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Chapter 171: Big Sis, Just Marry Me!The roads were covered with snow, so it wouldn't take much effort to drag the sleigh downhill. This was a rather good idea, so Bai Xiangxiu hauled the man onto the sleigh. Then, she took a rest before grabbing the rope and dragging him down the mountain. Because she was afraid of his enemy catching up to them, she purposely chose roads that she thought nobody else would take."You… can leave me behind." Yu Kuang was truly in no condition to circulate his energy. The strike on his back had set his blood to boiling, but he'd forced himself to escape with the person in his arms for dozens of miles until his injury had overwhelmed him. He'd even failed to complete a circulation of his qi just now, making it impossible for him to move at present.Still, he never thought this woman would drag him along instead of abandoning him to escape. It wasn't easy to travel these mountain roads, but she nevertheless took on the arduous task of dragging him behind her. He mumbled this in a confused haze before he slowly fell asleep. No, it should be said that he saw some other things instead.There was a washbasin that seemed to hold a very pretty moon, while the woman on the other side was smiling at him beautifully while rubbing his head. Her eyes were exceptionally warm and gentle. How could there be such a pretty pair of eyes in this world? He marveled at the sight.The next time he opened his eyes, it was to see those same eyes again, and a cool sensation on his lips. It seemed she was feeding him water. Her eyes were filled with gentleness as well as worry. He reached out a hand to grab her own, but didn't know what to say."Are you alright?" Even though it wasn't safe for him to be lying around on a sleigh like this, Bai Xiangxu wondered why he looked like he was about to laugh one second and cry the next. She assumed he'd gotten a high fever, so Bai Xiangxiu had stopped in a hurry to take a look at him and offered some water. In the end, he'd actually woken up."Go…" Yu Kuang's blood and qi might not have been flowing smoothly, but it didn't mean he'd lost all his six senses. He could already feel the killing intent closing in on them from all sides, so he desperately wanted her to leave first. But Bai Xiangxiu assumed that he wanted her to hurry up, so she took up the rope and pulled the heavy sleigh forward again."...I want you to leave me here." This woman really had a one-track mind. When there was danger, she should escape first. She didn't know any martial arts, nor was she part of the wulin…
Whooshwhooshwhoosh. A number of concealed weapons came flying their way.
Oh my gawd, there really exists such frightening things in this world! She'd never experienced being hunted down before. She stubbornly pulled the sleigh along as she ran forward, half stumbling and half running. Meanwhile, Yu Kuang grabbed a nearby tree branch and deflected the incoming weapons. Otherwise, even if Bai Xiangxiu ran fast enough, she wouldn't be able to evade them all.Even though she'd used all her strength, Bai Xiangxiu had run too fast and too strenuously to see clearly in front of her anymore. As a result, after she straightened up after a burst of sprinting, her footing failed her and she toppled into a gully by the side of the road. It was so sudden that she didn't let go of the sleigh when she fell, bringing Yu Kuang tumbling down with her.As they rolled down the slope, they ended up holding onto each other. They bounced along the slope in a barely controlled tumble, colliding painfully into obstacle after obstacle. When they finally came to a stop, Bai Xiangxiu didn't waste time crying out, but dragged the immobile Yu Kuang into a little crevice of the mountain. She'd spotted it by chance when they'd tumbled down the steep slope.After stashing him safely, she went back and straightened all the twigs and grasses that they'd crushed with their descent. Technically, she shouldn't understand how to do such things, but her love of novels and TV dramas had taught her otherwise.
Yu Kuang took note of all this, unable to fathom how a mere concubine could do such things. He also couldn't imagine why a woman who didn't know martial arts hadn't abandoned him altogether. But still, the danger wasn't over yet. He circulated his energy, hoping to get past the blocked mass of blood inside him. Instead, his anxiety caused a surge of blood to rush into his head, causing him to black out.Fainting away like this wasn't serious, but it replaced him with someone completely different. Bai Xiangxiu was still feeling nervous when someone suddenly hugged her, nearly scaring her into biting off her own tongue. Fortunately, the other person was quick to identify himself. "Big sis, Shū'er missed you so much."
The heck, he changed again? Didn't he have to wait until it was nighttime? She lifted her head, only to see that night had come after all. She turned back to glance at him and said, "Can you walk now?""Yes yes, Shū'er can carry big sis on my back." Bai Xiangxiu had originally wanted to tough it out on her own, but a single shift of her foot left her in acute pain. It looked like having him piggyback her was the only way to go. Yu Shū was very happy to hear of this arrangement, and sprang up from the ground to place her on his back and run forward."Wait, no, you should head for the north. That's the direction of the capital.""Okay, big sis." Yu Shū actually turned around to head for the capital. His speed was enough to leave Bai Xiangxiu amazed. It looked like Yu Shū retained some of Yu Kuang's memories after all, but didn't understand the meaning behind them.As they ran, he happily asked, "Big sis, can I take you for my wife if I carry you to the capital? Shū'er's so happy, Shū'er wants to have a wife!"Bai Xiangxiu was a little pained by all the shaking, but still managed to pat his head and reply, "Do you know what a wife is?""A wife is… is someone you can hold onto when you sleep." Yu Shū said after some thought."Urk, I guess that's not wrong." Looks like Yu Shū was simply naive, not a fool. She patted him before saying, "Keep going!"She began to admire herself for managing to run so far in a bid for her life in the first place. But she must have been seriously injured, because her body hurt all over. Yu Shū followed her instructions to rest in the empty house of a peasant family. She checked her body and found no severe injuries, but her foot had been painfully twisted. There were numerous scrapes on her back as well, and neither of her arms had been left unhurt. They were purple and green with bruises all over. The same could be said for her legs, which were now hard to even move after a brief rest."Shū'er, help big sis find some water. And also, do you have any medicine for treating wounds on you?""Yes, Shū'er has medicine on him." Perhaps Yu Kuang's body had been tempered by long years of martial arts, or perhaps she'd held onto him too well when rolling down the slopes. In any case, he wasn't much injured beyond a few scrapes.He went outside to find a well and fetch some water, before running back to give it to Bai Xiangxiu. Of course, he placed the medicine on a table as well. "Go out and stand guard, make sure no one else comes in. You can't come in, either."
"Shū'er won't go out, it's really dark and scary outside." Yu Shū acted pitiful, making Bai Xiangxiu's mouth twitch. You're a man and a wulin Alliance Head at that, what are you afraid of? But he seemed to be really fear."You have to go out, but you don't need to go far. Just stand in front of the door.""Oh." Yu Shū was very docile and obedient, so albeit reluctantly, really did go stand in front of the door.When he saw the light of the moon and stars, he really wanted to call out to the big sis inside to join him, but when he remembered she said not to go inside the rooms, he felt more and more curious instead. Why am I not allowed to see?
Just one peek should be okay! Mm, one peek should definitely be fine. This room had been abandoned for a long time already, so the integrity of the paper covering on the windows wasn't strong at all. A single glance back was enough for him to see what was going on inside, but as soon as he did, he found himself unable to look away.
