Persona:
Tim Hall
3rd year CM GaTech student
likes casual games
likes to eat lunch at Campanile
likes pop music
likes to text message friends
recently got an iPhone
familiar with AR technology
tech savvy

Scenario:
It’s lunchtime and Tim is at the Campanile; he sent a text to his friends but they couldn’t come. He sees a plaque that invites him to “help the little people by whipping out your phone.” Always interested in new things for his phone and wanting something to do while he eats, he is intrigued and goes to the link to download the application to his phone.

Tim opens up the application. Bullet points explain that the Red and Blue nations compete for resources, despite the mountain between them. The Sea people are a neutral nation separated from the Red and Blue by an open space of grassland. He quickly skips through the rest of the intro, eager to start playing.

Sitting in the red zone, triggered by RFID markers and the orientation confirmed by his phone’s internal compass, Tim sees his Red nation. Little red people walk around on the Campanile steps, minding their own business; some are planting crops while others are studying or building huts. Tim takes a bite out his pizza and wipes his fingers on a napkin. Taking out his stylus pen, he selects a person and waves the guy around, seeing what he can do with the person. Pressing on the screen again, the villager drops down the ground and shakes his fist at Tim, then walks back to his hut. Happy to evoke a reaction from the villager, Tim plays a bit more with other villagers, seeing that different things he can do to them to evoke different reactions – Tim likes it when he makes two villagers mad and they fight with each other.

Tim continues to observe the Red villagers as he eats his lunch. Looking at the top of the screen, he notices a green thunderbolt. Clicking on it, he sees the options to help one of the three nations. Triumphantly, he chooses to help his Red nation by giving them a cow and saw that all was good in the world. He notices that the thunderbolt has turned red, but is quickly changes colors and within half-a-minute is back to green.

Quitting the application, which saves in real-time, Tim gathers his trash and leaves the Campanile, headed off to class, excited to come back to the Campanile tomorrow to play again.

Naruto ( ナルト, Naruto^?) est un manga shōnen de Masashi Kishimoto, dont il existe également une adaptation animée. La série relate les aventures d’un jeune ninja, Naruto Uzumaki, qui cherche à être reconnu par tous en devenant Hokage, c’est-à-dire le ninja le plus puissant de son village.

Le manga fut publié pour la première fois au Japon en novembre 1999 dans le magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump de l’éditeur Shūeisha.

Source: Wikipédia

Opening Themes:

→ Naruto – Single OP1 – R*O*C*K*S

Name: OP1 Single – R*o*c*k*s
Artist: Hound Dogs
CD Release: 2002/11/20
Tracks:
01. R*O*C*K*S
02. ff
Download: Click Here (21.71 MB)

→ Naruto – Single OP2 – Haruka Kanata (遥か彼方)

Name: OP2 Single – Haruka Kanata (遥か彼方)
Artist: Asian Kung-Fu Generation
CD Release: 2003/04/23
Tracks:
01. Harukana katana
02. Rashinban
03. Konayuki
04. Aono uta
05. Sunday
06. 12
Download: Click Here (51.26 MB)

→ Naruto – Single OP3 – Kanashimi wo Yasashisa ni

Name: OP3 Single – Kanashimi wo Yasashisa ni
Artist: Little by little
CD Release: 2003/12/17
Tracks:
01. Kanashimi wo Yasashisa Ni
02. Ireland fortune market
03. home town
04. Kanashimi wo Yasashisa Ni NARUTO OPENING MIX
Download: Click Here (11.66 MB)

→ Naruto – Single OP4 -Go!!!

Name: OP4 Single – GO!!!
Artist: Flow
CD Release: 2004/04/28
Tracks:
01. GO!!!
02. RISING DRAGON
03. MY LIFE
04. GO!!!-VOCALLESS MIX-
05. GO!!!-NARUTO OPENING MIX-
Download: Click Here (22.43 MB)

→ Naruto – Single OP5 – Seishun Kyosokyoku (青春狂騒曲)

Name: OP5 Single – Seishun Kyosokyoku (青春狂騒曲)
Artist: Sambomaster
CD Release: 2004/12/01
Tracks:
01. Seishun Kyousoukyoku
02. Tsunagari
03. Ame
04. Seishun Kyousoukyoku (NARUTO OPENING MIX)
Download: Click Here (23.17 MB)

→ Naruto – Single OP6 – No Boy, No Cry

Name: OP6 Single – No Boy, No Cry
Artist: Stance Punks
CD Release: 2005/06/08
Tracks:
01. No Boy No Cry
02. Kurayami ni Hi wo Tsukero
03. Hana wo Soeru you ni
Download: Click Here (19.24 MB)

→ Naruto – Single OP7 – Namikaze Satellite (波風サテライト)

Name:OP7 Single – Namikaze Satellite (波風サテライト)
Artist: Snowkel
CD Release: 2006/01/01
Tracks:
01. Namikaze Satellite
02. JUSTICE
03. SSAW Japan Tour
Download: Click Here (15.71 MB)

