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One last thought about the New Year. It's January, and you know what that means: it's resolution time. Time to vow to drop 10 pounds, train to run a marathon and stop eating chocolate of any kind. I'm sick of those resolutions though. They're old, boring. As a group exercise instructor and a seasoned gym-goer, I have a new resolution (and maybe as fitness professionals, you can join me in this). I resolve not to be annoyed by the four gazillion people that will undoubtedly head to the gym during the month of January hoping to finally get in shape and get those washboard abs they see on television.
Now, you may think of this time of year and delight in the fact that membership sales will rise and your club will be packed with life. As a group exercise instructor, I understand. I thrive off the energy that fills the room during those first weeks in January when I have 50 eager faces willing to try anything in my class. Unfortunately, come mid-February I'm back to my normal class count of 15, and I am left wondering — why doesn't anyone stick around? Maybe part of the answer can be found in my response as a gym-goer to these new members.
Each year eager "newbies" flood the elliptical machines, treadmills and selectorized equipment. They cram themselves into the group fitness studios, and they overload the personal trainers with sessions scheduled from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. I can see the motivation and will on their face. I can hear their breathing — some of them exercising for the first time ever. And I can feel their sweat beading off from the next treadmill over.
I used to let the newbies get on my nerves. I mean, really, what are they doing here in my space on my treadmill? They'll just give up in a few weeks, I used to think. After stumbling around, staring blankly at the free weights and occasionally getting lost in the hall between the locker room and the pool, they'll give up. Because, honestly, how many newbies really make it past the month of January? But, this year I'm banking that they stay there. Not because happy members that come are members that renew and increase revenue, but because it's the right thing to do.
After the long winter months filled with endless holiday eating and days spent lying around watching football, I think we could all use a bit of exercise. Who am I to claim the gym as my own? The newbies have the same goals that I have: to be stronger, to be fitter — and to look better naked. Many of them have health problems and not only want to get fit but desperately need to improve their health. Why should I make the gym an even more hostile environment than it already seems? Just a glance around at the long rows of machines that look like torture devices, the scantily clad women who run for hours without oozing a drop of sweat and the grunting, testosterone-filled men busting out of their tiny tank tops is enough to send any sane person running in the other direction. The health club can be a weird, scary place — especially when you're new and the other people there look at you like you're an annoying idiot.
I have looked at newbies like that before. I admit it. Sure, I've shown them how to properly kick a roundhouse in my class without passing judgment, but I've also looked at them on the gym floor and felt proud that I am among the gym elite who knows how to work every machine in every corner of the club. In my mind, I earned this place in fitness society by putting in long workouts and years of dedication.
This year, though, I'm throwing down the welcome mat. I'm not going to scoff at the unknown face on Jan. 2, 2005, who asks me what the giant green button that clearly reads START on the treadmill means. Nope, I'm going to grin and bear it and help a fellow gym member out — no matter where they are on the gym hierarchy.
A shake-up in the faces at the gym wouldn't be bad. It would be good. When I first walk into the gym, the newbies will be full of enthusiasm and ready to go. I should use that "newbie enthusiasm" to fire up my workout, make some new friends and infuse my class with vigor. As fitness professionals, we should attend to our members' motivation and keep it strong through the new year. Because with a little extra work and attention, a few of those faces may just join our ranks some day in the high-class society of the gym elite.


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Monday, August 31, 2009
A Look at Hard Modes
(Some of this post may come off as elitist, but I don't intend it to be. I have written this post from my view point of a relatively hardcore raider. I don't think anything I am going to say is offensive, but if you take offense I apologize.)
Issue #1 - Easy Normal Mode:
To say that normal mode Trial of the Crusader has been a disappointment would be an understatement. In my opinion it is the most under tuned instance I have ever played.
Some of you may be thinking: "Wait. This is normal mode. It isn't intended to be hard." I disagree. In my opinion Normal Mode should not equal Easy Mode. Just because the Hard Mode is meant to be more challenging doesn't mean that the Normal mode shouldn't present some challenge as well.
I know some of you disagree on this point, but there has been nothing challenging about ToC. Here is what my experience has been so far: Northrend Beasts = 0ne shot, Lord Jaraxxus = one shot, Faction Champions = two shot, Twin Val'kyr = one shot. When I talk to my friends in other guilds, they say they have had a similar experience and not all of them are very progressed.
I don't think any of these fights should be guild killers on normal mode, but they should take a couple of attempts to figure out. I know one guild that hasn't had any issues with ToC but can't get Yogg Normal Mode down. If this is what the Ardent Crusade is using to test players for the assault on Icecrown Citadel then Arthis is a wimp or we are in a lot of trouble.
Issue #2 - Static Hard Modes:
In my opinion, increasing the Health and Damage on a Normal Mode does not make for good Hard Mode. Hard Modes should be different, and have more going for them than just increased stats.
Hodir is the perfect example of a bad Hard Mode in my opinion. What separates Hodir Normal from Hodir Hard? Nothing! Hard Mode brings absolutely nothing to the fight. He has all the same abilities and buffs. He has the same Health. He has the same damage out put. The only thing different is that you have to DPS a lot harder.
I'm not saying Hodir Hard Mode is a cake walk, but if you know how to do normal mode you pretty much know how to Hard Mode. Doing the Hard Mode is just doing the Normal Mode better, and that is no fun.
Another Hard Mode that I find disappointing is oddly enough Yogg. I'm not saying it is a easy fight because it's not, but compare Yogg +4 to Yogg +1. They are pretty much the same fight. You have to worry about your Sanity more, and you don't' have Hodir to save your butt if you do something stupid, but Yogg doesn't gain any abilities. There is nothing extra to the fight other then you have less health, do less damage and the tentacles have shorter cast times. If you've seen Yogg on normal mode you've pretty much seen it on hard mode to. Hard Mode is just doing Normal Mode better.
