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Protective Coloration May Not Be So Good: Tonks has been hanging out on the computer room couch, which he matches perfectly. The day is going to come when someone else sits there--not with him, but on him.

Quietude: Nothing much is happening around here. I'm very busy with the end of the semester, but it's a quiet busy. Next week--the last week, really-- will be kind of tough. I went through everyone's grades and figured out who doesn't deserve to be sent for a retake if they happen to flunk the departmental writing proficiency.

One of the new iris I planted last fall is blooming--its first year! It's a lovely flower named "Summer Skies." You would think, with a name like that, it would be blue, but it's pink and lavender.

[Comments] (2) Yes, and I Need Some Paprika, Too: I got an email from somebody in Singapore wanting to buy a bay leaf (laurus nobilis) tree. Huh?

I suppose he found me through my weblog since I probably wrote about the day I planted mine, but I googled for bay leaf and looked through ten pages of recipes and herb sites without finding a reference to Jabberwocky.

How do these things work?

I told the fellow I got my tree from www.parkseed.com, and he was very appreciative. Said he bought two on ebay and accidentally left them on the plane. Bay leaves on ebay????

Horsie, Horsie: The horseradish has survived! There was doubt for quite some time, but it has made it. In January, when it was a bare root, Sadie got it and mauled it severely. I planted it anyhow, and now it has sent up shoots and is growing rapidly, so I suppose it has recovered. I don't know how Sadie's mouth felt after chewing on that root, but she didn't say anything at the time.

Horseradish used to grow wild in Rico, and my mother would put fresh roots through the blender. It was runny-eye time in our house after she did this, but I still love horseradish. The first time she made it, she served a big bowlful, and Robert thought it was mashed potatoes, so he took a big mouthful. Oopsie. He didn't like horseradish for the longest time, but I believe he does now.

It's raining. I don't know if I'll be able to work in the garden this weekend.

Greenie: Gretel has gotten ahold of a green apricot and carries it around with her everywhere. She tosses it into the air and scampers and plays with it. Funny puppy. She has a whole basket full of toys but would rather play with the apricot.

Sorry Bout That: As I waited for a red light today, a woman with bunches of Mothers Day flowers tried and tried and TRIED to get me to buy some. Not interested. Not me. I don't have a mother.

Berry, Berry: I picked boysenberries today. My hands are purple. They are just starting to get ripe, but I picked enough for a small cobbler. I suspect Rachel and I will eat them fresh. There is a real bumper crop coming in, but most of them are still pink.

The blueberries are also getting ripe. I picked a few of them today and ate them in the garden. And strawberries. The strawberries are beginning to happen.

We also have green beans, turnips, radishes, beetgreens, and a very small zucchini. (I am not fooled. I know it's not going to stay small!)

[Comments] (1) Mothers Day: I opened a lovely card made by Susanna and John, which included a Home Depot gift card--always a popular item with me! Rachel gave me a pair of white Capri pants, and Leonard called with news he had been working in his garden. That gave me a kick because when he was a kid you never ever saw anyone more reluctant to do yard work. I guess it's different when it isn't your mother's yard.

Rachel and I took Grandma out for Chinese food at the Peking Palace. It was fun to see all the moms and grandmas getting treated to lunch. I don't feel tooooo bad about missing church to take Grandma out because she is more important, plus I hate Mothers Day. When I typed the bulletin I found that we were singing "Love at Home." Ewwwwwww. My motherhood experience has been more "Towanda! Warrior Woman!" than "roses bloom beneath our feet."

[Comments] (3) Moths: I really don't like moths. In trying to analyze why, I've come up with a couple of things--their furry heads, their feathery antennae, and the markings on their wings. I find moths distressing, and I'm sure there is some deep childhood reason for this.

Once when I was a teenager, I was sitting on the couch reading and my father came and put a gigantic moth on my book. I just about wigged, and he said, "But it's only a little Cecopia moth!" I didn't like the "little" moth. He had eyeball markings on his back. Plus, that kind of moth is as big as a hummingbird, and they have huge ugly larvae that eat plants.

The house has been full of moths lately. Mostly dead ones, but some living ones who rustle and batter against the windows until they too die. I blame Xochitl for carrying them in. They day is going to come, soon, when I get the nerve up to sweep the dead moths off the kitchen floor.

As I work in the garden, I always kill moth larvae when I find them. They squirt when you squish them.

[Comments] (1) Beautiful Soup: I made minestrone, and it's absolutely lovely. From the garden: basil, oregano, green beans, swiss chard, zucchini. From the store: onion, garlic, celery, tomato, canelli beans, alphabet noodles.

Can't wait until I don't have to buy tomatoes.

I got my writing proficiencies back today. Most of the people I thought would fail did, but one got a borderline. One of the people I thought would pass failed. Lots of paper grading to do tonight; I'd better get started.

[Comments] (1) Tired: I turned in my packets for summer school to duplicating, taught my class, graded a bunch of papers. I have to go back in on Friday morning to help grade the writing proficiency retakes. Tomorrow is the last day of class.

I pulled a wastebasket full of weeds and planted dill, fennel, and artemesia plants and marigold seeds. Then I toted fish emulsion to all the patio pots and the newly planted plants. I wish it were bedtime, but I need to work on my class packets for fall semester.

The artemesia I planted isn't what you'd expect. It's not the grey "dusty miller" Powis Castle type of variety. It's green and yellow variegated with sharply lobed, not feathery, leaves. I'd never seen one like it offered before, and I thought since it looked unusual, I had better get it.

I have run out of garlic bread before I have run out of minestrone. NOW what shall I do? Maybe bake a loaf using Uncle Carl's sourdough?

[Comments] (2) On The Cusp Of Summer: It actually got hot today. I spent a good three hours working in the yard, and I had to come in and get my safari hat. I weeded and planted and weeded and planted. Some of what I planted is okra and more green beans.

An iris that I planted three years ago finally bloomed. It's maroon and yellow, very pretty. I'm not sure what its name is because it's been so long that the tag is gone. It might be "Dynamite." There is a calligraphy rock in the general vicinity that says that.

The first year I started the garden, I labeled every plant I put in with a calligraphy rock. This didn't work as I had hoped because the rocks tended to not stay in the same place, or the plants died. Every once in a while I stumble across one.

[Comments] (1) Edward the Hopper: For a minute there I thought Edward was back. It's a big black spider like he was, and as I lay in bed watching it cross the ceiling, I worried slightly that it might be a giant black widow. I reached for my glasses and determined that it had the wrong body shape for a black widow. Meanwhile, it was making its way toward a cobweb containing two daddy longlegs.

I rolled out of bed for a closer inspection. Nope, not Edward. This spider just had one white spot on his rear, and he was hairy. His eyes glowed with blue florescent light. As it approached the web, one of the daddy longlegs began to dance and make threatening motions, but it didn't spring. Perhaps it was caught in the web itself. The other DLspider just lay in wait.

A reinspection a minute ago shows NO big black spider, but the two daddy longlegs are still there. I don't like daddy longlegs because they eat each other, and I think that is rude. I know this from emperical evidence, not from book larnin'. I wish the daddy longlegs were gone from my bedroom.

[Comments] (2) Workin': Today I worked in the back yard all morning, tying up (some) of the Sally Holmes roses, yanking some more creeping fig off the chimney, pruning pond plants (didn't finish that job!) and rearranging patio pots. I replaced a bunch of drip tubing in the pots, added two risers to the bed where I'm going to plan shrub roses, and generally got ready to plant a bunch of stuff that is not bought yet.

I tried to raise the umbrellas, but I couldn't because I am still too weak. Three of my deep watering pipes are missing from the pots. I suspect Robert Gomez threw them out.