→ Naruto – Single OP8 – Re:member

Name: OP8 Single – Re:member
Artist: FLOW
CD Release: 2006/05/31
tracks:
01. Re:member
02. Your song
03. Kaleidoscope
04. Re:member -Vocalless Mix-
05. Re:member -NARUTO Opening Mix-
Download: Click Here (21.10 MB)

→ Naruto – Single OP9 – Yura Yura

Name: OP9 Single – Yura Yura
Artist: Hearts Grow
CD Release: 2006/12/06
Tracks:
01. Yura Yura
02. Monogatari
03. Yura Yura (Instrumental)
Download: Click Here (34.25 MB)

Ending Themes:

→ Naruto – Single ED1 – Wind

Name: ED1 Single – Wind
Artist: Akeboshi
CD Release: 2002/08/08
Tracks:
01. Wind
02. Akikaze Uta
03. No Wish
04. Haikyono Sofa
Download: Click Here (32.77 MB)

→ Naruto – Single ED2 – Harmonia

Name: ED2 Single – Harmonia (ハルモニア)
Artist: Rythem
CD Release: 2003/05/21
Tracks:
01. Harmonia
02. Tenkyu
03. Harmonia (Saboten Version)
04. Harmonia (Instrumental Version)
Download: Click Here (22.84 MB)

→ Naruto – Single ED3 – Viva Rock ~Japanese Side~ (ビバ★ロック ～japanese side～)

Name: ED3 Single – Viva Rock ~Japanese Side~ (ビバ★ロック ～japanese side～)
Artist: Orange Range
CD Release: 2004/06/21
Tracks:
01. Viva Rock
02. Velocity 3000
03. Viva Rock ~ Ryukyudisco Remix ~
04. Nagisa no Roko Girl
05. Viva Rock ~ Japanese Side ~
Download: Click Here (23.05 MB)

→ Naruto – Single ED4 – ALIVE

Name: ED4 Single – ALIVE
Artist: Raiko
CD Release: 2004/02/14
Tracks:
01. ALIVE
02. Raion
03. ALIVE (REMIX)
04. ALIVE (Instrumental)
5. ALIVE (NARUTO Ending MIX)
Download: Click Here (27.20 MB)

→ Naruto – Single ED5 – Ima made Nando mo (今まで何度も)

Name: ED5 Single – Ima made Nando mo (今まで何度も)
Artist: the Mass Missile
CD Release : 2004/05/19
Tracks:
01. Ima Made Nando Mo
02. Ore No Ichi Daiji ~Rock De Bon~
03. Naruhodo
Download: Click Here (16.54 MB)

→ Naruto – Single ED6 – Ryusei (流星)

Name: ED6 Single – Ryusei (流星)
Artist: Tia
CD Release: 2004/08/04
Tracks:
01. Ryuusei
02. Missing You
03. Ryuusei [INSTRUMENTAL]
Download: Click Here (20.65 MB)

→ Naruto – Single ED7 – Mountain A Go Go Too (マウンテン・ア・ゴーゴー・ツー)

Name: ED7 Single – Mountain A Go Go Too (マウンテン・ア・ゴーゴー・ツー)
Artist: Captain Stridum
CD Release: 2004/11/03
Tracks:
01. Mountain A Go Go Two
02. Northern Flower
03. Yarukiresu (Live at SHIBUYA-AX)
Download: Click Here (14.78 MB)

→ Naruto – Single ED8 – Hajimete Kimi to Shabetta (はじめて君としゃべった)

Name: ED8 Single – Hajimete Kimi to Shabetta (はじめて君としゃべった)
Artist: GagagaSP
CD Release: 2005/02/02
Tracks:
01. Hajimete Kimi to Shabetta
02. Subete wa Kawatta
03. Tsuyama no Yoru (The Boat Race Version)
Download: Click Here (18.50 MB)

→ Naruto – Single ED9 – Nakushita Kotoba (失くした言葉)

Name: ED9 Single – Nakushita Kotoba (失くした言葉)
Artist: No Regret Life
CD Release: 2005/06/08
Tracks:
01. Nakushita Kotoba
02. Last Smile
03. Sono Shunkan Ni
Download: Click Here (16.10 MB)

→ Naruto – Single ED10 – Speed (スピード)

Name: ED10 Single – Speed (スピード)
Artist: Analog Fish
CD Release: 2005/08/03
Tracks:
01. Speed
02. Tsuki no Hana
03. Texas
04. Speed (Karaoke)
Download: Click Here (36.46 MB)

→ Naruto – Single ED11 – Soba ni Iru Kara (そばにいるから)

Name: ED11 Single – Soba ni Iru Kara (そばにいるから)
Artist: Amadori
CD Release: 2005/11/16
Tracks:
01. Soba ni Iru Kara
02. Kumori no Gogo no Hi
03. Mijikai Kiss
04. Soba ni Iru Kara
Download: Click Here (21.97 MB)

→ Naruto – Single ED12 – Parade (パレード)

