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Complaint Review: Netdropshipper.com

  • Submitted: Wed, December 21, 2005
  • Updated: Wed, December 21, 2005

  • Reported By:Menifee California
Los Angeles Los Angeles, California U.S.A.

Netdropshipper.com ripoff dropshipping company half-truths, ommissions, fabricates Los Angeles California

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Netdropshipper aka: Arthur whom I belive is the owner has misrepresented his dropshipping company. He has told half-truths, ommissions, fabricates through his business dealings. When items are shipped they are mixed up with the wrong or incorrect pieces or never ships. Promises refunds but does not perform. I currently have a small claims action pending to filed from last December. I did receive a refund check after a long battle for over 2,000 but that did not solve all the problems of my business losses. I would encourge you to call the LA DA's office, you may have persude them a little but they will do what you ask. They now are selling web packages such as one new one called megagoods. You can now buy their web package and have your own piggy back netdropshipper business.... Looks as thou they are breeding........

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  • Submitted: Mon, November 19, 2012
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  • Reported By: anonymous — ONTARIO California United States of America
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I have been employed with Personnel Concepts for a few months. This is a BULLSH*T Company ran by one individual a BLACK GIRL (QUIANA STARR) in HUMAN RESOURCE. Who is like the fall guy if something was to go wrong. There are only 10 real employees in the whole company. The rest of the 150 are temporary employees. They have no security measures. So please be aware when giving your credit card information. It will be stolen and used.

Companies ask daily to be taken off the list. They are but only for 1 month then they are called again. So when ever a company says they are not interested it doesn't matter to PERSONNEL CONCEPTS because they will continue to hound you. So before you go spending $1000 on un-necessary product. Be aware that out of the bunch the only thing they give a guarantee on is the State and Federal Posting (mandatory) and OSHA (this is not necessary) about $25000 for any POSTING violations but.

It doesn't cover the rest of the bull crap they sell you and your tricked into buying. As a matter fact if all companies came together to sue PERONNEL CONCEPTS over the bogus crap they are threatened to buy. You could really see that the company that makes 1 MILLION dollars a month can really afford to give you all your money back. That they wrongfully stole. And yes those that complained they were receiving bills for orders they never made or authorized. Its true!

They have quotas to make there and the thirsty temps trying to save their jobs will act as if you did order in hopes that you would pay your invoices along with any other accounts. Guess what ? They only earn 3-5 % off the money you pay them. They have to collect $40k a month to keep their jobs. While PERSONNEL CONCEPTS keeps 1 MILLION Dollars of the profit. THIS IS MONTHLY FOLKS! They hire felons so these are the people that have access to your credit card information. They don't believe in shredding here. THE SHRED BOXES are never used.

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Complaint Review: NexTech EMR & PM

  • Submitted: Tue, December 17, 2013
  • Updated: Wed, December 18, 2013

  • Reported By: Terrible abuse of client trust — Hinsdale Illinois
NexTech EMR & PM
5550 W Executive Drive, Tampa, FL, Tampa, Florida USA

NexTech EMR & PM NexTech Systems Awful EMR program with no refund policy and forced annual fees Tampa Florida

*Author of original report: Follow-up to Nextech compliant, Hinsdale, IL Dec 2013

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After 10 years of using Nextech as a practice management program I decided to make the move and purchase the Ebilling and EMR programs a few months ago. I contacted my representative and had brief discussions with her regarding the EMR system and she assured me I was buying an "outstanding program with a simple integration process". Initially I was a bit skeptical, but after being offered various discounts, I decided to sign up and begin the journey into converting my plastic surgery practice to EMR.

WOW!!! What a terrible disappointment!!!

After only a few hours of training it became very evident that this EMR  program is not elegantly tailored in the least and requires days, if not weeks, of extra time to transform it into a useable program. I had no idea I would have to "create" my own EMR program!!! It became apparent that I simply did not have the time to do this and asked for a refund on the EMR portion.

 The reply was a blunt "Our policy is that we DO NOT offer refunds!"  Unfortunately I was never informed of this policy and am now stuck with this awful, and costly, EMR program that I do not plan to use!

I had also paid $4000 in "training fees".. For what I'm not sure,  since the EMR representative was minimally helpful during our few hours of training!

BUT WAIT... the story gets better!

I finally came to terms with the $17k loss for this awful EMR program, but then received my annual "maintenance fee" invoice for $6000, which inlcuded $3000 for the standard practice management fee, which I was planning on continuing to use,  and another $3000 for the EMR maintenance fee.

I once again contacted my representative to remove the EMR fee as I was not using the EMR program only to find out that it is  "their policy to charge for all modules purchased regardless of use".

Unnbelievable!! Now I have an awful EMR  program I don't want and do not plan to use....AND I still have to pay fees for it every year??  You have got to be kidding me!!!

My only true recourse is to discontinue using Nextech completely and start with a new practice management company. This might be the road to take, despite the extra costs upfront and the losses I have incurred with Nextech. It's such a shame that this company has such terrible customer service. If it was really a great EMR program, they would offer refunds and stand behind their promises of client satisfaction! This is what other vendors that want to stay in business do! This is what I do for my patients! I find it so unbelievable that the owner off this company is a physician, a Dr Butty. No wonder he's no longer practicing medicine..

Then to trap their clients into ridiculous fees for services not rendered has got to be a crime and illegal!!!  My attorney is getting involved....

But to those reading this... BUYER BEWARE!

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Follow-up to Nextech compliant, Hinsdale, IL Dec 2013

AUTHOR: Terrible abuse of client trust - ()

This is in response to a complaint I filled approximately one year ago regarding the Nextech EMR systemt and subsequent required mantainance fees...

I ended up never implementing the Nextech EMR program I purchased in Dec 2013 into my practice due to the complex nature of the system and the fact that I was required to integrate a different EMR system into my practice by the hospital where I am on staff.

While I was not able to obtain a refund for the Nextech EMR program I purchased, my Nextech representative and management did eliminate the annual EMR maintenance fees for 2015 so at least I'm not paying extra for maintanance of something I am not using and I do appreciate this.

I am still paying for the use of basic Nextech as I did not want to completely eliminate this program from my office practice having 12 years of patient records and information on the system.

In general,  I do believe my situation speaks to the problems private practitioners are facing with regard to hospital regulations and EMR systems. Requirements are constantly changing and they are very costly to the small business private practitioner. I glad that management at Nextech is able to appreciate this. While it would be nice to get a refund for the cost of the EMR system I purchased and nefer used,  at least I can continue to use the basic Nextech platform and not have to pay extra and unnecessary fees for the EMR system.

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View Full Version : A Very Spooky Pre Run (for Real)

10-17-2012, 04:30 PM
A very bizarre and spooky morning. We hit the trail at 8am with about 1/2 inch of fresh snow from last night. It was me and 1 passenger in my truck (also a 100 series owner and this Saturday will be his 1st run with RS.)

As we got farther back on the loop the snow got to be about 2 inches deep and very slick. It made for some interesting climbs and there's not a lot of room for sliding with all the trees along the trail.

About 1/4 mile from the "T" at the far end of the loop, I had my window down to look out the side of my truck and we heard someone screaming "HELP". Just then a guy popped out of the woods in front of us with a tshirt and cotton pants on, his arms inside the shirt. Not a sight you expect to see in 33 degree temps, with 2 inches of fresh snow at 8am with 30mph+ winds! :eek:
It was CHILLY.

