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by Mike Masnick
Wed, Dec 2nd 2009 5:49am
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boardgamegeeks, games workshop
dave blevins points us to the unfortunate news that game publisher Games Workshop seems to be attacking its biggest fans by ordering the super popular site BoardGameGeek to takedown all fan-made player aids. Basically, the biggest fans of Game Workshop's games have been helping make those games better, including "scenarios, rules summaries, inventory manifests, scans to help replace worn pieces." Basically increasing the value of those games so that it's easier to play them and easier to keep playing them. And, in response, Games Workshop sends out its lawyers? How does that possibly make any sense at all?
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ac, 2 Dec 2009 @ 6:16am
durrBecause Games Workshop realizes that the fans can make better content than they can, so they want to stop the fans from doing anything that isn't buying the product they've put out.
How else can they sell a million units of Space Hulk when they dig it out of the vault, Disney style, if those damn kids are out sharing and copying and bandying about the old out-of-print game?
An0n (profile), 2 Dec 2009 @ 6:51am
Re: durrBut if the payer made "aids", as they're called, make the game more playable but do nothing without the game, what's the harm? In fact it may lead to more sales of the game since the bugs will have been fixed by the community. At any rate, its never a good idea to sh!t where you eat, and that's exactly what Games Workshop has done, upsetting the only people who even know who they are.
Marcel de Jong (profile), 2 Dec 2009 @ 7:00am
Re: Re: durrI'm going to assume that the campaigns are better, and that they are especially objecting to the scans to replace worn pieces. Because that's when Games Workshop is "losing money", as the players don't buy complete sets to replace just a few worn pieces, anymore.
But it's a sad state that even games companies are now run by the legal department.
I'm almost sure that none of the board members of "Games Workshop" ever played a game of Warhammer in their life.
Call me Al, 2 Dec 2009 @ 7:09am
Re: Re: durrI'd expect they make a lot of money from their rulebook and ancillary documentation.
They change the rules for their games on a regular basis. Each time it invalidates the previous rule sets, army books etc and means that many players will shell out for new ones.
I expect they consider the online sources a threat because those rules can be posted easily. They're not understanding that the rules are not a scarce good and are trying to forece everyone to buy the books. Some of the army books were really good qualify though and I expect many fans would buy them regardless because they are good to have - they are scarce goods.
ChurchHatesTucker (profile), 2 Dec 2009 @ 7:15am
Re: Re: durr"But if the payer made "aids", as they're called, make the game more playable but do nothing without the game, what's the harm?"
Indeed, what's the legal issue? Copyright? Doubtful, that would accrue to the authors. Probably trademark, in that newfangled "you can't mention our trademark unless we say it's OK" interpretation. I.e., using the threat of court as a cudgel.
BTW, is GW related to the old Games Designers' Workshop?
ethorad (profile), 2 Dec 2009 @ 7:27am
Re: Re: Re: durr
slander (profile), 4 Dec 2009 @ 10:49pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: durrThat's a relief. I'm currently making an Invincible Overlord-to-NWN conversion, and I would really hate to have to scrap it over this...
Atrix (profile), 2 Dec 2009 @ 6:42amUnfortunately, this is not surprising. GW has been abusing its fans for years. Other companies have grown tremendously by specifically acting NOT like GW. Privateer Press recently started distributing the rules to their popular games online, something GW wouldn't do in a million years. GW thinks its selling books and figures. PP knows it's selling entertainment.
Anonymous Coward, 2 Dec 2009 @ 6:46amThey have an exclusive agreement with a specific publisher saying only you can put out anything related to our IP. The publisher then says, "look those people are selling items under your IP, you broke our agreement, sue them or the deal is off"
In the end its because gamers workshop is just a large writing firm and not a publisher or distributor. The contracts they signed force them to do stupid stuff like this. Wizards of the Coast can get away with stuff like this because they own the printing press, parts of the distribution network and (for 3.5) made the system open from the getgo.
ohgeetee, 2 Dec 2009 @ 10:16am
Re:The content is not being sold, it is free player aids to games - many of which have been out of print(GW cannot make money on them anyway because the only way to get them is from someone that already bought said game) for 20 years.
Call me Al, 2 Dec 2009 @ 6:48amI was very fond of GW when I was younger but eventually quit playing its games because I felt I was being milked by them for every penny I had. This news doesn't surprise me in the least.
Just to illustrate what they are like, for safety reasons they replaced the old lead models with white metal and put the price up. The only problem is that white metal is cheaper than lead. They've since replaced much of the white metal models with plastic because their moulding techniques have improved... guess what the price went up.
They really are exceptionally greedy and seem to hold their fans in contempt. They've got away with it so far due to a lack of decent alternatives and because they did have a few really good ideas twenty years ago.
Richard (profile), 2 Dec 2009 @ 6:50am
GW thinks its selling books and figures.Well actually selling figures is fine - they're a scarce good.
BUT the corollary is that all the digital stuff (rules, images etc etc) - which is not scarce - should be free and free to copy, modify, adapt etc - that way they maximise the sales of those little plastic figures and pots of paint...
Anonymous Coward, 2 Dec 2009 @ 6:50amGames Workshop has always annoyed me from their overpriced miniatures to their iron fist rule system about how the miniatures are used. Everything about the game system screams "Keep giving us huge amounts of money for a somewhat pretty good game with really cool looking miniatures!"
I have never heard of another table top war game company going after fans for creating different methods to play the game.
Battletech has a trillion fan made creations from spreadsheets to full out programs to design units.
You can kill a forest if you printed out all the unique PDFs with the amount of player made D&D character sheets there are out there.
Attacking fans cause they came up with better reference sheets Games Workshop? Are you going to go after people breaking some license agreement by using paint on their miniatures that are not Games Workshop paint?
ethorad (profile), 2 Dec 2009 @ 7:02am
concentrate on scarce resources and growing their market?As an ex-GW gamer, given the prices of their miniatures I always assumed that they made their profits from the sale of lumps of metal and not so much by selling rulebooks. Granted the rulebook income (circa £20-£30 for a box set including some basic plastic miniatures) would be nice, but it pales when compared to the price of the figurines which (IIRC) was around £1-2 for basic and grew rapidly for larger, more complex or "hero" units. I know the amount I spent on units etc far outstripped the amount on rulebooks.
