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10 Drinking Games for Two People
Tealparadise
I enjoy drinking games, whether with big groups at parties or even with just two people.
Learn about ten fun drinking games appropriate for two players!
Everyone loves a good drinking game. Nothing breaks the ice with a new group of people or gets a party started like a round of beer pong or—if you take your drinking seriously—True American. But they don't just have to be for big groups. In fact, they can be just as fun to play with a good friend or someone you'd like to get to know better. These ten games can turn a couple beers with a pal into an evening for the ages, and there are more games suggested by readers below!
10 Fun Drinking Games for 2
Good Game For . . .
Higher/Lower
A deck of cards and your favorite drinks.
Beginners and getting to know somebody.
Alcohol and a few stories to tell.
Breaking the ice.
At least an hour, a lot of shot glasses.
When you're feeling competitive.
Never Have I Ever . . .
Alcohol and a few things to confess.
Getting to know somebody better.
Beer and a bunch of cups.
Having a silly, fun time.
Battle Shots
A Battleship board (official or homemade), paper, pencils, and 6 shots.
When you feel like drinking and playing a board game at the same time.
Truth or Dare or Drink
Alcohol and plenty of questions.
Alcohol and a bunch of quarters.
When you want to impress somebody with your skills.
I'm Going on a Picnic
Alcohol and your wits about you.
Hanging out with a new friend.
Cups of beer and bottle caps.
Hanging out with an old friend.
The dealer turns over a card from the top of the deck and the second player guesses whether the next card will be higher or lower.
Materials: a deck of cards (or the card deck app on a phone)
This game is about as simple as it gets. The "dealer" turns over a card from the top of the deck. The second player then guesses whether the next card will be higher or lower than the turned-over card. If the second player is right, the dealer drinks. If the second player is wrong then he or she drinks.
Another excellent icebreaker that gets an extra jolt from the addition of alcohol. This is a great game either for two people who know each other well or for two people who want to get to know each other better. Here's how it works:
The first player makes three statements about themselves. Two of the statements have to be true, while one has to be a lie.
The second player then has to guess which is the lie. If the second player guesses correctly, the first player must drink and if incorrectly, the second player has to drink.
The goal is to drink 60 shots of beer in 60 minutes.
This one you might feel in the morning. In Power Hour, the goal is to drink 60 shots of beer in 60 minutes. That's one shot of beer per minute. Whoever makes it through the entire hour wins—or loses, depending on how bad the morning hangover is. Be careful with this one: it can get you pretty wasted.
"Never Have I Ever . . . "
A fun icebreaker that is even better with the addition of alcohol. This is a good drinking game for a large party too. Here's how it works:
The first player starts by saying something that they have never done, for instance, "Never have I ever gone skydiving." (It's traditional to begin your confession with "Never have I ever . . ." but not required.)
If the other person has gone skydiving then that player has to drink.
Switch roles.
When finished with a beer players place cups upside down on the table and try to flick the cups by their overhanging rims to turn the cups right side up.
Though most often played in larger groups, this game works just as well with two.
Starting at the same time, both players chug a beer from a plastic cup as fast as they can.
When finished, place the cup upside down on the edge of the table with the rim hanging out a bit over the edge.
Try to "flick" the overhanging rim to get the cup to flip right-side up before the other person.
Use shots as "boats" in a game of Battleship.
You can purchase an official version of Battleship, which is super fun to play. But if you don't want to shell out for it, or don't happen to own a copy of the Parker Bros. classic game, you can you can make up your own game board pretty easily. Trust me, the set-up time is totally worth it. Get ready for a trip down nostalgia lane:
Draw a 7x7 grid on a piece of paper, labeling the columns alphabetically and the rows numerically. That way each box has a letter-number designation, e.g. the top left is box A1.
Place your "boats" by marking Xs along the grid: three "X"s for the battleship, two "X"s for the destroyer, and one "X" for the submarine. Each "X" represents one shot.
Take turns guessing where your opponents "battle shots" are. Every time someone "hits" an X, take one shot. You win by sinking all of your opponent's "battle shots." Loser must then drink all the remaining shots.
There are a couple ways to play this classic getting-to-know-you game.
Option 1: Just do the "truth" part. Take turns asking personal questions. If the other person doesn't want to answer, they must drink. Awesome for people who know each other well and/or have no shame. Even better if you're playing with someone you're interested in.
Option 2: Just do the "dare" part. Do the dare or take the drink. This one gets a lot more fun as the game goes on, since people are more likely to do silly dares when they're drunk!
One player tries to bounce a quarter off the table into a cup or shot glass.
Materials: Quarters, cups.
One player tries to bounce a quarter off the table into a cup or shot glass. If the shooter makes it, the other player must drink and the shooter gets another turn. If the shooter misses, it's the other players turn to shoot. This is probably the best drinking game for 2 people because it's a skill game, and you definitely want to practice one-on-one before playing it at a party.
"I'm Going on a Picnic . . ."
This is a memory game. Go through the alphabet naming things you'd bring on a picnic, adding one more item per turn.
Person A: I'm going on a picnic and I'm bringing Apples.
Person B: I'm going on a picnic and I'm bringing Apples and Bananas.
Person A: I'm going on a picnic and I'm bringing Apples, Bananas, and Carrots.
I think you catch the drift. Drink every time someone makes a mistake. This game gets more hilarious both the drunker and the farther down the alphabet you get. Very likely you'll get sidetracked by arguments about why anyone would need to bring a xylophone to a picnic.
Players face each other and try to throw bottle caps into each others' cups.
This one can be played with either two or four people.
The basic rules go like this: each player sits facing the other at opposite ends of a room. Next to each player is a cup full of beer. Each player takes turns trying to throw a bottle cap into the other player's cup. If one makes it, then the player that was scored on has to chug the cup of beer. What else are you going to do with those old bottle caps?
More Fun Drinking Games (Suggested by Readers!)
Death Pong: Beer pong with beer but one cup has liquor in it. The other team doesn't know where you put the shot.
Tic-Tac-Toe: Play tic-tac-toe with shots instead of x's and o's.
True American: Set up tables, chairs, and cushions in a room so players can move around to escape from the "molten lava" on the floor. At the center is a castle made of a bottle of alcohol and many beers. As players traverse the game area, they remove beers and drink them. Once all of the beers have been removed, the first player to reach the bottle of alcohol, finish their beer, and take a swig from bottle, wins the game.
Conan the Barbarian: Play Conan the Barbarian movie on DVD with the commentary turned on. Any time Arnold says the words, "right", "exactly", or a combination of the two, take a drink.
Red/Black: You'll need a deck of cards and beer. The dealer flips a card and other person guesses whether it's red or black. If they're right, nobody drinks. If they're wrong, the guesser drinks. Three correct in a row you can make a rule, such as can't say drink, drank, or drunk. If a rule is broken, the rule breaker must drink. Once the deck is completely gone through, reshuffle and start over.
poesi on January 08, 2020:
kings always wins
pizza_wank on August 25, 2017:
best two person game: doggy style.
anon on January 13, 2017:
This is bunk
Anonymous on December 31, 2016:
Lovin it!!
delroy costello on November 05, 2016:
Ab Fab: Watch any episode of Absolutely Fabulous and drink for each use "Darling", "Fabulous" or "sweetie". 3-8 times per minute.
Mike on September 01, 2016:
Death cup. Beer pong with beer but one cup has liquor in it. The other team doesn't know where you put the shot. Good game to get you drunk!
Raaj from Malaysia on May 21, 2016:
great ideas!thanks!
tyson03 on May 15, 2016:
Those are great ideas!!!! I love it
Ghost268948510 on May 02, 2016:
I think these ways of fun are overrated some say that theirs new ways even different ways of having fun while drinking that consider of games that will open your mind to new things
Sourav Rana on April 12, 2016:
Great ideas to boost your enjoyment while having a drink with friends, thanks for this useful info.
Tuyen Hoang on April 11, 2016:
Great and funny game !
What will you drink ? water, wine, beer or something else ? :D
Adrian Villegas from Phoenix, Az on March 08, 2016:
I've played quite a few of these... All are pretty fun, definitely worth playing, but I don't drink nearly as much as I used to. Having kids kinda changes the routine and priorities.
Linda Robinson from Cicero, New York on February 29, 2016:
Good morning Tealparadise Absolutely loved this hub, what fun, entertaining ways to bring to a adult party. Excellent party fun and so many terrific ideas for making any adult party more interesting and successful. So nice meeting you. Look forward to reading many more of your hubs. So nice meeting you. Linda
omar ibrahem from Egypt on February 27, 2016:
thamk you for sharing
stephen kalu from Nigeria on January 07, 2016:
love this game but don't think we play it in our area. wish to see someo0ne that i can do that with or will doing it alone be another fun.
Jean Francois from Los Angeles, California on January 01, 2016:
It looks like I did concentrate on computers too much during my younger years haha! Those are interested ways to share a drink with a friend and still have some fun at the same time. Thanks for the sharing.
Rota on December 11, 2015:
Haha...I like the sound of the "Im going on a picnic" gane and the "Two truths and a lie". The latter wud be soooo great for getting to know someone, its true!
Arnab Dutta from Kolkata, India. on November 29, 2015:
Thanks for some new mentions. I will definitely try this "Two Truths and a Lie" game.
GreenMind Guides from USA on November 22, 2015:
Hey cool idea for a hub. I can't wait to try a few of these. I can only assume you've personally mastered them all. Thanks for a great hub and keep up the good work!
Dr Pandula from Norway on November 21, 2015:
This is something I have never thought about! Thanks for sharing.
Edgemaster from Dallas on October 24, 2015:
Tips for battle shots - pizza boxes are made for this game. And if you get a large pizza you can add more squares.
suraj punjabi from jakarta on October 23, 2015:
