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The story of Elsie, an abandoned dog who had to have a leg amputated, and who became the star of Gretna's PAWDI Gras parade.
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FC: The Famous Spell
1: Once apon a time there lived a wealthy king and he had no daughters at all.
2: He was quite old and lived by himself.
3: That king was a mean, scary looking thing. It was sad but real. Oh did I mention he was green? His whole body was green!
4: They called him king Finkelstein. Who knoes why but its true. He ruled everything and got what he wanted like owning a lot of property and making the taxes high and nobody likes it.
5: One day 100 soliders came to change the laws of King Finkelstein.They fought for 1 whole month then when it was over and the king had lost. The laws of King Finlelstein were finally changed.
6: One week later the soliders felt a little bad about winning so badly. They thought a king shoud have a daughter and the only way they could do that was to make a spell so they did.
7: The next day his daughter came knocking on his door.
8: He opened it and said "Who are you?" "I am your daughter Repela. The soliders made a spell because they felt bad about winning against you and they thought it would make you happy.
9: Right after she said that all of King Finlelstein's green faded away because of happiness
10: And now everybody knows that was all the king ever wanted.
11: King Finklestein thanked the soliders and left his palace so happliy with Repela his daughter. They lived happily ever after.

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One of the most attractive armies for me to want to collect has always been Eldar. I collected them as a kid back in 2nd edition in the 1990's as my first ever army. After taking a 12 year absence from the hobby I came back and have been collecting Space Wolves which are almost complete now. I think it's time to re-ignite old passions and start a new side project. Enter Saim-Hann.
Why Saim-Hann? Well firstly the models. I think the thing that attracts every player to an army initially is how it looks. I just love the red paint scheme, it's so striking and who doesn't like an army all mounted on jetbikes?! It's a far cry from a tournament build Space Wolves but more of a fun fluffy theme army.
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Cartoon Network and VIZ Media announced a joint venture called Toonami Jetstream, a new broadband service that will provide on-demand, full-length streaming episodes of a number of hit anim?© and action series, including acclaimed hit series Naruto and Samurai Jack. In addition, users will also be able to watch full-length episodes of series like Hikaru No Go, M?R and The Prince of Tennis that are not currently offered on U.S. broadcast or basic cable television. In this joint venture, Cartoon Network and VIZ Media will jointly manage and administer acquisitions and programming.
Toonami Jetstream (available at http://ToonamiJetstream.com) will launch on July 17. Each week, new episodes will be added to the site while previous episodes will also be available through the Toonami Jetstream archive. Toonami Jetstream, an online extension of Cartoon Network's long-running and successful Toonami action-adventure television franchise, is a free service, supported by advertising that includes both banners and streaming video ads.
'Cartoon Network has long been the dominant TV provider of the best anim?© and action,' said Paul Condolora, senior vice president and general manager of Cartoon Network New Media. 'And we were the first to stream, in 2001, full-length anim?© series online. Now, with this joint venture with VIZ Media, we will give our fans the chance to view our top shows on-demand and follow new series that cannot be seen anywhere else. We also believe this will bring new fans to the action/anim?© genre, create interest in new shows and build the overall popularity of 'Toonami' on Cartoon Network.'
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• Samurai Jack: Samurai Jack, which won four Emmy Awards including the Emmy for Best Animated Series in 2003, tells the story of a warrior banished to the future by an evil shape-shifting wizard. Samurai Jack encounters an amazing array of cultures and civilizations as he travels the world seeking the portal to send him back to his own time. A man of few words, Jack relies on his mental and physical training as a warrior to help him fend off the evil wizard's forces. Created by Genndy Tartakovsky at Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, Ca., the influential series Samurai Jack has been lauded for its magnificent artistry, gripping action sequences, evocative score and cinematic scope.
• Hikaru No Go: Written by Yumi Hotta and drawn by Takeshi Obata, Hikaru No Go tells the story of Hikaru Shindo, a young student who stumbles across a dusty old Go board while exploring his grandfather's attic. Trapped inside is Fujiwara-no-Sai, the ghost of an ancient Go master that enters Hikaru's consciousness, allowing him to communicate with the spirit. Sai, newly awakened, wishes for nothing more than to play Go again. Urged on by Sai, Hikaru reluctantly begins playing Go. As he begins to appreciate the complexities of the game, Hikaru makes it his quest to become the ultimate Go champion.
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These Roman baths also had dedicated areas to cater to different stages of a long bath. Bathers would start the bathing process at the 'calidarium', an area which was dedicated to hot baths and then venture into the 'tepidarium' to enjoy a lukewarm bath experience. The next stage of the bathing experience would be the 'frigidarium' meant for cold baths. At the final stage, bathers would enjoy a free swim at an open air swimming pool constructed within the Caracalla bath complex.
The original structure of the Baths of Caracalla occupied an area of nearly 13 hectares and the bath area was nearly 750 feet long and had a width of nearly 400 feet. The Baths of Caracalla could accommodate more than 1600 bathers at a time. Today, the ruins of the original Roman baths attract tourists from all over the world, throughout the year.
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The first disc in the Coping with Organizational Change series, called Workshop in Conflict Solutions, has already been released. Other scheduled titles will focus on coaching and counseling, team building, and general supervisory skills.
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BEING loaned back to his boyhood club by Celtic is all part of a valuable apprenticeship for talented young Ryan Christie. Events on Saturday, however unsavoury, will offer another sharp arc in the learning curve.
Christie's loan deal with Inverness is designed to maintain his first-team involvement at an important developmental stage, but there will be future mental demands to adapt to in the intensity of the Old Firm spotlight.
Finding himself at the centre of a supposed diving storm, then, might just stand the 20-year-old in good stead.
