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PC Mag: Too much effort is put into creating new video games gaming consoles while not enough effort is put into fixing essential software programs.
Mentions PS4/720 and then moans about word.
Stupid article for hits.
If you want to moan about something, moan about directx that holds PC games back tenfold. With the power that PC's have these days, crysis is nothing compared to what's possible.
PC site complaining about next gen consoles.
That has NEVER happened before.
This is what you call a bait-and-switch article. Makes you think it's talking about consoles, but in reality it's talking about some useless crap the author wishes PC software companies would do and it has nothing to do with PC games. Site voted down.
If you're that desperate for hits come and see me, I'd happily give you some hits!
Can we fail the approval of this, please? Troll articles should be shoved back under bridges as quickly as possible.
Damn,I always forget to end my comments with-'English is not my mother language.Some people are too sensitive with my comments.For their sake hope their walls are white.
I never go back and forth with comments ,it's just that my n4g page was on since last night when I put my PC to sleep.And HOJE0308,sonic200 put you in place.I could very well ignore you,its just that you criticised my grammar while you made mistake yourself.May I give you a free advice?Always think at least twice before posting.
P.S Dont bother answering couse I guarantee you I wont read it,I move on .Now excuse me while I go to work,Im manager in a place and manage some typical objects like you.have a nice day son.


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Retired tennis pros Chris Evert and Lindsay Davenport will guest-star on an episode of CSI in January, CBS announced Monday.
The former champions will play themselves on an episode in which the team investigates the death of a female professional tennis player, according to the network. Tennis commentator and CBS This Morning contributor Justin Gimelstob will also appear as himself.
Ian Somerhalder? Sofia Vergara? Make your picks for TV's sexiest eye candy now!
Evert won 18 Grand Slam singles titles before retiring in 1989, and still holds the record for the best winning percentage (.900) in pro tennis history. Davenport won seven Grand Slams, as well as a gold medal in the 1996 Olympics. She and Evert are both currently television commentators for the sport.

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Daniel Bryan Talks The Shield's Impact, Brie Bella & More
Daniel Bryan recently did an interview promoting this Monday's Raw in Richmond. Here are a few highlights:
On The Impact Of The Shield: "I think The Shield has done a fantastic job. It's very difficult to come into the WWE, be put in the main spot, and to hold up your end of the deal. Those guys really have. I think it's because Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins spent years in the indies before getting here. Then Roman Reigns, who had very limited experience before coming to WWE, has really stepped up and done a great job. I have nothing but respect for those guys and they've done amazingly so far. More than half the time, they go out there and steal the show."
Losing His Riding Partner, Ryback: "Actually, The Ryback stopped riding with me! It's unfortunate, but I don't think it's because of the constant hazing I've given him. We had fun together and it went both ways really, but he prefers to ride by himself. He has a very specific schedule that he likes to keep. It's hard because when you're riding with someone, your schedules have to coincide or else it just doesn't work. I'm somebody who likes to go to bed early and wake up early. A lot of guys like to stay up later, wake up later, and get their stuff done. Different people require different riding partners really."
Being On The Road With His Girlfriend, Brie Bella: "It's been harder, actually, now that they've been filming this reality show because Brie has to go do certain things for the show, you know what I mean? Before Brie came back, I'd be on the road and come back and we'd have our time at home just together just completely by ourselves before I would go back on the road. Now, it's a little more interesting because she's on the road sometimes with me, sometimes on a different brand or something like that, but we'll see each other more on the road and we get less quality alone time at home. So it's an ever-evolving situation."
You can read the whole article here.
Tags: Brie Bella, Daniel Bryan, ryback, The Shield, WWE
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The Vegetarian Option: Lincoln Station's Sandwiches and Salads, from the Al Di La Team
Dining out meat-free.
I've long been a fan of al di la, the Park Slope institution that's beloved for its hearty, sophisticated Italian dishes. So it was with interest that I followed the restaurant's team to its second venture, Bar Corvo, when it opened in my neighborhood early last year. With its Prospect Heights location now firmly established in the hearts and mouths of neighbors, the same team has opened the casual eatery Lincoln Station just around the corner.
The new restaurant follows the takeout/grocery trend established by Bklyn Larder: food is ordered by the pound at the counter up front and served up on metal trays, and shelving at the left of the expansive storefront displays luxury grocery items such as imported dates, tins of olive oil, and dried pasta.
If you're familiar with either of the aforementioned restaurants, then you'll recognize the food being served at the new location, which takes common ingredients, cooks them just right and presents them in unexpected ways: roasted asparagus spears tucked into a sandwich built upon Bien Cuit bread, or braised kale paired with fava bean purée to make yet another of the restaurant's unusual sandwiches.
Good news for vegetarians: Lincoln Station's casual menu of soups, salads and sandwiches is heavy on seasonal, meat-free dishes. An excellent way to taste a variety of them is to order up a combo plate ($7.95, pictured at top) of three sides. Roasted carrots and shallots (at left) features earthy roasted carrots and sticky-sweet, jam-like roasted shallots punctuated with spicy, coarsely ground black pepper; farro salad (center) is bright and lemony, with fluffy grains of farro mixed with spring peas, baby spinach and crisp slices of radish; and a more or less standard kale salad (at right) is nonetheless delicious, with soft leaves of kale topped with chewy dried cherries, crunchy toasted walnuts, and salty shards of parmesan cheese.
Lincoln Station shies away from vegetarian sandwich standards in favor of items like braised kale ($7.95), a thick pile of long-cooked, mineral-tasting greens atop a soft focaccia roll spread thickly with garlicky, pale green fava bean purée. It's a hearty, satisfying main dish that just happens to be served on bread.
Another strong choice, a seasonal special, is the asparagus and ricotta($7.95), which takes that same focaccia roll, adding a pillowy layer of rich ricotta and crisp-tender roasted asparagus spears.
With its deftly prepared dishes and reasonable prices, Lincoln Station is a great option for stocking up for impromptu summer barbecues and picnics.
Lincoln Station
409 Lincoln Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238 (map)
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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.)
I so wish all of Jason Aldean's weekend tweets could just be about the music. But after a man was shot after Aldean's concert in Raleigh, N.C. , on Friday (July 27), the singer had to say something.
"There's no excuse 4 things getting that heated in traffic leavin a show. I'm prayin 4 the fan who was injured and thanx to the Raleigh police for acting so quickly," he wrote.
And of course, he's right. He probably could've stayed on Twitter all night lecturing his fans about right and wrong, and maybe they would listen, and maybe it would help. (And by the way, who brings a gun to a concert? And if the venue is so hell-bent on searching fans for alcohol and drugs on their way in, wouldn't they have noticed a gun?)
The shooting took place after the concert outside the Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion as fans were walking to their cars. The victim was taken to a local hospital by ambulance, but his injuries were not life-threatening. Still, just like Aldean, I'm praying for him.


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Welcome to the Organizational Development Unit of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, and the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications.
The Organizational Development unit focuses on the applied dimension of education by extending and applying knowledge and problem-solving to address real individual and community issues. The foundation of Extension is responding to priority needs by taking the University to the people. The core processes of the Organizational Development unit, known collectively as the program development process and as a primary support function for the Agency, are critical in every aspect of programming at local and statewide levels.