Name: ED12 Single – Parade (パレード)
Artist: CHABA
CD Release: 2006/02/22
Tracks:
01. Parade
02. Limelight wo Hashire
03. Parade (version364)
04. Parade (Instrumental)
Download: Click Here (24.81 MB)

→ Naruto – Single ED13 – Yellow Moon

Name: ED13 Single – Yellow Moon
Artist: Akeboshi
CD Release: 2006/04/19
Tracks:
01. Yellow Moon (edit.)
02. Peruna
03. One step behind the door
04. Hanabi
05. Yellow Moon
06. Deep end
Download: Click Here (33.30 MB)

→ Naruto – Single ED14 – Pinocchio

Name: ED14 Single – Pinocchio
Artist: Ore Ska Band
CD Release: 2006/07/19
Tracks:
01. PANTIME
02. Hana no Ska Dance
03. Pinocchio
04. Knife to Fork
05. MONKEY MAN (MONKEY monkey MAN)
06. Shounen S
07. Oide Yo (Bonus Track)
Download: Click Here (26.21 MB)

→ Naruto – Single ED15 – Scenario

Name: ED15 Single – Scenario
Artist: SABOTEN
CD Release: 2006/12/20
Tracks:
01. Scenario
02. YELLOW RIOT
03. Aozora he
04. Scenario ~NARUTO Version~
Download: Click Here (25.03 MB)

So, I live in an apartment complex and I get to see all kinds of interesting things. Today, I saw 3 guys hanging out in the jacuzzi – just chillin’ I guess. I think that’s an odd place for 3 guys to agree on to hang out, especially in public. They were all college aged too. I thought maybe they were waiting on girls to come but none showed up. Strange.

Maybe this is how it played out:

Guys 1 & 2: Bro, we have something to ask you.

Guy 3: What, bros?

Guys 1 & 2: We want to know if you want to go fly a kite? One kite but 3 strings, what do ya say, bro?

Guy 3: Bros, bros, bros – how could you think of such a thing on a bodacious day like today?

Guy 1 & 2: (In sync) What are ya sayin’, bro?

Guy 3: K, look, bros. It’s nice out, we don’t have to work tomorrow, and, bros…no chicks. We need to go hot tubbin’!

Guy 1 & 2: BRO!!! That’s single handedly the most brilliant suggestion you’ve said all year! Let’s all get our trunks on, grab a few brewskies and skip down to the jacuzzi.

Guy 3: Bro!? Brewskies? There’s no ladies, we can bring our cosmos instead.

(All three jump and high five and giggle like girls)

The End

Ideas on this…I’m old school – I don’t hang out in the jacuzzi with my friends like that. We can go to the gym or eat or something that guys do prior to 2008 or 09 or whenever this strange boom hit.

I was driving in a parking garage and I saw a new Toyota Tacoma. I used to have one but it was a ‘93. Anyways, the Tacoma I saw was orange….yep ORANGE!!! Why is that a color option in the automotive industry??? I used to think certain shades of green shouldn’t make the list either but ORANGE?

Here’s the scenario below:

DEALER:  May I help you find something today?

MAN:  Yes. I was looking at the Tacomas over here.

DEALER:  Great!. Let me know if you have any questions.

MAN:  Well, I have one question and this determines if I’ll buy or not.

DEALER:  Ask away.

MAN:  Do you have this in orange?

DEALER:  Yes. Would you prefer ‘puke’ or ‘flourescent’?

MAN: Oohh….let’s go with puke.

——THE END——

If you have an orange vehicle, please don’t take this personal. It’s just a thought.

Thanks for reading – let me know what you think.

For Hallowe’en I gave myself a treat by picking up Postmortem Studio’s “Blood!” RPG in PDF format. For six bucks I figured there was no way to go wrong with a horror RPG taking it’s pedigree from movies like Halloween, Candyman, Friday the 13th and such. I mean what’s not to like about a game with pages and pages of critical hits for items like knitting needles and belt sanders?

This has totally inspired me and I was hit with a concept for a horror scenario…one I call “The Malling!”

Setup/Group Template

I’m a big fan of the idea of the group template, something that I first heard of through Fear the Boot.  The concept is simple, it’s a guideline between the players as to what principles the group should adhere to when making characters.  That is, they’re all paladins, they all are members of the Justice League, whatever, and some details around that.

As this is meant as a one off horror game where the characters are unlikely to be seen again (or even survive, bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha) the template here is quite open.  The only requirement is that the characters have to have a reason to be in a fast food restaurant, in a city, near closing time (say midnight).  They could be cops grabbing a bite, teens after a movie, a family on their way through town, wage slaves who work there, anything.

Opening Scene/Stage 1

Action opens with the characters in the aforesaid fast food joint, Green Door Burgers.  The restaurant is attached to a large mall by way of a large opening that is covered by a door (either glass or metal slats, GM’s choice) when the mall itself is closed (like it is now).  There is a single entrance/exit to the parking lot in the typical “airlock” style.