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This week, Global Sourcing Council's 17 Weeks for 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) explores SDG 11 with examples of corporate action.
SDG 11 calls to "Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable." Its targets address housing, slums, transport and road safety, accessibility, sustainable urbanization, cultural and natural heritage, disasters, air quality and waste management, and green public spaces.
The Global Challenge:
Cities are large-scale users of energy, water and processed and natural products. Cities generate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and produce waste beyond the planet's regenerative and carrying capacity.
Cities also are sites of extreme deprivation for many people. Nearly 60% of urban dwellers in developing countries report being affected by crime. In addition, more than a billion people live in slums, where they experience poor housing conditions and inadequate access to basic services (e.g. sanitation, security, and clean water), health, sufficient food, decent transport, job opportunities and education. Youth and women are often worse off if they live in slums.
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With nearly 75% of worldwide economic activity occurring in an urban setting, cities are responsible for most global consumption and production, and they drive development and economic growth.
The challenge and opportunity for economic activity in cities is to create jobs and prosperity while not straining land and resources. Investments are needed in safe and affordable housing, upgrading slum settlements, public transport, creating green public spaces, and improving urban planning and management. Most metropolitan areas and cities around the world have already started investing in sustainable innovation and streamlining their infrastructure. The real estate sector must be committed to curbing speculation and forging sustainable business approaches for equitable service delivery and resource efficiency.
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Born Sept. 25, 1884, in Tokyo. Japanese politician, state figure, and economist.
Ishibashi worked for a company that published economic literature. In 1934 he became editor of Oriental Economist, an English-language journal. From December 1954 through December 1956 he was minister of international trade and industry and from December 1956 through February 1957, president of the Liberal-Democratic Party and prime minister. Ishibashi advocated broadening economic ties with the USSR and other socialist countries. He was president of the Japan-USSR Friendship Society in 1959–60.


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Understanding the Critical Role of Emotional Intelligence in Fundraising
In the simplest terms, fundraising is a meeting of needs. However, it's more than a transaction between donor and fundraiser: it's building a community of people with similar interests and goals. An essential part of creating a healthy community is getting to know those who are part of it.
As fundraisers, knowing your donors translates into understanding their individual stories, interests, and needs and seeing how you can help fulfill them. These skills—the ability to connect with donors, understand them, and inspire them to act (either by giving or volunteering)—are embedded in everyday fundraising work and are finely interwoven with emotional intelligence.


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So last night I shot over to Congressional Plaza after work to meet up with Lisa. Or Awapy. Which ever you prefer. She said something about getting a Starbucks drink, but luckily that didn't happen. She was back from Seattle visting the 'rents as they are moving to Florida. Why? Who knows?!
So we chatted it up and caught up as it's been forever. Then we headed back to her parent's house to have dinner and look through her mother's old records. Hot damn she had some good ones. But these were the ones she let me have:
- Enoch Light and the Light Brigade : Magnificent Movie Themes 35/mm (Command Records)
- Enoch Light and his Orchestra : 1963, The Year's Most Popular Themes 35/mm (Command Records)
- Command Stereo Check Out (Command Records)
- Enoch Light and his Orchestra : Let's Dance the Bossa Nova (Command Records)
- Bruce Springsteen : Born to Run
- Frank Sinatra : Strangers in the Night
- Blondie : Parallel Lines
- Queen : A Day At the Races
- Pete Seeger : American Folk Songs (Folkways)
- Cat Stevens : Catc Bull at Four
- The Who : By Numbers
- Boston : s/t
- Cat Stevens : Tea for the Tillerman
- Roberta Flack : Killing me Softly
- Rolling Stones : "Exile on Main St"
- Van Morrison : Moondance
I was amazed at all the Command Records she had. It was truely amazing. And tonight I am going to listen to them all.
Jewish food is the best. Especially during the summer. There is nothing better. It's almost like a secret organization. That is, those that can cook Jewish dishes. And Lisa's mom and I did talk about what maranade she used for the brisket. Lipton's Onion soup. Yup yup! The only way.
Regardless, it was great seeing Lisa and her family. Oh yeah, and Lisa's father is an ex-postal worker. That, my friends, is truely amazing. And yes, I did get to score a good Postal Worker joke in there during dinner. However, I did loose track of time and forgot to get home early so Emily and I could go to Ikea. But who knows when I'll see Lisa again.


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Are you looking for some family-friendly events in the Stockton area? Whether you want to stay local or don't mind going off the beaten path, there are plenty of things to do this Halloween in Stockton. Take a look at our top five favorite family-friendly themed events that kids will love – and so will you!
1. Dia de los Muertos at the Mexican Heritage Center
Why you want to go here: As part of Stockton Arts Week, the Mexican Heritage Center in Stockton is hosting a Dia de los Muertos street fiesta, and you don't want to miss out. Enjoy live mariachi music, folkloric dances, a kid's corner, games, food, arts and crafts, vendors, and much more. The Mexican Heritage Center and Gallery have different events going on throughout October, so make sure to stop by and participate.
Location: Mexican Heritage Center & Gallery, Market Street, Stockton, CA
Hours: October 10 – November 4, 2017, 12pm-5pm
Price: Free
2. University of the Pacific Safe Trick-or-Treat
Why you want to go here: The University of the Pacific's Safe Trick-or-Treat is a mega popular annual event hosted by the school. Kids ages 3-11 are welcome to come in costume and visit the different stations and booths on campus in order to get handfuls of sugary delights. Expect large crowds, as this event has been known to draw 4,000 visitors or more each year.
Location: University of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA 95211
Hours: October 25, starts at 4pm
Price: Free
3. Trick-or-Treat on the Mile
Why you want to go here: Trick-or-Treat on Stockton's Miracle Mile is perfect fun for your little ones. Enjoy a safe environment where kids can trick or treat and get tons of candy (enough to share with you, even!) from local shops and restaurants. The event is early enough that you can go out for a family dinner afterward, too!
Location: Pacific Ave between Harding Way and Alpine, Stockton, CA 95204
Hours: October 31, 3pm-5pm
Price: Free
4. Yappy Halloween
Why you want to go here: Are you an animal lover? Good. Because it doesn't matter if you own a dog or just want to hang out and watch the pooch parade while sipping a glass of wine, the Yappy Halloween event at LangeTwins Winery and Vineyards is for you. The winery is family friendly (and pet friendly, of course) so you can bring the whole gang along. If you want your pup to participate in the costume contest, then make sure to purchase an entry ticket online in advance.
Location: LangeTwins Winery and Vineyards, 1525 East Jahant Rd, Acmpo, CA 95220
Hours: 12pm – 4pm
Price: $10 for pre-registration for pet; $20 for same day registration
5. Dell'Osso Family Farm
Why you want to go here: Those of you who grew up in the Stockton area know that Dell'Osso family farm had to make the list of the 5 family-friendly Stockton Halloween events. This is a great place to take the entire family, whether you have young kids, teenagers, or a range in between. General admission gets you free parking and admission to the pumpkin patch, express train, hay rides, petting zoo, lawn games, corn maze, haunted castle, super slide, and more. For a few extra bucks you can also partake in gem mining, pumpkin blasters, zip lines, or pony rides. There's an activity for everyone, so make sure to come early and bring everyone along for the ride.
