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Hideo Kojima's presentation at the SCEA press conference yesterday was extremely brief. He said hello, explained that he had carried the footage of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty by hand from Japan, and then departed the stage to let the game speak for itself. This was a wise decision on his part. This game speaks extremely loudly.
Not only did MGS2 visually equal or outmatch everything else on display (which included AAA titles like Devil May Cry, Madden 2002, Gran Turismo 3 A-spec, and Twisted Metal Black) the new eight-minute trailer tossed out at least four or five gigantic plot twists. No story spoilers will be included here (check the transcript/screenplay elsewhere on the site for all the fascinating details) but suffice it to say that Snake's final adventure has already gotten much, much more interesting.
Two new characters were also introduced, although one remains unnamed. First, Fortune made her debut, although you may have seen her before -- she was one of the mysterious silhouettes included with the McFarlane Toys MGS2 unveiling. Fortune wears a long coat, speaks with a sweetly suicidal voice, and carries a gigantic weapon that seems to fire blasts of electricity, like a Tesla cannon in Command & Conquer. Snake's showdown with her brought to mind the Vulcan Raven battle in MGS, but with far more collateral damage -- forklifts, containers, roof supports, and everything else were blown to smithereens, and the accompanying smoke, fire, and explosions stayed with the MGS2 track record of brilliant special effects.
The game's superb camera direction is what makes the other new foe's debut. This gentleman has no name, but for some reason, the word "vampire" springs to mind. The scene is set up by Snake's discovery of four horribly slaughtered commandos -- you see what happened to them in flashback. As they walk through a corridor, they suddenly begin shooting in all directions, but to no avail. A man with a thin goatee and dark hair knifes them all in a matter of seconds, the cammera cutting every which way to emphasize their confusion. Finally, it pulls back slowly, showing him over his final victim with his arms stretched out while an artery jets in front of him.
One more boss encounter features a non-human opponent (or, well, indirectly human). If you thought the helicopter shootout in the first game was something, wait until you see Snake and his Stinger missiles duking it out with a hovering Harrier jump jet on the George Washington Bridge. The fighter jet bombards the bridge deck with missiles and rocket pods, explosions going off here there and everywhere, while Snake goes for the lock-on with his AA heat-seekers.
The closing sequences show off an environmental effect that previously hadn't made much of an impact in MGS2: rushing water. Rain we had seen before, but not torrential waves and flooding, which pour through the tanker when the Metal Gear Ray breaks loose. There's a breathtaking underwater shot of Solid Snake plunging into the sea (almost impossible to believe it's realtime), and a funny little vignette at the end (a la the soldier being kicked awake in the original trailer) where a Spetsnaz trooper ignores Snake while fleeing a rush of water that fills the hallway.
But that's easy to lose amid the horrible thunder of Ray tearing the ship to pieces. The Godzilla comparisons we made when we first met Ray remain apt -- the tanker is simply obliterated, amid explosions and rushing water. His giant legs stomp, his tail thrashes every which way, and his mouth opens up to unleash a gigantic energy blast (yep, he's even got the radioactive death-ray breath). Now, all we need to see is the big bastard cut loose in downtown New York...
But there is nothing more to see of Metal Gear Solid 2, at least not for a very long while. After Snake takes the plunge in the penultimate sequence of the new trailer, the screen flashed the words "MGS2 SUBMERGES" and "WINTER 2001." After a final round of press interviews in the next couple of days, Hideo Kojima will disappear from the public eye and take his game with him, leaving the impression of today's presentation indelibly burnt on all of us until the finished product makes its debut. We can't wait. We seriously cannot wait. We thought, after a couple of months of knocking our demo clear time down close to two minutes, that we'd more or less gotten used to this game. We thought Metal Gear Solid 2 could no longer shock us in this way, and of course, we were very wrong.
So, we wave goodbye for a little while to Solid Snake and the rest of his friends and foes, and to KCEJ West, with wishes of good luck for what's liable to be a pretty rough crunch time the rest of this year. What will eventually emerge, we're pretty sure, will be very memorable. Metal Gear Solid 2, with its leading-edge visual design, modeling, special effects, and above all direction, remains PS2's most impressive game.
-- David Smith
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Thursday, September 28, 2006
My parent's beautiful garden
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Meg and Toby's puppies
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Pictures from last Conference
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Sunday, September 24, 2006
Watch out Kuna!!
If you see this man anywhere in Kuna don't run, he's my bro whose in-laws are from Kuna. What a coincidence. He and his pregnant wife are heading there this weekend for their baby shower.
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006
The Zoo
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Dad and L
A beautiful day to mow the lawn with dad......I love the view of the mountains we have and of course the church.
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20 minutes up our canyon the boys played in snow on Sunday. For family home evening we did "science" as k likes to call it. They looked at ant parts close up and even collected a huge house spider that was living in K's shoes. Not my thing but with three boys I need to get use to it. L brought me a disgusting worm the other day to show me. He was so excited but I couldn't help but be grossed out.
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Saturday, September 16, 2006
So Sweet
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One flag for each person that died from the terrorist attacks on 9/11.....there were alot of flags to walk through. It was a beautiful sight yet very sad.
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It snowed today. K was so excited to get into his snow suit and play in the backyard. Cars coming down from the nearby mountains were covered in snow. Our mountains were white. We froze this morning at K's soccer game. I'm not so sure I'm ready for this again. I love fall and I feel like we're getting jipped. Hopefully this is a one time deal and we won't see snow again for a while.
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Saturday, September 02, 2006
Another Milestone
Yesterday, September 1, K begged us to take his training wheels off. Of course, we doubted his ability to be able to ride without training wheels, we dreaded the work it would take and all the crying and whining that would come from it, and especially to have to put those trainng wheels back on after all that. Well, shame on us for being so difficult. He hopped onto his bike, Chris let go and that was it, K was riding like a pro. He rode around in circles, up and down the side walk, and hopped off with ease when he was done. Who would of guessed he already had the ability. Children are frustrating at times but half the problem is us as parents. We can be just as frustrating to our children. They wish for us to believe in them, to give them a chance to succeed, to hear them out, and get to know them by giving our time and attention.
