News for today's 2018

Beat me and f--- me so I can sleep!

9:45 AM Tukiyooo 0

Yeah, there goes the more restrained version of chickie's blog flying out the window!  It's not vulgar, not overly inappropriate, hopefully a good enough balance of discretion and high-fiving (I'm such a dork). Not like I can post this on facebook or anything lol.  "Beat me and f--- me so I can sleep!"  At least that was the thought running through my head when we got back home.  Seriously, where did that come from?  I felt the words almost coming out and stopped them in their tracks.  I kind of shocked myself at the thought, being that there are no beatings in our marriage.  I did not say anything like that out loud.  I was beaming him my message telepathically.  So to backtrack, no, I didn't go to the doctor Friday like I'd promised.  Turns out I was very very sick and he had to drag me into urgent care yesterday afternoon.  Got a shot in my butt, more medicine on board and today I feel somewhat human again. Last night, I truly looked and sounded like death warmed over. Back to my other needs... Put the <strike>evil monsters</strike> darling children to bed then asked what I needed.  I told him I wanted him to rub me.  I stood close and got rubbed all over for a few minutes.  Meh "I'm going to bed.  Not to sleep, just to bed."  Maybe I left my adorable pink lacy panties on.  Maybe I didn't get under the covers.  Maybe I positioned myself on the bed just right so he'd be greeted by my backside instead of my zombie-like face when he opened the door.  He came in some time later and rubbed some more before getting into bed.  I rolled over to the other side and scootched in closer, begging for more back (and butt) rubbing.  He obliged, though seemed more interested in something other than me.  It's okay, I just needed to be rubbed. Details are very hazy from there. Rubbing turned into teasing, then back to rubbing, all the while feigning disinterest in me.  I was too medicine-headed to see it was his game. Aside from spanking/beatings type stuff, I really hadn't considered that there were sexual things we hadn't done before - I was wrong.   Surely there's no other way to contort our bodies that hasn't been done many times - I was wrong again.  I got my one swat on one cheek and then the other.  I think he likes his handprints there.  I don't think he does that for me in particular. Spun around somehow and swatted a nipple, then the other, then down there.  They were the tiniest most pitiful little swats, not registering as more than a rough touch.  Oh my gosh though!  The idea that he just did that was enough. WOW! Other stuff, lots more stuff, blah blah. My mouth was busy.  His hands were busy.  I didn't know specifically what he was doing, just enjoying myself immensely both as the giver and the receiver.  Thank goodness he doesn't have those giant man hands!  Man hands, yes, just not gigantic ones. THE FIST!  The feeling just completely overtook me.  Nothing like I've ever felt before.  I expected it to be something else, more just like a gigantic dildo that can't possibly fit.  Ummm, no.  After a while I couldn't even breathe, it was just too overwhelming and it had to stop.  Not till I put my hand down there to make it stop did I realize what was going on, and once that's going on, it can't just stop.  Words cannot begin to describe how amazing that was.  So it's taken us all this time to figure that one out.  Can't wait to see what else is in store for me - hopefully! I got f---ed and I got to pretend I was beaten. It was a good night!

Beat me and f--- me so I can sleep!

Yeah, there goes the more restrained version of chickie's blog flying out the window! It's not vulgar, not overly inappropriate, ho...

Crazy Dream!

8:37 AM Tukiyooo 0

Crazy dreams from the medicine I started last night.  Evidently I was a wee bit sicker than I thought. Very erotic and weird.  I woke up at some point with my entire body under the sheets and his "pacifier" in my mouth.  That was a little odd to wake up to that.  It was there though, so I just went with it lol I got a drink and went to bed with my phone and fell back asleep reading blogs (the steamy parts) which just gave my brain fodder for more weird dreams.  When I woke from the last one I wrote notes because it was so bizarre and since some of you were in it.  Dreams never make sense and this takes the cake. Hubby and I were staying at Conina's house like it was a hotel, though she wasn't there.  Only reason I know it's hers was because it had a flogger crafting studio.  We found one that was soft, almost silky white with a pink handle and played with it.  That was wonderful!  Pretty sure we stole it, sorry!  Oh, and I left your plugged-up bath running last night so there was a bit of a flood but I cleaned it up this morning before we left.  Rogue and Christina (you came as a pair, go figure) took me shopping and picked out a very slinky way-too-short black skirt and shiny black boots with laces to the top.  I'm short and they were over my knees but you insisted they were perfect and bought them for me.  Hubby said thanks, he never would've shelled out that much money for them.  Hubby and I were holding hands, walking down a shady winding trail to the bottom of a mountain (in my fuck-me boots) and found a quaint little village.  Almost a Diagon Alley type of place, just without magic or creeps.  We found a child, about 5-6 with reddish blonde hair and freckles.  Sarah (where the heck did you come from?) knew whose kid he was and took him home.  Oh, and we found a dog - cute white and lemony-tan girl, probably a pit bull mix and a long tail that wouldn't stop wagging!  Sarah knew who she belonged to.  Sorry we didn't get to talk. I know you had your hands full between the happy kid and happy dog.  Then we went for dinner at the cutest place!  Very tropical feeling.  Bamboo everywhere.  Could this get any more ridiculous?  Yup.  We were served pina coladas in coconut shells by Ginger.  She introduced us to the owners, Maryanne and the professor. I'm pretty sure my brain told me enough of the nonsense and that's when I woke up.

Crazy Dream!

Crazy dreams from the medicine I started last night. Evidently I was a wee bit sicker than I thought. Very erotic and weird. I woke up at...

RPBW: Fragments

8:00 AM Tukiyooo 0

Mark your calendars for what promises to be a must-see show at the <a href="http://www.gagosian.com/">Gagosian Gallery</a> on West 21st Street in New York City. The opening reception for <a href="http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/renzo-piano--june-27-2013">Renzo Piano Building Workshop: Fragments</a> is Thursday, June 27, from 6-8pm. <img alt="RPBW-Fragments.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/RPBW-Fragments.jpg" title="Renzo Piano Building Workshop: Fragments" /> A snippet from the Gagosian Gallery press release: <blockquote>Knowing how to do things not just with the head, but with the hands as well: this might seem a programmatic and ideological goal. It is not. It is a way of safeguarding creative freedom. —Renzo Piano In collaboration with <a href="http://www.fondazionerenzopiano.org/">Fondazione Renzo Piano</a>, Gagosian Gallery is pleased to present “Fragments,” an exhibition of more than thirty years of architectural projects by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Equal parts library reading room, school classroom, and natural history gallery, the exhibition consists of twenty-four tabletop displays of scale models, drawings, photographs, and video. Each tells the involved, inspiring story of the design process of a single building, from museums, libraries, and airports to private residences. Among these projects are Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; The Menil Collection, Houston; Kansai International Airport, Osaka; Fondation Beyeler, Basel; Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center, Nouméa, New Caledonia; The New York Times Building, New York; Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens; and the Whitney Museum’s new building in downtown Manhattan.</blockquote>The tabletop displays of completed and in-progress projects recall earlier RPBW exhibitions, such as <a href="http://www.fondazionerenzopiano.org/exhibition/62/renzo-piano-the-architect-s-studio-i-louisana-museum-of-modern-art-i/images/page/1/">Renzo Piano: the architect's studio</a> at the Louisana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark: <img alt="RPBW-Fragments2.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/RPBW-Fragments2.jpg" title="Renzo Piano: the architect's studio" /> [© Brøndum A/S, Photo: Paul Buchard] The description is also reminiscent of this somewhat well-known photo of the architect's workshop in Italy: <img alt="RPBW-Fragments3.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/RPBW-Fragments3.jpg" title="Renzo Piano Building Workshop" /> [Photo © Fregoso & Basal] I can't wait.