He said he was with two other people last night and their truck broke down. He said he left the other two at the truck and went walking to find gas. Really? He had no recollection of where they were or where the truck was. While all this was alarming, he was clearly cold and worn out from spending the night in the woods with no shelter. We gave him a jacket and some water and told him to get in and get warm and lets go find the truck. I said "if you've got people who have been stuck in a truck all night we need to get them help" We asked "Do you want us to call 911?" and he said "No, I think the truck is right up here"
Well, it wasn't.

Then it got spooky. We offered for him to use our phones to call someone. He made a call but no one answered. He left no message and had no other numbers to call. We asked "Do you want to leave a message?" and he said "No, well, the mailbox was full and I don't think they will answer a number they don't recognize". 3 people are lost in the woods and no one will answer a number they don't recognize? I thought it was getting odd and nothing he was saying was adding up or making sense. He asked if we could drive him somewhere off Soda Creek Rd, which I said yes. Some more questions were asked and odd answers given in return. Very odd.

Then we got a return call on my phone from someone he called. The person wanted to know if he had the truck, then they told him the 2 others got the truck started again last night, then rolled it and one of them is injured and in the hospital. I could hear the person on the other end so I knew at least some of the story was legit. Although, why would he ask if this guy had the truck if he knew the truck was rolled and people got hurt? Why wouldn't anyone start looking for this guy if only two people returned from the trip they were on last night and one of them was injured? It was below freezing with snow and howling winds and someone who lives with you never returned from a trip in a truck with no windows or doors and no one is looking for anyone?

Once we got down to the meadow with the picnic shelter he recognized where we were and directed us to where he lived. On the way there, we found the truck. Rolled and damaged. Thankfully, no one was inside or around the truck dead in the snow. We were at least 5 miles from where we picked him up. Finally, we dropped the guy off at the place he said he lived with a group of people, including his girlfriend. She was one of the two he left in the truck the night before. No one came running out to say "I'm glad you're alive" or, "I can't believe you spent the night outside in the cold and snow and wind at 9000 feet in just a t-shirt" Just one guy came out and waved at us as we drove off.

Nothing made sense.

In hindsight, I should have called 911 as soon as we found a guy in a t-shirt who said he spent the night outside. Let alone with two other people somewhere out there. It was all surreal and at the time we were just concerned with getting this guy warm, hydrated and off the trail. It wasn't until we started asking him questions about where the others might be or why isn't anyone looking for you did it get strange. He said he laid down in the dirt after leaving the truck and it started snowing. We asked if he made a shelter and he said no, he just laid in the dirt. He had a lighter but couldn't get a fire started. We asked if the others had any coats or blankets and he said no.

I texted my wife as soon as we found him and told her we found a lost guy in the woods who spent the night in the cold. I told her the name the guy gave us, the trail we were on and where we were taking him. Naturally, she freaked and asked if I called 911. And freaked even more when I texted "not yet". I was just trying to be smart and give someone some information as to where I was....just in case. With all the horrible things we've seen in this state the last few months, I should have been more responsible and thought of my family. I respect our policy about not being armed on any run, and this was the official Pre Run for the SNR.

I made a bad choice by not calling 911 right away. Everything about this whole situation points to alerting someone to a very odd circumstance and a story that doesn't add up. I risked a lot by taking someone in to my vehicle nearly 10 miles from the closest paved road. And risked even more by taking a complete stranger with a story that clearly had holes in it to a property out in the middle of no where. But, someone was in need of help, and very cold, and lost, so just plain continuing on was out of the question.

After it was over, I did call 911. I spoke to the Clear Creek County sheriffs department and told them what happened. I didn't feel comfortable not relaying the information. What if those two others never did show up? What if something really terrible happened/was about to happen? What if there was more to the crazy story? I fully understand some people want their privacy and move to places like that to get away from people and government influence, but I felt like I needed to report something.

There is some more to the story. I did speak to the Deputy again this afternoon. There is one person in custody and one person in the hospital. I'll relay the rest on Saturday or at the next meeting. I was glad to have someone else in the truck with me. And, I'm glad I left my kids at home. I would not, under any circumstances have allowed anyone I didn't know into my truck with my kids inside. 911, some water and a warm jacket handed through a window are all you'll get. And if that ain't good enough, then good luck to you and follow the trail that way>>>.

Be smart and safe on the trail. I should have made better choices today and I will in the future.

10-17-2012, 04:50 PM
Wow!!! Glad you're ok, Stan, I wouldn't beat yourself up too bad though not sure I'd have behaved any differently. Some good points to think about though.

I'm curious where that roll over is.. it is on the loop? Or a different part of the trail? Also, he mentioned he lived on Soda Creek, and you got there in just a few miles? Were you actually able to connect Soda Creek with Barbour Fork, without having to go back down the hill?

Again, wow... :eek:

edit: and I hesitate to say it, but that truck looks a lot like the one we winched back up onto the trail a couple years ago, during the SNR on Moon Gulch.

edit2: probably not the same truck, found some pictures here http://www.risingsun4x4club.org/forum2/showpost.php?p=165613&postcount=20 and here http://www.risingsun4x4club.org/forum2/showpost.php?p=165614&postcount=21

10-17-2012, 05:14 PM
The rollover is on the private property just northeast of the picnic shelter. I picked the guy up at the "T" on the far end of the loop. He said he been walking for a long time even before we got to him.

I just sent you a text with a little more info.

10-17-2012, 08:16 PM
Wow, I missed that.

10-17-2012, 09:06 PM
Intro and Participant!

Hey guys,

My name is Brad, and have been a stalker on this site for awhile and haven't joined because Wednesday nights are crazy for me, but hope to make an upcoming meeting. I have been a long time follow of this site and memeber of IH8Mud for years. I was with Stan today and can attest to everything he said above. One of THE wierdest and in reflecting, most strange and POTENTIALLY harmful moments I have been in. We talked about how good samaritans gone bad, could have been headlines...maybe it's due to all the sad news with kids etc. as of late. I don't know. Good intentions, good deeds USUALLY have a good ending, and both Stan and I happy to report this event and our glad there's no further events to add. To echo Stan, if you are around the fire on Saturday....we'll wrap up the final details with you. Looking forward to meeting all those who will be there on Saturday for the run!

10-17-2012, 09:37 PM
welcome idahospings, probably some folks coming out of the westwinds tavern at 2am, i have done it when i lived up there.mabye even some meth involved, who knows, good thing is everything went ok for the both of you.
as far as connecting barbour forks with soda creek, that is the name of the road you take to get to barbour forks.

10-17-2012, 09:50 PM
Now, if this doesn't make the Spooky Night Run a little spookier, I don't know what will.

Clear Creek County Sheriffs department knows we will be out there Saturday night and some of us might even stay the night. I spoke with the deputy just this afternoon.They said they wouldn't be concerned with the area or staying there for the night. There will most likely be plenty of other people camped in the area as well.

I think a smart thing to do would be to place our tents inside of a vehicle circle. I don't like the idea of peope bajaing through the area in the middle of the night drunk or high. A little Land Cruiser protection would stop someone from mowing down a tent.
There is no reason for us to NOT take safety precautions, especially if we have kids with us.

10-17-2012, 10:10 PM
if there is anyone else up there,it will most likely be hunters. i don't think they will be out late at night if they want to get their game, but then again mabye they want to get away from their wives and say they are hunting.