So it was on Saturday as first Paul Hartley, the Dundee manager, and then Dark Blues' defender Kevin Holt effectively accused Christie of cheating to win the equalising penalty.
Holt claimed the Scotland Under-21 star cleverly orchestrated the contact and tumble that had referee Brian Colvin swiftly pointing to the spot.
With the hosts down to ten men after David Raven's red card offence brought Rory Loy's penalty kick opener for Dundee, Christie's crash to earth allowed Greg Tansey to salvage a point.
After the game, home manager John Hughes raged about the Raven punishment, claiming his player had actually nicked the ball away from Dundee's Greg Stewart in the challenge.
Opposite number Hartley, though, insisted Colvin was right with the Raven ordering off – but badly wrong in the case of the Christie incident.
Holt made it clear he felt Christie had fooled the match officials, with the 22-year-old left-back also questioning how flare players could demand "protection" from officials while flaunting the rules.
"I've seen [the penalty incident] back. At the time I knew I hadn't touched him," Holt insisted. "It was more that he kicked me and fell over – he conned the referee.
"I don't really blame the referee. From where he's standing, you never know what it looks like. There was definitely contact but it was more him kicking me than me sticking my leg out or anything like that.
"It's him being a bit theatrical more than anything else. When players ask for more protection, how can you give more protection when players are throwing themselves about like that?"
There is no doubt in Holt's mind that Dundee would have taken a morale-boosting three points had the second penalty award not been given. "We felt something like that would be the only way back into the game for them," he said.


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The fragrance leader has teamed up with Prada Group to develop a line of signature scents under the Miu Miu name, in what will be the fashion houses first foray into the world of luxury fragrances.
Miu Miu is in safe hands: Coty has a note-perfect record for translating some of the most-wanted designer brands into ultra-covetable scents.
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Connor's favorite food is bananas. That shouldn't be a problem right?
But it is. A young toddler eating a banana is gross. Unless I feed it to him, he ends up mashing it everywhere and it gets all over his face and hair. Grace did the same thing and I fed them to her until she was old enough not to make a massive mess. But Connor LOVES feeding himself. He wants to be independent and therefore it always ends up being a huge ordeal to give him his favorite food.
But the other day I remembered a tip I had seen on the internet somewhere. I honestly don't remember where. The tip was to mash up cheerios and roll the banana in it to give it a coating. That way it won't get all mushy when the child picks it up. Simple right?
So I tried it, and guess what? It worked!
He was amazingly clean when it was all gone. I was amazed. Yes, it's a simple trick but I just had to share :) It's the little things in life!
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Toddler Feeding Trick!
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You can also use rice crispies so you don't have to crush cheerios. That's what I use for bananas :)ReplyDelete
I think you may have seen this trick on my blog: http://www.abeautifulruckus.com/2012/04/so-there-is-use-for-cheerios-dust.html But then again, I'm sure I'm not the first person to blog about it!ReplyDelete
And I TOTALLY agree with you! Mushy banana is one of the grossest things on the planet!
Lol! Oh my word, I'm sorry Rebecca! That is where I saw it. I will edit and give you credit! It's a great tip.ReplyDelete
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A blend of the senses
Firstly, I am sorry to my regular readers that I have not written for a few days. I have been very busy at the turn of the New Year.
Often times, I am grateful at my serendipitous choice of wife. We met by unexpected chance, one day, long ago...and I could not have known the fullness of her talents at the time of meeting, yet, it has proven a good choice in many ways one of which I am about to explain.
My wife complements me (note not compliments me!) in many ways. Where I am not so strong, she is – and vice versa to a great extent. So we are a good match for each other, if the purpose is to seek a wider range of abilities in a couple, than either has alone. One of the ways she is strong, is her sense of smell. Hers is uncanny. She can do things with that sense that I have encountered no-one else being able to do. But that is a tale for another post. This is one about my son, Ainan.
Luckily for Ainan, he has inherited some of my wife's sense of smell, rather than just my own. This is a useful blend of the senses, because he shows a sensitivity to smell that I do not have. The other day, he remarked: "Every room in this house has a different smell." Now, for someone with an acute sense of smell, that might be an unremarkable statement – but for me, it was certainly notable since the rooms of the house smell much the same to me. Indeed, if blindfolded, I would not be able to distinguish them, in that way: Ainan, however, could, no doubt.
Smell is very much a part of his experience. He has a strong sensory memory and anything can trigger it. He remarked, the other day, that a particular type of car noise, evoked, in him, a "flashback" to a smell of a friend's car. He smelt it, again, as if it were there. So, for him (but not for me) smell is a very present sense. It is also one that he uses to evaluate his environment, relying on it in a way that I do not. For him, smell presents a landscape of different places to him, each with its own aroma. To me, only sight and sound do that.
Of course, this leads to one issue any future girlfriends of his will have to be careful about: the choice of perfume. I am rather sure he will have strong views about that. He might even prefer that they have no perfume at all – so that he can assess how they, themselves, truly smell. I know that was a very important factor for my wife...I rather think it will be so, for him, too.
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Bringing pumps to people: giving the poor better access to groundwater irrigation: sustainable approaches and options for eastern India
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International Water Management Institute, IWMI-TATA Water Policy Program. 2002. Bringing pumps to people: giving the poor better access to groundwater irrigation: sustainable approaches and options for eastern India. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 6p. (IWMI Water Policy Briefing 002) doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.319
Permanent link to cite or share this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/37891
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The State government has a vital role to play in developing groundwater resources to help improve the lot of the poorest people in eastern India's rural communities. Many States have tried to achieve this over the past 50 years through centrally planned public tube-well programs. Recently published research says that most of these efforts have failed to bring irrigation or improved livelihoods to the poor.This research shows how policy makers can have a significant positive impact on poverty reduction by removing pump subsidies and opening pump markets to international competition. Subsidies and import restrictions have kept pump prices in India artificially inflated, by more than 35-45%, over those of neighbouring Pakistan and Bangladesh.If a 'shock therapy' approach of removing restrictions is too drastic or politically difficult, the next best option is to use market mechanisms to manage pump subsidy and loan programs for the poor. A good example of this approach is the jointly managed subsidy programs that have helped usher in eastern India's belated Green Revolution. Here local pump dealers are active participants in the management of pump subsidy programs, alongside government and nationalized banks. The examples of eastern Uttar Pradesh and north Bihar provide working models of such approaches.