As the characters are doing whatever they’re doing in the place, a strange looking person enters.  He walks with a shuffling limp and is dressed in dirty clothing.  He looks somewhat like a street survivor, but anyone with keen perception can tell something doesn’t quite add up.  Anyway, the man approaches the counter but instead of ordering he asks simply “Where is it?” in a harsh, raspy voice.  After asking a few times and not getting the answer he desires, he will pull a shotgun out of the baggy trousers he wears (ah! that’s why he was limping) and blow away the closest person.  Pandemonium should ensue.

The man will deal harshly with any heroes who try and take him on, both with shotgun and his maniac fury.  All the while he’ll be asking “Where is it?”  Even if no one comes forward to go after him, he’ll start taking out anyone else in the restaurant.  If the characters make for the door, then a second maniac will enter, this one armed with a chain saw, and will take a stance guarding the entrance.

The goal for this stage is for the characters to escape the restaurant into the mall, by whatever means they are able to use.  Should any of the characters think to try and phone for help, either land line, cell or police radio, the device will fail.  Either there will be no connection, or at the GM’s discretion, there will be hissing static, followed by the question “…where is it?…”

Stage 2

The name of the game at this point is “survive”.  Once the characters are into the mall, Shotgun will be joined by Chainsaw (if he’s not there yet) and optionally Shears (or Knife, or Belt Sander, whatever you prefer…oh and feel free to make any of them women, they don’t have to be men.  That’d be different too…I mean when have you ever seen a female Jason type?)

The mall doors are all locked and covered with metal crash doors, which means that basically the only way out is though the restaurant.  Feel free to have at least one maniac stand guard.  Or even have them appear from the restaurant as a surprise should they characters make a dash for it when they think the coast is clear.

All the stores within the mall are closed and locked up with the same kind of door types that separated the restaurant from the mall.  If any of the characters work in the mall they may have keys to the store.  Among the stores in the mall are a few promising ones for the characters.  These include: a sporting goods store (which stocks rifles, pistols, shotguns and ammo all under lock and key of course, as well as things like axes), a cutlery store filled with knives, cleavers and maybe a sword or two, and a home improvement store which stocks large numbers of tools which would all be good for injuring themselves and others.

Have the maniacs show up and disappear regularly, all the while tossing off their tagline of “where is it?”  It should be fairly clear that they’re looking for something, but what no one can be sure.  For the characters, the idea now is to find some safety and protection, something to help fend off those crazies.

Stage 3

Put it all together.

This is where the players have to work out exactly what the “it” is, and what to do about “it”.

Here are a few options, feel free to come up with your own…

1. “it” is a cursed gem calling demons or else creating zombies (non-replicating) to release it into the world for some more sinister purpose…maybe it calls up Satan?  Just an idea.  Anyway, a good way to destroy it is through heat, like dropping it into the french-fry machine.  The gem is in a piece of jewelry back in the Green Door that someone was going to give their girlfriend, or that some girlfriend just received and locked up before her shift.
2. Shotgun, Chainsaw and Vice Grips are all spirits of dead criminals, back from the grave and seeking the loot they’d stashed at the mall site before they were killed in a shootout 50 years earlier.  The best way to make them go away is to give them money, but what happens when they discover you can’t take it with you?  Or maybe they’re not dead, but rather the criminally insane, but still seeking their loot.  If that’s the case they just need to be hit enough times to fall down…right?
3. “It” is a gateway to Hell that these tortured souls seek to return to; the gateway is hidden in the bowels beneath the mall.
4. “It” is one of the characters who in reality has the power to shrive their souls and who they seek to destroy before that power can be tapped.  The character needs to realize they have the power, then learn how to use it and then actually use it to save the day.
5. “It” is a cursed book that’s on sale in the occult bookstore in the mall.  By gaining the book these creatures could create more of their kind and wreak havoc.  The book may be destroyed by submerging it in running water (like the decorative fountain at the centre of the mall).  Once destroyed it’ll take the monsters with it.

One way to seed some of these things is to produce a bunch of seemingly random “things known” that are given to the players for their characters at the start of the game.  Call them rumors, or items or whatever.  Some apply to the solution, others are just random bits.

• The occult store just got in a creepy new book
• Jared is planning on giving his girlfriend an antique ring and it’s in his locker at the burger shop
• They say that the mall is built on the the site of a stash of loot where a bunch of robbers were killed in the 20’s
• They say that Mandy at the lingerie shop is a witch
• They say the mall is built on cursed land
• They say the mall was built on a graveyard
• The mall used to be where a leper colony/prison/hospital was
• There was an escape from the prison for the criminally insane out on highway 21 this morning

You get the idea.  Fill in a ton of “rumors” and the players will help fill out the story for you…

Stage 4

Completion

Based on which resolution is chosen the players need to play out the resolution to the story.  Obviously the means required will vary based on how you intend the story to be completed and will be more or less difficult.  It’s a lot easier to drop a ring into hot fat than to close the doorway to Hell.  Both, however, should require hard work while being closely followed by shotgun toting maniacs!

Have fun, and if you play this, or are inspired by it, I’d love to hear back and see how it went for you!

