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I read something interesting and sad today. Perhaps some folks here are familiar with The Cynical Brit (Aka TotalBiscuit) - WoW and gaming shout/podcast and audio blogging. Youtube videos and whatnot. I found this post of his, linked from MMO-Champion.com and originally posted on Team Liquid:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=183443¤tpage=12#225
Turns out this awesomely amusing Brit is going through rough times with USCIS. He's had troubles with AOS, something I totally sympathize with. I left a comment through his website to mention visajourney.com in the hopes that he'll find some info/support here. God knows what a nightmare this process can be, and if you read the link I provided a few lines up, you'll read what he's been through.
I'm not an avid listener of his stuff (though I certainly do enjoy!) but I thought this worth mentioning here as it's immigration AND WoW-related.
/salute The Cynical Brit.
Here's hoping he can get his AOS taken care of soon so that he can be with his family.
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I've been importing them for the last few years... my husband little cousins love them
Be careful - the woman in the article had to pay a $300 fine for just one egg.
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"They have been determined to present ... a choking hazard to young children," said Mike Milne, a spokesman for the U.S. department of customs and border protection. Milne said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration supports the Kinder Surprise ban.
I had been wondering for a great long time why Kinder Surprise was nowhere to be seen in the US. I am glad that I've never asked my parents to bring some over when visiting to help combat home sickness/ for the sake of nostalgia. I can only imagine them having to explain, "no, officer - these are going to my twenty-something year old daughter. I assure you, she is very aware that she should not put little bits of plastic in her mouth and swallow them!"
Banning such an item is right up there in the "herp a derp" echelons alongside coffee cup labels that proclaim beverages may be hot. The toy is in a little plastic bubble that's a pain in the butt to open - not floating around loose within the chocolate.
Clearly it is impossible for a young child to choke on cheerios, baby carrots, apple slices... or any other food item. We need to ban solid food! Baby mush for all until you reach the age of 10! Parents, no need to supervise your kids.
... Yeah, I'm a little dumbfounded.
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Dang Kitty - looking at your timeline and everything is just ZOOMING.
Seems like you got a great Christmas present, haha. Happy New Year's!
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When you go through a Removal of Conditions (citizenship) swear-in for the US, you do not lose your ties to Canada as a Canadian Citizen (if you are one). Therefore, you hold a dual-citizenship. There's no paperwork involved to "get" dual citizenship - you only lose Canadian citizenship if you file paperwork specifically for that purpose - papers dealing with the Canadian government, not US.
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I can't help but think of this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ISiTXehKLk
Robot Chicken is the show. Funny stuff, IMHO.
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It WAS quick! I was surprised since I have an RFE.
I hope you get yours very soon (the card I mean... Not an RFE)!
I read the other thread of yours regarding the RFE - it must be a rather small hiccup not really worth warranting putting your other paperwork processing on hold.
I hope so as well (for the card) but I have to send in stuff first. For that, I need money. :\
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Man, that was quick! Congratulations, Kittyfang!
Still in the "f$%#, no money to file" stage here.
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My favorites are ham and pineapple or ground beef with garlic. I'm not a huge fan of the pizzas in the pizza joints here (still missing the pizza I got in Sweden
) so I prefer to make it myself at home. If we order in it's usually from Mellow Mushroom.Mellow Mushroom makes some gooooood pizza! I wish there were more locations.
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I healed Throne of the Tides at level 82, Disc Priest, full guild run. It wasn't half as nerve-wracking as I thought it would be though I imagine that pugs will be a different story until a month or so in when current Cata-level players have either gotten used to the revamped playstyle or have rage-quit. Triage-style, "welfare" heals are where its at, and I'm hoping that at 85, stats will be at a point where heals land for more so that their cost is justified.
A bunch of my guild went and killed one of the Whale Sharks last night for the achievement. It took us several attempts (including having a passer-by DK screw us up) to get it done. We had 2 Afflocks pull with dots, swimming backwards. Their dots were to hold aggro, and threat management was key. We did have corpses but with the Whale Shark hitting like Jupiter (eff "like a truck") but we did it without everyone being in heroic gear - some where but a lot were not. I definitely missed my warlock.
To those with gripes about gear being replaced at the start of a new expansion... I understand the frustration on gear being so easily replaced, but those concerns read as if the focus is placed heavily on "getting phat lewts." There doesn't seem to be much enjoyment of the game or even the company of people whom was present to get that gear. I've never been a raider (hoping to casually raid this expansion) but I would change my group/guild if I end up in a place that I do not like (repetition of rules, people not showing or showing up late).
You've gotta do something for fun or else it's not worth doing. Gear is cyclical, memories are unique.
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The Shattering.