SubjectsGROUNDWATER IRRIGATION; PUMPS; TUBE WELLS; ENERGY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES; POVERTY;
RegionsSOUTH ASIA
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Ok, let me start off by saying this will not be a total fan boy review because a lot of people out there live and die by MLB: The Show for ps2 and ps3. I too, lived by MLB The Show, ever since it came out for ps2 and loved every second of it, but when I jumped systems to Xbox 360(due to price at the time) I was no longer able to represent the game because it was only for the Sony product. Which this year leads me to buying MLB 2K8. I just recently purchased my 360 around Christmas time, so buying sports games from previous years hasn't really ever been my thing, so I just decided to wait until March 3rd to get the newest release.
I am going to admit, ever since this buyout of sports rights contracts, I think it has been bad for the most part on the gaming community. I wish there were still multiple games from different companies because it forced other game producers to be innovative. If you play sports games you know I'm talking about the Baseball and Football franchises the most. Madden only brings in few options every year as well as MLB: The Show, which makes it difficult to swallow spending 60 bucks possibly more if your buying the special editions each year, but this isn't about originality and innovation in games, I'm just venting because I would love to see far strides taken to make the best game possible instead of the same game with flashy new logo's and older teams/jerseys.
Let's move on to 2k8. I bought this game because I love baseball, I have been playing all my life and enjoy watching and learning all I can about the sport. I have been bored in the past with baseball games because it's always been the same press the buttons to pitch, bat, and field. MLB 2k8 is the game that has tried to break those boundaries this year by installing the new flick stick pitching, flick stick batting controls, and flick stick fielding. I was highly surprised by reading how it worked and skeptical about how sensitive the controls would be. I started the game and decided to play a couple of exhibition games and decided to play as the Pirates(yes they suck, but there my team), and picked the Royals to play against.
Upon starting the game the loading scenes are nice and informative providing all the usual baseball information and so on and so on with commentary that provides insight to the last season, what needs to be done to win the game and who needs to come through during the game. During the loading screen time there were some drastic Frames Per Second drops that made animations and panning of the stadium seem choppy and slow. It was purely an aesthetic fault so it won't hurt game play for now. However it does reoccur during games, and I'll explain later.
I will start with the pitching aspect of this game as it has been improved upon from last years game, by introducing the right analog stick control system. Ian Snell(the Pirates supposed ace pitcher), was the starter and it all went downhill from there. Right away with the new controls, I threw three meatballs(thats what they call them when they are bad pitches with the new controls) and gave up three home runs. The new pitching system has a some what high learning curve if your not used to using the right analog stick. I had prior experience with the game EA Skate and it still took awhile to figure out how to do everything smoothly. After, going down by 5 runs in the first inning I managed to get out of it with a little bit of dignity and stop the bleeding. Pitching has been changed in such a great and challenging way that it makes the MLB 2k8 franchise a refreshing simulation of baseball. I really enjoyed that when the bases are loaded or its the bottom of the ninth and your up by one, depending on how well your pitcher's composure is, the ball target will shake and it will be harder to place a pitch where you want. Your also able to control the game more by throwing how an actual pitcher is supposed to pitch, keep it low and hope for pop-ups and ground outs, and as your pitcher gets tired he is also highly likely to give up meatballs and home runs. My only gripe with this new system is that it is incredibly sensitive at times to target where you want the pitch the ball, because depending on how shaky your hand is on the right analog stick the ball moves with it on the slightest movement. I wish it was set so that if you moved the ball to a certain selection it would stay in that spot and you could then concentrate on winding up and releasing with the new controls. But that wouldn't be any fun or add to realism, and I completely understand why they did it.
Fielding has also been improved a significant amount compared to other games I have played. Once the ball is hit it's up to you to move to the ball spot as usual, the added twists are pretty nice. If its a ball where your supposed to dive, the player will dive on his on and either knock it down, or it will go through. I like this because it takes away from hitting extra buttons, it just makes it as simple as it is unique. Also, another new thing added is that when a ball is hit to the outfield, if your outfielder turns his back on the ball the ball drop locater either gets smaller or dissapears depending on the outfielders vision on the ball. That's pretty cool, and throwing with the analog stick has been a nice addition to the game, as you just point in the direction and let the power bar load up and release and the ball is on its way. The load bar is less sensitive as well as throwing to bases and it makes it another pretty nice addition. A few gripes but nothing to dramatic is sometimes you end up running into other players because even if its hit into right field the center fielder will sprint right next to you and try to make the catch. You can call him off, but its not really realistic for a center fielder to try and make a catch in right field, unless its a shot up the gap. Also, I can't stand how its pretty easy to catch pop-ups if your not near it or the computer isn't near it. If it's a shot up the gap I have had instances when outfielders have super human strength and catch the ball without having to break a sweat. It reminded me of the old Madden game play that no matter what if no one was around the receiver, the ball would still get intercepted because someone would sprint and make an insane catch. I hated that, and I hate it here, it just drops realism a little bit.