The staff at Hubpages wanted to give this an Editor's Choice but they got too drunk by the time they finished reading this and played the games you explained. Great hub, looking forward to trying this on saturday night
Johnny Slapstick on October 11, 2015:
This is a really nerdy one, that I discovered while watching Conan the Barbarian DVD with the commentary turned on with the director and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Basically, any time Arnold says the words, "right", "exactly", or a combination of the two, you need to take a drink. He says them so much in the commentary it's ridiculous. On top of that it's hilarious because he remembers very little about the movie, while the director remembers all kinds of stuff.
Kristen Howe from Northeast Ohio on October 08, 2015:
Although I don't drink alcohol, this sounds like fun for parties in any settings. Great hub!
Matty on September 27, 2015:
Hah I'm going with Matt's Red/Black, tried it and it was hilarious and got us all shmasted. Highly recommend this one good call man
Jasmine on September 09, 2015:
playing with the wife tonight. This makes it very much more interesting rather than drinking a mix while watching tv.
Robert Morgan from Hutchinson Island, FL - Myrtle Beach, SC - Gilbert AZ on August 12, 2015:
Great hub. I think I learned a thing or two about drinking games. But most of all I van see a better way reorganize my hubs. Thanks.
Glenn Stok from Long Island, NY on May 06, 2015:
These games sound like a lot of fun, and drinking isn't even necessary although it can add to the excitement. I especially like "Two Truths and a Lie" because some people have one thing or another in their past that is unbelievable, such as knowing a famous person that no one would have expected. That can make this particular game very interesting.
Krzysztof Willman from Parlin, New Jersey on April 22, 2015:
I've heard a few of these games and even played a couple, but many are very vague. They do seem like a lot of fun if you're into that sort of thing as long as no one goes overboard with them. Very interesting hub and could be useful as well in the future.
Susie Lehto from Minnesota on March 25, 2015:
I must live in a bubble because I haven't heard of these drinking games people play.
John Hansen from Queensland Australia on March 24, 2015:
Most of these games are new to me. Sound like a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing.
Penny Miranda from Portland, OR on March 23, 2015:
Never heard of battle shots! Very creative.
Catherine Giordano from Orlando Florida on March 19, 2015:
Sounds like fun. I played never Ever with a large group as an icebreaker. No drinking tho. It got down to me and one other. She won.
Whitney Rose Wood on February 21, 2015:
These are awesome. I am going to have to try battle shots. Also look up horse race. It is a drinking game that you make bets and pick a suit. You"race" the suits, then the loser drinks the other persons bet.
Dom Begbour from Southampton, UK on February 21, 2015:
Great games! Although where I'm from in the UK, Power Hour is called Centurion and it's 100 beer shots in 100 minutes rather than 60 shots in 60 minutes :D
Jacobb9205 on February 12, 2015:
Great games! Thank you for sharing :)
Kitra-sh on February 08, 2015:
Nice games, thank you for sharing. Now i've a valid reason for drinking tonight!!
Matt on May 09, 2014:
1 deck of cards
Recommend beer
Dealer flips card and other person guesses red or black. If guessed correctly no drink taken and go again. Incorrectly you must drink and turn moves on. If you guess three correctly in a row you can make a rule. Ie: can't say drink, drank, or drunk or can't say names or thumb rule meaning when rule maker puts their thumb down in plain sight, last one to follow drinks. Other rules are self explanatory. If broken, rule breaker must drink. Once desk is completely gone through, reshuffle and start over. Enjoy!!!
M0n5terKat on August 01, 2013:
New drinking game to add,its called HamHunt.
12 solo cups
2 ping pong balls
2 shot glasses
Each player arranges six solo cups in any order on their end of the table surrounding their one shot glass in the center; solo cups filled with beer and liquor in the shot glass. The players each take a turn trying to take out the cups protecting the shot glass till all cups are depleted. Once all solo cups are depleted the shot glass can be targeted. If a player makes the shot glass before the cups are gone, that player losses the game. In addition while a player is attempting to make a cup the defending player is allowed to throw or bounce there ping pong ball at the attacking players ball, to knock it out of the way; but the defending player must call the defensive shot by calling ball.
There you have it, Ham hunt.
Drink On!
Nemetos on April 22, 2013:
Great games! Time to try them all out.
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If you've been a Packer fan for more than 10-20 years you've been through a lot of ups and downs.
People on the outside see the Packers as always winning and everything going their way. That being said, any packer fan, long term or short, has experienced the edge of your seat games. I feel this season will be one of those years.
To me this season seems to be going along the path similar to that of season 2003.
Flashback, with the Saints beating the Cowboys for the wildcard spot, their chance for making the playoffs was to win the NFC North Division. Packers were tied with the Vikings. They needed a win and the Vikings to lose.
The Packers took care of business with a victory over the Broncos. Now, they needed the Underdog Cardinals to beat the Vikings. The Vikings were sitting on an 11 point lead in the 4th quarter and the Packers hopes seemed to be out the window.
Then out of nowhere, the Cardinals score and somehow recover an onside kick. The Cardinals end up winning the game in dramatic fashion with a fade to the corner of the end zone as time expired to defeat the Vikings. Then just like that, they were in.
Fast forward to the 2018 season. The last week of the season finishes off with Packers @ lions and Vikings @ Bears. I believe the Packers will go into week 17 tied for the NFC North with the Vikings. Since they wouldn't have a tie breaker because of the tie during the season.
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Australian Fashion: Guide to Shopping in Sydney
Courtesy of The Corner Shop
By Cleo Glyde on March 30, 2010
As a style capital, Sydney has long been lacking. But since the Summer Olympic Games were held here in 2000, the city has begun to move past its staid Britishcentric colonial past, and today a newly confident fashion and design culture is establishing itself here, especially when it comes to womenswear. "The next generation of Sydneysiders has found its feet and realized that we have all the talent we need at home—we don't have to slavishly look overseas anymore," says Libby Lombardo, one of the city's newest fashion entrepreneurs. Her label, Teesub.com, which launched this year, focuses on the designs of emerging Aussie graphic artists. "Don't forget, we are the descendants of convicts: It's in our nature to rebel," Lombardo continues. "The more we find our own voice— and spend accordingly—the more new talent steps forward."
"Sydney is an undiscovered shopping jewel, unique and fresh," agrees Alison Chow, a native of the city who owns Coco Ribbon, the Notting Hill boutique that has championed Aussie chic in London circles for the past couple of years. "Local designers have used the country's independent nature and free spirit to create an unabashed style. Today our brands rival any from Europe."
Those familiar international upscale labels have arrived, of course, but it's the particular finds within the city's Victorian arcades, high streets, and beach alleys that make shopping here unique. Today the scene revolves around a constellation of jewel-box boutiques that showcase a single designer's vision or a local fashion guru's ability to perfectly curate selections of Australia's top designers.
These stores provide the best way to browse and buy what defines Sydney fashion now. Local designer Michael Lo Sordo sees the languor of the lifestyle—the city has 37 beaches and long, long summers—as the key to the aesthetic here. "Classic Sydney style remains casual and sexy, no matter how high-end it gets," he says. "And Sydneysiders like to bare a lot of skin." Designers respond with cuts that accentuate a good tan—and a good body—along with a bold palette that pops in the southern light. But there's always a lightness of touch, too, no matter how flashy the fashion.
The majority of the biggest homegrown names are a 20-minute walk south of the city's business hub in Paddington, the most distinctive neighborhood in Sydney. Called Paddo by locals, it has village charm but enough urban color to keep a stroll interesting. Rows of 19th-century homes with elaborate wrought-iron balconies double as stores where shoppers find rare books, retro lingerie, unusual accessories, and Australia's top fashion labels, as well as hole-in-the-wall courtyard cafés, pubs, and art-house cinemas.
The newest notable name to arrive in Paddo is Willow (3A Glenmore Rd., Paddington; 61-2/9358-4477; willowltd.com), the first stand-alone boutique for Kit Willow Podgornik's five-year-old brand. Fans of her lace-up boots, signature corsetry, and silk dresses can mainline the total experience here. "It's liberating to finally have a place that captures the essence of what I do," says the designer, who is now able to show her entire collection in one place. The shop doubles as an art gallery, displaying the work of innovative artists like Sydney photographer Elli Ioannou, who shoots backstage at the designer's shows. Podgornik calls the displays transient wallpaper.
The silver sparkle-dusted cocktail minis and swimwear at Collette Dinnigan (121–129 William St., Shop 33; 61-2/9360-6691; colettedinnigan.com.au), meanwhile, have been local icons since at least 1995, when the epony-mous designer became the first Australian-based couturiere to bring a collection to Paris's ready-to-wear shows. But with international fashion's current swing toward florals and lingerie-inspired pieces, Dinnigan is having a bit of a second coming, decorating her pastel designs with sequins and beading and emphasizing the soft and sensuous. "It's the destination for a special-occasion dress," says Alexandra Spring of Vogue Australia. "I love the romantic touches."
The other now-classic women's label in the country, Scanlan & Theodore (122 Oxford St.; 61-2/9380-9388), has a less feminine, more tailored look. "The designers are utter originals," says Random House editor Alison Urquhart. "The clothes here are somehow timeless and edgy at the same time and still look fashion-forward five seasons later." Although established more than 20 years ago, the brand remains innovative and focused on functionalism, creating asymmetrical separates and crisp khaki coats with tailored details like cutaway keyhole necklines. Scanlan & Theodore is especially good when working with intricately tiered chiffon and unusual fabrics like mesh.