In ancient Asia, there was no religion, as the word is understood now.
The people living in China followed Confucianism.
 Those in India did not follow any individual philosopher. There were many thinkers among them, who have written theses in astronomy, science, medicine, morals and ethics, even sex (Vatsyana’s Kamasutra is still worth reading ) and of course, philosophy. Those who have read Vedantas, say, it is interesting. Our people never mentioned the word HINDU, which was coined by the Greek, who pronounce the letter S as H ! They meant Sindhus, people living in the river valley which was ruled by them for quite some time.
In Persia, they had Zoroastrianism. They are very similar to we, namboodiris of Keralam and wear janyu (poonunool in our language). They had no WEEK, instead, every day of the month was given a name !

Farther west, were the Jews who worshipped JEHOA and obesrved holiday from work on the seventh day, the seventh month and the seventh year. (Were they not bored ?)
All these people lived peacefully, never going to war, doing brisk trade among themselves and begetting children.
All this changed, when the Romans ruled the whole western world, with the help of a regular army and civil staff.
Chist revolted against the Romans and the Jews, who supported the Romans. When the Roman Emperor accepted Christianity, the latter became an oppressor, inviting revolt from the Asians agains the European rule.
When Mohammad started war and formed a new religion, the scenario changed, resulting in strife between Christians and Muslims in later years.
We all are now involved in eternal strife, not knowing how to end it.

Ostatnio bardzo często spotykam się z pytaniem “Kim jest Khashassi?” albo “Skąd Marco V wytrzasnął taki głos?”. Wprawdzie o brytyjskiej wokalistce informacji jest mało, udało mi się jednak “wygrzebać” co nieco. Zatem poznajcie najpiękniejszy głos dwupłytowej Propagandy!

Khashassi @ MySpace.com

Khashassi urodziła się w Leicester w Wielkiej Brytanii i pochodzi z niezwykle uzdolnionej muzycznie rodziny, która do dziś jest dla niej wielką inspiracją. Już od najmłodszych lat udzielała się muzycznie w rodzinnym mieście. Wkrótce jednak, gdy osiągnęła wiek pełnoletności zaczęła odwiedzać lokalne bary, gdzie śpiewała długimi wieczorami.
Obecnie Khashassi ma 19 lat i już może pochwalić się osiągnięciami jakie zdobyła podczas nagrań do albumu Propaganda. “Solitary Confinement” obiegł cały świat, który usłyszał głos dziewczyny znikąd. Dzięki temu artystka zyskała spore zainteresowanie i zgarnęła mnóstwo dobrych opinii wytwórni płytowych w Londynie. Droga do tego była jednak bardzo trudna. Rok temu, podczas pokazu talentów w Greenwich została wybrana jedną z 13 finalistów konkursu. Chwilę potem została frontmenką zespołu Rock’n'Roll Blues – nie trwało to jednak zbyt długo bo tylko jedną noc! Załamana Khashassi nie mogła znaleźć dla siebie miejsca, aż nagle…
Współpraca z Marco V i Benjaminem Batesem rozpoczęła się wraz z początkiem 2009 roku i śmiało można powiedzieć że trwa ona do dziś. Po ogromnym sukcesie jaki osiągnął album Propaganda Part 1, Marco V zaprosił po raz kolejny do swojego studia Khashassi, gdzie wspólnie nagrali drugą część Propagandy – V2. “Głos Khashassi został przyjęty rewelacyjnie! Od samego początku współpracy wiedziałem, że ma talent, sprawdźcie tylko sami Scenario albo Predator!” – mówił Marco V o artystce. “To wielki, nieodkryty talent” - dodawał Bates, przyjaciel Marco V który od kilku lat towarzyszy mu w jego karierze.
We wrześniowym wpisie na MySpace.com, Khashassi wyraziła swoje podziękowania osobom, które towarzyszą jej w karierze, które miały wpływ na to co robi. Wśród matki i przyjaciół znaleźli się również Benjamin Bates i Marco V dzięki którym marzenia Khashassi stały się rzeczywistością. “Szłam po kamienistej drodze i tylko anioły mogły wiedzieć co się ze mną stanie, znalazłam się w miejscu do którego trafia wielu artystów, ale to Wy wyciągnęliście do mnie dłoń.”
Po sukcesie jaki osiągnęła artystka z całą pewnością przyjdą kolejne. Najlepszym tego przykładem może być zbliżająca się premiera albumu V2.

Lorsque l’on écrit une histoire, il existe plusieurs possibilités au niveau du déroulement de celle-ci. A cette fin, il est très important de distinguer  histoire et narration. Cet article a pour but de clarifier les différentes possibilités offertes.

Dans un premier temps, commençons par différencier narration et histoire. L’histoire représente ce qu’il se passe concrètement. On peut représenter de manière chronologique cette histoire en décrivant les différentes actions. La narration est la façon dont va être racontée cette histoire. Une histoire intéressante peut vite devenir ennuyante si elle est mal racontée et une histoire tout ce qu’il y a de plus banale peut devenir captivante si elle est bien racontée.

