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Colorado River seen as depleting regional resource
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LAS VEGAS – The federal government isn't going to tap the Missouri River to slake the thirst of a drought-parched Southwest, the government's top water official said Wednesday.
But rising demand and falling supply have water managers in the arid West considering a host of other options to deal with dire projections that the Colorado River – the main water supply for a region larger than the country of France – won't be able over the next 50 years to meet demands of a regional population now about 40 million and growing.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar issued what he termed "a call to action" with a three-year study of the river, its flows and its ability to meet the future needs of city-dwellers, Native Americans, businesses, ranchers and farmers in seven Western states.
"We are in a troubling trajectory in the Colorado River basin, as well as the Rio Grande basin," Salazar told reporters on a conference call outlining the math in the findings of the Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study.
Salazar, who oversees water managers and dam operators at the federal Bureau of Reclamation, dismissed as politically and technically impractical some ideas in the study, including piping water from the nation's heartland or towing Arctic icebergs south to help such thirsty U.S. cities as Denver, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Phoenix.
He said he wanted to focus instead on "solutions that are out there that will help us."
"There is no one solution that is going to meet the needs of this challenge," Salazar said. "We need to reduce our demand through conservation. We also need to augment supply with practical measures."
Salazar and Bureau of Reclamation officials warned that the Colorado River's historical 15 million acre-feet per year flow has been reduced by 12 years of drought to about 12 million acre-feet. Officials say an acre-foot can meet the water needs of up two families per year.
Water interests and the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming together lay claim to all the water in the river and then some.
Mexico also has a stake in the river, and officials last month set new rules to share Colorado River water south of the border and let Mexico store water in Lake Mead near Las Vegas.
The study projects that by 2060 the river flow could fall 3.2 million to 8 million acre-feet short of regional needs.
A "very believable estimate" using climate change scenarios projects the river flow increasing to just 13.7 million acre-feet per year by 2060, said Kay Brothers, a former Southern Nevada Water Authority executive in Las Vegas who co-managed the study.
"We're going to have problems in the future meeting the demands of the Colorado River basin," Brothers said. "We have to begin now starting to put measures in place to meet the imbalance and prepare for a drier future."
Even before the report was released, some advocates criticized it as a "fundamentally flawed," and based on inflated projections of the amount of water in the river and the number of people in the region.
"States cooked the books to show higher demand for water consumption to set up a federal bailout on expensive water projects," said Molly Mugglestone, director of the advocacy group Protect the Flows.
But Anne Castle, assistant Interior secretary for water and science, said the data came from the best experts, science information available. And Carly Jerla, a federal Bureau of Reclamation analyst, told reporters the range of future growth scenarios went from a small increase to doubling the regional population.
Another advocacy group, the Environmental Defense Fund, was measured in its assessment.
"The Colorado River is the lifeblood of the dry West," said Dan Grossman, an official with the Boulder, Colo.-based organization. "We can't keep bleeding the river dry. The basin study says loud and clear that it's time for a new approach that puts conservation first."
The report considered almost 160 suggestions, Brothers said.
Salazar bluntly dismissed proposals like the multi-billion dollar pipeline running some 670 miles from the Missouri River to Colorado. Tapping the Mississippi, Green, Bear, Snake, Yellowstone and Columbia rivers also made a list of options that Bureau of Reclamation spokesman Kip White said weren't currently getting serious consideration.
But Salazar left open the discussion about eliminating thirsty invasive but prolific plants like tamarisk, capping reservoirs and irrigation canals to reduce evaporation, and desalting seawater.
Salazar noted that the federal government already operates a desalination plant near Yuma, Ariz., to treat saline agricultural irrigation water as it returns to the river.
The report also cites the possibility of entities increasing cooperation to swap water credits and "bank" the valuable resource.
Advocates on all sides seized on elements of the 163-page report to bolster their positions.
Boulder, Colo.-based Western Resource Advocates said the study should quickly spur states "to press the 'go' button" on conservation, reuse and efficiency measures.
Denver-area water chief Jim Lochhead issued a statement urging a go-slow approach.
"While this is a critical issue for Colorado, we have time to approach solutions thoughtfully," he said.