Sass & Bide (132 Oxford St., Paddington; 61-2/9360-3900; sassandbide.com), the denim label designed by Sarah-Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton, arrived in the late nineties, when the likes of Sarah Jessica Parker and Elle Macpherson began wearing their superlow-rise, body-hugging jeans. Today the pants are stocked at Harvey Nichols and Selfridges, but the label has maintained the charm of its origins (in the stalls of London's Portobello Market), with signature detailing like frayed cuffs, dark washes, a mishmash of fabrics, and the original stovepipe silhouette. This season Sydney's fashion devotees are coming into the flagship here for the ruched satiny leggings called black rats, and next season Sass & Bide will debut a collection that features hand-sequined knits and embellished muslin.
For shoes, it's the stilettos in red satin or gold leather, with exotic touches like feathers and fish skin, from Terry Biviano (The Strand, 412–414 George St., Shop 122, Level 2; 61-2/9221-3456). Regarded as the Christian Louboutin of Sydney, Biviano launched the footwear line at Australia's fashion week in 2002. The store's location in the Strand, a beautiful 19th-century glassed-in shopping arcade, cultivates a certain Cinderella-preparing-for-the-ball feel. (Footnote: A pair of Bivianos was one of the prizes at this year's Sydney Smooth Stiletto Sprint, an 80-meter race in which the female contestants eschew Nikes for high heels.)
Fine-jewelry designer Stefano Canturi (80 Castlereagh St.; 61-2/9231-1799; canturi.com) became a notable name as the creator of Nicole Kidman's opulent diamond necklace in Moulin Rouge, so elaborately fitted to her neck that it practically costarred. (He's doing her film Australia, out this month, too.) Canturi's original baubles put a modern spin on the glamour of thirties cinema—the black lacquer walls of his Sydney store are even beveled like Art Deco jewels— but Canturi's true trademark is the intricate engineering that allows his jewelry to move on the body like liquid mercury. This is especially notable in the pendant from his geometric Mosaic collection, assembled from 18 tiny pieces of gold.
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Some shoppers prefer to let a professional do the editing for them. The people behind these stores have used their sharp design eyes to create boutiques filled with the city's best fashion offerings, from both established and up-and-coming designers.
Each season former model Belinda Seper picks her favorite looks from the Australian labels that receive her benediction (Michelle Jank and Gail Sorronda, among them), plus international ones like Marni, Stella McCartney, Miu Miu, and Marc Jacobs as well as more niche collections such as 18th Amendment. The pieces all come together in Seper's two stores: the ultrasophisticated Belinda (19–20 Martin Pl.; 61-2/9233-0781; belinda.com.au), which has helped boost the luxury market here since the early nineties, and the funkier and younger-skewing Corner Shop (43 William St.; 61-2/9380-9828; belinda.com.au), which opened in 2002. The latter showcases Seper's favorites from Australia's fashion week, which this season include laser-cut leather and sharp tailoring from Dion Lee and floral and pinafore dresses from Antipodium. "You can't beat Belinda's eye," says Caroline Paidasch, editor of the Australian magazine Fashion Industry Broadcast. "She has a genius for alternative brands from God-knows-where and such a knack for interiors that just walking into her boutiques is a divine experience."
And finally, for labels so new they haven't yet caught even Seper's eye, there is the Graduate Store (412–414 George St.; 61-2/9232-4199), opened only last year. Backed by the Sydney Institute fashion school and the Strand Arcade, which started fostering young talent by sponsoring runway shows, the shop focuses on hard-to-find emerging designers. The boutique's current crop includes Melissa Polynkova, who prints and dyes her silks and knits by hand, and Michael Lo Sordo, who does blindingly white bell-shaped skirts, dresses in bold geometric shapes, and out-there silhouettes, like a tapered jacket with an 18th-century puff sleeve. More than any other shop in Sydney, the Graduate Store stays current, frequently "graduating" some of its designers to make room for new ones.
The Best of Bondi Beach
Fashion and decor boutiques are popping up like mushrooms after a rain on this beach of beaches. They join the old swimwear shacks and vintage clothing stores on Hall, Gould, Lamrock, and Glenayr streets, all within a few minutes' walk of the main drag, Campbell Parade.
There is always huge buzz around surfer jeans label Ksubi and its Bondi store, City of the Dead (82 Gould St., Bondi Beach; 61-2/9300-8233; ksubi.com). Known for its outlandish fashion shows (it once sent rats down the catwalk and threw girls off a boat for its Models Overboard collection), Ksubi makes clothes with the same vagabond spirit. Its specialty is cutoff, frayed denim, but it has branched out into leather A-line mini Barbarella dresses, bubble tops, and organic T-shirts. Bondi boys love the crew fleeces and pre-aged fitted tees.
The area can be high-end, too, though: There are yacht-friendly, floaty couture caftans in coral or a jungle print at Camilla Beach House (132A Warners Ave., Bondi Beach; 61-2/9130-1430; camilla.com.au), where the aesthetic cribs heavily from Liz Taylor's fifties Capri look. Camilla Franks, an actor turned designer, just opened this Bondi flagship and will begin selling at international spots, including the Maldives, in 2009. The ultimate Sydney high-low experience would be donning one of her bejeweled caftans while watching surfers ride the breaks and picnicking on crunchy fish and hand-cut chips from Fishmongers (42 Hall St.; 61-2/9365-2205) on Hall Street.
The brunch crowd lazes away its weekends at Hall Street's indoor-outdoor restaurants. Young designers, artists, photographers, and girls taking breaks from the beach spill out of the café Le Paris-Go (38 Hall St.; 61-2/9130-6753) or perch for hours with a book on the velvet couches at bookstore-cum-café Gertrude & Alice (46 Hall St.; 61-2/9130-5155; gertrudeandalice.com.au). At sunset everyone dresses up for Icebergs (1 Notts Ave; 61-2/9365-9000; idrb.com)—the best fine-dining spot at the beach, even after six years, this modernist glass cube on the southern cliffs provides views of the entire shore and a rock-carved pool, where the water rhythmically crashes over swimmers.
The best way to see the beach, however, is on the walk from Bondi to Bronte, which curves into emerald coves and snakes south along miles of coastline scattered with dramatic boulders. The path goes past all the neighboring beaches, each with its own surf club and "lifesavers," volunteers trained to rescue swimmers in distress.
Staying Put
Travelers to Sydney still love the harborside Park Hyatt's service and stellar views of the iconic Opera House (From $550 to $6,000. 7 Hickson Rd., The Rocks; 61-2/9241-1234; sydney.park.hyatt.com). But right now media types, creatives, and retro-design fans have made the year-old, 70-room Storrier (From $120 to $200. 15 Springfield Ave.; 61-2/8988-6999; thestorrier.com.au) hotel their new favorite. A converted twenties Art Deco apartment block in the heart of Potts Point, a 15-minute stroll to the city's Botanical Gardens, the hotel has plenty of charm, which designer David Hicks has played up with lush midnight-black carpets, striped accents, and nooks with daybeds in all the public areas. Each of the suites here feels like a Deco dandy's smartly appointed apartment, and the gourmet restaurant Red Belly, featuring a modern Australian approach to rich Asian fusion cuisine, has just opened on the ground floor (The Storrier, 15 Springfield Ave.; 61-2/8988-6999; thestorrier.com.au).
At Table
As the Southern Hemisphere's land of milk and honey, Australia has superb local seafood and beef, plentiful produce, and a sophistication that's created a culinary new wave. These three restaurants are some of the most on-trend in an ever-trend-conscious city.
In the harborside suburb of Potts Point, Ego overlooks the city lights. As dark and black as the kitchen's signature squid-ink risotto (sprinkled with 23-karat gold dust), the interior hints at the gourmet-style seduction that has become the refined Italian restaurant's specialty. Meals unfurl slowly and carefully, with waiters bringing flashlights so diners can peruse menus. The rare farmed Iranian caviar is a Sydney exclusive, and freshly shucked Pacific and Sydney rock oysters sit on pebbly salt mounds from around the world. A decadent (and curious) crowd packs the place nightly. 155 Victoria St.; 61-2/9332-1555.
Foveaux
Darrell Felstead, who made his name at the 3 Weeds Hotel and is now one of the city's top chefs, creates cleverly complex, robust food at this modern European spot in the Surry Hills neighborhood. Standouts include an impossibly tender coffee-braised beef brisket that slow-cooks for six hours, and seared kangaroo loin with hibiscus gel. The subtle but improbable contrasts here enter into the realm of the culinary unknown—the hallmark of exciting cuisine. The Sydney Morning Herald's Good Food Guide named it the best new restaurant of 2008. 65–67 Foveaux St.; 61-2/9211-0664.
The city's latest mecca for beef has got to be the world's least butch steakhouse. Citrus colors, white leather booths, and massive floral lampshades are in keeping with the retro whimsy of the Ivy, the bar-and-restaurant complex in which this spot is located. Decor aside, it's the wagyu beef from southern Queensland (animals are handpicked and grainfed for 500 days) that has the starring role. For dessert have the pavlova, a fifties-style confection of meringue, cream, strawberries, and passion fruit. The Ivy's beautiful-people social scene builds from quiet Mondays to full-tilt party by Thursdays. The Ivy, Level 1, 330 George St.; 61-2/9240-3000.
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Since I could remember I enjoyed the companionship of friends. They served to make my childhood filled with happiness and joy, yet the most powerful memories of friendship that I can still bear are colored in deeper emotion. Feelings of heart ship and even heart break.
When I was in 2nd grade I was friends with a boy named Anthony. In each way that I could define it, we were best friends. Sharing stories and trading lunches. Then there was a day when we had to choose which class in third grade we were to be placed into and I found that Anthony had chosen the other class. What is left of that memory is a youthful desperation to understand why he told me that he wanted to be in the other class. There are simple explanations that could not be reasoned with me at the time. What I needed most was to see that friendship was not a bond that worked like a chain, unbreakable and relentless. How interesting it would be to glimpse how I truly interacted with that young boy and what silly fact came to pass that brought what I believed to be the end of an era.
Anthony fell into the recesses of my memories and was replaced by new friends with new reasons to find them close to my life. In time I hope to share each of their stories, and the importance is has on who I am now. For now I will leave with this first memory of friendship, hazy and clouded with emotion.