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This is the third post in a series on my favorite mutual funds. The past two weeks we discussed my favorite domestic equity mutual funds and then my foreign stock fund picks. This week, we'll turn our attention to bonds.
I use 12 bond categories, including: short-term corporate; short-term government; intermediate-term corporate; TIPS; mortgage-backed; bank loan; emerging market; global; convertible; nontraditional; high yield; and municipals. Although I don't often invest in all categories at the same time (due to the economic environment), I do have favorites in each category. Here they are.
Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
My favorite fund here is Metropolitan West Total Return I (MWTIX). Their management team has been in place for over 15 years and they have performed well in both up and down markets. During the past 11 years, they have been in the top quartile in Morningstar's ITB category seven times.
Another good choice here is Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Y (NERYX). They also have a stable management team (14+ years) and a great track record. It is, however, slightly more risky than the Metropolitan fund, but its returns have been commensurate with the added risk.
Short-Term Corporate Bond
I like Weitz Short-Intermediate Income I (WEFIX) for this sleepy group. Although there's not much to get excited about at this end of the maturity spectrum, Thomas Carney's 16.5 year tenure as manager has been a good one. His fund's performance has kept it in the top half of its peer group in each of the past nine years.
Short-Term Government Bond
My first choice here is Sit U.S. Government Securities (SNGVX). The management team has just over 17 years under its collective belt. Although their expense ratio is a little higher than I like, it is still below their category average and their returns have been excellent.
I'd also give an honorable mention to the Vanguard Short-Term Federal Inv fund (VSGBX).
Bank Loan
It seems when I think of this category I think of Eaton Vance. Specifically, the Eaton Vance Floating Rate I (EIBLX). If Eaton didn't write the book on bank loan funds, they cut the trees used to make the paper. I recall in the early 2000s when bank loan funds (and shareholders) enjoyed a stable NAV. Today, it fluctuates like any other price per share. With eight years on the job, their management team has consistently delivered, making this a top pick.
To be continued next week…..
Thanks for reading and have a great week!


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We were just treated to one of the strangest Senate moments in a strange legislative session.
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, trying to convey the planned schedule to senators, repeatedly questioned whether some unnamed entity understands English (did he mean the Senate? The House?)
He allowed for the possibility that he wasn't communicating clearly.
In the middle of all of it, he picked up the telephone and told the caller to listen to what he was saying.
One reporter commented about how strange tonight is, prompting a senator to ask incredulously, "TONIGHT? Where have you been the past three months?"


