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Babbitt: Lease an acre, save an acre
Former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt pressed President Barack Obama on Tuesday to set aside an acre of public land for conservation for every acre that is leased for oil and gas development.
Babbitt, who served under former President Bill Clinton for eight years, said establishing the "one-to-one" principle is a modest action that would help repair Obama's lagging legacy on conservation.
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"Americans expect their public lands to supply more energy for today, but they also expect more parks, wilderness and open space for tomorrow," Babbitt said in a speech at the National Press Club. "And that balance, between development and land conservation, is not being maintained."
Over the past four years, he said, industry has leased more than 6 million acres compared with the 2.6 million acres that have been permanently protected. "In the Obama era, land conservation is again falling behind," he said. "This lopsided public-land administration in favor of the oil and gas industry shouldn't continue."
A spokeswoman at the Interior Department said it long sought to balance its "all-of-the-above" energy strategy with conservation policies and made "unprecedented investments to protect and restore vital lands and waters that support local economies."
Babbitt acknowledged that Obama "starts with one significant handicap: Unlike his predecessors, he cannot count on even minimal cooperation from a Congress that is more interested in throwing itself off metaphorical cliffs than protecting any real ones."
So Obama will need to rely on his executive powers, such as the Antiquities Act of 1906, he said, which allows the president to designate national monuments and restrict the use of certain public lands without congressional approval.
Babbitt made a similar plea to Obama when he spoke at the press club in June 2011 on the 105th anniversary of the act. During that speech, he mocked "munchkins" at the White House for backing down from what he dubbed an assault from Republicans over the issue.
On Tuesday, Babbitt was noticeably more benign in his comments toward the administration, including praising Obama for new fuel-efficiency standards, doubling the production of renewable energy and "historic action" to limit carbon-dioxide emissions.
He praised outgoing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's moves to protect millions of acres of wilderness and hundreds of miles of scenic rivers, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for using the Antiquities Act to create four national monuments.
"The president's record on conservation to date, however, is only a beginning," he said. "In a second term, he must extend that work with the same clarity and vigor that he devoted to climate, energy and conservation in his inaugural address."


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Baseball Cruises Past New Orleans, 11-2
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Five runs in the first inning boosted No.2 LSU (46-7) to an 11-2 win over the University of New Orleans (7-41) Tuesday night at Alex Box Stadium.
LSU's 46 regular-season wins mark the most regular-season victories in school history since the NCAA adopted a standardized 56-game regular-season schedule in 1992.
LSU has now won 27 consecutive games against Louisiana schools and have 34 straight non-conference mid-week victories.
The Tigers take the field again Thursday against No. 14 Ole Miss (35-18). The game is set for 6:30 p.m. on ESPNU.
"The regular-season win record is something that we take a lot of pride in," said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. "When you do something that hasn't been done in the very distinguished history of the LSU baseball program, that's pretty significant. However, we know that this season will be ultimately judged by how we do in the postseason, so we have to continue to raise our game to a higher level. We're certainly looking forward to the series with Ole Miss; they have a very talented team and a great coach, Mike Bianco, who played at LSU. We've had some tremendous games with them over the years and we always enjoy competing against them."
Junior designated hitter Sean McMullen led off Tuesday's game with a triple to the right-centerfield gap. He later came home on an RBI groundout from freshman outfielder Mark Laird.
Another run came off of the bat of outfielder Raph Rhymes who delivered an RBI single, extending the Tigers' lead to 2-0. Second baseman JaCoby Jones followed up later in the inning with an RBI single of his own.
Catcher Ty Ross (2-for-3) tacked on another RBI in the first inning with a single to centerfield.
Centerfielder Andrew Stevenson executed a beautiful squeeze play with a bunt to the third base side in the fifth inning, scoring Jones from third and putting the Tigers in front 6-0. McMullen (2-for-3) added two more runs in the frame with a double.
Freshman first baseman Michael Barash delivered the Tigers' final run with his first career home run into the left-field seats.
Freshman right-hander Hunter Newman (2-0) earned the victory, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out three in a season-high five innings of work.
UNO right-hander Alex Smith (3-9)suffered the defeat, surrendering five runs on six hits in 0.1 inning.
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News from the world of Maths
This week the International Symposium on Mathematical Programming (ISMP) took place in Berlin. It's the world congress of mathematical optimisation, which drew over 2,000 scientists and members of industry to Germany's capital. But what exactly were they talking about?
Never afraid of a challenge, before the start of the London 2012 Games we issued predictions for the total medal count for the top 20 countries. Find out how we did.
The beautiful game has been saved for last at London 2012, with the men's gold medal match taking place on Saturday, the penultimate day of the Games. There are some important questions to ponder while we sit tight in anticipation for the final match. What's the best strategy for taking a penalty kick? When is it worth committing a professional foul? And when is a goal not a goal? Find out about all this and more with our impressive collection of football articles.
It's a great day for individual dressage today with the Grand Prix freestyle test taking place in Greenwich Park. It's amazing how those horses can perform elegant and complicated movements without getting their legs in a muddle. Coming to think of it, it's amazing that they can even go through their innate gaits without getting their legs in a muddle, given that there's four of them and they are very long. And what about animals who've got even more legs?
Today the men's table tennis teams will be battling for gold. Table tennis first became an Olympic sport in 1988, but changed its scoring system in 2001 to make matches more exciting for spectators. But how do the old and new scoring systems compare in terms of favouring skill versus luck?
It's the very last medal day for track cycling! If you've been watching, you might have noticed the steep banks of the elegant wooden cycling track. And you may have been impressed by the sweeping curved roof and beautiful cedar clad exterior of the Velodrome, the first of the 2012 London Olympic venues to be completed.
Today's a great day for badminton with gold medals being awarded in the men's singles and doubles. This got us thinking about shuttlecocks. They are not like balls at all and this means that they don't behave like balls either. John D. Barrow, mathematician, cosmologist and prolific popular science writer, explains.
A new mathematical analysis of how to hit a winning serve shows that spin is the thing. Perhaps there's still time for Murray's coach to include some maths in his preparations for the match today...


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Friday, November 25, 2011
I'm in the Sunday Times Bestsellers again!!
I had the most incredible news this week... It Started With a Kiss has entered the Sunday Times Bestsellers list at NUMBER 13!!
It's unbelievable and I can't tell you how utterly thrilled I am to see how many lovely people have bought my novel - I just hope that everyone enjoys reading about Romily's quest to find her handsome stranger!
It's been a bit of a crazy fortnight, with book-signings in Wolverhampton and Worcester, an article in Closer magazine, an author talk at an event for Walsall Reading Groups in Bloxwich, trying to write book 4 in between and packing up my belongings for my imminent house move! Below is a slideshow of some of the things that have been happening, together with a daft dance tune I wrote with my chum Chris Smith (who may or may not be partially responsible for inspiring the character of Jack in It Started With a Kiss...)
I'm editing my latest vlog post today so I will post that later this evening. In the meantime I thought you might like to see a two-part video interview (vinterview?!) I did for the fabulous Chicklit Reviews and News...
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Part Two
5 comments:
- mshatch said...
congratulations :)
- November 26, 2011 at 2:06 AM
- Kirst said...
Mega congratulations to you! So exciting. ISWAK is next but one on my TBR list and I haven't been this excited about a book in yonks xx
- November 28, 2011 at 1:10 PM
- Mama J said...
And you can draw too! You're like Super (Creative) Woman!
Brilliant interview with fantastic (and helpful) answers, especially the part about the first draft. Makes me feel a bit better that my first draft was (mostly) rubbish. I'm hoping it's much better now though.
I'm taking ISWAK to New York with me in a few weeks. I'm hopeful the kids will let me read at least a chapter while we're on the plane xxx
- November 29, 2011 at 7:54 PM
- Pukkapad said...