As you say they should therefore be trying to spread their rulebooks far and wide, and distribute playing aids to help existing gamers, hand out introductory simplified rules to draw in more etc. And then flog them scarce resources of bits of metal, entrance to GW tournaments, in-store events, etc.
Have to admit that I have now stopped playing GW games, partly due to the ever increasing cost of metal miniatures and the decreasing availability of cheaper plastic. Also we didn't ever move to the latest (at the time I quit) versions of their games as they seemed over simplified.
Anonymous Coward, 2 Dec 2009 @ 7:05amGames Workshop is the worst game company, they despise their fans and their resellers. If a reseller in a city sells a lot of Games Workshop products, then they open a store in that city and screw the reseller that made the market. I walked into a GW store once, and they, the staff and the customers hanging out there, were extremely rude. I wasn't alone, everyone else I knew that walked into one had the same reaction.
ethorad (profile), 2 Dec 2009 @ 7:21am
Re:completely agree there - even when I was an avid GW gamer I never really felt welcome in their stores.
Jake, 2 Dec 2009 @ 7:28amI think they're panicking because fewer people have the disposable income for this kind of hobby just now (almost every Warhammer 40K player I know has declared a moratorium on new purchases until the economy picks back up), and like a couple of commentators have suggested, the company's grown to a point where the people calling the shots are more interested in making money than making a product people want to buy.
WyldKard, 2 Dec 2009 @ 9:16am
Re:That's not necessarily the case for all wargamers. Privateer Press seems to be doing very well for itself, and smaller startups are also managing to make profit.
Avatar28 (profile), 2 Dec 2009 @ 7:30am
Sounds like T$RBoy, this sounds an awful like the stuff TSR (or T$R as they got nicknamed) would pull years ago on fan-made tools and such posted online back in the early internet days, back before they were bought out by Wizards of the Coast. Maybe their old management moved on to Games Workshop?
Anonymous Coward, 2 Dec 2009 @ 8:05am
Re: Sounds like T$RTSR's claim was valid (a generally ignorant move on their part, but still legally sound), because the material that they demanded be removed contained actual intellectual property owned by the company.
dem0n1 (profile), 2 Dec 2009 @ 7:52amIn the eyes of the man
You're not a real fan
Unless you stand front and center
With your wallet in your hand.
Anonymous Coward, 2 Dec 2009 @ 8:00amIt can't be a trademark issue, because it's not infringing on a trademark for an arbitrary third party to use that trademark whenever referring to the actual trademarked item, even if they have not received any explicit permission to do so. It is only a trademark infringement when a person misrepresents the actual trademarked item with something else while still utilizing the trademarked term.
It may or may not be a copyright issue. My understanding of this specific matter would be more complete if I knew the exact nature of the files that had been taken down. I do not. However, I do know that game rules by themselves cannot be copyrighted, but specific artistic interpretations of those rules can be. Thus, as long as the material that was being distributed was not verbatim copies of the rules (in whole or in part) initially put out by GW, it is unlikely that there would be any actual copyright infringement happening in this matter. That is, if the content was original, new rules created by gamers, for example, then even though it may heavily refer to GW's products, GW's claim to rightfully demand its removal is highly specious.
Greg, 2 Dec 2009 @ 8:10amThey've been swinging the IP hammer at a lot of people lately.
They shut down Blood-Bowl.net because it has their copyright in the URL. That's almost understandable.
They also threw a hissyfit because a company was making miniatures for Bloodbowl characters. Again, understandable, except these were models for characters that GW didn't produce. Basically they'd have Big McLargeHuge guy in the rule book, but not make a model for him, with the intention that gamers would buy other GW models and tools and convert them into McLargeHuge.
They way they reacted to it, though, was that instead of demanding that this other company stop selling McLargeHuge, or forcing them to license the guy from GW, they said that if they didn't stop selling this thing, and advertising it as Blood Bowl model, they were going to remove McLargeHuge from the new Blood Bowl rules. A game they haven't supported in years, and a model that does not compete with anything they make.
There was another project, I can't remember the name of it (VASSEL?), that was a free online wargaming client - fairly generic, and had plugins with artwork to represent various armies from various game systems. It didn't have rules, just 2D sprites, but GW C&Ded them. Again, didn't compete with anything they make.
The thing that kills me about this, is that GW does not support anything other than their flagship games (Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer 40k, and Lord of the Ring), and haven't for years. You can't actually go into most GW stores (which are creepy grognard dungeons for the most part anyway) and play Bloodbowl, Battlefleet Gothic, Necromunda, or Epic, because it doesn't bring in any money - they don't even sell the models in-store anymore. They will seriously ask you to leave if you try to play. What I'm getting at is that the only people playing this games, which haven't gotten new rules or models in years, are really hardcore fans - people that have been playing GW things for years, decades in some cases - and they are alienating their most dedicated fanbase.
A lot of wargamers are unhappy with the way GW is running things lately. Personally I have nothing against their pricing scheme (they make the best plastic spacemans out there, and even if I hate them I'll keep buying from them), but the fact that they're so lawyer-crazy is kind of obnoxious.
James (profile), 2 Dec 2009 @ 8:33am
Two Words For you!Potter War.
Take it to them hard. If Warner Brothers can be made to back down, these clowns can be to.
Richard, 2 Dec 2009 @ 10:47am
alsoThey also do this to a fan site called http://www.fumbbl.com
Fumbbl does host some proxy servers for a bloodbowl java client made by someone else though, so you can see where the pressure comes from, cough cyanide cough.
The letter GW sent:
Nick Novitski, 2 Dec 2009 @ 1:07pmThe summary of the situation is incomplete: Games Workshop didn't just say all player-made aides for their games had to be removed from the site, they ordered the site to be altered so that no files could be added to those games in the future.
They have been informed this will take a while, because there is currently no support in the backend for making a particular company a special case: one of the points of BGG (nee GeekDo) is to pool the excitement and expertise of fans, and no company has been (forgive me) apocalyptically stupid as to request that made impossible.
For their next trick, maybe they'll try to shut down all third party forums that discuss their games. That's sure to drive sales up!
and in the end, 2 Dec 2009 @ 1:40pm
this wont make them one more dollarfunny articles like htis as they wont be making any extra money , no instead they with negative press will make less money
go poop now on your salad
Xtr4M1nty, 3 Dec 2009 @ 2:23am
OMHG!Thats nuts. Seriously though?