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Brown, Hallie Q.
|FRANCES JANE BROWN -- April 15, 1819--April 16, 1914
Frances Jane Scroggins first saw the light of day in Winchester, Virginia. Her mother, Ellen Anne Scroggins, with three other small girls formed the household. Their names were Harriet, Eliza Anne and Martha Ellen. Their father died leaving them alone and unprotected.
The grandfather of these children was an officer in the Revolutionary War. He did the honorable thing by emancipating the mother and the four little girls. But they were left destitute and were bound out until a few years later when their mother married a free man, William Tocus, and the children were brought under the shelter of a home.
Frances Jane, the subject of this sketch, often related the cruel treatment at the hands of her "bound mistress," lack of food, clothes and sharp reproof; often stripes from leather tawse upon her bare shoulders. She was frequently mistaken for the daughter of her mistress which so enraged that lady that Frances' long, black hair was cut zigzag that it might grow curly, but it only grew out the straighter. She was made to stand in the sun to tan her, but her complexion was as soft and beautiful as a rose petal. The rigid laws of Virginia prohibited her from ever learning to read or write.
Other children came to the Tocus family increasing the number to seven. It was then that the father, with rare courage and faith determined to migrate to a free state. Frances relates the journey. "We were placed in a big old fashioned covered wagon drawn by four large, black horses which were Daddy's pride. There was plenty of room for us all with feather beds and patch work quilts. We were
Frances never forgot her first impression of slavery. One bright spring morning, as a little girl, her mother sent her to the nearby town pump for water. Hanging her new tinpail on the spout and swinging onto the huge wooden handle, she was startled by a great cloud of dust which seemed to be coming up the road toward her. Greatly frightened, she left her pail and hid herself behind a clump of bushes by the roadside. She had scarcely concealed herself when a man, with black whiskers and a big straw hat, seated on horseback, brandishing a big, black whip rounded up a long line of naked slaves two by two, chained to each other, calling sharply on them to drink in a hurry. She saw them lap the water from the horse trough under the pump as the soul-driver drank from the pail. Then with the crack of the whip, he dashed down the road, the slaves running at full speed to keep pace with the horse and its rider. For days together, she could not lose sight of those poor creatures with wild staring eyes and tongues lolled out lapping the water like dumb, thirsty animals.
There was not much in those early days to interest a little girl like Frances and so minor incidents loomed great in her childish mind.
A strong impression was made upon her by a poor old white woman known as "Crazy Jane" who roamed the streets and lanes repeating snatches of poetry and verses from the Bible, telling the people God was angry with them
Seated in the quiet of Homewood Cottage at twilight in the evening of her long life--memories of her childhood came as the plaintive notes of the woodland dove were heard and the couplet heard so often would be given in the drawl of "Crazy Jane"--
"O, don't you hear the mournful dove
Token of Redeeming Love."
For several years after reaching Ohio, Frances made her home with the family of Major W--in Cincinnati. She became deeply interested in the cause of the slaves and joined the Abolitionists. She had several narrow escapes from being arrested.
Walking down the street one day, she came face to face, with a beautiful, young colored woman who was running and looking back. "What is the matter," said Frances. "I just got of'n the boat," she exclaimed breathlessly, "I'm a slave an' runnin' away. They are after me. Won't you hide me?" Frances took her hand, turned about and the two girls ran as fast as they could and had barely got inside of a friend's house before loud knocks were heard. When the door was opened an irate man demanded his slave whom he said he had seen enter the house. Frances stood trembling. The slave-holder declared she was his property. "O, no," said the friends, "we know this girl but you are at liberty to look further." In the meantime the slave girl Caroline, had been passed over back-gates and fences and was several doors away. With mutterings of wrath, the man hurried back to the boat which had whistled a warning to depart. Caroline was kept in hiding for some time and finally sent to Canada, where after forty years, she and Frances met on English soil to recount that narrow escape from slavery.
At the age of twenty-two, Frances was married to
He was held in slavery by his own relatives. By industry he purchased his freedom, that of his only sister, Ann, his brother and his aged father. He was a man of remarkable character and intellect. The full account of his eventful life cannot now be given.
The young couple made their home in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Six children were born to them; all save one reaching womanhood and manhood; Jere A.; Belle J.; Anne E.; Mary F.; Hallie Q. and John G. who was born in Salem, Ohio, the others in Pittsburgh in the homestead on Hazel Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown were industrious and accumulated considerable property. Their greatest ambition was to give their children useful education. The older ones attended private school at Avery College under such renowned instructors as Miss Amanda Wier, Prof. J. B. Vashon, Professors Freeman and Samuel Neal. Having seen the horrors of slavery together they espoused the cause of the slave and fought his battle.
Their home became a Station of the
Underground Railroad
. Many a hunted slave found food, shelter and encouragement while waiting to be sent to Canada. At one time a mother and her five children remained one cold winter hidden by Mrs. Brown even from the rest of the family and the knowledge of the neighobrs. At another time, a family, well-known today, escaped from Texas and were cared for in their home for weeks. A remarkable incident occurred when the slave-holder came demanding his property. The children of this family were so fair with blue eyes and golden hair, that none believed they were former slaves. Mr. and Mrs. Brown had their pictures taken, with the American flag wrapped about them, which were sold to help finance the family.
Their home became a haven of rest for the weary, traveling
Mr. Brown traveled through the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky collecting funds to build Old Wylie Avenue A. M. E. Church while Mrs. Brown with the women of the church raised great sums at home.
Mrs. Brown was the guiding star of the home. Quiet, unobtrusive, she ruled her household by love and gentleness. A model housekeeper, a worker in the church and a neighbor beloved. Mr. Brown was a steward on a Mississippi steamboat making the run from St. Louis to New Orleans. The eldest son, a lad of 16, was allowed to accompany his father on one of his trips on the steamboat, "The Pennsylvania." The crew was composed of colored men and women. That was a fatal trip. The boiler burst, the boat was destroyed and 600 souls were lost. For days no tidings came to Mrs. Brown of her husband and son. With a calm, hopeful manner, she went about her daily task ministering unto and consoling her children and showing only a cheerful face when the report came that Captain Clinefelter and his entire crew were lost. Early one morning, father and son returned, empty handed, dressed in old clothes given them by strangers, but unharmed. It was the occasion for great rejoicing in that home which had been cheered by the faith and trust of a devoted wife and mother.
Mrs. Brown's health became greatly impaired and the family removed to Chatham, Ontario, remaining in that city a year, then went to the farm purchased by Mr. Brown
Early one Sabbath morning in June that home was destroyed by fire and the fairest of the family, pretty little Mary, with her winning ways, soft black curls and large dark eyes was burned to death. The house had fallen in before she was missed. When the cry came--"Where is Mary?" frantic screams from women and children were heard, terrified men ran here and there seeking the child. Mr. Brown, the father, lost his mind and was restrained by kindly hands from leaping into the flames. Again that quiet, little mother went from one to the other comforting, consoling and during that ordeal--for weeks when the father's mind was a blank--hers was the strong arm upon which the family leaned. Friends by the score came to their relief and through their aid a five-room cottage was built. Here the mother found herself--stripped of all material wealth--no fine furniture or polished mirrors; no rich carpets or silverware; no instruments of music or costly pictures; only plain deal tables and bare floors.
Soon flowers and vines bloomed and clung outside that cottage door, muslin curtains draped the windows and homemade carpets covered the floor. The mother was teaching her children how to be frugal and content. She was Mary and Martha in one. "Homewood Cottage" became a beauty spot on the 9th Concession.
Mr. Brown still plied the river for a livelihood. It was during the Civil War. One day as the boat lay in port at St. Louis, Mo., two men came aboard and asked the porter, Mr. Brown, to take charge of two large carpet bags until they had finished their shopping, taking note of the boat's departure. Always courteous and obliging, Mr. Brown readily consented. The boat left without the two men appearing. At Memphis, Tenn., officers came aboard
It was early autumn when Mrs. Brown learned of her husband's imprisonment. Not knowing how long he would be detained, she began with that calm, quiet spirit, full of determination and action, together with the help of the older children and one hired man to plan for the comfort of her family. It proved to be a most severe winter but there was plenty of meat in the smoke-house, canned and dried fruit, with jellies and pickles on the pantry shelves. The apples and vegetables were stored away; grists of flour and meal were brought from the mills; cords of wood stacked near the cottage door; the cattle were well housed with corn and fodder in crib and barn. Well, could the inmates smile at the great snow drifts that blocked the highways and piled in fantastic heaps about the cottage? All that was missing was the father far away. Words of sorrow and grief came from the helpless, imprisoned one but letters of cheer and happiness were sent to him from Homewood Cottage to brighten the gloomy cell.
Four books adorned the little center table in the home, the Bible, Pilgrim's Progress, Jane Porter's Scottish Heroes, and Spurgeon's Sermons. Each Sabbath, the children gathered around the family altar, passages from the Bible were read and then a sermon from the collection of Charles Spurgeon, the noted English preacher. During the week tales from Jane Porter's Scottish Heroes were read by a member of the family. Every evening after the milking and the chores were done, as twilight approached, a huge back log was rolled into the wide fire-place and soon warmth radiated cheer through the big living room.
The frugal meal of milk and mush was over the dishes tidied, then each would take her task. The wool would be
Deprived of the music of former years, the children sang without accompaniment making melody in their hearts.
During the short winter days there would be an occasional wood chopping bee for the boys and a quilting party for the girls. Again on the moonlight nights a sleigh ride party when several wagon beds, placed on bob-sleds, filled with soft clean hay and merry boys and girls covered with buffalo robes skimmed over miles of road while gay, happy laughter rang out on the frost-laden air.
One day in late spring when the snow had gone and the ice had melted in the nearby streams the father, emaciated and pale came home. It was a season of rejoicing in that happy re-united family. He told them how he had prayed until some one said he not only shook the jail but all St. Louis and as nothing was found against him, he was liberated. "Yes," said Mrs. Brown, "and we prayed too."
One by one the older children left the home to make nests for themselves. Two remained with the mother.
After a few years Mrs. Brown concluded to rent the farm and move to the United States, which she did taking her two youngest children Hallie Q. and John G. to Wilberforce, Ohio, where they could obtain an education at Wilberforce University. Shortly afterward a residence was purchased and the name of the Canadian abode was transferred to the Ohio one. Here in the new "Homewood Cottage" she was permitted to spend in quietude and comfort her declining years. She entered heartily into the spirit of college life and placed her children under the tutelage and training of that master instructor, President Daniel A. Payne. She befriended scores of poor, worthy students and for thirty years brought into her home young men and women to "work for their board" but treated as members of the family, many of whom are today of sterling character and worth in the arena of life.
Mrs. Brown was an active worker in the Holy Trinity Church and one of the first members of the College Aid Society, an organization formed to assist indigent students. She saw borne from the cottage door to peaceful Massie's Creek Cemetery three children and her faithful husband and companion who with her had trod the path of life together for fifty years. Two devoted daughters were left to minister to her declining years. Her influence for good was felt by student body and community while little children loved to lisp the name of "Ma" Brown, the pretty old lady.
Her gentle life and gracious presence fell as a benediction upon that home. A visiting friend remarked that it was worth a trip across the Atlantic to see her. Trained by long schooling and patient labor, possessed by great social timidity and extreme shyness, the writer often gazed on her placid face and wished that hers might grow so fair and pure. She was ninety-five years and a day when silence came to that clear voice, "Thou shall come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in His season."
A tribute to Mrs. Frances J. Brown on her 91st birthday, April 15, 1909, by Mrs. B. F. Lee, Sr.:
With glad and reverent hearts we come
Our high esteem to prove,
To bring the lady of this home
Some token of our love.
This lady fair, this mother queen,
With eyes serene and bright,
(Upon whose brow no scowl is seen)
Is ninety-one tonight.
But she is young in heart and soul,
For years have never aged
A heart so warm, with love its goal;
Nor gloom her spirit caged.
What sphere or what position high80Does our sweet lady fill?
With no ambition did she try
To gain fame's shining hill.
But hers was highest of them all
And hallowed most of heaven
Her children do arise and call
Her blest. To her is given
A calm and ripened womanhood,
Nobel type of mother;
And all that's gentle, pure and good
In her has come together.
The secret of endurance long,
By love and duty bound,
She learned and in her task grew strong
And true contentment found
We thank you for the life you live
Of labor, peace and love;
For sure the creed which you believe
Was handed from above.
The Lord bless thee and keep thee still,
O mother true and dear;
His loving grace thy cup o'erfill,
His presence be thy cheer;
His smiling countenance ne'er cease
To shield thee from all fear
And give thee everlasting peace
O mother true and dear.