My order came from Park's today, and I got it all planted. I had ordered a bare root "Economy Daylilly Assortment" which I put in patio pots. I planted one, and then carried the other two and set them on the patio next to a pot while I went to drag a bag of potting soil over. When I came back, Gretel had carried one of the daylillies off. I looked everywhere, and had just about despaired of finding it when I discovered she had carried it over and set it down in pot #1. She was helping!

The rest of the order consisted of heucheras and dicentras, shade plants which I put under the camellias. I planted three dicentras and four heucheras: Creme Brulee, Marmalade, Key Lime, and Peach Melba. They all have colored leaves.

Also in my box was a "free" echinachea (Did I spell that right?) Purple Coneflower. I don't delude myself for a moment that it was really "free", but I'll give it a try. I put it next to some orange gazania, so it should make a real visual pop. The poor little thing is so small and withered now though. We'll see if it lives. If not, it was "free."

Yummy Dinner: I made a dinner today that Rachel though was very yummy, but I threw it up. Grilled salmon. Rice. And the rest of it was from the garden: two colors of beets and beet greens and green beans. Experimentally, I cooked the green beans on "low" in garlic butter until they were tender; this method is to be highly recommended.

Gosh, I got every pot dirty, but Rachel did the dishes very sweetly. Big day tomorrow; I don't have to work except to keep getting ready for fall semester, so I'm going to work very, very hard in the yard. Maybe tomorrow I'll get up my nerve to wade into the fishpond to prune the papyrus.

Wahoo!: They started selling LaRosa bars again at Young's. I am quite pleased; I bought four of them. They are selling for 79 cents, compared to a dollar from the LaRosa guy with his cart. Which LaRosa guy has not been in this neighborhood of late. I see them around work all the time.

I made a shrimp chow mein with fresh vegetables and extra ginger, using fresh noodles from the produce section. Rachel and I agreed that it tasted better than anything in a restaurant.

Do you know what I wish I could find a recipe for?

When we lived in Los Angeles, there was for a couple of years a hole in the wall restaurant over in the Rampart/Alvarado area called the Burrito Hut. (Shack? I think it was Hut.) The owner appeared to be the only employee, and he told us his recipes came from "Mother." My favorite thing to order was the Tostada de Pollo Celant, which had a thin green cilantro sauce on it. This was the first time I ever saw shredded red cabbage and carrots added to a tostada.

The guy didn't have a liquor license, for which the LA Times restaurant reviewer seriously dinged him. (Flubbaththth.) The last time I remember eating there was a huge family luncheon after Alyson's baptism. Shortly thereafter, the Burrito Hut disappeared, and with it the Pollo Celant.

[Comments] (3) I Been Workin'On the Railroad: ...or not the railroad, but on fall semester. I spent the whole time the cleaning lady was here and finished the class pack for ACDV 68. Then I went visiting teaching, and then took a nap. I spent about an hour on the ACDV 68 calendar for fall, and I did my English 60 grades.

The Young Men/Young Women had a Super Senior Supper, so I took Ernestine Boonstoppel to it. You were supposed to be 60 or older to go, but I scammed a dinner anyway. Ham, funeral potatoes, green beans, peach pie a la mode. (I threw it up.)

I think Ernestine really had a good time. I got a very nice picture for the ward newsletter of Ernestine surrounded by smiling kids.

Tomorrow I have to go in to work in the morning, but it's the last day until June 13. I am exhausted really, and need to do serious yard work.

Fall bulb catalogs have begun to arrive. A new one came, Van Wyks, which has a different assortment and is cheaper than Parks. I looked through it and made a list of all the "nice to haves." When those catalogs come in the mail, I seriously want one of everything.

[Comments] (3) Heresy: I don't think I'm going to go see Star Wars. I LOVED the first one, way back when, and was disappointed in the sequels. I haven't seen either of the recent ones, and I think I'll let sleeping dogs lie.

I feel like a real non-geek skuzzbucket saying that.

Doggone!: A couple of weeks ago I bought a "dog repellant" herb from Home Depot. It sort of stinks. I planted it in one of Gretel's holes, and so far she has not dug it up, so today I went to get more. I got the last five that they have, and I'll put them in Gretel's holes around the patio. She can still dig under the citrus trees and under the Lady Banks rose, so I don't feel too mean. It's just that digging around the patio makes such a mess. Poor mess of a dog.

Watch her dig them up now that I've spent fourteen dollars.

[Comments] (1) Finally!: I finally figured out how to make a Chicken Marsala that is as good as what we had at the Basque restaurant for my brother-in-law's wedding. Yum. I had to make myself quit eating it and put the rest in the refrigerator.

By way of explanation, I spent a very long morning planting rosebushes and refurbishing patio pots. I'm really tired. Andy Smith came over and worked on my electrical problem (didn't get it fixed, he needs to borrow some tool...) and he told me who to call to get the ceiling fan fixed. He also put up my patio umbrellas for me.

After Andy left and I finished cleaning up in back, I hobbled in to make the Chicken Marsala. I used a tip I got at Enrichment last night--use a skillet to pound the breast cutlets flat, and then you don't need a wooden meat mallet. It worked really well, but I blew it then because I am so tired. I wasn't thinking, and I went outside to get a lemon. When I got back, there was Gretel just finishing off my nice pounded chicken breast. I had to thaw another one from the freezer. Dumb me.

Anyway, I used a shallot, which I haven't seen in any of the recipes for Chicken Marsala, and the juice of a whole lemon, brown mushrooms, and lots of fresh pepper from Mr. Dudley. I browned the chicken and mushrooms in butter, not in olive oil, and then deglazed the pan with the Marsala (Why is that capitalized? Is it a place?). Add chicken stock, reduce sauce, etc. etc. It was good.

I think perhaps butter makes everythinggood.

[Comments] (1) Serbia: I have finished reading The Luck of Thirteen by Mr. and Mrs. Jan Gordon, a memoir published in 1916 of their adventures as volunteers with the British Red Cross in Serbia. Like most of the books Rachel is using for her research, this one is fascinating. Plus, it's so well-written and fast moving, it's a real page turner.

One has to admire these plucky Brits who spent the term of World War I trying to be helpful on the Eastern Front. Seldom do we learn anything about the Eastern Front because our history textbooks are so Eurocentric, and they focus on France and Germany. I had no idea before Rachel started this research.

I don't think I would hold up as well as these folks, given the same conditions. They went cheerfully bumping all over the Balkans in oxcarts, eating terrible, scarce food and sleeping in all kinds of horrible conditions. Lice. Typhus. Cold. Stench. I'm afraid I like my creature comforts, and I don't want to sleep in wet clothing in a tent in a howling blizard. I don't mind hard work--and these folks who ran the hospitals taking care of the sick and wounded REALLY worked hard-- but I don't do so well with misery. My hat is off to these people who did what I couldn't have.

Quiet Day: I worked in the yard all morning, stupidly having forgotten to use sunscreen, so I am a little bit toasted. It's starting to get hotter. I did wear my pith helmet, though. I planted a flat of blue fescue. I like blue fescue because it's one of the plants that looks like it came out of a Dr. Seuss book. When ever I find a plant that looks like that, I make a place for it if I can. Oh, my word! I just remembered I left the water running out there.

I picked all the "early" and "middle" apricots and will can them tomorrow. The grafted branch of "late" apricots isn't q-u-i-t-e ready yet. I don't know why early and middle came on together this year. Cool spring, maybe? Who can plumb the deep mysteries of Mother Nature?

Ah, me. I wish it were time for beddybye.

More Serbia: I can't get the rest of my Serbia post to "post", so I'm going to try to put it here.