Location: 501 Manthey Road, Lathrop, CA 95330
Hours: September 30 – October 31, 2017, 10am to 9pm
Price: $13.95 and up, extra for some attractions
Make this Halloween in Stockton the best one yet. If you have any events to add to our family-friendly Stockton Halloween list, let us know! Leave a comment below with all the details.


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New CUPS Cafes: February Edition
It's February and Phil the groundhog saw his shadow. Here are some new shops you can warm up at with a hot cup of coffee (or tea! or hot cocoa!) for the next six weeks: Jump To: New York | California | Nashville | Chattanooga | Philadelphia | New York Owl Juice Pub (Williamsburg and Bushwick) View this post on Instagram Perfect for a rainy day … Continue reading New CUPS Cafes: February Edition


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Cisco Bets AI Will Be Deployed On-Premises
Cisco's new rack server shows the firm thinks that their clients' AI development won't necessarily be
Cisco's new rack server shows the firm thinks that their clients' AI development won't necessarily be
NVIDIA's new effort should reduce the time it takes to make AI models for tomorrow's
The Volkswagen Group of America, Bosch, and Nvidia announced the Networking for Autonomous Vehicles (NAV) Alliance this
The visual search solution segment in AI in the retail market is predicted to grow at annually at over 45% per year during the same
Cognitive systems are already transforming the manner in which businesses interact with their
An open-source GPU initiative could drastically speed analytics, including analyses using deep learning.
A collaboration between Royal Philips and PathAI shows high promise in improving breast cancer diagnoses with deep learning
Autonomous cars, personal assistants, and robots that give yoga lessons. For better or worse, the world of AI has arrived.
An overview of GPU advances, how some companies are already using the tech, and why GPUs are key to cognitive computing.
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Your Wedding Ring Options and Tips
Camouflage wedding rings or camo rings are becoming increasingly on demand right now that come in different kinds of metals. Your wedding ring is considered one of the most worn jewelry of your life, so when choosing a wedding band, you need not to only consider the price but also the strength, durability, and flexible, and a camouflage wedding ring or camo ring meets these standards. Having great strength and durability ensures that your wedding band remains beautiful and wearable until the end of time, and flexibility allows you to match any of your outfit to your wedding ring, may it be corporate or casual attire. Camo wedding rings are really flexible because they can be custom-made according to your everyday style. It is worth considering the important factors of choosing the best wedding band before saying "I do" to the best wedding ring advertised.
First and foremost, you have to narrow down your wedding ring options because there are many choices available such as gemstones or diamond, gold or platinum, and the cool camo wedding rings. You can start with the style you want. Do you want a wedding ring with embellishment, or one that is plain and simple? Are you planning to get the same metal of wedding ring with your engagement ring? Do you like that you and your partner's wedding rings should match? It is best to shop with your partner so both of you can make an informed and smart decision when choosing the best wedding band and wedding rings. If you want to wear your engagement side by side with your wedding ring, you can find a good shadow or contour that is specifically designed to allow interlocking of the two rings. Choose a more intricate wedding ring style if you plan to use it alone, and still looking great with your engagement ring on. Don't hesitate to ask your jeweler about finding a wedding band that best works with your ring. Giving yourself at least two to three months to shop for the perfect wedding ring is important so you can start your ring search as early as possible. You need this sufficient amount of time to do your research about the pricing and the best jewellery shops, and you even need more time if you are planning to have your wedding ring custom made. Also keep in mind the extras such as engraving that usually takes up to a month to finish.
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Scientists think that early dinosaurs
were probably swift runners, but the only
fossil of Pterospondylus was discovered in
the stomach of a prehistoric turtle! Of
course, the little dinosaur could have
already been dead when the turtle took a
bite from it. Since only one bone has ever
been found of this dinosaur, it is hard to
say exactly what it looked like, but most
scientists feel it was similar to ProCompsognathus
only twice as big. That would have made it a
quick meat-eater with a pretty long neck and
slender head full of small, sharp teeth.
Founded upon a single vertebra, Pterospondylus is
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Happy Monday my friends! I hope everyone had a great weekend! I was away for half the week and I am anxious to get back in my stamp room and create. Today's MAKE IT MONDAY project is a great one if you're feeling the same way. It's so bright and cheery! We had a ton of rain and hail this past week so I thought this card was perfect. I know some of you from neighboring states experiences the same icky weather. I hope this cheers you up!
The gold glimmer paper really makes this card a WOW card and the Big Shot Sunburst Framelit die makes it so easy.
CLICK HERE to download the FREE tutorial
Here's an idea….create a file in your "Documents" on your computer and call it MAKE IT MONDAY so you can always find the downloads whenever you need them. Or, you can always search the Categories (left side bar) and click on Make It Monday. You will see all of them in one place.
I had an absolutely marvelous time on my Girls Road Trip to visit family in Iowa! We stayed behind the bad weather the whole way there. Had some rain but I can deal with rain. Tornadoes? Nope, I don't want to be in a car in a tornado warning but luckily no warnings, just watches. Trust me….we WATCHED a lot!
My mom, sister and I visited some family that I hadn't seen in years and who knew I would come home with a new best friend. My cousin Denise and I chatted like we knew each other forever. She shares my love of stamping so we had LOTS to talk about. Her stamp room was so organized and set up perfectly for her to work in. Bless her heart, because she follows my blog she even catered to my diet… sugar-free dessert and all. Now that is a fabulous woman! It was great to see my Aunt Alice and my other cousin, Patti and just catch up and check out old pictures together.
Our last day we visited my Mom's bestie from childhood. I love visiting Molly because she tells me the "real" stories of what my mom was like when she was a kid. lol
A great time was had but I am ready to get back to work. So much going on at the beginning of the month so it's back to work for me but thank you for giving me a little time to go hang out with my family for a few days last week. It was just what I needed!
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Raindrop Sentiments Cling Stamp Set
Make a splash with your spring themed well wishes and send along your greetings in a pair of designer rain boots! Ideal for both the garden fanatic, and the little one who still loves to jump in the puddles, these darling boot images create a wonderful focal point on handmade cards, or delightful die cut embellishments on scrapbook layouts and altered art pieces. Two heartfelt sentiments and an illustration of softly falling rain round out this cling stamp set and are ideal for any spring themed project!
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- • Cascate del Mulino (5.4 mi/8.6 km from the city center)
- • Art History Library of Montemerano (6.8 mi/11 km from the city center)
- • Piazza del Castello di Montemerano (6.8 mi/10.9 km from the city center)
- • Necropoli del Puntone (3.2 mi/5.2 km from the city center)
- • Monte Labbro (7.7 mi/12.3 km from the city center)
When is the best time to visit Usi?