Good Hard Modes:
Good Hard Modes add something to the fight that wasn't there before. Most Hard Modes have something new in some degree. Flame Leviathan has new abilities based upon which towers you leave up. XT has the life sparks and the void zones. Iron Council has new abilities with each mob you kill, but the best of the best are Mimiron and Freya.
In my opinion these hard modes are so well designed that they almost don't resemble the Normal Mode of the fight. Having to deal with Ground Tremor, Unstable Energy and Iron Roots makes Freya so much more difficult that you can't fight the add pacts the way you did in the Normal Mode. You have to worry about getting interrupted and getting rooted near the Snaplasher.
Mimiron is a whole nother story. It is regularly regarded as the best fight in Ulduar for both hard mode and normal mode and I have to agree. What is so good about the hard mode is that it completely changes the fight. When my guild does normal mode we assign different groups to different areas. There is a lot of things to worry about, but as long as you spread out and pay attention then you don't have many issues. In Hard Mode the fires completely throw that out the window. First you have to worry about the fires completely engulfing your section and not giving you a good place to stand. Then you have to worry about the fire suppressant that can silence and kill you. While Mimiron Normal Mode gives you a little preparation for the Hard Mode version, it isn't much. That is what makes it a great hard mode.
15 comments:
- Hardy said...
Faction Champions sucks if your guild has average players who can't deal with the pvp like situation. We can kill the first two bosses in ToC without issue, but we fail at Faction Champions everytime, we haven't even been close yet. While hard mode hodir is same fight, you do need to be able to manage your buffs to get the max dps you need -- again not something average players can do.
- August 31, 2009 at 9:53 AM
- Lissanna said...
The twin val'kyr fight really leaves something to be desired. I mean, there has been some talk going around that you would only need 3 healers for the 25-man version. I don't mean cut down to 3 healers after months of learning the fight - I don't mean 3 healers for the 10-man version. I mean that there's so little damage being done to the raid if people do it right that it just doesn't require healing.
I think they're just cutting down the number of healers required for raids, and that (in the end) makes it feel too easy because there's never really a threat of death unless you really screw up. The PvP champions fight is challenging for a lot of groups, but that's just because they get overwhelmed by numbers...
- August 31, 2009 at 10:21 AM
- Jormundgard said...
Hard modes are a great idea. The idea of removing luxuries that you took for granted (such as standing wherever you want in Mimiron) is a great way to relive older content.
The sad side of hard modes is that they seem to be defining progression, and are driving a lot of guilds apart. Guilds that were good enough to clear Black Temple just don't seem to be capable of these achievements, and they may not even be trying. The pressure to kill Hodir in three minutes doesn't inspire people the way that killing Illidan did.
- August 31, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Well, Jormundgard, I would personally argue that the concept of Algalon-style bosses give that inspiration to many raiders. If your guild wants to claim 14/14 Uld, they have to be one of the great guilds on the server, capable of handling the hardest fights in the game.
If I had my way, all new content would use a similar structure. Unlocking a new boss is a great reward for completing hard modes. It may not have as much of an appeal as "Hey, I just killed an important figure from lore" but it gives people somewhere to progress after you down Yogg.
- August 31, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Yogg less than 4 in 10man you get a 2 second silence...but thats really just a joke and i know my guild just doesnt notice it.
25man the 8 second silence does suck.
But thats the only change to yogg really
- August 31, 2009 at 12:49 PM
I haven't done one hard mode yet. Our guild just doesn't care.
Maybe if we had Ull 25 done and 25 ToC on farm... I just don't see the point unless you have it all done on reg. Progression should require you to work in steps not bounds. What is the point of the reg mode if you can just slam the hard mode?
I see people in Heroics who are way over geared and way under experanced. Running around pulling huge mobs and not really understanding how they should be doing it and in what order the NPSs should be taken down.
Hard modes are a great idea, for thoes who love a challange and who have completed the other versions of the fights.
- August 31, 2009 at 2:14 PM
I really enjoy hardmodes that make you feel like you did while wearing a tier lower gear trying the normal fight for the first few times, the thrill of a good hardmode kill is just as good as the thrill of the first normal mode kill, mimi is the best example of this I can think of, it makes you feel just as on edge as the first time you saw the boss. (Pre nerf anyway)
I just really hope hard mode in ToC is actually hard, if they think the gap in difficulty in ToC and ulduar should be the same, they have set the bar wayyyyy to low and this whole tier will be a joke.
- August 31, 2009 at 6:46 PM
- Lherin said...
I would sum it up as this:
Any fight in which you can basically ignore the mechanics and still win is a dumb fight.
So far the easy mode of ToC basically fits this category for us. It is so easy that you barely have to pay attention to the mechanics to get it done. Sure you have to do a few things, but we went in there with barely any understanding of the fights, and one shot pretty much everything. That's not right, it should never be that way. They promised they wouldn't make another Naxx, and here they are, already going back on that promise. Another bad sign is when people are pugging the instance in the FIRST WEEK. I don't mind something to be pugable. But for the love of pete, it should not be pugable on the first week!
Very disappointed.
- August 31, 2009 at 6:50 PM
- Jormundgard said...
I agree that something like Algalon is inspiring to many of the very best players. I think this is a good thing. But it's also a huge culture shock to a lot of guilds, even historically successful top 10% guilds. They're under a lot of pressure to perform at a top 1% level that they might not be capable of reaching without mass gkicks and strict rules.
I do think it's a good design choice. But it's going to take time for people to give up crossing a finish line.
- September 1, 2009 at 1:37 AM
- Cassandri said...
I like to think of Normal Mode as a stepping stone to understanding Hard Mode.
I know you dislike Hodir but I disagree. On normal mode you can pretty much succeed once you master 1 concept: Flash Freeze. Get out when you see big circle, then run onto them when they are snow mounds.
To beat Hodir HM you need to understand and master Storm Clouds/Power and those light beam things and the fire stuff and be strategic about npcs and who needs to break out what.
