5.00 per ride for express service) currently is in place. Commuters to the city from Long Island would use the Long Island Rail Road system and can get a monthly pass for unlimited rides at $267 per pass. Individuals coming from the Westchester area or points north would use the Metro North Railroad system and can expect to pay approximately $285 per month depending on point of origin for travel.
All things considered, attending film school in New York can be one of the most competitive yet exciting and rewarding things students can do for their film career. Besides attending schools with diverse styles of teaching and excellent reputations, the excitement of the area with its many avenues of support for film students (film groups, professional and student screenings and exhibits, festivals, competitions, etc.), there are art and historical galleries and museums, music venues, and many other artistic resources that can further enrich a film education.
New York Film Schools & Programs
- Alfred
University, Division of Expanded Media, Video Arts Program - Alfred NY | (607) 871-2111
Programs: Video Arts
- The Art Institute of New York City - New York City, NY
Programs: Video Production
- Bard College - Annandale-on-Hudson, NY | (845) 758-6822
Programs: Film and Electronic Arts
- City College of New York (CUNY), Media & Communication Arts Department - New York, NY | (212) 650-7167
Programs: Film & Video; Film Graduate MFA
- Columbia University, School of the Arts - New York, NY | (212) 854-2875
Programs: Film Studies; Film Graduate MFA
- DV Dojo - New York City, NY | (212) 477-2299
Programs: Film Boot Camps and Specialty Courses
- SBI Campus, an Affiliate of Sanford-Brown - Long Island, NY
Programs: Digital Film
- SBI Campus, an Affiliate of Sanford-Brown - New York, NY
Programs: Digital Filmmaking and Multimedia
- New York University, Tisch School of the Arts - New York, NY | (212) 998-1800 | Email
Programs: Film & Television
- Purchase College, Conservatory of Theatre Arts and Film - Purchase, NY | (914) 251-6300
Programs: Acting, Film, Design/Technology, Dramatic Writing
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Art Department - Troy, NY | (518) 276-4778
Programs: Electronic Arts
- Rochester Institute of Technology, School of Film & Animation - Rochester, NY | (585) 475-6175 | Email
Programs: Production, Animation, Stagecraft, Scriptwriting, Craft
- 3D Training Institute - New York City
Programs: Animation
- Vassar College, Center for Drama & Film - Poughkeepsie, NY | (845) 437-5473
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Quilts have been made since the seventeenth century. Early textiles were very precious and every scrap was saved to be reused. A quilt is a combination of fabrics joined to a filler and a backing by small stitched designs known as quilting. An appliqued quilt has pieces stitched to the top of a large piece of backing fabric. A patchwork, or pieced, quilt is made of many small pieces stitched together. Embroidery can be added to either type. Quilts that have dark spots , when held up to the sun, are said to have cotton seeds left in the cotton, a proof of age. This is not true. A cotton seed is large and hard and even homemade cotton batting is carefully cleaned of all seeds or debris by the quilter.
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Divided Senate considers pact for disability rights
Kerry, McCain spearheading bipartisan effort
WASHINGTON — Despite the overwhelming wish among Americans for an end to partisan standoffs in Washington, the fate of a treaty to promote international rights for people who are blind, crippled by disease or war, or otherwise disabled indicates that the Senate continues on a divided path.
The treaty's troubled fortunes provide a twist on the usual tale of congressional gridlock, however, because Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts and other supporters of the pact enjoy considerable bipartisan support as well as broad backing from the business community and veterans groups.
Two prominent Republicans, Arizona Senator John McCain and former attorney general Richard Thornburgh, joined Kerry at the Capitol on Monday to demand passage. The proposal is backed by former Kansas senator Bob Dole, the GOP presidential nominee in 1996, and former president George H.W. Bush.
Yet Republican senators threaten to kill the pact Tuesday based on what proponents call groundless allegations that it would encourage abortions overseas, threaten home-schooling programs domestically and elsewhere, and potentially separate children from their parents.