- • Hottest months: July, August, June, September (average 88°F)
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text: Fire service chiefs are hoping to enlist the help of mums and dads who stay at home after dropping their children off at school in a bid to increase numbers.New figures reveal that since 2014 the organisation has lost 62 on-call firefighters, going from 293 to 231 this year and, with some stations struggling to recruit, the service is looking at new ways to encourage people to sign up. We are having to look at different ways in which we can get people to commit during the day and that is a real challenge, said Sean Hedger, the fire services team leader for on-call support. We are looking at mums potentially that drop the children off at 9am and pick them up at 3pm, and potentially can they provide us some cover during the day. Mr Hedger said that the 15 stations around the county that rely on on-call support often have a problem with recruiting enough manpower during the day. He added: In villages and smaller towns people, especially villages, they just empty during the day so our availability only ever really struggles during the day time and working hours from 8am-6pm. People have jobs to go to and we are relying on their employers to support us and the way we are at the moment people cant afford to lose their staff for three or four hours at a time, they are much less likely to release them nowadays. Despite the problem with recruiting, Mr Hedger confirmed that the service had no plans to close any on call stations as it is able to draw in staff from other areas such as full time firefighters who also choose to be a part of the on-call service. We have no intention of closing any of our stations and that process isnt as simple as saying we are going to stop that one, Mr Hedger added. It is about putting those extra resources into the station to support them and bring those numbers back up, it is not something that happens over night but we dont want any of our stations to fail and we support them as much as we possibly can by the use of stand ins and targeted recruitment.


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Beat-em-ups used to rule the world in the 90's. Arcades were enjoying a daily deluge of new contenders to that Streetfighter crown. The 32-bit console generation was born with a polygonal battle fitting for the machines that powered them. The Saturn's launch and early lead was due solely to Yu Suzuki's magnificent Virtua Fighter.
Those days have faded and even though we still see incredible titles such as Soul Caliber, Tekken or Injustice 2, they no longer command the headlines or hearts as they once did. Ubisoft have reinvented the genre with For Honor, it is not like those forefathers but certainly has its roots in them. An historic battler is maybe not the first thought for a brand-new franchise but give credit for actually pushing new themes and not giving up on them immediately. With that we are now treated to an expansion to last year's release in Marching Fire. A £25 or $40 upgrade to that or a complete full price digital release we are now treated to 4 new warriors from another Dynasty. This follows the same theme with the same single player story segment across the Vikings, knights a Samurai which teach you the way of the warrior as they intertwine.
As a relatively expensive upgrade I would have hoped to see new single player element for the new Chinese Wu Lin warriors but instead we see a few more modes. Arcade is a constant series of battles that are short and consist of you working your way up the enemy count, think of your standard pagoda battle from Mortal Kombat, a perfect Arcade mode indeed. The problem with this is that is does not offer much more than an offline battle mode you get from the MP mode. Talking of that a new Breach mode is also added which is a PvP mode at least. This follows from the single player section with you protecting a battering ram as it is pushed up to the gate OR defending it. My biggest issue is the mode can drag on too long and with all the NPC enemies and some other players it can almost feel relief when you win. I think they should shorten this mode and maybe add in a grand royal stand-off at the end with the last one/team standing declared the winner. These all bolster the previous modes that appeared in the previous release last year and can now be played with the fraction.
In a sad and constant trend in modern games you can unlock the other characters, clothes etc via good old-fashioned gameplay which add to your in-game currency. Of course, for the younger players you can just smash Mum and Dads credit card and buy them with real cash. I am not a fan of this and do miss the old style of just unlocking extra characters via completing tasks, completing the game or cheat codes, remember those. Old man yells at the cloud moment aside the cast of warriors does allow a variety of fighting styles which do vary between the slow lumbering, Knights and heavy Vikings, to the fast Monk, Samurai or female assassin which balance speed and agility over brute force and strength. With its 3-prong attack and defense mechanism allowing a great combination of battle which is required as you move through the AI enemies and certainly when players others online. This all plays almost identical to the base game and the new characters offer a suitable tweak to that, which I covered last year across all versions.
Performance wise it is as consistent if not slightly more so here with the XboxOne and X versions I have here for review all targeting and succeeding at the 30fps rate pretty much locked. Helping this out is an adaptive V-sync that allows the screen to tear occasionally when the 33ms frame-time is missed, this only really happens during the real-time cutscenes and even then, are very, very rare. No concerns on that even though a 60fps rate would be preferred for a fighting game it at least keeps a near lock on that which is the most important element for a battler, the PC version does obviously allow this if that is your platform of choice.
Visually we are looking at the 2 ends of the console space with the S model here delivering what looks to locked 1728×972 but this is backed up by a Temporal AA element from the Anvil Next engine which is under the hood. This has a reconstruction element that can give higher counts but I think we are looking at a fixed resolution rather than a dynamic one here as the TAA softens the image very quickly which is further softened by the intense chromatic aberration across the frame. I can see the aesthetic choice here and it can work, just not all the time. An option to disable this effect on consoles would be appreciated by me. Texture quality is good but not great for such a small, linear title with very obvious low bit and resolution textures used that can look stretched and blurry during gameplay and close-up cinematics. HBAO is at again used which delivers a great depth and solidity to objects and geometry in the game offering a strong occlusion to recess areas that removes the screen space artifacts we normally see from the screen space version. Filtering is good as is lighting with bloom elements and sun-rays that break through tree lines and buildings. The common or garden cutbacks are used with half-rate effects in the background such as the smoke effects which all help to keep the performance as solid as it is.
Something that really adds to the smooth motion and high-quality look and animation is the per-object motion blur. This is an effect I have stated for a while now that the Assassins creed titles such also include, as I think it would really help smooth that games clunky at times, animation system. We can see here with For Honor that the engine not only supports it, the quality is very good and just emphasizes the fluidity the motion matched animation system the game uses. You may have heard much about this with The Last of Us 2 E3 gameplay that I covered earlier this year. Even though it put the incredible data driven animation system on the map, this game was the first shipped title to use these node-based blending animation systems. It enables the team to motion capture multiple sets of movement and the engine determines in real-time what sequences will work best and then blend one from the other and even mid-sequence. The benefit of this is huge, adding unique looks across gameplay and far more organic motion and mixing up that takes into account motion vectors, Inverse Kinematics, ray-casts, momentum and much more. It even allows teams to ship a game now and then create more motion sets at a later date and simply add them into the game later via an update which will add to the repertoire the engine can use from enhancing the realism further.
A fighting game such as this is a great way to show this off and although the technique and blending methods looked better from Naughty Dogs use, these are still some of the most fluid animation routines in modern games and a step up over the clunky shifts and jumps we still see in Assassins Creed. Last year's Wildlands also support this technique and although much better than AC titles For honor ,IMHOP, still shows this off to a better degree. My only gripe is that even the faster fighters such as the new Monk have a slow, weighted feel to them. I would love to see a hand to hand fighter use this technique with the closest we have seen in EA's UFC titles which support a similar animation method but not the same. The excellent animation and POM are a big reason this game looks so good and even though this new update also ships with graphical enhancements which include a refinement to the Global Illumination system, the varied texture quality, low polygonal models and strong diffuse PBR material system do let the overall visual quality down compared to some other titles. The Large characters and arena's do go some way to explaining that.