Congratulations - so well deserved! I hope it keeps climbing, it's an absolutely fabulous read!
- December 4, 2011 at 4:35 PM
- Sinsy89 said...
I just finished reading it started with a kiss today! It was fantastic and is the reason I've joined blogspot to follow you and your career. I'm going on a quest of my own now to read your other books :)
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NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA - Director of Communications the Little East Conference, Jack Holleran, announced today the LEC All-Academic team for the 2010-11 winter season. A total of 114 student-athletes representing all eight of the Little East Conference institutions earned this honor based on outstanding performance in the classroom including nine student-athletes from the University of Massachusetts Boston.
To be named to the All-Academic team, the student-athlete must have completed at least one academic year, have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.33 on a 4.00 scale, and have competed in at least one-half of her team's contests during the current season. The following were named to the team from UMass Boston.
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Christopher Chapman M. Indoor T&F Brockton, MA/Brockton
Fuad Conteh M. Indoor T&F Freetown, Sierre Leone/Brookline (MA)
Elizabeth Dow W. Basketball Marshfield, MA/Marshfield
Rebecca Gabai W. Indoor T&F Brookline, MA/Brookline
Jess Howlett W. Basketball Quincy, MA
Jeff Laurore M. Indoor T&F Malden, MA/Malden
Tunisia Mambala W. Indoor T&F Gardena, CA/Gardena
Paul McEuen Jr. M. Indoor T&F Westmont, IL/Downers Grove North
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Sprint has already announced that the mobile operator will be releasing Windows Phones later this year, and now the company has launched a landing page on its website for Windows Phone 8. It's a sign of what's to come, confirming that a "pair of Windows Phones" will launch by summer 2013.
Which devices will be sported by the operator? We're not too sure. Consumers could be looking at anything from the ATIV S to the Lumia 520, or even a re-branded 8X.
Unfortunately there's not much to go on, but we'll be keeping our eyes open for any details to leak out pointing at potential candidates for Sprint's Windows Phone 8 push this year. The good news is we could well be looking at a rather large launch and the platform desperately needs a US mobile operator to back Microsoft and promote multiple Windows Phones.
Windows Phone is coming soon to Sprint.
Source: Sprint; thanks, kromatico, for the tip!


text: Larsen & Hill honored tonight Rick Voight Monarchs Defeat ECU, 68-47 to Take Sixth In C-USA- Pairings Attached March 06, 2014 By ODU Athletics MBB vs ECU - Recap ODU vs. ECU MBB vs ECU - Presser C-USATourneyBracket Gamebox Photo Album NORFOLK, VA—Sophomore Ambrose Mosley scored a game high 17 points and ODU shot a blistering .592 from the field as the Monarchs (15-16/9-7) defeated East Carolina 68-47 Thursday night before a crowd of 7,029 at the Ted Constant Convocation Center on Senior night. The victory puts the Monarchs as the number sixth seed in next week's C-USA Tournament in El Paso, TX. ODU took a seven point lead in the first half, at 21-14 with 7:30 left, but ECU tied the game at 21 on a free throw by Brandan Stith with 2:01 left. The Monarchs promptly closed out the half on a 7-0 run thanks to a three-pointer by Ambrose Mosley, followed by a layup from Aaron Bacote and then a short jumper by Dimitri Batten for a 28-21 halftime lead. In the second half the lead grew to as much as 22 at 59-37 with 6:11 left after a Batten trey. The Monarchs shot .708 (17-24) from the field and ECU managed only .269 (7-26). For the game, ODU finished at .592 (29-49), a season best and ECU finished at .298 (14-47). Four Monarchs scored in double figures led by Mosley with 17. He was 5-for-10 from three-point range. Joining him in double figures with 13 was Aaron Bacote who hit 6-of-10 from the floor. Dimitri Batten and Richard Ross each scored 12 points. ODU outrebounded ECU, 31-29 as Ross led with eight. Ross also blocked three shots, while ODU dished out a season best 20 assists as all but one of the 11 Monarchs who played had atleast one assist tonight led by Keenan Palmore with four. Mosley came up with a game high three of ODU's eight steals. While the Monarchs won by a season best 21 points, ODU did not make a free throw in three attempts. Last year, ODU was 0-7 against W&M in the Constant Center on Feb. 16, but lost. The last time ODU only took three free throws in a game was in 1974 (3-3) against Randolph-Macon. ECU was led by Caleb White with 12 points and Paris Campbell added 10. Tonight was the final regular season home game for ODU senior Anton Larsen. He was joined by Monarch graduate Donte Hill who was denied an appeal to play this season by the NCAA. The Monarchs entered tonight's game as the fourth most improved NCAA team over last year. The C-USA Tournament begins Tuesday, March 11th. ODU will have a first round bye to March 12th. C-USA Men's Basketball Championship Pairings After taking a share of its second straight regular season conference championship in its first year as a member of Conference USA, Louisiana Tech will be the No. 1 seed at the 2014 Conference USA Men's Basketball Championship, March 11-15 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. The Bulldogs shared the C-USA regular season title with Tulsa, Middle Tennessee and Southern Miss. The four-way tie marked just the third time in the league's 19-year history that multiple teams tied for the regular season men's basketball crown and the first time since five schools shared the title in 2004. All games will be played at the Don Haskins Center on the UTEP campus, site of the 2011 C-USA Championship. First, second and quarterfinal round games on Tuesday, March 11, Wednesday, March 12 and Thursday, March 13 will air on the C-USA Digital Network. The Friday semifinal games will be shown on CBS Sports Network at 2 and 4:30 (MDT). CBS will broadcast the championship game on Saturday, beginning at 10:35 a.m. (CDT). More information to follow: http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030614aam.html 2014 Conference USA Championship ScheduleDon Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas Tuesday, March 11(10) North Texas vs. (15) Rice (C-USADN) 3:30p(11) Florida Atlantic vs. (14) Marshall (C-USADN) 6:00p(12) East Carolina vs. (13) UTSA (C-USADN) 8:30p Wednesday, March 12North Texas/Rice vs. (7) Tulane (C-USADN) 12:00pFAU/Marshall vs. (6) Old Dominion (C-USADN) 2:30pECU/UTSA vs. (5) UTEP (C-USADN) 6:00p(9) Charlotte vs. (8) UAB (C-USADN) 8:30p Thursday, March 13NT/Rice/Tulane vs. (2) Tulsa (C-USADN) 12:00pFAU/MAR/ODU vs. (3) Middle Tennessee (C-USADN) 2:30pECU/UTSA/UTEP vs. (4) Southern Miss (C-USADN) 6:00pUAB/Charlotte vs. (1) Louisiana Tech (C-USADN) 8:30p Friday, March 14Semifinal # 1 (CBS Sports Network) 2:00pSemifinal # 2 (CBS Sports Network) 4:30p Saturday, March 15Championship Game (CBS) 9:35a All Times MOUNTAIN


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Surging Timbers rout Chivas USA
Portland, OR – The Portland Timbers' excellent run of form continued on Sunday as the club posted a 3-0 victory over Western Conference rivals Chivas USA at JELD-WEN Field.
Rodney Wallace, Diego Valeri and Will Johnson found the net to ensure three points for the Timbers, who extended their impressive uneaten run in league play to nine consecutive matches in the process.
Portland was on the front foot for almost the entire match and appeared to have opened the scoring early on when Mamadou Danso corralled a lofted pass behind the Chivas defense in the 13th minute. He took a touch and put it past Chivas goalkeeper Patrick McLain, but the assistant referee's flag was raised for offside.
The Timbers got one that counted in the 34th minute when Ryan Johnson sent a quick pass over the top to Wallace, who nodded the ball down for control on the left flank and finished with authority past McLain with a left-footed strike.