In Wyoming, the Family Farm Alliance pointed to the implications for food production in study estimates that irrigated acreage in the Colorado River basin will decrease by 2060.
"Policy makers and Colorado River stakeholders must understand the critical implications of taking 6 to 15 percent of existing irrigated agriculture out of production," alliance President Patrick O'Toole said.
In Las Vegas, regional water chief Pat Mulroy at the Southern Nevada Water Authority, said she was more worried about a drier climate becoming permanent than about the ability of interdependent and river-dependent entities to work together.
"You can't conserve your way out of drought," she said.
Matt Niemerski, with the Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group American Rivers, said climate change and population growth in the region make status-quo management of Colorado River water resources "untenable."
"This is the start of the conversation," Niemerski said, "about how the tens of millions of people who depend on the river for water are ultimately going to be able to live there."
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Artist/maker unknown, Italian
Made in Florence, Italy, Europe
c. 1450-1460Medium:
Poplar with painted decoration; iron hardwareDimensions:
19 1/8 x 63 5/16 x 19 1/4 inches (48.6 x 160.8 x 48.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
* Gallery 309, European Art 1100-1500, third floorAccession Number:
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Purchased with funds contributed by Mrs. William E. Helme, 1930
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This chest bears the coat of arms (inside the wreaths on the front and the sides) and heraldic symbols of the Medici family, who dominated the political and cultural life of Florence during the fifteenth century. On the front, the device of a diamond ring and motto with the word "senper" (semper is Latin for "always") signifies the family's eternal fame. While the pomegranates and pinecones in the wreaths are attributes of fertility—and often connected with marriage objects—the use of symbols linked to a single family suggests this was a traveling or storage chest rather than a marriage chest. Heraldic emblems, an important feature for both nuptial and everyday objects, are used here to identify and honor the owners of the chest and its contents.
The question of this chest's function was the subject of new research—until recently, areas of the painted surface were unclear and appeared to show the coats of arms of two families, details typically found on a marriage chest. Scientific study by the Museum's Conservation Department has revealed the original coloring and confirmed the authenticity of the decoration.
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Blake Lively has no movie projects lined up, nothing on her work schedule after wrapping the final season of Gossip Girl. But the way they're managing the release of her wedding spread in Martha Stewart Weddings, it may as well be a premiere. And it's working. I can't wait to see these pictures. I can't wait to flip through the magazine and examine every detail. What? I heard you blowing air out of your teeth. Why you lying? Please. You'll be looking too.
It's Bridal Fashion Week in New York. Martha Stewart Weddings hosted a party the other day. While there, Blake's wedding planner spoke to PEOPLE about the much-anticipated December issue reveal. Apparently Blake was fully prepared:
"(Blake) had pages and pages of pictures. She knew everything that she wanted from the very beginning to the very end. The problem was she had 250 photos, and she wanted all those elements in her wedding. [From] simple, elegant flowers to comfortable seating, she wanted the wedding to be very family and friend-oriented, very private. It was in a barn, and it was really fun to take this rustic barn element and dress it up inside. It was really lovely, lots of candles, just like she has at home. ... She wanted it to feel just like she was at home."
Martha Stewart herself also offered her comments on the "charming" event, teasing that she loved what Blake did with the dogs. The dogs were involved!!?!?
Martha Stewart Weddings, December issue...see?
Sounds like they're finalising it right now because the editorial director of the publication, Darcy Miller, told PEOPLE that she'd just come from meeting with the Reynolds, probably to present the layout to them before closing the magazine:
"You just looked around the room, and all the candles were glowing, and they just looked so happy. You know, I was with them yesterday, and I said to them, 'I have a never seen a bride and a groom sit at a table so long and just look at each other and talk to each other.' ... Everyone there was just so happy for them."
Wedding talk sounds a lot like baby talk. Like those stupid baby headlines when some celebrity is all like, "I love my daughter SO much", and for some reason it's breaking news, because no mother ever loved her daughter until a movie star gave birth to one. It's the same for the celebrity wedding coverage.