10-17-2012, 10:17 PM
I'm not worried about the hunters. For the most part, outdoorsman (and woman) are safe, responsible stewards of our public lands. It's the crazies who baja around at night high or drunk that make me nervous.

10-18-2012, 12:13 AM
the wife and i might come up, what do we need to bring for food/refreshments, we won't be staying the night, although it would be fun, but i have to work sunday morning. fire wood? this could be a VERY SPOOKY RUN!

10-18-2012, 12:27 AM
Extra wood is always welcome. Food is totally up to you. It's a potluck, so bring something everyone can enjoy.

I'll be bringing a Pork/Chicken Green Chili (Gluten Free) and chips, cheese, tortillas. I will have my grill as well. Everyone is welcome to throw something on there.

10-21-2012, 11:39 AM
Thanks Stan for making this happen. Run was great. Food was excellent. 7 trucks in total.

10-21-2012, 12:27 PM
Thanks for the warm welcome and great run everyone!

10-21-2012, 09:37 PM
The more I think about what you encountered, the more I think about how you may have saved his life. I know that allowing someone into your rig, especially as disoriented as he was, could have been dangerous. BUT some of his disorientation could have been due to hypothermia. Allowing him to warm up in your rig could have saved his life.

Personally I give you an attaboy.

10-21-2012, 09:49 PM
The more I think about what you encountered, the more I think about how you may have saved his life. I know that allowing someone into your rig, especially as disoriented as he was, could have been dangerous. BUT some of his disorientation could have been due to hypothermia. Allowing him to warm up in your rig could have saved his life.

Personally I give you an attaboy.

I appreciate that, and you may be right. My wife feels like we were there for a reason. Who knows? Leaving the guy there was out of the question. We thought about what could have happened if we weren't right there at that exact time. He was already worn down, and he had about 5 or 6 miles to go still. (If he happened to walked in the right direction)

The sun was getting high enough that he probably would have warmed up even if we never showed up. But, the highs were only in the 40's that day. At that temperature and with the snow on the ground a mere slip or a twisted ankle may have ended his life.

I'm thankful we were there and I hope if meth was involved, this was a wake up call for him.

10-22-2012, 04:59 PM
x2 what Gerdo said. I think it's likely you saved this guys life. When people suffer from hypothermia they start feeling hot and actually start shedding jackets and clothes. That he didn't have a clear mind makes sense if his core temp was too low.

I wouldn't be surprised if they did something like wheel while drinking and didn't want anyone to find out about it. Hence the questionable information that folks were giving out. It would also help explain the rollover on a mild trail like Barbour Fork.

Thanks for relaying the story. Great story and good food for thought. With hindsight it would have been good to call the local authorities or 911 as soon as you felt things might be getting unsafe. It's pretty common for folks to think that we're bothering LEOs and that we should only make one phone call when we are seconds from something really bad but calling sooner and adding more information later if needed can really help prevent things from turning south.

Really glad everyone was OK, especially your family. Good for you for doing the right thing. The world would be a pretty bad place if people didn't help each other out. I stop and help people often on the trail and pavement. I've lost count but it's easily in the dozens of times and while I may run into a wacko someday I'm already proving the odds of running into a dangerous person is pretty low. There's been more than one time that I stopped to see if someone needed help to find a woman in tears, fearful of a creepo that might do harm. I like that I'm there to help out and be the good soul to help and protect.

I think you helping is something to be proud of. Your kids will likely remember and your courage can become their courage. What you learn from this also is a gift for them.

Good going man!


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Everything is working good so far. I might look for some stainless steel washers to replace the cadmium ones I had laying around. SWR measures out about 2.4 (little high) on the far ends of the cb channels and about .1 on channel 19. Should be all set for CM12.
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Plot: The Red Battlenauts show no mercy. Roaring out of the darkness of deep space, these ultra-high tech war machines pound the hell out of both sides in a bloody interstellar civil war. No one can even SEE the Reds–no one except Marine Corporal Solomon Scott. Recruited by the hardcore SEAL-like Diamondbacks, Scott becomes a secret weapon in the ultimate struggle for survival. In battle after battle on perilous alien worlds, Scott and the Diamondbacks fight back against the ruthless Reds, desperately holding the line in furious clashes of muscle and metal. But when a face from the past exposes the secrets behind the carnage, a quest for answers becomes a race against time. Because the masters of the Red Battlenauts have more on their minds than a thirst for conquest…and only Solomon Scott can hope to stand against them. In the galaxy’s darkest hour, the highest stakes imaginable drive this hero in Battlenaut armor to seize his destiny. But can he overcome a soul-searing betrayal that strikes out of nowhere like the Reds themselves? Only by crushing the monsters of his own dark past can Scott vanquish the forces blasting humanity to the brink of annihilation.

Kids: Tommy Puke and the Boy with the Golden Barf

Plot: Who’s the grossest kid in the world?  Tommy Puke, that’s who!  He fights off bullies with his mighty loogies…conquers jerks with his powerful farts…and sticks up for his pet skunk by driving off wild dogs with his blistering bad breath.  What happens when he takes his new friend, Josh, on an epic quest to find the fabled prince of vomit, who might just be Tommy’s brother?  Action, laughs, and more disgusting gross-outs than you can shake a booger at!  Will Tommy and Josh find the prince, otherwise known as the Boy with the Golden Barf?  Will his golden barf make them rich?  Will he welcome Tommy Puke to the family?  Or will Tommy and Josh find themselves in over their heads in the sewer in a deadly battle with the only person more stomach-turning than Tommy?  One thing is for sure:  the puke, boogers, loogies, poop, and goop will fly!  And Josh must gain the power of the secret Eighth Emanation—a magic bodily fluid far grosser than any known to mankind—to stand a chance of surviving.

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From the Desk of Lew M. Simon, Democratic District Leader, 23 rd A.D. Part B

Your last chance for voter registration for the Presidential election will be on Saturday October 9 from 12 Noon to 9 p.m. Board of Elections sites will open at P.S. 114, J.H.S. 198 and I.S. 53.

Last Wednesday evening we participated in the Judicial Convention as a delegate representing the 23 A.D. The convention nominated six candidates for State Supreme Court Justice for Queens. Among those nominated was William Erlbaum, a sitting justice, who was nominated for another 14 year term. Randall T. Eng, a former Assistant District Attorney and a Supreme Court Justice since 1991 was also renominated.

James J. Golia, an attorney and professional engineer and planner was nominated. Golia served in Queens as consulting engineer to the Borough president and as an Assistant District Attorney. He presently is a Civil court Judge. Another Civil Court Judge nominated to be elevated to the Supeme Court is Valerie Brathwaite Nelson. Judge Nelson has served as Law Clerk to Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm and as an attorney advising State Senator Al Waldon, James McGuire, former Chief counsel to Governor George Pataki, and has been in private practice recently.

We had the great pleasure of seconding the second for the nomination of Augustus C. Agate as a Supreme court Justice. Augie is an example of what a real judge should be; honest, a person of integrity, objective, fair, a gentleman with compassion, a scholar and most of all, a mensch.

It was a great pleasure to work as a team with Augie. He was male leader of the 23 A.D. part A. We attended each other’s Democratic club meetings, dinner dances and events. He is an easy going, personable individual who is a wonderful father and a great husband to his lovely wife, Susan. She is the best you could ask to meet, a shy humble lady who has a heart of gold, compassion for all, as well as her little babies, her cats. Augie is a great family man. We are so proud of him in the 23 A.D.