The hosts added a second goal with 20 minutes to play as Valeri snuck through the Chivas backline via a nice through ball from Wallace and fired it past McLain
Portland added one more for good measure in stoppage time as Will Johnson took a pass off a short corner on the left wing, cut to the box completely unmarked and beat McLain to the far post to put the match away for the Timbers, who improved to 18 points from 11 matches.
Chivas, meanwhile, has cooled off after a hot start and are winless in five consecutive contests.


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Forum Post: Global Power Project Part V: Banking on Influence With Goldman Sachs
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Global Power Project Part V: Banking on Influence With Goldman Sachs
Monday, 15 July 2013 09:18 By Andrew Gavin Marshall, Occupy.com | News Analysis
Anyone who has paid even minimal attention to the global economic and financial crises gripping the world since 2007 has heard the name Goldman Sachs.
One of the largest banks in the United States, Goldman Sachs was central to the process of creating the housing bubble that popped in 2007-8, which led to the largest economic crisis since the Great Depression. As Matt Taibbi famously documented in Rolling Stone, Goldman has been involved in "every major market manipulation since the Great Depression," profiting along the way as "a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money."
Let's go back to a little history.
In 2006 and 2007, as Goldman was selling high risk securities on home mortgages worth $40 billion, it was simultaneously betting against the housing market, ensuring that as the housing market crashed, the bank would make a significant profit. Thus, "the nation's premier investment bank pass[ed] most of its potential losses to others before a flood of mortgage defaults staggered the U.S. and global economies."
In late 2007, as the mortgage crisis was accelerating, executives at Goldman Sachs sent each other emails explaining that they would make "some serious money" betting against the housing market. Like a self-fulfilling prophecy, the bank helped the market crash harder and faster.
A U.S. Senate investigation into Goldman Sachs concluded that the bank "profited from the financial crisis [which it helped cause] by betting billions against the subprime mortgage market, then deceived investors and Congress about the firm's conduct," and referred the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the bank for criminal or civil action.
As Goldman's CEO Lloyd Blankfein himself stated: "We focused a lot of ourselves on trying to benefit from the crisis that happened... we were going to use that opportunity to make ourselves a better firm." In 2012, however, President Obama's Justice Department announced that it would not pursue criminal charges against the bank. This, after the bank received over $12 billion in bailouts from the U.S. government to save the bank from the crisis that it created and profited from.
This, after Goldman Sachs helped create the Greek debt crisis for which entire populations of European countries are being punished into poverty while allowing the bank (among other banks) to continue to profit from the deepening depression and crisis in Europe. This, after Goldman Sachs (along with other investment banks) helped create a global food crisis by speculating on food prices, sending the prices sky-high, then making immense profits while tens of millions of people around the world were pushed into hunger and starvation.
Obama's decision not to prosecute the bank, of course, had nothing to do with the fact that Goldman Sachs was one of the top contributors to the Obama campaign in 2008 and again to his re-election campaign in 2012.
CEO Blankfein turned more heads when he told CBS News in November of 2012: "You're going to have to undoubtedly do something to lower people's expectations – the entitlements and what people think that they're going to get, because it's not going to – they're not going to get it." Suggesting that benefits like social security, Medicare and Medicaid were providing too much "support" to everyday people, Blankfein explained that "entitlements have to be slowed down and contained... because we can't afford them." Apparently, the fact that Goldman Sachs received more than $10 billion in government welfare in exchange for its role helping to create a national and global financial crisis did not strike Blankfein as hypocrisy. The lesson he imparted: there is plenty of money to support the bank but not old-age pensioners. Because as Blankfein lectured the public about its need to "lower expectations" and lose its social benefits, bonuses for Wall Street executives were going up, with Goldman Sachs's bonuses and salaries for 2012 topping $13 billion.
Goldman's Reach into Other Institutions
For the Global Power Project, we examined a total of 83 individuals at Goldman Sachs, including executives, the board of directors, and several advisory boards. The most highly represented institution was Harvard University, where 12 (or 14%) of the 83 individuals hold leadership positions.
Following Harvard was the Council on Foreign Relations, where 10 Goldman Sachs representatives are members. The University of Pennsylvania and the World Economic Forum each have five individuals sharing leadership positions with the bank; four individuals are affiliated with the Bilderberg Meetings, four with Columbia University; and three with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Brookings Institution, Rockefeller University, the Nature Conservancy, the Securities Industry Association, and the World Bank.
And the list goes on from there, as Goldman Sachs shares two individual leadership positions or affiliations with Tsinghua University, Cornell University, the Partnership for New York City, Wal-Mart, the Aspen Institute, New York University, Fannie Mae, Yale University, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Credit Suisse, Oxford, Barnard College, Prudential, the Bank of England, EastWest Institute, the London School of Economics, the Trilateral Commission, DiamlerChrysler, the OECD, the Central Park Conservancy, the Museum of Modern Art, Caterpillar, the International Rescue Committee and the Asia Society. The bank also includes two former European Commissioners.
Goldman Sachs shares one leadership position – past or presently – with the following institutions: the Financial Services Forum, Catalyst, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Stanford, Investor AB, Stockholm School of Economics, the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, George W. Bush's National Economic Council, ExxonMobil, Novartis, Honeywell International, Target, UnitedHealth Group, Perseus, EADS, PepsiCo, Royal Philips Electronics, Zurich Financial, PricewaterhouseCoopers, BP, Allianz, European Round Table of Industrialists, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC, Siemens, the Bank of Spain, IMF, the Group of Thirty, the Population Council, the European Central Bank, Princeton, Soros Fund Management, New York Stock Exchange, the Ford Foundation, Google, BHP Billiton, and the People's Bank of China, among many others.


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Wallis said that although he believes abortion to be a moral tragedy, he doesn't think the best way to prevent abortions is to criminalize them. He asks, "The question is how can we actually prevent unwanted pregnancies, protect unborn lives, support low-income women, offer compassionate alternatives to abortion, make adoption much more accessible and affordable, carefully fashion reasonable restrictions, and thus dramatically reduce the shamefully high abortion rate in America?"
Haffner responds by suggesting that it's not unwanted pregnanies Wallis should be concerned about preventing, but unplanned pregnanies. She writes,
What Rev. Wallis isn't telling you is that the abortion rate is at its lowest since 1974, a year after Roe v. Wade. Abortions are coming down in the U.S. The abortion rate is down 100,000 since 2000, according to the Guttmacher Institute.
What Rev. Wallis isn't telling you is that a majority of Americans believe that abortion should be legal in all or most cases, and that 62% of mainline Christians and 84% of Jews believe that.
What Rev. Wallis isn't telling you is that according to the Guttmacher Institute, placing retrictions, whatever "reasonable restrictions" might be, doesn't make abortions rarer, it makes them less safe.
And despite my reading his paragraph over and over again lest I missed it, what Rev. Wallis isn't calling for is hope for young women for productive futures through quality education and job opportunities (as was missing in last week's stories on the so-called pregnancy pact), sexuality education, and high quality family planning services. Rev. Wallis, as a pro-choice feminist and minister, I will do everything I can to work with you on assuring adoption services and high quality prenatal care and parenting support -- when will we see you working to assure women AND men have access to the means to prevent pregnancies in the first place?
If anti-choicers really want to prevent abortions, they should support easy access to birth control and family planning services because that's what prevents unplanned pregnancies, not misleading information and abstinence only education. Just one more reason that the anti-choice promotion The Pill Kills is more about imposing conservative sexual mores on society than it is about preventing abortions.