When working on HM Hodir it was a challenge to get the right people buffed ASAP but none of us were worrying about Flash Freeze. We had mastered that core element of the fight freeing up our minds to focus on other things.
It's a less punishing learning curve.
- September 1, 2009 at 2:05 AM
"I hate hate hate elitist attitudes! How does me having good gear diminish your fun!"
That was my response to the qq about heroism/valor badges being changed over to conquest badges in heroics and raids. But sadly, I agree that my small 10 man raiding guild should not have TOC on farm while we still are working on Uld. Not working on hard modes either. Farthest we have gone is Hodir last week. We are progressing slowly, very slowly…and yet we have cleared 10 man toc every week it's been out, and have been pugging a 25 man raid that has been doing almost as well. We certainly didn't "LOL one shot" everything like you guys did, but it was doable. Part of the reason it was doable was the badge change. I myself have made like 6 badge purchases since 3.2 came out. By the time we get to Yogg we are going to be vastly over geared for it due to farming toc and emblems of triumph.
I like how more people are getting a chance to raid, and I also dislike the fact that they made it SO easy. I honestly didn't mind getting attuend to Kara. It was a huge epic quest line, with huge epic payoff. And you got an awesome ring that you used for quite some time out of the deal, that was upgrade the more you ran the raid.
I wish they could find a bit of middle ground, because guilds like mine end up getting the people that have never raided before and think they have the right to now that they can simply walk in.
- September 1, 2009 at 10:37 AM
- Graylo said...
I can see how Faction Champions is a little more difficult for some. It's very different then your typical PvE fight and requires you to use abilities your not used to using.
For example, I haven't used Nature's Grasp or Cyclone in the expansion, but I've used both on this fight. This fight forces people to think about their surviveability abilities and use them. I know it is possible to get unlucky and killed really quickly and it not be your fault, but that is not as common as some people think in my opinion. All of the clothies have survival abilities. Locks have demonic circle, Priests have dispersion or guardian spirit. Mages have ice block, frost nova, and blink. These should give anyone enought time to get away if used correctly.
Another thing you guys might want to think about is target of target healing. You don't need a lot of dedicated healers in this fight. So you could have 2 or 3 of them healing the target of the melee mobs.
Hodir HM definately takes more skill and coordination then Hodir Normal, but the two versions are exactly the same. Ideally you would still try and use the various buffs to kill him on normal mode because they are helpful.
The only reason Hodir Normal is easier is because you have more time and therefore can bring more healers. This means your margin for error and RNG is a lot higher.
Basically, if we specificly say we are going for normal mode instead of hard mod, I don't do anything differently and that is a shame.
- September 1, 2009 at 11:52 AM
I like that I can keep my alt's gear up almost as good as my main by doing pugs.
I like that the vast sea of pants on head types that are pating for the game get to see the content.
The only thing I don't like is that they call it "normal" and "hard" mode instead of "easy" and "normal"... Honestly they should add a "Nightmare" mode as well. :)
- September 1, 2009 at 2:57 PM
- Cassandri said...
@Gray "Basically, if we specificly say we are going for normal mode instead of hard mod, I don't do anything differently and that is a shame."
Yes but this just proves that you're a bit ahead of the learning curve.
Because all the elements of Hard Mode are there in the fight didn't it give you something else to master while you were still killing him on Normal Mode?
I don't know. I used to be really anti-hard modes but now they kinda make sense to me.
- September 1, 2009 at 8:40 PM
'Stop qqing and have fun already'
yes i am sick of the noobs with the crazy gear just slaming the ish and kibbible out of stuff. It makes the games less fun for me. I like the requirement of skill. I like fails and I enjoy the process from failyer to success. Call me old school but bring back the days when only the few and proud could say for example that they destryed it in the black temple.
It was once an honor to have a title now it's a choice. I choose to not have any title and I think I willn't het one till I hear about one worth having.
I am having a blast in Ull right now and Hopefull we get Yogg down this week.
- September 3, 2009 at 10:48 PM


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This most recent trip began on a late Tuesday afternoon in San Pedro, CA, where we loaded all our gear into one truck (eight HP130s, four HP100s, an AL40 of O2 [just in case…], four scooters, two housed DSLRs, lights, drysuits, undergarments, and a few articles of clothing). We then made the drive down to San Diego, CA, where we had dinner and crashed at my father's place. Wednesday morning had us up just before 5am, and after a quick breakfast, we were headed south once again. We crossed the border into Tijuana (having already purchased Mexican insurance off the internet), and soon we were rolling along on the scenic toll highway. We made a quick stop at a local grocery store to stock up on provisions (including several bags of Mexican pastries), before soon arriving at our two bedroom villa just outside La Bufadora. Once again, we arranged lodging and diving through Dale's Dive Shop (Dale's dive shop in La Bufadora, Baja California). We quickly dropped off non-essential gear, piled back into the truck, and headed over to the cove for the first day of diving.
Loading and launching the pangas is a bit of work (especially with the stupid amount of gear we'd brought down), but we were soon motoring out to our first dive spot. Conditions had been excellent in the weeks prior to our arrival, but unfortunately we had arrived just in time to catch the start of some big swell. Thankfully, it wasn't much of an issue that first day. We made dives off two of the northern pinnacles (Second White Rock and Eagle Rock). Both sites have dramatic walls plunging down past 100', teeming with fish, soft corals, starfish, and nudibranchs. The kelp is lush and healthy. Water temps are colder than in SoCal, and we generally saw a high of about 51F. Visibility was down from the year before, but we usually had about 20-50' (vertical visibility exceeded 80' at times). We had planned for three dives each day, but after those two on our first day, with Jennifer seasick and my drysuit leaking, we decided to head in early. After repacking the truck, we dropped off cylinders for fills (right next-door to our villa), quickly patched my suit, and headed out for dinner and drinks.