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"Le 'Tit-Gars" Throws In the Towel
It looks like our former Prime Minister, Jean "Le 'Tit-Gars de Shawinigan" Chrétien has decided to suspend his effort to shut down the Gomery inquiry.
According to the news report, his lawyers now agree with the government position that it's too late to replace Gomery as commissioner, and that his application was premature.
Couple that with the failure of former minister Alphonse Gagliano to join his ex-boss's court challenge, and one can well forgive Paul Martin for breathing a sigh of relief.
It would seem that the former PM has finally realized that his challenge would do more harm than good to the Liberal Party. If his challenge had succeeded, it would have created ammunition for the Tories and the BQ to charge that the Grits will do anything--even skirt their own rules--to retain power.
It would certainly have diminished Paul Martin even more because it would have meant he couldn't get out from under Chrétien's shadow; the former PM shutting down the current PM's inquiry could only re-inforce Martin's reputation as a ditherer.
Finally, the former PM must have realized that his attempt to protect his place in history succeeded only in exposing it. Pierre Trudeau would be remembered for the Constitution; Brian Mulroney would be remembered for free trade. What will Jean Chrétien be remembered for? For creating a corrupt regime that nearly blew it on national unity.
Jean's retained the right to re-instate his challenge later on, most likely when Gomery's final report will be released. If he's smart, though, he won't use it: why draw attention to a reputation that's already in tatters?


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Puli Tamil movie rating, review: Vijay, Shruti, Hansika, Sridevi
Puli Tamil movie rating, review are revealed of the upcoming movie with genre of Fantasy-adventure released on 1st of October 2015. Puli movie rating is out by the critics after the morning show. The movie has score great as the audience coming out of cinema is happily giving positive reviews to the film. The film ranking depends completely on its story and the way it is presented by the director that makes the audience entertain. Let us evaluate the film and give you the detail information about the given review by the critics and audience. Puli tamil move rating is 3.5 stars rating from the overall 5 star rating. Forwarding you a brief movie review, it stars actors like Vijay in lead role with Shruti Haasan, Hansika Motwani, Sridevi and Sudeep. It is made under the direction of Chimbu Diven. The music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad. It is released in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi languages and also in many overseas markets.
Puli movie Rating (Tamil/Telugu)
Worlds Buzz: 4 score
All India Blog ranking: 4.1 stars
Indiaglitz evaluate with 4 star
The wire website provide 4.2 grade
Kiaara Sandhu rating: 5/5 star
Aperald site gives 4 marks
Iluvcinema website assessment: 4.5 star rating
Imdb rating: 7.4 rating out of 10 stars from 137 users
Puli movie Review, Story line/Plot
Review: Ilayathalapathy Vijay Telugu & Tamil movie review, Live updates, box office collection, Premier Show updates and Story line or Plot is discussed on this website. Coming on to the film analysis, it has done a good start in the starting scene. Vijay portraying a role of Maru Dheeran has done a fantastic acting by justifying the character. The film is about a young man travelling to the past with the help of time machine to fantasy kingdom for bring her love back that is queen from tormenter leader Sudeep. The film sets two time period the present and the past. The problems face by Vijay after travelling to the past and also the reason behind moving to the past forms the rest of the story. Kannada star Sudeep has given a great performance playing an antagonist and even Sridevi craft of acting in this film has increased. Shruti and Hansika are playing the lead heroine roles that are capable of doing so in the film.
Coming on to the technical analysis, the film cinematography has helped many scenes to enhance it on the screen and make it meaningful to the audience. Evaluating editing section, it plays a vital role in this feature Tamil/Telugu film, done by A. Sreekar Prasad has smartly edited the film without leaving a single loophole to be left for criticism by the critics. Assessment of the dialogues, the motion picture has interesting and effective dialogues to make the scenes extraordinary. The dialogue delivery of the actors is good and they are able to focus and give right meaning to the dialogues lines written by Chimbu Deven. Music examination speaks that video song like Mannavanae, Manidha, Yendi Yendi, Jingilia, Sottavaala and title track entertains the audience with touching tunes composed by Devi Prasad.
The film has a length of 154 minutes but still it doesn't lose the audience grip and keep them connected till climax of story. It has released around 3000 screens counting Indian and overseas country. Made in a budget of 118 crore, the movie has spent great amount on the background score, music, special effects and animation for creating huge sets which makes the whole movie interesting. The second half is better than the first one as the film gets appraisal of being the best fantasy film ever made in India. The mind blowing production designing has brought the movie in buzz. The audience will definitely go gaga over the acting of Vijay and outrageous Sri Devi. Vijay is said to be the soul of the film with giving a top notch performance and amazing dialogue delivery.
Puli Movie Tweet Reviews, Live Audience Response, Updates from Theaters: Vijay, Sruthi Hasan, Chimbu devan, Hansika Motwani, Sudeep, Sridevi
5 Reason to see Vijay Puli movie
- Amazing Visual Effects
- Background Score
- Sridevi after 29 years in Tamil movie
- Superstar Vijay acting will let you go gaga
- Best Fantasy film ever made in Indian film industry
- Great Songs
Negative Evaluation points
- Many Twist
- Dragging the story
Cast and Crew:
Story Written by: Chimbu Deven
Cinematography handled by: Natarajan Subramaniam
Direction done by: Chimbu Deven
Music composed by: Devi Sri Prasad
Film edited by: A Sreekar Prasad
Produced by: PT Selvakumar, Shibu Thameens
Distributed by following production: Thameens (Kerala), S. Narayan (Karnataka), Ayngaran International (UK), Pahlaj Nihalani (North) and last Sri Thenandal films (Tamil Nadu)
Made under Production Company: SKT Studios


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Choosing to improve your house is a very wise thing to do. It can be somewhat overwhelming to start any home improvement project. The advice given here can help you make your house a better home, whether you simply want to improve your living space or if you have an eye on your home's eventual resale value.