"Everyone was so happy for them" -- as if Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have the exclusive on wedding guest happiness. Are wedding guests generally not happy for the couple getting married?
Whatever. Why am I being such a bitch? I want the magazine to come out tomorrow. I want a sneak peek. I want a glimpse of it, a taste of it, anything. F-cking Blake Lively. She played me so good.
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"Expect the best, but plan for the worst" is advice you've probably given your clients for years. But what happens when the worst is worse than their most awful fears?
For many people in the Northeast, the deadly storm surge of 90-mph Hurricane Sandy and the nor'easter in its aftermath exceeded all expectations of hardship and sacrifice. Dozens died, hundreds lost their homes, and millions were left in the cold and dark.
At times of trauma like this, people tend to revert to their primitive survival mode. If your clients have been suffering from similar loss and damage of any kind, here are some suggestions on how to handle unusual behavior that may spring from their storm urges.
A client couple I work with has been struggling diligently to pay off debt they incurred when their child needed surgery. Last August, the wife was so moved by the suffering of Hurricane Isaac victims that she put a big donation to the Red Cross on her credit card. Although her husband feels bad for the victims, he is livid at her spontaneous decision. She is upset and resents his attitude. How can I help them get back on track financially and emotionally?
Stress and trauma often cause both partners in a relationship to stop communicating well. To navigate the intense emotions the wife's gift has aroused, I would suggest that you meet with her and her husband separately, perhaps with the support of a psychotherapist or coach.
In addition to feeling betrayed by his spouse's unilateral decision-making, the husband probably has a sense of being abandoned because she put caring for strangers over her own family's well-being. I would not be surprised if he also feels guilty, at least to some extent, for being angry with her generosity.
You may find that the wife feels survivor guilt and simply wanted to help any way she could. Her decision to donate perhaps more than they could afford was made while she was in her primitive-survival stress mode. In other words, she wasn't calm or rational enough to think how her choice might affect the family's financial stability.
From a practical standpoint, you could also gently mention the downside of putting a charitable contribution on a credit card. As I was reminded by my friend Gerri Detweiler, director of consumer education for Credit.com, "While the donation is going to help hurricane victims, the interest these clients pay will just go to the bank. It might be helpful for her to understand that once their old medical debt is paid off, she'll be able to give more to the causes she believes in."
Try to focus on empathizing with each partner's perspective. If you can help them gradually open up to each other's feelings and show them how to repair the damage to their finances, I wager they will be able to rebuild their connection and move forward as a couple.
A client of mine was so alarmed by Hurricane Sandy that he bought a $6,000 standby generator. His wife wasn't happy about the cost, but agreed that it would be important to have power if the electricity failed. However, the storm surge was so massive that it reached their home and destroyed the generator. While there was some damage to the house, his wife only seems to care about the generator. What would you advise to help mend fences between them?
A few sessions with a good therapist would help this couple share their deep feelings: her anger, disappointment and anxiety; and his shame and humiliation about having made an expensive decision that ended badly.
If they won't seek this kind of counseling and you're willing to be a true "therapeutic educator," you might step in. I'd begin by sitting down with each of them individually, so they can air their feelings without becoming defensive in their mate's presence. Then I'd get them both together to see if you can help them build a bridge back to one another.
Remind them that a trauma like the imminent arrival of a deadly storm will put most people into their stress mode, which is at least somewhat dysfunctional. The wife feels upset by having wasted so much money on top of the other losses and peace of mind that they suffered. Her husband's impulse to buy the generator came from his deep desire, as the family "hunter" and provider, to protect his loved ones. Of course hindsight is 20-20, but the wife would surely agree that there's no way he could have predicted what happened.
Ask each of them what they usually do to restore peace and harmony in themselves when they encounter serious difficulties. Do they cope by talking with a trusted friend? Meditating? Journaling? Going on a "date" to reconnect with one another?
Once you help them step away from the brink of their super-stressed mode, they may be willing to brainstorm creative ways to restore financial and emotional balance.
My client accidentally let his homeowners insurance lapse while going through a divorce. When a tornado ripped off part of his roof, he had to dig into his retirement savings to make repairs. He has become completely risk-averse since then, insisting that I invest the remainder of his portfolio solely in government bonds. This is way too conservative for a man in his 50s who needs to replenish his retirement funds, but I can't get him to think rationally.