Last week, James Dobson from Focus on the Family said that Obama was "deliberately distorting" the Bible to fit his own theology. Haffner critiqued Dobson, writing,
"I find it almost laughable that Mr. Dobson (he is not a minister, he just plays one on radio and tv) doesn't understand that he too uses the Bible to fit his own worldview, his own theology. After all, the Bible is silent on birth control, silent on abortion, and silent on consensual same sex adult sexual relationships as we understand them today, yet Mr. Dobson says he is talking about a Biblical morality when he opposes them. And as a Unitarian Universalist minister, I understand that of course, we bring our own worldview and our own theology to understanding our sacred texts."Exactly what I was thinking. If Dobson doesn't realize that individual experience and beliefs shape the way we see the world (including individual understandings of theology), then he's sadly out of touch with human experience. And because we all have different experiences and viewpoints, we must be able to make our own decisions for our own lives. That's the beauty of choice - I'm not fighting for abortions; I'm fighting for women to have the ability to make their own choices regarding their bodies and their lives.
Bookmark Haffner's blog and keep reading - she's consistantly proving that religion, feminism and choice can, and do, go hand-in-hand.


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Hoosier Bar is located in the in the town of Osprey, FL. Hoosier Bar is a friendly, neighborhood bar, which hosts its share of great parties, Dancing, live music inside and out. Everyone is welcome and you'll meet great people, great service. Smoking is allowed featuring live bands and contests during the larger events. Come use our pool tables & Internet jukebox... Our drink prices are the best in TOWN!!
From the club annuals to the memorial runs to birthday salutes to the anniversary salutes. Friends that have come and gone to staff that have come and gone the philosophy has remained the same. Provide and safe comfortable place with good drinks, great company and live entertainment comes an environment that you won't find anywhere else. Hoosier Bar has been one of Sarasotas watering holes for over 50 years and is an Osprey Landmark.


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Hamburg to Copenhagen by DB - ICE - The German High Speed Trains
The ICE. Deutsche Bahn's fastest train: The ICE (Intercity-Express) is the fastest and most comfortable way of travelling on the Deutsche Bahn network, reaching speeds of up to 320 km/h, and new standards of excellence.
1st Class
A quiet atmosphere, space and comfortable seatings on 1st class ICE services. It´s ideal for work or a relaxing trip
In 1st class If you want to take the opportunity to work while travelling, you will finda desk available at your seat that can be used for business activities. The comfortable seatings offers a legroom and confortable distance from your neighbours.
Many seats have a laptop power outlets and specially designated areas that will provide interference-free reception for your mobile. Look out for the mobile phone symbols in the carriages.
Quiet zones are reserved for passengers who want to travel in peace. Experience the feeling of being personally attended to in 1st class. Our specially designated staff are there to welcome you with a smile and help you with any questions you may have regarding your trip.
At-Seat service
We want you to feel comfortable throughout your whole journey. Special staff have been assigned for 1st class passengers at the train stations and on board the ICE trains and are happy to look after and attend to each individual passenger.
2nd Class
A comfortable journey guaranteed: All ICE trains offer a wide selection of seats. All ICE trains are user and family-friendly, offering special facilities for the disabled and changing stations for families with young children.
The ICE. Deutsche Bahn's fastest train: The ICE (Intercity-Express) is the fastest and most comfortable way of travelling on the Deutsche Bahn network, reaching speeds of up to 320 km/h, and new standards of excellence.
The different trains
DB Bahn's first ICE made its debut in 1991 and today there are 5 varieties. ICE 1,2,3,T, and Sprinter. Each operates between several major cities including international destinations in Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Cross platform interchanges from ICE to ICE are possible at many stations without long walking distance in between. The comfort and convenience of the ICE are sure to win you over. ICE trains are fully air-conditioned and have a low noise level
Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Hbf by DB - ICE
|Fare Description
|2nd Class
|1st Class
|Promo Fare (3 days in advance)
|One Way
Saver fare
Book at least 24 hours in advance.
Railway Company: ICE
Includes seat reservation.
Seat reservation guaranteed.
No refundable
No exchangeable
e-tickets available.
Subject to availability.
|Flexi (full fare - exchangeable)
|One Way
Flexi fare (full fare)
Railway Company: ICE
Includes seat reservation.
Seat reservation guaranteed.
80% refundable up to 2 business days before departure date
Exchangeable up to 1 day before departure date at the train stations only.
e-tickets available.
Subject to availability.
|Child (4 - 11 years old)
|One Way
Child fare
Child: between 6 and 11 years old (inclusive)
Railway Company: ICE
Includes seat reservation.
Seat reservation guaranteed.
80% refundable up to 1 day before departure date
No exchangeable
e-tickets available.
Subject to availability.
|Passholder (requires a valid rail pass)
|One way
Passholder fare
Requires a valid rail pass that includes Germany.
Railway Company: ICE
Includes seat reservation.
Seat reservation guaranteed.
No refundable
No exchangeable
e-tickets available.
Subject to availability.
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Ticketless - How use your etickets:
As soon as your booking have been processed, you will receive a booking confirmation, including a PNR number (reservation code) , by email.
How retrieve your etickets at train station:
Proceed to the self-service kiosks available in the German train stations.
If retrieving from a kiosk at a Regional-Station (S-Bahn) (example: Frankfurt Airport) please click on the "DB" button and then select "long distance" from the following menu in order to get to the correct prompts to retrieve your ticket.
- In the selection menu on the screen, please press "Pre-booked tickets".
- On the next screen, select "Collection of Pre-booked tickets".
- On the following screen, select "Identification with Order Number".
- Enter your e-ticket # or PNR, which is a 9-digit number combination uniqueto your trip, and is included in the email confirmation you receive from Euro Railways.
- On the next screen, select "Confirm". This screen shows all the information related to the order you have selected.
- Then, select "Print Now" and retrieve the ticket(s).
Important: Arrive at the train station at least 20 minutes prior to your departure time to allow ample time to print your tickets and board your train.
Also, the etickets retrieve instructions are sent attached with the booking confirmation email
a) Seat Reservations: The train tickets include the seat reservations.
b) Promotional Fare: No refundable. Exchangeable at train station prior the booked trip date.
c) Adult Full Fares and Children Fares: Children fare are valid for persons under 12 years old. Children under 4 years old travel free. 80% refundable up to 3 days before the travel date. When printed tickets should be returned to our office. *Exchangeable at train station.
d) Seat Reservations, Passholder fare: Requires a valid rail pass. We only can book it for travelers who have purchased their rail passes through our company. No refundable. No exchangeable.
e) All tickets are subject to confirmation. The tickets have a variable horizon for booking, normally 60 to 90 days within trip date. A booking confirmation will be sent as soon as the booking have been processed.
f) All fares are per person in US Dollars, subject to to change before the booking processing
g) E-tickets: The way for retrieve or use instructions will be sent with the booking confirmation by email. The tickets should be retrieved and printed at train station or printed at home as instructed in booking confirmation.
h) Physical Tickets (optional): The tickets are sent by FedEx, with the selected shipping option to the informed shipping address.
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j) Handling fee: all bookings are subject to US$ 8 handling fee
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Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (abbrev. Hamburg Hbf or Hambg Hbf) is the main railway station for the German city of Hamburg and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 1 station. It was opened in 1906 to replace 4 terminal stations. Hamburg Hauptbahnhof is operated by DB Station&Service AG. With an average of 450,000 passengers a day, the station is the busiest in Germany and after the Gare du Nord in Paris, the second busiest in Europe.
Address: Hachmannplatz 16, 20099 Hamburg
View location on map: Google map
Hamburg Dammtor is a railway station for long distance, regional and suburban trains on the Hamburg-Altona link line, located in Central Hamburg, Germany. In front is a bus station of the same name for public transport.
Address: Dag-Hammarskjöld-Platz 15,
20354 Hamburg, Germany
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Hamburg-Altona or Altona is a railway station in Hamburg, Germany. It is situated west of the city's main station, Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, in the district of Altona, and is the usual terminus for southbound long-distance trains.
Address: Scheel-Plessen-Str. 17
22765 Hamburg
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ICE - DB Bahn Assistance
Passengers with reduced mobility can now order Deutsche Bahn's Mobility Service even more easily. Whoever needs assistance with boarding, alighting or changing trains during their journey - for example a wheelchair platform lift - can do so conveniently with immediate effect on the Internet as well.