GamesWorkshop are great but sometimes they point the gun at their friends...
Anonymous Coward, 4 Dec 2009 @ 12:00pmSmells like somebody's found a new revenue stream that they'd like to exploit. Fuck them.
Anonymous Coward, 9 Dec 2009 @ 9:06pmAll I have to say to GW is UP Yours.
The Ban-Hammer, 18 Mar 2010 @ 10:31amWhenever I go to the new Games Workshop store, they love to humilate me for not taking their so-called $70 "Academy" to learn to paint THEIR way with THEIR stuff, and "learn" to play the game. You do get free stuff but I'm very sensitive when it comes to painting my mini's that I spent +$300 on, I want them done MY WAY. I you mentioned Amazon or off-brand paints in-store, you got fired on. They love to criticize my painting and my customized CSM and IG armies. Their fan-bashing is unbelievable, I only buy thru 3rd party retailers to avoid their stores. I continue the game and to customize it because I like my fantasies. They have no business in what I do with them as a fan because I gain no profit.


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Pictured: Members of the Harvard women's soccer team enjoy
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Blog post by Hana Taiji '12 and Lindsey Kowal '12
After a great Italian breakfast on Lake Como, the team travelled to Milan to spend an afternoon exploring one of the fashion capitals of the world. We began our journey with a panoramic tour of the city by bus before checking out the beautifully elaborate cathedral known as the Duomo. Once the tour ended, we were given free reign to look around on our own.
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The biking was amazing, but one of the highlights of the day for us two was definitely the pigeon feeding that took place in the open plaza in front of the duomo. oddly enough, we were the only lucky (unlucky?) two to partake. We were innocently standing with our team when we were approached by cunning young man who thrust popcorn kernals into our hands.
Before we knew it, we were swarmed by a flock of hungry birds and left with dirty hands. for some reason, our teammates wouldn't go near us afterwards, but we didn't mind. Now, we are on our way to eat a pregame meal before our first game. Today has already been a great success, let's go play some soccer!
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Tributes have been paid to the "irreplaceable" astronomer Sir Patrick Moore who has died aged 89.
The eccentric broadcaster passed away peacefully at his home in Selsey, West Sussex, after being struck down by an infection. His friend, Queen guitarist Brian May, said the world had "lost a priceless treasure that can never be replaced".
Sir Patrick inspired successive generations of stargazers with his television series The Sky At Night and wrote more than 60 books on astronomy. He celebrated the 55th anniversary of the BBC programme in April, with it becoming the longest running television series with the same presenter.
Sir Patrick only missed one episode since it began in 1957, when he suffered a severe bout of food poisoning in 2004 which nearly killed him. The last programme was broadcast on Monday. Speaking at a party to celebrate the 55th anniversary of The Sky At Night, he said he hoped the stargazing series would continue "indefinitely".
Sir Patrick lived alone and never married after the woman he was due to wed was killed in an air raid during the Second World War. The stargazer, who had a pacemaker fitted in 2006, battled ill health in recent years and became wheelchair-bound and unable to look through a telescope.
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May, who co-wrote two books with Sir Patrick, paid tribute to a "dear friend and a kind of father figure to me".
He said: "Patrick will be mourned by the many to whom he was a caring uncle, and by all who loved the delightful wit and clarity of his writings, or enjoyed his fearlessly eccentric persona in public life. Patrick is irreplaceable. There will never be another Patrick Moore. But we were lucky enough to get one."
Professor Brian Cox, who presents a number of science programmes for the BBC, wrote on Twitter: "Very sad news about Sir Patrick. Helped inspire my love of astronomy. I will miss him!"
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Nine students were suspended from a San Diego middle school after their peers reported a group of boys watching pornography on cell phones in class.
According to staff emails exchanged Friday between teachers and administrators at Bell Middle School in Paradise Hills, the school and district's response to the incident is causing division.
Theater teacher Hale Maher wrote, "I have had my students come up to me and ask horrible questions about what happened... Our job is to protect children. This issue is dividing our faculty. Many of us are outraged yet we keep silent."
Frank Kemerer, associate director for legal research and academics at the University of San Diego's Center for Education Policy and Law, has written about increased student technology and the challenges it creates, including access to pornography.
"It's an emerging issue and it's a cause of concern," Kemerer said.
The Watchdog reviewed written testimonials by 22 students in the seventh-grade, all-boys English class.
According to the statements, a group of boys sat at their desks viewing pornography on their cell phones and masturbating while the teacher sat at his desk.
Several of the students raised their hands to report the behavior, and nothing was done, according to the written statements and one student interviewed by The Watchdog.
According to the student, the teacher said he would give the students referrals to the office if he caught them, before returning to a book he was reading at his desk. The student said everything was in plain view, had the teacher glanced in the direction of the activity.
"They weren't even trying to hide it at all," the student told The Watchdog. "It really made me and the other students mad that he wouldn't do anything about the things happening in the class and it was affecting our education and it was nasty, also."
San Diego Unified School District officials declined to discuss the incident or the culpability of teacher Ed Johnson beyond a brief statement.
Andra Donovan, deputy general counsel for the district, wrote in an email May 29, "We cannot tell you the reasons for the suspensions, or whether further action is being taken with respect to any particular suspension. With respect to Mr. Johnson, all we can tell you is that he is employed by the District and remains assigned to Bell Middle School. His schedule has not changed."
Johnson has not responded to requests for comment. A union representative is rallying support for Johnson against unspecified repercussions.
"Some of us are collecting signatures of support for Ed Johnson," Bill Daniel, special education teacher and school site union representative, wrote in an email to colleagues on Friday. "We only want to support him as a friend and colleague. We are making no judgments. Our petition only states that there appears to be rush to judgment based on questionable statements made by very young children.
Vice Principal Kathleen Gallagher replied by email, "The statements submitted by students should not be discounted based on their age. The process of collecting statements and interviewing students was conducted consistent with district procedures, each one independently of every other one. Because nine of our students were suspended as a result of this incident, it is difficult for me to swallow the statement about not making judgments. Students were held accountable for their part of this problem."
San Diego resident Joanne Cruz's son was a student in Johnson's class this year and said parents have not received any information about what happened.
"Even if there are 20 to 30 students in a class, you are still aware of what your students are actually doing," Cruz said. "That's something parents want to hear about... The families should be informed of what is happening in the schools... At least letting the parents know something happened like that."