I don't think I would hold up as well as these folks, given the same conditions. They went cheerfully bumping all over the Balkans in oxcarts, eating terrible, scarce food and sleeping in all kinds of horrible conditions. Lice. Typhus. Cold. Stench. I'm afraid I like my creature comforts, and I don't want to sleep in wet clothing in a tent in a howling blizard. I don't mind hard work--and these folks who ran the hospitals taking care of the sick and wounded REALLY worked hard-- but I don't do so well with misery. My hat is off to these people who did what I couldn't have.

Arrrrrrggghhhh!: NOW it shows up!

[Comments] (2) Day of Rest: I'm not worth much today. I didn't even get up until noon, which means I slept through Stake Conference. Better to sleep through it in bed than in the congregation, I suppose. About 3 p.m. I tottered out to make infused vinegar and minestrone. The carrots I was going to use were bad, so threw them out, but the soup is pretty good anyhow. I'm starting to have lots of basil in the garden, and some of the okra is up.

Remaining to do today, can apricots. I'm afraid they are not going to last until tomorrow.

[Comments] (4) Apricotia: I have canned nine quarts of apricots; I hope to end up with a dozen. I'm going to give them to Robert for Christmas because he has been jonesing for home-canned apricots for the last twenty years or so. I'll drive them up to Utah when I go for Shelley's wedding in September.

They aren't as pretty as they might be because the fruit got scarred during the hailstorm we had this spring. The fruits on the "late" branch are a little bit nicer.

When we lived in New Mexico, we had a gigantic apricot tree in front, and then when we moved to Sunnyvale there was one in the front and one in the back. The one in back died early on, but what I'm saying is we always had a plethora of apricots. We canned and dried them. Dad built a screen rack cabinet to dry them in, but they always turned out sort of hard and black. Still great flavor, but a really tough to chew dry mouthful. High school kids of the day often had a summer job cutting apricots and spreading them out to dry for Mariani's. (I notice they are still selling dried fruit.) I never did it; I always worked in Aunt Jeuney's hobby business.

The church had a welfare cannery, and when the sign up sheets went around Elders Quorum, Dad always signed us up for apricots rather than peaches or pears because the apricots are easier; they don't have to be peeled. I remember one time in the cannery I had the job of dumping a quarter cup of sugar into the cans as they went past on a conveyer. That night I lifted four hundred pounds of sugar, a quarter cup at a time.

[Comments] (1) So Hot: This morning after they came for the garbage,I rolled the green waste bin around to the front and packed it full of poppies. Poor Juan is here now and has nowhere to put the grass clippings. He will have to sneak them into another customer's green bin, I guess.

I was going to plant some seeds of summer flowers tomorrow morning, but it's too hot to can apricots tonight, so morning it is. Rachel said she would help me.

I was supposed to take Jill Langley to lunch for her birthday, but that got put over to Thursday, so for lunch I made a recipe from the most recent Sunset --sea scallops with cellophane noodles. I didn't like it, so Gretel had the rest. For dinner I made a salmon fillet grilled on Rachel's little George Foreman grill, with rice and cucumbers from my garden. From the leftover rice, I made rice and artichoke salad for tomorrow. So you can see I heated up the kitchen even without canning!

I picked and froze all the ripe boysenberries. There aren't very many unripe ones left, and the bushes are growing all over, sending their thorny ambassadors into the asparagus bed. Which should not be allowed. Which isn't allowed. Which I will do something about as soon as I figure out what. I can't just prune them off because those new branches will bear next year's fruit. And humph. Those boysenberry canes were purported to be thornless.

[Comments] (2) Wasted: Yesterday afternoon I discovered that the freezer had come unplugged. I was chagrined. However, I girded up my loins to do what needs to be done, and I have filled the trash bin with the contents of the big freezer. I am particularly sad about the corned beef brisket and the whole chickens. Not so sad about a steak I didn't know I had; I will NEVER freeze steak again because when eating it you can tell it's been frozen. Gretel had the stew beef and she has been busy with it all afternoon.

Survivors were the bulk pack spices and a bag of Hershey's miniatures as well as a five pound bag of walnuts and a huge slab of chocolate that I think is Leonard's.

Conveniently, Grandma Jessie's ancient fridge is standing right by the big freezer so I moved stuff into the freezer of it while we defrost. (It shouldn't take long in this heat!) Most of what I moved was frozen water packs for the cooler, but I also bought a whole bunch of chicken breast yesterday. I've never had such help in defrosting before; I always had to pack all the coolers. Of course, I didn't have to use too much room, because nothing much from the big freezer survived.

There was stuff in there I didn't even know what it was or how old! I think I'm going to get a dry erase board to list the contents on the front door of the freezer.

I think I'm going to start keeping my TPN supply in Grandma Jessie's refrigerator. Rachel and I have had it with having it in the house.

[Comments] (1) On the D-List: I was so sick today. Up half the night scratching, so I know it was something--Dr. Amin says itching like that is the ruined immune system trying to fight an illness. Still scratching, but I called in to refill my Benadryl prescription, and it will be ready at 9 a.m. tomorrow. I did get up at six and put Gretel out, put sheets in to wash, and puttered a little, but by the time Irma got here I was a goner and I went to sleep in Rachel's room where I slept all day. Her ceiling fan works; mine is broken.

Everything I ate I threw up. I am debating now whether to try to make dinner or to forget it. I had all kinds of plans for yard work this morning, but none have come to fruition.

Good news is Leonard might come visit this weekend.

[Comments] (1) We The People: Rachel brought me an advance copy of Young Patriots by Charles Cerami, a book about James Madison and Alexander Hamilton and their contributions to the building of the Constitution. It's an easy read and relatively short, so I'll be anxious for the next book to come my way!

Most history that I've read focuses on Washington, Franklin, and Jefferson, so it's interesting to learn about these younger guys. I don't know who Cerami is or what his credentials may be, but he has obviously poured over tons of correspondence and documents. Sometimes he says something that smacks of being made up: ". . . Martha reminded him [Washington] that all her plans for the future were based on his promise that he was leaving public life for good." But more often, he backs up his statements with quotations from a letter or speech.

Interestingly enough, at the end of the book is inserted the entire text of the U.S. Constitution, which I have never read. I'll take this opportunity to read it.

[Comments] (3) In Flanders Fields: ...the poppies grow, and also in my yard. But they are not growing anymore; they are getting rangy and weedy and dying out (and spreading their seed.) I have been ripping them out for weeks now. I fill the green compost bin, and then I fill the regular trash bin, and then I have to wait until after pickup to pull out more.

Something is going to have to change next year. I think I'll thin out the poppies when they are young and not have as big a show next year. The Flanders poppies are not as big a mess as the California poppies.

I planted the Flanders poppies in honor of Grandpa Call--not that he died in WWI, but he surely had a bad time, and afterwards was very active in Veterans' affairs, and also, during the Vietnam War, anti-war protesting. My grandfather was a Grey Panther, oh, yeah. Not everyone can say that.

When I was a little girl the veterans used to sell crepe paper poppies to pin on like they still do in England. I wish they did that now, but I guess the Vietnam veterans aren't that well organized. The nearest thing to a tribute I've seen this Memorial Day weekend is the article on poppies in the White Forest Nursery newsletter.

Lets have a lovely Memorial Day and remember those who have gone before.

[Comments] (2) I'm a Slacker: Today I didn't really get up until late afternoon. I didn't feel too well, and I figured, well, it's a holiday. I made dinner for me and Rachel, and then after she went to improv practice, I went out in back and weeded the chessboard. I am going to give groundcover One More Chance, and then if it doesn't take, as they say in Britian, "Sod it." I don't know why I'm so worried about having a chessboard; I'll never be able to afford the game pieces.

Rachel was upset because the Bakersfield Californian published a list of local men (It looked like all men) killed in war from World War Two on. She wondered why no World War One casualties were included. I wonder too. It's not because the information is unavailable. I ran a quick preliminary Google search and came up with one fellow within minutes.