  The Queens Democratic organization and the Good Government Regular Democratic club are urging all voters to vote for all the Democratic candidates from John Kerry and John Edwards down. We are recruiting volunteers to help  get out the vote. If you can help by making calls, handing out flyers, watching polls or bringing voters to the polls, call my office at 945-1216.

Our annual Dinner Dance will be on Thursday October 21. We will be at the Beach Club on Beach 116 Street from 7:00 to 11:00 P.M. Dinner, live music, raffles and 50/50 will be available. We are honoring Dr. Kathleen Cashin, Regional Superintendent of Region 5, James Mahoney, business Agent of Local 580 Ornamental and Archtectural Ironworkers, Charlote Kulovany, community activist, Steven Greenberg, Chairman, Breezy Point Cooperative and outgoing President of Community Board 27, Mae Hegarty (Miss Rockaway) community activist, and Grace D’Agostino, community activist.Tickets are $60 per person or $720 for a table of 12. RSVP now.

On Sunday afternoon, September 26, the sun was shining brightly in the Rockaway Beach community. At 2 P.M. the unveiling and tribute to the late Richard Allen Jr., a firefighter who gave his life for us on 9/11, was held on Beach 91 Street. Richard was a young man who loved to surf on Beach 91 Street. In the future we are expecting the beach to be declared a surfing beach with a sign declaring it Richard Allen Way.

  A short time after 9/11 I reached out to Gail Allen, Richard Allen’s mother to ask if we could name a street after her son. She asked for a little time and would get back to me. When she gave her permission, I drew up a petition. Hundreds of signatures were collected.

We presented the petition to CB 14 Memorial Committee. We spoke at numerous CB meetings. We argued that this location should be named for Richie, not for Duke Kahanamoka. Community activist Palmer Doyle and I, working as a team, were able to secure Beach 91 Street for this honor.

We know this day, September 26, 2004, Richie Allen Jr. smiles down from heaven as a special angel lighting up the sky with a beautiful sun and great weather. It was a fine tribute to a great gentleman. Hundreds of firemen, friends,

colleagues and neighbors shared this special day with his family.

Congratulations to Mara A. Sanchez and Xiomara Perez on the birth of their first child, Alberto Luis Sanchez.

Congratulations to P.S. 114 Principal Brian O’Connell and his beautiful wife Jean Marie on the birth of their first baby, Shamona Bela. We wish happiness, joy and pleasure to these two fine couples.

On Saturday evening we attended a wedding reception for Mr. and Mrs John Nash at Coral house. It was a beautiful reception for over 300 Rockaway guests. The father of the groom, John Nash, always helps coordinate my campaigns. He and his lovely wife Dorothy were glowing in happiness for their son. The beautiful bride Yolanda Solla and John were married in July in Bali, Indonesia. Yolanda’s mom Coca was as happy as a parent could be.

To give a little background on Johnny, I have known him since he was 7 and I was District Commissioner for the Boy Scouts of America, Rockaway District. Upon Johnny’s 16th or 17th birthday we made sure he had a summer job working for the Parks Department on Rockaway Beach. We have helped him in his adult career in any way we could.

Through the years I have watched this young man grow up to be a fine gentleman. His parents have instilled the right values in this young man. He indeed made the right choice of his lovely bride. Yolanda is a young woman of class. She is educated, sophisticated and wonderful. She has also given numerous hours to set up filing systems in our office. Congratulations to this wonderful couple. Happiness, success, long life and plenty of children.

Our next Atlantic City trip will be on Saturday October 23.

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Alan Rickman didn't just speak: he chewed words, he rolled them around in his mouth before letting them go, he relished them. He drew out syllables, he held onto consonants (who can hold onto a "t"? Or an "n"? Alan Rickman could and did). His impeccable vocal style, so unique to him, was a mark of his theatre training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, as well as his years performing in theatre, his first love. Perhaps the sinewy sensuousness of his voice, made so startling when mixed with the clipped or elongated consonants, was why he was seen as so perfect for villains and sneering manipulators. But some of his best work was when playing men who ache with warmth, men with depths of tenderness. In those contexts, Rickman became a classical Leading Man, and the distinctive voice sounded instead like molten lava, exploding through the hard crust of his exterior. Rickman could be heartbreaking. He could fit in in a fantasy context, a real context, a 19th century context, a 20th/21st century context. His access to himself, to all aspects of himself, the cruel, the tender, his humor, his sexuality (or its repression), is why his career lasted 40 years, and why he was never out of work from the day he began.

Rickman started out as a graphic designer; he studied at the Chelsea College of Art and the Royal College of Art. Afterwards, he opened up his own graphics design operation, running it for a couple of years, before deciding to audition for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was 26 years old. This is late to "get started." It's an intriguing detail about the man. He walked away from a career he had devoted himself to, another craft he was good at, into the sheer uncertainty of show business. He chose acting deliberately. When he started out in theatre, he wasn't playing young male leads, as is the case with the 20-year-olds who flood the market every couple of years. He started out playing leads. He was already slightly-seasoned, his gimlet-eyes filled with experience. He would not have to waste his time playing "innocents."

Rickman's first break in America was in the 1987 Broadway production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses where he played the Vicomte de Valmont (John Malkovich's role in the film) opposite Lindsay Duncan as the Marquise de Merteuil (Duncan was to be his co-star again in the celebrated 2002 Broadway revival of Noel Coward's Private Lives.) Rickman won the Tony Award for his performance. The following year, he made his unforgettable American film debut as the mastermind villain Hans Gruber in the "phenom" that was "Die Hard." His shadow immediately stretched out across the landscape, because everybody saw that movie, everybody remembered him, everybody loved the delicious deliberation of his line-readings, his psychopathic unconcern for collateral damage.

Rickman could have had a nice career playing villains. But 1990's "Truly Madly Deeply", directed by Anthony Minghella, upended expectations. Rickman played Jamie, the ghost of Juliet Stevenson's dead lover. Stevenson's character had been grieving the loss for a year, and one night she sits down to play the piano. As she plays, a cello suddenly starts up off-screen, and "Jamie," who had played the cello in real life, is seen sitting behind her. The reunion that follows is one of such wrenching emotion that it puts "Ghost" to shame. It's barely romantic. They clutch and hold, they weep and coo, they sob. As "Jamie," Rickman is both hilarious (he's always freezing, always cranky) and tragic (if she can't let him go, then he really can't let her go.) An entire new world opened up for Alan Rickman, at least in terms of the audience who had only seen him in a gigantic blockbuster as a multinational terrorist-villain. When Jamie says to Nina, "Thank you for missing me," his tone is quiet and thoughtful, but Rickman filled the line with a sense of almost humility: "This fabulous woman grieved ME this intensely? I have this much value?" His line-reading cracks open the heart of the film.

Throughout the years, Rickman flowed back and forth, and up and down, within his own gift, drawing out one quality while holding back others, like a maestro. The story dictated his style. He was a true professional. There was no ego in his work.

In 1995, he appeared in Ang Lee's "Sense and Sensibility," although the genesis of that project was Emma Thompson, who had adapted Jane Austen's novel. Rickman played the upright Colonel Brandon, a man so proper, so perfectly-mannered, that he practically blends into the furniture. Perhaps the key to Rickman's effectiveness in the role is that there is no self-pity in the portrayal (self-pity would have wrecked it). You have to believe that Colonel Brandon, though he may lack the fireworks of Willoughby (Greg Wise) can provide Marianne (Kate Winslet) with something far more substantial.