The conservative Heritage Foundation is among opponents who also have suggested that giving an international entity advocacy powers for disabled people would erode US sovereignty and pose threats to the profits of American multinational corporations. Some in the GOP oppose the measure on procedural grounds, saying a lame-duck session of Congress should not entertain a treaty vote.
Because a two-thirds Senate super-majority is required to ratify a treaty, Kerry – the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee – is fighting an uphill battle.
A clearly frustrated Kerry told reporters Monday he is about four votes short, but he thinks a handful of senators still might be willing to end their opposition. Dole is expected to be present on the Senate floor during the Tuesday vote in an 11th-hour bid bid for support.
"If any vote in this polarized, dysfunctional age should be able to get outside of what has ground Washington to a halt, this is that vote,'' Kerry said. "It is too important for it to become a casualty of the same old partisan gridlock that has characterized the Senate over the last year.''
The treaty would add the United States as a party to a United Nations convention aimed at improving conditions for people with physical and other types of disabilities around the world.
The international committee established to do the work does not have the power to order governments to take action, but it can recommend action.
The pact, called the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, has the support of the US Chamber of Commerce and a number of American multinational corporations, including General Electric, McCain and Thornburgh said.
Currently 125 countries are parties to the convention; President Obama signed it in 2009 and submitted it to the Senate this year for ratification. It has strong support among disability advocates in the United States, including the Perkins School for the Blind, in Watertown, Mass..
The treaty "should not be controversial'' in the United States, said Steven Rothstein, president of the Perkins School, which provides services to people with disabilities all over the world. He called the situation ironic, since the United States already has the gold standard for disability rights on its own books, the Americans with Disabilities Act.
He cited an estimated 4.5 million children worldwide who do not go to school because they are blind, as well as countless other citizens of foreign countries who are denied work and educations because of various disabilities. The United States should set an example and join efforts to support basic rights for these populations, said Rothstein.
"I couldn't sleep at night if I were a senator and did not vote for this,'' he added.
McCain said much of the opposition is from conservative lawmakers and groups who typically do not approve of cooperation with the United Nations. In this case he urged his colleagues to export the US example.
Scott Brown of Massachusetts is among the Republicans who support the treaty. The majority vote in July in Kerry's Foreign Relations Committee recommending ratification was 13 to 6, with all nay votes cast by Republicans, including Tea Party movement figures Marco Rubio of Florida, Jim DeMint of South Carolina, and Mike Lee of Utah.
Responding to complaints from the GOP that a treaty should not be taken up during the period between the election and the seating of the next Congress in 2013, Kerry said Monday that the Senate had ratified 19 treaties during lame-duck sessions.
Kerry is in contention to get Obama's nomination for secretary of state and replace Hillary Clinton. Kerry's prospects appear to have improved recently after the other leading candidate, UN Ambassador Susan Rice, ran into opposition among Senate Republicans, including McCain.
Kerry was asked Monday whether he was seeking to push the disabilities treaty through the Senate as a capstone to his Senate service, in the event he does win the secretary of state post.
Kerry said there was no link, and that Republicans who support the pact were the ones who asked him to push it now.
"This is something I support, but I didn't choose this moment for it to go forward,'' he said.
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Second, trends and new technology do not always appear in all places at the same time. For example, while many Americans were driving automobiles and having milk delivered each morning to their houses, people in West Texas still traveled largely by horse or horse-drawn wagon and depended on their gardens, fields, and livestock for most of their food.
West Texas is arid, sparsely vegetated, and shows a great deal of topographic variation. The buildings in the Castolon Historic District sit on a mesa about 1,900 feet above sea level and just above the flood plain of the Rio Grande. About two miles away from the La Harmonia Store, a line of huge limestone cliffs--the Sierra Ponce--fill the southern horizon. To the north lies a single, flat-topped peak called Cerro Castellan and, beyond that, the Chisos Mountains. Average rainfall in the Castolon area is about eight inches each year. The soil is colorful, and woody shrubs and grasses grow in occasional clumps. The Rio Grande, about one-half mile away, is a muddy river which many people could wade across most of the year. During flood periods, however, the river roars past and has even flooded the lower areas where people farmed and lived.