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A slightly different post this Sunday, one that doesn't intend to discredit the power of the inspirational quotes and postcards people make [and occasionally end up on this blog] but to encourage thought as to whether they work or not.
After reading a friends recent blog post about the subject it got me thinking. The internet is full of these little pictures – simple text overlaid on a pretty image – are we seeing so many of them that they no longer mean anything? Do we just see it as another short term moral booster or as a long term goal? Maybe I'm having some form of existential crisis and I don't know it yet.
Have a look at Helen's post at Journey to Liberty's and see what you think – it makes for interesting reading and she's far more eloquent than I am!
After this I feel that I can't leave you with nothing, so here's everyone's favourite calming manatee.
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Now what?
In 2011, I took part in NaNoWriMo for the second time. NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. It is, as the website says, "30 days and nights of literary abandon". The aim is to write a novel - at least 50,000 words - during November. Stats are counted, work uploaded, and if you manage it, you get some nice looking graphics to put on your blog (see above...) or wherever.
You also, maybe, get people congratulating you. 50,000 words is a lot. It sounds pretty impressive when you tell someone you've won NaNo and what it means you had to do. I'm always impressed when my writing friends tell me they've managed it. In 2010, I was more than impressed. I was envious. I tried, got to 32,000 words, and ran out of time. So the accolades from fellow writers was the thing that meant the most to me.
NaNoWriMo equates to 1667 words every single day. For a professional, full time writer, this is nothing. Probably. But for people like me, people who have a full time 'day job', who have children to look after, who have other commitments, who can't just hole up and write, write, write for a month (oh! the wonder!), 1667 words in a day means battling with heavy eyelids and writing when all you want to do is sleep. It means setting the alarm clock an hour (at least) earlier than usual. It means creeping upstairs when everyone is settled doing something or other, when they don't need you for ten minutes, to get another hundred words or so down.
It means a lot. And this doesn't even count all the preparation that needs to be done beforehand. Character profiles, plot ideas, scheduling... So October is NaNo prep month, full of sleepless nights and wondering what you've signed up for. Even if you've done it before.
But, apart from people being happy for you, a colourful picture for the blog, a certificate, and bags under your eyes, what do you get?
That's down to you. You might get a half written novel of somewhere around 50,000 words that, when read back, is no good to anyone. You might get something half decent. You might get something you think you can work on. It's unlikely (although not unheard of) that you'll end up with a perfect novel that's ready to be sent off to an agent and make you millions.
Last year I had half a book. I didn't know it was half a book at that point, I just knew that it was something I wanted to keep working on. I liked the characters (even the nasty ones), and I could see the story going somewhere. I could even see sequels and prequels. And this being my first attempt at something that wasn't horror, I was rather pleased with my attempt.
One year later, I've got a complete (110,000 words) novel, edited, and sent off to an agent. So we'll see. You never know. Fingers crossed.
The problem is, I'm not sure I can do it again. By the time 1st December 2011 rolled around, I was so relieved that NaNo was over that I promised myself I'd never put myself through it again. And now that I've done it once, I've proved that I can do it. If I don't sign up this year, I won't have to worry about it. I won't have to think about it. All I'll need to do is congratulate the friends who win.
I won't look a fool for failing after I've won.
But, what if I can do it? You see, I've got half a book written. A strange little thing, a murder mystery, something completely different to everything and anything I've done before. I like the characters (even the nasty ones), and I can see the story going somewhere. Another 50,000 would finish it. And even if I don't get to 50,000, with a full time job, no free November weekends, and a two year old who likes to help Mama 'type', I'll be closer than I was.
We'll see, shall we?


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Are you ready to start your 2018 in the right way? The power to manifest the life you want is within you and it comes from setting clear intentions and then creating actions you can take to make it happen.
An intention is like sending out our wish, our desire or our request and then trusting it's going to bounce right back in the most positive of ways.
In this workshop we'll explore a simple and powerful way to energise our intentions using a technique called pray rain journaling and we'll break it all down into bite sized pieces to help us achieve our dreams.
Ticket includes handouts, tea, coffee and snacks.
I look forward to seeing you there.
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What do you want and what are you willing to do to get it? We all wish to get and be better,to be of more value to ourselves, to improve our life and be an effective addition to the transformation of our world into the world of our dreams. But what are we doing to make certain that we are as involved? How much conscious energy are we using to make that happen? If we are working at it, good for us, could you do a little more, every little bit helps. If you haven' yet t joined the group of Light Workers that are creating the world of our dreams, by visualizing it the way we want it to be, then please join us and add your New World Desires to the "Creating our New World Society". After all we created this one we are living in and it's time to make major changes. We've forgotten common sense and that we a part of Universal Love, we've forgotten that we are responsible what we do with our energy and that what ever it may be, we are adding our energy to our life creations and this world we are living in. We are the creators, it is up to us to be more response-able. So lets do it now that we know we are involved, lets choose to be the active Lighr Workers we came here to be, the Time is Now. Here is an excerpt from a Hilarion channelling by Marlene Swetisoff to inspire us to get with it.
Maintain your balance and keep the door to the light and to the promising future open. Use your discernment at all times. Remember, if it does not feel right or good, then it is in all likelihood not good, so do not believe everything you hear and give your power away. You control each situation you encounter by what you empower. You are your own savior, no one else can do the inner work but you. It is the time for you to use your light to transform yourself. There is much depth within you that now seeks to express outwardly. The energies are shifting and new levels of being are now being established. You have not lost any ground for all is in a state of flux. Follow your inner guidance and direction with faith and steely determination.