The next morning it was clear conditions had deteriorated overnight. After some discussion, we decided to try diving a small cove to the north that might offer some protection from the building swell. After launching the panga, however, it became clear that our only shot for diving that day would be to hit New Wall, the second closest site to the boat ramp. We geared up in a pitching swell, and descended through pea soup. It soon became apparent that we should have just skipped diving altogether this day, and after 40 minutes of sub-par diving, we called the dive and headed in early. We spent the rest of the afternoon hitting up the taco, churro, and chip stands of La Bufadora and generally eating and drinking ourselves silly.
The big swell was still in force the next morning, so we decided to stay topside instead. We headed up the coast to Puerto Nuevo, where after some haggling, we settled in for a lunch of fried lobsters and margaritas. The rest of the day was spent relaxing back at the villa.
We were greeted the next morning to flat seas and blue skies. Excited to be getting back to good diving, we quickly loaded gear, got dressed, and motored out once again to the north. Our first dive was at First White Rock, another large pinnacle. Stephen had been having issues all trip with his new Aquatica housing, but finally he had it working and was able to start getting images. I was again shooting video, and was pleased to see clear blue water. We did a nice hour dive before popping SMBs and making our ascent. For our second dive, we headed over to The Cave. We hadn't gotten a chance to dive this site last year, so we were looking forward to it. We dropped in on a 80' wall, and began to work our way to the south. Large schools of blacksmith circled about and the rocks were just covered in nudis. After about 20 minutes we found the entrance to the eponymous cavern. We swam slowly inside the good-sized room for a few minutes. It was nice to finally get a break from the strong surge that is ever-present throughout this area. Jen and Stephen were getting cold at this point, so they headed up, while Nicole and I continued our dive. We were rewarded with a field of large anemones. As the surge picked up even more, we soon decided to call it a day, and made our final ascent of the trip. We finished off the day with another pleasant dinner and some packing.
I put together the following video from footage I shot on this trip. I've included a few of Stephen's still images, and hopefully he will post others as well.
If you have a fast internet connection, choose "HD" for much better quality (in which case just let the video load for a bit before playing it).
We awoke early Sunday, and headed for the border. We made good time (about an hour) at the crossing, and a few hours later, we arrived back home. While conditions weren't as ideal as last year (including losing almost two days of diving), we still had a great trip. The diving down there certainly isn't the easiest, but it is rewarding. It's also quite different than what we typically encounter here in Southern California. The plunging walls and pinnacles, colder water, and bigger animals are much more reminiscent of what is encountered to the north around Monterey/Carmel. We figure a trip to La Bufadora is about 40% of the cost of a long weekend in Monterey, plus it's much less driving and the food and drinks are better. We felt quite safe and had no issues while in Mexico. While I think our next trip will be somewhere "easier" and warmer, I have no doubt we'll be back again.
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Posted 20 July 2012 - 07:51 AM
We dived the 3 Sisters on our last trip, but didn't make it there this one. We were trying to get to Todos Santos on the second day, but the swell and chop was just too large to get over there. I do believe the rookery is still there.
While we lost some dives this trip due to less than ideal conditions, we still had a great time and managed some really fun dives in an environment quite different from what we typically see at home.
Great dive trip report. It brought back memories of the many dives there. Were you able to dive the '3 sisters' or head over to Todos Santos? When conditions are bad at La Bufadora, Todos Santos is a short boat ride away from there and can be a fun place to dive if you are on the lee side. There used to be, and maybe still is, a sea lion rookery there as well.
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Milan played against his former defensive partner, Coyotes first rounder Brandon Gormley, who was traded from Moncton to Shawinigan after the World Junior tournament earlier this month. Gormley had an assist in the game for the Cataractes. Maligned Islanders draft pick Kirill Kabanov had two assists for Shawinigan.
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C Vladislav Namestnikov, LDN: 0-1-1, -3, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 43 GP, 17-36-53, +12, 38 PIM
Kitchener embarrassed their division rivals and Namestnikov (pictured) on Wednesday night, 8-3. Namestnikov was stripped of the puck while on the power play early, leading to the first Rangers goal. Former Lightning camper Seth Griffith had two goals (33, 34) for London, who outshot Kitchener 48-35. Namestnikov's minus-3 rating tied a career worst for the Lightning's 2011 first rounder, set last January 28 in a 6-4 loss to Erie. London is now "only†eight points up on Kitchener for first in the Midwest Division.
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The Basketball Hall of Fame named its Class of 2007 inductees -- and once again Adrian Dantley is not one of its members.
Here is the class:
* Phil Jackson
* the Texas Western team that won the 1966 NCAA title
* Roy Williams
* Van Chancellor
* referee Mendy Rudolph
* international coaches Pedro Ferrandiz and Mirko Novosel
Does anyone else see something wrong with this picture -- NOT ONE OF THESE PEOPLE will be inducted as NBA players; in fact, Jackson is the only one of this class that ever played in the NBA. I mean, what has Dantley done that a freaking WNBA coach (Chancellor) and a Referee were voted in before him?
I feel that it's a joke that in recent years there have been as many college coaches being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as NBA players, and international players and coaches seem to have at least as reasonable shots.
This is the second time in three years that not one NBA player has been inducted
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Due to the tragic accident involving the Polish President and his staff, Alda Events & MSM Events have decided to cancelled the celebration of A State of Trance 450 out of respect for the casualties of this event.
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The A State of Trance Crew, Alda Events, MSM Events and all the artists involved would like to express their deepest sympathies to all who have lost their loved ones and the people of Poland, we wish you the best and strength with the horrible loss.