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We'll guarantee you have the ingredients to make salt dough ornaments in your kitchen: flour, salt, water. Nope, they won't taste or smell lovely (like these iced gingerbread ornaments), but they keep well from year to year, and you can decorate them with pens, stamps, glitter—all that stuff you wouldn't put in your mouth but looks pretty on the tree. Here are five beautiful ideas.
There's everything from simple, unadorned shapes to circles decorated with elaborate ink stamps. The possibilities are endless! Salt dough ornaments are hard and durable enough to decorate any number of ways.
Any one of the links below will take you to a basic recipe.
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• 2. Stamped Circles, from Tortoise and the Hare.
• 3. Swirly Red Snowflakes, from Katy Elliott.
• 4. Ink-Stamped Ornaments, from Even Cleveland.
• 5. Iced Star, from Country Living. (Click through to slide 13. This is technically a sugar cookie, but we thought it included a good tip: If you want to buy pre-made dough, knead in extra flour to make it sturdy enough for ornaments.)
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Right now, I'm reading Angels and Demons, the Da Vinci code prequel...
Deception Point is another page-turning Dan Brown thriller. It is about the clashes of power between the US president and a senator who wants to own the presidential seat, and the infringement of NASA and NSA to dirty-dig the senator.
Here is a book review from Shelfari:
The time is now and President Zachary Herney is facing a very tough reelection. His opponent, Senator Sedgwick Sexton, is a powerful man with powerful friends and a mission: to reduce NASA's spending and move space exploration into the private sector. He has numerous supporters, including many beyond the businesses who will profit from this because of the embarrassment of 1996, when the Clinton administration was informed by NASA that proof existed of life on other planets. That information turned out to be premature, if not incorrect. (This story is true; I repeat, Dan Brown's research is very, very good.) The embattled president is assured that a rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice will prove to have far-reaching implications on America's space program. The find, however, needs to be verified.
Enter Rachel Sexton, a gister for the National Reconnaissance Office. Gisters reduce complex reports into single-page briefs, and in this case the president needs that confirmation before he broadcasts to the nation, probably ensuring his reelection. It's tricky because Rachel is the daughter of his opponent. Rachel is thrilled to be on the team traveling to the Arctic circle. She is a realist about her father's politics and has little respect for his stand on NASA, but Senator Sexton cannot help but have a problem with her involvement.
Adventure, romance, murder, skullduggery, and nail-biting tension ensue. By the end of Deception Point, the reader will be much better informed about how our space program works and how our politicians react to new information. Bring on the next Dan Brown thriller! --Otto Penzler


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can't make up my mind
can't make up my mind
As far as I know, Tesla doesn't wait for a model year to make improvements. When they have something new they just add it to the car.
And the longer you wait, the more fun you'll miss out on.
Confirm, confirm, confirm.
There will never be a complaint free car ever. Other car manufacturers simply won't host an unmoderated forum if any forum exists at all. If you are waiting for a complaint free car, Tesla or not, you might as well never buy any car. I had a list of complaints about my Saturn that never ended.
Now if there is a specific item that is concerning maybe you should look at the majority of Model S owners that do not have the issue and wonder if complaint is just a small percentage of owners.
Tesla doesn't do "year models" per say. They make improvements to the car whenever needed. They have already added stuff to the tech package and removed other stuff. If you are thinking of waiting until 2014 because they are going to start over with a fresh improved car then that will not happen. Altho you could wait for the Model X but I am sure someone will complain the cup holder is in the wrong place.
