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While I agree with you for the most part, it is important to note that within those parties you have a pretty diverse group of politicians. John McCain doesn't really have much in common with your tea party candidates for example, and in California our Democratic governor is more of a fiscal conservative than quite a few Republicans.

Just to add a bit of a positive spin, the average citizen still has a lot of different ways to exert their influence on the US. Voting is one aspect, but corporations cannot afford to simply ignore the middle and lower classes. They still have to at least create the illusion that they are looking out for the best interests of the common people. Why do oil companies bother investing in alternative energy? Why does change.org ever manage to change anything? Why do civil rights continue to progress? Public pressure is still a very effective tool in this country.

Weird, I've been playing the game like crazy and I haven't heard anything about this. Although the guild banks have been down a lot over the last week.

I can do this.

I can see some criticisms of Dishonored, but I don't understand complaining about the graphics. I thought they did a great job of creating a unique style and capturing an industrialization age city.

Ok, looks like I've got a pretty solid 24 day RV trip planned for the summer. We are hitting Las Cruces, San Antonio, New Orleans, Memphis, Branson, Dodge City, and Santa Fe. It will definitely cross a lot of states off my list. I just spent a few hundred bucks replacing the engine battery and getting the RV ready for the trip, so I'm ready.

I'm trying to plan my summer trip, and I'm having some struggles with the route home regarding what cities I should stop in. My big struggles are: Oklahoma City versus Dodge City Should I stop in Amarillo Texas? Santa Fe versus Albuquerque

It's pretty shocking how there is a NorCal versus SoCal in both Hockey and Basketball, and they both are extremely well matched.

I dive through the Erin Brokovich town a few times a year. It is a modern day ghost town, very creepy.

Wow, way too much time went by without a post. First round predictions, a bit late: Boston over Detroit in 6 Tampa over Montreal in 7 Columbus over Pittsburgh in 6 New York over Philly in 5 Stars over Ducks in 7 San Jose over LA in 6 Minnesota over Colorado in 7 St. Louis over Chicago in 7 It looks like we've got some pretty solid matchups. I'm watching the Blue Jackets fight the Pens right now and I like what I see.

Up to level 21. The crafting system continues to impress, in fact I've struggled to stick to a couple disciplines and instead I'm pumping skill points into almost everything. It's just too cool. I've been making custom sets, upgrading them, and applying enchantments. It's powerful. The narrative is pretty solid as well, I'd put it a notch above everything since Morrowind. I think it benefits from the hub system, it's more focused whereas previous ES games were so open that it often made it easy to lose track of any story elements. The mage's guild basically continues the Shivering Isles story of the mad Daedric prince, and that was a very good choice. It's been the highlight for me so far.

I don't really have expectations for the Warriors without Bogut. I mean I'd love for them to get hot and move forward, but without his defensive presence, they are going to struggle. That might be for the best, actually, since I think expectations were too high for this young team in the 6th seed. They've got health issues with both of their big men, Curry is really only in his second healthy season, and Klay Thompson is an erratic scorer. Throw in the coaching issues, and I'd say it is healthy to just be happy that they made the playoffs.

In regards to WoD being cancelled, I can't say I'm surprised. It was announced a lifetime ago, and there was never any real progress shown. Plus isn't CCP working on some Eve MMO where you get out of your ships more?

I'm pretty sure comparing the face of a major tech company and a video game voice actress is a bad idea. But do continue Bester.

I'm sooo tired of this cough that has been plaguing my household. My son is finally in the clear for the most part after a month, and my wife and daughter are past the worst of it. But it has flared up my asthma terribly and I've been wheezing like crazy. I already went through a round of steroids, and my inhaler is getting a workout. The crazy thing is I ran 4 miles yesterday with no problems, but when I try to go to sleep, or I'm just resting, it flares up.

The game was in development for a long time, so no big surprise that a lot of stuff was cut.

CNN is probably the most balanced when it comes to the major US news networks, but that isn't saying a whole lot. Honestly I've never found it that difficult to pick up on media bias. If a story interests me, I check multiple sources to get a good look at it.

Calm down, it's an awareness campaign. Malala has already accomplished a tremendous amount in her young life. I feel extremely lucky that I get to watch her continue to impact the world we live in. Her voice resonates deeply with my students.

Once I found out that you actually have to defeat the main boss three times, I pretty much gave up trying in FTL. I still like exploring the systems.

There is a difference between a conspiracy and a conspiracy theory. Conspiracies happen and are exposed regularly. Conspiracy theories, however, usually ignore the most likely scenarios and often distort the facts to fit a grander scheme. The people that embrace them are typically the naive ones, because they think that large scale subterfuge is something that realistically happens.

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I'm playing a Skyrim mod that adds a ton of new areas to the game. It's called Elder Scrolls Online.

Not for you, sure. Not everyone is wired the same way. I take great pleasure in fiddling with the fine details of my character. Heck, I spent a good hour and a half making my last Saints Row 4 character, and had a great time doing it. As long as they include a bunch of presets for people that just want to breeze through character creating to get to boring MMO that much quicker, I see no harm in including a ridiculous amount of sliders for people like myself to tinker with. Oblivion is a terrible example (or anything in that engine.) But a game like Saint's Row turns the character creator into a major feature, with an amazing diversity of looks.

I looked it up, at 5.5% I'd say it's a crime to call it a bourbon beer. Apparently the honey is fairly non-existent as well. I love the idea of a good bourbon beer, but I'm usually too much of a wuss to handle them regularly. The good ones burn going down

...I see... WHAT? Shock Top is a wheat beer produced by Budweiser, which is pretty decent. I'd imagine a honey bourbon variant would be a bit sweeter in taste, with maybe a higher alcohol content. But considering it is Budweiser, I'm guessing it is still pretty low on the bourbon beer scale.