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This game is SO GOOD. Having never played the original (I started with Bloodborne, then played through DS1, DS2, and some of DS3) I feel right at home, other than the lack of jumping. The environments *definitely* feel next gen. It's fun just taking my time looking at all the details. The hours put into asset creation (textures, modeling, etc) must have been *mental* to achieve this.
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Min/Maxing and meta considerations are A LOT less meaningful in Demon's Souls. Because the environment is a much larger factor. Demon's Souls frequently funnels you through tight corridors and/or puts you atop precarious platforms and ledges.
You often cannot spam widely swinging weapons (deflecting off walls even seems more strict in Demon's Souls, than later souls games). You can't blindly roll. and even having a weapon or attack totally optimized for damage, is not so important. Playstyle Vs. environment is much more important. And unlike Dark Souls 2 and 3, you can't just turn and run for a few seconds to an wide arena looking area, obviously placed to pander to PVP. Almost everywhere you go in Demon's Souls, you are probably in a tunnel, facing a ledge with no railing, forced to navigate a 90 degree corner, stairs which may or may not have railing, etc.
I spent a lot of time in Demon's Souls pushing people off ledges while two handing the spiked Shield. It has a two handed lunge/push move, which ignores most attacks (not necessarily the damage). Unless its a really high damage great sword or something. I eventually maxed it out for dexterity with a purebladestone. Because I found it to be useful in many scenarios. In tunnels, near ledges, slowly trudging through swamp, etc.
But you don't need to do that, if you just want to push people. You shouldn't even need the spiked shield. Some of the other similarly sized shields should have the same two handed push move. Some of the quick poking attacks can also stun lock, making an effective tool to push people around, regardless of damage.
Due to the nature of Demon's Souls level design, I've had quite a few invaders simply bail after a minute or two. I'm guessing they aren't outfitted to exploit a small tunnel/path or they don't want to spend 10 minutes tracking me down. Probably 1/3 of them end up leaving after a couple minutes.
I'm finding that most of the weapons I stuck with in the 3 Dark Souls games aren't that great in Demon's Souls. The big/heavy weapons lack the F+R2 jumping attack that sped them up, and almost all of them swing wide enough there they hit walls or ceilings. They're dandy for bosses, but a quick/stabby weapon is way better most of the time. The Esoc seems especially strong. I don't care for dex builds, but I think they're likely better in this game. There are just more strong options.
I managed to beat the Flamelurker on the first attempt. I'd long heard that was one of those "weed out" bosses, so I came in with some anti-fire gear and a pile of grass. Still, I never really felt all that much in danger. I mainly just kept getting behind him and swinging 1-2 times. If I got to 1/3 of my health I'd run behind a column and heal.
Some of it is probably me having played the 3 sequels, but I've killed all but the Armored Spider and Leechmonger in 1 try. The Leechmonger was a weird falling death that looked safe. The Armored Spider is a straight-up trash fight since you'd never know he fills the whole damn room with lava. The others have been challenging, but not really hard. Definitely not as hard as any of the 3 Dark Souls games. Not sure where I'll go next. My buddy told me to kill off the first boss of all the arches after getting as far as possible in the first one. Guess I'll probably trek back to that one and see what I can do with those dragons.
Oh yeah and the "hands of god" fist weapon can send people flying with its strong attacks. I.....don't remember if that was in the original game. or if Bluepoint changed the moveset and physics for that.
Question about item scaling in the Souls games... let's say you have two weapons, one that scales B with strength only, and one that scales D skill and E strength. If I have a decent amount of strength and skill, can the D and E weapon equal a pure strength build? In other words, do the multiple stat ratings add up or does it just take from the strongest of your stats?
Generally speaking, a significantly higher individual rating is going to beat lower, split ratings.
However, if you are really worried about maximizing, you should look at the wiki pages for the weapons you are interested in. As it will show you the stats after each upgrade level. Some of the weapons dramatically improve their scaling ratings, after certain upgrade levels/pathways. And there are a few weapons which have some quirks. Things like a certain weapon with an "A" rating actually scaling more like an "S", etc.
Unfortunately, Demon's Souls upgarde system is really poorly layed out.
Patch 1.003 update went live earlier today...developer Bluepoint took to Twitter to confirm that the update addresses some stability issues...the team is also working on other fixes, such as the gold coin glitch fix, and other improvements...
https://twitter.com/bluepointgames/status/1331284277154230276
I'm starting to regret going Royalty now (mostly Magic but shield/swordplay as necessary) - I'm four-shotting bosses with Soul Ray, and two-shotting poor bastards that walk into the Old Monk fight. And I intentionally skipped upgrading my wooden catalyst to Insanity Catalyst because it would double my magic damage.
Debating on finishing the game, or bailing and starting over with Temple Knight for a STR/FTH build.
I'm pretty much always STR based and I'd say the game isn't super tough even wading in and slugging it out. It's still harder than 95% of other games, but the difficulty is closer to Bloodborne than the 3 Dark games or Sekiro. You can sense when you're in a place you aren't ready for based on how many hits everything takes. If you're taking everything out in 2 swings, you're good to go and fight whatever you encounter. The only magic I ever use is just the defense boost spell. I pop that here and there or if an invader shows up.
I know I've said this already, but the sound design is SO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD. It's not just 3D positional audio or the bitrate etc, but just the design of each element is done with so much care and love. It can be little details like when you break a table that has stuff on it, you'll hear cups hitting the ground and rolling around, or other bits of random "debris" that have physics you can bump into sound 100% real. Then there's the totally "synthesized" stuff like the ranged spear attack (with blue particle fx) the Tower Knight does.
I know the vast majority of people go through entire games without giving much of a thought to the sound work (unless it's REALLY BAD and impossible to ignore) but I really hope the person/people behind this get the recognition they deserve
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Nitpick: As great as the PS5 controller is, I really wish it had back paddles like the Xbox Elite 1&2 controllers, because in this game it would make a big difference by not having to take your thumb off one of the sticks to press the D-Pad to switch what's in your left or right hand - that inefficiency has gotten me killed more than a few times. Being able to weapon-switch with a paddle would be epic.
I think by design, they don't want you to be able to do that.
That sound design during the 1-2 boss fight (avoiding spoilers) was incredible. Also the dragons..my god the first few times those guys did their thing freaked me out. Both of those really sold it for me, and it's been great since.
Ok, so I'm playing a little more tonight (just killed Tower Knight) and was invaded by someone, so my first PvP in Demon's Souls. They did something that broke my weapon like 10 seconds into the fight and I had no backup so I was boned. Wtf did they do that broke my weapon so fucking fast?? Also it cost me like 5k souls to repair it... And I had just repaired my gear 30 seconds before this so it's not like I went into the fight with a damaged weapon.
There is a spear called the Scraping Spear, which randomly damages a piece of your equipment with each stroke.
I can't remember if there are any spells or throwable items which cause equip damage.