The X does exactly what MS designed it to do and take the very same visual quality and effects and x it by 4 which increases over the S resolution to 3456×1944 which again is then covered with a Temporal AA element which reconstructs the image and smooths out the breakup at the expense of sharpness. This results in a game that looks close to native 4K on a UHD screen and is instantly sharper than the S model, even if the TAA and CA can reduce the leap in resolution slightly. The performance as covered before is also mirrored here showing that the X is literally 4x more powerful than the S with no other work being required. I would assume that this was the most efficient use of the extra GPU and memory resource here, which is also nicely bolstered with a 4K texture pack. This, sadly, does not resolve the low quality textures in the game and seems to simply deliver 4K version of them across main characters. Comparing the S to the X here with the texture pack installed shows off the resolution increase as much if not more than sharper textures. You still have low resolution ones appear on the X in many segments so do not expect this pack to resolve those. The other let down is the pre-rendered video files are still in 1080P and look very compressed, muddy and dark compared to the real-time ones and this is stark shift on the X. It would have been worth the effort here to re-render them in 4K and at a higher Bit-rate even if they are a download pack like the textures for those that do not care.
In the end this is an expensive expansion that does offer up a few new modes and uses the X well without adding a great deal to the core game. For £5-£10 less I would have thought it offered a fair price, but the Arcade mode will likely be ignored by most, the Breach mode is not exciting enough to warrant the price and the new warriors although good really deserved their own story to introduce them properly, but the animation system is the real star here for me. The only problem Ubisoft have is the core game has all these already and can be picked up for less than the expansion and as much as I enjoy the game and these new additions, my recommendation is to pick up that instead of the Marching Fire edition as it offers the same tactical combat, PvP and identical story portion for much better value and I do wonder who this expansion is aimed at aside the very hardcore player base.


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Josie McCulloch came to Bowling Green from Ontario and quickly became one of the top swimmers conference history. In
1994, McCulloch became the first MAC female swimmer to individually qualify for the NCAAs in all four years and earn All-America
honors in three seasons. She was also a MAC individual champion in all four years at the university.
In her freshman year, McCulloch earned NCAA All-American honors in the 100m breaststroke (a feat she would repeat her junior
year), and won her first of four consecutive MAC titles in the 200m breaststroke, while also winning the MAC crown in the 100m
breaststroke. She would go on to win the MAC in that event the next two years, as well. In 1991, she set both school and
conference records in both of those events as the Falcons finished second in the MAC as a team. She qualified for the NCAA meet
that year, as BG set school records in the 200m and 400m medley relays.
As a sophomore, Josie was named the MAC's co-Swimmer of the Year after capturing two more MAC championships, in the 100m and
200m breaststroke, and was again part of a pair of NCAA-qualifying relay teams in the 200m medley and 400m medley.
In 1993, her junior year, McCulloch again won the MAC in the 100m breaststroke and 200m breaststroke, as the Falcons finished second
in the MAC as a team. She again earned honorable mention All-American honors in the 100m breaststroke.
Wrapping up her collegiate career in 1994, McCulloch was the MAC champion in the 200m breaststroke, while finishing second in
the 100m breaststroke. She again qualified for the NCAA meet, and earned honorable mention All-American honors in the 200m
breaststroke. Her school records in the 100m breaststroke and 200m breaststroke still stand today.
(Information on this page was compiled from a bgsufalcons.com press
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Once a pack rat resolved to make a little list. It did so after finding itself troubled, while lovingly surveying the treasures it had gathered over years of collecting, by the sudden thought a day might come when all of this, all the pack rat had grown to cherish, all this wonderful hoard, would vanish as if it had never existed. That could happen. The glories of Greece and Rome had disappeared into the Dark Ages, hadn't they? Who could deny it might happen again? Tomorrow even. Something must be done in the face of such a catastrophe. If the best that the pack rat's world had produced was in danger, it fell to those like itself, those most qualified to select what was in fact the best, to step forward. It fell to them, in short, to make a list of what was worth preserving for all time, before it was too late. What should go on the list, then? What should the world never forget? The pack rat contemplated its heaped trove and began to choose the ten best. But no sooner had it made its first selections than the pack rat found itself in something of a dilemma. Was the list to be the ten best of its own lifetime, it asked itself? Or should it be the ten best of the past century? What about the past millennium? Or all of recorded history? And was ten enough? Should it instead be the one hundred best, or even the one thousand? Where should the pack rat begin, and once begun, how could it be certain where to end? And surely there must be a clear hierarchy of some sort to the list. Adopting just any order of one through one thousand wouldn't do when it came to the best of the best. Worse, what if the New Dark Ages the pack rat feared began before it had finished its task? A premature catastrophe was not out of the question, after all. Or suppose the list, by some twist of fate, never saw the light of day? Then again, suppose it did see the light of day, but not in its complete and ordered form? These were not trivial worries. Hanging in the balance was nothing less than the definition of life as the pack rat knew it. Clearly, it would need to have all of its wits about it for such an exacting and solemn task. The stakes were so high, the potential consequences of a momentary lapse in critical acumen were so grave, that it couldn't afford to make a single false step in judgment along the way. Ultimately, lists told you who you were and why, the pack rat was convinced. "This list must be my life," it exhorted itself. Then, after a moment, it added, "Or should I say, 'my life must be this list'?" Yet another difficult choice to be made!
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Love is like a candle, so is life. A candle's purpose is to shine and give light in order to reveal its true glory. Eventually a candle will run out of fire and die out. A candle cannot be saved by not lighting it. It has to fulfil its purpose. It is the true essence of life and love. So ignite your candle - if you haven't already done so - with purpose and live in the light. Jah Bless!
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Ras Mac Bean joined forces with roots reggae band Soulcraft from Belgrade, Serbia, which resulted in a groovy and audacious new album "Reggae On A Mission", released through independent record label Ammonite Records on 21st of May 2018. The album is available on CD and digital, while the vinyl release will come soon, as well.
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|The Community
Hii my name is Louise.. I have a personal journal under the username StrawberryLatte and I decided to create this community because I love trading cute things with people I can rely on.
|I will post an entry with a couple of themes, you can comment with your own themes or vote for ones I have suggested.. after a few days i will pick the most popular theme and give out partners ☺ and again.. if there is anyone you specifically want to trade with, just let me know. I will post a deadline date to send all swaps and then you can all post pictures as you receive them! There is a minimum £5/$10 value to each trade.
|What to trade?
|This community is specifically for trading cute and/or handmade goods, take a look at your partners intro post, journals or wishlists to find out what they like. You could trade cute plushies, beauty products, Hair accessories, Stickers and stationary, You could add a letter, and photographs of where you live or other things, Candy and sweets, Handmade things (jewelry, pins or whatever you make!), Little bags or little boxes, Buttons, Beads or other supplies, Little toys, The list really is endless but the best ideas are your own creative and unique ones!
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Shandong intangible cultural heritage classroom: how to make a simple kite
The seventh class of the Shandong intangible cultural heritage classroom, led by Guo Hongli, a national inheritor of the craft of making Weifang kites, opened on April 15 at the Shandong Provincial Cultural Center in Jinan.