Batting also has been changed, the swing stick has been introduced and works nicely. To hit the ball you must pull back to lift the foot then push forward to swing. It's a quirky, little control, but I think it needs a little more work. Often, at the start you get the hang of it right away, but then as you change sides for different batters, the vision of the plate moves to the side and instead of being right on with the pitcher your off and it's difficult to adjust to see where the pitch is. Add that to stepping and swinging and it turns into luck hitting, because seeing whether its going to be a ball or strike is difficult at an angle. I like the new addition, but I just don't think its there yet.
This is where MLB 2K8 runs into a lot of trouble. Every thing is fine while pitching, batting, and fielding per say. But the in between times with cut scenes, right after the ball was hit and it changes from batters box to infield, and when the fielders throw it, the FPS drop and chug and drastically drop the appeal visually of the game. Everything happens after the fact so really theres not much trouble, but it really is disheartening that 2K sports would release a game in this state. It has been addressed by 2K as something thats a major problem, and is being worked on for an upcoming patch. The bad news about that, if you don't have an XBOX live Gold Membership, your not getting the patch. That's a huge let down to spend money and have to pay more money to fix corrections. But all in all if you can live with slowdown you'll be fine, as it doesn't affect game play, only after the actions have been taken. Aside from the slow down, the game is beautiful and crisp, from the blades of grass to the players. Only thing thats still clunky are the fans. Were in next gen phase, do they still have to look like boxes put together?
Sound is decent, it's crisp and clear again, they have everything down pat with how a baseball sounds with the exception of quiet umpires and player chatter. You can hear the vendors and fans, but I just miss hearing the umpire yell an over down YOUR OUT! or STRIKE THREE! I think that takes away from realism as much as the next thing. But, you can certainly live and enjoy it without all of that.
With all of the new stuff added it's more of the same with modes, rosters, and the usual. Another major problem that has come up is that if your a Padre's fan, get used to a buggy franchise because thats apparently the only team that has a problem. You can't send players up/down from majors to minors, in franchise mode, also a problem that is getting patched so hold tight if you have Live. Help is on the way.
I enjoy this game, I own this game, and I am proud to say I like this game. I do not care for the slow down and anxiously awaiting the patch to correct this problem. I think the controls are new and innovative, as well as adding re playability to a game that was once sore and boring to me. If your an avid baseball fan and can't live without up to date rosters, graphics, and all that jazz then pick it up. If your on the fence about trading in an older baseball game that you love, just keep it, and wait till next year, or until it's patched. Once the game is patched, it's an awesome simulation to baseball and will certainly give MLB: The Show a run for its money. The only thing that seriously worries me is that if EA buys 2K Sports, I hope they learn something from this game and advance it to where it should be. I don't want another cheap knockoff every year with the same controls, graphics and everything. This game right now even in a buggy state, reigns supreme in my mind, and hope I EA takes care of things and advances the baseball genre and football genre further than before.
Presentation- 7.5/10
Graphics- 8/10
Sound- 7.5/10
Gameplay- 8/10
Overall- 7.8/10


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Review Group Week #284: Daredevil #1
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by Eli Katz » Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:06 pmWaid and Rivera's DAREDEVIL #1 is fun and entertaining -- certainly worth checking out -- but it has a few flaws.
First, the good stuff. Waid is an exceptional comics writer, who has the ceaseless ability to breathe new life, or at least some much-needed energy, into the superhero genre. In this book, he comes up with a great opening action sequence between DD and the Spot, sucking the reader in immediately with a quirky standoff with a quirky villain. If you don't dig the Spot, and you can't think fondly back to his early appearances in Spectacular Spider-Man, you should be driven unceremoniously from the Review Group. Furthermore, Rivera's art takes Waid's ideas here and transforms them into a visually stunning sequence. I especially love Rivera's use of tiny panels to emphasize the choppiness of a battle with a guy who rapidly attacks in all directions through holes in space.
Beyond the intro, the story is efficiently told. Initially, as I read this ish, I thought, "Oh, great, yet another court room scene in a DD comic that has nothing to do with the larger story." So it's great to see that the court case is actually connected to whatever the first major plotline will be in this new series.
Now, for some of the bad stuff. The way Waid writes Matt's internal dialogue as light and whimsical matches the whimsy of the book's overall tone. But I'm not sure if it really matches Matt's character. I'm not insisting that Matt should be dour and serious in a book that is otherwise upbeat. But I do want Matt, as a leading attorney in New York, to be articulate. In some instances, however, he sounds rougher around the edges than he actually is. When he notes, for example, that "secret identities are a bitch to maintain," it doesn't sound like Matt to me. There's a casualness to his language that I find jarring. Maybe this is something I'll get used to as the series progresses
My other problem with the book, and this is really my major complaint, is that the issue's far too brief. The cliffhanger -- the flash of Captain America's shield zooming past -- isn't terribly compelling as cliffhangers go. After closing the issue, I didn't say, "Oh, man, I can't wait till next month to see Cap and DD inexplicably face off against each other." There's no context to this cliffhanger, no lead up to Cap's apparent appearance in this series. I would have preferred if the back-up story were ditched and the space allotted to the main story. That way, we could have received more plot details and perhaps had a greater investment in this first arc.
But, overall, this is an engaging, beautifully illustrated book that promises solid superhero action. This doesn't look to be a groundbreaking DD run, but it looks as though it will be a worthwhile one to follow.
by ElijahSnowFan » Tue Jul 26, 2011 8:02 pmWell, folks, looks like I'm screwed either way -- I'm with Chap, etc, AND with Punch, etc.
First things first: I have no clue how anybody thinks that what Frank Miller did could ever be second to what anybody else does with Daredevil. Not only does Miller do it first, and do it exceptionally well, there is nothing that anybody else did that comes after that is even remotely shocking when you consider that Miller had the Kingpin find out Murdock's identity. While I give Bendis and Brubaker credit for some of the high points in their runs, come on, people. Miller blazed a trail with this character that...come on. Sometimes, you just gotta admit when a guy did something amazing, something exceptional, and let it be that.