RPBW: Fragments

Mark your calendars for what promises to be a must-see show at the Gagosian Gallery on West 21st Street in New York City. The opening recep...

Today's archidose #684

7:00 AM Tukiyooo 0

With the recent opening of the <a href="http://www.serpentinegallery.org/2013/02/sou_fujimoto_to_design_serpentine_gallery_pavilion_2013.html">2013 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion</a> in London, designed by <a href="http://www.sou-fujimoto.net/">Sou Fujimoto</a>, here are some photos of the pavilion and an exhibition in Switzerland. Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, photographed by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jza_photography/">James Attree</a>: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jza_photography/8976050889/" title="Serpentine Gallery 2013 Pavilion by [J Z A] Photography, on Flickr"><img alt="Serpentine Gallery 2013 Pavilion" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7297/8976050889_85f64aa2eb_c.jpg" width="534" /></a> Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, photographed by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/iqbalaalam/">Iqbal Aalam</a>: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/iqbalaalam/9011017046/" title="Serpentine Pavilion, 2013 by Sou Fujimoto by Iqbal Aalam, on Flickr"><img alt="Serpentine Pavilion, 2013 by Sou Fujimoto" height="424" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7435/9011017046_16fc83805a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/iqbalaalam/9009823857/" title="Serpentine Pavilion, 2013 by Sou Fujimoto by Iqbal Aalam, on Flickr"><img alt="Serpentine Pavilion, 2013 by Sou Fujimoto" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7353/9009823857_506c0cbca3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/iqbalaalam/9011011488/" title="Serpentine Pavilion, 2013 by Sou Fujimoto by Iqbal Aalam, on Flickr"><img alt="Serpentine Pavilion, 2013 by Sou Fujimoto" height="419" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7329/9011011488_3777bd47e4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <a href="http://www.ma-ge.ch/">Sou Fujimoto - Architecture as Forest</a> exhibition at Maison de l'Architecture in Geneva, Switzerland (12 April - 13 June 2013), photographed by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trevorpatt/">trevor.patt</a>: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trevorpatt/8977341263/" title="IMG_1534 by trevor.patt, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_1534" height="330" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8271/8977341263_9fe53e7a38_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trevorpatt/8947138230/" title="IMG_1504 by trevor.patt, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_1504" height="444" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8116/8947138230_da39a2b38d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trevorpatt/8924025768/" title="IMG_1509 by trevor.patt, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_1509" height="439" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5441/8924025768_52dfc9a9ef_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trevorpatt/8924034988/" title="IMG_1510 by trevor.patt, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_1510" height="490" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5447/8924034988_70c5179c44_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trevorpatt/8946514663/" title="IMG_1594 by trevor.patt, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_1594" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7377/8946514663_99a00ee9e3_c.jpg" width="555" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trevorpatt/8947139464/" title="IMG_1530 by trevor.patt, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_1530" height="640" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3701/8947139464_6c0d137d9b_z.jpg" width="543" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trevorpatt/8978533252/" title="IMG_1549 by trevor.patt, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_1549" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3763/8978533252_fa143f9e82_c.jpg" width="534" /></a> To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just: <blockquote>:: Join and add photos to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/archi-dose/">archidose pool</a>, and/or :: Tag your photos <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/archidose/">archidose</a></blockquote>

Today's archidose #684

With the recent opening of the 2013 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London, designed by Sou Fujimoto , here are some photos of the pavilion ...

E3: Preview Day Impressions

6:03 AM Tukiyooo 0

<img height="362" src="http://zapt4.staticworld.net/images/article/2013/06/project_spark_screen_shot_19-100041257-large.png" width="800"> Firstly, congratulations to EA for being the only presentation out of the four to start on time.  Seriously, being punctual isn’t that difficult and there is zero excuse for Sony’s presentation starting twenty minutes late! Microsoft presentation was by far the smoothest and most comprehensive one of the day.  There were no glitches, no background audio disturbances, and no incredibly annoying “hostess” (Aisha Tyler for Ubisoft) trying and failing to make bad jokes and sexual innuendoes every where she thought they might succeed.  Several games exclusive to the XBox One have my full and complete undivided attention: Ryse, Son of Rome, Project Spark, Dead Rising 3, and Quantum Break.  I am very much looking forward to using Smart Glass integration with console gaming.  It is also a huge hit here that it is an all-in-one comprehensive entertainment box that will allow us for the first time to ditch the cable box for good.  EA presentation was informative, fast paced, fun, and showed off great game play while talking about technical advances.  Dragon Age III has my attention from EA, which was expected.  But quite a few things at the EA event looked interesting as well.  That brief teaser for a new Star Wars: Battlefront game had me drooling with anticipation.  Plants v. Zombies: Garden Warfare and Titanfall are both intriguing for very different reasons and I will undoubtedly play both. UbiSoft conference was just awful.  It was more about Aisha than the games unfortunately, because Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag looks amazing and Tom Clancy’s The Division looks like it is definitely worth delving into.  South Park: The Stick of Truth will satisfy the nine-year old in all of us and I admit, I too will be playing it come this holiday season.  Watchdogs looks beautiful but the story premise may actually be a little too close to recent events to be enjoyable.  Sony’s press conference was embarrassing.  Sony’s persistent need to troll Microsoft only showed their fear of being outclassed by the XBox One and their presentation was amateurish.  Oh I understand they wanted to solidify their fan base from being tempted away to the XBox One but unnamed insults and mentions were in extremely poor taste.  I am also stunned that anyone is naive enough to believe Sony’s claims that they are not going to have digital rights management on their games.  Please remember, Sony is the gaming corporation that was vulnerable to hackers and left millions of peoples personal information fall into the wrong hands.  Only The Dark Sorcerer looked at all interesting or compelling for games on the new console.  The other games presented were completely unappealing and uninspiring.  Sony and their game developers broke no new ground with any game presented last night as an exclusive. Preview day presented some nice new titles to look forward to, existing titles expanding their franchises, and hardware that will make it all possible. <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:a85a05d0-bf04-47f7-8065-55b0f420c947" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Xbox+One" rel="tag">Xbox One</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/PlayStation+4" rel="tag">PlayStation 4</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Microsoft" rel="tag">Microsoft</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Sony" rel="tag">Sony</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/EA" rel="tag">EA</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Electronic+Arts" rel="tag">Electronic Arts</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Ubisoft" rel="tag">Ubisoft</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Aisha+Tyler" rel="tag">Aisha Tyler</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Plants+v.+Zombies%3a+Garden+Warfare" rel="tag">Plants v. Zombies: Garden Warfare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Titanfall" rel="tag">Titanfall</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Ryse%3a+Son+of+Rome" rel="tag">Ryse: Son of Rome</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Assassin's+Creed+4%3a+Black+Flag" rel="tag">Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Star+Wars%3a+Battlefront" rel="tag">Star Wars: Battlefront</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/South+Park%3a+The+Stick+of+Truth" rel="tag">South Park: The Stick of Truth</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Tom+Clancy's+The+DIvision" rel="tag">Tom Clancy's The DIvision</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Watchdoges" rel="tag">Watchdoges</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/The+Dark+Sorcerer" rel="tag">The Dark Sorcerer</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/DargonAge+III%3a+Inquisition" rel="tag">DargonAge III: Inquisition</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Project+Spark" rel="tag">Project Spark</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Dead+Rising+3" rel="tag">Dead Rising 3</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Quantum+Break" rel="tag">Quantum Break</a></div>

E3 EA Microsoft PlayStation 4 PS4 Sony Ubisoft Xbox One E3: Preview Day Impressions

Firstly, congratulations to EA for being the only presentation out of the four to start on time. Seriously, being punctual isn’t that d...