Tomorrow.
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Kimbear, you will keep getting DC'd if flying and you tab out. Switch to Windowed - Fullscreen mode and this will get you around the DC issue. It happened to me as well before switching display modes; I think it's a common issue since 4.0.1.
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I wonder if their website generates revenue in any way.
Beyond this, in reading what Jenn! posted, I feel that their poll means nothing. The result can be vetoed and who aside from the couple truly knows whether or not they may have a decision in place that may end up being the same as the poll result?
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I don't like the sound of deadlines or timelines.
I was debating about whether I should level a new (Worgen) character or max my priest to 85 first, but I am hesitant on even buying Cataclysm now. I did roll a mage last night and I think I'll be working on leveling her; the Shattering and revamped leveling content is not dependent on Cataclysm so I can still enjoy the game, and save money. We might be moving to a place without internet (and no ability for [affordable] high-speed internet) around January or something - I've honestly no idea what's going to happen in the upcoming months but it doesn't look good.
As for actual game-related blah blah blah...
I've healed through Noth and XT-002 weeklies, as well as OS (9men)! If only the guild had an ICC-10 group for raiding newbies. I don't expect anything to materialize even though a member had mentioned setting a group up, with Cata being so close to release.
My haste is still way too low and my gear is awkward, but at least I have an 80!
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@ Rob & Mel
http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info5747-Grid.html
WoWInterface may see updates of Grid before Curse does, but I have never bothered to compare.
I'm not too worried about my "frills" addons - as long as I have my core ones working, I'm satisfied right now. I'll probably completely reinstall WoW sometime around patch 4.0.3, as well as do a computer reformat. I've been putting it off for a while.
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@ Danu
Glad to have helped. Just keep in mind that similar to FuBar, you will need a core addon to display plugins, and then the plugins themselves.
@ Welshcookie
No problem.
@ warlord
I peeked at the default raid frames... Not as much functionality/customization as I'd like. Beyond that, I am sure there will be addons available to help with your annoyances. You may be able to find a script to place in a macro that would state how many HKs you have - outputting info to the chat window. I don't know how to code such a thing but I imagine it's possible if not already in existence.
@ Peachey
That's a lot of gold.
I've almost got enough for Northrend Flying (500g). That will be a time-saver for questing.@ Rob & Mel
http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info10749-EllipsisMulti-TargetDoTTimers.html
http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info10440-NugRunning.html
http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/cat22.html <- Keep an eye on this category for newly added/updated Buff/Debuff/Spell addons.
Stuf Unitframes should allow for debuff resizing/coloring, though I can't recall specifically how good it is.
May want to check Curse.com too.
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I had been deleting addon folders before installing the new versions - a full, clean install instead of "replacing" files/folders. Dunno if that made things better. Keep in mind settings should be stored in saved variables folder but this may not be the case with all - you may have some things reset on you.
Dominos - working.
http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info9085-Dominos.html
xPerl - don't use. If you want to customize unitframes, look at Stuf unitframes. If you don't want customization, maybe look into oUF (core addon) and various layouts (downloaded separate). I use oUF and oUF_Nivea (which should be updated today). WoWInterface.com for those.
http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info11182-StufUnitFrames.html
FuBar - look into LibDataBroker. Just like FuBar improved upon TitanPanel, LDB addons improve upon FuBar. DockingStation is my preference, and works wtih 4.0.1.
http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info11831-DockingStationDisplay.html
Omen - should work. Could look into sThreatMeter2 (WoWInterface) if you may want a smaller alternative.
http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info8459-OmenThreatMeter.html
GearScore - being worked on.
http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info12245-GearScore.html
OmniCC - updated.
http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info4836-OmniCC.html
Power Auras Classic - should work, if not, being updated. Look into Event Alert if you want something a bit more simplistic - there are other addons that will fit help too. I use EventAlert.
http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info8579-PowerAurasClassic.html
If you use a lot of addons from WoWInterface, register an account (free) and save addons to your favorites. You can browse them easily to see which are updated, and when.
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dont forget warriors, dk and palladins. all use arp on most gear
oh and i hate inscriptionists who made a fortune last night lol luckily i had already bought and replaced all my gems, but i slacked and never bought my heirloom gear..now it's 3 times the price /sigh
my system hates the patch on live, yet on beta i had no issues, but now i get like 2 FPS..#######
Graphic settings were reset with 4.0.1. When you're at the game login screen, look to the bottom-right corner for "Options" and tweak the video settings low, and then slowly increase when in game. The client may have "decided" that your system should be running on higher settings than its capable of - this happened with my own client.