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Boise, Idaho 08-10-14, 2007: After a March Meet runner-up and semi final finish at the 2007 Boise Nightfire Nationals, Jim Murphy leads the AAFD 2007 Points standings. With three points races to go Murphy is locked in a race with Brett Harris, Adam Sorokin, Brad Thompson and Howard Haight for the first ever AAFD Top Fuel Championship title. The WW2 Racing Team decided to pass on the next points race at Mission, Canada and focus on the Governors Cup at Sacramento in September and the California Hot Rod Reunion in October. Says Murphy, "We are disappointed not being able to attend the Mission race as the times will be stout there but feel fortunate the point chase consists of the best four out of five races".
Backing up to the Nightfire Nationals, in the final session of qualifying on Saturday Murphy set a new Firebird Raceway record with an outstanding 5.836 at 248 MPH. but one pair later Brad Thompson took it away with a 5.832. These runs were particularly impressive as the temperature at Boise was in the 90's and the track was a toasty 130+ degrees leaving them with a corrected altitude of 6500'.
Eliminations on Sunday started at 3:00 PM at it was hot! With track temps at 140 degrees many of the 16 cars in contention had major problems staying hooked up and in the groove. Murphy was paired with Shannon Stewart for round one and it was an exciting match up to say the least. For the first time all weekend Murphy smoked the tires and drifted toward the centerline but managed to petal the car, reel it in and still clock 6.368 at 236.84 for the win. As ugly as Jim's run was Stewart's was way worse. At mid track he got out of the groove and stayed in it a tad too long and smacked the right guardwall hard enough to damage the car beyond repair. Lucky he stayed on all fours and was unhurt.
On a cooler track for round two Murphy clocked a 5.976 at 243.11 to beat Jason Richey who had problems and shut off early. This left a semi-final match up with young gun, Adam Sorokin who ran strong all weekend. Both cars left hard and it was a close race until Murphy had the front end start coming up at 400 feet, the car moved out of the groove and got loose forcing him to pedal it. With Sorokin clocking a stellar 5.858 at 253.95 there was no chance of Murphy catching him so he shut off to a 6.389 at 170.74.
After extensive track clean up and prep the first session went off at 7:30 PM Friday evening. Here Murphy heats the tires for his first shot of the weekend at Boise's track.
Dave Thornhill guides Murphy back from the burnout.
Paired with Mendy Fry, Murphy left like a rocket and carded a very nice 5.99 at 233.46. It was the only five second run of the session.
Thornhill guides Murphy into the groove Tim Beebe wants the car to run in.
Final adjustments are made before Murphy move into the staging beams (below).
At the hit the front wheels yanked up and the car left even harder than it did is the first session.
Hooked up solid to the 800' mark the car started spinning the tires but still improved to a 5.97 at 234. This would leave Murphy in the # 3 spot after two sessions.
After the run the crew serviced the engine and got the car ready for session three on Saturday evening.
Session three on Saturday evening found the air a bit cooler and track tighter. Everyone expected some big numbers and that's what they got. The 5 yr old track ET record was broken twice and 10 of the 16 got their best qualifying times.
With the sun starting to set, the car is towed into the staging lanes.
In this final session Murphy and Mike McClennan did side-by-side burnouts.
Taking full advantage of the cooler air Murphy ripped off a stunning 5.836 at 248.07. This broke the five year old track ET record for Top Fuel and moved Murphy to the top of the field.
*Amazingly in the next pair Brad Thompson re-broke the record with a 5.832. He would end up # 1 with Murphy # 2.
First round of eliminations went off at 3:00 Sunday afternoon and the temperatures were in the high 90's - 10 degrees hotter than the two previous day. The track temp was 140+ degrees - not great for fuel dragsters. By virtue of qualifying positions Jim Murphy and Shannon Stewart paired up.
The car left good but within 30' the tires started to haze and were smoking big time by the 60' clock. This was the first hint of tire smoke Murphy had all weekend and all agree it was the brutal track temperature that didn't like the tune-up.
Murphy drifted toward the centerline but managed to petal the car, reel it in and still clock 6.368 at 236.84 for the win. As ugly as Jim's run was Stewart's was way worse. At mid track he got out of the groove and stayed in it a tad too long and smacked the right guardwall hard enough to damage the car beyond repair. Lucky he stayed on all fours and was unhurt. Murphy dodged a bullet and moved on to round two.
Between rounds the crew did their normal servicing of the car.
The cars head down the staging lanes to the starting line. The air had cooled a few degrees but still very hot.
Gets suited up and climbs in.
Waiting to do battle while the track is cleaned and prepped.
Paired with Jason Richey, Murphy does his burnout.
Compensating for the track temp, this time there wasn't a hint of tire smoke.
Murphy left first and never looked back carding the 5.976 at 243.11 win. Richey shut off early to a 7.286 at 133.37.
Less than 10 minutes after the run the car is back to the pits and the crew jumps into action to get it ready for round 3.
With the car in capable hands, Tim (Beebe) and Jim (Murphy) go over the graphs from the onboard data computer.
The semi-finals finally went off around 9:00 PM and the track was much cooler but the left lane was somewhat suspect.
Jim Murphy met Adam Sorokin to see who would go to the final. Both cars left hard and it was a close race until Murphy had the front end start coming up at 400 feet. The car made a hard move out of the groove and got loose forcing him to pedal it. With Sorokin clocking a stellar 5.858 at 253.95 there was no chance of Murphy catching him so he shut off to a 6.389 at 170.74.
All in all it was a good weekend as they qualified well, went to the semis and moved into first place in the points chase. Better yet, the engine was happy and parts damage was minimal to say the least. Murphy and crew are looking forward to their next outing, the Governors Cup at Sacramento Raceway.