The airplane Tu-154 crashed in the Smolensk region (Russia), all who were on board died. ;(
Victims of plane crash:
Lech Kaczyski – President of Poland
Maria Kaczyska – wife of President
Ryszard Kaczorowski – President of Poland, from 19 July 1989 to December 22, 1990
Jerzy Szmajdziski – Defense
Wadysaw Stasiak – Head of the National Security Bureau on 24 August 2006 to August 8, 2007
Aleksander Szczygo – Head of the National Security Bureau
Pawe Wypych – former Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Insurance
Mariusz Handzlik – Secretary of State
Andrzej Kremer – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Franciszek Ggor – Chief of General Staff, General
Andrzej Przewonik – Polish historian, statesman
Grzeogrz Dolniak – Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary faction of "Civic Platform"
Przemysaw Gosiewski – MP, Member of the Council of Ministers and Deputy Prime Minister in the government of Jaroslaw Kaczynski
Zbigniew Wassermann – Polish politician, lawyer, prosecutor, the minister in 2005-2007, a member of the Council of Ministers in the government of Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz and Jaroslaw Kaczynski government
Janusz Kochanowski – EU Commissioner for Civil Rights Protection of the Republic of Poland – Polish Ombudsman.
Sawomir Skrzypek – President of the National Bank
Janusz Kurtyka – historian
Tadeusz Poski – Polish Roman Catholic priest
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Online schedules indicate the "Baby" singer is in the midst of a European tour and performed a show in Poland on Monday night.
Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore says authorities were called to the scene in Calabasas just after 9 a.m. Tuesday.
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The first leg of Bieber's european concert tour has been marked by reported outburts and odd behavior from the star.
As recently as Monday night, Bieber chose to enter and proceed through an airport shirtless after performing to a sold out venue in Poland. "He wasn't told to take off his clothes. He had no metal objects on him." a spokeswoman for Lodz Airport in central Poland told Reuters. "He's quite skinny so I assume he was probably freezing."
While in London in early March, he was photographed wearing a gas mask in public and lashed out verbally at a paparrazi on the street. The singer performed four concerts while in British capital and turned up to one show two hours late after citing "technical issues." During another he appeared faint while onstage and had to receive treatment backstage before resuming the performance. He was admitted to hospital that night - and tweeted a shirtless picture of himself to fans while under observation - but was later released.
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You know, until I started writing this post and decided I wanted to do Spanish rather than English, I never know that "amarillo" means "yellow." Yellow, Texas. Doesn't have quite the same ring.
Interesting. Here's some beautiful yellow flowers for you to identify.
I know, no fair. But these will probably be easy, so try your hand from this shot first. You're looking across the wetlands at North Creek Park, so think stuff that grows in marshes in the northwestern United States. While you're at it, admire the drumlin in the background. It's pretty much the only topographic relief available.
And here are your macros. You knew I wouldn't deny you macros, right?
You really should click to embiggen this one. That center bit is wild. Also, the white splotches. Not all of the beautiful yellow flowers had them. I'm still not sure what causes it.
Amarillo, it turns out, was likely named for its beautiful yellow flowers. It's got the nickname "Yellow Rose of Texas," but the flowers in question are oodles of wildflowers. I've never actually seen flowers in Amarillo. All I've seen is the Big Texan, which was my favorite restaurant on the drive between Arizona and Indiana. Now that's a steakhouse, people. And it's got a great big stuffed grizzly bear in the lobby, or at least did have when I was there as a kid. The grizzly had a bald patch from where kids pet it. And its fur was slightly yellow, which is appropriate, considering where it now resides. El Oso Amarillo de Amarillo. Somebody should write it a ballad.
Right. Flowers. These grow up through the water. This shouldn't have surprised me – I mean, hello, wetlands, but it still did. I love that about plants round here. They'll grow through anything. And bloom on their way to the surface, apparently. I actually gently tugged on one of those blooms to see if it was really attached, and indeed it was. Awesome. I love wetlands.
I've never been a big fan of amarillo, personally, but these are starting to make me a bit fond of flores amarillas poco. How could you look at those sweeping swathes of yellow against the vigorous green, bend down close and see how complex they are, and not feel at least a little fondness?
Also, there were some very awesome flores amarillas blooming. I'm going to give you a bonus mystery flower. It's going to be a tough one, because I rather suspect you've identified this before. Let's see how you do with just a bud.
How neat is that? This is one of the many reasons I'm glad I dragged my intrepid companion up there. I think this is one of my favorite shots of a flower ever. And wait until tomorrow, when we do the big reveal and I show you their full glory. I'll bet Amarillo doesn't have anything half so awesome.
Cue Texans protesting they do, too, in 3…2…1… Do it. Give me a reason to go back out there, so that I can once again savor the magnificence that is the Big Texan. Yum!


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@zero: There's not much difference but I feel that difference may be crucial. I mean that they can fight well enough but I don't think all of them would make it through. Realistically they would fall due to sheer number of enemies or under a coordinated effort.
Navy does need pilots. Aircraft carrier and all. But take a dedicated sailor and put him in a fighter, take a fighter pilot and put him in charge of the ship cannons. I don't think they would work as well as they could have.
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They have military people doing IS training yes, but none of them have been in live combat yet. Alaska treaty forbids use of IS in conflict, it was shortly after White Knight incident so I can't imagine a month long war between countries using IS. At best, Natasha and Laura have been to a firing range, simulators, and mock battles that are barely different from ISA.
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I am no one
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That one guy
Join Date: Nov 2011
@eratas: And I'm saying that it wouldn't count because fighting in an IS and outside of your IS are two different things. You hit each other, you shoot at each other, you slash at each other however IS brings the battle to a new level by adding shielding, higher speeds that humans normally can't comprehend, a higher level of awareness... etc.
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@ Eratas: The procedure is based off my interpretation of an IS core.
First of all, Tabane secures a generator running on BT energy, or in later times, another IS core hooked up to a transmitter. The core shell is basically the husk of a reactor. She feeds the BT energy into the small apple sized core steadily, not all at once.
The BT energy, is fed into circuits made up of a fictional material that has no name yet, and spins within the core. As it spins, it creates friction with this fictional material only made by Tabane, which in turn produces further, more amplified waves of BT energy. As long as nothing does anything to the material, the friction will constantly produce a strong, steady stream of BT energy waves that's harmless to humans unless tampered with.