If there a specific complaint that has you concerned?
the tech upgrades are definitely more noticable but anyone notice any difference in quality build? maybe the concerns about quality (fabric wearing out etc etc) has been quietly improved? i guess we wouldn't really know unless someone with an older tesla was able to drive a newer one.
Just do it, dude.
I waited 3 months and made an excuse per day why it was the wrond decision.
Tesla could go under.
I could need more range.
It's irresponsible to own a car that expensive.
I'll get a ticket.
My wife will get a ticket.
What about repairs?
What about the battery life?
Ad nauseum.
But one night my wife told me to stop being a baby and get it. She said I'll be retired in 20 years and a tired old man and will have missed the chance of a lifetime to drive the first mass-produced all-electric luxury four-door vehicle in history.
I've had it 6 weeks now and it's been the most fun of my life. I drive everywhere. Anywhere. All the time. Just for the heck of it. I shop in the next town over. I drive to the ocean a few times a week. We have breakfast on the beach. I run the errands. I am obsessed with the App. It's like riding on the California Screaming roller coaster at every stoplight. I play any song my poor brain can think of at any time. I open the sunroof every time I drive. I've washed the car, by hand, 5 times since we've had it. That's more than I washed my other cars in 10 years.
By far the best decision I have made in quite some time.
Hit the button. Purchase it. Drive it and live life. Come back and tell me I ruined your life if I was wrong. ;)
If you don't cancel your order, you will automatically confirm.
Have yet to have a problem that was not easily and quickly corrected.
Originally ordered an S85 ( March delivery ) because the delivery was quicker at the moment I ordered. My brother waited and ordered a P85, after I hammered his a few times I was hooked. Lucky for me my wife took over the S so I could justify a P85+. It delivers Nov 16th. I have two performance X's reserved and will likely trade in the S's at some point.
Does all that sound like an unhappy customer. You only live once. I have some older restored cars and have owned a wide range of cars. Even my Dodge Viper SRT 10 was not as much all around fun as the Tesla. There is just something about smokeless WARP speed that warms the soul.
Go for it.
I think part of what you see posted here are people that may be very sensitive to little things because this was the most money they have ever spent on a car. That's a fair situation and may cause little issues to get a lot of attention. As a first year production car from a new company I have been pleasantly surprised how much they got right.
I'm like you and I've decided to cancel my order back in May, 2013.
One of the issues that bothered me seriously was the "vampire discharge" draining your Tesla S from full to empty in 2-3 weeks if not charged. This issue has been resolved allegedly.
Other issues are
- stiff ride
- cramped back seats
- lack of luxury/convenience features in a car that is priced in the luxury segment price range.
- lack of of the ability to drive with the traffic on its own and to park itself - a feature that is common in comparably priced Lexus, Mercedes, BMW
I drive poor's man Tesla - that's Chevy Volt for city commute and Mercedes $550 for long range.
I can afford Tesla S, however I do not see how it will differ from the Volt as far as ride comfort and convenience goes. Tesla has more power and longer range but still hard to adjust the expense.
I praise the EV revolution and all enthusiasts in this forum here who help it happen and release us from the oil slavery. I hope that I will join sooner or later. Got to get my 30 kW solar on the roof busy too.
David - I've had my Model S for 10 months and 9K miles. I've also owned a Jag, 2 Cadillacs, a BMW, etc. The Tesla is, BY FAR, the best car I've ever owned. The performance and reliability have been fantastic. I'll be ordering a Model X . . . and the odds are very high that I'll never buy a gas car again.
Complaints go up with sales. If you're spooked, wait and schedule (another) test drive. If you haven't had a test drive yet, I think we've found the problem :P
davidavid-Dont order.... realize youve already made up your mind. "too many complains around the quality of car, customer service, etc..." Keep researching and buy the car that has no complaints "around the quality of car, customer service, etc... Happy Shopping...
When you find that perfect car with zero complaints, let us know. Until then just go with it.