But...and this is a huge but: I can't read Daredevil anymore. I tried to pick this issue up. I tried, man. I used to LOVE Daredevil. Seriously. I loved his powers, how he fought. Man, I LOVED this character.
But man...damn. Bendis and Brubaker, then Diggle...their runs had some high points. Some amazing writing. But they were so depressing...I couldn't even finish Diggle's, when it got to Shadowland. I remember posting on the old 'Rama about Milla being driven insane, and I just...I'd had enough.
My head and my mind won't let me read DD anymore...the character feels dead to me. If I read a panel where he told a joke, it would seem...weird...to me. Insane, even.
I don't know what to think about this character anymore. Again, I give Miller tons of credit, and Bendis and Brubaker deserve credit for telling quality stories.
But man...they just killed this character for me. I tried to pick up Daredevil #1...and just couldn't do it.
by BlueStreak » Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:05 amAfter thirteen reviews, a 7.92
by SilverPhoenix » Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:11 amDaredevil #1
This was not a comic I was looking forward to reviewing. Like last week's Captain America #1, Daredevil #1 felt like yet another comic born out of the circular nature that has become the M.O. of most Big 2 Super Hero Comics, a nature that is mainly propped up by the fact that most of the higher profile characters are seen as primarily IPs by their Corporate Masters, thereby "justifying" the perpetuity of said characters. It is a situation that fosters a creative environment where character development and status-quo stagnation/regression (and everything that goes with it) have become a near weekly part of the Marvel and DC comic experience, playing a HUGE part into why my tastes have changed from my teenage years. Despite all of my misgivings, the fact that Mark Waid was writing this comic made me resolve not to dismiss this sight unseen and for the most part, I'm glad I did.
The overall writing job of Daredevil #1 is quite a weird beast. On one hand, while I thought the book was written beyond mere competence, the main plot itself was just there. While it didn't suffer from last week's Captain America #1's problem near and complete deja-vu of the character's last #1 6 years ago, the main story would've said nothing to me if it wasn't for the fact that Mark Waid uses the story to plant the seeds of Matt Murdoch's battle against reality.
Yes, you heard me correctly, Daredevil #1's return to the swashbuckling, jovial acting, original Man without Fear doesn't come without baggage. Matt Murdock has to deal with the fact that you can't just delete a past like his no matter how hard you try. Even though he made the extra effort to put the "genie back in the bottle," Matt has to deal with the fact that this information is out there for anyone to use against him, setting up for some interesting interactions with the people he comes across. In the secondary story, we get a much clearer psychological profile of the current Matt Murdoch, which helps us to see why he acts the way he acts, along with painting a very clear psychological profile of a man who's psychological image affects the way the reader could see his character.
Speaking of Matt Murdoch's character, it is this very element that ends up being the least favorite thing of my issue. With everything that has happened in the recent (and not so recent) past of this character, it is quite irritating to see Matt go through so many hoops to deny what has happened in the past, something that honestly frustrated me as I was reading this book. With that being said, that frustration was important for myself (and possibly) the reader to understand where the story might end up going from there, and if Mark Waid does make this a proper challenge for Matt, then in the grand scheme of things this complaint means very little.
Without a doubt, the art is the true star of this comic. Macros Martin has gained enough of a reputation to sell comic books on his name alone and Daredevil #1 proves why he does this. The absolute amazingness of his work is crystalized with Daredevil's action sequence during the opening scene, capturing both the need to tell a story and to create a break neck pace for such a fight scene to work. The second thing that impressed me is the use of the art to capture the mood of the world around Daredevil. The use of bright colors playing with dark shadows helps to add symbolism to the mentality that is being displayed by Matt Murdoch. The whole entire thing just adds another feather into Martin's cap.
The Final 22 Cents:
As we come to the end of this review, I must admit that one of my criteria for this book to get a really excellent score would be that it had to prove to me that it was the stronger story than what could've been told in the last volume. For me, the events that were set up at the end of Brubaker run to carry Daredevil to a point where his story could've realistically been over. If nothing else, it would've been a powerful exclamation point to a character whose actions have been shown to have some of the realest consequences in Marvel's Universe. Standing on its own Daredevil #1 is serving numerous masters, as it tries to give Matt Murdoch's decisions as much weight as possible, considering the perpetual environment it has to exist in and it is that full understanding that made this comic a good read to me. While the current Daredevil volume is something I wouldn't put money into the floppies, I will most certainly buy the trades from Amazon if Mark Waid can deliver on what he's trying to do.
The Verdict:
Writing: 7.25
Art: 9.75
Accessibility: 8
Final Judgment: 8
by Punchy » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:20 amThe last 12 or so weeks of the RG are now up on the Front-Page, from Brightest Day to Red Wing.
Phew, it took ages.
by BlueStreak » Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:15 am
Thank you, Punchy.
You're awesome.
by Stephen Day » Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:14 pm
by avengingtitan » Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:47 pmFinally got around to reading this. Meh at best. I liked the noir hardboiled version of Daredevil. It was good but a little to jokey for me.
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Duncan Macmillan is an award-winning playwright and director. His play Lungs was produced in a rolling world premiere at the Studio Theatre, Washington DC (nominated as Outstanding New Play at the Helen Hayes Awards) and Paines Plough/Sheffield Theatres in the UK (winner of Best New Play at the 'Off West End Awards' and nominated for Best New Play at the Theatre UK Awards). The play has had many productions in the US and internationally, with upcoming productions in Stockholm, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Toronto, Copenhagen, Palma, Sydney and at the Schaubühne in Berlin, directed by Katie Mitchell.