I guess this World War One groupie had better write a letter to the editor.

[Comments] (4) Hero: I took a quiz about which archetypal character are you that Camilla had linked on her blog. I'm the Hero, the Champion.

You Are The Champion
"Don't worry, I got it."

You play as the Hero. You are the one who usually tries to take on the world for any cause you believe in. You are a natural leader in most circles and are not afraid to take that position if a situation calls for it. Others look to you for inspiration and praise you for your acheivements. Even though they love and adore you, however, you are left feeling alone or overwhelmed many times. You're almost always positive and keep your chin up despite any setbacks because you know that you will succeed in the end, no matter how long it takes.

Which Classic Story Role Do You Play?
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I guess it's true. I just keep plodding along no matter what the obstacles. Rachel and I were talking about luck the other day, and how ours has often been bad. But here we are, and we're happy and we keep going.

[Comments] (2) Pink Pants: I went to Target today to take my film in and to buy paintbrushes for the Young Men to use on the patio furniture tomorrow night. I found pink pants on the clearance rack! Also a stripey T-shirt. I haven't tried anything on yet, but I'm sure they will fit.

I also went to Orchard Supply Hardware to get sprinkler system parts, and I came home with one-third flat of Madagascar periwinkle and something called a pentas, the label of which claims it likes to be hot and dry. (NTS: Must look up in Sunset book before planting.)

Rachel bought me a trashy novel, the second book of Nora Roberts' In the Garden series, which just came out today. I think I will take my shower and then ensconce myself with it.

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Reader recommendation: The Back Page

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The Back Page by Val Lauder is one of the most engrossing memoirs I've read in a long time. Lauder started as a copy girl in 1944 at the Chicago Daily News, and the book tells of her 8 years there including covering the death of Roosevelt, through the Normandy Invasion and the Japanese surrender and beyond.  This gives an engrossing view of the energy of the newsroom during these pivotal times.

We want to hear, did we miss an angle we should have covered? Should we come back to this topic? Or just give us a rating for this story. We want to hear from you.

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Five things to watch for in Obama's State of the Union

Former White House speech writers offer pointers to watching President Obama's State of the Union Tuesday night.

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    President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address at the Capitol in Washington in January 2011.
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President Obama is offering his fourth third (the first address a new president gives isn’t titled the “state of the union”) - and, he hopes, not final - State of of the Union address to the nation Tuesday night. Ahead of the annual report on the state of the US (spoiler: We’re guessing the answer is “strong”), Decoder dropped by the Bipartisan Policy Center for a talk with four former White House speechwriters to get their thoughts on what to look for tonight.

Here are their five things to watch.

1. Burn the straw men.

John McConnell, a writer for President George W. Bush, told a story related to him by the late great speechwriter Bill Safire, who could not get Richard Nixon to stop saying some variation of “while some of those close to me have urged me to take the easy way, I have opted for…” before continuing on to what he wanted to do.

Unfortunately, Safire noted, nobody was advising the president to take the easy way. As such, Safire would sometimes walk past the closed door to the Oval Office and whisper “take the easy way, Mr. President.”

Obama, McConnell advised, should “avoid strawmen… If you’re contradicting a counter argument, make it a real counter argument.”

Bob Lehrman, a former writer for Vice President Al Gore, concurred.

“Whenever you see somebody say - and Obama does this, I’m sorry to say - “some may say,” they’re heading straight for a straw man, Lehrman said. “You can find real people on the other side and you can rebut what they say and you are much more credible when you do it.”

Indeed, one of the best things Obama could do “is agree with the other side,” Lehrman said. “People will say ‘He’s a reasonable person.’”

2. Big themes, but many ideas.

President Obama isn’t just laying out his plans for the next year, pointed out Vinca LaFleur, a former writer for President Bill Clinton. He’s giving a taste of what a second Obama term would look like. That’s going to mean the standard presidential laundry list of proposals - but Obama needs to find broad themes and narratives to encapsulate the policy to make it relateable. Particularly given the President’s election/political goals, making the State of the Union - always a political document - into something approaching a nationally-televised campaign speech.

3. Watch your tone.

Chriss Winston, the former chief speechwriter to President George H. W. Bush, said Obama would be well-served to “avoid a hectoring, lecturing tone this evening and perhaps extend the olive branch one more time.”

“The American people have kind of had it with the fighting that’s gone on between the White House and Congress. I would hope that tonight the speech will be President Obama laying out his vision but doing it in a way that allows for the possibility of some progress, at least this spring,” she said.

Lehrman assented, saying research has shown as much as 30 to 40 percent of the legislative requests laid out in a president’s state of the union address get passed in the next year, even with divided government. Whatever the current state of affairs between the White House and Capitol Hill, watch how Obama talks to Congress to see if he thinks 30 to 40 percent is possible - or, on the other hand, worth achieving.

4. Quote Kansas.

No, Obama shouldn’t be humming Carry on My Wayward Son. But savvy viewers would be wise to look back at the President’s speech in Osawatomie, Kan. in December (full text here.) At the core of that speech was this line:

"I’m here to reaffirm my deep conviction that we are greater together than we are on our own. I believe that this country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot, when everyone does their fair share, and when everyone plays by the same rules. Those aren’t Democratic or Republican values; 1% values or 99% values. They’re American values, and we have to reclaim them."

The themes of fairness and the middle class will likely be smack-dab in the middle of Obama’s state of the union - comparing what he says now to what he said in Osawatomie may help gauge where the president feels the electoral and political winds are blowing.

Oh, and on one last note: Obama chose Osawatomie because Teddy Roosevelt delivered a rousing speech there in 1910 where he laid out his progressive philosophy, the “New Nationalism.”

As McConnell wryly noted, Roosevelt “made that speech at the beginning of the only campaign he ever lost.”

5. The rebuttal dance

Mitch Daniels, the Indiana Governor tasked with giving the Republican rebuttal, is in a tight spot.

“It’s a balancing act,” Lehrman said. “You want to be conciliatory, you want to show respect for the office [of president], but you want to be concrete in the things you want to criticize. This is an economy speech, the emphasis is on jobs, and so the emphasis in the response should also be on jobs.”

Winston argued that Republicans will find the 2012 election as part referendum on Obama’s policies, part choice between Obama and a Republican alternative. As such, the rebuttal should weigh critique of Obama with the GOP’s vision.

“Talk about Obama’s record, criticize it if you will, but they have to offer a positive alternative,” she said. “I would focus on the Republican version of the future.”

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Anorexia Nervosa treatment methods

Anorexia consequences can be quite unsettling. From physical emergencies like malnutrition, kidney failure and irregular heartbeat to mental traumas like depression and suicidal tendencies, untreated anorexia could cost victims their life.

Anorexia treatment is challenging. Because patients, most of the time, vehemently deny having a problem, convincing anorexia victims that they need treatment is the biggest roadblock. They simply don’t want to part with anorexia- it feels like loss of a support system to them.

Once that hurdle is crossed, anorexia intervention involves a multi-dimensional treatment approach. Because the problem is overtly behavioral but covertly psychological, treatment should ideally involve a team of medical doctors, psychologists, counselors, dieticians and family members.

The anorexia recovery plan aims at:

  • Restoring the body to a normal weight
  • A return to normal eating habits
  • Treating emotional issues like depression, insecurity, low self-esteem, distorted thinking etc.
  • Changing the way one thinks about oneself and food

Anorexia treatment methods

Depending upon the extent of the problem, treatment may involve a combination of the following:

This depends upon anorexia effects on the body. If the effects are disastrous such that the victim suffers from critical weight loss, kidney failure, heart problems, serious malnourishment or severe depression etc., he/she may need to be hospitalized.