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After reading a report about the future of the Internet that projected annual web commerce growth at 2,300%, Bezos created a list of 20 products that could be marketed online. He narrowed the list to what he felt were the five most promising products, which included: compact discs, computer hardware, computer software, videos, and books. Bezos finally decided that his new business would sell books online, due to the large worldwide demand for literature, the low price points for books, along with the huge number of titles available in print.[27] Amazon was founded in the garage of Bezos' rented home in Bellevue, Washington.[25][28][29] Bezos' parents invested almost $250,000 in the start-up.[30]
In 1999, Amazon first attempted to enter the publishing business by buying a defunct imprint, "Weathervane", and publishing some books "selected with no apparent thought", according to The New Yorker. The imprint quickly vanished again, and as of 2014 Amazon representatives said that they had never heard of it.[37] Also in 1999, Time magazine named Bezos the Person of the Year when it recognized the company's success in popularizing online shopping.[38]
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Hubert Kós, né le  à Telki, est un nageur hongrois, pratiquant la discipline du quatre nages.

Biographie
En 2019, il intègre la délégation hongroise au festival olympique de la jeunesse européenne où il remport quatre médaille d'argent sur 100 m dos et papillon, 200 m et 400 m 4 nages.

En 2021, il établit le nouveau record junior aux 200 m quatre nages lors de la demi-finale des championnats d'Europe de natation 2020 ; il finira toutefois 5 derrière son compatriote László Cseh en finale. Il ne parvient pas à se qualifier en demi-finale du 100m papillon dans une série particulièrement relevée. Le relais hongrois du quatre nages est éliminé pendant les séries.
En 2021, il participe aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2020 à Tokyo où il est engagé sur le 200 m 4 nages où il se classe 20 des séries et sur le relais 4 x 100 m 4 nages qui termine 13 des qualifications. En novembre, il participe aux Championnats du monde en petit bassin et monte sur la troisième marche du podium sur l'épreuve du 400 mètres 4 nages.

Lors des championnats du monde de natation 2022 qui ont lieu en Hongrie à Budapest, il finit 6 sur sa distance de prédilection qui est le 200m alors qu'il est éliminé en série sur le 400m (les deux titres revenant au français Léon Marchand). Il enchaîne avec les Championnats d'Europe 2022 et décroche un titre continental sur le 200 m quatre nages avec un temps de 1:57.72 ; il a moins de succès en individuel sur 400 m 4 nages (4 de la finale), 100m papillon (4 de la finale) et 200 m brasse (8 de la finale).

Palmarès

Championnats du monde

Championnats d'Europe

En grand bassin
 Championnats d'Europe 2022 à Rome (Italie) :
  Médaille d'or du 200 mètres quatre nages.

En petit bassin
 Championnats du monde 2021 à Kazan (Russie) :
  Médaille de bronze du 400 mètres quatre nages.