An outer shell is placed over the apple sized core when it's placed into an IS, a where a converter processes the energy waves into a source of power.
That's my basis of an IS core. It's still under the works.
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@ demino_hellsin - You said none of the protags had any actual experience and I said that Laura did. I never said that the IS fighting is similar to a real fight, it's obviously not. I'm saying your statement that "Everyone there is babied gladiators" is wrong since one of them does have actual combat experience.
@ Rain - Then how does one destroy a core in your fic? I could use as much info as I can.
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I am no one
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Inside your head
It could not stand the force and tactic of improved military codex AND hardware alone (as result of I.S. development mind you). While they have separate category, a weapon is a weapon, and in military, no weapon act truly independent (Artillery need spotter and reckon force, bombers need AWACS etc).
Even if the pilot of I.S. has no real experience, the rest of force will back her up.
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So in the EU, Germany, with their mastery of supersoldiers and ISpers, ended up with the largest number. The Vatican controls 5, one by Pope Bernadette and the remaining 4 lay within [God's Right Hand]. Britain has 3 units, the Blue Tears and 2 older Tears units. France also has 3 Rafale units, belonging to Charlotte, Louise and a mystery pilot. The other states have 1-2 units each.
The Foundation is the 'reasonable Federation', so they already massproduce VMs. But those units are made of more Rafale parts than the original Vandam as the recipe for Vandam was lost with the death of Professor Thongu.
It's code, Box-kun.
|2011-11-19, 00:42
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@ Eratas: One could easily just smash it. It's rather fragile, it could be easily broken with a single shot of a very weak pistol. It's protected by the other shell inside the IS.
To tamper with it would be the same as destroying it. To mess around with the material inside would be to affect the way the BT energy rubs against it. It would either cause more BT energy to be created by the core, or less BT energy to be created. At worst, the BT energy would be come hazardous, volatile.
This is why the psuedo-cores, while more powerful, had more hazardous effects to the IS. Occasionally, they would explode, or the BT energy was so strong it began to affect the pilot like radiation would. The psuedo-cores also had a very limited lifespan, about 3 months before the core would either die out or explode.
Also, a tiny crack in the IS core would allow the energy to leak out of it, rendering the core useless.
To store data within the core, electricity slightly alters the energy coming out of it. It forms a code that imprints on the core's small database. The database adjusts the material ever so slightly to create a different frequency of BT energy, a code of sorts, which feeds into the IS and programs it with the information and data it needs about it's own pilots. Training IS cores don't have this feature.
That's about how I see it at least.
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T: Talk about it. It's never too soon to talk to your child about the risks of underage drinking. Be prepared to listen, because your kids may know a lot more than you think. They are submersed in media and a culture that focus on alcohol. Be their voice of reason. A simple conversation can give them the tools to say no.
H: Have awareness. Did you know that 67 percent of young people who try alcohol before they turn 15 will also try an illicit drug? Or that, according to an alcohol advertising analysis conducted at SUNY-Potsdam, alcohol use is depicted on prime-time TV shows five times per hour? Know your facts, and share them with your children. Hit home, be real, and show them how they are susceptible to underage drinking.
I: Involvement. As a parent, be involved in your children's social life. Know their friends, and monitor their social media outlets, such as Facebook and their cell phones. Being aware of their activity online and their cell phone conversations can help you limit their involvement in behavior like drinking. Also, monitor what they're watching on television, listening to and reading. This can lead to an open-door relationship in which your child isn't afraid to talk to you about drinking.
N: No means no. Teach your children to be comfortable saying no. Help them to develop confidence and personal boundaries, and increase the likelihood that they'll turn down a drink. Help them develop a sense of right and wrong from an early age. Set ground rules and stick to them, so your children will be aware of the consequences if they drink.


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When herb gardens overflow with more than is needed in any kitchen, why not use the extra yield in a fragrant centerpiece? Mix shapes and textures, and add color with edible flowers and herb blossoms. This arrangement, which includes dill, rosemary, mint, basil, thyme, lavender, nasturtiums, and flowering herbs, sits in a high-sided bowl; a smaller bowl within keeps the stems in place. But a vase, pitcher, or jar would work just as well.


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Vatican spokesperson Father Federico Lombardi explained in a press conference the purpose of the extraordinary consistory for the family, which began today in Rome with 150 cardinals. It is not to change doctrine (which cannot be done). In the video below, he stresses that no cardinal believes doctrine should be changed. Rather, efforts will focus on understanding challenges and a pastoral approach to "thorny issues" like divorce.
Pope Francis called the consistory in order to prepare for the Synod on the family coming in October.
Jennifer Rey is the web editor of Our Sunday Visitor Publishing.
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Another Rubbish Film Review – Because That's What Blogging Is All About
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
So it's like this film about a couple of dudes, one white dude (the guy who used to go out with that bird from Thelma and Louise – not the hot one) and a black dude (who was in Se7en with that bloke who used to be married to the one from friends that was a waitress and had a nose job).
The film is based on a book by that guy who was once a great writer but should have stopped writing years ago.
The white dude gets himself into a big heap of crap when he kills his wife. It's pretty obvious that he actually did do it, despite what the film says.
So he gets sent to jail (pretty lucky he didn't get sentenced to death), and meets the black dude.
They become friends, and there is about an hour and a half of the film where there is a load of hijinks and melodrama, and then the white dude escapes through a secret tunnel that he has dug with a spoon (or something else). The tunnel is hidden behind a big poster.
The white dude swims through a load of poo and ends up in Mexico (or somewhere else).
The boss of the prison is well surprised when he finds out the white dude has gone.
The black dude eventually gets out of prison too, but in a non-illegal manner, and the white dude has told him where to find some money.
He gets the money and also some instructions on where to find the white dude.
The black dude finds the white dude, who has a boat.
They live happily ever after. I have assumed this. The black dude may have died a few weeks after the end of the film, as he was pretty old, perhaps from some sort of tropical disease.