Other work includes: Reise Durch Die Nacht adapt. Friederike Mayröcker (created with Katie Mitchell and Lyndsey Turner, Schauspielhaus Köln); Don Juan Comes Back from the War adapt. Ödön von Horváth (Finborough Theatre); Monster (Royal Exchange/Manchester International Festival); The Most Humane Way to Kill a Lobster (Theatre503); Sleeve Notes (Various) and I Wish to Apologise for My Part in the Apocalypse, So Say All of Us and Family Tree (all BBC Radio 4).
Formerly Writer-in Residence at Paines Plough and Manchester Royal Exchange, Duncan is currently on attachment at Soho Theatre and is under commission to Headlong Theatre and the Royal National Theatre. He is also writing new plays for BBC Radio 3 and 4.


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I did this piece during the Rites of Passage tattoo convention in Melbourne, Australia 2012 on a rather shameless and jolly fellow whose nutsack likes to make an appearance in tattoo photos. Luckily for all of you, however, I run a tight ship here at nickbaxter.com, and have cropped out the unnecessary bits. (But I thought you all might want to know that at one time, there was scrotum in this photo.) You can see the other tattoos I did above and below this kneecap destruction elselwhere in my tattoo gallery.
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Our first Science unit was Interactions Between Ecosystems. The Grade 7s were so enthusiastic in creating their own ecosystems as well as participating in the labs that I created. We are slowly easing our way into self-directed inquiry, it's more teacher guided at the moment, but at least the students are engaged. Next week, before we break for Christmas, we will be opening up our lunch that we buried almost two months ago!
In the meantime, in their Geography class, my wonderful colleague began a project with them about re-purposing garbage from the landfill. I was collecting bear paws wrappers for one of the groups, and there were many other wonderful ideas. I haven't told them yet, but I want them to connect their lunch lab and their Geo projects. I hope they can make some sort of video creation of their choice to encourage awareness around landfills and garbage.
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Discussion in 'Training Challenges' started by sara, Jun 10, 2012.
Put the shock collar on him and yank him around!!! Yes!!! LOL, just kidding.
The abuse videos are back up on youtube, I'm sure his lawyers will have them yanked soon so you can see them if you can stomach it. They are under his name, and add street safety toronto to the search. As an FYI, the bad ones are 2, 3, 6, with 2 being the most upsetting to me. It's just awful, I can't believe this guy is on TV.
This one!!!?!?!
This is so wrong...the dog was doing nothing wrong NOTHING!!!!!! Poor dog!!!!
All i'm seeing is one confused, scared pup. The dog has no idea of what he is supposed to do.
Makes me wanna go up to this guy and tell him LEAVE IT, by hitting him on the nose!
I really should stop watching these vids...
That dog is TERRIFIED!!!
All he did was look at his handler. NO! bad dog don't do that! That's what only bad dogs do!!
That man is evil!!! Poor dog!!! that an is seriously sending out the wrong message!!
I think this is the worst, because he deliberately fakes out the dog so she runs into the tree at the end. I just can't believe this guy hasn't been run off the airwaves. The video is upsetting, be warned.
This guy is really messed up that dog did nothing wrong, there was no reason for the dog to leave it. . This dude doesn't know anything about dogs. I'd like to see one of these owner's to stand up for theses poor dogs. I would Never let anyone treat Missy like this.
I am seriously ashamed to say he is from a city only 1.5 hours away from me... And I've seen him training (and filming) a dog near my home. He actually ran a dog up to my dog, who was reactive with strange dogs now and then (she isn't anymore, it was a phase she went through when we first adopted her) he didn't ask, and ignored me when I said no... thankfully Scout didn't react. then the idiots filming actually asked me to sign a release. I told them that I want nothing to do with that abuser and walked away.
this is awful stuff..........grrrrrrrrrr.....
besides the idiot trainer, it's also sad the other humans are standing around admiring this....
If I saw him do this I would go crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That wads in TORONTO?!?!?! And they call THAT STREET SAFETY?!?!?!?! He's choking the poor dog to death!!!!!!
I think we should start a new thread about Brad Pattinson and how much we dislike him, LOL Personally, I find him worse than Cesar Millan.
He is worse than CM and he refuses to learn new ways. he makes me sick.
I feel so bad for all the dogs who have to go through his "training" methods. It's abuse, I don't see how people cannot understand that dogs don't need to be physically and mentally hurt. I forget where I read it but it said something about Brad Pattinson and that he believes that treats cause aggression in dogs
I once saw a show that he told the family that treats cause dogs to become aggressive towards children...
I'm behind in threads here, haven't been on in the past few days - lots of catching up to do. His show was on in the US for 6 wks (thank heavens no longer!) probably a couple yrs ago by now or maybe more. I had never written a letter of any kind to a tv station before, but was so outraged after the third week I couldn't stand it. I wrote the most scathing letter to Animal Planet I have ever written in my life - to anyone, for any reason. I said for a station who presents themselves as caring about animals and animal welfare and well-being, I had serious concerns that anyone at the station had viewed the program before airing, as they were promoting clear cases of animal abuse. My biggest concerns, as I had no intentions of continuing to watch, were for the helpless dogs who would suffer at the hands of those at home, who would watch this guy, then try these "techniques" themselves at home. People will try anything, their warnings of "don't try this at home without the help of a qualified professional" mean nothing (and clearly you don't see or need these warnings before Victoria Stillwell). He clearly has control issues, and takes it out on dogs. It makes him feel big and important. I questioned how they could run his show AND Victoria Stillwell's with no conflict. I was so happy that by week 4, Victoria was running ads on Animal Planet (and as I recall, even during his show - quite a daring move on her part) promoting positive-based training with your dog, and how it's just not necessary to use force-based punishment at any time, ever. I was so happy - it made me want to stand up and cheer for her. She made her point firmly, with dignity (as usual) respectfully (as she does with dogs) - and look who's still standing (on Animal Planet).