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Now it was time to lean back, relax and enjoy the pretty ride. Our train was very modern (compared to what else we had been on) but lacked toilets in every carriage and built-in samovars. Hot water was instead provided by big thermos bottles. It even featured a tv where we could watch videos about the lake and it's animals and plants. We could even open parts of the windows; a big plus for photography. Lake Baikal with all the mountains made this our most scenic breakfast we had in Russia while rattling along rather slowly. There are many villages of different sizes nestled in bays and valleys. Half the time the train goes literally along the cliff edge. Due to the many bends there are plenty of good photo oportunities. In some places we saw abandoned bridges, tunnels and sections where the tracks had been re-routed due to decay, rock fall or to acommodate longer train carriages. This route is not electrified so trains are either pulled by diesel or steam locomotives. We found a leaflet in our hostel in Irkutsk offering to do the route in two days with an overnight stay in a lovely resort at the edge of the lake but it was way above our budget. It seemed as if most of the villages are only accessible by train and a lot of the people there are fishermen.
Our train stopped four times along the way with two stops being at least half an hour. At the first stop we walked along a rocky beach while at least one of the Chinese groups marched through the village to find the toilet. Inspired by the example of some Russians, Matthias decided to be brave and go into the lake for a swim in his undies. According to local belief you add ten years to your life if you swim in the lake. As expected the water was freezing cold but he did it nonetheless. Back on dry land it became clear that the locals had planned this all along and brought vodka to warm up. Zoë, not to be outdone, overcame her reservations and decided to follow suit. After a quick change of clothes we warmed up with some nice tea and lunch.
The second stop was at a platform with a steep drop right down to the water. We walked through an old train tunnel. From our elevated position we got an beatiful view and Matthias involutarily ended up as model in a photo shoot. The train staff used a nearby stream to fill up the trains's water supply while we enjoyed stretching our legs in the glorious sunshine.
After little over six hours we arrived in Port Baikal. We were greeted by three musicians in traditional dress who immediately captured the attention of half the passengers. Since we disn't know how frequent the ferries sailed and as we didn't have tickets we went straight to the harbour. There we ended up in a scrum of people pushing on the passenger boat via a single file gangway before we found out that we had to go on the car ferry. It turned out in our favour since tickets would have been 700 rubles each had we bought them on the train (sometimes it is good not to have enough cash). Instead we payed 65 rubles for the 20 min boat ride. From there it was still 4km of walking to our hostel. On the way we also managed to get our national park permits for the next days walk.
The hostel was lovely and had a big kitchen and common area but only two bathrooms. We met a Russian couple and quite a few German travellers. This was the first time we could socialise with other guests in a place we stayed. We had a great evening in our 'little Germany' exchanging stories, discussing plans and talking to other people than just each other. One of them was also called Matthias who had the same walking plans as us so we teamed up and decided to walk together.
Our start the next morning was delayed by an hour by the manager and her great speed in making breakfast for three people. After replenishing our food supplies at the local market we were off and into the forest. The path to Bolshie Koty is somewhere between 22 and 25km long depending on what source you read. The beginning leads away from the lake and up a hill through dense mixed forest. We had managed to time it perfectly and were walking through golden and red autumn forest in glorious sunshine.
After zig-zagging down the other side we had a nice lunch on a beach. Some German guys went in and out of the lake but we resisted this time. From there on there was only one more big incline; most of the time the path was rather flat with slow ups and downs. One section was signposted as risky where it got narrower and more eroded. Overall the walk was easy and very enjoyable. We spotted our destination over an hour before we actually got there thanks to a few bays. In the end it took us seven hours including one hour lunch break at a rather leisurely pace. Our plan of going swimming fell flat due to the time and the fact that the sun was already behind the hills.
Our host was already waiting for us and we couldn't wait for a nice shower. In order to reduce our luggage to a small daysack we had decided to have dinner and breakfast in the guesthouse. The food was good but could have been more. The guesthouse was nice and clean and they had only just finished contruction of a separate dining shelter with kitchen in the garden. We also got to enjoy our first Russian longdrop toilets in the garden. To our surprise a couple from Hongkong who we had met on the trail earlier also stayed there so we had some friends for the evening.
After a good breakfast we met up with Matthias again and it turned out that we had made the better accommodation choice. He had to turn to the only shop for food and Russian packet size meant he was carrying more food back than he had brought the day before. At least this secured him a generous lunch.
We all had slept well and made good progress so when lunch time came we ended up on the same beach as the day before. This time we all went for a dip into the cold waters before drying clothes while eating. We were really lucky as it rained in Bolshie Koty when we woke up but we were treated to another warm and glorious day even though the wind coming over the lake was colder than the previous day.
In the end we completed the return walk in 6 hours and treated ourselves to coffee and cake by the lake before heading back to the hostel to relax. Our friend Matthias had to leave early in the morning to catch his next train in Irkutsk but we had left some extra time and therefore got a rare chance to lie in.
After a racey bus trip back to Irkustsk we went shopping in the central market before making our way to the hostel. It was called 'Good cat' and only 10 minutes walk from the station. It turned out to be more of a hotel than a hostel.
Our train the next morning was scheduled at 6.45 but ended up being an hour late. This was the first delay we experienced in our whole time in Russia so far and was only annoying because it postponed our breakfast too. Finally the train arrived and we were on our way to Ulan Ude along the shore of lake Baikal. This is defintely the most scenic part of the whole train journey and worthwhile seeing during the daytime.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Shares of oil and natural gas producers moved lower Tuesday after a big equities rally in the previous session, while shares of oil service companies bucked the trend.
The NYSE Arca Oil Index (XOI) fell 0.3%. The NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index (XNG) moved down by 0.6%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Index OSX, -4.28% rose 0.7%.
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Erectile dysfunction (ED) refers to the inability of a man to achieve or maintain an erection that is sufficient for his sexual needs or the needs of his partner. ED affects 150 million men worldwide, including an estimated 15 to 30 million men in the U.S. The incidence of the disorder increases with age. Chronic ED affects approximately 5% of men in their 40s and 15% to 25% of men by the age of 65. As many as 50% of men between ages 40 and 70 are affected by transient ED and inadequate erections.