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In a shareholder letter that reads like the economic equivalent of the viral "You Are Not Special" commencement address, portfolio manager John Hussman pins entrenched economic woes on a "warped" financial system that encourages speculation and refuses to restructure bad debt.
Hussman (left), the eponymous manager of Hussman Funds, derides the debate on the economy between conservatives and liberals—with the former seeking low taxes and decreased regulation and the latter seeking grander stimulus programs—as largely missing the real point, which he says is:
"The financial system has been transformed into a self-serving, grotesque casino that misallocates scarce savings, begs for and encourages speculative bubbles, refuses to restructure bad debt, and demands that the most reckless stewards of capital should be rewarded through bailouts that transfer bad debt from private balance sheets to the public balance sheet."
The original sin in a lengthy chain of mistakes, according to Hussman, was the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, which allowed deposit institutions to engage in speculative trading, but with the effective backing of the U.S. government. A government backstop was also the central feature of the U.S. housing bubble, and when that bubble popped, both the Bush and Obama administrations failed to require bondholders to take losses on bad loans.
Hussman says the pattern of protecting speculators while socializing losses has been repeated internationally:
"When a country like Spain goes in to save a failing bank like Bankia—and does so by buying stock in the bank—the government is putting its citizens in a "first loss" position that protects the bondholders at public expense," Hussman writes. This approach protects bank bondholders, but imposes eventual budget austerity on Spaniards, while having "no element of restructuring at all," he adds.
Whether in the U.S. or abroad, Hussman says the reason the global economy has never recovered is that government policy encourages financial institutions to take risk but consumer demand is suppressed by existing debts, especially mortgages. (Hussman advocates a system in which banks reduce a debtor's principal in return for participation rights in any future real estate appreciation.)
To restore the economy to growth, there is no substitute for "allowing bad investments to work out badly," Hussman writes. Specifically, "the way to restructure a bank is to take it into receivership, write down the bad assets, wipe out the stockholders and much of the subordinated debt, and then recapitalize the remaining entity by selling it back into the private market. Depositors don't lose a dime."
While protecting depositors, Hussman says government must remove protection from investment banking and trading activities.
"Unless we want a world where public services are cut to the bone in order to make bank bondholders whole, and where recession (or in some countries depression) is forced onto citizens in order to make government bondholders whole, the world's leaders will eventually have to wake up and recognize that bad debt requires bondholders who willingly took the risk to also take the loss," Hussman writes.
That is not what is happening in Europe right now, where "a continent that is already excessively in debt is promising funds so that Spain can increase its government debt, and then needlessly protect the bondholders of Spanish banks, who should be subject to orderly restructuring instead," he writes. Hussman adds that the only way Spain ("one of the four largest European nations, so it's effectively being called on to lend to itself") could make "a more explicit gift to bank bondholders would be to include wrapping paper and a bow."
The Hussman Funds portfolio manager, who has long been predicting a recession in the U.S., says we are entering one right now, and reaffirms a "return/risk profile for stocks that is among the most negative 0.5% of historical instances."
Hussman concludes: "The day-to-day ebb and flow of news will periodically create the perception that things are suddenly "fixed" thanks to some intervention, bailout, or agreement. Be skeptical—the headwinds here remain enormous."


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Dear fluorpro's, After creating a construct for the fusion of a keratinocyte protein to the N-terminus of EGFP (pEGFP-N1) and going through several unsuccesful attempts to generate a fluorescent signal, we found by means of sequence analysis (both on DNA level and RNA level (RT-PCR, 5' and 3'RACE)) there was an additional HpaII site (CCGG) at MCS position 670 (next to Age I position). Has anyone in anyway come about these 4 extra nucleotides or heared about their presence in pEGFP-N1? N.B. The construct was supposed to have a "linker" of 21 nucleotides of the MCS followed by the ATG of EGFP. The extra 4 nucleotides are not in a region where digestions and/or ligations were performed. greetings, Arno Pol dept. of Dermatology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, the Netherlands. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://iubio.bio.indiana.edu/bionet/mm/fluorpro/attachments/20000718/265026cd/attachment.html


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The car chase has always been a cornerstone of the action genre of cinema.
It seems that any movie involving cops and robbers or good guys and bad guys, will at some point lead to one chasing the other at high speeds through winding city streets or back highway roads.
As special effects and stunt coordinating have gotten more advanced through the years, filmmakers have been trying to outdo each other by creating more intense and incredible chase sequences.
Here is a list of some of the most memorable car chases in the history of cinema:
20. Running Scared (1986)
"Running Scared" is a great buddy cop movie starring Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines. It features a scene where the two Chicago cops chase a drug lord, played by Jimmy Smits, through the city streets and eventually end up driving on elevated train tracks.
19. The Italian Job (1969)
"The Italian Job" captures the attitude of the swinging '60s and features a climactic car chase through the streets of Turin, Italy, as the main characters make their getaway in three Mini Coopers.
What sets this chase apart from others is its campy, fun attitude, as the chase is played more for laughs and amusement than it is for intensity and thrills.
18. Thunder Road(1958)
Robert Mitchum starred in, co-wrote and produced "Thunder Road," which is about a bootlegger running moonshine through the back country roads of Tennessee and Kentucky who is always getting chased by the police.
The film became a cult classic that was screened at many drive-in theaters for decades.
17. Batman Begins (2005)
"Batman Begins" reinvented the tale of the Caped Crusader for a new generation and included a chase scene where the Batmobile ends up on the rooftops of Gotham City, jumping from one to another.
16. Death Proof (2007)
The film "Death Proof" was director Quentin Tarantino's homage to the exploitation films from the 1970s and features a climactic chase sequence pitting a 1970 Dodge Challenger against a 1969 Dodge Charger.
15. Duel (1971)
Steven Spielberg was only 23 years old when he directed the made-for-TV movie "Duel."
The film is a simple story of a salesman traveling the empty highways of the California desert who is terrorized and stalked by an unseen driver of a large tanker truck.
Spielberg was able to turn the minimal story into a gripping, spine-tingling film, and it is not difficult to see why he was given considerably more money a few years later to make a similar story about an unseen shark terrorizing beachgoers.
14. The Seven-Ups (1974)
The cop film, "The Seven-Ups" incorporates all the things audiences have come to love and expect from an urban chase scene.
Fruit stands go flying, garbage cans are smashed, shotguns are blasted, innocent children are almost run over and it all ends in a fantastical and almost unbelievable crash.
13. Goldfinger (1964)
James Bond has had many amazing car chases throughout his 21 -- going on 22 -- film adventures, and no list of great car chases would be complete without Agent 007.
"Goldfinger," the third in the series, is considered by many critics to be the best Bond film ever, and the chase scene with Bond's Astin Martin DB5 is the first in the series that featured a car equipped with gadgets like a smokescreen and oil slick.
12. Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974)
"Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry" stars Peter Fonda and is another drive-in cult classic that features many incredible car chases.
The film definitely falls into the "They just don't make 'em like they used to" category, for the film was considered a B movie when it was released, but B movies produced nowadays are rarely this entertaining.
11. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
"Terminator 2: Judgment Day" is considered by many critics to be one of the greatest action films of all time.
One reason is the unforgettable chase sequence where the evil T-1000 -- played by Robert Patrick -- jumps a semitrailer off a bridge and down into the Los Angeles River basin.
10. The Bourne Identity (2002)
Most other action films would have a character as cool as Jason Bourne -- played by Matt Damon -- speeding away in a Porsche or a Lamborghini.
But the fact that Bourne drives an old Mini Cooper, and that the action was filmed live on the streets of Paris without CGI effects and quick MTV-like cuts, makes it much more memorable.
9. To Live and Die in LA (1985)
Director William Friedkin filmed one of the greatest car chases of all time in 1971's "The French Connection," and seemingly tried to outdo himself with "To Live and Die in LA."
While the breathtaking chase through the LA freeway system may not have topped "The French Connection," it comes pretty close.
8. Ronin (1998)
The city streets and tunnels of Paris serve as the backdrop for this extensive scene that has become the definitive car chase of the last 10 years.
Like "The Bourne Identity," whose chase sequence was heavily influenced by "Ronin," director John Frankenheimer shot the action live and the real actors can be seen behind the wheel during the high-speed shots.
7. Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
You have to sit through a lot of bad filmmaking in "Gone in 60 Seconds" before it finally pays off.
The first half of the film is filled with cheesy dialogue, a thin story, zero character development and an overall substandard production value.
But the film ends with a 40-minute, epic car chase in which more than 90 cars are wrecked, making it all worthwhile.
6. The Road Warrior (1981)
"The Road Warrior" made an international star out of Mel Gibson and culminates in one the most astonishing chases of all time.
Roger Ebert called it "one of the most relentlessly aggressive movies ever made," and it has received a rare 100 percent "Fresh" rating by the Web site www.rottentomatoes.com.
5. Vanishing Point (1971)
"Vanishing Point" at first seems similar to "Gone in 60 Seconds" in that it completely lacks character development and appears to only exist as a excuse to film some great car chases.
But the simple chase movie about a guy trying to drive a 1970 Dodge Challenger from Denver to San Francisco in 15 hours eventually unravels into an existential commentary about police brutality, racism and the overall post-Woodstock malaise that overtook America in the 1970s.
What starts off as cheap thrills morphs into a very deep, chilling experience.
4. The French Connection (1971)
"The French Connection" won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and part of the reason had to be its inventive car chase where Gene Hackman's character chases a drug dealer through the streets of New York.
The only thing is, Hackman is in a car and the drug dealer is riding on an elevated train.
Friedkin later admitted breaking a lot of laws while filming the sequence, as he did not have the proper permits. Many of the point-of-view shots of Hackman's character took place with real traffic and pedestrians.
3. Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
"Smokey and the Bandit" is one of those movies that is difficult not to love.
Everyone from a small child to an elderly grandpa can get pure enjoyment out of the story of the Bandit -- played by Burt Reynolds -- trying to get from Atlanta to Texarkana, Texas, and back in under 28 hours while running blocker for 400 cases of illegal Coors beer.
The movie is basically one long car chase that is stacked with incredible stunts and crashes, but it is the film's enthusiasm, comedy and characters that really elevated it to an all-time classic. It was the second biggest hit of 1977, right behind "Star Wars."
2. The Blues Brothers (1980)
"They're not going to catch us," Elwood Blues tells his brother Jake in the film "The Blues Brothers" as they are being chased by the police. "We're on a mission from God."
The sight of the Bluesmobile crashing though a mall as shoppers dive out of the way is one of the most unforgettable stunts in the history of film, as is the climatic chase where dozens of police cars, a Winnebago and a car full of Illinois Nazis are annihilated as the Bluesmobile zigzags its way through downtown Chicago.
Like its main characters, the film was also on a mission from God. Its mission was to create one the most hilarious, chaotic and destructive car chases of all time, and this mission was accomplished.
1. Bullitt (1968)
Forty years after its initial release, the chase scene from "Bullitt" still stands out as the greatest of all time.
In a 2004 poll by Choices Video, 5,500 British film fans voted "Bullitt" the greatest chase ever.
The 10-minute sequence features Detective Frank Bullitt -- played by Steve McQueen -- driving a 1968 Ford Mustang while chasing a 1968 Dodge Charger through the steep streets of San Francisco.
Everything that you see in the scene was really filmed, because it was made before CGI effects and quick editing existed. The long, unedited takes of the Charger whipping around corners and flying in the air as it hits jumps are the types of things you just don't see in movies anymore.
In 2007, Bullitt was chosen to be preserved in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress because of its "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significance".
It might look a little tame by today's standards, but the crime drama rewrote the rules for action films and car chases, making "Bullitt" the "Citizen Kane" of car chases.