The local service staff will be pleased to assist you when boarding, alighting or changing trains. Owing to the short stopping times however, they are unable to accompany you to your seat.
To order, please fill out the form at: http://www.specials-bahn.de/_pdf/english/antrag_hilfeleistung.pdf and send it to us by 20:00 (MET) one working day before your departure at the latest.
Will be required your coach and seat number on long-distance trains so that we can make sure you receive the assistance you require. On local trains, please indicate where you will be sitting instead of the reservation - e.g. 1st coach/front of train.
You can book your tickets and make reservations for you and, if you wish, also send them to you. You can order those by telephone on +49 (0) 1806/512 512 (calls charged). You can contact us every day from 06:00 to 22:00 (MET).
For any further information, send them an e-mail at: firstname.lastname@example.com or contact us them the telephone number given above.
Copenhagen Central Station (Københavns Hovedbanegård) is the main railway station in Copenhagen, Denmark and the largest railway station in Denmark, although Nørreport Station has a larger passenger throughput if urban S-train and Metro services are included.
To the Copenhagen Airport - Kastrup: Train: runs every 10 minutes and is a 15 minute journey.
Opening hours: Daily: 6:00 am - 1:00 am
- Address: Bernstorffsgade 16 - 22, 1577 København V, Denmark
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SJ, NSB and DBS wants the train to be a practical means of transport for everyone.
We will always do our best to help disabled passengers that need assistance, but if you need help when travelling by rail, it is best to check if it is possible to book any assistance in advance and for that you will have to contact the train companies according to the country you are in.
Sweden (SJ trains):
- If you have a disability, you can order an escort when traveling with SJ or any other train company, without any additional cost.
- You can get help with escorting to and from the train and at the change of trains. Escorting Available at many stations around Sweden.
- Book escorting least 24 hours before departure on telephone 0771-75 75 75. To make travel safe and secure, we need to know the dimensions of the wheelchair or rollator and how much it weighs and passengers together. Please have this information ready when you call to book.
- If you need to cancel the escort, you do so by telephone 0771-75 75 75. Cancel within 12 hours before departure so that we can inform those performing the escort.
- Narrow your luggage you take with you on board the two smaller parcels, and a maximum of 20 kilos.
- At train stations with an escort is designated venues. The companion has yellow vest and helps you to train. If the attendant has not come to your appointment, call 0774-44 55 55.
- When aboard the train the crew will help you to find your location (seats).
- Space for wheelchairs meets international standards and measures 700 x 1200 millimetres. The wheelchair and occupant together must not weigh more than 250-350 kilos. If these requirements are met, the wheelchair can be secured during the journey and the user will have access to a disabled toilet, ramps and lifts where fitted.
- The limitations of the wheelchair lifts vary from train type to train type. If the combined weight of the passenger and wheelchair exceed these limitations, the lift will not work. Assistive devices such as rails have a weight limit of 250 kilos and ramps on the stations a limit of 300 kilos. Motorised wheelchairs must also be type-approved as wheelchairs by the Norwegian national reimbursement scheme for assistive devices.
- The wheelchair must be able to be securely fixed in the designated space. Otherwise, it may move in the event of an unintended incident and block potential escape routes if the train has to be evacuated; it may constitute a safety risk both for the user and for other passengers.
- You can also check about assistance by contacting the NSB Call Centre on tel. 815 00 888/+47 23 62 00 00.
- Physical accessibility in Danish society has been rapidly improving over the last few decades. As a disabled visitor, you can access a wide variety of places, services and experiences on holiday in Denmark. Many local tourist offices have disability guides to their local area. They are easily located localy and could be contacted only in person.
- Accessibility on Danish trains, buses, ferries and at airports is tailored to meet the needs of disabled visitors. Most ferries have special cabins and wide elevators for disabled passengers. Disabled toilets are provided on trains, as well as lifts and ramps for access on and off the train.
- If you need to rent a wheelchair or another device to assist you during your holiday in Denmark, contact one the following services: Senior Shop on +45 39 43 05 50, Danish Care Technology on +45 58 85 34 40, or Falck Aids on +45 48 17 13 55.


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Bachelor's degree, world literature, University of California-Santa Cruz; special studies in Spanish Literature, University of Alcala de Henares, Spain; special studies in African literature, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Master's degree in journalism, University of California-Berkeley.
Professional Background:
Sarah, who is fluent in Spanish, worked as a bilingual elementary school teacher in California for the Teach for America program from 1995-1997. In 1997, she entered the Master of Journalism program at UC Berkeley and studied under former New York Times South American bureau chief Lydia Chavez and Bill Drummond, founding editor of NPR's "Morning Edition." A month after completing the program, she boarded a plane for Alaska, where she spent the next year and a half covering stories about natural resource debates and local politics for two local public radio stations there.
From 2001 to early 2007, Sarah worked as a general assignment reporter with a special focus on education and immigration for WAMU in Washington D.C. In 2007, she moved to Colorado and reported on immigration for Aspen Public Radio. In 2008 and 2009, she worked as a Denver-based freelance reporter, traveling to Peru and Argentina for international media exchange and research projects, and founded a radio project for Colorado teenagers, called Colorado Youth News.
Awards, Fellowships, Media Exchange Programs and Reporting Conferences:
Socrates Society Fellowship, The Aspen Institute, Summer 2009; PCI-Media Impact International Exchange Project in Peru, Spring 2008; Philip Merrill College of Journalism Fellowship for Journalists in Child and Family Policy, 2003; Best Spot News Coverage, Washington D.C. AIR Awards, "D.C. After the Control Board," 2001; Reporting on Immigration Conference, Harvard University, 1999.
In her own words ...
Why I became a journalist:
I became a journalist because I enjoy working for the public and I enjoy researching community issues; journalism gives me the opportunity to pursue both of these passions.
Why I got into radio:
I started the UC Berkeley Master of Journalism program with the goal of learning how to write for magazines. I took a radio class on a whim. My very first assignment was to capture the sounds of a community sing-along at a local Irish pub. By the end of the evening, I had captured some magical interviews and songs on tape, and I was hooked. That was back in 1997, and I've been working in radio ever since.
How I ended up at CPR:
I have covered several education and immigration stories for CPR as a freelance reporter. I also know CPR through my work as director of the Colorado Youth News (CYN) project. CYN is a radio storytelling project for teenagers, and several of the pieces that I produced have aired on CPR.
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It's obvious that the private equity industry believes it's in danger. Here's one clue: Its lobby group, the Private Equity Growth Capital Council, has launched a whole campaign to convince America of it's utility in the face of potentially crippling tax reforms from the Obama Administration.
But Fortune's Dan Primack says that isn't what is going to bring the entire industry down. In fact he says the real boogie man is a little closer to home.
The industry's most dangerous enemy...is not in the White House. It's in the mirror, due to private equity's pervasive use of dividend recapitalization -- a noxious financial strategy that perverts the industry's mission and threatens its future ability to raise capital.
Here's why: dividend recaps put risk on the company and not the PE firm. In a leveraged buyout bank loans are taken out in the company's name to finance its own purchase. The company is then responsible for interest payments and sometimes, if everything goes to south, the company is responsible for that too.
But that's not all, says Primack:
The extra twist comes when, often years later, private equity owners instruct the company to take out even more bank loans. Those proceeds are then funneled to private equity investors in the form of a "dividend," rather than being used for corporate purposes like buying new equipment or hiring new employees.
Obviously if a company folds it's bad news, but if a company survives they end up with a load of debt too. Standard and Poor's says that in the first 2 months of this year, there's been about $7 billion in dividend recap activity, just to give you an idea of how much money we're talking.