Medication may involve antidepressants to contain the anxiety and depression that victims of eating disorders face. Sometimes medicines may be given to help correct distorted thinking towards eating and body image. Some medicines also help induce sleep and improve appetite.

Nutritional treatment

This involves trained dieticians and nutritionists, who apprise the victim of healthy eating habits, nutrition and the importance of a balanced diet. Often, the dietician will chart out a recovery meal plan to restore the patient to normal eating, required to maintain a healthy weight.

Counseling is required to identify the negative thought patterns or emotions that trigger anorexia and replace them with more healthy and constructive thinking. It is also required to teach the victim how to deal with his emotions and problems in a productive, rather than a self-destructive way.

Individual Therapy

Psychotherapy may be used to correct behavioral and thought pattern distortions. It involves two types of therapy- Cognitive therapy and behavioral therapy. Cognitive therapy is to do with modifying thought structures and behavioral therapy is concerned with correcting the distorted eating behavior. It helps to develop more positive attitudes towards food and weight, as well as facing life’s problems and stress.

Group and/or family therapy

Family and/or group therapy can be helpful in treating anorexia and speeding up the recovery process. Having loved ones understand and share problems makes it easy for the victim to come out of anorexia. It is important that family members identify warning signs and seek timely help.

Being part of a support group, where the victim can openly voice opinions, share problems and talk openly and freely about fears and concerns with others who’ve overcome or faced similar problems can also aid recovery.

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Homeland Security Exercise & Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
The Homeland Security Exercise & Evaluation Program (HSEEP) is both a doctrine and policy for designing, developing, conducting, and evaluating these exercises. HSEEP is a threat and performance based exercise program that include a cycle, mix, and range of exercise activities of varying degrees of complexity and interaction.

Exercise Methodology: Building-Block Approach
Dallas County and jurisdictions across North Central Texas all possess different levels of preparedness for all hazards in preparedness, prevention, mitigation, response and recovery. Because of these differences, Dallas County OSEM uses a building-block approach in the design of the overall exercise program.

The building-block approach ensures successful progression in exercise design, complexity, and execution, and allows for the appropriate training and preparation to take place in the community receiving the exercise. Using this methodology, Dallas County OSEM can ensure that the exercise scope, scale, and complexity are customized while maintaining a consistent delivery method.

Using the building-block approach and the cycle of complexity enhances the likelihood for success. The program allows for a logical progression of regional and jurisdiction preparedness by increasing the size, complexity, and stress factor over time, while allowing for significant learning opportunities that complement, build upon, and directly lead into one another effectively. This model remains flexible enough to allow for the addition or inclusion of other desired exercise types that Dallas County may require.

This building-block methodology allows for a cyclical approach to Dallas County exercises and a sustainable program for achieving higher degrees of overall preparedness for all-hazard emergencies. Dallas County OSEM has relationships with individual departments, agencies, or programs within Dallas County that will use this cyclical approach to exercise development with exercises in the Dallas County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Exercises are not stand alone activities and are integrated into an overall preparedness program that follows an annual cycle of:

  • Plannning/exercise development
  • Training/exercise preparation
  • Exercises
  • Improvement Plan (After-Action Review and Corrective Action/Improvement Plan)

After Action Review and Improvement Plans
The After Action Report (AAR) will provide a picture of the response by the exercise participants and community leaders so that everyone can understand what was expected to happen, what actually happened, why it happened, and what could have been done differently to improve performance. Generally, the initial Improvement Plan will be included in the final After Action Report (AAR).

The Improvement Plan is the means by which the lessons learned from the exercise are turned into concrete, measurable steps that result in improved response capabilities. The After Action Review and Improvement Plan specifically details what actions will be taken to address each recommendation presented in the draft After Action Report, who or what agency(s) will be responsible for taking the action, and the timeline for completion.

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Dallas County OSEM includes planned exercise activities as part of our Emergency Management Program. In order for Dallas County to maintain an Advanced Level of Preparedness, Dallas County OSEM must conduct a Table Top Exercise and a Functional or Full-Scale exercise every year with no more than four years between full-scale exercises.

  1. Types of Exercises:
    1. Table Top Exercise (TTX): A table top exercise gathers local officials, emergency responders, and where appropriate, representatives of volunteer groups and other support agencies, in a structured non-threatening environment to discuss the roles and responsibilities of the various exercise participants in responding to a simulated emergency.
    2. Functional Exercise (FE): A functional exercise is designed to test and evaluate emergency operations functions and the interaction of various elements of government, volunteer groups, and industry in a simulated, real-time environment. This level of exercise usually involves key decision-makers, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) staff, and representatives of response and support organizations. Controllers and simulators initiate exercise events, may simulate certain field response activities, and also represent external organizations pertinent to the exercise scenario that are not participating in the exercise.
    3. Full-Scale Exercise (FSE): A full-scale exercise includes all of the components of a functional exercise with the addition of actual deployment of personnel and equipment. The full-scale exercise is intended to test and evaluate the operational capability of the overall emergency management system in a realist environment.
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    1. The jurisdiction’s chief elected official or a designated representative identified in the jurisdiction’s EMP must participate.
    2. The jurisdiction’s Direction and Control function must be tested and evaluated.
    3. At a minimum, three emergency management functions must be tested and evaluated which include:
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      • Emergency Public Information
      • Damage Assessment
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      • Public Safety
      • Public Works/Engineering
      • Transportation
      • Resource Management
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    I always thought coaxial was one of the lower grade cables but the satellite connects to my ViP 622 receiver via coaxial. So is there "high def" coaxial?
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    There is no HD coax. Coax is simply a shielded wire that can carry many different types of signals. The signal carried on the wire determines the quality. There are several types of coax however. The "old" (existing) RG59 can still be used successfully for some runs but RG6 is usually better for any new installations.
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    The signal being sent from the satellite is not an analog video signal, but instead is digital data. Digital data passes over the coax without quality loss.

    The signal from a set-top box to the TV's tuner is normally analog video modulated onto an analog TV channel, which must be tuned by the tuner in the TV. In most cases, the modulator itself is lower quality than the source, and the analog TV tuner further lowers quality. Bypassing the modulation/tuning by using the TV's line inputs definitely improves analog picture quality.

    Note that with newer TVs with digital tuners, it is possible to send TV digitally. Digital OTA (ATSC format) and digital cable (QAM) are two methods for doing so. The problem is that ATSC doesn't provide for encryption, and QAM requires a set-top box for encryption. Plus, modulators for either type are extremely expensive and far more complicated than older, analog modulators.
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    Most everything that you can get from any cable system travels over a single coaxial cable so it shouldn't surprise you that it is still being used.

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American Government introduces students to the concepts, functions, and structures of the United States government. It undertakes an analysis of the U. S. national political system with a focus on the role of individuals in the governmental process, and the nature of the interactions that take place among the various branches and levels of government.Analyis will be made of civil rights and liberties that has maintained America as the most culturally diverse country in the world.

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

Assess the politial economy and historical underpinnings of the American system to the principles that were purported
Contrast the structure and organization of the executive, legislative, judiciary branches of government with the actual mechnisms of the system
Analyze the struggle for civil liberties and civil rights
Assess political factors and dynamics of democracy and actors within the system: citizens, political parties, interest groups, the media, and electoral process
Examine public policies with regard to populations throughout history

College Academic Learning Goal Designation: Diversity and Social Justice (DJ)

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7 Ways to Build a Strong, Effective, and Stable Team

Strategic moves to create an excellent work environment

Roger P. Levin, DDS

Building an excellent dental team is one of the greatest challenges a practice owner faces. Having received little or no business training in dental school, dentists are not well prepared for the demands of assembling, managing, motivating, and working smoothly with staff members.