This client appears to be still in shock, which means he is in no condition to make decisions that will affect his future security. Your role is to listen and to slow down the decision-making process so he has time to return to a more rational, non-emergency mode of thinking and feeling.
I asked for further suggestions from Lauren Locker, principal at Locker Financial Services in Little Falls, N.J. and chair of NAPFA, who has been through some severe weather herself.
"Generally speaking, men are more comfortable dealing with facts and figures," Locker said. "So one approach would be to show him historical market data that reflect patterns similar to what we are experiencing now [...]. It would also be important to show him the difference between a $100,000 investment that earns 1% versus one that earns 5%. You can discuss his current lifestyle and health and explain how longevity is going to affect his ability to maintain his status quo financially, going forward perhaps 30 or more years."
She added, "This is also a perfect time to suggest the value of an emergency fund. And his risk aversion suggests that he would be open to establishing the proper level of insurance coverage against future perils."
My client owns a small artisanal bakery in a resort town that was flooded by Hurricane Sandy. He hasn't been able to reopen yet; he's burning through his savings and a $10,000 college tuition payment for his daughter is coming up. He's furious with me because I didn't overcome his objections and persuade him to buy business interruption insurance. Can this relationship be salvaged?
I discussed this with NAPFA's Locker and liked her advice: "A lot of times, planners just want to 'fix it' and don't let clients vent," she said. "He's angry, and you want to let him vent. Then, gently"—she emphasized "gently"—"you can point out why he made the decision not to insure. Was it because he really couldn't afford it, or was he just making a bad business decision?"
Locker went on, "Then you want to suggest a plan to him—that he replenishes the savings, maybe takes a loan for college, and most importantly, that he explores his FEMA options for a low-cost loan to help stop the bleeding from his savings. By providing him with a plan going forward, you will make him less angry and ease his mind."
When we face unforeseen catastrophes that disrupt our normal lives, most of us are thrust into our high-stress survival mode. We may feel overwhelmed and helpless, or struggle desperately to control what's happening. That's the time to slow down decision-making.
When this happens to your clients, make space to hear their feelings and empathize as fully as you can as they grapple with their challenges. Remind them of stress management tools that have worked well for them in the past.
Once they feel heard and soothed, they will begin to return to normal. You can then take them through your planning and advisory process to revisit their goals. By paving the way from primitive survival to thriving again, you will help them move forward feeling as safe and secure as possible in a world that is turbulent with uncertainty.


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Seth MacFarlane's first joke of the night? "The quest to make Tommy Lee Jones begins now." Jones did laugh at the wisecrack, but was it out of embarrassment for being the butt of such a lame gag?
Aw, but let's give the guy a break. He's handsome; he's youthful; he's got a broadcast-friendly voice that's light years from Peter Griffith or evil maniac infant Stewie. He can even sing... more or less. He just needs better material than what he has to work with here. Where were the puerile laugh lines that have made "Family Guy" such a hit?
William Shatner is getting bigger and more genuine laughs with his absurd cameo as Captain Kirk, phoning in from three centuries hence to warn MacFarlane that he's on the verge of blowing it with stuff like a musical number called "We Saw Your Boobs." Which, to be honest, is better than anything else so far -- especially when the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles appear as backup.
"Trust me," Kirk zings MacFarlane. "In 2015, you join the chorus."
With Daniel Radcliff and Joseph Gordon-Leavitt joining him for some "soft shoe" set to "High Hopes," that prognostication seems not so very far-fetched. (We can dream, can't we?) For the moment, though, MacFarlane goes home in one skit with Sally Field. Sally Field?!?
MacFarlane is a huge trekkie, by the way. Hence Shatner dropping in on the proceedings. I have to say, it's livened things up quite a lot...
And with that, we warp into the meat of the matter and start handing out statuettes!