Yeah they were using a spear so I assume that's what it was. Jfc what a troll weapon that is. If you're short on souls to repair your gear, guess you're fucked
Yeah, that's what I've generally picked up with PvP in this game. People either have no idea what to do or they're using some kind of Ubersetup laden with exploits/lockdowns/instakills/etc.
I either win vs. normal players or just get straight-up mauled...often with no possible recourse.
I ended up in the PvP boss fight from the other side of things and clearly the summoned opponent had never experienced that battle before. They were probably like me and just looking to help vs. the False Idol. I kinda felt bad, but it was nice not to run into a PvP build guy in that fight.
In trying to conserve resources, early on I'd help other people fight bosses to become human again. Now that I'm SL60, I don't seem to ever find anyone who needs summoning. I did manage to end up in someone's game who was clearly on NG++++ or something (we were doing almost no damage to anything), but that was too much for both of us.
Ironically, one thing that is probably hampering the multiplayer systems in Demon's Souls is the scarcity of PS5s. The more people playing the game, the better its systems work (more people summoning, invading, leaving signs, etc.)
Yeah tell me about it. I breezed through 5-1, but 5-2 is taking hours and super annoying. Its mostly just slowly draining my stockpile of HP and MP consumables. Not being able to roll while getting jumped by 2 giants = lol. I finally got to Dirty Colossus, got killed and just turned it off for the night - wasn't going through that village again.
Every Souls game has its swamp or Blighttown (DS1) type map, that seem more test of patience than timing and skill. FROM's gift to us I suppose.
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Thanks for the warning, I'll know what I need to stock up on.. btw, yes that area in Dark Souls 2 was insane. I made it to the boss fight twice and gave up after that. At least I can say I made it that far I do appreciate it for being a different sort of challenge in the series though.
...and I'm done with the swamp at last. The only thing I had left was the boss, who luckily wasn't too bad. He hits pretty hard (and it's tough to tell when he's hitting you if you get far away), but he's a pretty standard "get behind and swing" boss. I've gotten to the point where I'm only using Late and Full Moon Grass. The lighter stuff just isn't cutting it in fights like that. It's tempting to use the other grasses, but they're really only for when you're wandering around.
The biggest pro tip I can offer for the Swamp is to equip a regen ring + the adjudicator's shield for that area. Even if it makes you fat roll, it'll basically alleviate the constant poison effect. You still lose life ever so slightly, but it's minute and very slow. That way at least wandering in the muck is no big deal. You can still run, too. Snag all of the random items in both sections of the muck and you can get some really good gear and a shitload of souls. There's even an island with 4 large trolls with 3 Ephemeral Eye stones on it.
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Where do you find the Adjudicator's shield, so I can plan ahead?
It's in the first part of the Shrine of Storms. Pretty sure it was just laying on the ground so you don't have to kill the boss to get it or anything. If you haven't been there, it's actually a pretty good area for grinding levels. You can get around 2000 souls just by making a loop around the first half dozen enemies.
The best place to get souls I found is the second level of Shrine of Storms (Ritual Path). Just don't kill the death like scythe guy at the bottom and the ghosts keep respawning. I use a Dragon Sword +5 and it's a 2 hit kill for each and they are slow. I just stand there near the stairs going down after 2 lane like bridge and just one thrust then a slash at everything coming out of the door at regular intervals. I think by the time I killed the death scythe guy I had like 25k souls. I think each one is worth around 800.
Though I can't find a good fast place to farm moonshadestone chunks. I need one more to get my crescent rapier to +5. I think the death scythe is suppose to drop them rarely but I have a ton of shards but no more chunks. I guess my luck is bad.
I need a couple hardstone chunks to get my Claymore to +9. It's been at +8 seemingly forever. I assume some of those lizards in the mines might have one, but that's such an annoying/long run to make. I've barely even touched my other weapons.
For what it's worth, the last two sections of the Shrine of Storms are pretty easy. I blew through them in one pass and there were signs on the ground that even told me how to kill both bosses. The only areas I have left are the latter portions of the first archstone.
The 2nd part is kicking my ass (after the sythe guy).
The level design is super annoying being on a ledge with rolling enemies and projectiles from flying bat thingies. Then once I get past that I'm pretty much insta killed when the death ray weird slender thingy kills me lol.
Pretty sure I gotta just come back later when I'm stronger.
Side note, anyone know where i can find a dragon stone shard? I have 3 and need one more to upgrade my sword, it would really help I fell. Don't want to upgrade my normal short sword any further if I can get at least an upgrade here
Dragon Stone shards are plentiful to farm if you have unlocked the Underground Temple (2-3). Warp to that location then go back towards the Tunnel City. In the caves kill the bugbear type slugs. It's not too far but not close either, but you can make a short sweep of the tunnels and the area near the lava river and get a lot of shards and some chunks also though chunks are rare drops. But you can loot a few chunks and a pure if you have enough HP and a flame resist ring from some corpses in the lava. Be quick though and have lots of healing items with you. Don't forget to also use the bugbear powder they sometimes drop to increase flame resist. That's how I got the dragon long sword +1 I found in the tunnel city to +5. It is probably the best weapon for the shadowmen archstone since it is mostly undead enemies and fire hurts them a lot.
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I'm at the end of the line now. Per what I've seen (I wanted to make sure I hadn't hit any sort of "point of no return"), I've reached the final area. I went ahead and cashed in all of my boss souls for spells and upgrades. My soul level is 75. I've inadvertently created a quality build, which I probably wouldn't do again if I had to do it all over. I figured I'd boost dex here and there and the next thing I knew I had a 30 in Str, but a 28 in Dex, too. The coolest weapon I only recently discovered is the Dozer axe. I'd kinda like to specialize in it, although it's heavy as hell and requires a 30 in Str to even use. Still, depending on if you can kill the demon in the tutorial, you could get it pretty early on.
did you mess around with world tendency?
Not intentionally. I might have accidentally, but I honestly don't even know how it works. I've only looked up a few things just so I had some idea of what to do with individual boss demon's souls. I figure NG+ (or just another normal playthrough) will be for looking up whatever I missed out on.
I can clarify WT when you get around to it. It's not actually as complicated as it seems.
I'd love to hear about how it works. <3
I'm done with the game now. The last bosses were pretty much cake. I have no idea how you're supposed to fight the king to make him challenging.
I just blocked his charge, hit him 1-2 times, and then backed up again. I don't think he ever even hit me. No clue if the world tendency creates new bosses or anything, but the Armor Spider and Flamelurker are probably the toughest enemies in the game. Maybe the Maneater...but only because the game surprises you a little in that fight.
I ended up killing the dragons with arrows. Talk about tedious. I was hoping for achievements and basically got nothing but more souls I didn't really need. Oh well. I figure I'll give NG+ a go, but maybe not quite yet.
So...how does World Tendency work exactly? I definitely encountered several areas/objects that I could never reach so I'm guessing those were related.
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When the PS3 version launched the devs From Software never expected this game to take off.
World Tendency
Initial notes:
Pure White and Pure Black both either open up previously blocked areas in levels or cause new NPCs to appear and allow special events to happen. The ultimate point being access to unique/powerful items/equipment/weapons.