Remember, Tesla has sold tens of thousands of vehicles and yet, only a few complaints show up here. Also, remember, many more people will complain than will take the time to say how happy they are. No car is perfect.
Remember what Lee Iacocca said in the 80s? "If you can find a better made car... Buy it!" Well...
I am so glad I cancelled last year and waited. The new cars are better but I am still on the fence on if I should bite the bullet before the tax year or wait until next year when the cars will come with more options and hopefully be better built.
Better wait for that newer cell phone, too. And next year's tablet. And computer. And TV. And...
You can't upgrade when you're dead.
And as you wait for the new options that may come out next year I took my car this afternoon all the way up the coast to Seal Beach to have lunch with my wife. We ate downtown and then walked to the pier and were laughing and felt very young again. When we returned to our car there were two couples looking in both front windows so we spent 15 minutes going over the car with them. They were thrilled and excited and so were we. We then headed back to our home after completing yet another journey that we never would have attempted without the Model S. You can't buy happiness.
But you can buy a Model S.
If you are waiting for the perfect car , do not hit the confirm button, keep on waiting!
Ok I can agree with risquare on the rear seat lack of headroom
From Wikipedia -
The Tesla Model S has won numerous awards and recognition such as the 2013 World Green Car of the Year, 2013 Motor Trend Car of the Year, Automobile Magazine's 2013 Car of the Year, Time Magazine Best 25 Inventions of the Year 2012 award, Consumer Reports' top-scoring car ever, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA top ranked 5 star safety rating.
The model S is quicker than sports cars like the Porsche 911, more efficient than efficient cars like the Prius, holds as many people as the people haulers (minivans and SUVs), holds as much stuff as the stuff haulers (wagons and SUVs), has 3 times the range as the electric cars, has the supercharger network being built out (free fuel), has the ability to run off the suns energy from your roof top solar, is full every morning. No gas, no oil, no emissions, no timing belts, no tune ups, what exactly are you indecisive about? I have only one issue with it. I don't have the money! Not really a Model S problem though.
Bottom line it's as good as the cars that are the best at what they do, it's as good as all of them put together! Therefore it's the best one!
You're not understanding what the OP is saying. If he waits until next year there may be longer sun visors.
Good point! davidavid you'd better wait!
Succint summary! I would only add that the emotional response the car elicits is unusual in automotive history! Which other car converts drivers of Subaru, Toyota, Mercedes, and Porsche 911?
Are you waiting for a customer service that won't punch you?
OP: It is a tough decision as it the most money many people have spent on a vehicle.
A couple of your concerns: Vampire drain gone with new 5.0 (and above) software.
2004 model: TM is constantly adding both software upgrades and pricing in new hardware upgrades. The longer you wait, the mosre expensive the car.
Elon has stated that they plan on making cosmetic changes every 3 years. So it will be at least 2015 before you see any 'skin' changes.
good luck with your decision.
FYI. I test drove the car. Immediately put in an order/down payment and bought as much stock as I could.
Buy the latest issue of Consumer Reports.
Life is too short to wait. Too much joy to be had.
I should add that whatever problems there are, Tesla fixes them with a smile. They want all their customers to be happy.
Davidavid: I was in the same boat as you, my confirmation window went to Wed Oct 30. I also wondered if this is the right time. But I realized that I already knew this is the right car to get for lots of reasons and that life is short and precious, you need to make the most of every day.
If there are any issues with the car, Tesla has shown they quickly make it right.
So yesterday I pressed the big red (scary) Finalize button, and now I'm so relieved, excited and joyous to be on a path to getting my Model S this year. I'm sure I would have been sad and still second guessing myself if I had canceled.
Do it, be glad, enjoy life. It's far too short to let worry get in your way.
Not sure I understand the question. I took delivery a year ago (VIN #0477) and reliability, performance, customer service, overall experience are by far the best of any car I've owned. Confirm and enjoy; you will never look back.