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Spaniard made the right first impression and is not fazed by having to live up to Jupp Heynckes' treble-winning campaign
Keepie-uppie in a three-piece suit is never an easy look to pull off, especially if your partner is Berni, a 6ft fluffy bear in red shorts. But after a flawless performance on the Allianz Arena press room stage in front of 200 reporters ("the biggest press conference in the history of the club", beamed the press officer Markus Hörwick), Pep Guardiola also successfully negotiated a cringe-making appearance with the Bayern mascot on the pitch; his good mood, winning aura and crisp attire all unscathed.
The Bayern top brass on either side of him, Uli Hoeness and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, were smiling non-stop through the hour-long media conference. What better way to follow up a treble than with the capture of a trophy coach? "We feel great happiness and pride that we were able to attract the world's greatest manager," said Rummenigge, the chairman of the board. "We believe he will not just inspire us but the whole of the Bundesliga and German football".
Whereas Bayern were obviously delighted by the Guardiola hype in Germany – the tabloid Bild had smuggled a reporter into business class on his Sunday night flight from Barcelona and breathlessly reported that he had forsaken the on-board food for some last minute swotting up on German idioms – the 42-year-old was strong on humility and self-effacing humour. "Please excuse my German, New York was not the ideal place to study it," he said in more than passable German after firing off the traditional Bavarian greeting "Grüss Gott" at the start.
His German teacher in Manhattan was a Borussia Dortmund supporter. "She didn't want me to come to watch any live Bayern games", he said. Compliments about his language skills were playfully rejected: "I learned all the answers by heart, when the questions come, I will be kaputt". But there was not a single precarious moment, only a quip from the sporting director, Matthias Sammer, about hair transplants, which doubled up as a sarcastic remark about the Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp's surgically enhanced follicles.
Everyone, including the big Bayern beasts, was far too taken aback with his sheer presence to throw anything but softball questions. "He said he could imagine coaching here two years ago, when we met [at a friendly]. We couldn't believe it at the time, and now he's here," said Hoeness
Confessing to feeling "nervous", Guardiola said it was "a gift, a joy to be here, I thank Bayern for believing I could do it and for the opportunity". Asked why he had turned down other advances the former Barcelona coach mentioned Bayern's "history and players" and intimated it had not been a difficult choice. "The [Bayern] bosses decided that, not me – they called me."
On actual football matters, there was little to excite. Guardiola said he did not come with fixed ideas about Bayern's playing style. "I will adapt 100% to the high quality of players who are here, they are different to the Barcelona players. Football obeys the players, not the managers. The fans come to see the players, not me."
There might be some "small changes", but the aim was to "keep the level" of the previous campaign. "I feel that it's a great honour to follow on from Jupp Heynckes, who I respect to so much," he said.
Questions about transfer targets were elegantly circumvented ("I need to meet my players first"), and the small problem of having to improve on an unimprovable treble campaign was played down. "There's always pressure to win at any big club, that's why you're a manager," said Guardiola, and in any case, he would rather take over a successful team than a side who had just finished 18 points behind the championship winners, as Barcelona had done in 2008.
"Yes there is pressure, but I'm convinced that we will have a successful time together, we're just happy that we'll be working together with him," said Rummenigge, who also stressed that winning the league was the main target. "We want the kind of stability in performances that Barcelona enjoyed under him but we know that you can't automatically win the Champions League every year."
Guardiola did not make any promises either, apart from the one about working extremely hard. There will be no time to sample Munich's culture, he said, "because I'll be living at Säbener Strasse [the club's HQ] for the first six months". His wife Cristina and daughter Maria, who were listening with the help of a translator, must hope that he meant that figuratively.


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HYDE 33, H-K 15: Hyde Leadership rushes past Cougars in opener
HIGGANUM -- Hyde Leadership piled on three touchdown runs of 45+ yards, overcoming an early three-point deficit and defeating Haddam-Killingworth in the season opener at H-K Friday night, 33-15.
Hyde's Marcus Rogers and Akeem Barry both rushed for 100 yards, and Hyde tacked on 15 points in the fourth quarter to put the game away.
H-K quarterback Griffin Bremer found Patrick Dougherty for a 25-yard touchdown in the first quarter, and Zach Roth later scored on a three-yard rushing touchdown.
H-K (0-1) will host North Branford Friday night. The Thunderbirds beat Valley/Old Lyme in their opener, 41-15.
Hyde 33, Haddam-Killingworth 15
(at Higganum)
Hyde 6 6 6 15 -- 33
Haddam-Killingworth 9 0 6 0 -- 15
First quarter
HY--Marcus Rogers 34 run (Kick fail)
HK--Patrick Dougherty 25 pass from Griffin Bremer (Ryan Silas kick)
Second quarter
HY--Ezekial Nixon 45 run (run fail)
HY--Akeem Berry 50 run (kick failed)
HK--Zach Roth 3 run (pass failed)
Fourth quarter
HY--Marcus Rogers 1 run (Elijah Nixon pass from Kevin Jones)
HY--Kevin Jones 57 run (Carmon Howe kick)