Ainsi il existe différentes façons de raconter une histoire :

• Narration avec plusieurs points d’entrée : Ce type de narration permet à l’utilisateur de choisir différents débuts possibles pour l’histoire. La fin reste la même, mais l’histoire est alors racontée différemment en fonction de l’entrée choisie.
• Narration multifocalisée : cela permet d’avoir plusieurs points de vue différents sur une même histoire. On peut alors passer d’un point de vue à un autre et découvrir l’histoire sous un autre angle de vue.
• Scénarios à tiroirs : on dévoile peu à peu les informations de l’histoire. Au fur et à mesure que l’on progresse dans l’histoire un tiroir s’ouvre et nous délivre une nouvelle information. Ce type de narration est la plus commune.

En d’autres termes, peu importe l’histoire que l’on raconte, le plus important est de la raconter avec brio. C’est ce qui fait le succès de beaucoup de films et de jeux vidéos.

Hej!

Det var ett tag sedan man läste något nytt i vår “loggbok”. Bloggandet har tyvärr inte kommit i första hand vilket resulterat ett inlägg i veckan, på sin höjd. Det ska vi försöka ändra på nu. För att snabbt uppdatera vad som faktiskt skett under veckorna som inte omskrivits kommer därför en kort redogörelse.

Det var nämligen så att vår ursprungliga projektplan visade sig bli ekonomiskt svår att genomföra, då vårt projekt kräver en plattform – internetbaserad server som i teorin skulle bli dyr att införskaffa. Därför har det krävt mycket tid att komma på sätt att kringgå problemet. Resultatet blev att vi faktiskt ändrade den grundidé vi hade. Att istället driva en hemsida för annonsförsäljning skulle vi fungera som en mer konkret mellanhand där kunden skulle skicka sina plagg som önskades säljas till oss. Vi skulle i sin tur tvätta, fota och lägga ut på hemsidan. Dessutom skulle det förvaras hos oss tills plagget såldes. På så sätt hade vi löst problemet angående dyra plattformer på internet där dessutom teknisk kunskap var viktig.

Dock fann vi faktiskt fler problem på den nya idén än den gamla. För att enkelt förklara det så kan man beskriva ett scenario som lätt kan uppstå.
Kunden som exempel vill sälja en tröja skickar den till oss – problem 1: kunden betalar frakt för att skicka plagget till oss.
Vi tar emot den, tvättar den, fotar och lägger ut den på hemsidan. Tröjan säljs inte, vilket leder till att den bara ligger hemma hos någon av oss. Det leder självklart till att kunden vill ha tillbaka sitt plagg eftersom att istället lägga ut den på större “handelssajter” skulle leda till att den såldes. Problem 2: När vi skickar tillbaka den måste antagligen vi betala frakten för att den ska hamna hos kunden. Alltså skulle det betyda att vi bara gått minus i affären där vi inte ens fick plagget sålt. Det leder inte bara till en förlust i pengar utan också i rykte. Vi vill ju faktiskt framstå som trovärdiga försäljare.

Dessutom så är idén extremt osmidig, vilket leder till att kunden hellre säljer sitt plagg på en mer uppmärksammad och välkänd sajt. Det satte oss på samma “tänkarstol” som tidigare med lika livliga diskussioner.

Det är alltså det som det handlat mest om under dessa veckorna. Dock, har vi ett färdigjusterat handelsbolag på papper som är redo att skickas in till Bolagsverket. Dessutom har vi en person som är redo att börja skissa på vår layout till hemsidan. Alltså är det bara sluttankarna som ska fixas. Det här var alltså projektet för några dagar sedan. Nu är det nämligen så att vi har nya tankar och haft nya diskussioner om hur vi ska handskas med problemen vilka vi har lösning på nu vilket kommer redogöras och beskrivas inom kort!

Dessutom har vi lovat oss själva att uppdatera bloggen – “loggbok” betydligt mer ofta än tidigare. Så nu får ni vara beredda på fler inlägg under en och samma vecka. Otroligt!

Mvh,

Felix

We’ve made it to the end of the week…I think it was an OK week, but, wow, I am really looking forward to the new week’s sales. Get your Angel Soft coupons ready because we will be stockpiling tissue for the next two (2) weeks!

Having a hard time understanding the coupon matchups? I put together a little guide in which I will place at the top of the deals from now on to break down what the different parts of the matchup means. PLEASE let us know if you still have questions.

Ok, so here’s the last deal of the sale’s week. Enjoy!

(2) Lender’s Bagels, Assorted Varieties, Pre-sliced, 6-ct bag, BOGO $1.79

(1) Publix Bakery Bread, $1.19
–$1/1 (Target) -there store brand bakery items are Archery Farms..can be used on Publix’s store brand

Scenario (Coupons Used):
(1)Rite Aid $5/$25 (exp. 12/19)
(2) $1/1 Maxwell
(2) $0.50/1 Maxwell (Family Dollar Booklet)
(4) $1/1 Coffee Mate
(1) $0.50/6 Yoplait Yogurt (doubles)
(1) $0.50/1 Sugar
(1) Kelloggs (printable)
(1) Kelloggs (Target)
(1) Philadelphia Cream cheese
(2) Campbell’s select Harvest Soup
(1) Archery Farms Bakery (Target)

Worked it out? Leave a comment letting us know how you did.