Google #25 Create video notes when watching YouTube videos

3:00 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXZNeT0g3S48bhgeTfD1rAkJO_o6WrDAtDHutNGMajynlm_c8q9qIhvHtNMo59L1doDqUXJIJIGRWSS-gga3DQDNwxN5GnaAGuMzq65qXd7m18lRuLzeEgL1lHciFlHiLUc9kqXUfQSg/s1600/videonotes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXZNeT0g3S48bhgeTfD1rAkJO_o6WrDAtDHutNGMajynlm_c8q9qIhvHtNMo59L1doDqUXJIJIGRWSS-gga3DQDNwxN5GnaAGuMzq65qXd7m18lRuLzeEgL1lHciFlHiLUc9kqXUfQSg/s1600/videonotes.JPG" /></a></div><a href="http://www.videonot.es/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.videonot.es/</a> Video notes is a great new tool that enables you to watch a video online and take notes at the same time. This could work really well with information that you want students to explore. This free application works with a number of applications: <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="61" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64vLNIIePzrSHOR2VqIzM0zII7hKIEXouGEGfu0BKdxPt2giE2qT6P8jPm1Sq40znSfQ-6iH3lQna1WfJMZVTSDAkxngWufGY7_EXT0NO70C3ACyd_pMQockLkqSubkGSmnQb24HKDVc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="444" /></div> How VideoNotes works Step 1. Open VideoNotes For the purpose of this post we will explore how it works with  YouTube in particular. The way it work with YouTube is that you open VideoNotes (<a href="http://www.videonot.es/)%C2%A0">http://www.videonot.es/) </a> and synchronize it with Google Drive. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilM7CD3YNDgWz-fGifA-CjMB-vrLrbvNUMBeStSBsK3kFWBPbDsYwYuWQNVhLaBV75sF6ekU6Foxd-JKj7z4AvpfSHEZK1qylhpYkk7hmcWYDdVFYTieqSnBgpCa50wGhfWobbCIfY54s/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></div> Step 2. Notice the dual screen You’ll notice that VideoNotes opens up a dual screen. The left side is for the video and the right side is a notepad for taking notes. This sychronizes with Google Drive where the notes will be saved. This would enable you to collaborate on your notes just as you would if you were collaborating on a Google Document. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEdoQj8Tvt8vW8D32OfstVR_UjcmXrzfCWc_YthxZk2inasKpYm98NtU9dmt2ELKzZsrgAe8AcpmFTavhFstKOZGOvJCnsPoS6EmxgY7mi_H3roWsYwS0Wfd2zmvD7yp-xQKZziyQjfk/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></div> The video leaves a place marker at each new note, which is a very helpful feature. A fantastic presentation on VideoNotes from Matt Newland in Hong Kong Matt is a Google certified teacher who lives in Hong Kong, and he sent the group his presentation saying “Here is the presentation I did on Video Notes at the HK Google Summit. Please feel free use.” This gives a great overview of VideoNotes plus detailed steps for using the application.. The presentation also shows the video that went viral (also on the news) from Duncanville High when a student complained about the old-fashioned way the teacher was teaching.  VideoNotes in the Classroom Presentation: <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10eis7InH6wWKMVT8ahD6Kj2Yk0w6uneplHtGeXGOK6o/edit?usp=sharing" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10eis7InH6wWKMVT8ahD6Kj2Yk0w6uneplHtGeXGOK6o/edit?usp=sharing</a> Matt includes an example task you could set your students at the end of the presentation. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rpTrWrIrCDXmm9CVZfPbfiiH8oKVVZUqq2fHr1Q_QGJc0QRfPU9_Fb6LUDLGEJ0jFZy68u2sj4AHdZxtgPZ4b_6KLpfbkEZdhyphenhyphenKdoVIk_-bq1QUBk3HrA9O_UbJoSSAARddfmKYuOmM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></div> Classroom Use of VideoNotes 1. The teacher or the students could create very useful tutorials. 2. Students could create the videos as a way of presenting work with notes. 3. Students in groups could divide up a task and each find or create relevant videos with notes to empower the rest of the group. 4. Students could use VideoNotes for research and note-taking purposes 5. Students could view curriculum material, respond to it and share their responses.</div>

30 Days of Google VideoNotes Google #25 Create video notes when watching YouTube videos

http://www.videonot.es/ Video notes is a great new tool that enables you to watch a video online and take notes at the same time. This could...

On holidays!

9:59 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4LsKm0VZK94U2p5Xp-n__JHn2aQ6r9nZhXpO6Gs1ZA6NUjzgTKU4KdO4OIrFFxrw7p8zoB4bJ1lSpN4gXZSWAyXO5QrPzTbRXeh8O9_BZL5lG2Eh-D0sx58rxneL2Sx1-vawwfSX0kPH/s640/blogger-image-1788081453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4LsKm0VZK94U2p5Xp-n__JHn2aQ6r9nZhXpO6Gs1ZA6NUjzgTKU4KdO4OIrFFxrw7p8zoB4bJ1lSpN4gXZSWAyXO5QrPzTbRXeh8O9_BZL5lG2Eh-D0sx58rxneL2Sx1-vawwfSX0kPH/s640/blogger-image-1788081453.jpg"></a></div>We leave Dublin in the lashing rain - we are on our way to the Sunshine State - Key West, Florida<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSca5zbntwqCOWhnu7E4gYP5DstUEbqeWxpWc5Rk-tPk74R23kfQIIlEd55XD2Svt-jxbZtCx9ikQl53CHiepNsa2ZfznT4eg-hAhpNr9WvRH_5zmW0UAeQYW-DAL0QdlwzKosXPXH55hg/s640/blogger-image-716497945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSca5zbntwqCOWhnu7E4gYP5DstUEbqeWxpWc5Rk-tPk74R23kfQIIlEd55XD2Svt-jxbZtCx9ikQl53CHiepNsa2ZfznT4eg-hAhpNr9WvRH_5zmW0UAeQYW-DAL0QdlwzKosXPXH55hg/s640/blogger-image-716497945.jpg"></a></div>

On holidays!

We leave Dublin in the lashing rain - we are on our way to the Sunshine State - Key West, Florida

Gotta Go!!