My Carbonite questhelper is broken....I am sad
Oh and I lost all my node info on my Gatherer...more sad If/until Carbonite is updated, you should be able to find alterantive addons to fill the voids you are missing. No clue on Gatherer; I've been using GatherMate and GatherMate_Data (for pre-defined node database).
There will be a few patches/hotfixes since there are a bunch of already-recognized bugs with the new patch, so just take it easy and enjoy the sun and water - if your computer can handle the new effects
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I am happy to read your medical went well - congratulations! Best wishes to you.
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Abosultely nothing planned for Canadian Thanksgiving, but it's been that way since I moved to the US. November's Thanksgiving, if I had to predict, does not look very promising, special or "festive" either.
I hope you all have a very happy, safe, and delicious Thanksgiving weekend.
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Increasingly, I am feeling like some sort of toy top. One that has been wound up until it can wind no further, but is not being released.
A few years ago, my best friend (Canadian) was engaged to a US fellow. Their plan was for him (USC) to come to Canada, get married, that sort of jazz (in whatever correct order of course!). I did my best to look up information that may help them on their own journey and was amazed at how easy the process seemed, in contrast to my own US journey - which still has me at the starting line! Things did not work out between them and so over time, I lost the information I had gathered for them.
Today, I started looking into Canadian Immigration once again - this time for my husband (USC). My husband holds no interest in this path, but this toy top is getting tired. It wants to spin rather than sit in some suspended animation. I figure, at the very least, compiling such information may aid with some sort of Plan B as Plan A has not yet started and when started, (I think) will go at a snail's pace.
Unfortunately, I don't know how feasible this would be even if my husband were to agree to this path by some miracle or another. I have no savings or assets to secure living arrangements for us immediately and I would be very surprised if the help my parents had offered regarding this path still was "valid" given their feelings on my marriage with my husband. I certainly could not ask my parents right now, since I am just dealing with extremely optimistic hypotheticals.
Frustrated, tightly-wound top signing out for now.
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@ Kimbear
I have only used their voice service once so far (for ZG run) but boy, did I feel awkward just trying to explain something and even when making a joke. I completely understand not wanting to get too "comfortable" in case something drastic were to happen.
@ Welshcookie
You did absolutely nothing wrong whatsoever. You did not ask for the ring. You did not bribe or pay for the ring. Those who /gquitted... top raiders? More like top nerdraging babies. The only person whom you should be concerned with - if anything - is the GM/RL and that is only if the GM/RL (whichever and/or both) had specific rules mentioning "no giving items away after you won a roll" or something similar. While I sincerely hope that your guild will manage without those 6 individuals and though I certainly don't know your guild's composition, goals, environment or politics, I believe that your guild will be better of without those 6.
After all, those 6 may have been some sort of cliquish, problematic group making trouble before you returned. Don't fell bad; just talk things out with the GM if you feel like you need to set something straight.
Just my two copper.
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I tried to read through the entire thread to see if folks were on my server, but my eyes kept crossing... oy, I need sleep.
Anywho!
Lethon - Horde - Llysara (priest), Mhairi (paladin), Alaeine (mage)
Cenarion Circle - Avaryne (Horde priest), Mhairi (Alliance pally)
Aaaaaand Brewfest is back! Who's got their mount?
I played on CC years ago. I believe I have a few characters there still, though I'm sure they're buried in dust.
My Priest on Proudmoore is 58. I gained 2 3/4 levels on Sunday, the majority earned from victories in WSG as it was WSG weekend. Unfortunately, the few-win streak ended and the experience gravy train did as well. I absolutely loved being the only individual on defense as a Disc Priest despite attempting to rally more
- I guess people don't realize that defense must remain past the initial flag capture? Oh, how annoying it was to read "just let them win" as soon as Horde captured 1 flag.Outland instances are unavailable to me via Dungeon Finder; I guess I'll quest a bit in Hellaciouslyannoyingfire Peninsula.
On the upside, I got to sight-see in ZG with some of my guildmates.
Does it take anyone else a bit of time to get used to talking to a new group of people in vent/mumble, or am I just that socially inept nowadays?
I'll probably be unable to hit 75 before Brewfest ends. I'll more than likely miss out on Brewfest and Operation Gnomregan's last quest.
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I was reminded of this song:
http://music.napster.com/album/12831243
Lonesome Bert & the Skinny Lizards - Hummer.
USCIS introduces First Ever Fee Waiver Form
in US Immigration News and Discussion
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I checked the link you provided, but read the following:
Biometrics fee and I-693 (which tends to require payment set by individual Civil Surgeons) are also listed.
I am not sure how the public is paying for immigration fees in this specific case (Help Haiti Act).
Not sure if I'm understanding things wrong but it does read to me like people will have to pay filing fees.