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Woke up this morning at the ungodly hour of 6:30 am, super tired, and not sure of much. Do you eat a special breakfast? Should I drink a couple of litres of water? Maybe Gatorade? What to pack for eating during the race? But the big question is do my legs feel OK? I still don't know yet, I just came to the computer to write a blog post and put a photo up.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Dance on my Grave
I spent yesterday afternoon reading Dance on my Grave. I thought it was fantastic. It was funny, sad, honest, and awkward. I sometimes found Hal and Barry's banter so obtuse (the unknown to me Britishisms didn't help) that I would lose the thread of what they were even talking about, but that didn't detract from my interest in them. I feel like Chambers really captured that initial whirlwind-like feeling of dating (especially as a young adult) so well. This book feels so distinctive to me, so unlike almost anything I've ever read before.
Beyond really just loving the book and the unique characters, I don't have much to say. What I did find myself looking at as I read were little details about being a gay teen in a YA novel written in 1982. We all know that most gay teens ended up dead (or suffering some other awful fate) in YA written many years ago. For a great article summing up GLBTQ books for young adults, see Michael Cart's piece "What a Wonderful World: Notes on the Evolution of GLBTQ Literature for Young Adults." Some things that stood out to me: Barry has a slight lisp; Barry's mother tells Hal that he killed him--that she knows about his crimes against her son; Hal is stereotypically "arty"--his guidance counselor talks about him avoiding sports at school, writing "twitty" stuff for the literary magazine, etc. I'm sure there were other little details that made me nearly raise an eyebrow. If this book were written in 2008 and included little details like that (and, you know, one of the main characters had to die because he was gay), I wouldn't be having it. But, as it is, especially for a book published more than 25 years ago, I think Chambers created a very complex, honest relationship that didn't judge, moralize, or preach. It almost felt like the fact that Hal and Barry were gay was incidental. They were two boys caught up in a crazy, adventurous relationship, just happy to have found a kindred soul.
Now, my few questions. Do you think this book would appeal at all to modern teens? Did you, like me, feel there was something particularly unique about the book (tone, characters, setting, humor, etc)? What do you make of Barry (his larger than life mother, the fact that he slept with Kari, and so on)? I think there is probably a lot more to talk about, but I just wanted to post my initial reaction and get the ball rolling.
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Just getting in my response before the end of the month-- :)
Amanda, I also felt that the gay and/or bi identities of the characters was incidental, perhaps even more so than you did. It was just such a beautifully fleshed out *story,* with such funny, wonderful scenes, such real characters, genuine emotions, etc., and the non-straight dynamics simply seemed natural to me. I think there *was* something particularly unique about the book, and having read one other Aidan Chambers novel that had a similar narrative tone, I'd say it's *Chambers' style* that's unique. I think he's a magnificent writer, and having read this I now want to read more. Amanda, if you liked this one I recommend Postcards from No-Man's Land, which is a gorgeous book with some similar themes. Can anyone else recommend good Chambers novels?
This was my favorite book so far of the ones we've read. :o)
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- Dawn said...
Wow! Wow wow wow. I had no idea what this book was about, I just dove in. I'm kind of glad about that because the whole thing unraveled like a wonderful surprise. DOMG was so ahead of its time! I can't believe I hadn't heard of it before. It just... goes there. It's so daring and funny and mysterious and sexy (if you don't let yourself get too entangled in trying to decipher the language and nearly miss it altogether). I agree that the sexuality was a fact and hardly controversial in any way. Well, yeah, someone died. But it didn't feel like punishment. You just had a feeling Barry was one of those personalities whose blaze of glory was imminent anyway. Actually, Barry died just after having hetero sex - is that brilliantly subversive, or am I overthinking it?
Anyway, what a relief to read this, because I hated This Is All (really? Had I mentioned?) and I was beginning to think I just might not be a Chambers person.
I am still thinking about more to say, and will probably add it to my 'gay teens done right' roster over on the other blog. I look forward to hearing more about what you all thought.
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In studying English, children develop skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening enabling them to express themselves creatively and imaginatively and to communicate effectively with others.
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Being today Thursday, I decided to go for a almost weekend look! In my definition ALL BLACK!To not make the black so "gawdy" and "overdone" I added a fur and leopard flair!
What I Wore! :
Pants-Sears ( Levi's )
Fur leg warmers ( on top of the boots! )-old
Leopard Scarf-moms :)
Makeup- Mascara, Black eyeliner and dark brown eye shadow
Jewelry- charm bracelet
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I originally thought, with thoughts of the U.S. that jobs would be lost to Filipinos since work visas and work contacts cannot be issued if there were Americans that can fill the position. As company's layoff and then rehire, Americans and legal residents would fill the jobs lost. I have also heard on the news, Americans who had lost their jobs in the mass layoffs were going back to school for training in the health industry. This would defiantly hurt all the thousands of nursing graduated with dream of working in the U.S.
Well, according to the Sun Star, one of the areas of growing employment is in the seafaring industry. Well-trained and English speaking seaman and Marine engineers from the Philippines are being hired.
"The pressure to drastically reduce costs has led some companies to accelerate their staff sourcing from countries such as the Philippines, which has a large pool of comparatively cheap, English-speaking, and well qualified sea-farers. As a result, sea-farers' deployment increased by about 20 percent in the year through November 2009 despite the decline in cargo shipping," the report said.
Other service areas are also seeing an increase in hiring's, mostly for the Middle East and Asia. Once business enjoying this boom is the agencies finding the personnel to fill all these positions.
There is a government organization the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), part of the Department of Labor sets up the guidelines and restrictions for employees working abroad and licenses the agencies that hire. Most employees hired by an agency is paid through the agency. With this setup, the companies that hire the personnel pay the personnel. They receive the fee from the employers, take their share as a fee, and then pay the workers.