First of all, if you want exclusive control over your own world tendency's, you need to play in offline mode. When you play online, it will shift your world tendency's to whatever the average is, off all online players in your region. Once the game stabilizes and people get better at it, Demon's Souls will spend most of its life with online world tendency shifted more towards white.
And as long as you are online----you can't reliably change your world tendency. Because once you have gone back to the nexus a couple of times, it will re-adjust back to the online average.
Besides occasional worldwide tendency events (pure white weekend/pure black weekend), From Software never figured out anything interesting to do with it. And so far....its seems neither did Bluepoint. Unless they decide to come up with some other unique types of events or something.
Affecting World Tendency
The two main ways to efficiently affect world tendency are to kill the bosses or to die in human form.
Once either thing has happened (a boss is killed or you die in human form), you have to return to the nexus, before the change to world tendency will happen.
Each world's tendency is independent from all of the others. So, dying in human form in Shrine of Storms, will only effect Shrine of Storms, etc.
Moving to Pure Black
Moving a world towards black is much easier, because you can simply use stones of ephemeral eyes to regain human form, and then suicide in that specific world. And there are enough SoEE available in each playthrough, for you to do this at each world. (IIRC, there are over 45 available in each playthrough, from general play. And there is at least one enemy which actually drops them, for potential farming past 45.).
The most efficient way to go to pure black, is suiciding in human form. from a neutral world tendency, I think it takes about 5 deaths or something. Bluepoint made it easier to tell what the world tendency is. So just be sure to check after you return to the Nexus each time.
If you are going for pure black, be careful about what you are doing, to maintain it. What I mean is, if you want colorless demon's souls, you have to kill the primeval demon's which show up in Pure Black. But, killing a primevil demon will cause a large shift back towards neutral, if you return to the nexus afterwards. Killing special NPCs which show up during Pure Black, also cause a large shift. So if you want to do multiple things, you need to plan ahead. Or be good enough to not die and be forced to return to the nexus.
Also, if you are in Pure Black and want to keep it, do not kill invading Black Phantom players (players whom are glowing red). This will cause a shift towards neutral. You can simply suicide. Or maybe you want to play with them a bit. drop some items. troll them. Let them kill you. whatever, Its Demon's Souls!
Moving to Pure White
The most efficient way to move to pure white is to kill the bosses. (and return to the nexus after each boss is killed, to ensure the shift happens).
If you are invaded by a Black Phantom player (glowing red), this is an opportunity for you to get a bonus shift towards white (if you kill them).
You should stay in soul form, if you are going for pure white. Because a death in human form inside a world, will shift it away from white.
Similar to Pure Black, be careful about what you are doing while in white. Killing special PW NPCs will shift towards black, etc.
You regain human form after killing a boss. If you are going for pure white and are not confident in your ability to stay alive, then you should return to the nexus and suicide there. Dying in human form in the nexus, does not affect any world tendency. (you may have seen streamers doing this or heard others blindly suggesting it. Its basically a way to make the game progressively easier. As it will systematically move each world towards white and maintain it. And then you may hear a streamer saying something like "this game seems easier than the others" and yeah well duh, you are literally making sure it is easier.)
Key aspects of world Tendency:
Moving a world towards white, makes enemy health and attack power lower.
Your soul form attack power increases.
More/more powerful healing items drop more frequently.
upgrade materials and rare items drops less frequently.
Moving a world towards black, makes enemy health and attack power higher
Pure Black adds additional Black Phantom versions of enemies to many areas. (BP enemies are glowing red). From Software was pretty smart about this and many of these additions can make certain areas a lot more challenging. If you want your second playthrough of the game to be more interesting, I highly recommend a pure black playthrough. The additional BP enemies can really make certain encounters feel fresh and force you to test your skills.
your soul form attack power decreases in pure black.
Healing items drop less frequently.
Upgrade materials drop more frequently.
rare items drop more frequently.
Bluepoint messed with the drop rates on some of the rarest items. So, you probably won't find yourself needing pure white/black, simply to obtain certain item drops. IMO, they were a little too generous in these changes.
At this point, its up to you if you want to experience pure white/pure black blind and see if you can figure out on your own how to get the unique items, etc. or plan it out with a wiki.
My favorite Demon's Souls wiki is demonssouls.wikidot.com
Wow. That seems pretty damned complicated
I'm guilty of dying in the Nexus once (trying to fall onto a platform with an item), but that's basically it. I'd say the game was still the easiest of the Souls games, Bloodborne included, mainly because the bosses didn't hit that hard. I don't recall being 1-shotted a single time by a boss. At least not counting the lava from that damned spider. The levels themselves were on par difficulty-wise, the bosses just weren't the huge roadblock that they could be future games. I have to admit that I think this world nuance is pretty cool, though. In the subsequent games, things that happened with NPC's always felt kinda random. While very complicated, this definitely adds something to the replay value of the game.
Indeed, the bosses in later games get progressively more difficult. However, Demon's does a lot to keep things more varied and to create atmosphere with its boss fights. The bosses in later games are mostly just fight this guy in a big square room. Even attempts to create similar experiences in later games, seem to miss the mark. (see: pinwheel in Dark Souls Vs. Foul's Idol in Demon's Souls). That's not to say that later games NEVER do anything more interesting than fights in square rooms. But Demon's Souls is quite a collection of interesting bosses. Even if they are relatively easy.
Its similar with the standard enemies in the levels. Dark Souls 1 has like 4 times the amount of different enemy designs. But Demon's Souls does more with its encounter design, despite a lot less enemy variety.
I have to admit that I think this world nuance is pretty cool, though. In the subsequent games, things that happened with NPC's always felt kinda random. While very complicated, this definitely adds something to the replay value of the game.
I love the World Tendency aspect of Demon's Souls. I wish they had improved and expanded on it in later games, rather than abandoning it. It really adds a lot to the game.


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The weather is turning cold and culinary thoughts are going to pot, the soup-pot, that is. (I put that one in for Fred.) There are many recipes I've tried and kept and many I have yet to put to the test. This particular gem is very healthy. Not to worry, I'll be whipping up some of the richer soups throughout the winter.
Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and the next 4 ingredients (through thyme) to pan; sauté 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in butter and mushrooms; sauté 3 minutes or until lightly browned. Add broth, rice, chicken, salt and pepper to pan; cook 3 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. Yeild: 4 servings (1.5 cups).
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Gorgeous photo and great comfort dish!
Let me know next time you make it. I'll be over!
Nice soup and superb photos as always. I do enjoy the mushrooms and I'm a big soup fan. Mom's Saturday meal in the winter was homemade soup and fresh home made bread. I was incredible how many visitors she had on Saturday. I don't think that my cousin Anna ever missed one!
The weather is a bit cool today. I think you've just read my mind. I also want to do some leftover roast chicken and rice soup with mushrooms. I can have a huge bowl of this.
What a gorgeous soup (and photo)! Those big pieces of mushrooms are so appealing, particularly when combined with thyme.