A major barrier to creating a high-performance team is the misconception that it begins with hiring excellent staff members. In fact, outstanding employees are made, not found. Even the best candidates for a staff position will need to learn how to excel as part of the practice’s team. Team-building is a continuous process. Following are seven recommendations for building a great dental team.

Share Your Vision and Goals

It’s unrealistic to expect staff members to help move a practice forward if they don’t know what the practice owner hopes to achieve. By sharing the “big picture” with the entire team, the dentist focuses attention on what matters most while making employees feel they are part of something bigger than just earning a paycheck.

Provide Clear Job Descriptions

A detailed job description has tremendous value in building staff skills and coordination. It should include numerical, measurable performance targets based on the individual’s responsibilities in the practice. For example, if the practice sets a target of generating referrals from 40% or more of patients annually, this target would be part of the Internal Marketing Coordinator’s job description. This distributes the accountability for achieving success. It also provides an objective way to measure performance.

Establish an Ongoing Training Program

As practices evolve, training must be used to update staff skills regularly. It can take the form of brief one-to-one instructions, role-playing sessions at staff meetings, and an off-site training program. The value of a strong training program cannot be overstated. It not only results in superior team performance but also benefits the individual employee, the team as a whole, patients, and the practice. Providing excellent training in a timely manner is one of the primary responsibilities of any business leader, including practice owners.

Consider Scripting

In every interaction with patients, what doctors and staff members say matters. The right words can influence patients to accept treatment, show up on time for their appointments, pay what they owe, and otherwise comply with the practice’s wishes. Excellent scripting provides guidelines for successful staff-patient conversations. Role-playing with scripts effectively trains team members to “control” interactions, makes it easier for inexperienced staff to quickly become proficient, and greatly facilitates cross-training.

Pay Your Staff Well

Staff turnover is common in dental practices, causing managerial headaches and the loss of productive time. From a cost-accounting standpoint, most businesses find that, in the long run, it costs less to retain good employees than it does to hire and train new ones. To do this, practice owners should make sure staff compensation is sufficient for retaining team members.

Encourage Communication

A two-way flow of information between the doctor and the team improves the performance of both. By encouraging staff to give feedback and suggest changes, the practice owner gains insight about practice operations from the perspective of those who are handling those operations. Team members are actually the practice experts in many administrative areas. Tapping into that expertise benefits the practice while building employees’ self-esteem and sense of shared purpose. Positive feedback from the practice leader also has a powerful effect on staff morale and satisfaction.

Conduct Yearly Reviews

By focusing on team members individually, these reviews provide a unique opportunity for the doctor to not only reflect on staff performance but also improve it. Ideally conducted away from the office at lunchtime (to change the psychological environment), the review should encourage team members to address these questions:

• What has gone right for the employee since the last review?

• Where can the employee make improvements?

• Are there ways the practice could operate better?

• How can the practice help move the employee’s career forward?

Once practice owners recognize that the best teams are built, not found, they can take a proactive approach to inspiring, training, rewarding, and communicating openly with employees. Actions such as the seven discussed here will put the doctor on track toward building a strong, effective, and stable team.

About the Author

Roger P. Levin, DDS, is a third-generation general dentist and the chairman and chief executive officer of Levin Group, Inc. To learn how to run a more profitable, efficient, and satisfying practice, visit the Levin Group Resource Center at—a free online resource with tips, videos, and other valuable information. You can also connect with Levin Group on Facebook and Twitter (@Levin_Group) to learn strategies and share ideas.

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At Dermatology Consultants, we provide a variety of laser therapies that can improve many medical dermatologic conditions and serve your cosmetic needs as well. If you are interested in learning more about these procedures or whether they may be appropriate for you, please schedule a consultation with one of our doctors.

CO2RE laser

CO2RE uses CO2 resurfacting to effectively targets both superficial and deeper layers of your skin for a smoother, more even complexion.CO2RE can be used to rejuvenate and resurface the skin in as little as one treatment, however some patients may need more treatments. The CO2RE laser is ideal for:

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Pulsed dye laser

The pulsed dye laser has a proven history of safety and efficacy in treating vascular skin lesions. These include, but are not limited to:

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This laser uses timed pulses of an energy-filled laser beam that channel through the surface of the skin to the the targeted treatment area. The laser improves several skin conditions including:

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This laser therapy can treat unwanted hair very effectively. It provides a longer lasting, safer way to remove hair than traditional hair removal processes such as shaving, waxing and depilatory creams. Please note that this laser is most effective on dark or brown hair. It does not remove blonde, white, grey or peach-fuzz type hair.

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After Burner Climax is jetting onto iOS

After Burner is one of those games that tickles the nostalgia bone and doesn't stop. I remember burning away hours locked in aerial combat with After Burner II on my Famicom, although I never did manage to reach the end. And when I played After Burner Climax at the arcades for the first time a couple of years back, I immediately regressed to childhood -- it was just as I remembered, only more extreeeeeeme!

The 2006 arcade game was ported in 2010 to XBLA and PSN, and now iPhone and iPad users will get their own port pretty soon. In fact, New Zealanders will be able to take off as soon as tomorrow for NZ$4.19 (~US$3.51), so an American release is probably not far off.

From the video and screens, it's obvious that quite a bit of visual sheen was lost in the transfer, but the game moves so quickly that you'll be too focused being a world-class fighter ace. I don't honestly believe this Climax port is going to set the world on fire, but anything that rekindles that rose-tinted fire is totally solid in my book.

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Another amazing toy from NECA

The mecha George Washington figure from BioShock Infinite is up for pre-order for just $34.99. The figure comes in at 9 inches tall, has 20 points of articulation, interchangeable heads, a bigass gatling gun, and two flags of Columbia.

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Srry about the previous empty post, because some internet connection problems it somehow sent empty.I'm totally pumped for the release of Pokemon Soul Silver. Everyone remembers the good ol' days of gold and silver, from getting our new starter pokemon, to fighting your new redheaded rival, to capturing the Red Gyrados. Here are two pokemon exclusive events to whet your appetite for the upcoming remakes.

First is the Celebi event. If u happen to obtain, this green/not-so-mean/ fighting machine, then trainers ur n luck. First put Celebi in your party's lead position, and travel to ILEX FOREST.When you come across the shrine, you'll notice that your rival's Marill has gotten away from him/her. This is where the fun begins. Celebi begins to glow, and you'll find yourself transported across time. After some lenghty conversation, you'll battle the big boss of Team Rocket himself, Giovanni.

The next event is cooler, but is only possible with Arceus in your team. If you have Arceus, put it in the lead position , just like with Celebi. Afterward travel to the Ruins of Alpha. From there the trainer will meet a qwerky scientist who goes gaga for Arceus. To commend your possession of Arceus, he gives you a tour of the ruins. Once in the ruins, the trainer is teleported to another set of ruins, where they will meet a surprise guest.To save to some excitement for the game, let's just say you go "egg" over heels for a certain legendary.Like I said earlier, i dont want to give away too much, so im not providing a link for this one. Hope everyone will enjoy the game as much as i hope i will,and probably make preparations for these events.
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Super Mario 64 isn't Third Person

You've played Super Mario 64. Everyone's played Super Mario 64. One would assume that the plot is driven by one Mario Mario, house plumber of the Mushroom Kingdom Royal Association. This is certainly correct, but Mario is not the storyteller. No, cats (and also kittens), that would be Lakitu. Yes, the weird creature flying about in its silky cloud is the one relating all of the events. At the game's start, a mysterious, invisible camera zooms into Lakitu's handy camera-on-a-rod. From that point on, everything is being displayed from Lakitu's perspective.
Now, I admit that it is true that the feed comes from Lakitu's camera. However, films such as Cloverfield would be considered from the cameraman's perspective, as an inanimate object cannot tell a story. The same applies to Lakitu in Super Mario 64.