Primack rejects the idea that this industry can police itself ("that would be like asking kids to choose apples over miniature candy bars while trick-or-treating"), so that leaves government intervention. Obama's proposed tax reform would reduce the amount of interest on debt that companies can claim as a tax break — smaller break, less debt.
Obama's proposal may sound like an attack on private equity, but it's not quite that simple. While dividend recaps are quick and easy money for the industry, they're bad for business in the long term. Investors in private equity funds -- including public pension systems -- have begun talking a lot about "sustainable" investments, rather than just buy, sell, and move on.
In short, Primack thinks clients are tired of this risky situation. They have other investment options, and maybe one day they'll exercise them. If that day ever comes, there's no amount of PR can fix it.


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The Pocono Mountain School District started tweaking its proposed budget for the next school year — and board members said they want to see some more changes.
The Pocono Mountain School District started tweaking its proposed budget for the next school year — and board members said they want to see some more changes.
The district adopted its preliminary 2013-14 school budget Wednesday, adding in more than $900,000 of net revenue thanks to additional state funding and an increase in the success of tax collection.
The final budget doesn't need to be passed until June 30. In that time, board member Ricky Smith said he wants to see more "fine tuning" to the budget to fund some line items that currently aren't included in the budget.
"I would like to see it at least include the roof project and some of those capital improvements," Smith said.
The East High School's roof repair likely will cost about $1.5 million, and is not included in the 2013-14 budget. Both administration and board officials stressed the project's importance.
That $1.5 million estimate may not even be correct. Superintendent Elizabeth Robison said the estimate is "old," and the district intends to get a new bid soon.
District officials said the budget still includes layoffs of about a dozen teachers, but they have not identified which teachers will be part of the latest layoff cycle. The district has laid off about 230 teachers in the last two years.
The budget passed Wednesday — as well the estimated number of layoffs — does not include any savings from possible school closings.
The $900,000 of additional revenue comes from an extra $573,000 in education subsidy from the state's proposed 2013-14 budget and an increase in the estimated percentage of collected tax based on what has been collected so far. The adjustment is worth about $372,000, according to the budget.
About $30,000 in new expenses brings the total new revenue to $907,500. There also are some reductions in expenses worth about $275,000.
The district decided to add another mill — about $938,000 — to its budgetary reserve, sticking with a policy it established two years ago. It now will put about $2.8 million away next school year in addition to the $1.8 million it saved last year.
Before the 2011-12 school year, it had no budgetary reserve, a fact school officials said hurt its bond rating and raised interest rates on its debt.
No members of the public questioned the board Wednesday on the proposed school closings, but the district still is required to hold a public meeting to address the plan Monday.
At the directive of the school board, the district's administration team devised a consolidation plan focusing on efficiency of services. The plan would close both Barrett and Pocono elementary centers, two of the three remaining stand-alone community schools in the district. All other schools are part of a campus containing at least one other school.
The plan, however, would reopen Swiftwater Intermediate School, which was closed as part of a separate consolidation effort last year.
Pocono Mountain Education Association President Tom Brogan said he does not believe closing more schools is the correct path for the district.
However, he said if the school board decides to close the two schools, the students will not suffer.
"No matter what the decision is that the board makes, what I can guarantee is the kids will have a wonderful experience," he said.
The public meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the East High School.
The district has finalized its list of course offerings for high school students next year.
In December, the administration proposed changes to student graduation and course requirements. The changes were explained as a way to cater to the state's new standardized testing format.
Seniors in the class of 2013 are required to have 28 credits to graduate. By the time seniors in the class of 2017 graduate, they will be required to graduate with 22 credits.


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Writer Black Artemis to Give Talk at Wabashby Karen Handley • April 21, 2008 Share:
Wabash College's History Department will host Sophia Quintero (aka Black Artemis) who will give a talk on "Reclaiming Hip Hop and Keeping It Real" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in Room 101 (Lovell Lecture Room) in Baxter Hall.
Black Artemis is the pen name of Sofía Quintero, a writer, activist, educator, speaker, and comedienne born into a working-class Puerto Rican-Dominican family in the Bronx. A self-proclaimed "Ivy League home girl," she earned a BA in history-sociology from Columbia University in 1990 and her MPA from the university's School of International and Public Affairs in 1992. After years of working on a range of policy issues from multicultural education to HIV/AIDS, she decided to heed the muse and pursue a career in entertainment.
Determined to write edgy yet intelligent novels for women who love hip hop even when hip hop fails to love them in return, Sofía wrote her debut novel Explicit Content. Explicit Content—the first work of fiction about female MCs in the hip hop industry—was published by the New American Library/Penguin in August 2004. Booklist said of the novel Explicit Content, "Fans of Sister Souljah's The Coldest Winter Ever (1999) will find this debut novel just as tantalizing. . ."
Her second Black Artemis novel Picture Me Rollin' hit bookstores in June 2005. Bringing a fresh twist to the home-from-prison tale, Picture Me Rollin' tells of the story of a young Latina whose obsession with Tupac Shakur leads her on quest to find self-love. Black Beat wrote of Picture Me Rollin,' "Black Artemis has penned yet another piece of hip hop fiction that'll have you at the edge of your seat 'til the very last page."
Amidst the controversy over the popularity of street lit, Sofía's hip hop novels written as Black Artemis have been hailed by critics of all stripes—reviewers, educators and readers—for being as intelligent and substantive as they are entertaining and accessible. Her third Black Artemis novel Burn was published in August 2006. True to her mission to use hip hop as "edutainment," Burn follows a bail bond agent in the South Bronx who—while searching for a missing graffiti artist—uncovers secrets and confronts her pasts.
With her dear friend and business partner Elisha Miranda (aka E-Fierce, author of the YA hip hop novel The Sista Hood), Sofía recently founded Sister/Outsider Entertainment, a multimedia production company with several project in development for television, film, and stage. Her essays have been published in such diverse venues as Ms., Blu, Fuego, 360hiphop.com, politicallyblack.com, and migente.com, and her work have also appeared in major publications like the New York Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Times, Latina, and Upscale.
Her talk is free and open to the public.


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Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
Star Wars: The old republic.
A new and upcoming Star Wars MMO game from Bioware, creators of the first Knights of the Old Republic.
set 300 years after Knights of the Old Republic, this new game is set in a war where the true Sith Empire returned from the depths of space to lay waste to the Republic. You get to choose a side and fight, either with good intent or evil ones, for the faction you choose.
But enough explanation, let's let the trailer do the talking, shall we?
And of course, obligatory link to the games homepage: swtor.com
Now let the discussion begin.
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|2009-06-02, 06:53
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OC Belka Scriptor
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Germany
Age: 35
Ah I shouldn't have asked... of course you have seen the trailer! xD
Man I'm pretty exited about the game.
Well it being a MMORPG I fear I get my expections to high, but I think it can't be helped right now.
My fanboy mode is activated! xD
|2009-06-02, 07:00
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Join Date: Sep 2006
The trailer looks good, but I suspect that like all Star Wars games it'll come down to bashing away with coloured lightsticks until the enemy falls over.
This was always the problem with Star Wars games. In the movies the lightsaber is an incredibly powerful weapon, slice pretty much everything in one swipe. You can't reproduce that in a game without the difficulty level going through the roof. So you end up with your character whacking away at the enemy character with a brightly coloured stick until they fall over, or your character falls over, which ever comes first.
That said, KOTOR was one of the best Star Wars games ever made.
|2009-06-02, 07:11
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OC Belka Scriptor
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Germany
Age: 35
But yeah, as it is an MMO it will surly tone down force users so others can match them equally.
At least they made it like in KOTOR and the animations are made so that they match and it won't look that they slash each other with lightsabers all the time.