The peppers and mushrooms make for a gorgeous soup. And a wonderful pic!
That soup looks so good! I like the huge pieces of mushrooms in there.
Mouth-watering! I could eat mushrooms all day.
made this last night. fantastic. i was leery, too many mushrooms…..i'm sold.


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In his Theologian Trading Cards, Norman Jeune III (M.A., Talbot School of Theology, Biola University) offers a unique study tool patterned after the American baseball card to assist Bible college and seminary students as they explore the leading voices from the early church councils to modern day. The 287 historical figures are divided among fifteen theological and historical "teams" such as the "Orthodoxy Dodgers" (heretics), the "Geneva Sovereigns" (Reformed), and the "Münster Radicals" (Anabaptists). Each card contains a picture or portrait on one side opposite brief biographical material and the historical significance of the figure. One immediately sees the value of such flashcards.
Upon further examination, one begins to notice peculiar inclusions that might not be expected. Contemporary theologians are well represented, including N.T. Wright and Kevin Vanhoozer, despite the fact that it is too soon to predict the impact of their theological contributions upon history. Their place in the collection at the expense of notably absent names such as Puritans Richard Baxter (who literally wrote the book on Reformed pastors) and William Gouge (whose work influenced centuries of believers' understanding of the Christian home) may raise suspicion.
Anabaptists are particularly well represented, perhaps reversing the centuries old trend toward minimizing their contributions to Christian thought, while the first English Baptists, Thomas Helwys and John Smyth, are completely absent. John Bunyan, the author of one of the most influential books in all of Christian history, The Pilgrim's Progress, is not mentioned. One observes further that Baptists in general are marginalized and names such as Roger Williams (who championed religious freedom in the early United States), John Broadus, James P. Boyce, and B.H Carroll (founders of Southern Baptist seminaries) are simply missing from the deck, as is the Prince of Preachers, Charles Haddon Spurgeon.
Further complicating matters is the reality that all history is interpretive, and that Jeune was, by the very nature of the project, required to make debatable decisions regarding the categorization of particular figures. Such decisions would lead him to categorize Jonathan Edwards as an "Evangelical / Fundamentalist" rather than Puritan, and to group the Anabaptists separately as a whole, despite the fact that many were condemned as heretics by the Roman Catholic Church, the Magisterial Reformers, or both. Jeune's interpretation seems to have led him to conclude that theirs was not legitimate heresy, and was deserving of a separate category altogether. One may agree with his conclusion regarding the Anabaptists, but must still acknowledge that in this case, his is a re-interpretation of historical events, rather than that which was understood at that time.
This same critique extends to the author's identification of some who classified as martyrs despite the fact that they were executed by the church as heretics. Though one might quickly come to the defense of Balthasar Hübmaier's accusation as a heretic, one cannot deny that was the charge for which he was executed. While Jeune lists Hübmaier as an Anabaptist rather than a Heretic, he does not account his death as martyrdom.
Despite these critiques, the Theologian Trading Cards will serve students well as they begin to navigate church history. Jeune strives to help students understand historical figures in their proper theological context, which demands he make certain interpretive decisions. While some may disagree with specific decisions, none can deny the strength of this resource for students of church history.
This review appears in the Southwestern Journal of Theology 56.1 (Fall 2013): 109-110.
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IMF backs Nigeria on border closure
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has backed Nigeria's closure of its borders with some neighbouring countries over issues bordering on illegal trade.
Abebe Selassie, director of the African Department at the IMF, gave the position at a media briefing on the sidelines of the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C.
He was responding to a question on whether the closure negates the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
Selassie said although free trade was critical to the economic growth of the continent, it must be legal and in line with agreements.
"On the border closure in Nigeria which has been impacting Benin and Niger, our understanding is that the action reflects concerns about smuggling that has been taking place," he said.
"It is about illegal trade, which is not what you want to facilitate."
He said the IMF was hoping for a speedy resolution of the issues as the action was already taking a toll on the economies of the country's neighbours.
"We are very hopeful that discussions will resolve the challenges that this illegal trade is posing," he sais.
"If the border closure is to be sustained for a long time, it will definitely have an impact on Benin and Niger which, of course, rely quite extensively on the big brother next door."
On Wednesday, Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, said the borders were closed to curb illegal trading activities by Nigeria's neighbours.


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From the European Union to Beijing, to Moscow to Washington D.C. we have those who love power, prestige and money more than they love and want to serve their fellow man.
Not only are these people corrupt, they are too lazy to actually do something useful to earn their daily bread.
Those of us who live outside of government, but under it are the ones who are in danger of being devoured and losing any chance of being better futures for ourselves and our children.
This isn't just POLITICS-it is IMMORALITY on a grand scale.
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The CHURCH could and should step in now to speak up against the hypocrisy and criminality, obvious to see, of governments around the world.
Leaders living large and doing little.
When a leader emerges willing to sacrifice his time, mush of his fortune, his privacy, his family time, etc. they want to destroy him.
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"Devil's Peak [Pau Toi Shan] is located at the north coast of Lei Yue Mun, the eastern entrance to Victoria Harbour. The economic minerals mined are wolframite and beryl.
The minerals were first discovered in 1914 and mining started in May, 1957. Devil's Peak Beryl Mine, with an area of 360 acres, was operated by Far East Prospecting and Development Company Limited. During May to November 1957, one ton of ores was extracted.
…small scale mining was carried out at Devil's peak. Several abandoned sub-vertical adits can still be found…these are covered by dense vegetation.
HF: I think the company was indeed called the Far Eastern Property and Development Corporation Ltd and if so was founded on 1st November 1954 and dissolved on 14th September 1979.
Tymon Mellor has sent this 1963 aerial photo of the Devils Peak area. He adds you can see the fort and the fox holes dug by the miners.
Sewell RJ et al, Hong Hong Geology: A 400-million year journey, Gov of HKSAR, 2009 Chapter 9 covers economic geology – mining, quarrying and offshore sand deposits in HK.
This article was first posted on 27th September 2016.


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Theme cakes for ...Read moreIs it your child's first birthday this year? If so, a 1st birthday cake is perfect to start the family tradition of celebrating birthdays with a delicious cake or cupcakes. The memories from this special day will certainly be something you will want to remember, so don't forget to take lots of pictures during the party or hire a photographer to take the pictures for you.
Theme cakes for birthdays are also a great addition to any themed birthday party. From ballerina to jungle themes, the possibilities are endless. If your daughter is having a princess themed birthday party, a castle cake is the perfect centerpiece for her big day. There are many cake shops in Hawaii that can create a cake perfect to enhance your themed birthday party.
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CRANBERRY, Pa. — Sidney Crosby was on the ice for the Penguins' practice Friday afternoon.
Crosby began the practice in a gray no-contact jersey, then swapped it out for a regular black jersey after 20 minutes.
Crosby said after practice that his situation still hasn't changed, though. The reason he participated today was for the same reason he skated on Tuesday, ice time availability. He didn't participate in line rushes, and said he still isn't ready for contact. The change in jersey midway through practice can be attributed to him working with the power play, since all the power play players wear black.