So, my friends, if this famed game is not third person, what person is it? Well, I'm glad you asked! And angered if you didn't. My friends, it is second person. This perspective is commonly seen in interactive fiction (text adventures to the layman) wherein a narrator refers to "you," the player. While you are driving the story, the narrator is relating the events.

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Off the top of my head (i.e. without Googling it), I can't think of any major China-made video games despite being the largest video game market on Earth. I keep thinking it's only a matter of time before giants like Tencent, NetEase, and Changyou come out with regular AAA games, but then again why make those sorts of games when they're making bank on mobile and browser games.

Well, looks like we might get at least one, as Oasis Games is teaming up with October Media and Sony Interactive Entertainment to develop a game based on the hit 2015 animated film Monkey King: Hero is Back. The film, like the Jackie Chan movie I always get it mixed up with, Forbidden Kingdom, is based on the 16th century Ming Dynasty classic Journey to the West.

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Worlds of Magic: news and videos

Worlds of Magic

I've already made a couple of posts about Worlds of Magic, described as a spiritual successor to Master of Magic by the developer, because I can never quite have my fill of magical 4X games. So, I'm pretty happy to see that it reached its Kickstarter target of £30,000 today, with a week left.

Wastelands Interactive has added a few stretch goals, going up to £60,000, but most of them remain a mystery. Two of them have been revealed, however, and Worlds of Magic will get a seventh faction should it reach £33,000, and 20 roaming creatures if it manages to secure £40,000.

I'll be checking out the beta once that phase of development begins, so keep an eye out for that in the near future.

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The nominees for Destructoid Game of the Year 2010

2010-12-14 16:00:00·  6 minute read   ·  Chad Concelmo

At the end of every year, people always look back over the year in videogames and wonder the same thing: Damn, I spent a lot of money. But they also tend to think to themselves: Was this the best year of gaming ever? While the answer to that is completely subjective, we here at Destructoid can say for certain that 2010 was, if not one of the best, one of the most varied and interesting in recent memory.

Just looking at the personal lists of each of our favorite games of the year proves that there were not only a lot of great games released in 2010, but each one was completely different from the next!

Despite the huge variance in all of our “best of” lists, five games emerged as the most universally adored by all of Destructoid’s editors. And these games became our five nominees for Destructoid Game of the Year 2010.

So what are they? STOP TYPING, CHAD, AND JUST GET TO IT! Okay, okay. Hit the jump for the official nominees.

And make sure to check back this Friday, December 17, at 2 PM PST, when the winner of Destructoid Game of the Year 2010 is revealed. Which of our five finalists will join the ranks of past winners BioShock (2007), Left 4 Dead (2008), and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009)?

This is all so exciting!

(Nominees listed in alphabetical order.)

Limbo begins with a young boy waking up in the middle of the dark woods. From there, a dramatic cutscene doesn’t take over, nor does a tutorial begin. Once the boy wakes up, players just start to play, taking the mysterious main character on a gorgeous, haunting journey through a strange monochromatic world in search of the boy’s sister.

The wordless, stunning 2D platformer really is the definition of art. Not only is the game beautiful to look at (and listen to), like the best art, nothing is necessarily explained, leaving the entire experience open to interpretation.

Filled with wonderfully clever, challenging puzzles and a genuine sense of dread and sorrow, Limbo is unlike anything we have ever played. From the perfect opening seconds to the mysterious ending, Limbo proves that indie games can be just as successful as (if not more so than) their big-budget competition.

(Click here to read our original review.)

Speaking of big-budget competition, Mass Effect 2 -- Bioware’s super-popular sequel to the original Mass Effect -- is the very example of a huge-budget blockbuster. But, unlike some of the other massive game releases of the year, Mass Effect 2 did not disappoint. In fact, it only improved drastically on its already beloved predecessor.

Set in an entire universe (!), Mass Effect 2 follows Commander Shepard on an intergalactic journey to recruit a massive crew to put a stop to the evil Collectors, a mysterious alien species that is kidnapping humans.

Although the RPG elements were toned down a bit from the first game (for the better, in our humble opinion), everything else in the game is bigger and better. The game is filled with incredibly memorable characters, interesting dialogue trees, an addictive shooting mechanic, and one of the best climaxes in recent videogame memory.

Mass Effect 2 truly is a masterpiece and, even though it was released in January, it easily remains one of the best games of the year. Heck, one of the best games of the last few years.

(Click here to read our original review.)

Admittedly, most open-world games released by Rockstar are hyped beyond comprehension and end in a slight tinge of disappointment. They are never terrible games by any means, but after driving your hundredth car through another urban city and shooting countless thugs and prostitutes, things can start to feel a little stale.

Enter Red Dead Redemption.

Red Dead Redemption was a much-needed fresh take on the open-world genre. While the gameplay mechanics remain primarily the same when compared to other games of its type, Red Dead is set in the vast, unique landscape of the American Old West, centering around maybe the best videogame character of the year, John Marston.

The game is great, featuring a huge array of awesome characters, exciting action, and unbelievably gorgeous environments (those sunsets!). But the thing that sets Red Dead Redemption apart -- and makes it a confident contender for our Game of the Year -- is the game’s brilliant, surprising epilogue.

I would hate to ruin it here, but let’s just say once you think the game is over, it really isn’t. The conclusion of Red Dead Redemption is powerful and moving, and ultimately the perfect way to end a fascinating, refreshingly original game.

(Click here to read our original review.)

3D platformers don’t get much better than Super Mario Galaxy 2. To be perfectly honest -- and this is a universal opinion around Destructoid -- it may be the greatest 3D platformer of all time.

Following the already genius Super Mario Galaxy was hard enough, but Galaxy 2 somehow managed to improve on the first game in every way. More variety in the gameplay; more memorable power-ups; an even grander musical score; and tighter level design.

Oooooh, that level design. No other levels this year left us feeling more exhilarated and impressed than Super Mario Galaxy 2’s gloriously varied stages. When they weren’t plastering huge smiles on our faces, they were dropping our jaws to the floor.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a master class in game design and arguably the best game ever released on the Wii.

(Click here to read our original review.)

Yes, Super Meat Boy is ridiculously challenging. And, yes, you squeeze down on the controller so hard when playing that it physically hurts your hand. We all know this and have talked about it numerous times on Destructoid.

But it is also worth mentioning that the game is absolutely genius.

The perfectly controlled gameplay and flawless level design is quality enough to make this game one of our favorites of the year, but the many references to old retro games -- from the opening level cutscenes to the various nostalgic art styles that fill the game’s warp zones (WAAAAARP ZOOOOONE!) -- really push the game over the edge.

Throw in the fact that Super Meat Boy features a giant selection of playable characters from other fellow indie titles -- each controlling completely differently -- and you have quite the little masterpiece on your (sore) hands.

This and Limbo (two out of our only five finalists) prove that downloadable indie titles are giving all other games a serious creative run for their money.

And that couldn’t make us happier.

(Click here to read our original review.)

So, there you have it: our nominees for Destructoid Game of the Year 2010.

Now it's time to pick a team! Are you on Team Mario, Team Marston, Team Meat, Team Shepard, or Team ... er ... Mysterious Boy Who Is Looking For His Sister? Hit the comments and let us know!

Do you think the five nominees are worthy? What are your favorite games of the year?

Please remember to check back this Friday, December 17, at 2 PM PST, for the reveal of Destructoid's 2010 Game of the Year. It's going to be a pretty major event. Tops will be off! You don't want to miss it!

[Editor's note: Since it was in alpha (and now beta!) for most of the year. Minecraft was not eligible for Game of the Year 2010. We here at Destructoid are obviously obsessed with the game, so wanted to include this friendly disclaimer.]