Pretty funny when someone compares the Volt to a Tesla. The Volt is the definition of mediocrity, a marginal gas car and a marginal battery car. Talk about combining ICE and EV in a way that makes the word synergy cry out in pain. You get all the maintenance and smoke of an ICE with a pitiful battery range.
The only difference between the Volt and the Fisker Karma is about 50 billion of government funding.
Pretty funny that the only people that are saying don't buy are people that didn't buy. Maybe misery loves company.
All the owners that have actual experience with the car say buy.......
If you decided you don't like the car and didn't buy one why are you wasting time on this forum posting. Non buyer regret??
Another dimwit post. Give over.
But "per say" does not exist, per se. ;p
TM has no 2004 model.
By law, every VIN has a year encoded. TM encodes the calendar year the VIN was assigned, and when the car finished production. It has no other significance, unless clooless buyers give it some.
The Volt is a duck. A duck can swim. A duck can walk. And a duck can fly.
But it doesn't do any of them particularly well. A fish can swim better, a cheetah can walk better and an eagle can fly better.
The volt is a subpar electric vehicle. The volt is a subpar gasoline vehicle. The volt is a subpar vehicle.
The Model S is the pinnacle of electric vehicles.
In the end, it's an emotional, not rational decision. If the Model S excites you, confirm the order, and enjoy the "Tesla grin".
If you're really on the fence, then consider waiting until it feels right. You'll miss the experience of owning and driving the car, and will probably pay more in the future, and possibly lose some of the tax breaks, but you'll probably get more of the features you expect (power folding mirrors were just added), and you can put the money to other use in the meantime.
@ davidavid
Tesla Model S has been my only car for the last 10 months and almost 25,000 miles without a drop of gasoline.
The only trouble it gave me just now was a loose hose connection for the windshield fluid sprayers and the ranger went to the hotel where I had a conference and picked it up and gave me a loaner, fixed it and gave my car a shiny wash (Road bugs trashed my car because of my long distance driving. I used to fly, but no more.)
Last year, Consumer Reports gave it a near perfect score (99/100) but withholding the recommendation due to insufficient reliability data.
It's scary to hear lots of complaints but you need to have a way to determine whether these complaints are a norm or an exception.
Now, the verdict is in as of today, 10/29/2013: Consumer Reports officially recommends the Tesla Model S
Norwegians pay $20,000 more to get a second hand Model S rather than buy a new one and wait for it.
Some in the US can't hardly buy a Model S with ease due to legal restrictions.
Why suffer another day in when you can exercise your freedom to get your future dream today!
14500 miles 6 months. It's a no-brainier. Remember if you wait you may get a larger sun visor or better cup holders but it will probably cost you $10000 more. Alternatively you could get the volt. It's price may drop.
David My Cayman S is (obviously) not as quite as the Japanese cars I used drive. It also has developed an intermediate rattle at around 10K miles. That somehow went away by itself after a few months without my doing anything. What I am trying to say is it really didn't bother me much even when that happened. I always say I'll just sit in my living room couch when I want comfort and quite but that's not the priority when I drive a car. The car does drive perfectly. As a performance car driver you should understand what I mean.
When will be the newer (2014) model out? Hoping that would be much more refined and complaint free. Anyone?
The 2014 will be out when the first one produced in 2014 gets delivered to a customer. They don't really adhere to model years, and only have them because it's a federal requirement. Updates are continuous and can come at any time.
I owned a volt for about 2.5 years before I bought my Tesla and had been avoiding driving the Tesla specifically because I was sure it would win me over. I ended up test driving one almost by accident and bought it that day. The Volt is actually a great car, but the Tesla is phenomenally more in all the areas where the volt excels. If you can afford the S, I would definitely take it over the volt unless you specifically had to use the vehicle for long drives beyond the tesla's range. I found myself constantly trying to charge the volt to avoid using gas (a self-imposed challenge, admittedly). With the Tesla I just go, since it has tons of range.