Score one for the good guys!!!
It is awful that there are still people that actually believe those methods work!
The worst thing about these kind of shows is that people will imitate him (eventhough there is a warning)... Thank god his show was never shown in the Netherlands (CM is more than enough already...).
But enough about those doghaters, I love the reading trick! So I hope you don't mind, that I 'stole' it from you and Mazzel and Boef also accepted the challenge (although this tread is a month old ) to learn to read and this is the result:
THAT IS WONDERFUL MUTT!! WAYYY TOO CUTE, MUTT! What a cute dog!!
Thank you very much!
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Discussion in 'Android Apps & Games' started by zandroid, May 8, 2010.
Is there anyway to manually link a contact to someone on Facebook?
Yes, change the contacts name to match the facebook contact letter for letter, and then merge them
Then just select the contacts name, hit edit contact, then hit the menu button to get the option seperate or join and then there you go.
Haha duh... but the facebook name is just Landon. Contact name is first and last.
You can still do it. I merged my real name with my twitter username
Great... so how'd you do it?
I starred myself in my contacts so i could beam my info to people when i need to. I downloaded the official twitter app, which only displayed my codename on there. I also have last.fm as well which will let you sync to your contacts like facebook an twitter will. Anyway you sync your facebook contacts first to your phone. Then you make a google contact for that person as well and add all the info you want into the properties of the contact. Then you take an click on the google contact for that person, and then click edit contact. Then you click on the menu button while your in edit mode. It will pop up a new menu to allow you to join or seperate a contact. Click join, then browse for the person you want to merge with the contact your editing.


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While in Add/Remove Programs of the Control Panel, I noticed I had 3 versions of Firefox installed supposedly. Versions 11, 12, and 13.0.1 along with the Mozilla Maintenance Service were listed as installed. We know in the version 12 update a new silent updater was included and I am wondering if the multiple versions and that update are related.
A bug reported five years ago in Firefox 2 points to a similar problem with just a Registry key being left behind. Looking in the same location, nothing was found but keys for Mozilla Firefox 11.0 (x86 en-US) and Mozilla Firefox 12.0 (x86 en-US) under HKLMSOFTWAREWow6432NodeMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall
Other entries for the older versions existed under HKLMSOFTWAREWow6432NodeMozillaMozilla Firefox
The easiest way to deal with the problem was to uninstall Firefox and run the installer on the other versions to clear them from the Add/Remove Programs list. Since I told the uninstaller to not remove my personal settings, I was able to uninstall safely and install Firefox 13.0.1 without losing any preferences or add-ons.
With a new major version of Firefox released every 6 weeks, hopefully the new bug is squashed before the list gets too out of control.


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-Brian Mendonça
This month the salaries were delayed. But when we finally got them, I wish they hadn't come so soon.
Salaries were finally disbursed on Friday, 12th February, instead of the usual 1st -2nd of the month and sometimes even before that.
The 1st of February dawned bright and cheerful with no advice from the bank of the receipt of the salary. I made my way to the accounts office to inquire with Selena what the matter was. 'Money first has to be paid for the Carnival' she said, with a twinkle in her eye.
Despite my disappointment I could not but laugh at this levity. It made the waiting more bearable, and I went away unclear whether the proffered answer was fact or fiction.
A few days later the salary still was not credited. This was getting too much. There were premiums to be paid, the house to be run, and yes the cars and scooter would not run on fresh air.
Around Ash Wednesday I trudged up again to Selena, already shrinking from another salvo from her. This time she countered with, 'You need to do your penance properly then the salary will come.'
There seemed to be some truth in that, since this 'Prachit Kal' (time of Lent) was all about waiting mindfully and denying oneself. Believing God was actually testing us, I directed Queenie to withdraw from our reserve account – the one where I deposit the money I make from writing these articles. I also surrendered the matter to God and told Him to give it in His time.
We were almost into the middle of February. I could not even think of what to do on the 14th. But help was at hand. After the act of surrender the salary was immediately credited.
Bouncing up the stairs I burbled my thanks to Selena. She quipped, 'Good the salary came late. Now you have money to spend for Valentine's Day!'
Though the wait had been for a nail-biting fortnight, Selena had played the role of a modern Scheherazade, postponing an unpleasant scenario by offering a seemingly plausible excuse to get through to the next day. Though she was in no way responsible for the delay – salaries being a state subject -- she used all her her charm and tact to deal with a potentially fractious situation and instead invoke smiles on the office floor. She dispatched every query with her formidable verbal wit and ensured that peace reigned.
I was wondering how many accounts officers could do that. Many have a couldn't-care-less attitude. In my M.Phil. days, when I used to go the accounts section at a University outside Goa to claim my Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) the officers seemed to be harassing us because they could not stomach the fact that we were getting a grant from the central government.
Accounts officers are only doing their job. A bit of savoir-faire* makes a big difference.
*(French) /savwa fe/ i.e. tact, grace, social skill; pix of 'The Sultan and Scheherazade' by Danish illustrator Kay Nielsen (1886-1957). Published in Gomantak Times Weekender, St. Inez, Goa on Sunday, 21 February, 2016.


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Totes forgot.
(Actually, no, I didn't; I've just been busy. Doing what, you're wondering? Well, just normal stuff like FINISHING MY BOOK. Oh, you thought I already did that and made that same announcement on this very blog in back in February? Yeah, about that. So, like, it turns out that getting a book published is like, a long and complicated process? They expect you to like, edit it and shit? And like, do that umpteen times over? And then there's layout? And approval processes? And print approvals? And multiple format approvals? And multiple people are involved, all trying to coordinate schedules? It's a cluster fuck of epic proportions. It's also a minor miracle that no one killed me during the process given my complete inability to exhibit patience or trust. But anyway, the moral of the story is IT'S DONE. IT'S ON AMAZON. YOU CAN PRE-ORDER IT NOW.)