Although these five games received the most votes from our editors, there were many other games that were in the running. This was a pretty stellar year in videogames, and a handful of our other favorite games of the year were very close to making it into the finals.

For the curious, here is a list of our Game of the Year runner-ups (also in alphabetical order):

Alan Wake
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Civilization V
Costume Quest
Deadly Premonition
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Fallout: New Vegas
Final Fantasy XIII
Fragile Dreams
God of War III
Gran Turismo 5
Halo: Reach
Heavy Rain
Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX
Persona 3 Portable
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Rock Band 3
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
StarCraft II
Super Street Fighter IV
Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom
Valkyria Chronicles II

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Thomas Was Alone leaps past one million sales

'So glad my silly little hobby project was sort of not sh*t' - Mike Bithell

Thomas Was Alone sales have eclipsed the one million mark, creator Mike Bithell revealed yesterday via Twitter.

The minimalist platformer wasn't an overnight success, though. Thomas Was Alone first arrived on Windows and Mac during the summer of 2012, meaning this milestone took nearly two years to achieve.

Previously, Bithell attributed much of his game's success to the PlayStation 3 and Vita version that landed last April. The developer called PlayStation Plus "amazing," adding the platform "inflated [his] audience beyond what a normal esoteric indie platformer would have, which is great."

Bithell notes the bulk of Thomas Was Alone's sales occurred during bundles, discounts, and other promotions; also pointing out the figure doesn't include PS Plus downloads. If those numbers were included, the total would be "a fair bit higher."

Thomas Was Alone is currently on offer as a part of this week's Humble Bundle, in addition to its enduring status as a free downloadable for PS Plus subscribers.

Bithell is presently focusing on his next project, Volumea stealth game in the vein of Metal Gear Solid, which is expected to launch as a timed-exclusive on PS4 and Vita later this year.

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Trine 2 expansion gets a teaser trailer, first details

Though a price, release date, and name for the upcoming Trine 2 expansion aren't being talked about yet, Frozenbyte does offer a short teaser trailer for your viewing pleasure. With so many of these things resorting to quick cuts and all-around hectic pacing, I appreciate the soothing nature of this video.

Why not call it downloadable content, instead of an expansion? According to the studio, it's a "proper" six-level campaign that includes new enemies and skills. Interestingly, these skills will be usable in the core game as well. They're also throwing in "small updates" and a new difficulty mode for good measure.

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The Old Chapel

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The Old Chapel is a charming detached property, situated in the quiet and picturesque hamlet of Churchill, just 3 miles from Axminster.  The location makes it an ideal holiday base for exploring both Devon, Dorset and the famous Jurassic Coast. This former chapel has been modernised to reflect a contemporary open plan living area with feature windows and flagstone floors.  The impressive design combines to create a wonderfully relaxing area for guests to unwind.  Its delightful character creates an unforgettable experience and offers all the convenience for a superb holiday within a short drive of the coast and Lyme Regis.  The area is a haven for local wildlife at all times of the year and it is not uncommon to see deer grazing nearby from the kitchen window. The french doors in the lounge open onto a patio area where you can sit and enjoy the peace and quiet of countryside tranquility.

Just a 15 minute drive away are the popular Jurassic Coastal towns of Charmouth, Lyme Regis and West Bay.  This property is just 3 miles from the bustling town of Axminster and close by is Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall's River Cottage Canteen and Deli.  There are plenty of delightful local walks and bridleways on the doorstep.

Ground floor: Entrance porch over front door leads into an impressive large open plan living space Lounge/dining room with TV/DVD, and french doors to garden, two large sofas, music centre, dining area with table to comfortably seat six. Fitted kitchen with electric oven and hob, fridge/freezer, microwave and washing machine.  Cloakroom W.C. First floor: Bedroom 1 with double bed.  Bedroom 2 with double bed.  Bathroom with bath, shower over bath and W.C.

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  • Local Facilities: Beaches: Lyme Regis, 8 miles; Charmouth, 7 miles; West Bay, 14 miles. Hotel with brasserie and bar, 1 mile.  Supermarkets and wider range of facilities in Axminster, 3 miles.

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The tumour suppressor gene PTEN is mutated in a wide range of human cancers at a frequency roughly comparable with p53. In addition, germline PTEN mutations are associated with several dominant growth disorders. The molecular and cellular basis of these disorders has been elucidated by detailed in vivo genetic analysis in model organisms, in particular the fruit fly and mouse. Studies in the fly have shown that PTEN's growth regulatory functions are primarily mediated via its lipid phosphatase activity, which specifically reduces the cellular levels of phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate. This activity antagonizes the effects of activated PI3-kinase in the nutritionally controlled insulin receptor pathway, thereby reducing protein synthesis and restraining cell and organismal growth, while also regulating other biological processes, such as fertility and ageing. Remarkably, this range of functions appears to be conserved in all higher organisms. PTEN also plays a role as a specialized cytoskeletal regulator, which, for example, is involved in directional movement of some migratory cells and may be important in metastasis. Furthermore, conditional knockouts in the mouse have recently revealed functions for PTEN in other processes, such as cell type specification and cardiac muscle contractility. Genetic approaches have therefore revealed a surprising diversity of global and cell type-specific PTEN-regulated functions that appear to be primarily controlled by modulation of a single phosphoinositide. Together with evidence from studies in cell culture that suggests links between PTEN and other growth regulatory genes such as p53, these studies provide new insights into PTEN-linked disorders and are beginning to suggest potential clinical strategies to combat these and other diseases.

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Cell Division, Cell Movement, Genes, Tumor Suppressor, Mutation, Protein Biosynthesis, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53


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Girl modelling / New Rokkor 50mm f/1.4

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Re: Girl modelling / New Rokkor 50mm f/1.4

JoeyCF3 wrote:

captura wrote:

Which Rokkor 50 1.4? There were several. Mine is the Rokkor MC PG.

Sorry, I should have specified. It's the MC Rokkor - PG. Got it for $60. Neat little upgrade from my MD Rokkor-X f/1.7. Although, I don't like how heavy the MC is.. I'm sure I'll get used to it though. Even at 1.4, this lens looks nice and sharp. I'm very impressed by it.

Now.. I just don't know if I should get the SEL50F18 later this month, or order a Lens Turbo for my new Rokkor.. thoughts?

I have a Takumar 50 f1.4 and the SEL50. After missing an increasing number of shots I really wanted with the Takumar, I got the SEL50 and use it a lot now. It's a great lens.

If all of your shots were keepers, stick with the f1.4. If you had some focus misses that would have otherwise been great shots, the SEL50 is definitely worth it. It just makes everything so fast and easy and the AF with face detection should get you tack sharp shots every time.

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I was not aware that so much could be done with Film.

I learned the other Day that British intelligence during WW2 could produce 3D type images from ariel shots and this was old technology taken from the Victorian era!!

It was routine to take two shots one after the other as the survey plane flew over the territory. These were then viewed as a stereo pair.

I have a nice stereo viewer designed for this purpose. It would be used with prints about 10x8 inch.

Stereo photography as such dates right back to the earliest days of photography around the mid 19C. Stereo Daguerrotypes were common.

Then at the end of the 19C, Ives developed an elegant system of colour stereo photography using colour separations. Each photo was made up of six images - left and right in red, green and blue. Google Kromskop for details.

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As described by the designer: 'Drekin is an elegant Faroese style shawl knit from the top down. It is knit in garter stitch and contains a brioche center panel making it reversible. The wings have shoulder shaping, and a lace pattern reminiscent of scales/feathers.' The contrast color in the sample is not available. The closest option is Cheshire Cat.

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  • Needle: US 7 / 4.5 mm, US 3 / 3.25 mm
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