Crosby worked with the top power play unit along with Evgeni Malkin, Patric Hornqvist and Kris Letang, with Bryan Rust and Jared McCann alternating in the fifth spot.
"Getting on the power play and that kind of thing, it helps to have a few bodies out there," Crosby said. "It's more game like as opposed to skating by yourself. It's a bit of a tease, too. It's good being out there."
Crosby said that while his situation still hasn't changed, he still feels like he's making progress.
"I think I've been progressing each week," he said. "I'm happy about that. I love being out there right now. It's just something that, when it's time, I'll be out there."
Crosby seemed to be pushing himself in the drills, and stayed on the ice for an extended period after practice. Formal practice wrapped up at 12:35 after the noon start. Crosby didn't come off the ice until 1:22, well after everyone else was off the ice.
Mike Sullivan was encouraged by what he saw from Crosby today.
"It's great," Sullivan said of Crosby's participation. "I know it's great for our team morale, our guys love it when he's out there. He's making progress, we're excited about that. It's great to see him back with the team."
Crosby won't make the trip to Montreal, and he'll skate on his own during that time. He said he's unsure if he'll make the next road trip out west.
"We're going to figure it out over the weekend," Crosby said of potentially making the trip out west. "I'll be skating over the weekend while the team is gone. It'd be great to be around the group, but it's whatever's best as far as me getting back."
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• Sullivan announced that the Penguins are recalling Thomas Di Pauli and Casey DeSmith from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and both players will meet the team in Montreal. Di Pauli is insurance at forward since the team isn't carrying any extra forwards.
DeSmith's recall is because Tristan Jarry isn't making the trip to Montreal. He's not injured — he was a full participant in practice and Sullivan said he is scheduled to play against Florida on Sunday. But the Florida game is earlier in the day — 5 p.m. — so the team doesn't want him to have to travel to Montreal to back up, and have to turn around and start early the next evening.
DeSmith won't need waivers to return to Wilkes-Barre. He's able to spend the same 10 game, 30-day window on the active roster before he'd need waivers again.
• Brian Dumoulin is no longer using a crutch after using one earlier this week, but is still using a walking boot.
• The Penguins used the following line combinations, the same as last game:
Alex Galchenyuk – Evgeni Malkin – Bryan Rust
Dominik Simon – Jared McCann – Patric Hornqvist
Zach Aston-Reese – Teddy Blueger – Brandon Tanev
Dominik Kahun – Joseph Blandisi – Sam Lafferty
• The defense pairings rotated.
• The second power play unit was John Marino, Juuso Riikola, Dominik Kahun, Zach Aston-Reese, and Alex Galchenyuk.
• The first penalty killing unit was Brandon Tanev, Teddy Blueger, Jack Johnson, and Chad Ruhwedel.
• The second penalty killing unit was Sam Lafferty, Joseph Blandisi, Marcus Pettersson, and Kevin Czuczman.
• During the special teams work, Marino made a slick move where he put the puck through Blandisi's legs and juked left to get around him, drawing a big reaction from the players observing. Blandisi just dropped to one knee and shook his head afterward in disbelief. I asked both of them about that moment after practice, and there was some friendly chirping on both sides.
"He got lucky," Blandisi laughed. "The puck bounced and went between my legs. It made him look better than it made me look, I didn't like it."
"I've done that twice now, I'm two-for-three. He's gotten me once," Marino said with a laugh. At the same moment, Blandisi walked by in the locker room, shaking his head, then the two laughed again.
"That was just a weird play," Marino continued. "I wouldn't try that in a game. We have to get out there more often so I can pull that move more often. He just looked at me shaking his head, saying 'That's twice!'"
• After Thursday's game, Sullivan said the top line of Galchenyuk-Malkin-Rust looked "decent," but he wanted more time to look at film and think about it. Today he said they looked "decent." So that's that.
• The Canadiens, Saturday's opponent, signed Ilya Kovalchuk to a one-year deal today.
• The Robert Morris women's team took the ice after practice. This weekend is the Battle at the Burgh, a college women's hockey tournament featuring No. 1 Wisconsin, No. 3 Northeastern, Colgate, and Robert Morris. More on that here.
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"Faiths of all kinds have taught us peace, non violence, because lawlessness, violence must have prevailed. But today there is hardly any death due to physical violence. Today violence of physical nature is 26th or so in number, but number 1, 2, 3 killers are all environmental, lifestyle related, pollution, emission and Climate Change." Renowned Engineer, Educationist and Social Innovator Sonam Wangchuk spoke about the effects of Climate Change while receiving the 7th Dr Paulos Mar Gregorios Award.
He was conferred with the honour for outstanding contribution in Creative Innovation and Sustainable Development. The award function was organised at St Thomas School Grounds in Gazhiabad, Delhi. Former recepients of the award were towering personalities and great humanitarians like His Holiness Dalai Lama, Baba Amte & Varghese Kurien.
Sonam Wangchuk achieved worldwide attention for his efforts to uplift the humanity of Ladak. And also for the innovations for a sustainable and eco-friendly lifestyle in the mountains. His work gained him many prestigious awards internationally including Magsaysay Award and GQ Men of the Year for Social Entrepreneur of the Year.
"All faiths have to upgrade to version 2.0" sonam wangchuk
"In my own Ladakh, glaciers are melting, which is causing flash floods killing thousands in the past decade alone. Similarly in many coastal areas. In the coming years there will be many more deaths due to environmental reasons. So all the colourful faiths have also to upgrade to the next version of Christianity 2.0, Hinduism 2.0, Buddhism 2.0, where the violence of our lifetime is also acknowledged and addressed to."
The ultimate killer called pollution
The weapons and killers have changed in these times, says Wangchuk, religion and lifestyle need enhancement. "Today we are not running around with daggers, arrows and bows, but every time we drive our huge cars, clean looking cars, we are dropping a bomb of roughly 4kgs of carbon dioxide every kilometer. Now this is the violence that we need to see to this in all faiths and bring peace."
The silent killer called pollution
He says that the number of people killed by Pollution every year matches the figures with World War fatalities. "Today roughly 7 million people in the world die every year of air pollution alone. World War I & II together killed 100 million people over a period of 10 years, which comes to 10 million people a year. Air pollution alone is killing almost that many. If you add the other impacts of climate change, we are actually in the third world without guns, daggers and arrows."
Our over consuming lifestyle
He reiterated the urgency of mending our ways and cutting down on the excess lifestyle followed in modern day "Because of our lifestyles where we over consume. There was a time when we didn't have enough food, enough houses. But now we are overdoing it. Housing and agriculture are said to be two of the biggest contributors to climate change. If we do not throw off the food we take, we could reduce this by half. "
A word of request for the city dwellers
Finally, Wangchuk requested the city dwellers to lead a simple life so as to make life easier for those in the mountains and environmentally fragile areas. "If we do not set our air conditioner to 18°C in 45°C Delhi, making a Ladaki feel cold in a hot summer in Delhi, we can change things. So I appeal to you all today as I always do from the mountains of Ladakh, my message would be "please live simply in the big cities so that we in the mountains may simply live."