So, as in many cases, the Filipino worker loses. They are paid lower wages than employees in the country they are working and part of their wages are withdrawn by the agency. Some agencies offer to cover all the paperwork and transportation to the country of their employment and then have to pay the costs back with interest as in a loan.
Most of these agencies are in Manila just as the POAE office. So applicants have to travel to Manila to apply to the agencies and to get their permit from the POAE. Because of this, many qualified applicants can not avail of these jobs since they cannot afford the airfare and living expenses to travel to Manila.
Hi. I'm James from Davao. I've just started reading your blog. It's great coz I get to see things from a foreigner's perspective.
My uncles are both seamen. They've been employed for more than 20 years now. Yes, they may get lower wages than other citizens and other fees of sorts may be deducted from their original salaries for the agencies…but, to sum it all…they still earn about 2 to 3 times an average employee would do if they worked here in the country. My uncle has got my cousins through to highschool and he's even paid for part of my tuition in Medical School.
It may seem to some that they are being mistreated for being paid lower wages but for us, Filipinos, we have grown accustomed to it not that we aren't fighting for equality or something. At the end of the day, what Filipinos consider is if they've put food on the plate, dressed their children, made them go to quality schools, provided for their health needs, got extra for savings or travel…and they're satisfied. If the relatively low wage provides for all this…we are happy.
I have a nephew who is a Seaman, actually a Marine Engineer. He has mentioned staff is being reduced. I realize they are being paid less than seamen from other countries, but that is why so many Filipinos are being hired. So it is good for the Filipino and their family. I am glad this is a way to support and educate their families.
I just wish and pray for someday the Philippines and their people will be a better country and no longer a 3rd world nation.
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Dronfield Town won 4-2 at Worsbrough Bridge Athletic.
After a goalless first half, the game kicked into action with Worsbrough notching first before Town took control scoring three quick-fire goals in 12 minutes.
Jamie Willis, Christian Savage and Lewis Naylor on target.
The opposition pulled one back before a Lewis Naylor penalty sealed the points for Dronfield.
Town now have three home games in a week all at Stonelow.
AFC Mansfield are the first of three to visit Stonelow on Wednesday (April 15), followed by Hallam on Saturday (April 18) and Grimsby Borough April 22.


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More than 3/4 of the nation's 17-24 y/o couldn't serve in the military, even if they wanted to. They're too fat, too sickly, too dumb, have too many kids, or have copped to using illegal drugs.
The armed services are willing to grant waivers for some of those conditions - asthma, or a little bit of weed. But the military's biggest concern is how big and how weak its potential recruits have become.
"The major component of this is obesity," Curt Gilroy, the Pentagon's director of accessions, tells Army Times' William McMichael. "Kids are just not able to do push-ups… And they can't do pull-ups. And they can't run." Twenty-three percent of 18- to 34-year-old are now obese, up from just six percent in 1987.
---- Khrushchev clarified his "bury you" comment in 1963, "I once said we will bury you and I got into trouble with it. Of course we will not bury you with a shovel. Your own working class will bury you."
Apparently, Nik meant buried under our own weight. Literally. And not particularly the working class, but the dependent class.


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HTML vs XHTML version statistics
As part of the online demo at try.powermapper.com we collect summary statistics about pages scanned by our service. One interesting statistic covers versions of HTML and XHTML in common use. As of September 2016:
- HTML 5 DOCTYPEs account for around 75% of pages scanned (up from 0% in 2008)
- XHTML 1.0 DOCTYPEs account for around 10% of pages scanned (down from 60% in 2008)
- XHTML 1.1 DOCTYPEs have vanished, and account for 0% of pages scanned (down from 1% in 2009)
- HTML 4.01 DOCTYPEs account for about 3% of pages scanned (down from 20% in 2008)
- About 2% of pages scanned have no DOCTYPE (down from 15% in 2008)
Timeline of web standards: 1994-2010
This diagram shows how web standards have developed since 1994. Originally HTML and related standards were discussed and agreed by a small group of interested parties on a mailing list. Later the W3 was formed, and it put in place increasingly rigorous processes, with increasing amounts of public consultation. While solid process and consultation is a good thing, one striking point is how long it now takes to get W3 standards from Draft to Recommendation status.
HTML vs XHTML part 2
In 2006 we converted our site from HTML 4.01 to XHTML 1.0. It seemed like it should be straightforward. After all, we reasoned, XHTML 1.0 is compatible with HTML so it should just be a case of changing the doctype from HTML to XHTML. Wrong.
HTML vs XHTML part 1
There are a lot of good reasons for switching to XHTML, but there are some drawbacks as well. Imagine you're responsible for a major e-commerce web site, and you make the decision to migrate the entire site from HTML to XHTML, serving it to standards compliant browsers (like Firefox) using the W3C recommended MIME type application/xhtml+xml. A couple of months after the switch someone types
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Member Blogs > Journey of a BooksellerWhen All The Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz
Sun, 20 Nov 2016 09:00:00 PermalinkCharlotte tries to contact her sister about a friend who died. The cops say it was an overdose, but Charlotte doesn't think so. However, her sister is in a "no tech" retreat center. She asks Max, the private investigator on Louise's death, to help her. What he finds is that her sister is not even on that island. She checked in and then checked out. She's hiding...
Berkley and Net Galley allowed me to read this book for review (thank you). It will published November 29th.
Max is only working with Charlotte because his client has given him permission to do so. They all want to know how Louise died and who was responsible. It doesn't take long for them to realize something is going on with this investment club they belong to. It also appears that a monster from Jocelyn's past has come to life again.
Death is cheap in this story. No one is quite what they seem. Money covered up a rape years ago and it's still buying protection. There's a stone cold killer here. Greed and a need for power is what is driving the killer. There's no remorse and no guilty conscience. Just pleasant memories...
Charlotte and Max are attracted to each other but they both have baggage. Working together makes them bond and when they are almost killed and only barely survive, that bonds them, too.