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGTeBCtzfai320yBmj11bPFU20rvyWSiQx9Aw3waOJfvmqDHIMcoJKdpkbiSUpOJJbUow9Uhla5p_9NLI1wRvNZnj4pqKU-9dCdefuywV64llkBTy3BB8OmNN2lzL3zN8-7u80aD7X6Q/s1600/Vince+Mullet.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGTeBCtzfai320yBmj11bPFU20rvyWSiQx9Aw3waOJfvmqDHIMcoJKdpkbiSUpOJJbUow9Uhla5p_9NLI1wRvNZnj4pqKU-9dCdefuywV64llkBTy3BB8OmNN2lzL3zN8-7u80aD7X6Q/s400/Vince+Mullet.JPG" width="400" /></a>“Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone.” ― Mitch Albom I am not a huge Mitch Albom fan, but he has, over the years, written some stuff that is quote worthy.  And the aforementioned quote, is one of them. Why is that you ask? Well?  Let me tell you… My brother Vince died yesterday, and well?  I still love him, and more importantly, he loves EVERYONE!! No shit…Seriously?  Yes, he loved damn near every person in the world. And here is the thing….The man was funny, and being funny is what we are all about here on IWS Radio. And you know what?  Have you ever met that guy or doll who was unintentionally funny?  Yeah?  Well that was my brother, Vince. I remember some 20 years ago, Vince and I decided to seal coat Mom and Dad’s driveway…Being men, we didn’t read the directions on the seal coat product. We spent eight hours, 200 dollars, and a case of beer on a project that should have taken two hours, 50 bucks, and a twelve pack. Neither Vince or I noticed that the seal coat product that we used worked best when water is applied to the driveway first. However when we finally DID get finished…the driveway turned out to be the purest of ebony, while Vince and I were drunker than Lot while being accosted by his daughters. Vinnie and I had many a good time together, some that are so heinous, that I shall not talk about today, nor will you, “Mizz Tanzy of the Rainforest”, whom Vince and I “met” backstage at the Greene County Fair in 1992 for the price of three Tilt-a-Whirl tickets and a warm, 24 ounce can of Pabst. Shut your whore mouth, Mizz Tanzy!! Vinnie was an anachronism as well…He as many of you know, kept the mullet.  He wore sweat socks with stripes, went to bed at ten, and at Christmas, instead of buying gift cards, he picked out awesomely personal gifts for people. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLp-eKr5_lCyifhrc9dxFjAc13UkEmU6jaUJW8uZ2zWa1guKlXRV0CIcniAwh9fudJvuG7k_WLGiwRh6JxqUcOgb8aJ2cvaxBvNIdc69S1mE2kghTK5yEkWBlhyphenhyphenOcDkmMnYWUcZd-36A/s1600/Vince.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLp-eKr5_lCyifhrc9dxFjAc13UkEmU6jaUJW8uZ2zWa1guKlXRV0CIcniAwh9fudJvuG7k_WLGiwRh6JxqUcOgb8aJ2cvaxBvNIdc69S1mE2kghTK5yEkWBlhyphenhyphenOcDkmMnYWUcZd-36A/s400/Vince.jpg" width="282" /></a> He was…my mom.  Okay, only I would have never breast fed from him, which I didn’t from my own mom, and now? Okay, wait….This is getting creepy, but to get back to the point… Brother Vinnie encapsulated and personified IWS Radio… He was a guy who stayed on top of the news and would usually say of President Obama, Congress, or just about anyone who had something “important” to say… “Really?  Are you fucking stupid?” Yeah…He was more into personal fun and frivolity, and I mean that in a family way, and rather than getting caught up into the bullshit that is a politically driven life... He loved his family; we still love him, and in the words of Mitch Albom…YOU still live among us, “even after you are gone.” Here’s to you Vinnie.  Long may your Freak Flag wave!! Cheers!! Matt-Man <a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">mattmaniws@ymail.com</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank">@mattman_iws</a></div>

Gotta Go!!

“Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone.” ― Mitch Albom I am not a huge Mitch Albom fan, but he has, over the years, written so...

E3: Sony Press Conference: Releases, Hype, and Details

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<a><img height="750" src="http://blog.lefigaro.fr/jeuxvideo/playstation-network.jpg" width="750"></a><ul><li>Exclusive PlayStation 4 releases:</li><ul><li>Social media is important</li><li>Over 40 titles in development, 20 of which to release in the first year</li><ul><li>12 of those 20 are new IP</li></ul><li>The Order</li><ul><li>Exclusive to PS4</li><li>Looks beautiful</li><li>Seems to be a steam punk inspired game</li><li>Shooter</li></ul><li>Killzone: Shadow Fall</li><ul><li>Sci-fi shooter</li><li>Launch</li></ul><li>Drive Club</li><ul><li>Driving game</li><li>Launch</li></ul><li>Infamous: Second Son</li><ul><li>Photo realistic</li><li>Looks to have some inique gameplay elements</li><li>Second quarter 2017</li></ul><li>Knack</li><ul><li> Nothing inspiring</li><li>Launch</li></ul><li>The Dark Sorcerer</li><ul><li>Game play footage to demonstrate the emotional availability of the PS4</li><li>Very pretty and great facial expressions</li><li>A game I would definitely play</li><li>Demo tomorrow at 1 PM</li></ul><li>The Witness</li><ul><li>First to the PS4</li></ul><li>Transistor</li><ul><li>PS4 first</li><li>From the creators of Bastion</li><li>Highly stylized platformer</li><li>Coming in 2014</li></ul><li>Indie developers will be able to self-publish their own content; games include:</li><ul><li>Don’t Starve</li><li>Mercenary Kings</li><li>Octodad</li><li>Secret Ponchos</li><li>Galak-Z</li><li>Outlast</li><li>Odd World Inhabitants</li><li>Galaxy</li><li>All making exclusive console debut on PS4</li></ul><li>Diablo 3 will have PlayStation inspired items exclusive to the PlayStation</li><li>Final Fantasy 15</li><ul><li>Photo realistic graphics</li><li>Subtitled</li></ul><li>Kingdom Hearts 3</li><ul><li>3D</li><li>Looks good</li></ul><li>Final Fantasy 14</li><ul><li>Coming exclusively to PS 3 & 4</li></ul><li>Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag</li><ul><li>World premiere demo</li><li>It doesn’t look any better than the Xbox One</li><li>Game looks fun</li><li>Demo is filled with environment, lots of sneaking and action</li></ul><li>Watchdogs</li><ul><li>Nothing new from the Xbox One press conference</li><li>Play the way you want</li><li>Different demo than this morning’s conference</li><li>Looks good</li><li>Reminds me of a modern day cross between Thief and Assassin’s Creed</li><li>Additional hour of gameplay exclusive to PS4</li></ul><li>NBA2K14</li><li>Elder Scrolls Online</li><ul><li>Spring 2014</li><li>Exclusive beta</li><li>Also coming to the Xbox One</li></ul><li>Mad Max</li><ul><li>Road warrior survival kit exclusive to PlayStation</li></ul><li>140 games in development, 100 available in first year</li><ul><li>40 exclusive titles</li></ul><li>Destiny</li><ul><li>World game play premiere</li><li>Beautiful looking</li><li>Reminds me of an MMO trying to be a multiplayer shooter</li><li>Instant access to multiplayer, aka public events</li><li>You can see the influence on Halo on the game</li><li>Exclusive partnership with publishers</li></ul></ul><li> PlayStation 4 Pricing, versions, used games, and miscellaneous:</li><ul><li>Unveiled the PS4 hardware</li><ul><li> It is very thin</li></ul><li>Capitalizing on the whole of the Sony Entertainment family</li><ul><li>Music, video, movies, etc.</li><li>New programming exclusive to the PlayStation Network geared to gamers</li><li>Music and movie unlimited available on day one for PSN, Android and Apple devices</li></ul><li>It is trying to be an entertainment console like the Xbox One</li><li>No usage restrictions</li><li>Discs based</li><ul><li>Don’t need to be connected online to play or to authenticate</li></ul><li>Background downloading</li><li>Cross game voice chat</li><li>Ustream live streaming</li><li>PS Plus membership carries over from PS3 and Vita</li><ul><li>New title every month for free</li></ul><li>$399 price point, available this holiday season in US and UK</li></ul><li> PlayStation 3 releases:</li><ul><li>The last of Us</li><ul><li>Releases this Friday</li><li>Looks amazing, a lot of positive buzz about the game</li></ul><li>Puppeteer</li><ul><li>Looks fun</li></ul><li> Rain</li><ul><li>Looks creepy</li></ul><li>Beyond</li><ul><li> Looks good</li><li>Spy, shooter type game with a female lead</li></ul><li> Gran Turismo 6</li><ul><li>Looks mediocre in comparison to next gen driving games announced today</li></ul><li>Batman</li><ul><li>Fall 2013</li><li>Looks phenomenal</li><li>Black Mask is the baddie</li><li>Exclusive content to PS3</li></ul><li>Grand Theft Auto 5</li><ul><li>Exclusive PS3 bundle available September 2013</li></ul></ul><li>PS Vita announcements:</li><ul><li>Just beginning its life cycle</li><li>More than 125 dedicated games</li><li>Nearly 60% of all purchases are digital</li><li>The Walking Dead is coming to Vita</li><li>PS4 is designed at the system level to use the Vita – the ultimate companion device</li></ul></ul> <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:917b57ad-a7e8-4666-bc72-a805d60c096b" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; 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E3: Sony Press Conference: Releases, Hype, and Details