Sonam Wangchuk receiving the 7th Dr Paulos Mar Gregorios Award from form Vice President of India Venkiah Naidu Pic Courtesy: Santhosh Joy
In his address, Dr Youhanon Mar Demetrios, the Metropolitan of Delhi shared his experience of visiting Wangchuks projects in Ladak "His works has to be seen to be believed. You have to believe what his ingenuity and coupling of engineering and environmental concerns produced in Ladakh. His environmental concerns connected to reverse the demerits of present day tourism. Building habitats that do not require ceiling fans or air conditioners or air coolers is a marvel to experience."
Wangchuk shares the ideals and features of Mar Gregorios
His Holiness The Catholicos Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, the Supreme head of the Church said "Dr Paulos Mar Gregorios Award was a profound thinker of the Orthodox Church. Imbued with ideals drawn from his Orthodox faith and appreciation of India's cultural and philosophic pluralism, he endeavored tirelessly to promote interfaith dialogue and harmony and to establish development in a context – sustainable use of natural resources. We see these very features and ideals in the person of Sonam Wangchuk."
He further said about Wangchuk, "His efforts to use traditional knowledge for sustaining the environment and use education as a tool to trigger innovation and entrepreneurship among the youth is price worthy. This world needs more leaders like him."
Paying tribute to a great soul
"We reflect and remember and pay tribute to a great soul. The late Metropolitan Dr Paulos Mar Gregorios, In terms of reviving, reiterating and underscoring his vision of humanity. In that doing something, doing something, extends that vision to our own times and perhaps in times beyond by recognizing the same quality and element in the aspirations of Sonam Wangchuk." Salman Khurshid, Former Union Minister delivered the keynote address
"Sonam Wangchuk's tireless endeavours and continuing efforts to reform the architecture and technology of Ladakh habitats by making them environmentally friendly and his ceaseless pursuit of educational reforms and pedagogical innovations have produced young men and women occupy leadership positions in all levels of society are truly commendable." Said Venkaiah Naidu, former vice president of India and the Chief Guest at the Award function.
Adding to what Sonam Wangchuk said about Climate Change, Mr Naidu said "We should really work for environmental protection. Safeguard ourselves to safeguard our future and future generations. I am happy that heads of different countries have come together to safeguard the environment. Nature, culture together for a bright future. That's my advice to the younger generation."
While delivering the vote of thanks, Fr K M George, addressing Wangchuk he said "Had Mar Gregorios been living today he would have definitely travelled to Ladak, stayed with you, in order to learn from you about your work for the poor students, youth and the village community. Himself an educator and a lifelong learner he would have joyfully related to your innovative simple style, and method of nourishing community living in a natural environment. You would have given him new insights for his architectural vision of a new human civilization urging ecologically self-sustaining and peaceful for all life."
The award ceremony was attended by many dignitaries from various walks including education heads, public servants and religious leaders from different faiths. There was a large gathering of people witnessing the ceremony who came from various part of Delhi, NCR.
"Endowed with a versatile mind, Dr Paulos Mar Gregorioswas a lifelong seeker of knowledge and a daring visionary. In all his voluminous philosophical and theological writings and speeches he built on the theme of shaping the future. The future of the human race. Future of our nation. Future of God's creation at large. He suggested that we must continually practise the subtle art of making the image outlining the image of the future of humanity. Mar Gregorios called for a new concept of the human and a new paradigm for a new civilization. As a humanist committed to the well being of society and of all creatures big and small in our world, he affirmed all humanity as one single pluralistic unit. He believed in people in relationships and in community. And in the network of communities. Rather than in individuals and individual aspirations for success and achievement. Characterising his vision of a new civilization, mar Gregorios constantly advocated equal freedom of all human beings irrespective of gender, nation, language or religion. His style was 'search for the common good' understood especially as justice, peace, and a healthy environment for all life was geared to a new manava dharma rooted in Ahimsa and Karuna. He called for a deep and genuine respect for all religions and for secular options as well. In his well known inaugural speech at the 100th anniversary of the world parliament of religions in Chicago in 1993 Mar Gregorios stated "not one religion for all humanity, but one humanity for all religions."
A few words about Dr Paulos Mar Gregorios by his eminent student Fr K M George
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Meet women fashion entrepreneurs in India
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The Indian fashion industry is one place where you can find several women fashion entrepreneurs. Through their creations, they nurture some of the subtle aspects of nature, culture, tradition, and environment. A woman knows best how to bring out the best in her creations. She knows how to protect and give a breath of new […]
What happened when fashionable footwear became common in Kerala?
Posted on August 1, 2018 November 26, 2021 Author Ancy Abraham
I don't know when footwear became so common in Kerala. Because if you google 'Kerala 1970' or 'Kerala 1975' you will see that there are very few images of people in footwear. But one thing is sure that before the 90's Keralites used to buy only water resistant rubber or plastic footwear. In Kerala rain […]
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"LinkedIn has formalized the blending of Lynda.com courses and its own professional data and networking services with the launch of LinkedIn Learning. This new site provides access to "thousands" of video courses in an on-demand format that can be viewed on mobile devices; it includes transcripts and closed captions and offers administrative tools for tracking user analytics. A major area of emphasis will be education environments, including K-12 and higher education.
Webcasting, lecture capture now became integral to education, survey administered by Kaltura found. They say that universities are using video more frequently as part of regular education. You can read more about the study here. To read more about video in instruction and ways to create video, please go to my Diigo collection. Interested about videoconferencing? Attend an NU workshop on Sept 30, 10-11 in 1204 and get additional resources here.
How does language learning affect the brain?
Students at NU speak several languages (e.g., Kazakh, English, Russian, and possibly some other languages they learnt at secondary schools or in their families). But how does language affect the brain? The study says that people who are bilingual have longer attention spans and a better ability to focus (according to researchers from the UK's University of Birmingham). Researchers performed tests on a group of people who spoke only English and another group who since an early age have spoken English and Chinese. Read more about this study here.
US News and World Report published a list of most innovative universities (27 US schools). This is their 2nd ranking of such a kind. You can view the list here. ASU, MIT, and Stanford took the first three places the 2nd consecutive year. Check them out and see what improvements they are making for their students through innovative approaches to curriculum, student services, faculty, campus life, technology, or facilities.
We talk about learning outcomes a lot.
More than 70 institutions in England are testing different measures of student learning amid new government effort to evaluate universities on teaching quality. Read more about the study here.
What are your laptop policies in class?
Oh well, some ban laptops from classrooms and some allow them. What are your laptop policies in class?
This post at The Chronicle gives some good suggestions. Take a look and decide what's applicable in your case.


"Get me out of here as soon as you can."