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How to Convert to Islam and Become a Muslim
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How to Convert to Islam and Become a Muslim
How to Convert to Islam and Become a Muslim
Description: Converting to Islam is easy. This article explains how to convert and become a
Muslim in a simple way. In addition to that, it gives a brief overview of Islam, the faith of 1.7
billion people, and sheds light on the benefits of converting.
By IslamReligion.com Team
Published on 27 Feb 2006 - Last modified on 29 Jun 2014
Category: Articles >How to Convert to Islam > How to Convert to Islam and Become a Muslim
Islam and Muslims
The Arabic word 'Islam' means 'submission', and is derived from a word meaning
'peace'. As such, the religion of Islam teaches that in order to achieve true peace of mind
and surety of heart, one must submit to God and live according to His Divinely revealed
Islam is not a new religion because 'submission to the will of God', i.e. Islam, has
always been the only acceptable religion in the sight of God. For this reason, Islam is the
true 'natural religion', and it is the same eternal message revealed through the ages to all
of God's prophets and messengers. The main message of all the prophets has always
been that there is only One True God and He alone is to be worshipped. These prophets
start with Adam and include Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, John the Baptist,
and Jesus, peace be upon them all. God says in the Holy Quran:
"We did not send before you (O Muhammad) any messenger but We
revealed to him: 'none has the right to be worshipped except I,
therefore worship Me.'" (Quran 21:25)
However, the true message of these prophets was either lost
or got corrupted over time. Even the most recent books, the
Torah and the Gospel were adulterated and hence they lost their
credibility to guide the people to the right path. Therefore 600
years after Jesus, God revived the lost message of previous
prophets by sending the Prophet Muhammad with His final
revelation, the Holy Quran, to all of mankind. Since the Prophet
Muhammad was the final prophet, God Himself has promised to
preserve His last revealed words so that it is a source of
guidance for all humanity till the Last Day. It is now imperative
for everyone to believe and follow this final message from God.
God Almighty says in the Quran:
"We have not sent you (O Muhammad) but to all mankind as a giver
of good news and as a warner, but most people do not know." (Quran
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"Whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be
accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers."
(Quran 3:85)
The word "Muslim" means one who submits to the will of God, regardless of his/her
race, nationality or ethnic background. Hence, any person who is ready to submit to the
will of God is eligible to become a Muslim.
Benefits of Converting to Islam
There are many benefits of converting to Islam. Some of them are:
One forms a personal and direct relationship with God by worshipping Him alone, without
the need of intermediaries. One feels this personal relationship and is aware that God knows
everything and is there to assist him/her.
A person realizes the true purpose of his or her life, which is to recognize God and follow
His commandments.
A person is provided with a light, which guides him/her through life. The religion of Islam
has answers to all situations, and one will always know the right steps to take in all aspects of life.
One finds true happiness, tranquility, and inner peace.
Upon converting to Islam, all of one's previous sins are forgiven, and one starts a new life of
piety and righteousness. And as a Muslim, when one makes a mistake thereafter, he/she can
always repent to God who forgives the sins of those who repent to Him sincerely. There are no
intermediaries or created beings to make confessions to.
One achieves salvation from Hellfire, which all prophets have warned against.
The greatest benefit is that a Muslim is promised by God the reward of eternal Paradise
(Heaven). Those who are blessed with Paradise, will live eternally in bliss without any sort of
sickness, pain or sadness. God will be pleased with them and they will be pleased with Him.
Even the lowest in rank among the dwellers of Paradise will have ten times the like of this world,
and they will have whatever they desire. In fact, in Paradise there are pleasures that no eye has
ever seen, no ear has ever heard, and no mind has ever thought of. It will be a very real life, not
spiritual only, but physical as well.
To know more about some of the benefits in converting to Islam, you may read this
article "The Benefits of Converting to Islam (3 parts)".
How to Convert to Islam - The Testimony of Faith (Shahada)
Becoming a Muslim is a simple and easy process. All that a person has to do is to say
a sentence called the Testimony of Faith (Shahada), which is pronounced as:
I testify "La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad rasoolu Allah."
These Arabic words mean, "There is no true god (deity) but God (Allah), and
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Muhammad is the Messenger (Prophet) of God." Once a person says the Testimony of
Faith (Shahada) with conviction and understanding its meaning, then he/she has become
a Muslim.
The first part, "There is no true deity but God," means that none has the right to be
worshipped but God alone, and that God has neither partner nor son. The second part
means that Muhammad was a true Prophet sent by God to humankind.
To be a Muslim, one should also:
- Believe that the Holy Quran is the literal word of God, revealed by Him.
- Believe that the Judgment Day (Resurrection Day) is true and will come.
- Believe in the prophets that God sent and the books He revealed, and in His angels.
- Accept Islam as his/her religion.
- Not worship anything nor anyone except God.
It is that easy! To hear the Testimony (Shahada), click here or click on "Live Help" for
immediate assistance by chat.
The conversion can be done alone, but it is much better to do it with the help of one of
our advisors through the "Live Help", so we may help you in pronouncing it right and to
provide you with important pieces of information and advice that is especially prepared
for new converts, to help them get started with their newfound faith.
Alternatively, we can call you over the phone to help you with the conversion process.
In this case, please leave us your phone number and the suitable time to call through our
Contact Us form.
You are Not Alone
If you have followed the guidance above and converted to Islam by yourself, then rest
assured that you are not alone, rather the same faith is shared by 1.7 billion people. We
highly recommend that you inform us now through the Contact Us form or through the
"Live Help", so that we can provide you with useful resources and advice, suitable for you
as a new Muslim.
We congratulate you on your decision, welcome you to Islam, and will try our best to
help you in any way we can!
Some Common Misconceptions
Some people may postpone their conversion to Islam, though they believe it to be the
true religion of God, due to some misconceptions. They may think that things like
changing their name, knowing some Arabic, informing others of their conversion,
knowing some Muslims, or not having committed many sins, are conditions for conversion
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- however the reality is that none of these are valid excuses for delaying the conversion.