Organized by the Shandong Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center, the classroom has been open every Saturday since March 4 in a bid to introduce and teach the province's intangible cultural heritages to kids.
Every course is taught by a state or provincial level intangible cultural inheritor and children between 6 and 12 can sign up for the classes.
At the beginning of the class, special papers for making kites were distributed to kids to create their favorite designs. [Photo by Zhao Fuping/sdpcc.cn]


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Time Over Time considers how inherently changing properties of a material act as a signal of the passage of time. Each light in the collection is cast in dichroic glass slowly changes in color from morning, to midday, to nighttime using a programmed timeline of alternating light waves. The slowly changing properties in each dynamic relic embody a past and a future in which the passing of time is communicated through alterations in light and color. Time Over Time recognizes our instinctive ability to note the subtle changes around us as a method of tracking the passage of time.
Produced in association with:Max Jacquard Glass Studio, Kent UK
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The Bucks County region's visual arts tradition was influenced early on by its Quaker inhabitants who not only appropriated the rural landscape as a subject worthy of deliberation but celebrated country life as beneficial for the body, spirit, and the mind. When an economic depression disrupted the American economy in the 1890s, urban artists and craftsmen like painter Edward W. Redfield found refuge in the Bucks County countryside, attracted by the beauty of the landscape and the idea that they could make a living from the land and be free to work creatively. By the opening decade of the twentieth century, a lively art colony, the New Hope school of painters also known as the Pennsylvania Impressionists, began to make Bucks County a home for a nationally recognized style of landscape painting.
The Garber Mural
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The spectacular 22-foot mural by Daniel Garber, A Wooded Watershed, was painted for the Sesquicentennial Exposition of 1926 held in Philadelphia. The lunette-shaped mural was rescued from obscurity in 1994 from an auditorium at the State Forest School at Mont Alto (now a branch of Pennsylvania State University).
The Lenfest Exhibition of Pennsylvania Impressionism
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The exhibition consists of world-class examples of works by the beloved painters whose names have become synonymous with Bucks County art. These paintings vigorously depict the grandeur and rustic beauty of the Bucks County landscape and are considered the finest collection of Pennsylvania Impressionist art in public or private hands. Drawn largely from the collection given by Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest, this permanent exhibition tells the story of the renowned Impressionist art colony centered in New Hope in the early 20th century.
In 1999, Marguerite and H. F. "Gerry" Lenfest placed 59 paintings in trust to the Michener Art Museum. Six years later, their promised gift was converted to an outright gift, an act that transformed the museum into an exhibition and study center of Pennsylvania Impressionism. This gift, which included such noteworthy examples of the New Hope School as William Langson Lathrop's Chilmark Moor, Martha's Vineyard (1930), Edward W. Redfield's The Trout Brook (ca. 1916), Daniel Garber's Springtime in the Village (1917), George Sotter's Brace's Cove (n.d) and The Windybush Valley (1939), Robert Spencer's A Gray Day (1912), and Charles Rosen's Opalescent Morning (ca. 1909), supported the museum's collecting, research, and educational mission at the most basic levels and placed the museum in a position to build its core collection into one of national significance.


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Choosing The Best Toothpaste For Your Needs
Choosing the right toothpaste used to be a much easier task. You simply went with the brand you preferred or the price you were happiest with. Today, there are so many different types of toothpaste on the market that it can be very confusing to know which one to choose. You can use this guide to determine which type of toothpaste is best for your oral care needs.
- Fluoridated toothpaste – This type of toothpaste has extra fluoride in it. While fluoride may be in your drinking water, getting more of it from your toothpaste can further help you to fight tooth decay. Fluoride helps make your teeth stronger, protects it from acid damage and can even help to reverse teeth damage in its early stages. If you aren't getting enough fluoride or your teeth are at risk of decay, this toothpaste may be a good choice for you.
- Anti-plaque toothpaste – Some people are at a greater risk of having an increased amount of plaque buildup, such as those with bad diets, smokers, those suffering from bulimia, and anyone with worn-out fillings and/or dental devices. This type of toothpaste has a more coarse texture to give you some extra ammunition to fight plaque.
- Tartar Control toothpaste – If you don't remove plaque buildup on your teeth in time, it will lead to the development of tartar, which is a hardened form of plaque. If the tartar isn't removed, it can lead to gum disease. Tartar control toothpaste contains strong ingredients known for helping to remove tartar.
- Desensitizing toothpaste – There are many reasons why a person can have sensitive teeth. It can be caused by grinding your teeth, a lack of enamel or other dental issues. If you have sensitive teeth, you may find that desensitizing toothpaste helps. This toothpaste contains ingredients known for providing relief from sensitivity. If you aren't sure why you have sensitive teeth, you should see your dentist to find the cause and a possible treatment.
- Whitening toothpaste – Whitening toothpaste can help remove stains from the surface of your teeth to help them look whiter. They can work by using abrasive chemicals to remove stains or with chemicals that stick to the stains, allowing them to be removed while you are brushing your teeth.
Educating yourself on the different types of toothpaste on the market will help you to know which one is right for your situation. If you aren't sure which type to use, a denal clinic like Treasure Valley Periodontics is the best place to ask. They know your situation and will tell you the right type to brush with.


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- Gerd Van Looy. ©Tiziana Penna
After his studies in Philosophy and Cultural Sciences, Gerd Van Looy cumulated a rich and varied series of professional adventures in the arts. Developing some personal projects in theatre, scenography and music, he moved from a first professional experience in deSingel (Antwerp) to Les ballets C de la B in 1996. It was the moment of the international breakthrough of this collective with Alain Platel, Christine Desmedt, Hans Van den Broeck and more.
From 2000 on Gerd was working on a project basis, as production manager or general coordinator for a.o. the Cultural Capital of Europe Bruges 2012; Canvascollectie (a large scale participative project on visual art, developed with the 'Vlaamse Radio en Telvisie') ; the film festivals of Ghent and Brussels; or dance companies like Peeping Tom or Ultima Vez/Wim Vandekeybus.
From 2008 until his start with ICTUS he worked in BOZAR as an artistic coordinator and manager of transversal and interdisciplinary projects.
Watch & listen to [Gerd Van Looy, director]
Liquid Room VII: Sound & Vision (20' clip)
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Cordyceps are kind of ascomycete fungi known to humanity for more than 5000 years.
Cordyceps is a source of substances with proven pharmacological properties (eg. Cordycepin).
In the composition of Cordyceps have been detected 77 trace minerals, over 80 ferments, many essential amino acids and unsaturated fatty acids, polysaccharides, beta-carotene (provitamin A), vitamin E and C, zinc and selenium.
All Cordyceps species (more than 300), are endoparasitoids, parasitic mainly on insects and other arthropods (they are thus entomopathogenic fungi); a few are parasitic on other fungi.
The best-known species of the genus is Cordyceps Sinensis. A significant number of them can be found in Japan, Korea, and Thailand.