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AUSTRALIA'S DEFENSE PAPER 2013:

6:45 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1y3YqSeA6BVgK5Z4cKTZCVDStX1YkJ9SAo_aWmchYZXtF8I5dcxnQUTNP-evSpavgLt54jrk0Vr6fTSctkyFIpdTPryfw017NrJvQlSEQpbYE6D7yvrrxjIL1Qo3cSYiqR9hN6aYpMQG/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1y3YqSeA6BVgK5Z4cKTZCVDStX1YkJ9SAo_aWmchYZXtF8I5dcxnQUTNP-evSpavgLt54jrk0Vr6fTSctkyFIpdTPryfw017NrJvQlSEQpbYE6D7yvrrxjIL1Qo3cSYiqR9hN6aYpMQG/s400/images.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">TOWARDS MIDDLE POWER OR STRATEGIC WITHDRAWAL?</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">By Murray Hunter via Geopolitcalmonitor.com </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">AUSTRALIA'S 2013 defense white paper is a very paradoxical document. While there were very few surprises in the purchases and future spending outlook, the spirit of the paper appears to signal the country's abandonment of its self-view as a "middle power" into what could be argued as "strategic withdrawal.” This is particularly evident in the fact that defense spending is expected to be as low as 1.5-2.0% of GDP over the coming decade.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">A MORE NEUTRAL STANCE TOWARDS CHINESE AND US RIVALRY</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">  </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOfcMlZSVpXlGmWkkItMlwR6lXpfRveGGlsVPf4a7FizN1vOfhSdgi7X9pjfw8LVsGi9npWkJFbAskC7ov33TNTauRlN_9k4iTiMKdy4N0cloFz3XaH0Lu91k1eJKi7nkRsLRhNau3dew/s1600/ChinaUSAw_rdax_384x216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOfcMlZSVpXlGmWkkItMlwR6lXpfRveGGlsVPf4a7FizN1vOfhSdgi7X9pjfw8LVsGi9npWkJFbAskC7ov33TNTauRlN_9k4iTiMKdy4N0cloFz3XaH0Lu91k1eJKi7nkRsLRhNau3dew/s320/ChinaUSAw_rdax_384x216.jpg" width="320" /></a>Notably, the white paper doesn't choose between CHINA and the US. This time around, Canberra has undertaken a much more realistic strategic assessment of CHINA-US rivalry and AUSTRALIA'S position within this nexus. AUSTRALIA has rhetorically dropped sides and stated that it accepts, and encourages CHINA'S rise militarily within the region in line with its growth as an economic power. AUSTRALIA, unlike in the 2009 white paper under former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, has not taken sides, and through hardware acquisition and spending plans it has effectively declared itself as an onlooker in the region. This is indeed a major shift in AUSTRALIAN defense policy.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">Read related article on AUSTRALIA’S 2009 DEFENSE WHITE PAPER at:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">AUSTRALIA IS KEEN TO AVOID NON WIN CHOICE BETWEEN CHINA AND US</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/06/australia-and-china.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/06/australia-and-china.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">This reiterates AUSTRALIA'S future reliance on security from 'soft power' options. The white paper hopes for a new status quo arising between CHINA and the US, believing that there is substantial cooperation between the two powers in today, one which could give rise to a peaceful co-existence. However this could be seen as being too optimistic where the US is trying to maintain military primacy in the region, and CHINA is trying to assert its emerging status. AUSTRALIA is betting on 'strategic cooperation' between the two, rather than 'strategic competition'. The white paper leaves AUSTRALIA with very little capability in SOUTH-EAST ASIA. It has chosen to do nothing in terms of upgrading regional capabilities, harming its response options in the face of natural disasters and political upheavals that could be a threat to AUSTRALIA. The government is relying on the policy concepts outlined in the "AUSTRALIA in the ASIAN Century" white paper to engage ASIA through 'soft power' options, bilateral, and multilateral initiatives. Though just how effective AUSTRALIA really is at engaging ASIA via 'soft power' remains a big question.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">AUSTRALIA’S NORTHERN NEIGHBOR INDONESIA, ASPIRING OF BECOMING THE LEADING MILITARY FORCE OF THE REGION</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5sAElvaB4H4ZNZsv02UDVk5dbaJf737zWfwfv97ktHq_z0dioKGxfo4MsyG6Dg2uLE4u8GWcqtNPp2OX9yyYgG6iZzR5NmHCjNFj-RdMTUb9dFPxI4wR2jj2uTck1jiMINl1kEUjwERr/s1600/An_Indonesian_Air_Force_Sukhoi_SU-27_touches_its_wheels_down_after_an_Exercise_Pitch_Black_2012_mission.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5sAElvaB4H4ZNZsv02UDVk5dbaJf737zWfwfv97ktHq_z0dioKGxfo4MsyG6Dg2uLE4u8GWcqtNPp2OX9yyYgG6iZzR5NmHCjNFj-RdMTUb9dFPxI4wR2jj2uTck1jiMINl1kEUjwERr/s320/An_Indonesian_Air_Force_Sukhoi_SU-27_touches_its_wheels_down_after_an_Exercise_Pitch_Black_2012_mission.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h1 class="firstHeading" id="firstHeading" lang="id">Indonesian Air force Sukhoi SU-27</h1></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">This comes at a time when the INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono just announced INDONESIA'S aspirations of building up military forces to be bigger and more modern than countries like AUSTRALIA, MALAYSIA, and SINGAPORE, potentially filling the regional military vacuum to the near North of AUSTRALIA.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">AUSTRALIAN DEFENSE UPGRADING </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">AUSTRALIA has opted to purchase 12 new Super Hornet fighter planes with "Growler" technology that can knock out an enemy's communication and electronic capabilities, which will supplement existing fighter capabilities. With the purchase of 72 5th generation joint strike fighters, this makes for a good "budget defense" of the air-sea gap that separates AUSTRALIA from ASIA, along the lines of the old 'Fortress AUSTRALIA Policy' under the Fraser Government back in 1976. The submarine issue has been very contentious within the AUSTRALIAN defense establishment. According to the white paper, what AUSTRALIA wants to do with its submarines is to either upgrade the existing Collins design, or create a completely new design. This is still very vague and suggests that the defense establishment itself doesn't yet have the answers. Another unanswered question is: 'what will the submarines actually do?' <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDS-loShX8NFsUCCmMDWobFaWfFVk0HcKGymkqe5VVAiCOE5clrXe89yiukJbGFoS3mdwFt4hYC7XCMP5PnvspC5HAM_7iVH7PmZ4KpFukjkt9ojmD_tXQaqgLwgZ901pb6U2ATtzClR32/s1600/ob_ecbd61_australian-defence-force.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDS-loShX8NFsUCCmMDWobFaWfFVk0HcKGymkqe5VVAiCOE5clrXe89yiukJbGFoS3mdwFt4hYC7XCMP5PnvspC5HAM_7iVH7PmZ4KpFukjkt9ojmD_tXQaqgLwgZ901pb6U2ATtzClR32/s200/ob_ecbd61_australian-defence-force.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> This submarine option could have more to do with jobs in SOUTH AUSTRALIA than actually strategic defense considerations. SOUTH AUSTRALIA is in need of employment opportunities and the construction of new submarines would boost the local economy. Even though any real work on these submarines would not occur for some years to come.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> CHINA IS IMPORTANT TO AUSTRALIA This paper could be seen as trying to achieve many objectives, where none are really adequately covered. Although it defines a new AUSTRALIAN defense-scope as the INDO-PACIFIC region and, through rhetoric, the paper tries to hold onto the image of a 'middle power'; in reality it is signaling to the region, particularly ASEAN, that AUSTRALIA will be no power at all. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">GEOPOLITICAL BALANCING ACTS The framers of the 2013 defense white paper probably had two objectives in mind. The first is coming to the recognition that CHINA is important to AUSTRALIA.  This means placating CHINA and making amends for the aggravating rhetoric of the 2009 defense white paper that occurred under the Rudd Government, where CHINA was painted as a threat. This will please CHINA, but will probably disappoint the USA, as the AUSTRALIAN white paper does nothing to support the US "ASIAN PIVOT". AUSTRALIA'S symbolic contribution of 15 specialists in the KOREAN Foal Eagle exercises last month really shows the impotency of AUSTRALIA'S defense capabilities from any regional perspective. The second objective was to avoid any higher financial commitment. The 2013 white paper shows that Treasury rules the roost in Canberra and the objective of fiscal restraint overrides any other policy issues in government. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzXTtDTJVBXTj5rdH227zuHnpZ5m1QFKKd5HhQ4coWeKoXKKjCmgljZ0xTDcUXNO2AJGdBn4RKpQqcH-tUHPycvuTaOIA6LOXVbNL1R1dQTqNR-KTutR3Q7Bx9Kl-TnwtvH_3kUpXeel0/s1600/Screen-shot-2012-03-12-at-9.28.36-PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzXTtDTJVBXTj5rdH227zuHnpZ5m1QFKKd5HhQ4coWeKoXKKjCmgljZ0xTDcUXNO2AJGdBn4RKpQqcH-tUHPycvuTaOIA6LOXVbNL1R1dQTqNR-KTutR3Q7Bx9Kl-TnwtvH_3kUpXeel0/s320/Screen-shot-2012-03-12-at-9.28.36-PM.png" width="320" /></a>It could be argued that by default, AUSTRALIA is actually taking the "NEW ZEALAND" option of scaling down its defense forces in want of a threat. No frigate purchases, though a few faster patrol boats; updated strike fighters with modern electronic attack measures; a stalled submarine decision- this all looks like a strategic retreat. The risk in this white paper is that the Gillard Government is signaling to SOUTHEAST ASIA that its interests aren't there anymore. Unfortunately, once again AUSTRALIA has failed to debate the issues facing the nation and opted for a 'band aid' approach, which will severely weaken AUSTRALIA'S defense future defense position, which seems to have become one of the lowest priorities of government today. However the 2013 white paper may be very short lived as AUSTRALIAN defense policy. AUSTRALIA faces an election this coming September where opinion polls strongly indicate that the Gillard Government will lose. The Federal opposition led by Tony Abbot has said that it plans to review AUSTRALIA'S defense needs and options once again. This leaves open the possibility that the whole process will be starting up again rather quickly.</div>