There are twists and ties in the story but somehow it all connects together. The ending is intense and suspenseful. Jocelyn's nightmare is over but Max still has his nemesis out there. Maybe in the next book Charlotte and Max can track him down.


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Depending on your taste Ford actually produce some
radical looking cars nowadays. The Cougar, Focus and Puma at least show
that Ford's designers attempted to make something original of these cars.
The trial run for these was probably the Ford KA which at least gained a pretty face even if the other half of the design team forgot to do anything with the rear end.
Ford had tried radical before, with the Sierra that to start with went down like a lead balloon, that seemed to dissuade them from trying for a good while.
Step 1) Just like some Hollywood Screen Idol - Give the old has been a facelift
Step 2) Just like a petulant Pop Star - Give it a new name - but keep it recognisable by association. So the dinosaurs top of the line name Granada Scorpio became the new improved young gun, the Scorpio. So far so good, only problem was, the design team chosen to facelift the bodywork seems to have been the KA rump team, who for some reason choose to impose some fishy rendition of the KA's ugly rear on to the front of the Scorpio. Many cars are boring, many cars are ugly, but not many are as downright distasteful as the Scorpio. There is just too much Americana about its shape with its big droopy boot. Though for serious ugliness go for the hatchback for it is truly wicked!!! Get a big black saloon though and it will look like so much a hearse people will give way to you at junctions.
Anyway enough of the exterior which thankfully, I was
already fully aware of so it wasn't too much of a shock.
Lets take a look at the interior instead, as peering through the window I can see a big leather three piece inviting me inside.
Arrrghh!!! What a dash. It looks like they gave multiple shaped and coloured blocks to a one-year-old and where he chucked them they stuck. Yes its more modern than the previous Granada set up. But it's still pretty awful with an array of differently sized switches slung about everywhere. Let's press a few and see what they do. Stacker CD, Air Con, Cruise Control hmm not bad, Electric windows, mirrors, sunroof, Electric Seat adjusters, pretty good! And what's these down here, Electric Memory seats, pretty flash!! And heated too! Very flash indeed!!!
And a real godsend too as the temperatures plummet deep into negative figures.
The pretend wood is probably the least authentic you will ever see, but at least Ford haven't gone overboard and capped every thing with it. Instead as you come back from the dash the capping and trimming are remarkably high quality for a Ford. The dash surround even looks quite good just a pity what it surrounds. You really can't complain about the equipment levels though, fully loaded this car definitely is.
I'll just use up the output of a small power station
getting comfy and then we will be off.
On second thoughts what's that rev-counter up to. With a red line starting at 6250 and stretching on to 7000. And why the hell as this old bus got a sport button on the Auto-transmission.
Flip the bonnet something strange is going on here. And yes there it is writ large across the Engine the only word that can conjure up more teenager fantasies than Melinda Messenger.
The messiahs of all things measured in horsepower have cast their spell across the big Scorpio and in place of the V6 boat anchor sits a 24valve V6 that pumps out over 200 rampaging horses.
The only question now is does the Scorpio have the chassis
capable of reining it in.
Re-adjust the power sofa and head out into the unknown. At parking speeds I'm beginning to worry, the steering is finger light and the word Cosworth is being whispered in my ear by some little devil on my shoulder. I stick the transmission into E - laughingly referred to as Economy mode and hope not to embarrass my self by power sliding around the roundabouts, whilst fighting with a steering wheel that doesn't seem to be attached to anything.
Such thoughts are dispelled as soon as we move off, the steering firms up on the move and around town in E mode it behaves exactly as you would expect a 12 valve V6 Ford to do. Slurring along shifting up around 2000 rpm. The steering wheel is nicely proportioned; leather wrapped and more importantly moves the wheels adequately quickly. The Auto box creeps forward when you release the brake and the long throttle gives plenty of sensitivity to even the most leaden footed. And the suspension cushions the normal everyday potholes. Stick on the Air-Con load up the CD and even driving in traffic becomes a pleasure as you float along in you big leather arm chair, so comfortable and enabled with electrickery that even Jimmy Saville would be begging you to swap. For such a big powerful car it really is easy to punt along in dense traffic.
This is one comfy cruiser. Once your moving you can't see the exterior and you only glance at the speedo reading occasionally. So your pretty well sheltered from the evil exterior. Your elbows fit perfectly to the door arm centre rests, and you can swan along ignoring the mocking laughter of small boys, 5 series owners, Jaguar owners, Audi A6 - A8 owners, Lexus owners etc etc etc. They can laugh at the cosmetically challenged Scorpio as much as they like. But at least your Bank manager will be smiling and you will be smiling too next time you compare service prices with the German buying rent - a - crowd sheep.
Out on deserted roads where no one can see me make a fool of myself, Im smiling too. Switch into sports mode at the lights and as they change press the throttle down long and hard to the carpet.
Your head is hurled back and your shoulders pressed deep
into the seat back , as the Scorpio fires off the line with only a trace of
wheel spin. Beyond 4000 rpm, the Cosworth magic come into play, boosting power
by over a third and the rev counter sprints around toward the red line. The
auto box kicks up a gear just short of the red line and the big car charges
on again barely pausing for breath. With sport mode selected the car transforms
from lazy old yank slug to European traffic light tiger. The selections are
nicely judged, in E you just flop around changing up at the first opportunity
and need a long press to bring the engine back to life, But its perfectly suited
to the V6's torquey character, in S it holds gear more tenaciously, Revs out
to perfect changeup point, and makes excellent use of the Cosworth top end urge.
Luckily Ford have also uprated the chassis a little, the old Granddad was stable if a little Barge like and float when rushed, the Scorpio just feels that little bit sharper and better controlled whilst retaining the ride qualities that made the Granddad so endearing. The Scorpio just allows you to push that much further and later, and probably gives you more chance of gathering it all back up when that power puts the back end out of joint. 200+bhp, rear wheel drive, wet winter roads, sports mode selected, along with the power comes the responsibility, don't say you haven't been warned. To be fair the Auto has another mode, winter mode that locks off first gear to try and avoid wheelspin. But whether you will ever select it until the day you get stuck on ice is another question.