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Understanding your divot patterns
With any shot you hit - and we're not just talking about your short game here - there are always invaluable clues to look out for that will tell you a lot about your swing. One important piece of evidence that should never be over-looked is your divot pattern. If you are trying to hit a straight shot (as opposed to a fade or a draw) your divot should really point directly at where you were aiming. How often do yours point left or right?
What divots can tell you
If your divots consistently point to the left of your target, this is evidence of an out-to-in swing path. In this case your common shot shapes will either be pulls, fades or slices.
Alternatively, if your divots are aiming well right of the target the club will be moving from too far inside to outside the ball-to-target line. In this instance, the family of shots that you are likely to hit will be pushes, draws and hooks (depending on the clubface angle at impact).
The photographs here illustrate how the club is likely to be travelling for out-to-in, neutral and in-to-out swing paths. If your divots are pointing right or left of the target and your shots are finishing off-line you should now be able to diagnose the fault. However, for advice on how to groove a better, more consistent movement, please come into the pro shop and book a lesson.
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Albania and Norway are the latest countries to reject the idea of hosting on their soil the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal.
The UN-linked Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has been searching for a place relatively near Syria for the operation, but away from that country's civil war.
Now the group is considering destroying the toxic chemicals at sea in international waters, perhaps on a ship or platform. But there are challenges.
"We are talking about the precursor chemical for Sarin gas, which is toxic and it would certainly be toxic for marine life," says Ralf Trapp, an independent chemical disarmament specialist in France.
"You have to make sure you can control contamination and you can make sure that, if there is an accident, you can actually handle the situation and not end up having to spill the agents into the sea," he says.
Then, he adds, you need to do something to dispose of the "reaction products" after the destruction, some of which would be toxic. There is also the question of security, unexpected events and bad weather to consider. "Ships do sink once in a while," Trapp says.
Destroying chemical weapons at sea has been done before.
Japan destroyed hundreds of chemical bombs that it found on the seabed. The US also had a chemical weapons destruction facility at Johnston Atoll in the north Pacific, though that facility has now been dismantled.
What is different this time is the large amount of the chemicals, says Trapp, something like 1300 tons of it.
While no one owns the high seas, Trapp says that doesn't give the OPCW a "carte blanche" to destroy the stockpiles there.
"You still have to respect international law. There is the UN convention on the law of the sea which sets conditions to the activities you can conduct at sea," he says, "and how you have to use precautionary principles and methods to prevent pollution of the maritime environment."
According to Trapp, the option of destruction at sea is not ideal, but it is something to consider.
"There is quite a bit of work to do before you can take a decision on this, but I wouldn't rule it out as an option at this point in time."


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# Expensive skills cost 500 silver (instead of 200).
# Expensive skills cost 500 silver (instead of 200).
== Alliances ==
== Alliances ==
Version vom 25. Mai 2009, 23:08 Uhr
E2K9 (or Eressea 1.1) is the working title for a new game based on Eressea with some radically different rules. This page documents the preliminary rules for the game as agreed on and implemented by the design team. Changes may happen at any time, we're still figuring things out.
Live development updates can be found on http://twitter.com/eresseadev
Projected start for the game will be late May or early June.
- To reduce the amount of units required, there is no more perception or stealth, and likewise, no stealing.
- All money-making commands (BUY/SELL/TAX/ENTERTAIN/WORK) have been removed.
- The TEACH command has been removed.
- The SABOTAGE command has been removed.
- The SPY command has been removed.
- The DELIVER command has been removed. Use @GIVE to achieve the same result.
- You can no longer give items or people to other players with the GIVE command.
- Captains receive a +1 bonus to their ship's range for every 7 levels of sailing skill (7 = 1, 14 = 2, 21 = 3)
- Hunger does not stop long orders.
- Faction stealth and demon's ability to hide their race have been disabled.
- Expensive skills cost 500 silver (instead of 200).
- There is no HELP GIVE option
- There is no HELP COMBAT option
- There is a new ALLIANCE command to form an alliance.
- You can only be in one alliance at a time.
- All members of an alliance have an automatic HELP COMBAT status towards each other.
- Each alliance has an admin, usually the person that created the alliance.
- ALLIANCE KICK <faction-id> removes a faction from the alliance (admin only)
- ALLIANCE LEAVE leaves the current alliance
- ALLIANCE COMMAND <faction-id> makes another faction the admin (admin only)
- ALLIANCE NEW creates a new alliance with you as the owner
- ALLIANCE INVITE <faction-id> invites another faction to your alliance for this turn (admin only)
- ALLIANCE JOIN <alliance-id> joins another alliance (if you got an invitation in the same turn)
- Every faction has a main race that can be recruited for $100/person, and a secondary race for $500
- Valid race combinations are (with secondary race): human(elf), halfling(dwarf), goblin(demon), orc(troll)
- There are no cats, insects, aquarians
- Humans can not get migrants (see GIVE).
- To recruit the secondary race, specify the race, e.g. RECRUIT 10 TROLL. Units can not be mixed-race.
- Goblins cost only 6 silver maintenance
- Humans get shipcraft +2, sailing +2
- The familiar races get shuffled around a bit
- Trolls cannot ride
- All races start with 20 hitpoints except for goblins who start with 16.
- All daemons begin their life with Stamina 6. Trolls begin with Stamina 2.
- Hunger can no longer kill a fully rested unit.
- Orcs no longer start life with weapon skills.
Region ownership
- The faction with the biggest castle or watch (see below) in a region is the owner of that region.
- A new building, the watch, exists in two sizes: 1-4: guard house, 5-10: guard tower. To build it, use MAKE WATCH (MACHE WACHE). Cost is 1 wood per size.
- The owner of a region gets 1-2% of the region's silver in taxes every month.
- The tax money is given to the owner of the biggest castle.
- Taxation happens after working.
- Region ownership is recalculated after taxation.
- Only the secondary races (demon, dwarf, elf, troll) can learn magic.
Magic and Alchemy
- There is no astral space
- There are no wormholes (yet)
- The alchemy skill is gone. Important potions will be replaced by magical artifacts.
- Water of Life is not one of those.
- You will no longer get the a skill bonus added to your damage.
- halberds and greatswords no longer give a bonus when used on horseback.
- Horses give no benefit in combat excpet 10% increase in the chance to flee.
- We introduce a new type of horse: The charger (dt.: Streitross). Chargers can be produced in a stables, with a Training skill of 4, 1 iron, 200 silver and a horse for each. See also combat changes above.
- Chargers (war horses) give a bonus of riding*3/2-3 to the combat skill and 20% increase in chance to flee.
- Heroes have 3 attacks per turn, not 10.
- Only monsters and the corpses of your own army provide loot (no loopholes for the removed GIVE)
Economy and Morale
- Peasants in every region have an initial morale of 2.
- When a region loses its' owner, morale falls to 0.
- For every 10 turns under the same ownership, a region's morale rises by 1 point.
- A region's taxes are a percentage of the peasants' wealth equal to the region's morale or the size of the biggest castle or watch, whichever is smaller.