AUSTRALIA'S DEFENSE PAPER 2013:

TOWARDS MIDDLE POWER OR STRATEGIC WITHDRAWAL? By Murray Hunter via Geopolitcalmonitor.com AUSTRALIA'S 2013 defense white paper is a ve...

Waynesboro Circuit Court Clerk will not release concealed weapon permit info to RPV

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<a href="http://blogs.nbc12.com/decisionvirginia/2013/06/before-new-law-rpv-requests-addresses-of-concealed-weapon-permit-holders.html">Last Friday</a> Ryan Nobles at Richmond's NBC TV-12 reported that the Republican Party of Virginia had submitted FOIAs to state Circuit Court Clerks for the names and contact information of concealed weapon permit holders. Today he reported that at <a href="http://blogs.nbc12.com/decisionvirginia/2013/06/clerks-will-not-turn-over-permit-records-to-rpv.html">least twelve clerks would not be releasing that info</a> including the local city of Waynesboro. <a href="http://blogs.nbc12.com/decisionvirginia/2013/06/clerks-will-not-turn-over-permit-records-to-rpv.html">Nobles wrote</a>: <blockquote>Last Friday, <a href="http://blogs.nbc12.com/decisionvirginia/2013/06/before-new-law-rpv-requests-addresses-of-concealed-weapon-permit-holders.html">we broke the news</a> that the RPV had requested the personal information of hundreds of thousands of permit holders to communicate their political message to them leading up to the fall elections. The RPV was legally allowed to ask for the material, but in less than a month the release of that information will become illegal. The new law to seal the records of permit holders was passed in the 2o13 Virginia General Assembly session and was sponsored and championed by the Republican nominee for Attorney General, Sen. Mark Obenshain. </blockquote>Clerks who were reported as denying RPV's request represented the localities of Waynesboro, Dinwiddie, Winchester, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Chesterfield, Southampton, Suffolk, Middlesex,Isle of Wight, Bedford, and Prince George.

Waynesboro Circuit Court Clerk will not release concealed weapon permit info to RPV

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Last Friday Ryan Nobles at Richmond's NBC TV-12 reported that the Republican Party of Virginia had submitted FOIAs to state Circuit Co...

Tuesday is Primary Day in Virginia

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5H-RBXkYO2w18-QV8PLNABY5DgyBsRYjNCS_p5ISh7VhTQCbdOkjcH6e2uyZY0rHIXJ6mujJ15xE1-zeyiOjTJRaHdqisX-YE7DkWDQe9sc8XIxeJ_Q0rPDA0zNCEFPdzwSzW33RGjdI3/s1600/voting+booth+graphic.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5H-RBXkYO2w18-QV8PLNABY5DgyBsRYjNCS_p5ISh7VhTQCbdOkjcH6e2uyZY0rHIXJ6mujJ15xE1-zeyiOjTJRaHdqisX-YE7DkWDQe9sc8XIxeJ_Q0rPDA0zNCEFPdzwSzW33RGjdI3/s1600/voting+booth+graphic.jpeg" /></a></div> Tuesday, June 11, 2013, is Primary Day in Virginia. Voting takes place at your regular polling place between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. <a href="http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/votinginperson.html">Identification will be required</a>, just as last year's November General Election. Changes to the law related to photo ID requirements to vote will not be effective until July 2014. For Democrats, Tuesday is the opportunity to vote for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General candidates. The gubernatorial choice is already in place -- Terry McAuliffe -- because no one stepped up to challenge him. That leaves two choices for lieutenant governor: State Senator Ralph Northam (D-6th Senate District) and Aneesh Chopra who is a techie guy out of the Obama administration. Also two choices for attorney general: State Senator Mark Herring (D-33rd Senate District), and former federal prosecutor Justin Fairfax. If you're a Republican, the Top Three candidates were chosen for you at the recent Republican Party of Virginia convention in Richmond: Ken Cuccinelli for Governor, E.W. Jackson for Lieutenant Governor, and Mark Obenshain for Attorney General. Republicans have <a href="http://electionresults.virginia.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=HOD&map=CTY">eight contested House of Delegates races</a>: - 15th District: Incumbent Todd Gilbert versus Mark Prince - 16th District - Open Seat: Les Adams versus Ken Bowman - 28th District: Incumbent Speaker of the House Bill Howell versus Craig Ennis - 29th District: Incumbent Beverly Sherwood versus Mark Berg - 33rd District: Incumbent Joe May versus David LaRock - 54th District: Incumbent Bobby Orrock versus Dustin Curtis - 6th District: Jeffrey Campbell versus Jack Weaver - 85th District: Scott Taylor vs Gary Byler vs Jeremy Waters Democrats have <a href="http://electionresults.virginia.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=HOD&map=CTY">three contested House of Delegates races</a>: - 63rd District: Evandra Thompson versus Rosalyn Dance - 86th District: Jennifer Boysko versus Herbert Kemp - 90th District: Rick James versus Algie Howell, Jr. For more information, check out the <a href="http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/votinginperson.html">State Board of Elections website</a>.