One of the most powerful moments in the film belongs to Rickman. Marianne has fallen deathly ill and the doctors have given her up. Brandon pulls Elinor aside and asks what he can do. Elinor puts him off, assuring him he has done enough, and Brandon, pressing himself back into the wood-paneled wall, almost as though he needs it for support, bites out the next line: "Give me an occupation, Miss Dashwood, or I shall run mad." This is the "molten lava" effect of his voice, sentiment pouring out of a man unused to displays of emotion. It's a marvelously rich performance, and it works as a stealth-bomber in its effect. Willoughby has the flash, Marianne has the emotion, Elinor has the tightly-coiled repression, and all of the secondary characters are extreme buffoons. But Colonel Brandon has the heart hidden in his chest, a flame flickering low before exploding into brightness. It is difficult to imagine any other actor in that part.

Through the '90s, he appeared in films big and small: "Galaxy Quest," "An Awfully Big Adventure," "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves." He worked with Neil Jordan in "Michael Collins," playing Éamon de Valera, Fianna Fáil founder and later the President of Ireland, a stroke of genius casting, the two men look so much alike. He was so entertaining in Kevin Smith's "Dogma", playing the pissed-off bedraggled angel Metatron. When he first appears in a girl's bedroom, as though he's just woken up from a bender, she brandishes a baseball bat at him, yelling for him to get out. He replies, threateningly, "Or you'll do what exactly? Hit me with that ffffffffffish?" (The baseball bat turns into a fish.) Again, who would choose to draw out the "f" like that? Drawing out the "f" makes what might have been a stupid visual joke something eccentric, character-driven, and much much funnier. Rickman explored the nooks and crannies of language, finding possibilities where there were none before.

J.K. Rowling has said that as she was writing the "Harry Potter" books, she had Alan Rickman in mind already as the deliciously sinister (and also ambivalent) Severus Snape. He inspired her as she was creating it. Rickman's "look" as Severus involved a dandyish pitch-black pageboy, reminiscent of John Cazale's in "Dog Day Afternoon" or Javier Bardem's in "No Country for Old Men." It's a demented mop-top. Released from the demands of realism, Rickman sinks in, deep in, to Severus, every reptilian glance, every flicker of the eye, every murmured aside, every outraged nostril-flare, pouring into the overall effect. The performance is not an amalgamation of broad tics. It appears lived-in and felt, which makes it even more absurdly pleasurable. Younger audiences who had never seen "Die Hard" got their first glimpse of what older generations knew all along: this guy could do anything. Anything.

Rickman also wrote and directed two films, 1997's "The Winter Guest," starring Emma Thompson and Phyllida Law, where he showed a sensitivity to atmosphere and mood as a director, and last year's "A Little Chaos," starring Kate Winslet, in which Alan Rickman himself plays The Sun King. I haven't seen "A Little Chaos" yet, but the thought of Alan Rickman as King Louis XIV already fills me with excitement.

Throughout the 'aughts, in between "Harry Potter" movies, he continued to work steadily, showing up as Ronald Reagan in Lee Daniels' "The Butler," Hilly Kristal in "CBGB," Judge Turpin in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," as well as providing voices for various animated characters. He never stopped returning to the theatre as well, and anyone who was fortunate enough to see him onstage is so thankful for that.

In 2002, my friend scored tickets for us for the Broadway production of Noel Coward's Private Lives, starring Alan Rickman and Lindsay Duncan, reunited again after Les Liaisons Dangereuses 15 years before. Private Lives was only running for 16 weeks, and it became one of those rarities in New York theatre: an "event." Private Lives had sold out during its run in London, and the buzz crackled to theatre-goers across the Atlantic. When tickets went on sale, my friend was ready.

That production is one I will never forget. I see a lot of plays, some good, some okay, some forgettable. But a production like Private Lives doesn't come along all that often, and even as the play was happening, I remember thinking, "I am so glad that I will get to say that I saw this."

Community-theatre productions and acting-class workshops of Private Lives often focus on the dazzling wit of the divorced Elyot and Amanda, who meet up again while they're on their respective honeymoons to new people and throw brilliant barbs at one another from their balconies. But without the strong rope of connection existing between these two jaded sophisticates, the play does not reveal itself. It would be like "His Girl Friday" without the chemistry between Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. The audience has to see that the characters are meant to be together, along with the underlying question: who else would put up with these two maniacs?

Alan Rickman and Lindsay Duncan were so confident in that difficult language that when I went home I pulled out the play again. I wanted to re-experience the miracle of how they filled that language, made it seem like they were speaking off the cuff. Rickman and Duncan created a breathless sense of eroticism between them, the magnet of chemistry so strong that they must beat one another back with linguistic barbs. The reason they are so vicious is not because they are mean or because they are "sophisticated," it is because they can barely bear the heat of one another's presence.

Seeing Rickman live was a revelation. Some movie actors disappear in large theatres: without the helpful cinematic closeup, they are lost as to how to project emotion. Rickman's emotion in Private Lives was in his eloquent posture, upright in the first act, and lounging with satiation in the stunning opening of the second. It was in that voice, that beautiful fluid strange voice, so well-known to audiences in all its flexibility. His voice was even more of an amazing "instrument" onstage than it had been in film. I have always cherished him for his voice, but in Private Lives, he used it to express what was in Elyot's bitter proud heart so that I, sitting 10 rows from the back of the theatre, could hear it and feel it in my bones. Not to be tried by amateurs.

Alan Rickman was only 69 years old when he died. He would have continued working into his 80s, or beyond, had he lived. He was that kind of actor. He would never have stopped pleasing us, surprising us, intriguing us. He didn't make a spectacle of his work ethic, he didn't strain for Oscar nominations, he didn't have careerist concerns. He did the job brilliantly, went home, appeared in a play, directed something, came back to do another film role brilliantly, went home, and on and on.

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Alba's curves and antics from Farrell and Ferrell were overshadowed by performances by AFI, Gnarls Barkley

Really, who needs the Oscars? After all, the 2006 MTV Movie Awards had political statements, earnest acceptance speeches and pee-pee jokes for the whole family.

Hostess Jessica Alba, who sweetly used a commercial break to give her parents a shout-out, showed off sharp comedic chops with parodies of Tom Cruise's overwrought MI:3 performance and The Da Vinci Code. Some of her drunken repartee with King Kong garnered actual belly laughs from the crowd, something even Jim Carrey wasn't able to pull off. After entering the stage followed by a multitude of extras in angel wings to accept his lifetime achievement award, Carrey gave a speech about his amazing powers in the Hollywood ''statusphere,'' which felt like leftover Andy Kaufman schtick. ''Is he supposed to be Jesus Christ?'' one exasperated audience member whispered.

Though Alba's curves and an awkward, naked-body-painting joke between presenters Famke Janssen and Rebecca Romijn were geared for horny straight-guy appeal, the night really belonged to Brokeback Mountain fans, who awarded Jake Gyllenhaal golden popcorns for both Best Kiss and Best Performance. He assured the audience it was ''a big deal'' for them to vote for man-on-man action over the likes of Brangelina, but it was a promise undercut by tired ''ranch hand job'' jokes from presenters Justin Timberlake and Eva Mendes.

Amid the usual glib acceptance speeches (such as Best Villain winner Hayden Christensen mumbling, ''This doesn't suck'') and one embarrassingly lengthy one from Batman Begins star Christian Bale, Spike Lee silenced the audience with a reality check of his own. Accepting the Silver Bucket of Excellence award for the enduring impact of Do the Right Thing, he simply asked, ''These issues are still with us today, so how much progress have we made?''