Best Supporting Actor
The nominees: Alan Arkin, Robert DeNiro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tommy Lee Jones, and Christoph Waltz. And the Oscar goes to Christoph Waltz for "Django Unchained"! He won it for his portrayal as a Nazi in "Inglorious Basterds," too. Tarantino is the best thing that ever happened to him. Certainly better than his role in "The Green Hornet."
Why does the orchestra keep playing a bit from the score to "E.T. The Extraterrestrial"? I know MacFarlane is kind of strange but still.
Paul Rudd and some woman now here to offer some incomprehensible shtick evidently poking fun at voiceover performances for animated features. Lots of dead air. Lots of dying on the air. Rudd has the sense to cut it short with a snap.
Animation Awards
Something called "Paperman." What, we're actually gonna see this anywhere? Who knows, maybe as a special feature on some Pixar Blu-ray release.
"Brave" takes it -- HAHAHA! "Brave" was my choice, and my Boston Online Film Critics Association colleagues chose "Paranorman." Who's laughing now?
Reese Witherspoon glides out to deliver anodyne and pre-packaged comments about some of the nominees for Best Picture. Yeah, yeah. At least the extended clips of "Les Miserables," "Life of Pi" and "Beasts of the Southern Wild" work as samples of the movies; each clip captures the tone and spirit of the films from which they're derived.
Insult to injury follows when MacFarlane makes an off-color joke about George Clooney and then tosses him a nip -- "Here, you can be the only guy in here who's not buzzed."
Technical Awards, Costume Makeup
That serves as the lead-up to an appearance by nearly half a dozen of the actors from "The Avengers," which MacFarlane notes was "the most popular movie of 2012, which is why it was only nominated once." Out file Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jeremy Renner.
Why are these costumed heroes here, albeit not in costume? To tell us that Claudio Miranda has won for Best Cinematography for "Life of Pi." Totally deserved: "Life of Pi" is a heavenly dream of a good-looking movie. "This movie was quite a beast to make," Miranda declares. Nice one, dude.
The "Avengers" guys hang around for Best Visual Effects. Nominees: "The Hobbit," "Life of Pi," "The Avengers," "Prometheus," and "Snow White and the Huntsman" are all up. The prize goes home with the team who created the effects for "Life of Pi." We better hope these "Avengers" guys take their loss in stride like true heroes.
Two wins in quick succession is nice, but I want "Life of Pi" to win some of the big, sexy, glamorous awards, even though I know that it should not win for Best Picture. That should be "Zero Dark Thirty," though that film's chances may have gotten scuttled by the politics into which it waded, what with waterboarding and all.
Nor should Ang Lee win for Best Director; actually, Spielberg ought to take it for "Lincoln." Had Kathryn Bigelow won a spot on the ballot for "Zero Dark Thirty," she's the one who really deserves the nod, but she didn't, so you go with what you get. Knowing this doesn't make a difference; I still want Lee and "Life of Pi" to win big. Ah, at least the movie took a couple of prizes.
The guy accepting the statuette talks too long. Will the Avengers assemble? Nope... the orchestra simply swaps the saccharine of "E.T." for the menace of the "Jaws" score and plays them off.
Anna Karenina wins Best Costume. I'm glad to see it. The movie was a dreadful misfire in so many ways, but it did look gorgeous.
The way they made up Anthony Hopkins for "Hitchcock" beats all that latex for a dozen dwarves in "The Hobbit," but evidently the deliberately ugly hairstyles in "Les Miserables" impressed the voting membership even more. It wins Best Makeup and Hairstyles.
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Just-Say-Do.com is a new interactive blog designed to address all manner of issues regarding historical tuning, tempering, and ensemble intonation. It is owned and managed by Paul Poletti, tuner, constructor and restorer of harpsichords and fortepiano, professor of acoustics and historical tuning, and the person responsible for the future care, feeding, and pruning of Mark Lindley's articles on tuning and temperament for Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
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This is a forum for serious fortepianists, professional and amateur, as well as builders and restorers of fortepianos. Other topics could include performance practice,interpretation and technique, tuning, care and maintenance of historical pianos, recordings on historical pianos. Courtesy and respect toward all participants is encouraged. ...