Back to the trailer: Is it just me or does the Sith Lord really looks like a even moar evil Malak?
|2009-06-02, 07:26
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Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
|2009-06-02, 08:02
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OC Belka Scriptor
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Germany
Age: 35
But to say it in advance: I plan on playing Sith.
|2009-06-02, 08:13
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Witch of Betrayal
Join Date: Jan 2006
This is the upcoming title I'm most excited about. Can't wait to be able to play a sith again.
It seems the storyline will be the main focus of this game and the MMO elements will be something in-between. They also allow for a very long story with content patches over time and will of course make the game much more profitable.
Considering how much money WoW makes compared to other PC games...it's like night and day...it's the obvious business model to take.
I'm imagining this game will be like Guild Wars, except the story will rock and the PvP will suck. It's like, the main point will be playing through the campaign, solo or with friends. Then it will have optional missions for the purpose of developing your character, and there will be human-played characters among the opponents. And of course neutral planets with gladiator arenas, contested space where the factions can fight for control and benefits, etc. Maybe a space-shooter game mode too.
It could work as a competitive PvP game too, but I predict not. For me the selling point is the story and roleplaying, that's what Bioware is good at anyway.
|2009-06-02, 08:18
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Blissfully Ignorant
Join Date: May 2009
Location: London, UK
Age: 31
Wow the Bounty Hunter in that trailer looks badass. Makes me want to play Bounty Hunter. But we'll see when the game comes out; there may be other more appealing options. Also, I'm torn between loyalties to the various sites I visit because inevitably they'll start forming whatever the equivalent of guilds are in this game. Any plans for an AS guild?
|2009-06-02, 11:27
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Tastes Cloudy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Snake Way
Age: 30
i like how the Sith guy had two female companions with him XD what a Pimp.
I was praying that at the end after the good guy died, his Apprentice would see it, get enraged and attack with a ARmy of Troopers behind him, taking out the Bounty Hunter in the prosess causing them to retreat.
I already plan on making a Trooper first, then Bounty Hunter then Jedi/sith
|2009-06-02, 11:40
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OC Belka Scriptor
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Germany
Age: 35
What I find interesting is that both factions have different classes. Ok I don't doubt that they will be similiar for balancing reasons but an interesting concept nontheless.
Like WoW before the release of Burning Crusade.
|2009-06-02, 11:44
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Join Date: Mar 2008
I'm interested in how the game will go, hoping it won't let me down like a lot of other star wars games that have come out in recent years. I'd probably go with a bounty hunter just because of how awesome bounty hunters were in the star wars universe.
The problem WoW had with the different classes for different factions is that the two weren't remotely balanced. Paladins were just way better which created a lot of issues. Bioware will either have to make them basically the same skill wise or try to balance the abilities out in creative ways. One way will probably take a lot of work or they could go the easy route, it really depends.
|2009-06-02, 15:58
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Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
Talks at the E3 have revealed a Sneak preview to the smuggler's class.
"The smuggler class utilizes a dynamic cover system in combat, which is also a first for the MMO space."
Cover in MMO's? Hell yes! That oughta help to make combat less 'run to their face and bash them.' and more tactical thinking.
"The "social character" has always been a huge role in BioWare games, and the smuggler gives us a chance to have the perfect protagonist for it. For boys who want to chat up the princess while the other nobles look on aghast, for girls who want to bat their eyelashes at their rivals just before shooting them in the knee then laugh [at how gullible he was], for everyone that feels as much triumph from a good con job as a shoot-out and loves being the scoundrel, the smuggler is a dream come true. Of course, The Old Republic is about choices, and if you want to spec your smuggler out to be a scruffy-looking nerfherder with a gun, a bad attitude, and a propensity to shoot first and ask questions later, that route is always there. Just don't expect that "flirt" line you just picked to work nearly as well. "
Looks like we will get more choices than we realize. So we get to chose between 'I blast your head off' or 'I'll talk my way out of this' characters? This reminds me of KotoR. And that is never a bad thing.
"You see, many smugglers are real charmers and like a little class with their appearance--think Lando in Cloud City. In fact, when discussing gear, we affectionately refer to one of the high-end smuggler player-versus-player reward sets as the "Bling" outfit. "
So you mean I get to kick ass and look good doing it?
|2009-06-02, 16:57
|Link #19
Gamilas Rises
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Republic of California
Age: 41
Can they actually make an MMO that will look that cool while playing it? Because players can't usually do the really cool stuff outside of cut scenes.
On the other hand, this is LucasArts...they've been able to make stuff cool first before.
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We are a new mother-daughter business titled, "4 Girls by Girls" that focuses on selling clothing & accessories for girls between 4-16 years of age.
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EIMA International covers all types of agriculture including row-crop production. Case IH, New Holland, John Deere, AGCO and Claas all have major exhibits at the show. Other companies familiar to U.S. farmers also were exhibiting.
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Author Notes: A couple of years ago, I was working in a conference center kitchen when the head cook asked me to make chocolate mousse for a special dinner that we were making. I was lost. I had never made mousse before. She flipped through a copy of Bon Appetit's Fast, Easy, Fresh cookbook and settled on a recipe for mousse made in a blender. I was skeptical to say the least. Mousse? In a blender? I may not have been a mousse expert, but I was fairly certain that one did not make mousse in a blender. I went ahead anyway, but made a more traditional mousse as well, just in case. As I poured the liquid blender mousse into ramekins to set, I was even more convinced that this was not going to turn into any sort of self-respecting mousse. Oh boy, was I ever wrong.
Not only was it dead-easy to make, it was the smoothest, richest, and most thoroughly delicious mousse I have ever tasted. And to make things even better, the simplicity of the ingredients makes it incredibly versatile and open to adaptation. The original calls for chocolate chips (which work perfectly well), but I've used chopped good quality semisweet chocolate with great results as well. The original also calls for hot water and espresso powder, but at the conference center we used freshly brewed coffee. Here, I have used strongly brewed Earl Grey tea, orange zest, and vanilla instead. Each of these adaptations has worked well. Feel free to experiment with your own twists on the original!
The original recipe can be found here: http://www.bonappetit.com... —kangarhubarb
Food52 Review: Kangarhubarb's mousse couldn't be easier to make. It's as simple as steeping tea, chopping chocolate (if you don't have chips), and whizzing it in the blender. This is the perfect quick, easy and elegant dessert when you are short on time -- mine set in less than an hour. It's delicious, light and creamy; I topped mine with a dollop of lightly sweetened whipped cream. Anyone tasting this will think you spent all day making it! —sdebrango
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Moon Over Manifest
Author: Clare Vanderpool
Narrators: Jenna Lamia, Cassandra Campbell, Kirby Heyborne
Run Time: 9 hrs and 31 minutes
Producer: Listening Library
The movement of the train rocked me like a lullaby. I closed my eyes to the dusty countryside and imagined the sign I'd seen only in Gideon's stories: Manifest—A Town with a rich past and a bright future.
Abilene Tucker feels abandoned. Her father has put her on a train, sending her off to live with an old friend for the summer while he works a railroad job. Armed only with a few possessions and her list of universals, Abilene jumps off the train in Manifest, Kansas, aiming to learn about the boy her father once was.
Having heard stories about Manifest, Abilene is disappointed to find that it's just a dried-up, worn-out old town. But her disappointment quickly turns to excitement when she discovers a hidden cigar box full of mementos, including some old letters that mention a spy known as the Rattler. These mysterious letters send Abilene and her new friends, Lettie and Ruthanne, on an honest-to-goodness spy hunt, even though they are warned to "Leave Well Enough Alone."
Abilene throws all caution aside when she heads down the mysterious Path to Perdition to pay a debt to the reclusive Miss Sadie, a diviner who only tells stories from the past. It seems that Manifest's history is full of colorful and shadowy characters—and long-held secrets. The more Abilene hears, the more determined she is to learn just what role her father played in that history. And as Manifest's secrets are laid bare one by one, Abilene begins to weave her own story into the fabric of the town.