Asked if students were adequately protected in the class and if the teacher's union is coordinating an effort centrally to support Johnson, union president Bill Freeman said, "I can't respond to your question because this situation in under investigation."


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Ciambotta (Italian Vegetable Stew)
recipe by Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez from Gourmet Today Cook book.
* 1/3 cup olive oil
* 2 medium onions, chopped
* 2 celery ribs, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
* 3 carrots, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
* 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
* 1 1/4 pounds eggplant, cut into 1-inch pieces
* 1/2 cup water
* 1 (28-ounces) can whole tomatoes in juice, drained, juice reserved and tomatoes chopped, or 1 3/4 pounds fresh tomatoes, chopped
* 2 red bell peppers, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
* 3/4 pound green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
* 1 1/4 pounds zucchini, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
* 3/4 pound boiling potatoes (about 2 medium), peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
Heat oil in a 7-to 8-quart heavy pot over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add onions, celery, carrots, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until pale golden, about 10 minutes. Add eggplant and water and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until eggplant is slightly softened, about 10 minutes.
Stir in tomatoes with juice and bell peppers, then reduce heat to low and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook green beans in a 3- to 4-quart saucepan of well-salted boiling water until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large bowl. Add zucchini to boiling water and cook until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer with slotted spoon to bowl with green beans. Add potatoes to boiling water and cook until just tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and add to beans and zucchini.
Add boiled vegetables to stew and simmer, stirring, until all vegetables are very soft, about 15 minutes. Season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
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The Mets had to balance out their place in the standings – six games behind in the wild card – and protecting their farm system. There was also the fact not one of the big names traded today (Jake Peavy, Nick Johnson or Victor Martinez) would compensate for all the injured players on the DL.
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Do you have a favourite band?
I don't, though a few years ago I would have said *klaxon* Radiohead. Never listen to them now though.
- Royter-Hatfood this'd this
active band = 65daysofstatic
inactive band = mars volta
DJ/producer = Aphex twin
"Changed my life" etc etc etc. They pretty much did though. In many ways. I could easily write an essay on it but I'll probably refrain.
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painters. reasons as above.
I used to:
Queen, Oasis, Green Day (in that order), then it all branched out post-14 into all sorts of crazy shit. I don't have a single active band any more that I can think of, they have all let me down in one way or another...
New Order
With Saint Etienne and Bjork as close runners up
Not really
At any time, I'll probably be in a phase of listening to one or two bands way more than anything else, though.oojimaflop, colossalhorse, Oissin_, Poke, stanstubbs, and Faceless_Opinion this'd this
But I tend to have bands that better reflect certain moods or times of the year. If someone were to ask me that question this evening I'd reply that I'm currently heavily playing Melody's Echo Chamber and The National. But that'd change in a month's time, probably.
- Loui_Tacceh, Oissin_, Comaboy, dirdyboy, and silverfoxqpr this'd this
winning the thread nonetheless at last count
but of course it's not about winning - it's about FRUGGING
- Matt_was_taken this'd this
Right now or all-time?
All-time, I'd have to say Pixies, although in truth I hardly ever listen to them these days. Right now, I'd probably say Grizzly Bear.
Pearl Jam
I've heard it all, so don't bother...
Not my favourite band but I'd just like to show some Pearl Jam solidarity here
I salute your choice sir.plasticniki, matthewslaughter, hotsoftlight, Comaboy, El_Goodo, sunstroke_house, and Faceless_Opinion this'd this
Followed by
nine Inch Nails
Monster Magnet
Jane's Addiction
Warrior Soul
A Place To Bury Strangers
Crystal Head
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Led Zeppelin
Stabbing Westward
Yes. The answer is Tool.
I love the other bands too, bat Tool are way out in front as my favouite band.
The people who This'd this are aware that 'Followed by' isn't a band*, yeah?
(* probably is actually, haven't checked)
- Puds this'd this
not really
if someone asked i'd probably just say Brand New
- pichaelmarker this'd this
Modest Mouse or Guided By Voices
switches back and forth every so often. I think GBV have more individually great songs and I love their story and legend, but MM are just more consistently great over those first 3 albums
- Rembrum this'd this
- JaguarPirate this'd this
probably CG's favourite harsh noise act
Sonic Youth
Not a band...
Bob Dylan, easily my favorite artist.
Tough call if actually a band - Oasis, The Clash, REM are up there
Bummer then....
I'm like a lot of folks here, after Dylan, there are multiple artists/bands I love - would/have seen live, have all their albums, buy any new stuff - I can't pinpoint just one. I like a lot of newer artists (National, Foals, Hold Steady are a few), but their output isn't enough so far for me to say that I like them as much as an artist that I've seen live at least once and have half dozen or more of their albums....at some point, probably so
Not like I did when I was a teenager
Then The Smiths were my favourite band and I was loyal to them like I am to my football team - with a fierce, tribal devotion.
I'll never have a favourite band like that again. There's probably a group of 10-20 bands and artists who I like enough to own everything by, can't conceive of not buying a new record by and will always try to see live if I can.
Sort of
It's a never-ending struggle between Cardiacs and Kayo Dot
The thisfest is that^ way
Kayo Dot are in my top 20
- JohnM this'd this
Usually an arm wrestle between Mansun and Fugazi
I'm going for Mansun today, followed by Fugazi and then (in ascending order):
Circa Survive
The Mars Volta
Field Music
- Comaboy this'd this
All Time ? The Smiths
Right Now ? The Walkmen or The National, probably. British Sea Power would be a close third.
Currently it is probably Sun Kil Moon / Mark Kozelek
I could just listen to it all day, I want to listen to all their random old records and live stuff and get excited about new releases. I think that counts.matthewslaughter this'd this
Lol at all your favourite bands btwAaron this'd this
used to Sonic Youth
dunno if I would say so any more though
Brand New
The Cure
Blink 182
The Manics was my stock answer for a long period of time
but I couldn't honestly say that to be true anymore. We're still in love, we just don't ya know, see all that much of each other, on record or live. For a couple of years I could say it was Arcade Fire and whilst they're still in the top 5 passion is also waining. Perhaps the new record could reignite that.
As usual bornin69 has said my thoughts - there's a bunch of bands I'm mad for but not one stands out as a favourite over the others.