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– WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart tweeted the following about the knee surgery he had on Monday:
"Knee surgery yesterday (for those wondering). Feeling pretty good this time around! Thank you for all the love & support!"
– Chris Jericho is now scheduled for all RAW and SmackDown tapings from March 11th until WrestleMania 29. Jericho will be off WWE TV from February 23rd until March 4th as Fozzy will be touring in Australia. Jericho and the band will return to Europe on April 11th for another tour that runs through the month.
– As noted, Ric Flair will be on next Monday's episode of Lizard Lick Towing on TruTV. The stars of the show work security and end up hired by a celebrity, which turns out to be Flair. The episode airs at 10pm next Monday.
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REAL ESTATE- $old (Issue #0238)
Harold W. and Barbara F. Berk to Gregg C. and Kate M. Fiddyment, 1689 Paddington Circle, Glenmore, $895,000.
James A. Wannop and Carol Cassidy to Carol M. Cassidy, 1006 Morningside Lane, Redfields, $50,000.
D. Lewis and Ellin K. Mattie to Frans A. and Elisabeth A. DeJong, 405 Rosemont Drive, Rosemont, $770,000.
Tariq M. Haddad and Razan J. Fayez to David K. Hamilton, 4773 Wren Court, Briarwood, $180,000.
Charles B. and Pamela Fitzgerald to Victor H. and Nancy L. Schiller, 3005 Waverly Drive, Waverly, $570,000.
I&J Home Builders LLC to Robert A. and Marie A. Cockrell, 5.015 acres in Western Oaks, $78,000.
MacMillan Pace LLC to Matthew P. and Margaret L. Shapiro. 1605 Far Hills Road, Far Hills, $825,000.
William C. and Doryce P. Clontz to Dean T. and Jeanie A. James, 2306 Taylor's Gap Road, Rock Branch Acres, $241,500.
Janice C. and Emanuel C. Brown Jr. to Ladonna K. Hite, 616 Whitcover Circle, Stonehenge, $159,500.
Steven E. Curtain and Glenn S. Hirsch to Jonathan D. and Melissa K. Heavey, 977 Devon Spring Court, Redfields, $169,900.
R.D. Wade Builder Inc. to Ty A. and Pamela K. Grove, 327 Grayrock Drive, Grayrock, $249,950.
Forest Lakes Associates to Robert Hauser Homes Inc., lot in Springridge, Forest Lakes, $53,939, and lot in Willow Bend, Forest Lakes, $63,609.
Kevin and Rachel B. Skadron to Sheriff Elmallah and Michele Summy, 1701 Banyan Court, Aspenwood, Forest Lakes South, $196,000.
Jerry M. and Amy Rebecca Hines to Aharon Laufer and Amy Steffes, 850 Harris Road, Willoughby, $187,500.
Lawrence W. and Barbara E. Comerford to William P. and Jennifer J. Scanlon, 414 Eastbrook Drive, Woodbrook, $266,000.
Gustave P. and Donna E. Kiewra to Tracey C. and Jack W. Roberts Jr., 1440 Birchwood Drive, Laurel Hills, $215,000.
William G. Hannold Jr. to Joan M. Dewson, unit in Turtle Creek condominiums, $85,000.
Elizabeth M. P. Bright to Graham and Tracy C. Bright, 6.672 acres in Samuel Miller District, $475,000.
Eric B. Wagner Sr. and Mary Beth Selinger to Jeffrey J. and Denise L. Tennery, 3149 Dane Court, Glenmore, $729,500.
Richard D. or Randy B. Rosen to James H. Rosenblatt, 55 Court Place, Georgetown Green, $150,800.
R. D. Wade Builder Inc. to John J. O'Dwyer, 335 Grayrock Drive, Grayrock, $259,950.
Dennis K. Turner to Stephen M. Lukasik, 2.0 acres at 180 Irish Road, Scottsville, $140,500.
Clifton W. Hawkins (James T. Marshall Sr.) to Robert E. McConchie, 3.5 acres on State Route 643, $92,500.
Elizabeth E. Miller, Trustee, to Redfields Development Corp. 13.1275 acres, $77,189.
Elaine J. Coleman to Brent or Megan Bogart, 844 Swan Ridge Road, Redfields, $259,900.
Charles M. and Linda D. Boldt to Michael J. and Alison J. Spencer, 3074 Clear Springs Court, Forest Lakes, $364,900.
Todd J. and Paula R. Landry to Arthur C. and Susan H. Krohn, 2858 Powell Creek Drive, $245,000.
Greerson G. and Ann McMullen to Bradley J. and Carrie M. Heilman, 3661 Perthshire Court, Glenmore, $540,750.
VanDerLinde Housing Inc. to Andrew and Deanna L. Grider, 4946 Lake Tree Lane, Western Ridge, Crozet, $319,950.
Terry J. Randall and Patrick Q. Woods to Jen-Shih Lee and Pin Lian, 202 Greentree Park, Greentree, $142,500.
Terry W. Locklear to Primacy Closing Corp., 172 Buttercup Lane, Lake Reynovia, $191,500.
Primary Closing Corp. to Sebrina C. and Jeremy Ivey, 172 Buttercup Lane, Lake Reynovia, $191,500.
Jacqualine P. Webster, Trustee, to Rowen M. Bensch and Sydney A. Rice, 2130 Devonshire Road, West Leigh, $443,610.
Stilianos and Eleni Kountakis to Jennifer L. Sulzberger and Robert E. Ducharme, 2938 Old Via Road, $475,000.
Attilio H. Cenedella, Trustee, to R. W. Mawyer Inc., lot in Glenmore, $179,450.
Gina S. and John E. Thornton III to Jong G. and Ho Kyoung Park Choi, 1735 Goldentree Place, $216,900.
David D. Squeglia to Louise W. Fleishman, 1230 Clifden Green, RiverRun, $138,900.
Patricia A. Reum to Avery J. and Lucille M. Bland, 6112 Cling Lane, Crozet, $140,000.
Robert B. and Patsy R. Nelson to Theodore H. Genoways and Mary Anne Andrei, 128 Bennington Road, Hessian Hills, $300,000.
Robin Ann Moore to Ashley C. Short, 333 Glade Lane, Townwood, $141,000.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Mark Properties LLC, unit in Sachem Village, $1,080,200.
Brian A. and Melissa G. Kaplan to David M. and Maryann G. Gregg, 224 Larkspur Way, Lake Reynovia, $216,000.
W. Terry and Oliva Sweeney to Frances K. Cheevers, 2147 Timber Meadows, $264,900.
Jennifer and Joseph M. Giacalone Jr. to John S. and Carol Ann Fulton and Deborah F. and William A. Barr Jr., 2904 Brookmere Road, Woodbrook, $201,400.
Craig Enterprises Inc. to John Piccini, 1250 Stonegate Way, Stonegate at Western Ridge, Crozet, $215,143.50.
Cindy P. Hearn to Kenneth M. Welborn and Jennifer J. Lucas, 139 Bennington Road, Hessian Hills, $193,000.
Keswick Corp. to Robert E. and Carole H. Tiemeyer, parcel in Keswick Estates, $394,000.
Michael D. Smith and Kristin M. Snyd to Maurice M. Kratter, Trustee, 538 Pebble Hill Court, Redfields, $394,000.
Mirtill Magyar to J. Michael and Elizabeth T. Snypes, 4772 Bluejay Way, Briarwood, $164,000.
Builder Resource and Development to Keith R. and Estela Heffron, 3605 Turnbridge Lane, Glenmore, $605,000.
Christie K. Lee to Michael J. Pegan and Margaret S. Gilliland, 1865 Cobblestone Lane, Candlewick, $350,000.
R. D. Wade Builder Inc. to Ronald Baellow, parcel in Springridge, Forest Lakes, $204,950.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Susan Herndon, 3359 Turnberry Circle, Forest Lakes, $259,950.
James A. and Rita M. Cavanagh to Carol C. and John W. Carter Jr., 2.10 acres at 94 Vincennes Road, $289,000.
Richard P. and Judith R. Warner to Justin D. Neuman, 304 Bennington Road, Bennington Woods, $226,000.
Edna T. Keyes, Trustee, to Anthony M. and Linda J. Feldmesser, 2.58 acres at 3828 Reas Ford Lane, Earlysville, $302,500.
R. D. Wade Builder Inc. to Martha D. Chambers, 2066 Weatherwood Drive, Springridge at Forest Lakes, $229,950.
David Lee and Carla F. Zorn to Cendant Mobility Financial Corp., 2145 Evans Circle, Earlysville, $419,000.
Cendant Mobility Financial Corp. to Mathias Hild and Anastasia Dakouri-Hild, 2145 Evans Circle, Earlysville, $419,000.
Charles E. and Susie C. Payne, Trustees, to Jessie W. and Fannie M. Baker, 2619 Commonwealth Drive, Berkeley, $193,000.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Abdullah Al Osaimi, 3214 Turnberry Circle, Springridge at Forest Lakes, $320,144.
Charles and Mary Jane Johnson to Thomas P. Rice, 121 Guilford Lane, Hessian Hills, $225,000.
Paul M. and Lorraine N. Madden to George and Amy Brudin, 41.262 acres at 7003 Burnt Mountain Road, Afton $260,000.
VanDerLinde Housing Inc. to Robin O. and Mark S. Cloth, 1912 River Inn Lane, Still Meadow, $554,000.
Sarah K. Blackwell to Sandra D. Mahanes, 1303 Timberbranch Court, Mill Creek, $174,900.
Jay L. and Julie A. Katzen to Daniel D. and Catherine L. B. Lamb, 1685 Capri Way, Fontana, $365,000.
Charles B. and D. Kathleen Hernicz to Peter E. Boyd, 358 Westfield Road, Wynridge, $163,900.
J. Todd and T. Marie Belcik to Andrew M. and Barbara A. Baxter, 336 Leaping Fox Lane, Foxcroft, $260,000.
Mary L. Hostetter to Charles M. and Evett A. Ledford, 2002 Heather Glen Road, Forest Lakes, $240,000.
Robert J. Huskey and P. Elizabeth Breeden to Patrick J. Dolan and Ingrid W. Soens-Dolan, 2.012 acres at 4553 Woods Edge Road, Troy, $205,000.
Swift Run Inc. to Bradley E. and Richard B. Crawford, 1162 Foxvale Lane, Foxcroft, $229,500.
David A. and Elizabeth M. Souza to Vanessa A. Camperlengo, 12.50 acres at 2623 Penny Lane, Scottsville, $565,000.
Keswick Corp. to Evan and Sandra F. Stern, 756 Club Drive, Keswick Estates, $1,425,000.
Southland Homes Inc. to Christina Z. and John M. Freeman Jr., 1719 Verona Drive, Fontana, $284,500.
Christine Oakley DiMeglio to Bonnie S. James, 40 Waterwheel Drive, Mill Creek, $160,000.
Hilary and Kenon R. Blackwood Jr. to Edward s. and Debra L. Philkill, 1195 Trillium Road, Earlysville Forest, $293,000.
Devin L. Brown to Kambiz Kalantarinia, 303 Leaping Fox Lane, Foxcroft, $293,000.
Gloria P. Murray to Brian C. Dian and Jennifer Monahan-Dian, 1442 Minor Ridge Court, Minor Ridge Townhouses, $159,500.
Eric D. Magnell to Jenpin Weng, 1004 Ridgeley Court, Stonehenge, $160,000.
Keswick Corp. to Evan and Sandra F. Stern, 756 Club Drive, Keswick Estates, $1,425,000.