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Naissance en mars 2003
Naissance dans le comitat de Pest
Nageur hongrois
Nageur de quatre nages
Nageur aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2020
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Pygmy rabbit data sought
Written by Christy Hemken
Casper – A small rabbit in the cottontail family that is frequently mistaken for a young cottontail, the pygmy rabbit is beginning to gain more recognition and consideration in Wyoming.
"The pygmy rabbit likes tall, dense sagebrush, and since it's relatively small and secretive, you don't see it running around like jackrabbits," says Brian Kelly of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) Wyoming Field Office.
"Historically, biologists haven't had much data because we haven't gone out and looked for it, but we tend to be seeing it in more places than we thought it really existed," he says.
The pygmy rabbit is found mostly on Wyoming's western side, though there have been unconfirmed reports of it ranging as far east as Rawlins. The rabbit's main habitat is located in the Great Basin, including Utah, Idaho and Nevada.
FWS biologist Pat Deibert agrees, saying that as surveys are conducted, the pygmy rabbit is being found in a lot wider distribution than originally thought. Historically the rabbit has been studied at the Fossil Butte National Monument in southwestern Wyoming.
"They're absolutely sagebrush dependent, as it is 99 percent of their diet, and they're the only rabbit to dig their own burrow so they require sandy soils," says Deibert. "They like older and very dense sagebrush."
Because sage grouse don't typically use those kinds of habitats, save possibly in the winter, Deibert says management of the two species doesn't overlap much, except for the broad fact that they're both sagebrush dependent. "Typically, if you're doing habitat management for sage grouse nesting or brood rearing, that's not what the rabbits need. If we start converting pygmy rabbit habitat to sage grouse nesting or brood rearing habitat, then we actually have a conflict between the two."
"If a landowner has pygmy rabbits on his land, then he's doing the right thing. The pygmy rabbit only ranges 300 yards in its entire life, so they have an incredibly small home range," explains Deibert. "One thing a rancher can do is any time they want to do a sagebrush treatment for forage reasons, to work with people to determine if they do have the rabbit and see if there are portions they can leave intact as habitat while at the same time still meeting their forage goals."
Deibert says most of the data collection on pygmy rabbits has come through research at Fossil Butte and the surveys for new energy or housing developments. "Anything that takes away sagebrush is going to take away the rabbits, but I've not known that it's occurring at any significant rates in Wyoming," she says.
"We don't have any evidence that suggests the pygmy rabbits are not doing well in Wyoming, although they're not doing so well in other states," says Deibert.
A court-ordered 90-day finding from the FWS is what has spurred recent interest in the pygmy rabbit. "The way we proceed with deciding whether a species warrants protection is to find out how it's doing in a general sense. The 90-day finding is the mechanism most often triggered by a petition, which is allowed by a process within the Endangered Species Act that allows anybody to submit a petition if they think a species is in trouble," says Kelly.
"After the petition is submitted we look at it and decide if there's a substantial claim that would trigger us to look a little closer. In that closer look we don't go outside our agency, we just look at what's in our files on the species," he explains.
Now that the 90-day finding is complete, the issue has moved into a 12-month finding, or status review. "Right now we're in the three- to 12-month period where our public comment period is open to information on how the rabbits are doing from both sides of the debate. We're looking for data, not opinions," says Kelly.
"We're not getting ready to list the pygmy rabbit," emphasizes Kelly. "If, after 12 months, the Service decides the species is in trouble and warrants protection, we would either preclude it from listing and make it a 'candidate species' with only a little bit of regulatory oversight that raises a warning flag saying we recognize it's in trouble. The reason we wouldn't propose to list it under those circumstances is that we have other priorities before us.
"Or, if we did want to list it, we'd have to go through a proposal process after the 12 months are up, which would take the better part of another year. It's noteworthy that we've done a 90-day finding, but right now we're just asking people to summarize what they know about the species and how it's doing and what its threats are."
Christy Hemken is the assistant and crop editor for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Comments on this article may be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Secretive rabbit sought out for data collection
A small rabbit in the cottontail family that is frequently mistaken for a young cottontail, the pygmy rabbit is beginning to gain more recognition and consideration in Wyoming.
"The pygmy rabbit likes tall, dense sagebrush, and since it's relatively small and secretive, you don't see it running around like jackrabbits," says Brian Kelly of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS) Wyoming Field Office.
Wyoming USFWS biologist Pat Deibert agrees, saying that as surveys are conducted, the pygmy rabbit is being found in a lot wider distribution than originally thought. Historically the rabbit has been studied at the Fossil Butte National Monument in southwestern Wyoming.
Deibert says most of the data collection on pygmy rabbits has come through research at Fossil Butte and the surveys for new energy or housing developments. "Anything that's takes away sagebrush is going to take away the rabbits, but I've not known that it's occurring at any significant rates in Wyoming," she says.
A court-ordered 90-day finding from the USFWS is what has spurred recent interest in the pygmy rabbit. "The way we proceed with deciding whether a species warrants protection is to find out how it's doing in a general sense. The 90-day finding is the mechanism most often triggered by a petition, which is allowed by a process within the Endangered Species Act that allows anybody to submit a petition if they think a species is in trouble," says Kelly.


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The days of finding a nice and affordable longhood (pre '73) 911 to build a cool sport purpose/outlaw are long gone. As a result, we have seen a rise in prices of the "G-series" Porsches. In particular, the '87-'89 examples with the G50 gearboxes have become very desirable with the last year '89s becoming some of the most sought after. They only made 1,156 coupes in 1989 so the selection is slim. However, every once in a while, an '89 coupe that is affordable comes available. This one is a great start to becoming something very cool while it is a nice driver as it sits.
Although not much is known about the early history on this 911, we do know that it has been in California for the last 20-years. The current owner purchased it about a year ago from a friend/mechanic, as it was the perfect platform to continue its "outlaw" development. Unfortunately, he only drove it about 1,000-miles as he was too consumed with other projects to enjoy this 911.
The car showed to be very dry and straight. There were no signs of accidents or rust. The floors and front pan are original and in very good shape (see pics). One of the oil lines to the front oil cooler had a dent (see pic) where someone obviously jacked up the car from the wrong place…however, there are no leaks from it and the oil cooler works properly. The clutch master cylinder needed replacing, so they took care of that including the hydraulic clutch hose and a fresh oil service with a new filter. The bottom of the motor is very dry. There was just a slight weeping at the left cam tower. Also, there was a dab of JB weld on the engine case next to the oil cooler. It looks like a bracket might have rubbed a long time ago on the case and it was patched. The repair is just slightly moist. However, it appears to have done the trick. New oil return tubes had been recently installed as well. Also, we believe the clutch was replaced as well.
This Carrera is in very nice condition and would make a great driver for daily use or touring events. The car was repainted over a decade ago when the steel flares were added. It was a decent job, however, it is showing some age with minor blemishes from use (see pics). There are some paint flaws on the roof as well. There were 964 turbo rocker moldings on the car at one point, but they were removed leaving exposed mounting holes. The front IROC bumper has scrapes on the underside with a crack (see pic). The BBS wheels were recently restored and are wrapped in near new Continental tires. The brakes have more than half-life remaining. All the glass is original, including the windscreen, and is in very good condition. The driver's door stay is broken and needs to be repaired. All the steel panels are original and there are VIN stickers on the doors, hood, and engine case.
The interior is also very nice and was in the process of being converted to a more light-weight look. The sport seats have no tears and just mild wear on the exit bolsters. The original carpet is in very good condition. The door panels are new. The power windows work properly, but need surround clips to better hold in the switches. The dash has some cracks and the stereo hole/knee pad was modified for a larger screen style modern stereo unit. The headliner looks good with just some wrinkles and slight tear at the edge near the sunroof panel. The driver door lock does not work with the key. All the gauges work including the clock. All the power windows, sunroof, and electric mirrors work properly. We just serviced the A/C system and it blows cold.
This G50 Carrera drives great. It has excellent power and throttle response. The clutch feels tight and the car shifts smoothly. The JWest shifter assembly squeaks a bit. The brakes have excellent bite and the steering is precise. The right front tire will rub on the oil cooler with full left wheel lock but no rubbing with normal driving. With countless fun vintage touring events available throughout the country, this would be a perfect example for such use.
California registration is paid through October of 2017 and it just passed California's strict smog certification test.
This Carrera comes with a space saver spare, Certificate of Authenticity, and tool kit.
This vehicle is sold "as-is" with no warranty, written or implied. In some cases, the vehicle does have the remaining factory warranty still in place and will be described above if that is the case. All taxes and fees are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the listed price. All vehicle sales will require a $65 document fee. The vehicle listed is described to the best of our ability. The information is based on our own research and statements made to us by the previous owner(s). To the best of our knowledge, the above information is accurate. We are not responsible for errors in our description of options or any other details. The above-mentioned vehicle is used and can be expected to show some wear and tear. It is not a brand new vehicle. We do welcome all local pre-purchase inspections on vehicles in order to verify condition.
Factory Steel Slantnose, 70k Miles,Recently Inspected by Porsche, Collectible!!