Thanks Michelle over at I Heart Publix for blessing us, on a weekly basis, with the coupon matchups.

Reaping In Abundance,
Kay

George Clooney est depuis 2005 l’égérie de Nexpresso avec sa réplique devenue culte : « What Else ? ». La marque de café à a de nouveau fait appel à l’homme élu le plus sexy du monde par le Team le 13 Septembre 2009 afin de tourner un autre spot publicitaire ! Celui-ci est réalisé par Robert Rodriguez et est diffusé à la télé depuis le vendredi 06 Novembre à 19h30.

Le scénario est le suivant : George Clooney vient juste d’acheter une cafetière Nexpresso et sort du magasin, quand soudain un piano lui tombe dessus ! L’acteur se retrouve alors directement au Paradis face à Saint Pierre joué par un John Malchovitch vêtu de blanc qui lui propose de le ramener à la vie en échange de sa machine à café… La suite de l’histoire se sont les internautes eux-mêmes qui l’ont choisi en votant sur internet pour élire leur fin préférée !

Voici les différentes propositions qu’il y avait : Soit Georges Clooney accepte d’échanger sa précieuse cafetière contre sa résurrection, soit celui-ci se lance dans une négociation acharnée afin de la garder, ou alors, dernière version possible, il refuse de se séparer de sa machine et préfère mourir et aller directement au Paradis !

Finalement, ce fût la première fin qui a été choisie : George Clooney accepte le compromis et se retrouve devant l’entrée du magasin où il évite de justesse le piano qui tombe et se fracasse à ses pieds. L’acteur retourne dans le magasin et s’achète une nouvelle cafetière.

Sources : star actu, le 07 Novembre 2009 et lepost.fr, le 06 Novembre 2009.

First off, let me thank Michelle over at I Heart Publix for the matchups that allows me to put together these deals every week. Catrina and I are extremely grateful and blessed to have the privilege to be able to work with her on this journey of seeding into the lives of others how to reap a bountiful harvest.

On to your deal…

(2) Lean, Hot or Croissant Pockets, Assorted Varieties, 6.5 to 9-oz box, 6/$10
-$1/4; $.50/4; $.50/3; $1/3; $.75/3 from 10-25-09 SS & 08-23-09 RP
-$1/2 from 09-13-09 RP

(1) Banana

***Updating Scenario***
(1) Rite Aid $5/$25 (exp. 12/19)

Worked it out? Please feel free to post a comment to share how you did.

Reaping In Abundance,
Kay

I think it’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve posted a diaper deal…in saying that…here we go…

(1) Huggies, $9.89
$3/1, $1.50, $2/1 Home Mailer
$2/1 (printable) zip 60160 OR (printable PDF) -I pray you all printed lot when the PDF was available
$1.50/1 (printable)
$1.50 (FLIP)

(2) Hunt’s Tomatoes, Assorted Varieties, 14.5-oz can, BOGO $1.39
-$.50/2 (printable)
-$1/4; $.45/3 from 10-04-09 SS
-B3G1 Publix Creative Comfort Food Booklet
-$.75/3 All You, October 2009
-$1/3 Hunts Products (printable) (must play the game to get coupon)
-$1.25 off Hunt’s & Pam Cooking Spray from 10-11-09 SS (Publix coupon)
-$1/4 (Smartsource Dispenser)

Scenario (Coupons Used):
(1) Rite Aid $5/$25 (exp. 12/19)
(1) Huggies MFQ
(1) Huggies (FLIP)
(2) $2/1 Tylenol
(2) $3/1 Tylenol (Publix)
(6) $0.40/1 Betty Crocker Potatoes
(3) $0.50/2 Betty Crocker Potatoes (Military)
(1) $1/2 Ragu
(2) $0.50/1 Ragu (Food Lion booklet)
(1) $0.50/2 Hunt’s Tomatoes

Subtotal: $26.22
Total (Pre-tax) OOP: -$0.08 to -$1.58 w/military Qs (-$3.08 if military Qs scans & doubles)

Reaping In Abundance,
Kay

On commence à avoir l’habitude: Clint Eastwood ne réalise que des grands films, et il collectionne les classiques derrière la caméra comme d’autres collectionne les baskets. Et vous pouvez être sur que son prochain long métrage, Invictus, va allonger encore un peu plus la liste.

En même temps, c’est pas compliqué si on regarde bien la filmographie de l’ancien cowboy. Des histoires déprimantes au possible, des personnages rudes qui cachent un grand coeur, des cadrages proches de la photo en noir et blanc: tout est réuni pour faire kiffer dans les blocks. Et en décrivant le combat politique mené par Nelson Mandela via le sport dans une Afrique du Sud déchirée par l’apartheid, Clint ne prend pas trop de risques avec Invictus. A part de se faire taxer de démagogie et de racolage, vu qu’il a été accusé de racisme par le passé (on notera au passage que le mot “invictus” peut prêter à confusion pour les plus parano, rappelez vous le faux débat autour de la symbolique du Sol Invictus d’Akhenaton).