Based on music alone - Sigur Rós
Based on the whole package - Hope of the States, always.
british sea power
Twilight Sad
My Vitriol
My top 5
damn that is 6
And I missed APTBS off
I just like them all for so many different reasons.
It usually alternates between
Sonic Youth, MBV, Pavement, Blur, Pixies, Smashing Pumpkins
Over the years I've probably come back to Okkervil River more than anyone else
But there are still times when they don't really do it for me...so I don't know if I could use the word "favourite"
Active band - Titus Andronicus
Active artist - Joanna Newsom
Talking Heads
For sure
The Flaming Lips.
Always and forever. Since the day I first heard 'Slow Nerve Action' I've loved them.
For years it was Radiohead
it's probably The Fall now.
- heartworms and fappable this'd this
I'd love it if someone edited Tracy Chapman's wikipedia page
To mention Radiohead & The Fall being her favourite bands with this thread as the source.
Not as such
But when pressed to name some favorite modern bands, I usually start with Broken Social Scene.
"Normal" people may not get YFIIP in its entirety, but if person doesn't grasp the awesomeness of the hit songs, T=C and Almost Crimes, then person and I would never find common ground.
Also. I still don't understand why they broke-up broke-up. Does anyone know the inside scoop of this?niallKP this'd this
Don't even have a favourite genre
Everything depends on contextoutspaced this'd this
Accidental this
my answer is Ride
I'd say Coil
or The Fall
Used to be Radiohead/Pavement
now it's Grandaddy/Radiohead/Pavement/The Smiths four way tie. Shhh
- rich-t this'd this
Sigur Ros/Boards of Canada
I think they are the only (established) acts that I own everything they've made.....(within budget....)
I listen more or less exclusively to real indie music
my favourite bands in the past have included The Vines, Morning Runner and Thirteen Senses. Don't have one atm though.
Boredoms maybe?
just for overall excellence/colourfulness/humour/lifeaffirmingness/execution/originality
and also maybe Lightning Bolt for the same stuff. To me they are sort of similar bands.
but I probably don't have a favourite really


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So, my favorite blog, Jennsylvania, written by my favorite author had this contest about quirks and secret shames. I totally wanted to enter, but got stuck on what I would enter. So, I thought I would shame it all out on my blog in what I would like to call the St Patty's Day Shame-a-thon. A drinking game.
Here's how it works. I lay out my secret shames and habits and any that you share, you take a shot of your favorite green lager. Woo hoo! Let's get started, shall we?
1. I eat my colored candies by grouping them by color and eating each color seperately. I also tend to obsess over the color ratio. If the colors are distributed proportionally, I feel ripped off.
2. My toilet paper roll has to roll over, not under! I would rather you not put it on the holder at all (Anthony rather enjoys this option) than put it on that dreaded 'under' way.
3. Serial sneezers, people who sneeze 3 or more times in a row, tend to grate on my nerves. Yeah, I know you can't control it, but it still pisses me off. God Bless You! All right?!?! I'm only saying it once.
4. Lambs and Petunia are my stuffed sheep, I still have them, they aren't going anywhere. I'm sure lots of people have something stuffed that isn't going anywhere.
5. I think moms who eat food out of their children's hands are disgusting. Children are little germ incubators. They don't even wipe properly. Sometimes I do gag a little if Seth tries to feed me anything. NO! THANK YOU!
6. I silently mock people who never use the right form of you're or your. Same with effect and affect. If you get paid more than me, sometimes I save it in my online form of a burn book.
7. I may not be thin, but I obsessively count every calorie I eat. I literally will grab my phone and use a calorie counting app or try and estimate the calories by hand.
8. I freak out to no end when my husband or son picks something off the ground. I will squeal and scream and start fishing in my purse for anti-bac. They are dropping that item they picked up immediately or I am drop kicking them. If you hear, "EWWW!!! DROP IT!! DROP IT!!! DROP IT!!!" in a grocery store parking lot, it could be me.
9. I CANNOT buy meat from Wal-mart. Or any perishable at all. It turns my stomach. Something about not wanting to skimp on what I put into my body and my fear that some of the characters in Wal-mart were made that way from the cheap quality foods...
10. I tailgate people who do less than the speed limit. Sorry, but obviously you have no place to go and should have stayed home. In my mind I am saying, "HELLO?!?! SOME OF US HAVE JOBS"?!?!? Out loud? I am screaming at the driver because most of the time there's another loser like him/her in the lane next to me. Brake check me? That's the one system on my car I keep in order. Good luck.
11. I don't poop in public places. Sorry, no. I barely pee in public places. I find public restrooms traumatizing. Why are they always wet? My goal is to get in and get out in 60 seconds. Including washing the hands. Which I both wash and anti-bac.
12. Public door handles... I also hate them as well. Sometimes I find a napkin and use that. Or I use my sleeve. Same with elevator bottons and light switches. I mean, no one ever cleans them!
13. I hate explaining anything to anyone. When my husband says why? I say, "do I REALLY have to explain this to you? REALLY? You REALLY do not get it?" Many times it's condescending enough to shut him up. Why? Because I fricken said so. Google it.
14. Vomit is the worst thing on this planet. End. Of. Story. You want to puke? Fine. Do it no less than 500 feet from me. Also, you losers who get thrashed and puke all over the club, the sidewalk, and the parking garage? You suck.
15. If someone else is controlling the radio in the car, I have to turn it down. I cannot allow someone else to blast music in the car, even if it's a song I like. I get the worst headache.
16. I cannot be in the same room as the television if TMZ is on. Seriously. It's so annoying. "I got random celebrity stuffing their face!!!" It's creepy and turns my stomach.
17. My house must be kept below 70 degrees at all times. I hate heat. I would have no heat at all in the winter if I didn't rent.
There ye go. Drunk yet? 17 secrets for you to attempt to identify with! Didn't get drunk enough? Add your own in the comments section so people can drink to it later!
And... Happy St Patty's Day!


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French Route stage 17: Frómista - Carrión de los Condes
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This stage passes through...