That seemed a wise thing to do, so Cap'n Bill lifted his head and shoulders, and Trot and Button-Bright each took a leg; among them they partly carried and partly dragged the damp Scarecrow out of the Ruby Cavern, along the tunnel, and up the flight of rock steps. It was somewhat difficult to get him past the edge of the waterfall, but they succeeded, after much effort, and a few minutes later laid their poor comrade on a grassy bank where the sun shone upon him freely and he was beyond the reach of the spray.
Cap'n Bill now knelt down and examined the straw that the Scarecrow was stuffed with.
"I don't believe it'll be of much use to him, any more," said he, "for it's full of polliwogs an' fish eggs, an' the water has took all the crinkle out o' the straw an ruined it. I guess, Trot, that the best thing for us to do is to empty out all his body an' carry his head an' clothes along the road till we come to a field or a house where we can get some fresh straw."
"Yes, Cap'n," she agreed, "there's nothing else to be done. But how shall we ever find the road to Glinda's palace, without the Scarecrow to guide us?"
"That's easy," said the Scarecrow, speaking in a rather feeble but distinct voice. "If Cap'n Bill will carry my head on his shoulders, eyes front, I can tell him which way to go."
So they followed that plan and emptied all the old, wet straw out of the Scarecrow's body. Then the sailor-man wrung out the clothes and laid them in the sun till they were quite dry. Trot took charge of the head and pressed the wrinkles out of the face as it dried, so that after a while the Scarecrow's expression became natural again, and as jolly as before.
This work consumed some time, but when it was completed they again started upon their journey, Button-Bright carrying the boots and hat, Trot the bundle of clothes, and Cap'n Bill the head. The Scarecrow, having regained his composure and being now in a good humor, despite his recent mishaps, beguiled their way with stories of the Land of Oz.
It was not until the next morning, however, that they found straw with which to restuff the Scarecrow. That evening they came to the same little house they had slept in before, only now it was magically transferred to a new place. The same bountiful supper as before was found smoking hot upon the table and the same cosy beds were ready for them to sleep in.
They rose early and after breakfast went out of doors, and there, lying just beside the house, was a heap of clean, crisp straw. Ozma had noticed the Scarecrow's accident in her Magic Picture and had notified the Wizard to provide the straw, for she knew the adventurers were not likely to find straw in the country through which they were now traveling.
They lost no time in stuffing the Scarecrow anew, and he was greatly delighted at being able to walk around again and to assume the leadership of the little party.
"Really," said Trot, "I think you're better than you were before, for you are fresh and sweet all through and rustle beautifully when you move."
"Thank you, my dear," he replied gratefully. "I always feel like a new man when I'm freshly stuffed. No one likes to get musty, you know, and even good straw may be spoiled by age."
"It was water that spoiled you, the last time," remarked Button-Bright, "which proves that too much bathing is as bad as too little. But, after all, Scarecrow, water is not as dangerous for you as fire."
"All things are good in moderation," declared the Scarecrow. "But now, let us hurry on, or we shall not reach Glinda's palace by nightfall."


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Eric Gemmell (7 April 1921 – 23 February 2008) was an English footballer who played for Oldham Athletic, Crewe Alexandra and Rochdale.

He began his career on the books of Manchester United and Manchester City but without making a first team appearance due to being called up to serve in the Royal Navy during WW2.

In January 1952 He scored seven goals in one game for Oldham Athletic.

In the 1954–55 and 1955-56 seasons he was top goal scorer for Rochdale.

Gemmell died on 23 February 2008.

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>> Ed Graney
Business before pleasure: Wranglers owner willing to sell
The Wranglers today are like a home ready to be shown to interested buyers, but not yet listed.
There's no sign on the front lawn, but the broker doesn't have any problem whispering to others about the availability.
"It's not that hard to find me," owner Charles Davenport said. "If there are people out there who want to buy the team, I'll be happy to listen. I'm not trying to bail out, that's for sure.
"I would be stupid not to listen to anyone who wants to talk."
Amid countless rumors of external curiosity about purchasing the local ECHL team, there seems to be more than a morsel of interest from Davenport to sell after six seasons in Las Vegas.
You don't purchase a minor league sports team to make money during the time you're calling the shots. To have a nice tax write-off, yes. To fill your pockets, no.
Only a few ECHL franchises — primarily ones that own and operate their own arenas — have bottom lines drawn in black ink.
"At the end of the day, (Davenport) is not going to turn his back on a potential profit," team president Billy Johnson said. "That's truly the way you make money owning a minor league sports team. If he can find value in flipping it, it would be wise to do so."
Davenport on Friday said minor league sports are quirky at best, a fantasy world where adults get to live and play like kids.
He loves hockey. Loves watching games. Loves being around the team when he makes the journey from his home in San Diego. Loves offering an affordable form of entertainment to families in a charming setting like the Orleans Arena.
He's also a businessman.
You hear there are local investors interested in owning the team, but such desire often comes from people with big dreams and little sense of how difficult it can be running and paying for things. Fresno. Augusta. Louisiana. Columbia (S.C.). Pensacola. All are ECHL franchises that folded in the last five years under local ownership.
You hear talk of corporate interest in town, which at least would bring more stability than a group of boosters who think they can make daily decisions better than current management.
You hear NHL teams out West want their American Hockey League affiliates in closer proximity and that Las Vegas is an attractive location for many, but a higher level of AHL player also could bring higher ticket prices in a market unwilling to pay, which ultimately could cost the town hockey forever.
Look, there is a reason the Wranglers always have promoted atmosphere over winning. There are too many variables at this level — AHL call-ups throughout the season, injuries — to promise consistent success.
The fact Las Vegas managed three consecutive 100-point seasons before this year's roller-coaster ride is more about having a terrific coach/general manager in Glen Gulutzan than anything else. People who are upset there won't be a fourth don't grasp what the ECHL is about.
Consider: Near the end of an eight-game winning streak this season, the Wranglers in a matter of days lost 10 players to call-ups and injuries, leaving them with a bench of 11 bodies during the 0-6-4 stretch that followed. They suited up a pharmaceutical salesman, a kid who had been working in a pro shop the last three years, a kid who hadn't played in 18 months. That's Double-A hockey.
"We promise to remain entertaining and do things outside the box and ask our fan base to support these kids getting to the next level," Johnson said. "That is the dream we have always sold."
Whether Davenport sells the team is a question based on countless factors. These aren't great times for anyone. Any potential buyer without ties to The Orleans would be looking at a deal in which profits come from ticket sales and sponsorship, areas not flourishing in the current economy.
But it's out there. He's not going to hang up on potential shoppers. It's an unsettling thought. The Wranglers run things well. They're competent and entertaining and tremendously viable at this level in this city.
Change at the top could alter those truths.
"(Davenport) gives you everything to succeed and leaves you alone," Gulutzan said. "What else could you ask for? He's a first-class guy. This isn't about ego for him. He just likes the inner-workings of the game and being around it.
"But it's a business. He's going to do what he's going to do. If the price is right, he's going to sell."
There is no sign on the front lawn yet.
But at this point, the listing might be mere formality.