Mais bon, le film promet des grands moments, Morgan Freeman est plus crédible en Mandela que Will Smith en Ali, Matt Damon en rugbyman porte-parole de la tolérance a l’air de tenir la route et l’esthétique d’Eatswood devrait rendre le tout aussi digeste qu’un petit biscuit au chocolat avec une Danette, malgré une bande originale un peu trop inspirée par Le Roi Lion.

Et en attendant le 13 janvier 2010 pour être fixé (où la fin de l’année pour les pirates), vous pouvez toujours lire le très intéressant article paru dans le Monde, qui décrit plus en détails les enjeux sportifs et politiques traités dans le film. Avec une mention spéciale aux commentaires où les crétins préfèrent refaire le match France – Afrique du Sud. Où est ma bière?

Gamal Mubarak, or Jimmy, and his posse have exhibited a change in tone throughout the speeches they made during the NDP conference. Their criticism of opposition is not new. But the aggressiveness and bluntness of the criticism is. The anger and the not-so-subtle threats are new to such public speeches.

It’s early, however, to determine whether this change is worrying or healthy. Does it mean they are seriously acknowledging the opposition? Would this signal a crackdown? Or is it all a stunt so people like me would get too occupied with analyzing the change of tone rather than taking the NDP to task for its failures over the past 28 years?

But definitely it isn’t early to start considering the options. The Jimmy Option (JO) and the Unknown Opposition Option (UOO).

Before starting, let’s eliminate one of the annoying questions that has become a staple of such discussions.

The most annoying question/hypothesis is: ‘If it’s not Gamal, then who? There is no one, no other option.’

Aside from the fact that there are a lot of options, a lot of capable people who can lead this country, who ever said Gamal was qualified? Not because he can afford the luxury of exposure or the buzz surrounding his imminent rise to power, would this mean he can lead a country. He’s certainly not more qualified than others who can’t afford to get a camera to follow them around. Those ‘others’ would definitely shine and rise in a more welcoming system. But that’s another story.

So, if you rid yourself from the de facto proposition that it’s only the NDP that can rule — relying of course on the experience of the past 28 years where no other regime came close to power — then you can eliminate the one-and-only-Jimmy hypothesis from the argument. At least until the end of this article.

Plus, Jimmy won’t bring about any change. His existence in, like his rise to, power needs to be protected by a police state. Such a police state feeds on the current corruption, the venomous social structure, the ailing education and whatever else that plague this country. Thus for the younger (seemingly more progressive) Mubarak to remain in power, he has to keep many of the ills of this country intact.

But what can we do? Or to be more accurate, what can the politicians who publicly oppose Jimmy’s rise to power do?

To be realistic — because before answering such utopian question a dose of reality is needed — the NDP does control everything. Even though I would like to think that the presidential elections in 2011 would be a do-or-die battle for opposition and for many of us who hope for change, the fact is there isn’t much hope. At least not for 2011.

This doesn’t mean, however, that there isn’t anything to do. There is. A lot.

It’s never too late.

This will unfortunately bring me back to the annoying question, specifically the part about being no other option.

Opposition has been relatively successful — so far — in meeting in the same room. Politicians representing different ideologies have temporarily let go of these differences to agree on certain principles: The need for change and the rejection of the inheritance of power, i.e. JO.

That’s commendable for sure. But a change in course, in strategy, is indispensible.

The discourse of merely calling for change that worked with the Kefaya Movement years ago has to mature now. The opposition forces that are merely campaigning against the JO are slowly and unknowingly shooting themselves in the foot. It’s because they are united against one thing without providing an alternative, their own option, i.e. UOO.

With two years to go before the elections, the UOO needs to be groomed for power — starting today, if not yesterday. For the public to take the united opposition forces seriously (that if they stay united), they have to be presented with a UOO that would stand in strong comparison with JO. A UOO that the public and the opposition can rally behind.

Even if the UOO doesn’t win (which right now sounds like the plausible scenario), the opposition would have put the wheel of change into motion.

Fordi huset har mange “små personlige kroker” byr det på en liten utfordring mht. spiseplassen. Det kan se ut til at vi må bytte ut det fine eikebordet vårt med noe kvadratisk. Spisestuerommet er noe kronglete og det gamle bordet vårt vil bli for stort. MNIL Linda Steen og MNIL Lena Axelson i Scenario/Tonning Møbelfabrikk har et flott kvadratisk spisebord m mål 140 x 140. Det ser ut til at kan passe bra. Dessuten er det et av få kvadratiske bordene hvor det kan suppleres med opptil 4 illegsplater:) Bordet i behandlet eik er kjempefint og kan bli enda stiliger med noen tøffe stoler fra Villa Collection eller Ikea.