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E3: UbiSoft Press Conference:

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<a><img height="668" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixCif6pd5AJ80D15PTN1V-IJdFRlTCBdtmrrAv1tYJas87WCVfd8SnjFjADL8XuCauL4AxBzl2teSLfygczMgYjaESj884UtHlsUtmXC8MEONGlbgIi1QKkvO4rjKc7RvJlwY5hITrUqk/s1600/Ubisoft+PS+Vita.jpg" width="800"></a> Highlights from the <a href="http://www.ubi.com/US/default.aspx">Ubisoft</a> press conference: <ul> <li>Rocksmith 2014 <ul> <li>learn to play guitar <li>October 2013 release</li></ul> <li>Splinter Cell: Blacklist <ul> <li>August 20th release day <li>Biggest game ever <li>single player, co-op, and spies v. mercs game play <li>looks like a this gen title unfortunately</li></ul> <li>Rayman Legendies <ul> <li>September 2013 release <li>looks cute</li></ul> <li>The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot <ul> <li>Persistent world <li>Free to play <li>closed beta now open, <a href="http://www.themightquestcom">www.themightquestcom</a></li></ul> <li>South Park: The Stick of Truth <ul> <li>this holiday <li>current gen console release</li></ul> <li>Next Gen Console releases: <ul> <li>The Crew <ul> <li>Xbox One and PlayStation 4 <li>driving game, criminal element trying to take over citizens <li>online, persistent world – blurred lines between single player, co-op, and multiplayer <li>competition games look better in my opinion <li>all types of driving terrain throughout the United States <li>player picture tags over cars is highly annoying <li>tablet integration with Ipad</li></ul> <li>Watchdogs <ul> <li>Game takes place in Chicago <li>scarily close to reality in light of last weeks revelations <li>social engineering at it’s finest?</li></ul> <li>Just Dance 2014 <ul> <li>all consoles, including Wii U <li>October 2013</li></ul> <li>Rabbids Invasion <ul> <li>television show <li>interactive programming <li>Xbox One title</li></ul> <li>Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag <ul> <li>Pirate game <li>looks fabulous <li>land and sea adventures <li>open world game play</li></ul> <li>Trials Fusion and Trials Frontier <ul> <li>console and smart phone integration <li>Trials: Frontier is exclusive to Xbox One <li>Trials: Fusion on all consoles (current and next gen) <li>2014 release</li></ul> <li>Tom Clancy’s The Division <ul> <li>open world, RPG <li>Xbox One and PlayStation 4 <li>actual game play footage shown <li>tablet integration part of the game <li>chilling, realistic setting <li>looked stunning</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul>   <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:1b5d6845-61ac-42de-89ab-21870a38ace4" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Ubisoft" rel="tag">Ubisoft</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/XBox+One" rel="tag">XBox One</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/PlayStation+4" rel="tag">PlayStation 4</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Xbox+360" rel="tag">Xbox 360</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/PlayStation+3" rel="tag">PlayStation 3</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/South+Park" rel="tag">South Park</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/The+Stick+of+Truth" rel="tag">The Stick of Truth</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Assassin's+Creed+4%3a+Black+Flag" rel="tag">Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/The+Division.+Tom+Clancy" rel="tag">The Division. Tom Clancy</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Rabbids" rel="tag">Rabbids</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Watchdog" rel="tag">Watchdog</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Just+Dance+2014" rel="tag">Just Dance 2014</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Trials+Fusion" rel="tag">Trials Fusion</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Trials+Frontier" rel="tag">Trials Frontier</a></div>

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E3: Electronic Art Press Event: Highlights, Games, and Hype

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<a><img src="http://www.insidesocialgames.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ea-logo.png"></a> Highlights from the Electronic Arts Press Conference: <ul> <li>Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare <ul> <li>3rd person action title <li>XboxOne first and then XBox 360 <li>Co=op included <li>Sunflower is the healer class <li>Cactus is ranged <li>Live demo of the game on stage and it looks FUN <li>Definite must play!</li></ul> <li>Peggle 2 coming this year <li>Titanfall <ul> <li>Spring 2014 <li>Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC <li>Multiplayer game with a single player feel <li>Living, breathing, world</li></ul> <li>Two New Engines <ul> <li>Ignite and Frostbite 3</li></ul> <li>Star Wars: Battlefront <ul> <li>uses Frostbite 3 Engine</li></ul> <li>Need for Speed: Rivals <ul> <li>uses Frostbite 3 <li>Cops v. Racers <li>All Drive: destroys the line between single player, co-op, and multiplayer – One world for all experiences <li>races can start as single player and end in multiplayer <li>tablet integration included <li>Can play as cop or racer <li>Game play footage looks seamless and engaging between single player and multiplayer</li></ul> <li>Dragon Age III: Inquisition <ul> <li>OPEN world <li>Fall 2014 launch <li>Looks jaw dropping <li>Actual game play footage</li></ul> <li>NBA Live 14 <ul> <li>Xbox One and PlayStation 4 <li>Dribbling is the number priority – uses a new technology called Bounce Tech <ul> <li>ball is being released to physics <li>ball is separated from the hand in every dribbling animation</li></ul> <li>Live World with player stats: exclusive push within an hour after the NBA themselves receive the data push</li></ul> <li>Madden NFL 25 <ul> <li>Xbox One and PlayStation 4 <li>Actual game play footage <li>True step locomotion system – precise footwork <li>Lineman is the heart of game play <li>Ignite engine <li>Adrian Peterson revealed as the cover athlete <li>Launches Fall 2013</li></ul> <li>FIFA 14 <ul> <li>Looks great <li>Uses Ignite Engine <li>4 times more calculations per second <li>Fall 2013 <li>Xbox One and PlayStation 4</li></ul> <li>UFC <ul> <li>Ignite Engine <li>MMAI System: fighters can organically alter fighter strategies during the fight <li>Full body deformation: shows what it is like when hit <li>Launches Spring 2014 on Xbox One and PlayStation 4</li></ul> <li>Battlefield 4 <ul> <li>Frostbite 3 Engine <li>Air, land and sea battles <li>Commander mode: birds eye that impacts action on the ground <ul> <li>Console or tablet use</li></ul> <li>Battlelog: connect anytime, anywhere on multiple devices <li>live stream of battles all week during E3 </li></ul> <li>Mirrors Edge 2 <ul> <li>actual game play footage <li>Frostbite 3 Engine <li>No release or console information</li></ul></li></ul>   <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:35e78b27-c076-4e87-97f9-93c1e21c206c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/E3" rel="tag">E3</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Electronic+Arts" rel="tag">Electronic Arts</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/EA" rel="tag">EA</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Star+Wars%3a+Battleground" rel="tag">Star Wars: Battleground</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Battlefield+4" rel="tag">Battlefield 4</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Need+for+Speed%3a+Rivals" rel="tag">Need for Speed: Rivals</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/EA+Sports" rel="tag">EA Sports</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/NBA+LIve+14" rel="tag">NBA LIve 14</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/MAdden+25" rel="tag">MAdden 25</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/FIFA+14" rel="tag">FIFA 14</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Dragon+Age+III%3a+Inquisition" rel="tag">Dragon Age III: Inquisition</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Mirror's+Edge+2" rel="tag">Mirror's Edge 2</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Titanfall" rel="tag">Titanfall</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/UFC" rel="tag">UFC</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/PLants+v.+Zombies%3a+Garden+Warfare" rel="tag">PLants v. Zombies: Garden Warfare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Peggle+2" rel="tag">Peggle 2</a></div>