If you would like to learn more about these and other similar misconceptions, please
read the article, "I want to be a Muslim but... Myths about Converting to Islam (3 parts)".
For Those Not Yet Convinced
Islam claims to be the true way to God. What makes one religion valid over other
ideologies is the proofs it offers for its truthfulness. Hence, one needs to look at these
proofs, weight them and take an informed decision. One needs to be sincere in one's
endeavour and above all seek the help of the Almighty to guide him/her to the right path.
If a person is still not convinced of the truthfulness of Islam, then he/she can further
look at the proofs Islam offers. Islam offers overwhelming proofs of its truthfulness and is
the only religion that completely appeals to common sense.
Some of the proofs Islam offers are: the scientific proofs in the Quran, the miracles
performed by the Prophet Muhammad and the prophesies of his coming in previous
scriptures, the foretold events mentioned in the Quran that later came to pass, the unmet
challenge of the Quran to bring even a chapter like it, and the divine wisdom in the laws
and teachings of Islam that cover all aspects of life. To learn more about the proofs of
Islam, please check the articles under this section, "Evidence Islam is Truth".
If you would like to learn more about Islam and its fundamental beliefs and practices,
then please refer to the article "What is Islam? (4 parts)".
Our everlasting life in the Hereafter depends on what faith we choose to follow in this
transient life, hence let us give this struggle the priority it deserves.
The web address of this article:
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If you think about Christina Aguilera starring in a film called "Burlesque," you're bound to get a little excited. Some thought the film would be a train wreck, but the reviews aren't that bad.
Here's Jason Zingale from Bullz-Eye.com:
There are a number of things that one can expect from a movie called "Burlesque" – like singing, dancing, and gorgeous women in revealing outfits – but it never even crossed my mind that it might actually be good. Even the film's trailer hinted at a potential train wreck, so you'll probably be surprised to discover that it isn't half-bad. Though the movie features some terribly underdeveloped characters and gets caught in the allure of its own glitz and glamour, the showy musical numbers and a great debut from Christina Aguilera make "Burlesque" a lot more enjoyable than you might believe. Think "Coyote Ugly" meets "Cabaret." You know, minus the Nazis.
Newsweek liked it as well.
Sorry, Harry Potter, but "Burlesque" is the event of the holiday season, like the drunk aunt who shows up late to Thanksgiving dinner and falls into your mashed potatoes. The acting is almost nonexistent—Cher's face can't move because of Botox, and Christina Aguilera's moves even less (she can't emote). The audience I saw it with laughed at the serious lines, and I could hear crickets during the jokes. But Burlesque is so bad that it's good: over-the-top, ridiculous fun. As with a Taylor Swift concert or a stick of Velveeta, you can't resist the cheese.
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HBO's The Wire: Dignity or Despair?
HBO's The Wire finales this Sunday at 9 p.m.., and the themes of this fifth and final season—centered around the newsroom of the Baltimore Sun, where the show's creator David Simon once worked as an editor— have been integrity and honesty, or as Simon says—"just how far you can go on a lie." A Sun reporter who fakes quotes, a… READ MORE >
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Libertarian Heresy
You don't often find Commonweal hunting heretics. In the latest issue, Daniel Finn takes aim at Fr. Robert Sirico of the Acton Institute and other Catholics who force fit Catholic social teaching into free market ideology. Sirico, he says, "uses his tendentious view of law and morality to conclude that raising taxes to help others is unchristian, since citizens have no choice but to pay the tax... One wonders if this conviction hasn't been engendered by a libertarian view of government actions, where such redistribution is always immoral." Commonweal isn't alone in recognizing this distortion of Church teaching, which has always recognized the authority of government to balance private property rights with the "universal destination of goods." There is a silent majority of orthodox Catholics who resent Acton and other Catholic think tanks that are so well-funded by wealthy pro-big business donors that they're able to drown out genuine Catholic social teaching. Finn thinks its time that "neoconservative Catholics inquire into the influence of libertarianism on their work and, most importantly, that they make Catholic moral theology the standard for judging right-wing claims about morality in economic life-and not the other way around." READ MORE >
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Anglican bishops decry the 'new creed' of extreme capitalism
A trillion for the Iraq War, almost as much to rescue Wall Street, but basic health care for all is too expensive? Why aren't Christian leaders in the U.S. saying as much? In England it's a different story: "[T]he Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, warned in a magazine article that modern devotion to the free market is a form of idolatry and that Karl Marx was morally right in his analysis of the power of 'unbridled capitalism.' He believes that Marx's economic theories, as implemented by authoritarian state regimes, have proved equally wrong and harmful to unfettered market ideology, but that the protest against a greed-driven system is one that should be taken seriously." READ MORE >
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Europe's financiers were seduced by the lure of easy subprime mortgage profits, just like everyone else, and they're suffering now, just like everyone else. But give Europe credit for one thing: Thanks to its Catholic roots, Europe's leaders understand that the financial crisis wasn't caused by some vague form of "greed"; it was… READ MORE >
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Punk Lust
Punk Lust is a punk zine by Wilum Pugmire from Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Wilum Pugmire gives the year 1981 as the date the first issue was released. The fanzine ran until 1996. The zine covered the punk scene in the Pacific Northwest and the bands of the era, such as Solger, Hazel, Godhead Silo, and the Fastbacks. It also included fiction, poetry by Todd Nelson and others, art by David Billman, John Crawford and Allen Koszowski, reviews of records from the label K Records, and letters from young punks such as Mark MacLaughlin (of the bands Limp Richards and Green River) a.k.a. Mark Arm, editor of The Attack.
Wilum Pugmire has stated: "Punk rock gave me the guts to be myself, and for this I shall be eternally grateful."
As editor of Punk Lust, he was interviewed by the zine Punk Research. Pugmire also published several other zines in the mid-eighties, such as Old Bones, and has contributed to many other small press publications.


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