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Earlier this week, our own Gaming Editor Kyle Orland reported on Diablo III's recent problems with servers, programming, and notably, post-launch fixes to the game's character skill building. Keeping all technical problems in mind, how good is the Diablo III experience?
Over at the Ars OpenForum's "Perpetual Diablo 3 Thread! GAME IS LIVE!", readers have been discussing the title since early May, just before the game launched, and have evaluated the game from all sorts of angles in more than 3,900 posts.
The thread begins with a useful set of Diablo III resources that Jebus H Cripes posted for all players, which includes the Ars battle tag list, server status page, known issues list and more. But if you still haven't decided if you want to invest in the game, the discussions inside the forum add some insight in addition to our review of the game, including updated thoughts on how the game has evolved since that review first ran.
Aside from purely gameplay-related discussions many users seem to be making a sticking point of the game's requirement for a persistent Internet connection. Xoa notes in the comments of the review that "Honestly, I was really, really unimpressed, and I'm so happy I didn't buy it. The always-on DRM, by itself, would be all the reason necessary to avoid the entire thing no matter what, but rather then that being a tough decision I don't feel like I'm missing anything at all. I don't find the engine vaguely impressive on any level, the writing, characters, and general feel of it was a huge let down, etc."
Benhameen does think that the game provides a deep level of satisfaction. "Do you enjoy the "completionist" part of games? Some people love it—finding/earning all the things necessary to level up. If that's exciting to you then have fun. "
Part of this satisfaction, is also tied to the game's auction house. hambone notes "So I'm coming from the gaming camp that more or less dismissed D3 as derivative and uninteresting. Paid it no heed all through its development. Assumed most of the people in this thread were fanboys and sheeps. And now here I am of course, having bought D3 two nights ago on pure impulse out of some combination of 10 years worth of nostalgia and latent addiction…I gotta say that—by far—the killer feature of D3 is the auction house. It's more addictive to play the market and buy cheap yellows than to play the game…However, I must give two enthusiastic and controller-friendly thumbs-up to the new skill system. It is flexible, the unlockable progression is its own reward, and sub-dividing the skills into four major categories (for the Barb at least) creates a sort of 'mix and match your superhero' vibe to the game, which I like."
GirgleMirt' doesn't think the auction house works all that well: "Just a few thoughts on the game. So far, I think the auction house is a good idea in theory, but in practice, it doesn't work. Say you're level 6, you'll have some magical items, couple thousand golds. Let's say you find a random magical item. If you sell it to in game merchants, you'll get say 25 gold. This same item, if bought from the merchants, will cost you something like 2000 gold. You can buy a better item in the auction house for 100 gold, and you can most probably sell it for 100, which is 4x as much as you'd get in game...So anyway, AH = breaks the game. Not to mention that crafting gems cost a fortune vs. just buying them in the AH... And you find so much damn gold, very strong items cost peanuts on the AH, if you use the AH, it just ruins the game because you don't even have to hunt for items. It ruins almost everything. Ruins the challenge, ruins the thrill of finding items (you can just buy them for peanuts...), it ruins crafting, it ruins jewel crafting, it ruins buying/selling items in game, it just ruins the game!! (and no I'm not going to use it anymore )"
Anvilfang, just like many other readers in the OpenForum, notes that Diablo III's customization is a winning feature. "The customization is surprisingly deep with this game. At first I wasn't at all interested in this game because of my perceived lack of character progression, but I was quite wrong. The runes for individual attacks, the passives, and the mantras all make very significant changes for your play style depending on what you choose."
The story's narrative worked for VirtualWolf: "Woot, finished the game on Normal. \o/ I really enjoyed the story, but Diablo himself didn't put up much of a fight! Though given I was at around 725dps in the final fight and mostly spammed Rapid Fire..."
Raptor's Broomstick, who also commented on the Ars Diablo III review, said, "This review makes me feel a lot better... I've still got a backlog of other games, but I was thinking of bumping this to the top of the list. Now I think I'll wait, let them work out the bugs, and let the whole online mess (and potentially market) settle down."
Of course, if you have already set out to plunge into the depths of demon-blasting action in the game, you can also find other Ars readers to play with, like marshman did: "Long time lurker, delurking. Looking for some cool folks to play with so I added my name to the list. It's too bad you can't seem to add friends outside of the game."