Frómista, Población de Campos, Villovieco, Revenga de Campos, Villarmentero de Campos, Villalcazar de Sirga, Carrión de los Condes
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- Distance:
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- Walking
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- Población de Campos (beside the shrine of San Miguel): there is an area with tables, benches and trees. Villovieco (beside the river): area with benches, tables and trees. Revenga de Campos (on the way out of the town): drinking fountain, tables, benches and wooded area. Villarmentero de Campos (on the way out of the town): area with drinking fountain, tables, benches, barbecues and generous shade from a number of pine trees. Villalcázar de Sirga (on the side of the road from Frómista to Carrión): wooded area with tables and benches. Carrión de los Condes (in the Eden park, beside the river, 50 metres from the Plaza Mayor square): ample poplar grove with a drinking fountain, tables and barbecues. On the Calzada de Piedra path (on the way out of Carrión opposite the Monastery of San Zoilo): shade, with tables and benches.


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With DirectAccess, every user is considered remote all of the time. Users are no longer required to distinguish between local and remote connections. DirectAccess handles all of these distinctions in the background. IT professionals retain precise access control and full perimeter security, helping to ease both desktop security and management headaches on both sides of the connection.
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With BranchCache, clients who request access to data on the organization's network are sent directions to the file on the local (branch office) network if the file has ever been requested there before. If the file is stored locally, those clients get immediate high-speed access. Such files can be stored either on a local BranchCache server for larger branch offices or simply on local Windows 7 PCs.
Simplified Management for Small and Midsize Customers - With Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft is focusing more attention to the Small and Midsize Customer (SMB) and mid-market customer. This new focus provides these customers with a rich landscape of Microsoft product offerings, from Small Business Server 2011 and now Windows Server 2008 Standard.
Active Directory?s new Active Directory Administration Center is one example where previouslydisparate management GUIs are now hosted in a single interface and all based on PowerShell. Additionally, there are the Best Practice Analyzers which Microsoft has extended to every server role to keep all your server configs in sync with the latest know-how. And last but not least, there?s the Windows Server Backup utility. This in-the-box backup app has been significantly upgraded to include more granular support for designing backup jobs, including support for system state operations;.It?s and, it?s been optimized to run both faster and to use less disk space.
The Strongest Web and Application Server To Date - One of the most important new updates in Windows Server 2008 R2 is the new Internet Information Services 7.5 (IIS 7.5), making it the best Windows Server application platform yet.
The updated Web server includes features that streamline management by extending IIS Manager, implementing the IIS PowerShell Provider and taking advantage of .NET on Server Core. IIS 7.5 also integrates new support and troubleshooting features, including configuration logging and a dedicated Best Practice Analyzer. Last, we?ve integrated several of the most popular optional extensions associated with Windows Server 2008, including URLScan 3.0 (now known as the Request Filter Module).
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Reduced Effort to Administer and Support Web-Based Applications
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The floating courtesy dock at Alljoy Boat Landing, 265 Alljoy Road in Bluffton, will be closed for repairs on Wednesday, but the boat ramp will remain open.
The floating dock will be put back in place as soon as repairs are complete, but that could take up to three weeks. It has suffered damage due to exposure to winds and waves inherent in that location.
Alljoy Boat Landing provides access to the May River. The closest alternative landing with access to the May River is the Bluffton Oyster Factory Park Landing at 75 Wharf Street, Bluffton. The nearest boat landing equipped with a floating courtesy dock is C. C. Haigh, Jr. Boat Landing at 1640 Fording Island Road extension on Pinckney Island.
A complete list of all Beaufort County docks and landings can be found at the Beaufort County website, www.bcgov.net. Select the "Residents" tab on the home page, then "Outdoor Living."


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INDIANAPOLIS -- Former Barry University softball player Grace Collins was named a Top 30 finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year.
The finalists, comprised of 10 female student-athletes from each of the NCAA's three divisions, will be trimmed to nine, representing three from each division in September. All 30 finalists are invited to the NCAA Woman of the Year banquet in Indianapolis.
Collins, a Tampa native who graduated in May with a 3.871 grade point average, earning a dual degree in history and philosophy in the honors program, became the eighth Buccaneer to be chosen as a Top 30 finalist. Barry's eight finalists are the most for a Division II institution for the prestigious female student-athlete award.
She is the third Barry student-athlete to represent the Sunshine State Conference as the league's recipient. Last year, Bucs women's tennis player Barbi Pocza received the honor. In 2006, women's tennis player Greta Trotman was the SSC's recipient. Prior to the conference nominating format, Barry had five student-athletes chosen as Florida's representative when the award process was broken down by states. The eight finalists are tied with the University of Georgia for the most in the program and are the most by a Division II school.
Collins became the first Barry student-athlete to win the school's President Award as the top graduating senior. She also is a two-time Sr. Jeanne O'Laughlin Community Service Award winner at the school. In the summer, she also won an NCAA post-graduate scholarship, becoming one of 29 female and 29 male spring sports student-athletes to receive $7,500 towards graduate school. She elected to attend the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida.
A four-year starter for the Buccaneers, Collins received All-American honors the past two seasons. She had a .363 career batting average with 229 hits, 64 RBI, 77 stolen bases and 129 runs scored. She ranks in the Top 10 in 11 school career categories. She is first in sacrifice hits (46), second in hits (229), third in at-bats (630), tied for fourth in stolen bases (77), tied for fourth in starts (199), fifth in games played (204), sixth in batting average (.363), sixth in runs (129), eighth in on-base percentage (.410), eighth in total bases (249) and 10th in stolen base percentage (.875).
As a junior, Collins set a school record with a 19-game hitting streak and led the SSC in batting with a .433 average. She was a National Fastpitch Coaches Association First-Team All-America choice that year. In 2012, she led the team in hitting (.363), runs (31) and stolen bases (29) as Barry advanced to its second straight NCAA Tournament. During her career, the Buccaneers went 138-68.
In her four-year stay in Miami Shores, Collins volunteered with numerous philanthropic organizations, including Make-A-Wish Foundation, Habitat for Humanity and the Miami Children's Museum. She also spent countless hours with local-organized events, including Barry's Safe Halloween, Miami Shores Community Fest, Adopt-A-Family Thanksgiving Food Drive and Gobble Wobble Run.
Collins founded the America's Moms for Soldiers Care Project at Barry, sending monthly care packages to American soldiers, Marines and airmen serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. She served as president of the Phi Sigma Tau philosophy honor society, was a member of the Phi Alpha Theta history honor society and two prestigious national honor societies, Delta Epsilon Sigma and Kappa Gamma Pi. She was also captain of Barry's Ethics Bowl team.