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Attention all food lovers, I have decided to treat you to a compilation of some of my sinfully delicious snacks guaranteed to make your toes curl. Now this collection is not for the calorie counters who report to the weighing scale even when they think about food. It is not for those who want to crowd their laps with multiples of the different food groups. It is best suited for those who love food so much that they don't talk whilst eating for fear that some of the aroma might escape. If you are a member of this elite group the collection below will take make your day.
The first recipe is sweeter than the apple that did Eve in. Cook a bowl of Quaker oats in the microwave for 3 minutes until it is nice and soft. Make sure you blend the consistency with a dash of sugar and salt. When you can still see the steam rising out of the bowl, add two scoops of French Vanilla ice cream to the oats. Do not mix! Watch the heat gently melt the delicious mounds to the corners of your bowl. Then, add a handful of salted peanuts into this yummy delight and pull out your spoon…
You have probably eaten rice krispies cakes before but do you know how to make it with pizzazz? Melt butter in a pot and stir in some marshmallows until it is thoroughly melted. Turn off heat and add some shredded coconuts to the mix. Add your rice krispies and transfer into a buttered pan. Allow to cool for 30 minutes, cut it up and you are ready to indulge in a chewy dessert.
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Some things are impossible to know, but it is impossible to know these things.
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August 14, 2006 Vol. 8, No. 31
Table of Contents:
Craig Reynolds' Technobriefs: On Hiatus
General News
Heading For The Mountains (and Next Week)
As you read this, more or less, Vicki, Marlow and I will be in the High Sierra above Yosemite Valley, hiking between the five High Sierra Camps for a week. It is rigorous, but we expect it to be fun as well. The day after I return, it's back to school. I'm saying this because I am not at all sure I'll be in a mood, or a position, or have enough time, to post on Aug. 21. Despite the unpaid nature of this column (on your part and mine), I feel badly when the continuity is disrupted, and for that I apologize. I promise a full accounting of the Yosemite experience after my return. That will boost my Google profile! [From my own Google efforts, I know a lot of people feel obliged to make detailed posts of their Yosemite experiences]
They say the only constant is change, and I received a slap-in-the-face reminder of that this week. Those of you who have been paying attention know that I learned to play the tenor sax at the age of 40, and shortly thereafter started playing with a group then known as the Lamorinda Town Band. I have been with them for 14 seasons. In the meantime, it became the Contra Costa Wind Symphony, and gradually increased the difficulty of the pieces played. Last week the director wrote the band and told us he was going to cut back to one or two instruments per section, which cuts the overall band by 15 players. Those in the affected sections could audition for their seats. Although I have improved over 14 years, there is no chance I could be selected to play after an audition. I didn't leave the band, the band left me.
It leaves a hole in my life. The CCWS was very important to me; one of the few things I did for pure and absolute pleasure. I don't enjoy making solo music. I am thrilled to ecstasy making music in a large ensemble. I have come to love "Sleigh Ride" and "Stars and Stripes," selections we reliably play year after year.
I am pretty sure I have mentioned that the only thing I like as much as making music in an ensemble is announcing. My last journalism job was as an announcer. I announced JV Girls basketball at the local high school for two years. I was an announcer at my high school's 500-watt AM radio station, and I've been hooked ever since. For the last five years, with the exception of one concert, I have been the announcer for the Danville Community Band, whose director has generously invited me on several occasions to play with his band as well. During the time I was getting used to being a teacher, I didn't want to play in two bands each week, but the CCWS solved that dilemma for me. Come Labor Day, I'll be seated in the sax section of "the world's largest community band," a wry nickname for an estimable ensemble, rehearsing on Mondays instead of Wednesdays.
Life changes. Expect nothing to last and you won't be disappointed.
Fishing for contacts for Marlow
Normally, I wouldn't mention this in my blog, but the world is full of unexpected connections and weird coincidences, so I figure, what the heck, it can't hurt anything. My daughter Marlow has finished graduate school (BA Columbia, MA Leiden University) in international relations. With her degree in hand, and conversational Mandarin under he belt, she's looking for something in banking, insurance, investment banking or NGO, preferably in the San Francisco Bay area, with a focus on China or Asia. If you know a job like that, or know someone who does, email me (my address is in the bar down the right side of the column).
I am thinking of this because I just got around to cleaning up my long-dormant account at linkedin.com (and if I know you and you want to connect with me, look me up) in the hopes of providing her a built-in network.
Political Notes
GOP Abuses Terror Threat: Disgusting
From Tom Lasusa (I couldn't think of any better way to put it, except to say GOP abuse of the issue to distort our democratic system is disgusting):
Please read
Arrests Bolster G.O.P. Bid To Claim Security as Issue
about the Republicans taking advantage of the Foiled Terror plot in the hopes of regaining momentum for the fall elections.
People need to be reminded that this is a regular practice of the GOP -- they constantly jump on 'thwarted attacks' -- using them as a bandwagon to try and convince everyone that the country will benefit only through their leadership. They use incidents like this to defend the War in Iraq. It's cheap and underhanded politics at its best (or worst)
James Webb, a former Reagan administration official running as a Democratic candidate for Senate in Virginia, has a quote in the article which sums up the situation best:
The war in Iraq had nothing to do with the war against international terrorism, or very little to do with the war on terrorism. It has distracted our attention, it has pulled our forces in, and we are now in a situation where we have 135,000 on the ground, which affects our ability to do a lot of things that we would be able to do otherwise.
Can people really fall for this GOP crap again? How long has the U.S. Government known about the plot [Terror grounded: UK foils plot to blow up 10 planes]? How many times must there be a raised alert or arrested terrorist 30, 60 or 90 days before an election before people catch on? Out at the fringes, they're saying the entire plot was actually made up to help Blair and Bush both. Along the same lines, these stories from the Huffington Post:
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The Top 17 Positive Aspects of a Scorching Heat Wave
August 8, 2006
17> New words appearing on the casual Friday rules list include "shorts" and "topless."
16> Barry Bonds switches to injecting himself with ice water.
15> Dehydration-induced delirium makes Mel Gibson's apology sound almost reasonable.
14> Great fun watching White House officials deny global warming while wearing swim trunks and Panama hats.
13> Hasidic Jews wearing little fans on their wool hats.
12> The advice to "replace fluids" means you can crack that first cold Pabst Blue Ribbon at 6:15 am!
11> Technically, if it evaporates before hitting the ground, it's not public urination.
10> Pudding! Everything turns into pudding and I like pudding!
9> New Rob Schneider movie promoted as "Two solid hours of theater-grade air-conditioning."
8> Your pocket watch becomes much more valuable as a Dali collectable.
7> Easier to trick girls into checking out your display of posed "X-Files" figurines in Mom's cool, cool basement.
6> Make tasty panini under your hat!
5> Between Starbucks and the bus stop, your Frappuccino turns into a 20-ounce espresso.
4> Easier to understand why those Middle Easterners are so darn cranky.
3> Hollywood starlets don't have to worry about an attack of RCPNS: Red Carpet Pokey Nipple Syndrome.
2> Al Gore starts development on the World Wide Refrigerator.
and Topfive.com's Number 1 Positive Aspect of a Scorching Heat Wave...