I think you should cancel your order. There are plenty of other committed buyers who will happily buy the car. Have you looked at the Toyota Camry? It sounds like it would be a good car for you.
@Tam: how did you get such even energy use for a mile? Are there runway-like straight, level roads where you drive?
You are making the same false price comparison many make. You can buy $30k of gas or you can buy $30k of batteries and not buy gas.
Buy the 100k ICE and pump in another 30 k of gas
Or buy the Tesla at 100k and use a few thousand dollars of electricity.
The Tesla is not a 100k car. It's a 75k car with 25k of fuel prepayment invested in batteries instead of cup warmers and butt massagers. Put another 25k into bells and whistles and you would have a fair comparison.
I beg to differ Roamer. I haven't had that kind of responsiveness, effortless power and torque in ANY car under $125k.
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That couple you spent 15 minutes showing the car to was Daviddavid and his wife, the other David!
@Gizmotoy: Approximately when will first one produced in 2014 will be delivered? Is it 1-Jan-2014 or is it a later date? Similarly when will VIN begin to show that they are for 2014 cars. Even if there is no difference in 2013 and 2014, I am thinking that in resale market it will be a difference and when we are so close to 2014, it will be better to wait for few days and get 2014. This is assuming there is no pressing need to buy a car and one can wait.
Yes, it's southern California pretty straight and level. I was just relaxing listening to Slacker internet music and set the car to cruise so it's a straight line, no noise, no worry, I'm in heaven, low energy consumtion :)
Roamer hit the nail on the head. You need to consider the cost of operation as part of the price of the car.
There are all different types of cars for all different types of people. Some want a truck, some a convertible, and some want cup holders and butt massagers.
The critical difference is the decision between a gas car and an electric car. A Volt is not an electric car. A Fisker is not an electric car.
If you go electric, you'll never need to purchase expensive gas or fog up the road. No oil changes, spark plugs, filters, grease spots in the drive, and all the other crap that goes along with the horribly complicated internal combustion engine.
If you go gas, you'll get what you're used to, and you have a lot of choices. You won't get the performance or economy, and you'll be paying whatever the pump says.
If you go with a hybrid, you get an even more complicated machine but with worse performance. A "duck".
So do you want a TV with a tube? Or a flat screen?
;) Lots of tube TVs have flat screens. You mean a flat panel?


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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano praised the work of his police department for swiftly apprehending the 16-year-old suspect who now faces a murder charge for fatally stabbing a movie theater employee last weekend.
At approximately 12:45 a.m. on Saturday morning, police were dispatched to the Ridge Hill Movie Theater on Fitzgerald Street, where there were reports of a fight that ended when someone was stabbed at the conclusion of a movie.
Upon arrival, police located 19-year-old Yonkers resident Daij Asante Thomas, who had suffered a stab wound to his chest, police said. Thomas was transported to a local hospital for treatment, but he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Detectives with the Major Case Squad and Crime Scene Units conducted an extensive investigation, which determined that 16-year-old Michael Pettiford was a person of interest. Police arrested Pettiford on Wednesday, charging him with one count of second-degree murder.
According to police, the entire altercation began when Pettiford approached Thomas and engaged him, grabbing his cell phone, which resulted in the fight that ended with the fatal stabbing.
Pettiford was arraigned in Yonkers on Wednesday afternoon and remanded to the Westchester County Jail. He is due back in court later this year.
"This arrest following this past weekend's tragedy is another example why we have the finest Police Department in the country," Spano said. "Thank you to Commissioner (Charles) Gardner and the detectives assigned to this case for all their attention to detail and hard work."
Garnder added that he "would like to warn those who choose to commit violent crime in his city that (police) will leave no stone unturned and will use all of their resources to hunt them down and hold (criminals) accountable for their actions."
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