In the next room is my worst nightmare made flesh. An Imp and two snakes. Fat snakes. And one of them is right next to the door.
To look at Dungeonism and its odd, half-abstracted graphics, you might think it another addition to the roguelike horde - but you would wrong, amigo. Turn based and plain Dungeonism might be, but there is no permadeath to be found here, and if the details of the levels are randomly generated, the gear you get turns out to be surprisingly stable across playthroughs. Equally, though, this is not an entirely straightforward hack-n'-slash affair. Yes, the thrust of the game is "go into dungeons, get loot, kill monsters preventing acquisition of said loot", but gameplay wise its a more cerebral affair than your standard Diablo clone. It might not embrace the brutality of final death, but Dungeonism won't put up with you mindlessly tapping away like one of Skinner's pigeons.
Dungeonism's combat puts a premium on positioning. Frontal attacks, both by and against you, are automatically blocked, reducing damage and preventing status effects taking hold. Your avatar must attack from the sides, and since your character can only move two spaces and attack in the same turn, this means you must either use sneak attacks or defend and let monsters get into melee range before dealing the damage. Power attacks stun beasties, but blow your energy faster - and being hit while at low energy means a horrendous increase in damage taken. Getting surrounded or cornered can be fatal.
Dealing with monsters in Dungeonism, then, is not a matter of brute force or having the right build, but of careful positioning, hit-and-run tactics, use of the environment and careful management of aggro. It's no accident that the game has every few direct damage spells and many that deal out status ailments or move monsters around. With only a single character to control and sometimes cramped environments to constrain your actions, the combat isn't deep enough to sustain the game by itself, but it has enough twists, and punishes mistakes harshly enough, that it mostly remains engaging.
So yeah, the combat is smart. This is a genre, however, where a game thrives less on great central mechanics than how well it stokes our unquenchable lizard-brain thirst for bigger imaginary numbers. So how does Dungeonism do at appeasing our power fantasies with the traditional sacrifices of big stats and sweet loot? Well, determining your characters stats isn't an exciting part of the game - there are no talent trees to play with or new playstyles to unlock, just doling out xp to boost your chosen numbers by a point here and there. There are a few twists: experience is gained from pick-ups rather than monster killing to encourage sneakiness - and the more you use a skill, the less xp your next increase in it costs. The stats themselves, though, seem poorly explained and overly fine grained - boosting your archery by 1 isn't interesting when you're not even sure what a point of archery does.
If leveling up, though, feels unexciting, the gear makes up for it, enabling the kind of shenanigans that would make a Dungeon Master green at the gills. Dungeonism credits your intelligence too much to expect you to get excited over a sword because it has purple text and marginally bigger numbers attached. With the right spell, you can teleport through walls or block off a door with roaring flames, shaping the battlefield to your advantage like some one-man magical engineering corps. Equipment has similarly satisfying, chunky effects. The most standard gear available boosts something - healing, defence, magic damage - by a whole 50%, and even swapping out a couple of pieces can change your playstyle dramatically. Some of the pieces of gear picked up in dungeons can make even bigger changes to the rules. Not bad for a game where it took several dungeons before I even realized it had equipment.
Indeed, an occasional if severe source of irritation is the game's reluctance to explain what it considers obvious. For the most part, the game is forthcoming with the data every dungeon-diver needs - witness the oddly lovely red-tinted examine mode. Core mechanics, though, tend to be spelled out a comically long time after you learn to use them, and it's easy to miss an important thing or two - it took me an embressing amount of time into my first play through to find the shop menu. These kinds of hiccups can cause you problems when things should be smooth sailing and disrupt the pacing of the experience.
The other flow-breaker in Dungeonism is part and parcel of the randomised elements. Sometimes, a dearth of the items you need or a particularly brutal room can bring you to a halt. For the most part, the game is good about giving you a way through if you're creative - even if that creativity involves running like a heavily armed craven coward. Sometimes though, some especially nasty enemies will cluster in an area which offers no opportunity to separate them or slip past. Your options, in these cases, are to take a beating and limp through the rest of the level, or to die and redo the whole thing. The random elements of Dungeonism's levels keep the player on their toes, but the trade off is the occasional puzzle with no solution.
It's worth putting up with the frustrations, though - when Dungeonism is good, it is very good indeed. The game's odd graphical style and puzzle-like elements can make it seem like a cold-blooded experience, but when the flow is right and the pieces fit together, it all sublimates into a shockingly immersive experience. You become a fantasy hero in the mold of the Grey Mouser or Elric; slithering past threat after threat through cunning and sheer desperation as much as combat prowess. And the moments where you hit a tough but beatable room, where the wish fulfillment slips back and the tactical puzzle takes centre stage, provide the counterpoint, as suddenly hard and bracing as diving into cold water. With it's diverse toys, hidden levels and push-your-luck endless bonus dungeons, Dungeonism rewards curiosity, persistence, and a refusal to be cowed by the occasional setback.
Dungeonism isn't a game content to pick one thing and do it really well. It's not a tightly focused game - it's not a deep tactical experience, it isn't supported by an immersive world or storyline and it doesn't have the sprawl or tension of a true roguelike. If you go into the game looking solely for one of those things, Dungeonism will stymie and disappoint you. If you go in willing to put up with some quirks, maybe juggle a couple of different characters, and let the game surprise you, you'll find a game that, like its environments, is far deeper and more thickly filled with treasures than the you'd guess from gazing at the surface.
You'll find a game that, like its environments, is far deeper and more thickly filled with treasures than the you'd guess from gazing at the surface.


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MX Prime previously Maximus Dan (born Edghill Thomas, 1979, Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago) is a soca / dancehall musician. He is also known by his former stage name Maga Dan.

After working with Jamaican producer Danny Browne between 1997 and 2000, and releasing dancehall and reggae influenced music, Maximus Dan moved in the direction of soca and has developed his own style.  His biggest hit single to date was "Fighter", which was made for the Soca Warriors (the Trinidad and Tobago national football team) in 2006. "Fighter" became the rallying song for the first ever appearance by Trinidad and Tobago in the FIFA World Cup finals in Germany.

His song "Love Generation" is featured on the Cricket 07 game by EA Sports for the PC and PlayStation.

History
Born and raised in the fishing village of Carenage on Trinidad's west coast, Edghill Thomas, was at first Magadan. He made a name for himself with a few local hits and was eager to collaborate with more established artistes. Although he was more than capable of standing on his own, he was prepared to learn how to survive in the music industry by walking with those who travelled the road before him.

He says of the time: "It wasn't just a name change but a realisation of what I wanted to be, a leader not a follower. I wanted to bring a different element to the soca industry. It was so normal to sing a party song, festival tune, or road march contender, simply seeking a limited goal of touring after carnival (and settling for that). I wanted to stand out. I wanted to teach. I wanted people to listen – not just follow instructions, like put yuh hand in the air."

He signed with Main Street Records in 1997, becoming one of the first artists out of Trinidad to work with a major Jamaican label. Under the supervision of producer Danny Browne, he was a featured artiste on the single Do you see what I see on the filthy rhythm with label mates Red Rat, Hawkeye, Goofy, General Degree and others. The rhythm sold well globally.

In 2000, when Magadan became Maximus Dan, he had a string of hits with his own style of soca music. Using his unmistakable voice to deliver conscious messages over driving blends of soca and dancehall music.

Obeah Man, Lash Satan, War, Kick It Way, Soca Train, Hosanna Fire, Earthquake, Order … are just a few of the offerings he has stamped on the national consciousness.

"I was always a man who liked to share knowledge. I grew up around people like that, so I felt being in that environment I wanted to bring that into my music and into the soca arena. It was hard in the beginning 'cause everybody felt like I was preachin' in the party," says Maximus.

"I was always my own worst critic so I would sit down before I format a song and study what are the things to appeal to people … beats, pulse, the instruments and the cords … if you catch them with the music that's how you draw them in. I make sure the beats are so infectious the words follow automatically."

"I am still trying to find the perfect formula, there is always room for improvement and growth. When people listen they actually learn, and a good listener is a good learner. It's all well and good to have a good time but you will have in the back of your mind at least one entertainer gave a message… empowerment, positivity."

"Stevie Wonder, Sam Cooke, Ras Shorty, Bob Marley; they focused on the betterment and education of mankind that was the prime purpose of the music, for you to get the music and for you to live it out at the same time. We artistes are human beings too and we have so much power with the microphone in our hands, but when we come off that stage we go back to normal life and it's about practicing what you are preaching as well … you need to live what you teach … I try to be the best I can be every single day."

When the news came that Trinidad and Tobago's national football team had qualified for the FIFA 2006 World Cup the streets erupted in spontaneous euphoria. The song on everyone's lips, some with tears streaming down their faces was Soca Warrior by Maximus Dan.

It was a gift to the nation from a true patriot, an artist who has always used his pen to awaken our social consciousness.

The song was written in 2005 at a time when the team needed to feel lifted.

Maximus says: "I wanted to have a song to sing to infinity … til God come. I didn't want it to just be a football song."

This is his approach to all things, and what characterizes him as a messenger of the people.