What about you? What are your thoughts on the gameplay of Diablo III? Now that it's been out for a few weeks, has your enjoyment of it changed in any way? Share your thoughts with us via the comments, or advance your gameplay by joining up with other gamers in the thread. If you're new to the OpenForum, register for an account and join in the discussion.


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In 1988, Richard Lenski's lab began an experiment. A set of 12 bacterial cultures were started, but only given enough sugar to keep them growing for a few hours. The next day, the bacteria were again given another burst of sugar. And the process has been repeated every day since. The goal? To be able to follow major evolutionary innovations as bacteria try to outcompete their peers under near-starvation.
Back in 2008, one of the 12 cultures had its big breakthrough, a sudden burst of growth powered by citrate, a chemical that was present in the mix, but not normally used by bacteria (a result that was hilariously contested by the founders of Conservapedia). Now, Lenski is benefitting from a technology that didn't exist when he started the work—whole genome sequencing—and reconstructing exactly how the bacteria evolved the new ability.
The team behind the latest work took advantage of the fact that the experiment has involved taking snapshots of the bacteria every few thousand generations, simply by siphoning a few off and sticking them in the freezer. These bacteria can be used to figure out what the status of the genomes were at a given generation, or even grown again, to see whether the same evolutionary history can take place.
In the new paper, the authors sequence the genomes of 29 different clones of bacteria, obtained from various points in the culture's history. One distinct genetic lineage appeared in the culture a bit before 10,000 generations but had apparently died off before 20,000 generations, never to be seen again (the authors called this UC, for "unsuccessful clade"). Three large groups of related strains still persist in the cultures, but only one of them has citrate-eating bacteria, which evolved sometime around 31,000 generations in.
The first citrate-eating bacteria appear to have left a lot of descendants, since that group has diversified rapidly (although it hasn't completely killed off its competition). In fact, one branch of the citrate eaters has picked up a mutation that wipes out a gene involved in DNA repair, which causes an increased rate of mutation and an even faster diversification.
The genomes also let the researchers figure out exactly how citrate eating evolved. The E. coli used in the experiment actually have a gene that brings citrate inside the cell, but it's normally shut down when oxygen is present. In the first citrate eaters, a bad duplication of this gene made an extra copy, but put it under the control of regulatory DNA for a neighboring gene. This worked, in that the new control sequence expressed the gene even when oxygen was around, but it didn't work well. The resulting bacteria only had a one percent advantage in reproductive success relative to their peers.
Things accelerated afterwards, as further duplications put more and more copies of the newly generated gene into the genomes. By the time there were three copies of this gene present, the bacteria had a large competitive advantage. Presumably, somewhere in Michigan, their descendants are fine-tuning that ability even as you read this.
On its own, this would be a great story, as the researchers have traced the evolution of a complex trait that's so rare that it took tens of thousands of generations of bacteria to produce it. But the authors also show there's still a bit of mystery to their system. They had previously showed that some specific change had occurred somewhere near 20,000 generations that made evolving citrate-eating more probable.
So, the authors took a copy of the newly evolved citrate transporter gene, and inserted it into bacteria from earlier in the history. Although it worked, in that they could eat citrate, it worked very poorly. The same problem occurred when the gene was placed in lineages that had split off prior to 20,000 generations. So, what happened at 20,000 generations that makes citrate easier to deal with?
They don't know. Sequencing the genomes reveal a variety of changes, but none of them would obviously make digesting citrate easier. So, even as this experiment goes on, it's got some of the researchers scratching their heads about its past.
Nature, 2012. DOI: 10.1038/nature11514 (About DOIs).


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Due to the changes sweeping development, testing tools have become considerably more complicated during the last few years. Whereas until recently, testing involved validating PC and server software, it now must address the quality needs of mobile devices in their nearly infinite variety, Web platforms of all kinds, and the cloud, of course. To these must still be added the PC and the traditional server. Each of these platforms presents unique challenges to testing and requires unique tools. On the cloud and on mobile devices, the needs are still actively evolving, putting additional pressure on tools vendors to come up with useful and usable solutions.