I typically don't play much attention to books that win the Newberry Award (or similar), but after listening to Moon Over Manifest, I am intrigued to check out more of them (I think the last one I remember reading was The Giver – Lois Lowry). My purpose for picking up this book…I was looking for an audiobook that had 2 or more narrators that my library had available immediately…and thus, I grabbed Moon Over Manifest to listen to (yes, I know, a hugely scientific method of picking which book to listen to next).
My initial reaction/thoughts, when I heard the name of the main character, was Abilene – I wonder what the etomology of that name is, since it isn't one you normally hear (and the last i heard it was in The Help). According to Think Baby Names, the origins of the name is one of Hebrew origin and it is believed to have been derived from the hebrew word for grass – which now that I think about it kind of fits the character of Abilene. She was truely a girl that I would love to sit down and have a meal with to talk – the whole idea of her existing (along with her father) in a state of perpetual motion moving from place to place.
But the story in itself is a coming of age, finding out what your place is in the world – which in part means, where did you come from? And for Abilene that is the purpose behind her summer in Manifest – finding out the story of her past. But tied in with finding out her past, understanding the history of the town and the time period itself. It is really hard to say more about the book without revealing any spoilers, and I don't really want to do that, so I am just going to leave my review of the book as is…
When it came to the narrators, the only one of the three that I had previously listened to – Kirby Heyborne – and when I saw that he was one of the narrators I jumped at the narration. I had also heard good things about Cassandra Campbell, although I had never listened to anything done by her. I was also a bit confused at the beginning because Overdrive listed Justine Eyre as the main narrator, but the audiobook listed and stated Jenna Lamia – so I thought at the beginning that maybe they were a pseudonym of each other, but I found out I was wrong.
I have no real complaints about the narration – I thought that all three of the narrators fit their roles well and added to the depth/texture of the story. If I was to make one comment, I think that Kirby Heyborne was a bit under-used. He, specifically, was the voice of Ned, one of the boys from Manifest who was fighting in WW1. While I think his voice was great for. However, some of the other flash-backs I think could have used his voice – especially since they were told from the perspective of a young boy. While a bit nit-picky, that was my biggest complaint about the overall narration.
I was a bit conflicted overall with what to give Moon Over Manifest – I was wavering at a 3.5, but not sure if I should round up or down and now sitting down and thinking about it – I think I am going to go with the round-up option. This is the type of book, while written for a young-adult audience, can be enjoyed by pretty much anyone who enjoys historical fiction.


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While the automobile industry gorges on gorgeous, unveiling wild and sexy concept cars in LA and Detroit, the real business of the car business grinds on. GM enters 06 with its financials on the crash cart side of perilous, and it ain t anything a turbo-charged two-door with all the luggage capacity of a grocery bag is gonna fix. Almost all the General s chips now rest on the little square marked GMT900: their new(ish) SUVs and trucks. So, is it a hit? Motor Trend s persistently undercapitalized (first test) chevrolet tahoe tells the tale.
With spiking fuel prices, an onslaught of import competition, hurricanes, and a spotlight on hybrid and crossover alternatives, the full-size truck market- traditionally the source of most of GM s profits- has been hard hit. Several models in the company s full-size range have experienced double-digit sales losses (in some cases 40-percent monthly sales declines) compared with last year. And the incentives to move the iron are large and expensive.
Oh dear. When a brown-nosing automotive buff book feels free to introduce a brand spanking new vehicle by saying its intended market has gone completely to shit, you know there s trouble at the mill. Saying that, MT s Tahoe review lacks a by-line. And this dark days for the SUV set-up could eventually make the Tahoe out to be a hero — if the truck s got what it takes to revive the moribund market for gas-guzzling utes. Which it couldn t possibly, for all the reasons MT cited (and more).
Anyway, as usual, MT immediately softens the blow. To its shame, MT absolves GM from any blame for trucking-things-up, and brings new meaning to the word sycophantic.
To its credit, the General saw the impending problems early in the development process of its upcoming full-size sport/utilities and pickup trucks, which are based on the new GMT900 platform. Insiders said the new SUVs had to be considerably better than the current segment players if GM wanted to maintain dominant share position. As incentives disappeared and employee discounts lost their charm, GM knew it needed to get its new truck platform into the market- fast.
GM deserves credit for foreseeing the SUV implosion and reacting swiftly? Talk about revisionist history. In fact, GM neglected its car business for well over a decade, got caught with pants down and rushed a warmed-over refresh of its existing product line to showrooms in the hopes that it could hold some of [what it has publicly admitted to be] a shrinking market. Does MT really think its readers are both uniformed AND gullible? Or, as Paul Simon asked in a Chevy-truck-friendly song (Loves Me Like a Rock), who do you think you re foolin ?
Nausea prevents me from entering the full third graph of this extended intro, but I will share its last sentence, as it goes straight to the heart of the matter.
Can a single SUV architecture save a company s profits at a time when its most viable segment is shrinking?
Personally, I d put the word no afterwards and call it good. (One big reason why I m writing here, not there.) But MT is finally off, filling-up column inches, testing the tahoe. And they re not afraid to confront the big issue: mileage. Well, sort of.
The anonymous author lauds the new(ish) tahoe s improved aerodynamics for increasing fuel efficiency by almost 12%. (I make that about one mpg.) But hang on, fuel ratings have been bettered in other important ways, too. Yada-yada-yada most fuel efficient engine in its class. And the answer is unadjusted combined-average fuel-economy ratings in two- and four-wheel drive above 20mpg. Oy friggin vey.
By failing to provide real world mileage figures for city, highway and combined driving, by forgetting to put a hard number to the tahoe s improvement in fuel efficiency (more than almost 12% ?), the mag plays straight into the hands of GM s spin machine. More importantly, it s a total abrogation of Motor Trend s journalistic responsibilities to its readers.
At this point, our Between the Lines radar lit-up like a group of pot smokers at a NORML demonstration. Stinger missiles locked and loaded, we cruised through the article s arid spaces, searching for cleverly hidden enemy waffles.
The tahoe s V-8 proved more than adequate for moving through traffic (but less than ideal?). The new(ish) tahoe s quarter mile time was slightly slower than the previous model s. The steering has a soft spot on center. The interior is nothing short of stunning, especially when compared with the previous generation s (how about compared to a Toyota s?). Although it s cumbersome to store [the tahoe s 85-pound rear] seats in a closet when not in use GM expects the Tahoe to get five-star ratings when government crash tests are completed (and we expect MT to make a big deal of it if they don t).
In the main, MT s review makes it clear that GM has addressed all the tahoe s previous shortcomings. But the article hasn t answered the question it raised in the intro: is the new(ish) tahoe good enough to keep the white flag off The General s door? Obviously, there s no way the conclusion can avoid this issue. Or is there?
Has GM hit a gusher? Too soon to say. But the Tahoe is exactly what GM needed - a bigger, stronger, safer, more fuel efficient sport/utility with a decent interior - finally. Let s hope this is indicative of a better planning and development approach that ll produce more competitive products from here on out. Next up? Another high-profit, high-volume, but risk-filled segment: full-size pickups. GM knows the drill.
Many of you have emailed Jalopnik to tell us that this kind of mealy mouthed mush has stopped you from buying car mags altogether. We know the drill. And we share your guarded optimism that the web will eventually force car magazines to recognize that their readers interests should be their primary concern.
Meanwhile, we re willing to go on record and state that the new(ish) tahoe will do nothing substantive to staunch the flow of red ink hemorrhaging from GM s bottom line. If the tahoe was exactly what GM needed, it would be a perfectly packaged, endlessly stylish rear-wheel-drive sedan with a hybrid powerplant.
[Jalopnik s Between the Lines column parses the rhetoric of the automotive industry, and the media that covers it, from the point of view of that kid at the back of the class with ADD, a genius IQ and a thirst for mayhem.]
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