References

21st-century Trinidad and Tobago male singers
21st-century Trinidad and Tobago singers
1979 births
Living people
Soca musicians


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"Wheatake 80" Maintaining Valid and Reliable Standards in Education
In this Wheatake, I continue brief reflections on the slippery slope where the Territory stands, through a look at the significance of maintaining international standards in the process of Territorial educational development. I am writing this Wheatake empathetically and not contemptuously, and only one characteristic of education I am referring to-international credibility /validity. I have seen some erosion of some of the progress which had been made in education and that has prompted me to write this message.
This characteristic of our education system has been the concern of educators since 1956 when the Territory severed ties with the Leeward Islands Federation and decided to chart its own education journey. This characteristic has been cherished by B. V. Islanders in other areas of endeavour. An example in recent years is the Territorial responses to the international achievements of B. V. I. athletes. These athletes had to go through the fires of international testings before they emerged as gold, silver, or bronze medalists.
If you study the growth of B. V. I. education you can see achieving and maintaining international standards as one of the goals during the pre-ministerial period. During the early decades of the ministerial system the same emphasis can be seen. Examples at the secondary level of education to ensure international standards were the yardsticks of the General Certificate of Education Examinations which were replaced by the Caribbean Examinations Council Examinations which are legally enshrined in our system, and in Music the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music- Examinations which are known and recognized internationally. The reliability and validity of these examinations have been tested internationally. The students who qualify in these examinations have comparable international stature as the medalists.
In the case of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, in the past, the General Certificate of Education Examinations Advanced Level and the Caribbean Examinations Council CAPE Examinations were yardsticks for the standard of education achievement in selected subjects. This was adopted because Accreditation does not evaluate the level of instruction every semester. The accreditation certifies that you have the tools to do the job.
I have been involved in the development of Territorial education 1955 including membership on the Caribbean Examinations Council during the first fifteen years of its existence. During my eight years as principal of The Britih Virgin Islands High School (1972-1980), the fourteen foundation years as President of HLSCC (1991-2005) and seven years as Chief Education Officer(1980-1987), I have gathered concrete evidence of the importance of international currency in the education process.
Recently I have seen a gradual departure from that element of international currency. Inherent in this move is the slipping of standards. Again there is data to support that position. Without being specific and to avoid the appearance of discrediting anyone, I am making a simple but profound request that the stewards of the education system pay more attention to the quality of education according to international standards for the benefit of those persons enrolled in our institutions of learning. I leave with you the words of Alexander Pope:
"A little learning is a dangerous thing;
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring.
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
And drinking largely sobers us again."
- Dr. Charles H. Wheatley.


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Q: Dell r510 esxi raid 10 disk failure: lost config I had a server go offline yesterday complaining of disk failure. I re-seated the disks in the set and all of the light went green. I rebooted the machine only to find that now it won't boot into esxi.
It was complaining about a foreign config and one of the disks was status rebuild. According to dell forum, I "cleared" the foreign config and rebooted. Now all of the disks are in status "ready" but the machine still won't boot (vd 0 not found).
I don't believe I did anything to lose data? I was under the impression that the raid setup was to help survive a disk failure.
Any tips or suggestions on how I can get the machine to boot into esxi again would be appreciated. I would also be happy to find a way to get a VM off of the machine that I could move to another machine.
Thanks.

A: What I ended up doing was re-creating the configuration by re-creating the VD with the seated drives. The setup was exactly the same - same drives in the same slots with the same striping as RAID10. Importantly, I did not initialize the VD as this would have erased the disks.
Once I rebooted, it booted into esxi and once the array had complete parity checks, I re-added the datastore and the vm's were available again.

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I had an amazing two-week fall break. Around these parts fall is kind of awesome. Honestly, I hate to say that because I despise winter with absolutely everything in me, and fall is really just PRE-winter. But early fall is generally very pretty and very comfortable. Jacket weather. You understand.
I was absolutely delighted to take this drive out to the east coast where the rumors of an even more amazing color show on the trees was promised.
The goal: Drive from Indiana to New York City. Spend three days in New York. Head to Scranton, Pennsylvania, and get crazy with some dead ancestors. This trip was gonna be awesome.
Holy crackerjacks, the wind. Once we were finally facing east, I think the wind had a hand in getting us better gas mileage. Wow.
The leaves were not quite as pretty in Pennsylvania, at least not as pretty as they should have been. I am guessing this is because of the crazy windstorm that almost transplanted us in Kansas.
As we drove through the Stroudsburg section of Pennsylvania, we were in a "caution zone". I feel like that might mean the opposite of what it does in Indiana ….cause…. wow. I was going 10 over the speed limit and people were speeding past me, obviously irritated with my geriatric driving.
The Bronx is very easy to get to from the George Washington Bridge, but not cheap! I paid $16 in 3 minutes. Boo tolls. Let me just express my rage about the lack of upkeep on the freeway leading to the bridge and how I almost got my new car stuck in a pothole that seemed more like a manhole with no cover. Unacceptable for paying $16.
This is all very whiny so far. Let me explain right now that my drive out was the least nice part of the trip. It gets better.
We are lucky to have friends that live all over the place and don't seem to mind when we want to crash in their homes and take advantage of their intriguing locations. One such friends, is Amsters, who you may have remembered from previous posts. She lives in Riverdale, a lovely little neighborhood in the the Bronx. Let me tell you what I used to think about the Bronx. I thought if I went there…I would probably die, quickly. Such horrible misconceptions. It is a lovely place and there's so much amazing history as well. So we thought we should probably go see some of that history.
The first stop was Hastings-on-Hudson, an adorable little town on the Hudson River. Amsters loves driving up on the Sawmill Parkway because it reminds her of Don Draper, and her love for him, as if she ever forgets about it. We got there pretty quick and stopped into Antionette's Patisserie. We needed food and coffee. Somehow, in my desire to find us a place to sit, I failed at getting both. I ordered a drink…without caffeine?! What on earth is the point? The worst part was that I just really didn't understand what I was ordering and the name sounded good. It was, in effect, a hot milk. I'm pretty sure that's all it was, maybe with some sugar in it. Then I pointed out a muffin I wanted, and said, "I want that, a chocolate chip muffin" and then ran outside and proceeded to speak to a man that I believe was actually Fareed Zakaria. I am still trying to figure out if he owns a home nearby. I grabbed an extra chair from Fareed's table (he wasn't using it) and then patiently sat and waited for my tasty coffee drink (which turned out to be sugary hot milk drink) and a chocolate chip muffin (which turned out to be a prune/fig health food granola dry grossness muffin). Everyone else's breakfast was great, so I kind of just mooched. I'm glad people love me and accept me for who I am, and what I take from their plate.
We then headed over to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, which is the oldest cemetery in the state of New York (if I'm not mistaken). It was a beautiful cemetery with a shockingly large number of famous folks buried there. I saw the gravesite for Andrew Carnegie (which was a hoot for my students to see pictures of, because we had just learned about him in US History), Samuel Gompers, much of the Rockefeller family, and obviously Washington Irving. During our entire visit I tried to envision the locations from the Disney film and where they would probably be here. I did this very quietly, so that my husband and Amsters would not judge me.
We spent one night in Manhattan and then part of the next day. We happened to be in town at the same time as some of our other friends who just happened to be in the city. We all met up for a lovely evening of comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade and then an evening on the hotel roof having drinks with an amazing view of the city skyline. I have to admit, I love New York City. Every time I have been I have had a very unique and completely different experience. There are still about a million things I haven't seen and would love to.
The High Line – New walking park, which is a converted rail line and runs above ground.
St. John the Divine Church – Courtesy of our friend, Keely, who lives in the neighborhood. This place is amazing. The Children's Sculpture park next to it is terrifying.
Columbia University campus – VERY different from my own undergrad experience.
View from our rooftop bar location. Not too shabby.
We had one last visit to a couple of historic spots in the Bronx, but nothing family related, and we headed out to Eastern Pennsylvania, late at nigh so that I could get started early morning in Scranton.
The worst thing about traveling from New York to Pennsylvania in October in the evening….deer. Suicidal deer.
Part II will contain ACTUAL ancestry research.