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The IRS has issued another round of useful tips for individuals and businesses that plan to contribute to charity during the current giving season.
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Ghost Image from Devil's Den at Gettysburg?
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The "Ghost" is dressed in grey. Devil's Den was held by the Confederates. And all the encounters I've heard about at that spot where with Confederate ghosts. So if it's a fake at least the person knows a bit of the history.
And in the close up the soldeir seems very small, almost child size. The hat does not look too much like a Civil War kepi either. Looks more like Ralph Cramden's Bus driver hat. JMO. Could just be distorted. Heck it could just be a member of that group off to the right, who's just straggling.
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Posted 30 March 2006 - 09:25 AM
That is the case here...in fact, it looks more like a midieval knight in ring mail grasping a spear about mid section with the butt end of it on the ground and the point sticking up. But then again, he is wearing a nazi type WWII helmet with the spike on the top of it. I think that if a hundred people look at this photo they may see 70 different things...this is an optical illusion just like the deer I thought I was hunting.
Posted 30 March 2006 - 11:24 AM
I think that if a hundred people look at this photo they may see 70 different things...
I think your right there KRC. I don't know if I agree with optical illusion part, but it is certainly possible. Devils den certainly has something going on. I visited it in the daytime and I could feel it. But this photo is questionable.
Has anyone had an expeirience at Devil's Den that they can share?
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As for the hat, it sorta resembles the old uniform hat from West Point around the time of the Civil War (although my memory is foggy at best)
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I'm trying to remember if there is monument nearby that spot to cause that image. But It has been nearly 2 years since my visit.
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1. Sonos introduces universal search tool
Sonos, a manufacturer of internet-connected speakers, is getting ready to overhaul their mobile tools with a new controller app. The app will make it possible to discover artists through one service and then listen to their music through another service, in some manipulation of the time-space continuum.
The app will connect your music apps – like Pandora, TuneIn and Rdio – so that if you find a song on Pandora, but want to listen to it again on Rdio, that's only a few clicks away. Users will still need to be patient for third-party app access, meaning that for now you'll have to use the Sonos app to explore Pandora, not the other way around.
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In the wake of the Target credit-data hack, should you be interested in a credit-monitoring service? Brian Krebs, the man who exposed the Target meltdown, breaks down the options for consumers.
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If you own a SkyDog Smart router, controlling which sites your children use on the Internet just became a heck of a lot easier.
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26 Martyrs in the Crimea
Presbyter Bercus; Monk Arpilus; laymen and women Abibus, Agnus, Reasus, Igathrax, Iscoeus (Iskous), Silas, Signicus, Sonirilus, Suimbalus, Thermus, Phillus (Philgas), Bathusius, Anna, Alla, Larissa, Monco (Manca), Uirko (Virko), Animais (Animaida), Queen Gaatha, and Princess Duklida, were among twenty-six martyrs who were killed by the Goths around the year 375 under Jungerich, a persecutor of Christians. Ancient synaxaria of the Gothic Church recount the martyrdom of twenty-six Christians in the time of the emperors Valentinian, Valens, and Gratian. The historian Sozomen says that King Athanaric was enraged to see his subjects embracing Christianity because of the preaching of the Arian bishop Ulfilas. So, he ordered many of them to be tortured and executed, often without a trial.
King Athanaric's ministers placed a statue in a chariot and paraded it before the tents which Christians used for church services. Those who worshiped the idol and offered sacrifice were spared, the rest were burned alive in the tent. Jungerich gave orders to burn down a church during divine services. In the fiery inferno 308 people perished, of whom only twenty-one are known by name. There was also an anonymous man who came to the tent and confessed Christ. He was martyred with the others. Different manuscripts give variants of their names.
In the reign of Valentinian and Theodosius (383-392), the Gothic king's widow Gaatha (who was an Orthodox Christian) and her daughter Duclida gathered up the relics of the holy martyrs and brought them to Syria with the help of some priests and a layman named Thyellas. Gaatha later returned to her native land, where she was stoned and died as a martyr, along with her son Agathon.
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