1> Grab the stick up Ann Coulter's ass and -- BOOM! -- instant Bitchsicle!
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Miami Vice
3 stars
I toyed with giving this 2.5 stars, but Vicki, who saw it with me (and normally has a strong visceral dislike for "bang bang" films) talked me into 3 stars with the simple statement, "For the genre, it's pretty good."
Based on the television series of the same name, written and directed by Michael Mann, the writer/producer of the series, the movie features high-powered talent:
In a way, this is the celluloid equivalent of the comfort food they serve at all those diners; you could tick off the copy movie tropes as they rolled by. Undercover agent gets too wrapped up in his false identity? Check. Revenging a dead informant? Check. Arrogant FBI agent proves operationally incompetent? Check. Cop falls in love with girl from the other side? Check. Movie concludes with amazing, blazing, night-time gun battle? You got it, Chester.
Nothing wrong with recycling old ideas if you do it well and with some style. That's what Westerns and Musicals were all about, back when they made those kind of films. Of course I heartily object to a 130 minute running time! Come on, Mann, you could tell this story in 90 minutes. That's the director's cut I want to see on most movies! The shorter version you could have made if you'd had more time to edit.
To sum up: "For the genre, it's pretty good."
2.5 stars
The best thing you can say about this film is that it is only 83 minutes long. It's now official: computer-generated animation is so cheap it can be used to create a feature-length movie with a crummy plot. The voice talent is interesting (albeit mostly second-tier) and the "funny stuff" is mildly amusing. But at the fairly crowded showing I attended, the plot was too infantile for the adults and too complicated for the five-year-olds ("Why is that cow sad, mommy?"). Not only not fun for the whole family, but barely fun for the toddlers. Of course, if you're in a heat wave, it's an hour and a half of air conditioning. No new or interesting ground is broken in computer animation or childrens' movie music. How many more films with anthropomorphic father-son relationship troubles must we endure?
Conversations with Other Women
4.5 stars
Director Hans Canosa and screenwriter Gabrielle Zevin are geniuses. Their only previous credit is Alma Mater, a 2002 movie they worked on together). Once again, they prove that you have to be a neophyte to really challenge the standards in a field--because you don't know what "can't" be done. In Conversations with Other Women, they are fiddling with the technical and narrative aspects of film-making in brilliant ways, in the service of a fascinating and ambiguous story. This could be the Citizen Kane of our generation, blazing new trails in terms of technique and organization. There have been split-screen films before, but never like this. There have been odd two-people dancing, plot-points dribbled out scripts before, but never like this. I was particularly fascinated by the way the pair toyed with each other about the nature of their previous relationship. I don't imagine anyone talks like this in real life, but it was fun to watch. See if it doesn't cause you to wonder what it would be like to meet an old flame decades later--it certainly had that effect on me.
The film is rated R for sex and language. If you don't like talk (and a quick peek) at sex and adultery, this film is not for you. Helena Bonham Carter (who calls herself 38, and really was 38 when the film was shot) and Aaron Eckhart between them have 90% of the lines in this film, yet it never feels stagy or boring. In fact, it would make an excellent play.
The extra half star is for making a serious film that is only 84 minutes long.
2.5 stars
It is nice to see Chevy Chase back making films again--IMDB shows him with 50 film credits, and those of us of a certain age can remember when it looked like he might be one of the all-time great comic actors. Somehow, despite a few memorable films, the dogs came to outnumber the winners and he faded from view. Chase has replaced his trademark pratfall with a rapid blink (both parodied within the film), but his droll delivery and, well, funny face, are always a pleasure to see on screen. Perhaps it is intentional irony that Courtney Cox takes a number of pratfalls in this film--homage to Chase's famous falls? Tim Allen, of course, is lovable, family-friendly Tim Allen.
It is a shame to see such great live-action talent wasted in a decidedly second-rate piece of genre' hackwork. Allen plays a retired superhero who comes out of retirement to train a new team of young superheroes and protect them from the depredations of a power-mad General Rip Torn (delightfully chewing all the scenery in sight as usual). You could write out the plot yourself about 10 minutes into the film. And talk about clumsy handling of the exposition--I thought you were supposed to show things in movies not tell them. I guess the rules don't apply when the audience is children. In fact, I didn't stay for the end (it would have made me late for Conversations next door), but I'll bet I can tell you exactly how it ended.
There are worse children's films (especially animated ones), but you're going to spend more time wondering about how much Wendys paid for the product placement than you are pondering the eternal verities of the plot. The message of course, is uplifting. It's just that I've seen all this done better.
Lasusa Links, Star Wars In Brief, Dan Grobstein File
Normally, Lasusa links are short and amusing. This week, Tom had something he wanted to get off his chest, and I'm here to help.
This one struck me hard, particularly as the father of two year old twins who are already starting to become very impressionable.
An military-themed amusment park
"You can command the latest M-1 tank, feel the rush of a paratrooper freefall, fly a Cobra Gunship or defend your B-17 as a waist gunner," according to the proposal, which was obtained by The Washington Post."
No one is denying that we need military support to protect our country and its assets. And sometimes in our country's existence, we have had to draft our young adults to fight for it. Most times we've simply encouraged them to defend it. But in that case, it was their choice to either join the military or not.
But, children as we know are impressionable. What they see on TV, what they see their peers doing and what lessons their parents impart upon them essentially tell them what to eat, what to play with, what to wear, who to like in school, what God they should pray to, etc.
To 'Disney-up' the Military life is child manipulation at its very peak. This park is going to do it's very best to show kids how 'awesome' it would be to become a soldier by making the experience as fun as the teacup ride at that very well known Florida Theme park. No doubt they hope that the impressionable children will simply conclude that their natural course of action is to join the military when they 'grow up.'
I'm hazarding a guess, but I'm sure among the other attractions the park will have, it won't include things like 'battlefield surgery fun' or "Hall of lost limbs" or the "Tailspin Dive" ride.
As children get older, they should be taught about pride in their country and what it takes to protect it. Along that path of discovery they will learn about the military -- and if they want to explore it as a career, we should allow them to do so. It's their lives after all. But it should, for as long as possible, remain a matter of choice. The life of a soldier can be a rewarding experience, but I doubt it's as fun as a ride on the merry-go-round
Daniel Dern found this on CNN:
LONDON, England (AP) -- U.S. director George Lucas has given permission for the "Star Wars" saga, which lasted for over 13 hours, to be shortened to a production of just 20 minutes, officials from Britain's Reduced Shakespeare Company said Tuesday.
The company is famous for staging the Bard's 37 plays in just 97 minutes and has also staged "The complete history of America" and "The Bible: the complete word of God," among other abbreviated productions.
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Chinese Tech Buffs Slake Thirst for U.S. TV Shows
By HOWARD W. FRENCH
Numerous Chinese groups are translating U.S. television shows and putting them on the Internet, dodging Chinese censors and American copyright lawyers.
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"This could be awesome," said Ted Reinking before the game started. "If we would have went 500 at the beginning of the season, I would have been dancing. And now we're on a wildcard berth or maybe something greater."
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