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Note: this post may be most interesting for friends and family who visited me during fieldwork, or for people who read the early posts on the blog.
What a homecoming!
Simply put, my arrival in Dos Mangas was more than I had hoped for. The garua was really heavy, so the road was wet and muddy and the night was colder than I had anticipated. After a long-ish bus ride from Portoviejo (with a change over in Xipixapa) I arrived in Manglaralto at the combi stand to Dos Mangas. I recognized some of the drivers but the feeling wasn't necessarily mutual, but after answering some of their questions about what I was up to, and responding that I had lived there for a year, the light bulb went off.
I rode into town in the back of a covered pickup truck, the normal mode of transportation, seated with several comuneros and preoccupied with the feeling of being a stranger to people I had once felt a sense of belonging (though I'm not sure if I belonged with them or to them at the time). I paid my fifty cents for the ride (fifteen more than four years ago) and got off at the casa comunal. All the doors were closed, including to the second floor hostel, but someone came by pretty quickly and waved over the lady with the keys to let me in. The hostel had been fairly close to completion when I left four years ago, but it was clear that they had made some improvements in the mean time, with the help of USAid, whose sticker is emblazoned on everything. The hostel can host about 12-15 people at any time, and has a kitchen, dining room, and common space. It would be an awesome base for a field school if I'm ever in a position to lead one.
After dropping my stuff and changing into long pants and my boots, I went off to say hello to some of my nearest and dearest from my time in Dos Mangas four years ago. My first stop was to see Luis, who has been my assistant from the time I began investigations in Dos Mangas in 2006, and who has been keeping an eye on things since I left. His face lit up when he saw me, and I was glad to see him looking so well. Then we made the circuit to visit various friends. I received so many enthusiastic embraces, and a few tears, and everyone wanted to feed me.
|Ever-enthusiastic Efrain.
|Fanny, Chico and their kids.
|Luis and Vicente.
On Saturday, my only full day to visit, I was able to wander around the village and I was struck by how much had changed, and how much was still the same. The road into town actually has a bridge over the river now, meaning it doesn't turn into an island during the rainy season. There's also a new high school, so children don't have to travel to continue with their education, an investment that can be a barrier for many. The church has been redone, the casa comunal has been remodeled, and it's clear that the community has benefitted from the support of USAid. But it's the same two roads, the same people, and the same excitement to get back to work!
|The new colegio, located next to the primary schools.
|Remodeled church, with room for parking out front!
|This is where I used to live. Now a hostel.
A lot of our chatting during that visit was retelling stories about my daughter, known on the blog as Little Miss, who was two and a half when we left. One young woman who used to care for her recounted that she was always asking for "co-co", comida in her own little language. Many people were sad that she didn't join me on this trip. I started missing her from my arrival at the taxi stand into Dos Mangas – she was an ever-present part of my time here, and much of my day was organized around taking care of her, whether that was dropping off and picking her up from the village day care, or spending the good part of the day at the local clinic to treat one of her many sinus infections or other ailments. It's not often that I go a week without seeing her, so this was the double whammy. I got a cute little video of some of her friends, and hopefully she can come back into the field with me soon!
Stay tuned for my next installment, a look at the archaeology after four years!
Stay tuned for my next installment, a look at the archaeology after four years!


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Friday, November 9, 2012
4th graders start to investigate!
We started learning from our 1st grade partners from what they shared about their bat knowledge. We found out they eat insects which is a very important part of our ecosystem. We have been learning about living and non-living things and how they interact in the environment. We found out that bats are very important to the ecosystems they live in. After watching the first grade videos we back channeled both the things we learned from the first graders and the questions we wanted to investigate ourselves. You can see those below. After we came up with some things we wanted to learn about we watched a very cool TED talk about bats. Emma Teeling is a zoologist who shared some very informative facts and pictures of bats. Here is some of what we learned today!
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We are back with our interviews for Plaza Guest Magazine, where previous guests of Hotel Plaza Sorrento tell their stories about Sorrento and their stay. Today is the turn of Ellie Cheeseman Reynolds, from Maidstone, England.
Hi Ellie, please tell us about your experience at Hotel Plaza. How did you know about our hotel?
We chose Hotel Plaza over a list of other hotels online due to its perfect central location meaning we did not have to hire a car to get around. We adored our time at hotel Plaza and we were delighted with our choice. The hotel is bright and modern with a calming effect so we felt very relaxed and at home. We often returned to the hotel bars instead of the towns as we found them to have the most pleasurable surroundings. The room was very comfortable and nicely decorated. The pool was superb with the most amazing sea view. The food was always of outstanding quality and of good variety.
How well do you know Sorrento? What do you remember most of our town?
Sorrento is a beautiful and charming town with a plentiful choice of restaurants for every budget. It is a delight to lose yourself in the surrounding streets and sample the local dishes as well as the excellent shops. I feel I know Sorrento well enough to recommend others where to go, where to eat and where to enjoy the best seafood with a view.
For those who have never been to Plaza Sorrento: three good reasons to visit it?
Incredible sea views from the rooftop pool, central location within a quiet street so very relaxing, charming attentive staff all very welcoming and helpful at all times.
Social network and photos: how important they are to tell a travel experience? Do you usually write a travel blog?
Social network photos allow others to see if they would also enjoy visiting a location and they give good tips and new ideas. They also help people to stay in touch for free.
You will return to the Plaza because ...
We have fond memories of celebrating our first wedding anniversary at Hotel Plaza and we would very much like to return in the future to enjoy another peaceful, relaxing and romantic break
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