Vice President of Barry's Student Athletic Advisory Committee, Collins represented the school and SSC at the NCAA Career in Sports Forum. The Forum is a four-day event at which select student-athletes explore and are educated on careers in sports with a primary focus on intercollegiate athletics. Participants are given an educational opportunity to learn and gain valuable exposure to careers in sports, specifically in areas of coaching, administration and sports entertainment. They examine key functions of a coach or administrator within athletics, including foundational skills such as communication, networking, recruiting, managing culture, transitioning and budgeting. Additionally, the Forum dispels myths about careers in athletics, and facilitates the opportunity to gather information from current and future athletics professionals.


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OCR monitors complaint and compliance review resolution agreements to ensure that the commitments made in these agreements are carried out and to maximize OCR's effectiveness in enforcing the civil rights laws. During FY 2003, OCR conducted 2,427 monitoring activities.
Following are some examples that show OCR's impact on both individual students and groups of students when schools and colleges carried out their resolution agreement commitments.
Parents with limited English proficiency were excluded from participating in school board meetings because translation services were not available. Parents now receive the school board agenda in their primary language and can request translation services at board meetings, as well as in meetings with district and school staff.
Nearly 3,600 students with learning disabilities were excluded by a school district's policy that made only students with certain other disabilities eligible for extended school year services. The school district now makes decisions on extended school year services based on the individual needs of students and not on the category of disability.
A student-run university assault prevention transportation program excluded men from riding on or acting as volunteer drivers. The university modified the program so that it is now available to the campus community without regard to gender.
A school district used a lottery system that gave preference on the basis of race to certain students for its optional programs. The district eliminated race as a selection criterion and all students now have an equal opportunity for selection.
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An elementary school developed new ways to meet the needs of its English language learners. As a result, students in grades 3-5 who were former English language learner students performed better than students whose primary home language is English on the state's competency examination.
A school district agreed to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the athletic interests and abilities of its students. As a result, a girls' water polo team was added at all five of the high schools. In its inaugural season, 85 girls competed and one of the teams qualified for the state championship tournament.
A university put procedures in place to help disabled students obtain necessary accommodations in housing. Students can now request and receive accommodations that ensure safe living arrangements.
A school district had only two trained teachers for delivering services to English language learners, whose enrollment was increasing at a substantial rate. To comply with a resolution agreement it had entered into with OCR, the district developed a teacher training program with a local university. This resulted in the certification of 848 teachers for its English as a Second Language program.
A school system failed to enter a student's achievement test scores into its computer system because he was given extended time to accommodate a disability. After validating modifications for each of its standardized tests, the district developed procedures for recording, maintaining and providing access to scores of all students who take standardized achievement tests.
Mobility-impaired persons now have access to a school district's athletic facilities. Accessible parking, seating, restrooms, water fountains, concession stands and public telephones are available at the gymnasiums, football stadium and baseball field.
A school district reviewed the placement of African American and Hispanic students with learning disabilities to determine whether the students were appropriately assigned. As a result, 94 students were reassigned to a less restrictive environment.
A school district ended its practice of using race as a factor in approving transfer requests under its inter-district open enrollment program. As a result of its agreement, 32 students whose transfer requests were previously denied because of race were permitted to transfer to a neighboring school district.


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Palm Sunday
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Tone of the Week
Tone Two
Tenth Orthros Gospel
On Sunday, five days before the Passover of the Law, the Lord came from Bethany to Jerusalem. Sending two of His disciples to bring Him a foal of an ass, He sat thereon and entered into the city. When the multitude there heard that Jesus was coming, they straightway took up the branches of palm trees in their hands, and went forth to meet Him. Others spread their garments on the ground, and yet others cut branches from the trees and strewed them in the way that Jesus was to pass; and all of them together, especially the children, went before and after Him, crying out: "Hosanna: Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord, the King of Israel" (John 12:13). This is the radiant and glorious festival of our Lord's entry into Jerusalem that we celebrate today.
The branches of the palm trees symbolize Christ's victory over the devil and death. The word Hosanna means "Save, I pray," or "Save, now." The foal of an ass, and Jesus' sitting thereon, and the fact that this animal was untamed and considered unclean according to the Law, signified the former uncleanness and wildness of the nations, and their subjection thereafter to the holy Law of the Gospel.
Resurrectional Apolytikion
Fourth Tone
As by baptism we were buried with Thee, O Christ our God, so by Thy Resurrection we were deemed worthy of immortal life; and praising Thee, we cry: Hosanna in the highest; blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.
Seasonal Kontakion
Plagal of the Second Tone
In Heaven, He is seated upon a Throne and on earth He rides upon a foal. O Christ our God, accept the praise of the Angels and the hymn of the Children who cry out to You, "Blessed are You who comes to recall Adam."
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One thing is certain at the start of an uncertain year for the Lipscomb Lady Bisons basketball team _ the 2006 portion of the schedule has to be better than 2005.
Heading into Thursday night's Atlantic Sun Conference game with Campbell at 7 at Allen Arena, the Lady Bisons are still looking for their first victory. Lipscomb coach Frank Bennett, whose team was picked in preseason to win the A-Sun regular season title, is still optimistic about the season.
"We haven't played many weak teams," said Bennett. "We are going to be playing some home games and playing some teams we think we are more competitive with.
"We are working on some things that haven't been obvious in games. We are making progress in some areas that will hopefully become obvious before long. We have 18 conference games left. You just hope your confidence isn't too low from the losses that you have.""
Injuries have played a major role with starting junior forward Julie Martin and sophomore post player Rachel Davis out before the season started. Starting center Katie Beth Pate and starting point guard Catie Woods have also missed several games with injury issues.
"We are hopeful of getting Catie Woods back to play this week and maybe Katie Beth Pate," said Bennett. "In the three games Catie Woods has not played we have had 35, 38 and 43 turnovers. The whole team is doing that, but she is definitely someone we like to count on playing a lot of minutes for us and taking care of the ball.
"Katie Beth did some five-on-five work Monday. We will see how she can take a pounding in practice. I think she will be ready to go if nothing else happens. Not having played since Dec. 3 and having practiced except for some jogging and shooting she will be a little rusty. She will make a difference on the defensive end with her blocked shots and with rebounding."