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From my yard: thunderstorms rolling (again) into Augusta County

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38s9yzCo_xwagei7yC4rdZDEtXB1ZCfXxNZGVb5RZLU_y1RQ2rAykCJN5BHLHFz7m0D9cJFS3T50p5BoyzIUhZvGrGEjBiOpwp1Ep_U5Uw6itCBjYp6fCW-qHDSA3sFSPomaOilbRUsp0/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38s9yzCo_xwagei7yC4rdZDEtXB1ZCfXxNZGVb5RZLU_y1RQ2rAykCJN5BHLHFz7m0D9cJFS3T50p5BoyzIUhZvGrGEjBiOpwp1Ep_U5Uw6itCBjYp6fCW-qHDSA3sFSPomaOilbRUsp0/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The sky west of us was black as the latest round of thunderstorms approached around 3:45 this afternoon. This is looking northwest from our yard.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlaADpyXIi-e6ECf8Cd-42aJUbHd4xc8Lg5g35dEdmXLZyu7FR97HEr0QifEQ794YtG0ZSCA6lrUwDyMTe7PWZDShMxTT-HMRpqNb8LOnzvBNx6DCjVHpv9UCt8JR-NYIFXgb9-xBhuNa/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlaADpyXIi-e6ECf8Cd-42aJUbHd4xc8Lg5g35dEdmXLZyu7FR97HEr0QifEQ794YtG0ZSCA6lrUwDyMTe7PWZDShMxTT-HMRpqNb8LOnzvBNx6DCjVHpv9UCt8JR-NYIFXgb9-xBhuNa/s400/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The is looking southwest.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcXDyY9ekIJAJYa-teM-Yw9cgGr4hajT3KVtLKhqyD1ErorpBXZ-b4yQ15j4w5mcxPQSN6yFnA5_bwcYCP10iColhdqK5RdCGv8oZn1y9djFKFtFWlOKN155vlN90CcqAaUumuB3TWueN/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcXDyY9ekIJAJYa-teM-Yw9cgGr4hajT3KVtLKhqyD1ErorpBXZ-b4yQ15j4w5mcxPQSN6yFnA5_bwcYCP10iColhdqK5RdCGv8oZn1y9djFKFtFWlOKN155vlN90CcqAaUumuB3TWueN/s400/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is looking south.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nLDdMTJOAAaY9otVUoCIaq68FEbTRI5j2fyiR4l0DqMJunr7aLp6u7S9gPmVlJwd1JBewKeHU_W-_P7n37iWANDEgv1_2ti5sxMbqAul74IPCFspmVF6_kKcv1hx3CvVoVGGlW9xMgzH/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nLDdMTJOAAaY9otVUoCIaq68FEbTRI5j2fyiR4l0DqMJunr7aLp6u7S9gPmVlJwd1JBewKeHU_W-_P7n37iWANDEgv1_2ti5sxMbqAul74IPCFspmVF6_kKcv1hx3CvVoVGGlW9xMgzH/s400/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Northwest ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUO-s90_1Ru3Jy0r5uPWX3SEsFrjVO7yM5RcIImMXja8CiHCyoiOpvnbPXej5Zblp7nxlCWXJD7KeBdSoYVw3f3WdZJIlQUDUHnCzzhgjUXlsfBgdmVv5LtI1tsp_nJLR_7AhPa6FCZJjN/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUO-s90_1Ru3Jy0r5uPWX3SEsFrjVO7yM5RcIImMXja8CiHCyoiOpvnbPXej5Zblp7nxlCWXJD7KeBdSoYVw3f3WdZJIlQUDUHnCzzhgjUXlsfBgdmVv5LtI1tsp_nJLR_7AhPa6FCZJjN/s400/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">... and north-northeast.</div> Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell June 10, 2013

From my yard: thunderstorms rolling (again) into Augusta County

Augusta County flash flood watch severe weather thunderstorms in Virginia tornado watch western Virginia From my yard: thunderstorms rolling (again) into Augusta County

The sky west of us was black as the latest round of thunderstorms approached around 3:45 this afternoon. This is looking northwest from our...

Severe weather warnings over most of Virginia

12:22 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-qtUtjJkCaOIrlJRNBq5ooQwBQwr6-CAsMrhbrwOt1ZVjnv2PQx78I3wI314Vrs98Oo6sWT-dX5tXBBGv3ctdZzJXxQrIA_Of8-LTZaT6wOqfRElNLUs9rkxsoacNWLbQHCQi2d1Poxl/s1600/Weather+map.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-qtUtjJkCaOIrlJRNBq5ooQwBQwr6-CAsMrhbrwOt1ZVjnv2PQx78I3wI314Vrs98Oo6sWT-dX5tXBBGv3ctdZzJXxQrIA_Of8-LTZaT6wOqfRElNLUs9rkxsoacNWLbQHCQi2d1Poxl/s400/Weather+map.png" width="400" /></a></div> This weather map is from Richmond-based <a href="http://www.wtvr.com/weather">WTVR CBS-6</a> with a note from meteorologist Zach Daniel that he cannot remember ever seeing a single tornado watch cover this much of Virginias (areas in red). In the Shenandoah Valley, those areas include Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Page, and Shenandoah until 10:00 p.m. A tornado watch means conditions are favorable for thunderstorms to possibly become capable of producing tornadoes. Here is the latest information passed along by the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SVFC14?fref=ts">Swoope Volunteer Fire Department</a> located in Augusta County west of Staunton: TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 293 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 200 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 TORNADO WATCH 293 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR OUR AREA 953 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013   ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ... * PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...INV IRGINIA...ALBEMARLE...AUGUSTA... CULPEPER...EASTERN HIGHLAND...GREENE...MADISON...NELSON... NORTHERN FAUQUIER ... ORANGE... PAGE ...RAPPAHANNOCK... ROCKINGHAM... SHENANDOAH... SOUTHERN FAUQUIER...  WARREN AND WESTERN HIGHLAND. IN NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA ... EASTERN PENDLETON AND WESTERN PENDLETON. * UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING * AFTER A SOAKING RAIN THIS MORNING...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL ... IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH RAIN TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

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This weather map is from Richmond-based WTVR CBS-6 with a note from meteorologist Zach Daniel that he cannot remember ever seeing a single ...