Music was a mixed bag at the show. Christina Aguilera's heavily hyped appearance with a fleet of Busby Berkeley-era throwback back-up dancers was initially met with enthusiasm from the crowd, but her retro-inspired makeover ultimately inspired little more than a smattering of polite applause. More successful was AFI, who performed ''Miss Murder'' on a rotating stage as audience members chanted their name, and Gnarls Barkley, who wowed the crowd by taking the stage dressed entirely in Star Wars regalia. Really, you haven't heard ''Crazy'' until you've heard it played by a drummer in a Chewbacca outfit.

Considering that every moment of the show was tightly planned -- right down to strategically dropped F-bombs and cheesy product placement (Talladega Nights co-stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly pointedly name-checked sponsors Starburst and Dr Pepper) -- the fun felt a little canned. But presenters and Miami Vice co-stars Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell managed to shake things up. A hyperactive Foxx offered to ''tongue box'' Jessica Simpson before worrying, ''I don't want to get Nick on me,'' apparently having missed the last 20 issues of Us Weekly. Meanwhile, a bored Farrell ate popcorn off the podium and cursed. It may have made MTV execs shudder, but it was the kind of moment that added freshness to a too-often stale popcorn awards.


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Scott Weiland wasn't going to let something like a little seizure prevent him from performing this weekend: As Rolling Stone reported late Friday, Weiland suffered a mild seizure on a flight from Los Angeles to Miami, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Dallas. After a brief visit to the hospital, Weiland — who was in "good spirits" after recovering — caught a flight to Miami and made it in time for his scheduled hour-long solo performance at the city's Mansion venue, TMZ reports.

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The quick-healing Weiland and the rest of the Stone Temple Pilots also announced that they'll hit the road next month for a jaunt of the States in October and a raid on Canada in November. Weiland and the gang will then bid goodbye to 2009 with a New Year's Day show in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Check out the tour as it stands now below:

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Oct. 4 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
Oct. 6 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
Oct. 7 - Greensboro, NC @ Memorial Auditorium
Oct. 9 - Portsmouth, VA @ nTelos Wireless Pavilion
Oct. 10 - Reading, PA @ Reading Eagle Theater
Oct. 11 - Columbus, OH @ LC Ampitheatre
Oct. 13 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
Oct. 15 - Fresno, CA @ Fresno Fair
Oct. 18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Oct. 20 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
Oct. 22 - San Manuel, CA @ San Manuel Hall
Oct. 23 - Primm, NV @ Star of the Desert
Oct. 25 - Concho, OK @ Lucky Star Casino
Nov. 7 - Victoria, BC @ Save on Foods Memorial Centre
Nov. 9 - Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place
Nov. 11 - Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Centre
Nov. 14 - Regina, SK @ Brandy Centre
Nov. 15 - Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
Nov. 19 - London, ON @ Labatt Centre
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Dec. 29 - Biloxi, MS @ Hard Rock Live
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Opening Sentence of the Day: Brazzaville Beach

"I never really warmed to Clovis -- he was far too stupid to inspire real affection -- but he always claimed a corner of my heart, largely, I suppose, because of the way he instinctively and unconsciously cupped his genitals whenever he was alarmed or nervous."

-- Brazzaville Beach by William Boyd.

My! That one got my attention.

This won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. William Boyd is one of my favorites.

Sun Singer said...

Well, where in the heck can the author go with THAT. :-)

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Shopping Day: Books & More

The turkeys have all marched on, so it is time to start Christmas shopping.

For those here in Portland, here are a couple of fun idea to help avoid the mall:
  • Friday & Saturday, 10 am -6 pm, Second Glance Books is having its Annual Holiday Sale & Open House. Everything in the store is at least 10% off. All holiday books, children's books and cook books are 20% off. Bargain books are 50% off the clearance price. There are refreshments and a chance to win a Second Glance Books gift certificate.
  • My new favorite non-book store, ink & peat, is open early today and will be festive all weekend. Click the picture to see a bigger, readable version. Remember to print this to get 10% off.

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The scope of e-commerce is to transact online. Transaction through online can be either on products or services.

Scope and popularity of e-commerce

The scope of e-commerce is to transact online. Transaction through online can be either on products or services. Most of us are aware of buying products online through some sites like e-bay or amazon.com. Almost everything from gym equipment to laptops, from apparels to jewelries, are purchased online in this age of e-commerce. While these are products, people are also buying services online. Consultants to business lawyers are offering their services to their potential clients.

Customers are also eager to transact online, as it is much hassle-free. Moreover, there is enough freedom offered to them to go online, look for a product, and compare a few more of different models, along with their prices. The bonus is that the customer can also go to other online product review sites, and discussion forums. Once the customer likes a product after all research, he can order for it online. E-commerce has also made it easy to pay. These days a number of methods have evolved to pay your dealers – credit cards, debit cards, PayPal account, direct online money transfer and many more. Once the payment is made, the dealers dispatch the product, which reaches the doorstep of the customers within few days.

As business means keeping your customers happy and doing things the way they like, businessmen are choosing e-commerce to traditional business. In fact, companies which already exist in traditional forms are also going for the extra option of online business for the ease of the customers. To cite a good example here would be Wal-mart. Although they have huge stores, they have gone online with their business. So, even if the customers cannot make it to their store can still log on and order things that he needs.

Factors that encourage the businessmen are also that they do not have to set up a real store and spent a bulk of money in its maintenance. A real store also means employing a larger number of employers, the salary of which also needs to be borne by the entrepreneur. Instead of that an online business definitely gives the businessmen a chance to reach a higher profit acting as much cost as possible. And of course just like the customers, the businessmen also love the idea of getting their payments through online modes of payments which are fast, hassle-free, and reliable.

E-commerce, has made it possible for the customers to avoid standing in the queue as to make payments for their bills, or booked tickets of flights and also hotel reservations. They can now do that all with just a click of a mouse, saving both the time and money. E-commerce has also facilitated the customers to order a product sitting in one part of the globe, from another. Of course this idea has enchanted not only the customers but also the businessmen, who can now make their products or services available to their potential customers, who might be at any part of the world.

However, there are certain risks which are associated with e-commerce or online business. Although technology has taken us to a different sphere of life, we cannot deny the fact that it also has its limitations. And when we are taking the refuge to technology, we must face the fact that at times we will be, obstructed while doing our regular transactions online. In such a scenario, it should be of mutual process of understanding both from the sides of the businessmen and the customers – both. However, as we see that the benefits of e-commerce outdoes that of the risks, the reason as to why online business has gained so much of popularity is pretty self explanatory there.

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Prince William, now a qualified SAR Operational Captain. UK MoD

Second in line to the throne after his father, Prince William recently qualified as a search and rescue (SAR) pilot in duties as part of the Royal household in the UK will steadily increase, as the military involvement in conducting SAR missions around the UK is set to stop in the next few years. Military SAR will be replaced by a completely civilian service, a move much resented by the RAF who considered their involvement not only as a valuable break from front-line service, but also a chance to refresh a wide range of other operational and crew resource management skills.

Ironically, training to be a SAR pilot at RAF Valley on the Isle of Anglesy in north Wales gave the Prince much needed privacy. One national newspaper was said to have contemplated calling the emergency services to rescue a “damsel in distress”—likely to have been a model in a swimsuit with photographers standing by. As far as its known, the event never took place. The SAR Operational Captain qualification means Flight Lt. Wales (as he has been called throughout the course) is now able to lead rescues in a Royal Air Force Sea King helicopter in all weather, day or night.