The Lady Bisons closed out 2005 with a 92-42 loss at Florida State of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Freshman forward Miriam McAlister led the Lady Bisons in scoring with nine points, the second time this season she has led the team. Freshman guard Jillian Partin grabbed a team-leading five rebounds.
"We have played the two best teams on our schedule in the last two games with Wake Forest and Florida State," said Bennett. "The first game after Christmas (Florida State) is usually ugly. And when we have too long of a break between games it can be a little bit ugly, too.
"There isn't much to say about Wake Forest. We played a decent first half, but the second half was not good. There were a lot more positive things for us against Florida State. They are probably the best team on our schedule. They are the most athletic team we have faced. But we had more good possessions. We had pretty good stretches of play with clumps of high turnovers around them."
Freshmen have been forced into more action this season due to injury problems. In addition to McAlister, who has started six games, and Partin, the Lady Bisons have also called upon forwards Katie Rollins and Rachel Viehmann.
Despite the high talent level of the freshman class, Bennett would prefer easing them into the college game in a little less hectic way.
"If we can get Katie Beth and Catie back then we aren't relying on inexperienced players quite as much," said Bennett. "We won't have three or four inexperienced players on the court at the same time. With only one or two inexperienced players the other three can cover up for them a little bit better. With three or four inexperienced players on the court you don't get as much of a team concept of what is going on. Little breakdowns will happen."
The game with Campbell will only be the second time this season the Lady Bisons have played on their home court. They narrowly missed a win over Memphis (76-74) Nov. 29 at Allen Arena. They lost 69-68 in overtime on the road in the A-Sun opener at Kennesaw State Dec. 1.
"We played pretty well against Memphis for the most part," said Bennett. "We had a chance to win at Kennesaw.
"Playing at home should help us. We are looking forward to playing at home this week."


text: A Pure Michigan team has spent the past several days in the Cheboygan area scoping out the sights. On Wednesday, it met with members of the Visitors' Bureau to discuss and learn more about the area so a Pure Michigan campaign can be put together for next year. The local group has dedicated to spend $25,000 on next year's campaign. "We are here to hear from the stakeholders," said Ken Yarsevich, advertising specialist for Travel Michigan. "We are hear to find out what Cheboygan is all about. … We are here on a fact-finding mission." He told those in attendance that the groundwork being done now will go toward putting together a 60-second radio spot for next year. In a Powerpoint presentation to the stakeholders, Yarsevich said the Pure Michigan campaign is "all about partnerships." "We want to learn from you what Cheboygan is all about," he said. "The purpose of our trip is to learn about the area first-hand. We don't want to be downstate and say we know what Cheboygan is all about." The team was asking the stakeholders who the visitors are, what there is to do and explain Cheboygan in three words. "At the end of the day, what is going to come of this partnership is you will have a 60-second radio spot with the voice of Tim Allen," he said. Pure Michigan had a budget of $25 million this year. In 2012, visitors spent $1.1 billion at businesses and this broke down to every $1 spent in Pure Michigan advertising returned $5.76 in sales taxes. "I was talking to a lady from Boston last night who was in room next to mine," Yarsevich said. "She said 'this is a beautiful state.'" Matthew Friday, executive director of the Cheboygan Area Chamber of Commerce, said they Pure Michigan group has been pleased with their visit. "Regional marketing is entering a new area for Cheboygan as we partner with Pure Michigan," he said. "I think it is an exciting time for Cheboygan as we are taking this big of a step forward in our regional marketing." He said the group toured the Inland Waterways Tuesday and were amazed. "It is the same sentiment I get from a lot of people who have never been here before. Their eyes really open up," Friday said. "When somebody looks at it that has never seen it before, they are just a little bit blown away." Overall, he said the group has enjoyed the trip and learned a lot about the area. "They are presently surprised by what is all here to see and do," Friday added.


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One of the biggest myths today is that the U.S. doesn't make things anymore, Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Mad Money." There are a lot of great American companies that have been around for a long time, he said. These U.S.-based businesses do a great job of finding ways to make money in any situation, including Europe's ongoing debt crisis and an economic slowdown in Asia.
"The fact is, many of our older, more experienced executives who work at fabulous American companies not only used the recession to take share and obliterate their weaker competitors," Cramer said, "but they've also taken advantage of the Federal Reserve's policy of low rates to strengthen their own balance sheets and pay down high cost debt."
Of all American companies, Apple typically gets the most attention on Wall Street and for good reason. On Tuesday, the Cupertino, Calif.-based technology company said its earnings nearly doubled on a jump in iPhone sales, surging past expectations. Its revenues also easily topped estimates. While Apple's growth is certainly worth celebrating, Cramer said a lot of older American companies are being overlooked. He thinks these long-standing U.S. companies are worth considering, though, because they are resilient and often pay a dividend. Rather than buy another stock that may be overvalued, investors can get paid to own shares of these American-run businesses.
"Sometimes, through the political nonsense, through the chatter about governmental help, and Federal Reserve this and tax that, it pays to remember that old companies, unlike old dogs, can learn new tricks," Cramer said.
Read on to see who made Cramer's list of best run U.S. companies.
By Drew Sandholm with Reuters
Published 26 April 2012
When this slideshow was published, Cramer's charitable trust owned Apple, DuPont, General Electric, and International Business Machines. GE owns a minority stake in NBCUniversal, the parent company of CNBC.


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The Bwato RaceThis is an annual canoeing race that involves the local fishermen in and around Mangochi. Multichoice Malawi are the main sponsors of this race. Currently, plans are underway to make this a national event by involving the fishermen from all the beaches on Lake Malawi (from Karonga to Mangochi)
Ferrying people on a bike must be the roadblock. Performed by: Sandy, Laurence, Cathi, Andy, Jennifer, Marcus. Ernie and Cindy are the only team not shown doing it Cindy needs to do a RB, that should be interesting.I think the roadblock should be after the Detour. For one thing they almost always are in U-turn legs. Secondly, Andy and Tommy find out in the pitstart clue that there is a W-turn. Also, because it looks like the roadblock is in the city they could come back there for it and the pitstop after performing the Detour and Speedbump at the lake.
Who do you all think that is in cap 40? If it is Jennifer, then we see them doing 2 Detours. BUT...to me it looks like that their canoe is tippimg over, so it could be by choice as well. But on review...guess it is Amani?? And what would Marcus be so pissed about at the Detour? He is clearly NOT happy...is this their second Detour or is it something else?
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