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Rangers want Berkman focused on health, hitting
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Lance Berkman forgot to bring a glove to camp, but he doesn't need one right now. Manager Ron Washington said the Rangers want Berkman focused on hitting and building strength in his surgically repaired right knee.
"He's been in this game a long time," Washington said. "He'll go at his own pace. If we need to we can get him at-bats in a Minor League game so he can see some pitching."
Berkman has played both first base and outfield in his career, but the Rangers signed him primarily as a designated hitter. He may play some first during Spring Training, but it's doubtful that he'll play in the outfield.
"Could I get out there and catch a ground ball?" Berkman said. "Absolutely. I think I could do that if I was in a wheelchair. As far as playing in games, I doubt they're going to run me out there the first week or so, but I think I could do it."


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26 April 2013 | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) study - Bone marrow stem cells can be transformed into neurons
Singapore: Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), US, have found a way to transform bone marrow stem cells into neurons. The present techniques for turning patients' marrow cells into cells of some other desired type are relatively cumbersome, risky and effectively confined to the lab. The new finding points to the possibility of simpler and safer techniques.
The researchers discovered the method while looking for lab-grown antibodies that can activate a growth-stimulating receptor on marrow cells. The study has been published online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
One antibody turned out to activate the receptor in a way that induces marrow stem cells, which normally develop into white blood cells, to become neural progenitor cells, a type of almost-mature brain cell.
Dr Richard A Lerner, Lita Annenberg Hazen professor of immunochemistry; institute professor in the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology at TSRI; and principal investigator of the study, said that, "These results highlight the potential of antibodies as versatile manipulators of cellular functions. This is a far cry from the way antibodies used to be thought of, as molecules that were selected simply for binding and not function."


text: Modernizing the harmony vocal pop of '30s and '40s groups like the Andrews Sisters, London's Puppini Sisters took the name of Marcella Puppini, who founded the act after being inspired by the music in the film The Triplets of Belleville. Puppini, a native of Bologna, Italy, moved to London in 1990 to study fashion and quickly became immersed in the city's music scene. Though she had a career at Vivienne Westwood's design studio, she left to focus on music, and in 2003 earned a music degree at Trinity College of Music. Jazz was her passion, and Puppini spent time as the musical director and orchestra conductor for the Whoopee Club, as well as leading her own quartet. For the Puppini Sisters, she enlisted vocalists Stephanie O'Brien and Kate Mullins to fill out the group's three-part harmonies. Producer Benoît Charest, who worked on The Triplets of Belleville soundtrack, collaborated in the studio with the Puppini Sisters, and their debut single, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," arrived in 2006; that summer, their full-length debut, Betcha Bottom Dollar, was released. Spring 2007 saw the U.S. release of the album on Verve. Also in 2007, the trio released its similarly retro-inclined sophomore effort, The Rise & Fall of Ruby Woo. In 2010, the band released the holiday-themed album Christmas with the Puppini Sisters. In 2011, the Puppini Sisters returned with their third studio effort, Hollywood, featuring covers of classic film songs. Emma Smith replaced O'Brien in the trio's lineup in September 2012, and this edition of the Puppini Sisters released The Highlife in March of 2016. ~ Heather Phares


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Jun 27, 2013 - TEXAS UNVEILS SOBERING ANTI-DRUNK DRIVING WEBSITE RIGHT BEFORE JULY 4TH
Just a week before the July 4th holiday, the Texas Department of Transportation has unveiled a new website detailing the lives and deaths of those affected by drunk driving.
The website is a part of new campaign by TxDOT to curb drunk driving.
John Barton with TxDOT told KVUE in Austin that there were over 25,000 alcohol-related car crashes in Texas last year. That was a 5 percent increase from the year before.
TxDOT rolled out the new campaign by planting 1,170 Texas flags on the lawn of Austin's Long Center to signify the number of fatalities suffered last year.
For July Fourth, law enforcement will be cracking down on drunk driving, bringing back out no-refusal policies as they do on all major holidays where drinking is typically involved.
The 10-day increased holiday patrol ends Sunday, July 7.
The Faces Of Drunk Driving website goes beyond the usual "scared straight" approach and lets the families of the injured and deceased tell their stories. Tales of survival, recovery, rehabilitation dot the site.
The financial strain on families caring for those who lived through the crashes but with extensive injuries is also highlighted.
A link to a YouTube channel dedicated to clips of families and survivors is also on the site.
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God Did Provide Himself A Lamb
Submitted Hymn Texts, Submitted Music (2007-2011)
1. God did provide Himself a Lamb
To sacrifice and pay sin's price.
For Him there was no waiting ram
In thicket by, nor angel nigh
To spare the Son He sent to die.
2. For Christ was destined to atone,
And so He came our souls to claim.
He trod the grapes of wrath alone
For one and all, the great and small,
To save them freely from the Fall.
3. Shall I sit down with Abraham
Who met his test—at God's behest
To offer his most precious lamb—
If I withhold from Christ's own fold
Mere offerings of time or gold?
4. Then what of woes that come my way
As passing years bring trials and tears?
They are but shadows born of clay
That fade and flee, and I shall see
Beyond them all that's heavenly.
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Fong joined the Creativity Explored studio in 2011, and her work has been exhibited internationally (See below).
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