Being awarded Operational Captaincy represents the culmination of nearly two years of flying experience and study. Soon after the completion of his final flying tests, the Prince and his crew were called to a real-life rescue operation where a rig worker with chest pains was transferred from 30 miles (48km) off the Lancashire coast to Blackpool Hospital.

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When Dragon Quest X Online was announced, Square Enix had mentioned that you can play the game solo if you so choose. Sure enough, you can round out your party with other players, or simply with AI-controlled characters. To choose other players, you can first view their character status and a preset message before you decide to invite them into your party. The invited player can then indicate how long they're willing to stay in the party, and then the other player (who sent the invite) can accept or reject adding them to the party.

When out exploring, Square Enix has also implemented an auto-follow feature. Like the name suggests, you can set your character to automatically follow another so you don't get lost or lose track of your party. When you come across other parties in battle, you can choose to act as support for the other party.

If you'd rather adventure alone, or if you don't have enough players for a full party, you can select AI controlled characters to fill in, as mentioned. Just go to the local pub and speak to the staff there to recruit an AI. Party members will follow you in a line like previous Dragon Quest titles, but their battle actions depend on what kind of tactics you lay out.

You can become an AI character yourself if you so choose. Similarly, you head to the same pubs to sign up and make your character available. Once you do so your game will end, but as other players use your AI character, you'll gain EXP which you can keep once you log on and retrieve your character. You'll get a report too to see how well 'you' did.

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Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is the much hyped "sequel" to Square's 1998 smash-hit Final Fantasy Tactics. Though Square surprised everyone by announcing the sequel for the Game Boy Advance, the finished product proves to be a worthy follow-up to the original, though not without a few minor quirks.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (FFTA) once again brings the gamer to the world of Ivalice. However, it looks much different; electric street lights illuminate dark, paved roads where cars bustle; there is no trace of the medieval atmosphere found in FFT. The game opens with a snowball fight at a local school, where the gamer is introduced to the main cast: a young bunch of schoolchildren. Soon thereafter, the plot thickens: Marche, the main character, invites two of his schoolmates over, where they look over an ancient magical text. After declaring that they love the "Final Fantasy" videogame world, they leave...only to be transported to medieval Ivalice that night!

If it sounds somewhat limited and childish, that's because it is. The plot starts exactly in that fashion, with multiple references to the world being "like Final Fantasy". Final Fantasy Tactics Advance remains simple, and mainly revolves around Marche's desire to return to his home world with his comrades. There is no complex political statement or religious symbolism. I have no issue with simplistic plots, but FFTA executes it poorly. The characters' obvious knowledge of "Final Fantasy" and amazement that they are in such a world almost turns the game into a frame story. Rather than the gamer being immersed in FFTA because it creates a whole new world, they takes another step back and watches as Marche and gang are amazed at being immersed in a videogame world. This does not draw the gamer close to the events of the game, but rather continually pushes them away. The other limiting factor is that the game rarely focuses on the plot, but continually throws missions at the gamer. The game is basically completed by going to pubs and paying for information on missions. Just about 99% of every mission is simply a battle that requires gamers to defeat all the enemies. Repeat this fifty times and you've plowed your way through FFTA.

Thankfully FFTA retains the addictive strategy-RPG gameplay of its forefather. Battles are the key focus of the game, as it's the only way gamers take direct control of Marche (other than navigating where to go on the linear world map). Battlefields are moderately sized, and battles usually end up being six on five matches. Battlefields are basically large grids where characters move about depending on their stats and attack enemies. It's rather straightforward in design, but the strategy elements come into play when a gamer must determine where to move to, what attack to execute, and leverage the worth of spending a complete move doing so. It changes little from the classic FFT style system, so veterans will feel even more at home.

Even though battling is enjoyable, it is not without quirks. FFTA features a "law" system, where every day a new law comes in effect, prohibiting some function in battle. For example, when assigning units to deploy for battle, pressing the SELECT button on the Game Boy will show that for this battle, SWORDS are prohibited. That means if one of your characters attacks an enemy with a sword, the judge (who basically watches over the battle) will blow his whistle and penalize your character soccer style with either a yellow or red card. If Marche happens to be imprisoned, it's game over, but for the rest of your clan it will simply lead to jail time and monetary fines. Though this definitely forces the gamer to rethink a strategy, it far too often leads to frustration. It seems like more of a cheap method to force different strategic methods rather than true difficulty. Another frustration is the percentage system employed in battle. Before making a decision on a certain attack or ability, the game will give a percentage on the chance of that attack being successful. Far too often attacks with 80% or even 90% chances will fail. I must stress how often this happens, and soon gamers will realize anything under 73% will usually fail.

Another issue would be how Square made little effort to improve the battle system itself. Though enjoyable, it remains exactly the same as its PlayStation forefather's, a title that is over five years old. There is the old adage that says "If it ain't broke, don't fix it", but with recent S-RPG releases such as Disgaea building upon what has already been done, it's not hard to see how aged the Final Fantasy Tactics system has become.

The Job system returns from FFT. Characters in the gamer's clan begin with specific jobs: Marche starts as a soldier, and others are anything from archers to black mages. As the characters gain experience through battle and learn more abilities, different jobs become available, such as dragoons, snipers, ninjas, paladins, and animists. Each job has different specific abilities; the thief is can steal items from enemies, and ninjas have excellent evade stats and are extremely fast. This leads to a great deal of fun gaining experience and building a diverse clan of characters who all rely on one another for specific abilities.

The soundtrack is classical in composition and very appropriate. Though the battle theme gets extremely repetitive, the MIDI quality is surprisingly high and the songs are catchy, much like the amazing songs in Final Fantasy Tactics. The sound effects are simple, but compliment the game well; successful attacks usually sound the same but they rarely get irritating. There are no ridiculous battle cries and the menu beeps and blips are subtle enough that they don't grind or rattle the brain.

Visually, FFTA features very bright sprites and attractive landscapes. The battlefields are colorful and vibrant, and the characters and enemies have smooth animations. Character portraits are clear and well drawn. Honestly, the game looks just as good if not better than the PlayStation classic. The backgrounds, especially in modern Ivalice, feature so many colors and small details, such as cobblestone roads, they rarely fail to impress.

One other annoyance is the clunky menu system in shops. Items do not have specific attack numbers listed, and though it's usually safe to assume the more expensive it is, the better it is, there are instances where this does not apply. There is no "try on" room or way to see how certain items affect stats until after an item is bought, so it can become a guessing game for gamers.

Albeit the aforementioned flaws, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is a fun game, but may disappoint veterans who loved the original FFT. The plot is weak and the gameplay aged; but there's no denying that it still has that addictive aura that will keep gamers mission after mission. It's not a classic by any means, but it's a worthy sequel.