The rest of the Scorpio is much as you expect huge rear room and huge boot, it has more goodies than you can shake a stick at, it handles tidily considering where its market aspirations are. It is supremely comfortable and in this guise is genuinely quick. What more could you want from a car.
Well you probably want one that's looks
nice too, well fair enough, there is stuff out there that looks good, is this
quick, is this comfortable and has all these Toys. But I'll bet the odds of
finding it at Scorpio prices are pretty slim.
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TomVH: Weekly Update: Visit updates, Recruit reactions
The game was obviously a success, and that has resonated through with the recruits in attendance. Here's a look at how this past weekend's visits went, and some reactions to the game from recruits. There's not many quotes from the first three, because I only spoke with them briefly, and Avery Walls is still in Ann Arbor.
Demetrius Hart
5'8, 190 lbs.
Running Back
Orlando, Florida
We'll just start off with the update you've been anticipating. Demetrius Hart decided not to commit this weekend. He came up with his uncle, teammates Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix and Nick Patti, as well as Tom Shaw (his trainer).
I will tell you that I thought this would be the weekend he would end his recruitment. I know this was a very good visit for him, and there's still no reason to believe that anything has changed as far as where he ranks Michigan (which is number one).
I don't have any deep meaningful quotes from him, but I did talk to him briefly. He's graduating early, so he has to make his decision soon. I wouldn't be surprised if he took a few more visits to other schools, and came back up to Ann Arbor for the MSU or Iowa game. Disappointing that nothing happened this weekend, but definitely a positive weekend for Michigan with his recruitment as a whole. Just stay patient.
Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix
6'2, 190 lbs.
Orlando, Florida
I spoke with Ha'Sean before the visit took place. He told me that he didn't want the visit publicized too much, and if it got out there that he was coming he might not go. As we all know it was reported everywhere that he would be in Ann Arbor, and he still came. Maybe he doesn't browse the interwebs, I'm not sure.
Anyhow, speaking with a few people about him makes me feel like he's pretty solid with Alabama. That's not to say that it would be impossible to sway him, it would just take quite a bit to do that. If Demetrius makes another trip up to Michigan and Ha'Sean were to come with him, there would be reason for excitement. I've been told that there may be some teammates (possibly former as well) trying to persuade him to go north. We'll just have to wait to see how it plays out.
Avery Walls
5'11, 185 lbs.
McDonough, Georgia
Avery's visit will last until today (Monday), so we'll have to wait a little bit for an update on the visit. I wouldn't expect a commitment from him, but if the visit blows him away it's not out of the question. I have a feeling that Michigan is in the driver's seat. This is his third trip to Ann Arbor.
This time he brought his brother with him to have him see what he's been talking about. He will continue to take his planned official visits to Oregon on October 2nd, and Cal on October 9th. He wants to make sure he's found the right fit and I think taking those official visits is important to him. Again, be patient. Michigan is a good spot.
- AJ Jordan - 2011 wide receiver from Trotwood, Ohio was in attendance. He thought very highly of the game and atmosphere, and will eventually take an official visit in Ann Arbor. Wisconsin is barely in the lead right now, and this visit has helped to close that gap.
- Danny O'Brien & Matt Godin - 2012 defensive tackles and best friends! They both had an amazing time at the game. Danny said, "(Mike) Martin is a beast. The defense looked good. Me and Matt both had a great time, it was an awesome game." They both REALLY like Michigan, but it's still early. O'Brien already has offers from Tennessee and Michigan.
- Nick Patti - 2012 quarterback from Dr. Phillips in Orlando, Florida. This was Patti's second time up to AA, and it was a good one. "It was great for me, I loved it. It's hard not to like it there," he said. Tom Shaw (who trains Nick, Demetrius, Ha'Sean, Karlos Williams, etc.) accompanied Nick on the visit, and also had a favorable view. "Tom (Shaw) said he thinks it's a fantastic opportunity if it's presented to me."
- Anthony Zettel - Anthony always enjoys himself at Michigan, and this game was much of the same. I've said this before, but Anthony is now waiting until the end of the season to make his decision. He's waiting to see how Michigan's season turns out, and if there ends up being a coaching controversy. This win is one step closer to landing him.
- The general feeling among the recruits was that this was a great win, and it was an exciting game. The crowd played a big factor too as some recruits said it was so loud they couldn't hear the person next to them at some points. Denard is not only a fan favorite, but a recruit favorite as well. His performance stood out to everybody, and had all the recruits talking about how exciting he is to watch.


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Thursday, September 10, 2015
After those four are finished I will be starting a line of thyroid awareness balls for obvious reasons. Not only is September Thyroid Awareness Month, but my poor Elizabeth Comer fund is going nowhere again. We managed to raise a little over 10% of the total she needs.
I am going to be out for a while, I hope. It is not for certain yet, but I will probably be going back under the knife again, this time for an elected surgery on September 18. I should only be out for a week or so, and I am not closing the shop. But I will probably be doing ornaments like mad while held up in bed. After that it is back to kanzashi.
I already have plans to remake several pieces, I just need to find the time! With kids back in school my nightly work hours have been cut short. I keep falling asleep before I can get to it! But remakes so far include: sister kanzashi set, butterfly garden, and phoenix, which I started and never finished. I also want to do some stock pieces, like I never got to before switching back to ornaments.
Tomorrow night I have a friend coming with photography stuff to take pictures of my latest batch of kanzashi! Maybe we can do the balls I have to photograph still as well. But truth be told I have a lot of editing to do on the site, to take off the old kanzashi temple theme logo from many of the older kanzashi photos. I am fairly certain all the ornaments have been updated. Lots of photo work. Fun fun! Still deciding on wether or not to bring back the teapot. Meh.
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