Las Vegas Review-Journal sports columnist Ed Graney can be reached at 702-383-4618 or egraney@reviewjournal.com.
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UNLV's Tony Sanchez embraces new Fertitta Football Complex
By Ed Graney / RJ
June 29, 2019 - 4:22 pm June 29, 2019 - 4:51 pm
Already, the new UNLV football complex has paid off with several commitments for the 2020 recruiting class, pledges from the sorts of players who likely would have never considered the Rebels if not for such dedication to an on-campus facility.
Facing cap issues, Golden Knights' window to win Stanley Cup is now
Things change fast in the world of pro sports and salary caps, all of which could be impacted by what decisions George McPhee makes in the next several weeks.
Karlsson extension the latest sign of Golden Knights culture
Team owner Bill Foley and his management team have done an unbelievable job creating a place that players want to be for the long term, the latest being center William Karlsson.
Raiders rookie Josh Jacobs focused on football, not Hollywood
The running back's voyage to a first-round pick has been well chronicled, his own words describing a youth of poverty, homeless for a time and living out of a car.
Raiders' already wacky world braces for HBO's 'Hard Knocks'
The Raiders easily could challenge to be included among the most memorable clips of the HBO show "Hard Knocks" with a roster that includes Antonio Brown, Richie Incognito and Vontaze Burfict.
Raiders TE Darren Waller hopes face in the mirror is a new man
The Raiders believe lessons have been learned and would have former wide receiver Darren Waller slotted as their No. 1 tight end should the season begin today.
A son's first pitch reminds us never to forget Las Vegas shooting
June 9, 2019 - 4:32 pm June 9, 2019 - 5:07 pm
Kaden Manczuk threw out a first pitch before an Aviators game at Las Vegas Ballpark to a player from the opposing team who happened to also be at that fateful Oct. 1 concert.
Knights owner Bill Foley enters billionaire fray for MLS team
The owner of the Golden Knights has a strong desire to bring a Major League Soccer expansion team to Las Vegas and house it as a tenant in the new Raiders stadium.
Las Vegas Bowl changes a step forward for hosting College Football Playoff
A potential site for a College Football Playoff championship game will soon host the NFL and UNLV football, along with a new-and-much-improved Las Vegas Bowl.
Aces' Kelsey Plum still navigating rough waters of WNBA career
The greatest of all college scorers and Aces guard Kelsey Plum struggled mightily in an 80-74 loss to Connecticut on Sunday, going 0-for 3 in 20 minutes of play for Las Vegas.


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Energy-saving Shuttle solutions based on the latest Intel Atom processor and a fanless design ensures a quiet and reliable POS and kiosk hardware solution for small and medium businesses. The new version of Shuttle's 15.6-inch all-in-one PC, X50 V3, and the new 18.5-inch all-in-one PC, X70, will be shown as a basic and performance POS solution, as well as a basic kiosk solution.
Cloud computing is the new stage in the industry's evolution. With strong R&D experience and proven manufacturing excellence, Shuttle now delivers solutions for private cloud computing solutions for the home and business sectors. Shuttle's new line of cloud computing solutions will be unveiled for the first time at the show.
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Long Live the Atari 2600!
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I mentioned in the last post that I had an Atari 2600. Well, I actually just dug it out from under the guest room bed and hooked it up this past weekend! AND IT WORKS!! There are a few games that I have had to blow in (remember that) to make it work, but for the most part they work!
I actually have 2 working Atari 2600s. I have the original (no wood grain though!) and I have a smaller Atari 2600 Jr. I think I have about 25 games. I have Donkey Kong, River Raid, Frogger, Demon Attack, Combat, Pac Man, Mrs. Pac Man, Qbert, Solaris, Spaced Invaders, and much, much more! I can remember taking many trips to Zayer with my mom where they had the huge bin of Atari games that were usually like $5 each. Those were the days!
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Unlocked Essential Phone ready on Best Buy, still coming soon
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Essential Phone will arrive in a few weeks' time, says Andy Rubin
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Essential Phone spotted in the wild, could be a prototype
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Andy Rubin raises more money for Essential Products
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Andy Rubin's Essential Phone finally unveiled
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Because even in our spare time here at NaturallyCurly, we discuss all things hair.
South Africa's Hair Revolutionaries Coexist For A Successful Inaugural Johannesburg Natural Hair Meetup.
The Maboneng precinct in South Africa's capital on March 21. Organized by Margaret Chandia of Me Time, the Johannesburg Natural Hair Meet Up was packed with popular movers and shakers-- Charlotte Steenekamp, founder of Africa Grace Skin Care, Klassy Kinks blogger Ijeoma Eboh, and a revolutionary behind the South African movement, "I don't buy my hair, I rock my own", Mbali Langa. View more of the recap on Enca.com.
Last Friday during pop singer Jessie J's 27th birthday, the star rocked a number of hairstyles in celebration, including this dreadlock ring- French braid combo. This hair accessory has been seen around a lot, lately. Would you rock it?
Has Taylor Swift turned her back on the curly community?
As you know, NaturallyCurly has always been about styling options. If people want to straighten their curls, we provide them with the information and tips they need to do it with as little damage as possible. But what bothers me is the impact – and media's reaction – to her straighter look.
Rihanna recognizes just how much representation matters.
This past weekend, the Home movie opened to record-breaking box office numbers. Tip, the main character voiced by pop superstar Rihanna, has bouncy ringlet curls that make it just so hard not to enjoy watching in the animated DreamWorks flick. What a powerful visual it is to actually see a movie star that our little natural hair children can watch in admiration. And Rihanna must agree, because she shared this photo on her Instagram.
Are you subject to racial profiling at the airport because of your natural hair? Not anymore, hopefully.
In light of all the controversy, reports, and complaints made to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for doing exclusive and extended pat-downs on natural hair passengers, they announced last Thursday that they will shift their focus to be less racially and texturally driven.
We never quite expect Hilary Duff to shock us--after all, she played the lovable, innocent Lizzie McGuire years ago on Disney. Today, however, Duff is a working mom, with her latest endeavor landing her in Brooklyn with her son, Luca Cruz Comrie. She went on vacation last week and came back with awesome turquoise hair by AmberDoesHair that we just cannot get enough of.
This Harlem museum showcases natural hair and nails as part of the Diaspora.
The Studio Museum in Harlem now displays expression of the diaspora through a "complex intersection of politics, consumption, and creativity." This includes natural hair like twists, locs, afros, and other gorgeously "complex hairstyles". Greatist has the entire diaspora exhibit in their slideshow of significant frame-worthy moments from Malian portraitist Malick Sidibé, sculpture artist Pamela Council, and Nigerian photographer J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere.
David Beckham is in another underwear ad, but this time, we were staring at his hair.
Soccer superstar hunk David Beckham stopped by the Late Late Show with James Corden two nights ago. Both Beckham and Corden were stripped down to their skivvies, and 33 seconds into the video, James Corden points a blow dryer at David Beckham's perfectly placed coiff. We laughed, and we stared--at David. Watch the video and let us know if you had to regain your composure like we did.