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Deixis and Iberian Empire

Posted By Elizabeth Spragins, Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Updated: Friday, June 3, 2016

In the prologue to the Historia natural y moral de las Indias, José de Acosta notes that he wrote the first two volumes in Peru and the other five in Europe, and therefore “some talk of the things of the Indies as present and others as absent”. He explains that he wished to warn readers of this “diversity of speaking” so that it would not “offend” their sensibilities. Acosta’s prologue points to the complex nature of deictic references--markers of time and place like “here,” “there,” “now,” “this,” and “then”--in the context of Iberian empire. With the rapid expansion of the Spanish and Portuguese monarchies during the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries and the consequent movements of writers and texts across vast territories, the here’s and now’s of literary practice could become entangled and confused--at times accidentally, at times deliberately and strategically. This panel seeks papers that grapple with the complex nature of time and place as understood through the literature of Iberian empire. How do deictic markers become moments through which we can understand the expansion, practice and administration of empire? At what points and why do writers of Iberian empire choose to either collapse or emphasize the broad temporal and geographical expanse of Iberian empires? How are indicators of time and place used in relation to eyewitnessing or authority when treating places and events to which most readers would not be privy? Although the panel has been initially conceived to treat Iberian Empire, we welcome proposals related to other empires of the early modern period.

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Temporal and spatial collapse through text

Simultaneity of places and time

Administration of empire

Traveling people and written documents

Reproduction of experience

Witnessing and authority

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05/11/2012 at 15:05

10cc, "I wanna rule the world":

05/11/2012 at 15:10

The Korgis, "Everybody's got to learn sometime":

06/11/2012 at 07:35

Johnny Cash "Hurt"

Robert Wyatt "O Caroline"

Kevin Coyne "House on the hill"

06/11/2012 at 09:12

Any male voice choir singing "Tydi a Roddaist" well.

Vangelis, "Conquest of Paradise"

Ennio Morricone, "On Earth as it is in Heavan"

Mumford & Sons, "Little Lion Man"

Savage Garden, "Two Beds and a Coffee Machine"

Kenny Rogers, "The Gambler"

and +1 for Ravel's Bolero   There's an eclectic selection...

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Placebo, "Running up that hill":

06/11/2012 at 10:05

Nick Drake, "Day is done":

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Simon & Garfunkel, "My little town":

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Simon & Garfunkel, "My little town":

Ah, my absolute favourite S&G track.

06/11/2012 at 10:26

Nils Lofgren, "Shine silently":

06/11/2012 at 11:13

My favourite band is Muse.  So many of their tracks "move" me.  I think it's the full sound they manage to get.

Their current single (Madness) is one example.  The bit towards the end (when they come in with the "proper" instruments, rather than the "synthesised" instruments at around 2:50 in the below link) literally sends shivers up my spine.

Now, I have finally seen the light

And I have finally realised

I need to love I need to love

Come to me, trust in me...dream.  Come on and rescue me

Yes I know I can be wrong

Maybe you're too headstrong. Our love is...

For me, the fact that they play their songs extremely well live is a massive factor too, as seen here on Jools Holland.

24/11/2012 at 12:04

The late great Waylon Jennings...especially with his Luckenback Texas, and Don & Phil Everly. I love all 3 of them so much it hurts!

They have, and continue to get me through some very rough patches in my life over the years!

29/11/2012 at 23:52

Hank Williams - pretty much anything can induce tears

30/11/2012 at 00:44

although seriously .. try this one ...

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Ennio Morricone, "On Earth as it is in Heavan"

and +1 for Ravel's Bolero

All three are favorites.

but this really moves me

30/11/2012 at 00:44
Jolie Holland - Mexican Blue
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I take it you're single then !!

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Spent a large part of my childhood on a farm, cow shit, horse shit, chicken shit.

Spent 20 years fishing, there's filth for you.

Work out doors in gardens and train off road in muck and dirt.

Apparently my anti tetanus levels render further jabs superfluous.

I've had enough of shit and filth outdoors. I'm not inviting some shit machine to share my living space. I don't need their anti-bodies or smell

They can stay outside.

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Black Lace, "Agadoo"

should bring back hanging for anyone liking this.

01/12/2012 at 20:07

Farmer On A Bike by John Crisp.

(It's on Youtube.)

01/12/2012 at 20:46
Smog (Bill Callahan) - Vessel In Vain
This featured at the start of the film "Dead Man's Shoes" played out in it's entirety.
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Any room at the Inn?

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Holla all,

Ive just sorted out an entry.... Just need to sort out a hotel room now!

If anyone has dropped out and now has a hotel/bnb which they have booked i'll be happy to buy it off them as I have just checked briefly online and not much accomodation left in the centre of town.

I will be getting the train up from London, so only really need a Saturday night.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

03/09/2013 at 20:47

I just checked the Holiday Inn at the racecourse, rooms available from £104. Unless you camp on the start line, you couldnt get any closer.

03/09/2013 at 23:07

Best western Queen hotel is opposite the station and has rooms, although the rates have gone up a bit?  It looks pretty comfy for that per race night of tossing and turning.

04/09/2013 at 09:23

Cheers both - I am thinking of the Travelodge at Ellesmere Port as it seems to be only a 15min train ride away from the main Chester station?

04/09/2013 at 09:47
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 Ellesmere Port

Not sure there is a direct train from EP to Chester ?  The Wirral line splits at Hooton, with some trains going to Capenhurst and Chester, and others going EP and Helsby

04/09/2013 at 13:23

Daves right no train. Why have the hassle anywAy?

04/09/2013 at 16:12

Ellesmere Port's not convenient. Nor are most travelodges if you're arriving on the train. Look somewhere like expedia, there are loads of independent hotels and B&B's along Hoole Road, they're probably your best bet now

04/09/2013 at 16:17

Premier Inn on city road, the Travelodge on St John St work ok for the train and the marathon

Ellesmere Port isn't continent for anything !

04/09/2013 at 16:58

So you're saying Ellesmere Port is incontinent Dave?

04/09/2013 at 17:22

Fecking iPad !

Then again...........

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  • Training Load online feature helps you manage training to avoid over/under training
  • StopWatch timing feature
  • User-configure display with 4 screens of training data
  • Display zoom
  • KeyLock locks watch buttons
  • Alarm with snooze
  • 12/24h time of day
  • Dual time zone
  • Speed displayed in pace or kph/mph
  • Backlight for low-light conditions
  • IPX7 water resistant (not suitable for swimming)
  • Battery life: 12 hours w/ GPS on, rechargeable via USB cable
  • Display size: .98" x 1.22" (2.5 x 3.1 cm)
  • Watch size: 1.5" x 1.75" x .54" (4.0 x 4.5 x 1.37 cm)
  • Watch band width: .9 inches (2.4 cm)
  • Weight: 2.05oz (58g)
  • Color: Black/Red

HRM Features

  • Provides max, min and average HR totals and per lap
  • ZoneOptimizer and Sport Zones help you to train at appropriate intensity
  • Polar Fitness Test to auto access aerobic fitness level
  • Training Benefit gives of fitness gains from workout based upon your data
  • Automatic HR target zones
  • Smart Calories: OwnCal® provides calories burned and fat %
  • Polar OwnCode® 2.4 GHz coded transmission

Accessories (sold separately)

  • S3+ Stride Sensor (91029854)
  • CS Speed Sensor W.I.N.D. (91026655)
  • CS Cadence Sensor W.I.N.D. (91026657)
  • Universal Bike Mount (91026028)

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Customer Reviews

Comments: Starting to get used to it after using a Polar non-gps. Functions like it should. Only three real complaints: 1. You cannot hear the watch beep even on the loudest setting and 2. the display is very difficult to see in the dark even with the indigo background, and 3. you cannot program the display like I could with my last one. The positive: The watch isn't too big, it's comfortable, and the wrist band is much better than my previous Polar watch that failed at the wrist band.
From: Mike, Ruston, LA, USA